The heavens start from Changjin Lake

While the Battle of Songhu was in full swing, Jinling, the capital of the Nationalist Government, was bombed by the Japanese army for a long time, and the battle situation on the front line became increasingly unsatisfactory. In Jinling, meetings on the Battle of Songhu were held on time every night.

General He discussed the situation of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War at a combat meeting. He talked about the ferocious Japanese offensive and elaborated on his own views.

When the Japanese army marches westward to Jinling, it is only a matter of time before the capital falls. The national army should consider the security of the capital in advance, otherwise it will be very passive.However, his words did not elicit any reaction from everyone present at the meeting.Seeing that everyone was not there, General He emphasized again: "The war is about to reach Jinling. Where to go for the capital, we have to make a choice immediately. I suggest moving west to Jiangcheng (Wuhan)."

The participants looked blankly at the bald head, and the venue remained silent.

General He suddenly became a little anxious. Jinling was too close to the Songhu battlefield. Such a distance was simply uncontrollable, so he expressed his thoughts straightforwardly: "Because Xiarui is located in the Central Plains and is the intersection of the north and south railways." The waterway transportation is developed, and it can move east and west. It is extremely convenient to move in any direction. Moreover, the Xiarui city wall is strong and difficult to conquer. If we cannot make a timely choice on this issue now, Nanjing will soon be besieged by powerful enemies. By then there will be no way forward and no way back, and the problem will be very serious.”

Although the bald man didn't speak, he already had the idea of ​​moving the capital in his mind.

This idea was born very early on when I was chatting with the foreign consultant Falkenhausen.

But the problem now is that the whole country is united to fight the Japanese army. Moving the capital at this time will inevitably affect the morale of the frontline combat troops.

But if the capital is not moved, it will only be a matter of time before the Japanese army reaches Jinling.

Until I met Li Zongr during a meeting, Li Zongr asked him directly: "I heard that the capital is going to be moved. Is this happening?"

Before the bald man could answer, he asked again: "I also heard that the capital was moved to Sichuan. Is this news reliable?"

The bald head did not answer, but asked him: "Do you agree with moving the capital? Where do you think the capital is most suitable?"

Li Zongr immediately replied: "If it is to move the capital, Sichuan will of course be the first choice."

"Tell me why."

"Well." Li Zongr thought for a moment and then said: "Because Sichuan is located in the territory of China, with complex terrain and dangerous terrain, it has a particularly important position in national defense. In national wars, Sichuan is an ideal country. The rear. To the east are the dangerous passes of the Yangtze River, especially the Three Gorges between Yichang and Fengjie. To the west is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the roof of the world, as a natural barrier. To the north are the Daba Mountains and the Qinling Mountains. To the south are the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Sichuan With a population of over 4000 million, it is one-tenth of China's population of '5000 million'. Sichuan is also known as the 'Land of Abundance', which shows that it is rich in materials. It has all kinds of mineral resources and has excellent conditions for developing the national defense industry."

The bald head listened very carefully. After Li Zongr finished speaking, he nodded and said: "Yes, it is most suitable to move the capital to Bajun, Sichuan. Sichuan has a large population, vast land, rich products, popular culture, and many troops. Okay. It is said to be the best among all provinces. It has been called the land of abundance since ancient times. It is blessed with natural resources everywhere and is the base for our country."

Li Zongr thought about it and seemed to have some doubts. After thinking for a while, he said to the bald head: "I want to say something that shouldn't be said. I don't know if the Chairman is willing to listen."

"Let's just say it's okay."

The bald man raised his hand to signal him not to worry.

The bald man was also very hesitant at this time and urgently needed someone to enlighten him. He was really battered by the war in the direction of Songhu and the bombing of Japanese planes.

"I don't know that you haven't discussed this matter with Lin Sen or senior official Lin. The move is a big move, the journey is long, and you have to sail against the current. If you haven't discussed it with him yet, I will hurry up and go to Shanghai immediately. The war situation is tense, and we are not optimistic about victory or defeat. The Japanese will come to Nanjing at any time, so moving the capital is urgent, and we must hurry up."

