Speculators of the Republic of China Part 3: Bloody War of Resistance Chapter 2: Jinpu Road Defense War Section 11: Great Victory (VI)

-The Political Council was established in May this year. Most of the members of this institution are social dissidents, including the former third party and the Communist Party. However, after the establishment of this political association, there was no serious matter. Important military and national affairs were handled by the Military Commission. Most of them were Chiang Kai-shek's arbitrary. What about political affairs? During the war, all political affairs were related to war. Therefore, most of them were handled by Chiang Kai-shek himself. These senators had almost nothing to do. So there were disharmonious voices saying that they were just mud carvings from the City God Temple. The National Government asked them to make decorations. This kind of argument also spread to Jiang Shi.

"Talk you guys?" Chiang Kai-shek asked slightly. He also had a headache about these senators. They didn't care about them. These people had some influence in society. Their random comments had a bad impact on the government. They were taken to the mansion to serve as a storefront. What did they really do? But now these people really treat themselves as dishes. Chiang Kai-shek had no good idea.

"It's for them." Chen Bulei said: "Since the Chairman has established a political association, the political association should be allowed to play some role. This will allow them to have something to do. It proves that the government invites them to come and sincerely invites them to participate in state affairs. In addition, let friendly countries see that we are determined to resist Japanese invasion."

Hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek nodded slightly: "Okay. That's it. Leave the patriotic government debt to them. Let them come up with a solution as soon as possible."

Lin Wei looked at Chiang Kai-shek's face and knew that he was not happy. He deliberately changed the topic: "Chairman Bai Jiansheng is still in Xuzhou. Should he notify him to come back?"

"No need. I'll be in Xuzhou tomorrow. Let him wait for me in Xuzhou." Jieshi shook his head and said, "It would be even better if he could regain this great victory in Jinan."

"I think Tai'an can be recovered at the lowest level." Lin Wei said. The Military Control Commission had already reported the intelligence of the 14th Division and the 21st Division. Now a unit of the 14th Division has participated in the battle in Tai'an. The remaining commander of the Jinan assembly division, Kenji Doihara, has also arrived in Jinan. The vanguard of the 21st Division has also arrived in Jinan. More than 20,000 Japanese troops have gathered in Jinan. In addition, there are intelligence coming from Qingdao. Some Japanese troops landed in the General Staff believe that this was transferred from either the Northeast or from the local area. However, what the General Staff does not know whether these troops are one of the 20 divisions decided to be transferred by the Japanese cabinet. And it is not clear when the subsequent troops will arrive.

The Battle of Xuzhou really hurt the Japanese. In the history of the Japanese army, no division was completely wiped out. There was never a case of the division commander being killed in battle. After the country announced the news of the victory in Xuzhou, Japan did not refute it. It was only two days later that it shyly admitted that the 108th Division and the 16th Division Yuzai. At the same time, it was announced that the soul-summoning ceremony would be held for the Yuzai officers and soldiers outside the palace in the near future. The North China Front Army will also hold a soul-summoning ceremony in Peking.

The counterattack of the Zhong* team was |. After annihilated Xia Yuan, Jiang Baili commanded the 49th Army and Sun Lianzhong's second group to detour through Pingyin, Feicheng, and the south bank of the Yellow River to Jinan; the 60th Army and the 24th Army attacked Tai'an under the protection of the Air Force; Guan Linzheng commanded the 52nd Army and the 22nd Division to launch an attack on Laiwu; Yuan gave up the water fled to Zhucheng. After Tang Enbo left the 110th Division to defend Zhucheng. He led the 38th Division and the 85th Army to turn north and penetrated from the direction of Lu Village to the side of Laiwu.

After winning consecutive victories, the Chinese team was full of morale. The generals of each division were full of confidence. If they used to hide from the Japanese, they were now looking for the Japanese to fight. They were afraid that they would lose them.

However, the letters with the generals of various departments were much more stable than Zhuang Jihua and Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in Xuzhou City. The Japanese military intelligence transferred to them at the base made them feel alert. At the same time, there were more and more logistical difficulties.

So when Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Xuzhou, they asked about their expectations for counterattack. The three of them also gave Tai'an's bottom line, which made Chiang Kai-shek a little puzzled.

"Are you braver to fight less and less?" Chiang Kai-shek said with some dissatisfaction: "There are only more than 10,000 Japanese troops in Tai'an. The Japanese troops in Laiwu are only seven or eight thousand. The Japanese troops in Jinan have more than 20,000 Japanese troops. But how many of our troops are there? Even if there is a loss, it is not less than 300,000. Ten times the strength. Since 80,000 Japanese troops can be eliminated under the city of Xuzhou, now there are only only 30,000, but you can't move forward?"

