"Commissioner, the top priority is to ensure the smooth implementation of the Battle of Xuzhou!"
Little Zhuge Bai Chongqi quickly adjusted his mentality and said: "Since more than 2,000 remnants have broken out from Nanjing, can we consider incorporating these two thousand remnants into the battle sequence of the Baoshan Regiment? With Yue Weihan's ability to use troops, we have
With the replenishment of these two thousand or so remnant troops, it shouldn’t be a problem to hold off the Japanese advance northward group for three to five days!”
"Then draft a telegram immediately." Chairman Chiang was horrified, and immediately turned to Bai Chongqi and said, "The remaining troops who broke out of Nanjing will be immediately incorporated into the Baoshan Regiment's battle order, and then the Baoshan Regiment will be ordered to stop the enemy from going north along the Jinpu Railway at all costs, at least
The Japanese 18th and 13th Divisions are not allowed to cross the Huaihe River Bridge within half a month!"
"Commissioned." General Zhang Zhizhong changed his expression slightly, "Isn't half a month too..."
"Just half a month." Chairman Jiang waved his hand and said coldly, "If you fail to complete the task, you will be punished by military law!"
"Yes." Bai Chongqi quickly stood up to attention and immediately took the order to draft a telegram.
Chairman Chiang sighed softly again, turned around and said solemnly to He Yingqin, the Minister of Military Command: "The Military Command immediately sent a telegram to the whole country, posthumously awarded Gui Yongqing the title of Army General, and set up a public memorial hall in the Wuchang Central Square to accept the condolences of the compatriots."
He Yingqin agreed and then asked in a tentative tone: "Commissioner, does the Jiangpu victory also need to build momentum?"
However, Chairman Chiang just snorted lightly and left without replying, leaving General He completely confused.
In fact, according to Chairman Chiang's original intention, he really does not want to publicize the achievements of Yue Weihan and the Baoshan Regiment anymore. Although Chairman Chiang's military command talent is not to be praised, his ability to read people is still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
, Chairman Chiang has finally seen clearly about Yue Weihan. This guy is a tiger general, but he is a tiger general who is difficult to refute!
Such a tiger general cannot be used or reused! And it must be used with caution!
The truth is obvious. When Yue Weihan fabricated the edict this time, he only said that he, Jiang, wanted to save the 700,000 people in Nanjing at any cost. Who knows that tomorrow he would not fabricate the edict again, saying that he, Jiang, "went to power with power"
"What about? Which leader would dare to reuse subordinates who dare to fabricate the leader's orders casually?
If it were not a critical juncture of the War of Resistance, Chairman Chiang would definitely remove Yue Weihan from his military power without hesitation, and then give him a job as a major general staff officer in the Military Command Department or the General Staff Department. Even if Yue Weihan was born in Huangpu and came from Fenghua
People, Chairman Chiang would also put him in the cabinet.
However, now that the country is facing a national crisis and it is the time to employ people, Chairman Chiang can only make use of them temporarily.
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In the end, General He failed to understand the leader's thoughts and mobilized all the media to start hyping up the Jiangpu victory.
In fact, long before the public opinion of the government media was exaggerated, many private media had already started publicity in advance, especially the report. The extra issue issued this morning just published the latest issue of Zhao Xinyi's battlefield diary, which annihilated the entire Guozaki detachment.
The news was published in advance.
As soon as the news came out, the whole of China suddenly became a sea of joy!
Students in major cities once again took to the streets for rallies, parades, handing out leaflets, and propaganda, sparing no effort to call on the people across the country to resist the war to the end. Overseas Chinese living abroad once again set off a frenzy of donating money and materials. Many overseas Chinese organizations also sent telegrams back to celebrate warmly.
The motherland achieved a major victory in the War of Resistance.
All in all, the victory of the Baoshan Regiment in Jiangpu Town greatly inspired the morale of the soldiers and civilians across the country to resist the war, and also strengthened the determination of the soldiers and civilians across the country to resist the war.
These are just the impacts of the Jiangpu victory on the domestic military and civilians and overseas Chinese.
In fact, the impact of the Jiangpu Victory went far beyond that, and even caused great repercussions internationally.
Although Western countries such as the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union did not issue any formal announcements on the Jiangpu victory, nor could they issue congratulatory messages, they privately expressed their congratulations to the Nationalist Government through their envoys in China. The Red Soviet Union even made it clear that it wanted to send congratulations to the Nationalist Government.
The Baoshan Regiment supports a whole regiment of Soviet equipment.
Chairman Chiang was naturally happy to accept the Soviet aid, but only God knows whether a whole regiment of Soviet-style equipment could fall on the Baoshan regiment.
However, some people are happy and some are worried.
Although the Chinese people are happy and excited, the Japanese people are not in such a good mood.
The victory of Jiangpu once again severely damaged the "powerful" image of the Japanese army. Many Western media even bluntly pointed out that the Japanese army can only be regarded as a second-rate army at best. It may be able to dominate in Asia for a while, but if it faces Western powers such as the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and the Soviet Union,
The army is absolutely vulnerable!
Regarding the scorn of the Western powers, the Japanese are dumb and unable to express their sufferings.
However, the headquarters and even the base camp of the Japanese Central China Front hated the Baoshan Regiment as the instigator and wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible. Even Emperor Hirohito was alarmed and directly issued a decree asking the Central China Front to find ways to annihilate the Baoshan Regiment.
, in order to restore international influence and restore the reputation of the Imperial Japanese Army in the world.
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Shanghai Japanese Concession, Central China Front Army Headquarters.
