I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Xiao Yao nodded in agreement: "Well, if you go to Xuzhou, it is worth a division of the Nanjing Army to go to Xuzhou to participate in the war!"

There was a sudden knock on the door, and the joyful voice of Liu Qihu, the head of the Nanjing Station of the Maritime Statistics Bureau, came from outside the door: "Secretary! The latest information just arrived!"

"Come in!" Jiang Weiguo hurriedly said, looking at Liu Qihu's radiant face, "Good thing?"

"En!" Liu Qihu nodded emphatically, and handed over a document with joy.

Jiang Weiguo browsed eagerly, and then almost wept with joy: "Ancestor bless! God bless! It's a timely rain!" He looked at Xiao Yao, his eyes were like a torch, "The Soviet Union just decided to help us on a large scale!"

"Oh?" Xiao Yao was taken aback, and then smiled knowingly, "It is indeed timely rain, just in time for the Xuzhou battle!"

Jiang Weiguo closed the document excitedly: "Although I don't know why the Soviets suddenly became conscientious, it was indeed too timely! Get ready, let's go to Xuzhou!"

Chapter 352 Moved to Xuzhou (2)

On the Yangtze River near Nanjing, a fleet of ships is slowly sailing out of Nanjing Xiaguan Wharf, heading for Anqing and other places on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. More than a dozen gunboats and torpedo boats of the Chinese Navy are escorting the fleet. Several fighter jets and bombers of the Chinese Air Force stood guard over the fleet.

On both sides of the Yangtze River, under the flag of the fierce sun, the Japanese army watched this scene indifferently, and the Japanese army's artillery just raised its muzzle and did not fire.

This is the result of the mediation between the Chinese and Japanese armies in Germany. In the spirit of humanitarianism and according to Germany's suggestion, the Japanese army that surrounded Nanjing City temporarily let go of a corner of the encirclement, allowing the Nanjing Army to send the wounded, sick, old, weak, women and children out of Nanjing. city.

The Nanjing army was definitely willing. Although the Japanese army was reluctant, they also agreed, but they put forward additional requirements: the Japanese army did not inspect all Chinese ships when they left Nanjing, but they had to inspect all Chinese ships when they entered Nanjing.

In other words, the Japanese army only allowed things to come out of the city of Nanjing, and did not allow things to enter the city, in order to prevent the Chinese side from sending more troops and supplies to the city of Nanjing.

There are three main reasons why the Japanese army agreed. One is that they were frightened by the Nanjing Army and Jiang Weiguo, especially Jiang Weiguo's almost crazy means of revenge, which made the Japanese feel terrified. Those "terrorist attacks" that occurred in Japan Emperor Hirohito shuddered, so the Japanese army no longer dared to use those "special means with Japanese characteristics" in the Sino-Japanese War; second, to cover up their shame and beautify themselves, the epidemic in Nanjing was caused by the Japanese's germ warfare Yes, but the Japanese army claimed that it was caused by too many dead soldiers on the battlefield. Since bacteria are the common enemy of the Chinese and Japanese armies, the Japanese army "in a humanitarian spirit" allowed the Nanjing army to send the wounded and sick out of Nanjing City to slow down the continuation of the epidemic. Diffuse, of course, is very reasonable, and can be used by the Japanese army to put gold on their faces and shirk their responsibilities (the logic of the Japanese is this: the Imperial Japanese Army is a civilized army, although the Chinese Army in Nanjing City is the Imperial Army The enemy of the Chinese army, but the Imperial Japanese Army considered that the civilians in China were innocent after all, so they helped the Chinese army fight the epidemic, etc.); the third is to please the Germans.

