After a back-and-forth exchange of words, An Yi saw that the topic was getting further and further, so he quickly said: "These differences and disputes can be left to be discussed slowly later... At worst, after returning to Nanjing, Chairman
Bring all political forces in the country together and discuss slowly, and there will eventually be a solution. Let us first discuss how to deal with the threat of the Axis powers. ("")"
When An Yi saw everyone's eyes falling on him, he continued:
"We will soon launch operations against North Korea and the Far East, and will regain the island of Ceylon in the near future. In order to ensure the implementation of the overall strategy of the allies, we have decided to dispatch our newly formed naval fleet to sweep all major major cities in the Indian Ocean before the end of the year.
Japanese troops on the island and cooperated with the Allied forces to regain Madagascar.
"Of course, while we are doing this, we will also face the threat of the German army... As we all know, Hitler must find a new opponent for his tens of millions of Axis troops. In addition to
The British Isles are our West and Central Asia regions... A very large-scale battle is very likely to break out on the Western Front!
"In a sense, we will assume the main combat mission against the Axis Powers and be the main decisive force in the international anti-fascism, so we must obtain the corresponding political status!"
There was a lot of threat in An Yi's words. Both Wells and Halifax were fine people. They knew the elegant meaning when they heard the music. They immediately knew the intention of An Yi's words. At present, the two countries are very dependent on Nanhua.
Duo couldn't refuse An Yi's request. Wells and Halifax discussed it briefly, and Wells answered on his behalf:
"Mr. Chairman, we will truthfully convey Nanhua's demands to the country. In the face of a powerful enemy, we can sit down and talk about anything! Here, I can express my position on behalf of the United States of America. We will do our best to provide military and economic assistance to Nanhua.
As far as possible, as for the international status of South China after the war, a special meeting will be held to negotiate after the war situation improves!
"As early as the end of last year, when President Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill met and negotiated, they had a rough idea of the future international society. They planned to establish the United Nations on the basis of the Allied Powers after the war, and the United Nations would lead international affairs and handle international disputes. In
In this plan, the United States, Britain, South China, and the Republic of China are all one of the leading countries. As for whether to absorb other countries to become leading countries, we must negotiate together among the four countries!"
Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied when he heard this. Since the Opium War, when has China had such an international status?
Once the Republic of China becomes the leader of the United Nations, then the leader of this country will be on par with the leaders of the United Kingdom and the United States. With such a prominent status, China will also become a top international power and be respected by all countries.
As for Nanhua, An Yi's performance since today's meeting with Chiang Kai-shek believes that he, as a teacher, can still intimidate him. In this way, the two Chinese countries will have two crucial votes in the United Nations, which makes him full of hope for the future.
Longing and fantasy.
An Yi is also very satisfied with this. The Chinese can obtain two seats in the future United Nations Security Council, which will have obvious benefits for improving the political status of the Chinese. If nothing else, as long as the two parties can join hands, anything that is detrimental to the Chinese will
The resolution cannot be passed at all. In the future, even the Soviet Union and France may have to look at the Chinese people's face. Isn't this what I pursue tirelessly?
Now that the general direction has been decided, other small details must be negotiated by specialized people, such as when to send troops, how many people to send, weapons and equipment, etc., all need to be negotiated and implemented one by one. The Holy Church
The participants put aside their worries and looked much happier. Song Meiling suggested that everyone take a group photo. An Yi happily arranged for someone to come and take pictures, and then a state banquet was held to entertain the guests.
At the reception banquet at noon, An Yi finally saw Lu Yixuan who was accompanying Chiang Kai-shek and his wife.
Lu Yixuan lost a lot of weight, his eye sockets were sunken, and most of his black hair turned white. He looked extremely haggard.
As soon as Lu Yixuan saw An Yi, he apologized to Chiang Kai-shek, and immediately stepped forward to apologize to An Yi. His face looked very guilty and sad. When An Yi saw Lu Yixuan's self-abuse, he felt very uncomfortable.
He expressed his sincerity not to mention these unpleasant past events again, and hoped to move around more in the future and continue exchanges and cooperation.
Those who attended the reception banquet, such as Chang Baofang, Liu Qing, Li Yufu, Zhang Yang and other brothers, were unwilling to give up. Whenever they had the opportunity to have private contact with Lu Yixuan, they all made sarcastic remarks and tried their best to insult him.
