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Chapter 1943 determines the general direction

After a war of words between you and me, An Yi saw that the topic was getting farther and farther away, and hurriedly said: "These differences and disputes can be left for discussion in the future...... After returning to Nanjing, the chairman of the committee will gather all the political forces in the country and negotiate slowly, and there will be a solution in the end, so let's discuss how to deal with the threat of the Axis powers. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info (《)"

An Yi saw everyone's eyes fall on him, so he continued:

"We will soon launch operations against Korea and the Far East, and will regain the island of Ceylon in the near future. In order to ensure the implementation of the overall strategy of the allies, we have decided to send our newly formed naval fleet to sweep away the Japanese troops on the major islands in the Indian Ocean before the end of the year, and cooperate with the allies in recovering the island of Madagascar.

"Of course, we are doing this and we are also facing the threat of the German team...... As we all know, Hitler had to find a new opponent for his tens of millions of Axis teams, and in addition to the British Isles, which is our West and Central Asia...... There is a high probability that a super-large-scale battle will break out on the Western Front!

"In a sense, we will undertake the main combat mission against the Axis powers, and we will be the main decisive force in the international anti-fascist movement, so we must obtain the corresponding political status!"

There was no lack of threat in An Yi's words, Wells and Halifax were both human spirits, and they knew the meaning of An Yi's words when they heard the strings, and they immediately knew the intention of An Yi's words. At present, the two countries rely on South China in a lot of places, and An Yi's request cannot be refused at all, Wells and Halifax discussed briefly, and Wells answered on his behalf:

"Mr. President, we will truthfully convey Nanhua's demands to the country, and at the moment of the great enemy, everything can be sat down and discussed! On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to say that we will do our best to provide military and economic assistance to South China, and as for the international status of South China after the war, we will hold a special meeting for consultations after the war situation improves!

"As early as the end of last year, when President Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill met for consultations, they had a general idea of the future international community, planning to establish the United Nations on the basis of the Central Powers after the war, with the United Nations to lead international affairs and deal with international disputes. In this plan, the United States, Britain and South China, and the Republic of China are all among the leading powers, and as for whether or not to admit other countries as leading countries, it must be jointly negotiated by the four of us! ”

Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied when he heard this, since the Opium War, when did China have such an international status?

Once the Republic of China becomes the leading country of the United Nations, then its national leader will be on a par with the leaders of Britain and the United States, and his status will be prominent, and China will also become a top international power and be respected by all countries.

As for South China, Chiang Kai-shek's performance since today's meeting with An Yi believed that his teacher could still intimidate him, so that the two Chinese countries would join hands and have two crucial votes in the United Nations, which made him full of longing and fantasy for the future.

An Yi is also satisfied with this, and the benefits of the Chinese being able to win two seats on the future UN Security Council are obvious for improving the political status of the Chinese. If nothing else, as long as the two sides can join hands, any resolution unfavorable to the Chinese will not be passed at all, and in the future, I am afraid that even the Soviet Union and France will have to look at the face of the Chinese.

Now that the general direction has been decided, other small details will have to be negotiated by special people, such as when to send troops, how many people to send, how many weapons and equipment, and so on, all need to be negotiated and implemented one by one. Templar

Song Meiling proposed that everyone take a group photo, An Yi happily arranged for someone to come and take pictures, and then set up a state banquet to entertain the guests.

At the reception banquet at noon, An Yi finally saw Lu Yixuan accompanying Chiang Kai-shek and his wife.

Lu Yixuan lost a lot of weight, his eye sockets were deep, most of the black hair on his head was white, and the whole person looked extremely haggard.

As soon as Lu Yixuan saw An Yi, he apologized to Chiang Kai-shek, and immediately stepped forward to apologize to An Yi, with a very guilty and sad expression on his face. An Yi saw Lu Yixuan's masochistic appearance, and felt uncomfortable, and generously said that he would not mention these unpleasant past incidents again, and hoped to move around more in the future and continue to communicate and cooperate.

Zhan Dao, Chang Baofang, Liu Qing, Li Yufu, Zhang Yang and other brothers who attended the reception banquet did not give up, as long as they had the opportunity to contact Lu Yixuan in private, they all sneered and did their best to insult them.

