The Battle of Taierzhuang greatly stimulated the nerves of the Japanese Empire, and Emperor Hirohito subsequently held an emergency meeting. Through this meeting, Emperor Hirohito and the Japanese base camp changed their original intentions: the Japanese aggressors no longer cared about strategic penetration and dispersion, and believed that the Japanese army must immediately
Trying to defeat the Chinese army in order to restore the reputation of "the invincible imperial army". Hirohito immediately decided to quickly send a large number of additional troops to China, launch a larger attack, and vowed to avenge the tragic defeat of Taierzhuang!
After the great victory in Taierzhuang, it was natural to reward according to merit. After some bargaining, Jiang Qiang received a first-class Baoding Medal and the rank of second-class general! The center of the Baoding Medal is a tripod, surrounded by rays of light, and the tripod is The national treasure passed down in ancient my country symbolizes that those who are awarded this medal have made great contributions to the defense of the country. The country cherishes it like a tripod, and the light of honor shines everywhere. This medal was promulgated on May 15, the 18th year of the Republic of China, and is divided into grades one to nine, awarded to defend the country. For foreign aggression or to suppress internal strife, there are soldiers with military exploits.
The Nanjing government currently has six kinds of general medals for the three armed forces, the first is: Guoguang Medal, the second is: Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, the third is: Baoding Medal, the fourth is: Yunhui Medal, the fifth is: Loyal and Brave Medal, the 6th is
: Medal of Loyalty and Diligence! It stands to reason that for Jiang Qiang’s performance in the Taierzhuang battle, even receiving the Medal of Blue Sky and White Sun or even the Medal of Guoguang would not be too much. However, Jiang Qiang did not care too much about this. He just emphasized the status of “Second Level General”
Military rank! Because it is said that if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. The current National Government is mainstream and orthodox, so you still have to get the title you deserve.
As for why Jiang Qiang can bargain, it is because the Chairman of the Chairman still wants something. Not only does he need Jiang Qiang to continue to be stationed in Shandong to keep the Japanese army at bay, but he also wants to send personnel to the Jiaodong area to receive pilot training! More importantly, the Chairman wants to get help from Jiang Qiang.
Jiang Qiang purchased some aircraft, tanks and other luxury equipment there, among which there were traces of the Americans and the Soviet Union! Although Jiang Qiang has always kept a low profile and has done enough to keep the super-era weapons and equipment confidential, after all, the paper cannot contain the fire, and many things will still happen.
Keep leaking out!
After all, others are not fools. Even if some high technologies cannot be imitated now, if the United States and the Soviet Union had Mustang fighter jets, Pershing tanks, Tiger tanks, rocket launchers, assault rifles and other weapons and equipment, the research and development process could be greatly reduced! For pilot training Jiang
Jiang Qiang did not refuse, but Jiang Qiang did not agree to the weapons and equipment issue, because it was not time to release him, so he had to equip himself with more advanced weapons and equipment!
Even in the peaceful times of the future, no country will sell the most advanced weapons and equipment in service to other countries! Not only are they afraid that the other party will crack and imitate them, but they are also afraid that the other party will master the performance weaknesses and carry out targeted attacks.
!So, Jiang Qiang will not sell these valuable items easily, no matter how much money he pays, otherwise he will easily shoot himself in the foot!
The victory of the Chinese army in Linyi, Taierzhuang and other places greatly stimulated the chairman's desire to win. In order to expand the results, the chairman adopted a tit-for-tat policy with the Japanese army! As early as early March, the chairman of the committee successively mobilized large numbers of troops from various theaters.
This increased the strength of the fifth theater of war from 29 divisions to 64 divisions and three brigades.
Later, the Chairman also placed elite direct troops such as the First Army, the Eighth Army, the Twenty-seventh Army, the Seventy-fourth Army, and the Seventy-eighth Army in eastern Henan, trying to compete with the Japanese army in Xuzhou! Li Zongren
But he is worried about this and is not optimistic about the situation.
Because Xuzhou is surrounded by plains and there is no danger to defend, and the Japanese army is a mechanized force with air force assistance, our army will suffer heavy losses in a decisive battle with the Japanese army in Xuzhou. Li Zongren, starting from the strategic thinking of a protracted war of attrition, believes that in the Xuzhou area and with
It is extremely stupid for the Japanese army to engage in a war of attrition. They advocate withdrawing from Xuzhou!
