Fighting has already begun in several places in the northeast, Shandong, and Songhu, and the two sides have been locked in a stalemate in these areas, with the flames of fighting burning from the port of Lushun to the coast of Fujian.

"Make a full-fledged mobilization for war, issue a level 1 combat readiness. Telegraphed to Sun Liren to knock out all the Japanese troops in Shanghai first! At the combat meeting, Huang Ke slammed his fist on the table and said.

Everyone knows the importance of Shanghai's location, which is not only the largest city in the Far East and the economic center of China, but also the gateway to the capital Nanjing.

The generals were well aware of the significance of Shanghai and the importance of the war, and the whole audience was quiet.

Huang Ke then waved his arms and deployed in a neat and orderly manner: "Mobilize mobile forces from Mongolia to support the northeast, mobilize troops from the central theater to support Shandong, and then mobilize troops from the southwest to support Songhu." In addition, the deployment of living forces in the second line of defense, specifically in Siping, Shenyang, Jinan, Linyi, Xuzhou, and Shanghai in Shandong, must eliminate the Japanese army in Shanghai, and after stabilizing the rear, we will fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Japanese army in North China and Northeast China! ”

Minister of War Jiang Zhongzheng said: "Sun Liren has been reorganized, and now the troops have begun to counterattack, and reinforcements from all over the world have also begun to gather in Shanghai, and it is not a big problem to eliminate the Japanese army in Shanghai." ”

"How's it going on the Air Force? Is it certain that air supremacy will be seized in the above-mentioned areas? Huang Ke turned his head to look at Xu Shaozhou.

Xu Shaozhou Zhengse said: "The Air Force has now mobilized more than 1,400 fighters, transport planes, and bombers of various types. In addition to the aircraft fleet responsible for the transfer of material forces in the rear, the deployment of troops at the Jianqiao airport in Hangzhou, the Jinzhou airport in the northeast, and the Jinan airport has been strengthened, so that air supremacy can be ensured on land and near the sea. ”

Huang Ke breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes were fixed on the location of Hangzhou on the map, and then he began to look at the coastline on the map, and finally he said: "Japan has stationed a large number of air force units in Taiwan, and before Japan occupies an absolute forward base, this is an important stronghold of the Japanese air force, and it is an important task of the air force to destroy the Japanese air force stationed in Taiwan and seize air supremacy over China." ”

Xu Shaozhou said: "Yes! ”

Huang Ke turned his gaze to Chen Shaokuan: "How is it?" Can the Navy still organize a counterattack now? ”

In the Japanese attack, the navy suffered the most damage. In the face of the powerful Japanese navy, the weak Chinese navy did not retreat, and they fought for their lives in the coastal waters, and most of the navy's fleet was completely lost in just a few days, and now only a few ships are left to return to Hangzhou Bay, so that they will not be completely annihilated under the protection of the air force.

This was a big blow to Navy Minister Chen Shaokuan, who remained silent at this military strategic deployment meeting.

Hearing Huang Ke ask himself, he straightened his hat and said: "It is the responsibility to defend the land, and it is incumbent on him!" ”

Huang Ke nodded, he pointed to the location of the Huangpu River on the map and said: "The powerful navy of the Japanese army has always controlled our sea dominance, and with his attack, they will attack from the Yangtze River, and the army will deploy artillery along the important lines of the Yangtze River to prevent the Japanese navy from attacking." In addition, the submarine fleet stationed in Guangzhou can be deployed in the Taiwan Strait, Lushun, Shandong Peninsula, and other waters to prevent Japanese transport ships and officers and men. ”

Chen Shaokuan nodded and took note of these orders.

After making the deployment, the ministers and senior generals went to work. Huang Ke left the conference room and returned to his office. He rubbed his eyes, took a hot towel handed by Fourteen Tsai, wiped his face indiscriminately, and went to the staff office to find Jiang Baili.

Since the Japanese attack, Huang Ke and these senior generals have not rested for several days. Thanks to his long-term insistence on exercising, his physical fitness is still good, so although he has not rested for a few days, he can still eat physically.

But tiredness still happens, and he often smokes to refresh himself, and with the large smoking guns of the Ministry of Defense, the end of every meeting is smoky.

Compared with him, Jiang Baili's physical condition is much worse. His face was yellow during this time, and his cough was very serious, Huang Ke walked into the office with a cigar cigarette, and when he heard Jiang Baili coughing, he immediately snuffed out the cigarette.

Jiang Baili waved his hand after seeing it and said, "It's okay, you smoke yours, I'm not in the way." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a plan for the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army in the Songhu area. He said: "The geographical location of the Songhu area is very important, and the increase of Japanese troops is inevitable, so we can only expel the Japanese reinforcements before they arrive." Sun Liren's armed police force suffered a sudden attack and now its combat strength has dropped a lot, but now it has been rectified and has begun to fight back. With the existing forces around Shanghai, it should be no problem to eat the marines stationed in Shanghai, cough cough cough ......"

