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At the same time, the U.S. political axe began to cut the amount of scrap steel and jet fuel exported to Ben to slow down the frantically spinning war machine.

On October 8, Churchill announced the reopening of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, which had been closed for three months, and approved a loan of 10 million pounds to China.

As the attitude of the United States and Britain towards China's support for the War of Resistance gradually became clear, Chiang Kai-shek believed that the Sino-Japanese War and the World War were finally linked, and that the situation in which China was fighting alone would soon be changed. Therefore, China categorically rejected even the most decent conditions of peace, saying that if the war was imposed on China, China would only be able to resist aggression until the final victory.

After listening to the announcement made by Chiang Kai-shek on behalf of the Nationalist Political Axe on the radio, Gao Fei couldn't help but feel a little puzzled: After more than three years of fighting the War of Resistance, why did our chairman still not wake up from the dream of relying on British and American support?

What nation or country in the world would put all its future and destiny on the help of other countries? Even if they were really able to defeat Yuben with their help, would they be able to achieve true national reading power? Although large loans were given, once all the ports along the coast were blocked, where did the money go to buy supplies, and how did it go to the far rear?

Gao Fei vaguely felt that deep down in Chiang Kai-shek's heart, he actually agreed with Wang Jingwei's view: China is not capable of defeating Yuben alone! The difference is that one takes the initiative to cooperate with the enemy, and the other pins his hopes on the Americans and the British, who are far away from the ocean.

"The Tao is different, and they don't conspire with each other!" Gao Fei decided not to think about this issue for the time being, and concentrated on the question that would arise after the reconquest of Shantou: how to defend the coast?

From the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War to the present, the Fourth Theater and the Central Army have basically adopted the same strategy in the defense of coastal ports. It is said that the armament of the warships is equipped with a relatively small number of troops, mainly to monitor the movements of the enemy's troops, to buy time for the movement of rear troops, and then to deploy heavy troops in the inland areas to hold strategic points and carry out a decisive battle of retreat. The advantage of this tactic is that it avoids the powerful naval firepower of the Chinese army, grasps the strategic initiative, and chooses a relatively favorable location for a decisive battle, but its disadvantage is also quite obvious, and it is tantamount to ceding control of the coastal areas to the enemy, which is bound to cause the local people to be ravaged by the Japanese army, and the economy will also be completely destroyed. And with the indomitable will and powerful naval and air firepower of the army, it is very easy to turn every occupied area into a strong fortress. Judging from the equipment of most of the troops, few of them have the ability to seize strongholds from the army, and once the army completely blockades the coastal areas, the rear will inevitably fall into a disaster!

After thinking about it for a while, Gao Fei decided to change his previous practice and build a strong coastal defense fortress in the coastal area with Tubao, a cheap and high-quality fortress, as the main body, because the battle example of the defenders of Donghushan made him full of confidence in the powerful defensive function of Tubao, and prevented the enemy from rushing to land on the beach; Equipped with a considerable number of large-caliber long-range artillery and anti-aircraft weapons behind the flanks of the fortress, it has the ability to read combat power; The infantry division responsible for coastal defense was equipped with a tank company to enhance its anti-landing capability, each infantry battalion's machine gun company was equipped with four antiaircraft machine guns, and all light machine guns were equipped with anti-aircraft tripods and scopes, so as to comprehensively enhance the air defense capability of the field troops.

In terms of the allocation of troops, the principle of loosening up the front and tightening the rear is still followed, but the policy of retreating and fighting a decisive battle has been changed to taking the initiative to attack. Once the army has successfully landed on the beach, it will immediately take the initiative to counterattack with strong reserves, and at the very least, the enemy will be compressed on the beach so that he will not be able to establish a firm position.

During the Shantou Campaign, the defects of weak ground air defense were also exposed, and they were unable to effectively support the air force units that were far inferior to their opponents in terms of aircraft and numbers. Gao Fei decided to comprehensively increase the allocation of air defense weapons in northern Guangdong, Jiangxi, and other places, and to establish air defense units subordinate to local units in key cities, so that the Chinese army could no longer carry out air raids with impunity.

