Jiang Jingguo looked at the anti-aircraft artillery in front of him in surprise, and asked Jiang Cheng dumbfounded, "How did you transport so many artillery pieces into Wuhan so quickly? Why didn't I hear any news? Didn't the guards along the way stop them?
you?"
Jiang Cheng scratched his face in embarrassment and said, "Well, you know that the war is in chaos, and I also have a military rank. Besides, the saying that money can lead to gods is not nonsense."
Jiang Jingguo frowned upon hearing this, and secretly cursed the people below for daring to do anything. He took Jiang Cheng's hand and said, "I will hand over these anti-aircraft guns to the Chairman immediately. You just wait to be rewarded for your meritorious service."
Jiang Cheng shook his head quickly and said, "Don't mention me, otherwise the committee may misunderstand something."
Jiang Jingguo sighed and nodded and said, "I'm going to Jiangxi in two days. Will you go with me? There are a group of young people there who want to reform the country like me. If you come, we can prepare for the future together.
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Jiang Cheng looked at Jiang Jingguo, whose eyes were full of light. He sighed in his heart and said, "I won't go now. As you know, I have a lot of business at home and abroad. I am not good at administration and military affairs. I will give you the most."
Some financial support, but if I find any worthy talents, I will introduce them to you."
Jiang Jingguo smiled and patted Jiang Cheng, "Thank you very much. I'm really short of manpower."
Agent Jiang watched Jiang Jingguo introduce the anti-aircraft gun with a happy face, and he guessed that it was Jiang Cheng who provided it. After all, Jiang Cheng was the only one with such financial resources around Jiang Jingguo.
"Gu Quan gave these anti-aircraft guns to you, right?" Agent Jiang asked with a smile.
Jiang Jingguo remembered Jiang Cheng's instructions and immediately said, "No, they are just some patriotic overseas Chinese."
When Agent Jiang saw that Jiang Cheng didn't want to take credit, he nodded secretly and said, "Okay, I understand. The air defense pressure over Tianjia Town is very high. Transport 24 doors there immediately. We only need 12 here. Go on."
Just say it, just say it is my order."
When Jiang Jingguo heard that the weapons were to be transferred to Tianjia Town, he knew that this was to make the best use of these weapons, so he left without saying a word.
Agent Jiang pressed the bell on the table. Chen Brai walked in quickly and asked, "Commissioner, what can I do?"
Agent Jiang smiled and said, "Jianfeng and his youth league raised funds and bought 36 anti-aircraft guns. They immediately went down to do publicity work. Especially Jianfeng's cleverness in evading Japan's blockade of us. I think it can be a close-up."
one time."
While sighing at the father's love and care for his son, Chen Brai replied, "Don't worry, I will definitely let the people know our son's patriotism."
——Shanxi Eighth Route Army Headquarters
More than a dozen soldiers and officers were gathered together, with various weapons placed on the ground. The soldiers were discussing which weapons were best to use, and the officers were discussing which weapons were more suitable for current tactics. Liu Ding and the director of the Eighth Route Army Military Factory
Liu Guifu, Liu Bocheng, Yang Zhicheng, Mr. Zhu, and Zuo Quan who came all the way discussed the manufacturing difficulty and positioning of weapons.
Liu Bocheng said, "I said, the rifle is actually a melee weapon. When our people actually use it, most of them kill the enemy within 200 meters. There is no need for a long shooting distance at all, and we are now fighting the Japanese."
, either it is a mobile ambush battle, or it is a defensive counterattack, so the front-line firepower is very important. The greater the firepower density, the greater our chance of victory."
Yang Zhicheng immediately said, "We can't just emphasize firepower density. What about our ammunition logistics? If possible, I also hope that everyone has a machine gun. In that case, can our ammunition be replenished?"
Liu Ding retorted, "As for ammunition, we now have our own production line and a large number of reloading machines. I don't think ammunition is a big deal, and our production capacity is not very strong. When our production capacity is strong,
When the time comes, the bullet productivity will also increase."
You said something, I said something, and it was so lively that I talked about the advantages and disadvantages of various weapons.
Mr. Zhu listened and listened, and finally said, "Let me summarize, our current situation is that our only production line for self-produced bullets is to produce 7.92-caliber rifle bullets. The army prefers to use SKS rifles because of its fierce firepower."
Comrade Yang requested to use Mosin Nagant because he does not take bullets, and can shoot far and accurately. I think we must consider it comprehensively. SKS is indeed good, and he will be our mainstream in the future, but we
Nowadays, 7.62 bullets are imported from abroad. It is certain that the Type 38 rifle will be gradually phased out by our army in the future. The mainstream weapon of our army in the future will be SKS, so the arsenal still has to target this. However, the actual situation now is
In this situation, we can produce a certain amount of Mosin Nagant first. After all, its barrel is long. I think it can be used by our sharpshooters. The arsenal will go all out to start building a new production line. When the 7.62 bullet production line comes out, we will turn around and manufacture it.
