Chapter 451 Heavy dà concessions?

Tang Qiu was only about two kilometers away from the position of the Eighth Army of the first line of defense, and the long-range lens caused all the qi qi qi in full view, and there were no soldiers busy building fortifications on the position, either napping there, or gathering to smoke, blocking the barbed wire fence of the beach, under the washing of the sea, the pillar shook slightly, and he was sure that as long as he kicked with his foot, he would immediately fall.

The field fortifications are not systematic at all, there are many sections, that is, a simple ditch is dug on the ground, the ditch is shallow, the head is lying down, and it can be half pulled ass, it is estimated that it can't even conceal the body, the pillbox and the concealment department are repaired, and if you sit on it, you can nòng collapse, in Tang Qiuli's words, it is to build a kennel, and it is stronger than this, Zhang Fakui is also a veteran, why don't you know the actual situation of the troops' preparation for war?

The soldiers were half-open collars, straddled their guns, and held cigarettes in their mouths, lazily dangling in the trenches, such troops, such fortifications, when facing the Japanese army like a wasp, he couldn't resist even a round, the more he looked at it, the more angry he became, and handed the telescope to Brother Qiusheng.

Although I have some general understanding of the troops of the Eighth Army, I don't know how well I know it, but I didn't expect that it would reach this kind of course, I really don't know what the old man thinks, putting these patchwork troops in such an important position, even if they move 100,000 bricks, they can also block the Japanese army for a while, at least they can mix Xiǎo devils with a heel, but their appearance, seeing the Japanese soldiers rushing over, it is estimated that they are so frightened that they won't even put their guns?

Tang Qiusheng didn't need to look at it, he knew what it was like on the other side, and he had been neighbors with those stragglers for more than 20 days, the soldiers here were busy building fortifications every day, and they were still shouting strange words, every day you were good, xiǎo wine was drinking, xiǎo smoke was chōu, and he also understood the reason why xiǎo Qiu's face was not good, and he could only smile helplessly, in this case, he also told the other party's division commander.

How do you know, the boss of the family is unhappy, if it weren't for the face of the military rank one level higher than him, maybe there would be something ugly? Let's just say that the army of the National People's Government is not the same, and the Japanese are not all fought by your independent division, you have your standards, and we have our habits.

Tang Qiuli didn't mean to blame Brother Qiu Sheng and Chang Feng, after all, the two troops were not under the same control, Zhang Fakui was a person, whether it was rigid and self-serving, or backward in tactical concepts, anyway, the Sulu Mobile Corps was behind him, and he didn't feel very comfortable, in fact, these troops under his control were temporarily formed to protect the security of the flanks of the Songhu battlefield, and they belonged to several factions, each with its own mountain, which made him also have a headache, and he couldn't do it.

When Tang Qiuli saw the appearance of the Eighth Army, he knew that it was definitely a wrong decision for Chairman Chiang to let them take charge of the defense of Hangzhou Bay, and these soldiers, not only did not work, but would bring severe consequences to their troops, and once the Japanese army began to attack after landing, these routs would rush into the blocking formation of Luàn Qiushengge's troops.

What's even stricter is that the defensive front of the Sulu Mobile Corps is full of mines, and these routs retreated in defeat, panicking, and it is not so convenient to run anywhere, but instead they acted as the vanguard of the Japanese, cleaning the minefield and helping the Japanese army a lot, even if they were told in advance to have a safe passage, when the time came, they were beaten by the Japanese and couldn't find the north, where do you remember?

Tang Qiuli smiled bitterly at Brother Qiusheng and Chang Feng, and told them to remove the minefields of the main passages of the front, Chang Feng was stunned, this was his painstaking effort, according to the actual experience of the outer warfare in Shanghai, the minefield arranged by Jīng Xin, he fought with the Japanese army for more than ten days, and also clarified the number of ways for the Japanese army to attack, and it was the minefield set up according to their characteristics.

The division commander's words made the soldiers' hard work for several days waste, he couldn't figure it out, so he didn't simply carry out the order, until Tang Qiusheng understood his inner thoughts from Tang Qiuli's wry smile, and also smiled bitterly, seeing Chang Feng's reluctant look, he smiled in the direction of the Eighth Army opposite.

Chang Feng suddenly realized, his face was flushed with anger, and the idea of these guys adding luàn and using a large number of mines to make the Japanese suffer was frustrated, and his heart was very unpleasant.

Tang Qiuli stayed in Hangzhou Bay for two days, and when he was leaving, he quietly told Brother Qiusheng that he secretly arranged three infantry brigades and a heavy artillery regiment to the Baimaokou area in Taicang, Jiangsu, which was a secondary landing site for the Japanese army in history.

Although Tang Qiusheng did not know the true intentions of the division commander, he still fully carried out his order, and immediately put the defensive positions on the periphery of Shanghai, and the two brigades with rich experience and one brigade defending in Hangzhou Bay with more than ten days of Japanese troops, plus the heavy artillery regiment that had just been replenished from Taihang Mountain, to form the Taicang Garrison Headquarters in Jiangsu, with Chang Feng as the commander-in-chief, and immediately set out to deploy defense in Taicang, Jiangsu.

