August 12, 1937, 9 a.m., Nanjing Central General Hospital.
"Where are all the ministries moving now?" An Yi, with the support of Feng Jieyun, walked into the war room temporarily transformed from the conference room of the general hospital, and asked with a face.
Yang Fei, chief of staff of the group army, quickly stepped forward: "Commander, why are you here? You should rest now..."
"Have a rest, I'm so angry now, who can sit down?" Amid the ridicule of Fang Zhanpeng, Liu Qing and other generals, An Yi came to the large Songhu battle map, raised his crutch and pointed at the map.
"Have the 1st and 2nd Engineer Divisions stationed on the Wufu Line?"
Yang Fei followed An Yi to the map, looked at the long defense line marked with a red arc gear line, and nodded: "We arrived at midnight last night, but the scene was scary...
"
"What's wrong?"
An Yi asked with some confusion: "Isn't the Wu-Fu Line defense fortification group, like the Xicheng Line and the defense fortresses around Nanjing, praised by the media as an impenetrable steel jungle? Especially the Wu-Fu Line, because it guards the Yangtze River
From the mouth to Hangzhou Bay, it attracted much attention from the Chairman of the Generalissimo. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China, it was designed by the General Staff Headquarters and the Military Commissar
The construction will be organized by the local government, and the 36th Division, 57th Division, 87th Division, 88th Division, the 1st Army Engineer Regiment, the Engineer School Training Team, and the Military Police Regiment will be dispatched to assist in the construction. The construction was finally completed at the beginning of this year. European and American reporters were on site
After the interview, what would be the problem if the Wu-Fu Line is called the 'Oriental Maginot Line'?"
"Exaggeration!"
Yang Fei shook his head helplessly: "European and American reporters like to make random boasts. Yes, the Wufu Line and Xicheng Line have indeed been fully completed, but the quality of the projects is really not flattering. Many fortifications cut corners or were sloppy in construction. In terms of quality,
There are serious problems. For example, most of the machine gun positions cannot be used, permanent fortifications have been built into isolated small bunkers, drainage and ventilation
The wind system is lacking, and there are no passages connecting the positions. The rear troops cannot send reinforcements through the passages. Now under the continuous heavy rains, most of the fortifications are soaked in water. In some places, the water is as deep as five or six meters, and there are also
The partial collapse proved that the cement grade was not up to standard and could not withstand heavy artillery bombardment. The situation was really terrible."
"This is dereliction of duty! Crime!"
An Yi was furious: "I was also involved in the design of the Wufu Line defense fortifications. After the city fortress team took out the sketch, I also modified many unreasonable places. Before it was finally issued to the local area, I also signed
It's absolutely impossible for such a ridiculous fallacy to happen if your name is on it. There must be something wrong with the construction and supervision."
At this point, An Yi laughed angrily: "Very good, these unscrupulous officials and profiteers actually dare to take this kind of money, and they slap me in the face of An Yi in front of the world, saying that I am an engineer and soldier."
, actually designed such a ridiculous defense fortification.
Immediately instruct the Fourth Department to investigate and investigate all the officials and businessmen involved in these projects, including officials from the project supervision agencies. No matter who is involved, they will be arrested and shot on the spot after a public trial. No killing is sufficient.
To warn future generations."
Yang Fei hesitated: "Some of them may involve senior officials of the military and central government. At this juncture, whether..."
"Do what I want! I have been officially appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Third War Zone by the Chairman of the Standing Committee, and I have the right to conduct a thorough investigation into unjust negotiations that endanger national defense security within the war zone. At this critical moment of life and death for the country and the nation, there is still such a thing.
If you don’t kill a man who is so heartbroken and is trying to make money for the country, it won’t be enough for the people to get angry.”
Seeing that An Yi had made up his mind, Yang Fei nodded, turned and left.
The reason why An Yi is so confident is that he and Chiang Kai-shek have once again reached an agreement. In the current dangerous situation, Chiang Kai-shek cannot leave the support of the wealthy An Yi and the outstanding combat power of the An Jiajun behind him.
