Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Ma Leizi did not waste a moment and immediately sent a telegram to the whole country to report what Li Shaoyi said.

This news was welcomed throughout the country, but at this moment, at the highest military meeting of the Jinling Military and Political Department, people from all walks of life were arguing with each other.

"I'll be quiet for a moment, everyone, be quiet for a moment."

Deputy Minister Wu had been knocking on the table for a long time, but the heads of various departments were still talking at the same time.

"I don't think there's any problem. They've sent in men and soldiers, and are currently engaged in the most intense battle. Our departments have already suffered heavy losses, and we simply can't control the overall situation in Pujiang. We're handing this mess over to them, and we're still sitting here thinking about it for so long. If it were someone else, who would want to take care of this mess? Who would come to Pujiang?"

Commander Chen of the Navy said passionately.

The Central Navy fought three battles with Japan in Pujiang and suffered heavy losses, mainly because the gap in strength between the two sides was too large. The Fifth Fleet of the 72nd Army assisted and also lost a light cruiser.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that if Pujiang continued to fight like this, it would be like walking on a tightrope. There was no telling when it would fall. Who would bear the responsibility then? This was a battle fought by the entire nation for China's largest city. If it couldn't be defended, the psychological impact on everyone could be imagined.

Li Shaoyi transferred troops from the north, fought in Peking and Pujiang, and participated in almost all the battles in the country that inflicted heavy damage on Japan. Now it's rare that he is willing to take over this mess, what are you still discussing!

"Old Chen is right. We shouldn't hold out too much hope for international influence. I've already sounded out European and American countries, and they're not prepared to negotiate with Japan about our issues. These foreigners are a bunch of snakes and rats, so how could they possibly stand up for us? Without sufficient benefits, they only care about their own affairs."

Minister Gu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sided with Commander Chen. They both wanted to do something for the country, but at the highest military meeting, neither of them had much military power. They could only use words to cheer for Li Shaoyi, hoping that these generals with heavy military power would agree to Li Shaoyi's appointment as the commander of the Pujiang War Zone and turn the situation around with their own strength.

"You say that so easily. Do you know how many troops there are in Pujiang now? Five hundred thousand or six hundred thousand. Do you know who's in charge of them now? Three-year-olds obey both the Pujiang headquarters and their respective superiors back home. Will he be able to manage everything after he arrives? If he can't manage everything, can he take responsibility if Pujiang is lost?"

Minister Jia of the Ministry of Finance is Li Shaoyi's mortal enemy. No matter what happens or what the current situation is, he will oppose anything that is beneficial to Li Shaoyi.

In addition to the previous incident with Minister Jia's son, there was also the matter of identifying counterfeit currency borrowed from the bank. Li Shaoyi did not give Minister Jia any face when doing these two things, so it is understandable that Minister Jia was narrow-minded and found fault everywhere in this matter.

"Old Wu, you're the Deputy Minister of Military Affairs. You're arguably the most experienced person in our military. Never mind factional struggles or who's on whose side. Now, besides Li Shaoyi, is there anyone else who can suppress those arrogant and powerful generals in the Pujiang War Zone?"

Although Minister Gu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not understand military affairs, he is very clear about human relationships. We are insignificant, so let's start from a professional perspective. Among the soldiers present, Deputy Minister Wu of the Ministry of Military Affairs has the longest military experience, even better than Minister He.

"Just tell me now!"

Seeing Vice Minister Wu hesitating, Navy Commander Chen gave him another push.

"Then tell me about it, from a purely military perspective."

Minister He knew that his old partner was in a dilemma. In fact, in their hearts, the two of them had already been inclined to Li Shaoyi to send troops. The main reason was that the situation was really difficult to handle. The central army suffered heavy losses in Pujiang, and the warlords in various places also suffered heavy losses. The most important thing was that no one could see the future of victory at all.

Now, because Luodian is still holding on, Japan cannot engage in a full-scale battle and can only take Luodian first, and then plan to take over the entire Pujiang, so it seems that the war situation has not collapsed.

But sensible military personnel knew that if the 72nd Army failed to defend Luodian, the Japanese army of more than 100,000 would be divided into three groups, and the major defense lines in Pujiang would be unable to withstand it in an instant. Our strategic reserves had been emptied, and many people in the rear knew this. Even if the Japanese attack was not fierce enough, we could not hold on.

"Since you all want me to say it, I'll go all out. Given the current situation at Pujiang, no one can hold it. Li Shaoyi might not be able to do it either. But if Li Shaoyi were to hold it, he would hold it longer than we did and kill more devils. You cannot doubt that. Take the journey from Tianjin to Beijing, for example. Nearly 300,000 devils died along the way. How many military personnel did the entire Japanese army have? If Pujiang can also inflict 300,000 Japanese casualties, even if we lose Pujiang, I think it would still be a victory. The route from Pujiang to Nanjing can completely replicate the route from Tianjin to Beijing. Who among us has the ability to do that? It's the 72nd Army that has that capability..."

Deputy Minister Wu finally gritted his teeth and stood up directly. No matter what you guys think, this is what I said.

According to what Vice Minister Wu said, 300,000 Japanese troops were trapped in Pujiang, and another 200,000 were trapped on the road from Pujiang to Nanjing. This means that the Japanese army has lost over one million troops in front of the three major cities. According to the current standing army of the Japanese Army, all their veterans have to be squeezed in.

If they were luckier, the Japanese army would have been unable to advance westward after occupying Nanjing.

We can even defend the periphery of Nanjing, just like we did in Beijing, and only allow the Japanese to occupy the urban area of ​​Beijing, making it difficult for them to advance even a single step around Beijing.

After Vice Minister Wu finished speaking, the eyes of the people around him also lit up. If it was really as Vice Minister Wu said, then Li Shaoyi must be the commander-in-chief.

Everyone knew the old man's strategic intention, which was to start the fight from Pujiang, then lead the Japanese army up the Yangtze River, using my country's stepped terrain to resist step by step, but no one wanted Japan to actually go up the Yangtze River...

It would be best if we could block it in Jinling...