"Chairman. Xuzhou City | We are waiting for our work. You know that the 2449th Army Group did not enter the battle at that time. Later, you transferred the 60th Army and the 58th Army. These troops have not participated in the battle. The Japanese army fought all the way. They were tired soldiers; now the opposite is true. Moreover, as the front line moves eastward, our logistics transportation is getting farther and farther away. The team is also very tired after two months of fighting. The troops have been reduced significantly and need rest urgently." Li Ren replied calmly. He had already learned from Bai Chongxi that after the war, Chiang Kai-shek would let him serve as the commander of the First War Zone. It is estimated that Chiang Kai-shek will seek his opinion later. He also made up the idea of ​​bargaining.

Chiang Kai-shek was a little unhappy. He waved his hand and said, "There are only 40,000 to 50,000 people in Shandong. Most of them were defeated. And after an unprecedented defeat, the morale of the army was in chaos and the morale was low. On the contrary, our army won consecutive victories and the morale was high. This is the best time to pursue and regain Jinan in one fell swoop. The people are eager to win greater victory by our army. We cannot just conquer Tai'an."

Although he was talking to Li Zongren, his eyes were always wandering on Zhuang Jihua. Zhuang Jihua didn't say anything. He just frowned slightly. Bai Chongxi gave Li Zongren a wink without attracting attention. Then he said: "The committee member is right. I|this way. First, encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops in Tai'an area to attract the Japanese troops in Jinan to aid. Then encircle the Japanese troops in the south. However, given that the Japanese reinforcements will arrive at any time, I suggest that one or two new troops outside Wuhan be transferred to serve as reserves."

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi cooperated. The two had a tacit understanding. He knew that Bai Chongxi must have discovered something. So he immediately expressed his support. "Jiansheng said it was right. Jicheng was high and deep. It was difficult to attack Jinan. And the Japanese reinforcements must be calculated. It is very necessary to add two new troops."

"Cultural Revolution. What is your opinion?" Chiang Kai-shek saw that Zhuang Jihua didn't speak, so he asked bluntly.

"Principal." Zhuang Jihua thought and said slowly: "This battle started with the Japanese army's attempt to open up the Jinpu Road. Five battles concentrated nearly 500,000 troops. The battle zone was divided into two north and south. We formed a confrontation with the Japanese army on the southern front. The Japanese army broke the northern front.

The Japanese army on the northern front was so embarrassed, the Japanese army on the southern front must take some action. The Japanese army on the southern front. Therefore, our army at least added one army on the southern front; in addition, the 40th Army's 3rd Army's 59th Army suffered a lot of losses. They must rest and make up for it. They cannot surrender to the battlefield without three months. In addition, we annihilated more than 80,000 Japanese troops in this battle. Our army suffered casualties of about 120,000. The war loss ratio reached 1:14. The 52nd Army of the New 38th Division's 22nd Division was continuously fighting. Their casualties exceeded 30% of the other troops. The casualties were more than 20% of the other troops. It was because the equipment of the fifth zone troops was far inferior to that of the Nanjing troops. In particular, the losses of the troops were inevitable. It was just that the troops were very tired. I would rather recommend using Tai'an as the bottom line to win the power of Jinan. Then use this period of time to build a defense line in Taishan to fight again."

Hearing Hua's words, Bai Chongxi nodded secretly. Although Zhuang Jihua frequently won against the Japanese army, he was still very cautious. Based on his judgment, the current troops in the Fifth War Zone captured Jinan, although it was difficult and it was impossible to stop in Tai'an. However, Bai Chongxi knew that Chiang Kai-shek would never agree with Zhuang's suggestion. His real purpose was to command the troops to fight back, seize a big city, and increase his prestige.

Zhuang Jihua was too tired. This time he failed to understand Chiang Kai-shek's purpose. "Cultural Revolution. I think I'll take Tai'an first." Bai Chongxi thought of going down - talk to Zhuang Jihua. Don't argue with Chiang Kai-shek in person now. Among the generals of Huangpu, Zhuang Jihua was the only general that caught his eye. And he had a good relationship with their Guangxi clan: "The Forty-Ninth Army and the Second Army conquered Feicheng in Pingyin, attacked Mashan and cut off the retreat of the Tai'an defenders. The Second Army suffered great losses in combat. After completing the task, they would rest and act as a reserve for the battle. In addition, the two additional reorganized troops must arrive in Xuzhou as soon as possible."

