That's right! The Northeastern Army is now left unattended. Comrade Wu is already the second-ranking figure in the Northeastern Army. However, Guo, Gu Zaichuan, and the Hunan Army are all just forwards, with two of them each behind them.
Boss.
The two of them looked at each other and calmed down.
But Lieutenant General Wu once again cast his gaze on the wilderness outside the headquarters, with a chill in his eyes.
If the army lieutenant general had struggled a bit with Tang Dao's proposal before, it completely disappeared as soon as this fiercely worded message came out from the theater headquarters.
His message was sent at seven o'clock in the morning, but the reply from the theater headquarters was almost two hours later. Obviously, there was time to go back and forth for instructions. The authority of the theater headquarters is already huge, who else can he ask for instructions from?
It's self-evident.
The current situation faced by the Jiaxing army was certainly not unknown to him. The three infantry divisions sounded like they had a lot of troops, but what about the Japanese army? They came in two groups, and the total strength was much more than the defenders. The heavy troops on the ground were
Not to mention the far superior firepower, there are also fighter planes in the sky to support the attack, and since the last sortie of the Chinese Air Force more than ten days ago, there has been no news of them flying into the sky.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this battle has been lost. What the top management has to do is to redeploy troops and accumulate strength for a decisive battle with the Japanese army.
For the Jiaxing army, there is still a glimmer of hope in retreating, even to the direction of Jinling and into the hilly and mountainous areas of Guangde. But in that man's eyes, the lives of more than 20,000 soldiers are not as good as the so-called persistence.
It's more important.
If he treats everyone equally, it would be enough to fight for the country and the people, and twenty thousand Chinese men will die! But the army directly under his command was clearly required to withdraw with all its strength three days ago.
This kind of unfair thinking is just like Lieutenant General Guo's opening remarks: "It's chilling!"
Stay away from this battlefield and go to Pengcheng. With the help of the secret arsenal built ten years ago, replenish troops, restore combat effectiveness, and fight the Japanese army again! Lieutenant General Wu, who looked into the distance silently, made his final determination.
Maybe that person never imagined that because of the eroding situation on the front line, the order he issued to stick to the military would push this heroic army further away from him. Maybe they would still fight under him because of the fate of the country, but one day
When the alien enemies are not around, it is extremely difficult to get them to point their guns at your own people.
Not to mention, in the northwest, the No. 2 figure in the Northeast Army has actually maintained a good relationship with that army.
In the afternoon, Guo and Wu each received similar replies from their bosses behind the scenes: You have suffered more than half of your casualties and are no longer able to fight anymore. You are hereby ordered to find an opportunity to leave the battlefield and fight again after replenishing your troops!
In one time and space, the 128th Division had 7,000 troops. After seven days of bloody battle in Jiashan, it suffered 3,000 casualties. The battle damage rate was close to 50%. They were basically disabled and were eventually forced to withdraw from the battlefield.
This time, although the 67th Army and the 43rd Army came to help, the Japanese army ushered in a more ferocious attack. In order to consolidate the defense line, they carried out continuous night attacks. The casualties were not much less than before. The casualties of more than 2,000 people were also shocking.
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With such a casualty rate, coupled with the support of Jiashan's frontline record, the big boss of Hunan Province can naturally roll up his sleeves and curse the Songhu Theater Command that is about to be abolished, even if he is referring to Sang and Huai, because the Jinling Defense Battle that is about to begin is still
Several other divisions that needed the Hunan Army to arrive, and a group of generals and lieutenants could only pinch their noses and listen.
As for the 43rd Army, the King of Sichuan Province who is far away in Jiangxia to recuperate has a good reason. The entire army of an infantry division was defeated on the Songhu battlefield and only one-tenth of it was left. What, you immortals?
Are you still not satisfied? Do you have to fill the hole you dug with all your 200,000 good men from Sichuan to be happy?
This guy simply ignored a command organization that was about to be abolished. He went directly to the head of the Military and Political Department, Chief He, and asked him to leave some seeds for the 43rd Army so that this infantry army could achieve excellent results in the Battle of Songhu.
Once you regain your strength, you can fight the Japanese again one day.
He is not as straightforward as the big brother of the Hunan Army, and he speaks politely, but as long as you are not a fool, you will understand: When I came to Sichuan to fight the war, I didn’t want to go home alive, but I can’t let me go to waste like you.
