I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

"Back when the 101st Division was eaten, the headmaster threw in all the best of the Central Army!" Xiao Yao said, "As for this time, it's hard to say, it largely depends on you, because the headmaster 'listens' to you Yes, Chief Li also 'listens' to you!"

Jiang Weiguo understood Xiao Yao's meaning, and he paced back and forth with some emotions.

The Japanese like to gamble and are greedy, and Jiang Weiguo is also "gambling" and "greedy". Jiang Weiguo believes that if a simple urban defense war is fought, the possibility of Xuzhou being defended is not low. After all, the Japanese army is very tight now. Jiang Weiguo was also very confused about this. Why did the Japanese "obviously fail, but still insist on it"?To think of a big siege of Xuzhou with four divisions (these four divisions have been greatly strengthened), is too overestimating oneself and underestimating the opponent. After all, this is unique and inherent to the Japanese It was determined by the spirit of a gambler. If the Japanese really presented such a good opportunity, Jiang Weiguo would not dare to say anything. It would be a waste of money.

Jiang Weiguo was not satisfied with defending Xuzhou. It would be wonderful if he could systematically eat up a brigade or even a division of the Japanese army in this battle.

The gambler and greedy Japanese met Jiang Weiguo, who was also "gambling" and "greedy", which led to the development of the war situation in an "unusual way".

After pondering for a while, Jiang Weiguo took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Yao with piercing eyes: "Military Master, I admit that I am very greedy. I not only want to defend Xuzhou, but also want to eat a division of the Japanese army! Say it, I will take it!" What should I do next?"

Xiao Yao smiled knowingly, he had already guessed that Jiang Wei would make such a decision: "If this is the case, well, since the Japanese have laid down the gambling table, why don't we dare to bet? Next, you stand on the sidelines That's it!"

"Ah?" Jiang Weiguo was surprised, "Stay on the sidelines?"

Xiao Yao smiled again: "Yes, because it's not our turn to take action yet, the brothers secretly ran to Xuzhou from Nanjing. In order to keep it strictly confidential, the troops are scattered, and it may take a week to arrive. In addition, Ma Jiajun The two cavalry divisions have not all arrived, and the transportation of weapons, ammunition, and supplies will take several days. We are not in a hurry, hold our breath, and wait patiently.

Attendees, we can't underestimate Chief Li and the others!I have already studied the battle situation in the north of Xuzhou. In fact, Chief Li commanded very well. Most of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army has been deeply trapped in Taierzhuang. Chief Li can completely encircle the Japanese army in Taierzhuang without us participating in the war. Although most of the troops in the fifth war zone are local troops, their morale is still very high (because the national army has fought well in the war of resistance for a year, especially the Nanjing campaign, which has achieved brilliant results, which has greatly boosted the morale of all troops in the country , this is also a positive effect of Jiang Weiguo's "butterfly effect"), Chief Li has long planned to launch a local counterattack, but he is too restrained, can't let go, and dare not take risks, so he can only defend cautiously war.

If you can help Chief Li solve those troubles, I think, without us directly participating in the war, Chief Li can win a big battle!"

"Military division, what troubles does Chief Li have? Tell me, if I can solve it, I will definitely help!"

"Okay!" Xiao Yao nodded, "First, the military order is not smooth, especially Tang Enbo's 20th Legion, which has [-] officers and soldiers, is equipped with semi-German mechanized equipment, and is the most powerful force among the troops in the fifth theater. , but Chief Li can’t command the army effectively at all, Tang Enbo doesn’t listen to Chief Li’s orders at all, so you have to get Chief Li a Shangfang sword from the principal, a Shangfang sword that can be cut first and played later, if Tang Enbo disobeys Chief Li's order, Chief Li can bring it to justice. In this way, with [-] elite soldiers in hand, Chief Li has more capital to fight back against the Japanese army! Second, the theater funds are seriously insufficient, and Chief Li wants to boost morale, Inspiring the morale of the army, but the cash is shy, and he can't even get a reward of [-] oceans. One can imagine his difficulties. Therefore, he is short of money; thirdly, Chief Li needs guns, ammunition, and the air force airplane.

