Zhuang Jihua knew that Chiang Kai-shek was worried that after the Xinyi Group had left Sichuan, Liu Xiang and others took the opportunity to attack Chongqing. Chongqing is too important now, neither Chiang Kai-shek nor him could afford to lose it. However, the Xinyi Group Army must go out to Sichuan to fight against Japan, and this cannot be shaken, otherwise too many points will be lost in politics.

Zhuang Jihua said calmly: "Principal, I want to recruit two more divisions, with Sun Liren and Liao Yaoxiang as division commanders, draw a group of non-commissioned officers and officers from the New First Group Army as backbone, and then draw some personnel from the teaching brigade, so that the two divisions can be set up."

After thinking about it for a moment, Chiang Kai-shek said, "Yes, please contact Minister He for the number issue."

He Yingqin said: "You can use the numbers of the New Thirty-Eighth Division and the New Twenty-Two Division. However, in the Cultural Revolution, you should first create two B Divisions."

The B Division is a fifth regiment, with four main regiments and one supplementary regiment. Compared with the A division of the New First Army, there is a big gap. It is probably only half of the knowledge and its weapons and equipment are much weaker. However, the advantage is that there are few soldiers and officers needed, and the speed of forming troops is fast.

"Yes, thank you for your advice from the teacher, only two B-type teachers." Zhuang Jihua expressed his gratitude appropriately. Zhuang Jihua always paid no hesitation for such a cheaper thing. His two suggestions just now actually harmed He Yingqin's interests, and he said it was just right at this time.

After the decision, everyone went back. Zhuang Jihua was the most relaxed, and he didn't need to think about anything at all. The powerful factions in Sichuan had already made an appointment with him, and the others were busy in the shipment. Zhang Zhizhong handed over the chairman of Hubei Province, and then led the 88th Division of Nanjing to the periphery of Shanghai, while Song Xilian's 36th Division immediately stopped supervising the construction of national defense fortifications and set out to the periphery of Shanghai. On the one hand, He Yingqin urgently sent a telegram to the north to stop the action, and then ordered the 87th Division stationed in Wuhan to set off for Shanghai immediately.

At the National Defense Conference the next day, Chiang Kai-shek reiterated his determination to fight to the end of the war. At the same time, it was stated that he would launch an attack on the Japanese army in Shanghai. The powerful factions in various places were relieved. Chiang Kai-shek really wanted to fight against Japan this time. When he attacked Shanghai, he would attack the Imperial Guards of the three divisions. Moreover, the follow-up troops were also the direct line of the Central Army.

Liu Xiang didn't want to say anything. Li Zongren said on the spot that he was willing to lead Guangxi's children to the war, and then He Jian and Yu Hanmou all expressed that they would lead the Hunan Army and the Guangdong Army to participate in the war.

Chiang Kai-shek announced the establishment of the Supreme Command, appointed Deng Yanda as the director of the Military Discipline Department, responsible for picking up the military discipline of the entire army and punishing deserters; appointed He Yingqin as the chief of staff. Bai Chongxi was the deputy chief of staff, and the country was divided into seven major war zones, Hebei and Henan were the first war zone, and Commander Cheng Qian was also the second war zone. Chahar Suiyuan, Shanxi was the second war zone, commander Yan Xishan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai were the third war zone. Commander Feng Yuxiang; Commander He Yingqin, commander of the Fourth War Zone, combat zone Fujian and Guangdong; Commander Chiang Kai-shek, combat zone Shandong and northern Jiangsu. This order was not issued publicly and was issued to the division level as a secret military order.

In order to cooperate with the Shanghai war, the order was Nanjing, and this order left the North China Air Force in the past. The order without cover for the North China was changed. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek ordered troops from all over the country to assemble to the Shanghai area. He warned everyone that the Japanese army in Shanghai had been operating for many years. It is still unknown whether it could be successfully conquered. If Japanese reinforcements arrive, the Shanghai war is likely to expand into a decisive battle between China and Japan.

Chiang Kai-shek's cold tone at the venue was filled with murderous aura. The senior generals on the venue were rumbled in fighting, and no one suspected that Chiang Kai-shek had ulterior motives.\\ Chiang Kai-shek also ordered that the Eighth Army, commanded by Zhang Fakui, immediately rushed to Shanghai, and Chen Cheng formed the 15th Army, which was completed within half a month, and he would participate in the war in Shanghai in half a month.

With the issuance of orders, the troops rushed towards North China, including the southwest, central, south, south, east and north, and then turned south, and a large number of troops rolled to the southeast.

Airports around Nanjing have suddenly become busy recently. Gao Zhihang led the Southwest Air Force to station in Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places in more than a dozen forward airports. Wang Shuming went to Nanjing to serve as the commander of the Air Force's deportation aircraft.