However, Li Zongren's proposal was rejected, and he could only immediately deploy the Xuzhou campaign in accordance with the order! On March 14, just after the Taierzhuang battle, the Japanese frontline commander telegraphed the base camp: A powerful group of Chinese troops gathered in the Xuzhou area. According to reliable intelligence, the
The group includes about 50 divisions and more than 600,000 people, most of whom are Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's elite troops!
The Japanese military headquarters was immediately overjoyed and unanimously believed that this was a rare opportunity to avenge Taierzhuang. Army Minister Gen Sugiyama immediately reported to the Japanese Emperor Hirohito, strongly advocating launching the Battle of Xuzhou to encircle and annihilate the elite Chinese army in the Xuzhou area! After reading the report
, Hirohito was immediately excited and immediately made the decision: "Encircle and annihilate the Chinese army in the Xuzhou area. Do not allow one of the 50 divisions of the Chinese army to slip through the net, and strive to annihilate them all!"
"Commander Jiang, Commander Sun, you have worked hard these days! On behalf of the party, the country and the 40 million compatriots, I would like to pay high respect to you!" The battle of Taierzhuang came to an end, and Jiang Qiang finally met Li Zongren. "Haha! Defend the homeland during the war of resistance.
Everyone has a responsibility, not to mention hard work! But Chief Li worked very hard to plan the layout. If Chief Li hadn't set up such a big plan and made the Japanese army suffer a big loss, we little shrimps could only stare at it!"
Jiang Qiang was in a good mood and started chatting. After rambling for a while, he got back to the point and said: "Sir Li, with all due respect, the Xuzhou area is no longer safe to defend. Our army has suffered heavy casualties and continues to rest and recuperate! So in the near future,
I will lead my troops back to the defense area to hold on! Of course, if Chief Li is determined to have a life-and-death battle with the Japanese army in Xuzhou, I will lead my troops to come to the rescue!"
Even if he didn't know the direction of history, just from the current situation, Jiang Qiang knew that the Japanese army that had suffered a huge loss would definitely counterattack wildly, and the Xuzhou area did not have enough time and place to hold on to the defense! Jiang Qiang would never engage in a unnecessary decisive battle and
Consumption, there is an extremely complete defense system on your own territory, even if the little devil tries his best, he can't even think of taking advantage!
"Thank you so much, Commander Jiang! I hope we will have more opportunities to fight side by side in the future!" Li Zongren sighed softly in his heart. He judged it the same way, but he had to obey the orders from the top! At this time
, Li Zongren couldn't help but envy Jiang Qiang's freedom and independence. He could completely carry out development and strategic layout according to his own intentions. It felt so good not to be restricted!
"That's for sure. As long as the little devils are still raging in our country, we will always fight side by side! To tell the truth, I, Jiang, feel extremely honored and lucky to be able to fight the enemy together with Chief Li, Commander Sun and all the brothers.
!" Jiang Qiang nodded heavily, his expression looking extremely sincere. No matter what the positions of both sides would be in the future, at least now we are all comrades in the same trench!
To be able to participate in this historic Taierzhuang victory, to be able to fight side by side with these famous historical generals, Jiang Qiang was not only moved, excited, but also filled with pride! "Commander Jiang's words speak to our hearts!" "That's right, green hills never change.
The water will flow, and we will meet again later!" Sun Lianzhong, Tian Zhennan and others looked grateful and reluctant to leave.
This time they and Jiang Qiang jointly defended Taierzhuang, and it can be said that they have benefited a lot. Not only have the casualties been reduced a lot, they have learned many advanced tactics, and they have also obtained a lot of medicines, military supplies and advanced weapons and equipment from the Jiaodong Group Army!
Of course, Jiang Qiang did not make a loss-making deal. All the credit for the Japanese soldiers killed by the Second Group Army during the defense process went to himself. In addition, Jiang Qiang also airlifted thousands of seriously injured soldiers to the Jiaodong area in the name of rescue!
It only takes two or three months of recuperation, and these seriously injured soldiers will become veterans of many battles in their own troops, a great asset! "Haha, everyone, take care! Kill a few more little Japs in the future, for the sake of the sacrificed brothers and
Revenge for the dead compatriots!" There is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever. Since he decided to retreat to the defense area and hold on, Jiang Qiang did not delay too much and led his troops back to the north to defend the Jiaodong area on the morning of March 17! As the stalls became more and more popular,
Big, not only more weapons and equipment are needed to arm the troops, but the consumption of various materials has also become astronomical, especially oil, rubber and artillery shells!
