He Haiming knew that his ability to serve as the commander of the 43rd Division of the National Defense Force was closely related to the strength of the Hunan people in the General Staff and the Ministry of National Defense. As the division commander, he had strong support from Huang Xing, and Cai E spoke from him. Fang Jianxiong was in these

A lot of thought was put into selecting division commanders, and they tried their best to balance all aspects. The National Defense Force is not a good place to be, especially because of the lack of talents. While balancing, Fang Jianxiong also emphasized the competition mechanism, and the positions of each division commander are not static.

Yes, there is a strict assessment system within the National Defense Forces. Those with strong abilities will be promoted, while those with weak abilities will be demoted.

The competition mechanism is the long-term way to strengthen the army. This is the best method Fang Jianxiong can come up with under the current situation.

From a geographical point of view, the location of Liushu Terrace is very important, almost on the side of Qingdao. The German army set up a stronghold here to guard against the threat from Laoshan Bay. However, this stronghold was a small stronghold, and the German army with a small number of troops in Europe

Before the war broke out, we were not too worried about being hit by powerful opponents on the sea.

Xu Chongzhi led his troops to rush to Liushu Terrace, which took two days. When he was in Japan, Xu Chongzhi was a type who did not study hard, but had good talent and average grades. Whenever discussing military affairs among classmates, Xu Chongzhi always said

He can talk endlessly and is very talented. Objectively speaking, Xu Chongzhi can be regarded as one of the people with the most outstanding military ability in the Democratic Party.

Xu Chongzhi placed his headquarters in a stronghold built by Germany, and the troops built defenses based on the terrain of Willow Terrace. The terrain of Willow Terrace is high and open, with an altitude of more than 500 meters, sandwiched between east and west mountains, and a gap in the middle. From a military perspective, Willow Tree

Taiwan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Xu Chongzhi, who knew that the Japanese army was good at roundabout operations, did not dare to be careless at all. He was not very sure about using a division of troops to stop the Japanese army. The key was the flanks. Once the Japanese army had a strength advantage

, it is necessary to detour around the flanks, and the possibility of a frontal feint attack is greater. After the Japanese 23rd Brigade landed, they did not rush to attack, but waited patiently for a week, which gave Xu Chongzhi's 19th Division sufficient time to construct

A stronger defensive position. This is an advantage, but the disadvantage is that once the Japanese army comes back, they will inevitably bring heavy artillery, and the defensive battle will be difficult.

As the 29th Brigade of the Japanese Third Division landed and a heavy artillery regiment came ashore, the Japanese army began to take action. At noon on the 15th, the Japanese forward cavalry came into contact with the 19th Division Cavalry Battalion. After a brief confrontation, the Cavalry Battalion

Retreat. The Japanese army followed and arrived in front of the Liushutai formation. After a short rest, they bombarded the Liushutai position with mountain artillery and launched a tentative attack. Xu Chongzhi also used artillery as a treasure. The division's artillery regiment did not counterattack, but used

With the strong position, the Japanese attack was easily repelled.

The Japanese army had one division and one mixed brigade. Xu Chongzhi was deeply worried about this. A call from Weifang Qianzhi gave Xu Chongzhi reassurance. With the convenience of the Jiaoji Railway, the 43rd Division could arrive in one day.

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On the morning of September 16th, the weather was fine. Xu Chongzhi, who had just taken a nap before dawn, was woken up by his adjutant. After washing his face with cold water, he left the headquarters. The sky was white, and in the distance was Mount Laoshan. The peaks and peaks were beautiful, and the beauty was as wide as the morning light.

.If it were not for the war, Xu Chongzhi would have been interested in visiting Laoshan. At this time, he could only lament that such a great river and mountain was trampled by Japanese gunfire.

"We, as soldiers, have no choice but to fight bravely when the invaders invade." Xu Chongzhi said to Han Meng, the chief of staff and deputy division commander beside him, with his hands on his hips and looking at Mount Laoshan. Han Meng was a member of the teaching team.

A trainee in the first batch, with average grades, solid and steady person, and thoughtful mind. Fang Jianxiong evaluated him as a good material to be the chief of staff.

Xu Chongzhi and Han Meng were paired together, and they really felt this. Han Meng was gentle and did not like to compete with others. He always respected Xu Chongzhi in the division. He always completed all the tasks assigned to him impeccably.

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"The country has been weak for many years. In these troubled times, when powerful enemies are pressing down on our territory, it is our bounden duty to fight to the death to seek justice and become benevolent. To die in battle is to seek benevolence and be benevolent! When I was in Wuhu, the chief instructor always taught

There must be a war between us, China and Japan.

Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has been pursuing military expansion. The best target of its mainland policy is China. Looking back on what happened now, we can see the foresight of the chief instructor." Han Meng expressed deep emotion, which aroused Xu Chongzhi's curiosity.

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"Oh, there's another thing to say? During the Qing Dynasty, Fu Shuai taught you this way?"

Han Meng nodded and said: "Yes, at that time, the chief instructor was with us every day, crawling around, eating together, and sleeping together. One of us got up at the earliest and the last went to bed every day. We had to get up at night to check the post, which was really hard. Now.

Thinking back on it, my results were mediocre at first, and I failed to live up to the hard work of the chief instructor. Let’s not talk about this anymore, the army does not have many artillery shells, so I will go and urge the Qingdao side.”

Xu Chongzhi nodded, and after the two of them broke up, they walked quickly towards the front line. After walking for a while, someone came running quickly from the front.