Are Sichuan people going to die? If you don't follow martial ethics, then don't blame me for turning against others.
If it had been someone else, I'm afraid the person who heard this would not only curse Niang Xipi a few times, but also kill chickens and monkeys to show them off. However, the Sichuan Basin, surrounded by natural dangers such as the Qinling Mountains and Wushan Mountains, now has a strategic position.
It's completely different from the past.
The group of 'elites' who can sit in high positions may not be able to defeat the Japanese due to layers of interests, but their brains are definitely good. With the failure of the Songhu Battle, Jinling is in danger, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plains may be in danger.
Within the range of the aggressive Japanese troops, Sichuan Province, with its natural dangers and rich products, became the best place to go.
In the plains, the Japanese tanks and aircraft could fully display their capabilities. However, facing Sichuan Province, which had only one waterway and a few pedestrian-only mountain roads leading into Sichuan, the Japanese had to add wings to their tanks and artillery.
Such a King of Sichuan Province would dare not even give him a little face for his 'request'.
Not long after the two lieutenant generals received a call back from their respective bosses behind the scenes, a message arrived from the Songhu Theater Command to the headquarters: "The bandits have come from Taihu Lake, and there is an empty space behind Jiaxing's defense line. If our entire Jiaxing army sees something happening,
Don't do it, it's better to evacuate as soon as possible! Now in the two battles between Songjiang and Jiashan, all the armies have suffered heavy losses. The Ministry of Military Affairs has ordered that you can go to Jiangbei and other places to repair, wait for the troops to be replenished, and fight the Japanese invaders again someday!"
Both the Sichuan and Hunan armies were about to withdraw. Naturally, the 67th Army, which had lost more than half of its troops, could not be said to stay on the defensive line. The Songhu Theater Command simply followed the trend and drove away the 20,000 people. Anyway, dozens of soldiers had retreated from Songhu.
With an army of ten thousand, there is no shortage of soldiers around Jinling.
The three of them finally let go. With this military order, whether they choose to fight or retreat, they are no longer constrained by the military order.
What they have to worry about now is how to successfully reach the 20,000-strong army on the 500-mile long retreat road from Jiaxing to Wuhu.
Once they cross the Yangtze River through Wuhu and reach Jiangbei, the Japanese army will be unable to catch up. However, no one pays attention to the additional troops in the command order from the theater headquarters. The hundreds of thousands of troops who need to guard the surrounding areas of Jinling are all there.
How could such a good thing happen to a motley crew like them?
The three lieutenant generals gathered together and each went to the defense area they were responsible for to convene a meeting with the officers of each division. This could be regarded as a unified thinking before the 500-mile long-distance retreat.
Even if you retreat, you can't just run around like a swarm of swarms, or you'll probably be swarmed by the Japanese.
Lieutenant General Wu was sitting in the headquarters, still waiting for his generals to report, but a guard ran in first and said that someone he knew was looking for him, and asked him, the commander, to go out and greet him personally.
If it had been someone else, the guard, who had been armed with live ammunition and had been on the battlefield, would have beaten him out with a flurry of sticks. However, this man looked very impressive at first sight. The guard did not dare to fight or agree, so he had to run over to the lieutenant general's seat.
Ask for instructions.
The so-called acquaintances are naturally not people in the military. It takes a lot of skill to be so loud and ask the guards to report without passing the registration number.
Lieutenant General Wu, who felt slightly relaxed after having solved the most important problem of the entire army, couldn't help but be a little curious. He followed the guards out of the headquarters and walked a few dozen meters forward when he saw a man wearing a navy blue cotton robe and a long beard.
An upright middle-aged man stood there.
"Haha!" Lieutenant General Wu, who was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but smile on his face and laughed loudly.
It is absolutely a joy to be able to meet an old friend in such chaotic days, and he is also an interesting old friend.
This is what Lieutenant General Wu is like.
For a long time, except for the moment when he received the news from Tang Dao on the front line that the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade had been completely wiped out, he had never been in such a happy and joyful mood.
Or maybe it's because of some bad taste at work?
Regarding this, Wolong Cliff will not admit it...
PS: This is an automatically updated chapter. My daughter has a rare day off today. I took her out to hike in the mountains for a long time. I will update another chapter when I come back in the evening, probably around 9 o'clock. You can guess who this person is.
Whoever guesses the children's boots will win a prize.
