I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Section 110 Engineering (3)

As soon as Xiao Yao's words came out, Jiang Weiguo's eyes lit up immediately, and he suddenly had a feeling of seeing the sun: Yes, in history, the battle of the national army attacking the Japanese Marine Corps headquarters in Shanghai was very difficult. The headquarters is a group of bunkers. The infantry of the national army rushed up and were completely covered by the firepower sprayed out by the Japanese fortifications. The tanks of the national army went up, but because the national army did not understand the coordination of infantry and tanks, the tanks became Japanese artillery in vain. Jiang Weiguo originally planned to use a combination of flamethrowers, gas bombs, tanks, and fire-breathing tanks to solve the target, but Xiao Yao's method is simply and neatly, no matter how solid the bunker is, you can detonate the explosives directly under your ass Sending you to the sky is not only fast, saves trouble, greatly reduces the cost of casualties, but also relieves hatred. Among these advantages, "quickness" is the most important. After all, this first battle cannot be delayed. We must win the battle quickly. Boom With a bang, the Japanese army went directly to the west, how fast!In the original history, in order to preemptively strike and win the flag, the National Army formed the 9th Army to attack the Japanese Marine Corps Command. The 9th Army had 3 divisions and 1 brigade, which were the 36th, 87th, 88th and 2th divisions. 2 Supplementary Brigade, these four units are all German weapon masters, and they are the first batch of regular German weapon masters of the national army, the elite of the Central Army's elite (the 2nd supplementary brigade is called the supplementary brigade, which is actually the national army At the same time, there are only two heavy artillery regiments (10th and 14th artillery regiments) equipped with German-made large-caliber artillery in the national army. The entire Ninth Army has more than 9 troops. At that time, there were only more than 6 Japanese troops in Shanghai, of which more than 4000 were marines, and more than 3000 were veterans temporarily mobilized from the Japanese expatriates in Shanghai. There was not enough heavy weapons, so they relied on It can be said that in this fortified battle, the national army has an absolute advantage. However, the battle started on August 1000 and lasted until August 8 (on this night, the Japanese army in Shanghai won the first victory. A batch of reinforcements), six days and six nights, 13 German armed forces with tanks and heavy artillery and sufficient ammunition, but they still can't move the mere 8 Japanese troops.

It has to be said that it is a shame that the war has ended like this.

"Tell me specifically!" Jiang Weiguo excitedly lit a cigarette and looked at Xiao Yao with piercing eyes.

Xiao Yao smiled: "It's nothing, the operability of this method is very simple, but there are two places that can't be sloppy.

First, keep it secret.

The entire project must be kept absolutely confidential. Once the Japanese notice any disturbances, the plan will be in vain. Shanghai is a place where dragons and snakes are extremely mixed. It is indeed not easy to achieve absolute secrecy, but as long as this is achieved, the plan will be more than [-]% successful; second, construction.

Shanghai is called "Shanghai Beach" because Shanghai is a beachhead and a peninsula. Two-thirds of Shanghai is surrounded by the sea or the Yangtze River. In addition, Shanghai is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. There are many streams, lakes and ponds. Therefore, Shanghai’s groundwater resources are very rich, and the water level is very shallow. When tunnels are dug in Shanghai, the soil layer will be mud if you dig three or four meters deep, and water will emerge if you dig six or seven meters. Therefore, the tunnel must be dug to a depth of at least ten meters, and at the same time, it cannot be dug under the eyes of the Japanese army. The tunnel excavation site must be at least three kilometers away. How to dig a tunnel ten meters deep and at least three kilometers long in such a soil layer is a challenge. big problem.

Ordinary soil tunnels definitely won’t work, they must be carefully constructed, like permanent national defense engineering tunnels, covering the walls of the tunnel with waterproof materials, poured with cement, and supported by I-beams!”

"I understand! I understand!" Jiang Weiguo became more and more excited when he thought about it, "This method is great! It is worth putting all our efforts into action!" He looked at Xiao Yao, "Military division, this is what you mean when you say that construction is going on in Shanghai?"

Xiao Yao nodded.

Jiang Weiguo couldn't wait to ask: "What about Nanjing? How are you planning to build in Nanjing?"

Xiao Yao took out a thick stack of design drawings from his briefcase: "This!"

Jiang Weiguo's heart skipped a beat, he took it over, and after watching it for 3 minutes, he gasped.

