I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Xiao Yao nodded.

Jiang Weiguo looked at Mrs. Yao.

Although Mrs. Yao tried her best to take Jiang Weiguo to apologize to Shi Liling at this time, she was a woman who knew the general situation. Zhang has a "serious face", except for a faint smile or a faint smile occasionally, he usually has an expression that others owe him a lot of money. Ever since Jiang Weiguo met Xiao Yao, he found that he Unexpectedly, he couldn't imagine what Xiao Yao looked like when he was smiling, so he deliberately told the classic jokes of later generations in front of Xiao Yao several times. As a result, Jiang Weiguo himself laughed out loud, but Xiao Yao still had a solemn expression on his face. Xiao Yao asked Xiao Yao "is it funny?" Xiao Yao just nodded calmly "Yes, it's funny!"), making her feel that there must be some "big military affairs" that Jiang Weiguo needs to deal with, so she can only sigh helplessly: " Jianhao, go get busy, alas, you have grown up after all!"

Jiang Weiguo couldn't bear it, but he knew his responsibility: "Well, Mom, I'm leaving!"

"Let's go! Let's go!" Mrs. Yao sighed again, looking very lonely, "You really don't let me worry about you... Sigh!"

After bidding farewell to Mrs. Yao, Jiang Weiguo and Xiao Yao left, asking as they walked, "Why did you come suddenly? You are not..." Xiao Yao was not with Jiang Weiguo.

"Come to discuss with you!" Xiao Yao said without emotion.

"What are you discussing?" Jiang Weiguo's heart moved again.

Xiao Yao walked silently, without saying a word.

Jiang Weiguo's heart moved and he knew what Xiao Yao meant, so he stopped asking: "Let's talk in detail when we go back!" Jiang Weiguo attaches great importance to time now, and he feels that wasting a second at this moment is a crime.

With Xiao Yao, Yang Mei, Zhu Peifeng, Yao Jinhe, Sun Tao and others, Jiang Weiguo drove to the military airport in Suzhou (the Air Force has already established a field airport in the suburbs of Suzhou), and then flew back to Nanjing.

Three hours later, in Jiang Weiguo's office where the 918th regiment was stationed, Xiao Yao had a private meeting with Jiang Weiguo.

"We have to do big construction projects in Shanghai and Nanjing!" Xiao Yao went straight to the point after closing the office door.

Jiang Weiguo felt a little strange: "Brother Haoran, wait a moment, I want to ask, why didn't you mention Jiangyin?"

"Jiangyin?" Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo in surprise, "Because it's unnecessary!"

"No need?" Jiang Weiguo was surprised, "Is there no need to strengthen the Jiangyin Fortress? Such an important place!"

"No need!" Xiao Yao's tone was flat, but his attitude was clear and firm.

"It's not necessary? Is it really not necessary?" Jiang Weiguo became more and more surprised.

The reason why Jiang Weiguo mentioned "Jiangyin" was because this place was very unusual, which impressed him deeply and "deeply remembered".

The Yangtze River is a long river and a waterway. If the Japanese army first landed in Shanghai, then went all the way to Nanjing, and attacked East China (the core is the southern part of Jiangsu Province) from east to west, they would inevitably advance by land and sea, and go up against the river. Taking advantage of its naval advantages, Jiangyin is located in the middle section between Shanghai and Nanjing. When the Wanli Yangtze River reaches Jiangyin, the width suddenly shrinks. The narrowest point is only 1000 meters. The front is trumpet-shaped, and the back is still trumpet-shaped. The terrain is very dangerous and the strategic position is very high. It is known as the "navigation-locking fortress" and "the majestic pass on the river". If the Yangtze River is compared to a highway, then Jiangyin is a "toll station where one man guards the gate and one man cannot open it." ".

Jiangyin is not only the throat passage from the East China Sea to the Yangtze River, but also the north-south transportation hub in East China.

According to common sense, if a fortress is built here in Jiangyin and the water surface of the Yangtze River is blocked with large-caliber heavy artillery, it is obvious that it will be difficult for enemy ships to pass through this "checkpoint". On the water, the heavy ones will be bombarded by the fortress and suffer heavy losses.

