I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

"If you pursue, Nanjing's troops will be reduced again, and the danger will continue to increase. If you don't pursue, the strength of the Japanese army in the south of the Yangtze River will increase greatly, and the danger in Nanjing will continue to increase!" Du Yuming walked back and forth anxiously, "We are completely passive!"

"After all, the Japanese army only has two divisions, so they probably don't dare to approach Nanjing!" Liao Yaoxiang tried to comfort everyone, "Don't forget that our Zijinshan heavy artillery group is extremely lethal to the Japanese ground troops.

Once the Japanese army entered the range of the heavy artillery group, they would be wiped out in units of squadrons and brigades!"

"It's a pity that more than 50 heavy artillery pieces were adjusted by the chairman to only a dozen!" Qi Xueqi became more and more anxious.

"What you said is wrong!" Xiao Yao shook his head, "What if the Japanese troops attack Nanjing in a scattered manner at night? The Zijin Mountain Heavy Artillery Group cannot accurately bombard the Japanese troops at night. There is absolutely no way for the heavy artillery group on the mountain, and the Japanese army who breaks into the city will go into the flock!"

"No left, no right!" Jiang Weiguo almost became irritable, "Are we really at a loss?" His impatience far surpassed everyone, including Chiang Kai-shek, who was sitting on pins and needles in the Military Commission building, because Jiang Weiguo discovered that all this seemed It is all the consequences of his own interference in history, and his own interference in history has produced great "side effects". It seems that the "culprit" of this dangerous situation in front of him should be Jiang Weiguo himself, and he has no choice but to make him feel unprecedentedly anxious.

Xiao Yao closed his eyes, then opened them and looked at Jiang Weiguo: "Call Yu Feipeng (Minister of Transportation and Minister of Logistics)!"

In the meeting hall of the Military Commission, Chiang Kai-shek and other high-level officials were extremely worried. The generals on the scene repeatedly studied, discussed, discussed, and argued:

"If the 6th Division also wants to cross the river, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River will be completely out of control!"

"There is no reason for the 6th Division not to cross the river, it must be stopped!"

"How to stop it? Do you rely on the 918th regiment? The 918th regiment is only defensive now, how can it counterattack? 5000 people chasing [-] Japanese troops, what is the difference between this and death?"

"Even if the 6th Division doesn't cross the river, the 2nd Division has already posed a fatal threat to the situation in Jiangnan!"

"Can the Sichuan army attack? Go to Zhenjiang now! There is still time! Even if the 2nd Division cannot be hit hard, at least a part of the 2nd Division's strength can be restrained!"

"Fighting the Japanese army in the wild is using your own strength to attack the enemy's strength! The Sichuan army has been wiped out. Who will defend Nanjing?"

"Liu Zhi's 2nd Army has already arrived in Wuhan, and is rushing to Nanjing by boat, but it will take 24 hours!" In fact, there are only three divisions in the backbone force, namely the 2th, 27th, and 30st divisions, and the rest of the troops are temporary troops composed of temporary security regiments.

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"24 hours! Will the Japanese give us 24 hours? Far water can't save near fire!"

"Xue Yue's 19th Army has already begun to retreat from the front line in Shanghai and North. It can withdraw two basically intact divisions pieced together from various units, but it will take 24 hours to reach Zhenjiang!"

"Within 24 hours, Zhenjiang will be lost! It's too late!"

"Where are the 108th and 109th divisions of the Japanese army? Where are they? Landing in Jiangbei or Jiangnan? Find out quickly! The [-] Japanese troops of the two divisions will be overwhelmed at once, and we will collapse!"

"These two divisions should have landed in the south of the Yangtze River, because there is no need for the Japanese army to increase their troops in the south of the Yangtze River!"

"Report!" A major general's staff rushed into the hall in a hurry, and went straight to the frowning Chiang Kai-shek. "Chairman, the 918 regiment is calling. They can prevent the 6th division from crossing the river!"

"Oh?" Chiang Kai-shek was overjoyed, and everyone at the scene was also overjoyed. Although this is not good news that can change the overall situation or even turn the overall situation into a safe place, it is indeed good news that can play a very positive role. Some disadvantages too.

"If the 918th Regiment can prevent the 6th Division from crossing the river, then the 2nd Division will be alone in the south of the Yangtze River, and we can find a way to take the initiative!" He Yingqin said excitedly.

"How to attack?" Bai Chongxi said calmly.

"Let the Sichuan army attack!"

