The sun was about to set in the west after a whole day, and the people of Nanjing City unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. From 15 August, Japanese planes began bombing Nanjing'www.biquge.info s Ming Palace Airport, Dajiaochang Airport, Bafutang, First Park, Daxing Palace, Xinjiekou and other places. Although there were only seven bombs dropped at that time, and dozens of military and civilian casualties were imposed, the impact was enormous.

Although the Nanjing government condemned the atrocities of the Japanese side and declared that the Chinese Air Force would definitely be able to defend the airspace and protect the capital, it was a fart. The people are still anxious and panicked, and they have to look at the sky every day when they go out, for fear of Japanese planes (many times they can't distinguish between Japanese planes and Chinese planes, and they are afraid when they see planes); In the eyes of Japan, this is a 'feat of crossing the ocean and critting' and 'the long march symbolized by the iron anchor'.

And the only thing that can really compare with Japan's 'feat' is the Americans' Doolittle air raid - even if two aircraft carriers are used, 16 B-25 bombers can only carry four bombs each, and the Americans will have to drop bombs on the Japanese mainland. Only a mediocre, incompetent, and introverted regime would fill a bomb bay with leaflets, and only slaves, untouchables, and people who think they are smart will praise this behavior as humane or just. War is only killing, rape and conquest, this is the law of nature's survival, peace and justice are only the lust of the weak and the pride of the strong, the former should be enslaved forever!

According to the theory, the seven Japanese planes had just finished bombing this afternoon, and the sun was about to set again, so it was naturally safe at night, but the strange thing was that at 8 o'clock that night, 14 attack planes of the Kisarazu Air Force again bombed the Nanjing General Staff, the Army Military Academy, the Daxiaochang Airport, and the Central University.

Before the first bomb fell at eight o'clock, Chang Kaishen was resting in his study, when dinner had already passed, and he was in a daze with a report - the draft of the "Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact". This is a treaty drawn up between Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui and the Soviet side, and there is really nothing special about the content, and once the treaty is signed, the Soviet Union will provide military assistance. However, it is precisely because there is nothing special about the treaty that Chang Kaishen hesitates, including Britain and the United States, Germany, and Japan, no one will believe that this non-aggression pact does not have a secret treaty, and once there is a secret treaty in it, then the attitude of various countries towards China will definitely be different from before.

However, the information from Berlin has been confirmed: Japanese reinforcements of more than two divisions are coming across the sea, and they will arrive in Shanghai on the evening of the 22nd. On the other hand, three divisions, including the 36th Division, which had just arrived the day before, besieged the Japanese marines with 3,000 men and could not take them for a long time, which was equivalent to the complete failure of the 'preemptive' plan drawn up before - not only did not drive the Japanese troops into the sea, but attracted more Japanese troops. At this moment, Chang Kaishen remembered that Shanghai is the source of China's economy.

On the 16th, when he learned that the British government had proposed that Shanghai be regarded as a neutral zone and that the Chinese and Japanese troops should withdraw from Shanghai, he immediately ordered Zhang Zhizhong to stop the attack. Therefore, Britain proposed mediation, which could be used, "so that the Japanese can turn around and leave Shanghai, so as to restore the source of our economy, and it may be possible to do so in the present war." [note 30]

It is to believe the intelligence bought by Berlin - Japan refuses to mediate, and the increase of troops is on the way; Or should it be believed that Japan would accept the mediation of the British? That's a problem. If Japan refuses British mediation, Sino-German relations will certainly be greatly affected, so the "Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact" is a life-saving straw that must be signed. However, if Japan is willing to accept British mediation and withdraw its troops from Shanghai to restore the status quo, then the Sino-Japanese war is likely to be confined to a corner of North China.

The war between China and Japan seems to be still at a fork in the road, but vaguely, I think of Berlin's solemn warning not to start a war in Shanghai before, and Kong Xiangxi's painstaking advice several times. Chang Kaishen felt that he had now passed the fork in the road that reversed the situation. Of course, this is also due to his personality, he was born as a hooligan and never blackmailed in a desperate way, but was only used to putting on a scary posture. This is actually a common trick in the gang, although there is no confidence, but when you come up, you always have to show your chest and show the knife, the left green dragon and the right white tiger, and the good people who have not seen it are immediately blind, but if you really encounter a hard stubble that is not afraid of being scared, then you have to report to the family immediately, find the elders, and make a big tea, hoping to eat a small loss to settle the matter.