After holding back for 5 minutes, Jiang Weiguo looked at Xiao Yao: "My military adviser, are you planning to hollow out the mountains around Nanjing and the underground of Nanjing?"

Xiao Yao nodded, and then opened a map of Nanjing (at this time, there must be a big gap between Nanjing and Nanjing in later generations. The scale of Nanjing is not as large as that of later Nanjing. According to the map of Nanjing published in the 102st year of the Republic of China/800, the urban area of ​​Nanjing at that time was about a quarter of the urban area of ​​later Nanjing, roughly including the southeast of the Yangtze River and the Hongshan forest. To the south, to the west of Zijin Mountain, and to the north of Yuhuatai), pointing to the map, he explained in an orderly manner: "There are 21 mountains that need to be built into a three-dimensional fortress, and they are Mufu Mountain (the mountain is located in the north of Nanjing City, standing on the edge of the Yangtze River) On the top, the main peak Laoshan is 1932 meters above sea level), Beigu Mountain (this mountain is also located in the north of Nanjing City, about one kilometer away from Mufu Mountain, 5 meters above sea level), Hongshan Mountain (this mountain is located in the northeast of Nanjing City, Gu Mountain is about two kilometers apart, the main peak is Dahong Mountain, 190 meters above sea level), Yuhuatai (the mountain is located in the south of Nanjing City, with an altitude of 204 meters), and Zijin Mountain (the mountain is located in the east of Nanjing City, with an altitude of 82 meters) .

These five mountains surround Nanjing City on the north, east, and south sides (the Yangtze River is on the west side). As long as these five mountains are in our hands, it is absolutely impossible for the Japanese army to capture Nanjing City. The other four were lost. As long as Zijin Mountain is still there, the Japanese army still cannot capture Nanjing City.

Zijin Mountain is the highest, overlooking the whole city, it is the highest commanding height in Nanjing!These five mountains are in our hands, and we can use ground troops to carry out trench warfare, defensive warfare, and street warfare with the Japanese army, all of which are easy to handle!The Japanese army wanted to capture Nanjing, unless it covered the entire Nanjing with dead bodies! "

Jiang Weiguo's heart was agitated when he heard it, and he settled down: "My military division Xiao, what are you going to do?"

Xiao Yao said, "It's all in my plan!"

Jiang Weiguo held back the boiling thoughts in his heart, and lit a cigarette again: "You basically tell me first!"

To put it bluntly, Xiao Yao's tactical thinking is just one word: digging.

Taking the core Zijin Mountain as an example, Zijin Mountain has a radius of 31 kilometers and covers a total area of ​​2100 square kilometers. There are three main peaks. The first main peak, the North Peak, is 449 meters above sea level, and the second main peak, Xiaomao Mountain, is 350 meters above sea level. The third main peak, Tianbao Mountain, is 250 meters above sea level. At the same time, the remaining veins of Zijin Mountain extend northward to Jubao Mountain, and westward to Fugui Mountain and Jiuhua Mountain.

According to Xiao Yao's design, first of all, intricate and continuous trenches (trenches, not trenches) will be dug at the foot of Zijin Mountain.

Trenches are bigger and have better facilities than trenches. Trenches can only allow soldiers to fight in them, while trenches can allow soldiers to live in them.) A large number of mines are laid in front of the trenches, thus forming a powerful and dense minefield, minefield , minefield; the first trench at the foot of the mountain can surround the entire foot of Zijin Mountain. In the trench, a machine gun bunker is set up every 20 meters, and a mortar position is set up every 40 meters. As for the circular fortifications, shelters, fire support points, serial bunker groups, and foxholes, there are naturally many of them. The positions are completely built semi-underground, forming a dense firepower network. This is the first trench. At the altitude of 0, go further up, at an altitude of 40 meters, dig a second trench, and connect with the first trench through a longitudinal traffic trench, the same routine, and then go up, at an altitude of 70 meters Dig the third trench at the top of the mountain; further up, dig the fourth trench at an altitude of about 400 meters;... In Xiao Yao's words, "Zijin Mountain is more than 200 meters high, like a circular staircase. Keep digging trenches around the mountain, as long as you have enough time, you can dig at least ten." However, this is just an appearance. At an altitude of [-] meters, the trenches began to dig deep into the ground, and a large number of tunnels (tunnels) were dug in the mountain. The more the better, the basement as big as the basketball hall is used as dormitories for officers and soldiers, lounges, canteens, hospitals, grain depots for storing food, armory for storing weapons, ammunition depot for storing ammunition, etc., so as to store a large number of ordnance and Supplies; It is also worth mentioning that the troops who stick to Zijin Mountain do not need to worry about drinking water, because there is a Zixia Lake on Zijin Mountain, so they will not be trapped on the waterless Jieting Nanshan like Ma Di. .

