Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 550

Chapter 550 Wolong's Old Friend

yes! There is no one in charge of the Northeastern Army now. Comrade Lao Wu is already the second-ranking figure in the Northeastern Army. However, Guo, Gu Zaichuan, and Hunan are still just forwards, and they each have two big bosses behind them.

The two of them looked at each other and calmed down.

But Lieutenant General Wu once again set his sights on the wilderness outside the headquarters, with a chill in his eyes.

If the Army Lieutenant General had struggled a bit with Tang Dao's proposal before, it completely disappeared as soon as this fiercely worded message came out from the theater headquarters.

His message was sent at seven o'clock in the morning, but the reply from the theater headquarters was almost two hours later. Obviously, there was time to go back and forth for instructions. The authority of the theater headquarters is already extremely large, and it is self-evident who else to ask for instructions.

It's natural that he doesn't know what situation the Jiaxing army is currently facing. The three infantry divisions sound like they have a lot of troops, but what about the Japanese army? The troops came in two groups, and the total strength was much greater than that of the defenders. Not to mention the heavy firepower on the ground, there were also fighter planes in the sky to help. However, since the last attack of the Chinese Air Force more than ten days ago, there has been no sound. News that they took to the skies.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this battle has been lost. What the top management has to do is to redeploy troops and accumulate strength for a decisive battle with the Japanese army.

For the Jiaxing army, there is still a glimmer of hope in retreating, even in the direction of Jinling and into the hilly and mountainous areas of Guangde. But in that man's eyes, the lives of more than 20,000 soldiers are not as good as the so-called persistence. It's more important.

It would be fine if we treat everyone equally and fight for the country and the people, and if 20,000 Chinese men die, they will die! But the army directly under him was clearly required to retreat with all its might three days ago.

This kind of unfair thinking is just like Lieutenant General Guo's opening remarks: "It is chilling!"

Stay away from this battlefield, go to Pengcheng, use the secret arsenal built ten years ago to replenish troops, restore combat effectiveness, and fight the Japanese army again! Lieutenant General Wu, who looked into the distance silently, made his final decision.

Maybe that person never imagined that because of the erosion of the situation on the front line, the order he issued to stick to the military would push this heroic army further away from him. Maybe they would still fight under his command because of the fate of the country, but one day When the alien enemies are not around, it is extremely difficult to get them to point their guns at their own people.

Not to mention, in the northwest, the No. 2 figure in the Northeast Army has actually maintained a good relationship with that army.

By the afternoon, Guo and Wu each received similar replies from their bosses behind the scenes: You have suffered more than half of your casualties and are no longer able to fight anymore. You are hereby ordered to find an opportunity to leave the battlefield and fight again after replenishing your troops!

In the past, the 128th Division had 7,000 troops. After seven days of **** battle in Jiashan, it suffered 3,000 casualties. The battle loss rate was close to 50%. They were basically disabled and were eventually forced to withdraw from the battlefield.

This time, although the 67th Army and the 43rd Army came to help, the Japanese army ushered in a more ferocious attack. In order to consolidate the defense line, they carried out continuous night attacks. The casualties were not much less than before. The casualties of more than 2,000 people were also shocking. .

With such a casualty rate, coupled with the support of Jiashan's frontline record, the Hunan Province boss can naturally roll up his sleeves and scold the Songhu Theater Command that is about to be abolished, even if he is referring to Sang and Huai, because the Jinling Defense Battle that is about to begin is still Several other divisions that needed the Hunan Army to arrive, and a group of generals and lieutenants could only pinch their noses and listen.

As for the 43rd Army, the King of Sichuan Province, who is far away in Jiangxia to recuperate, has a good reason. The entire army of an infantry division was defeated on the Songhu battlefield and only one-tenth of it was left. What, you immortals? Still not satisfied? Do you have to fill all the 200,000 good men I came out of Sichuan into the hole you dug so hard to be happy?

This guy was even more stupid and simply ignored a command organization that was about to be abolished. He went directly to the head of the Military and Political Department, Chief He, and asked him to leave some seeds for the 43rd Army so that this infantry army could achieve excellent results in the Battle of Songhu. After regaining his strength, he can fight the Japanese army again one day.