In fact, Jiang Weiguo was not the only one who thought of the "Jiangyin Fortress". Chiang Kai-shek and many senior officials of the national army had long recognized the importance of the Jiangyin Fortress.

A few years ago, the Military Commission entrusted German consultants to guide the design and construction, and built and strengthened the Yangtze River Fortress. The current Jiangyin Fortress has Junshan Fortress and Huangshan Fortress as its core positions. Fushan and Fushan are natural barriers, forming a southeast fan-shaped position with permanent defense fortifications.

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Jiang Weiguo was deeply impressed by "Jiangyin", because he clearly remembered the famous "Jiangyin Sea and Air Battle (Jiangyin Defense War/Jiangyin Battle/Jiangyin Sea Battle)" that broke out in the early days of the War of Resistance. In an amphibious joint operation, all the army, navy and air force participated in the battle, and they jointly fought against the Japanese army and navy, especially the Chinese navy, which was heading up the river.

In this battle, half of the ships of the Chinese navy sunk into the river, and the other half of the ships sank into the sand in the fierce battle. The Chinese navy fleet was basically wiped out in this battle (also the first battle). The Battle of Jiangyin was the swan song of the Chinese navy during the Anti-Japanese War .

"There is really no need to strengthen the Jiangyin Fortress!" Xiao Yao felt that Jiang Weiguo's view of Jiangyin Fortress was a bit strange, "Even if the Jiangyin Fortress is impenetrable and indestructible, it doesn't mean much.

In the final analysis, the Jiangyin Fortress is just a traditional fortress, and the traditional fortress has been in decline in the modern warfare of the trinity of land, sea and air. The defects are getting higher and higher, and the effect is getting lower and lower. Both are outdated; on the other hand, Jiangyin is located on the edge of the Yangtze River, on the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. There are indeed a few small hills around it, but it is still a flat plain on the whole. It is difficult for the national army to keep up with the The Japanese army with a high level of mechanization launched large-scale field battles, tug-of-war, blocking warfare, and defensive warfare. Therefore, the area around the Jiangyin Fortress will inevitably fall soon. Although the Jiangyin Fortress itself is indestructible, it is a dead thing after all. As long as the Japanese army captures Jiangyin In the surrounding Wuxi, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang, the naval fleet paused on the river in the lower reaches of Jiangyin, and the ground troops bypassed the Jiangyin Fortress by land. The Jiangyin Fortress will fully highlight our army's defense line, fall into the full siege of the Japanese army, and become a lone army, so that if there is no fight, it will be chaotic and defeated.

Don't forget, on the sea, the Japanese navy is the protagonist, and on land, the Japanese army is the protagonist.

The Japanese army was transported to the Chinese battlefield by the Japanese navy. After setting foot on Chinese soil, the protagonist of the battlefield is the Japanese army. The Japanese navy only plays a supporting role. The Japanese army does not need to take a boat on the Yangtze River to advance on land. On land on both sides of the strait, the Jiangyin Fortress can only play a role in the supporting role of the Japanese Navy, but it cannot help the leading role of the Japanese Army. Under such circumstances, to cling to the Jiangyin Fortress and strengthen the Jiangyin Fortress is not to stick to the rules and put the cart before the horse ? "

Jiang Weiguo was secretly persuaded by Xiao Yao.

The Jiangyin Fortress Battle in history (this battle was a part of the Jiangyin Battle, the entire Jiangyin Battle was participated by the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Force, the army was completely defeated from the Songhu battlefield, the navy was also wiped out, and the air force retreated to protect Nanjing, so Jiangyin The officers and soldiers of the fortress made the final resistance) After the official start, although the fighting was very fierce and caused a lot of damage to the Japanese army, the persistence did not last long, and it fell in less than ten days. Attacking around the back of the fortress, coupled with the complete defeat of the national army on land, the Jiangyin fortress was about to fall into a heavy siege, and the officers and soldiers of the fortress had to break out and retreat after destroying the cannons; in addition, it is worth mentioning that the reason why the Japanese fleet was The delay in intercepting the Jiangyin fortress was not entirely due to the power of the fortress guns, but also because the national army used many old-fashioned ships and civilian ships to sink and seal the river.