Therefore, in addition to continuing to accumulate wealth and recruiting troops, the top priority is to capture Dongying as soon as possible, establish a self-sufficient oil industry chain, and deepen the military industry chain! Sitting back and looking back, Huzi said with unfinished thoughts: "Chief, let's
Are you really going back like this? Hehe, I have just found some feeling in the past two days!" As the head of the nominal security regiment of the headquarters, Huzi has little chance to go to the battlefield, so he has had a lot of fun in the counterattack and sweep these days, personally leading the team to eliminate
Several small Japanese troops were captured!
At the same time, Huzi also saw too many tragedies. The desperate little Japs were running around, and almost all the farmers in the villages they encountered were slaughtered! Jiang Qiang smiled and said: "Let's go, the Japs have gone crazy! They will fight soon."
We have been ordered to increase our troops, but we are not on the same side as them, so it is better to go home and defend at this time!"
As Sun Tzu said in The Art of War: "The military is a major event for the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. We must pay attention to the right time, place, and people, otherwise it will be a bad game sooner or later. Send troops to Feixian, Tengxian and Linyi
The Jiaodong Group Army has returned to the garrison area one after another after completing its defense and blocking tasks. Jiang Qiang is the last batch of returning troops!
After the Chinese army won a great victory in Taierzhuang, the Battle of Xuzhou continued. Tang Enbo's army was encircling each other with the Japanese army in Lincheng, Zaozhuang, Yixian, Beizhuang, and the ancient city area, forming a stalemate. The Japanese army went north to reinforce the troops and intercepted the national troops along the way.
There were many fierce battles between the Japanese army and the Japanese army, and a Japanese army made a landing posture at Lianyungang to threaten and contain Sun Lianzhong's Group Army and Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army!
In addition, the Japanese army also urgently airdropped a large amount of arms and supplies to Donghai County, which made the thousands of remaining Japanese troops who defended the East China Sea behind closed doors even more crazy. Several divisions of the Chinese army attacked for several days and had to give up due to heavy casualties and tight front lines! Jiang Qiang led the troops
It was already noon on March 18th when we returned to Gaomi. Needless to say, there was naturally an extremely jubilant and grand welcome ceremony, as well as an extremely warm family reunion after a long separation!
"Everyone, be quiet! I have a few words to say to you! In this bloody battle with the Japanese army in Taierzhuang, although we paid heavy casualties, everything was worth it!" After a cutscene, Jiang Qiang said
Standing on the podium, he first spoke a few words, and then read aloud the carefully prepared anti-Japanese war message into the microphone:
Since Pangu created the world, the three emperors established the country, and the five emperors established the territory, men should sacrifice their bodies in sacrifices for all major events of the country. Even if the bones become mounds and rivers of blood flow, they should not insult the country's soil or mourn the country's territory. Scholars, shed their blood and bravery
, General, with the blade of his body, handsome, sleeves full of blood, king, sharp blade shining. We have no age, no rank, no hierarchy, we must work together to pour the water of the Yellow River, break the waves of the East China Sea, and conquer the Hulu
In the land, we suppressed the dens of Japanese slaves, suppressed the bandits who bullied us, and cut down the slaughter of barbarians. Then we crossed the sea, and we stood up with a clear conscience. Regardless, corpses covered the fields! Only the spirit can rely on! "Down with little Japan!" "Give me back my rivers and mountains!"
"China will win!" "Long live the Asian Liberation Army!"
This anti-war propaganda article, full of pride, righteousness, grand momentum and vigorous fighting spirit, instantly won the applause of the whole house, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers and civilians present soared to a new peak! All the soldiers and civilians on the scene raised their arms and shouted, and soon this anti-war propaganda article was passed.
Newspapers and radio stations spread the news widely, and Jiang Qiang once again used this to increase his reputation!
Early the next morning, Jiang Qiang got up. Although the major war had come to an end, various development and business tasks were still numerous! After leaving the house, Jiang Qiang drove directly to the headquarters for a military summary meeting, focusing on the past month.
The battle losses, achievements, military exploits, and Japanese military strategies and tactics of the military operations during this period are summarized in detail! This battle started from February 24, when they took the initiative to reinforce the Pang Army in Feixian County. It lasted more than 20 days, and the total number of Jiaodong Army casualties was
There were 2,483 people, 3,780 were seriously injured, of which 1,423 were disabled due to injuries!
