Principal Chang's expression moved slightly. He originally thought that Zhong Yi would conceal all unfavorable news from his superiors like he did in Nanjing, but he didn't expect that he would report it in the end!

Now Principal Chang said again: "What does structural damage mean?"

Liu Sheng explained: "The so-called structural damage means that the structures of the three fortresses have been completely destroyed and no longer have the initial strength. For example, it can withstand the bombing of one ton of aerial bombs at the beginning. But now, even the bombing of the Japanese 105mm caliber field howitzer can't withstand it!"

Principal Chang frowned and said, "Doesn't this mean that these three fortresses are no longer considered barriers?"

"Yes, these three fortresses can no longer be used as defensive barriers!" Liu Sheng sighed.

After a pause, Liu Sheng continued: "The key to the problem is not the damage to the structure of the three fortresses, but the gun group of Guishan and Snake Mountain Fortress was also destroyed!"

"Yes!" Bai Chong nodded griefly, "Without artillery support, this is the biggest trouble!"

Chen Shi immediately said: "Principal, these three fortresses and Guishan and Snake Mountain are the cornerstone of defense of the entire Jianghan defense. Now without these three strong fortresses as defensive support, the entire Jianghan defense summary will become a tower in the air and will no longer be implemented!"

President Chang's eyes fell on the sand table and asked, "Did you just do a war chess performance?"

Chen Shi knew what Principal Chang wanted and replied: "Yes, the senior officials of the commander's headquarters had already conducted a war chess performance on the Hankou defense operations, and the result was very unoptimistic!"

Principal Chang: "Why isn't optimistic?"

Chen Shi said: "According to the results of the deduction, Hankou can hold on for up to one month, or at least it may even be declared lost within one week!"

"One week?" Principal Chang's face suddenly became gloomy.

According to the Jianghan defense summary formulated by Zhong Yi, even if we face the siege of more than a dozen Japanese divisions and hundreds of thousands of troops, we can still defend it for at least half a year. When the fifth war zone and the main force of the ninth war zone complete the rest and turn to the counterattack!

But now, Chen Shi told them that Hankou is likely to be declared lost within a week!

Liu Sheng said: "Brother Cixiu said this a little too much. In the Battle of Shanghai last year, Yao Ziqing's battalion faced the bombardment of a Japanese infantry corps and dozens of warships. He held on for a week. Now there are four brigades of defenders in Hankou, so he is not inferior to Yao Ziqing's battalion!"

Chen Shi retorted: "There are more than a dozen elite troops in the Nanjing defense battle, how many days did they last defend?"

Liu Sheng was speechless immediately because the Battle of Nanjing lasted only 12 days from December 1 when the Japanese army was at the city to the large-scale defeat of the National Army on December 13!

In the end, if Zhong Yili hadn't turned the tide, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Chen Shi turned around and said to Principal Chang: "Principal, the situation in Wuhan is now very obvious. With the destruction of Guishan, Sheshan and Hankou Railway Station, the entire Jianghan defense summary has lost its support, and the entire Wuhan Battle plan will become a mirror and water moon!"

After pausing, Chen Shi said again: "So, I think there is no need to continue the Jianghan defense summary. The ten brigades guarding Wuhan can evacuate from Wuhan, and Xue Yue's first corps no longer have to get involved with the Japanese army on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, and they can also evacuate from the battle!"

President Chang said: "Is the situation in Wuhan really bad enough to this extent?"

"I think so!" Chen Shi nodded, "If the Wuhan Battle continues like this, there will be no other gains besides consuming precious troops in vain! It has become a delusion to severely damage the Japanese Second Army or the 11th Army. Now we should still lower our requirements!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Chong said sadly: "I object!"

Principal Chang, a group of senior generals and senior leaders turned to Bai Chongxi.

Bai Chong cleared his throat and said loudly: "Although Hankou Railway Station, Guishan and Snake Mountain Fortresses have been destroyed, the situation in Wuhan is not so bad that it must be abandoned immediately! In any case, Hankou Town is still under the control of our army, let alone Hanyang and Wuchang Towns!"

"This is only temporary!" Chen Shi said, "As the long-range artillery fire of the Hankou Railway Station Fortress and Guishan and Snake Mountain Fortress was destroyed, the Japanese army will soon launch a fierce attack on Hankou Town. You must know that at this time, the Japanese army gathered outside Hankou City had four divisions and a large number of artillery soldiers. Brother Jiansheng would not think that just Zhu Liangcheng, Liu Yuanlin, Shi Zude and Zhou Erzi's four brigades could defend Hankou, right?"

"Why can't you hold it?" Bai Chong said sadly, "If you don't even hit, do you dare to assert that you can't hold it?"

Chen Shi said: "You have also seen the war chess performance just now, Brother Jiansheng, so what in the end?"

"That's just a military chess deduction! Actual combat and military chess deduction are completely different!" Bai Chong said grimly, "What's more, even if it's a military chess deduction, it's just a deduction that Zhong Yi did not participate in!"

Chen Shi said: "Brother Jiansheng, what do you mean is that if Zhong Yi participates, the results of the war chess deduction will be different?"

"Maybe, maybe not, but what's the point?" Bai Chong turned his gaze to Principal Chang again and said, "Principal, I think Hankou must not give up easily!"

After pausing, Bai Chong said sadly: "We cannot give up the battle in Wuhan!"

"Bizhi fully agrees with Brother Jiansheng's opinion." Liu Sheng echoed, "Principal, even if Hankou is finally lost, it doesn't matter if it lasts for less than half a month!"

"It's okay?" Chen Shi said, "What do you mean?"

"It's very simple." Liu Sheng said in a deep voice, "Until now, the Japanese Navy's inland fleet has not crossed the Tianjia Town Fortress. Until now, the Han River and even the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River are still under the control of our army. Therefore, even if the Japanese army captured Hankou, our army can still retreat to Hanyang, and Wuchang and the Japanese army confront each other across the river!"

Hearing this, Principal Chang's expression suddenly moved slightly. Yes, he could still stand across the river!

Chen Shi also frowned, yes, how could he forget Jiang Fang?

But at this moment, a high-speaker walked into the hall with a folder in his arms, walked to Bai Chongbei, opened the folder and took out a telegram and handed it over.

Bai Chongbei took the telegram and opened it.

Just a glance, Bai Chong's sad face changed!
Chapter completed!