I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

The situation of the Nanjing Army troops who broke out of the city is actually not much better than that of the brothers who stayed in the city, because they are about to become a fire brigade. Iron and blood fight.

When parting, the officers were naturally a little sad, because some were about to leave Nanjing, and some would stay in Nanjing, so while there was still time, they said goodbye to each other and poured out their hearts.

Everyone knows well that if they say goodbye at this time, the chances of seeing each other again in the future are really not high.

"There is no need to bury the bones, there are green mountains everywhere in the world!" After the meeting, Du Yuming, Zheng Dongguo, Ji Zhangjian and other military officers found Jiang Weiguo, "Jianhao, let's say goodbye today, not only when we will meet again!" Du Yuming and others looked very sad .

"Farewell to your brother-in-law!" Jiang Weiguo wanted to laugh, "When did I say I would leave too?"

"Ah?" Du Yuming and others were surprised, "Aren't you leaving?"

"Of course!" Jiang Weiguo shrugged, "Isn't this nonsense!"

"Jianhao..." Du Yuming and the others immediately had tears in their eyes, feeling overwhelmed.

"Sit!" Xiao Yao came over and winked at Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo understood, and after greeting Du Yuming and others, he and Xiao Yao walked to a nearby room, where there were only the two of them.

"What do you think of the breakout plan I drew up at the meeting just now?" Xiao Yao's meaning was unclear.

"Very good, everything is covered!" Jiang Weiguo nodded. He is a "genius strategist", not a tactician or a military strategist at all, so his military talents are pitiful, but he has fought for so long (Jiang Weiguo fought on the front line, He did not hide behind the remote control command), he was also infected by the flames of war to a certain degree of military quality, for the breakout plan drawn up by Xiao Yao, he thought about it as a half-expert and half-expert, and found that it was indeed exhaustive and flawless. Yes, he couldn't find any flaws by picking them horizontally or vertically.

"We...may not use this plan!" Xiao Yao's next sentence completely stunned Jiang Weiguo.

"My military advisor, what kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?" Jiang Weiguo was puzzled.

Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo with meaningful eyes: "We are hiding in the city, and the Japanese army outside the city has nothing to do with us. Once we go out of the city, we will have to fight the Japanese army in the field or fight against the Japanese army. It is not good for us. The Japanese army This is more than I could have wished for.

Our breakthrough is equivalent to a tortoise taking off its shell and completely exposing the field outside the city. After the Japanese army learned about this, how could it not be possible to intercept and kill them with all their strength so as to consume our vital strength in the field to the maximum? "

"Brother Haoran..." Jiang Weiguo vaguely understood Xiao Yao's meaning, "Your worry is very reasonable, but the Japanese army may not know our breakout plan?"

"Maybe! But the Japanese are not fools, they might be aware of it!" Xiao Yao was noncommittal, "Sensei, as I said, I only trust myself and you, and I will doubt anyone except myself and you.

The plan just now may be just a smoke bomb, and our real breakout plan may be this one!" He took out a document from his hand and handed it to Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo took it over and took a look: "Break out in the north of the city?"

Xiao Yao nodded: "Only by doing the opposite, can the enemy be caught off guard and hit the enemy hard.

Under objective conditions, breaking out in the south of the city is the best, but why don't we do the opposite?Break out in the north of the city!"

"The northern and eastern parts of Nanjing are occupied by the Japanese?" Jiang Weiguo was dumbfounded.

"Yes, so the Japanese didn't think of this!" Xiao Yao said calmly, "Don't break out from Dasheng Pass, start from Longtan Town, kill and wound a group of Japanese troops when the Japanese army is caught off guard, and then cross the Yangtze River, go to Yangzhou, Suzhong, go to northern Jiangsu, hit the rear of the Japanese 9th Division, break the siege of Huai'an, and finally go to Xuzhou to join the main force of the Fifth Theater.

Don't forget, we still have a batch of dive bombers that can drive away or even defeat the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet, and our Yangtze River Fleet is not small now. The fleet goes down the river and passes through the Xiaguan Wharf, allowing us to cross over to Longtan Town. Go to Jiangbei!"

Chapter 327 Standing out from the encirclement (2)

The breakout time of the Nanjing Army was set on the night of April 4th.

