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When military historians of later generations studied the Jinan Battle that determined the national fate of China and Japan, they all expressed incomparable surprise at the Japanese army's support.

First of all, in terms of military strength, the Japanese army invested in the Second Nakajima (Zhengwu) Division, the Ninth Matsuura (Kanwei) Division and the No.11 Honjo (Fan) Division.

A total of six infantry brigades, twelve infantry regiments, three cavalry regiments, and three mountain artillery regiments. . .

The total force is about 7, strictly speaking, it has broken the record of Japanese invasion of China.

The troops invested by the Youth Army are the Zhang Zizhong Department of the First Division, the Yu Zuobai Department of the Fifth Division, the Dai Yue Department of the Sixth Division, the Gu Pinzhen Department of the No.15 Division, the Tao Jun Department of the No.20 First Division, and the Zhu Jiande Department of the No.20 Eighth Division , No.20 Ninth Division Liu Mingzhao Division, No.30 Normal Shisheng Division Eight Divisions plus Gu Zhutong Division of the First Tank and Armored Brigade, with a total of 20 people.Among them, the Zhang Zizhong Department of the 30st Division and the Shisheng Department of the No.15 Normal School were stationed in Boshan, controlling the upper reaches of the Zi River, and the tank brigade was also transferred to them.The Fifth Division, the Sixth Division, No.20 Division, and No.[-] Division One are currently around Jinan, and they are eyeing the Fanzhuang Group.And the Honjo Fan Division obviously sensed the danger. Although the closest distance between the two armies was less than five kilometers, Honjo Fan still followed Yuheng Yicheng's order to tighten the defense. agreed.

No. 20 Fifth Division Xue Yue Division and No. 20 Seventh Division Zhu Peide Division set off from Rizhao. Their task was to cooperate with the Navy to capture Qingdao. As for how the Navy would deal with the Japanese fleet in Jiaozhou Bay, that was not their concern.

Historians commented on this data and arrangement as follows: "It is really incomprehensible where the self-confidence of the Japanese came from. They actually thought that the youth army, which had already made a name for itself in Europe, could not deal with their 20 horses with 7 troops. Could it be that Has the ratio of military power between China and Japan reached 1:3, or even 1:5, or even 1:10? What is even more astonishing is Yuheng Yicheng. Facing the obvious intention of encircling the Chinese army, is he not active? Go ahead and defeat each one, but set up the battle line, pretending to wait for the squadron to come up and die, is he planning to scare the Chinese away by means of intimidation?"

We don’t know exactly what Yuheng Yicheng thought at the time. Wars are about mistakes. The side that makes more mistakes dies, and the side that makes fewer mistakes wins. There is no need to be harsh, and there is no need to pursue extreme perfection. It’s as simple as that .

At the same time, since Yuheng Yicheng put on such a posture of hoping for a decisive battle, Bai Chongxi was naturally not polite.He immediately set a tone, right here in Linzi, we want to avenge the death of our compatriots, and here we want to defeat the two main divisions of the Japanese army and drive them into Jinan City.All the troops participating in the war were immediately mobilized, and supplies to keep out the cold were distributed one after another. Now even the cooks of the companies knew that a big battle was about to take place.

On December 12, the day before the scheduled attack time, Bai Chongxi braved the snow to visit Boshan in person to inspect the tank brigade, and the German Armored Advisor of the Youth Army Guderian arrived together.After inspecting the brigade with Gu Zhutong, Wang Zhenhua, Jiang Dingwen, Qian Dajun, Liu Zhi and other senior tank and armored brigade leaders, Bai Chongxi pointed to the direction of the brigade's 10 Tiger Min 28 light tanks and 2 Min [-] armored vehicles. Guderian asked: "Is there really no need for infantry to clear the way for these iron guys? Using them to directly attack the Japanese army can really succeed..."

And at the Lianyun Naval Base in central Jiangsu, Navy Minister Chen Shaokuan arrived here secretly, taking advantage of the night to see off the naval submarine formation, he held Chen Shiying's hand and said: "It was originally planned to let you stay at the mouth of the Yangtze River and not come out. But it is the trend of the times. Our navy only has one trump card like yours. We must be careful in Jiaozhou Bay. We must not only play up the prestige of our navy, but also try our best to preserve our strength. After we succeed, we will immediately take [-] X submarines and withdraw to Shanghai for defense. Yangtze Estuary..."

At the air force wartime airport 1 kilometers away from Jinan, Yang Xianyi, Minister of the Air Force, Commander and Commander of the First Pilot Division, is making the final combat mobilization for [-] pilots of [-] Fire Dragon [-] bombers.According to intelligence, the air force that the Japanese army has just begun to form did not participate in this war. Behind the Japanese's indifference to the air force and submarines is the self-interest of the original faction. Selfishness is a little bit better, so Japan stopped cooking when it encountered Westerners during World War II.

"Our Air Force is an independent new arm, a glorious unit named and established by Chairman Wang Zhenyu himself. And tomorrow will be our first battle. Our weather squadron has already calculated that the heavy snow will stop tomorrow, which is suitable for flying operations. According to the Northern Expedition Army The chief of staff, General Bai Chongxi, ordered that when our army launches an attack, our air force will attack unconditionally. Focus on attacking the Japanese artillery positions and command logistics systems, and conduct deterrent operations on its defensive positions if necessary..."