"The Sichuan army has been wiped out? Who will defend Nanjing?"

"Even if the Sichuan army is wiped out, the Japanese army is powerless to threaten Nanjing! We have won the most precious time!"

Bai Chongxi was not very opposed to He Yingqin, he was just puzzled: "How can the 918 members of the 5000th Regiment stop the 6th Division?" He looked at Chiang Kai-shek, "If the 918th Regiment can really stop the 6th Division alone, we can indeed bite the bullet and call again. Some troops are trying to repel the 2nd Division, so there is still hope for the situation to recover!"

Chiang Kai-shek nodded after thinking over and over with a sullen face.

If Bai Chongxi was at the Xiaguan Wharf in Nanjing at this time, he would immediately understand the tactics of the 918th Regiment.

At the pier, Jiang Weiguo was having a heated conversation with Yu Feipeng, Minister of Communications and Minister of Logistics.

"Minister Yu, how many ships can you collect in one hour?" Jiang Weiguo asked anxiously.

Yu Feipeng thought for a while, and replied: "There are more than 2000 civilian ships registered in the Nanjing area, most of which are small-tonnage cargo ships, ferries, sailing boats, fishing boats, and more than ten aircraft and steamships.

Second son, you know that the army has been busy sinking ships to block the river or recruiting civilian ships to fill the river with sand and gravel, so it is clear how many ships there are in the Nanjing area, basically under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications.

If you need it, I can get you [-] boats within an hour, but be careful, more than [-]% of them are small boats with a small tonnage!"

"Okay! This matter will trouble you! The sooner the better!" Jiang Weiguo hurriedly found Xiao Shanling, the commander-in-chief of the gendarmerie, "Hurry up and get the troops ready to go!"

"Let's go? Where are you going?" Xiao Shanling was astonished.

"Get on board! All on board! Remember, be well armed!"

Jiang Weiguo then went to the Ming Dynasty Palace Airport and Dajiaochang Airport. A large number of Junkers transport planes were covering the sky and landing. Teams of Yunnan Army officers and soldiers with pale faces emerged from the cabin. They were the second batch of the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army to arrive. The 183rd Division in Nanjing, the division commander Gao Yinhuai.

"Sir Gao, how many officers and soldiers are here?" Jiang Weiguo didn't have time to salute after seeing Gao Yinhuai. He cut straight to the point and went straight to the point, because the time was really urgent.

"A regiment of about 3000 people from the vanguard has arrived!" Gao Yinhuai said, with a very painful expression on his face. "The military order is like a mountain, and the military situation is like a fire. Every transport plane is overloaded. Eight transport planes crashed during the flight. Alas! I There are more than 300 brothers in the army, they are gone before they go to the battlefield..." He was heartbroken.

It is worth mentioning that the structure of the German Junker transport aircraft is very strong and its performance is very good, otherwise such a high-intensity troop transport by the National Army Air Force will cause greater losses.

"Hurry up and get the weapons!" Jiang Weiguo repeatedly ordered, "After receiving the weapons, go to Xiaguan Wharf and board the boat!"

"Get on the boat? Where are you going?" Gao Yinhuai was taken aback.

"Of course it's a war!"

"Second Young Master, the brothers are all very tired. They have bumped all the way and need to rest..."

"Sir Gao, there's no time! I can't bear to do this, but I really don't have time!"

Gao Yinhuai gritted his teeth: "Understood!" He shouted at the dizzy and dizzy officers and soldiers who stepped off the plane, "Brothers! Get your weapons! Go to the battlefield! "

A reporter from "Ta Kung Pao" described the scene at that time: "...the capital of Nanjing has reached a critical juncture! Whether it is the Central Army, the Sichuan Army, or the Yunnan Army, they are all fighting bravely to defend the capital and resist powerful enemies, especially in Yunnan. Army generals.

The soldiers of the Dian army who arrived in Nanjing by plane continuously were like fresh blood, continuously transfusing blood into Nanjing, which was already exhausted.

The picture is touching and touching.

Groups of transport planes roared and landed on the airport. Teams of Yunnan army officers and soldiers got off the plane with pale faces and precariously. They had no time to catch their breath and rest. Under the leadership of the officers, they braced themselves and rushed to the airport. Next to the weapon pick-up point.

In order to save space on the plane, all the officers and men of the Yunnan Army flying from Kunming to Nanjing did not carry weapons. There were several hills of weapons and ammunition piled up beside the airport. After the panting officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army ran off the plane, they lined up like a long queue. The team received their weapons, and each person received two steamed buns and a bottle of water at the same time. While eating and drinking, they ran down to the dock to assemble. There was no time for a break. The officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army who had just got off the plane immediately boarded Kill the enemy on the front line.

