And the most regrettable thing is that most of these elite troops are warriors who fought all the way from the Northern Expedition. They have a high sense of honor and patriotism, and their military quality is the highest level by domestic standards. .
If this force can be preserved and they have experience fighting the Japanese army, they will play a greater role in the subsequent Anti-Japanese War.
The initiator of all this is the principal who Zhou Wen is now facing, who is nearly fifty years old, but still has a straight waist, deep and majestic eyes.
The only good thing is that Zhou Wen came back through time with the memories of these painful lessons. There were still a few years before the disaster broke out, and he has been working hard to change this tragic, tragic, but at the same time humiliating history. .
He led the mercenary group to participate in the war against Japan twice, in order to use brilliant achievements to break the myth that the Japanese army was invincible in the hearts of the Chinese people, and to enhance the confidence of big figures like the principal and Marshal Yan who could change the direction of history.
At the same time, he also used the prestigious reputation he built by stepping on the Japanese soldiers' heads to strengthen his voice and gain the respect and respect of these big guys.
These thoughts that came back hundreds of times only passed by Zhou Wen for a moment, but his eyes met the principal's eyes without realizing it. However, he did not avoid it. Instead, he stared at the principal with a solemn expression and said: "The principal has many things to do and is busy with state affairs. In the future, I may not have the opportunity to meet alone like today, so I have to say a few words that go beyond my limits. I hope the principal will be considerate."
When Zhou Wen said this, he ignored the surprised look of the principal and continued: "The Battle of Shanghai must be fought, but it is not a battle idea that can be completed in one battle. As long as the purpose of attracting the main force of the Japanese army to the east is achieved, we must consider how to orderly Retreat, how to organize the deployment of defense at the next line of defense.”
"Fighting in Shanghai, although strategically speaking, it is necessary to fight, and it will be bigger at the beginning, but it has three major disadvantages for our country."
"One is that the Songhu area is close to the sea and has a long coastline. It can not only give full play to the advantages of the Japanese navy and air force, but also facilitate the Japanese army's landing operations at any place on the flank of our main force. Once successful, it is possible to form an encirclement of our main force. , making it hard to guard against.”
“Second, the Shanghai, Ningxia and Hangzhou triangle area is narrow, with dense water networks and swamps, which is not conducive to the deployment and penetration of our army’s superior forces. For the Japanese army with a strong navy, being backed by the coastline is equivalent to Having a solid rear area and being able to receive firepower and troop support at any time makes us almost invincible."
"Third, Shanghai is an international metropolis. Even if we have the courage to burn Shanghai into ruins, the Western powers that have many interests and concessions in Shanghai will never sit idly by and will inevitably condemn and sanction our country. , it is even possible to directly send troops and warships to intervene in the war, which is extremely detrimental to my efforts to win international support."
"Therefore, the Battle of Shanghai envisaged by the subordinates should be divided into three stages: The first stage is to take the initiative to attack. Before the Japanese reinforcements arrive, concentrate the forces and launch a sudden and resolute attack on the Japanese troops in Shanghai."
"The focus of this stage is to carry out targeted training and exercises before the war. Some work must start now. For example, the topographic maps of various military targets of the Japanese army in Shanghai must be surveyed and drawn, and then effective plans must be drawn up. Practice tactics."
"Principal, this stage may be the best opportunity for our Chinese army to take the initiative to attack in the early stages of the war, and the target of the attack is also very clear. We can even allocate these target tasks to the established units now. Let them conduct targeted tactical training in peacetime, and then just send these troops directly up after the war begins."
"The purpose of the first phase of the campaign is to mobilize as much as possible to eat up all the Japanese armed forces in Shanghai and to occupy as many important military locations as possible."
"The second stage is a tug-of-war between the two sides. This is also an opportunity for our army to kill a large number of Japanese troops and attract more Japanese troops. Although the Japanese army has received support from a large number of warships and air forces during this period, its military strength should still be at a disadvantage. We The army can show the enemy's weakness on the battlefield, flexibly use the defensive tactics of focusing on the front and back, repeatedly compete with the enemy for some strategic locations, and kill a large number of enemies."
"If possible, we can also use the tactics we used in the battle at Miaohang last year to attract some arrogant Japanese troops to go deep alone, and then concentrate our forces to surround and annihilate them."
"In the first and second phases, we can basically fight the Japanese army for about two months. And during such a long time, the Japanese army must have mobilized and organized more troops to join the battlefield. Next, we will consider how to retreat. Problem."
"Therefore, the third stage of the Battle of Shanghai is to take layer-by-layer resistance, alternate cover, and orderly retreat as the campaign objectives."
"To achieve this, we must establish several defense lines tens of kilometers apart in depth behind the Songhu front line, and ensure that there are sufficient and complete fortifications and a sufficient number of troops to defend and cover the front line. The troops retreated safely to make necessary repairs and replenishments.”
"With such layer upon layer interception and layer upon layer defense, each unit resolutely adopts the tactics of 'deployment of troops with light weight in the front and light in the back, and deployment of firepower with light weight in the front and light in the back'. Relying on carefully constructed fortifications and far away from the threat of Japanese warships and heavy artillery, we will definitely be able to give The Japanese army suffered huge casualties.”
"By the time the Japanese army attacks all the way to Nanjing City, its power will inevitably be exhausted and its strength will be exhausted. And the main force of our army that retreated from Shanghai has been repaired and replenished. We will rely on Nanjing City to fight a fierce battle with the Japanese army. Attack and defense.”
Hearing this, the principal's expression, which had always been as serious as water, became a little moved and said: "You mean there will be a decisive battle with the Japanese army in Nanjing?"
Zhou Wen shook his head and said: "No, it is not a decisive battle, but a life-and-death battle and street fighting based on the city with the purpose of killing the enemy. Use every building and street in Nanjing to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army, and fight for it repeatedly. The blood and blood of the Japanese army covered the streets and alleys of Nanjing and every building in Nanjing."
When he said the last words, Zhou Wen's tone was already filled with a deep chill, as if the city he was in now had been turned into a flesh and blood mill, where thousands of lives of the Chinese and Japanese armies would be grinding. Fang fights and crushes until the last drop of blood is drained.
And this city, which already has the prototype of modernization, will be turned into ruins in the war.
