The rebirth of the Republic of China

Time has entered October 27, the weather in Wuhan has become cooler, and the green fields on the land of China are full of vitality.

After several months of fighting in Wuhan, it finally entered a fierce stage in mid-to-late October.

In early October, Xue Boling, who commanded operations on the south bank of the Yangtze River, led his army to fight fiercely with the enemy for three days and nights, and seized the opportunity to surround the enemy and cut off their supplies. More than [-] people were wiped out.Suffering two devastating blows in a short period of time, the [-]th Division was no longer able to organize any offensive, which directly led to the shelving of the enemy's plan to attack Nanchang.

Xue Boling has a brilliant record, the situation on the south bank of the Yangtze River is excellent, and Lu Yihua's 71st Army is guarding the Dabie Mountains along with the other two armies. Wuhan is still stable in a short period of time. pace.

Staring at the map, Xiang Junci felt that his eyes were blurred a lot. He shook his head violently, and when he looked up, he saw a cup of coffee placed in front of him.

Liu Sheng said with a smile: "It's better to take a rest for the seat, the battle line is still stable now, you can't go on like this forever."

Picking up the coffee, he took a sip, and he let out a long breath to the deputy, and sighed: "Is there any way, the enemy's attack is too strong, I thought it would be better this time, how did I know that they turned out to be like this time?" Like a mad dog, he rushed forward fiercely."

"King Renyan of Dongjiuer Palace is in a hurry." Lu Yihua, who was standing by the conference table, looked over, "A few days ago Xue Boling launched a general attack on Wanjialing, the enemy's No.11 Army [-]st and [-]th Divisions The regiment suffered heavy losses, presumably their domestic public opinion is not very good. Besides, our army retreated to Tianjia Town on the north shore front. As long as it crossed the Dabie Mountains, his second army would be able to join forces with Okamura Ningji and cut off the retreat route of the Fifth War Zone. When this happens, I am also anxious.”

The Battle of Wuhan began, the battle on the south bank of the Yangtze River went smoothly, and the northern part of the Dabie Mountains was also under Lu Yihua's control. It seemed that the situation of the Huaxia Army was very good, but it was not the case.

Before, when the Third Corps retreated from the mall, Lu Yihua once met Commander-in-Chief Sun.Almost at the same time as the Third Corps retreated, the Potian detachment fighting on the north bank of the Yangtze River captured Fuchikou along the west of the Yangtze River.

As the weather improved, hundreds of enemy fighter planes finally took off. While bombing the Huaxia army, the enemy navy stormed Tianjia Town along the river to cooperate with the land attack.Under such intense firepower, the four armies of the Huaxia Army only persisted in Tianjia Town until the end of September, and the navy was completely defeated.Neji Okamura blasted open the gate of the Yangtze River without any suspense, and ordered the No.30 Sixth Brigade to make a long-distance attack in an attempt to seize Hankou before the Second Army.

Seeing that the two armies could win the Battle of Wuhan as long as they joined forces, King Tokyuimiya Toshihiko was naturally anxious.

"Xue Boling is really powerful. If it weren't for this victory, Wuhan might not be able to support it for such a long time." Xiang Junci said, "However, the north bank was defeated too early, and the gate of the Yangtze River has been opened. It is only a matter of time before Wuhan falls."

Speaking of this topic, there was a moment of silence in the war room.

The people sitting here are all soldiers. Although some of them want to be promoted and make a fortune, who wants their country to be defeated?Strategic retreat, to put it bluntly, isn't it because you will be beaten because you fall behind?

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was not right, Xiang Junci knocked on the table, forced a smile and said, "It's too early to talk about it now, let's focus on the present. Since the only way to die is to stick to it, let's discuss how to use the geographical advantage to wipe out the enemy's vital forces." .”

"You're right to the staff. Don't be discouraged. You have all undergone systematic military training. You should have studied "On Protracted War", right?" I glanced around and saw that everyone's faces were slightly different. Uncomfortable, Lu Yihua said with a smile, "Although it is not a theory within the party, the "Caolu Jinglue" also put forward the idea of ​​'waiting for its decline for a long time, and using many parties to mislead its trend'. What's wrong with that?"

"Then we're going to keep retreating like this?" A slightly younger staff officer stared straight at Lu Yihua, "Army seat, you can't win a battle if you retreat, and it's a shame for us soldiers to lose our country! General Lu said that, right? If you are encouraging retreat, then don’t fight any battles?!”

The young staff officer was obviously very excited, and even changed his address at the end, and the people next to him frowned.

Lu Yihua wasn't angry, he raised his hand to signal the staff officer to sit down, and then said, "Staff Jiang is from Zhejiang, right?"

"So what? And I don't think it's relevant to the question I asked you."

Lu Yihua smiled: "I know that there are two kinds of voices in the party, one is the theory of quick victory, and the other is the theory of compromise. Let's talk about these two first." Pausing to organize the language, he Then he said, "The theory of compromise is equivalent to capitulationism. I don't comment on it. Now let's talk about the theory of quick victory. Let me ask you, given the current situation of our army, who can guarantee or what do you think can be done to achieve quick victory? "

The staff officer opened his mouth, but couldn't speak, and sat there frowning.

Lu Yihua said: "Quick victory is not advisable not because we don't want to win quickly, but because the country doesn't have the conditions. As far as this battle is concerned, we have invested four armies on the north bank, and even the most powerful US military troops have been transferred there. what's the result?"

Xiang Junci saw that the staff officer's face was flushed, and he wanted to say something but couldn't, so he had to come out to smooth things over: "The purpose of the protracted war is to make the army stronger and stronger. If there is no strong army, we will develop a strong army in actual combat." If you don’t have experience, use it in actual combat! However, this issue should be discussed after the battle, and now we have to consider how to eliminate the enemy’s vital forces.”