On this day, in the original history, the Chinese army won the famous Taierzhuang victory in Taierzhuang, but in the current time and space, Hangzhou fell, and on the same day, Datong, an important town in northern Shanxi, also fell. All the soldiers died in the battle, and Li Fuying, the commander of the army, died in the battle. The Tojo Division of the Japanese Army tore open the gap in northern Shanxi at the cost of more than 61 casualties. The northern and central Jin troops built a line of defense in Xinkou (Xinzhou), the throat from northern Shanxi to Taiyuan, and continued to resist the Japanese army.

The Japanese army's attack on Shanxi Province was divided into two parts. One was the Tojo Division from north to south, and the other was the Itagaki Division from east to west. Since the Taihang Mountain defense line built by the Jinsui Army in the east of Shanxi was very strong, so The Itagaki Division secretly transferred more than [-] people to the Tojo Division. The Japanese army then pretended to attack in the east of Shanxi and stormed in the north of Shanxi. In addition, Yan Xishan was too superstitious about the Taihang Mountain defense line and ignored the northern Shanxi. As a result, the Tojo Division broke the Jinsui Division. The army's northern Shanxi defense line broke into the northern hinterland of Shanxi Province.

Undoubtedly, the anti-Japanese situation in Shanxi Province is becoming more and more unfavorable, and the general situation in the North China battlefield is still deteriorating day by day.

In a crisis, the Nanjing Army must make a difference. This is the mission of the strongest army in China.

In order to ensure the success of this breakout operation, the Nanjing Army made every effort to make full preparations, and the navy and air force of the national army were also fully prepared, especially the navy.

The Yangtze River Fleet of the Navy can be described as "strong and strong". In addition to the original five ships, Ninghai, Pinghai, Yixian, Zhongshan, and Weiguo, on April 4, they were forced to transfer 1 destroyers, 3 A gunboat, 3 transport ships (all 4 tons, considered relatively large transport ships), and a group of torpedo boats and gunboats can indeed help the Nanjing Army on the Yangtze River. More than 2500 civilian ships were recruited, all of which were of small tonnage. The large ones were no more than a few hundred tons, and the small ones were only a few tens of tons.

Jiang Weiguo now has more than 500 tanks of various types, more than 400 armored vehicles of various types, more than 1000 military vehicles of various types, and more than 800 artillery pieces of various types (excluding the fixed heavy artillery on the five artillery hills, including mortars, but Not including grenades), among them, there are more than 200 large-caliber heavy guns.

With so many tanks and cannons, together with the elite tiger and cardinal soldiers of the Nanjing Army, it is not a problem to fight a bloody way through the Japanese encirclement. However, the biggest trouble is the civilians in the city.

As of mid-April, due to various changes, the population of Nanjing has exceeded 46. The components include:

More than 8.8 regular troops (including wounded soldiers returning to the army after recovery), more than 4 militiamen, more than 3 young and middle-aged migrant workers (most of them can be converted into militiamen), more than 1.7 wounded soldiers (more than 2 seriously wounded and disabled people) Basically, they have been sent out of the city before, and the wounded soldiers who are still in the city are basically mildly or moderately wounded. wounded), more than 1.7 old and weak women and children (more than 28 young and middle-aged women, and the rest are old people and children, about 13 old people and about 9 children).

According to the breakout plan, about 4 regular troops, 2 militiamen, and 2 migrant workers will be taken away. All moderately wounded soldiers will be taken away, and about 8000 wounded soldiers and elderly people will be taken away. Take all the children away, and the young and middle-aged women try to take as many as possible.

Obviously, breaking out of the encirclement is not a problem for the regular army. The militia and migrant workers can help fight and will not become a burden. Wounded soldiers, the elderly, children, and women are all very troublesome.

"If all these old and weak women and children are left in the city, the army can of course break out of the encirclement like lightning, but..." Jiang Weiguo sighed, "You can't do this! Soldiers are to protect the people. What kind of soldier are you?"

The reason why the Nanjing Army’s breakout troops had to take away these large numbers of old and weak women and children was firstly out of military duty, secondly to prevent them from being slaughtered and humiliated by the Japanese army after the city of Nanjing was broken, and thirdly to reduce the pressure on the defenders in the city. Material burden.

The Japanese army drove so many civilians into the city to use up so many mouths to consume the food of the defenders.

Taking away these civilians is also to allow Nanjing City to defend longer.

On the afternoon of April 4, near Mochou Lake in the south of Nanjing.