The same is true of the Sino-Japanese war at this time, Japan in the second middle school has long regarded North China and even the whole of China as a forbidden country, and if you dare to resist, then fight until you don't resist. If you really don't want to accept your fate and don't want to bend your knees, then you will fight to the death with the Japanese, never surrender, never shrink your eggs, and bite off a few pieces of his flesh if you die, and you won't let him go if you are a ghost! But Chang Kaishen is not, with the temperament of a hooligan, how can he be desperate when encountering hard stubble? Those who will fight hard are not hooligans, but murderers. At this moment, holding the draft of the "Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact", he was thinking about which big guy to take refuge in.

Chang Kaishen hesitated, and Lieutenant General Qian Dajun from the attendant room came in a hurry. He brought a piece of good news, "Chairman of the Committee, Du Guangting's armored regiment has performed a miraculous feat, and the 87th Division is about to take Huishan Wharf!" ”

"Really?!" The draft of the "Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact" that Chang Kaishen was holding loosened and fell to the ground. The Iron Fist Plan was a plan by German advisers to break the waist of the Japanese serpentine line, which could not only cut off the connection between the eastern and western Japanese forces, but also prevent the Japanese from increasing their forces after occupying the Huishan wharf. On the 17th, the 88th Division tried to implement the Iron Fist plan, but the assault failed, and on the 18th, because of the hope of British mediation, it was to suspend the attack.

"Yes, Chairman!" Qian Dajun, who rarely reported a good news, immediately led Chang Kaishen to stand on the side of the map, and he said: "Chairman, please see: this is Huishan Wharf, this is Dalian Road, and now the 522nd Regiment of the 87th Division is attacking the barricade bunkers on Dalian Road. ”

The Shanghai operation map was hung in the rest house a few days ago, looking at the location of the 522nd regiment, and then looking at the location of Huishan Wharf, Chang Kaishen nodded and said: "It's very close." He then asked, "How far is it from here to Huishan Wharf?" ”

"Report to the chairman, no more than five hundred meters!" Qian Dajun said with a smile, "Our mortars can already enter the Huishan wharf." ”

"Good, good!" Chang Kaishen nodded with satisfaction, this is indeed good news. He nodded and then said: "The armored regiment has fought well and should be commended, and the military and political department of the meritorious person should immediately award meritorious service." ”

"Yes, Chairman." Qian Dajun immediately wrote it down.

"By the way, didn't Du Guangting say before that the armored regiment shouldn't be transferred to Shanghai to fight street battles?" Chang Kaishen, who was greatly relieved, suddenly remembered Du Yuming's report a few days ago -- he was opposed to the transfer of the armored regiment to Shanghai, and he hoped to go to Shanxi to fight, and he also said that the armored troops must not fight in the streets, otherwise they would fight one less vehicle.

"Chairman of the committee, Du Guangting probably thinks that it is not easy to buy tanks, and he is distressed about the loss." Qian Dajun didn't understand how the armored forces should fight, and he was just talking nonsense. "This time, the armored regiment began to attack at 12 o'clock at noon, because it chose the weak area of the Japanese defense line, so it quickly advanced to the concession, and then fought along the street to the Huangpu River, and the Japanese army was defeated and retreated."

Because it was good news, Qian Dajun specially called to inquire and knew some details of today's attack. After briefly talking about the offensive process, he finally got down to business: "Chairman of the committee, Du Guangting said that the reason why the attack went smoothly was that in addition to the cooperation of friendly troops and the surprise of the Japanese army, the most important reason was the two German-made 88mm anti-aircraft guns transferred from the Jiangyin fortress. These two guns did a great job, they fired flat......"

Qian Dajun didn't say that it was okay, and as soon as he said it, Chang Kaishen jumped up from the chair. On August 13, he personally asked Zhang Zhizhong whether the 150mm heavy howitzer and 500-pound bombs could break through the Japanese cement fortifications. He asked here, but Zhang Zhizhong only regarded it as a deaf ear, and the troops could not break the Japanese cement and steel fortifications after attacking for several days, so they had to come up with such an iron fist plan. I knew that the 88mm anti-aircraft gun could fire flat, so what else did I need an iron fist plan!

"Pick me up Nanxiang right away!" Chang Kaishen, who had a new idea, immediately had to take command in person.

Ten minutes later, the phone will go through. "Brother Wen Bai, I am the chairman." Chang Kaishen spoke on the phone: "The armored regiment is fighting very well today. Can the 88 anti-aircraft gun be transferred to other places? ”

Every time he received a call from Chang Kaishen, Zhang Zhizhong was furious, and now when he heard that he asked about the 88 anti-aircraft gun, Zhang Zhizhong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Report to the chairman, the 88 gun can be transferred to other places for use, but the two guns have been damaged by enemy planes during the afternoon attack, and Du Guangting is about to make a report to reapply for two ......."

