Sanpailou, Office of the Minister of Military and Political Affairs.
He Yingqin had just returned from Chiang Kai-shek's residence. At this time, he was slumped on the leather sofa in the office with a face full of exhaustion. Since this war has been going on, senior generals like them have hardly had much rest.
At this time, the Ministry of Military Affairs, as an important department in charge of military numbers and weapons and equipment, was facing a lot of pressure.
After the Japanese Tenth Army successfully landed in Hangzhou Bay, the Japanese forces from Songhu and Shanghai immediately launched a joint westward advance. Although the Japanese base camp issued a strategic restriction line from Suzhou to Jiaxing, the offensive was stopped behind this point. General Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force, did not intend to obey the orders of the Japanese base camp. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops began to advance along the Zhapu, Pingwang, Jiaxing, Suzhou, and Fushan front-line positions, starting from the mouth of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu. From Fushan to Haikou Zhapu in Hangzhou Bay, this area has become the main area for fighting the Japanese army.
It's just that the Japanese army was coming with great force, and the soldiers were well-equipped, and under the cover of aircraft and artillery, they were advancing all the way.
On November 11, the Japanese troops who landed in Hangzhou Bay divided into two groups and formed a powerful pincer offensive, heading straight towards Jiashan. They voluntarily abandoned Jiashan and Jiashan fell; the Japanese troops moved along Songjiang and Qingpu and crossed Dianshan Lake. , pounced on Pingwang and Dianjiang of Wujiang River in the southern section of Sujia Road and Wangjiangjing of Jiaxing.
On the same day, the Japanese army sent elite troops disguised as refugees and crossed Xingdun Lake to attack Zhenze Town under the jurisdiction of Wujiang. Zhenze Town fell.
Pingwang fell on the 14th, and Wangjiangjing fell on the 15th. At this point, the entire Jiaxing has fallen into a state of turmoil.
On November 19, after several days of fierce fighting between the Ninth Division and other troops and the Japanese army, Jiaxing fell.
After the fall of Jiaxing, the Japanese army immediately marched westward in an attempt to attack the flank of the Wu-Fu line (i.e. the line from Suzhou to Fushan, Wu refers to Suzhou). At the same time, the Japanese army landed at Hupu at the mouth of the Yangtze River. After that, they immediately launched a fierce attack on Fushan. The Wu-Fu line fell into turmoil, and a crisis had emerged.
Seeing that it was difficult to hold on to the Wu-Fu line, the headquarters decided to abandon the Wu-Fu line and withdraw from the Xicheng line (Xi, Wuxi; Cheng, Jiangyin).
Today, there is a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Wuxi. No one knows how long Wuxi can hold on. If Wuxi falls, the back of Jiangyin Fortress will be opened. The Japanese army will most likely move forward along Xicheng Road towards Jiangyin Fortress. So that its fleet in the Yangtze River has no worries.
In addition to the 103rd and 112th Divisions on land, the troops responsible for guarding the Jiangyin Fortress also have the main force of the navy on the river, under the unified command of Liu Xing, the commander-in-chief of the Jiang Defense Army. It must be said that the Jiangyin Fortress From a geographical point of view, it is always a steel knife on the back of the Japanese naval fleet. Without taking down the Jiangyin Fortress, it is impossible for them to fully mobilize their strength to attack Nanjing.
In a sense, Wuxi is also one of the inner gates of Nanjing. After all, Shanghai is considered the outer gate, and Wuxi can barely be regarded as the inner gate.
As the second-in-command since Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin was naturally aware of the situation of the frontline troops. The frontline troops were retreating steadily, and people in Nanjing were also in panic. Thinking about these problems gave me a headache.
Just as He Yingqin was lying on the chair thinking about how to solve the frontline problem, a lieutenant colonel staff member knocked on the door, "Sir, Mr. Tan Siyuan, director of the Containment Division of the Garrison Command, just called and asked if our Military and Political Department An order was issued for the first regiment directly under the Third War Zone to receive troops from the train station reception station and the city north reception station."
