Historically, after the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the first battle was the Battle of Songhu. However, in this time and space, something went wrong and Shanghai fell early. The direct consequence of this was that Nanjing, the capital of the Nationalist Government, directly faced the enemy from The Japanese threat in Shanghai, and during the Second Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, although Nanjing made an active defensive posture, it was still vulnerable in the end. If the Xuebing Army had not surrounded the Japanese First Army of the North China Front, the old Chiang had the capital to hold peace talks with the Japanese army, but at this time, Nanjing had already fallen.
After the pain of the last fall, Chiang Kai-shek has accumulated heavy troops in Nanjing this time. A total of five group armies and four divisions of garrison troops, with Chiang Kai-shek personally serving as the general commander. In addition, various local support troops are used to defend the capital. There are three Sichuan military divisions, one Gui division, and then there are the main force of the Northeast Army of five divisions led by Marshal Zhang personally, and a mixed army of the Xuebing Army led by Ouyang Yun. This army has four divisions, each of which is planned One division is allocated from each army, including the 3rd division from the 1st Army, the 5th division from the 2nd Army, the 10th division from the 3rd Army, and the 60th division from the 4th Army.
Originally, there were no indicators of the Xuebing Army among the local troops that went to Nanjing. However, considering that the war had not spread to Fujian and Guangdong, at Ouyang Yun's suggestion, the Xuebing Army dispatched this relatively powerful mixed army. ,
Regarding the issue of sending troops to Nanjing, there was considerable opposition from the top brass of the Xuebing Army. Led by Jiang Shuren, including Fan Xudong and Xiang Hanping, they all disagreed with sending troops and believed that it was not necessary. Among them, Jiang Shuren said this: Fighting is not necessary It costs money, Ouyang, we have spent a lot of money recently to reorganize the army. Although pharmaceutical companies and other overseas factories are very profitable, no matter how much money we have, we cannot spend it like this. Let me calculate the account for you... Xiang Hanping didn't care about finances. The reason for his objection was: The duty of our Xuebing Army is to defend Fujian and Guangdong. Jiangsu and Zhejiang have their own second theater to take charge. Chiang Kai-shek has no hard targets. He doesn't trust us, so why should we bother? I put my hot face on someone else's cold ass,
Ouyang Yun's real consideration was, on the one hand, the "Nanjing Massacre" that made the Chinese people heartbroken, and he hoped that he could contribute to this matter. On the other hand, he was worried that if Jiangsu and Zhejiang fell too quickly, what would happen to Fujian and Guangdong? The defense war is definitely not a good thing. After the Xuebing Army entered Guangdong, it has just completed its reorganization. The true combat effectiveness of the army has yet to be verified by facts. If the Japanese army attacks Fujian and Guangdong too quickly, it will be a question of whether the Xuebing Army can withstand it. big doubt,
The first reason cannot be told to everyone, so he mainly talks about the second reason. It is quite sufficient to find a reason. After all, once Jiangsu and Zhejiang fall, the Japanese army will gain territory in East China, and the next step will definitely be a full-scale North Korea. There are inland and coastal penetrations. It will definitely be beneficial to the student army to delay the Japanese army in the Nanjing area for a longer time. In this case, it is appropriate to dispatch one-third of the main force to participate in the Nanjing defense battle.
The Battle of Nanjing started in full swing. The first battle between the two sides was naturally the air force. In this regard, the real strength gap between the two countries was immediately highlighted. On the first day, the Japanese army participated in the battle with more than 800 aircraft, of which more than 200 were Taking off from its naval aircraft carrier, Nanjing only has a total of more than 130 fighter planes.
Therefore, on the first day of the air battle, although the Chinese pilots performed very tenaciously, the final result was still frightening. The Chinese lost fifty-seven fighter planes, while the Japanese only lost thirty-six, including Thirteen were shot down by the air defense force. "I remember that the Kuomintang's air force was very powerful." At night, while camping at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang, Ouyang Yun was shocked after learning the results of the air battle during the day. He couldn't help but said to himself, Then, he thought that in that time and space, all the Cantonese army's fighter planes were finally accepted by Chiang Kai-shek, and now, most of these fighter planes belong to him. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: He didn't expect that he would change his mind accidentally. This period of history, "Should we send air force troops to support? It seems that the fact of disparity in numbers still cannot be changed. Well, let's keep fighting with the little devils in the skies over Fujian and Guangdong. Aircrafts are not rifles. You can just mess with them. But , those two L19s should be able to play a role." After making up his mind, Ouyang Yun felt a little at ease.
Who does war hurt the most? It’s not soldiers, it’s ordinary people.
After entering Zhejiang the next day, Ouyang Yun encountered people fleeing from time to time. Ouyang Yun was very emotional. He said to Chen Shichang: "Shichang, have you seen that this is a scene caused by the incompetence of our soldiers? Therefore, a country No matter how poor you are, you can't poor the army, because if you fall behind, you will be beaten. Well, you can send a telegram to Mr. Jiang later and ask him to take some time to plan the acceptance of refugees. If you are able, please help. Take it."
"Okay." Chen Shichang agreed and went to the staff headquarters.
Considering the cruelty of this expedition, Ouyang Yun did not let Bai Liusu come out, so Liu Zheliang now handles all his personal affairs.
Liu Zheliang should be familiar to everyone. He was Ouyang Yun's original orderly, and later went to Dongshan to develop. After the student army entered Guangdong, Liu Zheliang asked Ouyang Yun to return to the army more than once, and finally became his colonel's adjutant,
Although Jiang Shuren and others opposed sending troops, when it became a fact, they were more concerned about the situation than anyone else. Among them, they repeatedly told Liu Kui and others to ensure Ouyang Yun's safety. Considering the serious situation in Nanjing, It was too complicated, so having Liu Zheliang take care of Ouyang Yun would give them a lot of peace of mind.
The army Ouyang Yun brought out this time was obviously four Class A reorganized divisions, but actually included a regiment of the Langya Special Forces Brigade, and a mechanized infantry brigade under the direct jurisdiction of the headquarters.
The time that the Xuebing Army entered Guangdong was still too short, so not all the troops had completed the change of equipment. The reason why Ouyang Yun chose to bring these four divisions out was, on the one hand, the combat effectiveness of the four divisions was not weak. , on the other hand, considering their equipment situation, among these four divisions, except for the three brigades of the 3rd Xue Division, which all have Wei Qing-style firearms, the two brigades of the 60th Division (the 60th Division still adopts the Central Army's organization, one The division has two brigades under its jurisdiction), except for all the central formal ones. The fifth and the tenth xue divisions are both the Wei Qing style of one brigade, and the two brigades of the central formal.
The reason why Ouyang Yun wanted to bring such a mixed army out was because he was afraid that others, especially Chiang Kai-shek, would be jealous if they saw it. "Resisting Japan? I have nothing to say. I will definitely rush to the front, but at the same time, I also need a little protection." Be on your own, after all, I am a person who has died once. If I am not selfish, I will be punished by heaven and earth." This is what Ouyang Yun said when explaining to his subordinates why he wanted to take these divisions to the front line. Because of what he said, those teachers who had originally changed into Wei Qing style regretted why they rushed to change their clothes in advance. At this moment, Wei Qing style is not as attractive to them as before. It seems that , these division commanders are really all militants,
This is naturally what Ouyang Yun is happy to see,