429 Jinan Defense War a greeting every year to ask for tickets

March 29. The drizzle in Jinan is still falling. In the central area of the commercial port in the northwest of Jinan, in front of the largest railway station in Asia, drums are playing in unison, but the tune of "Song of the Three People's Principles" is played. A dazzling blue sky and white sun flag is slowly rising on the spire of the station's cylindrical bell tower, about 1,500 national ** officers and soldiers wearing dark blue military uniforms are lined up in a not very neat phalanx, led by two major generals who are also wearing dark blue generals' uniforms, are saluting the blue sky and white sun flag. Not far from them, on the side of the wide station street, eighty-eight small biplanes were neatly placed, all covered with green tarpaulins, and the tarpaulins were also marked with blue sky and white sun.

This is a detachment sent by the First Air Division of the Nationalist ** Army, which includes 40 F-1 destroyers, 40 A-1 light bombers, 8 reconnaissance planes, and an antiaircraft artillery group. The two major generals who were leading the team to hold the flag-raising ceremony were Major General Liu Yongyao, commander of the First Destroyer Aviation Regiment, and Major General Li Wenhua, commander of the First Bombing Aviation Regiment.

Next to the powerful pillars in front of the main entrance of the station, Zhou Elai and Deng Yanda stood side by side, watching the solemn flag-raising ceremony, but their brows were tightly locked.

"Brother E, these people are the reinforcements sent by our Kuomintang for this Jinan city. Hehe, you have sent an army of 30,000, and we have only sent 1,500 men, alas, the judgment is made."

Zhou Elai frowned: "What do you mean...... Luo Yaoguo won't help the south? ”

Deng Yanda sneered twice: "Of course he will come to the rescue, but he will come before this when we and the Japanese are both defeated...... He was also busy waging guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines to seize Yishan, Mengshan, Lushan, as well as large chunks of territory in Luxi and southwest Lu. ”

Zhou Elai took a deep breath: "Isn't he afraid that Jinan City won't be able to defend it?" At that time, there will be no one to contain the main force of the Japanese army for him. ”

Deng Yanda smiled bitterly, raised his finger and pointed at the dozens of small planes covered with raincloth: "So he sent us more than eighty planes." According to the German military adviser Richthofen, these 80-odd planes will play a key role in the defense of Jinan...... As long as they are here, the Japanese will not be able to take us. Hehe, the Japanese army of 80,000 is actually going to be defeated by these 88 planes, these Germans are really ......"

At this time, the flag-raising ceremony has ended. More than 1,000 officers and men of the Kuomintang Army and Air Force scattered in all directions and ran to the complex of buildings at the railway station to find shelter from the rain. It did not look very elite, and it could not be compared with the Red Army alert units that stood motionless in the rain.

The two major generals of the aviation corps were quite reserved, but they walked towards the waiting hall with a steady pace, and they didn't care if they were wet from the rain all over their bodies. Seeing this somewhat loose performance of his subordinates, he just smiled bitterly, shook his head, and did not stop shouting.

"Brother Jixian, this damn ghost weather, if it doesn't shine again, it will be bad." The young and baby-faced Major General Liu Yongyao pointed to the sky and sighed.

"The weather forecast says it's going to be sunny tomorrow." Li Wenhua just shrugged his shoulders and looked indifferent.

Liu Yongyao smiled and clapped his hands: "Then tomorrow it will be up to you to bomb the aviation regiment, well, when the time comes, you have to see the bombing, let those little Japan see how powerful we are." ”

Li Wenhua sighed softly: "It's a pity that the six-hundred-horsepower Star 2 engine has not yet been tested, otherwise this battle will really be the world of our first bombing aviation regiment." ”

"Hmm." Liu Yongyao responded: "If our F-1 is equipped with a 600-horsepower engine, the speed and range can be improved to a higher level, and those old-fashioned A4 fighters in small Japan are estimated to not even dare to go up to the sky." ”

"Type A4? Hehe, what was from the last world war, these Japanese are still using it, and it seems that they attach far less importance to aviation than to the navy. At this time, the two of them had already walked into the waiting hall, Li Wenhua smiled deeply, and said: "I'm afraid that the Japanese will suffer from our planes in this battle, and they will also smash the pot and sell iron to run the aviation force when they go back, if we don't hurry up, I'm afraid we won't win so easily next time." ”

"Next time? Listen to you, as if we've already won this time. Liu Yongyao said this, but a baby face also has an expression of winning Japan.