The attitude of the Japanese towards the Germans is very complicated. On the one hand, the Japanese, who have always favored the strong and bullied the weak, are very envious or even admire the Germans, because the strength of the Germans is obvious. The Germans' technology, military, industry, system, The system, work efficiency, and national spirit are all respected and admired by the Japanese. Among the Japanese military, the Japanese Army is the most important, because the German Army is recognized as the world's number one. Allying with "idols" is naturally what the Japanese army desires most, and there is no great conflict of interest and ethnic hatred between Germany and Japan. On the contrary, the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union, which the Germans hate, are also imaginary enemies of the Japanese. Japan Although the navy is not as fanatical as the Japanese army (the imaginary enemy of the Japanese navy is the United States, Britain, France and the Netherlands. If it allys with Germany, the German navy cannot help the Japanese navy deal with the United States, Britain, France and the Netherlands), but there are also a large number of die-hard "pro-Germans" in the Japanese navy. ""German fans", but on the other hand, Germany has become more and more alienated from Japan in the past two years. It is difficult to accept Germany's approach, and secondly, it still wants to throw itself in the arms of Germany.

In fact, Japan has no other choice. The eight major countries in the world, the United States, Germany, the Soviet Union, Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and China, except Germany, are almost impossible to be friends with Japan. There is a conflict of interest between the United States and Japan. , China and Japan have national hatred, the Soviet Union and Japan have grievances and disputes, Britain and France wear the same trousers with the United States, and Italy has the same nostrils with Germany. Therefore, Japan's most perfect and most suitable ally is Germany, so Japan has been "unable to let go" of Germany. Still obsessed with wanting to form an alliance with Germany (in the original history, Germany had been aiding China in resisting Japan before 1941. Although Japan was very dissatisfied, it could only turn a blind eye. One is that Japan respects Germany, and the other is that Japan has no other choice but Germany, and it is the same at this time, and the situation is further deepened.

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Right now, since the Germans have spoken, the Japanese must listen. After all, they want to give the Germans a face. That's why the Japanese army allowed the Nanjing Army to evacuate the wounded, sick, old and weak women and children outside the city for the first time.

As for the Japanese "good intentions discovered by conscience", the Nanjing Army "utilized" them.

In the ships leaving Nanjing, only a small number of wounded, sick, old, weak, women and children were loaded on the deck and in the cabins on the first floor, while the cabins on the second, third, and bottom floors were full of people. Elite soldiers of the Nanjing Army.

In other words, the Nanjing Army took advantage of this opportunity to secretly send troops outside the city.

Regarding this point, the Japanese really did not expect much, because the Nanjing Army is seriously short of troops, and it should be necessary to transport troops into the city instead of outside the city.

"What? We secretly transported troops outside the city?" After hearing Xiao Yao's proposal, Tang Shengzhi, Jiang Weiguo, Xiao Shanling, Wang Yaowu, Chen Mingren and other generals couldn't believe it.

"Sirs, yes!" Xiao Yao nodded solemnly.

"This... This is putting the cart before the horse!" Tang Shengzhi felt incredible, "We still have more than 5 elite veterans and more than [-] militiamen who can continue to fight. There are more than [-] people at full strength, and half of them are militiamen. The militiamen basically have actual combat experience, but they are still militiamen! Thirty thousand militiamen are only worth [-] veterans.

There are [-] Nanjing troops, but now there are only [-] Nanjing troops!We are seriously short of troops, and we have to deploy troops out of the city? "

Xiao Shanling was also surprised: "According to the latest information, after the reorganization, the Central China Front Army of the Japanese Army still has 8 Japanese divisions, 3 Korean divisions, 2 mixed Taiwan brigades, and 2 Japanese heavy artillery brigades. , the 9th and 18th divisions are in northern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang respectively, not in the Nanjing battlefield. The three divisions of the Korean army are responsible for maintaining law and order in Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and other places, and they are not in the Nanjing battlefield. At this moment, the Japanese army surrounding Nanjing City has 3 divisions, 6 Taiwan military brigades, and 2 heavy artillery brigades. These troops are 2% to 15% full, with a total strength of about [-].

