He said: "My trump card is Chiang's deep understanding. Chiang's attitude towards this war may not be expected by everyone, that is, 'wait'. He still believes that the war between China and Japan is a
It is a global war, just like the First World War. It should get the attention of the world and let all countries in the world mediate the Sino-Japanese dispute."
"He expected Britain and the United States to intervene, and asked the League of Nations to intervene, with the aim of jointly sanctioning our Empire of Japan and stopping the spread of this war. He fought in Shanghai with the purpose of 'fighting for peace.' So-called
The 'fight' is just a gesture for the League of Nations and the whole world to see. The 'peace' is his dream goal."
"So, in the Battle of Songhu, he really fought, invested 700,000 troops, and even took out his family fortune. What was the result? At the League of Nations conference held in November, the British opposed sanctions against us, and the Americans
Without expressing his position, this result was quite dissatisfying to Chiang. He fought for a long time and did not get the result he wanted. At this time, he still had the same attitude towards the ongoing defense battle of Jinling."
"wait!"
"Today the German Ambassador to China Traudemann contacted him, and the Japanese Empire also showed an attitude of wanting to seek peace. Therefore, Chiang tried to wait for the German Ambassador Traudemann to intervene in the middle and mediate. However, he did not know that
All of this was bait we threw out, and Jiang really fell for it and has been waiting."
"Haha, Germany, Italy and Japan are military alliances and good friends. How could the German ambassador work hard for Chiang? Chiang was a fan of the authorities. Why didn't he think about it? How could the Germans offend their Japanese friends for him?
?Taudman is nothing more than bait thrown out to him on behalf of our Japanese government."
Matsui Iwane became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke. His mouth went dry and his throat felt uncomfortable. He picked up the tea cup on the table, took a few sips, and then continued: "What Chiang hopes is that we and him will work together to prevent communism.
But if Jinling doesn't fight, they can't explain it to the people of their country. After all, Jinling is their capital. If they run away without fighting, they will lose their prestige in China."
"Besides, among his troops defending the city, which one is his Central Army? The Central Army was defeated by us as early as the Songhu battlefield. Although the troops left to guard Jinling were commanded by Tang Shengzhi, the leaders of those troops were all idiots.
King Touhou, no one buys anyone else's fault, there is already disharmony between the two sides, and now the defense of Jinling is bound to fail, how could they choose to stay and sacrifice themselves to protect Chiang's reputation?"
"Let's talk about Tang Shengzhi. During the years when I worked in Jinling, I came into contact with this man. This man was originally a warlord, but he was defeated by Chiang Kai-shek a few years ago. He didn't lead troops for several years. As soon as he came out, he commanded these grass-head kings.
How could he command this group of people? Besides, Chiang Kai-shek has withdrawn his planes, and air control is in our hands. This is very critical. We only need to surround them on all sides. The north of Jinling is the Yangtze River, and our navy only needs to cut off their retreat.
They will have no way to escape."
Then, Matsui Iwane asked everyone to recall that on November 4, when the Songhu battlefield was still a quagmire and no one could tell the outcome, after Japan saw that Jinshanwei was the weak point of the Chinese army, on November 5, Yanagawa
Heisuke's Tenth Army suddenly landed at Jinshanwei, and together with Hisao Tani's 6th Division north of Shanghai, formed an encirclement on both wings of Shanghai.
At that time, as soon as Yanagawa Heisuke landed, hundreds of large balloons were released into the sky above Shanghai, with a long white cloth hanging underneath, which read: One million Imperial troops have landed at Jinshanwei.
Yanagawa Heisuke became excited when he mentioned the landing of Jinshanwei. It was his most glorious battle: "At that time, tens of thousands of us acted as a million-strong army. It can be said that we scared the shit out of Chiang Kai-shek. When we heard that a million-strong army was landing at Jinshanwei,
, withdrew the troops overnight, and now it seems that Mr. Matsui is going to do a big thing immediately, which is to issue a false surrender letter over Jinling, and also say that our million-strong army will attack Jinling, to scare Chiang Kai-shek's troops and shake their message of defending the city."
The fact is so unexpected. It is Zhang Fakui's 62nd Division guarding the Jinshan Guard in Hangzhou Bay.
After the fall of Dachang, the south bank of the Suzhou River was also in crisis, and Pudong suddenly became tense. Zhang Fakui deployed the main force of the 62nd Division defending Hangzhou Bay to station in Pudong on November 3. On the second night of the main force of the 62nd Division arriving in Pudong, the Japanese army
Landed at Jinshanwei.
All this happened to happen. When the Tenth Army landed, such an important Jinshan Guard only left two infantry companies of the 62nd Division, the 6th Company of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Artillery Brigade, and faced the Tenth Army's tenth army.
