I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

"Destroy Japan?" Jiang Weiguo couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly, "You really dare to shout out!"

The reason why the whole city of Nanjing is jubilant today is that the National Day is only a nominal reason. In fact, the whole city is celebrating the victory news from Shanghai.

Jiang Weiguo asked Sun Tao to buy a copy of "Ta Kung Pao" on the side of the road. The headline reads: The 101st Japanese Brigade has been wiped out in the national army's net!The national army is making persistent efforts!Strive to gather and annihilate the 101st Division of the Japanese invaders soon!

"What!" Jiang Weiguo was furious immediately, "The people who spread this kind of news are simply irresponsible!" He knew very well that the consumption of the 101st Brigade had almost exhausted the frontline troops, and the army command did not Practically strengthening the task difficulty of the frontline troops again is already very irritating, and what is even more irritating is that, before the national army can eat the 101st division, the propaganda department has already begun to promote "the national army will soon The 101st Division is about to be eaten", which aroused public opinion, and "forced" the frontline troops to go all out again, setting the frontline troops on the stove to roast.

To put it bluntly, bragging that things will definitely be done before things are finished, wouldn't it be slapping yourself in the face if things are not finished?

Half an hour later, Jiang Weiguo met Chiang Kai-shek in the office of the chairman of the Military Commission. Xiao Yao also met Chiang Kai-shek with him. Xiao Yao wanted to see Chiang Kai-shek on his own initiative.

"Hello, father!" "Hello principal!" Jiang Weiguo and Xiao Yao saluted together.

"Well, good, good..." Chiang Kai-shek nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Weiguo had lowered his head obediently, but he raised his head quietly and saw that Chiang Kai-shek looked very good today, his face was radiant and radiant, which is not surprising. The victory of the army naturally made Chiang Kai-shek, the commander-in-chief of the army, feel happy.

According to Chiang Kai-shek's "idea" and "under his guidance", the Battle of Songhu "as expected" achieved a major victory on the local battlefield. Chiang Kai-shek had to be very proud of his vision and means of war. Think of it this way: you all demanded a defensive war in Shanghai from the very beginning, yes, that is sure to be safe, but it is difficult to achieve major results, see, if I did not try my best to insist that you launch a local counterattack in Shanghai, How could the battle of siege and mass annihilation, the Battle of Songhu, achieve such a glorious victory as to eat up a brigade of the Japanese army, or even soon to eat up a division of the Japanese army?Defensive warfare is just a passive attack, and the national army must take the initiative to attack if it wants to obtain major results!Even if it can't be fully attacked, it must be partially attacked!It turns out that I, Jiang, was right.

"Father, what happened last time...I want to apologize to you..." Jiang Weiguo honestly apologized.

Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood, or because he didn't want to really blame this genius son at all. Chiang Kai-shek didn't lose his temper, but just sighed: "Wei'er... what you did last time is true... oh! The U.S. government has made repeated negotiations... After all, the government is at a loss, so... Alas! Denial is not acceptable. It is already public that we have submarines. The government has to apologize to the U.S. government and compensate... We can only say that the u-1075 The U.S. did not see the American flag on the Athena, so it hit the Athena by mistake... And ah! That U-1075 attacked Japanese civilian ships, which violated the international law of war! Your submarine force must It needs to be rectified and rectified!"

Jiang Weiguo listened to Chiang Kai-shek's reprimand with a sad face and dissatisfaction.

"Let's talk about this matter after the war in Shanghai is over!" Chiang Kai-shek changed the subject, "Wei'er, you performed very well on the battlefield, I am very pleased, but you don't have to work so hard. Next, gather and wipe out the 101st Division Still a long way to go…”

"Father!" Jiang Weiguo couldn't bear it anymore, "Are you really going to gather and annihilate the 101st Division?"

"It is necessary to gather and annihilate!" Chiang Kai-shek's attitude was firm, and he seemed to be indifferent. "The military significance of gathering and annihilating the division is naturally needless to say, and the more important thing is the political significance! One can deter the Japanese government and the Japanese military. First, second, it can greatly improve our country's international status and international influence, and third, it can better win the support and sympathy of international friends... What's more, the division is on the verge of destruction, and the great opportunity to wipe it out can be said to be It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Wouldn’t it be a pity not to seize this opportunity?”

"The troops are already on the verge of collapse..."

"New troops are constantly arriving!" Chiang Kai-shek's attitude was very firm. "If we do well, we can definitely start a strategic decisive battle with the Japanese in Shanghai!"

"Principal, please forgive me!" Xiao Yao said, "I want to say a few words!"

Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "Let's talk!" Although Xiao Yao is his student, he has no impression, after all, he has too many students.

