About half an hour later, Liu Yuanlin, Shi Zude and Zhou Erzi arrived one after another.

The three of them looked frightened on their faces, and they were obviously scared by the explosion just now.

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhong Yi said sadly: "Everyone, before starting the meeting, I will tell you a very bad news. The Japanese have just carried out suicide bombings on our railway station, Guishan and Snake Mountain Fortress. None of the three fortresses could withstand it, and the Japanese have already blown up!"

"Ah? They were all blown up?"

Zhou Erzi's face turned like dirt when he heard this.

Liu Yuanlin and Shi Zude also looked at each other.

The biggest reliance on the Wuhan defense battle is the Hankou Railway Station Fortress, Guishan and Snake Mountain. Without these three fortresses as defense support, how can this battle be fought?

Can Hankou still be defended?

Can Wuhan still be defended?

Liu Yuanlin and Shi Zudetton felt dim before their eyes!

However, the shock was not over yet.

After pausing, Zhong Yi said again: "It should be noted that not only the railway stations were destroyed, but also the three fortresses of Guishan and Snake Mountain. The heavy artillery groups of Guishan and Snake Mountain fortress have also been destroyed. This means that in the next battle, we will no longer be able to obtain artillery fire support from Guishan and Snake Mountain!"

Zhu Liangcheng continued: "In other words, from now on, we will only be able to withstand the attacks of the Japanese artillery fire, and cannot use artillery fire to fight back! The subsequent Hankou defense war and even the entire Wuhan defense war have returned to the previous situation of the Battle of Songhu and even the Defense War in Nanjing!"

"There are still differences!" Zhong Yi said, "The Battle of Hankou and the entire Wuhan defense war are different from the Battle of Songhu and Nanjing defense war. The Battle of Songhu and Nanjing defense war are completely passive defenses. There is no preliminary plan for how to fight the war after the defense war, but the Battle of Wuhan defense war is not!"

After pausing, Zhong Yi said again: "There is a summary of Jianghan defense in the Wuhan War!"

Liu Yuanlin said: "Zi Ren, the cornerstone of the Jianghan defense summary are Hankou Railway Station, Guishan and Snake Mountain Fortresses. But now all three fortresses have been destroyed. Can this defense summary be implemented in place?"

Shi Zude also said: "Yes, if all three fortresses are intact, we are confident that we can hold on for at least one year, but now without the three fortresses, how long can we hold on? Half a year or three months?"

"Three months?" Liu Yuanlin smiled bitterly, "I think it's so hard for a month!"

Shi Zude said again: "If you can only defend for one month, the main force in the Fifth War Zone will not be able to recover its combat effectiveness at all. If you force a counterattack, you will probably not have any threat, and I am also worried..."

Liu Yuanlin and Zhu Liangcheng's expressions shook, and they knew what Shi Zude was worried about.

Zhou Erzi had the same concerns and said it directly: "I have the same concerns as Brother Zude. At that time, the Fifth War Zone and even the Commander-in-Chief are likely to give up the counterattack! At that time, we will be completely abandoned!"

Liu Yuanlin hesitated for a moment and said, "Zi Ren, otherwise we should retreat, right?"

"Yes, retreat!" Shi Zude echoed, "While the Japanese Navy has not arrived yet, the Han River and Yangtze River waterways are still under our control, and quickly cross the river and retreat to Hanyang and Wuchang, and then confront the Japanese through the Han River and Yangtze River. As long as the Japanese Navy does not break through the fortress of Tianjia Town, we still have the opportunity to defend the two towns of Hanyang and Wuchang!"

Zhong Yi did not express his opinion, turned his head and asked Zhu Liangcheng: "Old Zhu, what do you think?"

Zhu Liangcheng thought for a while and said, "From personal emotions, I am very reluctant to give up Hankou. I really want to fight the Japanese in Hankou to the death. However, from a rational perspective, it is wise to give up Hankou and retreat to Hanyang and Wuchang, because doing so can protect as much as possible and have the vitality!"

After Zhu Liangcheng said that, Liu Yuanlin, Shi Zude and Zhou Erzi looked at Zhong Yi in unison.

Although Zhu Liangcheng is the nominal commander-in-chief of Hankou Defense Zone, Liu Shizhou and the other three knew very well that Zhong Yi was the actual commander who made the decision!

...

Almost at the same time, in the Chongqing Command.

When Principal Chang hurried into the combat hall, he saw Chen Shi, He Yingpei, Bai Chongbei, Xu Yongsheng and other senior generals all looked solemn and stood in front of the sand table without saying a word.

There was only a group of high genitals busy on the sand table with wooden poles and war chess.

Obviously, this group of senior staff are performing war chess on the sand table.

Seeing Principal Chang coming in quickly accompanied by Lin Wei, the senior generals and senior leaders in the hall turned around and saluted Principal Chang.

Principal Chang replied to the gift, and then quickly walked to the sand table.

What is deduced on the sand table is the offensive and defensive battles of the three towns in Wuhan!

Judging from the sand table, the situation of the national army is quite unfavorable!

Without extra nonsense, President Chang asked bluntly: "What is your conclusion?"

Chen Shi immediately said: "Principal, I have said that the battle in Hankou is probably lingering. Brother Jiansheng and Brother Wei Zhang didn't believe it at that time, but what about now?"

Speaking of this, Chen Shi clapped his hands and continued, "As a result, the Japanese Japanese, Higashijiugu, gave us a suicide bombing. At the cost of three Type 96 land attacks, they blew up the Hankou Railway Station, Guishan and Snake Mountain Fortress, which we relied on for Gancheng in one fell swoop!"

Principal Chang asked in a deep voice: "The three fortresses are sure to be destroyed?"

Principal Chang learned from the lessons of the Nanjing defense war, and while entrusting the full responsibility of the command of the Wuhan defense war, he also left the Military Control Commission Wuhan Station in the three towns of Wuhan. In name, it was to assist the Wuhan garrison commander in dealing with the infiltration of the Japanese spies, but in fact he was also responsible for secretly delivering messages to Chongqing!

Because Principal Chang doesn’t want the situation in Nanjing to happen again!

During the Battle of Nanjing, Principal Chang wanted to contact Zhong Yi many times, but he still couldn't contact him! So this time he learned his lesson and was prepared!

Before coming to the commander-in-chief, Principal Chang had already received news from the Military Control Commission that Hankou Railway Station, Guishan and Snake Mountain Fortress were bombed, and that the three fortresses were likely to have been completely destroyed!

But the news from the Military Control Commission has not been confirmed after all, so Principal Chang still had a trace of luck in his heart. However, Principal Chang's luck was quickly shattered by the cruel reality.
Chapter completed!