Li Wenhua laughed: "Then do you need to talk about it?" The victory or defeat of modern warfare depends on air supremacy. The Japanese Type 4 is almost ten years behind the F-1 of your regiment, hehe, isn't this sent to death? Without air supremacy, their artillery positions are not yet live targets for the dive bombers of our aviation bombing regiments? Little Japan has no artillery, what else can it use to gnaw at the city defense of Jinan? ”

……

Shandong, the county seat of Linzi County.

The low and dilapidated Linzi County County Government has raised the flag of the rising sun fluttering high at this time.

There are only a few streets in the small county town, and at this time there are only Japanese officers and soldiers of large brigades marching on them, mules and horses pulling mountain guns and howitzers of various calibers, rumbling through the streets, pressing out two shallow ditches on the ground. From officers to soldiers, their faces were filled with the smiles of the victors. The earthy yellow march stretched from the east to the west of the city, as if there was no end.

The entire county town of Linzi fell into the hands of the Japanese army almost in their sleep. Early in the morning, when people opened the door to prepare for the new day's work, they saw this amazing scene. What made these Shengdou small people even more stunned was that there were actually some soldiers of the Zhilu Coalition Army wearing khaki military uniforms on both sides of the street, maintaining order in frustration. As soon as they saw someone's door open, they would run over and shout loudly for them to close the door and stay at home, not to go anywhere, not to say anything......

General Count Muto Nobuyoshi, dressed in a straight uniform, stood on the roof of the Linzi Station of the Jiaoji Railway outside the city. Holding a telescope and looking to the west, he was followed by a group of jubilant Japanese generals. There is also a tall Chinese lieutenant general officer with a full face, who is none other than Zhang Zongchang, commander-in-chief of the Zhilu Coalition Army.

This time, the Japanese were able to approach Jinan so smoothly, and it was all thanks to him that the collusion with the Japanese began as early as the time in the Northeast, but that was not a "traitor", and most of the others in the current Fengjun were not very "pro-Japanese" except for Guo Songling, and most of the others regarded themselves as "pro-Japanese". Of course, whether it is a false refuge or a sincere refuge, no one can find out until the critical moment. Even Zhang Zongchang at the moment is also invigorating, saying something: "China and Japan did not declare war, and the Japanese soldiers came from afar only to protect overseas Chinese, not to invade...... And he did this completely for the sake of his hometown to avoid the flames of war, not for personal glory. ”

Due to Zhang Zongchang's treason and defection to the enemy, all the railways from Jiaozhou to Weixian were intact, and the main forces of the three Japanese divisions easily set off from Qingdao by train and arrived at Weixian in only one night, as if they were traveling in China. The Japanese army arrived in Weixian on 28 March, and on the same night, with the cooperation of the two brigades of Zhang Zongchang's subordinate Bi Shucheng and Chu Yupu, they captured Linzi County, another important town on the Jiaoji line, without firing a single shot.

At this time, a staff officer received the latest battle report and reported loudly to Muto Nobuyoshi: "Your Excellency, the vanguard has made contact with the Chinese army, and on the Zouping line, the Chinese cavalry has retreated in the direction of Jinan after a little resistance, and it is found to be the cavalry of the Zhang Zhijiang Division of the so-called anti-Japanese allied army in China...... Now the vanguard has occupied the county town of Zouping and is advancing in the direction of Zhangqiu. ”

Muto Nobuyoshi in this time and space fought a Second Russo-Japanese War that was not originally in history because of the blessing of Luo Yaoguo, and got an earl. This time it caught up with the "Shandong incident" again, and the rank of marshal seemed to be already beckoning to him. He smiled coldly, and his indescribable pride was indescribable: "The Chinese army is vulnerable, give orders, speed up the advance, and send troops to conquer Jinan in the shortest possible time and avenge the people killed by the Chinese thugs...... Then we will have to fight the Kuomintang army in the southern branch to see who is the hegemon on the East Asian continent."

