readx; After the Hukou fortress was lost, the Jiujiang River in the upper reaches was no longer in danger to defend, the Yangtze River gateway was wide open, and the Third Fleet of the Chinese Army traced the river upstream while clearing mines, and attacked Jiujiang with the cooperation of the army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After three days of fierce fighting, Jiujiang's squadron took the initiative to withdraw from its position and retreated to Nanxun Road, and the army immediately occupied Jiujiang.

In view of the strong naval strength of the Yue Army, the Kuomintang Axe Base Camp gave up the strategy of continuing to rely on the Jiangfang fortifications to block the enemy's advance, and mobilized the main force to assemble in the Lushan area, which profoundly threatened the safety of the Yangtze River route of the Yue Army, and forced the main force of the 11th Army to attack and advance to Nanchang to ensure the safety of the flank.

At this time, in order to cooperate with the actions of the Theater Commander's Headquarters, Gao Fei ordered the Provisional 1st Division, the 27th Division, and the New Fourth Division, which had already been reorganized, to reinforce them quickly, and at the same time asked them to carry 200 mines with the army to deal with the Third Fleet.

These three cutting-edge divisions were not only equipped with body armor and semi-automatic rifles, but also equipped with guns and grenades for the first time.

After Gao Fei waited for himself to have a little free, he immediately interrogated the Taiwanese soldiers captured by the New Second Division, hoping to learn about the recent situation in Taiwan through him in case of future needs.

"Are you really Taiwanese?" Gao Fei asked a question while looking thoughtfully at the fake devil in front of him: an ordinary military uniform, an ordinary face, short hair, an obvious mark on his forehead because of wearing a hat for a long time, his eyes looked at him evasively, and whenever he met his gaze, he immediately looked away, revealing his inner uneasiness.

"I'm really Taiwanese!" In order to confirm this, Yan Zheng repeated it again in Hokkien. After being captured, Yan Zheng found that he was the only prisoner of war in the Ninth Army, and immediately understood his own situation, and clung to the life-saving straw of the Taiwanese.

Gao Fei nodded and said, "You are very smart, if you speak a second late, or if you are not fluent enough in Chinese, you will definitely be in the wilderness with your comrades at this moment!" ”

Yan Zheng explained honestly: "There have always been rumors in the army about how powerful your army is, and after witnessing the tragic situation after the Ishihara detachment was annihilated, I have been thinking about how to save my surname if I am caught by you, and finally I only came up with such a way." ”

Gao Fei asked: "What is the proportion of Taiwanese soldiers in the army?" Are there any North Korean soldiers? Is the morale as high as the army? ”

Yan Zheng replied: "The ratio of Taiwanese soldiers to Korean soldiers is very low, not even one percent, but I think that with the gradual expansion of the war, the proportion will increase, because the number of troops in this country is seriously insufficient." Our soldiers are always in a subordinate position in the army, and their morale is certainly not high. ”

Gao Fei asked again: "Since 1895, when Yue Ben began to rule Taiwan, you should be a professor with a mandatory surname, how can you be so fluent in Chinese?" ”

Yan Zheng replied: "After the occupation of Taiwan, some public schools were established in Taiwan for primary education, but because these public schools had to pay tuition, the enrollment rate of public schools was very low. By 1908, enrolment in public schools was less than 5 per cent. At that time, public schools taught not only the native language, but also the Chinese language. It was not until the 'imperialization' policy became dominant that Taiwanese public schools abolished Chinese language education, which is something that has only begun in recent years. ”

Although he knew it in his heart, Gao Fei still asked: "What is the 'imperial people' policy?" ”

Yan Zheng explained: "It is the policy of assimilating Taiwanese into himself. In order to emphasize the assimilation of Taiwanese people's reasonable surnames, some politicians also put forward a new theory: Taiwan has been the territory of Yue Ben since ancient times, and Zheng Chenggong's mother who recovered Taiwan was Yue himself, and Taiwan was later forcibly occupied by China. Therefore, in the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the acquisition of Taiwan was a 'territorial reconquest', not a colonial cession. ”

Gao Fei felt very funny and said: "I am really shameless, and I insist on making my clever and robbing behavior logical!" Then he asked: "Do I really treat Taiwanese and my own people equally?" ”