Baldhead felt that what Li ZongR said was reasonable, so he said, "You are right. I will go find him right away."

In the middle of the meeting, Baldhead left the venue, got in the car and went to find Lin Sen.

Lin Shen was 70 years old at the time and was a senior official of the Kuomintang. He had served as the Foreign Minister in the Office of Marshal Sun, and he was very senior and prestigious.

When the bald man saw Lin Sen, he told Lin Sen in detail about the capital move. After listening, Lin Sen stroked his long beard and said slowly: "I wholeheartedly support the move of the capital to Bajun, Sichuan. Back then, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang chose Sichuan to govern. The experience of Shu is worth learning from. It is the strategic hub of the five provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Henan, and Guizhou. Nowadays, there is a saying that no army can be formed without Sichuan. There are [-] provinces in the country. Even if [-] provinces are lost, as long as there is SC province, As long as Sichuan is consolidated, there is hope for China. We can base ourselves on Sichuan, build Sichuan, and fight back against the Japanese whenever we have the opportunity to regain all lost ground."

The bald head nodded repeatedly when he heard this, with a smile on his face: "What Mr. Lin said is absolutely true. We are in agreement. Let me make an analogy. Sichuan is like a big camel. The camel is the most tolerant of all animals. He can survive in the desert without eating or drinking, which is something that no animal can do. Sichuan is a large camel with a vast land and abundant room for maneuver. It can serve as the capital of the country and is a natural base for rejuvenating the nation. "

Lin Sen and Bald Head, the two top military and political leaders, came to a unified understanding. Bald Head immediately began preparations and decided that the Chief of Administration, He Lian, would lead a capable team composed of various departments to Chongqing to lay the groundwork for moving the capital. Before leaving, He Lian, Bald Head Instruct him to do three things.

Find a house, build roads, prepare an arsenal.

The houses are for people from various government agencies to live and work.

When it comes to road construction, Sichuan does not have a single road leading to other provinces. After the capital is moved, at least four roads must be built, including roads directly connecting Bajun with Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei, and Guizhou.

The arsenals of Jinling and Jiangcheng were moved to Bajun (today's Chongqing). In addition to the relocated ones, two clothing factories, artillery shell factories, three bullet factories and five grenade factories also had to be rebuilt.

Preparations have begun for relocating the capital. In October, there were discordant voices within the Kuomintang. It was inevitable to move the capital, but Jinling still had to defend it. If Jinling did not defend anything and just packed up and left, not only would it be It chills the soldiers fighting on the front lines, and it will also chill the people across the country.

Among them was the person who drafted the speech.

The bald man planned to make a big mobilization before moving the capital. He wanted to deliver an important speech. The person who drafted the speech did not understand the relocation.

As the bald secretary, Chu Minyi conveyed the thoughts of these people: "From a military point of view, Jinling cannot be defended. But from a political point of view, Jinling must be captured, and it must be defended to the death. If it is to be defended, the troops must be encouraged." Regarding morale, the capital cannot be moved. Once the capital is moved, the political impact will be great and the determination to defend will be shaken. In that case, the soldiers will definitely not want to defend Jinling."

At the end, he also made a metaphor, just like the Spanish conquest and siege of the capital Madrid, Jinling will be conquered as Madrid all year round.

Although the bald head was very angry, he still explained patiently: "Moving the capital and fighting a war are two different things. Although it has an impact, moving the capital is for better command of the war. Even if Jinling falls, we can still organize forces to fight back and recover Jinling. The war has made progress. It is normal to retreat. Today's retreat is for tomorrow's advance. Especially when dealing with powerful enemies, we must adhere to the principle of protracted war and do not care about gaining power in one city or one place. We temporarily moved the capital to Sichuan in order to gain control over Sichuan, Hunan, and You should understand that Hubei and other places are coordinating and organizing the counterattack against Jinling in the future. This is also the theme of my speech. Do you understand?"

