The battlefield at Sihang Warehouse, whether the high-level officials of the government wanted to see it or did it unintentionally, was fought in full swing, exciting the whole country, and even attracted the attention of European and American newspapers. The Chinese and Japanese were in Shanghai
The news of the decisive battle on the last frontier of the largest city in the East spread throughout the world two days ago.
It should be said that this small battlefield undoubtedly gave a shot in the arm to the entire Chinese War of Resistance. Although the battlefield was small and the scale of the battle was not large, what it conveyed to the soldiers and civilians across the country was that as long as you resist, the Japanese will be fine.
scary.
The melody of a "Hymn to Heroes" is beautiful, heroic and catchy. After it was played on the radio, no matter who it was, everyone could hum a few lines. Even General He from the Ministry of Military Affairs and Political Affairs listened to the melody on the radio.
He clapped his hands, smiled and hummed a few words, before he received the notice of the meeting of the Supreme Military Council.
It should be said that the bald principal, who lost his temper the day before because the defenders of the Sihang Warehouse failed to evacuate all troops in accordance with military orders, caused a surge in diplomatic pressure, is now in a somewhat better mood.
Unfortunately, as the major general director of the Military Commission's Investigation Bureau hurried into the chairman's residence, the bald principal, who had a bowl of porridge and two scallion pancakes for dinner, sat in the darkness without speaking for a long time.
Several heavyweights on the Military Committee were quickly summoned by Wang Shihe, the Chief of Guard of the Chairman's Chamber of Servants, to convene the highest-level temporary military meeting.
Although the boss hasn't come yet, the conference room where several army generals are sitting is filled with gloom and gloom.
Really, the information brought by the Major General Director of the Military Commission Investigation Bureau was so shocking. If it were true, then a shocking defeat would be inevitable.
However, when they thought of the consequences after the defeat, the faces of several generals tensed up. Not to mention that the hundreds of thousands of troops in Songhu were already the most elite troops in all of China, nor did they say that the government had scrimped on food and clothing in recent years.
Eighty percent of the heavy equipment was in Songhu. However, after the army was defeated and the Songhu defense line fell, the next position pointed by the Japanese army's frontline was to bear the brunt of the capital - Nanjing.
The most important thing is, if there are no hundreds of thousands of troops, what will be used to defend the capital? With sweet potatoes? After arriving at the conference room and receiving this information, General Li, who has always had a problem with the bald boss, did not hesitate.
Swearing.
The capital will be lost in just three months after the war begins. How can these army generals feel shameless? Forget it if they don't have shame. What will happen to the millions of people who have not yet finished transferring the supplies in Nanjing? They will all be prisoners of the Japanese devils.
And loot?
With a cry of "Here comes the Chairman!" several first-level army generals in Nanjing, who were also the highest-ranking in China, all stood up to greet the leader who had been sitting silently in the office for a while after hearing the news.
The bald man was dressed in military uniform, but his face was a little pale, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes seemed deeper. Obviously, the intelligence he had just received had a big impact on him.
You know, he just returned from the Songhu front line the day before yesterday. He went to the front line specifically to appease the generals in the third theater and ordered them to stop retreating and continue to resist. However, after this intelligence appeared, this order to stop retreating
It was simply a stupid move to put hundreds of thousands of troops into the mouth of the former invaders. If he was in good spirits, it would be weird.
Without the usual politeness, the leader walked straight to the combat conference table. Behind him was the huge map of the Songhu Battle. He sounded in the unique feminine Jiangsu and Zhejiang dialect: "You all know the information sent by Dai Yunong!"
The faces of several generals suddenly tightened, and no one responded. When they were in their position, they were not like ordinary lieutenant generals. As soon as the leader asked a question, they immediately sat upright like students meeting a teacher. Their silence was their answer.
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What's more, based on their understanding of the leader, he had no intention of letting them answer.
Sure enough, before everyone could speak, the boss said again: "You are all the humerus of our country. Tell me, is it true that the Military Commission Investigation Bureau deciphered this information? Or is it a trick devised by the Japanese invaders to lure the enemy?
