But in comparison, the pressure on the national army is even greater!
The sky had just turned dark when Chen Jing'an, commander of the 1st garrison brigade, Liu Futing, commander of the 2nd brigade, Pan Zihe, commander of the 3rd brigade, and Zhou Mengxiong, commander of the 4th brigade, 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 brigade!¡±
"Brother Fumin, for the sake of the party and the country, please give me a hand!"
"Brother Fumin, we can't hold Hanyang City any longer. Let's retreat to Guishan!"
Seeing the excited expressions of Chen Jing'an, Liu Futing, Pan Zihe and Zhou Mengxiong, Sun Liren was also a little shaken.
In the past four days, several brigades in the Hanyang Defense Area have suffered too many casualties! It¡¯s almost impossible to save one out of ten!
Before the Japanese general attack, they still had more than 20,000 people in the Hanyang defense area, but now, with their new 38th Division plus four security brigades, there are only more than 5,000 people left after the full attack!
And most of these more than 5,000 people were injured!
With just these more than 5,000 remnant soldiers, it is really difficult to defend Hanyang City!
Maybe the next wave of Japanese attacks will cause the entire Hanyang defense area to fall apart!
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 defenses on the mountain!
With these fortifications, they still have a chance to hold on for another one or two days. In this way, they can also hold on until the main force of the fifth theater counterattacks, and the effect should be the same.
At that moment, Sun Liren grabbed the phone and called the Dragon King Temple headquarters in Hankou.
"Zi Ren, I am Sun Liren." Sun Liren said bitterly, "The casualties of the troops are too great. If we hold on to the city, we may not be able to hold on for too long. Can we retreat to Guishan Fortress?"
"No!" Zhong Yi on the other end of the phone categorically objected, "If you can't defend the city, then don't even think about being able to defend Guishan! In street fighting, the Japanese's artillery and aviation basically have no role, but in positional warfare, The Japanese artillery and aviation can exert their greatest power!"
"Okay." Sun Liren said, "I understand."
Sun Liren hung up the phone, and Chen Jing'an and the other four brigade commanders immediately looked over expectantly.
Sun Liren shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Zi Ren said, Hanyang cannot give up. Even if we fight to the last man, we must not abandon the defense lightly. You should hurry back!"
Chen Jing'an, Liu Futing and others suddenly looked miserable when they heard this.
¡°That¡¯s it, at worst, we¡¯ll leave this hundred or so kilograms in Hanyang!¡±
"Yes, although success is uncertain, Chengren is determined!"
"Brother Fumin, let's say goodbye. I hope you and I, my classmates, will have another chance to see each other again!"
"Dear classmates, I will take the first step. We will meet again in the next life!"
After saying that, Chen Jing'an and the other four brigade commanders walked away, leaving Sun Liren standing alone, standing alone! It wasn't until there was an explosion outside that he brought Sun Liren back to reality!
The next moment, Sun Liren pulled out his pistol with his backhand.
He shouted loudly: "Guard class, follow me!"
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Hankou Dragon King Temple.
Zhu Liangcheng said: "Zi Ren, you should know very well what kind of temper Fumin has. He will never come to complain to you unless it is absolutely necessary!"
Zhong Yi¡¯s brows furrowed even more.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhong Yi finally picked up the phone receiver and said, "Pick up Guishan for me!"
After a while, the call was connected, and Zhong Yi asked again: "Is it Commander Ding of the Tank Battalion?"
Ding Yan¡¯s tank battalion is in Guishan. Until now, Zhong Yi has not used the tank battalion.
"Reporting to the audience, I am Ding Yan!" Ding Yan's voice immediately came from the other end of the phone, "What are the instructions for the audience?"
Zhong Yi said in a deep voice: "Pay close attention to the battle situation in Hanyang. Once you find that the New 38th Division and the various security brigades show signs of collapse, provide fire support immediately!"
"Yes!" Ding Yan agreed without hesitation.
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Liangcheng said: "Zi Ren, have you really decided to use the tank battalion?"
After a pause, Zhu Liangcheng added: "In street fighting, tanks are easily destroyed!"
"I know it's a stupid decision to send out tank battalions to participate in street fighting." Zhong Yi shook his head and sighed, "But what can we do? If Hanyang losesDefend, if Wuhan falls, the plan we made before the war will be completely in vain, and a counterattack will be impossible. So what is the use of keeping the tank battalion? "
"That's true." Zhu Liangcheng said with a sigh, "If Wuhan is eventually lost, then we will keep the tank battalion, but it will just be to send trophies to the old devil Dong Jiuregong Nianyan!"
Zhong Yi said: "The battle to defend Wuhan has entered its final moments. Not only do the tank battalions no longer need to be retained, but the more than 5,000 rounds of large-caliber artillery shells remaining in the Wuchang warehouse no longer need to be hidden and tucked away for the logistics department to transport overnight. Come here! Whether we can hold Hankou depends on these more than 5,000 rounds of artillery shells!"
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At the same time, at the Chongqing headquarters.
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 and points north to Wuhan. The tail of the arrow says the First Corps and 105 kilometers!
The second arrow starts from Macheng in eastern Hubei and points straight west to Wuhan. At the end of this arrow is marked the Third Corps and Ninety Kilometers!
The third arrow starts from Tongcheng and Suixian in northern Hubei and points south to Wuhan. At the end of this arrow is marked the Fourth Corps and 150 kilometers!
Liu Sheng pointed at 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 Wuhan! Among them, the Third Corps in Macheng, eastern Hubei The Second Army of the Corps is the closest and is expected to reach the outskirts of Hankou in two days!"
"It's too slow, it's too slow!" Principal Chang frowned and said, "Isn't it only more than ninety kilometers from Macheng to Hankou? It can be reached by marching in a day and night. Tell Sun Lianzhong to ask the Second Army to speed up the march. No matter what We must reach the eastern suburbs of Hankou before tomorrow evening! No matter what the cost!"
"Yes!" Liu Sheng said respectfully, "I'll call the Second Army now!"
Watching Liu Sheng¡¯s figure go out, Principal Chang¡¯s eyes fell on the map again.
After staring at the map for a long time, Principal Chang said quietly: "The battle to defend Wuhan has reached its final moment. Now it depends on whether the troops in the Wuhan Garrison can hold on until tomorrow evening! As long as they can hold on until tomorrow. In the evening, if we persist until the Second Army arrives, we will usher in an unprecedented victory!"
After a pause, Principal Chang said again: "Turn on the radio, I want to listen to the voice of Jianghan!"
"Yes!" Lin Weigong, the director of the attendant's office, responded and stepped forward to turn on the radio on the table. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com