Back to the Republic of China as a commander

"Dear Chairman, on behalf of the Russian Empire, I would like to thank you for your help to millions of Russian people who love peace and freedom. Our motherland has been occupied by the Bolsheviks. They are madly enslaving our compatriots, but we can only go around Liulang" Kolchak expressed his gratitude to Wang Zhenyu in Chinese very politely.

Wang Zhenyu said indifferently: "Russia is a civilized nation. I cannot bear to see such a nation's cultural genocide due to violent revolution, so I am willing to take you in at the risk of offending the Bolshevik extreme regime. As for Russia Empire, I have to remind my esteemed Regent, His Majesty the Tsar and his family were killed by the Bolsheviks in the most brutal way, so now I have no way to admit the existence of such an empire, you and your army can only be in the name of the Russian Provisional Government exist."

Kolchak nodded with pain on his face: "Yes, these thugs are simply devoid of humanity, and they don't even let His Majesty the Tsar's underage children go. It would have been nice if His Majesty the Tsar hadn't been so kind to them back then, maybe the tragedy will be over. will not happen."

Wang Zhenyu had no interest in the tsar's tragedy, he just replied perfunctorily: "This is the real version of the fable of the farmer and the snake in your country. I can only express my deep sorrow for the unfortunate experience of the tsar's family in your country!"

"Thank you!" Kolchak hesitated for a moment and said suddenly: "On the way here, I discussed with my subordinates. We plan to transfer the [-] tons of gold in our hands and the [-] tons in the hands of the French and Japanese. The ownership of the gold is handed over to your government to express our gratitude to your government for supporting our government!"

Wang Zhenyu smiled and waved his hands and said, "Gentlemen don't take away people's love. If they exist in France and Japan, they should be stored there for now. As for the [-] tons of gold in your hand, the current market value is [-] million U.S. dollars, which can be invested in In the industrial construction of our country, the interest is paid to the provisional government you lead every year according to a certain percentage. What I am really concerned about is the future life of millions of Russian friends. As far as I know, the troops of your government are currently in the Bolsheviks Under the attack of the red armed forces, they were defeated one after another, and I am afraid that there is no hope of fighting back in the short term, so the days of this sojourn are still long..."

Kolchak immediately understood and said: "We are guests, and the host can make any arrangements. We don't have any opinions. We just hope to keep the basic army and prepare for future counterattacks."

Wang Zhenyu nodded and did not speak any more, but motioned for Chen Bulei to hand Kolchak a document he had prepared earlier.

Kolchak nervously took over the document that determined the fate of millions of Russians, opened it and read it carefully.

The documents and materials are roughly divided into three parts. The first part mainly deals with the issues of the Russian Provisional Government.

First of all, in order to ensure safety, the Russian interim government resident was finally placed in Shanghai, but it was not the Russian Concession, but the Chinese Concession, because the Russian Concession in the traditional sense ceased to exist since Kolchak entered China.It is particularly worth noting that there are no Russian settlements within 500 meters of the temporary government. Wang Zhenyu is very clear about the power of the KGB in later generations. It is said that Zhang Zuolin was killed by them, and the Japanese are probably just scapegoats.It's far away, so it's actually safer to put the interim government in the Chinese world. At least the KGB will have to go through a lot of trouble to get close to it.

The second is the reorganization of the Russian army. The 40 Kolchak army will undergo a large-scale reorganization, in which soldiers under the age of 30 and officers under the age of 40 will be left behind after screening to form a team of no more than The 10-strong Russian army will be left in the Xinjiang region for reorganization and training.The other 30 people can terminate their military status according to their wishes, and those who wish to retain their military status will form the Agricultural Reclamation Corps and settle down in Xinjiang for construction.

The second part is about resettlement. In addition to the 40 troops, there are about 80 immigrants. Of these people, about 20 technicians will be employed by various industrial and mining enterprises in China. About 60 of them and their families will go to nowhere. Too many questions.The real problem is the nobles, capitalists, priests, etc. They are only suitable to live in big cities, and with a scale of 20 people, it is estimated that there is really no place to settle them except Shanghai. . .

