Looking at the troops that had turned into beggar soldiers, Chen Yi sighed, came to the river, looked at the field hospital where the intensive operation was going on, and asked, "How is Commander Su's injury?"
A female soldier said, "Commander, don't worry, we, Dr. Liu, are doing our best to rescue you."
Chen Yi nodded, walked to the Communications Department and asked, "How is it? Is it well repaired?"
A communications soldier with a bandage on his head replied, "Commander, because of that air raid, all our communications equipment was blown up. Now we can only try to put the parts of a few radio stations together, but this still requires
time."
Chen Yi patted the communications soldier and said, "You try your best. Whether the troops can contact the military headquarters and the central government depends on you."
At this time, bursts of gunfire came from the distance, and the surrounding soldiers immediately picked up their guns and looked at Chen Yi.
Chen Yi frowned, then looked at Su Yu who was still operating by the river, waved his hand and said, "Order the frontline troops to hold on for at least three hours, and make sure that Commander Su's operation is completed. Even if he is halfway through, he will not be able to move at all."
Chen Yi's troops encountered unprecedented difficulties, but in Nanjing, Nishio and Itagaki Seishiro were celebrating their victory. They looked at the crescent moon and drank sake, feeling very unhappy.
Nishio poured a glass of water and wine for Itagaki Seishiro and said, "The German army has taken action in the West. Just as Ishihara-kun thought, they attacked Poland, but they did not form an alliance with the Soviet Union."
Itagaki Seishiro smiled and shook his head and said, "No! They must have formed an alliance. Poland is sandwiched between these two countries. If Germany and the Soviet Union had not reached an agreement and one country attacked, the other country would have jumped up. By now the Soviet Union
They didn't make any sound, so they must be waiting for an opportunity."
Nishio said with admiration, "That makes sense. Our campaign in northern Jiangsu was very successful. We wiped out all the guerrillas in northern Jiangsu. Even the emperor issued a commendation order."
Itagaki Seishiro chuckled and said, "Our biggest target, Changsha, has not been captured yet. Just wait, Okamura Neji will take action soon."
——Chongqing
Agent Jiang put down the book and asked, "Is Zhou Guansheng here again?"
Chen Brai nodded and said, "Yes, this is the third time I've asked for an audience today. Do you want to see the appointment?"
Agent Jiang picked up the scepter and said, "Hmph! The New Fourth Army did not abide by military regulations, which led to the corruption of the situation in northern Jiangsu. Now Chen Yi's troops are being hunted by the Japanese army. What do they want to do when they come to me? Do they want to negotiate peace? Or do they come to ask for help?"
Chen Bulei stepped forward and said, "Commissioner, the situation in northern Jiangsu has become like this, which has caused an uproar across the country. Many senior officials said in the newspapers that it was our fault, saying that it was because we insisted on fighting with the New Fourth Army that the situation changed.
With things like this, if the Red Party can relent now, wouldn’t it be a good opportunity?”
Agent Jiang thought for a long time and said, "Let him come in."
After a while, Zhou Guansheng walked into the office. Agent Jiang smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Guansheng, don't be offended. The US ambassador just came to talk about aid. As you know, our country's economy is in ruins and it's extremely difficult. These aids are ours."
A life-saving straw."
Zhou Guansheng nodded and said, "Don't worry, Chairman, of course I understand. I wonder how the United States is negotiating with us? Can I know?"
Jiang intermediary asked Zhou Guansheng to sit down and said, "The talks were good. Germany's actions in Poland have made the United States very worried about the situation in Europe. They agree with our prediction of the situation and believe that Europe is inevitable. You also know that the United States is a
Economic powers have a lot of investment all over the world, especially in Europe. I think the United States will soon stand on the opposite side of Germany. After all, let the United States choose, they will definitely choose the United Kingdom instead of breaking the rules.
Germany."
Zhou Guansheng hummed and said, "We also believe that the war of aggression launched by Germany is the same as the war launched by Japan against us. They are unpopular. Chairman, I am here mainly to talk about the recent conflicts between northern Jiangsu and the Japanese army.
Moving and static.”
Agent Jiang took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Okay, then let's talk?"
Outside the office, Chen Brai smiled and took a sip of tea. In his heart, he had always hoped to assist Chiang Kai-shek to become a Chinese leader like the former Qin Emperor and Han Wu. Now that the Japanese army is approaching, he hopes even more that Chiang Kai-shek can unite the Red Party.
"Bang!" The door suddenly opened. Chen Bulei walked forward quickly and saw Agent Jiang with a gloomy face. He shook hands with Zhou Guansheng and said, "Thank you, Brother Guansheng, for reminding me. I will definitely check it out. As for Subei,
I will also ask the military commander and the central commander to inquire more about the matter."
Zhou Guansheng said gratefully, "At this time of national survival, I also hope that we can help each other, so I'll say goodbye."
