I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Falkenhausen blinked mysteriously. He looked around first. He was in Jiang Weiguo's office at this time. There were only the two of them in the office. After making sure that no third person would hear it, Falkenhausen looked serious. He whispered: "Dig the Yellow River Dam!"

"What?" Jiang Weiguo almost jumped up as if being stabbed in the butt by a steel needle, he was almost shocked.

Falkenhausen seemed to have anticipated Jiang Weiguo's reaction long ago, and he repeated solemnly: "Yes, dig the Yellow River dam, release the torrent of the Yellow River, use water instead of soldiers, and stop the Japanese army in North China from continuing to go south!"

Jiang Weiguo stared at Falkenhausen dumbfounded, and thunder and lightning flashed in his mind.

Jiang Weiguo's first thought was: "The levee broke at the entrance of the garden?" The second thought was: "Fuck! I almost forgot about it! This unprecedented tragedy!" The third thought was: "Why? Will it be like this? Do we still have to follow the old path of history?" The fourth thought was: "Day! So the historical breach of the Huayuankou embankment was a bad idea of ​​these damned Germans!"

In the original history, the method of digging the Yellow River, using water to replace soldiers, and releasing water to block the enemy had already been proposed by some high-level national army before the War of Resistance Against Japan, but it was just a hypothesis, and a specific implementation plan was not carefully formulated. This idea is relatively vague. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the situation deteriorated day by day. Several high-ranking national army officials found out this plan in a desperate situation, and then got the approval of the German Military Advisory Group in China headed by Falkenhausen. Chiang Kai-shek, who strongly supported the Germans and was more superstitious about the Germans, made up his mind to put this plan into action.

Objectively speaking, this Falkenhausen did make significant contributions during his work in China, but he did two things worse. Made a major mistake, the second is to strongly advocate digging the Yellow River Dam, using water instead of soldiers, and releasing water to stop the enemy.

Jiang Weiguo was suddenly upset, he realized that the situation was really serious!If the defeat in North China had not been effectively stopped, his old father Jiang might have resorted to this "faint trick" in a panic.

The bursting of the Huayuankou dike was one of the three major tragedies during the Chinese Anti-Japanese War in the original history. At that time, the Japanese army captured Xuzhou. On the one hand, the Japanese army in North China and the Japanese army in East China were officially united. Mainly Central China invaded aggressively, Zhengzhou was in danger, Wuhan was shaken, the national army was defeated in the Battle of Lanfeng, unable to stop the Japanese army, so the Huayuankou Dam of the Yellow River was dug and flooded to stop the Japanese army.

Regarding this action of the national government, later generations have mixed opinions and criticisms, and it is extremely controversial, but the objective reality remains unchanged.

First of all, the culprit is the Japanese. If the Japanese had not launched the war of aggression against China, these tragedies and disasters would not have happened; secondly, the Japanese army suffered "certain losses" in this incident, but only "certain losses" It is not a "serious loss" and it is not a "heavy loss". The number of soldiers lost by the Japanese army due to the flood is difficult to count due to various factors. It can only be said to be "thousands"; There is also a lot of doubt about the attack of the Japanese army. According to historical data, the Huayuankou Dam was dug up on June 1938, 6, and the Japanese army's "attack on Central China" was ordered to stop on June 9, 1938, so Some scholars believe that digging the dam did not serve the purpose of preventing the Japanese army from attacking central China. However, it must be noted that although the Japanese army ordered to stop the attack on June 6, it does not mean that the Japanese army will not resume the attack after a certain period of time. Maybe the Japanese army is preparing to After resting for a month or two, we attacked Central China, but we saw the Yellow River overflowing with flood and mud everywhere, so we directly gave up the plan to resume the offensive, so digging the dam is still useful, so this point cannot be clarified; third, the final The most important point is the loss of China.

This point can only be described as shocking and tragic.

