The war actually came very quickly. Within a few days, the Japanese vanguard troops had already arrived at the city. Although there was a division stationed in the city, there were actually troops outside the city for safety. Once the battle started in Xuzhou City, these troops could be deployed immediately.
Enter Xuzhou City and start fighting with the Japanese.
"Japanese planes have come nine times this morning. They just fly over without shooting or dropping bombs."
Wang Zongyao's adjutant came to the headquarters with a report from the city defense force. The Japanese aircraft were now unable to resist domestically, and the air force had basically been exhausted. Although the ground troops had a huge number, their weapons, equipment and training were intensified.
Going into tactical command, the huge numerical advantage was given up.
"If we deploy eight to ten more divisions in the Xuzhou area, we will definitely be able to ensure that the city of Xuzhou is not lost."
Looking at the enemy and friendly offensives on the map, Wang Zongyao knew very well that it was basically impossible to not lose Xuzhou City. These troops were just trying to delay time and had no intention of saving Xuzhou City.
"I guess Chief Li will not agree, because Chief Li only has so many troops at his disposal right now. If he wants to add more troops, he has no choice but to ask the Chairman."
Factional disputes were already serious. The Chairman wanted to take control of Shanxi and sent the Central Army to Shanxi to help Commander Yan fight against the Japanese. However, Yan Xishan's strength did not suffer a big loss because of the consumption, and his strength was not even strengthened.
Shao. Li Zongren's Guangxi clique was the main force in this battle. At the same time, there were also some Sichuan troops that had been recruited, and these troops were densely dispersed in this area.
"Count on the Chairman? It's good if he doesn't eat your troops. Why does Hu Zongnan's army stay under the Communist Party and not leave? Isn't it because he wants to force the Communist Party to fight with the Ma family in the northwest? Our country is clean.
It’s internal friction.”
Wang Zongyao knew very well that he was transferred out of the original army in order to reduce his influence. After all, it was for the sake of national affairs, so he tolerated it, but the appearance was too ugly.
"Order the troops to quickly explore the surrounding terrain and launch an offensive immediately."
This time it was done with real swords and guns. The troops were responsible for blocking the enemies coming from the north. Faced with such a situation, although the goal was difficult, we must work hard to complete it.
"Have you written a suicide note?"
"Everything has been written and sent to the rear, and the money has been sent to them."
The adjutant said cautiously, and Wang Zongyao also sighed, because he also wrote a letter to the person who cared about him.
"That's enough, the rest is up to us."
The determination to die has been made, and the rest depends on the situation of the battle.
"Resisting Japan? This all seems to be a joke."
South Korea, who was collecting frontline intelligence in Shanghai, said this. The Japanese army was intensively mobilizing troops in Shanghai, and more and more divisions were participating in the battle. As heavy weapons gradually came ashore, the offensive and defensive status had changed.
"Send this information to Chongqing. They only want to see what they want to see. Someone will sort out the information."
"Webmaster, what you said is a bit bad, isn't it?"
It was hard for Feng Jian to say anything about his opinions on South Korea, because he was a chief, but if he said it like this and others heard it, it would easily cause unnecessary trouble.
"What's wrong with this? We are now in the territory of the Japanese, so what can we do if we complain? News of peace talks with the Japanese keep coming. The war has already reached our doorstep, so what are we talking about?"
South Korea doesn't take this matter seriously, and he doesn't care now.
"Mr. Han, you'd better restrain yourself. People from Zhongtong are keeping an eye on you all the time."
"It doesn't matter, they keep an eye on them, let's do our thing, right?"
There is too much information obtained through intelligence channels, all kinds of true and false information are mixed together, and losing ground is still a daily theme. The main purpose of the Shanghai station is to obtain any information from the Japanese through various means, yes, any information. Every piece of information
News about Japan can make everyone nervous. As long as it is not news about troop increases, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.
"All the intelligence about Xuzhou has been picked out and must be sent to Chongqing as soon as possible. The commissioners are very concerned about the war situation in Xuzhou. These intelligence commissioners must be very concerned about it."
South Korea looked at the newly received intelligence. There was no smoke in the intelligence battle, but secretly it was no less than a battle. These simple information were gathered with the blood of countless intelligence agents, especially in Shanghai, where the situation was too complicated.
The agents of the Japanese army are also constantly looking for traces of people like themselves. Once caught, it is easy to be killed, but usually they will be tortured to the point of death.
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
Every day, we either go out to look for information or look for information. The entire station is in such a state. But this is Shanghai, the enemy's territory, and the turnover of funds is quite difficult.
If it weren't for the frequent help from the Shanghai Green Gang, the Shanghai Station would have been stagnant due to funding problems, so the two would help each other. The Green Gang would also provide intelligence to the Shanghai Station, but much of that information was of little use.
A government organization that requires gangs to run, doesn't it sound a bit ridiculous?
"Qingdao needs someone to handle things, and they want our people to help."
Feng Jian said on the side that he did not expect the gang to come directly to his door.
"You go find someone, your life is in their hands."
Can the gangsters do anything good? It's nothing more than fighting, extortion, and even more serious ones, killing. Now that the world is dominated by the Japanese, the Green Gang has to curb its arrogance. If they really want to fight the Japanese, they are really no match for them.
"Remember to tell those who go there that the main thing is to save lives."
The people at Shanghai Station are all elites. It is a pity that elites are wasted in this place, but there is no way. Shanghai has become an isolated island, and it is very difficult to send any news out, so it must be through the smuggling channels of gangs.
Shanghai is still a bustling scene now, and there are many Japanese people wearing kimonos on the streets. They are all Japanese overseas Chinese who have transferred from Japan. Every time the Japanese army comes to Shanghai, these Japanese overseas Chinese will line up with flowers to greet them.
Give these Japanese soldiers a very high sense of honor.
South Korea is still quite sensitive about this matter, but it is also an important source of intelligence. If you are close to these expatriates, you can clearly obtain the unit numbers and commanders.
"Hey, Xuzhou seems to be a battleground. Can we win?"
A series of defeats has made this man of firm belief begin to doubt. He can only say that he was once a staunch follower, but after so many defeats, it is difficult for people to gain confidence again. Collecting intelligence is his job, and he
He still wants to try again, and he thinks China still has a chance.