I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Jiang Weiguo looked at the large wooden boxes, and there were at least seventy-eight million yuan in cash.

"Take them all back!" Jiang Weiguo waved.

"Ah?" Xiao Shanling was taken aback.

"I said take them all away!" Jiang Weiguo was completely angry, he blushed, "What kind of nonsense is this!? The Japanese are fucking invading us and killing us, and we still have to give them money? Such nonsense nonsense! Why isn’t the money used to buy guns and cannons, make guns and cannons, pay bonuses to the army, and provide compensation to the fallen soldiers who died for the country? But give it to the enemy Japanese? Fuck! Fuck! Fuck me!" Jiang Weiguo had had enough, so he scolded "fuck me" three times in a row.

Xiao Shanling nodded emphatically: "Okay! Although this is an order from the superior, but..." He smiled, "I have never thought that I can leave Nanjing alive. People are about to die, so why be afraid?" With a wave of his hand, a dozen gendarmes rushed into the carriage and removed the large wooden boxes full of banknotes.

"This is the property of the Great Japanese Empire!" A Japanese diplomat objected loudly and tried to stop it.

Jiang Weiguo directly pulled out the Walther pistol that Hitler gave him, and shouted sharply: "Get out!"

Full of resentment, humiliation, anger, and a large sum of windfall that belonged to China, which was snatched back from the Japanese, Jiang Weiguo and Xiao Shanling left Pukou Railway Station together.

"For the money here, you take 100 million to the gendarmerie as military pay and rewards, and another 300 million to the three divisions of the Sichuan Army, and leave the rest to me, and send it to the brothers!" Jiang Weiguo ordered Xiao Shanling, He was worried that his old man would take the money back and send it to the Japanese after learning about it, or it would be best to spend it all.

(The monthly salary of a standard division of the national army is 50 yuan. Of course, this refers to the central army. The local army is not so well paid, such as the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army has three divisions, but the three divisions add up There is only 50 yuan in military pay per month.

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"Good! Good!" Xiao Shanling nodded again and again. Although soldiers should not fight for money, sending a large sum of money can indeed effectively boost morale and inspire the army.

When Jiang Weiguo and Xiao Shanling were busy with the "sit on the ground and divide the loot", only [-] kilometers away from them, three Japanese lieutenant generals were watching on a small hillside on the north bank of the Yangtze River, watching the war change from brilliant lights to The dimly lit city of Nanjing.

The three lieutenant generals are, of course, Lieutenant General Ningji Okamura, head of the 2nd Division, Lieutenant General Tani Hisao, head of the 6th Division, and Lieutenant General Nakajima Kinego, head of the 16th Division.

"Yoxi! The capital of China..." It was Lieutenant General Tani Hisao who said this. He looked at the city of Nanjing on the other side of the river with a bright face. The extreme and uncontrollable excitement made his eyes red and his beard bright. Even the tip of his nose shone faintly, making him look like a beast chasing the opposite sex in estrus.

In fact, this metaphor is not an insult to the Lieutenant General, because the city of Nanjing, which is close at hand, is the same as the beautiful woman lying in front of the satyr for Lieutenant General Tani Hisao, who is extremely eager to "make great achievements for the empire". There is no difference, and it doesn't matter whether the beauty is wearing clothes or not.

"Undertaking Nanjing, we are undoubtedly the first ministers of the empire to conquer China!" Lieutenant General Nakajima was also very excited, "His Majesty the Emperor will personally receive us and award us honors!" His excitement was no less Lieutenant General Yu Gusao led a large army to approach the capital of the enemy country. This is almost every general’s dream. Attacking the capital of the enemy country, on the one hand, has great military significance that cannot be compared to other cities in the enemy country. On the other hand, this kind of battle It is destined to attract worldwide attention and become famous.

"Tani-kun, Nakajima-kun, please calm down!" Although Lieutenant General Okamura was also overwhelmed by the unprecedented excitement, he was more rational than Lieutenant General Hisao Tani and Lieutenant General Nakajima, "Don't forget our Third Division Combat missions and operational purposes.

