Chapter 227 Who will be the commander of the capital
Chapter 227 Who will be the commander of the capital?
Author: Entertainment Cat
Chapter 227 Who will be the commander of the capital?
At this time, the capital was Nanjing.
Chairman’s residence,
"The current war is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. Even the Japanese army has landed on the side of Jinshanwei. According to the reconnaissance of our intelligence agency, at least more than 100,000 Japanese soldiers have successfully landed!"
"And the 63rd Division that we sent to support the operation was completely defeated in a short period of time by the Japanese army using sea, land and air to assist in the operation!"
"Now the 63rd Division has been deployed to the Hangzhou Bay area to assist the rest of the troops in subsequent defensive operations!"
"Now our hundreds of thousands of main troops are very likely to be severely damaged by the Japanese army's north-south outflanking operations, or in danger of being surrounded and annihilated!"
"Because now the main force of the Japanese army in Central China has changed to consist of the Japanese dispatched troops and the Japanese Tenth Army, with a strength of more than 300,000 Japanese troops!"
"Moreover, it is superior to our army in terms of heavy firepower weapons and equipment configuration, and it also has sea and air superiority to assist in combat operations!"
"And now in terms of morale, the morale of the Japanese army is higher than that of our army!"
Senior general He Yingqin was speaking in the chairman's meeting room.
As for the other senior generals Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Tang Shengzhi, Xu Yongchang, Liu Fei and others, they were not present.
Even Chen Cheng didn't show up.
"The Battle of Songhu must end as soon as possible! And our main force must not be surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army!"
"Otherwise our entire country will face a huge crisis!"
Hearing that the war situation was the same as what he had received in the morning, it was a precarious situation.
The chairman immediately responded in an irritable mood.
"Everyone is already trying to find a way to evacuate the main force. The end of the Battle of Songhu is about to end!"
"Now the senior generals of various departments on the front line have also evacuated according to our latest combat deployment while defending against the Japanese army's pursuit and encirclement operations!"
"I came to see you today just to know where we will go next!"
"My opinion and that of other senior generals is to go to Xuzhou first, reorganize the troops, and then redeploy our future operations! As for the capital Nanjing, we do not recommend holding on!"
"Because there is no danger to defend from Songhu to the capital of Nanjing, it is very suitable for the operations of the Japanese mechanized troops! Once the Japanese mechanized troops cooperate with their aviation forces, then the defeat is not yet complete.
For our army, which has been reorganized, it is a serious and fatal threat!"
"It's not conducive to counterattacks and preserving our vitality! It's for future counterattacks!"
"Of course, if the committee really wants to fight the battle of Nanjing, the capital, then we must mobilize about 20 regiments to annihilate the effective strength of the Japanese army!"
"This is also the unanimous opinion of most generals and I, and it is also the bottom line of the most basic combat strength of our troops. It must not be lower than this combat strength, but it can be deployed higher than this strength for operations!"
Seeing the Chairman becoming more and more agitated, General He, Commander of the Fourth Theater Region, said frankly.
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Chairman.
After listening, he was speechless for a while.
But I am also thinking about the feasibility of this method.
"Then who do you think will be assigned to take on the important task of fighting in this capital?"
A moment later, the Chairman asked General He a question that was even more difficult to answer than the deployment of troops to the capital of Nanjing.
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General He, Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Theater Region.
Regarding this problem, he felt a headache.
Because once anyone accepts this significant combat mission and loses the important city of the capital to the front of the incoming Japanese army,
Then he will definitely be a sinner through the ages.
"I plan to combine the 41st and 48th Divisions of the 2nd Army, the 159th and 160th Divisions of the 66th Army, the 87th German Arms Division of the 71st Army, and the 88th German Arms Division of the 72nd Army.
, as well as the 51st and 58th Division of the 74th Army, plus the 36th Division of the 78th Army, and a total of 3 brigades of the Teaching Corps!"
"As well as the 4 regiments of the Gendarmerie Commander, the Jiangning Fortress Force, the Artillery Force, the Special Service Team, etc., formed the capital's combat force! But who is the commander-in-chief, I am still hesitant about this!"
"Because everyone knows very well that this is a burden that once you lose, your reputation will be ruined, and you will even be a sinner for the ages!"
“So it’s hard to choose someone!”
"So I'm very troubled!"
However, after a long time, the chairman sighed deeply and responded.
Faced with such a significant and difficult choice,
The Chairman is also sincere and feels it is extremely difficult.
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General He, Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Theater Region.
Regarding the Chairman’s exclamation,
He didn't dare to answer the call easily,
Anyway, he would never accept to be the commander-in-chief of Nanjing, the capital, because now everyone knows that Nanjing is not easy to hold on to.
Because it was too undefendable, it was easy for the Japanese mechanized troops and aviation forces to gain a huge combat advantage.
At this time, reporter Zhao Silu had already returned to the capital Nanjing from interviewing Chen Jiaxing and Dachang.
Because the battle situation on that side had already been defeated by the Japanese army early,
So when she rushed to the other side, she only interviewed the troops of the 20th Army of the Sichuan Army who had begun to evacuate.
But at this time, He Feiyang had already left the main force of the Sichuan Army's 20th Army and went to the Sihang Warehouse.
Therefore, reporters Zhao Silu and He Feiyang missed the moment to meet.
But when she returned to the capital Nanjing,
However, in the next two weeks, we continued to receive bad news about the continuous defeat from the Battle of Songhu.
Even the Japanese army, which has made the whole people excited in recent days, has successfully landed at Jinshanwei, and is also outflanking Hangzhou Bay, and the Suzhou area, and may even endanger the security of the capital Nanjing.
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frontline daily,
Reporter Zhao Silu and her colleagues in the newspaper office were having lunch.
"Hey! Silu! Have you heard about it? I heard that the president plans to move our daily newspaper to Xuzhou! Maybe next week, we will evacuate here! Will you follow us?"
"Now the Battle of Songhu is coming to an end, and our troops have lost this battle that has attracted the attention of the world. After three months of fighting, many soldiers and civilians have been killed or injured!"
"But what a pity! We still lost in the end, and now a large number of reinforcements from the Japanese army have successfully landed on Jinshanwei side. I am afraid that our side of the capital will be in danger next and will be attacked by the Japanese army at any time.
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"Especially in the past few days, the bombing of the Japanese planes has become more and more intensive!"
"I'm very worried that if our place is attacked by the Japanese army, it will be captured by the Japanese army like Songhu. I have been interviewing more front lines recently, and I have also witnessed the brutality of those Japanese troops!"
"Many soldiers and civilians have been brutally murdered by them, especially those of us who are somewhat delicate women. We are the first to be targeted by them!"
"So I plan to follow our president and transfer to Xuzhou!"
"So what about you?"
Reporter Zhao Silu and one of his colleagues in the newspaper office, Liu Yiyi, showed very concerned expressions and asked.
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Reporter Zhao Silu.
Regarding this question, she didn't know how to respond better.
Because she herself is now hesitant to follow the president and evacuate to Xuzhou together.
However, her family had already left Nanjing and went to Changsha.
And she kept sending telegrams and calling her to urge her to go to Changsha as soon as possible for a family reunion.
But for her who has lived in Nanjing, the capital city, since she was a child, she really misses this place very much.
If she hadn't really reached a dead end, she would never have made the choice to move to the rear.