After the Yellow River dam was excavated, it submerged large areas in eastern Henan, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu, spanning 3 counties in three provinces of Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu, forming a yellow flood zone with an area of ​​up to 44 square kilometers, and these areas are all plains. The dense population and fertile land caused countless casualties and property losses. Among them, about 3 people were drowned in Henan Province, and about 33 people were drowned in Jiangsu Province. There is no specific statistics on the death rate in Anhui Province. Because Anhui Province was less affected by the disaster than Henan Province and heavier than Jiangsu Province, it is estimated that 16 to 20 people were drowned. In addition to those who were directly drowned by the flood, they died indirectly from the plague, hunger, cold, etc. caused by the flood. There are countless people involved in banditry, crimes and other factors, and there must be no less than 25 million people. In addition, the flood also destroyed about 100 million houses and submerged about 200 million mu of cultivated land, and affected more than 2000 million civilians. About 1200 million civilians in the three provinces of Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu were forced to leave their homes and become refugees, and about 390 million people went bankrupt due to the floods; Agricultural production in some areas suffered a major blow, which indirectly led to the Great Famine in Henan four years later. In that famine, 480 of 111 counties in Henan Province were affected, and the total number of people affected was as high as 96 million. Millions of people; more than that, eight years and nine months later, the Yellow River was changed back to its original course, but the ecological environment of the flooded area flooded by the Yellow River was greatly damaged, and the cultivation conditions Serious deterioration, the flood of the Yellow River poured into the Huaihe River Basin, brought more than 1100 billion tons of sediment, silted the main stream of the Huaihe River and many tributaries, and brought sequelae to the Huaihe River Basin that would take at least 100 years to gradually eliminate.

These disasters and sufferings, how can one word "miserable" be enough.

After Falkenhausen left, Jiang Weiguo sat in the office, smoking one cigarette after another, meditating for more than an hour, and smoked a whole pack of cigarettes. Finally, he figured out two things.

First, Jiang Weiguo decided to do his best to reinforce the war in North China and try his best to save the deteriorating situation in North China, so as to prevent the national army from having no choice but to dig the Yellow River Dam, which brought endless blood and tears to China and his compatriots catastrophe of suffering;

Second, for those five American ships, hit!Hit without hesitation and without mercy!Not only that, but for any merchant ship from a third country trading with Japan, as long as it can be hit, it will be sunk!

Jiang Weiguo felt a great humiliation of grief and anger, he walked back and forth in the room, his eyes were bright but at the same time with tears in his mouth, he said to himself uncontrollably:

"It's miserable! It's so fucking miserable! In order to defeat Little Japan, how many people died in China? How many people died? There are simply too many people to feel numb! So many people feel Chinese people are born like this, life is worthless! Is the life of our Chinese people really so worthless? Are we Chinese really so low? Is life like pigs and dogs? Ah? Little Japan kills us as soon as it wants. As for those Westerners who keep talking about "human rights" all day? Hypocrisy! Except for ourselves, who the hell has ever pitied us Chinese! China and Japan are at war, what is the United States doing? Upholding justice and fairness? Shit! Damn! They are selling arms and making war money! Then they pretend to send some Sanctimonious nonsense, making yourself look like the protagonist of the world and the hope of mankind! Pooh! Actually, it is not a dirty thing! It looks like a dog on the surface, but it is actually mercenary! It is clear that Japan is invading China, and it is clear that Japan is invading China. People are killing Chinese people, but stand by, and then talk about how righteous they are, and claim that they saved the world in World War II, I bah! Damn! China and Japan are at war, what the hell is the United States? You don’t uphold justice Fuck, just get out, stay on your North American continent and watch the fire from the other side, damn it, you don’t help China, but you brazenly pretend to represent justice, put gold on your face, and gain fame! Deceive your reputation! Okay, Let’s take a step back and say, you can just stand by and watch, don’t count on you, and you can make war money if you want. Since you can sell oil, steel, rubber, and arms to the Japanese, then you can also sell arms to the Japanese. We Chinese, although our China is poor, we will not renege on debts like North Korea, but what the hell are you doing? You bully China's weak and weak, knowing that China can't do anything to you, so you sell industrial resources and arms without fear To the Japanese, but at the same time you bully the weak and fear the strong, and dare not offend the Japanese, so you don’t sell arms to us Chinese, and help the strong invade the weak, what the hell are you! Are you still shameless? Fuck your United States of America! What the hell!"

