I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

The Japanese army fought with their backs, but their fleet was on the water, and they could retreat by boat when the situation was not good; the Japanese army was divided into many places, but the national army was unable to defeat them one by one, so they could only be led by the nose!"

"On the Shanghai-North battlefield, the four divisions of the Japanese army have actually pinned down the elite of the National Army in Shanghai!" He Yingqin said with a worried expression, "If the Japanese army uses this tactic again, the national army will indeed be exhausted and exhausted. Well, maybe, the Japanese army will make a fake show and do it for real, from a pinned-down battle to an assault battle!"

"The Japanese bully people too much!" Chiang Kai-shek was furious. In fact, he was annoyed. If the national army's combat effectiveness could reach one to one with the Japanese army, there would be no need for three or five national troops to deal with one Japanese army on the battlefield.

The Japanese army unscrupulously divided into many places in front of the national army, just to "bully" the Chinese army's combat effectiveness is not as good as the Japanese army.

As the supreme commander of the Chinese army, Chiang Kai-shek naturally had a humiliated sulk.

Xu Yongchang stared at the map: "Zhang Xianghua's (Zhang Fakui, name Xianghua)'s right-wing troops must attack decisively! We first concluded that the Japanese army would land at Jinshanwei sooner or later, so Zhang Xianghua's two armies (8th and 10th) The [-]th Group Army) has been keeping a close eye on the Hangzhou Bay area. Right now, since the Japanese do not play their cards according to common sense, we must assess the situation and prescribe the right medicine.

Chairman, I think the 8th Army should be transferred to Hudong immediately, before the Japanese 101st Division, occupy the three towns of Ping'an, Datuan, and Wanxiang, and prevent the 101st Division from entering Shanghai from Hudong The roads in the urban area, and then gradually counterattack, even if the Japanese army cannot be driven into the sea, the situation in Hudong must be stabilized!"

"In this way, isn't it right in the arms of the Japanese army?" He Yingqin objected, "It's not worthwhile for a division of the Japanese army to contain a group army of our army at once!"

"Minister He, in your opinion, the right-wing troops of our army should stand still?" Xu Yongchang asked He Yingqin, "Sit and watch the commander of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army drive straight into the urban area?"

"On the contrary!" He Yingqin shook his head, "Both Zhang Xianghua's armies should be pushed forward! Instead of fighting a defensive war that is beneficial to our side tactically but not conducive to our side strategically, take the initiative to launch an active offensive against the Japanese army! Take the 101st The divisions were completely driven into the sea! They rushed back to their warships! If necessary, the 21st Army of the Central Route Army of Zhu Yimin (Zhu Shaoliang, expressed as Yimin) can also participate in this partial counterattack!"

"Too risky!" Xu Yongchang also shook his head, "In this way, my defense in Hangzhou Bay will be described as ineffective! Minister He, don't forget that at present, the Japanese army has only invested five divisions in Shanghai! They still have There are at least ten divisions that can participate in the battle!"

"It's a bit unfounded to deploy heavy troops in Hangzhou Bay!" He Yingqin disagreed, "The German advisory group also expressed its opposition, because according to the survey and calculation of the German advisory group, Hangzhou Bay is not suitable for large-scale landing of Japanese troops.

Perhaps, we have been making preconceived mistakes from the beginning to the end!" (In the original history, the German Advisory Group did not think that the Japanese army could launch a landing in Hangzhou Bay. It is an important reason for the continuous withdrawal of the troops defending Hangzhou Bay, so that the Japanese army suddenly launched a landing in Hangzhou Bay and succeeded.

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"Nor left, nor right!" Chiang Kai-shek said annoyedly, "Are we really going to be led by the nose by the Japanese?"

"Chairman..." He Yingqin looked at Chiang Kai-shek and said very frankly, "In the overall situation of the war, a protracted war is beneficial to our side, but on a local battlefield, a protracted war is not conducive to our side, and we have committed a serious crime." "Don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place" is a principled mistake that violates the purpose.

The war in Shanghai is dragging on, and it is becoming more and more severe for us. Instead of doing this, the national army should take the initiative to attack boldly and strive to achieve a major victory. At that time, even if the national army abandons Shanghai and transfers in all directions, at least it will be very decent. of.