The third part is the diplomatic issue. According to Wang Zhenyu’s intention, the provisional government must recognize the abolition of all treaties related to the territory between China and Russia after 1860, and the Sino-Russian border line will be restored to the border line stipulated in the "Treaty of Nerchinsk".In fact, according to Wang Zhenyu, the ideal is to return to the Ural Mountains, but this is obviously unrealistic.If he wants to do such a thing, he can't get the support of Britain and France, which hate Red Russia, otherwise, how can the provisional government get back the land that has fallen into the hands of Red Russia and Japan?

Kolchak heaved a sigh of relief after reading it. The conditions were not very lenient, but they were also harsh and barely acceptable. He nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, the great Chairman, thank you for your support in such a difficult situation. At this moment, I extend a hand of friendship to help our Russian people, and I sincerely thank you..."

The news that Kolchak and the Russian provisional government appeared in Shanghai immediately shocked the world. Everyone’s attention on China immediately shifted from the war-torn Shandong to Shanghai. After all, the whole world knew that Kolchak took away the A full [-] tons of gold were collected.All the British ministers, Zhu Erdian, did not even need to receive instructions from Whitehall, and directly ordered the consulates in Nanjing, Wuhan, and Shanghai to investigate the whereabouts of this batch of gold.He also clearly sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government, arguing that China's act of taking in the Russian Provisional Government was to a large extent outdated. The reason is naturally that China itself is currently in a state of war.Britain and France avoided talking about why Kolchak chose to flee to China, which was in a state of war. They only had the five hundred tons of gold in their eyes. At this time, civilization and etiquette are all gone.

But soon they couldn't care about the 12 tons of gold, because a piece of news quickly diverted their attention. On December 1, when the snow began to dance in the northern region, the Japanese Honjo Shigeshi Regiment invaded Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province.Although the Japanese army found that the city was empty after entering the city, and there were a large number of Chinese troops on the outskirts of the city, they still publicized the martial arts of the imperial army out of habit. . .

"My invincible Japanese imperial army captured Jinan yesterday, and the Chinese army fled..." This is a report from Japan's "Asahi Shimbun".

"The battle situation in Shandong is tense. The Japanese army invaded Jinan, and our officers and soldiers are resisting desperately." This is a report from Shanghai's "Shenzhen".

"The youth army is retreating steadily, and Yu Shuai intends to mediate to avoid damage to the diplomatic relations between China and Japan. Since the southern national government violated the resolution of the central government and started the war privately, after the war, those who provoke and disrupt diplomatic relations will be held accountable." This is a report by Beijing's "Shuntian Times".

But no matter which report is close to the truth, the person who feels the truth the most is none other than Yuheng Yicheng in Linzi.The Japanese general knew better than anyone that the so-called conquest of Jinan was a big joke. First of all, Jinan was an empty city, not to mention for the time being. The Chinese army now obviously began to secretly organize a siege network centered on Jinan.

The reason why General Yuheng Yicheng knew the strategic intention of the Chinese army but did not retreat was nothing more than two reasons: first, he could not explain to Tokyo; second, he himself did not believe that the Chinese army was capable of defeating him.

It was the Honzhuang Fan Division that entered Jinan, and the main force of the other two divisions followed them and stationed between Linzi and Jinan. Almost impossible.Therefore, Yuheng Yicheng didn't need to worry about it at all. What really annoyed him was the continuous harassment operations on the rear transportation line and the bloody smell that was still clearly audible in Linzi city.

Sun Meiyao's [-] bandit army, which had undergone intensive training and armed transformation by the youth army, now had a certain scale. After joining up with many officers and soldiers of the First Division who had sneaked into the enemy's rear, they continued to attack the Japanese army's communication line between Qingdao and Linzi. Not big, but it hit the Japanese army's logistics supply line to a large extent.At least the daily supply of rice balls for the Japanese army has been reduced to two.

However, the Japanese army deserved to be a regular army. Unlike the Beiyang Army, they attached great importance to their own logistics support, and the second and third line troops responsible for transporting materials all had strong combat capabilities.Sun Meiyao tried to take it by force, but not only failed to succeed, but also damaged the Bailaihao brothers.So soon Sun Meiyao changed her style of play, from a strong attack to a road break. Specifically, she stopped fighting with you. With such a long line of communication, it is impossible for the Japanese army to place troops everywhere, so Sun Meiyao put herself under his command. The brothers are divided into dozens of teams, those who dig roads dig roads, those who lay mines lay mines, and those who dig railroad tracks have a clear purpose. If you want to send things to the front line smoothly, then it won't work.Lice can't kill you, but they can definitely annoy you.

