Chapter 3 Chapter Three

China wanted to submit the Shanghai dispute to the League of Nations for discussion, but was obstructed by Japan and faced the danger of running aground. Chinese diplomat Yan Huiqing made every effort to turn the tide.Japan's war was unfavorable, so the coach had to be replaced again. Before the arrival of the new coach, Ueda launched the final blow. Elder Ueda is very grumpy. If he wanted to blame, he could only blame his fellow junior, Major General Xia Yuan, for bringing him bad luck.Just such a river that is not very wide, why couldn't it be crossed in the first place, and even buried a fatal hidden danger today.

It seems that there is still a rule to follow in the thing of unlucky, because this pair of living treasure brothers, traced back to the root cause, they all got unlucky on a small cloud of algae. However, for the Japanese army, there was good news. On the same day, Nomura, the commander of the Navy's 3rd Fleet, issued a commendation order on the flagship "Izumo" cruiser, and the recipients were "attack aircraft formation and fighter formation". It sounds like a group of heroes, but it actually honors one person. Ikuta Nogiji, the first Japanese naval aviation officer with a record of shooting down.

The plane he shot down was very stylish, a Boeing fighter jet.The pilot's name is Robert?Short. As you may have seen, this is not a Chinese. Yes, he is an old beauty, a volunteer army who made a temporary guest appearance. Like many of my friends, when my brother was in school, he had such unrealistic expectations for the national football team. He always fantasized that they would suddenly have a hormonal explosion during the game and throw the ball not at their own door but at the opponent. door kick. Of course, this dream was soon declared shattered. Afterwards, I began to emancipate my mind, thinking why the representatives of our national team must be pure Chinese?

Wouldn't it be good to find two foreigners with good golf skills (here are good and cheap African brothers), do some ideological work, let them change their nationality, and then play to win glory for China? In my opinion, at least it's better than our tofu feet. Don't call me nonsense, the Japanese team did this before, and turned a good Brazilian player into a Japanese, and still helped them attack the city. In fact, decades ago, Lao Mei also helped us in this way, and did not even do ideological work. We are not an ungrateful nation. If people treat us well, this favor must be remembered.

Short was a retired military officer who was working as a salesman—aircraft salesman. The product he promoted was the Boeing 218 single-seat biplane fighter he was driving. American products are characterized by high prices, but they are generally very advanced, and there is absolutely nothing to talk about in terms of technology.This Boeing 218 is a typical example, and its performance cannot even be compared with Japanese aircraft.A Japanese pilot once tried to fly a Boeing, and after landing, he sighed repeatedly, saying that only then did he know what a real fighter jet is. The implication is that none of that in Japan is real.

Good Boeing, everyone knows that the Chinese are not fools, but good things are too expensive, and I am too poor, so I have to think about it. Short is the "No Excuse" kind of salesman, very professional.If it doesn't impress you once, just do it twice, if it doesn't work twice, then go three times.Anyway, he didn't have anything to do after he retired from the army, so he just flew around Nanjing and Shanghai all day, talking to this and that, as if he would never turn back if he couldn't make a deal. Before Boeing could sell it, the Japanese came, and the sky became a place where Japanese planes with plaster flags were flying around.

In that China-Japan Zhenru air battle, although the two sides drew a tie, a carrier-based aircraft on another aircraft carrier "Kaga" was shot down by ground antiaircraft artillery. In fact, Japan still suffered a disadvantage. After that, the Japanese army stopped for two days. On the third day, they made an airstrip in Shanghai—the Gongda Airport. This airport is located in the Gongda textile factory that Ueda used as a temporary command post. It is said that it was created after pushing a golf course away. With the Gongda Airport, the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier can start and stop here, making air strikes more convenient.

