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On the night of April 8, the 17th year of the Republic of China.

In Wuhan East Lake Moshan, in the official residence of President Sun Yat-sen, it was the fire tree and silver flower at this time. In the flower hall, a "royal banquet" is the time when the wine has passed three rounds, the dishes have passed the five flavors, and the guests and hosts are happy.

The guests at the table were Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Military Commission, and Luo Yaoguo, vice chairman of the Military Commission, who had just rushed to report the victory, and were accompanied by the eldest prince Sun Ke and his wife Song Qingling.

Luo Yaoguo's day was very full, and he negotiated with the Japanese spy leader Touyamamitsu at home in the morning. In the afternoon, he took a boat ride to the lake with the Oriental witch Yoshiko Kawashima. It was close to dinner that I went to the military council to see the latest war report. As soon as he entered the war room, he bumped into the jubilant Chiang Kai-shek, and then he was pulled by the old Chiang to Sun Yat-sen to "report the good news".

Now in this flower hall, I heard an official dialect with a strong Fenghua accent, where he boasted loudly and praised President Sun Da. Sun Yat-sen listened to it with relish, and from time to time he asked for a few sentences or praised them. Luo Yaoguo and Sun Gongzi smiled silently, holding wine glasses and covering their faces with a happy drink. But I don't know where to fly? Mrs. Sun Song Qingling frowned slightly, and a trace of gloom appeared on her quiet, stern and beautiful face, obviously with some disdain for Chiang Kai-shek, who was a good person.

“…… In today's battle on the periphery of Jinan, the loyal and brave soldiers of our people's army, under the inspiration of the president's Three People's Principles, lost their arms and killed the enemy bravely. In just 12 hours, it usurped the key points of Maoling Mountain, Yanchi Mountain, Qianfo Mountain, and Jinan Commercial Port on the periphery of Jinan, and also attacked the outer city of Jinan in one fell swoop, killing and wounding more than 10,000 Japanese invaders, and its own casualties were less than 3,000, which was really no less than the great victory of the Battle of Zhainuoer, and now our 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 18th divisions have completed the encirclement of the enemy in Jinan. The so-called elite 2nd, 5th, and 6th divisions of the Japanese invaders are already turtles in the urn, and as long as the president gives an order, my 130,000 tigers can completely destroy them."

Listening to Lao Jiang's tone, the seventy or eighty thousand Japanese in the city of Jinan seem to be really not far from the end. Sun Yat-sen smiled and bowed his head frequently, and clapped his hands excitedly: "Good Brother Kai-shek, this battle is well fought, and no one in the world dares to look at us anymore." It's just that...... When will this Jinan City be recovered? In addition, in today's briefing sent by the Central Military Commission, Japan brought in the 1st and 16th Divisions, plus five divisions already in Shandong and two divisions on the way. There are nine divisions before and after. And Japan is still likely to increase its troops, will we still have control to win at that time? Later, Sun Yat-sen's tone became heavy again.

When the Sino-Japanese War began, ordinary people always thought that Japan had a narrow territory, poor resources, and a small population, so it could not be sustained. China has a vast land and a large population, and it seems that as long as the war drags on for a long time, the victor will definitely be China. However, in fact, the "five bigwigs" of the Kuomintang who presided over the politics of Nanzhong had a scripture that was difficult to read.

At present, China is simply more confident than in history, heavy industry is not weak, and the system of national general leadership and overall warfare has also begun to be established. However, everything is grass-made, and it is really inferior to the foundation of Japan, especially the naval fleet of the Kuomintang, which is still just beginning to lay the keel...... The entire southern country is defended by the sea, and it all depends on 12 infantry divisions and several coastal defense fortresses in the division of troops. In addition, in order to prevent the Japanese army from landing at Yuntai Port, there was another division in Xuzhou that could not refrain from moving.

