At 2 a.m. on August 20, Chongqing Command.

Surrounded by Lin Wei and Wang Shihe, Principal Chang quickly walked into the combat hall.

Senior generals such as He Yingpei, Chen Shi, Xu Yongsheng, Bai Chongbei, and Liu Sheng who had been waiting in the combat hall had stood up and saluted President Chang.

Principal Chang waved his hand casually and strode to the sand table to stand still.

A group of senior generals also followed him to the sand table.

Principal Chang's eyes fell on Liu Sheng and asked, "Wei Zhang, what's the specific situation?"

Liu Sheng replied: "Principal, all signs indicate that the second army of Dongjiugu Niyan in Wuhan should launch the final general attack!"

"The final general attack?" President Chang said sternly, "Is the news reliable?"

"Basically reliable!" Liu Sheng nodded and said, "All aspects have been confirmed!"

Principal Chang's expression became more and more serious, his eyes swept across the faces of several senior generals, and finally stopped on Bai Chong's sad face. He asked in a deep voice: "Jiansheng, do you think Wuhan can be defended?"

"I can only say that it is very difficult!" Bai Chong sighed griefly and said, "Since the Wuhan Defense War has fought, the tactics that should be used have been basically used, and the weapons that can be used have been unveiled. The Chinese and Japanese armies have already understood each other very well, so the next step is a simple competition of military quality, quantity and weapons!"

Liu Sheng continued: "But in these aspects, our army is at an absolute disadvantage!"

After pausing, Liu Sheng pointed his finger and said, "Let's talk about the quality of the army first. There are only less than 40,000 people in the Wuhan Garrison District who are veterans, and the rest are new recruits who have just joined the army. Although they have been two months of military training before the war, there is still a big gap between them and the Japanese army in terms of training and physical fitness!"

"This is clearly reflected in the street fighting in the second stage of the Wuhan Defense Battle. At this stage, the casualties ratio between the enemy and us was basically one to three!"

"Besides the number, now, all the troops in the Wuhan Garrison District are less than 20,000, while the second army of Higakiori Palace still has 100,000 people. The comparison of the forces between the enemy and us is five to one! So even if the Japanese army consumes, it can still consume tens of thousands of people in the Wuhan Garrison District to death!"

"Finally, in terms of weapons, the Japanese army has a greater advantage!"

"The bomber fleet of our air force has suffered serious losses in the previous several air battles and is now unable to launch an air strike against the Japanese army on the Wuhan battlefield. However, the bomber fleet of the Japanese army can take off from various airports in Xiaogan, Xinyang, Zhengzhou and even Nanjing to bomb Hankou and Hanyang towns!"

"Not to mention artillery firepower!"

"The Wuhan Garrison District now has nowhere to be even a large gate!"

"The Japanese army has two heavy artillery brigades and seven artillery corpses! The artillery of all calibers combined have more than 400 cannons! This has not been calculated for the infantry cannons assigned to the infantry corps!"

As Liu Sheng analyzed one by one, Principal Chang's face gradually became embarrassing.

Until Liu Sheng finished analyzing, the entire combat hall fell into death silence.

After a while, President Chang said, "In other words, Hankou and Hanyang must not be able to defend themselves?"

"Yes." Liu Sheng sighed, "The gap in strength between the two armies is too big. Hankou and Hanyang will definitely not be able to defend it!"

Principal Chang pondered for a moment and asked, "So, which unit is closest to Wuhan, and how many kilometers is it?"

Liu Sheng said: "The closest thing to Wuhan is Feng Anbang's 42nd Army, which is currently resting in Macheng, East Hubei, about 100 kilometers away from Hankou!"

President Chang said: "If the Commander now orders Feng Anbang's 42nd Army to rush to Hankou, is it too late?"

"It's still time to go." Liu Shiwenyan nodded first, and then said, "But what I want to say is that Feng Anbang's 42nd Army suffered great casualties in the previous battle to block the Japanese army's westward advance, especially the losses of grassroots officers and key veterans are difficult to replenish in a short period of time, so in a short period of time, I'm afraid that the tough battle will not be fought!"

Principal Chang frowned and said, "The 42nd Army cannot fight a tough battle. Is there no other troops?"

The senior generals around him were silent when they heard this, and there was really no other troops!

Because in the entire Fifth War Zone, Sun Lianzhong's Second Army had the strongest combat effectiveness, while the two armies of the Second Army were Feng Anbang's 42nd Army could fight!

Feng Anbang's 42nd Army has not yet recovered its vitality and cannot fight tough battles, let alone other troops!

At this time, Bai Chongbei suddenly sighed and said, "Principal, Hankou and Hanyang towns must be unable to defend. The only suspense now is how much the remnants of the Wuhan Garrison District can defend!"

Principal Chang suddenly turned around and looked at Bai Chong and said sadly: "Jiansheng, what do you mean?"

"The meaning of humble vocation is actually very simple!" Bai Chong said grimly, "Although the situation in Wuhan is dangerous, our army is actually not without any chance!"

After pausing, Bai Chong said sadly: "After all, the little Japanese are not cast by steel and iron. They are all mortals and flesh and blood. Even if they have been counted from the arrival of the city of Wuhan, it has been two whole months since the beginning of the battle of Wuhan. If we count from the date of the launch of the Battle of Wuhan, the Second Army has been fighting for four months!"

"So, little Japanese is already at the end of their strength!"

"Speak!" President Chang said in a deep voice, "Continue talking!"

"Five days!" Bai Chong grief stretched out five fingers with his right hand and continued, "As long as the troops in the Wuhan Garrison District can last for five days in Hankou and Hanyang, the second army of Dongjiuer Palace, cannot capture it for a long time, will definitely be lazy in fighting spirit and shaken in the spirit of the army. Moreover, the Second Army will suffer heavy casualties in the five-day battle!"

Speaking of this, he paused again, Bai Chong continued, "More importantly, with these five days, the main forces of our Fifth and Fifth War Zones will have enough time to complete the assembly! And he will carry out maneuvers towards Hankou and Hanyang to form an encirclement situation against the Second Army of Nianyan, Dongjiugu Palace!"

Hearing this, another ray of light finally appeared in Principal Chang's eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Principal Chang said in a deep voice: "Tell me the order!"

The senior generals and senior leaders present stood attentive when they heard this.
Chapter completed!