On the train, Baoshan Camp Temporary Headquarters.
"Rush to the rescue of Jingjiang?" Yue Weihan read the message translated by Liu Xin and said, "Map!"
Liu Xin quickly took out the map from the map bag he carried with him and spread it out in front of Yue Weihan. Yue Weihan quickly found Jingjiang on the map. Jingjiang is located to the north of the Yangtze River, and on the other side is the famous Jiangyin Fortress! However,
, judging from the time, Jiangyin Fortress should have been lost long ago.
Yue Weihan judged that the battle to defend Nanjing should have entered its most tragic moment.
If there are no major changes in history, then there should be three main attack directions of the Japanese army at this time. The main force of the Shanghai Condemnation Army should be attacking Nanjing, the Tenth Army should be attacking Wuhu, and then detouring to the left of Nanjing, and the 13th Division
The First Regiment and the Chongteng Detachment of the Taiwan Defense Force are attacking in the direction of Yangzhou and Pukou.
But the Nanjing Garrison Theater Command ordered the Baoshan Battalion to rush to Jingjiang, hundreds of miles away!
Jingjiang is neither a strategic strategic point nor a national defense fortress. Even if the Japanese army sends troops to attack, it can only be a small force. If it can survive, it will only be an infantry brigade. Its strategic purpose is nothing more than to disperse the resistance of the national army.
It was just to reduce the resistance of the Japanese army on the front battlefield in Yangzhou.
Yue Weihan was well aware of the intentions of Nanjing Garrison Commander Tang Shenzhi. Apparently, General Tang was worried that the Baoshan Battalion would be lost and could not explain it to Principal Chiang.
However, Yue Weihan did not intend to accept this favor!
As a Chinese from later generations, Yue Weihan knew very well that the shadow of death was quietly approaching hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Nanjing. Although Yue Weihan had killed Chaoxiang Palace Jiuyan, and although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government had intervened, Yue Weihan simply did not
It is uncertain whether the Nanjing Massacre could have been avoided.
The Nanjing Massacre is an eternal pain in the hearts of every Chinese descendant, and a mark of shame that can never be erased!
Although he comes from a later generation, Yue Weihan is also an out-and-out Chinese. He is a passionate man, a manly man who does what he does and what he does not do. It is still the same sentence over and over again, for the safety of hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Nanjing.
, Why would Yue Weihan regret to die? Why would all the officers and soldiers of Baoshan Battalion regret to die?
Therefore, Yue Weihan and the Baoshan Battalion must participate in the Nanjing Defense Battle!
However, disobeying orders on the battlefield is not a glorious thing. When Principal Jiang wanted to transfer him to Nanjing for promotion and expansion, Yue Weihan could refuse without hesitation, and no one would criticize him for it. But if Yue Weihan refused to carry out the rescue military order from the headquarters, that would be something else.
It's the same thing, so we can go to Jingjiang and Baoshan camps!
However, Yue Weihan has the final say on how to fight this battle after going to Jingjiang!
A bold idea suddenly became clear in Yue Weihan's mind. At this time, Jiangbei was probably filled with stragglers who had been defeated from the Songhu front line. If we go to Jingjiang, we can collect three or two thousand defeated soldiers.
!These broken troops are all elites of various departments. They only need a little reorganization and can immediately rejoin the battlefield.
With these two to three thousand elite troops defeated, Yue Weihan dared to rescue Yangzhou!
After saving Yangzhou, Yue Weihan dared to defend Pukou. As long as he defended Pukou and preserved the lifeline from Nanjing to Jiangbei, then even if Nanjing was still lost in the end, the hundreds of thousands of people stranded in Nanjing could always evacuate safely.
?As long as hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Nanjing can be rescued, Yue Weihan can do anything!
In short, Yue Weihan was determined to change history and prevent the Nanjing Massacre from happening!
In order to prevent the Nanjing Massacre from happening, Yue Weihan even risked his life to kill Asaka Palace Jiuyan. Anyway, as long as he was still breathing, he would do anything at all costs!
