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Chapter 723 Three choices

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

    Okamura Neji frowned and said to Shunroku Hata: "Your Excellency, General, the press conference at the base camp was held early, which exposed our army's combat intentions in advance!"

    "It doesn't matter." Shunroku Hata waved his hand and said, "The divisions of the Eleventh Army and the Twelfth Army have all entered the command position. At this time, we can't hide our intentions even if we want to, so  Holding a press conference at base camp will not have much impact.¡±

    "Not really." Okamura Neiji shook his head and said, "The China Army's communication conditions are poor and its response speed is not fast. If we don't hold a press conference, I think we can at least buy our army twenty-four hours! This  Twenty-four hours is enough to make a decisive change in the situation on the frontline in Wuhan!"

    Hata Shunroku said: "Okamura-kun, the press conference at the base camp has been held, and it is meaningless to talk about it anymore."

    "Hai!" Neji Okamura paused slightly and said, "What the General said is that this is probably the only way we can do it now."

    After a pause, Okamura Neiji added: "Since the base camp has exposed our army's combat intentions in advance, there is not enough time left for the 12th Army to group southward!"

    Shunroku Hata nodded and asked: "How many days will it take for the 12th Army to move south?"

    "It depends on what choice the China Army will make." Okamura Neiji said, "If the main force of the China Army gathered in the Dabie Mountains chooses to escape lightly, then they can withdraw from the battlefield now and flee to Wuhan! In this case, the Tenth  The Second Army only has three days to move south. If Wuhan cannot be captured within three days, the Chinese Army will slip away from Wuhan!"

    Shunroku Hata said in a deep voice: "If the China Army really 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!"

    "That's for sure!" Neji Okamura said, "But at least the China Army can keep most of the veterans! China has a large population. As long as the veterans can be preserved, within three months, they can pull out another 600,000 or even more veterans.  Millions of troops! If the Chinese people¡¯s resistance can continue, the incident in China will not be resolved!¡±

    Hata Shunroku added: "What if the Chinese army doesn't flee lightly?"

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

    "Yo Xi!" Okamura Neiji nodded happily, then turned to face Kuang Ping and said, "Jing Ping, please call the Twelfth Army and be sure to arrive at Hankou within five days!"

    Shunroku Hata finally took a middle value.

    Requiring the southbound group of the Twelfth Army to reach Hankou within three days is obviously too much. Not to mention that the railways, highways and bridges from Dawu County to Hankou have been damaged. Even if the road is open, there are still Chinese troops along the way.  There are layers of resistance, so it is impossible to advance more than 100 kilometers in three days!

    Therefore, five days is the most appropriate time!

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

    There are more than 600,000 national troops. It would be great if 100,000 of them can escape in the end!

    "Hai!" Gingzheng Kuangwu nodded fiercely, turned around and walked away.

    Okamura Neji said to Hata Shunroku again: "General, I should also rush to Anqing."

    ¡°Yo Xi!¡± Shunroku Hata nodded and said, ¡°Okamura-kun, I¡¯ll leave it to you on the north bank of the Yangtze River!¡±

    "Hai!" Okamura Neiji nodded heavily and walked away with his saber in hand.

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    Let¡¯s talk about Zhong Yi later.

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

    Zhong Yi didn¡¯t show any pretense and walked straight to the sand table in the war room.

    At this time, the combat staff of the commander's department had already displayed the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the entire battlefield on the sand table.

    But I can see that there are already dense numbers of small blue flags at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, the section from Anqing to Huanggang on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and near Shangcheng, Guangshan and Dawu counties at the northwest foot of the Dabie Mountains.

    These little blue flags represent, of course, the various Japanese armies.

    Facing the sand table, Zhong Yi's mind began to make rapid calculations.

    Including Bai Chongbei, no one dared to disturb Zhong Yi at this time.

    Although there were many senior generals present who were not convinced by Zhong Yi, such as Tang Enbo and Hu Zongnan, theyI really want to hear Zhong Yi¡¯s opinion.

    Faced with such a desperate situation, what advice would Zhong Yi have?

    Various thoughts and possibilities flashed through Zhong Yi¡¯s mind one by one.

    After a while, Zhong Yi raised his head and said to Bai Chongbei: "Commander-in-Chief, now you have three choices!"

    "Three choices?" A look of surprise flashed across Bai Chongbei's eyes, and then he asked, "Which three?"

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

    After a pause, Zhong Yi added: "Although the Japanese army is coming fiercely, their main attack direction is only the north bank of the Yangtze River and the northwest foothills of the Dabie Mountains. If our army is broken into pieces and divided into northern Anhui, eastern Anhui, southern Anhui and eastern Henan,  There is still a high chance of breaking through, and the loss of the troops will not be small, but it is still possible to retain one-third of the troops!"

    "But these troops will become isolated from now on, and like the troops in the Sulu theater, they will no longer receive supplies!" Bai Chongbei shook his head like a rattle and said, "And even if we break out separately, we can only retain one-third of the troops.  The loss of military strength is too great! No, absolutely not! The principal will never agree!"

    After a pause, Bai Chongbei said again: "What is the second option?"

    Zhong Yi stretched out his second finger and said: "The second option is to issue orders to all participating armies at the same time and retreat toward Wuhan. This should be able to retain one-sixth of the troops!"

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

    "Yes!" Zhong Yi nodded and said, "If we retreat desperately, the Japanese 22nd Division and the 27th Division will definitely pursue them one after another. Under the Japanese pursuit, our army will definitely collapse.  Because there are no roads in the mountains, it may not cause a stampede during the Songhu retreat, but the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to travel, and the losses will only be greater than during the Songhu Battle! 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 option?"

    Zhong Yi stretched out his third finger and said: "The third option is to formulate a careful retreat plan. All participating armies will strictly follow the plan and retreat in an orderly manner. However, the results of this are unpredictable." (Remember.  Website address: www.hlnovel.com
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