The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 211 Strategy of the National Defense Forces

Chapter 211 Strategy of the National Defense Forces

When the Japanese army launched an attack on Shanghai, Wu Aihua was inspecting the construction of a shore-based carrier-based aircraft base along the coast of Fujian Province.Hearing that the Japanese army started to attack Shanghai, Wu Aihua immediately returned to Longyan, the base camp of the National Defense Forces.

The sudden massive Japanese invasion was expected by Wu Aihua, and the National Defense Forces had made some plans for it; but the Japanese army chose Shanghai to attack, but it was beyond the expectations of Wu Aihua and the National Defense Forces senior officials.Besides, even if it was expected, it would be difficult for Wu Aihua to take targeted measures, because the Jiangsu-Zhejiang, Shanghai-Nanjing line is banned by the chairman, and Wu Aihua can't do whatever he wants.

It can be said that Wu Aihua felt no surprise, no joy, no anger, no sorrow in his heart when facing the Japanese army's large-scale invasion.

The Japanese army first attacked Shanghai and hit Wu Aihua's weakness.Historically, the national army was unable to defend Shanghai, parallel time and space, and the national army was even more unable to defend Shanghai. The people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will definitely be ### and massacred by the Japanese army. This is simply inevitable. This is China's helplessness or fate.Wu Aihua seems to have the power to change this ending, but Wu Aihua's name is not justified, because he is only a local powerful faction, and secondly, he is beyond reach. This is also Wu Aihua's fate as a time traveler.

Although Wu Aihua had the most pessimistic estimate of the battle situation in Shanghai, he couldn't imagine that the three elite divisions of the national army had only persisted in Shanghai for three days, which made Wu Aihua, who had just returned to Longyan, sigh with emotion: up!

The Japanese army changed, becoming less arrogant and more capable of fighting.This change in the Japanese army is not good news for Wu Aihua.

Although the national defense force is also changing, the original three group armies have expanded into six group armies, the air force division has four flying regiments, and the navy has two fleets that can barely carry out ocean-going operations. It has not been completed yet, that is to say, the number and scale of the National Defense Forces have increased, but the combat effectiveness of the troops has declined.If Wu Aihua is given another one to two months, the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces will be restored to 3 to 6% of the previous level. Unfortunately, there are so many ifs in this world!

The navy, although Wu Aihua has four "Qinglong 4" heavy cruisers with a displacement of 10000 tons, and even advanced "Flying Dragon 1" tactical missiles, compared with the Japanese navy ships, it is still at a disadvantage overall. Such strength , can be used for defense or sneak attack, but the chances of winning in frontal combat are not great.

As for the air force, although Wu Aihua's air force is strong enough and can even be expanded again, in this era, air supremacy is not the only one, and the air force is not enough to play the role of a strategic decisive victory.

In this "mixed taste" mentality, Shanghai was lost, and the military meeting of the National Defense Forces was also held in Longyan.Chiefs above the chief of staff of each division of the National Defense Army gathered in Longyan to participate in the meeting.

Regarding the current war situation and the strengths and weaknesses of the National Defense Forces, the meeting easily reached a consensus; it was also relatively easy to reach a consensus on the analysis of the Japanese military tactics in the Shanghai Battle. Of course, the latter was under Wu Aihua's conscious "guidance". It sparks everyone's imagination.

However, there have been more differences in the response measures of the National Defense Forces.

"Stand still, wait and see what happens." This is one of the schools of thought. This school of people is playing the idea of ​​"crane and clam fight, and the fisherman wins." It made the Japanese fight against Chiang Kai-shek, and the National Defense Army took the opportunity to expand its army and train its troops. Afterwards, the national defense force became stronger, and it could defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop, and at the same time establish the national defense force's dominant position in the country's politics and military affairs.Even Chen Jitang, chairman of Huaxia Bank, agrees.

"Attack in an all-round way and attack Japan." Those who hold this view are mostly those who followed Wu Aihua earlier. They have witnessed the growth miracle of the National Defense Forces and have unlimited confidence in the National Defense Forces' invincibility.

"You hit yours, I'll hit mine." Zhang Binxian, commander of the First Group Army of the National Defense Forces, believed that the National Defense Forces could launch an attack on Japan in North China if the Japanese army fought in East China.Zhang Binxian said that with the combat capabilities of the First Group Army, the Armored Division directly under the National Defense Forces, the 9th Cavalry Division directly under the National Defense Forces, and the 1st Air Force Regiment, together with several garrison divisions in Chahar, they are fully capable of carrying out military operations against the Japanese troops stationed in North China. Break through each one, thus giving the Japanese army a devastating blow.

The debate was fierce, and each faction had quite good reasons.In addition, there is another faction that only expresses its position at the meeting, and we will fight whatever the commander of Wu says. This is a typical "Chongwu faction".For this faction, Wu Aihua felt loyal to it, but he was not very optimistic about its military capabilities.It's clearly a "discussion", and you don't even have your own point of view, what kind of commander are you?

