As soon as the press conference ended, Chairman Chiang, accompanied by General He, went straight to the General Staff Headquarters. When the two entered the war room, General Li, General Chen, Vice President Bai and other senior party and state generals were standing there.
The current situation was discussed enthusiastically around the sand table. When Chairman Chiang came in, a group of senior generals stood at attention and saluted.
"How is it?" Chairman Chiang waved his hand and asked eagerly, "Has the situation on the frontline improved?"
General Li, General Chen and other senior generals of the party and state couldn't help but look at each other. Isn't it too impatient to appoint someone?
Vice President Bai curled his lips and replied: "The rout has stopped, but the situation has not improved for the time being. Unless Yue Weihan, Sun Lianzhong and Yu Xuezhong can cut off the three strategic communication lines for at least half a month, then
The Japanese army in the Henan battlefield will be in a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food, and then the situation will suddenly reverse!"
Chairman Chiang was silent for a moment and then asked General He: "Jingzhi, have you sent the telegram to Yue Weihan?"
Admiral He said hurriedly: "It was sent in the morning."
Chairman Chiang asked again: "What did Yue Weihan say? Did he promise to defend Shimen to the end?"
"No." General He smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying helplessly, "Yue Weihan didn't call back at all."
Chairman Chiang's brows suddenly tightened, and he couldn't help but start to worry about gains and losses. Yue Weihan disobeyed orders not once or twice. Let's not talk about the distant war, let's talk about the Xuzhou Defense War. Chairman Chiang strictly ordered Yue Weihan not to lead his troops to break through.
, in the end, this guy still led his troops to break through. Who can guarantee that Yue Weihan will obey orders this time?
Admiral Chen had always disliked Yue Weihan, so he said sadly: "Commissioner, I'm afraid Yue Weihan will not defend Shimen. We should prepare as early as possible."
"Prepare early?" Chairman Chiang asked without responding for a moment, "Prepare for what?"
"Move the capital to Chongqing." Admiral Chen said without hesitation, "Judging from the current situation, Wuhan may not be able to hold it, and Hubei and Hunan may not be able to hold it either. The Japanese army is now concentrating its forces against the Xue Yue Corps.
We might as well withdraw the main troops from the front line, retreat to Xiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, and wait for the opportunity."
Chairman Chiang's face suddenly darkened and he became speechless.
General He hesitated for a moment and then said bravely: "Committee, although Yue Weihan has repeatedly resisted orders on the battlefield, he is not a person who disregards the justice of the nation, let alone a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Otherwise, he would not have led his two hundred remaining troops to defend.
Sihang Warehouse will not rely on the defeated troops of one regiment to defend Jiangpu and defeat the Japanese ace Kunizaki detachment!"
"He Yingqin, what do you mean by this?" General Chen asked in a dark voice.
"My point is very simple." General He simply went all out and supported Yue Weihan to the end. "I think Yue Weihan is a bloody and responsible Chinese soldier. At this moment of national crisis, he will never disregard the Military Commission.
Regardless of the order, Baoshan Division will definitely defend Shimen until the last soldier is left! But..."
"But what?" Chairman Chiang said with a slight change of expression, "I'd like you to say it."
General He straightened his face and said solemnly: "Commissioner, I hope that the Military Commission will be generous to the fallen soldiers of the Baoshan Division and will not let the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country shed blood and tears!"
"We cannot allow the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country to bleed and shed tears!?" Chairman Chiang Kai-shek could not help but be horrified when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he said: "With all due respect, the Military Commission will immediately allocate 500,000 legal currency to be dispatched by the Second Theater Command.
They forwarded it to Shimen and telegraphed it to Yan Xishan. This is a special fund and no one is allowed to withhold it. Violators will be punished under military law!"
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Shimen, Municipal Office.
Yue Weihan was looking at the map, and Liu Yi said solemnly next to him: "The Army Seat, Shimen, and Zhengding have been lost, and the Ping-Han Railway, the most important transportation line of the Japanese army, has been cut off by us. The Japanese army will definitely not give up. No accidents.
If so, the 11th independent mixed brigade stationed in Baoding and the 20th division originally stationed in Shanxi will definitely counterattack Shimen!"
"More than that." Yue Weihan shook his head and said, "The Japanese army in Henan will send at least two divisions northward!"
"That would be even worse!" Liu Yi's face suddenly turned pale, and then he said gloomily, "The so-called New Sixth Army is just a gimmick. Shi Yousan, Gao Shuxun and Sun Dianying will not buy the military seat from you at all.
, so the 181st Division, the New 6th Division and the New 9th Division cannot be counted on at all. How can we, the Baoshan Division alone, be able to defend Shimen?"
"We must defend even if we can't!" Yue Weihan sighed and said, "If we cannot defend Shimen, then Xue Yue's regiment and the main force of the national army in the southern battlefield of Henan will be completely destroyed. If it really comes to this step, Wuhan will fall, and the two lakes will
The fall is a minor one. If not, the National Government will simply surrender, and you will become subjugated slaves."
Liu Yi's face suddenly turned paler, and he said sadly: "It can't be so miserable, right?"