After a ferocious attack that lasted for three months, the area of the base area was reduced by one-third, and the population was reduced by as much as 40 percent.

After the North China Dispatch Army achieved its strategic objectives, it transferred the 38th Division from the 21st Army to the north, bringing the strength to seven divisions, and prepared to attack the base area behind the enemy in Zhongtiao Mountain, the last stronghold of the Central Army entrenched north of the Yellow River, so as to completely wipe out the occupied area in North China and develop it into a solid rear area to fight on the front line.

Zhongtiao Mountain is backed by the Yellow River, lies in the south of Shanxi Province, connects the Mangmang Taihang Mountains in the east, connects the towering Ji Mountain in the west, is more than 300 miles long, more than 100 miles wide, is a barrier Henan, Shaanxi, and blocks the strategic point of the army to march into the northwest. In the autumn of 1938, General Wei Lihuang, commander-in-chief of the Jicha Theater, led his troops into the Zhongtiao Mountains and divided the mountain into three sections, east, west and middle, which were guarded by the three group armies of the department: the eastern section, Jiangxian to Hengling Pass, was garrisoned by Liu Maoen's 14th Group Army; In the middle section, the area of Wenxi and Xia County was garrisoned by Zeng Wanzhong's Fifth Army; The western section, in the Pinglu area, was garrisoned by Sun Weiru's Fourth Army.

Wei Lihuang led the whole army of 260,000 horses, relying on the mountainous terrain of Zhongtiao Mountain to build a solid position, after more than two years of painstaking management, the large Zhongtiao Mountain turned into a solid castle. The army had attacked Zhongtiao Mountain eight times in a big way, trying to open the defense line on the north bank of the Yellow River and attack south of the Yellow River. However, the army's eight attacks were all bruised and swollen, and they returned in disastrous defeats, so Wei Lihuang proudly called Zhongtiao Mountain China's "Maginot Line." However, Wei Lihuang, who was immersed in the joy of victory, did not make good use of the opportunity brought by the defeat of the Yue army to vigorously expand the base area, but instead strengthened the fortifications more vigorously, preparing to build this place into an impregnable fortress and wait for the Yue army to come.

The North China Dispatch Army Command believes that the squadron of the 26th Division commanded by Wei Lihuang of Zhongtiao Mountain is the main source of disturbance in North China, especially Shanxi, and is the henchman of the North China Army, and must be cut off!

After the army was ready, it immediately divided into nine routes, and with the support of more than 100 bombers, launched an offensive on an unprecedented scale towards Zhongtiao Mountain!

Enemy planes flew in groups over Mt. Nakajo and dropped bombs; The ground troops, supported by a large number of tanks, chariots and cavalry, rushed towards the defenders' positions like a tide, and soon broke through the forward positions and divided and surrounded the defenders. All the way, the army detoured to the bank of the Yellow River behind the side of Zhongtiao Mountain, occupied the Yellow River crossing in Pinglu and other places, and cut off the retreat of the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain.

The defenders of Mt. Nakajo fought to the death with an unprecedentedly tragic battle.

In less than ten days, the number of casualties in the [***] team reached as many as 40,000! After more than 20 days of fierce fighting, except for a small part of the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain, who broke through to the south bank of the Yellow River, most of them were martyred! After capturing Xia County, Wenxi and other places, the army swept southward in three ways, approaching the bank of the Yellow River, attempting to forcibly cross the Yellow River, capture the leaky pond, cut off the Longhai Road, and threaten Luoyang and Tongguan.