In addition, 2 fighter jets, 9 tanks, and 241 artillery pieces of various types were lost! The result of the battle was that 31,347 Japanese troops were annihilated, 89 Japanese fighter jets were shot down, 142 large and small tanks, and 324 artillery pieces of various types! Of course, a large part of them were
Created jointly with friendly forces, but as long as the Jiaodong Group Army has some influence,
Otherwise, the data would not be so accurate! Overall, this time it was another round of huge profits. Although the number of casualties and casualties was nearly 4,000, the number of fresh blood absorbed in these days was as high as 9,600.
, including 4,417 friendly troops abducted and more than 5,100 new recruits. After more than 20 days of bloody fighting, the Jiaodong Group Army not only did not reduce its personnel, but increased by more than 5,600 people, which is equivalent to two more regiments!
At the same time, the population under the jurisdiction of the Jiaodong Group Army has increased by more than 80,000 people. Most of them are ordinary people fleeing the war from other places. There are also many ambitious and passionate young people who come here because of their fame! "We have indeed achieved considerable results. Our own strength
We are also constantly improving, but this is not enough! I know that everyone has worked hard recently, so you can take a proper rest and adjust, but you can’t fall behind on the work that needs to be done, especially the several work resolutions formed at today’s meeting that must be grasped
implement!
Finally, there is the old saying: The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard, and we still have a long way to go! Today's meeting ends here, I will not leave everyone to have dinner! Adjourn the meeting!" The military summary meeting lasted for a whole day, until
It was getting dark in the afternoon, so Jiang Qiang ended the meeting and asked everyone to go back to their homes to find their mothers.
As the Jiaodong Group Army returned to defense and tried its best to develop, the Japanese army, which had been frustrated for a long time, seemed to have lost interest, and began to adopt a war strategy of encircling rather than attacking the Jiaodong Group Army's military areas! As a result, the Jiaodong area, Gaomi, and Jiaoxian counties
, Zhucheng and other places once again entered the "peaceful development period", and Jiang Qiang's focus shifted to military training and internal affairs construction!
However, in the Xuzhou area, the fighting between the enemy and us is becoming more and more fierce! After the Japanese army captured Teng County and Fei County, it was blocked by the Jiaodong Group Army for two days. The 20th Division and the 5th Division are currently resting for a week
After replenishing the troops, they began to continue southward to attack Zaozhuang, Yixian, and Taierzhuang!
Beginning on March 20, the activities of Japanese aircraft over Taierzhuang became more frequent. The Japanese Fifth Division went south to attack Lincheng, and fierce fighting broke out both inside and outside the city. At dusk, the defenders finally repelled the enemy after a bloody battle.
The army regained its original position, and then took advantage of the victory to pursue and stabilize the situation again. On the morning of March 21, Chen Brai once again led the team to Qixia County. This time, in addition to the 50 quasi-pilots who came for training, there were also 3
Officials of the Republic of China and more than 20 guards!
In addition, Chen Bulei also brought his most beloved daughter Chen Lian! Chen Lian is now 18 years old. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Lian was taken to Hechuan High School in Chongqing. During this period, she had become an underground party member, but for unknown reasons
The reason is that I followed Chen Bulei to Qixia County this time!
"Director Chen, there is a saying that puts villains first before gentlemen. We have already discussed the basic principles before, but many details still need to be further discussed!" Jiang Qiang met with Chen Brai and his entourage in the county magistrate's office. It took a while.
After the pleasantries and casual conversation, Jiang Qiang went straight to the topic and said: "Director Chen, you have been tired from the journey. You should have had a good rest before talking about business! But I am a rather impatient person. If it is convenient for Director Chen now, I will
I want to make things clear first before talking!"
Chen Brai nodded and said with a smile: "I came here with a heavy responsibility. Naturally, the sooner I implement it, the better! Commander Jiang does things vigorously and resolutely. We can't ask for more, so why is there any inconvenience?" "The current situation is difficult, and every minute is divided.
Every second is extremely precious!” “Well, of course it’s better to do business first!” “Yes! Yes!”
The other three officials of the Republic of China nodded repeatedly. Although they were a little tired, it was not a problem. On the contrary, if they could implement the details and submit them to the committee as soon as possible, it would show the glorious image of themselves and others working tirelessly and being capable and talented! "Okay! I'll do it."