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The generals were silent again. They knew the boss too well, but they were still unwilling to let his strategy fail! At this time, they still hoped that the Japanese invaders would lure the enemy, and they could wait until the UN General Assembly meeting tomorrow.
Anyone who says it is true is undoubtedly going against him.
"Jiansheng, you are the deputy chief of staff, please speak first." The boss looked around and saw that these people were all looking at their noses and hearts. He couldn't help but feel depressed, so he could only take the initiative to name them.
However, both He and Li are very senior generals in the army. If they don't want to talk, even he has no choice but to take advantage of the weak and find the less senior Deputy Chief of Staff Bai.
Of course, the more important point is that even though this person is a bit unpleasant to look at, the boss has to admit that this person is definitely one of the few strategic-level generals in the country.
Hearing his name being called, Admiral Bai quickly assumed the role of Deputy Chief of Staff, with firmness on his face: "I personally think it's 70% or 80% accurate, or even..." Looking up at the leader, it looked a bit ugly.
With a look on his face, he still said firmly: "Even, completely correct."
"Jingzhi, what do you think?" The boss's face turned ugly again, and he turned his attention to the Minister of Military and Political Affairs.
"This information..." General He also stood up, with an unpredictable light in his eyes, and said: "As early as three days before this information appeared, our Military and Political Department held a meeting to discuss the Japanese invaders.
We may move our troops south and use Songhu as the main battlefield, but now it is just more certain."
Although this old fox with long experience in officialdom was not as simple and clear as Admiral Bai, the meaning he expressed was quite clear. He believed that the intelligence deciphered by the Military Commission's Investigation Bureau was true.
However, when he said this, the bald man took a breath of cold air and said, "The Ministry of Military and Political Affairs discussed this matter three days ago? Why didn't I know?"
As soon as the words came out, the boss discovered his language problem first. How many departments under the Supreme Command would be too busy if all the departments reported to him during meetings? Then the other department would have to complete the meeting to form a meeting decision.
Report to him, the supreme commander of the country, for approval.
However, this should also be an extraordinary period. The second-ranking figure in the army did not argue with the boss about these trivial matters. Hearing this, a bitter smile emerged on his face and said: "This situation was originally conceived by a lieutenant general.
It was proposed at the ministry meeting, but this point of view involved the Military Commission and was not within the scope of the responsibility of our Military and Political Department, so it was rejected and no minutes were reported. I didn't pay much attention to it and just forwarded this idea to Director Dai's office.
, asked him to pay more attention, but unexpectedly, his words came true."
As the big man's eyes turned, the Army Major General who had been standing upright behind him came in and said, "Yes, after receiving the order from Chief He, the students will let the Songhu Office, Beijing and Tianjin handle matters
They paid more attention to the messages coming and going from the Japanese army. Sure enough, they discovered that the Japanese army's messages and power generation from the north to the south were much denser than usual, so they mobilized a large number of secret coders to decipher the Japanese messages. Just an hour ago, they successfully deciphered the messages. The Japanese army was mobilizing heavy troops from the north to move south to Songhu.
, Moreover, the cable shows that by this time, it should have almost arrived in Songhu."
Yes, the intelligence brought by Dai Yunong, the famous spy leader, that made these national army bosses feel like they were mourning for their wives was that the Japanese army mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops from the north and marched south to Songhu.
Now, the 180,000 Japanese troops in Songhu have caused 700,000 Chinese soldiers to abandon downtown Shanghai and defend the west of Shanghai. How can they defeat another 100,000 troops? The most frightening thing is that they don’t know where the Japanese troops will be.
Log in, and where to set up defenses.
It's like being in a thick fog, knowing that the enemy will stab you with knives and spears, but you don't know whether it's left or right, up or down, and you can only be beaten passively. You can imagine the bad mood.
Got it.