Jiang Weiguo couldn't help cursing bitterly: "Good! Good! Good! I still had concerns at first and didn't dare to do anything to you, but now think about it, why should I have concerns? Your ship is transporting oil to Japan People, so that the Japanese tanks can start, the planes can take off, and the warships can sail, so that the Japanese can kill us Chinese more fiercely. Since you are not benevolent, don't blame me for being unrighteous! Look! Look at us Chinese Right! We are so poor that we have only one life left. In order to win, we forcibly use human life to fill it. For example, in this Huayuankou, in order to stop the Japanese army, we dared to dig the Yellow River Dam and drown millions of our own people. What are you afraid of? We have reached a dead end, so what are you afraid of? You America is strong, so you don’t have to think about the suffering of the Chinese people, right? You dick, I let you be bitten by a dog! I didn’t dare to offend you , But after thinking about it, it’s funny, so what if I offend you? I’m so poor that I have only one life left, what can you do to me? Barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes! Would you still send hundreds of thousands of American soldiers to join forces with the Japanese to invade? Are you gorgeous? You Americans pretend to be aggressive all day long, and treat us Chinese as nothing. You know that the Japanese are killing us Chinese, but you still give the Japanese blood transfusions. It is unbearable! You are a rich man in the United States, and I China is poor, and I can only look up to you, who is high above you. You don’t need to help me, but you support others to bully me, so don’t blame me for fighting with you! When I get angry, my blood splatters five steps! What’s more It's a country! A nation! What are you afraid of? I'll do it to your family! Compensation? Do you want money? It's [-]!"

After making up his mind, Jiang Weiguo sent a telegram to Wei Zihao: "Hit!"

Wei Zihao quickly called back: "The chairman said no!"

Jiang Weiguo was suddenly filled with anger. Of course he knew the reason why his father did not allow the fight. Both Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist government "hoped for the U.S. aid to China like a drought for rain." It was too late to please the Americans. How dare they offend the Americans? If the orderer is not Jiang Weiguo but someone else, the lighter one will be removed from his post and investigated, and the serious one will be imprisoned.

Jiang Weiguo became anxious. He felt that he was too restrained in doing things, and he was almost unable to break free from the restraints. Finally, he told Wei Zihao: "You send my orders and my father's orders to the commanders of the three submarines. , As for how they choose, it's up to them!"

Wei Zihao immediately understood the meaning of Jiang Weiguo's words, and he replied: "I understand!"

Jiang Weiguo then called Shu Guosheng: "There are three submarines that may cause trouble, and you are ready to deal with it!"

Shu Guosheng understood: "Okay, I understand, it must be done!"

Wang Lang, the captain of submarine u-1023 who discovered the American tanker fleet, had contacted two other Chinese navy submarines in the nearby waters by radio at this time, namely u-1055 and u-1080. The three submarines started a wolf pack. Tactics, trailing the fleet of American tankers.

After the three captains received the telegram from Wei Zihao that "the chairman ordered no attack, and the second son ordered an attack", they all responded surprisingly unanimously, and they all chose to bombard. In Wang Lang's words: "Whatever! What’s more! After the investigation, it’s a big deal that I’ll be shot, and my life will be exchanged for five [-]-ton giant ships! I’ve made a profit! The Japanese lost this batch of oil. On the battlefield, how many brothers and compatriots can we survive? Saved the lives of at least tens of thousands of brothers and compatriots! It's worth it!"

