Chapter 215: Unexplained intentions of the Nanjing Defense War (Part 2)

Zhang Xuewu, who was supervising the war in Nanjing, could only rely on telegrams to control all the work and deployment of Rehe. For example, the first batch of 180 fighter jets from the Soviet fighter unit that volunteered to aid China were ready to go to Chengde, Rehe, Jinan and Xuzhou to join the Nanjing theater.

You should know that 180 n-15s and n-16s are not small numbers for the Soviets, especially technical consultants and ground crew members with more than 3,000 people also had to travel to Nanjing in batches through northwest Shanxi. From this point, we can fully see the strong sense of urgency of the Soviets.

Zhang Xuewu now welcomed the arrival of the Soviet Volunteer Aid to China, because the strength of the *** side was already in the early stage of the war. In the face of the Japanese army's strategy of attacking the north and south, there were heavy casualties, especially the Jin army and the Central Army in Shanxi, and the Northwest Army headquarters. Hao Mengling, the commander of the Ninth Army who did not die in the Xinkou Battle, died for his country in the defense of Taiyuan. The Japanese army divided their troops from Shijiazhuang to attack Taiyuan, avoiding the natural dangers such as Xinkou and Niangzi Pass. The main force fought and retreated. Yan Xishan decided to defend Taiyuan and fight a great victory like Zhang Xuewu Chengde.

As a result, the bloody battle lasted for more than 20 days, and the troops of the *** were defeated without sustaining their losses. The fall of Taiyuan shocked the Soviet Union. However, the *** people insisted on attacking Nanjing despite the mediation between the Nine-Country Treaty Organization and Germany. Nanjing was the capital of China, and its significance was just like Moscow of the Soviet Union.

So the Soviets could not sit still. Stalin believed that the aid to China must be accelerated, and the Chinese team, which they lack the most, must be given substantive support immediately. Nanjing must not fall, and even if Nanjing falls, the Chinese government must insist on the war of resistance.

This time, the Soviet Union not only sent a Soviet volunteer air force to aid China, led by Major General Guoliukov's Air Force, but also provided an emergency loan of 100 million US dollars with an interest rate of 4.36%. This interest rate is much lower than that of the United States and 6.7% of Britain and France. What's more important is that 80 TB-26 light tanks and the weapons and equipment of ten infantry divisions have arrived in Suiyuan.

For Zhang Xuewu, the air corridor between Rehe, Jinan and Xuzhou is the best proof of China's declaration of sovereignty resistance to aggression, but how long can this corridor last? Zhang Xuewu has no idea, and is probably just used to cover the transit of the Soviet volunteer air force aid to China.

The Japanese army's third, ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth, 101, 114th Division, Chongtou Detachment, Fifth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, Seventh Brigade, Second, Fourth, Seventh Regiment, Direct Communication Team, Direct Station Unit and other units marched towards Nanjing. The three divisions of the Japanese army's 13th, 101th and 6th Divisions were reorganized in Zhenjiang as strategic reserves. The fleet of 27 inland destroyers and gunboats dispatched by the Imperial Navy, which were less than 1,500 tons, also began to go up the river, clearing the waterway and clearing mines.

In central China, the Japanese army formed a landing combat force with the Fifth Division of Itagaki Seishiro's troops, the 10th Division, and the 14th Division. With the cooperation of the navy, landed forcibly from Qingdao, abolished the combat system of the North China Expeditionary Army and the Central China Expeditionary Army. General Soichi Teraunuchi was the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, becoming the North China Front Army and the Central China Front Army. After the Shanghai Expeditionary Army captured Nanjing, it was included in the combat sequence of the Chinese Expeditionary Army.

It can be said that the *** people made a strategic adjustment to the strategic battle integration units of the Japanese invading China. After this adjustment, the Japanese army could organize and cooperate with the battle more in a coordinated and orderly manner, and clarified the affiliation and status of the Japanese invading China. That is to say, after the adjustment, only the two strategic-level general armies of the East Army and the Chinese Expeditionary Army existed, and the rest of the troops were subordinate front troops.

The 24th Division, the 25th Division, the 36th Division, the 37th Division, the 40th Division were assigned to the 6th Brigade of the Chariots and the 7th Brigade of the Heavy Artillery, as the main force of the Central China Front Army, invaded along the southern section of the Jinpu Road. The 51st Division, the 55th Division, and the 56th Division were assigned to the 5th Division of the Heavy Artillery Brigade, which supported the landing of Qingdao, and attacked the troops of the Central *** Han Fuju in Shandong, and then attacked Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is located in the southeast of the North China Plain. Except for the small number of Qiugangs in the central and eastern regions, most of them are plains, which are extremely beneficial to the Japanese attack. The Central *** team will face the dilemma of being able to defend without any danger but must defend. Xuzhou is located in a transitional zone between the north and the south. It was known as the key to the north and the gateway to the south. It has always been a strategic location that must be fought for by military strategists and a center of merchants.