Xiao Yao said sternly: "Principal, the Japanese Army currently has 26 divisions, of which, only two in Japan (including Taiwan and Ryukyu), one in North Korea, and four to five in the North China battlefield are all that is needed. There are 2 in Shanghai, so the Japanese Army still has more than 1 mobile divisions!"

Chiang Kai-shek frowned and narrowed his eyes: "You mean... the Japanese army will increase its troops on a large scale in Shanghai?" If there were ten more Japanese divisions in Shanghai, Chiang Kai-shek would have to admit that the national army would not be able to stop the Japanese army in Shanghai. Not to mention any decisive battle.

Xiao Yao shook his head: "Principal, I'm more worried that the Japanese will play tricks of 'Xiang Zhuang dances the sword with the intention of Pei Gong' in Shanghai!"

"Oh?" Chiang Kai-shek's eyes flashed.

Half an hour later, the meeting ended with Chiang Kai-shek's hesitant "I'm thinking about it" final reply. Before leaving, Xiao Yao asked Chiang Kai-shek: "Principal, please forgive me, may I ask... do you have a substitute?"

Chapter 215 Xiang Zhuang's Sword Dance

In a certain village in northern Shanghai, the headquarters of the Japanese "Shanghai Expeditionary Force", General Matsui Iwane, the commander of the dispatched army, is having a dialogue with the chief of staff of the dispatched army, Major General Ishihara Kanji.

"The plan is relatively successful. Chiang Kai-shek's troops are constantly being attracted to Shanghai and to Hudong. After all, the 101st Division, the bait that he has bitten in his mouth but has not completely swallowed, has an unstoppable effect on him." of allure.

It's just..." General Matsui's tone was a bit sad and even bitter, "The price paid by the imperial army is too great!The 101st Brigade has been wiped out, and the 102nd Brigade is also in jeopardy. In my opinion, should we land another division or brigade in Hudong?At any rate, it can ensure that the 102nd Brigade will not be wiped out.

If the 101st Brigade is gone, and the 102nd Brigade is gone, the 101st Division will really be wiped out.

If a division is wiped out, what face does the Imperial Army have..."

"Your Excellency, Commander, please forgive me!" Major General Ishihara said calmly, "The 101st Division is doomed to be permanently revoked by the Tokyo Base Camp just for the unprecedented crime of losing two regiment-level military flags. This is a division that is doomed to cease to exist. If that is the case, why should we waste time and troops trying to save it? Let’s use it as waste! On the other hand, if we land troops in Hudong again, we may startle them.

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was focused on annihilating the Yidong Division. If he saw the reinforcements from the imperial army arriving again, he might retreat and give up his actions, and our painstaking efforts would be in vain.

Your Excellency, the 101st Division must give up. We have already made mistakes. We should not make bigger mistakes to make up for the mistakes we have made. We should find ways to make the most of the mistakes we have made. made!"

"That being said..."

"Don't stop, don't suffer from chaos! Your Excellency Commander, please make up your mind and issue orders!"

General Matsui remained silent. He looked up at the East China area on the wall, and slowly moved his gaze from Shanghai to the west, finally placing his gaze on a place [-] kilometers west of Shanghai: Nanjing, the capital of China.

In the office of the Chairman of the Military Commission in Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek was furious on the phone: "Cixiu! What did you do? The Fifth Army has already gone up, and the No.20 Third Army has also arrived. There are only 101 left in the 1st Division." It is just around the corner to wipe out the leftovers and residues left by people! Why has the war not progressed? Do you know that the war in Shanghai and East China is highly concerned at home and abroad? There is a mistake! All the powerful countries are watching..."

Chen Cheng on the other end of the phone complained: "Chairman, it's not that the officers and soldiers don't do their best. It's just that the officers and soldiers of various ministries have suffered heavy casualties after days of intense fighting. Originally, nearly half of it was lost in the initial battle. After a few days of hasty rest, it went to the battlefield again. Made... Chairman, you also know that the 20st Division has been greatly strengthened..."

"I don't want to listen to your complaints! What I want is a solution! I have to think of any solution, so what do you need?"

"Chairman, the plan for now is to close when it is good, and the troops will turn from offensive to defensive, and connect Shanghai to North, Shanghai to Central, and Shanghai to East. In this way, the national army can continue to maintain the initiative on the Shanghai battlefield and take it easy. Steady and steady..."

"Nonsense! The 101st Division has not been completely eaten, how can you retreat? The army has just won a big victory. At this time, the morale is high. What do you want me to teach you? The army should be at this time Go all out, take advantage of the victory and pursue the pursuit! With the prestige of the great victory, make persistent efforts, and completely eat up the 101st Division like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves!"

