I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

At this time, the entire Jiangsu Province, except for northern Jiangsu and Nanjing, fell to two-thirds.

After the 18th Division headed south from Nanjing, it first captured Huzhou, and then pointed directly at Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province.

Gu Zhutong, commander of the third war zone, hastily mobilized the 5th Army (commanded by Gu Zhutong himself) and the 8th Army (commanded by Zhang Fakui) to fight in Hangzhou.

After eight days and nights of fierce fighting, Hangzhou fell, and the national army blew up the Qiantang River Bridge and retreated to Shaoxing.

The 18th Division suffered 1 casualties in the Battle of Hangzhou. The veterans of the division were exhausted. In addition, there are many hills and mountains in northern Zhejiang. Part of it is in southwestern Jiangsu, and 70% of Zhejiang Province is mountainous and hilly.

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After crossing Nanjing, the Japanese army had "brilliant results" in North China and East China. Therefore, more and more high-level Japanese troops supported "no more storming Nanjing, and only need to encircle Nanjing without fighting it." It caused a major blow to the Chinese government, but it did not benefit the empire militarily and economically."

"We only took out one-fifth of the forces that attacked Nanjing, and we obtained more than 25 square kilometers of rich and fertile land in North China and East China!" Lieutenant General Yoshijiro Umezu said this, and he said to his friends in private "Before the start of the war, Moto Sugiyama uttered the wild words of 'conquering China within three months'. Facts have proved that it was a stupid statement that couldn't be more stupid.

The current situation and reality have proved that it is difficult for the empire to conquer China quickly. After a round, it still has to follow the "steady and steady" route. Therefore, there is not much need to attack Nanjing.

What the empire needs most at present is not Nanjing, but China's fertile land, rich resources, population, food, products, and wealth.

China wants to drag us down, in fact, we will drag China down!"

In Nanjing City, the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters held an emergency meeting.

"North China is in danger! North Jiangsu is in danger!" Huang Wei said worriedly, "We can't stay out of it!"

"What the teacher said is exactly!" Jiang Weiguo went straight to the point, "Sirs, our Nanjing Army must do something!"

"Jianhao..." Tang Shengzhi looked at Jiang Weiguo, feeling a little uneasy, "We can't protect ourselves..."

"But the Japanese army didn't attack Nanjing at all!" Jiang Weiguo said, "Should we just stay in the city and wait to die of starvation? Rather than sit and wait for death, it is better to fight!"

"Jianhao, you mean...abandoning the city?" Xiao Shanling, Huang Wei, Song Xilian, Li Yutang, Wang Yaowu, Chen Mingren and others were all very surprised.

"No!" Jiang Weiguo shook his head firmly, "How can we abandon the city? How can we abandon the city? Nanjing City will continue to defend to the death, but we must rush out some troops to participate in the great battle in North Jiangsu or North China!"

"Oh?" Some of the generals became more surprised, some were thoughtful, some understood, and some suddenly realized.

Jiang Weiguo explained Xiao Yao's idea in general, and finally said: "In this way, there are two major functions. One is to save the defeat in North Jiangsu and North China, and the other is to stimulate the Japanese army to resume the siege, so that our defense forces can continue to expand." At the same time, the population in the city has been reduced, which can also save food, medicine and other materials.

In my opinion, the troops who broke out of the city can also cover the withdrawal of a large number of civilians in the city from Nanjing City, and reduce the material burden for the remaining troops.

After all, the supplies in the city are really tight!"

"Isn't the remaining troops doomed to be wiped out and the city destroyed?" Tang Shengzhi lit a cigarette.

"Mr. Tang, isn't this our vow from the beginning?" Jiang Weiguo looked at Tang Shengzhi.

Tang Shengzhi didn't speak, and smoked a cigarette silently.

"Very good!" Chen Mingren was the first to agree, "This move is very correct! I agree!"

"Well! It should be so!" "Yes, if you stay in Nanjing, you can't do anything, but if you divide your troops into two groups, you can beat the Japanese pirates!" "North Jiangsu and North China continue to be defeated. What’s the point?” “Yes! Our persistence in the War of Resistance does not depend on the isolated city of Nanjing, but on the vast land and the many people. If the land is completely lost and the people fall under the rule of the Japanese army, we still have the city of Nanjing. How can the war continue?" The generals all agreed.

"Jianhao, do you already have a draft?" Xiao Shanling asked, "What are you going to do? Which divisions will you send to break out of the city? Which divisions will you send to stay in Nanjing?"