Japanese aircraft air strikes often do not distinguish between military targets and civilian targets.On the ground of the Chinese, they can bomb whatever they want, and whoever they want. When they are idle on the road, they will throw bombs from the plane to have fun. Anyone who is honest will feel angry. Short was just a salesman, so he could have nothing to do with himself and hang on high, or he could simply run away and go back to his hometown in the United States to hide for two days. But he is an upright American, and he really can't stand it. Air combat is not like this, and pilots are not like this.Not to mention that the Chinese are my potential customers, even ordinary people cannot be bullied like this.

teach them a lesson. Since then, there has been an American "volunteer army" with a high nose and blue eyes in the aircraft formation of the Central Air Force. Not for doctrine, not for belief, not for profit, just for two words: integrity. This is a true hero. Short's plane was so advanced (although it was only a sample), its horsepower alone was twice that of its companions in the air force, and other planes simply couldn't keep up with it.With Chinese aircraft generally lacking communications and navigation equipment, Boeing often loses contact with large groups. The American character is born with a special preference for solitary and unconstrained style.Short sometimes couldn't find a team, so he simply entered the rivers and lakes alone and became a hero (should be called a western cowboy in the United States).

We have to admit that if he is not Short and the plane is not Boeing, it is actually quite dangerous to do so.For fighter pilots, flying solo without a large force often means a dead end. But Daxia Xiao happened to come to a blue sea and a clear sky to let me go, not only flying solo, but also often performing good shows of one against three. This is not bragging. He once encountered three Japanese aircraft (all "Type 3" carrier-based fighters) led by Captain Somo Hachiro over Nanxiang. At that time, the two sides seemed to be in a climbing competition. When we first met, the Japanese aircraft still had the upper hand. They were condescending at an altitude of 1,500 meters. It seemed that three people could trap Boeing in the middle and crush it to death.

