Nanjing Presidential Palace: "What does this Jiang Qiang mean?" Li Zongren and Xu Zuyi were not the only ones who were troubled. The Chairman of the Standing Committee was also very troubled after reading the telegram sent by Li Zongren. If it had been anyone else, even talking about it would be useless. The Chairman and
Han Fuju has long had deep grievances. After finally catching Han Fuju, how can he let the tiger go back to the mountain again? However, now Jiang Qiang has become a decisive armed force, especially now that the Xuzhou battle in the fifth theater has begun, and the Japanese army has mobilized
Eight divisions with more than 200,000 elite troops attacked Xuzhou from the north and the south!
The Chinese troops gathered around Xuzhou in the fifth theater are basically local miscellaneous troops with backward weapons and equipment and limited combat effectiveness. Without Jiang Qiang, a tiger and wolf army, it will be difficult to persist for a long time. Qian Dajun said softly: "Commissioner
, we must not let the tiger go back to the mountains. Han Fuju continued to disobey military orders and retreat without fighting, losing a large number of important military areas, allowing the Japanese to occupy the Yellow River defense line, Jinan and other large areas of land in just a few days! Han Fuju retreated without permission and sabotaged the war of resistance regardless of the country as a whole.
Such a bad act of surrender and treason will not make the people angry without killing!" Qian Dajun understands the Chairman's thoughts best. If he doesn't take the blame at this time, who will take the blame?
"Then the trial will proceed as planned. We will discuss when to kill!" A murderous intent flashed in the chairman's eyes, and he made up his mind that even if Yang Fan wanted to forcefully intervene in the matter, Han Fuju would have to die. There is absolutely no reason to live anymore.
Put it back! In the early morning of January 19, before dawn, shortly after the Japanese fleet aviation group anchored off the coast of Qingdao took off, sharp air defense sirens sounded in Gaomi, Jiaoxian, Anqiu, and Zhucheng counties.
"Quick, quick, everyone! Get into the basement!" "The damn little devils are bombing again!" "Sooner or later, these beasts will be punished!"
The sharp siren instantly broke the tranquility of the early morning. All the sleeping soldiers and civilians climbed out of bed as quickly as possible and hid in the nearest air raid bunker!
In order to cope with the Japanese bombing, all newly built building complexes have basements and a large number of civil air defense projects, so as long as you respond immediately after hearing the air defense alarm, you can basically hide in the air raid shelter! "Baga, they are all
How do you know that the Imperial Air Force is coming for an air raid?" "What on earth is going on?" "Baga! Damn Chinese pigs!"
The extremely fierce air raid sirens not only woke up the sleeping Chinese soldiers and civilians, but also heard them clearly by the Japanese troops who were facing off against the Chinese Tigers and Guards. In fact, it was only in 1935 that Watson Watt and other British electrical engineers successfully developed the first
A radar used to detect aircraft! Although the detection distance at that time was only a few dozen kilometers, it was of great significance. It has since opened up a development path for electromagnetic wave detection and positioning.
It was not until August 1940, when Nazi Germany implemented the "Sea Lion" combat plan to occupy Britain, that the British used radar in the first actual combat. In just 2 weeks, the German army lost more than 600 aircraft. So at present
In the era, air defense radar was a very high-tech electronic detection equipment. Not to mention that China did not have the equipment, even the Japanese army did not have it, and even the basic concept was not popularized!
All the old Japanese were so angry that they originally thought that they could take advantage of the early morning when the Chinese army was sleeping and bomb them hard first to take advantage! "Immediately send a telegram to the fleet. The Chinese army has already advanced the attack by some unknown means.
After knowing about the bombing, please make sure they take countermeasures!" Noboru Kunisaki, commander of the 9th Brigade, knew that the Chinese defenders had a large number of anti-aircraft guns. Now that they knew about the air raid in advance, the personnel would definitely hide first, and then the air defense troops would enter combat status in advance.
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If they continue to bombard, they will definitely be intercepted with extreme force. Only then did Noboru Kunizaki understand the key to why the aviation regiment suffered serious losses in the past few days! "Baga! How could this happen? Is it possible that the Chinese army is equipped with advanced air defense?
radar?"
After receiving the telegram, the commander of the fleet, Lieutenant General Nobutake Kondo, was also very confused. It stands to reason that it is not yet completely dark and the bomber group is taking off on the sea. Under normal circumstances, it cannot be detected by the naked eye at the first time!
