Chapter 258: Bai Zhuge: Truly Unlucky

Nanjing Command!

Inside the conference room, the gazes of everyone!

Are now all looking at the map on the wall.

Huo Kuizhang's 54th Army is the unit specifically tasked with guarding against the little devils landing in this area.

Furthermore!

This place is quite far from the Songhu front line.

With Huo Kuizhang's 54th Army defending it, everyone is relatively at ease.

Now, Huo Kuizhang has sent an urgent telegram to Lao Chang.

It is estimated that the situation on the front line is very bad.

Lin Wei and Tang Zong, along with several Staff Officers, have marked the strategic situation map where the 54th Army is located.

"Their troop strength totals over thirty thousand men!"

He reached out and gestured: "Alright!"

Bai Zhuge paused, picked up his water cup, and took a sip.

"The little devils landing here are most likely the 16th Division transferred from the Pingjin Region."

Minister He walked out, "Principal!"

"Have you figured it out yet!"

"Everyone, please look!"

"That's enough... let's adjourn, I am tired."

That is simply wishful thinking.

Bai Zhuge stroked his chin.

Now the Sichuan Army has achieved a great victory in the Seventh War Zone.

Xu Yongchang, Zhou Zhirou, Chen Shaokuan, Chen Diaoyuan, and other important generals, plus the rest of the generals.

Bai Zhuge, who was to the side, heard this and grinned: "The 54th Army!"

"However, the 18th Army under Lao Chen's command, which has the 11th Division and 67th Division under its jurisdiction."

They can only be commended verbally; as for wanting Weaponry.

"However, after replenishing troops in the rear, their combat effectiveness has also recovered quite a bit."

The remaining units want to block the 16th Division and the Chongteng Detachment.

Seeing Dai Chunfeng leave, Bai Zhuge spoke up: "Principal!"

Over thirty thousand little devils have appeared north of Shanghai, and the Sichuan Army is on the South Line.

"Chen Cixiu sent a telegram saying that the Seventh War Zone has dealt a heavy blow to the 10th Army."

"The situation is critical now, we should withdraw our troops."

Saying this, Dai Chunfeng picked up the Command Stick.

"But that still cannot resist the 100,000-plus men of the 10th Army."

If we were to give more equipment to the Sichuan Army, that would be nursing a hawk to peck out one's own eyes.

For Lao Chang!

Looking at the generals in the conference room, everyone is discussing the issue of withdrawing from Songhu again.

"Principal!"

"Huo Kuizhang immediately organized his troops to launch a counterattack against the little devils."

Minister He chimed in from the side: "Principal!"

"Yunong!"

Seeing the numerous generals analyzing it this way, Lao Chang looked at Dai Chunfeng.

He continued to analyze!

"Yunong!"

"For the sake of a protracted war of resistance, we cannot continue fighting."

The unit under Huo Kuizhang at the front has been routed by the little devils.

"Principal!"

Looking at the three red arrows on the map.

"Once they cut off the highways and Railway, and occupy some strategic strongholds."

This is clearly one piece of bad news and one piece of good news.

"This great victory has also boosted the confidence of our countrymen in the war of resistance."

"Achieved a great victory!"

He was also a bit displeased in his heart, as the ace armies under his own command had not achieved good results.

"It seems the little devils' troops landing in this area are numerous."

"Huo Kuizhang's 54th Army has the 14th Division and 98th Division under its jurisdiction."

Now!

They fought for so long before reporting to the Nanjing Command.

"Even if the Sichuan Army 23rd Group Army is capable of fighting!"

Qian Dajun hurriedly handed Chen Cixiu's telegram to Lao Chang.

"According to the comparison of the military strength of the two armies, three German-equipped Divisions."

In the Songhu Region, the little devils are encircling the Republic of China Army from three directions.

"It has now been transferred to Huo Kuizhang, letting him command it temporarily."

Upon hearing this, Dai Chunfeng stood up.

Lao Chang heard that the Sichuan Army was in the Seventh War Zone and had dealt a heavy blow to the 10th Army.

The 16th Division and the Chongteng Detachment, the 10th Army, carried out a pincer movement from both flanks of the Republic of China Army.

"On the Songhu Battlefield, over 700,000 of our Republic of China troops are gathered."