However, Commander Somo was soon dumbfounded.Because in the blink of an eye, Short's Boeing 218 had climbed above them. Dive and straf from behind. The Japanese machine can only hold his head and be beaten. Had to continue to fly up.But when they worked hard and finally climbed to 3,000 meters, looking back, Boeing was still smiling at them. No matter how hard you try, Boeing is always ahead. It is too much for me to ascend 3000 meters by myself, but it is easy for others to ascend 3500 meters! Just like Sun Wukong can't escape from the palm of Buddha. Then, continue to dive and shoot at you. In this encounter, the propeller of Suo Mao's plane was hit, the wing was also pierced, and he was seriously injured, so he had to lead his team to flee in a hurry. In a small air battle, the outcome was decided within 5 minutes, and it was declared OK. Short's plane apparently made such an impression on the Japanese airmen that they had to remind each other before flying the plane: American-made, Boeing, awesome. Brothers, whoever sees this fierce man should try to hide as much as possible. Still can't escape. I'm talking about Lieutenant Kotani Jin. On February 22, the day when Ueda felt the most downcast, Chinese and Japanese pilots met again in the sky. At that time, Short was flying from Nanjing to Hangzhou Jianqiao with the aviation formation.Without any accident, this time he "left behind" again - the speed was too fast, and he flew past. Xiao Daxia didn't mind at all, and continued to fly in the direction of Hangzhou alone.When he flew over the Suzhou Railway Station, he found that there was something going on below. A refugee train full of women, children and children was about to leave the station. And not far away, there are 6 Japanese planes, divided into two formations, flying towards this goal with malicious intentions. Lieutenant Kotani Jin is the commander-in-chief of this 6-machine formation. Including his plane, three "Type 13" carrier-based attack aircraft formed an attack aircraft formation. That Lieutenant Ikuta Nogi flew a "Type 3" single-seat carrier-based fighter, and he formed a fighter formation with two other fighters. The official order they received on this trip was to conduct reconnaissance on Suzhou, but in fact, it has always been an old habit of Japanese aircraft to bomb innocent Chinese people "by the way". Short has seen this kind of thing a lot, and he knows exactly what will happen next. The formation of attack aircraft has been lowered to a height of 900 meters, and it seems that an attack on the train is about to be launched. At this moment, the opponents standing in front of Short are not 3, but 6, twice as many as before, and he only has 1. However, without the slightest hesitation, Short pushed the nose of the aircraft and killed the attack aircraft formation. Since it has been warned before, the appearance of Boeing has long attracted the attention of the Japanese aircraft formation. According to the usual drill formation, the attack fleet quickly evaded to the left, while the fighter team turned right at an altitude of 1,500 meters and dived down to Short's Boeing plane. As an experienced old pilot, Short responded extremely quickly. Just like in the first encounter, he made full use of Boeing's good performance to climb upwards, and suddenly opened the distance from the fighter team from the height. You must not get too entangled with fighter jets. The goal is to attack the fleet. Only by containing them can a human tragedy be prevented! Short began swooping down on the attacking fleet, firing. Xiaogu's landline was bitten tightly by him. The three attack planes panicked, and quickly fired at Boeing with the machine guns on their tails. Short was very calm. Facing the enemy's bullets, he never returned fire within a distance of 400 meters. When the enemy is outnumbered, it is necessary to approach and fight, or not to strike, and hit it with one blow. This is no longer purely a contest of technology, but also a duel of courage and willpower. The distance is getting closer. 100 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters, shoot!And it's a continuous burst of fire. It was not until the distance of 20 meters that they were about to collide that Boeing stopped shooting and pulled up to avoid it. Xiaogu died on the spot, and the landline shooter was seriously injured. Fortunately, this Japanese plane has three seats, and there is a pilot in the front seat who can drive it, otherwise, even if Amaterasu possessed him, they would not be able to save them. Boeing was also hit by machine gun bullets in many places, and the fuselage was damaged, but it did not affect the flight. While Short was concentrating on dealing with the attacking aircraft, Ikuta Nogji, who had been hiding behind, suddenly fired a deadly long shot from 150 meters, and all the bullets poured into the cockpit. Our venerable Xiao Daxia died on the spot, and the plane crashed afterwards. Brother used to watch Schwarzenegger, Stallone and other "historical generation" muscle fierce movies, always thought that the above hot plots were purely fabricated.Now I believe it, maybe the muscles are a bit exaggerated, but on the other side of the ocean, there are indeed such super fierce men, because they represent a kind of spirit that Americans have always had-chivalry and bravery. Short's heroic behavior moved the people of the country at that time.The national government specially awarded him the title of "hero" and the rank of colonel, and held a grand funeral for him after the war. As the old American version of the Air Force Volunteer Army, Short was the first, but not the last.In a few years time, we will have more Short-style exotic heroes.They have a common name called Flying Tigers. When the news came, the navy felt like a treasure. Since the start of the war in Shanghai, everyone from Yanze to Nomura, from major general to lieutenant general, has been getting better and better, and they all seem to be scrambling to give the army an excuse for the incompetence