Another problem is that China is not really unified at present, and the various factions have to watch out for each other. The Kuomintang was naturally no exception, and Shaanxi and Henan each placed a division to guard against the Zhongg and Feng systems. In this way, only six divisions of the 21 st Division could really be transferred to Shandong to fight against Japan, and as for the 20 million bayonets and the like brought by the whole people, it is still on paper at the moment, and this overall war system cannot be established without a decade or eight years. On the contrary, on the Japanese side, it can be carried out at any time, and if there are more, it will be easy to drive more than ten or twenty divisions and regiments, and when the time comes, it will ...... Can the Kuomintang fight with only five or six divisions?

"President, if Japan really wants to fight an all-out war with us...... The department thought it would be difficult for us to win. Luo Yaoguo sighed softly and took over the topic.

"How so? How could we, the 40,000,000 compatriots, united, lose to Japan? The general counsel seems to be a little too discouraged, right? Sun Yat-sen frowned slightly and shook his head slightly.

Luo Yaoguo smiled bitterly: "The president's thing is that we China will naturally not lose to Japan, so it's a big deal to drag them into the quagmire to fight a protracted war, and use their lives to fight for the national strength and resources of the Japanese." But Japan is not the only enemy we have."

"Is it the USSR or the GCD?" Sun Yat-sen was stunned when he heard this, and his face became a little gloomy.

"The Great President." Listening to the sound of the cup and plate, Luo Yaoguo had already stood up: "If there is a life-and-death battle between China and Japan now, China may have a seven- or eight-point chance of winning, but it is difficult for our Kuomintang to ...... Therefore, the opinions of the department should be accepted when the time is right. ”

"When the time is right...... When is it? Is it now? Sun Yat-sen let out a long sigh.

Luo Yaoguo shook his head and sneered: "Now is not the time for Japan. First, Japan has not been beaten, but has been provoked. Second...... The union of the northern factions is not yet complete. ”

Sun Yat-sen touched his beard and snorted coldly: "The northern factions ......"

Luo Yaoguo said lightly: "Exactly, the north, especially Manchuria, is the 'lifeline' in the eyes of the Japanese, if the 'lifeline' is going to be lost, the battle of Shandong should naturally end." ”

"Then will they attack Manchuria?"

"Yes, but not now."

"What are we going to do then?"

"At that time, it will be the war of resistance of the whole nation, of course, we should support it, pay money, send guns, send troops, and do everything possible to help the Chinese and Feng factions and the Japanese fight to the end."

……

Shandong, Pingyuan County.

Listen to the name of the place, you know that this is a plain that is not dangerous to defend. However, it was on such a flat and table-like terrain that the Japanese Osaka Fourth Division, known as the elite, was forcibly blocked, and it was the Second Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the National Alliance Army that had just broken through from Jinan City a few days ago that they were blocked.

After receiving reinforcements from Yang Huchen and Deng Xihou, and annexing Liu Zhenhua's troops and the Anhui army, the Red Army and the Nationalist Army obviously regained a little more strength. After receiving the arms compensation provided by the Feng department, he can continue to serve as the mainstay of the anti-Japanese cause in the north of the border country.

The battlefield of the Plains Battle was on the Great Plain of North China outside Pingyuan County. The main force of the Red Second Army, the Red Army Artillery Division, and the Second Army of the National Alliance Army under General Yang Huchen were nearly 30,000 people. With the support of seventy or eighty mountain guns and infantry guns, several winding trenches were guarded. After a whole day of hard fighting with the main force of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, which was almost 20,000 people, he did not fall behind, and it seems that the nickname of "the first wrecked division of the Imperial Army" is not completely unreasonable.

Jiang Xianyun's location is always on the front line.

Although he is now the deputy commander of the Red Second Army, he still takes the lead in commanding the battle on the front line. In fact, it was precisely because he, the deputy commander, stood on the front line that the Battle of the Plains was fought until now. Of course, this is not that the Red Army would not have been able to fight without him. Instead, Jiang Xianyun found the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side in time...... The fight was a little soft, so he decisively changed the battle plan, changing the original "luring the enemy into depth" to fighting with the enemy position, but his arbitrary decision was also approved by He L and Ren Bshi afterwards.

