In the evening, Zhu Yimin finally got the special issue of Miller's Review.
After reading the article, Zhu Yimin's face suddenly became more solemn than ever before.
Liao Yannong took the newspaper from Zhu Yimin, and his expression changed drastically after reading it.
"Brother Yimin, it doesn't look like speculation!" Liao Yannong said solemnly, "The article even mentioned that there will be an astronomical tide at Jinshanwei on November 5th! A Soviet military attaché in China would pay attention to Jinshanwei's hydrology if he had nothing to do. ?”
Zhu Yimin turned his attention to a staff officer beside him: "Didn't you set up a camping office at the Central Military Academy before? And you did a lot of investigation on the geography, hydrology, transportation and other battlefield factors in the Beijing-Shanghai area? So have you done any research on the hydrology in the Jinshanwei area? Have you done any research?"
The staff officer said: "We have actually conducted a hydrological survey, not just Jinshan Guard. Our Central Military Academy Camping Office has conducted a hydrological survey on the entire Hangzhou Bay. However, according to the results of our survey, most of the astronomical tides in Hangzhou Bay occur in July and August. , November 5th is the third day of October in the lunar calendar, so there should be no astronomical tides."
"There is no astronomical tide?" Zhu Yimin asked again, "Then if there is no astronomical tide, can the Japanese army land?"
"It's unlikely." The staff officer shook his head and said, "The north and south sides of Hangzhou Bay are covered with large tidal flats. The widest tidal flats are even more than ten kilometers wide, and the narrowest ones are thousands of meters wide. If there is no push from the tide, the Japanese army will There is no way a landing craft of any size can even reach the shore, and all the personnel and equipment will be stuck in the tidal flats, making it difficult to move forward."
"That's it." Zhu Yimin frowned, feeling a little troubled.
Liao Yannong also felt that it was difficult, but after careful consideration, he still advised: "Brother Yimin, let's report it."
"Yes, we are only responsible for reporting. As for what decision the superior department will make, that is not ours to decide." Zhu Yimin said immediately, "Chief of Staff, call the superior department immediately!"
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At eight o'clock in the evening, the Chairman of the Standing Committee had all boarded the special train, and the special train had left Suzhou.
As a result, an urgent telegram came from the 3rd Theater Command Commander's Department, calling the Chairman of the Standing Committee back to Suzhou.
It was already past ten o'clock when Chairman Standing Committee hurried to the 3rd Theater Command Headquarters in Liuyuan, Suzhou.
As soon as he walked into the operations hall, he saw Gu Mosan, the commander-in-chief of the 3rd theater, reprimanding a staff officer: "You are disturbing the morale of the military, you know? The three defense lines of Wu Fu, Xicheng and Jiacha are There are also fortifications on the defense line right there, and they won’t disappear out of thin air, so why are you anxious?”
"Mo San, what's going on?" Chairman Standing asked in a deep voice.
"Commissioner!" Seeing that it was Chairman of the Standing Committee, Gu Mosan quickly stood at attention and saluted.
After saluting, Gu Mosan said again: "Young people are unreasonably worried. They are worried that the central cluster on the western front of Shanghai and the left-wing clusters on the Jiading and Nanxiang fronts will not be able to retreat in time. Therefore, it is recommended to first transfer one or two group armies from the front to Wufu and Xi. Establish blocking positions along the two defense lines to prevent unexpected events."
"Nonsense, isn't this disturbing the morale of the army?" Chairman Chang said angrily, "You have withdrawn these two armies. What will the officers and soldiers of other armies think? Can they still stay on the front line with peace of mind? This is very possible. It will cause a big problem, and it will most likely cause the morale of the frontline soldiers to be shaken, and eventually lead to the collapse of the entire defense line! Have you never heard of the turbulent story? Don’t you know how Fu Jian’s million-strong army was defeated?"
Gu Mo San said hurriedly: "Commissioner, please calm down. I have just reprimanded him."
In fact, Gu Mosan was acting. He once again tested the Chairman of the Standing Committee through the drama just now. Even if you, old man, want to sing a sad drama in the west of Shanghai for Western countries to see, you can't ignore the seven armies on the front line. One hundred thousand officers and soldiers must at least have a way out, right? Is it okay to transfer two armies to the Wufu and Xicheng lines first?
However, the result disappointed Gu Mosan. Chairman Standing firmly refused to withdraw some troops first.
Stomping the ground with the Wenming crutch in his hand, Chairman Standing Committee asked with a dark face: "Mo San, where's that telegram?"