of the navy. Now the Naval Air Corps has finally shot down a Chinese fighter jet, which is still an American-made plane, which really makes them feel like they have fallen from the sky. Facts speak louder than words, our Navy (naval aviation) is doing well. Immediately, Nomura excitedly prepared to reward the "hero" of air combat, but he couldn't decide who. For whom to make the first contribution, the Japanese pilots have already quarreled among themselves. The fighter said: That is what we laid down. The attack planes believed that if they hadn't been used as bait (this statement is very vivid), Short's Boeing plane would not have chased them.It was their tail machine gun fire that wounded the Boeing and ultimately crashed it. Some people even said vividly that they shot a guy with a machine gun from behind their buttocks, and watched Boeing fall to the ground with white smoke. The implication is that it has nothing to do with your fighter jets. The two sides were at loggerheads, each refused to give in, and the quarrel became more and more fierce, and they almost started fighting.This made Nomura very embarrassed, and it was impossible for him to find out the video tape at that time and bring it to everyone for replay. In the end, considering that one person who attacked the plane was killed and the other was injured, it was already miserable enough, so Nomura made a decision that he should not offend: except for Xiaogu Jin who reported to the Palace of the King of Hell, all those who participated in this air battle were not Less, all are rewarded. In fact, I just made it for the army to see, why are you so serious. Noisy is to win prizes.After receiving the prize, everyone stopped arguing. It's all for this. I still don't know who took down Boeing? It's Ikuta Nogiji. This brother was really lucky. At that time, Japan was eagerly waiting for a hero to appear, and finally one appeared, so no matter what happened, it was a dish in the pot, and it was immediately fried. All kinds of hats, as long as they are tall, are put on his head with eyes closed, and some people even brazenly call him "Japan's Von Richthofen". I really can't stand these Japanese people, you have to have a limit when it's funny. Richthofen was the ace pilot of Germany in World War I, the famous "Red Baron" (named because his plane was painted blood red), the absolute king of the air, he shot down 80 planes in 3 years, sometimes one day a day Four or five frames are a piece of cake.Do you compare with others? If the "Red Baron" knew about it underground, and knew that someone was playing pirated games like this, he had to wake up with a smile. Of course, for Ikuta Nogiji himself, the most beneficial thing is to become a public lover after returning to China. The love letters and photos of those ignorant girls and young women are so full that they can't be seen. The Japanese navy is not ignorant to this extent, in fact, they are clear in their stomachs: this air battle was actually lost. 6 fought against 1, and they fought so staggeringly that even the commander leading the team was killed in the end. Do you think this is called victory?Liar. This led to widespread skepticism within the Japanese military about just how useful the fighter jets could be. At that time, whether it was "Type 13" or "Type 3", they were all British technology, and they were originally disliked by the "quintessence of China". If it doesn't work, just don't use it.So for a long time to come, the Japanese planes would no longer need fighter jets, and the bombers would be able to carry out a bombing attack with one specialty and multiple capabilities. This is very long, unusually long, at least five or six years. Devils who dare to throw out the baby and the soup together, just wait for your bad luck. The navy can find something to praise itself and relax, but the army can't. The Shanghai battle report is sent to the domestic staff headquarters every day, and the situation disclosed above is getting more and more chilling every day. After all, the battle report is not a newsletter report, so you can't play tricks, let alone brag. As the chief of staff, Prince Zain didn't care about these miscellaneous chores as usual, and his worries fell on Lieutenant General Masaki Jinzaburo (19th issue of Luda). In the past, if the battle was not good, you could blame the navy and call them idiots, but now that the army plays the leading role, who else can you blame? Right now the situation of the Japanese army is rather embarrassing, neither can enter nor retreat, nor can retreat. If a stock is caught unfortunately, there are two ways to get out of the trap, one is to bite the bullet, and the other is to continue to buy. The temper of the Japanese is not willing to cut their flesh even if they are beaten to death. Then just keep buying. Vice-Chairman Masaki decided to add weight, and take another gamble anyway. The report was sent to the Army Ministry and submitted to the Cabinet for discussion. Generally speaking, there is only one reason why the General Staff Headquarters is willing to respect the government cabinet so much and take this rubber stamp seriously, and that is that even they themselves are a bit confused and have to bring someone in to accompany them. Unexpectedly, the cabinet was about to be driven crazy by Shanghai. Now the fur coat has been replaced by our familiar old friend Yoshizawa Kenkichi. When Quanyang formed the cabinet, all official positions were arranged, that is, the foreign minister was vacant, and he was alone.At first, everyone thought that the old man had a noble style, and he had to hold two jobs at such an age to save money for the country.But it didn't take long before the truth came to light. It turned out that this position was specially reserved for his son-in-law! It is true that Fangze's business level is bad enough, and his work performance in the League of Nations can only be described as "unsatisfactory", but these cannot support his having a good husband. Say you can do it, you can do it, and