15 Japanese troops are just outside the city, and we only have 5, so we have to send troops out of the city? "

"What's the point of 15 Japanese troops?" Xiao Yao seemed disapproving, "The Japanese army has been completely killed by us, even if they still have 15 people, they dare not attack the city easily, we can definitely play an empty city plan.

What's more, gentlemen, the fundamental purpose of our war in Nanjing is not to defend the city, but to kill the enemy.

In order to better serve this goal, we should act decisively, deploy troops, and go north to participate in the Xuzhou Battle.

Gentlemen, we are the most capable troops in China. Therefore, Xuzhou needs us. In the battle of Xuzhou, we can only win, not lose! "

"Hao Ran, how many troops do you plan to mobilize?" Wang Yaowu asked.

"Soldiers are not in numbers but in quality. I want [-] veterans!" Xiao Yao said succinctly.

Wang Yaowu smiled wryly: "There are only [-] veterans, and you have to leave half of them at once!"

"Too many, too many!" Tang Shengzhi shook his head again and again, "Half of the [-] veterans were transferred away at once, Nanjing is in danger!"

"It's dangerous, it's dangerous!" Xiao Yao said firmly, "If the loss of Nanjing can bring about a great victory in the Xuzhou battle, why not do it? In fact, we have already won the battle in Nanjing. We killed nearly 30 Japanese troops, and how many times have we lost? Not enough? Even if Nanjing is lost, we are still victors! Now that we have won the Nanjing War, we should focus on the general situation of the national war, and focus on Xuzhou, which is even more urgent!"

There was a subtle tension in Tang Shengzhi's expression: "If [-] veterans are taken away, if the Japanese army really launches a strong attack again, Nanjing will undoubtedly be defeated! We will really be wiped out!"

"The annihilation of the entire army is the destination of the Nanjing Army. We have already made money by surviving to this day!" Xiao Yao spoke harshly, "Speaking of which, death in Nanjing is the end that the officers have already prepared for. ?”

Tang Shengzhi was speechless.

Tang Shengzhi is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Garrison and the deputy commander of the Nanjing Army. During the more than half a year since the Nanjing War, his mentality has changed in several stages. He lost power in the melee of domestic warlords, unwilling to be lonely, he wanted to use this battle of Nanjing, which attracted the attention of the whole country and China and foreign countries, to gain capital in military merit, politics, fame, etc., so as to make a comeback in the military and political circles. Of course, he did not rule out Part of the reason why he recommended himself and took the initiative to ask for a job was partly due to his sense of responsibility and mission as a Chinese soldier; gradually, with the intensification of this discoloration war, Tang Shengzhi's blood became more and more hot, and his speculative psychology became more and more intense. It became more and more diluted, and he was also infected by the great spirit of the Nanjing Army fighting to the death. He truly became a Chinese soldier with no distractions, made a lot of contributions to the Nanjing Army's operations, and was born and died many times. At this time, because the Nanjing Army fought so well, the Battle of Nanjing will be a major victory for the Chinese army regardless of whether the city of Nanjing falls or not. If he can survive, the military, political, and fame he gained from participating in this battle can be said to be immeasurable. Tang Shengzhi himself can even be ranked among the "world famous generals". It was enough to make him famous, so at this time, he didn't want to die in Nanjing more and more, and his speculative psychology overwhelmed his passionate spirit again.

Naturally, upon hearing Xiao Yao's suggestion, Tang Shengzhi was reluctant and did not support it.

"Haoran is right!" Chen Mingren expressed his support, "Xuzhou needs us more! I support it! There are still more than [-] soldiers in my Second Division (not including injured and sick ones), and I am willing to spare [-] to go north to Xuzhou to participate in the war !” He said righteously, “I will stay in Nanjing, keep my oath, and die in Nanjing!”

"Ziliang!" Wang Yaowu couldn't help being very moved, and then he nodded, "My 74th Division has no tradition of passively avoiding battles! The 74th Division is also willing to draw [-] officers and soldiers!"

