Chongqing, in the winter of 1940, it was extremely cold.It had just been bombed by the Japanese, but the city, which was known as the safest rear area in wartime, quickly regained its vitality.At this moment, it has undoubtedly become the most economic, cultural, military, and political center of the entire economy, culture, military, and politics in this era, and all the romantic figures who want to stir up the storm have gathered here, wanting to do a great job in this unpeaceful world.Compared with the hardships of the bloody battles of millions of soldiers in the front, Chongqing, as a large rear, spent most of its time in the so-called singing and dancing in addition to avoiding the bombing of the Japanese.The top level of the Nationalist Government took advantage of the rare and valuable period of standing up to make a fortune and resold a large amount of scarce materials.For the sake of their own interests, high-ranking and powerful people even disregard the lives and deaths of front-line soldiers, and even sell war intelligence in exchange for benefits.At this moment, in the official residence of Chiang Kai-shek of the Chongqing Provisional Government, Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Plenary Committee, was sitting in front of his villa facing the mountain, with a cup of tea on the table and a newspaper in his hand, calmly reading the morning newspaper.But his attendant found that the most influential person in all of China was holding the newspaper with a trembling hand at the moment, as if he had been drawn all his attention by something.With a thud, the newspaper slammed on the table, knocking over the cup of tea.The guards around him were startled, but when they turned their heads, the chairman had already hurriedly got up and walked quickly back to his residence."
Call Dai Li."
Chiang Kai-shek's Zhejiang-accented words echoed in the courtyard, but his figure had disappeared into the official residence.Half an hour later, Dai Li, the head of the military command's spy who arrived in a hurry, stood in front of Chiang Kai-shek with a serious expression in a straight tunic and a straight tunic.At the same time, there were several generals close to Chiang Kai-shek, and at this moment everyone stood solemnly and straightened their chests.Because of the headmaster they respected, their faces were not very good-looking at this time."
Look, look, you all see" Chiang Kai-shek did not let everyone wait, threw a newspaper on the table, and said angrily: "I want to know, when such a big battle happened, what did our army do, did it watch the New Fourth Army swallow up the whole of Anhui or watch the Japanese return to their hometown" Dai Li glanced at the newspaper on the table from a distance, and there was a huge black and white photo on the front page.The content of the photo is very simple, just a few dead human heads with their eyes closed.Dai Li immediately understood why his principal was so angry, and this spy leader that Chiang Kai-shek had always relied on knew that the New Fourth Army had touched the scales of the old Chiang."
The Fourth War Zone was facing the attack of the Japanese army of 200,000 at that time, and it was flawless, so."
As soon as a Whampoa cronie spoke, he was immediately rudely interrupted by Chiang Kai-shek."
So just sit back and watch the New Fourth Army achieve this great achievement, Li Zongren doesn't know that we and the Communist Party will never be of the same mind, sit and watch their troops grow, with this battle, not only earned a lot of fame in the country, but also won such a large piece of territory in Anhui.That's a place that we have been painstakingly operating for many years, how can we give the New Fourth Army an occupation," Chiang Kai-shek shouted angrily.Dai Li coughed dryly and said slowly: "Headmaster, since the incident has happened, we should think about how to redeem it.Even if the subordinates are standing here, it won't help. ”Chiang Kai-shek took a few heavy breaths, as if he wanted to expel all the dissatisfaction in his heart.He looked closely at Dai Li, a capable student from the Whampoa Military Academy, and frowned tightly: "What I asked you to arrange secretly last time, how did you prepare" When Dai Li heard this, he immediately came to his senses and hurriedly replied: "According to the principal's arrangement, the 40,000-strong army is ready to set off at any time."
They are on the border of Anhui, and as long as they are ordered to arrive, they can immediately enter the territory of Anhui. ”Chiang Kai-shek's eyes showed a ruthless color, and he nodded heavily after half a sound: "Those who can't be used by me are our enemies."
Gao Dong, although this person has great talents, all his talents have been used by the New Fourth Army, such a person, don't do it.You go and carry it out, and inform the troops on the front line that you must do it cleanly and neatly, and do not leave any handles.Now it is still the War of Resistance, and the New Fourth Army and the Independent Brigade are our friendly forces.If it is criticized by the people. ”"The students understand, and so do the generals at the front.Wei Guo did his best to smear the principal's liver and brain, and we did not hesitate. ”Dai Li straightened up."