When tens of thousands of troops landed, they were naturally vulnerable.
"That's right, that's right." Seeing that someone understood his intention, Matsui Iwane also became happy. He said: "Let me tell you another piece of good news. According to the telegram sent by our agents lurking in Jinling, Chiang Kai-shek in November
It was decided to move the capital to Chongqing on the 20th, and Chiang and his wife left Jinling on December 7th."
"The coach has left, and the group is leaderless. This is the most authentic signal that Chiang Kai-shek has given up on Jinling, and the imperial army can attack the ban." Chaoxiang Palace was eager to give it a try, and he expressed his position to everyone: "I very much agree with Matsui-kun's idea, and it also represents the support of the base camp.
Opinion."
At this moment, the Japanese officers in the meeting no longer had the previous resistance on their faces, and no one asked for rest and replenishment of troops and ammunition.
Chaoxiang Palace then raised his voice and said: "In this case, please return to the army immediately and quickly mobilize the troops to attack Jinling. Jinling belongs to our great Japan, and Jinling belongs to our imperial army. There are countless beautiful high-end residences in Jinling City.
Countless flower girls, please act quickly, leave these days of hunger and cold, and go to Jinling City to enjoy yourself."
Yanagawa Heisuke said that their Tenth Army sent telegrams to Matsui Iwane and the base camp respectively on November 22, requesting that they take advantage of the defeat of the China Army to quickly capture Jinling.
In other words, his ideas have long coincided with those of Matsui Iwane.
After unifying the thoughts of all the officers, Matsui Iwane ordered a feint attack on Zhongshan Gate and focus on Guanghua Gate and Zhonghua Gate.
The general attack was scheduled for December 12th.
The Japanese army and the Chinese defenders basically ended the battle outside the city. The Japanese army pressed on the city, and black clouds formed outside Jinling City.
On the 13th, the Japanese army began a large-scale siege.
The dark moment of Jinling is coming.
Hisao Tani's attack was temporarily suspended. Although the Chunghwa Gate was defended, the 88th Division responsible for guarding the Chunghwa Gate had very few troops left and was already at the end of its war effort.
Xia Yuan's whole body was burnt black, and the blood was cold and sticking to his body, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Most of the surviving soldiers of the 88th Division are just like Xia Yuan.
Continuous bloody battles stained their bodies and clothes with blood, and the cold wind blew, making their clothes stiff with the cold.
The remaining soldiers are scattered in the Tibetan Soldier Cave at the Zhonghua Gate. The wind cannot blow here. Someone will light a fire inside to make the Tibetan Soldier Cave warmer. The only uncomfortable thing is the acrid thick smoke rolling above the head. In comparison,
, everyone can persevere.
Holding the gun, he had no strength, lying down, leaning on, and resting quietly.
Logistics can't keep up either. No food has been sent to the front line for two days. Most of them are tightening their belts and waiting.
Xia Yuan felt that it didn't matter. He thought that he seemed to be used to being hungry. Ever since he joined the mission world, he had never fought a war without being hungry. It was rare that he had a full meal.
He suddenly missed the Yankees a little bit. At least the Yankees were rich in supplies. Compared with Japan, the little Japs were not having a hard time at the moment.
Chasing all the way from Shanghai to Jinling, their supply lines could be extended as long as they could, and most of them ate cold, dry cans.
Now is the time to compete.
On the morning of December 9th.
The sky above Jinling was cloudless and peaceful.
Without the roar of planes and the scream of bullets in the sky, many Jinling people ran out of their houses and looked at the sky strangely, having inexplicable doubts about the tranquility they deserved.
"Did the fighting outside stop? Or did the Japanese retreat?" Wang Cui held the dustpan and looked at Wu Youhua beside him.
"I don't know, this tranquility is hard-won. I don't know how many people have sacrificed for it." Wu Youhua said with emotion.
He was a member of the national government and should have moved with the relocation of the national government. He insisted on staying. Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia needed them to pass on information about Jinling. During this period, Wu Youhua ran to the front line to check on the battle situation. In one word
To describe it, it is not optimistic.
However, there was no movement on the front line today.
You know, in the past, early in the morning on the front line, the roaring artillery fire and the sound of beans-frying gunfire started ringing non-stop.
"Three dogs are still in the house?" Wu Youhua asked again.
"He just couldn't think about it. You know, Sangou was recruited into the army. When he arrived on the battlefield, he probably didn't even see the shadow of the Japanese, and he became afraid of such a war." Wang Cui said.
Both of them are underground members and have some understanding of everything. Regarding Wang Sangou's situation, they have no good solution. They just hope that he can come out as soon as possible.