"It is best to hollow out Zijin Mountain. The more layers of tunnel fortifications, the better, at least five layers or more", so that the troops and communication network are well protected, and the survivability of the troops under the bombardment of the Japanese army is improved; more than that, the real The highlight of the event is the three main peaks of Zijin Mountain - North Peak, Xiaomao Mountain, and Tianbao Mountain. Heavy artillery positions are set up on the peaks, and they are not open-air, but also hidden in the mountain.

For example, the North Peak is 449 meters above sea level, and a large basement can be dug at an altitude of 400 meters, and the heavy artillery hidden in the mountain can be protected with a thickness of nearly 50 meters of mountain soil and rocks. At an altitude of 400 meters, a ring-shaped heavy artillery firing port can be set up on the mountain. , Around the mountain, the heavy artillery is placed in the center of the basement, and rails are laid to lead to each shooting port. In which direction the heavy artillery fire reinforcement is needed, the heavy artillery is dragged by a diesel engine and moves to the shooting port in that direction through the rails.

The higher the position, the farther and more accurate the artillery bombardment will be. The heavy artillery groups on the three main peaks of Zijin Mountain are completely condescending to aim at the entire battlefield of Nanjing City, and they are within the shooting range of the three main peaks.

According to Xiao Yao's idea, Zijin Mountain will become "densely densely covered with holes", "there are thousands of small holes, which are the firing ports of guns; hundreds of large holes, which are the firing ports of cannons".

The larger the gun, the higher the position.

At 400 meters are the largest artillery pieces, at 300 meters are howitzers, at 200 meters are infantry guns (light artillery), and at 100 meters are mortars.

The higher the position of the cannon, the more tasks it shoulders. The bottom artillery only needs to assist the battlefield on the hill, the middle artillery also needs to assist the nearby battlefield, and the high artillery dominates the entire Nanjing battlefield.

Which is the biggest cannon?The 150mm caliber heavy howitzer made Xiao Yao look down on him. He proposed to Jiang Weiguo to buy the main gun of the Scharnhorst-class battlecruiser from Germany and install it on the three main peaks of Zijin Mountain.

Jiang Weiguo's scalp was numb when he heard it. The main gun of the Scharnhorst-class battlecruiser has a caliber of up to 280 mm and each shell weighs 330 kg. The maximum range of the gun is 42500 meters. Even if you hit the opposite side of the Yangtze River, there is no pressure (the width of the Yangtze River in Nanjing is about 1500 meters; the main peak of Zijin Mountain is about 10000 meters away from the Yangtze River).

"The heavy artillery in the Jiangyin Fortress can be dismantled and installed 300 meters away from Zijin Mountain!" Xiao Yao finally added, "Only by three-dimensional trench and tunnel warfare can the national army truly stop the Japanese army in Nanjing, beat the Japanese army hard, and injure the Japanese army. Japanese Army!"

Jiang Weiguo repeatedly thought about Xiao Yao's idea. In fact, Xiao Yao's thinking was the same as Kuribayashi Tadao who was planning to defend Iwo Jima in the past, but he "played" much harder than Kuribayashi Tadao. According to his plan, Nanjing City is simply Iwo Jima magnified more than ten times.

Jiang Weiguo was thinking, and came back to his senses, looking at the calendar on his desk: May 1937, 5.

"It seems that our time is running out!" Jiang Weiguo looked at Xiao Yao, "This is a huge project! Not only will Zijin Mountain and other five mountains be dug into beehives and ant nests, but also in the periphery of Nanjing City, Nanjing City Build a large number of fortifications internally. According to your plan outline, we will be inside and outside Nanjing..." He took Xiao Yao's plan, "Dig a total of 100 kilometers of trenches, 200 kilometers of trenches, and 150 kilometers of tunnels. , 22 large-scale air-raid shelters, 67 large basements, and 28 large-scale firepower strongholds, 17 chain bunkers, 4 forts, 2 fortresses, and more than 700 small and medium-sized firepower points, my God!" He scratched his head, "It's like building the Great Wall! Do we have enough time?"

