After a night of discussion between Koiso Kuni and Showaji Temple Juichi, countless military orders began to be issued. Japanese troops across China began to reorganize and transport supplies. The three divisions that were fighting to the death with the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi also began to stop their raids.
They began to guard various key points, acting as if I won't look for you as long as you don't cause trouble. In the sky, more and more planes began to gather at various field airports, and the struggle to clear and mine mines in the Yangtze River became increasingly intensified. Everything
There are signs telling everyone that a storm is coming.
--Taiwan
Taiwan has been under the rule of Japan for decades. Japan's rule over Taiwan has been deeply rooted in the bones. Countless schools teach Japanese, but unlike North Korea, Taiwanese natives do not need to perform military service. This is probably also Japan's continuous uprising against Taiwan.
It may be a fear, but after the war between China and Japan, Japan began to recruit Taiwanese people in September 1937 to serve as military dependents and husbands without military status. They were mainly responsible for logistics work.
In the dark night, more than a dozen warships secretly approached the port. Countless Japanese troops disembarked and entered the barracks to prepare for repairs.
More Taiwanese people were conscripted into the army and began to march towards the mainland as military men. When these Taiwanese people set foot on the long-lost mainland land for the first time, they did so as invaders, which is particularly ironic.
——Wuhan
Bai Chongxi pointed to the map and said, "According to the intelligence just now, the Japanese army's Juichi Terauchi and Koiso Kuniaki have already held a combat meeting. The theme of the meeting is the Battle of Wuhan, and the commander-in-chief of the front line will be Oiso Kuniaki."
Agent Jiang touched his beard and asked, "What kind of person is this little Iso Kuniaki?"
Dai Li stood up and said, "He graduated from Mainland China University, but his academic performance was not very outstanding. He ranked 79th out of 655 people in the Military Academy, and ranked 33rd out of 51 people in Mainland China University. He participated in the Russo-Japanese War and was once a division commander of the Fifth Division.
The commander of the regiment and the director of the general affairs department of the aviation headquarters had served as the commander of the Korean army, but he was often doubtful and undecided. This time he was in charge of the Wuhan battle. There was actually a lot of dissent within the Japanese army. Many Japanese soldiers hoped that Juichi Terauchi would be the commander.
Bai Chongxi explained, "After all, the main force of the Japanese army this time is from Nanjing, and North China is the auxiliary. Juichi Terauchi probably doesn't want to be blamed."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Then let me introduce the Japanese army's formation."
Dai Li continued, "According to intelligence, the Japanese army has twelve divisions in North China, namely the 20th, 108th, and 109th Divisions, stationed in Shanxi and Suiyuan to deal with the 18th Group Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
The 110th Division is stationed in Hebei, the 21st Division is stationed in Shandong, the 116th Division is stationed in Tianjin, and the 14th Division is stationed in Henan.
In addition, the 4th, 6th, 16th and 1st Mixed Brigade, 3rd Mixed Brigade and 11th Mixed Brigade dispatched by the Kwantung Army will participate in the attack on Wuhan, as well as an unknown number of puppet troops.
, the number of Japanese troops will exceed 150,000."
After taking a breath, Dai Li continued, "In addition, in Central China, the Japanese army has gathered fourteen divisions, of which the 27th Division is stationed in Zhejiang, the 17th Division and the 33rd Division are stationed in Jiangsu, the 22nd Division is stationed in Anhui, and the 22nd Division is stationed in Anhui.
The 32nd Division is stationed in Shanghai to deal with our guerrillas wherever they are.
In addition, the 3rd, 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 21st, 101st, 106th, and 114th divisions will participate in the attack on Wuhan.
Attack, and it is also suspected that the Japanese navy will cooperate with the Japanese attack from the Yangtze River. There are nine divisions in total. The puppet troops here are smaller, but the number of Japanese troops will exceed 250,000."
Agent Jiang's hands were shaking a little. He said slowly, "So, the number of Japanese troops participating in the Wuhan Battle will be as many as 400,000, and this does not include the puppet troops?"
Dai Li nodded and continued, "In terms of the air force, the Japanese military has between 500 and 800 combat aircraft. This does not include possible temporary reinforcements from the Japanese naval aviation. As for artillery, tanks, horses, etc., they are too numerous to estimate.
"
The entire venue was as quiet as a morgue. Although we knew that the enemy was strong and we were weak, such a force was too terrifying.
Agent Jiang knocked on the table and said, "What's the matter? What's the matter? Are you all scared? Japan is just a small country, and China has been in the East for thousands of years. What kind of storms have we not experienced? Can't we make it this time?