Remember, two! He said with blazing eyes, "Nanjing is not our real goal!"Threatening Nanjing and pretending to attack Nanjing are to serve General Matsui's capture of Shanghai and the annihilation of the main force of the Chinese Army!We must not put the cart before the horse! "

"That being said..." Lieutenant General Tani Hisao continued to stare at the city of Nanjing without blinking, "But the situation on the battlefield is always changing rapidly! Fighting with the battle plan firmly in hand, isn't it just talking on paper and following the map? What you need to know , adapting to the situation and taking advantage of the situation are the qualities of a qualified commander!"

Lieutenant General Okamura was secretly taken aback: "Mr. Gu, I hear what you mean... do you really want to attack Nanjing?"

"Why not?" Lieutenant General Nakajima unequivocally stood on the side of Lieutenant General Tani Hisao, "The capital of China is right in front of our eyes! Why do we have to look forward and back and be afraid? Why don't we attack decisively so that the great cause of the empire can be restored again?" A big step forward?"

The surprise in Okamura's heart turned into anxiety: "Mr. Gu and Mr. Nakajima, if you change the battle plan without authorization, the consequences will be serious! The task of our third division is to create a situation where the imperial army is approaching the city of Nanjing, thereby forcing Chiang Kai-shek A large-scale deployment of troops from Shanghai returned to Nanjing. Next, General Matsui will be able to successfully capture Shanghai. At the same time, he will also be able to launch a large-scale pursuit and interception of the Chinese army that retreated from Shanghai to Nanjing, causing them to be defeated. The two fundamental purposes of capturing Shanghai' and 'annihilating or severely injuring the main force of the Chinese Army'.

Mr. Gu and Mr. Nakajima, on the one hand, our three divisions are intimidating Nanjing, on the other hand, we must make preparations to cross the Yangtze River and cooperate with the Shanghai dispatched army to attack the Chinese army returning to Nanjing from Shanghai to attack back and forth!In the combat missions of our Third Division, we have never really wanted to fight Nanjing!Two, please calm down!Taking Shanghai and annihilating the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army will turn Nanjing into an empty city with no army to defend. Isn't it within easy reach by then?Why should you two be in a hurry! "

Among the three division heads, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani and Lieutenant General Nakajima belong to "typical Japanese soldiers". Compared with these two, Lieutenant General Okamura belongs to the moderate faction similar to Western soldiers. He thinks about problems in the long term and knows how to sacrifice personal fame and fortune for the overall situation. Service, this is also in the original history, Lieutenant General Okamura was able to climb to the throne of the general commander of the "China Dispatch Army" step by step, became the supreme commander of the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield, and was evaluated by Marshal Peng Dehuai as "a very powerful person" As for Lieutenant General Hisao Tani and Lieutenant General Nakajima, after participating in the war of aggression against China, they were incorporated into the reserve forces and sat on the bench because of various bad deeds and unsatisfactory performance.

"Okamura-kun, what you said makes sense, but..." Lieutenant General Tani Hisao insisted on his point of view, "The conditions for us to conquer Nanjing are really good! The opportunity is rare! According to the latest and reliable information just provided by the Imperial Intelligence Agency According to the information, Nanjing is very empty, and the defenders only have the 918 regiment, a few gendarmerie regiments, and three divisions of the Sichuan army. The 918 regiment is the elite of the Central Army, but suffered heavy losses on the Pingjin battlefield. It is estimated that there are thousands of people now. The gendarmerie is not a front-line force, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined. As for the three divisions of the Sichuan army, they are simply mobs that are about to collapse at any touch! Mr. Okamura, Nanjing is now an empty city with no army to defend! Nanjing is now at your fingertips! I am not in a hurry, but seize the opportunity decisively!"

"That's right!" Lieutenant General Nakajima nodded repeatedly, "Mr. Okamura, launching an attack on Nanjing is actually an inevitable measure! Don't forget, what is the mission of our Third Division? To intimidate Nanjing and force Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw his troops from Shanghai.