These, the headmaster is reluctant to give him.

One, two, three, you need to help Chief Li get Shangfang's sword, funds, weapons and aircraft. If all these things are in place, I think Chief Li can win a large-scale local victory of!"

Jiang Weiguo smiled: "It's not difficult.

Also, do you think I need troops for Chief Li? "

"Not for the time being!" Xiao Yao shook his head, "The ratio of the enemy and our troops on the front line of Tai'erzhuang is as high as one to six, that's enough.

Those soldiers can fight, all they need are oceans and bullets.

Moreover, if we increase our troops now, it will be superfluous, and it will scare the snake away!"

"Oh?" Jiang Weiguo was surprised, but he trusted Xiao Yao very much, "Okay, I will do as you said!"

In the following week, Jiang Weiguo did nothing else. He could not "show his face" in Xuzhou at this time. He wanted bullets, shells, and planes, and acted as a middleman for Li Zongren to "collect debts" from Chiang Kai-shek.

In fact, the reason why Jiang Weiguo would do this is firstly that he believed in Xiao Yao, and secondly that he "mastered the secrets of heaven". Jiang Weiguo knew that in the original history, Li Zongren used hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous troops to achieve a victory in Taierzhuang that shocked both China and foreign countries. However, if he can add to the icing on the cake for Li Zongren at this time, it will not be difficult to reproduce the great victory of Taierzhuang, so he worked so hard to ask Chiang Kai-shek for things all day long.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was "bombed by telegrams" by Jiang Weiguo, was indeed a little angry. He didn't know what kind of confused soup Li Zongren had given Jiang Weiguo to make him "turn his elbows out". However, Jiang Weiguo vowed that "as long as these things are in place, Chief Li will definitely With a big victory, at least [-] Japanese troops can be killed." This gradually moved Chiang Kai-shek, who was skeptical, and his love for Jiang Weiguo basically satisfied Jiang Weiguo's requirements.

After several days of work, Jiang Weiguo successfully asked Li Zongren for something that Li Zongren was eager to see. First of all, it was a handwritten order. Chiang Kai-shek personally sent a telegram to Tang Enbo, asking Tang Enbo to "strictly obey the orders of Chief Li. ""If the military and state affairs are neglected due to personal thoughts, don't blame the principal for not thinking about the friendship between teachers and students. The principal didn't want to be Zhuge Liang, and you don't want to be Ma Su." This made Tang Enbo feel incredible on the one hand and hurriedly obeyed Chiang Kai-shek's instructions in the telegram ; followed by the vain ocean. Chiang Kai-shek allocated 30 oceans to the Fifth War Zone. This is not because he is stingy, but because he has no money. It is weapons and ammunition, which are also delivered at a fast pace and continuously. More than 70 million rounds of bullets alone have been transported, which has solved the urgent need of the fifth theater like a drought. Finally, the aircraft, according to Chiang Kai-shek’s order and Jiang Weiguo’s order, Zhou Zhirou dispatched more than 100 aircraft to the fifth theater to participate in the war, most of which were fighter jets and a few were bombers, effectively supporting the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in the fifth theater with a "steel sky net".

"Too much! Too much!" When Jiang Weiguo was busy with all his feet trying to solve Li Zongren's troubles that made him anxious to sleep and eat, Li Zongren was really moved and expressed his thanks to Jiang Weiguo more than once.

"Officer Li is too polite!" Jiang Weiguo said sincerely, "This is what I should do, and it is also what the soldiers of the fifth theater deserve.

Besides, I made a promise in front of my father that Mr. Li could make a big victory after getting these things. Mr. Li, don't let me embarrass me in front of my father! "

"Definitely! Definitely!" Li Zongren was very moved.

"Mr. De, this Jiang Weiguo is really a little God of Wealth!" Xu Zuyi said with a smile afterwards.

Li Zongren said with emotion: "Lao Jiang really gave birth to a good son!"