Whenever encountering this kind of situation, Lu Yixuan turned a deaf ear and faced it with a smile. His nonchalant demeanor made people sigh.
Chiang Kai-shek saw this and was delighted in his heart. The less popular Lu Yixuan was with General An Jiajun, the less likely he was to betray him. Therefore, he often called Lu Yixuan to his side, spoke in his ear, and showed an air of trust.
Lu Yixuan was also very attentive, nodding and bowing, submissive.
An Yi, who was talking to Song Meiling, shook his head secretly, adding a little more confusion to this case.
...
At dawn on September 18th, the Yalu River estuary on the North Korean border to the Hun River and the intersection of the Chungman River were all shrouded in a soft gauze-like mist. The air was filled with the fragrance of plants and fertile soil.
Against the background of the green mountains and forests, it is peaceful and peaceful, as if you are in a fairyland.
Since no one came to Korea to fight, Ishihara Wanji once again acted arbitrarily. A large number of troops in the Korean area evacuated and returned to the mainland, leaving only a small number of troops behind.
Now, there are only six second-class divisions of the severely weakened Thirty-fourth Army and Fifty-eighth Army, eight mixed brigades composed of Japanese and Korean soldiers, and twelve Koreans.
The puppet army division formed.
Among them, the 34th Army, which defends the northern border of North Korea, is the main force of the battle. It has three divisions, the 137th, 150th, and 160th, and is supported by the 20th, 21st, and 22nd divisions.
, a total of six mixed brigades, the 23rd, 24th, and 25th, and a total of eight Korean divisions, the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth, relied on the northern mountains to resist
.
For more than a month, the North Korean Governor-General issued a relocation order. Millions of Koreans were forcibly driven out of their homes and headed for ports in the south. They were sent across the strait to the Japanese islands via passenger ships, ferries or fishing boats.
They were then sent from the Japanese archipelago to Australia and the Americas to open up wasteland for cultivation so that the Japanese army in North America could collect food and grass on the spot.
In the morning light, on the top of Sambong Mountain, which is more than 500 meters above sea level in the northeast of Sinuiju, Lieutenant General Gujin Naoshin, commander of the 137th Division, and several division generals were standing under an umbrella-shaped pine tree, calmly observing the other side of the Yalu River.
situation.
At the beginning of this month, the vanguard of the Anjia Army arrived at the border. Now the number of troops is increasing. Coupled with the order from the base camp to abandon North Korea, the troops' morale has fluctuated, and deserters have appeared in various divisions and brigades one after another.
The order Tanijin Naofobu received was to hold on to the banks of the Yalu River until the end of the month, and then leave a death squad behind, destroy railways, roads, and lay mines. The main force retreated southward with all its strength, boarding ships for evacuation at ports such as Punan and Inchon. ("
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However, almost everyone understands that the opponent's military strength is ten times that of our own. Once we make up our minds to launch a forced crossing, how can we maintain the situation?
"Tanitsu-kun, something bad happened. Major General Kanroji Haruo, who is in charge of our left wing defense, quietly left his post last night on the pretext that he had a heart attack and urgently needed to return home for treatment. By the time the officers and soldiers of the 20th Brigade found out today, he was already there.
Punan has boarded the passenger ship returning home."
Before Tanitsu Naobu put down the telescope in his hand, the chief of staff, Major General Yamamura Xiangyoshi, had already ran over angrily.
"What!? The captain of the Ganlu Temple Brigade ran away? This coward! Fortunately, he was born into a noble family. During the battle meeting yesterday morning, he vowed to fight to the end with all his strength, but now he abandoned his troops and ran away shamelessly...
..It turns out that everything was just a show for me!"
Tanitsu Naofobu roared angrily, then suddenly remembered something and asked urgently: "Where is Major General Saga Naomi? Did he abandon his troops and escape?"
Yamamura Xiangji was stunned for a moment, and then he understood why the division commander asked this.
According to the order of the North Korean Army Headquarters, Yajin Naobu led the western section of the defense line in northern North Korea. In addition to commanding his own division, he also had jurisdiction over the 20th and 21st Mixed Brigades and the North Korean 5th and 6th Divisions.