Since it is a coercion, it is definitely not intimidating just by soldiers approaching the city and lining up the kings, and the siege must be truly launched!Moreover, the more violent the attack, the better the effect of forcing Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw from Shanghai!In addition, the imperial army has three major goals in this battle, Shanghai, the main force of the Chinese army, and Nanjing. Isn't it in line with the original intention of the battle plan if we capture Nanjing?When we attack Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek will desperately withdraw his troops from Shanghai. In this way, the first goal of the imperial army will be achieved, and General Matsui will still easily occupy Shanghai; won’t we also cut off the retreat of the main force of the Chinese army when we conquer Nanjing?At that time, Shanghai will be in the hands of the imperial army, and Nanjing will also be in the hands of the imperial army. Both cities will be controlled by the imperial army. Isn't the main force of the Chinese army between Shanghai and Nanjing equally difficult to fly and suffering from the enemy?At that time, in order to defend Nanjing, the Chinese army gave up Shanghai in a hurry, and we just took the opportunity to take Nanjing, so that the Chinese army gave up both Shanghai and Nanjing, and nothing was achieved!Naturally, the Imperial Army won a complete victory! "

"Nakajima-kun is so right!" Lieutenant General Hisao Tani smiled when he heard it. "If we don't take Nanjing at this time, when will we wait? Taking Nanjing at this time is completely in line with and better in line with our mission." Purpose! Why do we still hesitate? Mr. Okamura, Nanjing is at its weakest moment, and we missed the opportunity. It is a pity, and the opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will never come again! You must know that Liu Zhi, the follow-up unit of the Chinese Army, 2nd The Group Army, Li Pinxian's 11th Group Army and other departments are constantly rushing to Nanjing, and the Shanghai troops of the Chinese Army may also gradually withdraw to Nanjing. Haven’t we made the mistake of throwing away what’s worth and chasing after what’s left?”

"Tani-kun! Nakajima-kun!" Lieutenant General Okamura looked anxiously at Lieutenant General Hisao Tani and Lieutenant General Nakajima who were about to change the battle plan without authorization, "I beg you to calm down! Attack Nanjing now, It will really bring about unpredictable consequences! Our Third Division needs to maintain a strong military force! It cannot be easily wasted!"

"Expense?" Lieutenant General Gu Hisao smiled slightly, "I estimate that as long as a thousand soldiers are killed or injured, the imperial sun flag can fly over Nanjing! A mere thousand soldiers, for a division, is just It’s just a few fur injuries! It won’t affect the next battle at all!”

Lieutenant General Okamura looked anxiously at Lieutenant General Hisao Tani and Lieutenant General Nakajima, who had already made up their minds to attack Nanjing without authorization: "You two, according to the original battle plan, our Third Division will now start from Yizheng County (Yizheng County) City) to cross the river and seize Longtan Town..." (Longtan Town is located at the east end of Qixia District, Nanjing City, and Qixia District is located in the northern suburb of Nanjing's main city, so although Longtan Town's geographical location is important, it is far from the main urban area of ​​Nanjing City.

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"No!" Lieutenant General Tani Hisao shook his head, "Seizing Longtan Town is not in line with the tactical strategy of quickly capturing Nanjing! Longtan Town is more than 30 kilometers away from Nanjing City, and there are many villages and towns on the way to Nanjing City. Blocked by mountains and rivers, the above-mentioned geographical environment is very suitable for the Chinese army to carry out a corner resistance. Therefore, it would be too troublesome and time-consuming to attack Nanjing City from Longtan Town as the starting point! My idea is to continue to advance along the west of the river and capture Pukou District, Jiangbei! Then start cross-river landing from Pukou District, and break into the city of Nanjing in one fell swoop!" (Pukou District is the urban area of ​​Nanjing City on the north bank of the Yangtze River. From here, the ferry crossing, stepping on the south bank of the Yangtze River is the Xiaguan Wharf of Nanjing City, which is Nanjing City urban area.

