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Yang Fan laughed and said: "The Japanese army tried to encircle and block our army in vain, and then concentrate their efforts to destroy our army. Naturally, our army can't sit still!"

"What Commander Yang said is absolutely true!"

Li Zongren nodded, and then said worriedly: "The current situation in the Wuhan battle is getting worse and worse, Anqing, Maolinzhou, Xiangkou, Madang Fortress, Hukou and other important places have been lost one after another!

The Japanese army is gathering troops to attack Jiujiang. If Jiujiang falls, the Japanese army can capture Wuhan by going west, and outflank Nanchang and Changsha by going south. The consequences will be unimaginable!

Commander Yang, is there any good way to deal with this? "

Chapter 374

After the fall of Xuzhou, the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government decided to adjust the order of operations in order to strengthen the command organization and combat capabilities. In mid-June 1938, a new 6th theater was established, and at the same time, it was decided to defend Wuhan with troops belonging to the 9th and 5th theaters.

The troops participating in the defense of Wuhan, as well as the air force and navy, totaled 14 group armies, 50 armies, about 200 combat aircraft, more than 30 ships, and a total strength of nearly 110 million.

Since June, the troops of each corps have used natural barriers such as Poyang Lake and the Dabie Mountains to organize defenses and defend Wuhan.

In addition, the Soviet Aid China Volunteer Air Force participated in this battle.

On July 7, the Japanese army, navy and air force stormed Hukou, the gate of Jiujiang. Liu Yuqing's No.1 Sixth Division was ordered to defend it. After several days of fierce fighting, the Hada detachment released a large amount of poison gas, broke through the defending position, and Hukou fell.

On July 7th, Hata Shunroku received specific instructions from the Japanese base camp on the battle in Wuhan, and clarified that the main attack direction was on both sides of the Yangtze River, not at the southern or northern foot of the Dabie Mountains in the north of the Yangtze River. The main attacking force was the No.5 Army of Okamura Neji, Under the jurisdiction of five divisions and five detachments.

This plan of the Japanese army defeated Generalissimo Chiang's judgment on the direction of the Japanese army's main attack at the beginning of the Wuhan Battle.

The basis of Generalissimo Jiang is that the Japanese army did not choose to march from both sides of the Yangtze River when they attacked Nanjing, but Hirohito chose the two sides of the Yangtze River as the main attack direction this time.

The 11th Army of the Japanese Okamura Neiji rushed towards Jiujiang, and the 101st Division of Masaki Ito advanced to the vicinity of the lake mouth. The Hatta Detachment and the Matsuura Division cooperated with the navy to attack Jiujiang, and were preparing to attack Ruichang and Dean. Inaba Shiro's 6th Division attacked Taihu Lake, Susong and Huangmei from Qianshan to support the troops going up the river.

Generalissimo Jiang was shocked and hastily deployed [-] troops to defend Jiujiang.

Although Li Zongren is currently recuperating in Gaomi, the news is not blocked at all, even though Bai Chongxi is temporarily acting as the commander of the fifth theater!

However, Li Zongren has not been dismissed, so all important news will be copied to him as soon as possible, and his opinion will even be consulted!

"Officer Li, I understand what you mean! But now I'm beyond my reach, and I can't use my strength!"

Yang Fan is very clear about Li Zongren's real thoughts at this time. On the surface, he is asking for countermeasures. In fact, he hopes that Yang Fan, the tiger and wolf army, can go south to join the war!

Looking at Yang Fan, Li Zongren was full of sorrow and said: "I also know that this is the difficulty of the strong, but according to the current situation, Wuhan will definitely fall into the hands of the Japanese invaders in two or three months at most!

If the situation continues to collapse like this, our China is not far from subjugation! "

Although Yang Fan has repeatedly created an astonishing record of winning more with less, and Li Zongren personally commanded the Taierzhuang victory in a few months, he is still not very optimistic about the overall situation of the War of Resistance!

Just as Li Zongren was worried, according to the original historical trend, although the national army in the Wuhan Battle gathered five times the strength of the Japanese invaders, due to the adoption of one-sided anti-war line and passive defensive position tactics, coupled with Li Yunheng's dereliction of duty, he lost the most important Madang Fortress!

In the end, they could only retreat steadily, and voluntarily abandoned Wuhan in late October, declaring failure.