But unfortunately, the brigade commanders of these two mixed brigades were both from noble backgrounds. They came to the army just to get gold-plated, and they were not familiar with military affairs at all. On weekdays, relying on their noble status, they often quarreled with Tanizu Naobu. Originally, Tanizu Naobu
They thought that for the sake of the family's reputation, the two would not run away, but they did not expect that Kanroji Haruo actually deserted.
Yamamura Shokichi quickly replied: "No, General Saga Naozo is commanding the troops on our right wing to reinforce the defense line. He just talked to me on the phone."
"That's good!"
Naotobu Tanitsu breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while and said: "Call General Saga to strengthen the defense, and at the same time call the 20th Huncheng Brigade in my name. From now on, the brigade will be under the direct command of the division and regiment headquarters.
The chief of staff of the regiment, Colonel Kitajima Sadao, temporarily acts as the brigade commander. In any case, we cannot be chaotic at this time!"
"Hiyi!"
Yamamura Xiangji did not dare to neglect, and turned around to leave. However, he heard the division's combat staff Colonel Masaida Bandai suddenly put down his telescope, pointed at the other side of the river and shouted loudly, with a hint of panic in his voice: "No, there is something strange happening on the other side of the river."
...The Chinese are not going to attack, right?"
Tanijin Naotobu picked up the telescope and took a look in surprise. A large amount of dust appeared in the lens. This was obviously a precursor to troop mobilization. His expression changed and he turned to Yamamura Xiangji and said:
"Chief of Staff, go quickly. Our opponent may really launch an attack. Go quickly and notify General Saga and Colonel Kitajima to let them be more vigilant!"
...
Let’s look at An Jiajun again.
As the Japanese army retreated in great strides, except for the border breakthrough battle, the Nenjiang battle, the Pueraria Temple battle and the Siping battle, the rest of the battles were basically a rush march. Logistics supplies were transported through the railway and road networks.
There are airship troops that are continuously transported to the front line, allowing the Anjia army to maintain continuous combat capability.
In Jiudaogou, north of Andong City, Gu Changfeng was holding a military meeting. Present at the meeting were the first batch of the Fifth Tank Army and First Army generals from the West Road Cluster to enter North Korea.
Chief of Staff Gao Guodong stood in front of the map with a baton in his hand and introduced in detail:
"The Japanese 34th Army, which is currently in charge of the northern defense line, is divided into three parts: left, center and right by the long border and rugged terrain. Although the left wing we face has one division and two mixed brigades,
and two North Korean divisions, with a total strength of 70,000, but the enemy's morale is low and they have no fighting spirit!
"According to intelligence, the enemy has had deserters in succession in the past few days, and many of them are even grassroots officers. This has rarely been encountered in previous operations. Our special forces on cross-border reconnaissance caught some deserters. After interrogation, we learned that all the Japanese troops
They all have a pessimistic attitude towards this battle, and the commanders of the Japanese army base camp, the Korean army headquarters, and the divisions and brigades below have different opinions and various ideological trends are rampant. We can be absolutely sure that the Japanese army on the opposite side is vulnerable.
"Therefore, our staff department predicts that after the first round of artillery fire coverage, the Japanese troops deployed on the beach and in depth will not be able to organize effective resistance. Coupled with our three-dimensional air and underground attack, our crossing the river operation will not encounter any obstacles.
By the time the enemy came to their senses, our main force had already crossed the Yalu River. Relying on mechanized troops, we launched a fierce attack on the enemy's positions on the hills behind. Perhaps at least tomorrow night, our forward troops could occupy all the areas north of the Qingchuan River.
, to intimidate Pyongyang.”
All the generals present were smiling.
The Japanese army has no fighting spirit. Even the most conservative officers do not believe that the Japanese army can cause much trouble to Anjiajun's assault. This is destined to be a battle without any suspense.
Gu Changfeng stood up, strode to the map, poked Sinuiju on the map with his finger, turned his head and said loudly:
"Whether you are confident or cautious, in short, at least win this place for me before sunset today! I want to see the 79th Army flag rising in the sunshine from the tallest building in Sinuiju. No matter how late it is, who can
If something goes wrong, I will pursue whoever is responsible!"
After saying that, Gu Changfeng glanced around the field with bright eyes.
The generals were all awe-inspiring. They all stood up and saluted Gu Changfeng together, then turned and left one after another.
...