Every time he encounters this situation, Lu Yixuan turns a deaf ear and faces it with a smile, and his spitting and dry demeanor makes people sigh.

Chiang Kai-shek saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart, the more Lu Yixuan was not welcomed by the generals of the An family, the less likely he was to betray, so he often beckoned Lu Yixuan to his side, spoke in his ear, and put on a trusting look, and Lu Yixuan was also very courteous, nodding his head and bowing, and only promised.

An Yi, who was talking with Song Meiling, shook his head secretly, adding a little confusion to this public case.

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At dawn on 18 September, the mouth of the Yalu River on the border of the DPRK to the confluence of the Hunjiang and Chungman rivers was shrouded in a layer of mist like a soft veil, and the air was filled with the fragrance of plants and fertile soil.

Since no one invited Ying to come to Korea to fight, Ishihara was once again dictatorial, and a large number of troops in the Korean region were withdrawn and returned to the mainland, leaving only a small number of troops behind.

At present, there are only six second-class divisions of the 34th Army and the 58th Army, which have been severely weakened, as well as eight mixed brigades and 12 puppet army divisions composed of Koreans, which are composed of Japanese and Korean soldiers.

Among them, the 34th Army, which was firmly guarding the northern border of Korea, was the main force of the operation, and it had under its jurisdiction three divisions and regiments, the 137th, 150th, and 160th, together with six mixed brigades and regiments of the 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th, as well as eight Korean divisions and regiments of the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Korean divisions, relying on the northern mountains to resist.

In the past month or so, the Korean Governor-General's Office has issued a relocation order, and millions of Koreans have been forcibly driven out of their homes, marched to the southern ports, and sent them to the Japanese archipelago through passenger ferries, ferries, or fishing boats, and then sent from the Japanese archipelago to Australia and the Americas, where they can be reclaimed for the Japanese army in North America to collect grain and grass on the spot.

In the morning light, on the summit of Sanfeng Mountain, which is more than 500 meters above sea level in the northeast of Sinuiju, Lieutenant General Tanizu Shonobu, commander of the 137th Division, and several division generals were standing under an umbrella-shaped pine tree, calmly observing the situation on the other side of the Yalu River.

At the beginning of this month, the Anjia Army entered the border, and now there are more and more troops, and the order issued by the base camp to abandon Korea has caused the morale of the troops to fluctuate, and deserters have appeared in all divisions and brigades one after another.

Tanizu Naoshin received the order to hold on to the banks of the Yalu River until the end of the month, and then leave behind a death squad to destroy railways and roads, lay mines, and retreat the main force to the south with all its might, boarding ships and evacuating at the ports of Punan and Incheon. (《》7*

However, almost everyone understands that the opponent's forces are more than ten times their own, and once they make up their minds to launch a forced crossing operation, how can the scene be maintained?

"Gu Jinjun, the big thing is not good, Major General Ganlu Temple Jio, who is in charge of the defense of our left flank, quietly left his post yesterday night under the pretext that he had a heart attack and urgently needed to return to China for treatment, and by the time the officers and soldiers of the 20th Brigade were found today, he had already boarded the passenger ship returning home in Punan."

Before Tanizu Naobu had put down the binoculars in his hand, the chief of staff, Major General Yamamura Shoyoshi, had already run over in a rage.

"What!? The commander of the Ganlu Temple Brigade ran away? This coward! At the battle meeting yesterday morning, he swore that he would fight to the death with all his might, but now he left his troops behind and fled shamelessly...... It turns out that everything is a show for me! ”

Tanizu Shoshin roared angrily, and then suddenly remembered something, and asked urgently, "What about Major General Naozo Saga?" Did he drop his troops and run away? ”

Yamamura Xiangji was stunned for a moment, and then understood why the division commander asked like this.

According to the order of the Korean Army Headquarters, Tanizu Naobu led the defense line of the western section of the northern part of Korea, and in addition to commanding his own division, he also commanded the 20th and 21st Brigades and the 5th and 6th Korean Divisions.