In addition, if the national army wants to take the initiative to attack, it cannot be delayed. If the Japanese army in Shanghai is increasing day by day, the chances of the national army to take the initiative to attack are getting slimmer and slimmer! "

Chiang Kai-shek's heart thumped suddenly, because He Yingqin's words were very suitable for him.

He Yingqin's suggestion is similar to what Chiang Kai-shek said to Jiang Weiguo a few days ago, "Can we change tactics appropriately and strive to wipe out a brigade or even a division of the Japanese army?" With the pressure of the great powers, it will be a matter of course for this war to end in a situation that is beneficial to our country.” The political conception coincides completely.

Chiang Kai-shek chewed on He Yingqin's words over and over again, the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't hold back his emotions.

"Well, Jingzhi (He Yingqin's name is Jingzhi) is justified!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded, "Although the national army is fighting steadily and steadily, it is also passively beaten, and it is bound to become more and more difficult to achieve major breakthroughs as the Japanese reinforcements continue to arrive in Shanghai. results.

It might be a good idea to change the tactics appropriately!"

Bai Chongxi and Xu Shichang looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of uneasiness in each other's eyes, but they didn't completely object, after all, what He Yingqin said made a lot of sense.

"Chairman, your plan is..." Xu Shichang asked cautiously.

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes were fixed on Hudong: "At Wusongkou, the 3rd and 11th divisions of the Japanese army joined together; at Chuanshakou, the 9th and 13th divisions of the Japanese army joined together. There are only 101 divisions and the Japanese troops in the two places are very close to each other, so it is more convenient to reinforce each other. It is really difficult to start, but in Hudong, the [-]st Division is going deep alone. And heavy soldiers, eat it!" When he said the last sentence, Chiang Kai-shek's eyes flashed, as if he was determined like iron.

Both Bai Chongxi and Xu Shichang were taken aback.

After a moment of silence, Bai Chongxi spoke bluntly: "Chairman, if the 101st Division is only leading the charge, and one or two or even two or three divisions will land in Huijiao Port later, what should we do?"

"Then we can only resume the defensive battle!" Chiang Kai-shek said firmly, "If the 101st Division has not received the support of the follow-up landing force for a long time and is completely alone, if the national army does not seize the opportunity and strike decisively, Isn't it a waste of money?" He waved his hand violently after finishing speaking, "You should study carefully and formulate a battle plan as soon as possible! Fighting opportunities are fleeting, so there is no delay!"

With different moods, Bai Chongxi, Xu Yongchang, He Yingqin and others nodded one after another.

That night, Jiang Weiguo, who had just arrived in Shanghai by plane, was called back to Nanjing by Chiang Kai-shek.

There are three reasons why Chiang Kai-shek almost without exception consulted with Jiang Weiguo on "major military and state affairs". First, because Jiang Weiguo was a "natural strategist" Second, because Jiang Weiguo is the commander of the frontline troops, he is far more aware of the actual situation on the frontline than Bai Chongxi and others who are strategizing in the rear all day long; The man is Jiang Weiguo.

"Wei'er, I plan to change my tactics on the front line in Shanghai, from comprehensive defense to focused offense. What do you think?" After a few polite words, Chiang Kai-shek cut to the chase, because he was very enthusiastic about this plan and the time was urgent, so he couldn't waste.

For the battle of Songhu, Jiang Weiguo's tactics were "steady and steady, active defense". Chiang Kai-shek obeyed Jiang Weiguo at first, so the national army fought very steadily, coupled with the positive influence of Jiang Weiguo's "butterfly effect" (also produced the Chongming Island Massacre This negative impact), so the national army achieved satisfactory results, but at this time, Chiang Kai-shek was about to "change his mind".

However, Jiang Weiguo is not completely against this, he understands his father and the national army command very well.

Chiang Kai-shek's plan to carry out a key offensive, in addition to his own character of great success and the indirect influence of politics and diplomacy, is also a military inevitability.

