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Chapter 500: Defense loopholes

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    Li Guoyao knew about the struggle between Chiang Kai-shek and the two big bosses of the Gui Army. These men had been working intermittently for more than ten years, and the conflicts between them were very deep.

    "Compared to Commander Li, Lao Bai seems to be more sophisticated. He is neither as sharp as Chen Cheng nor as calm and uncontroversial as Zhang Fakui.

    Having fought with old Chiang Kai-shek for more than 10 years, he has already learned to tuck the edges into the cartilage. The shrewdness of "Little Zhuge" is by no means comparable to that of ordinary people.

    Although he wanted to say a few words of justice for Lao Bai, thinking about it would inevitably cause Lao Jiang to misunderstand and would be of no benefit to the overall situation. After thinking about it again and again, Li Guoyao could only respond with silence.

    Seemingly sensing that Li Guoyao didn't care much about this matter, Zhang Fakui immediately asked: "Surely, what's the purpose of your visit this time?"

    Li Guoyao said immediately: "In the past few days, I have led people through the streets and alleys of Jiujiang, and also conducted inspections in front-line positions. I did find many problems, so I came to report to the superior!"

    "You'll get the result so soon?" Zhang Fakui asked in surprise.

    "Well, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!"

    ¡°I don¡¯t know what problems you have seen, Shen Yan!¡± Zhang Fakui asked hurriedly.

    Li Guoyao immediately took out a document from the briefcase he carried with him and said: "After investigating Jiujiang's defense issues, I did find many loopholes. First of all, I discovered that the transportation lines outside Jiujiang City were destroyed too early, and the positions  It could not be completed in advance. The highways near Jiujiang, such as Jiuxing, Jiurui, Ruichang to Yangxin, Ruichang to De'an, Yongxiu to Ruoxi, and the northern section of the Nanxun Railway have been completely destroyed. The fortifications near Jiujiang have not been constructed in advance.  "

    "This time we decided to hold on in the short term. Although the Jiujiang army was barely concentrated, transportation difficulties and lack of transportation of fortification materials meant that the position could not be consolidated. When I came to Xun for inspection, the field fortifications were only one-third full, so they could not hold on for a long time.  .¡±

    Hearing Li Guoyao's words, Zhang Fakui's expression changed drastically, and he immediately asked: "I have already urged all the troops to build the fortifications, and their reports said that they have basically been completed. How is it possible that only one-third is completed?  "

    "Sir, the defenses are indeed much worse than you imagined. At most, they can only block the Japanese attack temporarily. It is absolutely impossible to hold on for a long time. Once the battle enters a stalemate, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Li Guoyao said.

    "Well, I know about this. I will immediately urge the commanders of the front lines to speed up!" Zhang Fakui said.

    Then Li Guoyao continued: "Secondly, the troops were poorly transported and the military stations along the route lacked facilities. The military stations in Jiujiang were poorly prepared in advance, and there was no one to take charge of them temporarily. As a result, the frontline troops were trapped in aircraft bombings during the day and worked and transported rice at night.  The exhausted troops and the difficulty of taking full precautions are actually the cause of defeat."

    "Once the Japanese army lands in Jiujiang from the north bank of the Yangtze River, the Jiuxing Road will inevitably be cut off. At that time, the troops will definitely have difficulty in supplying food and ammunition, and the wounded soldiers will not be able to be evacuated for treatment. Once such a thing happens, the soldiers will be hungry to fight.  When a wounded soldier groans and says "Left", it will definitely affect morale!"

    "continue!"

    Li Guoyao nodded and said: "The other thing is that the military discipline is poor and the people are fleeing. When the ministries were concentrated near Jiujiang this time, due to transportation difficulties, it was suddenly difficult to fill up the additional troops during the war. Guns were fired along the way to search for supplies. Those who were unscrupulous would be punished.  As a result, they were raped and plundered, and the villages where the army marched were in ruins. When Zhi walked from Yangxin to Jiujiang via Ruichang, he saw desolation and almost no trace of human life. The people had lost their sympathy, and the army had no ambition to be invincible.  It is impossible to kill the enemy bravely."

    "Is there still such a thing?"

    "Well, I have encountered this kind of thing several times in my humble position. I have already ordered people to arrest those who violated military discipline. They will all be sent to the Corps Headquarters later. It is up to the General Headquarters to decide how to deal with it!  "Li Guoyao said.

