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Changsha, the base of the Independence Mission

Chen Qingzhi has been paying attention to the current situation of the battle in Wuhan, and when he learned about the situation in the garrison area of ​​the fifth war zone, he already knew that the defenders were going to fall this time!

Li Zongren's command is not bad, but the Japanese army is powerful, and the troops under him are useless at all. As a result, the theaters in the north of the Yangtze River and the Dabie Mountains have fallen into a state of corruption.

Although Fujin Mountain is still defending and the Xinyang area is also fighting fiercely, Chen Qingzhi knows that they will not hold on for long!

According to the memories of Chen Qing's previous life, there is not much difference in the battle of Wuhan this time. Although there may be some changes in a certain part of the battle, the overall situation is still exactly the same!

"The battle situation is difficult, the current situation is terrible!" Chen Qingzhi put down the telegram in his hand, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.

He knew that what happened next was definitely not what the defenders wanted to see!

Sure enough, just as Chen Qingzhi thought, the result of the next battle was that he was always passive.

In the area north of the Yangtze River, the Japanese army finally broke through the defensive line of the defenders at the end of September, broke through the fortress of Tianjia Town, and then continued to advance non-stop, approaching Hankou!

On the South Road along the Dabie Mountains, the Japanese army captured the mall in mid-September, forcing the defenders to retreat to the area south of the mall, relying on the Dabie Mountains to continue fighting the enemy.

On the North Road, the Japanese 2nd Army used the 3rd Division as reinforcements and cooperated with the 10th Division to attack Xinyang. At the end of September, it detoured to the Xintang area, and then quickly captured the Liulin Station of the Ping-Han Railway. After Liulin Station, the Japanese army used the Ping-Han Railway to approach the Wuhan area!

At this time, the Japanese army had already marched towards Wuhan in three directions except in the direction of Wanjialing!

The Wuhan battle has also reached the most critical moment!

Although the garrison positions of various ministries fell one after another in this battle, it was not without blows to the Japanese army.

In order to defend Wuhan earlier, the higher authorities re-divided the theater of operations, formulated a new strategic defense deployment, and focused the defense on the periphery of Wuhan.

Since the outbreak of the Battle of Wuhan in early June, the defenders have launched a series of heroic defensive operations with the Japanese army, causing the enemy to pay a heavy price during the advance.

On the north bank of the Yangtze River, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties in the offensive and defensive battle of the Tianjia Town Fortress. On the south bank of the Yangtze River, in the Matou Town Fortress, the defenders fought bloody battles with the Japanese army for 8 days and nights, inflicting a large number of casualties on the Japanese army.

In the Fuchikou Fortress, the defenders fought bloody battles with the Japanese army for nearly 10 days, repelling the Japanese attack many times. In the end, the Japanese army who could not break through even used biochemical weapons and released poison gas on the defenders, causing countless soldiers to be poisoned. Blocked, the Japanese occupied the position.

In the Dabie Mountain area, the defenders stubbornly resisted the Japanese army on the Fujin Mountain highlands, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. At the same time, the defenders took advantage of the steep terrain of the Dabie Mountains to skillfully resist the Japanese army. After more than a month of fierce fighting, the Japanese army paid a very painful price before they were able to break through .

In addition, in the Xinyang area, the defenders continued to block the Japanese army, and it was impossible to wipe out the enemy!

It can be said that although various positions were lost one after another, it also delayed the Japanese army's attack time and bought very precious time for the most critical battle in Wuhan!

Chapter 497 The situation is difficult and I am determined to give up

Yucheng, Jiang's office villa

Someone Jiang was processing documents in the office. At this moment, the door of the office was wide open, and officers would rush in from time to time, reporting the situation to Jiang.

Jiang, on the other hand, watched the battle reports from various places in the office from time to time, and some sweat gradually flowed from his forehead, but he didn't have time to wipe the sweat at all.

"Appointment, appointment!"

At this moment, an anxious voice suddenly remembered and came from a distance.

The person has not yet arrived, and the sound is even.

Yu Jishi strode into the office, and said anxiously: "Commissioner, something is wrong!"

"Liangzhen, what happened to make you so anxious? Speak slowly, the sky still won't fall!" Although Jiang felt a little bit in his heart when he heard Yu Jishi's words, he knew very well that he was There must be no chaos, so I forced myself to calm down and asked in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Yu Jishi also took a deep breath to calm down his flustered mood, and then said: "Commissioner, there is a message from the rear that the Japanese army dispatched three divisions to put pressure on our southern port at sea. And it has already landed from Guangdong Province, and the main forces of the Yu and Guangdong factions have been deployed to fight in Wuhan, and it is difficult to return to the rescue for a while, and now Guangdong Province... I am afraid... has fallen!"