Within 15 minutes, all five American ocean-going oil tankers were disintegrated in the earth-shattering thunderbolt and the big fireball that went straight to the sky. The wreckage of the tanker was quickly swallowed by the sea water. The oil pollution floating area of ​​square kilometers, and ignited hundreds of square kilometers of raging flames, more than 400 American sailors died in the accident.

The various impacts caused by this incident can be called a big storm. After learning about it, Chiang Kai-shek realized in extreme shock and anger that it was Jiang Weiguo's "fake tricks" again, but he had nothing to do with Jiang Weiguo.

The final outcome of this matter is: the Nationalist government blatantly denied it, and secretly acquiesced to the matter to the U.S. government, and claimed that their superiors had given strict orders not to attack, but the three submarine captains acted without authorization due to extreme righteous indignation and reckless impulse. , and caused a "catastrophic disaster".

Among the three submarine captains, one committed suicide in fear of guilt, and committed suicide by jumping into the sea on the way back to China (in fact, he was protected and hidden after landing on the dock), and the other two were executed (in fact, they were executed by death row criminals. .

The three submarine captains disappeared for half a year. After the limelight, they changed their names and continued to be submarine captains.

); As for the compensation, the national government said that it was "powerless" because the maintenance of the war against Japan had made the national government's finances almost exhausted.

Jiang Weiguo didn't bother to care about how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government wiped his ass. He only cared about the current war situation.

On April 4, a strange scene appeared on the Nanjing battlefield: the "Dashengguan Agreement" officially expired on this day, and the Nanjing Army and the Japanese Navy held a "warship handover ceremony" on Baguazhou in the Yangtze River.

Jiang Weiguo finally decided to return the battleship Mutsu to Zhao. He really wanted to blow up the Mutsu and let the Japanese navy and army bleed once. The value of the Mutsu was more than 1 million yen. The Minister of the Military Command, the Minister of the Navy, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet vomited blood together. However, blowing up the Mutsu would do more harm than good. First of all, the Chinese army’s dishonesty and back-and-forth will definitely bring about various negative effects Jiang Weiguo cannot bear such a big responsibility to let the Chinese army, the Chinese government, and China lose their morality and trust; secondly, the Japanese navy was completely enraged by blowing up the Mutsu. The enthusiasm for the war with China was not high, because Japan’s invasion of China was mainly the responsibility of the army, and the navy was not needed. The Japanese navy had always placed imaginary enemies on the United States and Britain. Fearless, increasingly conservative, and increasingly unwilling to work hard, if the Nanjing Army broke its promise and blew up the Mutsu, there is no doubt that the Japanese Navy will fight to the end with the Nanjing Army and the Chinese Army in extreme anger, and will go all out Assist the Japanese Army to invade China together. At that time, the pressure on the Nanjing Army and the Chinese Army increased sharply. If the Mutsu is returned, the Mutsu may not necessarily enter the Yangtze River to bombard Nanjing City and blow up the Mutsu. Battleships will definitely enter the Yangtze River to bombard Nanjing City; third, return the Mutsu, and the Chinese army will be rewarded handsomely. The gunboat (3 tons) and 3 transport ships redeemed the Mutsu. The total tonnage of these 800 ships is about 4 tons (standard).

To get this batch of ships, the Chinese navy, whose surface ships have already run out of energy, will naturally be greeted with rain after a severe drought. This move will also strengthen Jiang Weiguo's real control over the Chinese navy.

In addition, Jiang Weiguo also got a windfall in this matter.

On the evening of March 3, Toddman came to Jiang Weiguo to test Jiang Weiguo's tone, and wanted to know whether Jiang Weiguo would return the Mutsu in good faith or blow up the Mutsu in bad faith the next day.

Hitler was very concerned about this matter. If Jiang Weiguo blows up the Mutsu, it will be even more difficult for China and Japan to shake hands and make peace.

Jiang Weiguo, who was aware of Toddman's intentions, deliberately pretended that he was inclined to blow up the Mutsu. Sure enough, Taudman, who was taken aback, hurriedly contacted Hitler. If the Mutsu is not blown up, he will support Jiang Weiguo with 300 million US dollars free of charge.