"Jianhao, let me ask first!" Tang Shengzhi looked at Jiang Weiguo with complicated eyes, "How many troops do you plan to break out of the city? How many troops do you want to leave behind? Break through [-]%, leave [-]%? ?”

"Sixty percent break through, forty percent stay!" Jiang Weiguo replied, "Many go out, few stay.

Because there are few troops going out, it is impossible to save the urgent needs of northern Jiangsu and North China, so there must be more troops, and if there are more troops left, it is unlikely that the Japanese army will resume the siege, so there must be fewer!" He looked at the crowd with piercing eyes, and said, "Sixty percent breakout, [-]% stay, but we declared '[-]% breakout, [-]% stay', expand the number of breakouts, reduce the number of left behind, this can further lure the Japanese army to resume the siege, while bluffing, deterring the northern Jiangsu, The Japanese army in North China!"

The generals nodded one after another: "So, it is really clever and ingenious!"

Tang Shengzhi also nodded slightly: "Then, which divisions should we send to break out of the city? Which divisions should we send to stay in Nanjing?"

Jiang Weiguo smiled: "Sirs, who wants to stay?"

Everyone knew that if they continued to stay in Nanjing City, the death rate would exceed 95%. If they broke through, even though they would go to northern Jiangsu and North China to participate in fierce battles, the death rate would definitely be lower than staying in Nanjing City.

After all, Nanjing City is an isolated city, while North Jiangsu and North China are vast areas, and there is a lot of room for maneuver in combat. The possibility of being wiped out by the Japanese army is naturally lower than staying in Nanjing City, which has been surrounded by the Japanese army.

"Brothers, your troops have fought bloody battles in Nanjing so far. It is enough to be worthy of the country and the people!" Wang Yaowu was the first to express his opinion, "My 74th Division left Nanjing as soon as it came. Leave!"

Chen Mingren smiled: "Naturally the same is true for my second division!"

Huang Wei, Song Xilian, and Li Yutang couldn't help but be very emotional: "Zuomin (Wang Yaowu), Ziliang (Chen Mingren)...you..."

Wang Yaowu smiled awe-inspiringly: "Everyone, don't think that Ziliang and I don't have your spirit since we just arrived! Our troops are now also part of the Nanjing Army!"

不包括民兵，南京军此时下辖：第77师、第88师、第99师、第100师、第145师（川军）、第170师（桂军）、第182师（滇军）、第74师、预备第2师、南京工兵旅、南京炮兵旅、南京宪兵团，总共12支部队，总兵力约10.7万（包括2万余在南京城内的可康复痊愈的轻度中度伤兵，不包括已被送出南京城的2万余重伤员和残疾者），另有4万余民兵、3万余大部分可转为民兵的民工协同作战（实际上还有约十万青壮年妇女协同守城，但她们暂时还没有协同作战，主要负责后勤、生产、劳动等事务）。

Jiang Weiguo paused, and said: "I mean, the 77th Division, the 74th Division, and the 2nd Preparatory Division stay here!"

"Ah..." The generals let out a low voice, looked at each other, and exchanged glances.

"Jianhao, according to your idea..." Tang Shengzhi said, "These three divisions will remain in Nanjing?"

Jiang Weiguo nodded: "Yes, these are the three main divisions.

The number of people, there must not be too many people staying in Nanjing, so the quantity cannot be guaranteed, but the quality must be guaranteed, three divisions, all veterans of hundreds of battles, equipped with all German equipment!"

"Jianhao!" Xiao Shanling looked at Jiang Weiguo with admiration, "The No. 70 Seventh Division also stays?" He knew well that the 77th Division was Jiang Weiguo's "direct lineage" and "belonging to Jiang Weiguo himself." "Second Prince's Personal Guard Army", but Jiang Weiguo left him in Nanjing and put him in danger of being destroyed. Xiao Shanling had to respect him, but he felt very sorry.

Jiang Weiguo smiled, with a desolate look on his face: "There is no way.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

The 77th Division has the strongest combat effectiveness, so it should be kept!" He looked at Huang Wei.

There was no surprise or flinch on Huang Wei's face. He was clearly prepared for this, so he gave Jiang Weiguo a sympathetic smile: "The 77th Division will definitely fulfill its oath and live and die with Nanjing!"

"The 74th division is the same! This task is what I wish for! Second son, thank you for your adult beauty!!" "The same goes for the second division!" Wang Yaowu and Chen Mingren both looked solemn.