He is not as straightforward as the big brother of the Hunan Army, and he speaks politely, but anyone who is not a fool will understand: When I came to Sichuan to fight the war, I didn't want to go home alive, but I can't let it go to waste like you. People from Sichuan want to die, right? If you are so disrespectful of martial ethics, don't blame me for turning against you.

If it were anyone else, I'm afraid the person who heard this would not only curse Niang Xipi a few times but also kill chickens and monkeys to show them off. However, the Sichuan Basin, surrounded by natural dangers such as the Qinling Mountains and Wushan Mountains, now has a strategic position. It's completely different from the past.

The group of 'elites' who can sit in high positions may not be able to defeat the Japanese due to layers of interests, but their brains are definitely good. With the defeat of the Songhu Battle, Jinling is in danger, and the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River may be within the range of the aggressive Japanese troops. Sichuan Province, with its natural dangers and rich products, may become the best place to go.

The Japanese tanks and aircraft in the plains can fully display their strength, but in Sichuan Province, which has only one waterway and a few pedestrian-only mountain roads into Sichuan, the Japanese have to add wings to their tanks and artillery. Such a King of Sichuan Province, even that person would not dare to give even a little face to his 'request'.

Not long after the two lieutenant generals received a call back from their respective bosses behind the scenes, a message from the Songhu Theater Command arrived: "The bandits have come from Taihu Lake, and there is an empty space behind Jiaxing's defense line. If our entire Jiaxing army sees something happening, Don't do it, it's better to evacuate as soon as possible! Now, all the armies have suffered heavy losses in the Songjiang and Jiashan battles. The Ministry of Military Affairs has ordered us to go to Jiangbei and other places to repair, and to replenish our troops, we can fight the Japanese invaders again in the future!”

Both the Sichuan and Hunan armies were about to withdraw. Naturally, the 67th Army, which had lost more than half of its losses, could not be said to stay on the defensive line. The Songhu Theater Command simply followed the trend and drove away all the 20,000 people. Anyway, dozens of people had retreated from Songhu. Tens of thousands of troops, there is no shortage of troops around Jinling.

The three of them finally let go. With this military order, whether they choose to fight or retreat, they are no longer constrained by the military order.

What they have to worry about now is how to successfully reach the 20,000-strong army on the 500-mile long retreat road from Jiaxing to Wuhu.

Once they cross the Yangtze River through Wuhu and reach Jiangbei, the Japanese army will be unable to catch up. However, no one pays attention to the additional troops in the theater headquarters' telegram. Hundreds of thousands of troops who need to guard the surrounding areas of Jinling are all How could such a good thing happen to a motley crew like them?

Together, the three lieutenant generals went to the defense areas they were responsible for to convene a meeting with the officers of each division. This could be regarded as a unified thinking before the 500-mile long-distance retreat.

Even if we retreat, we cannot just run around in a swarm, otherwise we will most likely be swarmed by the Japanese.

Lieutenant General Wu was sitting in the headquarters, still waiting for his generals to report, but a guard ran in first and said that someone he knew was looking for him, and asked him, the commander, to go out and greet him personally.

If it had been someone else, the guard, who had been armed with live ammunition and had been on the battlefield, would have beaten him out with a flurry of sticks. However, this man looked very impressive at first glance. The guard did not dare to fight or agree, so he had to rush to the lieutenant general's seat. Ask for instructions.

The so-called acquaintances are naturally not people in the military. It takes a lot of skill to be so loud and ask the guards to report without passing the registration number.

Lieutenant General Wu, who felt slightly relaxed after having solved the most important problem of the entire army, couldn't help but be a little curious. He followed the guards out of the headquarters and walked a few dozen meters forward when he saw a man wearing a navy blue cotton robe and a long beard. An erect middle-aged man stood there.

“Haha!” Lieutenant General Wu, who was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but smile on his face and laughed loudly.

It is absolutely a great joy to meet an old friend in such a chaotic day, and he is also an interesting old friend.

That is the case with Lieutenant General Wu.

For a long time, except for the moment when Tang Dao sent him the news of annihilating the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade on the front line, he had never been in such a happy and joyous mood.

Perhaps it's because of some bad taste at work?

About this, Wolong Cliff will not admit it.

PS: This is an automatically updated chapter. My daughter has a rare day off today. I took her out to climb mountains and go sightseeing for most of the day. I will update another chapter when I come back in the evening, probably around 9 o'clock. You can guess who this person is, and the children's boots you guess correctly will win a prize.

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