War of Resistance

Chapter 1093 Preparations for Burning the City (44)

The purpose of the Scorched Earth War of Resistance was to make the frontline troops of the Japanese army lack supplies, so that they could not support the war with war, so that the Japanese army was forced to extend the supply line. In China, it was the Guangxi tycoon Li Zongren who first proposed this concept, and now Chiang Kai-shek also feels that Therefore, the scorched-earth policy must be put on the table, and it must be implemented.

However, no one knows that the implementation of the scorched earth policy has brought a lot of trouble to the enemy when it caused trouble to the enemy.

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The will of the upper-level cannot be doubted, especially when the higher-level is ready for the scorched-earth war of resistance, the lower-level departments must also make corresponding preparations for this matter.

Regarding this secret order, the authority setting level is not too high. It is intended to be presented to the chief responsible officer of the commander's department of the ninth war zone and the chief responsible officer of the Wuhan Garrison Command. Even the chief responsible officer of the military command department has the authority to read it.

Therefore, this secret telegram, from the perspective of the high-level national army, is actually a semi-public secret telegram official document, and the ninth theater is already intensively preparing corresponding countermeasures for the content of this secret telegram.

The countermeasures also included preparations for the fall of Wuhan and the burning of the city.

As the main officers of the backbone of the Wuhan garrison, Zhang Tianhai, Zhou Fangjie, and Wang Zan were all called to the garrison headquarters in the north of Hanyang.

The meeting was held in the small conference room of the Garrison Headquarters building. There were only five people attending the meeting. Besides Wang Zan, Zhang Tianhai, and Zhou Fangjie, there were only Chief Luo Zhuoying and the adjutant in charge of meeting minutes.

The atmosphere in the small meeting room was dull. The lights in the closed meeting room were not bright, but they were just enough to illuminate everything around them.

"It's rare that you three garrison commanders were convened for a meeting this time. I believe you can guess that the situation on the front line is very tense now, especially the possibility that the Japanese troops on the northern front will join forces with their troops on the eastern front. , if they join forces successfully, it means that Wuhan is in big trouble." Luo Zhuoying said, after all, he still has a lot of things to arrange, and some things have to be short.

The arena was silent, everyone was waiting for Officer Luo's next words.

"So, Shangfeng has already made a decision. It may be ready to give up Wuhan." Luo Zhuoying said.

As soon as Luo Zhuoying's words came out, the two guard commanders besides Zhang Tianhai were unavoidably surprised. Although they had already prepared themselves, when the decision was made, it was still inevitable that Somewhat surprised.

Because the rumors above were very tight before, and they were all prepared for war around the need to defend the Great Wuhan. At this moment, the wind direction suddenly changed, and it became so hasty, which is indeed a bit surprising.

"Of course, abandoning Wuhan does not mean that Wuhan should be handed over to the enemy, but a scorched-earth policy should be carried out, leaving nothing useful to the enemy. Therefore, our Wuhan Garrison Area immediately began to prepare for burning the city. Specifically The plan to burn the city should have started in Hankou, and in order to ensure that the evacuated troops can leave Wuhan safely, we are now announcing the No. The attitude of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ninth War Zone, and even the attitude of the National Military Commission.

Everyone here is not an idiot, and they also know that if Shangfeng has no attitude, Luo Zhuoying will never say these words, and it is impossible to dare to hold this meeting.

In any case, since the officer has given an order, the people below must make all preparations, so the three guard commanders all took out their notebooks and pens, and prepared to record the key points that Officer Luo was going to say.

"The Burning City No. [-] plan will be issued in the name of the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters, and the troops mainly involved are your two regiments plus one brigade." Luo Zhuoying said, "The specific implementation stage of Burning City will be determined by each of your guards. There is no doubt that the Hankou Garrison Command is responsible for the execution of the burning of the city in Hankou, the Hanyang Garrison Command is in charge of the execution of the burning of the city in Hanyang, and the Wuchang Garrison Command is in charge of the execution of the burning of the city in Wuchang!"

"Yes! Sir!" The three guard commanders responded at the same time.

After hearing the response, Luo Zhuoying nodded and said: "The materials for burning the city have been prepared item by item, and after that, the logistics department of the garrison area will distribute them. I don't care how you burn them, but you must burn them thoroughly. There is not a trace of materials left to support the enemy, this is the bottom line!"

"Yes! Sir!" The three security commanders responded, but the pens in their hands did not stop recording. Anyway, as long as they can understand this article, it is not necessary to let others understand it. .

Afterwards, Luo Zhuoying's expression was very serious, and he said seriously: "To ensure that our troops can leave safely after burning the city, I announced the withdrawal plan. Board the boat from Hankou Wharf, go to Yueyang, land from Yueyang Wharf, and immediately rush to Changsha for rest! The Second Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone immediately evacuated westward after Hanyang burned the city, and entered Hunan via Xiantao, Honghu, and Chibi. Hurry to Changsha for rest and reorganization! After the 80th Brigade burned the city, it immediately became part of the No.80 Fourth Army and followed the No.[-] Fourth Army to fight! The city burning plan is code-named 'Wu'!"

"Yes!! Sir!!" The three guard commanders stood up and saluted at the same time. They also knew that this was an order from their superiors!

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After the meeting, when they walked out of the gate of the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters, the three garrison commanders looked at each other in blank dismay. After all, it was Zhou Fangjie and Zhang Tianhai who spoke to Wang Zan first.

"Brigade Commander Wang, after the city burning plan, it will be very difficult for us three security commanders to meet again. Fate is really hard to say." Zhang Tianhai smiled reluctantly.

"We are all soldiers, and we all gathered together for the war of resistance. It is indeed a kind of fate to meet each other. After the 'Wu' plan, we will go to various places to fight the war of resistance. Maybe we will meet again someday." Wang Zan spoke with a heavy strong accent, which sounded very funny. He himself was an officer from the Guangxi Lecture Hall.

"Okay, I hope we are all safe." Zhou Fangjie said, both of them are taller than Wang Zan, but it is true that Wang Zansheng is very strong.

"Good! Safe!" Wang Zan said.

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PS: Make up for yesterday's fourth update. Today's update may have to be delayed again. It's really troublesome. I checked a lot of information.

The next volume is about to start, you can't understand everything, right?
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