There was a sea of ​​people and voices, but they were in an orderly manner. Teams of old people, women, children, militiamen, and migrant workers lined up like long queues and walked towards the hills piled up with armaments. On the side of the hills of armaments, officers shouted hoarsely: "Come and get your weapons! Every two militiamen and migrant workers get a gun, fifty rounds of bullets, and two grenades. Women over and under the age of 50 also come here to get a grenade! Those who don't know how to use guns and grenades hurry up Ask the people around you! Be careful! Don’t let go! Everyone forms a battle formation, a militiaman, a migrant worker, a woman, an old man, and a child form a small team! Listen up, militiamen and migrant workers, your responsibility is Protect the women, old people, and children in our team! Don't leave them! Our vanguard will open the passage in front, then you, and finally our rear troops! You are caught between us, the safest position, encounter The possibility of the Japanese army is very small, but if you encounter it, you must fight! Don’t be afraid! Hit them with your weapons! You must learn to protect yourself! Also, remember, don’t fall into the hands of the Japanese army!”

The militiamen, migrant workers, and women at the scene all looked tense and dignified. The old people couldn't bear their eyes. Some children cried, some looked around curiously, and some cheered happily.

In each of these civilian combat teams, militiamen rushed to the front, followed by women holding or holding children (not necessarily mother-child or mother-daughter relationships), followed by elderly people, and finally migrant workers in the rear.

The Nanjing Army does not have so many troops to protect these old and weak women and children, so they can only issue weapons to them so that they have a certain ability to defend themselves.

Generally speaking, the firearms of the Nanjing Army basically use the German 98k, and the militia and civilian workers all use the middle formal or [-]-style (the middle formal is not as long as the [-]-style, that is, there is no [-]-style that is more conducive to fighting bayonets, the rest of the performance It is not inferior to or even surpasses the [-]th style.

).

Looking at this scene, Jiang Weiguo felt very sad: "God knows how many of these old and weak women and children can get out of the city alive, but I have tried my best, and I have a clear conscience.

I don't need to blame myself, because the culprits of these disasters are the shitty Japanese!"

At the same time, on the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River Fleet of the national army rushed to prepare for the battle; at the Dajiaochang Airport in Nanjing City and the Ming Palace Airport, the hurricane roared, and waves of national army fighter planes came and parked, ready to participate in the battle.

"Second son!" Tong Yanbo, commander of the aviation unit of the Nanjing Army, found Jiang Weiguo with a serious expression.

"Is there something wrong?" Jiang Weiguo looked at Tong Yanbo in surprise.

Tong Yanbo looked around and said in a low voice: "The air force has received instructions from the chairman of the board. In order to inspire the morale of the army and the hearts of the people, and to combat the arrogance of the Japanese, once again consider the action of bombing the Japanese mainland. Commander-in-Chief Zhou (Zhou Zhirou) I want to ask Second Young Master what you mean!"

"Oh?" Jiang Weiguo remembered, and it was the "paper bombing" in history again.

On the night of May 1938, 5 in the original history, the Chinese Air Force dispatched two US-made Martin B-19 bombers on an expedition to the Japanese mainland, flew to Nagasaki and other places in the southwest of Kyushu Island, Japan, and dropped more than 10 million leaflets , to warn the Japanese authorities.

Now, that time is approaching.

Originally, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, although the Chinese army lost the Battle of Pingjin and Songhu, it performed well and repeatedly hit the Japanese army, especially the Battle of Nanjing, which inspired the whole country. The large-scale mobilization of troops in northern and northern Zhejiang, the siege of cities and territories, and their invincibility have naturally greatly dampened the enthusiasm of all walks of life in China. Not only that, the "Peacemaker" and "Pro-Japanese faction" in the high-level Nationalist Government have faint signs of resurgence.

Based on these considerations, Chiang Kai-shek decided to approve the plan of "bombing the Japanese mainland" originally drawn up by the Chinese Air Force, so as to inspire the hearts of all walks of life in the country, and also to combat the arrogance of the Japanese who have become arrogant again.

"Throwing bombs or leaflets?" Jiang Weiguo asked.

Tong Yanbo smiled: "Throw the leaflets.

Second son, you know that the strength of our air force is not strong, especially the bombing force, which is very weak and precious, and cannot be easily lost. At most, we can dispatch a few bombers to carry out missions. Even if a few bombers are fully loaded with bombs, they are only ten tons, the damage to the Japanese mainland is minimal, it is better to throw leaflets, which is more effective and has more publicity influence!"