Objectively speaking, if the Jiangyin fortress is located among the high mountains, one man must be in charge of the gate and ten thousand people cannot open it. However, the Jiangyin fortress is located on the riverside, and Jiangyin is also on the plain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the Jiangyin fortress is "a fortress on the flat land by the riverside ", the Japanese army can detour on land, and the Japanese aircraft can bomb. Although the Japanese fleet cannot pass through for a while (fortress guns cooperate with mines), they can also use naval guns to bombard the fortress from a long distance (as long as the Japanese infantry touches the fortress, You can use radio to guide the Japanese naval guns, and the Japanese army used manned hot air balloons to guide the artillery coordinates in the early days of the War of Resistance), so the Jiangyin Fortress is really not very effective in blocking the Japanese army. I want the Jiangyin Fortress to truly play a "closed To play the role of living in the Yangtze River", two conditions must be met. First, our air force has air supremacy, otherwise the fortress will be bombarded indiscriminately by enemy planes; vast plains.

But both points are very difficult, especially the second point. The large troops have run away, leaving a bare fortress exposed to the attack of the enemy's army, sea and air. How effective can it be?

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"Having said that..." Jiang Weiguo hesitated, "If we improve and strengthen the Jiangyin fortress and even the whole Jiangyin with the right medicine, and then deploy elite troops to defend Jiangyin, then our defense of Jiangyin against the Japanese invaders is likely to be like the Jiangyin Anti-Qing Dynasty in 1645. Isn’t it good like that in the defense war?” Jiang Weiguo was referring to the famous “Jiangyin 81st Day”. In 1645 AD, the Manchu Qing swept across southern China. Under the leadership of the anti-Qing Sangongs (Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu, Feng Houdun) and without the participation of the government army (Ming army) and without foreign aid, an anti-Qing defense campaign was launched spontaneously. It lasted for 81 days and was known as "Jiangyin" in history. On the 81st, the whole city of Jiangyin died for the Ming Dynasty, and no one surrendered.

The Qing army dispatched 24 soldiers and horses and more than 200 cannons, killing and wounding more than 53 people, including three princes and [-] generals. In Jiangyin, more than [-] people died inside the city, and [-] people died outside the city. There were more than [-] people, and only [-] people survived in the whole city of Jiangyin.

Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo: "Do you want to take troops to Jiangyin?"

Jiang Weiguo nodded.

Jiang Weiguo remembered that there was a famous "Battle of Brest Fortress" in the Soviet-German War in history. Brest Fortress was an important military fortress of the Soviet Union on the Soviet-German border. If the German army wants to advance in an all-round way, it must To win this key place, the fortress defense battle lasted for about a month (the German army had absolute advantages, including absolute air supremacy, absolute artillery superiority, and the main force of the Soviet army at that time had been completely defeated, and the Brest Fortress was completely defeated. Encircled by the German army), the Soviet army who defended the fortress killed a total of 2000-2500 people, while the German army who attacked the fortress killed 462 people and injured more than 1000 people.

They are all fortresses. Why did the Soviet army's defense of the Brest Fortress be so epic, but the Chinese army's defense of the Jiangyin Fortress was so aggrieved?Jiang Weiguo was a little unwilling.

Xiao Yao saw what Jiang Weiguo was thinking, and he shook his head: "The past is different from the past, the glory of Jiangyin on the 81st is difficult to replicate, and today's Japanese army is not comparable to the Qing army back then.

The city of Jiangyin is located on the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Take a look at the terrain around Jiangyin. Jiangyin claims to have '33 half-mountains', but they are actually small hills. There are only ten of them with an altitude of more than 100 meters. The highest is Dingshan. The altitude is 273.8 meters, followed by Huashan, 241.2 meters, and the third is Sand Mountain, 192.8 meters.

Relying on these small mountain bags, it is very difficult to defend Jiangyin and stop the Japanese army! "

"It's very difficult? But it depends on human effort!" Jiang Weiguo's tone became firm.