As soon as the general order was issued, the three armies were exhausted to death.In the eighth year of the Republic of China, on the night of December 1919, 12, all the young officers and soldiers on the battlefield in Shandong entered an unprecedented state of tension.The quartermasters of each unit are nervously distributing all kinds of combat supplies. Except for the basic ammunition, scarves to keep out the cold, and drinks, everything that can help the soldiers resist the severe cold in the wild has been sent to the soldiers.This is also what the youth army is most proud of. Their combat effectiveness may not be the number one in Asia, but their logistics support has definitely reached European standards.And all the soldiers who attacked the army were guys without faith. No one had the time to pray to the gods and Buddhas in the sky to bless them to survive. At this time, everyone was busy looking for army clerks or political cadres to write family letters on their behalf.Although most of the soldiers received literacy education when they were in the recruit base, it was only limited to literacy, and it was still extremely painful for them to write a letter from home.

The troops that have not yet arrived at the designated starting point of the operation have already begun to organize their supplies. They are estimated to go there on foot, and then rest and reorganize at the starting point, waiting for the start of the battle.This time, in order to cause a shocking blow to the Japanese army, the youth army did not build any fortifications within five kilometers from the Japanese army's position in the Linzi area. The Southern China Army has not yet concluded its preparations for the attack.

History just made a big joke with Yuheng Yicheng, Bai Chongxi is a lunatic at all, he doesn't play cards according to the routine at all.There is no need for a strong offensive launch position at all, because he has a big trump card in his hand.

The hardest part of the night was the technical maintenance personnel of the tank brigade. Every tank and armored vehicle was undergoing strict inspections.Considering the severe cold weather of the Northern Expedition, all vehicles were replaced with new antifreeze oil.All parts are inspected and oiled, and every hidden danger is spared, especially the Tiger light tank.This is also what the German consultants repeatedly asked for. After all, it would be a joke if the tank lay down in a fight, and it would be impossible for soldiers to push it with manpower. . .

More than a month after the outbreak of the war, China and Japan are finally going to a decisive battle.

At this time, with the fall of Jinan, Sun Wen, chairman of the Nanjing National Government, publicly jumped out and proposed that China and Japan should make peace, end the war, and punish the culprits.This proposition is also known as the twelve-character policy, and once it was put forward, it immediately caused an uproar in the market.

Xiong Xiling, Prime Minister of the National Government Administration Council, was the first to criticize Sun Wen by telegram: "Sun Wenming is a patriotic person and the leader of the traitors. At this time when China is in peril, he does not take national justice into account, and colludes with foreigners for personal gain. How is it different from Manqing?..."

Sun Wen then issued an order in the name of the chairman of the National Government to remove Xiong Xiling from the post of Prime Minister of the National Government's Administrative Council, and submitted it to the National Congress to rename Wang Jingwei as the Premier of the National Government's Administrative Council.Xiong Xiling was not to be trifled with, and immediately resigned and went to Wuhan, but he did not resign, because he took his seal with him, and sent a telegram to accuse Sun Wen of being a traitor when he arrived in Wuhan. "The regulations automatically expire, and they no longer have the right to appoint and remove the Prime Minister of the Government Administration Council.Now it was lively, and the public opinion was in an uproar for a while, which caused a huge shock.

This is a news that makes the enemy excited all night, and makes the people panic and overwhelmed.But what is strange is that Wang Zhenyu, who was called the culprit by Sun Wen, never expressed any opinion on this matter from beginning to end.Under the lobbying of Hu Hanmin and Liao Zhongkai, Sun Wen also refrained from issuing an order to remove the Chairman of the Military Commission.

But Wang Zhenyu didn't speak, it doesn't mean he didn't know about this matter, he managed to get rid of his son Wang Jingye's entanglement, sighed and said to Xiong Xiling: "It seems that the Kuomintang really doesn't plan to cooperate with me, Mr. Wang. "

Without waiting for Xiong Xiling to say anything, Wang Zhenyu directly ordered his secretary Chen Bulei: "Let Minister Zhou and Minister Yang come to me for a while, and let Secretary-General Zhao fly to Nanjing to fight, and let Wang Yaqiao and Du Yuesheng cooperate. Southeast can't Chaos, everything will have to wait until the end of this battle. Alas, Mr. Xiong, this is really unsatisfactory!"

On the Shandong front line, in Bai Chongxi's temporary headquarters, Jiang Fangzhen is carefully checking the implementation and return of each combat strategy.But Bai Chongxi looked at the map without saying a word. It is impossible for him not to know what happened in Nanjing, but this time he was very determined and did not contact Wang Jingwei again. These guys can't do anything.That being the case, why should I go to the muddy waters of Nanjing, it is better to fight the national war in front of me honestly.

Thinking of this, Bai Chongxi suddenly asked: "Brother Baili, is there any change in Fengzhang?"

Jiang Fangzhen was stunned and smiled and said: "What action can be taken? They are all masters who want to be prostitutes and erect archways. I guess they are all watching the fire from the other side. The latest information is that Zhang Zongchang went to Beijing this morning. All the weapons Ammunition was not distributed to troops either."

Bai Chongxi nodded and said: "That's good, Little Japan is doomed this time, and dare to act big in front of us..."