"Chairman, I don't mean not to eat up the 101st Division, but to temporarily switch from offensive to defensive, so that the troops can take a breath and wait for the follow-up 2nd and 11th Army to arrive before concentrating their forces..."

"Wait? The army is on fire! How can you wait! If you wait for the follow-up reinforcements, the Japanese won't wait? The speed of the Japanese troop transport is much faster than ours. What if another division or brigade lands in Hudong? What to do? Right now is a great time to eat the 101st Division! It is also the best time! The troops must not only win, but also win quickly! Otherwise, as soon as the Japanese reinforcements arrive, everything will be ruined! Cixiu, the 101rd of next month is the 101th The date of the meeting of the United Nations Pact Organization in Brussels. Now, we and the Japanese government are conducting political operations in the international arena. The attitudes of the major powers are unclear, and the attitude of the Japanese is also very tough. The [-]st Division not only caused heavy damage to the Japanese militarily, but also dealt a blow to the Japanese politically! The national army must completely wipe out the [-]st Division! The sooner the better! We must also win on the Shanghai battlefield. Full initiative! We must fully suppress the Japanese! In this way, the Japanese will retreat at the negotiating table, and the international powers will not dare to underestimate our country, do you understand?"

"...Please rest assured, Chairman, I understand..."

"Okay! I won't say anything superfluous. We will wipe out the 102nd Brigade within five days! Completely wipe out the 101st Division!"

After hanging up the phone, Chiang Kai-shek was very annoyed. The war in Hudong was procrastinated and procrastinated, and there was no "final result" for a long time, which made him very anxious and irritable.

The 101st Division has been greatly strengthened. The whole division has 3.6 troops. If the 1st Field Heavy Artillery Brigade assisting it in combat is added, the division has almost 4 troops. It has to be said that this is a piece of It is a very tough nut to crack. It is already a very remarkable achievement for the national army to kill one of its brigades abruptly (objectively speaking, without Jiang Weiguo's "interference", it is almost impossible for the national army to achieve such an achievement), but Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to accept it as soon as it was good. From a political point of view, he was very eager to achieve a "complete victory."

The situation of the 101st Division (including the 1st Field Heavy Artillery Brigade) at this time is indeed in dire straits, but it is still far from the "remnants" that Chiang Kai-shek said.

In the Battle of Sandun Town, the 101st Division almost wiped out more than 1.4 people (in fact, the Japanese army was wiped out more than 1.7 people in the Battle of Sandun Town, because some troops from the Miura Detachment and the Shigeto Detachment of the Japanese Army entered Sandun Town), during the days of fighting in the area around Sandun Town, almost 101 people from the 1.1st Division were annihilated. At this time, the division still had more than 1 troops. Brigades, squadrons, and even squads carry out desperate resistance, and it is impossible to eliminate them all overnight.

On the other hand, in the battle to eliminate the 101st Division, the national army itself had suffered about 8 casualties, and the battle damage was more than three times that of the Japanese army (it should be noted that the death rate of the Japanese army was higher than that of the national army. 80% of the casualties were killed in battle, because the Japanese army was desperately resisting, and it was difficult to transfer the wounded soldiers. Although the number of casualties of the national army greatly exceeded that of the Japanese army, only 40% of the casualties were killed in battle). The losses of the heavy rattan detachment in the battle, the national army on the Hudong battlefield has accumulated more than 9.5 casualties.

Under such circumstances, the complete annihilation of the 101st Division (mainly the 102nd Brigade) is obviously not the finishing work, but a new round of fierce fighting.

Chiang Kai-shek "moved his mouth", and the frontline troops "tired and broken their legs".

Eager to win as soon as possible and even influenced by the voice of "Decisive Battle in Shanghai", Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly sent follow-up troops to Shanghai and to Hudong. The strength of the troops has exceeded the previous battle of Songhu in history.

"This is not a good thing..." Jiang Weiguo was very nervous. He found that he seemed to be "doing something wrong with good intentions". Because of his interference in history, the national army fought much better on the Songhu battlefield than in the original history. As a result, Chiang Kai-shek and other senior officials of the national government and military were more and more influenced by the "theory of quick victory". Among them, Chiang Kai-shek's character of "great success and self-willedness" is also a major reason.

"It's a bad thing to play badly, but how can it be a bad thing to play well?" Jiang Weiguo smiled wryly.

Unfortunately, Jiang Weiguo's ominous premonition soon became a reality.