……

On the afternoon of March 29, the 17th year of the Republic of China, the news of the "Zouping Encounter" reached Wanzhuyuan in Jinan City. Feng Yuxiang, who finally confirmed that the Japanese army was less than 70 kilometers away from Jinan City, immediately ordered an emergency military meeting to deploy Jinan's city defense.

After a loud roar of "Commander-in-Chief Feng has arrived". The burly giant man, who was still dressed in a simple soldier's uniform, walked into Wanzhutang, which had been temporarily transformed into a conference room, with a little smile on his face and a firm step. Wanzhu's party is also shining at this time, including Feng Yuxiang's National Alliance Army, the Red Army of China G, and the generals of the Anhui Army. Even veterans with qualifications like Duan Qirui and Lu Yongxiang are now straightening their waists, and they are saluting Feng Yuxiang with a solemn face.

Glancing at the generals wearing various military uniforms, Feng Yuxiang's originally gloomy face also glowed, he smiled slightly, and nodded at everyone: "Feng is really frightened to be promoted by the big guy to be the commander-in-chief, only to lead everyone to fight this battle for the country and the nation, everyone please sit down." Burry (Lu Zhonglin), first of all, you will introduce the basic situation of the enemy and us. ”

Lu Zhonglin walked to a huge military map, picked up the baton, pointed to the map, and said in a slightly solemn tone: "The current situation of the troops in Jinan City is as follows: Our National Alliance Army has five divisions and an artillery brigade of the First Route Army, with a total of 80,000 troops, equipped with 36 75mm mountain artillery and field artillery. The Central Army under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Overseer has three divisions, and a brigade of the Superintendent Guard, with a total of 40,000 people and 36 75mm mountain guns. A regiment of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, to which the Chinese GCD belongs, has more than 30,000 people, has 134 75mm and 70mm caliber mountain artillery and infantry guns, and an aviation detachment of the Kuomintang led by the Kuomintang, with a total strength of about 1,500 people and 18 flying aircraft. The total strength of each faction exceeded 150,000, with 204 artillery pieces and 18 flying guns. According to the information provided by the Kuomintang, the total strength of the Japanese army was three infantry divisions and one aviation wing, with a total strength of about 80,000, more than 300 artillery pieces of various types, and 10 flying guns. Our army has an absolute numerical superiority over the Japanese army, and is slightly inferior in firepower, while it is evenly matched in the air. On the whole, the ratio of the enemy's strength in this battle was on a par with each other, and our army relied on strong city defenses, so it was certain that it would defeat the Japanese army. ”

After listening to Lu Zhonglin's introduction, the princes in Wanzhutang made a calculation. The strength of 150,000 to 80,000, the firepower of 204 artillery against more than 300 cannons, and the number of aircraft is about the same. And Jinan is in danger again, and it doesn't look so bad

Maybe we can really defeat these little Japan who don't know whether they are alive or dead......

The gloom on Feng Yuxiang's face was also swept away, and with a sigh, he also stood up, walked to the front of the map, pointed to the east of Jinan City with his finger and said with a smile: "The focus of the Japanese attack this time must be Jinan Dongcheng, because they are from the east, and the logistics and supplies are all maintained by the Jiaoji line." The south of Jinan is the remnant of Mount Tai, the transportation is inconvenient, and the heavy weapons and ammunition of the Japanese army are not easy to transport. Therefore, the key to our stop is the East City, where the heaviest battles are expected to take place."

“…… The younger brother's idea was to divide the entire Jinan city defense into two garrison areas, east and west, with the east wall of the inner city of Jinan as the dividing line. The garrison area in the east of the city starts from Maoling Mountain and Yanchi Mountain in the east, reaches Huashan Mountain in the north, and reaches the inner city of Jinan in the west. The rest of Jinan City was garrisoned in the west of the city, and was defended by the Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Divisions of the Central Army under the command of General Lu Zijia. The Second Army Corps of the Red Army served as the general reserve for the campaign. In addition, all artillery will also be under the unified command of the artillery division of the 2nd Army Corps of the Central G Red Army. Aviation...... General Deng Zesheng was in charge of supporting the former enemy at any time and defending against Japanese air raids. What do you think? ”

This deployment plan was decided by Feng Yuxiang after repeated consultations with Zhou Elai and He L, and it was basically an errand to block the gun's hole and be carried down by Feng Yuxiang's National Alliance Army, and they couldn't bear the Red Army of China and G to go up again. Duan Qirui and Lu Yongxiang's old soldiers were in charge of the secondary areas of the southern city, the western city, the northern city, and the commercial port, so as not to be unable to carry it at the end of the day and damage the overall situation.

