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() Now that Rommel is no longer sending Taipei's air force to participate in the war, Zhang Jun even more brazenly ordered the air force and the army to take turns to go into battle for actual combat training. Army, except for more than 2000 people in the core fortifications, all the others were killed.And Zhang Jun also gave all the troops a great workout. When the casualties were still on par with the Japanese army, Zhang Jun commanded the troops to retreat to the three defense fortifications in an orderly manner when Rommel arrived with reinforcements.

If Zhang Jun does not retreat at this time, then the squadron will be completely exposed to the guns of the Japanese warships, and there is no fortification that can withstand the 460mm cannon.Speaking of Zhang Jun's purpose is not to fight and consume the Japanese army in the street fighting in Shanghai, that is doomed to failure.

So far the battle has entered the second phase:

After the war began, Zhang Jun secretly dispatched rotating troops to take over the defense line and at the same time reinforce the fortifications. The first defense line was located in the Shanghai-Hangzhou area: the first position was located from Zhapu to Jiashan (Zhajia line), and the second position was located from Suzhou to Jiaxing (Sujia Line) is.The coastal area between the two positions has also built a flank position, which is far away from the attack range of Japanese naval guns.

The two sides launched a brutal positional battle on the edge of the defense line in the Shanghai-Hangzhou area. Rommel continued to increase his troops, and the number of thin-skinned tanks in the Japanese army was scarce, which could not form a concentrated armored assault force. The guns were made of paper, and there were also a lot of battles in the air. Zhang Jun's bf37 and ju109 raided the Japanese aircraft carrier and achieved the result of sinking one and seriously injuring the other. However, since the Japanese occupied Shanghai Airport, the air superiority is still on the Japanese side .However, the Japanese fighters still suffered heavy losses under the bf87, and the Chinese miscellaneous fighters also suffered the same fate.

The Chinese side fought fiercely with the Japanese army in the Shanghai-Hangzhou area for months. With the help of defense fortifications, the Chinese side inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese army commanded by Rommel. Zhang Jun's trump card, five German armored divisions and one armored division, are still resting in the rear (including the Chinese side) The original German weapon divisions) were not used. When Rommel increased his troops in Shanghai to about 15, Zhang Jun cheerfully asked the soldiers in the first and second positions in the Shanghai-Hangzhou area to retreat to the positions in the Beijing-Shanghai area: The first position is located from Wujiang County to Fushan Town, and the second position is located on the line from Wuxi to Jiangyin and Xicheng.Between the two positions, an intermediate position was set up on the line from Guishan to Meicun.The rear area is on the line from Shizhuang to Changzhou, and it is more than a month before the start of the war.

The campaign enters three phases:

Continuing to lure the enemy to go deep, using fortifications to continue to consume the Japanese army is Zhang Jun's main strategy. On the second defense line, Rommel transported an armored regiment to break this kind of positional warfare with armored troops. Zhang Jun also changed his strategy immediately. , let the three German armorers deploy their anti-tank guns to participate in the battle. Zhang Jun can use the anti-tank guns in the defensive stage. Willing to take it out at this time.

Rommel continued to suffer heavy losses on the second defense line. Even if Rommel wanted to attack in a roundabout way, he had no choice but to push across the second defense line with the Yangtze River on the right and Taihu Lake on the left.After continuing to fight for one month, the Japanese army increased to 30, and Japan's air force was completely at a disadvantage. At this time, the number of Japanese killed in battle was around [-], and the number of Japanese killed in battle was also around [-].

Zhang Jun asked the troops to continue to retreat to the positions in the Nanjing area: the main positions were arranged in Longtan, Qixia Mountain, Qinglong Mountain, Cangbomen, Dashengguan, Shangxinhe, Xiaguan, and Yanziji, forming a closed circular position.At the same time, let a large number of troops enter the two cities of Wuxi and Jiangyin.

Wuxi and Jiangyin are like two pincers pinching the offensive route of the Japanese army. The distance from Wuxi to Jiangyin is more than 100 kilometers. The public opinion in Japan does not allow it either. The capital of the Chinese people is right in front of them, so how can Japan give up.

Rommel was in a dilemma. Rommel knew that Zhang Jun still had ace troops, especially the German Armored Division. Rommel knew the power. However, the more than 300 kilometers from Wuxi to Nanjing was a plain, and there were no lakes and Rivers are very conducive to the attack of the armored group.

According to Rommel's wishes, Wuxi and Jiangyin must be attacked first, and urban street fighting will be a nightmare for the attacking side forever.

What Rommel adopted was to besiege the two cities with 20 Japanese troops, and he led [-] Japanese troops to approach Nanjing. When the Japanese army approached Nanjing, Zhang Jun ordered all the remaining planes to protect the bombers from attacking the Japanese military airport at night. Of course, there are Chinese spies guiding the target. Even if there is no guidance, all Chinese pilots know where the airport is based on the surrounding terrain. The airport of the Japanese army was completely paralyzed, unable to take off and land fighters, and the Japanese army lost its air superiority. After that, the Chinese Air Force would bomb the airport every day to prevent the Japanese army from repairing, and won the air supremacy for the counterattack troops. The Japanese army suffered from the loss of only one airport in Shanghai.

