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Chapter 1302: Killing in the Night

The stars and moon are dim, Nanjing, known as the furnace, is wet and stuffy, and a heavy rain is obviously not far away. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the conference room in Nanjing, due to the installation of air conditioning, the temperature in the room was suitable, and many generals gathered together to discuss the latest military information.

Xu Zuyi, director of the Second Department of the General Staff Headquarters, is reporting: "A few days ago, there were about 30 warships and merchant ships sailing and berthing in various ports along the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and they suddenly gave up their normal shipping plans and began to consciously evacuate to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. At the same time, the most advanced expatriates in Chongqing, Wuhan and Nanjing have rushed to buy train tickets, ferry tickets or simply take the first people's boats, ready to leave the places where they have lived for a long time, and most of their destinations are coastal cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, most of which are Shanghai. General Cheng Guang, chief of staff of the Yichang camp, called and asked whether coercive measures should be taken against *** ships and expatriates? ”

Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment and asked, "What is An Yi's opinion?" ”

Xu Zuyi said loudly: "General An Yi has just replied, thinking that at this time, there must be a serious conspiracy between the *** ship and the overseas Chinese, and his ship should be resolutely detained, and measures such as taking custody and detention of the overseas Chinese should be taken to deter the government and the army." In addition, General An Yi said that he would go to Beijing tomorrow to personally report to the Central Committee and the Military Committee on the War of Resistance in North China, and suggested that the Military Committee send a telegram to General Liu Jingfu to immediately stop military operations in the eastern direction of Hebei. ”

Feng Yuxiang's face changed, and he frowned and said, "General An is so solemn, could it be that the situation in Pingjin has changed?" ”

Xu Zuyi said: "According to General Cheng Songyun, General An Yi rushed to Tongxian overnight to advise General Jingfu not to act rashly in person, and to wait until General An Yi returned to Nanjing tomorrow to report the situation in North China to the committee and the Military Commission before sending troops. It is a pity that General Jingfu has already commanded most of the Second Group Army, passing through Yanjiao Town, and marching towards Sanhe and Dachang counties. At present, the forward of the Second Army has arrived in Xiadian Town, during which it has engaged sporadic blocking troops of the Japanese puppet army, and it is believed that good news will come tomorrow at the most. ”

Bai Chongxi raised his head and thought thoughtfully: "Maybe General An is worried about the instability of the rear!" Everyone has read the detailed battle report of the Battle of Tianjin launched by the Fifth Army, and the Japanese army has hoarded a large number of troops in Tianjin City and the two ports of Tanggu and Dagu, resulting in heavy losses for the 53rd Army and the 40th Army, which originally wanted to take Tianjin in one go.

"I think it's possible that General Ahn is worried about this. In fact, I have also hesitated in the capture of Tianjin or in the counterattack in eastern Hebei, but thinking that Tianjin is on the verge of the sea, once it enters the range of the Japanese naval guns, it will bring great casualties, relatively speaking, eastern Hebei is easier to capture, and the influence is not inferior to Tianjin, once we take the battle line to the passes of the Great Wall, and then turn back to clean up Tianjin, it will be ripe! ”

Chen Cheng smiled slightly: "In the past two days, the news reports on the radio and newspapers can be described as wonderful, Shi Yousan became the first senior general to be executed by military law, which greatly deterred the traitor forces and armed forces in various places, and also made some warlords who tried to preserve their strength at both ends of the war against Japan break out in a cold sweat, and the whole country unanimously praised it, only the newspapers of *** people said that this was a serious slander and provocation against ***." Then came the Battle of Tianjin, although the battle ended with our army retreating on its own initiative, but still caused tens of thousands of casualties to the Japanese army, and destroyed a large number of its tanks and heavy artillery. I wonder if General An came back this time for Tianjin? ”

He Yingqin was most disgusted by bringing out An Yi during the meeting, and immediately coughed: "Everyone, let's go back to the topic first, how to deal with the evacuation of *** people." I think that the Sino-Japanese war that is taking place in North China now is only a local war, but if we take action against the ships and the diaspora, then the nature is very likely to change. Our original purpose was to promote peace and force people to return to the negotiating table, if they completely angered them, once the door of peace was closed, then China and Japan would be an endless end. ”

Tang Shengzhi nodded: "What Brother Jing said is reasonable, this issue is indeed worth our careful consideration." For the time being, it is a good result to temporarily conclude an equal contract with *** and maintain the relationship between them until before and after the Great Wall War of Resistance in the third or third year. In our national defense plan last year, we almost foresaw today's situation -- as far as China's current national conditions are concerned, once the Japanese army loses the advantage in North China, it will inevitably turn its coveted eyes to Siberia, which is vast and sparsely populated, and sooner or later the Soviet Union and Japan will have a war. When the Japanese army and the Soviet Red Army are decisively decisive, we will be able to enter and exit the white mountains and black waters to annihilate the enemy, and it will not be difficult to revive the nation in East Asia. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was determined in his heart, thinking that the evacuation of overseas Chinese and the escape of ships were likely to indicate the expansion of the war, and the next step was very likely for the Japanese army to land in the coastal areas, and Shanghai must be the primary target of the Japanese army, so he asked Zhang Zhizhong about the situation of Songhu's preparations for war.