On the battlefield in Shanghai, the number of national troops greatly exceeded that of the Japanese army. Based on the analysis of the original historical data: the national army has about 75 troops, and the Japanese army has about 25 troops. The number of the national army is exactly three times that of the Japanese army. It is not as good as the Japanese army. In addition, China’s transportation conditions are very backward. Most of the participating national troops marched to the battlefield on foot. As a result, many national army troops were still on the road at the end of the battle. The actual number of Chinese troops participating in the Songhu battle was only 40. The other [-] or so people were still walking on the road and did not participate in the war at all.

The combat effectiveness of the 40 Chinese army can only be said to be comparable to that of the one hundred thousand Japanese army. Therefore, the 40 national army (with a combat effectiveness equal to the one hundred thousand Japanese army) against the more than two hundred thousand Japanese army is undoubtedly the most ideal for defensive warfare. Offensive warfare is not safe.

As for now, five divisions of the Japanese army have arrived in Shanghai, with a total strength of about 10 troops (deducting casualties), and 10,000+ Japanese troops will arrive in the future. When it reaches its peak, it might not be a wise choice for the national army to take the initiative to attack.

The logic is ready-made: the Japanese army came in batches, and it was reasonable for the national army to fight defensive warfare after all the Japanese troops arrived. Now that the Japanese army has only arrived, less than half of them, the national army is still insisting on defensive warfare. It's a rut.

Based on such considerations, Jiang Weiguo was not very opposed to Chiang Kai-shek's concept of "active attack and partial attack".

"Father..." Jiang Weiguo thought over and over again, and asked, "Your plan is..."

Chiang Kai-shek saw that Jiang Weiguo, a "strategic genius", did not express his objection, and he was obviously encouraged psychologically, so he talked eloquently: "The 101st Division of the Japanese Army landed in Hudong. It stands to reason that Zhang Fakui's right-wing army should attack quickly to intercept the attack." , but I intend to ask Zhang Fakui to stand still for a while on purpose, firstly to lure the 101st Division to continue to go deep alone, and secondly to observe whether the Japanese army has any follow-up troops to continue landing in Hudong. If not, and the 101st Division goes deep into the hinterland of Shanghai, The national army made a decisive decision and dispatched elite troops to outflank the rear of the 101st Division! Completely besiege the division in the hinterland of Shanghai and massacre it!"

Jiang Weiguo thought for a while: "The back road of the 101st Division is the coastline of the East China Sea, the sea! The Japanese army has absolute command of the sea!"

"Although the Japanese fleet is huge, it's nothing to worry about!" Chiang Kai-shek was very confident, "Didn't the air force's thunderous blow on the day of the battle make the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet flee? I believe that after this heavy damage, the Japanese fleet will inevitably be terrified. , when the time comes, as long as the air force's bomber fleet and the navy's torpedo boats and submarines attack again, they will try to sink a Japanese battleship! The Japanese battleship formation must be like its aircraft carrier formation, unbearably damaged and fleeing in embarrassment! The Japanese fleet was beaten away, and the Japanese army Isn’t the landing force the turtle in the urn? The national army has assembled 10,000+ elite and heavy soldiers, and they will surely reap huge rewards!” He was beaming with joy and high spirits.

Although Jiang Weiguo felt that Chiang Kai-shek's combat concept was not a castle in the air, he also believed that the actual combat was definitely not so ideal. Why could the Air Force's Stuka fleet, Navy's torpedo boats and submarines severely damage the Japanese army?The bravery of the Air Force and Navy soldiers was one reason, and another reason was that the Japanese didn’t know that the national army was hiding these killer weapons, so they were taken by surprise. I can't.

Seeing that Jiang Weiguo did not speak, Chiang Kai-shek continued: "I plan to send the Ninth Army and the Nineteenth Army to implement the plan, after all, these two armies are the essence of the national army.

Weier, what do you think? "

Jiang Weiguo pondered for a while, then nodded: "Father, this idea of ​​yours is very bold and very promising!" In fact, Jiang Weiguo is also eager to kill a brigade or division of the Japanese army in an organized manner on the battlefield. That would have enormous political and propaganda significance.

"Okay!" Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help being overjoyed, "You leave immediately and go to the front line in Shanghai!" His implication was very clear. He needed his own son to be on the front line to keep an eye on the battle situation, as well as the various units of the national army participating in the war.