Because time is too urgent!Some soldiers of the Yunnan Army asked the officer 'where can I urinate', and the officer replied, 'Just pee on your pants! ’, so a large number of soldiers of the Yunnan Army urinated on their trousers while running down the pier, and some soldiers of the Yunnan Army asked “how to use this thing” with the German weapons they just got. All the weapons used in Yunnan were made in France, and they couldn't master the usage of German-made weapons for a while, so the officers went back and groped their own way! '...Stunning, Yunnan Army!Brave, Chinese soldiers! "

Immediately, a weird "river battle" and "water war" broke out on the Yangtze River.

Xiao Yao's analysis was quite correct. The 6th Division retreated and prepared to cross the river. The national army had to pursue it, because it was doomed to have no good ending. However, there was still a glimmer of hope in this dead situation, which was to block the enemy on the Yangtze River. Live in the 6th Division.

The Japanese army is on the Yangtze River, and the national army is also on the Yangtze River. Although the combat power of both sides is restrained, the Japanese army is more restrained, so that the combat mode can maximize the benefit of the national army.

Both sides were on land, and could charge, bayonet, infantry and tank coordination, and infantry and artillery coordination. Many advantages of the Japanese army could be brought into play.

As a result, about 918 Chinese soldiers (two-fifths were military police, two-fifths were Yunnan Army, and the rest were drawn from the 500 regiment), took more than 6 cargo ships, ferries, fishing boats, sailing boats, aircraft, etc. The ship, and the river-crossing troops of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army, who also took many small-tonnage civilian ships, launched a vigorous water battle on the Yangtze River.

This is a strange battle with a fighting style that is rare in China and abroad. Nearly 800 soldiers from the Chinese and Japanese armies took more than [-] small boats and fought desperately on the surging Yangtze River.

A German consultant who witnessed the battle said: "...during the last world war, our German navy and the British navy had a battle of Jutland, which was the largest naval battle to date. We dispatched 99 The British dispatched 151 ships, the scale and intensity of which are unprecedented in the history of naval warfare. The "Yangtze River War" in front of me reminds me subconsciously of the Battle of Jutland. It should be said that the ships of the Chinese and Japanese troops on the Yangtze River The number greatly exceeds the Battle of Jutland, there are more than 800 ships, the Chinese army has about 500 ships, and the Japanese army has about 300 ships. Of course, they are all small ships. The four warships were all civilian and fishing boats, but the intensity and tragedy of the battle was comparable to the Battle of Jutland.

More than 20 torpedo boats of the Chinese Navy were speeding along the Yangtze River at high speed, monitoring the Japanese 6th Division and 2nd Division on both sides of the Yangtze River at all times. Reports, next, scuffle broke out.

More than 300 Japanese ships crossed the Yangtze River, and more than 500 Chinese military ships went down the river from Xiaguan Wharf in Nanjing to intercept and kill them. Big melee.

There are scenes like this everywhere: two small fishing boats are getting closer, dozens of Chinese soldiers are sitting on one, and dozens of Japanese soldiers are sitting on the other. Because the distance was too close, grenades were thrown at each other. The soldiers who were shot screamed, blood spattered, or fell into the Yangtze River, staining a large area of ​​water, and the wounded or dead soldiers continued to fall into the Yangtze River like dumplings. Like red raindrops falling on rice paper, the red waters were scattered everywhere; the small boats fired at each other and threw grenades at each other, and the soldiers of the two armies set up mortars and grenades to bombard each other on the larger boats. , The shells flew across the Yangtze River like meteors criss-crossing, and the ships hit were immediately smashed to pieces in the big red fireball. Then fall into the Yangtze River in the sky.

In the waters of the battle, the waves were churning, the water column was soaring into the sky, and the sound of killing was like thunder. The surface of the river was boiling like boiled rice porridge, and it changed from rice porridge to red rice porridge during the fierce battle.

I saw with my own eyes a barge with more than 50 Chinese soldiers on board. A Japanese mortar just landed in the cabin. It turned into a slaughterhouse, with blood splashing and flowing, and the more than 50 Chinese soldiers were scattered and torn apart, all turned into mutilated corpses, and fell silently on the barge that was no longer moving.

