At the same time, in the Chongqing Command.

President Chang held another emergency meeting.

At the meeting, Chen Shi said in a deep voice: "Everyone, accept the reality. To this day, the Wuhan Battle can't continue. In fact, we have lost! The most urgent task is to withdraw the troops from the Hunan-Jiangxi battlefield and the three towns of Wuhan as soon as possible, and retain these two precious armed forces for the Party and the country!"

Bai Chong said sadly: "But as far as I know, Hankou just won another battle this morning!"

"So what?" Chen Shi spread his hands and said, "The Japanese army quickly adjusted their tactics and no longer launched a brainless strong attack, but began to use the defenders in Hankou for practical training!"

Speaking of this, Chen Shi sighed again: "There are also capable people on the Japanese. This method is really amazing! Once the Japanese complete the training, the proportion of enemy-in-one casualties on the Hankou battlefield will soon rise to 1 to 3, 1 to 5! If the casualties ratio is based on this casualties, how many Japanese can the ten brigades in the Wuhan Garrison District defeat? "

A whisper immediately sounded in the conference room, and Principal Chang also frowned.

"I'm afraid it can't be such a simple calculation." Liu Sheng said, "Yes, I also admit that the actual combat training carried out by the Japanese is indeed powerful and it is indeed very difficult to deal with, but this does not mean that we have no choice! Brother Ci Xiu therefore concluded that the proportion of casualties between the enemy and us will rise to one to three, or even one to five. Isn't it too arbitrary?"

"Yes!" Bai Chongbei was much more polite when he spoke, and said, "No one has despised Zhong Yi before, but both the Japanese and some of us were slapped in the face!"

"It seems that Brother Jiansheng and Brother Wei Zhang are quite confident in Zhong Yi." Chen Shi smiled and said, "Okay, let's assume that Zhong Yi has a way to deal with this situation for the time being, but I would like to ask both of you, what is the ultimate goal of Zhong Yi defending Wuhan? Is it just to defend Wuhan itself?"

"Of course not!" Liu Sheng said, "Defending Wuhan is to counterattack!"

Bai Chong also said sadly: "If you don't counterattack in the end, it will be meaningless to defend Wuhan!"

"You are right!" Chen Shi said, "Defending Wuhan is for counterattack. If you cannot face a large counterattack in the end, it will be meaningless to defend it! So, what is the premise of counterattack?"

Liu Shiwen's heart suddenly sank, but he still frowned and said, "There are two prerequisites for counterattack. One is that the second army of Higashikuiri Miyagi was injured and exhausted in the battle to attack Wuhan. The other is that the 11th Army of Okamura's Neiji was unable to cross Ningguo and Xiushui line! There is no way to rush to the Wuhan battlefield!"

"That's right!" Chen Shi hit the climax hard and said, "Can Zhong Yi make the second army of Higashiji Nihiko in Wuhan be injured and exhausted in Wuhan? Let's not talk about it for now, but Xue Yue's first corps is in Ningguo, and Xiushui is almost unable to withstand it. Okamura's 11th Army will cross Ningguo and Xiushui!"

After pausing, Chen Shi continued: "You may not know yet. In order to drag the main force of Okamura's 11th Army on Xiushui and Ningguo's front line, Xue Yue's First Corps paid a very high price! The Ninth Army and the Twenty-Twenty-Two Army were basically crippled, the Seventy-Fourth Army and the Twenty-Ninth Army rushed to rescue for less than half a month, and they were basically fighting for nothing!"

The conference room once again whispered, and everyone's faces showed worries.

Chen Shi said again: "Just half an hour ago, Xue Yue sent me another telegram asking me to draw an army from Zhang Fakui's Second Corps to him, but what I want to say is that Zhang Fakui's Second Corps was already very difficult to resist the attacks of the Japanese Navy and the Botan Detachment. Where can I have reinforcements to Xue Yue?"

Principal Chang asked, "Ci Xiu, are there really no soldiers to adjust?"

"Yes, principal, there is really no troops to be transferred!" Chen Shi said, "Tang Enbo's 31st Army and the 12th Army of Linzheng have all been transferred to the First Corps, and they have all been destroyed. If troops are drawn from the Second Corps to the First Corps, the Second Corps will really be empty-handed!"

After pausing, Chen Shi said again: "At that time, the fortress of Tianjia Town will be lost due to empty defense. Who will bear this responsibility?"

Principal Chang and senior generals such as Liu Sheng and Bai Chongbei suddenly felt a little nervous when they heard this. Once the fortress in Tianjia Town was lost, the Japanese Navy's inland fleet could go up the river and head straight to Wuhan. If this is the case, there would be no need to continue the Wuhan defense battle, so just retreat!

The biggest reliance for the three towns in Wuhan to persist in the War of Resistance is the smooth flow of waterways!

Once the waterway is cut off by the Japanese army, the three towns of Wuhan will fall into the dilemma of fighting each other, and failure will inevitably occur!

Chen Shi's cold eyes swept across Liu Sheng and Bai Chong's sad face, and then continued: "As the commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone, my troops under him performed poorly, and my face was also dull, but reality is reality! Once Okamura's 11th Army breaks through Xiushui and Ningguo's defense line, do you think there is still a possibility of a counterattack in the Battle of Wuhan?"

"Absolutely impossible!" He Yingpei sighed lightly and said, "Once Higakuremiya Nianhiko's Second Army and Okamura's 11th Army are brought together, even if the entire Chinese army is concentrated, it will not be able to chew!"

"So." Chen Shi said in a deep voice, "Agree, the battle in Wuhan has already lost!"

Bai Chongbei, Liu Sheng and other senior generals turned their eyes to Principal Chang's face.

Principal Chang's eyes fell on Bai Chong's sad face and asked, "Jiansheng, what about your opinion?"

At the critical moment, Principal Chang was obviously more willing to believe in Zhuge Bai Chong's sad judgment.

Bai Chong sighed softly and said sadly: "Principal, if Okamura's 11th Army is really allowed to break through Xiushui and Ningguo defense line, then there is really no need to continue the battle in Wuhan! It is better to take advantage of the current situation that has not completely destroyed and withdraw all the troops participating in the war in time!"

At this time, Liu Sheng suddenly said, "Do you want to wait a few more days?"

"No, you must retreat immediately!" Chen Shi said decisively, "Brother Zhang, have you forgotten the lessons of the Battle of Songhu? During the Battle of Songhu, it was because it took three precious days and it was an unprecedented defeat! This time, we cannot repeat the mistakes of the Battle of Songhu no matter what!"

Liu Shi was silent immediately after hearing this. What else can he say?

Principal Chang's brows were frowned again, and Chen Shi's words evoked the most painful memory in his heart!

At that moment, Principal Chang slapped the table and said, "Immediately call the 9th War Zone Frontline Command and Wuhan Garrison Command. The plan for the Wuhan Battle was cancelled, and all participating troops were withdrawn from the battle immediately!"

ps: Don’t scold me. This out of context is not intentional. It just happened to be overwritten here. Fortunately, there are still 539 chapters today, and the battlefield disobedience is on the battlefield.
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