Zhuang Jihua is indeed very tired. In addition to being busy commanding the battle these days, he also devoted a lot of energy to logistics. In addition to weapons and ammunition, he also added soldiers. To say, the soldiers were supplemented. This time, the Japanese army was poisoned. There were countless killings wherever they passed. Dozens of villages were slaughtered. With the counterattack of the Chinese and foreign teams, it was too late to cover up their crimes. Several massacre scenes were discovered by the Chinese and foreign reporters. According to reports from Chinese and foreign journalists, it caused great anger at home and widespread protests internationally. The Fifth War Zone pursued war criminals all over the world. It was clearly pointed out that the commander of the 10th Division, Risuke Isotani was responsible for the village massacre case in Lijiagou outside Mengyin City and the Mawangtun Massacre in Fei County. Itagaki Seishiro was responsible for the several massacres in the "Nan" water. Yamaoka Chonghou was responsible for the massacres near Yanzhou. These three people and their captain and above were all listed on the list of war criminals.

As the Japanese army retreated, the ** team entered. Yanzhou Lin's "Fei County, Mengyin, Mengshan District, Mengshan District, the whole Shandong was in full swing. The call for the Japanese pirates to repay their blood debts was getting higher and higher. The wave of joining the army was rising and higher. The propaganda team led by Deng Wenyi joined enthusiastically wherever they went. More than 60,000 people were recruited in just a few days. And the number was still growing.

Although there are many people, there are many troops who need troops. This makes Li Zongren and Zhuang Jihuatou-Li Zongren use the excuse of commanding the troops to fight. This trouble is left to Zhuang Jihua to handle. This balances the needs of each department, which makes Zhuang Jihua very troubled. What makes him even more amused is that each department has left-behind personnel in Xuzhou. They are all deputy directors, at least they are deputy chiefs. These people come to pester him every day, ask for weapons and ammunition, and need to supplement scholars, which makes Zhuang Jihua very upset. At the same time, they also have deep concerns about logistics.

The logistics pressure was huge. Chongqing's little things were not enough. The troops around Wuhan wanted to fight the fifth zone, and there was only a little bit of things. For this reason, he quarreled with Hong Junqi in the telegram, but Hong Junqi could not make many weapons. According to Zhuang Jihua's estimate, the gap in various materials in the fifth zone was as high as 50%. That's why he firmly advocated using Tai'an as the bottom line for counterattack.

"The war zone consumes amazing material. The supplementary material is only half of what we need. Weapons and ammunition are not enough to support us to attack Jinan. I still insist on taking Tai'an as the bottom line." Zhuang Jihua still did not intend to give up. He continued.

"Chairman, the concerns of the Cultural Revolution make sense. | First annihilate the Tai'an defending enemies. Then look at the development in all aspects." Li Zongren also understood the difficulties of logistics. Therefore, he also advised.

Jieshixin was a little annoyed, but his expression was quiet: "The First Army and the Seventy-Eighth Army have been reorganized. Immediately transfer to and from the Fifth War Zone to the Fifth War Zone sequence."

Zhuang Jihua was stunned. Bai Chongxi understood first. Chiang Kai-shek was determined to seize Jinan. Hu Zongnan, the First Army and Song Xi's unit of the 78th Army were the first two troops to be reorganized. Both troops were fully equipped and were completely reorganized according to the reorganization of the Forty-Ninth Army. Chiang Kai-shek took out these two troops, which meant that he had made up his mind to take Jinan.

"Notify Hong Junqi. Try to meet the material needs of the Fifth War Zone." Chiang Kai-shek then added. Not only Bai Chongxi understood this time, Zhuang Jihua and Li Zongren both understood Chiang Kai-shek's determination.

Before they could express anything, Xu Zuyi came in to report and said that Xuan Xiafu, director of the Eighth Route Army Office, requested to meet the chairman. Chiang Kai-shek was stunned and then said unhappy: "I will talk about it later. The war is so tense. What's wrong with them?"

Zhuang Jihua advised, "It's probably a big deal. Otherwise, the sword soul wouldn't have been so hurrying to find him. Otherwise, I'll go see him."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded slightly. Jihua turned around and walked out. When he went out, he saw Xuan Xiafu pacing back and forth in the yard anxiously.

After receiving the mission in Wuhan, Xuan Xiafu rushed to Xuzhou in early August and hung up the sign of the Eighth Route Army's office in Xuzhou. After Zhuang Jihua returned to Xuzhou from Lin's name, he also discussed some cooperation and combat matters with him and Huang Mincheng. Today, seeing him in such a misconduct, I knew that something must have happened.

"Sword Soul. Principal is busy. What's the matter?" Zhuang Jihua asked hurriedly.

"Cultural Revolution." Xuan Xiafu looked at him and asked seriously: "Tang Enbo and Guan Linzheng launched an attack on the Mengshan Detachment in "Mengshan Mountain" on the Eighth Route Army. Do you know?"

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