…The fleets of both sides are like two herds of mad cows, savagely colliding with each other, the firepower nets are raging and sweeping everywhere, and the soldiers on the ships of both sides are desperately shooting at the soldiers who fell into the water of the other side, so that there are rolling red fountains everywhere on the Yangtze River And the scattered and fragmented carcasses. If there were sharks in the Yangtze River, they would have a good meal today.

The small boats shot at each other, the big ships collided with each other, both sides were red-eyed, and I even saw several larger ships from both sides collide with each other, and the soldiers of the two armies on the ships rushed to each other's ships like the navy or pirates in the Spanish Empire. They fought hand-to-hand with each other, and even the soldiers of the two armies who fell into the water were fighting.

After falling into the water, you must throw away the weapons on your body. Otherwise, you will be easily dragged into the water by the weapons. However, both above and below the water are battlefields. The Chinese and Japanese soldiers who fell into the water did not give up their weapons. They held heavy guns while struggling The water struggled, while shooting and killing the enemy soldiers who fell into the water, and even hand-to-hand combat and hand-to-hand combat in the water broke out.

The Japanese army is desperately trying to cross the river, and the Chinese army is desperately trying to prevent the Japanese army from setting foot on the land on the south bank of the river.

God, what a frightening battle!"

In order to boost the morale of the troops, Chiang Kai-shek, at the request of Jiang Weiguo, personally came to Xiaguan Wharf to give encouragement to the military police, the Yunnan Army, and the officers and soldiers of the 918th Regiment who were about to attack.

Seeing Chiang Kai-shek coming in person, the officers and soldiers cheered thunderously, shouting the slogans "Long live Chairman Chiang" and "The national army will surely win".

Chiang Kai-shek was also deeply affected by the atmosphere of the scene. He shook hands with the middle and senior officers of the attacking force one by one, "The country is in danger! It depends on you!" He said sincerely.

Gao Yinhuai, who led the team, said with tears in his eyes: "Chairman, don't worry! We will defend the Yangtze River to the death! We will never let the 6th Division set foot on the south bank of the Yangtze River!"

"Swear to defend the Yangtze River to the death!" "Never let the Japanese army set foot on the south bank of the Yangtze River!" The roars of officers and soldiers resounded through Nanjing and the Yangtze River.

The attacking officers and soldiers headed by Gao Yinhuai did keep their promises. Gao Yinhuai himself was shot in the waist during the fierce battle on the river and fell into the Yangtze River. He was killed in the river by the firepower network, and Gao Yinhuai, who was seriously injured, finally drowned in the Yangtze River.

When Gao Yinhuai was killed in battle, it was only three hours before he got off the plane and arrived in Nanjing. Before he died, he shouted in the blood-stained Jiang Tao: "Keep fighting! Leave me alone! I Dead country!"

The battle of the Yangtze River changed the color of the mountains and rivers. The National Army with the Yunnan Army as the backbone desperately blocked the 6th Division from crossing the river. The Sichuan Army guarding Nanjing also resolutely dispatched and rushed to Zhenjiang, trying their best to attack the 2nd Division and slow down the 2th Division. The threatening nature of the [-]nd Division led to a great battle that also changed the color of the mountains and rivers.

Chapter 232 Desperate to save (2)

The 122nd, 144th, and 145th Divisions of the Sichuan Army in Nanjing originally had a total strength of about 3000 troops. After supporting the Jiangbei War, they lost [-] troops. At this time, they still have about [-] troops. They are the most important thing to defend Nanjing at the moment. a force of

Due to being stuck in a key position and Jiang Weiguo's benevolence, the three divisions were all equipped with German equipment, but the military uniforms were not changed, and they still wore the straw sandals and straw hats when they came out of Sichuan.

When the Yangtze River War was about to break out, the Sichuan Army also received an order to participate in the war. Bai Chongxi, the deputy chief of staff, ordered "the Sichuan Army to deploy two divisions, each with a reinforcement battalion, and the rest of the divisions immediately reinforce the Zhenjiang war."

