The Travelers of the Heavens

September 2nd, the thirty-sixth year of the Xiangying Period of the Great Zhou Empire (the thirty-third year of the Republic of China, 1944 AD).

Wang Yu ordered the presidential palace in the capital to issue a power call and issue a general attack order in the name of Emperor Zhou, the regent and the president of the Kyushu Army.

This so-called"general attack" was a"plowing" plan aimed at annihilating all Allied forces in the Republic of China.

The Jiuzhou Army's"Sichuan-Sichuan Corps" under the jurisdiction of the Kyushu Army, with a total of more than 2 million troops, including 5 corps, 15 corps, and 60 divisions, began to attack in the direction of Sichuan. The order they received was to eliminate the Kuomintang warlord forces in Sichuan from occupying The Southwest is the"Land of Abundance".

After the Sichuan-Sichuan Corps left Hunan and entered Sichuan, they opened the way with artillery fire. For a while, the ground in central Sichuan was shaking as if the end of the world was coming.

Jianmen Pass, a dangerous place since ancient times, was blown into a pile of broken bricks and rubble in just three hours. The defenders all died heroically in the bombardment of the continuous falling shells. This also kicked off the tragic prelude of the Sichuan Army's resistance..

This happened in November 1944.

The Sichuan Army had just mobilized 200,000 troops to leave the Republic of China by sea and airlift from the Republic of China to participate in the Pacific Island Operations. At this time, the garrison strength in central Sichuan was greatly weakened. Two million Jiuzhou troops suddenly attacked the pass, which immediately plunged the soldiers and civilians in central Sichuan into panic.

Since the call came from the Presidential Palace in Beijing, all forces immediately became nervous.

Jiang angrily cursed the M countrymen in Guangzhou for cheating him. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops had just been shipped to the Pacific islands to join the war, and then the Japanese invaders came to attack us. This was not a trick, but something else.

At least that's what Jiang thinks.

Not only were Sichuan and Sichuan under fierce attack, the newly transferred 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Corps of the Kyushu Army also formed the"South China Corps" and began to march into Guangdong and Guangxi.

Brief organization of the various units of the South China Corps:

The 16th Corps is under the jurisdiction of:

64th Army (241st Division, 243rd Division, 244th Division, 245th Division)

65th Army (246th Division, 247th Division, 248th Division, 249th Division)

66th Army (266th Division, 300 Division, 301 Division, 302 Division)

67th Army (303 Division, 304 Division, 305 Division, 306 Division)

Independent 16th Armored Brigade

Independent 16th Anti-aircraft Artillery Division

Independent 16th Heavy Artillery Division

16th Corps Guard Brigade.

The 17th Corps is under the jurisdiction of:

68th Army (307th Division, 308th Division, 309th Division, 310th Division)

69th Army (311th Division, 325th Division, 326th Division, 327th Division)

70th Army (328th Division, 329th Division, 331st Division, 333rd Division) )

71st Army (334th Division, 335th Division, 336th Division, 337th Division)

Independent 17th Armored Brigade,

Independent 17th Anti-aircraft Artillery Division

, Independent 17th Heavy Artillery Division,

17th Corps Guard Brigade.

The 18th Corps is under the jurisdiction of:

72nd Army (338th Division, 339th Division, 340th Division, 341st Division)

73rd Army (342nd Division, 343rd Division, 344th Division, 345th Division)

74th Army (346th Division, 347th Division, 348th Division, 349th Division) )

75th Army (350th Division, 351st Division, 352nd Division, 353rd Division)

Independent 18th Armored Brigade,

Independent 18th Anti-aircraft Artillery Division

, Independent 18th Heavy Artillery Division,

18th Corps Guard Brigade.

The 19th Corps is under the jurisdiction of:

76th Army (354th Division, 355th Division, 356th Division, 357th Division)

77th Army (358th Division, 359th Division, 360th Division, 361st Division)

78th Army (362nd Division, 363rd Division, 364th Division, 365th Division) )

79th Army (366th Division, 367th Division, 368th Division, 369th Division)

Independent 19th Armored Brigade,

Independent 19th Anti-aircraft Artillery Division

, Independent 19th Heavy Artillery Division,

19th Corps Guard Brigade.

The commander of the 17th Corps, General Lu Wuqin, will be the Commander-in-Chief of the South China Corps, the Chief of Staff of the 17th Corps, Lieutenant General Sun Changshou, the Chief of Staff of the South China Corps, and the Commander of the 19th Corps, General He Su, will be the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the South China Corps.

"The unit under the"South China Corps" is the second-line corps of the Kyushu Army.

At the same time, the 24th Corps of the Kyushu Army"airborne" in southern Anhui, intending to eliminate the resistance forces in Hubei, Henan, and Anhui provinces.