At this time, Jiang Weiguo thought of the famous Battle of Iwo Jima in history. The total area of ​​Iwo Jima is only 22 square kilometers, which is a tiny place. The highest peak on the island is only 160 meters above sea level. There were 2.3 Japanese troops in total, and 7 U.S. troops attacked the island, and the U.S. military had absolute advantages in land, sea and air. , the ratio of casualties between the two sides was as high as 2.9 to 1.23.

Why can the Japanese army fight the Battle of Iwo Jima so beautifully, but the Chinese army can't?Jiang Weiguo became more and more unwilling.

Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo, and said very confidingly: "Ying Zuo, the real stage for you, us, and our army is in Nanjing.

The defense of Jiangyin is just an ordinary battle of defense of the city, and the defense of Nanjing is incomparable in terms of politics, diplomacy, and propaganda in addition to its military significance. We should defend Nanjing! "

Jiang Weiguo's heart skipped a beat because he could hear Xiao Yao's voice.

"Actually, there is another reason why I don't agree with fighting the Japanese army in Jiangyin!" Xiao Yao said seriously, "Strategic.

If we want to lure the Japanese army from east to west, we must lure the Japanese army enough.

First, we must let the Japanese army feel that they are invincible and invincible on the road from Shanghai to Nanjing; second, we must let their destination, their goal, and the most fruitful fruit that they cannot be tempted by - the capital of China Nanjing is right in front of their eyes, right on their lips. Only in this way will they attack with all their strength and become completely passive strategically.

Looking at the map, Shanghai is the starting point, Nanjing is the end point, and Jiangyin is the middle point. If the Japanese army stops at the middle point of Jiangyin, then the top Japanese army will not guarantee that they will not want to retreat, but!If they have already approached the city of Nanjing and are only one step away from the end, will they give up easily?The defense of Jiangyin is a solitary army defending an isolated city, and the Nanjing garrison is also a solitary army defending an isolated city. Since the latter is far more significant than the former, why don't we put our insufficient military, energy, material, manpower, and financial resources in Nanjing?Also, the Japanese army’s journey from Shanghai to Nanjing should not be made too difficult for them. Only when they see that the Chinese army is invincible and the Jiangyin fortress is also retreating without a fight will they arrive in Nanjing with satisfaction. Under the city, I thought that Nanjing, like Jiangyin, was within easy reach.

At that time, we will have achieved two major goals, both tactical and strategic. One is to let the Japanese army fall into arrogance, arrogance and underestimation of the enemy before attacking Nanjing, so that we can fight head-on and make their proud soldiers lose. ; The second is to let the strategic focus of the Japanese army be completely led by the nose and led to East China!"

Jiang Weiguo looked at Xiao Yao with admiration: "Brother Haoran, your analysis is really good! But..."

"But what?"

"But isn't it too risky?"

"how you said that?"

"We lost Shanghai and Jiangyin. It can be said to be acting. If Nanjing is self-defeating and the fake show is real, and we lose it, wouldn't it be self-defeating and lure the wolf into the house?"

"It's all about human effort. Isn't it what we are going to do now to turn 'leading wolves into houses' into 'closing doors and beating dogs'?"

"You are very right!" Jiang Weiguo has been persuaded by Xiao Yao to eight points, but he still has not made a final decision, "But I always feel that it is a pity to abandon the Jiangyin Fortress without a fight! In fact, in Jiangyin Beating the Japanese aggressors hard can also serve the purpose of luring the Japanese aggressors to advance eastward. Jiangyin is the gate of Nanjing. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties just by attacking the gate of Nanjing. Wouldn’t it be more powerful to boost the prestige of our country and our army? In addition, Jiangyin Although it belongs to the Jiangnan area, the folk customs are loyal and upright, otherwise, how could the "Jiangyin 81st Day" that shines in the annals of history come into being? The people of Jiangyin, with their strong bones and strong spirit, will last forever. It's a pity that there will be a big battle!"

Xiao Yao narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Weiguo: "If you really plan to fight a vigorous defense battle in Jiangyin, it is not impossible, but you must pay attention to the difference between Jiangyin and Nanjing.