But unfortunately, the brigade commanders of these two mixed brigades are all from aristocratic backgrounds, and they are only gilded in the army, and they are not familiar with military affairs at all. Originally, Tanizu Naosin thought that for the sake of the family's reputation, the two would not run away, but he didn't expect that Ganlu Temple Jio would desert.

Yamamura Xiangji quickly replied: "No, General Naozo Saga, is directing the troops to strengthen the defense line on our right flank, and he also talked to me on the phone just now. ”

"That's good!"

Tanizsu Naosin breathed a sigh of relief and thought for a while: "Call General Saga to strengthen the defense, and at the same time call the 20th Brigade in my name, which will be under the direct command of the division headquarters from now on, and the chief of staff of the brigade, Kitajima Sadachisa, will temporarily act as the brigade commander." In any case, we can't mess around at this time! ”

"Hey!"

Yamamura Xiangji didn't dare to slack off, and turned around to leave, but he heard the division's combat staff officer Iwai Masasaku suddenly put down his binoculars, pointed to the other side of the river and shouted loudly, and his voice revealed a sense of horror: "It's not good, there is a change on the other side of the river...... The people of China are not going to attack, are they? ”

Tanizu Shoshin picked up the telescope in surprise and took a look, a large amount of dust appeared in the lens, which was clearly a harbinger of troop mobilization, and his face couldn't help but change, and he turned his head to the mountain village Xiangji and said:

"Chief of Staff, go, I'm afraid our opponent is really going to attack, go and inform General Saga and Kitajima Daisa, and let them be vigilant!"

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Let's look at An Jiajun's side.

Due to the retreat of the Japanese army, except for the entire Northeast Battle, except for the Breakthrough Border Campaign, the Nenjiang Campaign, the Gegenmiao Campaign and the Siping Campaign, the rest of the battle was basically a rapid march, and the logistics materials were continuously transported to the front line through the railway and highway networks, as well as airship troops, so that the Anjia Army has always maintained continuous combat capability.

In Jiudaogou, north of Andong City, Gu Changfeng was holding a military meeting, and the generals of the Fifth Tank Army and the First Group Army who were the first batch of troops to enter the DPRK to fight in the West Road Cluster were present at the meeting.

Chief of Staff Gao Guodong stood in front of the map, holding a baton in his hand, and elaborated:

"The 34th Army of the Japanese Army, which is now in charge of the northern defense line, has been divided into three parts: left, center, and right by the long border line and rugged and undulating terrain, and although we are facing a division on the left flank, two mixed brigades, and two Korean divisions, with a total strength of 70,000, the enemy's morale is low and the fighting spirit is completely lost!

"According to intelligence, in the past few days, the enemy has appeared in a succession of deserters, many of whom are even junior officers, which has rarely been encountered in previous operations. After interrogation, we learned that the Japanese army was pessimistic about the battle, and that the commanders of the Japanese army's base camp, the Korean army headquarters, and the divisions and brigades below had different opinions, and various trends of thought were rampant.

"Therefore, our staff department predicts that after the first round of artillery fire is over, it will be impossible for the Japanese troops deployed on the beachhead and in depth to organize an effective resistance, and with our three-dimensional attack in the air and underground, our river crossing operation will not encounter any obstacles. By the time the enemy came to his senses, our main force had already crossed the Yalu River and, relying on mechanized troops, launched a fierce attack on the enemy's positions on the hills in the rear. Perhaps by tomorrow night at most, our forward forces will be able to occupy all areas north of the Cheongchon River and threaten Pyongyang. ”

All the generals in attendance were smiling.

The Japanese soldiers had no fighting spirit, and even the most conservative officers did not think that the Japanese army could bring much trouble to this round of surprise attacks of the An Jia Army, which was destined to be a battle without suspense.

Gu Changfeng stood up, strode to the map, poked his finger heavily at Sinuiju on the map, turned his head and said loudly:

"Be confident or cautious, at least take me here before sunset today! I want to see the 79th Army Flag rising in the sunshine on the tallest building in Sinuiju, and I can't do it even a moment late, and whoever makes a mistake will pursue whose responsibility! ”

After speaking, Gu Changfeng's eyes were blazing, and he glanced around the audience.

