It can be said that Zhang Xuewu has already said that today he has said to death, which is equivalent to leaving no retreat for anyone, and defending Nanjing is just a step in the so-called decisive battle strategy of the central government. How much combat strength did the first batch of 300,000 Sichuan troops have? Can the troops transferred from various places complete the strategic encirclement of the army from the outside? These are nothing more than so-called plans of the General Staff and the Supreme Military Council.

The plan can be taken seriously, and I don't want to talk about occupying the three northeastern provinces to engage in Manchukuo now, maybe [***] would have hit North Korea a long time ago, so the mood of the generals present was very heavy, because Zhang Xuewu led everyone to a point of no return, which is equivalent to if Nanjing is lost, if anyone is still alive, no matter what the reason, they are sorry for the world.

In the early morning of May 4, 1937, Chinese Air Force fighters suddenly bombed the Hongkou Field Airfield Airfield in Shanghai, which was heavily guarded, but the six Type 93 destroyers of the Naval Aviation Corps that carried out night patrol missions were quickly shot down by the BF-109F.

When the bombs fell on the Hongkou Field Airfield, both the ground anti-aircraft fire at the Hongkou Field Airport and the destroyers on the Huangpu River were all aimlessly firing at the air.

When a 50-pound bomb hits a whole row of fighters and light bombers, it will burst into brilliant fireballs and light up the sky.

This extremely excellent night attack on the Chinese Air Force completely won in terms of the surname of the fighters, and at the same time, it also made Yue himself realize that their surname Neng, which is still under development and has not yet been equipped, is far behind, how can this not make Yue himself shocked?

Therefore, on the one hand, I put pressure on Germany not to sell aero engine parts to Rehe, and on the other hand, I decided to introduce BF-109 series fighters for imitation and production, and this decision made history deviate slightly from the original track again.

Hao Wenbin stood in front of the German-made BMW off-road vehicle, spread out the map on the spare tire on the front mechanical cover, and asked Qiu Qingquan with a frown: "Chief of Staff Qiu, where is the location of the mechanized brigade now?" ”

Qiu Qingquan looked at a map and said: "The road conditions have little impact on the jackal light tank, but the impact on the half-track vehicle is not small, the army is also attacking along the road, our army is expected to march to the south street in two vehicles to attack the cluster formation, about four o'clock in the morning or five o'clock in the morning with the eleventh brigade under the sixth division of the army encounter, but according to my judgment, the strength of the eleventh infantry brigade of the army is not more than 5,000 people, this lightly armed and rapid army is likely to exceed 8,000 people, Therefore, I suggest that the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade should immediately speed up their march, while the 3rd Brigade should directly bypass the battlefield and rush backwards, if our army contacts the headquarters of the 6th Division of the Chinese Army, then the tactical intentions of our army will be undoubtedly exposed, and I am not an idiot, and the remaining two troops of the other two routes are to quickly reinforce the 11th Brigade of the Infantry of the 6th Division, which is under siege, and if our army can complete the annihilation battle within five hours, then the two army will probably quickly leave the battlefield and retreat to Jurong. With the strength of our army at most having time to annihilate the invading armies from the two routes, Commander Zhang's plan for the total annihilation of the invading armies from three routes does not accord with reality, and our army must also quickly dispatch troops to cut off the retreat route of the 18th Division to attack the armies, so that we can be sure of accomplishing the task. ”

Hao Wenbin and Chen Yuxing exchanged glances, when Zhang Xuewu announced the goal of the battle, they both knew that there was no way to completely annihilate the attacking army from three ways, but Qiu Qingquan dared to say it in a grand manner? This courage is simply testing Zhang Xuewu's mind!

"Order the 3rd Brigade to move quickly to the rear of the town, and must rush before the retreat of the 18th Division of the Yue Army, and block the retreat of the Yue Army, and the mechanized brigade will immediately launch an attack and advance, and according to the instructions of the garrison headquarters, all the 6th, 16th, and 18th Divisions of the Yue Army that attack Nanjing will not accept their surrender! All the prisoners and the wounded of the army were executed on the spot! ”

Hao Wenbin's order made Qiu Qingquan stunned and said: "Although the army slaughtered and plundered all the way, if our army kills prisoners on a large scale, the will to resist of the army will inevitably increase in the future when it fights again, which will easily lead to unnecessary casualties among our army, and a small number of prisoners does not mean anything. ”

Hao Wenbin glanced at Qiu Qingquan and said: "Chief of Staff Qiu is a high-achieving student who has returned from studying at the German Army University, and he does have unique insights on tactics and strategy, but I remind Chief of Staff Qiu that we are both soldiers, and soldiers should take obedience to orders as their duty." ”

Qiu Qingquan was also slightly stunned, he came down from the position of chief of staff of the teaching corps, thinking that he would be reused under Zhang Xuewu, you must know that the teaching corps is the concentration of the elite pillars of [***], and its establishment is much larger than that of an army, and it is the only pure German mechanic in the [***] combat unit sequence that even the German-style field hospital is equipped with.