Tang Shengzhi looked at Jiang Weiguo, his expression, expression, and words seemed to have some meaning: "Jianhao, what about you?"

"Me?" Jiang Weiguo smiled slightly, "I am the Chief of Staff of the 77th Division, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Nanjing Garrison Command, and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Nanjing Army. Of course I will stay in Nanjing!"

"Jianhao!" Tang Shengzhi's expression changed and his heart shook. He looked at Jiang Weiguo, who was full of sincerity and fearlessness, and then showed an emotional smile. He stood up and looked at the generals. The deputy commander of the army will naturally continue to stay in Nanjing until the last moment!" He looked at Huang Wei, Wang Yaowu, and Chen Mingren, "Next, we will continue to fight!"

"Mr. Tang!" Huang Wei, Wang Yaowu, and Chen Mingren were all moved.

"If there is no objection from everyone, we will make a decision!" Tang Shengzhi made up his mind to break the boat. , and then notify the chairman of the committee, Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone, and Chief Gu of the Third War Zone of this action!"

After repeated deliberations, the status of the various units of the Nanjing Army is as follows:

The 74th Division and the 2nd Reserve Division are all left behind;

The 77th Division broke through the 918th Regiment, the 128th Regiment, the 77th Cavalry Regiment and some troops directly under the division headquarters, leaving the rest;

第88师、第99师、第145师、第170师、第182师全部突围；

Half of the 100th Division broke through, and half stayed behind;

The Nanjing Engineering Brigade broke through a regular army engineering regiment, leaving the rest behind;

The Nanjing Artillery Brigade broke through part of the artillery and artillery, leaving the rest behind;

The Nanjing Gendarmerie remained behind;

According to this plan, the units of the Nanjing Army still need to carry out certain mutual mobilization, 10.7 regular troops (including more than 2 mildly and moderately wounded soldiers who can recover in Nanjing City, excluding 2 soldiers who have been sent out of Nanjing City More than 77 elite veterans from the 74th Division, 2th Division, and [-]nd Reserve Division; among the wounded soldiers, moderately wounded soldiers should be taken away as much as possible Most of the mildly wounded soldiers remained; among the militiamen and migrant workers, about half broke through and about half remained; old, weak, women, children and civilians could be taken away as much as they could (because there were too many), the elderly and children were given priority, and young and middle-aged women Secondly.

The reason why the 918th and 128th regiments broke out of the city is because these two regiments are now real armored regiments again.

In fact, these two regiments are like this every time, first the real "armored regiment", after losing a batch of tanks and armored vehicles, it becomes the "armored infantry regiment", continues to lose, becomes the "mechanized infantry regiment", then becomes the "armored infantry regiment" Motorized Infantry Regiment", and finally turned into a real "Infantry Regiment".

由于4月1日时日本海军会再度封锁中国海岸线，所以德国方面在4月1日之前开足马力地向中国运送军火，可以说，1938年前三个月的德国军工业基本上就是在为中国生产军火的，并且在“南京正式守城三个月”的1938年3月1日，希特勒额外地赠送蒋纬国300架飞机、300辆坦克、100门大口径重炮、10艘潜艇，以及3000万美元的资金。

Jiang Weiguo calculated carefully, and he was also taken aback because he found that he had become very rich recently. At this time, in his hands, there were more than 500 tanks of various types, more than 400 armored vehicles of various types, and more than 1000 military vehicles of various types. There are more than 800 vehicles and more than 200 artillery pieces of various types (excluding the heavy artillery on the five artillery hills, including mortars, but excluding grenades), among which there are more than [-] large-caliber heavy artillery pieces.

Most of the arms in Jiang Weiguo's hands were aided by Germany, the remaining half were captured Japanese-style arms, and half were domestic arms produced by the rear arsenal.

Jiang Weiguo, who is rich and powerful, has the strength to fight his way through the encirclement of the Japanese army.

At the division headquarters meeting of the 77th Division, Xiao Yao, on behalf of Jiang Weiguo, announced the upcoming breakout plan to the participating officers of the division at the lieutenant colonel level and above.

"Everyone!" Xiao Yao's eyes were burning like a torch, "North China is in danger! North Jiangsu is in danger! If we continue to besiege Nanjing, the loss in strategy will be more and more outweighed. Therefore, we must launch a breakthrough.

North China needs us, and North Jiangsu needs us.

It is no exaggeration to say that our Nanjing Army is the most capable of fighting in the entire national army. One of our divisions can fight against one division of the Japanese Army without falling behind or even gaining the upper hand. Therefore, we have a heavy responsibility and we can no longer only focus on Nanjing. , We are going to a more important and broader battlefield stage.