Since all the generals in charge of the troops under him agreed, Tang Shengzhi naturally couldn't object. He looked at Jiang Weiguo and said, "Second Young Master, let's do as you wish!"

"Thank you, Sir Tang, thank you, sir!" Jiang Weiguo nodded politely.

After deliberations, the Nanjing Army finally made a decision to deploy [-] elite veterans and [-] militiamen with actual combat experience, and launched a "white clothes crossing the river", disguised as the wounded, sick, old and weak women and children, mixed into the boats, and left Nanjing City.

It is worth mentioning that although the militiamen of the Nanjing Army are not as effective as the veterans of the Nanjing Army and the Japanese army, their individual combat effectiveness is actually somewhat stronger than that of ordinary soldiers of the National Army, because the Nanjing Army fought every day on the Nanjing battlefield, and The Nanjing Army has sufficient ammunition, so the militiamen have long been trained into real soldiers in actual combat.

After the meeting, Jiang Weiguo found Xiao Yao and honestly confessed: "Military teacher, you said, if we want to win the battle in Xuzhou, we must let my father take out the money he hid in his hands, right? I. ..I sent him a telegram, but he was noncommittal and taught me to 'consider the overall situation'!" He smiled bitterly.

After the July [-]th Incident broke out, the Chinese and Japanese armies fought a total of four large-scale battles, namely: the Battle of Pingjin, the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Taiyuan, and the Battle of Nanjing. At this time, the fifth battle of Xuzhou was going on.

In the five wars, how many did the Central Army participate in?In the Battle of Pingjin, the Central Army participated, but it was not the main force. The main force was the Great Northwest Army, the Small Northwest Army, and the Northeast Army. In the battle, the elite of the central army basically participated in the battle; in the battle of Taiyuan, it was basically fought by the Jinsui army;

It is not difficult to see that although the Central Army was the mainstay in these five battles, it was not always the mainstay. The Battle of Songhu did severely damage the Central Army, but the Nanjing Army has been defending Nanjing City for more than half a year, which is enough to make The Central Army has recovered a lot of vitality. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek has an army of 300 million at this time, and the training level is relatively satisfactory. After all, it has been more than half a year. The main force's equipment is not too bad.

However, Chiang Kai-shek pretended to be poor on purpose. Obviously, he did not want to continue spending all his money to fight the Japanese. The reason is needless to say. He wanted to end the Sino-Japanese War as soon as possible, and then seize the time to sweep away all kinds of opposition groups and local snakes in the country.

"It's not difficult!" Xiao Yao seemed to have guessed it a long time ago, so he was not surprised at all. Instead, he blinked and said in a low voice, "As long as you go to Xuzhou to participate in the war, the principal's main force will arrive soon!"

"Ah?" Jiang Weiguo didn't come back to his senses.

Xiao Yao smiled: "What is the biggest drawback of the national army? It is that there are many internal factions and people's hearts are not in harmony. Often a certain unit is in danger, and other troops only want to preserve their strength, so they will die instead of saving them. In the end, the Japanese army Break down one by one, but if it is you, the situation is very different. You are surrounded by the Japanese army, and the surrounding national army, no matter which faction or faction you belong to, will fight with all their strength and desperately save you. Why? Because it is a great hero to rescue you. , the principal 'Longyan Dayue', together with the promotion and fortune, as many troops are exhausted, they will replenish as much or even more. In turn, they will do nothing to save you and watch you die in the encirclement of the Japanese army, the principal 'Longyan is furious' , Those who are light will go to jail, and those who are serious will be decapitated.

How to choose?Do those military leaders need to talk?On the other hand, when the principal sees you going to Xuzhou to fight, can he trust you?Will he preserve his strength and not send elite troops to Xuzhou to participate in the war?If you go to Xuzhou to participate in the war, the principal will definitely send hundreds of thousands of troops to escort you!"