Zhang Jun's counterattack officially began. The five German infantry divisions and one armored division crushed the Japanese army rushing to the city of Nanjing. The 20 Japanese army had no chance to escape, so they were wiped out and besieged Wuxi. Yin's Japanese army hastily retreated to Shanghai, returning to within range of naval gun support.

At the end of the battle flag deduction, there was thunderous applause in the dining room. Zhang Jun won a perfect victory, and Rommel failed completely. This deduction has greatly improved Rommel's tactical thinking, which will be his lifelong wealth. , The subsequent French campaign was a strategy formulated with Zhang Jun to bypass the solid defense and go straight behind the enemy.

Zhang Jun and the others arrived at the Xiaguan Wharf in Nanjing on February [-], [-]. As for the handling and storage of equipment and materials, of course special personnel sent by Chiang Kai-shek were responsible. Of course, Zhang Jun still deployed hundreds of German instructors to take charge of the statistics. Supervise and prevent anyone from reselling their own ammunition materials. Zhang Jun even has the right to shoot those who steal and embezzle these materials. Zhang Jun is not ignorant of the situation in China at that time. These substances are handed over to them.

Zhang Jun met Chiang Kai-shek at the Presidential Palace. On the way here, Zhang Jun contacted Chiang Kai-shek by telegram. Both parties believed that a German armored army could be reorganized. The armored division and a flying regiment, the unit numbers are 74st Division, 51th Division and 57th Division. This is equivalent to a combined army with more than 58 people.

"Hello, Chairman."

"Head Zhang, your seat, your seat, we are fellows from Zhejiang! Your parents and I also have a lot of friendship, and our ** equipment is also provided by your parents. Your Zhang family has made great contributions to the country, and to the country! "

"Thank you for the praise from the chairman. This is what our family should do. Everyone is responsible for the prosperity of the country."

"Okay, the hero is born as a boy. I have already mobilized the 74th Army you need to the Daxiaochang. You can reorganize the army where you are. You need a year of command. I can still trust you as a fellow, so I You are now appointed as the commander of the German No.70 Fourth Army for a term of one year, and you have the right to independently designate the battle plan."

"Thank you for the chairman's trust. Zhang Jun swears here that he will not disappoint the elders in his hometown."

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Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Jun's parents took care of them a lot, and they were fellow villagers in Zhejiang. Chiang Kai-shek's trust in Jiangsu and Zhejiang people was very deep, which means that Chiang Kai-shek's hometown complex is very strong.Therefore, Zhang Jun easily obtained the command of the 74th Army for one year.In history, Chiang Kai-shek also favored the generals of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang departments.

Now that time is running out, Zhang Jun must hurry up every minute. The most gratifying thing is that the 1th Army is the elite of the Central Yang Army, and its usual training is also very strict. There is no need for retraining for basic queues, housekeeping and other insignificant training. The main goal of Zhang Jun's current training is to let every soldier master the weapon in his hand proficiently. The official rifle is the imitation of the Mauser. This is not a difficult problem. The difficult thing is the training of the armored division.

All the former full-time commanders of the ** will be transferred to first deputy commanders, and they will continue to hold their original positions after one year. The same applies to those who are promoted due to meritorious service.At this time, Zhang Lingpu was serving as the colonel commander of the 51st Division. All the uniforms of the 74th Army were German SS uniforms. Two sets were issued, and the rank was also the rank of the SS, but there was no first-level assault squadron leader, and the third-level assault squadron leader was directly called a second lieutenant and a colonel.

Now the entire 74th Army is a bit strange. A group of low-level Germans commanded general-level Chinese, but no Chinese was unconvinced. The quality of the German instructors made every Chinese soldier admire him from the bottom of his heart.Every Chinese soldier is made of German goods. Except for underwear, everything from weapons to clothes to shoes and socks are all pure German SS equipment. From a distance, you can see that they are authentic German SS.

74 army establishment:

Commander: Colonel Zhang Jun, Deputy Commander: Yu Jishi, Shi Zhongzhong

Chief of Staff: Qiu Qingquan, Staff Group: dozens of German professional staff.

51 Division Commander: Paul Hauser, Deputy Division Commander: Feng Shengfa (Infantry Division)

57 Division Commander: Theodore Eck Deputy Division Commander: Zhang Lingpu (Infantry Division)

58 Division Commander: Rommel Deputy Division Commander: Wang Yaowu (Armored Division)

Head of flight group: Erich Hartmann, deputy head: Gao Zhihang

Zhang Jun presided over the appointment of personnel, supervised the distribution of all equipment to the hands of each soldier, and formed a battalion of military police. Walter Schellenberg, who was born in the Gestapo, was the captain of the military police. Schellenberg's hands, that's good luck.

After Zhang Jun arranged everything, he left the training of the troops to the division commanders. These division commanders are all world-famous in the history of later generations. Zhang Jun believes that they can train himself an invincible army. An army of iron blood.Zhang Jun did not lead the troops to train, but took people to inspect the national defense fortifications.

When the Songhu battlefield collapsed, the army was completely defeated, and the casualties reached 50.00% of the troops. How could they have the confidence to continue to stick to it? , "There is no key for fortifications." We must remember the quality of the locks at that time, even the tumbler locks are not considered, a crowbar can solve the problem, the big deal is a grenade, it is really impossible to hold, the battle of Songhu Chiang Kai-shek mobilized 75 people and suffered 33 casualties. In addition to those who fled, the reduction of all troops reached 60.00%.