The meeting went on for a whole day, but no results were discussed.On the second day, Wu Aihua gave an introductory speech on the strategy and tactics of the Japanese army and the possible strategy of the National Defense Forces.Wu Aihua first raised a few questions for everyone to think about:

First, why did the Japanese army choose to attack from Shanghai? After the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, where is the next combat goal?Second, the Japanese army currently has four front armies in mainland China, namely the Kwantung Army, the North China Front Army, the East China Front Army, and the South China Front Army. There are a total of 60 divisions, plus flying troops, garrison troops, and gendarmerie troops. The total strength of the troops has exceeded 150.The question is: the East China Front Army has already attacked Shanghai, so where is the combat goal of the South China Front Army?Will the North China Front Army take advantage of the opportunity of the East China Front Army to attack our northern base?Third, the Chinese fleet of the Japanese Navy has already been formed. Judging from the Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese army has sent out a considerable number of combat ships, but its main battleships are hidden in the sea. We have to consider where the Japanese Navy's combat objectives are.

After asking a few questions, Wu Aihua said, "War is not just a confrontation between the existing military forces and deployments of the enemy and us. The impact of the war. The ultimate direction of the war is political goals and political interests.”

Wu Aihua's "guidance" is like adding fuel to the fire, making the discussion more heated, and of course it also leads to some new insights.

Chen Jitang said in his capacity as a "National Defense Force Advisor", "Before, I advocated holding back the troops and watching the changes. After some explanations by the Commander Wu, I found out that it was the mischief of the local warlords' thinking in the past, and the Sino-Japanese War was not put to rest. At the height of the decisive battle for the destiny of the nation, at least, political considerations are immature. Here, I would like to express my apology to Commander-in-Chief Wu and everyone.”

After Zhong Shoufu was promoted to the deputy commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, he was mainly responsible for the equipment and logistics of the troops. Before that, he advocated "all-round attack and confrontation with Japan". In fact, at least for now, the National Defense Forces do not have the strength to confront the Japanese army, so he also stated that he gave up his original point of view, but Zhong Shoufu could not come up with a better idea on how to fight this war.

Zhang Binxian of the First Group Army also coyly gave up the viewpoint of "you hit yours, I hit mine", but he raised a rhetorical question: it is not possible to attack all-round, and it is not enough to fight each other, so what should we do? ?Now that the Japanese army has occupied Shanghai, it is estimated that they will continue to attack Nanjing. What can we do to save Nanjing from danger?

Hearing Zhang Binxian's rhetorical question, Wu Aihua showed a slight smile, which was difficult for others to capture, but Fu Lin, the chief of the general staff sitting beside him, accidentally saw it.Fu Lin was startled: Could it be that Commander-in-Chief Wu wants to save Nanjing?But how is this possible?

Let's talk about Xia Zhongqing and Fu Lin, because of the cultural foundation and knowledge of the talented students of Peking University, they have made rapid progress in military affairs, but in politics, how can they compare with Wu Aihua, who is a time traveler?In the original history, this time was the honeymoon period of the cooperation between the gcd and the Kuomintang, and the gcd and the Kuomintang formed a united front. Ethnic conflicts became the main contradictions of the country, while class antagonisms took a backseat.However, because of Wu Aihua's intervention, history has changed beyond recognition. Although the gcd is stronger than in history, its political status and influence are smaller.Fu Lin's surprise lies in the fact that Commander-in-Chief Wu is going to fight side by side with the national army. How is this possible? The two sides fought to the death a few years ago!

Fu Lin's guess is correct, Wu Aihua does have plans to "fight side by side" with the national army.Because Wu Aihua knew very well that it was impossible to stop the Japanese army from occupying Nanjing only by relying on the dozens of German weapon masters of the national army. , he will try his best to avoid the occurrence of this historical tragedy.One factor caused Wu Aihua's deep worry, that is, Gu Shoufu, the butcher, is now the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, and he has more power than in history. What's more terrible is that this guy's troops belong to the East China Front Army According to the combat sequence, the intelligence shows that the Japanese 11th Army is the vanguard of the Shanghai Battle.

It is inevitable for the National Defense Forces to intervene in the Nanjing operation, but how to intervene, when to intervene, and how much to intervene are also difficult problems for Wu Aihua.

Although the discussions on the next morning were heated, there was still no result.In fact, if Wu Aihua does not express his position, this kind of discussion will never be fruitful.Because the backbone of the National Defense Forces, including the deputy commanders Xia Zhongqing and Zhong Shoufu, were all brought out by Wu Aihua, and some of them were even saved.Besides, in the past battles of the National Defense Forces, there were discussions, but in the end it was Wu Aihua who made up his mind, and the results of the war also proved that Wu Aihua was correct, at least the fundamentals were correct.

The fact that Wu Aihua has been slow to make up his mind is not to say that Wu Aihua is in a difficult situation, but that Wu Aihua understands that if the generals under his command don’t learn the habit of learning and thinking in war, how can they possibly take on the responsibility in future wars? Responsibility.

The current national defense force seems to be very strong, with a group army of 5 divisions plus directly subordinate troops, at least 15 people; however, in Wu Aihua's plan, this is only the situation when the national defense force was just starting. With the expansion of the war scale, the future of the national defense force The scale is definitely several times or even dozens of times that of the current one. By then, people like Zhang Binxian will most likely need to command troops of millions of people. If they don't learn to deal with wars independently, what will happen?

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