"It's really not suitable to talk about now. If you are interested, we can talk about it after the war." Lu Yihua also followed Xiang Junci's words, but in order to take care of the little staff officer's mood, he added, "One day we will Counter-offensive, in my opinion, the enemy army will be able to reach Wuhan, and if they go on, their front line will be stretched too long, which is in our favor."

Liu Sheng sat by the side without saying a word. When he heard this, he immediately understood what Lu Yihua meant, and asked, "The army said that after the battle in Wuhan, we can prepare to counterattack?"

"It depends on the preparations of the supplies and the army." After thinking for a while, Lu Yihua said, "Although we have been suppressed and beaten in the Wuhan battle, you must have discovered that the enemy's strength has already shown its inadequacy."

As if remembering something, Xiang Junci frowned: "I've heard Rong Guang say that starting from Fujin Mountain, the enemy soldiers looked much younger than before."

"China is a big quagmire." Without commenting on Xiang Junci's statement, Lu Yihua just looked at the map on the table and said, "Thousands of years from ancient times to the present, our country has experienced too many wars, internal battles and external battles. It’s the same this time if we can’t make it through. The destruction of one country from three is obviously wishful thinking, as long as it drags on, this war will still have to be fought.”

Speaking of this, Lu Yihua paused, then changed his tone, looked at the crowd, and asked suddenly: "Everyone, everyone knows that the determination to win the War of Resistance is something we soldiers must persist in, but what exactly is the process?" His eyes swept over the faces of all the people sitting there, and seeing that they all showed pensive expressions, Lu Yihua said, "There is no need to think about these now, let's move on to the battle plan now, but I hope everyone here can seriously think about it." Think about it and think about what to do next.”

By this time, the defeat of the battle had been decided, the people and government agencies had already been evacuated, and Wuhan was now an empty city.

Walking on the somewhat desolate street, Zhang Qianlin could even hear the sound of gunfire outside the city.As the head reporter of "Ta Kung Pao", Zhang Qianlin has his own means to obtain the latest battle reports. The day before yesterday he had received the news of the fall of Guangzhou.

And the chairman of the Nationalist Government, who has never quit Wuhan, seemed to have really given up, and heeded the advice to leave Wuhan with his wife.

The Supreme Military Council held the final press conference this morning, and emphasized that the retreat of Wuhan was based on strategic considerations, and the determination of the Chinese government to resist the war remains unchanged!

"The Huaxia military's voluntary abandonment of Wuhan is out of strategic needs. The Huaxia government's determination to resist the war has not changed, and it has become more determined!"

"As long as the enemy troops are on China's soil for one day, China's war of resistance will last for one day!"

Back at the newspaper office, Zhang Qianlin had just sat behind his desk when an editor came over with a press release. Seeing that he was still here, the editor asked, "Mr. Zhang, our newspaper office is leaving, why don't you leave?"

Zhang Qianlin smiled and said, "I'll wait."

"Oh." The assistant suddenly said, "I heard that you and General Lu outside Wuhan are close friends, are you worried about him?"

"I'm sure I'm worried, but Jing'an is good at fighting, so I'm relatively at ease." Zhang Qianlin took the new manuscript in his hand and asked, "Your home is in Wuhan, right? ?”

"I moved inland a few years ago, and now I'm the only one left, and I can leave anytime." The assistant said with a smile, "A friend of mine when I was a child was also on the front line, but he was seriously injured a few days ago and was sent back. He is working under the 42nd Army, and this time he is working with the 71st Division, and I heard from him that he met General Lu before."

"Really?" Zhang Qianlin raised his head upon hearing this.

"He is from the electronic affairs group of the 42nd Army. When he went out to spread the news, he encountered an enemy attack. At that time, Commander Chen of the 36th Division was inspecting the position next to him, and he was rescued. He followed to the 71st Army. Then it was sent back."

Zhang Qianlin was in a daze, he vaguely remembered that Lu Yihua had said this to him once.

"I met Xue Boling. He also considered my tactics and homework on the map. We have only been together for more than three months. We are already friends who talk about everything. He has a very good temperament and is a true hero."

When he said this, Lu Yihua was not good enough, but he had a clear goal and amazing endurance. He abruptly relied on the persistence in his heart to serve in the army, and rushed to the current position that people look up to.

After all, Zhang Qianlin envied Lu Yihua very much, Lu Yihua was chic and uninhibited.He seems to never care about the opinions of the outside world, and he can do whatever he wants.In his official career, he never interfered in politics and abided by the military principle.Because of one order, he was even able to strangle his Huangpu classmates who used to be together, and was hated by the Communists to the bone.However, after being so ruthless, he was able to defend Qu Qiubai in front of the Kuomintang rulers when he caught Qu Qiubai whom he admired.

Ever since meeting Lu Yihua, Zhang Qianlin has treated this person as a younger brother who needs his care, and treats him even more kindly than his own brothers.But the past was like smoke, and after many years passed, he suddenly discovered that the sincere treatment for so many years was just that he hoped that Lu Yihua could persevere in what he couldn't do.

"Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Qianlin came back to his senses, looked at the doubtful assistant, and said with a smile, "I'm just thinking about when to leave."

"what?"

"Wuhan is about to break down, and I should leave too."

On the seventh day of November 27, the enemy's No.13 and No.16 divisions broke through the Xiaojieling defense line, crossed the Dabie Mountains, and occupied Macheng two days later.The Chinese army fighting on the third front voluntarily withdrew from Wuhan, and the enemy occupied the three towns of Wuhan and controlled the hinterland of China.

At this point, the five-month Battle of Wuhan ended, and the wartime capital of Huaxia fell.