Although the Zhongtiao Mountain Base Area is separated from the First and Second Theaters by the Yellow River, after all, it is still able to obtain supplies from the rear from time to time, and in contrast, the Taiwan Army Corps led by Ding Changjian is in a much worse situation -- it is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and it is constantly facing the wanton and indiscriminate bombing of the air force. Therefore, when the news of the loss of the Zhongtiao Mountain position reached Fuzhou, it caused a great shock to Gao Fei, forcing him to once again reflect on whether the landing on Taiwan was worth it, and deep down he was worried about the situation of the Taiwan Army. He knew that once the Yue Army thought that North China was as stable as Mount Tai, it would definitely go all out to deal with the Fourth Theater, and the Taiwan Army Legion, which was alone overseas, would definitely be the enemy's preferred target!

Although the headquarters has already drawn up a plan to reinforce Taiwan, because only a small number of the fighters purchased are in place, and the pilots also need a certain amount of time to familiarize themselves with the new aircraft, the operation time has been repeatedly pushed back, and the danger factor has increased sharply! After thinking about it, Gao Fei went directly to Ding Changjian and asked him if he was sure to withstand the offensive of the Yue army, and if he was not sure, he could consider the retreat of the whole army.

Ding Changjian said simply and clearly in his reply: "Even if all the Taiwan regiments die on the island, the Chinese army will not be able to take Taiwan, on the contrary, if the whole army retreats, although a field force is saved, it is equivalent to losing Taiwan." ”

After Gao Fei read the telegram, he immediately understood Ding Changjian's good intentions, because the Taiwan Army was the first squadron to land on the island of Taiwan since the First Sino-Japanese War, and its psychological impact on the people on the island was far greater than its military role, and if it took the initiative to retreat when it had already won the support of the majority of the people, it would be tantamount to a shameful betrayal! So Gao Fei called Ding Changjian again and asked him to wait patiently, and the headquarters would deliver supplies in the shortest possible time.

Ding Changjian was convinced of Gao Fei's promise and immediately deployed an attack on the Chinese army on the island to cooperate with the upcoming reinforcement operation at the headquarters.

As soon as the morning fog of early autumn cleared, the buzz of motors sounded on the road from Taichung to Chiayi, and soon three military motorcycles appeared in the distance.

The motorcycle had just turned around a hill, a small river more than ten meters wide appeared in front of it, an old stone bridge spanned both banks, in the middle of the road on the right bank of the small river there were several barricades made of logs, two military police soldiers dressed as military soldiers stood in front of the barricade with live guns, less than three meters in front of them, there was a soldier waving a small red flag, two light machine guns were placed under the bamboo shed on the side of the road, about twenty soldiers under the command of an officer, in the open space behind the bamboo shed, in the corner of the field, A dozen rifles were neatly racked together.

The sound of the motor grew louder and louder, and the gendarmes immediately waved a red flag at the approaching motorcycle, signaling them to stop for inspection. So the motorcycle began to slow down, and finally stopped less than ten meters away from the barricade, and a young senior soldier quickly jumped off the sidecar, walked in front of the gendarme, and asked loudly: "Why are you blocking our way?" ”

The gendarme replied without humility or arrogance: "In front is Chiayi Airport, according to the order of the headquarters, all vehicles and pedestrians must be checked, please show your documents." Then put on a businesslike posture, directly put his hand in front of the other party, and asked for documents.

"This is a stupid rule of your army, how can you ask the navy to do it!" The senior soldier said in a contemptuous tone: "If your army has a little combat effectiveness, Taiwan will not be taken away by the squadron, and there is no need to engage in such boring things here." After that, he was ready to get back into the car, not paying attention to the gendarmes at all.

The gendarme looked at the Marine Corps uniform on the other party's body and said very angrily: "Please show your documents immediately, otherwise no one will think about going over!" How can a guy who even an aircraft carrier was blown up by the Chinese Air Force be qualified to comment on the Army! The two soldiers in the back heard the conversation between the two and hurried over, glaring at the marines as well.

"Bastard!" Shao Zuo, who was sitting on the second motorcycle, jumped down and walked over with a curse, because he was too short, and the scabbard of the war knife hanging from his waist made a tintiny sound on the ground. Seeing that his commander got out of the car, the occupants and riders of the motorcycle also jumped off.