But as soon as the fleet took off, alarms were raised in Gaomi, a hundred kilometers away. This is difficult to explain scientifically! Qi returns to Qi, but life is more important. Kondo Nobutake could only immediately send an order to the aviation brigade.
They returned immediately. If they tried hard at this time, they would definitely suffer a big loss! "Hey, the Japanese fleet just retreated?"
"Haha, the Japs' bombers must have been scared away by us!" "Hey, although it was a false alarm, we have to say that our air defense force is amazing!" After the Japs' fleet retreated, a soft sound sounded again.
The air raid alert was lifted, and the soldiers and civilians in the defense zone went back to their homes with smiles. Quan thought he was conducting a drill today! At this moment, Jiang Qiang was still lying on the bed sleeping, and the landline phone next to the bed rang. "
Hello!"
As soon as Jiang Qiang picked up the phone, an extremely anxious voice came from the other end of the phone: "Report to the Chief of Staff, the Jiao County Coastal Defense Bureau detected 10 Japanese warships sailing into Jiaozhou Bay. It seems that they are cooperating with the Japanese Army to attack Jiao County.
!" Jiang Qiang frowned and said, "I understand. The staff is paying close attention to the battle situation in Jiao County and will report any situation in a timely manner!" Jiang Qiang got up and went to the military camp after breakfast.
After a simple breakfast, Jiang Qiang took a car to the division headquarters. At this time, the division headquarters was brightly lit and all departments were busy! "Report to the chief of staff! So far, we have 5 defensive positions to engage the Japanese army.
The most intense attack was on the defense line between Huangniquan Village and Yujia Town in Jiao County! The Japanese army not only used the maritime fleet, bombing formations, and heavy artillery brigades to conduct multiple carpet bombings, but the Japanese tank brigade and the Japanese infantry started from seven o'clock in the morning.
We have been attacking continuously for 2 hours since we clicked!
The third brigade is now under a lot of frontal defense pressure, especially the first and second regiments, which have suffered a lot of casualties!" "It seems that the Japanese are anxious and want to crush and tear out a hole with absolute firepower!" Fighting at the division headquarters
After sitting in the room for nearly three hours, Jiang Qiang felt an unusual aura more and more. The Japs were even more desperate today than yesterday, carrying out carpet bombing and forceful attacks almost regardless of the cost.
After pondering for a long time, Jiang Qiang immediately stood up and said to Liu Qiang and Huzi: "Liu Qiang, immediately order the flying brigade to assemble urgently! Huzi, immediately mobilize a battalion of troops and come with me to Jiao County for support!"
You are very confident in your defensive capabilities. Even if your peripheral positions are breached, you can still hold on to your core position and beat the little Japanese to a bloody head!
But to be on the safe side, Jiang Qiang decided to use the sharp knives of the flying brigade and the special operations brigade. If the situation was critical, he could also use air support to counterattack the Japanese army! Soon, 12 transport planes carried 600 fully armed special operations personnel.
The brigade soldiers went directly to the front line of Jiao County where the fighting was fierce. "Salute!" "Chief of Staff, what kind of wind has brought you here?"
In less than half an hour, Jiang Qiang strode into the headquarters of the Third Brigade of the Jiaodong Military Region of the Asian People's Liberation Army, which is a large underground fortress! Ren Yixiong led four regiment commanders and brigade staff, and the staff greeted Jiang Qiang with great grandeur
The arrival of the group only required a red carpet, a guard of honor and a gun salute. "Okay, now that we are fighting, stop doing so many things and go back to various jobs!"
Jiang Qiang returned a military salute to everyone, and unceremoniously dismissed the welcoming team. Then he walked into the combat hall and said to Ren Yixiong: "Brigade Commander Ren, what is the situation here now?" Ren Yixiong quickly replied:
"Reporting to the brigade, the Japs' offensive today is indeed somewhat unusual!
Since the early morning shelling and bombing, the offensive has never stopped, especially now that there are 10 Japanese warships on the surface of Jiaozhou Bay, constantly bombarding the coastline positions! According to our analysis, the Japanese probably want to take advantage of us.
Tear a hole! But please rest assured, sir, our 3rd Brigade will never take a step back and vow to fight the Japanese to the bitter end!" "That's enough, now I'm not asking you to express your determination and make a summary report!"
Jiang Qiang waved his hand and asked in a deep voice: "What I want to ask is your current casualty situation? How many peripheral positions have been destroyed by the Japanese?" Ren Yixiong quickly replied solemnly: "Reporting to the division commander, currently our number of casualties exceeds 500.
people, but all the positions are still in our hands! Currently, the most pressure is on the defense line in Zhoujiazhuang Village, Tanjiazhuang Village, and Xiaohui Village. We have repelled 10 Japanese attacks and killed at least 700 Japanese soldiers.