As night fell, lights were on, a middle-aged man with a top hat stepped into a Western restaurant in the west of Nanjing. The doorman opened the door for him. The middle-aged man hung a windbreaker in the cloakroom and hung a brown top hat on the hanger, then slowly walked out of the cloakroom and ordered dishes in the hall.

Soon a short and strong middle-aged man called the waiter to check out the bill, and then he walked into the cloakroom. When he came out, he opened the door for him with a brown gift, and looked at the hat on his head with a little strange. The hat seemed a little small. The short and strong middle-aged man got on the car at the door, and then he quickly headed towards the north of the city and quickly drove into the Japanese Embassy in Nanjing.

Five minutes later, an urgent telegram flew to Tokyo, and China gathered troops in Shanghai. All the troops were elite German armed divisions trained by German consultants for a long time and may launch an attack on the Shanghai Marine Corps. The Japanese military headquarters immediately telegraphed the Shanghai Marine Corps to prepare for combat.

At this moment, the Japanese army's arrogance was undoubtedly exposed. Knowing that the Chinese team was gathering to prepare, the Japanese Marine Corps had only 7,000 people, but they launched the attack first. On the afternoon of the 13th, when the patrol teams of both sides met, the patrol officers and soldiers received orders to prepare for the battlefield, a fierce battle broke out on the long street.

This fierce battle quickly evolved into a great war. Japanese warships anchored on the sea began to shell Zhabei. The Marine Corps crossed Songhu Road from Tiantong'an and Yokohama Road to rush into Baoshan Road, and attacked the 88th Division on Xibaoxing Road stationed at us. The 88th Division fought back and quickly repelled the Japanese attack. Then Song Xilian commanded the 36th Division to join the battle.

The anger in the long-term accumulated heart erupted on the Chinese officers and soldiers. Both officers and soldiers burst into rare bravery. The Japanese army left hundreds of corpses and retreated back to Hongkou in a panic.

The next day, Zhang Zhizhong commanded the 88th Division and the 36th Division to launch an attack on the Japanese army. When the war started, the news that Huang Meixing, the commander of the 264th Brigade of the 88th Division, who was more than he wanted to attack, reached the command center, Zhang Zhizhong was shocked. On the first day, a brigade commander was killed.

After staying for a few seconds, the sound of cannons woke Zhang Zhizhong up. Zhang Zhizhong looked out the window and grabbed the phone: "Teacher Song strengthened the attack. The pressure on the 88th Division is very high. Once the frontier commander Brigade Commander Huang was killed, you must fight for a way out. Capture Hongkou, and then turn to the Gongda Spinning Factory."

After saying that, he grabbed the shaking handle and shook it violently: "Teacher Feng, work quickly, pay attention to strengthening the firepower! Send the body of Brigade Commander Huang to the rear!"

The sound of cannons became even more intense.\The large-caliber shells fired on the warship exploded among the soldiers, and the remaining limbs were shot everywhere. The soldiers scraped the shock waves, got up, wiped their blood-stained faces, and continued to rush forward without saying a word. The tall buildings on the opposite side shot a rain of bullets. The soldiers in the front turned over and fell. The remaining soldiers immediately looked for cover and launched an attack with the enemy. On the other side of the long street, more than a dozen soldiers were dragging two 37 war defense cannons. The shells flew over, and one cannon was blown away. The remaining soldiers were still dragging the cannons and finally appeared on the street. They quickly set up artillery and aimed at the fire point opposite. The shells exploded on the wall. A large hole was blown up, and two heavy machine guns suppressed the Japanese firepower. The officers took the lead in jumping out of the cover and rushed to the enemy's position. Behind were a large group of soldiers.

A team of young men and women in various costumes carried stretchers and followed the rescue team organized by Shanghai citizens. These young men and women followed closely behind the attacking troops, flipping each body, and lifted it down as long as they had a tone.

The fierce battle was not only on the ground, but also on the sky. The Chinese Air Force cooperated with the ground bombing of the Japanese army in Hongkou. The Japanese planes that took off from the aircraft carrier came to stop them. Gao Zhihang, who was escorting, immediately led the deportation plane to fight with the Japanese planes. In front of millions of Shanghai citizens, the Chinese Air Force showed its power and shot down eight sunshine planes in one fell swoop, but he suffered no losses.

Shanghai citizens were feasting their eyes and were even more excited. Every time a Japanese plane was shot down, a deafening cheer broke out on the ground, many of which were blonde and white-skinned foreigners.