Zhang Zhizhong stood up and solemnly reported: "The area near Taihu Lake in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is the most important economic and industrial center of our country and the location of the capital. Since the signing of the "Songhu Agreement" in the 21st year of the Republic of China, the Japanese army has formed a considerable base area in Shanghai, and once the war begins, the Japanese army will certainly land in Shanghai with powerful forces and launch an attack on us together with its powerful navy, with the aim of striking the greatest possible blow to China's will to resist.

"My assumption is that our army in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River should first occupy Shanghai with all its strength at the beginning of the war, and in any case must extinguish the Japanese army in Shanghai, as the core of all operations. After that, he directly stopped the enemy from going to land along the river and coast, and attacked and annihilated the enemy who had successfully landed. As a last resort, they should retreat one after another, occupy the preset positions, confront the enemy, and finally ensure the line of Zhapu-Jiaxing-Wuxi-Jiangyin to defend the safety of the capital. For the rivers of Hangzhou Bay and Jiangyin, it is necessary to prevent the invasion of enemy ships. ”

"Hmm!"

Chiang Kai-shek nodded in approval: "Sounds good, is there a specific plan?" ”

Zhang Zhizhong came to the large map of Jiangsu and Zhejiang hanging on the wall on one side of the conference room, raised his baton, and explained against the map: "According to the actual situation in Shanghai, once a war starts, at least two group armies or more troops must be invested to meet the operational needs, so I will plan the progress of the war with the scale of the two group armies.

"In the early days of the war, I used the main force to enter and leave the vicinity of Shanghai, swept away the enemy on land there, destroyed its base areas, and then used the strength of one group army to deploy along the Wusong-Baoshan-Liuhe-Baimaokou-Fushan-Jiangyin coast, which we will call the Left Route Group Army, and the other group army was placed along the coast along the east bank of the Huangpu River, Zhapu-Fengxian-Chuansha-Huangpu River, to resist the enemy's landing, and we will temporarily name this route the Right Route Group Army.

"We must make every effort to extinguish the enemy who has successfully landed at all costs, and when we have to do so, occupy key points one by one, prevent the enemy from advancing, and hold the line from Wuxi to Jiangyin with the left group army, defend the capital with Gong, and guard the Zhapu-Jiaxing-Pingwang line with the right group army. At the same time, one part of the Left Route Group Army should be stationed near Nantong to guard the north bank of the Yangtze River to block its attempt to land and assist the troops on the south bank in their operations, while the Right Route Army should be stationed near Zhenhai to guard the south bank of Hangzhou Bay and block the enemy's attempts to land and place another part near Hangzhou to maintain mobility so that it can support Zhenhai and Shanghai-Hangzhou operations at any time. In addition, we should also set up a separate army near Nanjing to Pukou, aiming at the front of the Yangtze River, guarding against unexpected attacks by the Japanese army, and planning for the operations in Beijing, Shanghai, and Beijing-Hangzhou.

"At the same time, one part of the Air Force should be based on Nanjing, Guangde, Hangzhou, and other places, and the other part of the Air Force should be based on Nanchang and Wuchang to give full support to our two group armies in their operations. The navy, on the other hand, should avoid decisive battles with the enemy's navy in various coastal areas, maintain our strength, concentrate all on the Yangtze River, and cooperate with the army and air force in operations. All fleets should take advantage of the swift action before the start of the war, quickly concentrate on the Yangtze River, and after the start of the war, together with the fortresses along the Yangtze River, serve as the garrison of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and cooperate with the army in the operation. In addition, the fortresses of Nantong, Jiangyin, and Jiangning are under the command of the field armies of their respective districts, and they respond to the threat of Japanese ships on the river, and support the field army's operations by relying on the positions of the field army. That's it! ”

There was a lot of discussion among the generals, most of whom supported Zhang Zhizhong's plan, and some of them clearly expressed opposition, such as Jiang Fangzhen, a senior adviser to the Military Council, who scoffed at this plan:

"Wenbai, is it realistic to implement coastal defense in the face of a naval power ranked third in the world? The basic rule of the war game is to preserve oneself to destroy the enemy, and to accumulate the ability to impose one's will on the enemy through continuous changes in the balance of power. Of course, war has to pay costs, but whether the costs are valuable or not depends on whether these costs promote the realization of the expected strategic goals; war, like the economy, also has its own principle of proportioning costs and benefits, and this is the basic pursuit of war to make the balance of forces between the enemy and us tilt toward our side to the greatest extent with the least amount of bloodshed. In Wenbai's plan, once we fail to achieve our pre-war goal after launching an attack in Shanghai, the front-line officers and men will inevitably suffer the bombardment of the Japanese army's large-caliber naval guns, and the damage will be unimaginable. Wouldn't it be better if we didn't hold Shanghai, let the Japanese army in, and use our long front to deplete its strength? ”

Chiang Kai-shek squeezed out a smile on his face: "Mr. Baili, Shanghai is not only the largest city in China, but also an international metropolis, which is related to China's foreign outlook, and the international perception is very important, if a war starts in Shanghai, it will definitely involve the interests of European and American countries in Shanghai, and prompt the United States and Britain and other major powers or international organizations to intervene and mediate, so as to achieve the overall settlement of Sino-Japanese disputes and the peaceful purpose of guaranteeing the existing sovereignty and administrative territorial integrity. Only then can we get ahead in the peace talks. ”

Feng Yuxiang frowned: "If Europe and the United States and other countries want to interfere, they will interfere when the Pingjin War started, how can they wait until today?" In my opinion, Britain and the United States and other countries are self-interested people, and they will never sacrifice their own interests for China's sake, but will only use China's interests as a bargaining chip to safeguard their own interests and bargain with each other, and they can sell them at any time. In the history of modern China, when has this not been the case? ”

Chiang Kai-shek was a little displeased, stood up and waved his hand: "That's the end of today's meeting, since An Yi will return to Nanjing tomorrow, he is a member of the Central Executive Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the Military Commission, these issues will be discussed together after he returns, let's go back and rest early today." After speaking, he turned around and left without waiting for everyone to react, already forgetting An Yi's request.

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In the middle of the night in Beiping, a convoy of three "big leopards" drove quickly on Chang'an Avenue. At this time, there is not even a street lamp on Chang'an Street, and on the square opposite, there are overgrown weeds, dirty water, and garbage.

On an off-road vehicle in the center, An Yi looked at the outline of the *** city wall outside the car window and shook his head slightly. Ye Qing, who was sitting beside him, comforted softly: "Xiao Yi, since the matter has happened, just think about how to solve it, there is no need to be sad!" ”

An Yi knew that Ye Qing had misunderstood, grabbed Ye Qing's hand and patted it, and said wrongly: "Sister Qing, I'm worried about the changes in the next battle...... Liu Zhi's heart for meritorious service is too eager, and the troops are too anxious, and the possibility of falling into the trap of the Japanese army is increasing. I only hope that there is still time for the chairman and the Central Military Commission to issue an order in time to pull the Second Army back from eastern Hebei, and then tighten the grip on the Jingdong front line to prevent the Japanese army's conspiracy from succeeding, so that the Pingjin war can be maintained, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"It's not good, it's murderous!"

Shen Fengdao suddenly straightened up vigilantly, yelled at the driver to "accelerate", and then his body disappeared from the passenger seat like a slippery fish, and the next moment he had appeared in the back seat between An Yi and Ye Qing, stretched out his hands, pressed An Yi and Ye Qing to his legs, and his whole person instantly fell down, hidden under the car window.

The vehicles in front and behind all felt the abnormality of An Yi's car, and tacitly accelerated their speed, and the three off-road vehicles were speeding up, leaving afterimages in the night.

At this time, in the shade of the square two hundred meters away from the street, four or five short black figures with crooked machine guns broke through their disguises, jumped up and rushed in the direction of the car, and their chests froze.

"Kurokawa-kun, why are you stopping us?" There were two people on the ground who were still entangled, rolling around.

"There is already a better chance of getting off the hook from above, and in order to avoid attracting the attention of the army and the government of China, your recklessness must be stopped." One of them replied.

"Baga! Aren't the chances good enough tonight? We have so many machine guns, with mental calculation and unintentional, against the cars of the people without armor protection, nine times out of ten! ”

"Do you think I'm an idiot when shooting at a high-speed target in the night, and what else is so sure? The body of this kind of car made in China is made of high-quality steel, and unless it hits the tires and windows directly, the lethality is limited! Sasaki, you let go of me, Matsui Osa will tell you the truth when you go back! ”

"Kurokawa-kun, I hope you didn't lie to me, or I would have you disemboweled in front of the portrait of His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Hay—"