The Republic of Heroes

In the first ten days of March in the 19th year of the Republic of China, the lower reaches of the Yellow River already looked like early summer, which was extremely abnormal compared with the previous March when the ice and snow first melted.Yang Xiaoou looked at the cracked ground with a worried look on his face.He understands that, according to the experience since ancient times, there is a high probability of a catastrophe if there is an abnormal climate.In fact, from the end of the new year to the present, there has been no snow or rain in Shandong and Henan, which is already a sign of a severe drought.Now that the war is imminent, if there is another severe drought, the people of the Central Plains...Yang Xiaoou dare not think about it anymore, starving and dying, the tragedy of a thousand miles of desolate land may be staged.

"Information shows that the little devil is going to launch a surprise attack in the next few days, but the exact location has not yet been determined."

Li Zejun's words interrupted Yang Xiaoou's wild thoughts, he rubbed his temples, and brought himself back to reality from the tragedy in his fantasy.

"The staff judged that the possibility of the Japanese army landing in Qingdao is relatively high. Brother Qianting, Jun Zuo entrusted the heavy responsibility of monitoring the Japanese army in Qingdao to the 57th Division. I am afraid this is why. If this battle is inevitable sooner or later, passive defense is not as good as Take the initiative to attack. It's just that Jun Zuo's attitude has been rather vague recently, and he has not made up his mind to fight, as if he is waiting for something."

"Well. The soldiers are eager to fight. If the commander is determined to take the initiative to attack the Japanese army, there is still hope of victory. But..." Li Zejun's eyes dimmed for a while. With the development of the situation, the situation became worse and worse. Looking back, it seems that going to war is the last way.

However, if he only fights local wars, Li Zejun is sure to win most of the battles. However, he is from Suidong and has been exposed to a lot of Western ideas. It is the industrial foundation and strength of a country.China is weak and poor, and has been mired in the quagmire of civil war for many years. There is no industrial foundation at all, and the most powerful Northeast has also fallen into the Japanese population.

Once the war starts and lasts for a long time, will China have enough resources to consume?I'm afraid that the most unbearable consumption in China at present is the population.After ten years of vicissitudes, Li Zejun is no longer the little guard who knew nothing back then. Because he was deeply influenced by Wu Xiaoliang, his angle and direction of seeing problems are also different from those of many generals who were born in the warlords in the pass. He feels the prospect of the war. Anxiety like never before.

"...However, it is not known how long Shandong can last alone."

Yang Xiaoou was obviously stunned. Li Zejun and him had always had the impression of iron and blood. What happened today? The battle hadn't started yet, yet he had such deep doubts.

Li Zejun also held back for a long time recently, and felt gaffes when he spoke, and said with a smile: "I am getting older, but my courage has become smaller. I also think that it is better to take the initiative than to defend passively. The Japanese army stationed in Qingdao has only one regiment. They have a good chance of winning."

While Li and Yang were exchanging views on whether to take the initiative to attack Qingdao, Wu Xiaoliang in Jinan city was also having a headache.He is waiting for the final news to be confirmed, because his target is not the Japanese army in the Qingdao wing, but the tens of thousands of Japanese troops in the entire Japanese advance team.

Only by eliminating the advance Japanese army can we buy enough time to transfer his construction achievements in Shandong over the past year.

After several days and nights of consideration, Wu Xiaoliang believes that once the Japanese army invades Shandong, it may be possible to deal with it in the short term, and there is great hope of winning the initial war, but in the long run, the strength of Shandong and Henan provinces is not enough. long-term support.

Therefore, for the long-term plan, we must plan ahead.Moreover, he has obtained information through reliable channels. The Japanese military and cabinet have made up their minds to launch an all-out war against China, and have been actively preparing for this for a long time.Although there are certain elements of suddenness and coincidence in the start of the war, strategically, it only advances the plan to start the war against China.

Many people have not yet realized that this war is likely to turn into a full-scale war. They still think that this time is just like the previous conflicts, just to win the interests of some areas, and to signal the majority of the country. The warlords all held a mentality of watching the tigers fight from a distance. Even if Wang Zhaoming declared war against Japan with a clear-cut stand, it was only a high-profile political statement.

Among them, Feng Yuxiang benefited the most. He had no hope of keeping his territory, but he suddenly became the highest military and political officer in Huguang. He still secured his position as the military and political chief.In the end, I'm afraid that the powerful faction in Hunan is just driving the wolves at the front door and entering the tiger at the back door.

With the vast majority of powerful factions in the country holding a spectatorial mentality, it is unknown how long they can resist the Japanese invasion with their own strength. This even encouraged Wu Xiaoliang, who has always been full of confidence. So you have to prepare for the worst.

The rudiment of an overall strategy has been formed in his mind, and this first battle against the Japanese raid has become the most critical battle, even a battle that determines the survival of the Shandong Army.

The pressure from the north of the Yellow River was getting heavier every day. Since March, the Japanese troops on the north bank had been mobilized more and more frequently.A wave of momentum that is about to launch a battle across the river is getting higher and higher.However, Wu Xiaoliang did not place the most elite 57th Division on the front line of defense. Instead, he placed it in the middle section of the Jiaoji Railway as a reserve force or a mobile force. sudden situation.

Wu Xiaoliang had a hunch as early as February that the Japanese army in North China was powerful but had few military operations. First, the Japanese army probably did not form a unified opinion at that time, or did not make preparations for integration. For this reason, the Japanese military will The original Chinese garrison army was deliberately grouped as the North China Front Army. I believe that the commander Terauchi Toshiichi is not a simple character, and his methods and capabilities are many times stronger than other opponents in the past.

It can be seen from the fact that Terauchi Shouichi did not rush to launch a war when he took office, but accumulated strength to integrate internally. Such patient hunters are rare in the Japanese army. Due to the poor performance of the squadron, most of the Japanese generals They all regard the squadron as a chicken and a dog, and they despise it very much, both psychologically and strategically, because they have not exerted their due strength in this kind of contempt, which is why they met Suidong. One of the reasons for the disastrous defeat of the Shandong Army and the Shandong Army.