Major General Tsukada handed a message to Matsui Iwane in front of the case with a solemn expression, saying: "Your Excellency, General, there is a call from the base camp, urging us to completely deal with the Baoshan Regiment in order to reverse the possible negative impact of the failure of the Kunisaki Detachment."
Matsui Iwane read the message silently and said, "Tsukada-kun, have the reconnaissance planes of the Air Force returned?"
"Already back." Tsukada nodded and said with a sad expression, "A large number of remains of Imperial Army soldiers were indeed found near Jiangpu Town. The remains of Kunisaki Detachment are confirmed beyond a doubt."
"Then what is the whereabouts of the Baoshan Group?" Matsui Iwane said sadly.
"The whereabouts are unknown." Tsukada shook his head and said, "The aviation reconnaissance team did not discover the whereabouts of the Baoshan Regiment, but they found traces of many local armed forces in China."
Matsui Iwane said again: "So, Tsukada-kun, what do you think of the telegram from the base camp?"
Tsukada Gong looked serious and said: "Your Excellency, General, I believe that the existence of the Hoshan Regiment has indeed seriously affected the reputation of the Imperial Army of Japan in the world, and has also caused great damage to the morale and morale of the Imperial Army of Japan."
Matsui Iwane nodded lightly and said: "You mean, the Baoshan Regiment should be upgraded to a strategic level target?"
"Yes." Tsukada suddenly lowered his head and said, "I think the base camp's decision is very reasonable. If we can annihilate the Baoshan Regiment in one fell swoop in the near future, it will not only greatly boost the morale and morale of the imperial army, but also save the country.
The bad influence in the international community can greatly dampen the determination of the Chinese government and the Chinese army to resist, and at the same time, it can also greatly reduce their morale. The benefits to the imperial army are very huge, but..."
"It's just what?" Matsui Iwane asked, "Tsukada-kun, please continue."
Tsukada said with some embarrassment: "It's just that after the Battle of Jiangpu, most of the Baoshan Regiment must have been killed or wounded. Now there are only a few hundred remnants left at most. Such a small group of enemies is on the territory of the Chinese people. If we want to
I’m afraid it’s not easy to determine their whereabouts and surround and annihilate them.”
"Yes, this matter is indeed not easy." Matsui Iwane nodded and said, "However, since the headquarters has issued an order, we must implement it. Mr. Tsukada, you should tell us what is the best implementation.
Strategy, right?"
Tsukada frowned and thought for a moment before saying: "Your Excellency, General, if we want to encircle and annihilate the small group of China Army, it is impossible to complete the task with only the 13th Division and the 18th Division in Jiangbei. Even if the 6th Division leaves Pukou north
, it’s also of no avail, now, we can only place our hope in Watanabe-kun’s special operations brigade and Sato-kun’s special high school class.”
"Watanabe's special operations brigade?" Matsui Iwane nodded happily, "Yoshi."
Tsukada walked to the map again, pointed at the map and said: "General, in order to ensure the success of this hunt, I think it is necessary to order the 13th Division and the 18th Division to temporarily stop advancing northward and instead guard the Yangtze River.
Assist the special operations brigade at key pass points in the north."
"Mobilize the two main divisions to assist in the operation?" Matsui Iwane frowned and asked, "Tsukada-kun, do you think this is necessary?"
"I think it is absolutely necessary," Tsukada said. "If we can encircle and annihilate the Baoshan Regiment near Jiangpu, it will obviously be more able to boost the morale of the Imperial Japanese Army than joining the North China Front Army in Xuzhou, and it will also be more effective at attacking the Chinese government and the
Regarding the determination of the army to resist, I believe that encircling and annihilating the Baoshan Regiment has greater strategic significance than joining forces in Xuzhou!"
At this time, the Japanese army did not know that the Chinese army had already made arrangements for the Xuzhou battle.
Speaking of which, the Military Control Bureau did a very good job of keeping secrets this time. The Japanese base camp and the commander of the North China Front, Juichi Terauchi, did not know that the two elite main forces of the North China Front, the 10th Division and the 5th Division, were moving step by step.
A carefully constructed encirclement by the Chinese army.
The reason why the Japanese army made the decision to join forces in Xuzhou was entirely based on its own strategic considerations.
Because once the two major front armies join forces in Xuzhou, the Jin-Pu Railway can be fully connected. In subsequent operations, troops and materials from the two strategic directions of North China and Central China can quickly go north or south through the Jin-Pu Railway. This will be helpful for consolidating the rule of the occupied areas in the future.
, and continuing to attack the hinterland of China will have great benefits.
However, the Japanese military's strategic vision was obviously lacking. Although the base camp had this idea, it did not set a specific time for the Japanese troops in the two strategic directions of North China and Central China to meet up. The Japanese army's grand strategy at this time was to wait and see.
First seek to annihilate a large number of effective forces of the national army, thereby forcing the National Government to surrender, rather than occupying the whole of China by force.
Matsui Iwane also felt that what Tsukada said was reasonable, and said: "Tsukada-kun, please tell me the specific implementation details."
Tsukada turned around and pointed to the map to explain: "To be specific, the 13th Division will detour along the Yizheng, Liuhe and Chuzhou lines to cut off the Baoshan Regiment's escape route to the east and north, and then the 18th Division will control Hexian, Chaohu and
Along the Hefei Highway, we will then advance from west to east, gradually compressing the Baoshan Regiment's living space. Finally, the special operations brigade and special agents from the Special High School Section will find the remnants and annihilate them in one fell swoop."