Chapter 112: Lian Zhan Lianjie (for the head of Dahai Xiaoxi
"Member, I will never agree with Minister He's words." Bai Chongxi looked at He Yingqin beside him, turned to Chairman Jiang and replied bluntly.
"Jiansheng, just say something." Chairman Jiang waved his hand and signaled.
"Committee, how dare you ask what the country is?" Bai Chongxi asked immediately.[]
"Of course it's the people, and the people are the foundation of the country." Chairman Jiang blurted out without thinking about his strong Zhejiang local accent.
"Since the people are the foundation of the country, then, should we abandon hundreds of thousands of citizens in the capital? When we defended Nanjing, we didn't want the elders of Nanjing to be trampled by the Japanese cavalry. As party and state soldiers, protecting the country's territory and protecting the lives and safety of the people is the duty of our soldiers. If we can abandon hundreds of thousands of citizens in Nanjing today, then hundreds of thousands of people can also abandon the National Government tomorrow." Bai Chongxi said generously: "We should have heard of the bad reputation of the Japanese army. The occupied areas are more than just corpses. Now the Hu Ben Group has severely damaged the Japanese invaders in Suzhou. Just imagine, if the Japanese army entered Nanjing City, there was almost no war south of the Yangtze River, what would the Japanese do? They will retaliate and pour all their anger on me ordinary civilians."
"At that time, Nanjing City will be bloody, and it will be a terrible sight." After saying this, Bai Chongxi asked Chairman Jiang with a stern expression: "Member, do you have the will to see the capital flowing into bloody rivers and bones like mountains? That is the root of the existence of our Chinese people and the people's government. How can we easily abandon it?"
Chairman Jiang was speechless by Bai Chongxi's words, and he became silent, as if he was thinking about something.
He Yingqin, who was standing aside, couldn't stand it anymore when he saw this, turned his head and pointed at Bai Chongxi and said, "Bai Jiansheng, you are an alarmist statement. Shanghai is also a metropolis. After the Japanese army captured Shanghai, they did not massacre our civilians. How did you know that the Japanese would massacre my Nanjing citizens?"
"Hmph." Bai Chongxi snorted coldly and retorted: "Shanghai is an international metropolis with many concessions from various countries. In order not to destroy the reputation of the Japanese army, the Japanese will certainly not be able to kill our people on a large scale. However, Nanjing is different. Nanjing is our capital, and its political status is much greater than that of Shanghai. If Nanjing is lost, the whole country will be shocked! Once we take advantage of the Nanjing defenders to evacuate the main force of our army, the Japanese army will not be able to kill our civilians. In addition, the great losses caused to them by the Tiger Ben regiment will inevitably vent our anger on our civilians. In order to crack down on and weaken the determination and will of our military and civilians, the extremely vicious Japanese army will definitely attack our people!"
"Hmph, one-sided statement. If the Japanese army really wanted to take revenge, I think Qiao Anbang and others should be sent directly to the Military Affairs Office! An important prisoner of war like Asakaguchi, what qualifications are he, a small colonel leader, to be executed without authorization? If this causes revenge from the Japanese army, then Qiao Anbang will be responsible for this!" He Yingqin refused to give in to each other and said in a cold tone.
"It's really hard to speak while standing. Qiao Anbang was able to lead thousands of throngs to fight for nearly a thousand miles. He first defeated the Japanese Guozaki Detachment and the 18th Division, and defeated Suzhou City in one fell swoop. If the Huben Regiment led by him had not been frequently reported in the Japanese army's rear, Nanjing would have been lost for a long time! If he hadn't killed the old devil, Kuiyan, the Japanese main divisions under the city of Nanjing, how could they return to the division? How could they be able to lift the siege of Nanjing? From this we can see that Qiao Anbang not only has effective tactical command capabilities, but also his strategic vision is not possessed by the young commanders of our army! At least it is much better than some people who can only talk big!" Bai Chongxi looked at He Yingqin with contempt.
"You...!" He Yingqin could certainly hear Bai Chongxi's last words as he said, and his face turned pale immediately.
Bai Chongxi ignored He Yingqin, but turned to Chairman Jiang who was already sitting on the sofa opposite and said, "Committee, such talents will definitely become pillars of the party and the country. It is too late to cultivate them, so how can we blame them? What's more, Qiao Anbang led all the soldiers of the regiment to make many military achievements and outstanding military achievements. What's the crime?"
"Well, Jiansheng is right. I am planning to reward Qiao Anbang and the entire Huben regiment." Chairman Jiang nodded, then changed his tone and said, "Jiansheng, I suddenly have an idea. Now that the main force of the Japanese army has been withdrawn, can we not have to give up Nanjing? Now our army has a chance to breathe, and only needs to supplement each unit. In less than half a month, reinforcements from Yunnan will arrive. Even if the Japanese army attacks again, we will have the ability to fight with it."
Bai Chongxi was shocked when he heard Chairman Jiang's sudden thought. He knew that Chairman Jiang's old habits had been dealt with again. Although no one in the entire National Government could do anything to the political achievements of Mr. Jiang, his tactics and strategic vision were really not satisfactory.
If you really do what you said, it will undoubtedly push the elite 100,000 national troops under Nanjing to a dead end, and even bring in Yunnan reinforcements that have come from thousands of miles away.
Because, although there were still 100,000 national troops in Nanjing at this time, the quality of the 100,000 national troops could no longer be compared with the time of the Battle of Shanghai. Many veterans of the troops had already been exhausted, and the recruits had been replenished five or six times. The death of a large number of well-trained elite veterans directly led to a sharp decline in combat effectiveness of the troops.