At noon, they vaguely heard the roar of planes in the distance. Wang Cui stood at the window on the second floor and looked at the sky in the distance. They saw a group of enemy planes coming from the southeast.
Immediately afterwards, the sirens blared loudly in Jinling City, and citizens dragged their children with them. Some ran into air-raid shelters, while others hid in safer places.
Wu Youhua urged Wang Cui to go down to the cellar first and hide. He took the child and went down to the cellar first.
Wang Cui immediately went to Wang Sangou's house, called Wang Sangou out, and fled toward the cellar.
However, the plane hovered in the sky and dropped not bombs, but leaflets like snow.
Wu Youhua looked at the pieces of paper floating down from the sky through the gap at the tunnel entrance, and said to Wang Cui: "You guys hide for now, I'll go see what's going on."
He opened the cellar and found that a lot of papers had been left in the yard. He picked up one, opened it and took a look.
His face changed slightly, and this turned out to be a "letter of persuasion to surrender."
Wang Cui took it and read: "One million imperial troops have swept across the south of the Yangtze River, and the city of Jinling is under siege. Judging from the overall war situation, the future battles will be harmful but useless. Jinling is the ancient capital of China and the capital of the Republic of China.
, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, etc. are estimated to be gathering places of East Asian culture. The Japanese army will not kill those who stubbornly resist, but will be lenient to ordinary innocent people and the Chinese army who are not hostile.
Ensure its safety. Especially for East Asian culture, we will do our best to protect it. However, if your army continues to resist, Jinling will not be immune to the war, and the cultural essence of thousands of years will be destroyed in one day, and ten years of painstaking efforts will be wiped out.
It’s all in vain. On behalf of the Japanese army, my commander hopes to peacefully hand over Jinling City to your army in accordance with the following procedures. - Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Army Matsui Iwane.”
After Wang Cui finished reading, he raised his head and looked at Wu Youhua, and said worriedly: "Issuing a surrender letter at this time, the Japanese devils have ulterior motives."
Wu Youhua is even more worried. No one understands the current predicament of Jinling better than him at this moment. This letter of persuasion may directly break the current situation.
The leaflet also stipulates specific methods for Chinese military representatives to negotiate surrender with Japanese representatives.
"The reply to this advice is scheduled for noon on December 10, at the cordon of Jurong Road, Zhongshan Road. Your army will send a representative of the commander and a representative of my commander to the place to make the necessary agreements and preparations for the reception of Jinling. If
If we do not receive any reply within the specified time, our army will decisively begin to attack Jinling and kill everyone without leaving any trace behind!"
Only at this moment did Wang Cui and Wu Youhua realize the terror of the Japanese army.
This move is to attack the heart.
The leaflet was also delivered to Tang Shengzhi. He was so angry that he threw it on the ground and issued an order to the defending troops: The officers and soldiers of each unit should have the determination to live or die with the position, try their best to hold on, and not give up an inch of land lightly, shaking the whole army. If there is any failure,
Those who follow orders and retreat without authorization will obey the Chairman's orders and be severely punished according to the company's law!
After Commander Tang issued the order, in order to prevent the officers and soldiers from escaping from Xiaguan, he took a car to Xiaguan and said to Song Xilian, commander of the 78th Army: "The Japanese are about to attack the city. I have ordered everyone to live and die with the city. We will fight until one person is killed."
Stop the gun. This is a last-ditch battle. Whether you can hold the city depends on your management of the ships along the river. You must always be vigilant about officers and soldiers escaping from Yijiang Gate. It is absolutely forbidden for any troops to cross the river. Violators will be punished on the spot!"
"Yes, we will resolutely follow the commander's orders!" Song Xilian put her legs together and promised not to let anyone go.
Only the remnant soldiers of the 88th Division were holding on to the Zhonghua Gate city wall. They saw the papers falling down. Most of them were illiterate. Only a few of them knew each other, and they passed them around to read.
Xia Yuan picked up a piece of paper, saw the content on the paper, and threw it away expressionlessly. The Japanese Japanese capitulation letter did have some effect, but only later.
The Japanese army launched a general offensive and seemed to have captured many Chinese soldiers.
But not now. This surrender letter is just a smoke bomb dropped by the Japanese army.
Some soldiers saw the intention of the little Japs through only a few words they knew. They crumpled the paper into a ball with great anger, threw it on the ground, and cursed the Japs.
They sacrificed so many people, and the little Japanese devil wanted to use a piece of paper to persuade them to surrender. How could this be possible?
For some courageous soldiers, this piece of paper not only did not scare them, but instead inspired their inner blood.
It is estimated that even the Japanese army could not imagine that facing the threat of a million-strong army, these Chinese people would not buy it or be afraid.