Gu Mosan quickly handed the telegram from the Central Cluster Command to the Chairman of the Standing Committee: "This is a telegram jointly sent by Zhu Yimin and Liao Yannong. Because this matter involves the life and death of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers on the front line, this matter is I don't dare to excel in my humble position, so I took the liberty to invite the appointment back."
After reading the telegram, Chairman Standing asked calmly: "How credible is this matter?"
"This is just the judgment of Lotov, the Soviet military attache in China." Gu Mosan said, "But the junior ranks still believe that the Japanese army will land in the Baimaokou area, because the Jinshanwei area does not have the conditions for a beach landing."
"Lotov? Is this person famous in the Soviet army?" If a Chinese person raised this point of view, even if he was a senior general of the national army, Chairman of the Standing Committee would not look at him seriously.
But it was a foreigner who put forward this point, and Chairman Standing Committee felt that it must be taken seriously.
Gu Mosan said: "What kind of reputation can a mere major have? At most he has attended a military academy for a few years."
"You can't say that." Chairman of the Standing Committee waved his hand and said, "If, I'm just saying if, if what Lotov said is true, there will really be a big wave in Hangzhou Bay on the third day of October (November 5). The tide is rising, and the fourth batch of Japanese reinforcements have really rushed to land at Jinshanwei. How long can the right wing group hold on?"
"This..." Gu Mosan hesitated and didn't dare to speak directly.
Chairman Standing said in a deep voice: "Mo San, don't worry, just tell the truth."
"Yes." Gu Mosan agreed, and then said, "I insist on it for three days at most."
"Three days?!" Chairman Standing Committee was secretly surprised. What can be done in three days? The conference hasn't even started yet.
At that moment, the Chairman of the Standing Committee once again picked up the joint telegram between Zhu Yimin and Liao Yannong, read it carefully and said: "The Book of Rites says that everything will be done if you are prepared, and if you are not prepared, it will be ruined. It seems that we need to prepare for the worst. "
Gu Mosan was overjoyed when he heard this. Did the committee agree to dispatch two armies first?
However, the Chairman of the Standing Committee said: "In this way, first remove the heavy artillery from the front line, and then transfer the severely wounded in the central cluster and the right cluster to the nearest hospital in the concession. If the severely wounded in the left cluster are too far apart, don't transfer them to the concession." , it is better to transfer him to Suzhou or to Jiangyin Fortress for treatment as soon as possible."
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Meanwhile, at the Japanese Navy Club in Yangshupu, Shanghai.
Matsui Iwane, who was concurrently the commander of the Central China Front and the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, convened a staff of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force to discuss whether to modify the combat plan.
"Nagaki-kun, what did the intelligence department say?" The person presiding over the meeting was Mamoru Iinuma, chief of staff of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force.
When his name was called, Chief of Staff Yong of the Intelligence Section of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army stood up immediately, paused and said: "Special agents from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have sneaked into Lotov's suite in the Chinachem Hotel for verification, and did not find any useful clues. , their preliminary conclusion is that this is not a leak."
"In other words, this is just Lotov's personal speculation?" Matsui Iwane, who had been sitting in the main seat with his eyes closed to recuperate, suddenly opened his eyes, and a hint of darkness flashed across his drooping triangular eyes.
"Yes." Chang Yong said, "The intelligence department thinks so."
Iinuma Mamoru's eyes turned to the chief staff officer of the Operations Section, Masutake Hiroshi: "Kiseki-san, have you made an assessment of the possible impact of this incident in the Operations Section?"
"Hai." Fair Kuangwu stood up and paused, "The combat class has made an assessment and concluded that it will definitely have an impact on the deployment of the China Army. The efforts made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by bribing Luxembourg's personnel in the League of Nations are likely to be lost. Due to the paralysis effect, the main force of the China Army on the Songhu battlefield is likely to retreat early."
"No!" Matsui Iwane suddenly stood up and shouted, "We must not let the Chinese army escape!"
"In this case, the Tenth Army's landing on the beach must be advanced," said Ging Kuangwu.
"So, is it possible that the landing time will be advanced?" Matsui Iwane asked immediately.
Fair Kuangwu said: "Yes, but it can only be done one day in advance at most, otherwise the tide will not rise enough. Not to mention heavy equipment such as tanks and heavy artillery, even the infantry will fall into the mud of the tidal flats."
Matsui Iwane said: "Then one day in advance!"
The butterfly wings quietly began to flap.
