澳洲报刊有关桂系报导选(3)

【一点感想：这一年，日军入侵广西。从这篇报导来看，日军进攻广西，而且将会从北海登陆的迹象已经很明显。在香港的西方观察家和有关报刊也都有所报导。但作为小诸葛的白崇禧，却未对此引起重视。甚至连他的桂林行营的作战参谋们，将有关这方面情报汇总交给他，白崇禧仍然不予重视，更不增兵守卫日军可能登陆的地点。所谓“知己知彼，百战不殆”，白氏在如何防御日军1939年进攻广西这个问题上，显然并未做到这一点。而更重要的是，由他任命的高级军官组建的守卫北海的广西部队，玩忽职守，未负起守土之责，被日军一击即溃，这亦与白排斥能战之将、任人唯亲的做法有关。我以前曾指出，白氏在抗战后的那些指挥，都无出彩之处。换言之，白氏在抵御外敌的指挥方面，其知识和能力都已落伍许多，此时，他只是在吃统一广西和北伐时期的指挥能力的老本而已——廉颇老矣。惜乎。】

CEASELESS AIR ATTACK
Havoc in China

"The Argus" Independent Cable Service

LONDON, Tuesday.

The Japanese continue to make devastating air raids on the leading towns in Kwangsi, Kwangtung, and Hunan Provinces, causing terrific damage and thousands of casualties.

There has been an almost incessant hail of bombs for 72 hours.

Russian pilots took part in a retaliatory Chinese raid on the Japanese airport, Yuchen, and, it is claimed, destroyed 50 Japanese planes.

From Hong Kong it is reported that large-scale troop movements, which the Japanese are trying to keep secret, are believed to be the reason for the long ban which the Japanese have imposed on foreign warships calling at Canton. It is thought likely that the Japanese are preparing to attack Pakhoi, on the Gulf of Tongking.

From the seat of the Chinese Government, Chungking, it is announced that Wang Ching-wei, chairman of the Central Political Council of the National party, will shortly visit Europe as a "tourist," this disposing of rumours that he was to accept a post in one of the Japanese puppet States.

The Argus. Wednesday 8 February 1939, p.1.