"Don't worry about this, the final victory must belong to our Yangyang Huaxia!"

Yang Fan didn't panic at all!

Don't dare to say anything else, even if there is a historical shift, as long as you give enough time and space to develop, you will be able to recover the entire territory of Shandong step by step, and have a strong capital to compete with Japan!

"I hope so!"

Li Zongren could only nod silently, and then said in a very sincere tone: "Commander Yang, I know you have a different world in your heart. Not only are the soldiers strong, the fighters are amazing, the jurisdiction is also governed like a brocade, everything is full of hope!

However, the territory is still too small, and the population and resources are limited. If you wait until the little devil is free and then go back and encircle with heavy troops, I am afraid that there will be no way to survive alone, and everything will be destroyed! "

It is a time of war, and the Huaxia Huben Army defense area is completely surrounded by the Japanese army, and it may fall at any time, but Yang Fan is vigorously building civil engineering at this time, working hard on people's livelihood, education, water conservancy projects, and even spending huge sums of money to build Gaomi University .

Li Zongren didn't understand this point very much. At this time, shouldn't he use his utmost force to increase his military strength?

If the little devils attack and bomb with all their strength, no matter how many factories and buildings are built, they will be destroyed in the flames of war. What is the use of making more achievements in people's livelihood?

Is it possible to be the captain of the transport team in the end, and give the Japanese generous gifts?

"Thank you, Chief Li, for your kind words! But I have my own calculations, and I won't be so stupid as to sit and wait for death!"

Yang Fan smiled, knowing that such an operation is difficult for the world to understand in this war age, so he didn't explain too much.

It is still the old saying that history is written by the victors. As a person who has experienced and a system man, Yang Fan has enough confidence and strength to defend the fruits of labor, and he will never make a wedding dress for others!

After a pause, Yang Fan changed the subject: "Instead of worrying about me, Mr. Li might as well remind the chairman that when Wuhan cannot be attacked for a long time, the Japanese army will go south to attack Guangzhou!

If Guangzhou is lost, not only the Guangdong-Han Railway will be cut off, but also our only external supplementary port in China will be lost. The consequences will be much more serious! "

"What? You mean the Japanese army will attack Guangzhou in the near future?"

Yang Fan's light words were like a heavy hammer hitting the heart, and Li Zongren's pupils constricted. If that was the case, it would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the maintenance of the War of Resistance, especially large-scale battles!

Guangzhou is currently the only port for China to transport military supplies, and Wuhan is the distribution center and transfer station for these supplies. If Guangzhou is lost, Wuhan's strategic position will drop significantly!

The original history was also due to the fall of Guangzhou, and Wuhan was considered unworthy of continuing to defend with heavy troops. In order to avoid the repetition of the tragedy of the Nanjing Defense War, Chairman Jiang finally decided not to be an isolated city and voluntarily abandon Wuhan!

In fact, Yang Fan does not seem to be the case. Wuhan is protected from the east to the north by the Dabie Mountains, and to the south by the Hunan and Jiangxi Mountains!

It is close to the Jingxiang Henan granary in the north, and the area is guarded by the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains and the northward extension of the Dabie Mountains. It is difficult for the Japanese army to capture it!

The mountainous terrain around Wuhan can effectively restrain the Japanese army's mobile forces, air superiority, and sea superiority.Once Wuhan is lost, Chongqing will inevitably be attacked, and the defense means are only the support of the Shipai Fortress in Jiangbei and Yichang.

Abandoning Wuhan will only make the situation in China precarious. If we can stick to Wuhan and not lose it, we can effectively support the surrounding support points and ensure the stability of Chongqing.

Even if the Japanese army invaded the three towns of Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuhan, it is entirely possible to evacuate the residents of Wuhan and start a street fight with the Japanese army, known as a war meat grinder, just like the defense of Changde!

Such a bloody battle to the end will make the Japanese army even worse and have to terminate the battle despite the heavy casualties. After all, the Japanese army is currently insufficient in overall strength and cannot withstand such consumption.

If that's the case, Yang Fan will definitely invest heavily in the battle of Wuhan without hesitation, but it's a pity that everything is out of his control!

Chapter 375

Yang Fan turned his head to look at Li Zongren, nodded without hesitation and said: "It is inevitable for the Japanese army to attack Guangzhou. Although our army has been losing successively in the current battle in Wuhan, it has also caused serious casualties to the Japanese army!