It was night that had gradually covered the entire battlefield, but the slightly weaker Japanese offensive continued. 75mm mountain and field artillery were firing sporadically, shells exploding under several kilometers of front, raising columns of smoke. However, compared with the overwhelming artillery bombardment in the defense of Jinan, this level of artillery bombardment is more like emboldening the attacking infantry. Looks...... After the Japanese logistics line was cut off, the supply of artillery shells was already insufficient. Jiang Xianyun and Yang Huchen were standing side by side on the roof of a landowner's manor not far behind the position, looking through binoculars at the battlefield illuminated by rows of flares.

The Japanese earthy figures were forming a stormtroop formation in front of their positions. It looked like there were three or four thousand people in a wing. The morale of these Japanese devils seems to be slightly better than during the day, and the offensive skills are also a little bigger. But...... It's still not enough

Now Jiang Xianyun has a full 30,000 people in his hands, and the artillery is no less than that of the Japanese, and the Japanese don't seem to have pulled the heavy artillery. It was only with 75mm mountain artillery to bombard the Red Army artillery division, and Zhu Rui has now learned the lessons of the defense of Jinan, and no longer concentrates the artillery behind the battle line, but directly disperses to the front of the position to shoot straight aims. In this way, the firepower was dropped quickly and accurately, and a single shell exploded directly on the skirmish line that the Japanese had just formed, causing them a lot of casualties. However, those Japanese soldiers were only a little flustered, and under the command of the junior officers, they formed several waves of earthy yellow human lines, and pressed up at a brisk pace. After a while, the Japanese artillery also began to return fire and suppress, and the shells of both sides fired closer and closer, and from time to time artillery bunkers were lifted high into the sky after a ball of fire.

Finally, machine rifle fire rang out. The Japanese stopped and fired a few shots after walking a few steps. Dozens of their machine guns also moved up from both sides, escorting the infantry forward with fire. There were also men in the middle of the infantry who carried light machine guns, and fired a few shots from time to time, but they were fired like rifles.

"Shoot Now Start Shooting"

Seeing that the Japanese stragglers were approaching step by step, and had entered the best firing distance of the rifle fire of the Red Army and the Nationalist Army, the command to shoot began to sound, and it quickly spread throughout the entire front.

Bang da da-......da-da-da

Almost at the moment when this shout rang out, the long-suppressed gunfire finally erupted in the trenches. The scorching bullets rained down, and the approaching earthy yellow crowd immediately stopped, and even showed a retrogression in some places, if it was Kumamoto and Sendai's samurai, it would be shameful to commit suicide by seppuku, but those Osaka vendors still wanted to open up, it was a good thing not to die, and the "vendors" who didn't want to die immediately were crawling on the ground, and luckily found a crater where they could hide. Then he began to use the light and heavy firepower in his hand to fire back, but this style of play was somewhat similar to the Kuomintang army, all of them wanted to suppress the opponent with firepower, and then slowly crawled forward...... However, at present, the Osaka Merchant Division is short of ammunition, and the heavy artillery has not been pulled over, and the firepower of the Red Army and the Nationalist Army on the opposite side seems to be still above them, how can it be so easy to be overwhelmed by the "traders"? This situation is nothing more than the desperate death of both sides. Although the Chinese defenders suffered slightly more casualties, the "Merchant Division", which had lost its way back and could not make up for it, looked like it was bound to lose

Jiang Xianyun put down the binoculars, and Changhao sighed: "Hehe, I didn't expect that there would be such Japanese devils according to their way of playing, we will win this battle, and we can finally avenge Jinan City."

General Yang Huchen also put down his binoculars and spoke in a thick Shaanxi accent: "Brother Wushan, these Japanese are very ...... Is it weak? I think they fought well, quite methodical, and it seems that we have a lot of casualties? ”

"The military quality is good, but there is no desperate spirit, and it is not an infantry team that can fight a tough battle, that is, it can fight a smooth battle. Their spirit is similar to that of those Kuomintang troops, far worse than our Red Army," Jiang Xianyun shook his head slightly. In my heart, I somehow thought of the south of the Yellow River...... The five divisions of the Kuomintang seemed to surround the three divisions of the Japanese, while the other three divisions of the Japanese army were almost as far as Qingdao. If the Kuomintang could not resist and destroy the Japanese army in the lost and outflanking circle before the three divisions attacked the city of Jinan, I am afraid that the situation of the Shandong War of Resistance will still be frequent......