Jiang Baili coughed violently as he spoke, he beat his chest and said: "We must destroy the living forces in Shanghai before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, and at the same time we must station a large number of armed forces in Shanghai to make this city a fortress...... In addition, the Japanese in Shanghai not only had 3,000 marines, but also many Japanese ronin, who took up arms and were soldiers. Even if we eliminate these marines, they will be a big hidden danger. ”

Huang Ke hurriedly stepped forward and patted his back gently, he thought for a moment and then said: "Brother Baili, don't worry, the Shanghai reinforcements are gathering, and I am going to transfer two group armies from the Central Theater over." In the absence of a Japanese military increase, Sun Liren's armed police force should not have much problem dealing with the Japanese marines, and you don't have to worry about this. As for the Japanese ronin, I've already figured out how to deal with it. ”

"That's good! That's good! Jiang Baili stopped coughing, and he sighed: "I should have followed Zhang Zhizhong's advice and deployed to Shanghai as soon as possible, but unfortunately I didn't implement the current situation." ”

Huang Ke also sighed: "At that time, I was too concerned about international influence, and I did everything possible to get over this Sun Liren's armed police force, just for this day." ”

"Time waits for no one!" After coughing violently, Jiang Baili leaned back in his chair and said: "I thought that the Japanese army would start at the end of the year at the earliest, but I didn't expect them to see through our plan, if we were given another year, we would have a year to prepare, and we would not be as ...... as we are now."

Huang Ke also sighed and said, "War will not wait for anyone. ”

The two were talking about it when the guard outside came in to report the situation, and he whispered a few words to Fourteen, who immediately walked in. He said to Huang Ke: "Commander, Chairman Wang's secretary has come in, and he said that he has something important to discuss. ”

Huang Ke glanced at Jiang Baili, and both of them were puzzled, this Wang Jingwei is the chairman of the national government, although the army is relatively independent, but he is still the nominal head of a country, so Huang Ke still said to Fourteen Tsai that he invited someone to the office.

Huang Ke returned to his office and received the first secretary of the state president. Although the first secretary is usually high-spirited, he still behaves very restrained in front of Huang Ke.

He modestly stood in front of Huang Ke, who was wearing a regular military uniform, sitting on a chair with his legs slightly apart, holding a cigar in his hand, and next to him was an ashtray made of 155-caliber shell shells.

"Is there anything that Chairman Wang asked you to come?" Huang Ke asked.

The secretary replied without hesitation: "Chairman Wang said that there was a military matter to discuss with you, and he himself was willing to come over, but now he is entangled in affairs, so he has to ask Minister Huang to go in person." ”

Huang Ke was a little uncomfortable when he heard it, this Wang Jingwei was too unusual. In the time before the previous election, in order to suppress Jiang Zhongzheng, he had shown favor to himself many times, but Huang Ke played him firmly, making him mistakenly think that he supported him, in fact, the two people had to choose one, and Huang Ke supported Jiang Zhongzheng.

The smart Wang Jingwei was already aware of this, so he was also a little distant from Huang Ke. Now that the war is imminent, the matter of the general election will naturally have to be put on hold, and Wang Jingwei will naturally continue to postpone the chairman of the national government.

Huang Ke stood up and said, "You go back and tell Chairman Wang that I am busy with military affairs now, and I really don't have time to meet him, if he has anything, he can come to the Ministry of Defense to discuss." ”

After speaking, Huang Ke didn't want the secretary to say more, so he shouted outside the door: "Fourteen boys, send off guests!" ”

Before the secretary could move his steps, Huang Ke walked out quickly. Fourteen Tsai walked in and said sharply: "I'm sorry, Mr. Secretary, please go back!" ”

After sending off the secretary, Huang Ke didn't think much about it, but he didn't expect that half an hour later, Fourteen Tsai came in and said that Chairman Wang Jingwei had arrived at the Ministry of National Defense.

Huang Ke frowned, although he was a little reluctant, but he still put on the general's regular clothes and said, "Invite him to the living room." ”

When he arrived at the meeting room, Wang Jingwei looked embarrassed and said aggressively: "Minister Huang, I'm here to listen to the military deployment, and I'm not a guest from outside, why did you invite me into the meeting room?" ”

Huang Ke's face was stunned, and then he smiled and said: "The military meeting is being held, and Chief of Staff Jiang is conducting war deduction and estimation, and I can't go in." ”

Wang Jingwei's face looked better, he sat on the chair and said, "Minister Huang, I want to know what is the current situation of the military deployment of the Japanese army?" ”

Huang Ke didn't expect Wang Jingwei to come to see the military deployment, to be honest, as the chairman of the national government, he has the right to know this, but Huang Ke feels bad about this person, so the military deployment is hidden from him, but it seems that it is not necessary at the moment, and it cannot be hidden.

Huang Ke motioned to Fourteen Tsai to take these materials to Wang Jingwei, and after Wang Jingwei read it, he said: "Other places are okay, but the Japanese army in Shanghai can't attack for the time being!" ”