Yuheng Yicheng's logistical support is jointly responsible for the supply troops of the three divisions and the Chinese puppet army of the three armies. For this reason, he severely reprimanded the three puppet army leaders, but he also realized that he is now caught in a predicament.More and more Southern China troops are gathering in the Jinan area, but what do they plan to rely on to defeat the elite Japanese army under their command?Is it going to rely on the number of people to pile up?

Although he had long planned to use himself as a bait to form a decisive battle with the Southern China Army, Yuheng Yicheng still felt a hint of danger when he saw the news about the South China Army's mobilization that was continuously collected in his hands.

"Order to go on, build strong fortifications, and prevent the Chinese army from sneaking in." Although he didn't think the Chinese army had the courage to attack the imperial army composed of two divisions, Yuheng Yicheng, who was born in a professional class, still gave the order to stick to it, even if it attracted the following The ridicule does not matter.

Chapter 457 The Battle of National Fortune ([-])

When military historians of later generations studied the Battle of Jinan, which determined the fate of China and Japan, they all expressed their incomparable surprise at the Japanese army's support.

First of all, in terms of military strength, the Japanese army invested in the Second Nakajima (Zhengwu) Division, the Ninth Matsuura (Kanwei) Division and the No.11 Honjo (Fan) Division.

A total of six infantry brigades, twelve infantry regiments, three cavalry regiments, and three mountain artillery regiments. . .

The total force is about 7, strictly speaking, it has broken the record of Japanese invasion of China.

The troops invested by the Youth Army are the Zhang Zizhong Department of the First Division, the Yu Zuobai Department of the Fifth Division, the Dai Yue Department of the Sixth Division, the Gu Pinzhen Department of the No.15 Division, the Tao Jun Department of the No.20 First Division, and the Zhu Jiande Department of the No.20 Eighth Division , No.20 Ninth Division Liu Mingzhao Division, No.30 Normal Shisheng Division Eight Divisions plus Gu Zhutong Division of the First Tank and Armored Brigade, with a total of 20 people.Among them, the Zhang Zizhong Department of the 30st Division and the Shisheng Department of the No.15 Normal School were stationed in Boshan, controlling the upper reaches of the Zi River, and the tank brigade was also transferred to them.The Fifth Division, the Sixth Division, No.20 Division, and No.[-] Division One are currently around Jinan, and they are eyeing the Fanzhuang Group.And the Honjo Fan Division obviously sensed the danger. Although the closest distance between the two armies was less than five kilometers, Honjo Fan still followed Yuheng Yicheng's order to tighten the defense. agreed.

No. 20 Fifth Division Xue Yue Division and No. 20 Seventh Division Zhu Peide Division set off from Rizhao. Their task was to cooperate with the Navy to capture Qingdao. As for how the Navy would deal with the Japanese fleet in Jiaozhou Bay, that was not their concern.

Historians commented on this data and arrangement as follows: "It is really incomprehensible where the self-confidence of the Japanese came from. They actually thought that the youth army, which had already made a name for itself in Europe, could not deal with their 20 horses with 7 troops. Could it be that Has the ratio of military power between China and Japan reached 1:3, or even 1:5, or even 1:10? What is even more astonishing is Yuheng Yicheng. Facing the obvious intention of encircling the Chinese army, is he not active? Go ahead and defeat each one, but set up the battle line, pretending to wait for the squadron to come up and die, is he planning to scare the Chinese away by means of intimidation?"

We don’t know exactly what Yuheng Yicheng thought at the time. Wars are about mistakes. The side that makes more mistakes dies, and the side that makes fewer mistakes wins. There is no need to be harsh, and there is no need to pursue extreme perfection. It’s as simple as that .

At the same time, since Yuheng Yicheng put on such a posture of hoping for a decisive battle, Bai Chongxi was naturally not polite.He immediately set a tone, right here in Linzi, we want to avenge the death of our compatriots, and here we want to defeat the two main divisions of the Japanese army and drive them into Jinan City.All the troops participating in the war were immediately mobilized, and supplies to keep out the cold were distributed one after another. Now even the cooks of the companies knew that a big battle was about to take place.