Chiang Kai-shek can't be at the front line in person, and his generals will more or less be a little obedient to him, or report good news but not bad news, or several generals will hold their own opinions, and it is not clear who is right and who is wrong. Under such circumstances, Sending his own son to the front line to serve as the imperial envoy and his own eyes is the best choice.

Jiang Weiguo nodded again: "Yes, father, don't worry, I understand!"

Leaving Chiang Kai-shek's office, Jiang Weiguo understood that he had been "idling" for a while, and now he was going to fight in person again.

"Active attack, local attack..." Jiang Weiguo thought, "Is it really possible? History has been changed by me well, can I really continue to change it for the better?" For things that did not happen in the original history, Jiang Weiguo Also some are not sure.

Chapter 189 Hudong Fighting Soldier (1)

"Stand up! Stand up straight!" A young major officer yelled loudly. Because of the excessive force when he shouted, there were blue veins on his forehead and face. More than 1000 young soldiers are also working very hard to look like soldiers, but Jiang Weiguo still can't see the shadow of many soldiers in these people. On the contrary, some of them are young Yingying and Yanyan, which makes him feel a little worried .

After leaving Nanjing, Jiang Weiguo returned to the front line in Shanghai and passed through Wuxi, Suzhou, Taicang and other places along the way to inspect the second echelon of the national army preparing to participate in the war. This was Chiang Kai-shek's order.

The battle in Shanghai is intensifying, and both sides are increasing their troops. The quantity and quality of follow-up troops are naturally of great concern to the Supreme Commander.

The national army has always had too many bad habits and disadvantages such as eating empty pay. Chiang Kai-shek is really worried if he does not send someone he absolutely trusts to take a look.

If a certain division actually has only 5000 people, but the division claims in the report that it has 1 people, then the high command will send this division with only 5000 people as a division with 1 people, and nothing will happen. No wonder.

At this time, Jiang Weiguo was inspecting the 10th Corps of the National Army stationed in Suzhou. The Corps had just arrived in Suzhou and was preparing to supplement the left-wing army that had lost a lot.

Lieutenant General Tan Daoyuan, head of the 10th Army Corps, was a staunch and honest soldier who did not lie to Jiang Weiguo, the imperial envoy.

“我军团辖第18师和第45师，第18师计有6358名官兵，第45师计有5749名官兵!”谭道源一丝不苟地向蒋纬国报告道，“枪械和弹药方面…”

Jiang Weiguo nodded again and again: "You have worked hard, you have worked hard..." In fact, he was very sad. The establishment of the national army is a big problem because it is backward.

The basic combat unit of the national army is the "division", but this organizational system has a false name. A division only has a few infantry regiments under its jurisdiction. Tech arms.

For example, how many medical personnel does a division of the national army have?There are about dozens of divisions in the central army, and about a dozen divisions in the local army, that's all.

It is conceivable that after the war broke out, how many injured Chinese soldiers bled to death because of lack of medical treatment.

In contrast to the Japanese army, the basic combat unit of the Japanese army is the "division". Each division is formed with four infantry regiments as the backbone, with a complete range of arms, and each regiment can perform diverse tasks.

Under normal circumstances, a division of the national army has about 7000 or 8000 people, while a division of the Japanese army has 5000 people.

——It is worth mentioning that the current divisions of the Japanese army are all first-class divisions, each division has 2 brigades, and each brigade has 2 regiments, so each division has 4 Wings (these 4 wings are all infantry wings, and each division also has cavalry wing, artillery wing, engineering wing, and heavy soldier wing directly under the unit), but, through actual combat, the Japanese found that the armored The first-class divisions were actually a bit large and bloated, so they were later re-established as second-class divisions. Each second-class division has three regiments and some directly subordinate troops. The total strength of the whole division is about 3 to 1.5.

The national army is not only backward in organization, but also in weapons and equipment. A division of the national army can only match a brigade of the Japanese army in terms of firepower.

Jiang Weiguo secretly made up his mind: "When the time is right, we must also carry out an all-round rectification of the national army. It is best to build 200 regular divisions, each with 15000 troops.

This war is a huge test for the Chinese army, and it is also a sharpening stone.