On July 7, due to Jiang Weiguo's full support, Li Zongren, who suddenly became rich and powerful, resolutely launched the "Taierzhuang Counterattack" that he had conceived long ago but suffered from unconditional implementation.

In order to win in one fell swoop, Li Zongren personally rushed to the front line of Taierzhuang to supervise the battle. He gave the troops a reward of 100 million oceans and replenished a large amount of guns and ammunition, which boosted the morale of all the troops who had been fighting for a long time.

Li Zongren said in his swearing-in speech: "There are still six days until the first anniversary of the Anti-Japanese War! We must use the heads of thousands of Japanese pirates to present a generous gift to the compatriots all over the country on that day!" After hearing this, the officers and soldiers of all ministries It is even more bloody and thirsty for battle.

At 40 o'clock in the morning, the Chinese Air Force dispatched more than 300 extremely expensive bombers to carry out a high-intensity bombing of the Japanese army on the Taierzhuang battlefield. A total of more than [-] tons of bombs were dropped, killing and wounding more than a thousand Japanese soldiers and focusing on bombing the Japanese artillery. Dozens of Japanese artillery pieces were blown up, which greatly dampened the morale of the Japanese army and weakened the artillery power of the Japanese army. At the same time, it further boosted the morale of the participating national troops.

After the bombing, more than [-] Chinese troops rushed to kill the Japanese army in one go. In an instant, the whole Taierzhuang was screaming, guns were thundering, and the two sides fought desperately.

At the juncture of the fierce battle, Li Zongren visited the front of the fire four times in a row to supervise the battle. Jiang Weiguo also mobilized more than two thousand elite infantrymen of the Nanjing Army who were armed to the teeth and threw them into Taierzhuang. After six days and nights of bloody battles, both Li Zongren and Jiang Weiguo were eager The famous "Taierzhuang Victory" was officially born on July 1938, 7, the first anniversary of the outbreak of the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, amidst the earth-shattering Chinese cheers. The Japanese 7th Division that broke into Taierzhuang was completely expelled from Zhuangzi and suffered a heavy blow. , with a total of more than 10 casualties (about a quarter of which were caused by the bombing of Chinese Air Force aircraft), more than [-] people were killed, and the Chinese army also suffered cumulative casualties of more than [-] officers and soldiers.

After the good news came, the whole country celebrated with joy, Chiang Kai-shek "Longyan Joy", Li Zongren was so beautiful and wept with joy.

"The Taierzhuang victory this time is all due to the dedication of the soldiers and Jiang Weiguo's full support for our theater in terms of funds, guns, ammunition, and aircraft.

Without Jiang Weiguo's benevolence, the Taierzhuang victory really would not have been possible.

Only with Changying in hand can you kill the enemy, but without Changying in your hand, you have a passion for blood, so what can you do? "Li Zongren said so afterwards.

Although Jiang Weiguo did not directly participate in this Taierzhuang victory in this time and space, he did make a major contribution.

The significance of the Battle of Xuzhou is needless to say. The high-level leaders of China, Japan, and Germany all paid close attention to this battle. After the Taierzhuang victory, the German side became more and more optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. This is a beautiful victory, so it can be seen that as long as there is sufficient time and good equipment, the Chinese Army is at least a powerful army that will not lose to the Japanese Army." In case the Japanese army lost the battle of Xuzhou, the result of the negotiations between the two sides would be very bad for the Japanese side; while the Wuhan side would be no less than a shot of stimulants, "The Japanese army is indeed not as good as before, and the situation is declining. Even Li Zongren's miscellaneous troops can defeat the Japanese army, so it can be seen that the time is ripe for the national army to launch a strategic decisive battle with the Japanese army."

Chiang Kai-shek can be said to be elated. He was not optimistic about the battle of Xuzhou. Based on various considerations, he did not intend to invest the elite soldiers of the Central Army in Xuzhou to fight the Japanese army. He had already abandoned Xuzhou psychologically (because according to the negotiations between the two parties, Jiangsu Province was To be returned to China, Xuzhou is a part of Jiangsu Province. Even if it is defeated by the Japanese army, it will be returned to Zhao sooner or later, so Chiang Kai-shek does not feel sorry for losing Xuzhou).

