In the Independent Battalion Headquarters, Luo Ying, who was temporarily away from the battlefield, was passing the time looking at the map every day. Naturally, several company commanders were also around;
Although they retreated to the second line, the war on the front line still tugs at their hearts.
Luo Ying conducted detailed research on the Battle of Songhu in later generations. Combining the battle reports reported by the division headquarters, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the Battle of Shencheng in this time and space was much better than that in another time and space;
The biggest change is that Luodian is still in the hands of the 18th Army. Due to the variables of the 88th Division, Luodian, which should have been abandoned half a month ago, is still firmly in the hands of the Chinese army.
After the 11th Division was decimated by the 88th Division, even though it was replenished, its combat effectiveness was still greatly reduced;
After the 11th Division, the main force of the 18th Army, took over the complete tunnel fortifications of the 88th Division, it was on a par with the 11th Division, whose combat power had seriously declined. The more it fought, the more confident it became, and the better it got.
This gave Chief Chen hope to defend Luodian. With the newly formed 19th Group to reinforce the northern front, the troops in his hands became abundant;
He simply adjusted the deployment of troops on the northern front and contracted the entire 18th Army to the area around Luodian. After the 11th Division fought several times, the offensive dropped, and Luodian was firmly defended by the Kuomintang troops.
Luo Ying now believes more and more that there is a butterfly effect in the world. A butterfly in the Amazon rainforest of North America, occasionally flapping its wings, can still cause a fire in Texas two weeks later. A tornado.
Because of his appearance, the defense of Luodian might not be able to change the outcome of the Songhu Battle in a positive direction. At least now the two sides are equally matched on the northern front. The Kuomintang army's retreat on the northern front has not been cut off. The Guangxi 21st Group Army After the six divisions arrived, there was no need to hastily launch a counterattack against the Japanese like in another time and space;
By keeping these six divisions, the northern and central fronts will have much more troops. The probability of drawing a large number of troops from the southern front will be greatly reduced. The threat to the Kuomintang army from the Japanese landing in Hangzhou Bay will be greatly reduced. After all, there is Luodian. The way back...
Thinking of this, Luo Ying has new expectations for the Songhu Battle. At least the outcome will change. Even if he loses less troops, he will not be so passive in the future;
Others began to look forward to the Kuomintang army winning this decisive battle. Li Shuo said excitedly:
"Battal Commander, the current results seem to be somewhat different from your original judgment. Our elite 15th Group Army and 19th Group Army of the Central Army held the Japanese five and a half divisions firmly on the line from Dachang to Nanxiang on the North Road. Several Japanese divisions went into battle, and after attacking for more than a month, they only advanced 5 kilometers and lost more than 20,000 troops;
As more and more troops reinforce the Songhu battlefield, it is not impossible for our army to win this battle! "
Luo Ying shook his head bitterly. What he feared most was the theory of quick victory, which was more harmful than simple pessimism. He was most afraid that the top management would get hot and continue to fight. The longer the fight lasted, the more the potential of war would be consumed. His stamina was getting less and less. Thinking of this, he decided to cool down the heads of his younger brothers;
Others were too high-level for him to control as a small battalion commander, but he could do so in the independent camp. With Li Shuo and others looking forward to it, he began to pour cold water on them cruelly:
"Brothers, the idea of quick victory is unacceptable, and it is unacceptable to think about defeating the Japanese on the Songhu battlefield!
In the final analysis, the war is about comprehensive national strength. The hundreds of thousands of troops in the Songhu area consume astronomical amounts of ammunition and supplies every day. The supplies are better. The weapons and ammunition are bought with a large amount of foreign exchange, and the reserves are only that much. The less you consume, the less;
Based on the minimum consumption of 50 bullets per person per day, an army of 500,000 would consume 25 million bullets per day, 750 million bullets in one month, and 2.2 billion bullets in three months. Can the entire China collect so many bullets?
The loss of artillery shells, grenades, weapons, and supplies of food and medicine are beyond what China can afford. Even if it can barely hold on, what about after this battle, will it be difficult to survive?
The Japanese are an industrial country, and their productivity is enough to support their hundreds of thousands of troops for long-term operations. However, China's national military output in one year is not enough for hundreds of thousands of troops to fight for a month, and the rest can only be purchased from abroad;
Now that the two sides are at war, even if a country is willing to sell us weapons and ammunition, will they transport them into our country? The third strongest navy in the Japanese world is not a vegetarian. As long as they block the coast, China will not be able to get a single bullet.
When the stored weapons and ammunition are almost consumed, the combat effectiveness of our country's army will drop significantly. By then everyone will have to count bullets to fight, and the newly formed troops will not have sufficient equipment, and the Japanese's powerful mobilization Their abilities may allow them to easily arm millions more troops. Then why will China fight against the Japanese? "
Luo Ying's series of rhetorical questions were like enlightenment to Li Shuo and others. Li Shuo painfully discovered that the longer the battle in Songhu lasted, the more the Kuomintang army's war potential would be consumed. When a critical point was reached, China would The collapse of the entire front has nothing to do with whether the national army fought bravely or not. National strength determines the outcome of the Songhu Battle. The longer it lasts, the more miserable the defeat is likely to be.
"Battal Commander, do we, China, really have no choice? Can we only lose the decisive battle in Songhu?"
Third company commander Li Zhao asked painfully, because the sacrifice was so great, no one wanted to lose.
At this moment, Luo Ying actually felt uncomfortable. It was easy to say it from God's perspective, but in reality, no one was willing to accept losing this decisive battle that related to the future and destiny of China. Luo Ying also felt the same. I don’t want to see it, but this is the law of war and does not depend on human will;
China's war of resistance can only be a protracted war. The theories of quick victory and national subjugation are not in line with the laws of war and cannot be accepted by the Chinese nation.
This result was cruel, but he had to say it. Regarding Li Zhao's question, he did not intend to escape and said directly:
"Losing in this decisive battle is inevitable, but the degree of defeat can be achieved with hard work. The best result is that the top management can understand the situation, fight for another month or two, then stop fighting, actively withdraw from the battlefield, and give up Shencheng. to the devil;
The main forces on the North Road and the Middle Road were alternately covered and retreated to the defense line area. They used the favorable terrain of the Jiangnan water network to resist and block attacks layer by layer. They might still be able to leave enough troops to defend Jinling City.
And the troops on the southern front will be withdrawn to the mountainous areas of Fujian and Jiangxi and Lingnan, so that there will be enough troops to defend central and southern China..."