The 24th Corps is the second-line corps. The commander is General Wu Youlian, and the army is briefly organized. :

80th Army (370th Division, 371st Division, 372nd Division, 373rd Division)

81st Army (374th Division, 375th Division, 376th Division, 377th Division)

82nd Army (378th Division, 379th Division, 380th Division, 381st Division)

83rd Army (382th Division) Division, 383rd Division, 384th Division, 385th Division)

Independent 24th Armored Brigade,

Independent 24th Anti-aircraft Artillery Division

, Independent 24th Heavy Artillery Division

, 24th Corps Guard Brigade.

In 1944, the situation in the Hubei, Henan, and Anhui regions also changed greatly. The Fourth Army also developed greatly in these three years. Thanks to its strong mass base, the entire army reached hundreds of thousands of people by October of that year.

In addition, the National Army had been eliminated since 1941. The 31st Group Army of the Chinese Army was also rebuilt in the past few years. Tang Enbo, who had narrowly escaped death, was still the commander of the 31st Group Army. He had 3 corps and 7 divisions under his command, with a total strength of more than 80,000 people. The scale was much smaller than that of the past. , Today's 31st Group Army is not as large as the New Fourth Army.

The sudden entry of hundreds of thousands of Kyushu Army into the Hubei, Henan, and Anhui regions immediately aroused the alarm of the local armed forces of the two parties. As the general attack began, they believed that the Kyushu Army was coming with bad intentions. , I am afraid that there will soon be a big war in Hubei, Henan, and Anhui.

In central China, the newly added 25th and 26th Corps of the Kyushu Army were assigned to the Ningbo-Shanghai-Hangzhou Garrison Command to strengthen the defense of Wuhan and Chongqing, thus making the Kyushu Army The defense line is connected from Jiangnan to the southwest.

The 25th and 26th Corps are also the second-line corps.

The commander of the 25th Corps is General Chen Chengsong. The brief organization of the troops is:

84th Army (386th Division, 387th Division, 388th Division, 389th Division) )

85th Army (390th Division, 391st Division, 392nd Division, 393rd Division)

86th Army (394th Division, 395th Division, 396th Division, 397th Division)

87th Army (398th Division, 399th Division, 400th Division, 401st Division)

Independent 25th Armored Division Brigade

Independent 25th Anti-aircraft Artillery Division

Independent 25th Heavy Artillery

Division 25th Corps Guard Brigade.

The commander of the 26th Corps is General Chang Shengyong. The brief organization of the troops:

88th Army (402nd Division, 403rd Division, 404th Division, 405th Division)

107th Army (406th Division, 407th Division, 408th Division, 409th Division)

111th Army (410th Division, 411th Division, 412th Division, 413th Division)

112th Army (414th Division, 415th Division, 416th Division, 417th Division) Independent

26th Armored Brigade

26th Anti-aircraft Artillery Division , the 26th Corps Guard Brigade of the Independent 26th Heavy Artillery Division.

So far, Niu Jiao, the commander of the Ninghuhang Guard, has five corps with nearly 3 million combat troops. He is currently under his jurisdiction except for Wang Zheng, the"Military and Political Chief in the Northeast" The general with the largest number of troops.

As a foreigner without aristocratic status, Niujiao's military career can be said to be very successful. This guy is actually half of Chu Bufan's apprentice and has listened to Chu Bufan's lectures. In the future, Niujiao will be replaced by Wang Yu Granted the title of Duke of Zhongzhou Divine Kingdom, which is hereditary and non-replaceable.

One year after Wang Yu announced the armistice in April 1940, the Kyushu Army began to build various concrete permanent fortifications on the beaches and depths of thousands of kilometers south of the Yangtze River. Artillery positions were arranged from the beachhead to the depth zone according to the range. By November 1945, 20,000 artillery pieces of 105 mm and above, including rail guns, were arranged in artillery positions at various positions along the Yangtze River defense line.

There are countless other types of small and medium-caliber artillery and machine guns.

In addition, there are 35,000 anti-aircraft guns of various calibers ranging from 25 mm to 120 mm, which are deployed on the Yangtze River defense line and some towns in depth.

There are 2,200 anti-aircraft guns in Jinling and 2,300 anti-aircraft guns in Shanghuan. These anti-aircraft guns were used in conjunction with the anti-aircraft detectors sent by the Japanese.

In the future, if Wang Yu leads his troops to withdraw from North China and move to the south of the Yangtze River, the Allied forces occupying North China will inevitably plan to launch an attack on the south bank of the Yangtze River, so it is very necessary to build a defense line along the Yangtze River.

The construction personnel of the entire Yangtze River defense line were all Kyushu Army soldiers and Japanese soldiers, and no ordinary people were used.

The reason why this happens is very simple. The local people are non-professionals and are not easy to coordinate. They are not as easy to use as the soldiers in the army.

After the arrival of the 25th and 26th Corps of the Kyushu Army, they also participated in the construction of the Yangtze River Defense Line.

By September 1945, the Yangtze River Defense Line was declared completed, which took five years.