Therefore, Jiang Weiguo used the Japanese Mutsu to rip off Hitler's bamboo sticks, earning an additional 300 million U.S. dollars.

The warship handover ceremony was successfully completed without any danger. The Chinese navy was naturally happy, with a little bit of regret. Jiang Weiguo was happy before worrying. He found Xiao Yao, and the two walked to a deserted place and had a private conversation. talk.

"Brother Haoran, I'm at a loss now!" Jiang Weiguo said frankly and melancholy, "We stayed in Nanjing, and the Japanese didn't attack us at all. At the same time, they attacked North China quickly. I really want to do something, I want Do your best to save the decline of the war in North China, because..." He hesitated, and told Xiao Yao about Falkenhausen's "replacing troops with water" strategy, "I'm worried that the national army really won't be able to stop the Japanese army in North China. , my father and the high-level national army will really dig the Yellow River Dam, and by that time, people will really be devastated and mourned!"

After listening carefully, Xiao Yao finally nodded his head: "I agree [-]% to send half of the troops to the North China battlefield!"

Jiang Weiguo was surprised: "Brother Haoran, why are you so straightforward?"

"Analysis!" Xiao Yao said very calmly and calmly, "We might as well analyze it carefully.

Right now, on the East China battlefield, the Japanese army has not fought against the siege of Nanjing. On the one hand, it has stopped the loss of military power, and on the other hand, it has saved and allocated a large amount of troops to the North China battlefield. Moreover, the Japanese army is almost invincible in the North China battlefield. Even the best-fighting Jinsui army can't last long. It is estimated that the elders will be four to five months, and the short ones will be two to three months. Shanxi Province will be occupied and controlled by the Japanese army. Next, the Japanese army will attack Henan, Su North, Anhui, or, to fight Shaanxi, Sichuan, this is hard to say, but what is absolutely certain is that after the collapse of North China, it will really shake the overall situation of our country's overall war of resistance!"

Jiang Weiguo nodded.

In the original history, Shanxi Province insisted on the War of Resistance and fell after three months. At this time, the conditions of the War of Resistance in Shanxi Province were indeed better than in the original history. However, in the original history, the Japanese army only used about 14 troops to attack Shanxi. Now, The Japanese army has almost used about 18 troops to attack Shanxi. Therefore, Shanxi Province may not necessarily persist in the War of Resistance for longer than in the original history.

"Let's analyze!" Xiao Yao said in an orderly manner, "How many choices can we have now? First, continue to hold back the troops. Well, after two months of holding back the troops, Shanxi Province is estimated to be mostly occupied. The situation in North China has deteriorated to the extreme. At the same time, We in Nanjing must have starved to death. According to the speed at which the Japanese army drove people into the city, there would be 70 people in Nanjing in two months, 50 of whom would be old and weak women and children. Great victory on the battlefield, victory without a fight on the Nanjing battlefield!"

Jiang Weiguo's heart felt heavy.

"Let's continue to analyze!" Xiao Yao continued with reason and evidence, "Second, we took the initiative to attack on the Nanjing battlefield.

We now have more than 8.5 regular troops and more than 7 militiamen (including migrant workers who can be converted into militias).

We went out of the city, left our trench position, and rushed to the Japanese army who had built fortifications on the field. If we were conservative, we would wipe out the entire army, and we could kill or injure hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops!Then what?The city of Nanjing will definitely fall, and the Japanese army on the North China battlefield will fight as they please, because the Japanese army on the East China battlefield does not need reinforcements. Although it is difficult for the existing 30 Japanese troops to conquer Nanjing City, they will start defending and defending. We are more than enough to wipe out all of us in battle!"

Jiang Weiguo lit a cigarette: "Is there no third way?"

"Yes!" Xiao Yao nodded, "Thirdly, the Nanjing army is divided into two groups, one way breaks out of the city, the north goes to the reinforcements to join the battle, and the other way continues to fight the defensive battle in Nanjing city!"