The National Defense Conference on the 9th voted to adopt the "National General Mobilization Organization Outline", renting German ships to evacuate overseas Chinese in Japan, dividing the country's war zones, and reorganizing the Northern Shaanxi Red Army into the Eighth Route Army to march to the anti-Japanese front line. Chiang Kai-shek also issued a "Report to All the Anti-Japanese War"
"Book of Soldiers" expresses the determination to never compromise and fight to the end.
That night, Chiang Kai-shek, along with Soong Meiling and Song Ziwen, quietly visited An Yi, exchanged views with An Yi on many issues and reached an agreement.
An Yi promised that the Southwest Bank will again issue a 50 million loan to the National Government. As a national anti-Japanese and national salvation fund, the Xiangxi Arsenal will provide the central government with sophisticated weapons capable of arming 200,000 troops. At the same time, the Anjia Army is politically and economically.
Maintain a high degree of consistency with Chiang Kai-shek and the central government, and safeguard the series of policies and bills formulated by the central government. All Chiang Kai-shek needs to do is to allow southern Sichuan's economic independence and not to step over the top and intervene in the command of the Anjia Army.
On the 10th, while the National Defense Conference continued to be held, the 51st meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was also held urgently due to the proposal of a majority of representatives. The meeting decided to establish a "Supreme National Defense Conference" and cancel the Second Central Committee of the Fifth Central Executive Committee.
The "National Defense Conference" organized by the Plenary Session and the "National Defense Committee" of the Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee
, and passed the "Organizational Regulations of the Supreme Council of National Defense", which stipulates that the Supreme Council of National Defense is the highest decision-making body of national defense and is responsible to the Central Executive Committee and the Communist Party Committee. Under the nomination of Chiang Kai-shek, An Yi relied on his experience in the war against Japan.
He was elected as one of the eleven standing committee members for his numerous achievements in establishing the company.
On the 11th, the executive meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of China held yesterday, it was decided to elect Chiang Kai-shek as the Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and the Military Commission as the Supreme Command. At the same time, the first meeting of the Supreme Council of National Defense was held and decided to attack Japan
The war of resistance did not take the form of declaring war and severing diplomatic relations, and the government remained in the south of the capital.
Beijing, instead of moving the capital, appointed Zhang Qun as Secretary-General of the Supreme National Defense Conference. This meeting also authorized Chiang Kai-shek to be the Grand Marshal of the Army, Navy and Air Force, commanding the country's land, sea and air forces to fight against Japan. After receiving the order, Chiang Kai-shek immediately set out to establish 66 departments and national mobilization
Design Committee, Rear Service Department and Sanitary Service Department.
Last night, at the Supreme National Defense Conference, Chiang Kai-shek, as the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, officially promulgated the order of battle for the entire army, dividing the country into five theaters, of which the first, second, and third theaters remained unchanged, and the fourth theater consisted of
Chief of Staff He Yingqin was appointed commander-in-chief, responsible for the war against Japan in Fujian and Guangdong. Chiang Kai-shek personally served as commander-in-chief of the fifth theater.
Officer, responsible for the war against Japan in southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu. At the same time, there are four major reserve armies in the country, including the commander-in-chief of the first reserve army Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the second reserve army Liu Xiang, the commander-in-chief of the third reserve army Liu Wenhui, and the commander-in-chief of the fourth reserve army.
Commander-in-chief He Chengjun, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Chen Shaokuan, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Chiang Kai-shek, and Deputy Commander Zhou Zhirou acting as Air Force affairs.
Chiang Kai-shek appointed General An Yi, deputy chief of staff, as chief of staff of the third theater, and General Yin Jinan (lieutenant general plus general title) as chief of staff of the first theater. The Second Route Army officially joined the third theater sequence. At the same time, the first theater
Due to the loss of most of its units, the First Group Army was temporarily cancelled. The designations of the *** Division and the 40th Division were retained, and were reorganized in Syria.