After hearing this explanation from the head of the largest intelligence agency, everyone, including the boss, understood that there was no room for change in the Japanese army's increase in troops from the north to the south. This information was undoubtedly true.
"There is no doubt that the Japanese are really villains. On one side, they sent people to negotiate with me, but on the other side, they want to do sneaky things. In the future, we must be more vigilant and not be fooled by such villains who have no credibility." Half a day
Admiral Li, who was silent, said harshly.
After talking, the face of the already pale and ugly boss became a bit livid. Although Mr. Li from Guangxi was scolding the Japanese, it seemed that he was scolding him.
In fact, as the supreme leader of China at this time, this big boss has a very leadership style. Even if the war situation between the North and the South is extremely corrupt, he has no intention of surrender. But after all, he still hopes to replace fighting with talks, and talk while fighting.
, hoping to use the power of Western countries to turn this war into a local war like the "December 28th Incident" or the "Great Wall Resistance War" five years ago, without having to spread the war to the whole country.
China is not fully ready for a total war.
From the perspective of his commander-in-chief, he was not wrong in not fighting an unprepared battle.
But after all, his political attainments are higher than his military achievements. The current situation is that China is weak and Japan is strong. China is like a wounded elephant, and Japan is like a bad wolf that has smelled blood. For
For a vicious wolf that can't wait to open its mouth to eat meat, how can it be willing to wait for the injured elephant in China to recover from its injuries before attacking? It's not waiting for the recovered elephant to trample it into flesh.
Pie?
If you miss this opportunity, no matter how evil the wolf is, you can only watch the elephant take a detour, just like it will be 80 years in the future. The unarmed Chinese fishermen of the future republic will lead their so-called inspectors all the way in the East China Sea,
Aren't their warships capable of farting at all?
Always counting on the help of outsiders or on the mistakes of opponents is the greatest tragedy of China in this era. It is also the point where the vision of the then Chinese leader was not far-reaching enough. He could have done better.
of.
"Now it is useless to talk about how despicable the Japanese invaders are. Since the Japanese invaders have increased their troops, and the troops are transferred through warships, our top priority now is to know the landing location of the Japanese invaders. Only then can we give me
The Songhu army retreats to Nanjing to buy enough time." The boss is indeed a political figure. After being scolded by his old rival, he pinched his nose and acknowledged it. At the same time, he quickly picked up the command pole and attacked the Japanese troops around Songhu.
Possible landing locations are being discovered one by one. "Although there is no specific landing location in the Japanese secret telegram deciphered by Yu Nong, according to the secret investigation of the Songhu Office of the Military Commission Investigation Bureau around Shanghai, several suspicious things were discovered.
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Admiral He looked at the boss's position under Hangzhou Bay on the map, and his eyes couldn't help but light up slightly. Naturally, this detail was caught by the boss who had already worked up all his energy, and he immediately asked: "Jingzhi, what's the matter?
You can tell me your ideas."
"Commissioner, at the meeting of our Military and Administrative Department the day before yesterday, it was proposed that the Japanese army should increase its troops from north to south. The Lieutenant General also mentioned places where the Japanese army might land. At that time, I thought it was a bit nonsense, but now, I think it is very possible.
That’s it.” General He stood up and said.
"Where?"
"Jinshanwei."
"Jinshan Guard?" Army General Tang Shengzhi, who was also qualified to enter the conference room, was shocked. "This is impossible. I have visited Jinshan Guard on site. The tidal flats are wide and long, and the draft is extremely shallow. Warships and landing craft must
Stopping a few hundred meters or even a thousand meters away from the shore of the tidal flat is definitely not suitable for large-scale landings. Our army only needs to place one division here, and the Japanese troops who land will suffer heavy losses."
"However, Jinshan Guard here is too scary for my hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the west of Shanghai!" Admiral Bai strode forward and drew a sharp stroke on the map with his hand.
A straight line pointed directly at the southern back of the Shanghai Western Defense Line, stabbing the big bosses for a moment. This army general, who is considered the best at military strategy among the generals of the National Military Commission, seemed to be not enough, and drew from Taicang on the right.