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The water system in Jiao County is relatively developed and there are many rivers. Therefore, the peripheral defense positions are mainly arranged along the coastal defense line, along the Dagu River and the Lai River! Although the average width of the water surface of these rivers is only a dozen meters, in solid defensive positions and powerful
The defensive fire network has become an insurmountable chasm. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to break through from the front!
Therefore, the main attack direction chosen by the Japanese army was on the land defense line in Zhoujiazhuang Village, Tanjiazhuang Village, and Xiaohui Village, where the main force of more than 5,000 people from the Japanese 33rd Brigade was concentrated! "500 killed in action, 700 enemy killed? Listen to your tone
, do you still think you have made a profit?"
Jiang Qiang glared at him. These guys had become bigger and bigger. They had 15,000 elite soldiers in their hands. The casualties of hundreds of people in the morning were just a bunch of data! They were no longer as "simple" as before. They were dead.
One or two comrades, they will have a hard time!
Of course, there is a saying that goes like this: "Kindness cannot command troops." As a qualified general, you must be ruthless and abandon personal emotions. You must constantly deduce and calculate the casualty data of the enemy and ourselves, and inflict maximum damage to the enemy at the minimum cost! Real war has always been
It is a series of cold data, and there is no room for personal emotions to influence the situation of the battle!
Ren Yixiong quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Chief of Staff, these little Japs are really difficult to deal with. Not only are they covered by a large amount of artillery fire, but those Japs are very vicious with their marksmanship. They often get bitten if they accidentally step in..." "Okay.
!How could I not understand this truth!"
Before Ren Yixiong could finish his words, Yang Fan asked again: "Didn't your brigade's artillery regiment and coastal defense artillery counterattack and suppress it?"
Ren Yixiong quickly replied: "How could it be possible that artillery was not used to fight back? Thanks to the excellent artillery of our artillery, especially those highland forts, which are so powerful! This morning our artillery fought with the Japanese artillery and fleet all morning, and the Japanese artillery unit was defeated.
After being beaten several times, even the Japanese fleet hid far away, not daring to get close enough to bombard them!"
Having said this, Ren Yixiong couldn't help but feel a little proud. Fortunately, in addition to a large number of mortars, he also had 60 large-caliber field howitzers. Otherwise, the little devil's artillery alone would be enough for him to drink! As long as he has a lot of mortars, he also has 60 large-caliber field howitzers.
Heavy firepower is not a disadvantage. If the Japanese army wants to tear apart the carefully constructed defense line, it will have to use a lot of human lives to fill it!
"Not bad! But I have to see it with my own eyes before I feel relieved! Liu Qiang, fly a helicopter to the front line!" Jiang Qiang has not been on the battlefield in person for a long time, and Jiang Qiang is really itchy. Since he is on the front line this time, naturally,
You have to have a good time. "Okay! Master, it would be even more fun if you could fly a plane and fight with the little devils!"
Watching the excitement is not a big deal. Liu Qiang has long wanted to experience what it would be like to fly a helicopter to fight the Japanese in the sky. Jiang Qiang transferred 16 helicopters from Shanghai. Although their main functions are transport aircraft rather than armed helicopters, they can still
Weapons such as light and heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, etc. were mounted to temporarily act as an armed helicopter! "Don't worry, good steel is used on the blade!"
Jiang Qiang smiled. Now the Japanese have no rocket launchers, no anti-aircraft missiles, and no armed helicopters. They may not even be equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns. Now they can indeed fly helicopters to make waves! However, at this time, Ren Yixiong shook his head discordantly.
: "Chief of Staff, this is too dangerous! If you want to investigate the enemy's situation, you have to let me go!" "Hai! The Imperial Japanese Army will definitely succeed immediately!" All the important ministers present nodded their heads in greeting again!
"Since the all-out war started, I and the entire Yamato nation have no way out. Now we can only rush forward with all our strength!" At this point, Hirohito said loudly in a more serious tone: "I hope that all the ministers will work together with me to seize this opportunity.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conquer China together and create a prosperous age for the Japanese Empire and the Yamato nation that has not been seen in thousands of years!" "Hai!"
A group of old devils once again nodded enthusiastically! Since ancient times, the Japanese nation has been martial. Because in a small living space, people need to rely on force to obtain limited survival materials. The shoguns relied on the strict hierarchical samurai system.