"Oh?" Jiang Weiguo was a little confused.

"Sit here..." Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo, "Our purpose of defending Nanjing is not to keep Nanjing, but to kill the Japanese army as much as possible, right?"

"Yes!" Jiang Weiguo nodded.

"Very good!" Xiao Yao nodded, "Based on this ideological principle, it doesn't matter whether Nanjing City is lost or not, what matters is whether it is cost-effective to lose it.

Come on, let's analyze.

The Nanjing Army has 10,000+ soldiers, divided into two groups, all the way to break out of the city, and go to North China to participate in the war. Although the number is not large, the number of soldiers is not the number but the quality. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers armed to the teeth... The Germans gave us Are there still many tanks and heavy artillery?Four or two can move a thousand catties, not to mention tens of thousands of elite soldiers armed to the teeth, driving tanks, and carrying cannons?If used properly, this army can naturally accomplish a lot, and it is not impossible to turn the tide.

With the fighting quality, weapons and equipment, morale, and fighting power of the Nanjing Army at this time, they can fight against the Japanese army one-to-one in offensive battles, one-to-three in defensive battles, and two-to-three in encounter battles!"

"Hmm, um, um!" Jiang Weiguo hummed again and again.

Xiao Yao said: "Dividing the Nanjing Army into two has two major benefits, it will activate both the North China War and the Nanjing War like a finishing touch.

First of all, go to North China to rescue the emergency, which is needless to say, and secondly, fight and kill the enemy again on the Nanjing battlefield!" He looked at Jiang Weiguo's puzzled eyes and smiled slightly, "The Nanjing army has 10,000+ people, and the besieging Japanese army did not dare to act rashly. If most of the Nanjing army breaks through the siege, and there are only tens of thousands of people in the city, what will happen to the besieging Japanese army? "

Jiang Weiguo suddenly felt enlightened: "The Japanese army besieging the city must not be able to hold back and attack the city aggressively!"

"Yes!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "Seeing that most of the opponent's strength has been lost, the Japanese army may be tempted to resume the siege again. Therefore, our Nanjing city defense fortifications, our trenches, our fortresses, and our five cannons Mountains, our street fighting strongholds...all are useful again!"

The more Jiang Weiguo thought about it, the more excited he became. He discovered a somewhat contradictory truth: if the Nanjing Army is too strong, the Japanese army will not dare to fight; if the Nanjing Army becomes weaker, the Japanese army will dare to fight, but...those who take the initiative to weaken themselves The Nanjing Army will inevitably usher in a bitter battle.

"Brother Haoran..." Jiang Weiguo sensed a loophole in Xiao Yao's plan, "Are you ready to abandon Nanjing City, and also the last unit of the Nanjing Army left in the city?"

Xiao Yao nodded: "Nanjing City was meant to be lost; the Nanjing Army was meant to be killed.

Yes, the last Nanjing troops left in Nanjing are destined to be annihilated. Only in this way can we take care of the situation in North China and kill the vital forces of the Japanese army for the last time on the Nanjing battlefield, realizing the maximum value of the fall of Nanjing.

Let me simply do the math!The Nanjing army now has 16 troops (including the militia), regardless of division of troops, all continue to defend the city of Nanjing, the Japanese army does not attack at all, and the 16 troops starve to death in the end. Go to North China to participate in the war, and the remaining 10 will fight the last battle in Nanjing City, a battle that is destined to be a bitter, fierce, bloody battle, and it is also destined to be the last battle that will cause the Japanese army to bleed. But at least 6 Japanese troops can be killed.

Attendant, did I speak clearly? "

Jiang Weiguo threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, lit a cigarette again, and smoked vigorously.

Xiao Yao saw the complicated feeling in Jiang Weiguo's heart, and he sighed: "After all, we are soldiers of a weak country. In order to defend the country, there are too many times, we have no choice, or we have only helpless choices!"