It would be great if the Chinese army that went through the Sino-Japanese War could be reborn like the Soviet army that went through the Soviet-German War! "

"These are recruits?" Jiang Weiguo pointed to the more than 1000 young soldiers who were trying to look like soldiers.

Tan Daoyuan nodded: "Well, they are recruits that our army has successively accepted on the way from Jiangxi to Shanghai. They are all passionate young people. Most of them are students who responded to the government's call to join the army!" The 10th Army was originally stationed in Jiangxi Province and went to Shanghai On the way, there were constantly patriotic young people who came from areas along the way or even from further afield to join the army halfway, most of them were students with high ideological consciousness.

Not only the 10th Army Corps, but also troops from all over the country going to the Shanghai front line or the Pingjin front line. Along the way, patriotic youths and passionate students signed up to join.

Jiang Weiguo shook his head again and again: "No! No! Send them all to the rear! How can student soldiers fight!"

"Sir!" someone in the student army shouted loudly, "We are not afraid of death!"

"In the face of national crisis, everyone is responsible!" "Sir, please don't underestimate us!" The student soldiers were excited.

Jiang Weiguo looked at the excited student soldiers, and the first one to protest was a young female student with an apple face and big eyes, probably seventeen or eighteen years old.

Jiang Weiguo secretly lamented that in future generations, girls aged seventeen or eighteen are studying at school or busy playing with mobile phones all day long, taking pictures of themselves, talking about love, doing all kinds of willful nonsense and temper tantrums, but in this era of national mourning However, girls aged seventeen or eighteen put on military uniforms, ready to go to the front line to fight foreign invaders who were armed to the teeth.

"All of you listen to me!" Jiang Weiguo said with respect and sincerity, "It is right and very respectable that you want to go to the front line. You are the pillars of the country's future, and the hope of the country lies in yours." In the body, you want to serve the motherland, but you don't necessarily choose this method, because it is too wasteful.

You are cultured and should serve your country in better positions.

Think about it, if there is a young scientist in our country, is it more beneficial for the country to be a soldier on the battlefield or to develop weapons for the front-line troops in the rear arsenal?You too.

You should cherish your own life, study hard, and make yourself more capable. Even if you join the army, you don’t have to be an infantry soldier at the grassroots level. You can learn to operate and repair cannons, tanks, etc., and become more technical artillery, armor, engineering, and communications. Soldiers, wait, female students can learn how to treat wounded soldiers and become medical soldiers, understand? "

The student soldiers nodded thoughtfully.

Jiang Weiguo turned his head and told Xiao Yao: "Send a telegram to my father and ask him to issue an order to the whole army. Among the recruits who join the army, as long as they have a middle school education, they will not be sent to the front line, and all of them must be sent to the rear for acceptance." Technical training!"

Xiao Yao nodded: "I'll go right away!"

Tan Daoyuan praised repeatedly from the side: "Second Young Master Zhai has a kind heart, this move is really kind!"

Jiang Weiguo sighed: "We will definitely shed a lot of blood in this war, if we can shed less blood, let's shed less!"

On September 22, Chiang Kai-shek delivered a speech to the CCP Declaration, officially recognizing the legal status of the CCP on behalf of the National Government. This political declaration means that the CCP is no longer a "communist bandit" but a "legal opposition party with armed forces";

九月25日，中共八路军在山西省东北处平型关取得中共参加抗战后第一场胜仗“平型关大捷”，八路军第115师以自身伤亡1000余人的代价，歼灭掉日军第5师团第5辎重兵联队一部1000余人。

The 5th Division of the Japanese Army was conducting a tentative attack on Shanxi Province at that time, and was defeated by the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army (the Pingjin Battle did not exist in the original history, but it was fought for more than a month at this time. The precious time also consumed a lot of the elite Japanese army in North China, so Yan Xishan’s situation was much better than in the previous history. The strength of the troops on the Shanghai battlefield was tight, so the Japanese army in North China temporarily gave up their attacks on Shanxi Province, southern Hebei Province, and Shandong Province.

On the same day, Jiang Weiguo arrived in Guangming Town, southeast of Shanghai amidst the sound of artillery fire, and met Lieutenant General Zhang Fakui, the commander-in-chief of the right-wing troops of the National Army in the third war zone, who established the former enemy headquarters here.