Jiang Weiguo suddenly realized: "Gao Ming! Gao Ming!" Then he suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Xiao Yao, and thought to himself, "Damn it! This guy actually plots against me! It's just using me as a tool!" He thought about it again, and said very sincerely, "Military division, in fact, I don't really want to leave Nanjing because I promised my brothers in the Nanjing Army that I would stay in Nanjing with them. Now that I'm leaving by myself, I always feel that not too good..."

Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo, with a kind of respect in his eyes: "Don't think too much, brothers will understand you, you are not going to the rear, but to a new battlefield.

You have to start from the overall situation, go where you are needed more, and serve the country better!"

Jiang Weiguo nodded: "You are right!"

At the end of June, 2 troops of the Nanjing Army quietly withdrew from Nanjing. They first assembled in the Anqing area in southern Anhui, using the designation of a reserve unit of the National Army, and then marched north to Xuzhou to join the war.

For the sake of secrecy, the officers and soldiers used the old-style Hanyang made and wore old military uniforms. Steel helmets and elite weapons were installed in cars or trains, and they marched day and night.

In addition, when Jiang Weiguo left Nanjing, he did not give a public farewell speech to the soldiers and civilians in the city, because in that case, the Japanese would know that Jiang Weiguo had left Nanjing. The Nanjing Army Headquarters announced that Jiang Weiguo had contracted typhoid fever and was recuperating in a military hospital in the city.

This was the first time Jiang Weiguo left Nanjing when the Battle of Nanjing lasted for nearly seven months.

When parting, Jiang Weiguo was naturally filled with emotion, but he was even more troubled by another thing, which was the telegram from his father Chiang Kai-shek.

For the plan drawn up by Jiang Weiguo and Xiao Yao, Chiang Kai-shek agreed very much. The reason is very simple. Chiang Kai-shek definitely could not really intend to let Jiang Weiguo die in Nanjing. A troop that greatly increased their face. Therefore, Jiang Weiguo led a part of the Nanjing Army to withdraw from Nanjing City. Chiang Kai-shek naturally agreed. First, he saved the life of his youngest son. The seeds of the remaining veins of the army rebuilt an elite guard army belonging to Jiang Weiguo's direct line.

In the telegram sent by Chiang Kai-shek to Jiang Weiguo, he asked Jiang Weiguo to "take troops to Wuhan to rest and reorganize", but Jiang Weiguo didn't listen at all, and went all the way north from Anqing to Xuzhou to participate in the war.

After learning about it, Chiang Kai-shek was immediately annoyed by Jiang Weiguo's "willfulness".

"Father, the victory or defeat of the Xuzhou battle is related to the outcome of the truce negotiated between China and Japan. There is no room for loss. The national army can only win the Xuzhou battle, not lose it.

Although my son is not talented, I have no other thoughts in my heart, I only want to go north to Xuzhou to fight again, and contribute a little to the great cause of the party and the country to resist Japan!" Jiang Weiguo said in a telegram sent to Chiang Kai-shek.

After reading the telegram, although Chiang Kai-shek was a little annoyed and angry, he was still more moved. He said to Soong Meiling: "Wei'er, alas, just like when I followed the former Premier, I don't have any distracting thoughts in my heart. With one heart and one mind to be loyal to the country.

With so many high-level officials in the party and state, how many people can compare with him?If the generals under my command were all like Wei'er, who were single-minded in fighting the war, wouldn't victory be just around the corner?well! "

Song Meiling said: "Yes, Weiguo is indeed like this, not for fame but not for profit, and wholeheartedly for the country and the people, Darling, you should support him a lot! Don't let him have too many constraints!"

Chiang Kai-shek smiled helplessly and nodded: "Okay, Madam has already told him, what else can I say!"

Chiang Kai-shek then sent a telegram to Jiang Weiguo: "You go to Xuzhou to participate in the war, what do you need?"

Jiang Weiguo was also polite: "The more troops and ammunition, the better!"

Chiang Kai-shek said more and more helplessly: "I know these things, what do you need?"