Yan Zheng replied: "Taiwanese and Koreans are legally minorities, but they are treated very differently than the pure people of the Yamato tribe. In 1890, the strict law was implemented, but Taiwanese and Koreans did not have the right to vote; In 1900, free primary education was introduced, but Taiwanese and Koreans could not enjoy free primary education. Those who live in the mainland of Japan can freely move to Taiwan and North Korea, while Taiwanese and North Koreans cannot move to the mainland without special permission. ”

Although he was telling a very unfair story, Gao Fei did not find any dissatisfaction in his expression, and he couldn't help but shake his head secretly, and at the same time had a deeper understanding of the slavery education that Yuben promoted in Taiwan.

Gao Fei deliberately asked: "In addition, is Taiwan's legal system exactly the same as the original one?" In this way, Yan Zheng's attitude was further tested.

Yan Zheng replied: "When this first began to rule Taiwan, it adopted a completely different system from the mainland, called the Taiwan Act, and its main contents include: 1. Taiwan's political system is different from that of Taiwan, and only part of the constitution is applicable in Taiwan. 2. The administrative structure of Taiwan is composed of the Council composed of the Governor of Taiwan and the residents of Taiwan. 3. The Governor of Taiwan is the supreme instructor of Taiwan, and the Governor of Taiwan is appointed by the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and approved by the Imperial Diet. 4. The Governor of Taiwan has de facto legal power, that is, the orders of the Governor of Taiwan are equivalent to law. 5. The orders of the Governor of Taiwan shall be deliberated and approved by the Taiwan Council, but in emergency cases the order may be issued directly without going through the Council. Later, after Goto Shinpei became the civil governor of Taiwan, he adopted a strict method to rule. ”

Gao Fei noticed that Yan Zheng naturally used the words 'empire' and 'native' in his speech, and he was speaking completely as a person, which made him feel extremely disappointed, so he asked him bluntly about what he really cared about.

Gao Fei continued to ask: "Do the people of Taiwan agree with the colonial rule of Yuben? Was there a mass resistance? ”

Yan Zheng replied: "When Ben first took over Taiwan, many Han people and Gaoshan people resisted with arms, but even the Manchu political axe did not support them, and they were always in a situation of running out of food and ammunition, and finally all of them were purged around 1915, and there was no resistance after that. In addition, later Yueben engaged in infrastructure construction in Taiwan, building a railway across Taiwan and two major ports of Kaohsiung and Keelung. In the 30 years from 1895 to 1925, grain production increased fourfold, sugar production increased by 15 times, foreign trade increased fourfold, and infectious diseases were basically eliminated. As a result, the rebellion was largely extinct. ”

Gao Fei quietly continued to ask: "Do you have many troops stationed in Taiwan?" What are the main bases? ”

Yan Zheng looked at Gao Fei in surprise, an incredible expression appeared on his face, and asked eagerly, "Do you want to fight Taiwan?" ”

Gao Fei said impatiently: "You don't have to worry about this, answer the question quickly!" ”

Only then did Yan Zheng realize the identity of his prisoner, smiled awkwardly, and said: "Originally, there were Taiwanese infantry brigades and Kisarazu air forces, but the infantry brigade was wiped out by your army in the Songhu battlefield, and now there is only one infantry wing left, and the specific deployment is not clear." ”

I don't know if it's because the military's secrecy work is particularly in place, or because Yan Zheng is unwilling to disclose it, Gao Fei can't get the situation of Taiwan's military deployment that he is most concerned about, so Gao Fei changed the topic and began to gradually inquire about Taiwan's human geography and customs. To Gao Fei's surprise, Yan Zheng's questions were answered fluently, and there were few times when he couldn't answer them, showing extraordinary talent and profound knowledge, if you put aside his character, he should be regarded as a rare talent.