At present, the initiative is still in the hands of our army. As long as we can deal with it, we can continue to stick to it. As long as we are determined enough, we can even force the Japanese army to retreat!

However, Guangzhou cannot be lost in an important supply port. If we lose it, we will not be able to continue to receive supplies from Britain, the United States and other countries. This will have a major impact on our long-term struggle!

If Chief Li can persuade the chairman on this point, I can think of a way here to make the Japanese army pay a heavy price! "

"Oh? We can sit down and discuss this matter!"

Li Zongren suddenly raised his eyebrows, knowing that Yang Fan has always liked the routine of raiding thousands of miles, even though Guangzhou is as high as 1500 kilometers away from here!

"Haha, Chief Li really thinks I'm a god? This matter can only be said to be doing your best and obeying the destiny!"

Yang Fan smiled and did not continue, because this matter really depends on how Chairman Jiang makes moves, because at present, half of the Cantonese Army has been transferred to participate in the Battle of Wuhan!

In the past, Wu Tiecheng, governor of Guangdong Province, had reported to Chongqing, but Generalissimo Jiang thought it was "false" information deliberately fabricated by the Japanese, trying to get the national army to draw troops from the Wuhan battlefield to support Guangdong.

It's okay not to increase the number of troops, but Generalissimo Jiang actually sent a report asking Yu Hanmou to transfer another division to the Wuhan battlefield.

Therefore, if Chairman Jiang is still exactly the same as the original history, Yang Fan will not go into the muddy water!

Because the journey is too far away, even if you spend a lot of manpower and material resources to send tens of thousands of people there, if there is no cooperation from allied forces, at most you can fight soy sauce and it will not have a big effect. Danger, income and output are completely unequal!

"It's true! Then do your best and obey the destiny!"

Li Zongren naturally understood Yang Fan's implication. It is true that this matter has not been written yet, but this information is very important. He will try his best to get it even if he is catching wind and shadow. At least let Yu Hanmou prepare for the battle in advance!

Xinyang, Commander of the Fifth Theater Command.

"Boss, Chief Li is calling!"

Bai Chongxi was appointed as the acting commander of the fifth theater on July 7. He was thinking about the front of the military map in the war room when a communications staff officer rushed in.

"Is the Japanese army going to attack Guangzhou?"

After reading the telegram, Bai Chongxi frowned, not surprised by this, and understood what Li Zongren's telegram meant. It was nothing more than admonishing him to let Chairman Jiang pay attention to Guangzhou's defense!

But the problem also arises here. Generalissimo Jiang is now concentrating all his thoughts on the Wuhan area, wishing he could mobilize another 10 people to join the war and beat the little devils back!

If, on the other hand, it is suggested to send troops south to Guangzhou for support, it will probably be thankless!

After the fifth war zone was withdrawn from Xuzhou, not only did it not get rest and replenishment, but it had many fierce battles with the Japanese army one after another. Many troops had already suffered more than half of their casualties, and the situation was extremely worrying!

Even though Bai Chongxi was quite strategic, he still felt helpless at this moment. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice!

"The chief seat!"

At this moment, Zhang Zizhong walked into the war room with a face full of gunpowder, came to Bai Chongxi, stood upright and saluted.

"Xin Chen! Thank you for your hard work!"

Bai Chongxi quickly withdrew his thoughts, walked over quickly and reached out to hold Zhang Zizhong's callused right hand, and said with great enthusiasm: "Thanks to your 59th Army's bloody fighting to stop the pursuit of the Japanese invaders, otherwise the casualties in the fifth theater would be even more serious! "

Zhang Zizhong nodded and said: "Thank you for your compliment!"

"Well! Before Chief Li left, he mentioned to me many times that Chen Chen is the mainstay of my Fifth War Zone, as expected!"

Bai Chongxi was full of praise again, and then said: "I know that the casualties of your Ninth Army are extremely serious. Now you can transfer to Tongbai Mountain to rest and replenish. The future battle will be more difficult, and you need to work together with me!"

Zhang Zizhong said solemnly: "Soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty, and killing little devils is even more obligatory!"

"Well said! Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!"