As a result, he became the chief of staff of a mechanized brigade, although Qiu Qingquan also knew the power and preciousness of this mechanized brigade, but the gap was not ordinarily large, so Qiu Qingquan was still somewhat reluctant in his heart, or his emotions had not been fully adjusted.

The main thing Qiu Qingquan felt uncomfortable with was that the so-called loyalty of the Rehe Legion was not aimed at the leader or the country? It seems to be aimed at Zhang Xuewu's personality cult and a strong narrow and slightly extreme nationalism.

Qiu Qingquan didn't know much about Zhang Xuewu, he was a little disdainful of Zhang Xueliang's handsome young master, hesitated for a moment Qiu Qingquan asked: "Master Hao, if Chief Zhang's order is wrong, then?" So are we still going to do it? As I just pointed out in terms of tactical missteps? ”

Hao Wenbin looked at Qiu Qingquan and said: "We are a collective, only by forming a collective can we effectively ensure combat effectiveness, the so-called factional struggle is nothing more than that, when all the small collectives disappear, is it not good to form a new collective?" Mutual suspicion and unfavorable coordination between various units on the battlefield are extremely fatal, and the unfavorable rescue of various departments in the later stage of the Battle of Songhu has already shown the problem, and some people even deliberately preserve their strength for the use of several collectives, so that the use of the whole country is damaged! All of this is completely to be expected, Colonel Qiu, you have been here for a relatively short time, and you will understand when you have a new understanding of our collective. ”

Qiu Qingquan seems to be a little dismissive of the collective in Hao Wenbin's mouth, although Jiang Gong's attainments in strategy and tactics are very limited, but Jiang Gong's attainments in power and art can be called the peak, and the situation in China is that except for Jiang Gong, who can have prestige and dominate the overall situation, no one else can do it, so no group is allowed to exist in Jiang Gong's eyes.

Qiu Qingquan always thought that Zhang Xuewu's loyalty to Nanjing was remarkable, but he didn't expect that his subordinates had another idea? Or the concept is more appropriate, unite around their own chiefs to form an atmosphere of interests, just like the civil engineering system played by Chen Cheng and Chen Cheng several times to suppress bandits, but this atmosphere must be relatively restrained, otherwise it will become very dangerous once the line is crossed, a country and a leader are the final bottom line of Jiang Gong, and now I am afraid that no one in China is qualified to challenge this bottom line.

Qiu Qingquan already regretted a little why he went to Zhang Xuewu's mechanized brigade, is it easy to be marked by Zhang Xuewu? If that's really the case, it's really hard to distinguish between yourself.

However, in Qiu Qingquan's eyes, the Rehe Army is indeed a collective that exists within the Central Army Group, and it cannot be said that it has different aspirations, but its location is indeed strategically cut off from the central government, and it has a complete set of military industrial system, Qiu Qingquan thought that Zhang Xuewu must not be in this heart, otherwise he would have stayed in the king of Saibei and did not do it, but he took the risk of running to Nanjing to offend a large number of people, and almost died of anger Tang Shengzhi, and became a city defense commander in a very low-key manner?

Qiu Qingquan thought that Zhang Xuewu must have a plan, but at his level, he still couldn't understand what Zhang Xuewu was planning? For the time being, Qiu Qingquan knows that it is very unwise to offend Zhang Xuewu, and Zhang Xuewu's transfer of him means that he likes his talent, Qiu Qingquan doesn't remember when he offended Zhang Xuewu, even if he offends Zhang Xuewu, he won't have to transfer him to his command to take revenge so troublesome? With an order from the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters, you can push yourself to the end.

In the early morning of May 4, 1937, the tired officers and men of the 11th Infantry Brigade under the 6th Division of the Chinese Army were taking a short rest along both sides of the road.

It is said that the soldiers of the army are eating cold rice balls while drinking the fishy treated water with disinfectant tablets, and the undefended capital of China is in front, and it is said that the troops who captured the capital of China will be rewarded with a week's dismissal from military discipline, this rumor has not been recognized by the officers, but it has not been denied.

In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, Nanjing is the city of dreams and honors, and the rich Nanjing seems to be beckoning to them like a naked [***] girl?

(To be continued)