……

In the early morning of April 9. Wuhan East Lake, General Adviser Department of the National Army.

"The Shandong Front wants to use the armored teaching brigade, Mr. Guderian, do you think it will be too late to dispatch?"

After Luo Yaoguo finished the banquet in the Sun Mansion, he hurried back to the General Counsel Department. At this time, he was in his office with the moral adviser Guderian and the commander of the armored teaching brigade Huang Guyu around the map to study the problem of dispatching "killer weapons".

This armored teaching brigade is subordinate to the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps, which was expanded on the basis of the tank brigade after the Battle of the Middle East Road in the 16th year of the Republic of China. The formation is a tank regiment. A motorized infantry regiment, a motorized light artillery battalion, an armored reconnaissance battalion, an engineering battalion, and a baggage battalion have a total strength of nearly 8,000 people. Among them, the tank regiment has two tank battalions, each battalion has four tank companies, and each company has an establishment of 21 tanks. The regiment has 168 tanks, all of which are French Renault FT-17 tanks. In addition, the armored training brigade has more than 100 armored vehicles produced by GM China and more than 600 Chevrolet trucks, also produced by GM China. The artillery configuration is 18 civilian 105mm light field howitzers.

Guderian lifted his glasses and looked coldly at the large military map spread out on the table, as if calculating something: "The armored teaching brigade will be unmoored at noon today." It is about 1,500 kilometers by train from Hanyang to Taean, and it takes more than 50 hours. On April 11th, we will be able to reach Tai'an, and on the 12th, we should be ready to attack. The battle must have started near the Jiaoji Line Railway, right? If you want to cross the mountains of central Shandong, it seems to ...... I don't know what the road conditions are there? ”

Huang Guyu on the side yawned, obviously waking up from his sleep. Try to keep your eyes open and pretend to be looking at a map. In fact, he is a major general and brigade commander with a professional background, and he has long been familiar with China's mountains and rivers, geography, and public opinion. Especially during this period of fierce fighting in Shandong, the young officers in their armored brigade also simulated deductions on the map all day long, and they had already drawn up n kinds of combat plans, depending on what they liked.

"Mr. Guderian, the roads in Mount Yimeng are not yet sufficient for mechanized troops to enter and exit. However, at present, the Japanese army has retreated into Jinan City, and they can bypass it from the north of Jinan City, where there are plains, and the road conditions are also very good. ”

Luo Yaoguo tapped lightly on the table and came up with the plan of the Shandong Front: "We will be transported directly by rail to Gushan Town at the foot of the mountain on the west side of Mount Tai, where the roads are in good condition." Then directly along the highway to the northeast of Jinan City, Huashan area standby. The Shandong Front will hold back the reinforcements of three Japanese divisions on the plain east of Jinan, and the armored training brigade will serve as a blade for returning fire...... Destroy the enemy with the support of aviation and heavy artillery, just like Zalainor"

As soon as he heard Zha Lai Nuoer, Huang Guyu immediately came to his senses, and his brain quickly followed Luo Yaoguo's train of thought: "Which infantry division is cooperating with us?" Can you let the Eighteenth Division come out? They have experience. ”

"It's the Nineteenth Division, and they're going with you."

"That's six infantry divisions, an armored brigade and an aviation division against the six infantry divisions of the Japanese, it looks like the odds of winning" Huang Guyu snapped his fingers, and a glimmer of light flashed on his slightly yellowed face.

"It's seven divisions," Guderian reminded softly, and he poked the north bank of the Yellow River on the map with his thick finger: "One of the divisions of the Japanese army here must solve the loss first, otherwise they are behind our armored brigade, and if there is anything, it will be bad." ”

"That should be the fourth division of the Japanese army, and they have been fighting with the Chinese G and the Nationalist Army for a whole day...... Fifteen must have been defeated, right? Luo Yaoguo looked at the location of Pingyuan County on the map and said to himself