On December 12, the day before the scheduled attack time, Bai Chongxi braved the snow to visit Boshan in person to inspect the tank brigade, and the German Armored Advisor of the Youth Army Guderian arrived together.After inspecting the brigade with Gu Zhutong, Wang Zhenhua, Jiang Dingwen, Qian Dajun, Liu Zhi and other senior tank and armor brigade executives, Bai Chongxi pointed to the direction of the brigade's 10 Tiger Min-28 light tanks and 220 Min-[-] armored vehicles. Guderian asked: "Is there really no need for infantry to clear the way for these iron guys? Using them to directly attack the Japanese army can really succeed..."

And at the Lianyun Naval Base in central Jiangsu, Navy Minister Chen Shaokuan arrived here secretly, taking advantage of the night to see off the naval submarine formation, he held Chen Shiying's hand and said: "It was originally planned to let you stay at the mouth of the Yangtze River and not come out. But it is the trend of the times. Our navy only has one trump card like yours. We must be careful in Jiaozhou Bay. We must not only play up the prestige of our navy, but also try our best to preserve our strength. After we succeed, we will immediately take [-] X submarines and withdraw to Shanghai for defense. Yangtze Estuary..."

At the air force wartime airport 1 kilometers away from Jinan, Yang Xianyi, Minister of the Air Force, Commander and Commander of the First Pilot Division, is making the final combat mobilization for [-] pilots of [-] Fire Dragon [-] bombers.According to intelligence, the air force that the Japanese army has just begun to form did not participate in this war. Behind the Japanese's indifference to the air force and submarines is the self-interest of the original faction. Selfishness is a little bit better, so Japan stopped cooking when it encountered Westerners during World War II.

"Our Air Force is an independent new arm, a glorious unit named and established by Chairman Wang Zhenyu himself. And tomorrow will be our first battle. Our weather squadron has already calculated that the heavy snow will stop tomorrow, which is suitable for flying operations. According to the Northern Expedition Army The chief of staff, General Bai Chongxi, ordered that when our army launches an attack, our air force will attack unconditionally. Focus on attacking the Japanese artillery positions and command logistics systems, and conduct deterrent operations on its defensive positions if necessary..."

As soon as the general order was issued, the three armies were exhausted to death.In the eighth year of the Republic of China, on the night of December 1919, 12, all the young officers and soldiers on the battlefield in Shandong entered an unprecedented state of tension.The quartermasters of each unit are nervously distributing all kinds of combat supplies. Except for the basic ammunition, scarves to keep out the cold, and drinks, everything that can help the soldiers resist the severe cold in the wild has been sent to the soldiers.This is also what the youth army is most proud of. Their combat effectiveness may not be the number one in Asia, but their logistics support has definitely reached European standards.And all the soldiers who attacked the army were guys without faith. No one had the time to pray to the gods and Buddhas in the sky to bless them to survive. At this time, everyone was busy looking for army clerks or political cadres to write family letters on their behalf.Although most of the soldiers received literacy education when they were in the recruit base, it was only limited to literacy, and it was still extremely painful for them to write a letter from home.

The troops that have not yet arrived at the designated starting point of the operation have already begun to organize their supplies. They are estimated to go there on foot, and then rest and reorganize at the starting point, waiting for the start of the battle.This time, in order to cause a shocking blow to the Japanese army, the youth army did not build any fortifications within five kilometers from the Japanese army's position in the Linzi area. The Southern China Army has not yet concluded its preparations for the attack.

History just made a big joke with Yuheng Yicheng, Bai Chongxi is a lunatic at all, he doesn't play cards according to the routine at all.There is no need for a strong offensive launch position at all, because he has a big trump card in his hand.

The hardest part of the night was the technical maintenance personnel of the tank brigade. Every tank and armored vehicle was undergoing strict inspections.Considering the severe cold weather of the Northern Expedition, all vehicles were replaced with new antifreeze oil.All parts are inspected and oiled, and every hidden danger is spared, especially the Tiger light tank.This is also what the German consultants repeatedly asked for. After all, it would be a joke if the tank lay down in a fight, and it would be impossible for soldiers to push it with manpower. . .

