--------------------------------------------------Shanghai is much colder at night than during the day
After walking through the streets and alleys, I arrived at the headquarters of the 19th Route Army. I saw that all the generals were in meditation, as if they were waiting for Wang Jiuling. Wang Jiuling couldn't help but feel hot. It's better to keep a low profile.
I wanted to leave a good impression first, so I hurriedly said: "I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting. I saluted at the same time, but it's not even eight o'clock yet!"
"Sit---sit, we are all our own people, don't be rude." A middle-aged man with a long and sunken face and a middle-parted hairstyle said, he must be Jiang Guangding. He is not as famous as meeting him. He can't be said to be very handsome.
, but very charming
"Yes, sir! The sir should be Commander-in-Chief. I have admired my name for a long time! I have admired my name for a long time!" Wang Jiuling said with a smile. I originally wanted to say that the respect for the commander from a humble position is like the endless stream of a torrential river, or like the Yellow River flooding out of control, but that's the end of the story.
I still swallowed it. If I said the second half of this sentence, I'm afraid that my image in their hearts would be nailed to the word "flattery" from tonight on.
"Haha! Jiuling! Let me introduce to you, this is General Zhang Zhizhong, the commander of the Fifth Army." Jiang Guangding pointed upward with his left hand to a figure who looked a bit like a slender version of Maitreya Buddha. He was smiling just like the photo he saw in his previous life.
I immediately stood up and saluted, Zhang Zhizhong also nodded. Then Jiang Guangding pointed to a general on the right and introduced: "This is Army Commander Cai Tingkai." Unlike Zhang Zhizhong, Cai Tingkai could feel that he was serious even when he smiled.
Then the commanders of each division were introduced one by one: Shen Guanghan, commander of the 60th Division, Mao Weishou, the commander of the 61st Division, Ou Shounian, the commander of the 78th Division, Yu Jishi, the commander of the 88th Division of the Fifth Army, and Zhang Zhizhong, the commander of the 87th Division concurrently served as commander.
Tang Guangji, the commander of the teaching corps of the Central Army Military Academy, saluted them one by one and then sat down at the end of the table.
Jiang Guangding continued: "Everyone, I'm really sorry for waking you up because of the emergency situation on the front line, but the current war is very serious! Although General Zhang said that the Fifth Army will come for reinforcements, even though our army has a total of 50,000 troops, the Japanese army is also
Reinforcements are arriving at the same time. Although the total strength of the enemy and us is currently about the same, the Japanese army is still sending troops. Commander Cai, please introduce the current situation between the enemy and us!"
Cai Tingkai picked up the baton unhurriedly, pointed at the map and said: "Since the Fifth Army joined the battle against Japan on the 16th, the defense line from the northern end of Jiangwan of the 19th Route Army passing through the temple to the western end of Wusong has been taken over by the Fifth Army.
The left wing army, and the 19th Route Army are responsible for the defense of Jiangwan, the south of Dachang and the urban area. Despite this, our army's strength is still quite insufficient." He sighed and then added: "And the central government is in internal strife, and no one is willing to offend.
The Japanese don't want to escalate the situation. Now they don't even want to provide us with weapons and ammunition. Only Shangguan Yun's troops are doing defense in depth. The other troops are thousands of miles away. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get any more except the Fifth Army.
We have received strong support, but the Japanese are still increasing their troops, so the situation is not optimistic! We have called everyone to hold this military meeting today, just to pool our wisdom and listen to everyone’s opinions.”
Shen Guanghan first spoke: "Commander-in-Chief, colleagues, Guanghan believes that although the current situation is serious, since the beginning of the war, all the brothers' families have been transferred, and all the soldiers of our 60th Division have regarded themselves as dead. I plan to leave here alive." All the officers nodded, and I couldn't help but think that my subordinates were still aggrieved that they couldn't get the property donated by the people. They were worried about inequality instead of being few. I couldn't help but feel extremely ashamed!
Mao Weishou, commander of the 61st Division, said: "At the beginning of the war, the central government refused to allow us to resist Japan. Now that we have resisted for so long, we originally wanted to create a fait accompli and gain their support, but we have fought twice. After more than ten days, I didn't expect that those people were still stubborn. They were all furious and were still fighting among themselves. After finally waiting for the fifth army, I thought they had changed their minds. Alas!... With the sum of our two armies, There are less than 50,000 people, and coupled with the bloody battles in recent days, the casualties have been very heavy. Without the support of the government, how can we, more than 40,000 people, fight against the Japanese?"