"Why don't you salute when you see the chief!? Didn't the army commander teach you how to respect your commander? Standing in front of the gendarmes, holding the hilt of the sword in his right hand, he shouted sharply, and two soldiers quietly walked behind him behind the gendarmes, while the rest of the soldiers silently approached the bamboo hut.

The gendarme looked at the diminutive Shaozo with contemptuous eyes and said, "I only know that I respect my commander and the commander of the army, and I never know that the commander of the navy is also worthy of respect. Then he said reluctantly: "I even doubt your identity, please take out your documents immediately, otherwise, please go back the same way!" ”

"Bastard!" Shao Zuo was furious, pulled out his war knife suddenly, and roared: "This is my ID!" If you don't get out of the way, I'll cut you! ”

The gendarme was very amused by his threat, and said: "You'd better put away your sabers at once, and if our commander sees it, you guys should be ready to report to the gendarmerie headquarters!" ”

The other two gendarmes said: "There are a lot of things there that will definitely help you change your temper!" He laughed maniacally.

"Bastard!" With Shao Zuo's roar, the war knife swung forward violently, a cold light flashed, and a thin blood mark immediately appeared on the neck of the gendarme holding the small red flag, the sound stopped abruptly, and the gendarme's eyes showed a frightened look, and his hands scratched his neck indiscriminately, and he fell down in pain.

The two gendarmes in the back were stunned by the scene in front of them, and before they could scream, they felt a chill in their necks and could no longer make any sound, and then the sharp daggers plunged into their backs in succession, ending their pain as quickly as possible.

At this time, the five marines had already walked behind the bamboo shed, took out the shell guns from their armpits as fast as they could, and rushed towards the gendarmerie members who were on foot, and the shell guns sprayed a shuttle of bullets. The unarmed and densely packed gendarmerie members were quickly knocked down by the dense rain of bullets, and the attackers unceremoniously re-shot each of them to completely eliminate the hidden danger.

As soon as the gunfire in front of the checkpoint subsided, four trucks full of soldiers appeared around the corner, each truck with two light machine guns on top of the cab, and the glass in front of the cab was almost completely blocked by thick steel plates, leaving only a gap of more than ten centimeters in the middle.

Shao Zuo immediately ordered loudly in Chinese: "Brothers, get on the bus quickly!" "Then jump on the front motorcycle.

Ten seconds later, a convoy of three motorcycles and four trucks crossed the bridge and sped away in the direction of the airport.

Guarding the Chiayi airport was an infantry squadron of the Eighth Division of the Japanese Army, one squadron was stationed on the pillboxes around the airport, and the other two squadrons were stationed in the barracks next to the hangar.

Although the defenders of the airport heard a faint burst of gunfire in the distance, they stopped before they could distinguish the direction, so they had to hurriedly enter the fortifications around the airport under the leadership of the squadron leader Yamachi, anxiously waiting for the arrival of the attackers, and sent a signal for help to the timid squadron leader Yamachi at the first time.

A few minutes later, a convoy appeared in the field of vision of the army, through the smoke and dust rolled up by the vehicle, Shanchi unexpectedly found that the body of the car was all planted with blood-red plaster flags, and the soldiers on the car were also wearing military uniforms, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the right hand raised high was gently put down, without issuing an order to attack.

When the convoy was 50 meters away, it suddenly stopped, and the light machine guns on the motorcycles and trucks opened fire at the same time, sweeping down a large area of the caught off guard, and then the soldiers jumped out of the carriages and threw grenades while rushing forward, and then the trucks and motorcycles accelerated and sped away towards the dozen planes parked at the end of the airport.

The two infantry squads led by Yamachi himself had already lost more than half of the battle just after the battle, and the remaining soldiers of the Yue Army were preparing to counterattack with all their might, but unexpectedly found that their squadron leader had turned around and ran backwards, and immediately felt greatly disappointed, shouldered their weapons, and joined the ranks of the fleeing.

Only a few extremely tenacious soldiers held their positions, but they were soon killed in the trenches by the squadron!

(To be continued)