If the national army and the Japanese army launch a strategic decisive battle in Xuzhou and win, the condition for the Sino-Japanese armistice is very likely to return to the situation before the July [-]th Incident. This prospect has to make Chiang Kai-shek extremely excited.

To make a simple analogy, Chiang Kai-shek had 100 yuan, and gave Li Zongren 500 yuan to gamble. Li Zongren won 90 yuan at once, which made Chiang Kai-shek have to throw all [-] yuan in his hand to win a grand slam. .

"There are some fights in Xuzhou! A large-scale increase of troops to Xuzhou is necessary!" Chiang Kai-shek made up his mind after repeated thinking.

Tai'an, the front-line headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.

In the living room, Lieutenant General Isoya, who was devastated, was pleading guilty to the general in the temple: "This official is incompetent. I have failed the trust and respect of Your Excellency the General, and I have failed the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor. Please, Your Excellency, severely punish this official..." During the speech, Isoya Yanaka will burst into tears.

"Mr. Isoya, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs!" The general in the temple smiled with relief, "Only when you know your shame can you be brave, right?" His attitude was very gentle, so gentle that Lieutenant General Isoya felt abnormal.

"Your Excellency, General..." Lieutenant General Ji Gu looked at the general in the temple in astonishment.

"The Battle of Taierzhuang, although you suffered a setback, it is an honorable defeat!" The general in the temple looked at Lieutenant General Jigu, "Actually, this did not exceed my expectations and plans.

The Chinese troops gathered in the Xuzhou area were basically local miscellaneous troops from China, and there were not many direct descendants of Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army. Chiang Kai-shek was very shrewd and cunning. Maybe he already had experience in Shanghai and Hudong, so he didn't take the bait easily.

To lure Chiang Kai-shek, we have to spend a lot of money. Sometimes, in order to achieve a greater goal, we have to abandon the car to protect the commander, or even cut off the wrists of a strong man!" He sighed softly, "The battle of Taierzhuang, the blood of more than ten thousand soldiers of the imperial army , There is no Bailiu, because Chiang Kai-shek was paralyzed by us and intoxicated by the victory. Next, he will really send his direct troops of the Central Army to Xuzhou to fight us.

Isoya-kun, don't blame yourself, tactically, we lost, but strategically, we won.

Your 10th Division will be replenished soon, prepare to return to the Xuzhou front!Repay the shame brought to you by the Chinese Army doubled! "

Lieutenant General Isoya stared wide-eyed, then regained his determination and stood at attention solemnly: "Hay!"

Chapter 356 The Decisive Battle in Xuzhou (1)

The general in the temple knew the great significance of the success or failure of the Xuzhou battle to Japan, so he made up his determination to "win at all costs and at all costs" from the very beginning. The solitary advance of the 10th Division played three roles in his plan. If the division is really going straight and unstoppable, then take Xuzhou directly. Second, if the division is strongly blocked, let the division fight recklessly, so as to attract the heavy forces of the Chinese army to surround it. Third, If the division is counterattacked and suffers heavy losses, use the blood of the division to paralyze the Chinese army, and continue the next step of the strategic plan of "lure the enemy to gather in the Xuzhou area first, and then wipe them all out".

Right now, the 10th Division suffered a big loss in Taierzhuang, losing 2 troops, which severely hit the mobile force of the Japanese North China Front Army. Obviously, in order to continue with the next step of the plan, the general in the temple must at least replenish [-] to [-] soldiers.

The general in the temple did not have the ability to turn beans into soldiers. Japan's national power was on the verge of collapse and exhaustion at this time, and there was no way to form a new army. Therefore, the general in the temple still adopted the original method of "tearing down the east wall to make up the west wall". With approval and support, the general of the temple asked the commander-in-chief of the Central China Front Army, the commander-in-chief of the Central China Front, and the six generals to transfer more than 30 brigades from the Central China Front Army to supplement the North China Front Army.