Originally, Nanjing's troops were already stretched thin, and they were threatened by the three divisions of the Japanese army. It can be said that no single soldier could be withdrawn. Passive defense was the only way. At the same time, Zhenjiang could not be saved. The Ninghu communication line was cut off by the Japanese army (Chiang Kai-shek, Bai Chongxi and others could only wait for the 2nd and 11th Army groups rushing to Nanjing and the troops returning to Nanjing from Shanghai to arrive one after another and try their best to recover Zhenjiang. To put it bluntly, it is easy to lose land and it is difficult to recover land, it is a bad policy with no other choice), but because the 918th Regiment, the Military Police Force, and a regiment of the Yunnan Army arrived in Ningxia, they desperately blocked the 6th Division on the Yangtze River, which made the situation worse. A glimmer of hope and a turning point (if the 6th Division successfully crosses the river and joins forces with the 2nd Division, the national army will completely give up on recovering Zhenjiang, because that is simply impossible, and the situation has completely deteriorated and cannot be saved, but Since the 6th Division was blocked in Jiangbei and Jiangnan, and failed to join the 2nd Division in the south of the Yangtze River, the national army naturally still has the last hope), so Chiang Kai-shek decided to take a huge risk at the firm request of Bai Chongxi and others. The Sichuan army took the initiative to attack and counterattack the 2nd Division that was attacking Zhenjiang, delaying the capture of Zhenjiang by the 2nd Division, and bought precious time for the reinforcements to arrive in Nanjing and Jiangnan.

In addition, there is another very important reason that forced the high-level national army to be so desperate, that is, a new round of reinforcements from the Japanese army arrived on the battlefield.

At 10 a.m. on October 15, the 108th and 109th Divisions of the Japanese Army officially landed at Jinshanwei, Hangzhou Bay, south of Shanghai, and officially launched a comprehensive roundabout outflank of the Shanghai National Army.

The Shanghai War, the Nanjing War and the entire Jiangnan War all fell to the Japanese army by a large margin.

If Shanghai is the center, the geographical shape of the Yangtze River Delta is as follows: Shanghai is bordered by the Yangtze River in the north, the East China Sea in the east, Taihu Lake in the west, and the Qiantang River in the south. Therefore, there are two routes for the Shanghai National Army to withdraw from Shanghai to Nanjing, which is the most convenient The most direct route is the "Jiangnan-Hubei route" in the north, which passes through Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang and other places in the area south of the Yangtze River and north of Taihu Lake, and finally arrives in Nanjing; the other route is to bypass the south of Taihu Lake. The "Hunan Jiangbei route" passes through Jiaxing, Huzhou, Guangde and other places in the area south of Taihu Lake and north of Qiantang River, and finally arrives in Nanjing.

At this time, these two roads were already in great danger of being cut off by the Japanese army. The 2nd Division (with the full cooperation of the 6th and 16th Divisions) was about to capture Zhenjiang, and the 108th and 109th Divisions were in Jinshanwei. Landing, Jiaxing can be attacked at any time. Once the two Japanese troops succeed, the Shanghai National Army will completely become the turtle in the urn of the Japanese army. There is no way to retreat and they will undoubtedly die.

The Nanjing High Command cannot bear this extremely sinister war prospect. It can be said that the "Xialu" must be lost, because the "Xialu" cannot be protected at all, and the Hudong National Army is still busy annihilating the last battle of the 101st Division , barely able to defend against the new 108th and 109th divisions that joined the war, absolutely powerless to prevent these two divisions from capturing Jiaxing. Since the "lower road" must be lost, it is extremely urgent to ensure that the "upper road" is smooth, and it must be done at all costs. something happened.

In order to boost morale, Chiang Kai-shek went to the Xiaguan Wharf to give a walk to the officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army, and then rushed to Longtan Town to give a walk to the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army.

出击部队由122师为主力，144师和145师都抽调了一个加强团以及大批武器弹药给122师，使得122师此时拥有超过9000兵力。

The whole division is well-equipped, well-ammunitioned, and morale is very strong.

Because the 122nd Division originally belonged to the Second War Zone, Yan Xishan, the commander of the Second War Zone, has always been "stingy and stingy". Rolling eyes, hairless."

On the one hand, Yan Xishan needed the Sichuan army to help the Jinsui army defend Shanxi, but on the other hand he was unwilling to spend money on the Sichuan army. The Sichuan army in Shanxi requested to change their equipment and uniforms. Yan Xishan replied, "Since the chairman arranged for you to come, you You should ask the chairman of the general committee." The Sichuan army sent a request telegram to Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek replied, "Since you belong to the second war zone, you should ask for it from the commander of the war zone, Commander Yan." The Sichuan army "almost never received a supplement of one yuan per shot, one shell, one bullet."

However, when the Japanese army in North China launched a tentative attack on Shanxi, Yan Xishan did not hesitate to push the beggar-like Sichuan army to the top. The first line was the Sichuan army, the second line was the Eighth Route Army, and the third line was the Jinsui Army.