October 11, 1938, 9 a.m.

"Commander Yu! Wanjialing Battle is a great victory! Xue Yue led the 64th Army, an elite unit you personally cultivated, and won the battle with the 66th Army! ”

Yu Xmou, the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army, later the Twelfth Army, was lying in a rocking chair in his mansion in a black silk coat, listening to the famous Cantonese opera songs played on the gramophone.

And just when he was listening attentively, Chief of Staff Wang Jun was excited and excited, waving the (Central Daily) in his hand, and shouted with surprise on his face.

"Hmmm! I know, Chongqing has sent a secret telegram to inform me last night! And I want to send more elite Cantonese troops from us to Wuhan! ”

Commander Yu gently raised his eyelids in response.

"What! How could the Chongqing side do this, if we really sent all the elite troops to the Wuhan side; So if the Japanese army comes to attack us, then what troops do we have to defend Guangzhou! ”

"Did you refuse them, Commander! We will never be able to send troops to Wuhan again! Although many high-ranking officials in Chongqing now thought that the Japanese devils would be afraid of Britain and would not dare to send troops to attack Guangzhou, in case those lost their conscience; The Japanese devils with strong militarism are really bold enough to do unexpected things; If the southern invasion plan is implemented, then the safety of our Guangzhou city will be in danger! ”

Hearing this, Chief of Staff Wang Jun immediately retracted all his smiles and said in surprise.

"Hmmm! I don't know how to do it, and you don't know what the consequences will be if I don't obey the orders from Chongqing! In fact, I'm also very worried about those Japanese devils now, and they are really going to invade our Guangzhou City! Because recently, the Military Commission has been constantly detecting intelligence that the Japanese army is secretly assembling several elite divisions in Taiwan, as well as a large number of ships and aircraft! ”

"And even the provincial chairman has issued a warning to us, saying that the Japanese army is secretly carrying out a plan for a southern invasion!"

"It's a pity that I told Chongqing their opinions and the information I collected, but the reply they gave me was not to worry about the sky, the Japanese devils would not attack Guangzhou, because the Japanese devils would not risk offending the interests of the British Far East to invade Guangzhou!"

"In short, the meaning of Chongqing is obvious, that is, we want to ignore the movements of the Japanese army, live with peace of mind, and continue to dispatch elite troops to Wuhan with peace of mind to fight against the Japanese devils and defend Wuhan!"

Commander Yu said worriedly.

"Do you have any plans, Commander? Should we immediately make preparations for the war against Japan? ”

After listening, Chief of Staff Wang Jun thought seriously and said.

"Hmmm! I plan to leave 60,000 miscellaneous troops in Guangzhou, and Miao Peinan will lead them in the defensive battle of Guangzhou, and as for the other troops, I will also see how to deploy the Guangdong area to resist Japan! ”

"And I also have to think about sending that part of the army to Wuhan!"

Commander Yu frowned deeply and said irritably.

"But we only have 5 armies in total, and now Xue Yue has led two armies to Wuhan for the Battle of Wuhan! The remaining troops are only the 62nd Army commanded by Commander Zhang Da, the 63rd Army commanded by Commander Zhang Ruigui, and the 65th Army commanded by Commander Li Zhenqiu! ”

"If we send all three armies to Wuhan, then what troops do we have to defend Guangzhou and Guangdong!"

"Even if we only send half of our troops, we will not have enough troops!"

Chief of Staff Wang Jun also said with a solemn face.

"Call Miao Peinan over and discuss how to deploy Guangdong's anti-Japanese defensive war!"

After listening, Commander Yu also waved his hand and said to Chief of Staff Wang Jun without the slightest idea

Because he is not a general who can fight well, he is just a cautious and cautious officer, so the matter of commanding troops to fight, he is generally handed over to those generals and chiefs of staff under his command who know how to fight and strategy.

"Yes! I'll go at once, Commander! ”

Chief of Staff Wang Jun also nodded hurriedly.

and quickly retreated, and pulled the chief of the general staff, Miao Peinan, over for urgent discussion.

After two hours of in-depth discussion, they all agreed that if the Japanese army were to carry out the Battle of Guangzhou, the largest landing site would be Daya Bay, which has an excellent deep-water port.

And when they predicted the landing place of the Japanese army, a staff officer came in with a anxious face, nervous and uneasy, and reported to them: "The intelligence agency of the Guangdong army and the military commission have determined that the Japanese army has completed the build-up of troops in Taiwan, and its movements are unknown!" Ask Commander Yu to make pre-war preparations against Japan in case of a surprise attack by the Japanese army! ”

In this regard, Commander Yu, Chief of Staff Wang Jun, and Chief of General Staff Miao Peinan all glanced at each other with solemn faces, and then continued to discuss the anti-Japanese military deployment in Guangdong.

However, contrary to their solemn mood, most of the officers and soldiers of the Cantonese army continued to be happy, and those who should have entered and exited the places of the three religions and nine streams also continued to enter and exit; The officers who smuggled weapons and equipment, and other items, also continued to smuggle secretly, and the women who should have had fun also continued to have fun.

In short, most of the officers and soldiers of Guangdong did not worry that the Japanese devils would suddenly attack Guangdong, because the Battle of Wuhan was in full swing; Moreover, Guangzhou is also the main interest of foreign powers such as Britain and France in China, so they believe that these foreign powers will never let the Japanese devils invade Guangdong, and their interests.

Unfortunately, the next day, October 12, 1938, the sky was bright; The white belly of the fish on the edge of the sky is also just when the sea is just exposed; The commander of the 21st Army, Michiro Furujo, was commanding the navy majestically on the warship, and the air force was covering the land force and conducting landing operations.

Not long after, under the command of the commander of the South China Dispatch Army, the black-pressed planes and ships bombarded the Cantonese troops stationed on the land in Daya Bay with the most ferocious firepower, as well as the military camps and defensive positions along the coast of the Cantonese army.

In the midst of the terrible howls and heart-rending screams; In the midst of the earth-shaking artillery bombardment of the Japanese army and the frenzied gunfire like a storm, batch after batch of Cantonese soldiers who were deployed along the coast lost their lives in an instant, lying in a pool of their blood, unable to see if they died, or did not even know how they died.

Because many of them were still asleep, they were killed by the sudden sneak attack of the Japanese army.