Has it passed? Humph, De Lin, tell me about the situation of our army. Don’t exaggerate, don’t be modest, tell the truth.”
Bai Chongxi held a piece of paper and said, "Our army did not lose much of its effective strength due to the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Xuzhou and other battles, so it has a large number of troops. According to the plan of our staff, the strength of our army is as follows:
The Ninth War Zone, with General Chen Cheng as the commander, commanded 34 corps responsible for the battle on the south bank of the Yangtze River. It was divided into three routes. The first route was the Xue Yue Division, which defended the Nanxun Line and used Nanchang as the base to defeat the Japanese troops advancing westwards from the outside.
The second line is Zhang Fakui's department, ensuring the safety from Jiujiang to Ruichang, and the third line, Tang Enbo's department, is the reserve team, ready to support all operations at any time.
In addition, I commanded 26 armies to take charge of the Jiangbei operation, with Liao Lei as the center, Li Pinxian as the right, and Sun Lianzhong as the left. We took advantage of the complex terrain of the Dabie Mountains and the special geographical location of many lakes to prevent the Japanese troops from moving south.
In addition, Han Deqin's Department was responsible for guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, and the 29th Group Army was the second-line corps to support the operations.
Finally, the Third War Zone and the First War Zone each performed their own duties to prevent the Japanese troops from detouring along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Line and the Guangdong-Han Railway."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "How many people, aircraft and ships are there in our army participating in the war?"
Bai Chongxi said, "Except for the third theater and the first theater, our army has 62 corps participating in the fifth and ninth corps, with 250 combat aircraft, more than 30 ships, and more than 1.3 million troops. This is our entire main force.
Already."
Jiang Jie's voice was bright, and he said, "Comrades, although our heavy weapons lag behind the Japanese invaders, our army has three times the number of Japanese troops, and there are so many generals here who are capable of fighting. How can we still be afraid?"
What about the little Japanese invaders? Besides, we still have a steady stream of recruits and support from the southwest and northwest, don’t you still have confidence?"
Everyone nodded to each other and said in unison, "The party and the country will win!"
Agent Jiang looked at the map on the wall and said secretly, "Come on, let me, Jiang, completely defeat you in Wuhan, and let me, Jiang, become a peerless hero who will be remembered forever."
"The Chinese nation must mobilize all its material and human resources with a strong and unyielding will. For the sake of self-defense and humanity, it must fight against the vicious invaders for a long time until the day of final victory. Our compatriots across the country and overseas Chinese must unite as one.
, all efforts must be centered on consolidating Wuhan and achieving victory in the Central Battle."
"Click" turned off the radio with one hand, and the owner of that hand said, "Our chairman also saw that the war is approaching." This person was Chairman Mao of Yan'an.
"It's amazing. A great battle with a total number of over 1.5 million people is extremely rare in the entire history of world wars. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, it will be recorded in the history of world wars and will be the subject of study by military strategists of all generations.
." Mr. Zhu, who rushed back from Shanxi, shook his head and said, with a hint of envy in his tone.
"The more people there are, the more difficult it will be to command, and there are too many factions in the National Army. Look, it is not Tang Enbo who is commanding Jiangbei this time. Everyone understands that that loser lost Xuzhou, and if he is not punished, it is still Chiang Kai-shek who is protecting him.
But I would rather give it to Bai Chongxi than to Li Zongren, haha, I wonder what Li Zongren, who is building roads in the southwest, has in mind." Zhou Guansheng squinted his eyes, as if he could see the bitter face of Li Zongren after receiving the news, and said with a smile.
Chairman Mao took a puff of cigarette and said, "It's going to rain and my mother wants to get married. Let him go. Huang Jie, who threw Guide away, didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup he poured into Lao Jiang. He was not killed and even fished him out.
As a division commander, this old Chiang Kai-shek is too obvious about protecting his shortcomings."
Mr. Zhu pursed his lips and nodded and said, "Chairman, we also have a lot of problems. During this counter-mopping up, our recruits had a lot of problems, and there were also a lot of deserters. Most of them saw that there were too many Japanese troops.
Our army always leaves the army when it is transferred, which shows that the recruits of our army still have many loopholes in both their thinking and military skills."
Chairman Mao knocked the ashes of his cigarette and said, "We have emphasized the work of the new recruits many times. It was fine when there was only one 20th Division. But as soon as the Japanese increased their troops, problems arose. But no matter what, there was a problem.