On October 10th, when the KMT government’s propaganda agencies, as well as domestic official mouthpieces and mainstream media such as Central Daily, Sweeping Daily, Ta Kung Pao, and Shenbao, were all reporting that “the 12st Division is about to be annihilated.” ""The national army has once again made significant progress and great results on the Shanghai battlefield." It's just around the corner" and other exciting and even exaggerated good news, the battle in Songhu and even the battle in East China experienced major changes that turned the world upside down.

日本陆军在“七七事变”前共有17个师团，在“七七事变”后为适应全面侵华的战争需求且受到战争初期日军多次遭到挫败的刺激，日本陆军重建了在“宇垣裁军”中被裁掉的第13、第15、第17、第18师团，并且以第1、第8、第9、第14师团的预备役兵力新建了第101、第108、第109、第114师团，同时把独立第11混成旅团扩建为第26师团，另外又在台湾组建一个旅团级的台籍日军支队，使得日本陆军此时拥有的师团数量猛增至26个，番号分别如下：近卫师团、第1至第20师团、第26、第101、第108、第109、第114师团，以及台籍日军重藤支队。

Right now, the distribution of these 26 divisions and 1 detachment is as follows:

2 in Japan (including Taiwan and Ryukyu, excluding North Korea): Guards Division, 1st Division;

1 in North Korea: the 19th Division;

东北地区4个：第4、第8、第12、第20师团；

华北地区4个：第7、第10、第14、第26师团（华北日军原本有6个师团和1个独立混成旅团，独立混成旅团即第11独立混成旅团，已被扩建为第26师团。

Because the Japanese army has temporarily given up launching large-scale offensive operations in North China, the retention of 4 troops in four divisions plus a large number of puppet troops is enough for the Japanese army to control the occupied Pingjin City, most of Hebei Province, and the entire territory of Chahar Province. );

上海地区7个：第3、第5（该师团被拆分为国崎支队和三浦支队，分别在沪北和沪东作战）、第9、第11、第13、第114、第101师团，以及重藤支队；

After deducting the above 18 divisions and 1 detachment, the Japanese Army still has 8 divisions and a total of 20 elite soldiers who have not been engaged in combat and can be engaged in combat at any time.

In Xiao Yao's words: "In the Shanghai war, it seemed that our army had the upper hand. At worst, it can be said that the two sides fought evenly. We went in, and the local army continued to fill in. We took out all our money, and our faces were covered with blood. The Japanese only put in half of their bodies and one hand, and their faces were still clean.

As long as the high-level Japanese army has the courage and determination to transfer two or three divisions to Shanghai at will, the situation will immediately turn to the Japanese army in an all-round way.

Under such circumstances, there are still people who say that they want to 'decisive battle in Shanghai', which is simply ignorant and fearless! "

At 10 o'clock in the morning on October 12, Qidong County, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary, across the river from Shanghai (Chongming Island), suddenly fell into earth-shattering artillery fire. More than a dozen Japanese warships including the Nagato battleship turned their naval guns together, and launched a nearly saturated carpet bombardment on Hefeng Town, Wan'an Town, Linjiang Town and other towns and villages along the river in Qidong County, Jiangbei. Within 10 minutes, more than [-] shells of various types were poured into the above-mentioned towns and villages, and the above-mentioned areas were all reduced to ruins and scorched earth. Nearly [-] residents were killed or injured by Japanese naval guns or were killed or injured in the shelling belt while they were asleep. Incoming shock waves, fires, house collapses and other reasons.

The two regiments of the reserve army of Jiangsu Province were alerting the local area. One of the regiments was caught off guard and was bombarded by Japanese warships, killing more than half of them. The other regiment fled in panic under the leadership of the regiment leader.

In the raging fire, the remaining officers and soldiers of the reserve army were stunned to see hundreds of landing craft rushing towards the river like a school of fish.

The Japanese 3rd Army officially launched an overwhelming landing on Qidong County. With almost no effort, the vanguard of the 2nd, 6th, and 16th Divisions all landed before dawn.

In just half an hour and at the cost of less than 100 deaths and injuries, the 16th Division in charge of the siege captured Qidong County almost without bloodshed, and laid a foothold for the Japanese army on the north bank of the Yangtze River. At the same time, equipped with The 2nd and 6th divisions with a large number of cars have already driven straight along the Yangtze River in the flying sand and rocks, all the way west.

"Your Excellency, Commander, everything is going well!" Major General Tian Daoshengwu, chief of staff of the 3rd Army, sent a telegram of initial success to Lieutenant General Yanagawa Hirasuke, commander of the 3rd Army, in Qidong County, Jiangbei.