Because the Japanese army is in urgent need of troops in North China at this time, but not in central China or on the Nanjing battlefield. The Japanese army is only besieging Nanjing and not fighting. More than enough.

Of course, the Japanese army carried out this matter in secret. Thirty brigades with more than 10 troops, and all of them were elite veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles, scattered and batches from the various divisions of the Japanese army on the Nanjing battlefield. They were gradually transferred away, as well as a large number of weapons, ammunition, and supplies that originally belonged to the Central China Front Army. They took a boat from Shanghai to Qingdao, and then were added to the North China Front Army. Three-quarters of them were added to the [-]th Division. .

The purpose of the Japanese army taking so much trouble to deceive people was to make the Chinese army mistakenly believe that the Japanese army on the Nanjing battlefield was still about the original 15 people.

In just one week after the Taierzhuang victory, the Japanese army once again counterattacked Taierzhuang and repeated Xuzhou. The speed of action was surprisingly fast. The 10th Division was still in the lead. The soldiers of the Central China Front Army "resurrected with vitality and blood", the whole division has a strength of 4.4 troops, and is equipped with a large number of tanks, cars, and artillery (these tanks, cars, and artillery are all from the Central China Front Army). The mechanized "steel army" has been realized.

"I still let the Tenth Division be the main force. One is that the underdogs will win, and the other is that I have absolute trust in you! I believe you will not let me down, Isoya-kun, do it well!" Before the attack, the general in the temple Personally cheer for Lieutenant General Isoya Zhuangxing.

Lieutenant General Jigu burst into tears with gratitude, and he gritted his teeth: "If you can't take Xuzhou down, I will apologize by cutting open my stomach!"

On July 7, the 15th Division of the Japanese Army launched another overwhelming attack on Taierzhuang.

On July 7, Taierzhuang fell. The Chinese army killed and injured more than 17 people, including more than [-] people killed in battle. The Japanese army killed and injured more than [-] people, including more than [-] people killed in battle.

The 1st Army of Sun Lianzhong, who blocked the Japanese army in Taierzhuang, had exhausted its energy in the Taierzhuang victory and the previous fierce battle. In this Japanese counterattack in Taierzhuang, it suffered even more casualties. In the end, there were less than 500 people left in the whole army. Pang Bingxun The 3rd Army of the Department was also completely wiped out, and the 20th Army of Tang Enbo's Department, which participated in the battle at the same time, also suffered tens of thousands of casualties.

After two days and two nights of bloody battles, the 10th Division, which was completely red-eyed, successfully occupied Taierzhuang, then crossed the Grand Canal, drove straight in, and swarmed towards Xuzhou.

Li Zongren hastily dispatched the 1st Army, 3rd Army, 29th Army, and 59th Army to start resistance on the outskirts of Xuzhou, slowing down the speed of the Japanese army's attack.

If it weren't for the important role played by the Chinese Air Force, the Japanese army would most likely have arrived at the city of Xuzhou within three days.

The Taierzhuang victory was a victory won by hundreds of thousands of local motley crews in the Fifth Theater. This victory also exhausted the elite troops and most of the ammunition in the Fifth Theater.

Although Li Zongren was in a hurry, he really had no choice. It was impossible for the fifth war zone to rely on his own strength to injure the Japanese army again. Therefore, he repeatedly asked Chiang Kai-shek for help and asked Chiang Kai-shek, "There are only three countermeasures at the moment. Following the example of Nanjing, Xuzhou shrank all the few elite troops left in the fifth war zone to Xuzhou city, and launched a city defense war that was destined to annihilate the whole army. To fight in Xuzhou, and start the decisive battle in Xuzhou with the Japanese army; the time is pressing, how to make a decision, I hope the committee will make a decision soon.”

In the National Army Command Headquarters in Wuhan, the senior generals had different opinions and fierce disputes broke out.