.The remaining units of the Fifth Army were disrupted and reorganized. Lu Yixuan acted as the commander of the Army. The Seventeenth Division was expanded into the Seventeenth Army, with Yang Jiuxiao as the commander. The three brigades under its jurisdiction were expanded into divisions; the original
The establishment of the 68th Division and the 170th Division will remain unchanged and will be directly under the corps. The remaining personnel will be replenished locally. In this way, the Fifth Corps will still maintain the size of five divisions.
In addition, Wan Fulin's 53rd Army and Pang Bingxun's 40th Army located in the south of Tianjin were too far away from the army headquarters. In order to facilitate combat, the two armies separated from the Fifth Army and reorganized into the Third Army, led by Wanfu.
Lin served as the commander of the army, and Pang Bingxun was the deputy commander. The unit was directly under the theater and joined the Jinpu Road northern line defensive operation.
In the past few days, the fighting in North China has been suspended, and the Chinese and Japanese high commands are making tit-for-tat strategic arrangements.
On August 9, Zhang Zhizhong, who was appointed commander of the Ninth Army by the Military Commission, followed Chiang Kai-shek's secret order and mobilized various units to advance to Shanghai, striving to deploy all units in place by the 11th. Among them, the first section of the 87th Division will advance to Wusong, and the main force will advance to Wusong.
In the city
In the heart, the 88th Division advanced to the area between North Station and Jiangwan. The 1st Battalion of the 10th Artillery Regiment and the 8th Artillery Regiment advanced to Zhenru, Dachang. The *** 20th Brigade and the 1st Regiment stationed in Songjiang advanced to Nanxiang.
The Second Battalion of the Third Regiment and the Fifty-sixth Division marched from Nanjing and Jiaxing to Shanghai.
On the same day, An Yi issued an order to Gu Changfeng and Xia Jian. The 16th and 39th divisions of the 24th Army were to advance to Changshu. The 30th and 33rd divisions of the 26th Army were to advance to Jiaxing.
Prepare to coordinate the actions of the Ninth Army at any time.
The Japanese army seemed to sense the mobilization of the Chinese Navy and significantly raised the alert level. At 5 p.m., Japanese Marine Corps Lieutenant Oyama Isamu and Soldier Saito Kaname were heavily armed and drove a vehicle into Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to conduct reconnaissance.
, was shot dead by Chinese officers and soldiers disguised as security forces, detonating the tense air over Shanghai.
On the 10th, the typhoon gradually moved away from the skies over Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the wind and rain gradually subsided. The Southwest Air Force resumed its bombing of Taiwan, Ryukyu, North Korea and the Japanese mainland. All airports in Taipei, Taichung, and Tainan in Taiwan were burned to the ground. At the same time, due to the bombing of Taiwan, Ryukyu, and North Korea,
A lot of propaganda was thrown everywhere
The leaflets caused panic in the Japanese colonial government, which declared a "state of emergency" in various places and implemented martial law in all areas to prevent people from hiding leaflets privately. Anyone who found the leaflets would be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law. However, in the afternoon of the same day, the second air raid on the mainland of Japan
During the process, due to the Japanese troops dispatched
More than 20 fighter planes intercepted, and two high-altitude strategic bombers were hit after thrilling evasions, dragging long plumes of smoke to the ground. The pilots of our Southwest Air Force showed fearless heroism and chose to self-destruct.
This heroic way saved the Southwest Air Force's war effort
The secrets of advanced aircraft technology stained the sky with blood. Immediately, the Southwest Air Force Command canceled the bombing of the Japanese mainland, but intensified its attacks on airports and military facilities in various colonies. For a time, Taiwan, North Korea and Ryukyu
From time to time, shrill air raid sirens were heard in major cities.
On this day, China and Japan launched an investigation into the Shanghai Hongqiao Incident. After learning the details of the incident, Shanghai Mayor Yu Hongjun held consultations with Japanese military representatives. The senior Japanese military officers stationed in Shanghai were well aware of what their subordinates were doing, but they still issued
The arrogant cry of war.
