Chapter 648: The Last Moment
Higakuru Miya Nihiko was under tremendous pressure!
But in comparison, the national army is under greater pressure!
It was just dark, and Chen Jing'an, the commander of the First Brigade of the Security Brigade, Liu Futing, the commander of the Second Brigade, Pan Zihe, the commander of the Third Brigade, and Zhou Mengxiong, the commander of the Fourth Brigade, jointly arrived at the headquarters of the new 38th Division.
These four brigade commanders all came to Sun Liren to complain.
"Brother Fumin, leave some seeds for our voyage!"
"Brother Fumin, for the sake of the Party and the country, please help me!"
"Brother Fumin, Hanyang City really can't defend it anymore. Please retreat to Guishan!"
Looking at Chen Jing'an, Liu Futing, Pan Zihe and Zhou Mengxiong, Sun Liren was also a little shaken.
In the past four days, the casualties of several brigades in the Hanyang Defense Zone were too great! Almost one out of ten!
Before the Japanese general attack, there were more than 20,000 people in their Hanyang defense zone, but now, their new 38th Division and four security brigades, only more than 5,000 people remain!
Moreover, most of these more than 5,000 people were injured!
With these more than 5,000 remaining soldiers alone, it is really difficult to defend Hanyang urban area!
Perhaps the next wave of attack by the Japanese army, the entire Hanyang defense zone will collapse!
At this time, giving up Hanyang and retreating to Guishan is a good choice!
Although Guishan Fortress has been destroyed, there are still a large number of fortifications on the mountain!
With these fortifications, they still have the opportunity to persevere for one to two days. In this way, they can persist until the counterattack of the main force in the fifth zone, and the effect should be the same.
At that moment, Sun Liren grabbed the phone and wanted to get to the Dragon King Temple Command in Hankou.
"Zi Ren, I am Sun Liren." Sun Liren said bitterly, "The troops suffered too much casualties. If they stayed in the city, they might not last long. Can they retreat to Guishan Fortress?"
"No!" Zhong Yi on the other end of the phone decisively rejected it, "If the city cannot be defended, you should not even think about being able to defend Guishan! In street fighting, the Japanese artillery and aviation can basically not play any role, but in position fighting, the Japanese artillery and aviation can play the greatest power!"
"Okay." Sun Liren said, "I get it."
Sun Liren hung up the phone, and Chen Jing'an and four other brigade commanders immediately looked over with anticipation.
Sun Liren shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Zi Ren said, Hanyang cannot give up. Even if he fights to the last soldier, he must not give up easily. You should go back quickly!"
Chen Jing'an, Liu Futing and others immediately looked tragic when they heard this.
"Forget it, at worst, you can put these 100 pounds in Hanyang!"
"Yes, although you are not sure about success, Chengren is determined!"
"Brother Fumin, let's leave here. I hope you and my classmates will have a good time!"
"Dear classmates, I'll take a step first. Let's see you in the next life!"
After saying that, Chen Jing'an and four other brigade commanders went away, leaving Sun Liren alone standing alone! It was not until an explosion sounded outside that Sun Liren was brought back to reality!
The next moment, Sun Liren pulled out his pistol with his backhand.
He shouted loudly: "Guard squad, come with me!"
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Hankou Dragon King Temple.
Zhu Liangcheng said: "Zi Ren, you should be very clear about what kind of character Fumin is. If he had no choice, he would never come to complain to you!"
Zhong Yi's brows became more and more tight.
After thinking about it, Zhong Yi finally picked up the phone and said, "Check Guishan for me!"
After a while, the other end of the phone was connected, and Zhong Yi said again: "Is it Battalion Commander Ding of the Tank Battalion?"
Ding Yan's tank battalion is in Guishan. Until now, Zhong Yi has not used the tank battalion.
"Report to the attendant, I am Ding Yan!" Ding Yan's voice immediately came from the other end of the phone, "What are the instructions for the attendant?"
Zhong Yi said in a deep voice: "Follow the battle situation in Hanyang. Once you find that the new 38th Division and various security brigades are showing signs of collapse, you will immediately provide fire support!"
"Yes!" Ding Yan agreed without hesitation.
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Liangcheng said, "Zi Ren, are you really going to use the Tank Battalion?"
After pausing, Zhu Liangcheng said again: "In street fighting, tanks are easily destroyed!"
"I know, it is a stupid decision to dispatch the tank battalion to participate in street fighting." Zhong Yi shook his head and sighed, "But what can I do? If Hanyang is lost and Wuhan is lost, the plan we made before the war will be completely lost, and there is no way to deal with the counterattack. So what's the use of keeping the tank battalion?"
"That's true." Zhu Liangcheng sighed, "If Wuhan is eventually lost, then we will retain the tank battalion, just to give the old Japanese devil, Nianyan, the East Kuori Palace!"
Zhong Yi said: "The war of defense in Wuhan has entered its last moment. Not only does the tank battalion no longer need to be retained, but the last 5,000 large-caliber shells left in the Wuchang warehouse are no longer hiding, so that the logistics department can transport them overnight! Can you defend Hankou? You are all pointing at these 5,000 shells!"
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At the same time, in the Chongqing Command.
A huge map has been spread out, and three huge red arrows have been marked on the map by the combat staff.
The first arrow starts from Tongshan County on the border of Hubei and Jiangxi, pointing north to Wuhan. The end of the arrow reads the First Corps and 105 kilometers!
The second arrow starts from Macheng in eastern Hubei and points straight toward Wuhan. At the end of this arrow, the Third Corps and Ninety kilometers are marked!
The third arrow starts from Tongcheng and Sui County in northern Hubei, pointing south to Wuhan. At the end of this arrow, the Fourth Corps and 150 kilometers are marked!
Liu Sheng pointed to the map and said, "Principal, as of two hours ago, the main forces of the First Corps, the Third Corps and the Fourth Corps, which were originally scheduled to participate in the counterattack, have begun to encircle in Wuhan! Among them, the Second Army of the Third Corps in Macheng, East Hubei, is the closest to the distance, and it is expected to arrive in the outskirts of Hankou in two days!"
"It's too slow, too slow!" Principal Chang frowned and said, "It's not only more than 90 kilometers from Macheng to Hankou? It's time to reach the marching day and night. Tell Sun Lianzhong to ask the Second Army to speed up the marching speed, and no matter what, you must arrive at the eastern suburbs of Hankou before tomorrow evening! At all costs!"
"Yes!" Liu Sheng said respectfully, "Nei will call the Second Army!"
Watching Liu Sheng's figure go out, Principal Chang's eyes fell on the map again.
After sending a long time to the map, Principal Chang said quietly: "The war of defense in Wuhan has reached its last moment. Now it depends on whether the troops in the Wuhan garrison area can last until tomorrow evening! As long as they can persist until tomorrow evening and until the arrival of the Second Army, we will usher in an unprecedented victory!"
After pausing, Principal Chang said again: "Open the radio, I want to listen to the voice of Jianghan!"
Chapter completed!