    ¡°Hmph, all such scum should be shot as a warning to others!¡± Zhang Fakui said.

    Then Li Guoyao continued: "In addition, I also found that the communication between the various units was inaccurate and failed to coordinate. The main reason was the lack of communication equipment among the various units. Therefore, the vertical and horizontal communication between the armies, divisions, and between the infantry and artillery was not accurate, that is, communication.  There are also very few dispatches of personnel, and they work independently without consulting each other, so they cannot coordinate with each other in a timely manner."

    "More importantly, the troops were negligent in their vigilance. Yesterday night, I checked the defense departments along the coast and found that the chief officers of each department seemed to be lax. This is very dangerous. Once the Japanese army makes a sneak attack, the consequences will be unpredictable."

    "There is also a lack of self-confidence among senior generals, and many middle- and lower-level cadres are unable to control their subordinates. I have been on duty in Xun for several days, and I have met with generals above the division commander. Every time they use the excuse that there are too many recruits and the defense area is too large.Or lack of weapons and weak combat effectiveness will shake the belief in victory and affect combat morale.  Due to poor control and lack of energy among the middle and lower-level cadres, most of them were routed when they were attacked by enemy planes, and some even failed to see the enemy being routed.  "

    After listening to Li Guoyao's report, Zhang Fakui's face was extremely solemn!

    Although he had previously felt that Jiujiang's defense was not perfect and there would definitely be loopholes, he did not expect that Li Guoyao would find so many problems in just two or three days.

    ???????????????? And every question was well-targeted, not just made up, but was well-founded, which made Zhang Fakui¡¯s heart completely sink to the bottom.

    Since Hubei stationed in Jiujiang, Zhang Fakui has never been in a relaxed mood.

    The fierce flames of war first broke out on both sides of the Yangtze River, and the rumbling sounds of gunfire shook the sky above the Yangtze River.  At this time, the foothills of the Dabie Mountains, where you expected the main battlefield, were completely silent, which made Zhang Fakui and others feel the strange atmosphere even more.

    Sure enough, it didn¡¯t take long for definite news to come that the Japanese army¡¯s main attack direction was on the south bank of the Yangtze River, not the Dabie Mountains.

    Troops were hastily mobilized to defend Pengze, Hukou and Jiujiang. Although a lot of troops came, Zhang Fakui still felt more and more stressed, and even had a suffocating feeling.

    In the past few days, Japanese minesweepers were coming in and out of the Yangtze River, traitors and Japanese intelligence personnel were frequently seen near Jiujiang, and the Japanese Air Force's repeated reconnaissance of the defenders' positions had actually given him constant hints that the Japanese were about to attack.  Scale attack.

    Zhang Fakui is well aware that he has a heavy responsibility. Jiujiang is the gateway to Wuhan. If Jiujiang does not guard it, it will have a huge impact on the whole line.

    But now the public opinion in the outside world is unanimous, and they all believe that the terrain outside Jiujiang is extremely beneficial to the defenders, and there should be no big problem in defending Jiujiang.  Not only did Wuhan think so, but a Japanese military reporter named Kuki Hanji also followed suit, saying that this defense position was "enough to serve as a million Japanese troops for a year of fighting."

    In Zhang Fakui¡¯s eyes, this Jiugui Baner should be a complete brat.  The more rumors spread like this to the outside world, the more guilty he felt in his heart.

    To be honest, he is not sure about sticking to Jiujiang.  Although the river and lake barriers outside Jiujiang are beneficial to the defenders, this is only generally speaking.  Now that he has neither navy nor air force support, Jiang and Hu can only limit themselves.

    "The Japanese can land at will along the rivers and lakes. For this reason, they have to set up defenses everywhere and disperse their troops. What can they do to prevent the enemy from landing?"

    Zhang Fakui, who had been investigating in the West for many days, was no stranger to landing battles, and the conclusions of previous wars made him even more worried.  In the history of war, except for the failure of the British and French coalition forces to land at Gallipoli in the Dardanelles Strait, there were almost no unsuccessful planned landings.

    Therefore, the optimistic estimates of external public opinion and the difficulty of his mission made him restless.

    Today, I heard Li Guoyao point out that there were so many loopholes in the entire Jiujiang defense line, which made him even more discouraged. For a while, the entire office fell into silence.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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