Let’s get straight to the point!”
Jiang Qiang nodded slightly, and then said: "There are three main details that need to be finalized now: first, the pilot's living expenses and training fees, second, the weapon purchase price, and third, the related confidentiality system!" Chen Brai raised his eyebrows slightly.
, nodded and smiled: "Commander Jiang, I wonder if you have any specific plan? If so, you might as well talk about it first?" "Okay! Then I'll give it a try!"
Jiang Qiang was not polite, and casually took out a document from the briefcase on the table and handed it to Chen Brai: "As a pilot, you must have an excellent physique, which requires that you have to keep up with nutrition. To put it in layman's terms,
You just have to eat better!
In addition, training pilots also requires a lot of resources, and the gasoline consumed alone is not a small amount. So in summary, if we follow the training standards of our Army's Flying Tigers, the living expenses will be 500 silver dollars per month, and the training fee will be 1,500 silver dollars. The total
2,000 silver dollars per month!" "Ahem! What? 2,000 silver dollars per person per month?" Chen Brai, who had just received the document, couldn't help but tremble all over. He looked at Jiang Qiang with wide eyes, hoping that this was just a person.
Not a funny joke! "No way?" "2,000 silver dollars a month?" "Doesn't that mean that the basic monthly expenses for 50 people are as high as 100,000 silver dollars?"
The other three people were also frightened, and the tea bowl in their hands almost fell to the ground! "Well, you heard it right, and I said it right!" However, Jiang Qiang looked sincere and gave Chen Brai a confirmation.
The look in his eyes! It’s no wonder that Chen Brai and others were so shocked. It’s really hard for people to accept that each person’s monthly salary is basically as high as 2,000 silver dollars. You must know that the monthly salary of the chairman is only 800 yuan, and the monthly salary of Shanghai workers is around 220 yuan. The lowest level
It is very good if people can earn 10 oceans a month!
"Ahem!" Chen Builei shook his head repeatedly and said: "Commander Jiang, I'm afraid this won't work. It's too expensive! Far beyond our expectations!" Jiang Qiang said with a serious smile: "Director Chen, don't deny it in a hurry.
! As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. I am really not as open as a lion. You should first take a look at the daily meal list of our pilots! "
"Each person is provided with 250ml of energy drink, 550g of meat (beef, sheep, pig, chicken, fish), 4 eggs, 620g of vegetables, 310g of potatoes, 60g of dried vegetables, 380g of flour, and 300g of refined rice per person per day.
, 60 grams of lard, 180 grams of sugar, 15 grams of salt, 340 grams of fruit, 30 grams of peanuts, 12 grams of tea and other spices!" "Wow, the pilot's food is so good?"
"But it's not worth 500 oceans a month?"
Chen Bui, Li Qinghong and others took a closer look and found that the food ration was indeed very luxurious. Not to mention ordinary people, even officials and dignitaries like them did not receive such high treatment.
But after careful calculation, except for cheap energy drinks and special Burmese rice, the other daily meals would not exceed 3 yuan a day. Why is 16 yuan a day needed? Jiang Qiang explained patiently
: "Ordinary daily necessities cost only a few dollars. The most expensive ones are energy drinks and Burmese rice! These are good things that you can't buy with money outside. After taking them, you can greatly improve your physical fitness and body functions, and you can become even better.
Control the fighter jet and display unexpected combat effectiveness!"
"Really?" "Even if it is, it's too expensive!" "This really doesn't work! 2,000 yuan a month per person is too scary!"
Chen Bui, Li Qinghong and others all stared at Yang Fan with disbelief on their faces. The price was far beyond their budget and they couldn't accept it for a while! "It doesn't matter, seeing is believing and hearing is false! I'll tell you later
I can take you to visit the site, and you will understand what it means to sharpen your sword and chop wood!" Jiang Qiang did not continue to dwell on this, but then took out a weapon with color pictures and basic performance of the weapon.
The list said: "Look at this again. It mainly contains aircraft and tanks. They are all mainstream equipment in the world. They are definitely more advanced and powerful than those in Japan! If you need it, I can find a way to get some back!" Although now
You cannot sell the most advanced tanks and aircraft you use for your own use, but there are many inferior tanks and aircraft in the Hongkou area. You can make a little money by paying first and specifying a new delivery location.