Before Gao Fei finished his arraignment, he sounded the alarm for Yan Zheng, saying: "I have found from your remarks that you quite agree with Yu Ben's rule over Taiwan!" ”

Yan Zheng was shocked and wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but was unceremoniously stopped by Gao Fei. Then, Gao Fei continued: "It is undeniable that I have done some good things in Taiwan, promoted local economic development, and improved the living standards of the people, but is the purpose of their doing this really to turn Taiwanese into their own citizens? The answer is clearly no. Everything he did was for the same purpose: to turn Taiwan into a base for the supply of food and supplies on its own territory, so as to achieve the goal of conquering Asia! You should be able to see this clearly in your opinion: they give priority to agriculture and sugar refining, and there is almost no heavy industry, so that Taiwan's economic structure is very simple, and it does not have the ability to become a reading economy; The enslavement education promoted is even more aimed at enslaving the people of Taiwan at the root, and I hope that you will support the war of aggression and provide them with a steady stream of soldiers. If they really want to make Taiwan a part of the country, why don't they implement the same system as in their own country? Why don't Taiwanese be given national treatment? Why not give Taiwanese the right to participate in politics? Why not make education compulsory in Taiwan? As a matter of fact, Taiwan is just an ordinary colony for the Benben, and what they have done in Taiwan is exactly the same as what other Western powers have done in their colonies! Seeing Yan Zheng's contemplative expression, Gao Fei said, "You have to think about what I said today!" Then he commanded at the door: "Guards, take him down!" ”

Yan Zheng hurriedly asked, "Sir, are you going to shoot me?" "The eyes are full of hope for life.

Gao Fei asked rhetorically, "Have you ever killed a Chinese?" ”

Looking at Yan Zheng, who was speechless, Gao Fei said meaningfully: "Your fate is actually in your own hands, and I also gave you a chance!" With a wave of his hand, he asked the guards to take Yan Zheng, who was already stunned, down.

Gao Fei obtained some information about Taiwan from Yan Zheng's mouth, but it was not comprehensive enough, so he issued an order asking the troops to pay attention to screening out the captured Taiwanese soldiers in future battles to facilitate the collection of intelligence.

As the saying goes, 'Blessings are incomparable, but disasters do not go alone', but there is an exception to everything, and less than a day after Gao Fei finished interrogating the prisoners, he received a telegram from the rear, reporting to him a good news: the 200 aviation talents recruited by Mr. Chen Jiageng, an overseas Chinese in Nanyang, have arrived in Fuzhou before the next day!

An hour later, another telegram came from the rear, saying that the ordered tanks had arrived with several decommissioned warships and were about to be fully equipped with troops.

Goofy was so happy that he replied cleanly, first asking for funding for the construction of an aviation school, using the few planes he had for training, and if not enough, buying them as appropriate

On 22 August, reinforcements arrived with mines and a large quantity of supplies, bringing the total number of troops assembled here to eight divisions, and the total strength of the troops directly under the headquarters of the group army exceeded 120,000.

After the meeting, the strength of the Ninth Army increased greatly, and compared with the Yue army guarding Madang, it already had an overwhelming advantage, so at the military conference, most of the officers strongly demanded a big fight. Among the crowd, Bai Yuehai quarreled the most, and he said: "The army is only defending Madang with only two divisions, our strength is almost three times that of them, and we have advanced weapons such as semi-automatic rifles, body armor and grenades, which can definitely make the little devil unable to eat and walk around!" ”

The others expressed their approval, and even the more cautious Zhanshutang nodded in support, and the two provisional division commanders who had just been equipped with new weapons had an eager expression, eager to start a war with the Yue army immediately.

Gao Fei was also a little impulsive under the infection of their optimism, and now Okamura Ningji stormed the [***] team assembled in the Lushan area, if he can recapture Madang Fortress and cut off the passage of the Yueben Navy and the back road of the army, the Yue army that has broken through to the west of the Jiujiang River will become a turtle in the urn, as long as the base camp is properly arranged, it can eat one or two divisions at the worst, and completely change the situation of the Battle of Wuhan!

Thinking of this, Gao Fei's mind was a little hot, and he immediately wanted to discuss the combat strategy with his subordinates, at this time, Ma Debi, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke: "Our strength is indeed superior, but have you thought about how to deal with the Third Fleet of the Japanese Army and the bomber group that will appear on the battlefield at any time?" Also, how many brothers are you prepared to sacrifice to break through Madang Fortress and the surrounding positions? The fortifications there were built by our own hands, so you should know very well how strong they are! ”

Listening to Ma Debi's words, Gao Fei immediately chuckled in his heart and began to seriously think about the few questions he raised.