"I still have a question that I don't understand about the committee report." Chu Minyi added: "It is said that the German Ambassador Tao Deman was entrusted by the Japanese to negotiate with us. This incident shows that the Japanese government has been looking for a peaceful way. Find conditions acceptable to our government. It’s not that we don’t want peace, we actually choose the timing and conditions. I think the Japanese government’s real intention of attacking Jinling is not to really attack Jinling, but to force us to sign an alliance under the city. If the two sides negotiate If we get together, the Sino-Japanese war will soon come to an end, which will be beneficial to the country and the people. So they think that the capital can not be moved for the time being, and there is no rush to wait and see."

The so-called alliance under the city basically means that the Japanese army has their guns on the four northeastern provinces. If they sign a treaty with China, as long as the conditions they propose are excessive, the national army will not agree.

But if the guns are placed under Jinling City and the Japanese devils negotiate terms, the national army will have no room for maneuver. If you don't agree, then I will attack your capital.

Several writers were actually thinking about the important matter of moving the capital. The bald heads became more and more annoyed as they listened. They felt that they couldn't understand what they were saying on the phone, so they pounded the table, got angry, and reprimanded loudly: "It's you who command me, or I who command you." You guys. If I ask you to write, write it for me as soon as possible. Usually Chen Buile writes, but now that there is no butcher Zhang, do you want me to eat pigs with hair on them? "

After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone.

I put down the phone and thought about it with my bald head. I felt that there are still many people who can't figure out such a big thing as moving the capital. If this problem is not handled well, it will affect people's hearts.

He wants to find a way.

The war in the front was tense, and the rear was discussing the important matter of moving the capital.

After more than 20 Sichuan troops arrived at the front line to fight, they stared at Chen Jiaxing's Japanese troops. The two sides launched a fierce battle on the south side of Luodian. During the day, the Japanese troops attacked the Sichuan troops' positions, and at night, the Sichuan troops attacked the Japanese positions.

Yang Sen led the [-]th Army, and he did not simply fight positional warfare with the Japanese. He dug two trenches along the coast of Zhizaobang, one at the front and one at the front. When the Japanese artillery came over, he hid in the second trench. Here, the Japanese soldiers stopped firing their artillery and immediately ran to the first line of defense through the communication trenches.

At this time, the Japanese infantry will press forward.

Unfortunately, the disparity between the weapons and equipment of the Sichuan Army and the Japanese army is too great. Once the two sides exchange fire, the shortcomings of the Sichuan Army's insufficient firepower will be exposed, and they will not be able to suppress the fierce Japanese attack. Under such circumstances, the Japanese army will soon be He rushed to the front of the Sichuan army's position.

Later, Yang Sen also discovered that the casualties caused by fighting the Japanese with bayonets were actually much smaller than the casualties caused by fighting the Japanese.

As a result, positional combat turned into bloody bayonet and hand-to-hand combat.

The two sides fought fiercely and repeatedly on a one-kilometer-long front, leaving corpses everywhere.

There were more than 26 people in the 5000th Division of the 600th Army. After several days of bloody battles with the Japanese, only 13 people were left in one division. Fourteen battalion commanders suffered [-] casualties. Corpses accumulated layer upon layer on the position. After the bloody battle, they had to use corpses to build a base. Fortifications and bunkers.

During the battle for position with the Japanese army, they fought bloody battles for several days, fighting for every inch of territory and never retreating. They proved with their blood and lives that the Sichuan army was not a motley crew, but a trump card.

Later, the 26th Division was rated by the Kuomintang Military Commission as one of the five divisions with the best record in the Songhu Battle.

By October [-], the Twentieth Army had almost lost its casualties.

At dusk, gunpowder smoke spread across the scorched earth, and the world was dark and bloody.

After the second fool died in the battle, Xia Yuan pulled out the bent bayonet from the Japanese soldier's body, wiped the blood from his face with his hands, and looked at the Sichuan army brothers who were all around him.

Who would have thought that a few days ago, there were still thousands of people holding the defense line, but now there are only a few hundred people left.

The Japanese were repulsed, and the survivors leaned on the ground with their guns, looking at the piles of corpses.

A soldier looked at Xia Yuan in a daze. Xia Yuan sat down on the corpse. The corpses were piled up layer by layer and blood flowed across them. He sat on the corpse, his palms stained with dark blood. He took out a crumpled cigarette case and lit a cigarette. He smoked a cigarette and started puffing away on the battlefield.