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"This..." Lieutenant General Okamura became more and more anxious.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Okamura!" Lieutenant General Tani Hisao saw that Lieutenant General Okamura did not support or even strongly opposed his proposition, "This battle only needs my 6th Division to participate! I will fight in the city of Nanjing Welcome!" There was a hint of contempt in his words.

"Mr. Gu!" Lieutenant General Nakajima said, "I am willing to help you! I will give you command of the field artillery and engineering units of our division! I wish you success! Defeat the enemy with one blow!"

"Good!" Lieutenant General Tani Hisao was overjoyed, and at the same time very moved, "Nakajima-san, thank you! I will reward you with Chiang Kai-shek's walking stick as a gift!"

Lieutenant General Nakajima laughed and said, "Okay, I'll just wait for Gu Jun's good news!"

"General Hisao Tani!" Lieutenant General Okamura made a final dissuasion in a routine tone with a cold face, "I want to remind you that the superior ordered us to feign attack on Nanjing! It's not a strong attack on Nanjing!" Division commanders, so they cannot give orders to each other.

Lieutenant General Gu Hisao smiled and said: "Yes, I was pretending to attack Nanjing, but...the Chinese army was vulnerable and collapsed at the first touch, so I simply attacked Nanjing!"

Lieutenant General Okamura turned pale with anger.

"Nanjing is already in the hands of my Sixth Division!" Standing on the bank of the Yangtze River, Lieutenant General Tani Hisao was in high spirits.

Chapter 220 Soldiers approaching the city (2)

In Nanjing City, Ming Dynasty Palace Airport.

Among the clouds, more than a dozen BF-109 fighter jets roared and circled, closely guarding the sky of Nanjing. At the same time, they covered another batch of Ju-52 transport planes that had just arrived in Nanjing and landed one after another amidst the roar resounding through the clear sky.

After the transport cabin door was slowly opened, teams of officers and soldiers with pale faces almost staggered out of the plane, and then bent over to vomit or rush to find a place to relieve themselves. It's really uncomfortable, not to mention that the plane is crowded like a bus during rush hour in the future.

Seeing this scene, Lieutenant General Lu Han, the commander of the 60th Army standing by the airport, could not help but stretch his face. The officers and soldiers of his subordinates got out of the plane "indecent appearance" and then "uncivilized behavior" of vomiting and even urinating everywhere It really made him lose face, let alone in Nanjing, the capital of the country, let alone in front of the supreme leader, but there are three urgencies in people, and he can't scold him.

"Yongheng (Lu Han's name)..." Chiang Kai-shek, who was also at the airport, did not show displeasure, but smiled, "How many batches of troops can arrive in Nanjing today?"

"Chairman, don't worry!" Lu Han hurriedly replied, "The 182nd Division will arrive almost today!"

"Okay, okay!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded repeatedly, and then stretched out his hand to Lu Han emotionally, and Lu Han hurriedly held Chiang Kai-shek's hand.

"Yongheng, the capital of the country is in danger! It is up to the Sichuan army and your Yunnan army to save the capital from the upside down!" Chiang Kai-shek seemed to be earnest in his words.

"Chairman, don't worry!" Lu Han said solemnly, "Before our army set off for the expedition, we swore an oath at the Wujiaba swearing-in meeting, vowing to fight with the determination of sacrifice! The generals of the Sichuan Army once said that the Japanese invaders would never leave China , The Sichuan army will not return to Sichuan for a day, with such fearlessness, how dare we wait for the Yunnan athletes to lag behind? As a soldier, defending the country is a bounden duty, and it is duty-bound! What's more, just joining the war is a glorious battle to defend the capital , we are so lucky!" The words were powerful and powerful.

"Okay, okay!" Chiang Kai-shek nodded again and again, and the gloomy look on his brows seemed to be lessened.

Jiang Weiguo was also relieved to see it.

Right now, apart from the 918th Regiment, 5 Gendarmerie Regiments, and 3 Sichuan Army Divisions, the 60th Army is the most reliable force that can defend Nanjing.