Originally, the battle situation in Nanjing was on the verge of collapse. More than 100,000 soldiers of the National Army fought with the Japanese invaders with their passion for serving the country. If the Hu Ben regiment had not captured Suzhou and forced the Japanese main divisions to return, Nanjing would have probably been lost long ago.
So even if these more than 100,000 troops had a chance to breathe, they would not be able to fight with the Japanese army again.
Once Chairman Jiang finds that his 100,000 elite troops are in a hurry, he will inevitably draw reinforcements from other theaters to aid Nanjing, a strategic deadly land. At that time, the Nanjing defense battle will become a bottomless pit, a bottomless pit that is enough to consume the backbone of China's resistance.
To put it further, when the National Government's hundreds of thousands of backbone forces in the anti-Japanese war were completely lost, the entire China would really perish.
You should know that the entire Anti-Japanese War was led by Chairman Chiang and the Central Army headed by the Huangpu Army. As long as the Central Army is still there and the Huangpu soldiers are still there, it would be a dream for the Japanese to destroy China.
On the contrary, if Chairman Chiang's central direct troops were completely lost, he would lose control over warlords of all parts of the country, and then the unified national war of resistance would collapse instantly, and local warlords would fall into a situation where they would fight their own way and be defeated one by one by the Japanese army.
In fact, large-scale battles like the Battle of Songhu not only caused heavy losses to the Central Army participating in the war, but also caused a large number of middle-level and grassroots officers from the Huangpu Group who participated in the two Northern Expeditions. These Huangpu Group officers with rich combat experience were tenacious and brave, with ambition to the country, especially loyal to the country and President Jiang. Their sacrifices caused immeasurable losses to the National Army in the future.
Therefore, Bai Chongxi did not hesitate and immediately advised: "Secretary, this matter is absolutely not possible. After several months of bloody battles, my Nanjing defenders have been greatly inferior to their original quality and morale, and their combat effectiveness has declined sharply. Moreover, before the war started, I said that the three plains on Nanjing, backed by the Yangtze River, and the Japanese army only needed to encircle on three sides, and Nanjing would become a dead land! And in the previous battle, the Japanese army did this. If it weren't for Qiao Anbang and his Tiger Ben regiment, the Japanese army's roundabout troops would have probably captured Pukou and cut off the only way for our Nanjing defenders to retreat. If that were the case, our Nanjing defenders would have fallen into a state of endless doom."
"So, while the main Japanese divisions have returned to Suzhou, we should do our best to evacuate Nanjing citizens, and then withdraw the troops back to Jiangbei and enter the Jiangsu-Anhui area to rest and wait for another battle!"
"Well, the commissioner's post cannot be defended in Nanjing anymore." He Yingqin had always disagreed with defending Nanjing as early as the beginning of the war. Of course, he would not agree with Chairman Jiang's idea of continuing to stick to Nanjing. However, he did not agree with evacuation of citizens and immediately said: "However, evacuation of the public has a great relationship, and it is very likely that it will delay the evacuation of our 100,000 defenders, so the commissioner's post is also asked to consider it carefully."
Just when Chairman Chiang was in a dilemma, the Chief of Guard Wang Shihe suddenly walked in with a telegram in his hand, stood up and saluted Chairman Chiang, "Committee, great victory, great victory!"
"Huh?" Chairman Jiang, Bai Chongxi and He Yingqin were all surprised and asked immediately: "What kind of victory?"
"Report to the Commission, I just received an urgent telegram from the Hu Ben regiment. A few hours ago, the Hu Ben regiment wiped out nearly 10,000 Japanese Marines and an infantry brigade in the south of Suzhou, and killed two major generals of the Japanese army, seized countless, and achieved unprecedented victory. I will send a telegram to the Commission!" Wang Shihe replied with some excitement.
"What? Is it annihilated tens of thousands of Japanese troops?" Chairman Jiang and others stood up and said in disbelief: "There are the Japanese Marines?" Chairman Jiang was so angry about the Japanese Marines. In the early stage of the Battle of Shanghai, Zhang Zhizhong led five direct divisions of the Central Army to attack Shanghai, but he was unable to defeat them, and the situation was even stiff. Later, with the continuous increase of troops in the Japanese army, the Battle of Shanghai ended with the defeat of the National Army.
At first, Chairman Chiang was not shocked when he heard that the Tiger Regiment had wiped out tens of thousands of Japanese troops in one battle, including the Marine Corps that made him hate him to the core?
"Yes!" Wang Shihe nodded and said, "In the telegram, Commander Qiao Anbang said that he was leading the soldiers of the Tiger Ben regiment to march into Shanghai, and he would definitely defeat Shanghai, and he would be able to save our army from the Battle of Shanghai!"
"What? Attack Shanghai?" He Yingqin suddenly burst out and exclaimed: "Is this Qiao Anbang crazy? Is it just a regiment that wants to attack Shanghai?"
"Commissioner, this is an excellent opportunity. The Hu Ben regiment has the power of winning streak and the troops are aimed directly at Songhu. In this way, the Japanese army will inevitably be in chaos. Therefore, regardless of whether the Hu Ben regiment can restore Shanghai, it is very beneficial for us to evacuate the people of Nanjing and evacuate the troops, at least it is sufficient time!" Bai Chongxi analyzed keenly.
"Member, don't hesitate. We cannot let go of the painstaking efforts of Qiao Anbang and the Hu Ben Group!" Bai Chongxi saw that Chairman Jiang hesitated and continued to persuade him.
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