At seven o'clock in the morning, the two armies, with a total of thousands of cannons, howitzers and rocket launchers, quickly removed the camouflage net and rolled up the gun body. The loader pushed the first shell into the barrel, closed the breech, and the aiming hand followed the predetermined instructions.
, position the muzzle properly.
At five minutes after seven o'clock, as the artillery commander gave an order, violent gunfire sounded one after another, and the entire position on the other side of the Yalu River was quickly covered by artillery fire, and the Anjia Army's attack on North Korea officially began.
Listening to the screams of artillery shells constantly flying overhead, falling to the rear and causing violent explosions, the Japanese and the stick soldiers hid in the anti-cannon holes with their heads in their hands and endured silently.
Continuous explosions came one after another, and for a moment it seemed that the whole world was shaking violently, and the Sinuiju City on the river bank began to burst into flames.
After the first round of artillery shells was fired, the position of the first heavy artillery battalion of the artillery brigade directly under the Fifth Tank Group Army immediately became nervous and busy.
The artillery shells lying flat on the track were quickly pushed under the hanger by the ammunition hand. One by one, the artillery shells were clamped by the hanging clamps. The ammunition hand operating the lifting sling immediately pulled the steel chain sling quickly, and the shells were immediately hoisted.
After a few seconds, it is lifted to a position parallel to the loading pulley, and then the hanger is rotated to place the shell on the loading pulley.
The burly and sturdy loader immediately used the feed rod to push the shell into the barrel of the flattened 203mm heavy howitzer, and multiple packages of ammunition were quickly loaded into the barrel.
The entire loading process, just like during daily training, is completed within forty-five seconds.
Immediately, the short and thick cannon body was shaken up again, pointing straight into the sky.
"shooting--"
Following the order from Major Fan Mu, the commander of the heavy artillery battalion, the world seemed to suddenly turn into a big drum, with heavy mallets beating on it, causing the ears of the artillery soldiers to sting and the earth to shake rapidly.
After twenty-seven rounds of 203mm grenades were launched, they quickly formed an airtight and loud noise.
With the screams of artillery shells tearing through the air frequently, the Japanese beachhead on the other side of the Yalu River and the deep positions behind it were completely enveloped in clusters of white smoke and orange fire. When these twenty
When seven artillery shells landed on the Japanese beachhead, the artillery instructor sitting in the reconnaissance plane in the sky could clearly see huge clouds of smoke and deathly fire rising from the front of the Japanese position.
The rapidly expanding smoke cloud slowly gathered into a mushroom shape and shot straight into the sky. The remains of corpses blown up in the smoke cloud were instantly thrown hundreds of meters away, and the Japanese trenches hit by the shells collapsed.
The towed 203mm heavy howitzer has poor maneuverability, so it is only equipped with a battalion at the group army level. However, this weapon is an extremely effective weapon for attacking fortresses. It is extremely accurate and can accurately fire under the guidance of the sky artillery guide.
Hitting enemy fortresses, trenches, and targets near the impact point ten kilometers away have a very slim chance of survival. Even if they are not killed by the high-speed rotating steel fragments, the violent shock wave is enough to shatter a person's internal organs and kill him instantly.
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Densely packed artillery shells fell into the Japanese trenches like raindrops.
The sound of violent explosions impacted people's hearing, the strong smell of gunpowder stimulated the sense of smell, and the violent shock waves brought scalding heat waves, scorching the skin. The field of vision was filled with broken limbs and broken arms that had been blown away, and the shadow of death shrouded everyone.
The mind of a Japanese soldier and a stick soldier.
Japanese troops with division numbers of more than 100 were filled with too many recruits who had not received intensive training. They were frightened by the hellish scene in front of them, running around with their heads in their hands, trying to escape to the rear through traffic ditches.
Escape from this Shura slaughterhouse that harvests countless lives.
After the bombardment lasted for a quarter of an hour, the first wave of Anjia Army's rescue troops had arrived at the Yalu River. The officers and soldiers threw the assault boats, rubber boats and wooden rafts they were carrying into the roaring river, and then jumped on and rushed to the other side of the river.
Go. Behind them, the first two long convoys of engineering regiments have already driven along the road to the Yalu River. They began to turn around and pour fixed components with power units into the river.
A large-scale cross-river battle broke out immediately.
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