Nanjing is the capital of our country and the first target of the Japanese army. It can even be said to be the terminal station of the Japanese army on the battlefield in East China. Nanjing is the place that the Japanese army must attack. As for Jiangyin, although its strategic value is also very high, it is only With a gate, the Japanese army could bypass Jiangyin and attack Nanjing.

Perhaps, the whole city of Jiangyin was ready for battle, but the Japanese army did not attack Jiangyin at all, and swaggered past tens of kilometers away, what should we do?Note that Jiangyin is a plain city, although it is stuck on the only way of the Yangtze River, it is not stuck on the only way of the Southern Jiangsu Plain!"

Jiang Weiguo lit a cigarette, smoked it boredly, and at the same time said fiercely: "Then take the initiative to attack! Jiangyin is surrounded by plains, and my troops are armored regiments! They are mechanized troops! They can just gallop across the flat plain!"

Xiao Yao showed a slightly teasing expression: "Jiangyin is on the south bank of the Yangtze River. If the Japanese army goes all the way west on the north bank of the Yangtze River, how would your tanks cross the river and pursue them?"

"This... can be divided into two groups! For example, the 918th regiment is in Jiangnan, and the 128th regiment is in Jiangbei!"

"Then it would be a mistake to disperse forces.

The combat effectiveness can be maximized only when the two regiments join forces in one place; if they are divided into two places, the Jiangbei army cannot reinforce the Jiangbei army when the Japanese army attacks the Jiangnan army, and vice versa.

What's more, if the armored units are dismantled and used, isn't it a low-level tactic?The tanks should attack in groups to form an unstoppable impact. If they spread out, wouldn't it be equivalent to using the tanks as iron bunkers?There are many divisions, and they will only be defeated one by one by the enemy.

Moreover, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain are different from the North China Plain. There are few rivers in the North China Plain, which are suitable for tank attack, while the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain are densely covered with river networks, full of streams, lakes, ponds, and swamps. Tanks are on this plain In fact, the play is limited!"

"This..." Jiang Weiguo was a little speechless.

"There's also the issue of strength.

How many troops are needed to defend Jiangyin?[-] to [-] will not form a large military force, let alone take the initiative to attack;If the Japanese army doesn't attack Jiangyin at all, and let your [-] troops idle here, wouldn't it cause a waste of military power to defend Nanjing?Nanjing is fighting in full swing, but Jiangyin's [-] troops can only stare blankly and cannot reinforce the Nanjing battlefield. It is meaningless to continue to stay in Jiangyin. If they break through to reinforce Nanjing, why not just go to the Nanjing battlefield from the beginning?The Japanese army deliberately did not attack Jiangyin, leaving you with a hundred thousand troops to eat and have nothing to do all day long, and trapped you to death. Or, the Japanese army built a defense line around Jiangyin, waiting for work, waiting for a rabbit, waiting for you to take the initiative to attack and die when you can't bear it anymore.

what would you do? "

Jiang Weiguo completely surrendered: "Well, my military adviser, I admit that I was persuaded by you, you think about the problem more comprehensively than me!" He planned to compare Iwo Jima with Jiangyin, but he ignored it, Iwo Jima It is a place that the enemy must attack, but Jiangyin is not.

Xiao Yao smiled: "So, the 'Jiangyin 81st' style Jiangyin defense battle you imagined won't work, you should focus your limited energy on Nanjing and Shanghai!"

Jiang Weiguo took a deep breath: "Nanjing, I understand, Shanghai, I don't quite understand, why do you want to build in Shanghai?"

Xiao Yao opened a map of Shanghai and took out a stack of photos: "Five years ago on the 'January [-]th' Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the National Government signed the "Songhu Armistice Agreement" with Japan. According to this agreement, Shanghai was an unarmed In the area, the national army was not allowed to station troops in Shanghai and nearby Suzhou, Kunshan and other places, but the Japanese army could station troops in Shanghai.

Right now, the National Army’s strength in Shanghai is only the Jiangsu Provincial Security Force and the Shanghai Police Corps, with a total number of more than 5000, while the Japanese army can station a marine corps in the Shanghai area, with a total number of more than 3000. The emergency mobilization of retired soldiers among the Japanese expatriates in Shanghai should add another 1000 people.