, can we just solve the problem? I think now that the Japanese army’s attention is focused on Wuhan, we can hold a large-scale military training activity.”
At this time, a knock on the door attracted the attention of the three of them, and it turned out to be guard Xiao Wang.
"Three leaders, Comrade 203 is here." Xiao Wang said with a smile. Every time Jiang Cheng returned to Yan'an, he would bring some snacks to the familiar people he met. Xiao Wang now has a snack in his pocket.
Wrap broad beans, which is enough for him to eat for several days.
Xiao Wang turned his body to one side and Jiang Cheng walked in and saw the three of them were there. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It's so rare. All three leaders are here."
Chairman Mao waved and said, "Aren't we waiting for you together? Haha, come in quickly. Well, the smoke is just a bit loud." As he spoke, Chairman Mao looked at the room that was already filled with smoke and put out the cigarette with some embarrassment.
Already.
Jiang Cheng sat down and asked, "What did the leaders say?"
Chairman Mao said, "Chiang Kai-shek has just issued a declaration for the Battle of Wuhan, saying that we will resolutely resist the war to the end. The intelligence we have received shows that the Japanese army will invest four to five million people this time, and Chiang Kai-shek's side also has more than one million. It is really a huge force."
It’s a great battle.”
Jiang Cheng exhaled and said, "Is it finally here? Chairman, I have ordered some tanks in Hyundai, and I am also thinking of ways to get some cannons. I wonder what the chairman thinks?"
Chairman Mao pointed to Mr. Zhu and said, "We should ask the experts on this military issue."
Mr. Zhu rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, I just heard that you helped us build airplanes, and now you're building tanks. I'm afraid our weapons will surpass those of Japan in a short time. We also want to enjoy the feeling of being stronger."
Already."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, the weapons I gave you are better than those of any other great power."
Mr. Zhu thought about it and said, "Our key now is our soldiers. This heavy weapon is not a rifle. You can use it if you go up and teach it. How can this cannon be fired like this? How to fly an airplane? You have to learn how to use a tank. Chairman, this is not just ours."
Soldiers need to learn, and I think our commanders and soldiers also need to learn."
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "Okay, then we will let our soldiers conduct intensive training while calling our senior commanders and fighters back in turn to learn new tactics and methods. Don't wait for Xiao Jiang to get all the tanks, artillery and aircraft back."
, our commanders and fighters no longer know how to command."
After talking about this matter, Chairman Mao said again, "Xiao Jiang, you will have to work hard during this period. By the way, many of our factories have been established, and this is all thanks to you."
Jiang Cheng's eyes lit up and he asked, "What factories have been established? What are they? How is the arsenal now?"
Chairman Mao unconsciously took out another cigarette, lit it and said, "Our current steel plants, chemical plants and machinery plants have all been established one after another. It is not easy. It has been almost a year."
Isn't that right? Yan'an started making preparations before the war started, and it has been almost a year now.
Chairman Mao continued, "Now we can reload bullets, and a production line for making new bullets has been established. Although the quality still needs to be improved, the problem of whether or not is solved. As the old saying goes, in this life
Two, two begets three, and three begets all things. If we have the first one, there will be the second one, and the third one, until we all use our own bullets."
Jiang Cheng couldn't wait to go to the factory to take a look now, but knowing that time was tight, he quickly said, "I will transport all the items accumulated by Hyundai as soon as possible. A lot of things have happened during this time, and my logistics team leader's responsibilities are all over."
I’m a little incompetent.”
Chairman Mao and the other three laughed heartily. Zhou Guansheng pointed at Jiang Cheng and said, "Don't take the job from the Japanese. They are our real logistics captains."
Jiang Cheng took a day off, visited Yu Yishan again, and then traveled back to modern times again, bringing a large amount of medicine, toys, and stockings to Germany.
The moment Jiang Cheng was about to open his eyes, a huge sense of oppression came to Jiang Cheng - the space-time ball grew again.
"Ten meters, finally ten meters." Jiang Cheng touched his abdomen and did some calculations in his mind. At this time, Jiang Cheng's transportation space was ten meters in diameter and the total volume was close to 4,100 cubic meters. Even though Jiang Cheng usually only
Half of the transmission space can be used, which is up to 2,000 cubic meters.
"Great, this way, the transportation of heavy weapons will be more convenient." Jiang Cheng said with a smile.
Jiang Cheng opened the door and said to the security guard outside, "Go and call Chen Nan. I have something to tell you."