According to the breakout operation plan approved by the Wuhan Military Commission, our 77th Division, except the 918th Regiment, the 128th Regiment, the 77th Cavalry Regiment and some units directly under the division headquarters, will stay in Nanjing to continue fighting!"

The officers looked dignified and awe-inspiring.

Xiao Yao continued: "The specific direction of breaking out must be in the south, starting in the Dashengguan area.

Dashengguan is still in our hands, so we have a certain degree of initiative and control in the southern area of ​​Nanjing.

At that time, the breakout troops gathered between Mochou Lake and Yuhuatai, passed through the city of Confucius Temple, crossed the Qinhuai New River, arrived at Dasheng Pass, and then proceeded at full speed along the Yangtze River to Ma'anshan.

Ma'anshan has been abandoned by the national army, but the Japanese army does not have too much strength there. The 7nd Division of the 22th Army of the Japanese Army is stationed in Ma'anshan. This division is a new division and its combat effectiveness is not very strong. The 918th Regiment and the 128th Regiment took the lead, and with the momentum of tank clusters driving straight in, they quickly broke through the blockade line of the 22nd Division in Ma'anshan, and transferred to Wuhu, Tongling and other southern Anhui areas to complete the entire breakout.

The key point of this battle is to be quick and quick, and not to entangle the Japanese army for a long time, otherwise, the main force of the Japanese army will encircle and set up a blocking line on the way forward of our army, and the breakout operation will inevitably cause extra problems..."

"Deputy attendant!" Liu Fengling asked, "You said that the key point of our breakthrough this time is 'quick and quick', but when we break through, we have to bring so many civilians, and they are all old and weak, women and children, how can we be 'quick' like this?" Shortcut'?"

A trace of gloom appeared in Xiao Yao's expression: "Yes, although the main point is this, but when the time comes, we will definitely retreat while fighting, and we can't abandon those civilians, right?" He was also a little bit embarrassed.

"Deputy seat..." Yi Shuihan asked, "Will the navy assist us?"

"Of course!" Xiao Yao nodded, "The Navy's Yangtze River Fleet has just received a batch of Japanese ships, and it already has a certain strength. Four destroyers, three gunboats, plus the original torpedo boats and gunboats, can serve as a powerful force on the Yangtze River." We provided very powerful firepower to break through along the river, and the Navy’s Yangtze River Fleet also received four Japanese transport ships, each with a displacement of more than 2500 tons, each of which could carry thousands of people, plus the original boats, in the We will play a major role in this breakout operation.

Because the downstream of Xiama Pass is the control area of ​​the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet, and the upstream is the control area of ​​the National Army's Yangtze River Fleet, so this is an important reason why we put the breakout direction in the south of Nanjing!"

Yi Shuihan and other officers nodded with relief: "The air force must be the same as the navy, right?"

"Of course!" Xiao Yao nodded, "The air force will do its best to help us, we only need to deal with the Japanese army on land, and we don't need to worry about Japanese bombers dropping bombs on us overhead.

Well, I will read out the tasks of the units of our division in this breakout operation.

First, the 771st Brigade launched a counterattack in the Pukou District of Jiangbei to attract the attention of the Japanese army; secondly, the 773rd Brigade dispatched a reinforced regiment to Wugui Mountain between Yuhuatai and Dashengguan to set up a defensive position to prevent the Japanese army from counterattacking And blocked the way out of our army's breakout troops; thirdly, the 772nd brigade transferred two battalions to Wudingmen to fill the vacancy of the defenders..."

The meeting lasted for more than two hours, and the officers finally left with different thoughts.

The officers all knew that after this breakout operation, the Nanjing Army in Nanjing would be weak, and the besieging Japanese army would most likely resume the siege. Next, there will be bitter, fierce, bloody battles... to the end, what is "the end"?It means death in battle, annihilation of the whole army, destruction of the city and death of the people.

Although the officers had been mentally prepared to die in Nanjing when they chose to stay in Nanjing City to join the Nanjing Army four months ago, when this day really came, there were indeed some turmoil in their hearts.

After the number of troops in Nanjing has been reduced by [-]%, if the besieging Japanese army launches a full-scale siege... To put it bluntly, the moment of Nanjing's fall has entered the countdown.

The offensive and defensive battle in Nanjing City was no longer about the two sides fighting each other, but the Japanese army suppressing the Nanjing army in an all-round way.