He also transferred a group of personnel from various departments of the Corps Headquarters to form the Taicang Garrison Command Organ, and set off before the large army to survey the terrain, understand the people's situation, divide the defense area, and prepare strategic materials.

Tang Qiuli had a thorough understanding of the situation in Hangzhou Bay, which made him feel at ease, Brother Qiusheng's command ability, Chang Feng was a competent chief of staff, the morale of the troops and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, all of which were not to be said, coupled with the preparation of Jīng's heart, the southern front could reassure him and focus on the Japanese army in North China.

The only thing that gave him a headache was Zhang Fakui's Eighth Army, those stragglers were dangling around Hangzhou Bay, and they couldn't help, so they could only add Luàn, and on the day he returned to Nanjing, he called Chairman Chiang, requesting that the Eighth Army be placed behind the Sulu Mobile Corps and used as a second-line blocking force.

The reason is that the defensive positions of the Eighth Army are too far forward and are very vulnerable to the fire of the Japanese naval guns, but in fact they are afraid that these miscellaneous armies and security regiment troops will collapse at the first touch, which will affect the firepower advantage of their own troops.

Chairman Jiang Shen yín for a long time, did not make a clear statement, Tang Qiuli put his descendants in the lead position, obviously not any distractions, the old man is not easy to refuse, just replied, going in will make an overall adjustment to the defense system in the entire Songhu area, Qiuli's construction will be given priority.

Tang Qiuli sulked, what did the old man mean, did he think that the world was too peaceful, or was he afraid that he would fight for merit? On the contrary, Zhang Fakui personally called, and his tone was very flat, thanking Vice Chairman Tang for his concern for the Eighth Group Army, and our department had the confidence to shoulder the heavy trust of the Military Commission, so he hung up the phone without waiting for Tang Qiuli to say anything.

Tang Qiuli became more and more depressed, as long as your soldiers and fortifications are concerned, can they stop the Japanese? Compared to Zhang Fakui, he didn't go to the front line to see it with his own eyes, and he couldn't use it as a cannon if he talked about it? Mei Ting came in and saw her husband going back and forth in the house, looking indignant, and knew that he had encountered something unpleasant again.

In fact, Tang Qiuli was observing the position of the Eighth Group Army, and Zhang Fakui also received a report, saying that there was a particularly young general who had been watching our position for a long time, and then, the troops behind, I don't know why, put the buried mines out again, Zhang Fakui understood when he heard it, this must be Tang Qiuli, and there was no such young general in the entire national government.

Later, Chairman Chiang told him about Tang Qiuli's construction and tactfully told him, Zhang Fakui was angry, as a soldier, he was most afraid of being looked down upon by other generals, and after calling Tang Qiuli, he immediately convened a meeting of all the commanders of the troops, and sternly arranged the task of preparing for war.

On 9 October, the second round of Sino-Japanese talks began again, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hashitaro Kono came up with the revised conditions of the Japanese side, this time including North China, and the specific content was that in North China, the Chinese and Japanese armies should achieve a ceasefire on the spot, take the existing Japanese occupation area as the boundary, extend 30 kilometers into a demilitarized zone, and neither China nor Japan should have troops stationed.

In order to ensure the realization of the armistice in North China, the Japanese side will gradually withdraw its garrisons and eventually retain about 400,000 troops.

On the Shanghai side, the Japanese side is not demanding the return of the Hongkou and Yangshupu former marine bases stationed in Shanghai, and the remnants of the Shanghai Dispatch Army will be withdrawn to the Japanese mainland in mid-November, and the Japanese Third Fleet will also be withdrawn to the mainland in mid-November, and Shanghai and its surrounding areas will be designated as a demilitarized zone, and neither China nor Japan will be allowed to station troops.

The Japanese side retained a 3,000-strong police force in the Japanese concession to maintain the security of the concession, and correspondingly, the Chinese police force in Shanghai should not exceed 3,000 people, and at the same time the "Songhu Armistice Agreement" was abolished, and the new agreement was signed as the standard for implementation by both sides.

The Japanese side recognized that Nei Méng Gu and Suiyuan were under the direct rule of the national government, and that the Japanese side did not interfere in the affairs of the people, and that Shanghai was a special city of the Republic of China and enjoyed the right of administration and tariff administration, while at the same time, the government of the Republic of China recognized or acquiesced to Manchukuo in the northeast.

In order to express its sincerity in the negotiations, the Japanese side is willing to conclude a Sino-Japanese anti-communist agreement with the Kuomintang, jointly prevent the spread of the Communist Party in China and Asia, sign the Hebei Economic Agreement, and jointly promote Hebei's economic development.

The plan thrown out by the Japanese this time is completely different from that of three days ago, and from the point of view of content, the Japanese side has made heavy concessions, especially in Shanghai, in addition to insisting on retaining the police force, it has almost completely agreed to the conditions put forward by the Chinese side.

Wang Chonghui pushed his glasses, he couldn't believe it, is this still Japanese?

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