"Blown up?!" Chang Kaishen was immediately disappointed, he thought that he could transfer these two doors to bombard the well-fortified Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters or the Gongda Yarn Mill. "Are there still 88 anti-aircraft guns elsewhere?"

"Report to the chairman, it's not clear about the humble position." Zhang Zhizhong really didn't know how to answer this question, this was not something he could know, but fortunately, Chang Kaishen hung up the phone quickly.

Since the two 88 guns of the armored regiment are broken, then transfer a few more to Shanghai. This was Chang Kaishen's idea, so he immediately looked for He Yingqin and Yu Dawei after hanging up the phone. Soon, how many 88 anti-aircraft guns in the country were collected - in May last year, the Ordnance Industry Agency ordered twenty 88mm SKL45 guns for the Navy; From September last year to February this year, he ordered 16 guns of 88 guns for the fortresses of Jiangyin, Nantang and Nanjing[note 31], and Du Yuming took two of them to Shanghai.

The final decision was to ask the navy to give up four 88 guns to the army, so that the fortress would not be delayed, and the operation in Shanghai would not be delayed. Chen Shaokuan's apartment, Chen Shaokuan, who hung up the phone, was very uncomfortable. Previously, several large ships of the navy had sunk in Jiangyin, and many anti-aircraft guns and naval guns had been removed from the ships, and it was not a problem for the army to call them up, but the problem was that the task of the navy was only to defend the fortress, and the section from Jiangyin to Shanghai had all been assigned to Ouyang Ge's electric thunder school. Chang Kaishen's meaning is very clear, that is, to let Ouyang Ge and his gang make meritorious contributions, and then replace themselves.

Thinking of this, Chen Shaokuan will think of Li Kongrong. It was precisely because of his bold prediction in Berlin that the navy kept some sparks in advance: the Ninghai in the far Pacific Ocean was one, and the six submarines ordered by Germany that were now reduced to two by Kong Xiangxi were two. However, Lieutenant Colonel Li Kongrong, the original planner, actually had a car accident, which is really a blessing to the talent, but fortunately, he did not lose his life.

After a moment of silence, Chen Shaokuan made a few phone calls, and after a while, Chen Jiliang, commander of the First Fleet, Lin Xianxi, ordnance department, and adjutant Zhou Yingcong came.

"The chairman of the committee wants to transfer four 88 anti-aircraft guns to Shanghai, and he called just now." Chen Shaokuan said very plainly.

"Doesn't the army have twenty-four 150mm guns, why look for the navy?" Lin Xianxin sneered, the 24 150mm guns (each with a thousand shells) were said to have cost nine million marks, but now they came to ask the navy for guns.

"I don't know." Chen Shaokuan shook his head. Of course, he didn't invite these people to discuss Chang Kaishen's need to adjust the artillery, and after answering, he asked Zhou Yingcong: "How is Shao Sheng?" ”

"The doctor said it was still life-threatening, but the person had already woken up. Zunzhi said that he was seriously injured, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get out of bed for two months. Zhou Yingcong said.

"What about his son?" Chen Shaokuan asked again.

"I've woken up, and if I can survive the postoperative infection, I will be able to be discharged from the hospital soon." Zhou Yingcong said.

The family of three all suffered an accident, even Chen Jiliang shook his head, he said, "Who dropped the bomb?" I heard that it was the Air Force that threw it. ”

"It means that the plane was damaged by Japanese anti-aircraft guns, so it was thrown." Zhou Yingcong said the news in the newspaper, but Lin Xianxin still sneered.

"Who understands the affairs of the party-state!" Lin Xianxin said. "Fortunately, Shao Sheng is still alive. Houfu, I think the Ninghai should be moving......"

"No way!" Before Lin Xianxi finished speaking, Vice Admiral Chen Jiliang, who knew the whole plan, spoke out against it, and said: "Now we have no money to open a shipyard abroad, where are we hiding after capturing the Japanese ship?" Really put it in Antarctica? None of us were familiar with it, and although there were no whaling stations in the chosen area, it was too close to South Georgia to be taken away by the British Royal Navy, even if they did not inform the Japanese. Let's not forget that we did not declare war with Japan, and the best thing to say about this is capture, and if it is not good, it is piracy. ”

"But now Chang Kaishen asks us for artillery, one day he suddenly remembers that there is still a ship in the navy outside, what will he say?" Lin Xianxi, who participated in the formulation of the plan, asked rhetorically. "Don't forget the Japanese spies around Chang Kaishen, the time has dragged on for a long time, what if I learn that the Ninghai is not in the Yangtze River and in the Pacific Ocean? I think I also said to grab one first, and then talk about it, where to hide it is not a problem. At the moment, I am worried that the Japanese have guessed the plan, and they will not be able to catch it when they want to! ”