"Isn't it enough to send more people?" Xiao Yao said calmly, "Is there a shortage of people in China? There are more than 100 million people in Nanjing alone. It is not a problem to recruit 10 strong men in Nanjing, right? It is not a problem at all to recruit and organize 20 strong men to start construction in the area.

I have already calculated that with 20 strong men, it can be fully completed in six months.

As for the cost..." He showed a strange expression, "One man will be paid 1200 French currency per month, 1600 million French currency is needed, 3000 million French currency is needed for material cost, plus other demolition fees, transportation fees, etc., the total is about [-] million French currency! "

Jiang Weiguo was very heartbroken: "Damn, 3000 million French currency is almost 1000 million U.S. dollars!"

"Oh, that's right!" Xiao Yao unkindly stabbed Jiang Weiguo's twitching little liver again, "We still need to buy large-caliber artillery. Put on the shells, it is estimated to be 30 million US dollars!"

"Damn!" Jiang Weiguo was heartbroken, "It adds up to 500 million US dollars! It's a scam!"

Heartache is heartache, Jiang Weiguo knows that this huge sum of money is worthwhile, building Nanjing into a military city and a fortress city, firstly, it can severely beat the Japanese invaders, secondly, it can prevent the Nanjing Massacre from being staged, and thirdly... Jiang Weiguo It was guaranteed in front of Hitler, claiming that "Nanjing can stick to it for more than three months."

Objectively speaking, if Nanjing wants to hold on, it can only fight like this.

However, if this is the case, the city of Nanjing will be turned into a pile of ruins no matter whether the battle is defeated or not, which will be extremely destructive. Among other things, Xiao Yao clearly stated one point in his plan: Zijin Mountain and other five mountains will be destroyed. All trees must be cut down to prevent the Japanese army from setting fire to the mountain.

Xiao Yao’s idea was comprehensive and exhaustive. If the national army sticks to the top of the mountain and the Japanese army sets fire at the foot of the mountain, the fire will follow the forest from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Burned to death, smoked to death.

Zijin Mountain, known as "Jinling Yuxiu" and one of the four famous mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, has more than 3 mu of forest. After being pushed into Ge You's bald head, Zijin Mountain must be as ugly as it is. It was originally the scenery of lakes and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River. Like the barren hills in the north.

After taking a deep breath, Jiang Weiguo looked at Xiao Yao: "Military Master, if you really fight like this, how long do you think Nanjing can last?"

Xiao Yao replied: "How long it takes depends on the situation. If the conditions are ideal in all aspects, at least it can kill more than [-] Japanese!"

"500 million dollars, buy [-] Japanese lives, worth it!" Jiang Weiguo nodded, "Okay, I'll go find my father!" He stood up, but suddenly remembered something, "Military division, according to your order It means that you want to turn Nanjing City into a Jiangyin Fortress that is magnified ten times or even dozens of times. However, you seem to have not managed the strongholds outside the city, such as Jiangjun Mountain and Niushou Mountain in the south of Nanjing City, and Fangshan Mountain in the southeast. You have given up on Qixia Mountain in the north and Laoshan on the opposite side of the Yangtze River? What if the Japanese army surrounds Nanjing City, and Nanjing City is completely surrounded by the Japanese army and besieged on all sides?"

"What should I do?" Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo, feeling that Jiang Weiguo's question was very inexplicable.

Jiang Weiguo was a little dumb: "For example, how did the outside world help Nanjing? How did the Nanjing troops break through and retreat?"

Xiao Yao narrowed his eyes: "Does this problem exist? When we first met, didn't you say you chose the fourth plan?"

Jiang Weiguo's heart was shocked, and he said solemnly: "I understand!"

Section 111 Engineering (4)

10 minutes later, Qilu, Chiang Kai-shek's study.

After listening to Jiang Weiguo's report and request, Chiang Kai-shek was surprised and fell into a long silence.

"Father?" Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek hadn't spoken for a long time, Jiang Weiguo urged tentatively.

"Well..." Chiang Kai-shek responded, indicating that he was not in a daze, but was thinking.

Jiang Weiguo could only stand respectfully and wait patiently.

After more than 20 minutes, Chiang Kai-shek sighed, and then stared at Jiang Weiguo with admiration and slightly melancholy eyes: "Wei'er, I know what you are going to do. Your determination and courage to kill the enemy and serve the country, I am proud of you." I know it too, and I'm very pleased.