Chen Brei nodded to Zhou Guansheng who was leaving, and walked into the office with Agent Jiang. Before he could speak, he heard the sirens outside again. Chen Brei closed the curtains and said, "The Japanese are attacking again. They came recently."
It was really too diligent, and the casualties among the people were huge."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Just now Zhou Guansheng said that all the actions of the Japanese army in northern Jiangsu, Xiangyang and even Jiujiang are just feints. Their real target is Changsha. What do you think?"
Chen Brai frowned and said, "Commissioner, I'm not good at military matters. It would be better to ask Chief Bai and his colleagues to handle this matter. However, I feel that Zhou Guansheng is a famous person and he will not talk nonsense. He has high credibility."
Agent Jiang hummed and said, "Inform Dai Li and Chen Lifu immediately. We must immediately find out the movements of the Japanese army in Wuhan. If the Japanese army wants to move, there will definitely be heretics in Wuhan. If Changsha is really lost, our middle road will be wide open. Once the Japanese army
If the line between Changsha and Nanning is connected, the southeastern half will be completely out of control."
Chen Brai immediately said, "I will go find these two people to discuss this matter immediately."
--Nanjing
"The Chongqing intelligence officers in Wuhan suddenly took action and frequently spied on our military's military situation?" Seishiro Itagaki put the intelligence on the table, touched his chin and said, "It seems that our army's plan to attack Changsha has been leaked.
But it seems that Chongqing is still not completely sure, otherwise there would not be such untargeted spying."
Nishio asked, "Then what should we do now? Do we do it immediately?"
Itagaki Seishiro smiled and said, "We didn't want to win from the beginning. We could have the aviation force stop bombing Chongqing and turn to bombing Nanchang, attracting all the attention of Chiang Kai-shek to Nanchang. In addition, in addition to mobilizing northern Jiangsu to pursue the New Fourth Army,
, all attacked Xuancheng, and at the same time, dispatched troops from Jiujiang and also advanced to southern Anhui, forcing the New Fourth Army to leave Xuancheng. Also, let all our propaganda machines be turned on and tell Gu Zhutong and Jiang Jie that we would only attack the New Fourth Army, not the New Fourth Army.
National Army!"
Nishio wondered, "Didn't we say we were going to attack Nanchang at the beginning?"
Itagaki Seishiro shook his head and said, "If we attack Nanchang now, Gu Zhutong will definitely choose to form an alliance with the New Fourth Army to deal with us in order to protect Nanchang. But if we only attack the New Fourth Army, the National Army will sit back and watch the success or failure. This will only do us harm."
Even better, and if we are fighting the New Fourth Army, the Chiang Kai-shek intermediary in Chongqing will definitely think that the news that we are going to attack Changsha is news deliberately spread by the Red Party, which is at least half-truth and half-false, which will weaken his military morale."
Xiwei clapped his hands and said, "Okay, that's it! What about Changsha?"
Itagaki Seishiro analyzed Nishio and said, "After Germany went to war, the empire had only two roads, one going north and one going south, to attack the Soviet Union from the north. This was the original idea of Ishihara-kun and I. After all, as long as we and Germany annihilated the Soviet Union,
We will not be afraid of anyone, and it is also our first choice. But going north requires at least two million elite troops, plus logistics and garrison troops, that is five million, and the place we took away from us needs to be developed.
, I conservatively estimate that it will take more than ten years. Going south, not to mention the British and French navies, we may also have to face the United States. Not to mention the navy, our army also needs two million elites. Haha, the strength is insufficient. So we must fight with the British and French
Or the Soviet Union goes to war to solve the China problem or dispatches enough troops."
As he spoke, Seishiro Itagaki pointed to the map and said, "Hunan is the center point on Chongqing's strategic map and has a large population. The Chongqing government has moved all the way west. Now there are more than five million frontline troops and over ten million immigrants. These people have no land."
Yes, as far as I know, the price of rice in Chongqing is rising by 10% every month, and Hunan is the largest rice warehouse in China, with an annual rice output of more than 120 million shi. As long as China loses Hunan, they will not even be able to eat.
If you are full, why fight? So for the sake of the overall situation, we must speed up the Changsha strategy. Let Yueyang take action immediately. However, we must work hard on the foreplay and make the National Army believe that we have not really made up our minds in the direction of Changsha.
Determination, but just a feint."
——Changsha
Xue Yue looked at the telegram in his hand, threw it on the table with a snort and said with a smile, "The appointment is really unfounded. Our ninth theater has been preparing for a year. We have elite soldiers and good generals. We also fought in the counterattack half a year ago."
The Japanese army in Yueyang and Wuhan made it clear that they had fought with horses and chariots, but the Japanese army was nothing more than that. Didn't we also have a great victory in Wanjialing, Jiangxi Province? The Japanese are coming. If he comes ten thousand, I will swallow ten thousand. If he comes ten thousand, I will swallow ten thousand.
I will stop ten thousand!"