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Shanghai, Japanese Concession.
The hard work of Yue Weihan, a little butterfly, has indeed caused history to deviate slightly from its original trajectory. General Matsui Iwane, commander of the Japanese Central China Front, is meeting with some media reporters from neutral countries at his temporary residence.
In fact, General Matsui Iwane was not willing to hold a press conference at this time, but he had no choice because this morning, the Foreign Minister of the Chinese government held a press conference in Wuhan, claiming that the Japanese army had drawn up a plan to capture Nanjing.
Afterwards, the massacre policy was implemented, and a formal prosecution was filed with the League of Nations!
If it were just the appeal of the Chinese government, Matsui Iwane would not have to pay attention to it.
However, the truth of the matter is that the Japanese army did have such a plan. Because of the shortage of food, Asaka Miya Hatohiko had already issued a top-secret telegram to the front divisions before he was assassinated. "In principle, Chinese prisoners of war will not be retained." Matsui Iwane
I don’t know if the Chinese government really has the exact evidence.
Faced with the raging international public opinion and the heavy pressure from the base camp, General Matsui Iwane felt it was necessary to hold a press conference to reverse international public opinion as much as possible. At the same time, he could also take the opportunity to clean up the military discipline of the frontline divisions and start from Matsui Iwane.
In his heart, he did not approve of massacre of prisoners.
"Dear General, I am David Lee, a special correspondent of the Associated Press. I would like to ask, is the news announced to the outside world by the Chinese National Government in Wuhan this morning true? To be precise, the Japanese invaders really intend to violate the Geneva Convention
, massacred Chinese prisoners of war and innocent civilians after capturing Nanjing?"
Matsui Iwane's brows immediately frowned, and he said unhappily: "First of all, let me clarify the fact that the Imperial Japanese Army did not invade the Republic of China. We just came with the good wish of 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity', hoping to help
It’s just the Chinese people’s desire to achieve prosperity and strength; this is not aggression.”
"Secondly, I assure you in the name of the Commander of the Central China Front of the Imperial Japanese Army that the Imperial Army will never massacre enemy prisoners after seizing Nanjing, let alone massacre innocent civilians. We are here to help them, how could it be possible?
What about massacring them? Isn’t this a joke?”
Another British reporter said: "Your Excellency General, the Chinese government also disclosed news this morning, claiming that their elite Baoshan Battalion not only intercepted the top-secret telegram sent by the Shanghai Condemnation Army Headquarters to the frontline divisions, but also
Snipers were sent to kill Asaka Palace Hatohiko himself, is this true?"
"Rumors, these are completely rumors." Matsui Iwane said coldly, "I can tell you frankly that His Highness Jiuyan was indeed broken into pieces, but he was not killed by a sniper by the Chinese Baoshan Battalion, but was patrolling the Heavy Artillery Brigade.
During the regiment's position, the ammunition exploded due to improper operation of the artillery, and he was shattered on the spot."
Another French reporter said: "General, do you have any facts to support this?"
"Of course." Matsui Iwane said with great confidence, "Because the Chinese elite troops you are talking about, that is, the Baoshan Battalion that held the Sihang Warehouse and luckily broke through, were surrounded by the Imperial Japanese Army near Kunshan last night.
Effectively, I believe the battle should be over now..."
Before he finished speaking, Major General Tsukada Gou, the chief of staff of the front army, suddenly walked in with a solemn expression.
Major General Tsukada whispered a few words into General Matsui Iwane's ear. General Matsui Iwane's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately turned around and left without saying a word. The news media reporters present immediately became commotion. Many people thought
They rushed up to ask what was going on, but were stopped by the military police who were maintaining order at the scene.
"Everyone, everyone!" Tsukada Gong hurriedly waved and shouted, "Don't crowd, everyone, please don't crowd! The general has urgent military affairs to deal with, so I will answer your questions next."
"Excuse me, what kind of emergency military affairs is this? The general has to leave temporarily?" a reporter asked sharply.
"This..." Major General Tsukada frowned, "This is a military secret, so I can't tell you."