"Brother, you are really good at fighting. You must have just killed a dozen Japanese devils."

A soldier walked up to Xia Yuan and sat down next to him, with an unbelievable look on his face.

In the melee just now, he noticed that all the Japanese who rushed to the tall soldier in front of him were killed by him alone, and their bayonets were bent. One can imagine how terrifying his combat ability is. "Yeah." Xia Yuan took a puff from his cigarette, exhaled the smoke, and said, "How many have you killed?"

"Two of them are not as powerful as you." The soldier said.

"Killing two is already very impressive."

Close combat is inherently cruel, fighting with swords and flesh, watching acquaintances turn into a pile of white flowers, and the flesh and blood being sliced ​​apart, is a huge psychological and physical pressure.

When fighting for their lives, both sides will explode with strength and endurance far beyond normal. This is the case for them, and the same is true for the Japanese.If you can kill two Japanese devils, you are considered a first-class expert.

Xia Yuan's ability to kill more than a dozen Japanese soldiers was entirely due to his abnormal fighting power.

Breaking through Ming Jin, his endurance, physical strength and strength far exceeded that of any ordinary person. Even if Tyson came, he would not be his opponent.

The power of Xia Yuan's punch was enough to kill a cow.

It is easy to kill the Japanese devils.

"I only killed two. I want to kill more Japanese to avenge Uncle Lao Huai and the others."

Xia Yuan looked at the soldier in front of him. His cheeks were darkened by gunpowder smoke and his eyes were bright. He looked about the same age as Erluzi.

He thought that when he walked out of Yudi, few of the people who followed him would end well.

Although people will die and war will kill people, everyone who followed him died. I wonder if he fell into a misunderstanding.

After smoking a cigarette, the butt made a sizzling sound when it touched the blood on the ground.

A group of people came from a distance and stopped beside the two of them. The soldiers next to them suddenly stood up. Xia Yuan did not stand up and raised his head to look.

Is a group leader.

"Is something wrong?" Xia Yuan looked at the other party.

"God of War, I didn't expect it was really you." The regiment leader saw Xia Yuan and his face showed emotion. "When we were at the rear, I noticed the fighting situation of the Second Battalion. The Japanese invaders fought several times. Our positions are impregnable, this is not the Second Battalion’s credit, it’s yours.”

"You know me?" Xia Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"I don't know you, but I have seen a description of you in the newspaper. You are six feet tall and have strong combat power. A dozen Japanese soldiers are no match for the God of War. They went south from Luodian and killed more than a thousand enemies in the bloody battle of Yang Xing. , many people in the army said that you came to Rozaobang. Others said that in battles with your participation, the position will never be lost. "

The group leader said enthusiastically: "When I saw him today, he certainly lived up to his reputation."

The commander of the Sichuan Army was quite emotional.

The entire regiment has been fighting bloody battles with the Japanese army so far, and the casualties have reached a terrifying 90.00%. The first and third battalions have suffered all casualties. Only the second battalion is in good condition, and it still retains about one company of troops. The reason why the second battalion can In this way, it completely relies on the God of War in front of him.

It is somewhat incredible to say that a battalion's casualties can be sustained by one person.

The facts are happening right in front of you, even if you don’t want to believe it, you have to believe it.

At first, when he saw the newspaper, he felt that the person who wrote the newspaper was exaggerating. But once he truly sees the war god's combat capabilities, he will find that what is written in the newspaper is still too conservative.

It is not an exaggeration to call him the God of War.

In several days of bloody battles, the Japanese army launched more than [-] attacks on the Second Battalion's position, and the scale of the attacks was maintained at more than one squadron. However, the Japanese army continued to fight for several days, but the position was still not lost and was firmly in the hands of the Second Battalion. , and in the subsequent battles, the Japanese army suffered increasing casualties. Later, the Japanese heavy artillery began to focus on bombing the Second Battalion position.

But even so, the Second Battalion's position was not lost.

In contrast, the first battalion's position was captured by the Japanese on the first day alone. It organized five counterattacks before the position was recaptured.