Bai Yuehai was on the rise, seeing that the commander of the group army was about to be instigated by himself, but he was suddenly poured a basin of cold water on Ma Debi's head, and his mood was extremely bad, and he said to Ma Debi angrily: "What's wrong with the Third Fleet?" It's not like we've been beaten by our heavy artillery brigade! The army has bombers, we have anti-aircraft guns! When we pack up the Third Fleet and then bombard it with heavy artillery, how can we flatten the enemy's position with tens of thousands of shells! With that, he glared at Ma Debi fiercely with two bull's eyes.

Ma Debi looked at Bai Yuehai casually, and unhurriedly refuted his arguments one by one: "The heavy artillery brigade was able to defeat the Third Fleet in previous battles, mainly because it was unprepared, and I said that I had suffered a loss, how could I not take measures?" The Zangshanji position is already in the hands of the Japanese army, so that our heavy artillery positions cannot advance to a favorable position, and we will certainly be at a disadvantage in the artillery battle, and the idea of relying on heavy artillery brigades to deal with ships is obviously unrealistic! In the past, it was our army that defended and said that the army was attacking, and it was easy to deduce the direction of the plane's attack according to the enemy's land target, so that it could maneuver with it, but now that the offensive and defensive situation has been reversed, how can we resist it? ”

Ma Debi's explanation was well-founded and very convincing, and the officers, who had been in high spirits just now, immediately came to their senses and reconsidered the situation on the battlefield, hoping to find a better way.

Gao Fei looked at Ma Debi gratefully and said, "Brother Debi, thanks to your reminder, otherwise I would really have to fight Madang Fortress!" ”

Ma Debi hurriedly said: "The commander is too polite, this is my business." ”

Although Bai Yuehai knew that Ma Debi was right, because he couldn't save face, he still took Ma Debi into the army: "Then what good plan do you have, tell it to everyone!" ”

Ma Debi said embarrassedly: "I haven't thought about it yet." ”

Bai Yuehai complained: "Brother, it's really you!" Criticizing our plan is incomplete, useless, and I have no good way, can I just watch myself fight to Wuhan and fail? ”

Gao Fei hurriedly stopped Bai Yuehai's rebuke, and then said to the participants: "Since everyone is here to participate in the meeting, you must be active and take the initiative to think, so that you can brainstorm!" ”

The officers quickly spoke: "I think it is the best way for the whole army to move westward and cooperate with the friendly forces assembled in the Lushan area to flank the Yue army!" ”

Another colonel disagreed with him and said: "Lushan Mountain is bordered by Poyang Lake, and the army can reinforce any section at any time through the fleet, which is difficult to do. In fact, he didn't want to cooperate with the Central Army anymore from the bottom of his heart, but it was just inconvenient to say it.

"[***] In the above-mentioned areas, it is already heavily armed and mountainous, and the pressure on logistics and supply is very great, if you add more than 100,000 of us, it will be even more difficult to maintain, it is better to stay here: the logistics are guaranteed, and reinforcements can be obtained at any time."

Ma Debi did not participate in the dispute between the people, has been thinking about the problem, and when he found that everyone did not have a good plan, he took the initiative to put forward his own plan, he said: "Although our army has a lot of new weapons and equipment, but in the face of strong fortifications, there is still a lack of effective means of breakthrough, this problem may have to wait for the armored division to enter the battlefield to solve, at present, in order to reduce casualties, we must avoid attacking strong fortresses as much as possible." ”

After hearing this, Gao Fei felt the same way, and hurriedly reminded everyone to pay attention to listening.

Ma Debi continued: "Since our army is attacking the weak and defending the strong, we should take the initiative to choose the battlefield and induce the enemy to attack, so as to destroy its living forces. Specifically, in the vast area between Anqing and Madang, select a location with dangerous terrain that can control the river, build strong permanent fortifications and station heavy troops, and at the same time send troops to lay mines in the Yangtze River channel to threaten the Japanese fleet, so that the enemy must transfer troops to attack in order to ensure the safety of the supply line, and there will be a chance to kill and injure the Japanese army, and at the same time indirectly support other battlefields in the theater. ”

(To be continued)