My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

After being happy, Jiang Li also speculated on the Japanese pirates' next strategic intention.

The enemy can either retreat immediately and then send reinforcements from within the country to fight a war of attrition with Japan, but with Japan's limited national strength, it probably wouldn't dare to do so.

If we don't retreat, we will have no choice but to continue fighting, and then call back the other two troops heading south, and cooperate with the navy to attack us from both sides.

But this would cause some trouble. With our current strength, we would definitely not be able to defeat the Japanese pirates even if we fight with a large army.

But he couldn't retreat, because once he did, the Japanese pirates would definitely carry out a massacre to vent their anger, just like they did in his previous life.

This time, their massacre may not be limited to Nanjing, but may also massacre all the people in the surrounding area.

After all, in the previous Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese pirates only suffered 90,000 casualties, yet they were so heartless as to massacre more than 300,000 people in the entire city of Nanjing.

According to statistics, 200,000 Japanese pirates were killed in this battle. They will surely become even more crazy, so we must not retreat.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li scratched his head. He couldn't win the fight, and he couldn't retreat either. What should he do?

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. The more anxious he became, the more helpless he felt. Just when he was in a state of confusion.

Jiang Li suddenly started chanting a meditation mantra, and after reciting it several times, he finally calmed down a little.

Since I can't think of it, I might as well stop thinking about it. The best thing to do now is to figure out the enemy's plan and then formulate corresponding countermeasures.

So he immediately sent orders to find out the movements of the Japanese pirates, and sent people to contact the intelligence personnel lurking in the Northeast to let them find out the enemy's specific plans.

Afterwards, he held another press conference, in front of reporters from all over the world, denouncing the Japanese pirates' aggressive behavior, detailing the huge casualties on his side in this battle, and conveying his request for weapons assistance to all countries.

I think that when the time comes, the Western powers who want to bite off a big piece of meat from China will be tempted to support themselves with some weapons.

It would be better for both myself and the Japanese pirates to suffer losses, so that they will have the opportunity to take advantage of this.

After waiting for the press conference to end, he summoned the generals in the army again, first praised their outstanding achievements, and then ordered people to carefully count their military exploits, and then promote them according to the size of their merits.

After saying this, Jiang Li looked at them whispering to each other with joy. After a while, he spoke to everyone seriously again.

"Don't be too happy, the current situation is still unclear. Although the enemies in the city have been annihilated, the enemies in Jinshanwei and Jiangsu have not retreated."

"I think they are still determined to continue the fight."

When everyone heard Jiang Li's words, they immediately became serious. Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Jiang Li spoke again.

"So I decided that we should not leave Shanghai for the time being, but continue to deploy our defenses here, and continue to organize the anti-Japanese volunteers who came from all over the country."

"While the enemy has not yet attacked, speed up the training of the soldiers so that they can fight!"

Everyone immediately responded in unison upon hearing this, and then Jiang Li discussed the details of the training with them before letting them leave.

After everyone left, Jiang Li once again sent a message to Han Yong, asking him to actively contact merchants from Western powers and increase the purchase of heavy weapons.

At the same time, he ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to actively contact the foreign ministries of major powers, and through them contact the top leaders of major powers to discuss weapons assistance with them.

Finally, he ordered Liu Huaqiang and his three companions to act with caution. The Japanese pirates would never allow such an armed force to be active behind them, and would definitely make every effort to wipe them out.

Therefore, you can find a good retreat route first. Once you encounter a large army encirclement and suppression, you can use the complex terrain to deal with it.

In this regard, he also specifically mentioned the Taihang Mountains, the mountainous areas in central Shandong, the Jianghuai Hills, and the Dabie Mountains, which are not conducive to the deployment of large armies.

It focuses on the mountainous areas in central Shandong and the Jianghuai hills.

The Luzhong Mountain Area is located in the central part of Shandong Province, where the terrain is undulating, with numerous peaks, hills and valleys, and the topography is relatively complex.

There are continuous mountains and valleys everywhere. Mountains like Mount Tai and Mount Lu are rugged and steep, which increases the difficulty and risk of marching.

This complex terrain will seriously affect the army's march, and not only will it make it difficult for the army to advance quickly, it will also provide the guerrillas with excellent conditions for guerrilla warfare.

The same is true for the Jianghuai Hills. Located between the Yangtze River and the Huai River, they include parts of Anhui and Jiangsu provinces and can barely threaten the Japanese pirates' logistical supply lines.

There are many low hills and mountain basins. Although the altitude is relatively low, the hills are continuous and the terrain is undulating.

The army needs to constantly cross hills, which consumes physical strength and time, affecting the marching efficiency.

At the same time, the road conditions between the hills are very complicated, which is not conducive to the passage of large baggage troops and will bring great difficulties to the army's logistics supply.

In addition, hilly areas are also very convenient for small units to conduct guerrilla warfare and use the terrain advantages to harass and attack the enemy.

As for the Dabie Mountains and Taihang Mountains, they are the retreat route after the retreat. Once the enemy is determined to wipe out the guerrillas, they can only retreat into the mountains and barely preserve their strength.

After all, if we didn't have air-raid shelters and tunnels, we would definitely not be able to defeat the Japanese pirates, so when the guerrillas were surrounded and suppressed, we would never send anyone to rescue them.

When the news reached Liu Huaqiang and the other two, they immediately frowned, then quickly gathered together to discuss the next plan.

"My two brothers, you have seen the commander's order. Let's discuss what to do next!"

Hearing Liu Sheng's words, Qiang Zhengde did not speak, but Hua Yong looked carefully at the map on the table and then spoke

"The commander has thought long-term. We will indeed be targeted by the Japanese pirates, so it is necessary to avoid their attack!"

"In my opinion, we should immediately send some people to explore the areas in the Luzhong Mountain Area and Jianghuai Hills mentioned by the commander. It would be best if we could find some caves to store guns, ammunition, food and medicine."

"Because when the Japanese pirates come to siege us, it will be difficult for us to get any supplies from the commander. Without supplies, we will definitely not be able to deal with the Japanese pirates. What do you think of my suggestion?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng and Qiang Zhengde nodded repeatedly. Then the three of them discussed it again, and after deciding on the next plan, they began to act separately.

Jiang Li received the report from Liu Huaqiang and the other two and thought it made sense, so he agreed immediately and ordered the logistics department to immediately allocate weapons and ammunition to the guerrillas to ensure that they would not be put in a passive position due to lack of supplies.

Following Jiang Li's order, the logistics department and the guerrillas became busy.