After hearing this, the commander of the 88th Division, Yu Jishi, said unhappily: "We will fight even if we can't defeat you! Anyway, our 88th Division is ready to die on the battlefield."
Ou Shounian, commander of the 78th Division, said with an excited expression: "Our division will live and die with you all."
Zhang Zhizhong, who looked like he had been negotiating for a long time, finally said: "Chairman Chiang himself is very supportive of the war against Japan, but everyone also knows that the government is currently in serious internal strife. Chairman Wang holds the real power of the government. This person has always been close to Japan, it is unlikely that they will support us in resisting Japan! Don’t be so pessimistic, everyone. The commander-in-chief and the army commander and I are using various channels to further find out the attitude of the central government.”
Despite this, the officers were still disappointed. They cursed the government and the pro-Japanese faction Wang Jiuling and thought: "What the hell are these guys doing? Little Japan is attacking at noon! If they didn't know that they were not traitors in history, they would really Very suspicious of their motives.”
While he was thinking secretly, he suddenly heard: "Jiu Ling, what do you think?" It turned out to be Jiang Guangding.
I quickly stood up and said: "My dear sirs, Shanghai is located on the coast of the East China Sea and guards the mouth of the Yangtze River. Its strategic position is extremely important. As the largest city in China, Shanghai is China's largest industrial and commercial city and import and export trade port, and it is also the most important financial center in Asia. , the excellent port and the intersection of Beijing-Shanghai and Shanghai-Hangzhou railways have made Shanghai a hub for China to the international and domestic, and at the same time it is the gateway to guard Nanjing. Various powers have set up camp in Shanghai. Since the September 18th Incident last year, the Japanese army has not stopped It took Fei Chuifei's efforts to occupy the entire Northeast. Originally, Japan wanted to directly include Northeastern within its colonial scope. However, the central government complained to the "Group of Nine" against Japan. After investigation, the Nine Nations Investigation Team determined that Northeast China belongs to China and Japan directly occupied it. The plan went bankrupt. In order to silence the international community, Japan tried to establish the so-called Manchukuo. Even so, these actions more or less damaged the interests of Western powers in China, and Shanghai is a very important place for Western powers to have interests in China. In a concentrated place, creating trouble here can not only successfully divert the attention of the great powers, but also take this opportunity to show their strength to the great powers. Therefore, although the Japanese army must fight! However, the chance of launching a full-scale war of aggression against China is very low, and at most it is only one chance. A local war!"
Cai Tingkai's eyes shone brightly and he said, "Oh! Why?"
Wang Jiuling added: "Although Japan's economic and military strength has far exceeded that of China, first, if Japan wants to completely conquer China, it must carry out comprehensive armaments, and more than 60% of its industrial production capacity must be used to produce military supplies.
, and as far as I know, Japan is far from reaching this number. Although the Northeast Army has all withdrawn from the three northeastern provinces, the rebels in various places are still resisting. In addition, the vast territory requires a large number of troops to be stationed, so the Japanese army can
There will not be too many troops invested in Shanghai. At the same time, in order to avoid an all-out war with China, the scale will naturally be limited. Third, since the war broke out, Japan has not expanded its military on a large scale. This shows that Japan has not done a good job either.
"Comprehensive invasion of China"
Seeing everyone looking at him with burning eyes, as if they had discovered a national treasure, Wang Jiuling coughed a few times in embarrassment. A group of generals came to their senses and said, "Then you mean to say that we can defeat the Japanese this time?"
Wang Jiuling replied: "That's not true. One of the purposes of the Japanese army's operation is to show its strength to the great powers. Once defeated by the Chinese army, not only will it lose face, but it will also have immeasurable consequences in diplomacy and politics. So
The Japanese army must win the final victory before they can stop!"
Shen Guanghan said with some frustration: "According to your statement, we are bound to lose. Then doesn't it mean that we have no way out?"
Wang Jiuling replied: "The situation will not be that serious. There are many kinds of defeats, rout, disastrous defeat, etc... We have the support of 40 million people behind us, and the Fifth Army is the elite of the party and state.
Ah, even if the central government will not send more troops, it will not wait for its destruction! So my suggestion is that what we have to do now is to eliminate more small Japans when fighting the Japanese army, and at the minimum cost
Just hold back the Japanese army and wait for the country to intervene. War is a continuation of politics!" Everyone nodded slightly in agreement, but their faces were solemn.