Jiang Weiguo thought for a while and replied: "Cavalry!" Xuzhou is a flat plain, which is very suitable for tanks and war horses. The Chinese army's tanks are all in Jiang Weiguo's hands, so he can only ask Chiang Kai-shek for war horses.

Chiang Kai-shek replied: "Understood, I will give you two cavalry divisions immediately!"

The two cavalry divisions assigned by Chiang Kai-shek to Jiang Weiguo were the 1st Temporary Cavalry Division and the 2nd Temporary Cavalry Division of the Northwest Hui Warlord Majiajun. The two division commanders were Ma Biao and Ma Lu, and each division had about 5000 cavalry.

Although the Ma family army has a bad reputation in modern Chinese history, it also made great contributions in the war of resistance. The Ma family army, which is good at cavalry combat, sent these two cavalry divisions during the war of resistance. The Majiajun soldiers of the Hui nationality fought fiercely, bravely and tenaciously. They were the best cavalry units in China at this time, and these Majiajun cavalry had a wealth of actual combat experience (messy battles within the Majiajun, fighting against the Tibetan army, and fighting against the Red Army).

Not only that, but three or four thousand horses, donkeys and mules accompanied the two Majiajun cavalry divisions, which were donated by Xinjiang warlord Sheng Shicai.

Although Sheng Shicai did a lot of evil and was notorious, he also made some contributions to the War of Resistance. He organized a vigorous "Patriotic Horse Presentation Movement" in the whole province of Xinjiang, collecting more than 1 horses, donkeys and mules, and handing them over to the Nationalist government for During the Anti-Japanese War, some of them were brought from the northwest by the two divisions of the Majiajun to participate in the Anti-Japanese War.

With more than 1 sturdy cavalrymen in his hands, Jiang Weiguo's confidence suddenly increased, and of course, his expenses also increased greatly.

War horses are not able to feed and grow fat and strong by eating grass all over the ground. Eating grass will only make the war horse weak and loose when walking and legs are weak. War horses need to eat bean cakes, wheat cakes and other concentrated feed. The food consumption of a war horse is at least five times that of a cavalry.

Liang Fei, the captain of the Special Forces Brigade of the 77th Division, made a good suggestion on how to use these cavalry to the maximum value.

Liang Fei explained to Jiang Weiguo: "Our special forces are active in the rear of the enemy. I think that cavalry come and go like the wind, so we can do the same, wreak havoc in the rear of the Japanese army, do not fight with the main force of the Japanese army, and specialize in attacking the Japanese army's luggage. Transport team and logistics base!"

"Guerrilla warfare?" Jiang Weiguo was very interested.

"High-intensity guerrilla warfare can be called mobile warfare!" Liang Fei said seriously, "If these 1 cavalry are overwhelming the Japanese army, at least one division of the Japanese army can be contained, right?"

Jiang Weiguo called Xiao Yao to discuss together, and Xiao Yao agreed very much: "Soldiers are not about numbers but about quality. You can deploy, for example, [-] mechanized infantry and [-] cavalry to form a highly mobile force equipped with some tanks, armored vehicles, and a large number of cars. , war horses, mules, donkeys, cars, mules, and donkeys can carry supplies, and when necessary, mules and donkeys can also be killed for military rations.

The northern part of Xuzhou is Shandong Province. Shandong is the rear area where the Japanese army fought against us in Xuzhou. Shandong Province has an area of ​​more than 15 square kilometers and a population of more than 700 million. The place is so big. Does the Japanese army send a regiment to garrison every county? ?With such a large population, are the troops afraid that they will not be supplemented with manpower, food and supplies?We still have transport planes!As for the terrain of Shandong Province, about 30% are mountains and hills, and about 55% are plains.

What Liang Fei said was right, at least one division or even more troops of the Japanese army could be restrained, greatly reducing the pressure on the national army on the Xuzhou battlefield!"

The plan was quickly finalized.