Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

In view of the disastrous defeat of the Japanese army in Tianjin, although the main force of the 72nd Army has not yet participated in the battle in Pujiang, the Pujiang Police Department and some other second-line troops have participated in the battle for more than 10,000 people, causing considerable casualties to the Japanese army. Therefore, General Matsui, commander-in-chief of the Pujiang Expeditionary Force, began to request a second batch of troops from the Japanese headquarters.

When Tianjin suffered a disastrous defeat, Japan urgently ordered various places to start forming a new batch of troops. Now that the new batch of troops has just completed training, they are being driven by their superiors onto naval transport ships and headed for a destination they don't even know.

In addition to the previous three divisions, three more divisions and an independent brigade will be urgently transported to Pujiang again within the next week.

According to General Matsui's combat strategy, we must seize all major positions in Pujiang before the main force of the 72nd Army joins the battle, and do not allow the National Army to hold the defense line in Pujiang.

In response to Japan's increased troops, the National Government's Ministry of Military Affairs also issued an order to increase troops.

The 9th, 11th, 14th, 58th, 60th and 61st Infantry Divisions of the Central Army entered Pujiang.

The 55th and 56th Divisions of the Anhui clique also entered Pujiang.

The 59th and 60th Divisions of the Guangdong faction are currently on their way to Pujiang, and the 159th and 160th Divisions will set out within three days.

The 170th and 171st Divisions of the Guangxi Clique arrived in Pujiang within three days.

The 135th, 134th and 136th Divisions of the Sichuan Army arrived in Pujiang.

The 32nd and 33rd Divisions of the Northwest Army have reached within a hundred miles of Pujiang River.

More than 17,000 people from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Security Corps have arrived at the Pujiang war zone.

The 102nd Division of the Guizhou Army and the 32nd Independent Brigade have also entered the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.

The numbers of the National Army's units sound like a lot, but most of them are not fully staffed. According to the National Government's organization, an infantry division is about 12,000 to 14,000 people, but most infantry divisions are around 6,000 to 7,000 people, and there are even infantry divisions of 5,000 people. Therefore, it is useless to just listen to the numbers. You have to look at the actual people who have arrived on the battlefield.

The war in Pujiang also entered the second stage, with the Japanese Marine Corps switching to the Japanese Army, and the focus of the battle between the two sides also shifted to inland areas.

When the battle was at its most intense, the National Army suffered casualties of up to five to six thousand people every day. Many soldiers were killed by Japanese planes after arriving in Pujiang without even firing a shot.

The 72nd Army's air force stationed in Pujiang lost 17 aircraft in a single day, the highest number since the war began. At the same time, the Japanese side lost 75 aircraft, also the highest number since the war began.

The Central Air Force lost forty-five aircraft.

The Nationalist government also felt deeply from this moment that the losses brought to them by the war began to increase infinitely, and the storage items in various warehouses began to decrease. The more troops came to Pujiang from all over the country, the greater their logistical pressure.

People from all walks of life in Pujiang began to donate money and materials. Merchants opened their warehouses and took away war-related items. Students also saved every penny they had and donated their patriotism to donation boxes in various places.

This war has strengthened the cohesion of the entire country. The only one who felt unhappy was Li Shaoyi, the most powerful warlord of the 72nd Army.

It seemed as if everyone was contributing to the Pujiang War, and I had to stay in Qingdao honestly. Li Shaoyi also said that he wanted to fly directly to Pujiang, but was rejected by the Military Commission.

If Li Shaoyi dared to fly directly to Pujiang, the Military Commission had already announced that he would be arrested at the airport, which would lead to a serious military conflict. If Pujiang fell, Li Shaoyi would bear the greatest responsibility.

Thinking about the battle in Tianjin, Li Shaoyi knew that those people in the National Government would say that the entire war in North China almost put the responsibility for starting the war on their heads. If he rushed to Pujiang at this time, he might really be framed by them.

These guys don't have much ability to deal with the Japanese, but when it comes to dealing with their own people, they are really stronger than each other.

"Call Chairman Chen in Nanyang and have them organize an overseas Chinese resistance group. They will arrive in Pujiang by plane soon. This is a show of support from all overseas Chinese for Pujiang. If the Nationalist government refuses, we will publish it in overseas Chinese newspapers."

Li Shaoyi strolled around the yard and came back with a smile on his face.

"That's a bit inappropriate. The military strength in Southeast Asia isn't very strong. And when we fought in Jincheng a while ago, they sent all their pilots to support us. Pulling the army from them might make them weaker."

Ms. Gu said with some concern that our territory in Southeast Asia is surrounded by powerful enemies, and the neighboring countries are also ready to take a piece of meat from us. If our military strength is too weak, we really won’t be able to suppress those beasts.

"I only said we'd send troops in the name of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. I didn't say we'd actually mobilize troops from there or send 20 or 30 officers over. Doesn't Ma Leizi have a newly formed infantry regiment? They could just fly over from Qingdao. They don't have that much radar these days, so who knows where those planes are taking off from."

After hearing Li Shaoyi's words, everyone in the office was stunned. They reported to the Nationalist government that the planes took off from Southeast Asia, but in fact, all the planes took off from Qingdao. Did you really think those people were fools?

However, Ma Leizi felt that this should be a good idea. The large number of troops participating in the Pujiang battle indicated that they had suffered heavy losses. Even though the Nationalist government might be refusing to send troops, sending them in this way would greatly ease the pressure on the battlefield. Even if those in Nanjing were dissatisfied, the Pujiang garrison headquarters would certainly not say anything.

Now the top leadership of the National Government is also divided into two parts. The military leaders fighting on the front line unanimously requested the 72nd Army to join the war. Only the politicians in Nanjing were afraid that Li Shaoyi would extend his hand too far, so they kept refusing the 72nd Army to join the war.

They also thought about fighting for a while and then negotiating with Japan, even if it meant ceding a certain area of ​​Pujiang to Japan and rebuilding a Japanese concession. The war had to be stopped. If it continued to advance westward, where would we find a privileged life?

Sacrificing the interests of the people and the country to maintain their current luxurious lifestyle is exactly what many people in the upper echelons of the Nationalist government think...