However, you have to understand one thing. At present, China and Japan seem to be sharpening their knives and swords. It seems that they have reached the point where fire and water are incompatible and irreconcilable, but in fact, wars are not so easy to fight.

Contrary to what many of our countrymen think, the top Japanese leaders are not planning to invade China in an all-round way. They also have many disputes and differences.

The September [-]th Incident and the North China Incident... were all concocted by a small group of fanatical radical officers in the Japanese military circle without authorization, and the real high-level Japanese military circles have great fears and concerns about the issue of invading China! "

Jiang Weiguo was shocked: "Father, don't you...you still believe that a full-scale war between China and Japan can be avoided?"

A helpless desolation appeared on Chiang Kai-shek's face, but there was also a strong determination: "Your father and I are not so naive.

He has never been to the Soviet Union, so he doesn't know the true face of communism at all. I have been to the Soviet Union, so I know it very well, and I have studied in Japan, so I know very well what Japanese militarism is.

Few people know better than me the Japanese ambition to annex China, dominate East Asia, and rule the world. However, the more I know, the more hesitant I am.

People are like this, the more sober they are and the more they understand the truth, the more painful it will be, it is better to live in a dawdly way.

Your father and I are the commander-in-chief of the country. If I want to muddle along, I can't do anything!Weier, look at the common people at the grassroots level in our country and some simple-minded high-level officials, such as Zhang Xueliang. They see the Japanese continuously invading us and only see the appearance of things, so they are excited and filled with righteous indignation. They look like they can't wait to rush to the battlefield to fight the Japanese desperately. Their thinking is very simple, because they know very little, and they are not the real leaders of this country.

Weier, there are two types of people who shout for anti-Japanese war. One is those who sincerely want to fight against Japan, but these people are basically simple-minded; , to seek personal gain, and even instigated by hostile forces to achieve other goals that are not anti-Japanese at all.

Think about it, Weier, if a patriotic youth or a well-known public figure calls for resistance to Japan on the street, he only needs to shout impassioned slogans, and at the same time criticize the government’s compromise with Japan, thereby gaining social fame and other things. As for the real anti-Japanese war, it is not his concern at all. For the serious consequences that may be caused, he will neither be responsible nor capable of being responsible, and it is not his turn to be responsible. Who is responsible?I!I, the leader of the country, will take charge.

Therefore, those people have no fear, put on the appearance of patriots on the street, shout anti-Japanese slogans, and win applause, fame, and self-interest. This is such a simple but rewarding business!Anyway, I am responsible for the country and its consequences, and the government will clean up the mess.

They are like the Boxers back then, under the banner of patriotism, doing things that harmed the country. If I indulged them in the same way as the Empress Dowager Cixi, and believed in those so-called "patriotic people", the country would be corrupted like the end of the Qing Dynasty. The invasion of China by the Eight-Power Allied Forces and the "Xin Chou Treaty" have serious consequences!Wei'er, you have to remember that people who really do practical things don't make a big deal of it, such as your father and me, such as the government, although they have been compromising with Japan, they are also really actively preparing for war, and those slogans Loud people are either simple-minded and exploited, or have ulterior motives and ulterior motives.

For example, the CCP keeps calling for a joint war of resistance. Do they really want to fight?of course not!It's just that they couldn't survive anymore, and they escaped the fate of destruction under the banner of anti-Japanese.

Five years ago, during the "January [-]th Incident (Songhu Anti-Japanese War)", the national army fought a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders in Shanghai. What was the CCP doing?Taking the opportunity to fight Ganzhou.

At that time, I sent Chen Cheng to lead the 18th Army to reinforce Shanghai, but because the CCP attacked Ganzhou, the 18th Army had to rush to help Ganzhou.

The reason why Lenin's revolution was successful was because the Tsarist Russian Empire participated in the last world war and fell into a fierce battle with Germany. Lenin and his gang took the opportunity to cause civil strife and seize power. Civil strife!" Chiang Kai-shek looked at Jiang Weiguo with blazing eyes, "Wei'er, so you have to understand that the government and I are determined to resist Japan, but we can't rush for a while, we must continue to endure when it is time to endure.

The government that seems to compromise with Japan is the real anti-Japanese.

Now, I want to tell you that there is still a lot of room for maneuver in Sino-Japanese relations at this time!"

Jiang Weiguo looked at Chiang Kai-shek in astonishment. Obviously, Chiang Kai-shek was speaking from his heart.