"Nine times out of ten." Yue Weihan sighed again and said, "Therefore, we must defend this stone gate, even if we fight to the last soldier, we will not hesitate!" After saying this, Yue Weihan suddenly smiled brightly and said
, "However, the situation is not as bad as you think. We may not have a chance in this battle!"
"Huh?" Liu Yi said in surprise, "Sir, are you serious?"
"Of course it's true. When did I lie to you?" Yue Weihan patted the map on the wall and said, "However, if you want to hold Shimen, there must be a prerequisite, and that is to delay the Taiyuan Japanese 20th Division as much as possible.
And the speed of the Japanese troops marching north from Henan will not allow them to reach Shimen within at least seven days!"
"This..." Liu Yi said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid it won't be easy."
"It's not easy." Yue Weihan nodded and said, "So I have to ask others for help."
"Others?" Liu Yi said in astonishment, "The military seat means... the Eighth Route Army?"
"That's right." Yue Weihan said solemnly, "Whether it is in Lunan or Qinghe County, we have had a lot of dealings with the Eighth Route Army. Last time, the Eighth Route Army dispatched more than a dozen main regiments to cooperate with us in our attack.
The Zhengtai Railway is a truly anti-Japanese force, a force that dares to fight the Japanese aggressors with their bayonets!"
"I believe this." Liu Yi nodded, and then said, "But the equipment of the Eighth Route Army is too poor, so it may not be able to do it? Especially since you just said that the Japanese army going north from Henan is likely to be two divisions.
These are two field divisions, not to mention the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, and our Baoshan Division may not be able to hold them back."
"Then you underestimate the Eighth Route Army." Yue Weihan shook his head and said disapprovingly, "The equipment of the Eighth Route Army is indeed inferior. It is indeed unrealistic to expect them to defeat the Japanese field divisions.
Seven days, that is entirely possible. The Eighth Route Army is an expert in fighting guerrilla and harassment warfare. We must not accept it!"
General Liu Yi said doubtfully: "If the Eighth Route Army can really hold back the Japanese 20th Division and the Japanese troops heading north from Henan, then we can free up our hands and first deal with the independent mixed 11th Brigade heading south from Baoding."
"There is no need to consider the independent mixed 11th brigade." Yue Weihan said abruptly, "If this brigade really dares to come to Shimen, then Jizhong and Jidong will be completely empty. The Eighth Route Army's troops in Jidong, Jizhong and western Hebei will be completely empty."
The troops are not vegetarians. Just look at it. In less than two days, the little Japanese's independent 11th Brigade will have to retreat to Baoding."
Liu Yi was stunned and asked: "Brigade, what are our Baoshan Division doing?"
"Reorganize!" Yue Weihan said solemnly, "Let the troops increase their combat effectiveness as much as possible in the shortest possible time!"
Baoshan Division has just fought two great victories, and a large number of new recruits have seen blood and have some fighting experience. This is an excellent opportunity for veterans to teach new recruits battlefield survival skills and enemy-killing skills. The troops
With just a little training, your combat effectiveness can be greatly improved!
It is of course a foolish act to lead troops to the front line at this time.
Because of this, Yue Weihan needed the Eighth Route Army to hold off the two Japanese armies for at least five days. Five days was not a long time, but it was not a short time. It was enough for nearly 40,000 soldiers of the Baoshan Division to recover their physical strength and improve their combat effectiveness.
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Deep in the Taihang Mountains, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
Chief of Staff Zuo hurried into the war room with a telegram and said to Boss Peng: "Boss, the Baoshan Brigade has captured Shimen. They have really captured Shimen!"
"What did you say?" Boss Peng suddenly raised his head and said in disbelief, "Baoshan Brigade really captured Shimen!?"
Chief of Staff Zuo nodded heavily and said: "Boss, it's unbelievable. The Baoshan Brigade actually captured Shimen with only one brigade. Not only that, it also wiped out the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in Zhengding in one fell swoop! This is
Guys, in less than five days, they have completely annihilated two independent mixed brigades of the Japanese army in North China!"
"Good job!" Mr. Peng threw the pencil in his hand on the map and said loudly, "Yue Weihan is really good, and Baoshan Brigade is also good!"
Chief of Staff Zuo said again: "Boss, our comrades who stayed in the Baoshan Brigade have once again conveyed the news. Yue Weihan hopes that we can hold back the 20th Division of the Japanese Army in Shanxi and the Japanese Army heading north from Henan for at least seven days. You see, this time we will have to hold off the Japanese Army for at least seven days."
Don’t you want to continue helping them?”
"Is the Baoshan Brigade going to defend Shimen?" Boss Peng shook his head and then said, "It seems that Jiang is about to be unable to hold on in the Wuhan battlefield."
Chief of Staff Zuo immediately understood what Mr. Peng meant and said: "Boss, I will make arrangements right away."
Seeing that Chief of Staff Zuo was about to leave the war room, Boss Peng suddenly said: "Don't worry about the 129th Division, but the Southern Hebei Military Region is having some difficulties. Telegraph Yue Weiguo and ask him to hold off the Japanese army for at least ten days at all costs!"
After saying this, Mr. Peng suddenly let out another sigh and said to himself, "Hey, Yue Weiguo? Yue Weihan? Hiss..."