The home of the Japanese army in Shanghai is the 'Japanese Navy Special Marine Corps Command', which is located at No. 13 Dongjiangwan Road in Shanghai. This is a yellow-brown castle-like building that was built 6130 years ago. With an area of ​​about 2200 square meters, it presents a "back" shape as a whole, surrounded by office buildings and warehouses, and a military playground with an area of ​​about 20 square meters inside. Next to it is the club of the Japanese Navy in Shanghai and the Hongkou shooting range. , with Yangshupu Gongda Spinning Mill and Huxi Fengtian Spinning Mill run by Japanese merchants as two wings, and more than [-] solid high-rise buildings in the nearby Japanese Concession as auxiliary.

Objectively speaking, the Japanese army stationed in Shanghai did not have many troops, nor did they have enough heavy weapons, but the fortifications were very solid. The walls of the headquarters were not only made of reinforced concrete, but also more than twice as thick as the walls of civilian houses. Military forts come designed and built.

The painstaking efforts and careful planning of the Japanese over the past five years have completely built this headquarters and the surrounding ancillary buildings into a permanent three-dimensional series of bunkers. The thickness of the cement is so thick that it can withstand heavy artillery bombardment and aircraft bombing, not to mention Talk about ordinary infantry guns and grenades.

The headquarters is the largest main fortress, and there are at least [-] auxiliary bunkers around it, and air-raid shelters and basement ammunition depots have been excavated underground. Every window in these buildings is a gun shooting port, and some skylights on the roof are secretly installed. With the use of mortars, coupled with the Japanese Marine Corps' perennial operations and repeated drills, it can be said that this headquarters is out-and-out 'as solid as gold, as solid as a rock'!"

Jiang Weiguo nodded empathetically: "Yes, this three-dimensional chain of fortresses is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack!" He knew that in the early days of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War in history, the Chinese army was the first to act first, gathering heavy and elite troops, and prepared to eradicate them in one fell swoop. This Japanese military headquarters, however, was unable to conquer it due to command errors, low quality of troops, and the tenacious resistance of the Japanese army relying on solid fortifications. This gave the main force of the Japanese army valuable time to continuously increase their troops in Shanghai, and eventually evolved into a comprehensive war.

Xiao Yao pointed to the headquarters of the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai in the photo: "If our army wants to attract the focus and attention of the Japanese army to East China and to Shanghai, we must attack this headquarters first and take down this Headquarters, this can not only provoke the Japanese army, anger the Japanese army, but also boost our morale and confidence in victory. However, the attack on this place is very difficult. We must also take it quickly, and we cannot delay it, because once it is delayed, the Japanese army will have time to increase their troops to Shanghai on a large scale, and we will completely lose the opportunity and make a bad start!"

Jiang Weiguo looked at Xiao Yao with more and more admiration and admiration: "Military Master, you are really considerate.

Do you have any good ways to quickly take down this hard bone? "Jiang Weiguo has specially bought 100 35-type individual flamethrowers from Germany. This type of flamethrower weighs 38 kilograms and has a fire distance of 25 meters to 30 meters. Five short-shot point sprays, and Jiang Weiguo also bought 30 l35 fire-breathing tanks from Italy (the fire-breathing range is 100 meters.

Note: Germany also had flame-breathing tanks in World War II, but it has not yet been officially put into mass production at this time, and Italy is still relatively advanced in this regard).

These flamethrowers and flamethrowing tanks are what Jiang Weiguo intends to play in this extremely difficult battle. As we all know, flamethrowers are the best weapon against extremely strong bunkers.

During the Pacific War in history, the Japanese army dug holes everywhere, and the U.S. military specially used flamethrowers to burn the Japanese soldiers in the tunnel caves into roast suckling pigs.

Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo and paused every word: "Blast!"

Jiang Weiguo stared wide-eyed.

"Demolition is solved!" Xiao Yao looked resolutely, "Start now, dig a tunnel a few kilometers away from the headquarters, dig it under the headquarters, bury dozens of tons of explosives, and destroy the headquarters bunker group and the inside. All the Japanese troops were blown up to the sky!"