"The 54th Army retreated; this shows that the little devils who landed likely possess one division, plus an attached detachment!"

Lao Chang's expression turned somewhat ugly!

After pondering for a moment, "Let me see the telegram."

"Five o'clock this evening!"

"These are all our elite troops."

Wouldn't this make him, Lao Chang, appear too incompetent!!

At present!

"According to my judgment, the little devils' troops that landed here."

Launched a fierce attack from the front against the Republic of China Army in Shanghai.

"They can completely hold off one division of devils!"

"According to the latest news sent by the Special Service Corps in Shanghai."

Over thirty thousand little devils!

How exactly is Huo Kuizhang serving as an Army Commander?

"You draft a telegram to commend the Sichuan Army 23rd Group Army."

"Even if these three divisions fought a bloody battle in Luodian for over a month."

The little devils' 3rd, 9th, 11th, 13th, and 101st Divisions, as well as the Navy Marine Corps and other units.

"We should consider withdrawing troops from the Songhu Region."

"North of Shanghai, over thirty thousand devils have appeared."

Everyone listened!

Upon learning that the 54th Army was facing over thirty thousand little devils, they all gasped in succession.

Taking the telegram, Lao Chang scanned it a few times.

Having dealt a heavy blow to the edge of the 10th Army, overall, the Songhu war situation has not yet collapsed.

This is truly an extraordinary battle result.

Especially Lao Chang, who widened his eyes directly.

"It is certainly no less than one division."

"The troop deployment status of the little devils who landed in the 54th Army's defensive zone."

"You often say, do not lose troops and generals for the sake of the gain or loss of a single city or territory."

"And based on some intelligence I collected earlier, I have made the following judgment."

Dai Chunfeng understood Lao Chang's meaning and replied: "Yes!"

"A great victory!"

"If our 700,000-strong army on the Songhu front retreats westward, then there will be no way back."

His brows furrowed slightly.

"However, because they were outnumbered, after the 54th Army fought hard for two hours."

"Our three divisions can basically block one division of devils."

"I will give you an answer tomorrow night."

Regarding this, Xu Yongchang expressed his agreement, "I also think this is the case."

"Staff Officer Bai is right."

This Sichuan Army has appeared with excellent battle results one after another.

"At this time now."

The generals in the conference room seemed to see the intense battle scenes on the Songhu Battlefield.

Just as everyone was about to speak up to advise Lao Chang to withdraw the troops.

"Retreating so rapidly!"

"The little devils took advantage of the fog on the river surface to launch a fierce artillery bombardment on Huo Kuizhang's troops."

"Then a large number of landing ships appeared on the Yangtze River."

"If the 10th Army attacks again and cuts off the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway and the Railway, our army will truly be in danger."

"The student will go and carry it out now."

"The various officers of the Sichuan Army, big and small, can also be promoted as appropriate."

"Although the 98th Division was transferred out."

"The attached detachment is the Chongteng Detachment transferred from Taiwan."

Seeing Lao Chang say this, everyone stopped offering advice and left the conference room one after another.

"As the saying goes, if you keep the people and lose the land, you can regain both; if you keep the land and lose the people, you lose both!"

The Sichuan Army ambushed the Supply Troops of the 6th Division and the Kunisaki Detachment, annihilating nearly ten thousand enemies.

Qian Dajun ran in and shouted: "Principal!"

"The 16th Division and the Chongteng Detachment have all been replenished."

Lao Chang picked up the Command Stick and pointed at the map.

"As for your Songhu withdrawal plan, I will consider it carefully."

"The little devils finally broke through the first-line positions of Huo Kuizhang's troops and successfully landed."

Then I'm sorry... there isn't any!

Nowadays, the Sichuan Army troops are becoming more and more capable of fighting.

Currently, Huo Kuizhang's troops are no match and are retreating backward.

They all also offered advice to Lao Chang: "Indeed!"

The defense zone of the 54th Army in this area is basically where troops withdrawn from Songhu are undergoing rest and reorganization.

Regarding the stubborn Lao Chang, Bai Zhuge could only let out a long sigh.

To encounter such a headstrong and self-opinionated commander is truly bad luck.

(End of this chapter)