At the same time, in Nanjing, the Central China Front Army Command.

Okamura Nishi frowned and said to Toshiro: "General, the press conference of the base camp was held early, and our army's combat intentions were exposed in advance!"

"It's okay." Jun Liu waved his hand and said, "The 11th Army and all divisions under the 12th Army have entered the command position. At this time, we can't hide our intentions even if we want to hide them, so the base camp will not have much impact on holding a press conference."

"Not all." Okamura Yanji shook his head and said, "The communication conditions of the Chinese army are simple and the response speed is not fast. If we don't hold a press conference, I think we can still buy at least twenty-four hours for our army! These twenty-four hours can make the situation on the front line of Wuhan decisively change!"

Toshirodao: "Okamura, the press conference at the base camp has been held, and these are meaningless."

"Hayi!" Okamura Yasuji paused slightly, "What the General said is, I'm afraid that this is the only way to go now."

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Since the base camp exposed our army's combat intentions in advance, there is not enough time for the 12th Army to move south to the cluster!"

Jun Liu nodded and asked again: "How many days will the 12th Army's southward cluster last?"

"It depends on what choice the Chinese army will make." Okamura Yasuji said, "If the main force of the Chinese army gathered in the Dabie Mountains chooses to escape with light equipment, they can now evacuate the battlefield and flee to Wuhan! In this case, the 12th Army will only have three days to go south to the cluster. If it cannot occupy Wuhan within three days, the Chinese army will slip away from Wuhan!"

Jun Liu said in a deep voice: "If the Chinese army does this, it will definitely be defeated by the 22nd and 27th Divisions! The story of the Battle of Songhu will be repeated on the Wuhan battlefield!"

"This is for sure!" Okamura Yasuji said, "But at least, the Chinese army can save most of the veterans! The Chinese army has a large population, and as long as the veterans can be preserved, within three months, they can add another 600,000 or even millions of troops! The resistance of the Chinese people can continue, and the Chinese incident will not be resolved!"

Junliu said again: "What if the Chinese army did not run away with light clothes?"

"Then it will take at least ten days for them to retreat to Wuhan!" Okamura Yasuji said.

"Yoxi!" Okamura Yasuji nodded happily, and turned his head to the Fushikang Martial Arts. "King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-

Junliu finally took a middle value.

It is obviously a difficult task to ask the 12th Army to reach Hankou within three days. Not to mention the railway from Dawu County to Hankou, the highways and bridges were damaged. Even if the roads are unobstructed, there are still layers of blocking the Chinese team along the way, so it is impossible to advance more than 100 kilometers in three days!

So, five days are the most appropriate!

If the main force chooses to alternate cover and retreat in an orderly manner, then the 12th Army's southward cluster will definitely be able to arrive in Hankou before the main force! Even if the main force chooses to retreat lightly and then be defeated by the 22nd and 27th Divisions, it can at least ensure that most of the defeated troops are intercepted!

More than 600,000 **, it would be great if you can escape 100,000 in the end!

"Hayi!" Jingping Kuangwu paused his head suddenly, turned around and left.

Okamura Yasuji told Toshiro again: "God General, I should also rush to Anqing."

"Yo Xi!" Shunji nodded, "Okamura, please ask you on the north bank of the Yangtze River!"

"Hayi!" Okamura Yasuji bowed his head heavily and left with a saber.

...

Let’s talk about Zhong Yi later.

Follow Bai Chongbei and a large group of senior generals back to the war room.

Zhong Yi was not pretentious and walked straight to the sand table in the war room.

At this time, the combat staff of the chief officer had already shown the enemy and us situation on the entire battlefield from the sand table.

But I saw that there were dense blue flags on the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, the Anqing-Huanggang section on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the shopping mall on the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains, near Guangshan and Dawu County.

These small blue flags represent all kinds of Japanese troops.

Facing the sand table, Zhong Yi's mind began to quickly calculate.

No one, including Bai Chongbei, dared to disturb Zhong Yi at this time.

Although many senior generals present were not convinced by Zhong Yi, such as Tang Enbo and Hu Zongnan, they really wanted to hear Zhong Yi's opinions.

Faced with such a desperate situation, what are the insights of Zhong Yi?

Various thoughts and possibilities flashed through Zhong Yi's mind.

After a while, Zhong Yi looked up and said to Bai Chong sadly: "Commander-in-Chief, you have three choices now!"

"Three choices?" Bai Chong's sad eyes flashed with surprise, and he said, "Which three?"

Zhong Yi nodded, stretched out his first finger and said, "The first choice is to break the whole into pieces and break through separately!"

After pausing, Zhong Yi said again: "Although the Japanese army is coming in full force, their main attack direction is only the north bank of the Yangtze River and the northwestern foothills of the Dabie Mountains. If our army is broken into pieces and breaks out in northern Anhui, eastern Anhui, southern Anhui and eastern Henan, there is still a great chance to break out. The losses of the troops will not be small, but it is still possible to retain one-third of the troops!"

"But these troops will become lonely from now on, and like the troops in the Sulu War Zone, they will never get any supplies!" Bai Chongbei shook his head like a rattle and said, "And even if he breaks through separately, he can only retain one-third of the troops. The loss is too great! No, absolutely not! The principal will never agree!"

After a pause, Bai Chong said again: "What is the second choice?"

Zhong Yi stretched out his second finger and said, "The second option is to issue orders to the participating armies at the same time and retreat in the direction of Wuhan. Doing so should be able to retain one-sixth of the troops!"

"One-sixth?" Bai Chong said with a sad face, "That is, one hundred thousand people?"

"Yes!" Zhong Yi nodded and said, "If you retreat desperately, the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army and the 27th Division will definitely pursue the two sides. Under the pursuit of the Japanese army, our army will definitely collapse completely, because there is no road in the mountains, and it may not lead to a stampede accident during the retreat of Songhu. However, the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to move, and the losses will only be greater than those in the Battle of Songhu! Being able to save 100,000 people is already the most optimistic estimate!"

Bai Chongbei took a deep breath and said, "So, what about the third choice?"
Chapter completed!