A straight line points directly to the west of Shanghai.
This time, even the bald man had sweat stains on his forehead. Really, those two straight lines were too scary.
"Everyone, please see, if I were Matsui Iwane, using the main force of hundreds of thousands of troops on the sea to attract the opponent's main force of hundreds of thousands of troops, and after having the reinforcements of 100,000 troops, then I would choose to land at these two places, one on the left and the other on the left.
Outflanked from one right..."
The two straight lines, like a big pliers, firmly clamped the positions of hundreds of thousands of defenders in western Shanghai.
"Hiss~~~~~" General Cheng, the chief of staff of the Military Commission's General Staff who has always been calm, couldn't help but take a breath, "The little devil doesn't want to defeat our army, he wants to swallow up my army of hundreds of thousands!"
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"Yes, I might not have worried about this before I received the imminent arrival of Japanese reinforcements, but when I saw this information combined with the delay in negotiations by the Japanese army in the past few days, I was already sure that the Japanese commander had this intention.
." Admiral Bai said decisively.
"How many troops are currently stationed in Hangzhou Bay?" the boss asked eagerly.
"Yes..." Admiral Bai, who was responsible for commanding the frontline battles, hesitated slightly and said: "There were originally two infantry divisions in Hangzhou Bay. Due to the tight fighting on the frontline, there was no fighting in Hangzhou Bay, so they were all transferred to the frontline.
Currently there are only two infantry companies of Tao Guang’s 62nd Division and one artillery company of the 2nd Artillery Brigade..."
"There is also a special operations team from the Investigation Bureau of our Military Commission." the secret agent leader added hurriedly.
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Doesn't this mean that there is no more than one infantry battalion in total?
"Nang Xipi, who mobilized troops from such an important defense area?" The boss couldn't help but get angry.
After no one responded for a long time, the boss remembered that the first-level troops of the frontline division did not have his telegram order, but no one dared to adjust the defense at will. Those were all signed by him...
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly and he said: "Although what Jiansheng said is just a conjecture, we have to be on guard. I ordered Gu Zhutong to dispatch an infantry division as soon as possible to deploy defense against Hangzhou Bay, especially the Jinshan Guard area, and not to slack off."
"yes!"
"In addition to the original garrison troops, reinforcements will be sent to the remaining locations where the Japanese invaders may have landed. Yunong, your investigation bureau personnel must investigate the exact landing locations of the Japanese invaders as soon as possible in preparation for deployment in the third theater." The bald man continued.
Order. "Order the troops on the front line to persist for two more days, and the United Nations General Assembly can meet to impose sanctions on Japan. Otherwise, all previous efforts will be in vain."
"Yes!" A hint of gloom flashed in the eyes of the generals who stood up to answer.
If they refuse to retreat in such a difficult situation, every day they delay, the hundreds of thousands of troops will become more dangerous! However, the supreme commander has made a decision, and no matter what they say, it is in vain. They can only hope for reinforcements from the Japanese invaders.
Just come at night for a few days.
"With respect, who is the lieutenant general who proposed that idea?" Seeing that the admirals, whether they were obedient or not, were quite honest at this time, and their combat intentions were implemented, the boss felt a little better.
I asked General He out of curiosity.
"Zhang Zizhong, former commander of the 38th Division of the 29th Army!"
"Okay, this guy is pretty good." The boss nodded, turned and left.
The big boss who was originally impressed by Zhang Zizhong, a famous anti-Japanese general, has firmly remembered this name since then. Isn't this the only general in the country who can analyze the Japanese army's movement south before the intelligence comes?
Even if a pearl is covered in dust, it is still a pearl, especially after someone helps it brush off the dust, it will naturally shine brightly.
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ps: Tomorrow, many people will go to work. Today’s class reunion is arranged, so I can only write out this 4800-word chapter in the morning. Please forgive me. It’s a holiday, and I’m even busier than working at work! Let’s eat together and accompany you.
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