More than a month after the outbreak of the war, China and Japan are finally going to a decisive battle.

At this time, with the fall of Jinan, Sun Wen, chairman of the Nanjing National Government, publicly jumped out and proposed that China and Japan should make peace, end the war, and punish the culprits.This proposition is also known as the twelve-character policy, and once it was put forward, it immediately caused an uproar in the market.

Xiong Xiling, Prime Minister of the National Government Administration Council, was the first to criticize Sun Wen by telegram: "Sun Wenming is a patriotic person and the leader of the traitors. At this time when China is in peril, he does not take national justice into account, and colludes with foreigners for personal gain. How is it different from Manqing?..."

Sun Wen then issued an order in the name of the chairman of the National Government to remove Xiong Xiling from the post of Prime Minister of the National Government's Administrative Council, and submitted it to the National Congress to rename Wang Jingwei as the Premier of the National Government's Administrative Council.Xiong Xiling was not to be trifled with, and immediately resigned and went to Wuhan, but he did not resign, because he took his seal with him, and sent a telegram to accuse Sun Wen of being a traitor when he arrived in Wuhan. "The regulations automatically expire, and they no longer have the right to appoint and remove the Prime Minister of the Government Administration Council.Now it was lively, and the public opinion was in an uproar for a while, which caused a huge shock.

This is a news that makes the enemy excited all night, and makes the people panic and overwhelmed.But what is strange is that Wang Zhenyu, who was called the culprit by Sun Wen, never expressed any opinion on this matter from beginning to end.Under the lobbying of Hu Hanmin and Liao Zhongkai, Sun Wen also refrained from issuing an order to remove the Chairman of the Military Commission.

But Wang Zhenyu didn't speak, it doesn't mean he didn't know about this matter, he managed to get rid of his son Wang Jingye's entanglement, sighed and said to Xiong Xiling: "It seems that the Kuomintang really doesn't plan to cooperate with me, Mr. Wang. "

Without waiting for Xiong Xiling to say anything, Wang Zhenyu directly ordered his secretary Chen Bulei: "Let Minister Zhou and Minister Yang come to me for a while, and let Secretary-General Zhao fly to Nanjing to fight, and let Wang Yaqiao and Du Yuesheng cooperate. Southeast can't Chaos, everything will have to wait until the end of this battle. Alas, Mr. Xiong, this is really unsatisfactory!"

On the Shandong front line, in Bai Chongxi's temporary headquarters, Jiang Fangzhen is carefully checking the implementation and return of each combat strategy.But Bai Chongxi looked at the map without saying a word. It is impossible for him not to know what happened in Nanjing, but this time he was very determined and did not contact Wang Jingwei again. These guys can't do anything.That being the case, why should I go to the muddy waters of Nanjing, it is better to fight the national war in front of me honestly.

Thinking of this, Bai Chongxi suddenly asked: "Brother Baili, is there any change in Fengzhang?"

Jiang Fangzhen was stunned and smiled and said: "What action can be taken? They are all masters who want to be prostitutes and erect archways. I guess they are all watching the fire from the other side. The latest information is that Zhang Zongchang went to Beijing this morning. All the weapons Ammunition was not distributed to troops either."

Bai Chongxi nodded and said: "That's good, Little Japan is doomed this time, and dare to act big in front of us..."

Chapter 458 Battle of Jinan

In the early morning of December 12, Zichuan, not far from Linzi, was stationed here by the 11th Infantry Regiment of the 18th Infantry Brigade of the Ninth Division of Japan.It is said that Masao Nishino, the captain of the regiment, is an orthodox samurai, and he usually has very strict requirements on his subordinates.Under his command, nearly 36 little devils in the wing worked very hard to build fortifications in accordance with European war standards.Although the superior doesn't pay much attention to the Chinese army, as a subordinate, when carrying out the order of on-the-spot defense, no one will think that they are very smart and play tricks or something.This is one of the national characteristics of the Japanese. We can only say that this is the luck of the Japanese and the great misfortune of the Chinese. Fortunately, we can also find this excellent quality in some Chinese people. Still alive.

A patrol team of the Japanese army insisted on patrolling against the cold wind. The sky had gradually begun to clear up, but when the patrol team looked out, they still saw nothingness.