Maintaining its rule over a small country. The economic crisis that began in 1920 and the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 caused great damage to the Japanese economy and caused existential panic among Japanese people.
The warriors of this island country want to plunder the territory of other countries because they have inherited the superstition of militarism. When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent! It is no exaggeration to say that during the entire World War II,
, Japan is poisoned by militarism from top to bottom, and the whole country is crazy about gambling on the fate of the country, and is full of the iron-blooded cruelty of fascism!
Nanjing, the living room of the Presidential Palace! Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Qian Dajun, Chen Brai, He Zhonghan, Dai Li and others were also gathered around the radio to listen to the Japanese NHK radio station. Everyone held their breath and listened, and there was also a special person to translate into Japanese.
!Originally, the Chairman did not know that the Japanese radio station was conducting a live broadcast, but Dai Li discovered the situation first and reported it to Chairman Chiang immediately!
Because everyone around the Chairman knows that the Chairman has recently paid special attention to the news in Jiaodong, Shandong, and is very interested in even the smallest disturbances. "Oh, Amaterasu, my dear friends in the audience, guess what I saw? The Empire
Army artillery once again launched a fierce bombardment on the Chinese position, and a large hole was blown out of a solid reinforced concrete bunker! The Chinese soldiers hiding inside must have been blown to pieces, and there is no way they will be spared!" Yuko Yamano came from the radio.
From the excited screams and rumbling cannons, you can definitely hear that the current battle situation is very fierce!
Hearing this, the chairman of the committee signaled Qian Dajun to turn off the radio first, and then asked with an ugly face: "Tell me, what do these Japanese want to do? Why did they suddenly go to Jiaodong, Shandong to make live broadcasts?"
Chen Builei immediately replied: "Commissioner, I guess the Japanese just want to continue to put pressure on us! They failed to induce surrender a few days ago, and they must be very unwilling!" Qian Dajun nodded and agreed: "This should be the main purpose!
In addition, Jiang Qiang was really hated by the Japanese. He had severely damaged the Japanese army so many times that the Japanese had long hated him! Especially for killing so many lieutenant generals in Tianjin.
In addition, you have entrusted you to personally designate them as the Tiger and Ben Army, which to a large extent makes them a Chinese anti-Japanese banner! In the past, the Japanese devils focused on the Guangdong Battle, the Taiyuan Battle and the Northern Hebei Battle, but now they are finally free.
, Naturally, I want to get rid of them quickly!" "Niang Xipi, you want us to surrender, the Japanese devils are really crazy! These little devils are really vindictive, and they went to trouble Jiang Qiang as soon as they had their hands free!"
The Chairman snorted coldly, feeling an inexplicable feeling of "Evil people will be punished by evil people" in his heart. Now he especially hoped that Jiang Qiang could consume more of the Japanese army's effective forces. If he could defeat the elite 107th Division and the 10th Division of the Japanese Army,
It's beautiful to be dragged in Shandong all the time! He Zhonghan nodded and said: "What the commissioner said is absolutely true, the Japanese devils are just a bunch of villains! However, they have encountered a tough nut this time. I don't think there are ten days left, little Japan
Don’t even think about eating Jiang Qiang’s Jiaodong Army!”
The chairman glanced at He Zhonghan and said, "Why, do you think Jiang Qiang can only last ten days and a half?" "Ah?" He Zhonghan was stunned, and then after thinking about it carefully, he said: "The appointment, just from
Judging from this posture, the Japanese army is going to take action this time! I admit that Jiang Qiang is indeed very capable and his troops are very capable, but the Japanese army has aircraft, artillery and warships for fire support, and two elite A-type divisions with full strength
Attack, with this intensity of attack, it’s amazing that they can persist for ten days!”
Chen Brai shook his head at this time and said: "I don't think so. Although Jiang Qiang and I have only been in contact twice, I can see that Jiang Qiang is a master who will never suffer losses! Since Jiang Qiang has put up a defensive formation
Form, then you will definitely have considerable confidence and back-up, and you will never be completely defeated by the Japanese army easily!" He Zhonghan said with some displeasure: "Yanji, you are too confident in Yang Fan, right? Is it possible for you?
Do you still think that Jiang Qiang can survive the desperate situation this time like before, or even achieve a complete victory? Is he a god who can spread beans and make soldiers?"