He Yingqin and Bai Chongxi supported the second point of "abandoning the city and retreating". They believed that even if Xuzhou was lost, the national army would be defeated. About 3 enemies were annihilated, and the two sides were considered a tie, so the fall of Xuzhou will not affect the subsequent Sino-Japanese negotiations. What's more, the "Peacemaker" in the Japanese high-level has promised to return Jiangsu Province to Zhao, Xuzhou It is a part of Jiangsu Province. If it is lost now, it can be retrieved in the future, so there is no need to take too much risk for a city that can be lost and regained voluntarily.

The national army needs to preserve its strength, one is to "sweep the country" after the peace negotiation, and the other is to counterattack Japan after the peace negotiation.

The logic is obvious, the worse the fight, the more time it takes to recover, and the more money, material and manpower it will cost, and it should be saved if it can be saved.

In addition, Bai Chongxi did not want Li Zongren to take too many risks in Xuzhou.

Xu Yongchang and Cheng Qian supported the first point of "defending the city". They believed that the Taierzhuang victory is one thing, and the defense of Xuzhou is another. After all, Xuzhou is an important place on the Jinpu line and a military town. Abandoning and handing over to others will be very detrimental to the government in terms of politics, propaganda, diplomacy, and public opinion. The Xuzhou Battle is actually a "political battle" for the Japanese, Germans, and the people of the country. , declaring that the national army will never give up the oath of the country easily. It has been more than a year since the war of resistance against Japan. Except for Jinan, which was lost by Han Fuju, Beiping, Tianjin, Taiyuan, Shanghai, Nanjing... the national army fought with the Japanese army to the death. Sea of ​​blood, Xuzhou is the same, can't be let out.

It is not important whether Xuzhou is lost or not, what is important is the way of losing it. Taking the initiative to let go is too harmful to the country's prestige and national dignity, so it should be defended. Although it is impossible to become the second Nanjing, the officers and soldiers guarding Xuzhou, such as [-] soldiers, all with Coexistence of the city can not only further kill the Japanese army in the battle mode of urban defense warfare, which is the most beneficial to the national army, but also deter the Japanese high-level, and win the respect of the German high-level, which is very beneficial to the next Sino-Japanese peace talks of.

Chen Cheng strongly supports the third point, which is to "launch a decisive battle". He also has very good reasons. He believes that the War of Resistance has been going on for a year. Facts have proved that although the Japanese army is strong, it is not invincible. Nanjing is the best proof The national army should not overestimate the Japanese army, nor should it underestimate itself. The Japanese army is at the end of its battle at this time, while the national army (mainly the Central Army) has high morale and sufficient preparations, so it should boldly attack and fight the Japanese army. A vigorous and decisive battle, so as to obtain the maximum benefits in strategy, military and politics.

In front of Chiang Kai-shek, several giants insisted on their opinions, confronted each other, and even quarreled with each other (because Chiang Kai-shek was "recovering from injuries", so Chiang Kai-shek was not present when He Yingqin and other high-level leaders held meetings, but there was a radio broadcast in the conference hall, which relayed the meeting process in real time to Chiang Kai-shek).

Because several giants "said the public is justified, and the mother-in-law said that the woman is reasonable", they all sounded righteous, which made Chiang Kai-shek's old problem of indecision relapse after repeated thinking.

After hesitating for a long time, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Jiang Weiguo, seeking the opinion of Jiang Weiguo, a "strategic genius and military genius who knows nothing by himself".

Jiang Weiguo replied: "Father, although it is the safest, safest, and safest to abandon Xuzhou, we will get the least. If we really want to negotiate a peace, if the battle of Xuzhou is tied like this, the Japanese will only return it. One or two provinces are too few for us, and we must return some more land.

Father, your National Revolutionary Army soldiers are no worse than Japanese soldiers. The Japanese army is not afraid of death, and your National Revolutionary Army soldiers are not afraid of death either.

Please believe them, and trust me, your son, you will not be disappointed, we will not let you down.