Go," Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand and watched Dai Li's men exit his office.Walking to the window, the ruthlessness in Chiang Kai-shek's eyes became even stronger: "Since ancient times, the person who has known the current affairs is Junjie, Gao Dong, don't blame me, you forced me." ”At the same time, Gao Dong led an independent brigade of nearly 10,000 troops, carrying a large number of heavy firepower weapons, and marched to northern Jiangsu, and met with the troops led by Su Yu a day later.The two sides agreed to divide their troops into two routes, and at the same time rushed to the aid of the second and third columns of the New Fourth Army, which were fighting against the Japanese army in the Yancheng area.Guarding the front line of Yancheng and Suqian is the Seventh Division of the Devil, which is also an old rival with Gaodong, and has fought once on the Lianyungang front.On that occasion, Gao Dong led the team to go out day and night, and the 7th Division was sleepy and lacking horses, and lost a large number of troops.This time the re-fight can be regarded as a narrow road.The 7th Division is an elite division of the Japanese type, which guards the defense of northern Jiangsu.Because only they had the strongest military strength in northern Jiangsu, their troops were also replenished accordingly.The number of people increased from 23,000 to 35,000 at once, more than half of the original structure.In terms of firepower, the 7th Division also received a batch of the most advanced weapons from Japan.Including 96 heavy machine guns, tanks, artillery and even aircraft, etc., it has completely evolved into a powerful force with multi-arms cooperation.It is precisely because of this that they were able to contend with the strength of a mere division and regiment with more than 40,000 troops of the two columns of the New Fourth Army for a month.In addition, the two columns of the New Fourth Army lost their positions many times, and there was a faint tendency to drive out of northern Jiangsu.In fact, the Seventh Division had just been transferred back to northern Jiangsu from the northeast when it immediately encountered a full-scale attack by the New Fourth Army.In the north, they were beaten by the Soviets, and the division suffered heavy losses.After coming to northern Jiangsu, the 7th Division worked hard and vowed to crush the attack of the New Fourth Army and regain the majesty of their imperial army.On the line from Yancheng to Suqian, the Seventh Division arranged a large number of artillery positions, and although it knew that reinforcements from the New Fourth Army were coming, the Seventh Division was still arrogantly waiting.They are a division of the first species, and they can't beat Lao Maozi, but they are confident that they will definitely not lose to the Chinese.The commander of the 7th Division, Tashiro, sat arrogantly in his headquarters, listening to the report of the reconnaissance unit.Just now, the reconnaissance unit sent the news that a great victory had been achieved in Anhui, and the main force of the New Fourth Army and the Independent Brigade, which had eliminated the 100,000 troops of the Japanese army, was divided into two forces and attacked the Seventh Division from the left and right.The encirclement is about to be formed, and the opponent's march speed has reached the fastest.Tashiro quietly listened to the report of the reconnaissance force, and muttered without speaking.His arrogance gradually subsided, and a strong sense of vigilance rose in his heart.He knew about General Tsukada, and he once served under General Tsukada, so he understood that Tsukada was really a talent in military command.Although the combat effectiveness of the 100,000 troops led by Tsukada was not on par with that of his Seventh Division, the weapon configuration was even worse.But after all, they had a total strength of 100,000 troops, and they were completely annihilated by the New Fourth Army and the Independent Brigade in this way, even if they were as proud and arrogant as Taxiro, they couldn't help but be deeply vigilant."
How long will it take for them to arrive," Tashiro glanced sharply at the intelligence officer who had come to report."
It will probably be five kilometers outside our defense line later today, especially the independent brigade in it, which has very strong firepower and equipment, and there are more than 1,000 artillery pieces of different calibers alone."
Reports of concern from intelligence officers.Tashiro was silent, if he was allowed to deal with the two columns of the New Fourth Army alone, he would still have some spare strength.But suddenly two troops were added, especially these two troops were still the victorious division that annihilated 100,000 Japanese troops, and Tashiro had to start thinking about whether he had the ability to survive under such an army."
Your Excellency General, the enemy's attack wants to be fierce, and with our defense line, I'm afraid it won't be able to stop it."
His chief of staff said hesitantly.Tashiro frowned and continued to ask: "When will the reinforcements from Nanjing and Shanghai arrive?""
Two days" Tashiro snorted, scoffing at the rapid reinforcements of friendly forces: "Two days is enough for the enemy to surround us." ”"Order the troops, immediately retreat in all directions, and retreat to the defense line along the Yangtze River."
Duo Xilang stood up without any hesitation: "That is the place where we and the squadron will finally fight the decisive battle" "Retreat to the Yangtze River" The chief of staff said in surprise: "That is a battle against the water, this is a taboo in military combat, Your Excellency General, isn't it" Duo Xilang waved his hand to stop the chief of staff, and sneered: "Although our Seventh Division is very strong, I don't take the pitiful strength of the New Fourth Army in my eyes.However, since their reinforcements have the ability to destroy General Tsukada's 100,000 troops, they must be superior.I don't want to take this risk and fight to the death here with cunning squadrons, the defense line along the Yangtze River is stronger than here, and there are naval ships to cover us. ”Tashiro said in a deep voice, "So, that's where our final battle will be."
The 7th Division had already been defeated once under the Soviets, and this time it must not fail.We must regain face in the New Fourth Army, and we must regain the dignity of the Seventh Division.Therefore, it is inevitable to fight against the water. ”The chief of staff nodded, straightened his chest and said: "Yes, immediately convey your order, and the whole army retreat":