The Travelers of the Heavens

At present, the Kyushu Army has invested a total of nine corps on Rooster Land, including six first-line corps and three second-line corps, with a total strength of more than 5.3 million people (including logistics personnel). The specific situation is as follows:

Foreign Corps, Commander Wang Yi.

The Eighth Corps, commander Wang Zheng.

Ninth Corps, Commander Wang Mn.

The 11th"Red King Snake" mechanized corps, commander Han Honglian (also the president of the Kyushu Army stationed in Gongji Land)

The 12th corps, commander Wang Xuan.

The Thirteenth Corps, Commander Wang Kang.

The 20th Corps, commander Niu Jiao (also the commander of the Ninghuhang Garrison on Rooster Land)

The 21st Corps, commander Liu Changwu.

The 22nd Corps, Commander Shen Chong.

In just one Da Shang Huan, nearly two million people and more than 7,000 artillery pieces from three regiments of the Kyushu Army were thrown into the battlefield, directly annihilating hundreds of thousands of elite national troops in Shang Huan with the overwhelming force of boulders.

This is not because the soldiers of the second-line regiment have fighting skills and willpower. It is because the difference in firepower between the two sides is too great. The firepower of the Kyushu soldiers is several levels stronger than that of the Japanese Japanese soldiers in the previous period, which makes the national army completely unable to fight against them.

This battle also shocked the world. The defense line deployed by the national army in Shanghuan before the war seemed so vulnerable to the fierce artillery fire. The national army often had entire companies and entire battalions wiped out in the shelling.

The elite direct troops that Chiang spent a lot of money to build lost more than 70% in this battle. The 30,000-strong Guangxi Seventh Army, a local warlord force with strong combat effectiveness, had less than 6,000 left after they withdrew from Shanghuan. It seems that When the commander of the army was also seriously injured and carried back by the soldiers, Bai Chongxi, the leader of the Guangxi faction, could no longer criticize them and had to let them recover first.

However, considering that the more than 60,000 captured national troops were later released, it happened that these national troops were also direct troops of Jiang, so Jiang could be considered to have recovered some losses.

Seeing that the national army suffered such heavy losses, Country M and Great Britain lost their lives in just five days. After emerging from the economic crisis, the two countries increased their covert assistance to Chiang Kai-shek. The legendary Chiang Kai-shek Army was about to be born ahead of schedule.

From mid-to-late August to November,"merchant ships" successively docked. Along with the ships came military advisers from Country M and a large number of arms, especially heavy weapons such as artillery and tanks, which were urgently needed by the national army.

The 10th and 11th regiments of the National Army Artillery, equipped with the German"32-fold-15" heavy artillery, suffered a devastating blow when they fired at the artillery of the Kyushu Army, losing 80% of their equipment and suffering heavy casualties. , just take advantage of this opportunity to complete the repair.

Some people say that the Japanese have already blocked the coastline of the Republic of China, so how can they still bring in large quantities of arms?

It's too simple. Of course, the Kyushu Army asked the Japanese to open their mouths and let arms from the Western world come in to equip the national army. Only in this way can the national army be maintained and the surrender faction within it not gain the upper hand. As long as the war can continue, the Kyushu Army It will exhaust the soldiers of the Republic of China.

Capital, Presidential Palace.

The Battle of Songhu has ended, and the entire army has shifted to a rest and defensive posture. Niujiao, as the commander of the Ninghuhang garrison, cannot leave Shanghuan easily, so only Liu Changwu and Shen Chong returned to the capital to attend the post-war summary meeting. Other participants included Anton Du. Protector Wang Qi, Director of Foreign Affairs Qi Meng and other senior officials of the Zhou Empire stationed abroad, as well as some senior military and political personnel of the Japanese country also attended this meeting

"As one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the Republic of China, Shanghuan was captured by our army in five days. I thought I could talk about ending the war," said Liu Changwu, commander of the 21st Corps. He was very optimistic and believed that the national army was very easy to deal with. In the Battle of Cisonghu, the Chinese army suffered huge losses and lost the will to continue the war. As long as they proposed negotiations at this time, they could sign a treaty with the Republic of China that was beneficial to them and end the war.