Chiang Kai-shek sighed again: "Wei'er, you don't think your father is a capitulator who doesn't resist like the outside world does?"

"Of course not!" Jiang Weiguo shook his head immediately, "It's just... I really don't understand it, and I hope my father can explain it to me!"

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes were deep and authentic: "Ishihara Waner, you know this person, right?"

Jiang Weiguo's heart skipped a beat: "I know!"

Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "Wanji Ishihara is currently the head of the Major General of the First Department of the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters (Operation Department), and also the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army. He served under his name, so Wanji Ishihara is one of the actual heads of the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters. His attitude is very important and determines the strategic plan of the Japanese Army to a large extent.

Weier, I might as well tell you that Ishihara Wanji does not advocate a full-scale invasion of China. He has been doing his best to suppress the radical forces in the Japanese military circles. He even told me through the Japanese ambassador to China Shigeru Kawagoe that he will do his best. To promote the cause of Sino-Japanese harmony, all Japanese troops in North China were withdrawn to the territory of the puppet Manchukuo north of Shanhaiguan. Japan’s influence in China was limited to the puppet Manchukuo and Taiwan.

Of course, I will not agree to recognize the Puppet Manchukuo, but, Weier, we do still have hope that we can delay the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.

You know, we need time so much!According to the rectification plan formulated by the German Military Advisory Group for the national army, the national army will establish 60 German weapon divisions, each batch of 10, and it is only now in the second batch, and half of the first batch of 10 divisions are only half German weapons change.

Chen Cheng told me that this work will take at least two years.

Two years later, the national army will have 60 elite divisions that are fully mechanized!At that time, whether it is fighting or talking to the Japanese, the government will have real confidence, and it will no longer be so passive as it is now.

Not only that, our country's economy is also growing day by day. Last year (1936), our country's gross national product reached a historical peak (the last year of the National Government's golden decade in history), so if time drags on, It is of great benefit to us.

Therefore, fighting, when there is no choice, must be fought, but we must try our best to make the best preparations, one is to suppress bandits, and the other is to reorganize the army.

We need time, so let’s procrastinate as long as we can!” He sighed again, “Everyone in the country thinks that your father and I are fearful of the sun, and only know how to compromise, make compromises and even humiliate the country, but the people of the country don’t know, The country is not ready yet!To fight now is to show off the bravery of ordinary people. If the country is defeated and destroyed, who will be responsible?Not me yet!In order to buy time, I am now enduring the insults from the outside world who don't know the truth for a while, so forget it!Bear with it! "There was a hint of sourness and helplessness in his words.

After all, Chiang Kai-shek could not "pour bitter water" in front of outsiders, he could only "pour" in front of Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo could hear the central idea of ​​Chiang Kai-shek's so many words: those who shouted anti-Japanese all day long were either reckless and simple-minded elements (estimated to include Jiang Weiguo), who didn't know that resisting Japan at this time would only be harmful and not beneficial. They will not be responsible for the negative consequences they have brought to the country; either they are conspiratorial elements with impure motives, using the banner of anti-Japanese to seek personal gain; although the national government seems to compromise and tolerate Japan everywhere, it is the real anti-Japanese Power, but because of far-sightedness and long-term considerations, they had to compromise with Japan, and because of this they were notorious for non-resistance (this notoriety was also used by "anti-Japanese elements").

Although Jiang Weiguo understood Chiang Kai-shek very well, he did not fully agree with Chiang Kai-shek's point of view. He tried his best to persuade him in a tactful tone: "Father, you also said just now that the reason we have to compromise and swallow our humiliation is to delay time and do a good job. preparation.

Building Nanjing city defense fortifications is one of the combat readiness tasks!Time is ticking, it's time to get started! "

Chiang Kai-shek laughed and said, "However, according to your plan, what do you want to ruin the city of Nanjing? How much will you disturb the people? If everything is ready, but the war does not start at all, wouldn't it be ridiculous? Bai It’s okay to be busy, and it’s not worthwhile to spend so much manpower, material resources, and financial resources!”

Jiang Weiguo argued rationally: "Father, digging a well when you are thirsty is useless. The top priority is to plan for a rainy day! The city defense work in Nanjing really can't be delayed any longer, and we must start working immediately!" He was very anxious. At this time It's already May.

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head: "I don't completely deny your plan, it's just... your plan is too violent.