Although the situation of the third battalion was better than that of the first battalion, it was not much better. During the Japanese attack, the third battalion used its flesh and blood to fight the Japanese troops and was able to hold its position. However, it also suffered casualties on the first day of the battle. It was huge. On the second day, the position was lost. Shi Shi led the death squads to fight back several times before knocking down the position.

After several days of bloody fighting, each battalion suffered extremely heavy casualties.

On the other hand, the Second Battalion position with the participation of the God of War was defeated by the Japanese army several times, with heavy casualties. They also used tanks and heavy artillery, but still could not be defeated.

During the hand-to-hand fight, the God of War acted alone and fought his way through the enemy. The Japanese soldiers he killed abandoned their helmets and armor and fled in panic.

Xia Yuan smiled: "I didn't expect my fame to be so famous now."

"The God of War is joking. Now it has been spread in the army. Who can take you under his command to fight the blockade? No matter how hard the Japanese devils fight, they will not be able to get in."

This group leader is very humble and has a very good attitude towards Xia Yuan.

After all, we are facing the God of War. From the time when rumors about him spread to now, he has killed at least one regiment of Japanese troops, and even far more than this number. Even the commander-in-chief is full of praise for him. As long as the opponent can survive, he will be promoted. Job is definitely not a problem.

But the other party didn't seem to have this ambition. He went all the way south from Luodian and beat the Japanese in Luodian. After running to Yanghang, he continued to beat the Japanese. Then he moved to Hezaobang and ran to the Sichuan Army. He was never restless. of staying in one place.

Why is the God of War running around? So far, no one has guessed his thoughts.

Xia Yuan shook his head: "That's a big lie. No one can guarantee that they will survive in front of guns and artillery. After fighting for so long, I just have better luck and more experience."

What he said is indeed true. In addition to the strong combat effectiveness brought by the system, it also relies more on the combat experience accumulated in the Korean battlefield.

The U.S. military's firepower is far more ferocious than that of the Japanese. When they attack a position, they always have to plow it with artillery before ordering the troops to attack. In contrast, the intensity of the Japanese bombardment, although violent, is far less than that of the Japanese U.S. military. Edge is strong.

After experiencing the bombing by the US military, and then experiencing the bombing by the Japanese army, it will be relatively easier to face the bombing by the Japanese army.

Perhaps one of the reasons why the Japanese army is stronger than the US military is that the Japanese army's individual quality and combat capabilities are far superior to those of the US military.

"God of War, we are going to switch defenses with the new Gui Jun brothers. Where are you going to go next?"

"Are you going?"

"Well, the Twentieth Army suffered heavy casualties and needs to be moved to the rear to rest and recuperate."

"What day is it today?"

"Fifteen days."

"fifteen days"

The [-]th Army of the Sichuan Army fought for several days, but failed to counterattack the Japanese army from the south bank of Rozaobang. The Guangxi warlords arrived. Their task was to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army. However, no one expected that in just one day, the Guangxi Army Six divisions of the army were crippled by the Japanese army. Bai Chongxi hid his face in the headquarters and cried bitterly.

At this time, the Gui army, known as the wolf soldiers, was rushing to Songhu with great momentum.

The Sichuan army left, and Xia Yuan stayed, waiting for the Gui army.

The position was deserted, leaving behind corpses that could not be taken away, exposed in the wilderness.

There were at least more than 4000 corpses left on the position. The 26th Division suffered heavy casualties. When they left, there were only more than 600 people left.

Xia Yuan recalled that when he first met the Sichuan Army, there was a long queue. The Sichuan Army brothers had a look of death on their faces. Now they have turned into skeletons, scattered all over the wilderness, the autumn wind is bleak, and there are many unguarded positions. A bit desolate.

"Battle of Songhu."

Xia Yuan leaned in the simple trench, holding a gun and polishing his rough palms.

The Battle of Songhu was like a huge meat grinder, devouring the lives of every soldier who stepped onto the battlefield.

From Liuxing to Dachang, the Chinese army held on to Zongzaobang for forty days. During the forty days, the Japanese army advanced less than five kilometers. (End of chapter)