"What's the order to receive the containment troops?" He Yingqin's train of thought was disrupted, and he couldn't think of letting Zhang Tianhai figure it out on his own.
Seeing Chief He's tired look, the lieutenant colonel's staff officer repeated, "That's it. Director Tan Siyuan from the reception office of the Garrison Command called to ask if the Ministry of Military Affairs had ordered the third theater to be directly subordinate to the first regiment. The troops went to take over the reception troops, because the commander of the first regiment directly under the Third War Zone took away the reception troops from the train station reception station and the city north reception station without showing a letter from the Ministry of Military Affairs."
"The first regiment directly under the Third War Zone? Go and take away the holding troops at the holding station?" He Yingqin couldn't believe his ears. He didn't expect that a young man who looked so honest and smart last night would dare to do such a thing. Waiting for something? Isn't this a false military order?
"Yes." The lieutenant colonel staff replied affirmatively.
Hearing that this was definitely the case, He Yingqin tapped the sofa with great interest, thinking that he suddenly understood something. After thinking for a while, he stood up and said to the lieutenant colonel, "Call Song Xilian of the 78th Army immediately. Commander Song, ask him to inform Zhang Tianhai, the commander of the first regiment directly under the third theater, and ask that boy to come over to me immediately. If you are late, I will skin him!"
"Yes, sir!" the staff officer responded.
Just when the lieutenant colonel staff officer was about to go out, He Yingqin called him, "Come back." Just tell him what he said. As for Director Tan of the Containment Department, he just said that it was an order signed by me, but he did not send it out. , if you still need a letter, just send someone to make a copy and give it to Director Tan."
"Yes!" The lieutenant colonel responded and went back to receive Minister He's order. However, he was a little curious about Zhang Tianhai, Commander Zhang. He was obviously not a relative or student of Commander He, so why did he have to take the blame for him? ? Obviously Minister He did not issue this order...
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At the Military Headquarters of the Seventy-eighth Army, Lieutenant General Song Xilian, who is the commander of the Army and the commander of the Thirty-sixth Division, has just returned from a meeting. The content of the meeting was nothing more than conveying the spirit of Chairman Chiang’s instructions - the war of resistance is glorious, and we must hold on to the capital. The enemy is not invincible. Such content.
"Master, the adjutant director of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs has just called to convey the order of Minister He of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs." A staff officer on duty reported Song Xilian with a strange expression.
"Tell me, what is the order?" Song Xilian felt a little strange. Normally, there would be a formal message. This time it was a call from the Adjutant's Office of the Military and Political Department. What the hell is going on?
"The chief of the Adjutant's Office wants to humbly convey to you Minister He's order, asking you to inform Zhang Tianhai, commander of the first regiment directly under the third war zone, to go to the Military and Political Department immediately. If you are late, Minister He said that he will skin him. ." After conveying the order, the face of the staff officer on duty still showed that indescribable weirdness.
Of course, after conveying the order, it was not only the staff officer on duty who had a strange expression, but also Song Xilian: "Are you sure these are really the words of the chief of the Adjutant's Office of the Military and Political Department?"
"In my humble position, I will never dare to falsely report military information." The staff officer on duty assured him.
This time Song Xilian figured it out. It was definitely Zhang Tianhai who caused the trouble. He just became the leader of the regiment and he was already in trouble? You know, this is Zhang Tianhai's first day as captain.
Minister He of the Military and Political Department was already alarmed on his first day in office, which only shows that this guy's ability to cause trouble is really quite big...
"Let's go, follow me to the headquarters of the 1st Regiment immediately!" Obviously, Commander Song's mood is very unstable. Zhang Tianhai left his 36th Division, and now the 1st Regiment is temporarily under his command, Song Xilian. Yes, if he really gets into trouble, Song Xilian will not be able to escape his responsibility.
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PS will add more updates as soon as they are ready.
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