"Master, the Japanese army has made unusual movements." Here comes Feng Jiajun, commander of the 37th Brigade, the chief of the defense force at the main position of Liushutai Formation. (A native of Hejian, Zhili, a graduate of the Japanese Army Corps, Li Liejun, a classmate of Cheng Qian. Historical official

to the Chief of Staff of the Second Beiyang Division)

"As we walked, we asked, what's wrong with the Japanese army?" Xu Chongzhi quickened his pace, and Feng Jiajun quickly reported: "When I got up early in the morning, the forward observation post came to report that the Japanese army was gathering, and I have put the troops on tight alert."

"You are also a graduate of the Japanese Army Corps. You should know that the Japanese army's artillery fire is fierce. It doesn't matter if the firepower density is high in the front-line positions. Don't put too many troops." Xu Chongzhi reminded him, and Feng Jiajun smiled and said: "Don't worry, master, I am here in Wuhu.

I have been studying in mainland China for half a year, and I remember all of this."

"That's good. The intelligence from the Military Intelligence Bureau said that the Japanese army has arrived one division after another, and the pressure on your department is huge. If you want to hold on for a long time, you must be cautious in the use of troops."

The two quickly came to the observation post set up by the artillery. Under the high-power German Zeiss gun scope, they could clearly see the Japanese troops gathering. Feng Jiajun looked at it for a while and then asked an artillery second lieutenant at the observation post: "At this distance, can the artillery reach it?"

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"It should be possible." After the second lieutenant answered, he glanced at Xu Chongzhi.

Xu Chongzhi laughed after hearing this and said: "The range of our artillery regiment is nearly nine thousand meters. The artillery regiment is now in a position where even if the Japanese heavy artillery wants to suppress it, it cannot reach it. The bait is too small now. The artillery regiment should not act rashly."

Feng Jiajun was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "I understand, what the teacher means is that when the location of the Japanese mountain artillery is exposed, the artillery regiment can destroy the Japanese mountain artillery position." The Japanese mountain artillery in Meiji 41 only had more than 4,000.

The shooting range of meters was in Xuzhou back then.

Zhang Xun suffered this loss. There is this case in the textbooks of mainland China. Marshal Fang copied the Bofors Mountain Cannon with good intentions. Of course, this is also based on the sufficient industrial capabilities of the Germans, otherwise

No matter how good the artillery design is, it is useless.

Putting aside the battle situation, another intense scene is also taking place on the stage.

Students from all over the country burst out with strong patriotic sentiments and took to the streets to demonstrate. Patriotic businessmen called for a boycott of Japanese goods. Although the Republic of China government did not make it explicit, there was an unspoken rule in private. During this war, anyone who could not cooperate with the government in mobilizing public sentiment

Those who do, will all get off the stage and get out.

Of course, there are also some people who have made anti-war voices and called for peace talks to resolve the problem. This person is Wang Jingwei, a rising star of the Democratic Party. His article was published in Minli Daily and said: "Warring people are the life and death of thousands of people. Japan is an industrial power, and the Republic of China

When we were first established, our military equipment was not perfect, so we can see how superior we are in this battle. There are many ignorant people among the people who do not know how powerful this is. How dare the kings of the temple forget the changes of Gengzi?"

This article comprehensively compares the strength between China and Japan, and concludes that once China and Japan start a full-scale war, China will inevitably be defeated. It also says: Since Britain and Japan have an alliance, have they ever worried about Britain's attitude in the war between China and Japan?

For the current plan, it is best to use the help of Britain, France, the United States and other countries to mediate the Sino-Japanese dispute.

As soon as this article was published, there was a strong response across the country. There were some who agreed and some who were fiercely opposed. At the beginning of the Republic of China, there was no control over public opinion. Newspapers could say whatever they wanted, and no one came to ask for tea. Wang Jingwei’s article did represent a considerable number of people.

The views of today’s so-called elites.

Sun Wen, the leader of the Democratic Party, called again in Japan and said: China and Japan are separated by a narrow strip of water, and peace should be the most important thing. Both sides should use a calm attitude to negotiate to solve the Qingdao issue. Sun Zhi made a statement in the call, regardless of whether it was written by him or not.

He was criticized verbally and writtenly by some literati in China.

In the Republic of China, Zhang Taiyan (Zhang Binglin) wrote an article in the "Republic of China Times", saying: Japanese pirates invaded the country, and in the autumn when the whole people were fighting in stages, Sun surnamed Shuzi hid in the Japanese territory and refused to return, so he spoke nonsense... Zhang Taiyan uttered random remarks

, scolded Sun bloody

Then he started to clear up the old scores, starting from the various doubts about Sun's downfall in the past, to the evil deeds of aiding the tyrants. Finally, he came to the conclusion and called Sun "the biggest hypocrite in history! In the name of being a traitor, he committed treason. The people of the country should

Rise up and fight against him!"

Zhang Taiyan was very good at cursing. He wrote an article with every word as sharp as a knife, characterizing Sun Wen as a traitor. Because the article was published in an official newspaper, there is an editor's note below: The words of this family do not represent those of the government.

manner.

Literati bickering in newspapers is a major feature of the Republic of China. Zhang Taiyan started to complain, and Liang Qichao was not idle either. He wrote articles in his own newspapers to comment on current events. Regarding the Battle of Qingdao, Liang Qichao still had a firm attitude, believing that China

Now that the handover between Germany and Germany has been completed, the Republic of China government has repeatedly announced to the outside world that the Japanese ignored this fact and forcibly used troops against Qingdao. This move was tantamount to aggression. Speaking of Sun Yat-sen,

Wang and Liang Qichao had a more objective attitude, believing that Sun Ren might have been deceived in Japan. Although Wang Jingweirui was in China, he analyzed the strength comparison between China and Japan and called for mediation by Britain, the United States, France and other countries, which was also a solution.
Chapter completed!