Jiang Weiguo sighed softly, and said in a low voice: "You are right, I understand!"

Chapter 326 Standing out from the encirclement (1)

It has been nine months since the Sino-Japanese War broke out. In the five months before the Battle of Nanjing, the Japanese army fought two battles with the Chinese army in Pingjin and Songhu. Although they won both, the Japanese army paid a very high price. It was not going well, and after the outbreak of the Battle of Nanjing, the Japanese army suffered an almost unimaginable, the most painful damage in the past 50 years since Japan established a modern army, far exceeding the losses during the Russo-Japanese War (Japanese soldiers died during the Russo-Japanese War 8.3, 15.4 injured).

Naturally, the high-level Japanese army was more or less shaken, flustered, and frightened. Some high-level Japanese army began to suspect that they had seriously underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. However, after the "North China Strategy" was launched, the high-level Japanese army suddenly discovered that It turns out that the Chinese army has not been underestimated. It is indeed a mud-footed giant with outdated equipment, insufficient training, chaotic systems, and many factions.

Shandong Province, with a total area of ​​about 16 square kilometers and a total population of about 3700 million, was quickly captured by the Japanese army within 20 days. It was like a shot of [-] liters of stimulant, and the depressed atmosphere that was suppressing the hearts of the top Japanese army was completely shaken. Swept away, the main fighters and hardliners overwhelmed the peacemakers and moderates again in an instant, "Keep up! Expand the imperial army's occupation area in China!" "Cross Nanjing! Specially attack North China!" In the whole of China, only the isolated city of Nanjing is left!" The high-ranking Japanese army cheered and clamored.

On April 4, the Japanese army in East China also launched a "new grand strategy" to echo the Japanese army in North China.

Although the Japanese army in East China was strong, on the one hand, it was held back by the Nanjing army. On the one hand, it needed to completely encircle Nanjing, and on the other hand, it needed to continuously deploy troops to supplement the Japanese army in North China. 2 divisions: In the Japanese Army, the combat power is second only to the 2nd and 6th divisions, and the 5th and 9th divisions can sit on an equal footing with the 18th division (For this ranking, the head of the 10th division, Isoya Lieutenant General Lian Jie has always been unconvinced. He claimed that his 10th Division is the "Flower of the Imperial Army". "Third Brigade of the Imperial Army").

Both divisions have been greatly strengthened. Although not too many tanks, heavy artillery, and cars have been supplemented, their strength has doubled. Each division has more than 4 troops and sufficient ammunition.

The two divisions immediately broke away from the 3rd and 4th armies that they were originally affiliated with, and became the troops directly under the front army, and then one went north and the other went south.

The 9th Division launched a strong attack on central Jiangsu, and the 18th Division launched a strong attack on northern Zhejiang.

The progress of the 9th and 18th Divisions on the battlefields of central Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang was not as fast as that of the Japanese army in North China, but they could also be called unstoppable and plundered hundreds of miles.

The 9th Division captured Yangzhou on April 4, Taizhou on April 8, Gaoyou, Xinghua, and Dongtai within a week, and Yancheng on April 4, and then stormed Huai'an. It covers an area of ​​10 square kilometers within a month, and all of them are the Great Plains in central Jiangsu.

The fifth war zone of the national army was shocked, because after the fall of Huai'an, the next ones were Suqian and Lianyungang, and then Xuzhou, an important military town in northern Jiangsu and the throat of the Jinpu line.

Shandong Province to the north of Xuzhou has basically fallen. If Huai'an, Suqian, and Lianyungang to the south of Xuzhou fall again, Xuzhou will be surrounded by the Japanese army from north to south and surrounded on all sides. There is no doubt that the Jinpu line will be opened by the Japanese army. will become one.

Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the theater, hastily mobilized the 11th Group Army of the Guangxi Army, other troops of the National Army in Central and Northern Jiangsu, and the local security regiment militia to defend Huai'an with all their strength.

For a time, Huai'an was turned upside down in the bloody fight.