Bai Chongxi nodded, then turned his head and said to the adjutant beside him: "I have ordered that, except for Hu Zongnan's 17th Corps, which will continue to be in charge of vigilance against the enemy, the rest of the 3rd Corps, 4th Corps, 21st Army, and all units directly under the theater will be transferred to Into the rest!"

"Yes!"

The adjutant saluted, then turned around and left!

After the adjutant left, Bai Chongxi asked with a smile: "I heard that you have a particularly good hemostatic powder and an injection called penicillin, which have almost immediate results and have saved many seriously injured people who would die?"

Penicillin was first discovered in 1928, but because the technology was not advanced enough at that time and the understanding was not deep enough, penicillin was not isolated separately.

Until 1941, the baton of penicillin purification passed to the hands of Australian pathologist Walter Florey.

With the assistance of the U.S. military, Flory isolated the bacteria from the soil brought back from the airports of various countries when the pilots went out to perform missions, which increased the production of penicillin from 2 units per cubic centimeter to 40 units!

The penicillin injection provided by Yang Fan is 160 million units, the effect should not be too good, as long as he is not allergic, it is completely equivalent to a life-saving medicine!

Zhang Zizhong nodded and said: "That's true, these medicines were all given to our department by Commander Yang during the Battle of Taierzhuang!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Zizhong is full of gratitude and warmth. If Yang Fan hadn't donated a large amount of medicine and advanced firearms and equipment, how could their 59th Army survive so many people under such high-intensity continuous combat?

"Haha, I've heard that you and Yang Fan have an irresistible relationship, and it's true! That's easy!"

The corners of Bai Chongxi's mouth twitched, and then he said: "Our third war zone is in short supply of medicines. I just arrived and many army commanders heard that you have good medicines for bringing the dead back to life, so they all come to me!

If it is possible, can you help to think of a way? "

Bai Chongxi asked himself that he and Yang Fan were nodding acquaintances, and Yang Fan is an independent guy, so if he asks for it rashly, he will inevitably be declined, so after much deliberation, he turned his idea to Zhang Zizhong!

These medicines are not just as simple as saving lives, but more importantly, they can greatly improve morale, and what the fifth theater needs most at present is to restore morale!

"This! I'll do my best!"

Zhang Zizhong nodded. Yang Fan gave a lot of life-saving medicines at the beginning, but these days the army has consumed a lot, and he also gave out a lot before!

Now it can be said that the landlord's family is almost out of surplus food, and Zhang Zizhong has no reason to give away the last bit of inventory!

But now that Bai Chongxi has spoken, Zhang Zizhong can only look at Yang Fan with the cheek to ask for more!

Chapter 376 Sea Knight Transport Helicopter

"No problem! Call General Zhang back, we will set off tonight! Let him use the radio station for navigation, and light a bonfire on the mountain, and level out an open space where the helicopter can be parked!"

After receiving Zhang Zizhong's request, Yang Fan nodded without the slightest hesitation. Although it was nearly a thousand miles away, it was not difficult for him to bring some medicines here, and the cost of wealth points would not be too much!

Although the helicopter does not have a satellite positioning system now, it can completely use radio signals for navigation!

Radio navigation mainly uses the basic characteristics of electromagnetic wave propagation. Through the reception, emission and processing of radio waves, navigation equipment can measure navigation parameters such as the direction, distance, distance difference, and speed of the carrier relative to the navigation station.

Therefore, the relative position relationship between the moving carrier and the navigation station is determined, and the positioning and navigation of the moving carrier are realized accordingly.

"What? Are you saying that Commander Yang has agreed to bring medicines by air? And he departed from Gaomi at [-] o'clock this afternoon?"

Zhang Zizhong looked at the communication staff in astonishment, and just sent him to send a telegram, but the good news came before he finished drinking a cup of tea!

The communication staff officer nodded with great certainty: "Sir, that's true, there will be absolutely no mistakes!"

"Okay! I know, you go down!"

Only then did Zhang Zizhong come back to his senses, and said with great gratitude: "Commander Yang is so generous, how can I receive such favor!"

When parting ways with Yang Fan in Taierzhuang, Yang Fan made a promise that he would respond to every request, even if it was far away, but Zhang Zizhong didn't think so far at that time, he just took it as a polite remark!

Only now did Zhang Zizhong realize that Yang Fan had expected this day a long time ago, but he was really capable of helping him from a thousand miles away!

"This friendship is indeed too thick!"