"I think Director Liu is right. We don't have many elite troops left. If we do it at the expense of losing large troops, I think our efforts are not worth it." He Yingqin supported at the critical moment Liu Fei's point of view.
"Yeah, it does make sense."
"But if you want to kill the enemy, how can you pay casualties? Especially for elite troops."
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The conference table was immediately divided into two groups. One group was led by Liu Fei and He Yingqin's views, and the other group was led by Chen Cheng's views. Basically, the difference between doves and hawks could be seen.
"Okay, be quiet." Listening to the discussion, Chiang Kai-shek also felt a little headache, so he stopped him, "Cixiu, you are the commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone. Regarding the proposal made by Minister He and Director Liu of the Operations Department, Opinion, I want to hear your opinion.”
Chen Cheng cleared his throat, and then said: "Commissioners, and all my colleagues here, the Battle of Nanjing can no longer be replicated, and we do not intend to defend Wuhan like we defended Nanjing, but I want to put one or two here. The troops of the Japanese army held a defensive position here to drain the energy of the Japanese advancing troops. They wanted to capture Wuhan easily. I think this shouldn't be done, right?"
Seeing that Chen Cheng had already reached this level and had prepared to burn the city before, it seemed pointless to continue discussing the issue of whether to defend Wuhan. What's more, Chiang Kai-shek himself did not want to lose Wuhan so easily. He had to endure it and wear down the vitality of these little devils.
The idea of leaving an elite force to bite these little devils is indeed very tempting.
So, Chiang Kai-shek said: "The war of resistance is bound to involve sacrifices, but at the same time, we must also learn the painful lessons from the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing. To preserve the main force of the elite troops, can we neutralize it and burn the burning Is it possible to neutralize the task of guarding the city and guard Wuhan, and then let this elite force carry out the task of burning the city when it evacuates? "
As he spoke, Chiang Kai-shek looked around at everyone. Everyone knew who Chiang Kai-shek was and what his intention was when he said these words. Therefore, the vote was unanimously approved.
"After the meeting, Chief Chen Cheng will write me a combat plan for guarding Wuhan. I will review it personally." Chiang Kai-shek made a conclusion.
"Yes! Sir!!" the officers responded.
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The meeting lasted for more than two hours, and basically focused on the analysis of the situation of the three enemy forces, as well as raising new questions and new challenges on our own logistics, supply and other issues.
After the meeting, before Chiang Kai-shek left, he specifically mentioned to Chen Cheng: "Before tomorrow, I want to see a detailed battle plan!"
"Yes! Appointment!" Chen Cheng stood at attention and saluted, with a very serious expression.
After watching Chiang Kai-shek's motorcade leave, Chen Cheng immediately returned to his office and summoned his staff to discuss the battle plan.
"Everyone, do you have any opinions on guarding Wuhan? Now the commission requires us to ensure that we can complete the plan to burn the city while leaving elite troops to guard. Now we have called you here to focus on this matter. . Please speak freely!" Chen Cheng explained the situation directly and concisely, and then leaned back on the chair. He wanted to rest his mind.
"Sir, may I ask, please, what are the standards for elite troops?" one of the senior staff officers asked.
"First of all, you need to be able to fight, and secondly, you need to be able to command. I have already issued a military order in front of the Chairman of the Standing Committee. The troops directly under our theater should be given priority, and then the local army will be supported. I want to hear your opinions on the specific troops and plans. My opinion." Chen Cheng also confessed directly.
"Reporting to Jun Zuo, I believe that there are not many elite troops in the troops directly under the war zone. It happens that the first war zone security regiment is one, but the first war zone security regiment has been disabled on the Wanjialing front line. It has not yet recovered its strength. Its troops are also on their way to Yueyang. According to the instructions of the Chairman, it is to restore the strength of the 74th Army and the First Guard Regiment of the theater as soon as possible. We can just mobilize a relatively high-quality security group to reorganize the First Guard Regiment. Repair, the repair place is in Yueyang." One of the major generals, Gao Shen, said, and from the logic of his words, you can tell that this is a master.
"Okay, let's do it! High-quality elite troops from the Hunan Security Corps will be selected and sent to Yueyang to wait for the arrival of the first regiment of theater guards, and then they will be replenished immediately. Everything will be decided by Captain Zhang Tianhai!" Chen Cheng made a quick decision! , and immediately gave the order.
Of course, Chen Cheng is not an indecisive person. If he were this kind of person, he would not be able to sit in his current position, nor would he be called the "little chairman" by others.
If you don’t believe it, please refer to this guy’s embarrassing appearance when he annexed the miscellaneous army. This is not something ordinary people can do easily...
"Yes! Sir!" the major general responded.
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The camera then turned to the headquarters of the 1st Guard Regiment of the 9th Theater Zone.
For the officers and soldiers of the First Guard Regiment, whether there are changes in Wuhan or elsewhere, this is not their concern. What they have to do is to reach Yueyang as soon as possible.
Because only after arriving in Yueyang can their troops be safe and no longer be in danger of being pursued by the Japanese army.
Even Zhang Tianhai didn't sleep for a whole day and night, and he couldn't stand it any longer.
"Regiment leader, it's time to order the troops to take a rest. We are already more than 130 miles away from the Wanjialing area. Logically speaking, even if they pursue us, they won't be able to pursue us so fast." Chief of Staff Li Chunfei suggested. road.
"Okay! Then let the brothers have a rest!" After hearing this, Zhang Tianhai's eyes went black for a while, and he fell off the horse heavily, which frightened everyone.
There was no way, for Zhang Tianhai, he had already exhausted his body to the limit, and had not slept well for countless nights and days.
When people overdraw on something, they will inevitably overdraw. Just like Zhang Tianhai, he finally couldn't hold it anymore.
"Stretcher, stretcher! Help the group to rest for a while first!" Li Chunfei immediately shouted.
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The group leader fainted due to overexertion, and as usual, it was deputy group leader Guo Qiliang who took charge of the overall situation.
After taking a look at Zhang Tianhai and finding that the former was fine, Guo Qiliang immediately ordered the troops to rest, otherwise they would be on the verge of collapse.
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PS: Updates are coming!
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