Seeing that all the generals in the venue had no objections, they nodded frequently with a little admiration on their faces, and Feng Yuxiang's face also smiled into a spring breeze. It seems that he has seen the aura of a national hero, and the territory of Shandong Province is beckoning to him

……

While Feng Yuxiang and the GCD people were busy resisting Japan and saving China, Luo Yaoguo was having dinner in the Xuzhou Garden Hotel.

Both of them were "old friends" of the Kuomintang, Zang Zhiping and Wang Yongquan. They were all Anhui warlords stationed in Fujian, and their relationship with the Kuomintang had always been very close. At the beginning of Fujian's training in the thirteenth year of the Republic of China, both of their armies were "sent out of the country" by Xu Chongzhi, and went to take refuge in Lu Yongxiang, who was also from the Beiyang Anhui lineage, and later followed Lu Yongxiang to Shandong. During this time, the two of them were sent by Duan Qirui to block the Kuomintang army from entering Shandong...... However, seeing that the two of them and Luo Yaoguo were enthusiastic at the banquet, I was afraid that they were going to betray **

"The two generals, Zhiping and Yongquan, have just received information that the Japanese have attacked Zhangqiu, which is only fifty kilometers away from Jinan. I guess it will start tomorrow. And...... The Japanese army mobilized two more divisions a few days ago, namely the Osaka Fourth Division and the Himeji Tenth Division, and today they have arrived in Qingdao and are now disembarking and landing" Luo Yaoguo gently turned the wine glass in his hand, and told the two of them the latest battle report with a smile.

"Two more divisions" Zang Zhiping took a deep breath, and his face changed slightly and looked at Luo Yaoguo: "Does Old Zhi know about this?" ”

Luo Yaoguo shook his head lightly: "I don't know yet, I was planning to send a telegram to inform you, and the two of you just arrived." It's still our business, the Japanese are still far away. ”

"What, hurry up and inform Zhi Lao...... It's really not good, should it be transferred or ......" Wang Yongquan on the other side was suddenly so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat, and almost said that he had leaked his mouth.

Luo Yaoguo glanced at the two Anhui generals beside him, who were a little old and faint, and said in his heart: "These people are in another history, and it is time for them to step down after the second Zhifeng War in the thirteenth year of the Republic of China. I've been mixing here for more than three years, and I'm full of fishing, so I'm almost going to the wild, what's the point of tossing? ”

"Two old generals, Chief Luo will naturally solve the matter of Jinan, so I won't worry about it. We invited you to Xuzhou today just to talk to you...... Your retreat to the mountains and forests. ”

It was Li Zongren who was sitting at the banquet who spoke, his face was gloomy at this moment, holding a small wine glass in his hand, and he faintly made a gesture of wanting to smash it. It can't help but be reminded of what kind of cup is the number, what kind of knife and axe hand and the like.

"No...... Didn't you say co-optation? Zang Zhiping gasped and asked in a trembling voice.

"Is there a difference?" Luo Yaoguo smacked his wine and smiled: "I think the two of you are also a lot older, I'm afraid that the family has already had a great-grandson, right?" Why go out and fight and kill again? This opportunity should be given to young people more. I think it's better to be like this, I'm in charge, I'll give each of you 500,000 fiat currency, and you take the money to buy a few alleys in the Shanghai Concession to collect rent, how about you should have an income of tens of thousands of yuan every year, isn't it better than being a broken teacher? ”

This one...... How does it mean "a glass of wine releases military power"? The two old warlords glanced at each other, smiled bitterly a few times, and didn't speak, just nodded, and agreed.