August 23, 1939, 9 a.m.
Changsha City. 9th Theater Command, 1st War Room.
In this conference room of less than 150 square meters, there are more than 60 generals of the national army, sitting on both sides of the conference table, making the standard of this meeting extremely high.
Acting Commander of the 9th Theater of Operations, Xue Yue; Chief of the General Staff of the 9th Theater of Operations, Wu Yizhi; Former Commander-in-Chief of the Enemy and Commander-in-Chief of the 19th Army, Luo Zhuoying; Commander-in-Chief of the 31st Army, Tang Enbo; Acting Commander-in-Chief of the 1st Group Army, Gao Yinhuai; Acting Commander-in-Chief of the 15th Army, Guan Linzheng; Commander-in-Chief of the 27th Army, Janssen; Commander-in-Chief of the 30th Army, Wang Lingji; Commander-in-Chief of the Hunan-Jiangxi-Hubei Guerrilla Forces, Fan Songfu; Changsha Garrison Commander, Ou Zhen; and the principal military commanders of the armies and divisions under the various group armies, all of whom were also present.
For example, Sun Du, commander of the 58th Army of the Yunnan Army, Chen Pei, commander of the 37th Army of the Hunan Army, Zhang Yaoming, commander of the 52nd Army of the Central Army, Peng Shan, commander of the 32nd Army of the Jin Sui Army, Liu Duokui, commander of the 49th Army of the Northeast Army, Yang Hanyu, commander of the 133rd Division of the Sichuan Army, Zhang Deneng, commander of the 59th Division of the Guangdong Army, and so on.
Ouyang was also seated there.
There were more than 60 people sitting in the entire conference room, and the lowest military rank was the rank of major general, although Ouyang was only a major general, but because he represented our party and our army, the seat was not at the back, but in a relatively high position, next to Ou Zhen, the commander of the Changsha garrison.
At this moment, everyone present was all holding their breath and waiting for Xue Yue to speak.
Of the people present, who is not experienced in a hundred battles, and which one is not a general who came out of the sea of corpses and blood, now they all know very well in their hearts that this is going to be a big battle "Ladies and gentlemen" Xue Yue's face was resolute, and he said with a straight face: "At present, the situation in the entire three provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi, and Hubei is clear to all of you, the Japanese army is pressing forward step by step, and its strategic means are quite rampant, and at the same time, in the near future, the Japanese 11th Army has frequently mobilized troops, and its purpose is to plan a major military operation. ” "Ladies and gentlemen, war is just around the corner" The moment the words fell, although everyone had expected it, they still couldn't help but sink their hearts at this moment.
War Which war is not a fire of artillery and human life Ouyang glanced at everyone present and found that everyone's face showed a solemn look.
The opponent this time is the elite 11th Army of the Japanese army The strength of its battles and the prosperity of its soldiers can be said to be the best in the world, and it can not be easily defeated In the face of this battle, the vast majority of people have no bottom in their hearts.
Tang Enbo, commander of the 31st Group Army, stood up and exclaimed: "Chief Xue, is this battle really inevitable?"
As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes were focused on Xue Yue's body in an instant.
"That's right, this battle is a foregone conclusion, and it can't be avoided" Xue Yue said in a deep voice: "This battle is not for us to fight, but for the little devils to fight, we have to fight" As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.
There were a lot of people muttering quietly.
"I'm going to have a big fight" "This battle is really going to be fought, and we can't take advantage of it."
A major general of the national army frowned.
"That's it, the 11th Army of the little devils, how can it be so easy to mess with" "Especially the old devil Okamura Ningji, who is even more cunning and abnormal."
"No, no, no, this battle is really going to start, and I don't think there are a few people left in my army."
"Isn't it, in the Battle of Nanchang a few months ago, one of Lao Tzu's divisions is now less than one regiment of troops, and now he hasn't made up for Lao Tzu, how can this battle be fought, can't I let my brothers go to death?"
"If you can't hold Changsha City, it's a big deal to burn it down" "That's right, the little devils want to occupy Changsha City, we can't cheapen them, we should burn Changsha City."
Ouyang heard the muttering of many people present, and immediately knew that the vast majority of people had a negative attitude towards this battle.
To put it bluntly, it is the fear of war In fact, there is one point, Ouyang is understandable.