Jiang Weiguo was very disapproving. In the original history, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Americans also did this. Although the Americans only sent 16 bombers, they were all genuine bombs. They are straightforward, but the Chinese are timid, "I don't dare to do what I want to do", throwing leaflets and engaging in "benevolence and righteousness", and at the same time, I am afraid of Japanese revenge.

In the original history, the facts have proved that this "paper bombing" was useless. The Japanese continued to invade China, and they did not miss the Chinese when they should be killed, and they did not miss the Chinese when they should be robbed.

"This action is very good. I support it. If you need my help, just say it!" Although Jiang Weiguo didn't have much interest, he still expressed his support (in fact, his approval). After all, this matter still has certain meaning and value. of.

"Okay, that's good!" Tong Yanbo nodded, and then rushed to send a telegram to Zhou Zhirou.

As night fell slowly, the Mochou Lake, Confucius Temple, and Yuhuatai area in the south of Nanjing became more and more crowded and large troops gathered. Teams of tanks, armored vehicles, military vehicles, and artillery pulled by military vehicles lined up one after another amidst the flying sand and stones, gathering into a powerful formation. mechanized assault force.

Everyone at the scene was feeling ups and downs and tense. The cooking soldiers carried large steaming iron buckets filled with food and hot soup, and yelled loudly as they walked: "It's dinner! Eat up! Eat up!" Only then will you be able to kill devils!"

The crowd preparing to break out gathered in the southern city and waited for orders. Not many people came to see them off. This was not allowed under the conditions of the war at this time. Those who wanted to leave were going to leave, and the rest came to see them off. What about the position?Nanjing City, which has lost more than half of its population, is even more tense. Everyone has their own position, or a combat position or a job position.

突围的主力部队包括第88师、第99师、第145师、第170师、第182师、第77师一部分、第100师四个团、工兵旅一个团、炮兵旅一半炮兵力量等部队，第99师师长李玉堂是整场突围作战的总指挥，第88师师长宋希濂是作战副总指挥。

Tang Shengzhi, Xiao Shanling, Huang Wei, Wang Yaowu, Chen Mingren and other generals came to see him off, and the atmosphere was solemn and sad.

"Bon voyage!" Tang Shengzhi and others shook hands with Li Yutang, Song Xilian and other generals who had broken through the siege in turn. "In addition, I wish you all the best in defeating the Japanese invaders on the battlefields in North Jiangsu and North China and turning the tide!"

"Mr. Tang! You..." The eyes of Li Yutang, Song Xilian and other generals who broke out from the siege turned red, "Take care!"

"You too! Don't think that we are more dangerous than you in Nanjing, maybe you are more dangerous than us!"

"Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day, family sacrifices will never forget to tell Nai Weng! To die for the country is a soldier's duty! Maybe we won't see the day of victory, but isn't this normal? Victory always leads to death, right? We don't die, who died?"

"Brothers in Paoze, don't say such depressing words, we will definitely see you again!"

"Yes! We will definitely see you again when we complete the mission! Jianhao, didn't you say that you will definitely take us to Japan and Tokyo?"

"Of course! Of course!" Jiang Weiguo couldn't help his nose sore.

At the same time, in the former enemy headquarters of the Central China Front Army of the Japanese Army.

"The Chinese army in the city is ready to break through!" The deputy chief of staff of the front army, Maj. Gen. Tsukada Masaru rushed in and sent a piece of information to the front army commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Hata Toshiroku.

"Oh?" Lieutenant General Hata Jun-[-] was taken aback, and hurriedly browsed through the documents carefully.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief!" Major General Tsukada Gong was ecstatic, "The Imperial Army is currently in full swing on the battlefields in North China and North Jiangsu. Help!"

"That's right!" Lieutenant General Hata Toshiro nodded, "The Chinese army's move is reasonable!" There was a trace of gloom in his brows, and anxiety appeared on his face, "Nanjing City is a big fortress. They have been blocked and besieged in the city by us, locked in a cage, once they break out of the cage and participate in the North China War, they will indeed pose a great threat to the North China Imperial Army!" Throbbing, stood up, and paced back and forth, "According to reliable information, after the 74th Division and the 2nd Reserve Division of the Chinese Army were transported into Nanjing City, the Nanjing Army has recovered to [-] to [-] troops, plus those who can recover and return to the army Wounded soldiers, the Nanjing Army has no less than [-] troops.