SKS, also, machine guns eat more bullets, so instead of producing new machine guns, we should produce ZB-26 Czech type, what do you think?"
Liu Ding immediately stood up and said, "We will definitely build a new bullet production line in the shortest possible time. Please rest assured."
——Tianjia Town
Wuhan's Yangtze River defense is roughly divided into three areas. The outermost defense line is from Anqing to the periphery of Madang, the middle layer is the three fortress groups of Madang, Hukou, and Jiujiang, and the last is the Tianjia Town fortress group and Gedian fortress.
There is no defense on the outer line from Anqing to Madang, mainly some mobile field river defense artillery, and a large number of minefields. Only Anqing has some river defense fortifications, with the purpose of weakening the strength of the Japanese fleet.
The three fortresses from Madang to Hukou and Jiujiang are very well-defended fortresses with a large number of troops, fortress artillery, river fortification lines, minefields, and naval and air force support.
As for Tianjia Town and Gedian Fortress, they are the last protection of Wuhan. Tianjia Town is the most important. Once Tianjia Town is lost, Wuhan must retreat immediately. Gedian is only less than 10 kilometers away from Wuhan and is the last line of defense. But because of Ge
The store is too close to Wuhan, and it is equivalent to a screen outside the window. Once it breaks through, people will come home instantly. Therefore, it is impossible and should not be stationed in Gedian for a long time, because it is too dangerous. Therefore, Tianjia Town became
The most important point of contention between China and Japan on the southern route.
The terrain here in Tianjia Town is dangerous. It is the so-called natural danger of the Yangtze River. In a sense, it is very similar to Jiangyin Fortress. The wide Yangtze River flows here. When it reaches the waters of Tianjia Town, the Yangtze River suddenly narrows, just like the Yangtze River in Jiangyin Fortress suddenly
Same as narrowing.
But the river in Tianjia Town is even narrower, with a width of only 600 meters. Local people said that it only takes 18 oars to cross the river in Tianjia Town, making it an excellent place to block the river. In ancient times, the Taiping Army and the Qing Army built fortresses here successively.
and forts. In Tianjia Town, heavy machine guns can block the roads and rivers on both sides, not to mention fortress cannons.
The construction of Tianjia Town started a few months before the July 7th Incident, and it has been a year now. There are three major positions in this fortress group, namely Tianjia Town Fortress on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and Fuchikou Fortress on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
, Banbishan Fortress. Because it is located in the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River, and the Ninth War Zone suffered a lot due to the battle of Wanjialing, Chen Cheng did not dare to shoulder the responsibility of such an important place as Tianjia Town alone, and finally decided that Bai Chongxi would come to take charge in person.
The post of Chief of Central Staff was temporarily held by He Yingqin. With Bai Chongxi here, Li Zongren also sent a large number of elites from the Fifth Theater to participate in the defense.
In the Tianjia Town Fortress, the generals gathered together. Bai Chongxi pointed on the map with a bamboo whip and said, "Now all our artillery is in place. The three fortresses have a total of 22 heavy artillery pieces over 100 mm, and there are also 4 75 mm artillery pieces."
Anti-aircraft guns and a guerrilla artillery regiment with 40 field guns of 75 mm or above, 24 combat defense guns, and 4 105 howitzers. Now I order the 2nd Army to guard the Tianjia Town Fortress in the north of the Yangtze River, the 54th Army to guard the Fuchikou Fortress, and the 77
The 26th Army and the 64th Army guard the Banbishan Fortress. The 26th Army, the 86th Army, and the 48th Army are preparing reserves behind the three fortresses respectively. Our goal is to use the favorable terrain to continuously consume the effective forces of the Japanese army in order to achieve a lasting strategy.
The purpose is that once the fortress is in danger, we must insist on defending it and I will send people to support it. In short, we must obey the command and unite our combat forces. We must not be defeated by the Japanese army one by one. Do you understand?"
Everyone shouted in unison, "Yes."
At this time, a staff officer came over and handed Bai Chongxi a piece of paper. Bai Chongxi looked at him and said with a smile, "Everyone, Comrade Jiang Jingguo led the Youth League to organize a fundraising event in Jiangxi, which was a great success. He also received support from overseas Chinese and purchased a total of 36
Of the anti-aircraft guns, 24 have been sent to our Tianjia Town. Look, everyone, whatever good things the central government does is thinking of our Tianjia Town. If this war is not fought successfully, we will have no shame in going back to Wuhan to see our fellow villagers."