The generals were all awe-inspiring, all stood up, saluted Gu Changfeng together, and then turned around and left.

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At 7 o'clock in the morning, the two armies, with a total of more than 1,000 cannons, howitzers, and rocket artillery, quickly removed the camouflage nets and shook their guns. The loader pushes the first shell into the breech, closes the bolt, and the aimer sets the muzzle of the gun according to the predetermined elements.

At 7:05 a.m., as the artillery commander gave an order, violent artillery fire rang out one after another, and the entire position on the other side of the Yalu River was quickly covered by artillery fire, and the battle of Anjia's army to attack Korea officially began.

Listening to the screaming shells constantly flying overhead, falling to the rear and exploding violently, the devil and the stick soldiers hid in the anti-artillery hole with their heads in their hands, and endured in silence.

Successive explosions followed, and for a moment it seemed that the whole world was shaking violently, and the city of Sinuiju on the bank of the river began to burn with fire.

After the first round of shells fired, the position of the 1st Heavy Artillery Battalion of the Artillery Brigade directly under the Fifth Tank Army immediately became nervously busy.

The shells placed flat on the track were quickly pushed to the bottom of the hanger by the ammunition hand, and one by one the shells were clamped by the sling, and the ammunition hand who operated the lifting sling immediately quickly pulled the steel chain sling, and the shell was immediately hoisted, and after a few seconds, it was hoisted to a position parallel to the loading pulley, and then the hanger was rotated to place the shell on the loading pulley.

The burly loader immediately used the bomb delivery lever to push the shell into the chamber of the flattened 203mm heavy howitzer, and several powder packs were quickly loaded into the chamber.

The entire reloading process, just like in normal training, was completed in less than 45 seconds.

Immediately, the short and thick cannon body was shaken up again, pointing straight to the sky.

"Shoot—"

With the order of Major Fan Mu, the commander of the heavy artillery battalion, the heaven and the earth seemed to suddenly turn into a big drum, and the heavy mallets beat on it to the fullest, shaking the ears of the artillerymen and shaking the earth rapidly.

Twenty-seven 203-mm grenades were fired, and they quickly formed an airtight loud bang.

As the screams of shells tearing through the air sounded frequently, the Japanese beachhead on the other side of the Yalu River and the deep positions behind it were completely enveloped in clusters of white smoke and orange-red firelight.

The rapidly expanding smoke clouds slowly converged into mushroom shapes and soared into the sky. The fragmented remains of the corpses that were blown up in the smoke cloud were thrown hundreds of meters away in an instant, and the Japanese trenches hit by the shells collapsed with them.

The towed 203 mm heavy howitzer has poor mobility, so it is only equipped with a battalion at the group army level, but this weapon is an extremely effective weapon for attacking fortifications, its accuracy is extremely high, and it can accurately hit the enemy fortress and trench ten kilometers away under the guidance of the sky artillery guide, and the chance of survival of the target near the landing point is very small, even if it is lucky not to be killed by the steel fragments that rotate and fly at high speed, the violent shock wave is enough to shatter the internal organs of the person and make him die instantly.

Dense shells rained down into the Japanese trenches.

The sound of violent explosions impacted people's hearing, the strong smell of gunpowder stimulated the sense of smell, the violent shock wave with a hot wave scorched the skin, the vision was full of blown up stumps and severed arms, and the shadow of death shrouded the hearts of every devil and stick soldier.

The Japanese army's divisions numbered more than 100 troops, filled with too many recruits who had not received intensive training, were frightened by the hellish scene in front of them, and ran around with their heads in their hands, trying to escape through the traffic ditch to the rear, escaping from the Shura slaughterhouse, which had harvested countless lives.

After the shelling lasted for a quarter of an hour, the first wave of the An Jiajun rushed to the Yalu River, and the officers and men threw their assault boats, rubber boats, and wooden rafts into the surging river, and then jumped on them and rushed to the other side of the river. Behind them, the long convoy of the first two engineer regiments had already driven along the road to the Yalu River, began to turn around, and poured fixed components with power units into the river.

A large-scale battle to cross the river soon broke out.

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