Therefore, Zhang Xuewu was worried about not only the chaotic war situation in Nanjing, but also the double crisis of Jinpu Road and Zhengtai Road. The various troops in Shanxi are confronting the Japanese army in Zhongtiao Mountain. If the third section of the north and south of the Jinpu Road has been broken through by the Japanese army, Xuzhou will soon be in danger.

If Xuzhou is defeated by the Japanese army, the defense of Nanjing will lose its fundamental significance. The seven soldiers of the Japanese army from the north and south will definitely point directly to Wuhan. Zhang Xuewu stood in front of the map and looked at the map with anxiety. However, Zhang Xuewu also knew that this was just the result of his deduction based on so-called theoretical data. In fact, considering the logistics relationship and the actual road conditions in the country, it would take at least half a year for people to prepare continuously to launch large-scale battles.

The Japanese army's weapons and equipment and logistics supply are better than *** to a certain extent, but most of its supply weapons and ammunition needs to be transported from the local area to Northeast China or Tianjin via North Korea, which determines that the Japanese army does not have the ability to attack continuously for a long time. If the Japanese army's offensive falls into decline!

Zhang Xuewu pressed his hand at Xuzhou on the map, because in Zhang Xuewu's memory, the Chinese team fought a defensive victory in Xuzhou. Then in the four battles in Changsha, the so-called Tianlu tactic arranged by Xue Yue was a typical example of luring the enemy into depth. After the ammunition and weapons reserved by the Japanese army were completely consumed, their spirits were already deteriorated. The outside line cooperated with the inside line to counterattack and encircle, which repeatedly suffered losses.

***The local combat supply has a slight advantage, and the Japanese army's local collection of massacres and plunder will inevitably lead to public resentment. The anti-Japanese armed forces behind the enemy will surely sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Then the Japanese army needs to mobilize troops to maintain the so-called public security in the occupied areas. Since the supply situation of the *** people does not allow them to carry out continuous large-scale battles, why does the Japanese army have to act like a decisive battle?

Could it be because history has changed? The people of the *** have hoarded enough strategic materials? Perhaps the so-called intentions of the *** people are simply an illusion of delay? The same principle is the same as the principle of rushing to retreat. In fact, the *** people may have tried their best? Although their army was heading straight for Nanjing in a turbulent manner, they were not fast and had a steady and steady attack. This is simply the combat style of Matsui Ishien. Could it be that the Japanese logistics system was overwhelmed?

Recalling that his aviation troops frequently raided Fengtian and the Japanese military factories near Xinjing and the material reserve warehouse near Jinzhou, the Kwantung Army not only sent a flight division to intercept the air, but also had to store separately, so as to avoid being burned by the incendiary bombs dropped by Rehe Air Force fighters.

The reconnaissance agency of the Rehe Air Force has reached the point of being terrifying when it hears its sound. Because there are places where reconnaissance planes frequently move during the day, they will basically be moored by the Chinese Air Force at night. Moreover, the people found that the incendiary bombs dropped by the Chinese people didn't seem to be large in size, but their power was very amazing. Not to mention the large amount of it, the adhesion and burning temperature of the flames reached a very terrifying level?

In fact, this technology is a masterpiece after Zhang Xuewu provided the basic formula and conducted precise proportional tests by the Germans. The Germans called it the "Gate of Hell". In fact, the core formula of this napalm bomb numbered n-Sik 35 is the addition of active alkali metal, which is usually thrown in the air by aircraft. After explosion, a layer of high-temperature flame is formed to sputter around, emitting a high temperature of nearly a thousand degrees Celsius, and can stick to other objects for a long time. In order to enhance its power of use in rainy and wet areas, the Germans also added calcium, barium, etc. to it. The hydrogen emitted by the combination of metal and water burned again, increasing the combustion power.

In terms of choosing the bullet body, Zhang Xuewu chose a blunt-head bullet with a different tail wing directional bomb than the Germans. The main reason why he chose this blunt-head bullet body is that the bullet body will continue to roll in the air after being dropped by the aircraft, so it can expand the combustion area when it hits the ground and explodes. There are three models of the n-Shik 35 incendiary bomb, namely fifty pounds, one hundred pounds, and two hundred pounds. The latter is the maximum single bomb load limit of the BF-109f multi-purpose fighter. The main components of the n-Shik 35 aviation incendiary bomb are thirty-five gallons of fuel and twenty gallons of polystyrene-like gels, etc., and the explosion-affected combustion area is about 500 square meters.
Chapter completed!