"If we win this battle, the victory of our Japanese Empire will be half won." The speaker was a Japanese general wearing a general uniform, but it was Okamura Neiji.
After Okamura Neiji Wanjialing, his troops were severely damaged and unable to conduct a two-front battle. He could only attack along the Yangtze River with all his strength. At this time, he was waiting for the arrival of follow-up troops and the support of the Yangtze River fleet.
The Yangtze River Fleet, this fleet with a beautiful name is actually a Japanese fleet prepared for the invasion of China. It was established in 1908 and was officially numbered as the Third Fleet. After the January 28th Incident, it was because of a movie "Yangtze River" that promoted militarism.
Fleet" is called the Yangtze River Fleet. Its main force is the third-generation large inland river gunboat specially designed for the Yangtze River. Its main weapons are two 120mm naval guns and two 76mm anti-aircraft guns. The draft is 2.3 meters. It can be launched from the Yangtze River.
It opened all the way to Yichang, and for this battle in Wuhan, the Yangtze River Fleet gathered a total of more than 50 river gunboats and more than 100 heavy guns.
While the commanders on both sides were nervously making preparations, an ominous atmosphere began to emerge in the Japanese military camp.
Koike Akira wiped his bayonet. He no longer remembered how many Chinese he had killed, and how many comrades around him had changed. The only thing he could feel relieved about was that Hikari Nakajima was still by his side.
Fighting alongside myself.
After wiping it, Koike Akira took out a small piece of cloth from his arms. It was the Thousand-person Needle given to him by his fiancée. "Mengzi, wait for me. We can meet in a month or two."
Koike Akira has no doubts about ending the China Incident. Although a year has passed since the war started, it can be seen from the map that China has lost almost half of its territory. If they don't surrender, Koike Akira doesn't understand what happened in Wuhan.
What on earth is the bald man thinking?
"Ah, ah, Koike-kun, you're good. Nothing happened. My legs have been weak these days." A man with a sallow face and sloppy steps walked into the military camp, but it was Hikari Nakajima.
"What's wrong? The military doctor at Nagaya looked at you. What did you say?" Koike Akira quickly helped Nakajima Hikaru to lie down on the bed, and asked with concern.
Nakajima Hikaru waved his hand and said helplessly, "Stop talking. He first looked at my condition and saw that I had a headache, brain fever, weakness in my limbs, and collapse. He immediately knew that I had malaria and gave me an injection.
I was prescribed some medicine, but I don’t know if it will work. My fever has reached 39 degrees.”
Koike Akira had read the book, and he immediately said in surprise, "39 degrees, it's very powerful. You should be hospitalized. I'll go talk to the military doctor, how can I let you come back alone?"
Nakajima Hikaru quickly pulled him and said, "Don't go, you don't know, the hospital is already full. Although we usually know that many people have been sick recently, only in the hospital will we know how serious it is. I
I saw a man like me, who had been in a coma for three or four days, and his arm was swollen due to the injection. There was also an officer who had scarlet fever, which was even more fatal. There were many people who had to go to the toilet together.
I don’t even have the strength to do it, it’s all down to my pants, haha, that smell, I’d rather come back anyway.”
Koike Akira nodded and said, "I see, then it's right to come back."
Nakajima Hikaru looked around and said in a low voice, "And do you know, there is actually a food shortage in our hospital now. My lunch was eaten there, and it was only half of what we usually eat. I heard that there is a food shortage in our hospital."
It was because the logistics did not expect that there would be so many patients, so the calculations were wrong, and after I got to the hospital I found a lot of stretchers covered with sheets. I didn't want to die in the hospital, it would be a shame to a samurai."
Koike Akira asked in disbelief, "How is this possible? We are the Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan. How come we don't even have food to eat?"
"Baga, you actually told me that we won't be able to guarantee the food we need for logistics within two months?" Okamura Neji looked at his quartermaster in disbelief.
"Your Excellency General, the guerrillas in the rear are very active. Our vehicles often have accidents. Moreover, our transportation order is ammunition and weapons first, medicine and clothing second, and food last. If we transport food with all our strength, weapons and ammunition will not be able to transport food.
If you are satisfied, I'm afraid the consequences will be more serious." The quartermaster said helplessly.
Japan has the habit of not paying attention to logistics and food, and the Japanese army is more accustomed to quick battles and the habit of providing food to the enemy.
Neji Okamura said helplessly, "Then prepare to launch an attack immediately. In addition, let the soldiers go out to look for food, but be careful of harassment by the guerrillas."