"Everyone has their own little abacus" During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chairman Chiang's authorities almost had an unwritten rule, that is, after a battle, if your troops lost, no matter what the reason, there was still one division left, then you would be demoted to division commander; If you have one brigade left, then you will be demoted to brigade commander, and if you have one regiment left, then you can only be the regiment commander.
If your team is all gone, I'm sorry, you're nothing In this way, the team that fought hard at the beginning also became emotionally negative.
For example, the Sichuan Army, at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, millions of Sichuan soldiers swore to go to the army, giving up their small families to take care of everyone, and going to the national disaster together, what a heroic spirit it was How magnificent However, after several years of arduous anti-Japanese war, almost all the millions of Sichuan troops that had not been able to get troops and logistical supplies were wiped out, and even those who survived were all incorporated into other units and used as cannon fodder.
How can the blood not be cold Therefore, after several years of fighting in the Anti-Japanese War, although the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army still did not forget their original intentions and had high morale, the generals who were the commanders of the first army and the first division had to think more.
They can not think about themselves, but they cannot but think about the life and death of the officers and men of Sichuan.
Yang Hanyu, commander of the 133rd Division of the Sichuan Army, got up directly and said in a deep voice: "Commander-in-Chief Xue, if you want to fight, you want to fight little devils, we brothers in the Sichuan Army, we will definitely not frown, but we can't treat us as fools."
Yang Hanyu said coldly: "You can't take our Sichuan Army and use it as an artillery messenger."
"Brother Yang is right" Yang Hongguang, commander of the 183rd Division of the Yunnan Army, said loudly: "Chief Xue, at the moment of the great enemy, the officers and soldiers of our Yunnan Army should be duty-bound, but I, Yang, am still unhappy with some words now.
After 2 years of fighting the Anti-Japanese War, I have a division of nearly 10,000 troops, and now there are more than 6,000 people left, you have not supplied us with a single person, and we have not supplied a single gun, not to mention, after all, we came out of Yunnan for the Anti-Japanese War, not for fame and fortune, but you can't always use us as artillery messengers. ” Yang Hongguang roared angrily: "The lives of the officers and soldiers of the Central Committee were given by their parents, and the lives of our miscellaneous soldiers were picked up by their mothers, is it so worthless, is our life so cheap?"
As soon as Yang Hongguang's words fell, the rest of the generals of the Yunnan army could no longer hold back the anger in their hearts.
Sun Du, commander of the 58th Army of the Yunnan Army, directly pointed the finger at Tang Enbo and roared angrily: "Tang Enbo, do you still remember the more than 9,000 officers and soldiers of the 127th Division of the Yunnan Army?"
In the first battle of Lanfeng, your team was surrounded by little devils, and when the situation was precarious, the officers and soldiers of the 127th Division of our Yunnan Army, without hesitation, resolutely rushed in, helped you break the siege, and played with the little devils, but you fucking good, left our Yunnan army, and all those who did not look back ran away, causing the 127th Division of our Yunnan Army to fall into the heavy encirclement of the Japanese army, and finally fought for 3 days, and the whole army was annihilated" At this moment, Sun Du, the commander of the 58th Army of the Yunnan Army, was extremely red and angry.
"I can't take it anymore" Yang Gancai, commander of the 134th Division of the Sichuan Army, also got up and roared directly at Tang Enbo: "Tang Enbo, do you remember the battle of Xuzhou According to Shangfeng's order, your team, together with our 87th Army of the Sichuan Army, should cover the evacuation of the large army and do the task of breaking off.
But you didn't let go of a fucking shot, didn't say hello, just pulled the team and ran away, so that the 87th Army of our Sichuan Army would be a substitute for the dead."
Yang Gancai roared angrily: "More than 14,000 soldiers of my 87th Army died in the end, do you remember this blood debt, are you not afraid of the more than 10,000 soldiers who will ask you for their lives in the middle of the night?"
As the generals of the Dian Army and the Sichuan Army opened fire, the anger in the chests of the other local armies present also exploded.
The officers of the Hunan Army, the Guangdong Army, the Guizhou Army and other units all scolded loudly, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
The big guy is not afraid of death, but wants an explanation "Even if our combat effectiveness and equipment are far inferior to your Central Army, you can't always use us as artillery fire, we are also born by our parents, why should we die first?"
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