Lieutenant General Yanagawa, who was in the "Shanghai Expeditionary Army Headquarters" in Jiangnan, Shanghai and North, smiled and handed the telegram to General Matsui who greeted him: "Matsui-san, you have worked hard! It will be up to us next!"

松井大将也笑起来：“好啊，接下来就看你们第三军的了！”日军现在共组建了3个军，第1、第2军都在华北（第1军原本下辖第2、第7、第20师团，第2师团已被调入第3军，第20师团被调去了东北，由第11独立混成旅团扩编的第26师团被补入该军；第2军原本下辖第5、第10、第14师团，第5师团已被调入上海派遣军），此时在华东组建了第3军。

The 3rd Army can be called the elite of the Japanese Army, because the 2nd and 6th Divisions, the two "aces" of the Japanese Army, are in the Army, and there are also the 16th, 108th, and 109th Divisions, as well as the 5th and 6st Divisions. 4 Field Heavy Artillery Brigades participated in the battle together (among the 1 heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese army, the 2st brigade was in Hudong and the 5nd brigade was in Hubei), the whole army included 2 divisions and 14 heavy artillery brigades , a total of about [-] troops, there is no doubt that this is a very powerful military force that can shake the entire battle situation.

此时，第2、第6、第16师团已经登陆参战，第108、第109师团还在海路上。

Three divisions and almost [-] troops were put on the battlefield at one time. The Japanese army relied on its absolute command of the sea, strong naval power, strong sea transportation force, and the trick of "throwing bricks to attract jade" planned by Ishihara Wanji.

During the Warring States period, there was such a battle. Pang Juan led 1000 Wei troops to fight against [-] Han troops led by Sun Bin. Sun Bin knew that he was not as strong as Pang Juan, so he couldn't hold out. He intended to drag down the Wei army who had come from afar. They robbed food everywhere and killed Korean people, provoking the Korean army to go out to fight and die. Sun Bin made a plan, and sent troops to attack every time the Wei army robbed food and killed people. Another [-] people quietly hid somewhere behind the Wei army. Within ten days, Sun Bin used this method to ambush an elite army of [-] people behind the Wei army. In the decisive battle, the Han army deliberately collapsed at one touch and fled across the board, luring the Wei army into the ambush circle of the ambush, which caught the Wei army off guard and was defeated.

Ishihara Waner also played this trick on the Shanghai battlefield.

The Japanese fleet has been transporting troops and supplies to Shanghai from its homeland, but not all of the troops and supplies transported were put into the battle in Shanghai. Instead, they "transported three and cast two", secretly hiding a large number of troops and supplies in places where there is no Chinese army. On the active Chongming Island, by this means, the 2nd, 6th, 16th Divisions and the ordnance, equipment and supplies needed by the three divisions quietly arrived in Shanghai and hid on Chongming Island, and then "resisted."

When the 101st Division was in a bitter battle in Hudong, General Matsui repeatedly planned to use the troops on Chongming Island, but was firmly dissuaded by Ishihara Waner, and deliberately let the 101st Division go to destruction. The reason why the 101st Division has only received a batch of reinforcements after stalking for so long is not only that, after the Chongming Island Massacre, due to the pressure of public opinion, the national army did not dare to send troops ashore to "make trouble and sabotage". The massacre also played the role of "killing the mouth and clearing the eyeliner". The common people were all killed or driven to a certain area. Naturally, the national army did not know that there was such a powerful Japanese army on Chongming Island. .

Shanghai is on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and millions of Chinese and Japanese troops fought fiercely here. However, the Japanese army suddenly mobilized an army of [-] to land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and then went west along the Yangtze River. The purpose was already obvious.

"Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Peigong!" Lieutenant General Liu Chuan said with a cold smile, "Chiang Kai-shek thought that we would finish fighting Shanghai first, and then attack Nanjing. He never expected that the imperial army would drive straight in and cross the bridgehead of Shanghai. Hit Nanjing, his lair, directly!"

"His hundreds of thousands of troops, especially the elite of his central army, are inextricably fighting against the imperial army in Shanghai!" General Matsui also showed a sly smile, "At this time, the imperial army is directly attacking Huanglong. , he has only two choices, one is to see Nanjing fly the sun flag of the empire before Shanghai. The army will have no way to retreat! The second is to abandon Shanghai and hastily withdraw troops from the Shanghai front to help Nanjing. However, his troops were entangled by the imperial army in Shanghai and could not escape at all. Once they retreated, they would definitely change. Into a complete defeat! The imperial army will chase and kill his troops all the way to Nanjing! By that time, he will lose Shanghai and Nanjing, because he loses sight of the other, so he will fight like a chicken!"

"Haha! Hahaha..." The two laughed together.

Chapter 216 is intended for Pei Gong