Yesterday, various units of the Ninth Group Army arrived in the suburbs of Shanghai. At the same time, the Japanese army, escorted by a large number of cruisers and battleships, sent additional troops to Shanghai with 20 transport ships. The Japanese army in Shanghai issued a mobilization order, and 18,000 Japanese overseas Chinese formed a volunteer army and began
Barbed wire fences and fortifications were built on the main streets of the city, further intensifying the atmosphere of war.
In order to cope with China's air force superiority, after the Baoding Air War, the Japanese ordered a large number of air defense weapons from the United States, Britain, France and other countries. The anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns that arrived in advance were all equipped by the Japanese army in Shanghai. The roofs, windows, and balconies of many buildings were covered with
The Japanese army cleverly used it as a weapon against the Chinese Air Force.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the *** government issued a stern warning: China should bear full responsibility for the Hongqiao Airport incident. In order to avoid a war in Shanghai, China should take the initiative to apologize and evacuate all troops. China sternly refuted the warning of the Japanese army, saying that the Japanese army was in
Taking the opportunity of negotiations to massively increase troops in Shanghai, this is a naked threat, and China will never compromise.
Early this morning, various units of the Ninth Group Army occupied predetermined positions in urban Shanghai according to the planned plan. The Eighty-eighth Division and the Eighty-seventh Division completed their offensive deployment in the Zhabei Railway Station area and the area from North Sichuan Road to Yangshupu. The Tenth Artillery Regiment
The First Division and the Eighth Artillery Regiment also entered the position in Zhenru and Dachang.
An Yi watched the staff mark the red and black flags representing the enemy and ourselves on the map. He looked at it carefully and understood the current situation clearly. He asked strangely: "How come there are no tigers representing Changshu and Jiaxing?"
The red flags of Tou and Xia Jian? Where are they marching to now?"
Fang Pengxiang, chief of the operations department, explained: "Due to heavy rains that destroyed the railway bridge on the Jinhua River, the 26th Army carried a large number of heavy weapons, and there were many rivers along the way, so we had no choice but to wait for our engineering troops to repair the railway bridge.
, it is expected to be repaired before noon today
Recover, and then continue to take the train to Jiaxing. As all the trains at Nanjing Station were rushing to transport the troops of the Ninth Group Army to Shanghai, Hutou had no choice but to lead the troops on foot to Changshu. At present, the troops have already
Entering Wuxi, we expect to arrive in Changshu in the evening.”
"The marching speed is too slow! If the war starts, such a slow speed will cause serious problems..." An Yi frowned, as if something suddenly occurred to him, raised his hand and said: "Well, you can't blame Xia for this.
Jian, Hutou and the others, who knew that God would not open their eyes to them?
After several days of heavy rain, the roadbed was soaked with water, making it difficult to walk on the road. However, this also sounded the alarm for us. We must pay attention to the safety of railway bridges and make plans for various emergencies so that we can be the first to
You need time to solve the problem, otherwise you won’t even have the chance to cry if something happens.”
Liu Qing suggested: "The 1st and 2nd Engineer Divisions are seizing the time to pump water. After clearing the water in the fortifications, they will invest in the repair and reconstruction of the national defense fortifications as soon as possible. Since the Wu-Fu Line cannot use so many manpower for the time being,
I think it would be better to deploy an engineering regiment from each of the two engineering divisions to deploy along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway to protect railway safety and eliminate various crises at any time."
An Yi shook his head: "The First and Second Engineer Divisions are new pontoon bridge units equipped with modern construction machinery and cannot be easily split. In this case, you immediately call Major General Shi Lejun of the Engineer Headquarters and ask them to transfer two troops from the Fifth Engineer Division.
Two brigades were sent to old Nanchang and Nanjing respectively to be responsible for the repair and protection of Zhejiang-Jiangxi and Beijing-Shanghai highways and railways."