"Okay! This is not the key!" The chairman of the committee waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "What we lack most at the moment is time. If Jiang Qiang can sustain it for one more day, we will have an extra chance of winning the battle in Xuzhou! So we can't let Jiang Qiang
They were easily annihilated by the Japanese army, but they had to coordinate rescue operations when necessary! Mu Yin, send a telegram to Li Zongren, asking him to pay more attention to the situation of Jiang Qiang's headquarters!" Since he had previously agreed not to interfere in the military affairs of the fifth theater, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek
Although I wanted to give instructions directly at this time, in the end I could only choose to give tactful suggestions instead of explicit instructions!
"Is this Jiang Qiang so hated by the Japanese? He actually broadcast it live on a radio station?" Soon, Li Zongren also learned about Japan's NHK radio station, and a group of senior generals gathered around the radio to listen with great curiosity.
Get up. "Good boy! You kid, you think Yang Fan is your sworn enemy! If this continues, will Jiang Qiang really be able to withstand it?"
Xu Zuyi was frightened by the continuous violent bombings and the tsunami charge of the Japanese troops on the radio. He could not imagine what kind of casualties there would be under the intensity of such an attack! Zhang Zizhong looked solemn and sighed softly: "Commander Jiang and I
The commander once fought side by side in Fengtai, Beiping, and I admire his courage and character very much! Unexpectedly, half a year later, we have become a brother in the friendly army. I really hope that he can be a blessing to us!"
"Haha! Let's not be unfounded. Jiang Qiang is definitely not that fragile! This guy has repeatedly performed miracles. Since he can turn defeat into victory under absolutely unfavorable conditions many times, he will definitely not be easily defeated on his own territory.
!" Li Zongren waved his hand gently, and then said: "Our current situation is not much better! There are six Japanese divisions in front of us. What we should worry about most is ourselves, not Jiang Qiang, who has a strong army!"
Li Zongren walked to the military map worriedly. The shocking red arrows were like huge rocks pressing on him, making him feel depressed and out of breath! Zhang Zizhong led his troops to Guzhen on February 11 and fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army.
On the 1st, the strongholds of Cao Laoji, Xiaobengbu and Huaiyuan were successively recovered, and the Japanese troops that had jumped to the north of Huainan were eliminated, and the Yu Xuezhong Department was assisted in recovering the original positions.
At this point, the Chinese army and the Japanese army formed a state of confrontation across the river. Zhang Zizhong was Feng Yuxiang's old subordinate, and his sword team had gained a reputation during the Anti-Japanese War at Xifengkou Great Wall by killing the Japanese army in close combat and night combat. After the July 7 Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The defense battle between Peking and Tianjin failed, and Zhang Zizhong was appointed mayor of Peking, following the secret orders of Song Zheyuan to deal with the Japanese army!
Zhang Zizhong endured the humiliation and covered the safe retreat of Song Zhe's Yuan army. However, the outside world did not know the truth and thought he was a traitor who was seeking glory. Later, Zhang Zizhong escaped from Peiping and reached Nanjing after many twists and turns. However, the public opinion circle who did not know the truth called for him to be severely punished as a warning to others.
, some people in the military circles want to take the opportunity to recruit his troops.
At this critical moment, Li Zongren stepped forward to invite Zhang Zizhong for a long talk, saying: "Brother Xin Chen, I know that you have been wronged. Now the public opinion is condemning you because they don't know the truth. When they understand the truth, they will not
I scold you. I know that you are a chivalrous man and a strict military officer. I understand you and of course I can forgive you." Zhang Zizhong couldn't help but shed tears and said with shame: "This time I took a personal risk and came to Beijing to avenge my sin.
Come and surrender yourself and wait for the government to punish you."
Li Zongren encouraged: "Brother Xinchen, I advise you not to be discouraged. I am going to advise the chairman of the committee to let you go back and continue to lead the army." Feng Yuxiang and Li Zongren helped Zhang Zizhong succeed Song Zheyuan as the 59th Army Corps commander in February.
When Chief Zhang Zizhong said goodbye to Li Zongren, he said: "If it hadn't been for Chief Li's words, even if I, Zhang, would not have been shot, I would have been imprisoned as a national criminal.
Now that I have been honored by my superiors and rekindled with kindness, I, Zhang, shall dedicate my blood and life to serving the country and repaying my kindness." Later, Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army became Li Zongren's war zone organization in the fifth theater, and naturally he followed Li Zongren's words and orders.
The call ends, the fight is a desperate one! After more than a month of bloody battles, the southern front of the Fifth Theater has temporarily stabilized the situation and entered a state of confrontation across the river. However, the Japanese army is further mobilizing troops, and the pressure on the Fifth Theater will only increase.