Wu Yizhi said with a stern face, "Bo Ling, if the intelligence from the commission is true, the Japanese army must have made quite a move this time. Think about it, this long front from Xiangyang to Jiujiang to Northern Jiangsu is full of
If we are laying the groundwork for Changsha, then our Changsha attack will definitely be like Mount Tai's overwhelming offensive."
Xue Yue hummed, and felt that Wu Yizhi's words made sense. At this time, several officers came in and said, "Chief Xue, I heard that the Japanese army is going to attack us? What is going on?"
Xue Yue looked at everyone and asked strangely, "How did you know?"
Several people looked at each other and said, "This matter has been spread. It is said that the Japanese army in Xiangyang and other places are just feint attacks, and attacking us in Changsha is the real killing move. If this is the case, the Japanese will definitely make a lot of noise. Are we?"
Do you need to set up a defensive position?"
Xue Yue looked at Wu Yizhi strangely, and then picked up the telegram with the word "top secret" written on it. Monk Zhang Er was confused about this situation and asked Wu Yizhi, "Isn't this top secret? How come it seems like everyone in the world knows about it?"
"
Wu Yizhi shook his head in confusion.
At this time, a communications soldier came in and said, "Report from Yueyang. The Japanese army has dispatched at least two divisions from Yueyang and Wuhan and is advancing towards Feijiahe."
Xue Yue and others stepped forward and looked at the map. Xue Yue said, "Feijiahe has our solid defense line. I don't believe that the Japanese can get away with it. We now have 16 armies and more than 30 divisions in the Ninth Theater.
There are 100,000 people, but the little devil only joins two divisions. This is like an old man eating arsenic - seeking death!"
Wu Yizhi shook his head and said, "But why did the Japanese army do this? If I were the commander of the Japanese army, I would either not dispatch, or I would attack with all my strength. The strength of these two divisions of 50,000 to 60,000 is not too much, not too little."
Quite a few, this force is very embarrassing."
Xue Yue knocked on the table and asked, "Do you think the Japanese army has any back-up tactics?"
After much deliberation, several people didn't know what the Japanese army wanted to do.
Finally, Wu Yizhi said, "It is useless for us to think here now. It is better to fight the battle of Feijiahe first. Then we will see how the Japanese army will move and it will be clear to us."
Xue Yue nodded and said, "Let Fang Xianjue realize that he is best suited to fight such a defensive battle."
——Chongqing
Agent Jiang looked at the telegram sent by Xue Yue, touched his bald head and said, "Is Zhou Guansheng a god or a crow's mouth this time? As soon as he said that the Japanese army was going to take action, the Japanese army immediately dispatched. I almost thought that the Japanese army was listening to him.
It’s under command.”
Bai Chongxi smiled and said, "The Japanese army has been dispatched, but it is only two divisions. With this force, let alone Changsha, I have seen it difficult to attack Feijiahe. The Japanese army either has ulterior motives or is feinting."
Agent Jiang patted the table and said impatiently, "There is a feint on the left and a feint on the right. How can there be so many feints?"
He Yingqin chuckled and said, "I don't think it looks like a feint attack by the Japanese army. Instead, it may be the end of a strong effort."
Jiang Jie shook his head and said, "Whether it's a feint attack or the end of a powerful crossbow, I order Xue Yue to stop the Japanese army. The best one can win is the best. If you don't win, you can't lose!"
At this time, Chen Cheng came in with a telegram and said, "Commissioner, the latest information is that the Japanese troops in northern Jiangsu suddenly went south to Xuancheng in southern Anhui. In addition, troops from Jiujiang were also dispatched and were also marching towards Anqing.
The Japanese army in Nanjing raised a banner, saying that they would only attack the New Fourth Army, not the National Army, and asked us not to participate in the war."
Agent Jiang smiled and said, "Oh? Is there such a thing? Let me take a look."
Agent Jiang looked at the telegram and said with a smile, "What action will Ye Xiang and others take?"
Bai Chongxi waved his hand and said, "I know that the people of the Red Party are good at fighting. If they can't fight, they will fight. If they can't, then they will run away. Did they run away?"
Chen Cheng sighed and said, "You are indeed right. The New Fourth Army immediately mobilized troops to block the Japanese troops on both sides. The battle is currently underway. Ye Xiang and others are moving to Huangshan. Gu Zhutong came to ask if they should be let go?"
Several people looked at Intermediary Jiang, who thought for a moment and said, "The military headquarters can enter Huangshan, but the troops cannot. Tell Gu Zhutong to tell the New Fourth Army that the common people who pay taxes and food are not allowed to escape."
Bai Chongxi said with great enthusiasm after hearing this, "The Red Party says this about us every day in public opinion, and now we will return it to them."
Jiang Jie then said, "It still doesn't work. We can't give the New Fourth Army a chance to occupy Huangshan. Tell Gu Zhutong that we order the New Fourth Army to march under the supervision of our army. There must be no mistakes!"