"what!"

Hearing this, even Jiang couldn't help shaking his hands, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Is the evidence conclusive?" Someone Jiang couldn't help asking again.

"This is a telegram sent by the Cantonese Department. It can be said that it has been confirmed to be correct! According to the text, the three divisions of the Japanese army have already occupied more than half of Guangdong Province, and the Cantonese troops stationed in Guangdong Province are retreating steadily. Powerless to stop the Japanese attack!" Yu Jishi said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Jiang's face turned pale, and it could even be said that there was no blood at all!

No one thought that Guangdong Province was actually occupied by the Japanese army!

The little devil's move to the bottom of the pot was like hitting their vital point with one move, leaving Jiang's mind blank for a moment, without the slightest trace of blood on his face.

Because there are ports in Guangdong Province, the military supplies from outside reinforcements are basically transported from the southern ports in Guangdong Province and other places. This can support them to continue fighting. It can be said that the ports in Guangdong Province are their lifeline!

In the Battle of Wuhan, someone Jiang mobilized millions of troops to fight against the Japanese army, a large part of which was to defend Guangdong Province.

But I didn't expect that the Japanese army would play such a trick.

On the surface, they mobilized heavy troops to fight against them, but behind the scenes, they mobilized three divisions to land and attack Guangdong Province!

Since most of the main force of the Cantonese Army in Guangdong Province had already been deployed to support the battle in Wuhan, the progress of the Japanese army's sneak attack on Guangdong Province was unexpectedly smooth, and the Guangdong Province fell in less than half a month.

And it was only now that the news of the fall of Guangdong Province came!

"Commissioner, what are you going to do?" Yu Jishi considered his tone, and then asked cautiously.

Hearing this, Jiang did not answer immediately, but instead walked to the map hanging on the wall, looked at the map carefully, with a complicated look on his face.

On the map, the battle zones of China and Japan at this time are clearly marked.

The entire country, most of the north has fallen under the occupation of the Japanese army, while the south, Guangdong Province has also fallen, and the battle of Wuhan is also in jeopardy!

"The current situation is so difficult!" Jiang looked at it for a long time before he let out a sigh of emotion.

Then he turned his head and said to Yu Jishi: "Guangdong Province has fallen, and Wuhan's defense is meaningless. If we persist, it will only increase the casualties!"

"Commissioner... Do you want to give up Wuhan?" Yu Jishi asked hesitantly.

"Besides this, is there any other way?" Someone Jiang sighed, and said in a deep voice: "If Yu province is lost, Wuhan's strategic significance and important geographical location will of course be gone! If we continue to hold on, It’s nothing more than increased casualties! Besides, in the current battle in Wuhan, the Japanese army has already broken through in three ways and is approaching the key point in Wuhan.

Someone in Jiang said: "Give up! Wuhan is meaningless! In the current situation, the most important thing is to preserve the vitality! Send my order and let all the troops prepare to retreat!"

Hearing this, Yu Jishi said with some hesitation: "If we retreat at this time, I am afraid that the soldiers on the front line will be in an uproar! After all, we have fought so far, and there are no deaths or injuries, but we are retreating like this. It is so unclear, I am afraid it is difficult." Convince the public!"

"Preserve the vitality to fight against the Japanese army better in the future, so that the green hills will not worry about firewood, but if it is a momentary hero who fights the Japanese army head-on at this time, it is said to be strong, but it is only the courage of a man, but it is in danger for the country. It is so unwise!" Jiang said: "This is the righteousness and general trend of the country! What's more, the retreat is also for better offensives in the future! If there is no such thing as humiliation and bearing the burden to preserve the vitality, how can we counterattack the Japanese army in the future? Chance of victory?"

"Is it possible that because a Wuhan is here to stick to it, it will directly exhaust our country's million-strong army at once? I'm afraid this is what the Japanese army wants to see!"

Speaking of this, Jiang couldn't help sighing, and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to retreat, I don't want to retreat, and I don't want to just retreat like this! But... there is no way!"

"I believe that the soldiers will understand my painstaking efforts!"

Having said that, Jiang stopped talking, and with a tired look on his face, he waved his hand directly, indicating that Yu Jishi can go out!

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