第60军是来自云南省的滇军，下辖3个师（分别是第182、183、184师，每个师下辖2个旅，每个旅下辖2个团），总兵力4万余。

Because Jiang Weiguo had a large number of transport planes in his hands, the soldiers of the Yunnan Army who went out of Yunnan to participate in the anti-Japanese war directly got on the plane in Kunming and flew all the way to Nanjing (they needed to refuel in Changsha on the way, and the Air Force has a large airport in Changsha). The speed was natural. It is the main force that can best reinforce Nanjing.

Jiang Weiguo attached great importance to the Yunnan army that flew to join the war.

Regarding the Dian army, there is a widely circulated saying in later generations, "The Dian army of the Guizhou army has two sheep, the Hunan army is a wolf, and the monkey in Guangxi is the Gui army, as fierce as a tiger and as evil as a wolf." In fact, this statement is not true. Accurate, or rather, an outdated term with a bias.

Among the armies in the Southwest, the Guangxi Army is undoubtedly the most powerful. The Guizhou Army merged into the Central Army following the annexation of Guizhou by the central faction. Although it was unknown, it also made due contributions in the War of Resistance. credit", because the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan army is indeed not particularly high, which is caused by the poor equipment and training of the Sichuan army (Guangxi and Yunnan are small kingdoms with internal unity, and there is no real unity within Sichuan); as for the Yunnan army, In fact, he is an elite soldier in a local army.

During the Central Plains War, the Yunnan Army was indeed weak, with poor equipment, insufficient training, and chaotic management. Because of lack of financial resources, they used opium instead of banknotes to pay the army. Many officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army became addicted to opium. Gun army", that is, rifles, opium guns, and Yunnan water pipes. During the Central Plains War, the Yunnan Army stood on the side of the Central Army, and the main force of the Gui Army was on the front line of the Central Plains. Nanning was still unable to fight for three months. The Guangxi army returned from the front line of the Central Plains to rescue Nanning. Thousands of Guangxi troops defeated tens of thousands of Dian troops. The September 6th Incident broke out, and Japan pushed more and more into China. Therefore, Long Yun comprehensively reformed the Dian Army and followed the route of elite troops. Only [-] brigades were retained. The old, weak, sick, disabled and opium smokers were all eliminated from the army. Freshen up.

At this time, the Dian Army did not lose to the direct line troops of the Central Army in terms of military capacity and military discipline (this is the evaluation of Du Yuming and German consultants), and its uniforms were neat and disciplined, and its overall quality was hailed as "the champion of the national army." ", and the combat effectiveness has also been greatly improved. Because Yunnan borders the French colony of Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), Long Yun vigorously purchased French equipment, making the Yunnan army all French-style equipment, and all officers and soldiers wore French-style steel helmets. "Machinist".

"Yongheng..." Chiang Kai-shek looked at the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army who got off the plane, and seemed to find something amiss, "Where's the equipment of the troops?"

Jiang Weiguo was reminded, he took a closer look, and it was true that the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army who got off the plane were all unarmed and unarmed, not to mention guns and ammunition, and they didn't even have helmets. They were just a group of young adults in military uniforms.

Lu Han replied solemnly: "Chairman, the country's capital is already under the threat of the Japanese invaders, and the military situation is on fire. We have calculated that each of these German transport planes can carry 18 fully armed soldiers. , because we Chinese are shorter than the Germans, and the Yunnanese are from the south and are even shorter, so each plane can carry 25 officers and soldiers of our army. If there are no weapons and equipment, if they are crowded, each plane can carry 30 An officer of our army.

That being the case, in order to save aircraft capacity, to race against time, and seize the time, Chairman Long ordered that our army officers and soldiers who fly to Nanjing to participate in the war do not carry weapons, so that the plane can carry more soldiers and shorten the time required for all our troops to reach Nanjing. time.

Nanjing is the capital of the country, and it is also an important military center of our country. There must be a lot of ordnance warehouses in Nanjing, so our officers and soldiers can 'rearm on the spot' after getting off the plane!"

Chiang Kai-shek immediately raised his face.

Jiang Weiguo wanted to laugh when he heard it, and he understood that Long Yun really knew how to calculate.