"Eight to zero, our Air Force won the first battle", the report of the report attracted the whole country, and all over the country held a spontaneous march to raise funds.\\The second day after the war in Shanghai, Chiang Kai-shek issued a self-defense declaration on August 14, announcing his resolute resistance to Japanese invasion. Even if the war lasted, he would never compromise with the Japanese army. At this point, there was no doubt in the whole country.

Western military experts immediately began to analyze the national strength between China and Japan, and finally concluded that China's resistance lasted for up to three months. However, journalists in China for a long time seemed to have discovered a brand new China.

Whether farmers, workers, teachers, merchants, gentry or factory owners, they donated money and materials enthusiastically. Citizens in Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou formed an anti-Japanese volunteer army to go to Shanghai. The soldiers of Zhejiang Security Regiment held simple weapons but sang majestic songs. The Chinese have never been so united and so united. For decades, the Chinese have never had such strong confidence and have ever had such high support for the government.

"Many military experts say that China has resisted for up to three months, but I don't think so. I think this is a long war. In the war, weapons are only one aspect, but more importantly, spirit and confidence. In this ancient country, there is never a lack of two elements. His military strategy has a history of two thousand years..." Mark, a reporter from the Times in Shanghai, Shanghai

Fitcheni reported to the country.

The Chinese team made little progress in the fierce attack. The Japanese artillery advantage was too obvious. The continuous attacks were often cut into two pieces by the enemy's artillery fire, so that the assault was powerless.

In order to destroy the Japanese artillery advantage, the Chinese Air Force decided to use aircraft to deal with the Japanese fleet and force it to withdraw from the war zone. On August 15, China dispatched twelve latest b17 bombers and launched fierce attacks on the Japanese fleet under the escort of thirty-two p40 and bf109.

Gao Zhihang led the deportation aircraft team to form a protective net around the twelve b17s. The blue sky and floating clouds formed a beautiful landscape. While enjoying this landscape, a noisy electric sound suddenly came from his ears: "Note, pay attention, five points direction, eighteen fleas, height xxx, orientation xxx."

Gao Zhihang felt excited. Yesterday's 8 to 0, he was dissatisfied with the shot down with his own hands. Although he was escorting today, he still hoped to encounter Japanese planes. Now they are here.

"When I found a Japanese plane, the second squadron followed me, and the first squadron continued to escort." Gao Zhihang issued a simple order, and then pulled the head of the plane upwards.

"Fleas are on your right rib." The ground radar came to guide him in time, and Gao Zhihang observed right and front below. Sure enough, there were a few small black dots floating in the blue sky.

This was a perfect ambush, and it was also the first air combat guided by radar. When Gao Zhihang led twenty-four aircraft to dive from high altitude, Japanese planes had not yet found their traces. The Chinese Air Force shot down three Japanese planes in the first round of attacks, and the Japanese plane fleet was in chaos. Nakajima, which was extremely slow, still slowly moved forward, and the fighter immediately dived to try to get rid of the attack from high altitude. However, Gao Zhihang's first wave was only the first batch of twelve p40s, and the remaining twelve planes were still hovering at high altitudes. After the bombers of the day were single, the twelve bf109 immediately launched an attack on Nakajima.

Nine Nakajima were all shot down in just ten minutes of air battle. This newest dual-purpose bomber in Japan fell into a big fight during its first expedition.

Li Guidan guarded B17 to find the Japanese fleet, and then B17 launched an attack. When the bomb fell from the sky with a roar, he did not expect that the Japanese fleet would be in chaos. The ships quickly started and escaped to the outer sea. This escape also showed that the Japanese army was well trained. During the offshore, the formation was quickly adjusted and a circular air defense formation was gradually formed. Various anti-aircraft guns formed barrages, covering the sky. The b17 was not a dive bomber or a torpedo attack aircraft. It was a high-altitude bomber, and more importantly, the bomb droppers had not been trained in bombing warships, and using the b17 to bomb warships was a joke in itself. This was a childish mistake made by the young Chinese Air Force.

But naive and naive luck, two Japanese destroyers were hit and severely damaged. The commander of the Third Fleet Kiyoshi Hasegawa ordered the drop of two destroyers, and the entire fleet accelerated its retreat to the outskirts.

The severely damaged destroyer was running slowly. After the b17 dropped the bomb, he turned back. The remaining bf109 was another violent strafing, leaving a pile of residual fire, and then he left leisurely.

The news of the Air Force's victory once again made China, and people were simply crazy. They did not expect that the Chinese Air Force could defeat the claimed powerful Japanese army and flee in a panic.

Firecrackers were violent and gongs and drums were loud. They rang out in major cities. Nanjing held a grand parade. Representatives of the National Government announced at the rally that August 14th was Air Force Day. Wuhan citizens held a torch parade, and tens of thousands of torches shone the night of the three towns of Wuhan as day.
Chapter completed!