"I disagree with what Commander Liu said. This country has a vast territory and a large population. The loss of hundreds of thousands of people is not enough to make them lose their will to fight," said Shen Chong, commander of the 22nd Corps.

""What about the opinions of the Japanese side?" Chi Lian asked in a pretentious manner.

A translator from the Kyushu Army translated what he just said to the attending Army General Saii Iwane and the Japanese Navy Lieutenant General Hasegawa Kiyoshi.

This Japanese soldier Saii Iwane, everyone must remember this A war criminal. In reality, he is responsible for one horrific massacre after another. His crimes are too numerous to mention. It is really impossible to atone for his crimes even if he dies.

"I hope that the next attack on important cities in the Republic of China can be handed over to our Japanese army." The Japanese army was very dissatisfied with the order of the military headquarters to withdraw from Shanghuang, so he took this opportunity to propose that the Japanese army attack Xiajing. An important city in the Republic of China.

The Japs are not fools. They have seen that the Kyushu Army is preparing to attack Jinling, the capital of the Republic of China, so they want to seize this opportunity.

"Mr. Chai, this matter is not within the scope of our meeting. I think you should restrain your subordinates. Their military discipline is really bad," Chi Lian said. The translator told Chai what Chi Lian said. Devil, this devil had a very expressive expression on his face after hearing this

"What is Wang Duhu’s opinion?"Chi Lian asked Wang Qi again.

"President, I think this country is very tenacious. The war is probably far from over, and I think we need to formulate a long-term combat plan to comprehensively attack the Republic of China militarily and politically," Wang Qi said

"Another point is that since our country currently does not have a navy or air force, I hope that the next battle can be covered by air cover from Japanese naval aircraft. Of course, we will not use it in vain and will give the Japanese navy a big reward," Wang Qi said

"I thought it would be better to negotiate with the Republic of China first and induce them to sign a treaty that is beneficial to us." Liu Changwu still felt that it would be more practical to promote peace through war.

"Although there is some truth in what Commander Liu said, our initiative to negotiate will make the enemy think that we are weak and can be bullied or that we are unable to succeed. This is absolutely not feasible." Chi Lian immediately rejected Liu Changwu's plan.

The latter heard this and stopped talking.

"Our naval aviation force is willing to cooperate with your country's operations, but I still need to report the specific details to the Military Command for approval," Lieutenant General Kiyoshi Hasegawa said.

"Okay, I'm waiting for the good news from Mr. Hasegawa," Chi Lian said.

After hearing what the translator said, Hasegawa Kiyo cursed in his heart. My surname is Hasegawa, what the hell is Mr. Hasegawa?

"However, this battle still exposed some shortcomings of our army, such as the lack of tacit cooperation between the various units. They rushed up in a small alley and were attacked by the enemy's hidden firepower and suffered heavy casualties," Shen Chong said.

During the Battle of Songhu, The largest casualty was Shen Chong's 22nd Corps, with more than 40,000 people killed and injured.

"This matter must be brought to the attention of all ministries, and training must be strengthened during the rest period. Our soldiers are very precious and must not be sacrificed needlessly," Chi Lian said

"Yes, I will arrange this after I return from my humble job," Shen Chong said.

After the meeting, Wang Qi returned to the temporary residence of the Old Summer Palace.

"How about it?"Li Xiaoman asked

"The great victory in Songhu wiped out 400,000 elite troops of the Kuomintang," Wang Qi said

"oh"Li Xiaoman listened and didn't say anything.

"Father, our army has achieved such a great victory, shouldn’t we be rewarded with electricity?" This is what Wang Pu is saying

"The president will do this, so we don’t need to worry about it," Wang Cong said with a frown.

"Brother, are you really collaborating with the enemy? We have achieved such a great victory. Not only are you not happy, but you are also a little sad. What does this mean?"Wang Pu said

"concentric! Your eldest brother is sad for the fallen soldiers of our army, how can you accuse him of collaborating with the enemy?" Li Xiaoman immediately took over the words and scolded his second son.

"Okay, okay, let's talk about this later, the president has already made arrangements." Wang Qi waved his hand and ended the topic.