Long Yun's 4 Dian army was naturally equipped with 4 sets of French equipment, and even the personnel and equipment were sent to Nanjing. He naturally "lost a lot", so he found a high-sounding excuse to send soldiers instead of equipment. Go to Nanjing, and then ask Chiang Kai-shek to arm his Yunnan army with the equipment of the Central Army.

Chiang Kai-shek can't tell because Long Yun's reasons are sufficient and the logic is impeccable: You need my Yunnan army to defend your capital, but my Yunnan army is all unarmed, you can't let them go to the battlefield unarmed Bar?Your Central Army is so rich that you don’t know how many guns are in the warehouse. Isn’t it just right and proper to give tens of thousands of sets of equipment to my Yunnan Army?I'm in charge of the people, you are in charge of the guns.

In this way, although Long Yun sent 4 officers and soldiers to participate in the anti-Japanese torrent, he saved 4 sets of equipment purchased with a lot of money. Naturally, it is very convenient to form a Yunnan army of 4 magicians in Yunnan. I don’t know how much money he saved. .

"Wei'er, take Commander Lu to the Jinling Arsenal!" Chiang Kai-shek ordered Jiang Weiguo, looking obviously depressed.

"Okay, Chief Lu, please follow me!" Jiang Weiguo smiled bitterly while leading Lu Han: the intrigue among the Chinese is really full of tricks!

"Chairman!" He Yingqin hurried over suddenly, "There is movement from the Japanese army in Jiangbei!"

"What?" Chiang Kai-shek and everyone on the scene changed their colors together, and Jiang Weiguo couldn't help asking: "What's happening?"

"The enemy's 6th Division is moving rapidly from Yizheng County to Pukou District, and the enemy's 2nd Division seems to be preparing to cross the river from Yizheng County!" He Yingqin also looked nervous, "It seems that the Japanese army seems to want two divisions The regiment attacked Nanjing from the west and north!"

"The troops in Pukou District are your 918th Regiment, right?" Chiang Kai-shek looked at Jiang Weiguo, "Wei'er, you..."

"Yes! I'll go right away!" Jiang Weiguo hurriedly saluted Chiang Kai-shek, and then hurriedly drove away. He glanced at his watch, and it was 10 o'clock in the morning on October 14.

Nanjing's political status in later generations is naturally inferior to that at this time. It was the national capital at this time, and the provincial capital in later generations. However, Nanjing's city size, jurisdiction area, and population in later generations far exceeded that at this time. At this time, Nanjing's jurisdiction area was roughly It is like this: 90.00% of the five urban areas are on the south bank of the river, and on the north bank of the river there is only a small Jiangpu County (in later generations, Pukou District), which is similar to a bridgehead. This Jiangpu County is very important. It is a core transportation hub. On the one hand, Jiangpu On the opposite side of the county across the river is the Nanjing Xiaguan Wharf. On the one hand, Jiangpu County is the end point of the Jinpu Railway, one of the two main north-south railway lines in China at this time.

The starting point of the Jinpu Line is Tianjin, and the end point is Pukou Railway Station, Jiangpu County, Nanjing City. Therefore, the importance of Jiangpu County is needless to say - another north-south railway line is the Ping-Han Railway (Ping-Han Railway/Beijing-Han Railway), the starting point It is Lugou Bridge in Beiping City, and the end point is Hankou Town in Wuhan City.

The troops ordered to stick to Jiangpu County were Jiang Weiguo's 918th Regiment.

After hurriedly crossing the river by boat and arriving at Jiangpu County, Jiang Weiguo met Du Yuming, Sun Liren, Qi Xueqi and other colleagues.

"How is the situation?" Jiang Weiguo asked impatiently.

"The Japanese army is about to attack!" Du Yuming's expression was as serious as iron, "The 6th Division... one of the two aces of the Japanese army, okay, I want to learn today whether the [-]th Division is a copper-headed iron army. Arm still has nine lives!" His words were very sonorous, and there was no fear on his face, only the lofty ambition of Lingyun when facing a strong enemy.

"How is the army?" Jiang Weiguo asked in a heavy mood.