you can do it if you don’t.It seems that it is better to have a background than to have a level. This sentence is applicable everywhere-the Japanese refer to Japan's diplomacy during this period as father-son diplomacy. However, Fangze's promotion is not all a bad thing, at least the representative of the League of Nations can be replaced by a more decent person. Naotake Sato, the former representative in Belgium, went into battle. Compared with Fangze, Sato is better in both foreign language and coping skills. Since Yan Huiqing, the Chinese representative, proposed to invoke Article 15 of the League of Nations Treaty and refer the Shanghai issue to the General Assembly, the new Japanese representative became nervous. He is not stupid, and he has also discovered the crux of this proposal. But no matter how you look at it, Yan Huiqing's request is very legitimate and it is difficult to refute. After thinking and thinking, I finally came up with a reason. When the council discussed the Chinese representative's proposal, Sato, representing Japan, expressed firm opposition. The reason turned out to be: China is too chaotic ("unorganized state"). Can this also be a reason? The answer is yes. Because there is still a series of reasoning below-since there is chaos, there is no organization and discipline; there is no organization and discipline, so the Japanese cannot be protected; the Japanese cannot be protected, so we fought. Finally, the conclusion is drawn: this matter is caused by China itself, and the person who tied the bell needs to be untied, and has nothing to do with the League of Nations Congress. For this reason, Mr. Sato put a lot of effort into it. After bypassing the password, he felt relieved when he looked at the expressions of the participants. In fact, Sato's words did hit an important point in Western countries. That is the fear of chaos in China. If Sato is telling the truth, they may also encounter the troubles that Japan encounters. After all, there are expatriates in China. Well, the Shanghai dispute should be discussed in the council. The direction of the meeting changed suddenly, and China's proposal suddenly faced the possibility of being stranded. Now before Yan Huiqing who is about to speak, there is one more chance, one and only one. Can the former prime minister of the Beiyang government complete this important task? Unless a miracle happens. Yan Huiqing has been quietly listening to Sato's speech. Sato speaks French, which is no obstacle for Yan Huiqing.He was judging and analyzing every word and every sentence of the other party with French thinking. Yan Huiqing came to the podium, and he used English. He admitted that China is indeed still in chaos. Sato smiled, isn't this just asking for it? It's a pity that he laughed too early, because the wonderful speech of the Chinese diplomat has just begun. Yan Huiqing said: In fact, our country and people do not want chaos. We want unity, peace, and the establishment of a modern country.We've been working on it. But there is a country that wants China to be as chaotic as possible so that it can fish in troubled waters. This country is Japan. There are too many examples that Yan Huiqing can use to support this point of view, almost at his fingertips. Sato, who was sitting on the seat, gradually became uneasy, because he knew that these examples were hard facts. Diplomats from various countries are already whispering and whispering. Sato-kun, your back is already sweating, don't be nervous, because next, you will open your eyes and be knocked down by your opponent's more powerful killer. Yan Huiqing suddenly changed the subject and talked about an "unorganized and undisciplined country". This is exactly the cannonball that Sato used to attack China this time. Now, Yan Huiqing picked up the shell, stuffed it into the barrel, and fired it back. Who is an unorganized and undisciplined country? Let me tell you that Japan is an out-and-out model! May I ask the representative of Japan, how many useless attitudes and false promises have you made at the Council of the League of Nations? Sometimes you said that you would not expand the situation, and sometimes you said you would withdraw your troops, but when did you actually implement it? Do you still remember that after the "September 18th Incident" broke out, the representatives of the Japanese government promised here that they would withdraw their troops from the Northeast and return to the state before the incident.But what happened? As a result, not only did the troops not withdraw, but even other places in the Northeast were completely occupied by the Japanese army! Now Japan is provoking trouble in Shanghai again, I would like to ask: What exactly do you want to do? ! The heavy shell that Yan Huiqing fired back immediately knocked Sato to the ground.He was speechless, speechless. Yan Huiqing's passionate voice echoed in the conference hall: What exactly are you trying to do? ! It was this angry questioning that resonated with almost all the diplomats present (except Japan). Yeah, what on earth does this Japanese want to do? All the Japanese representatives in the League of Nations have turned their backs on their promises and played tricks. They have been turned out at this moment. The first time everyone thought you were naughty, the second time everyone thought you were careless, the third time everyone thought you might change your past, and the fourth time... If you are full, there is nothing to do, you!Is there such a joker? The image of Japan as a "rogue country" was fixed at this moment. The representatives of various countries cannot allow a fourth time this time.Because this is in Shanghai. Let's just pick two bigger ones.77% of UK investment in China is here; 65% of US investment in China is also here. If you don't want to do business well in Shanghai Beach, just get out of the way and don't make trouble here and disturb everyone's good business. On February 18th, the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), the Council of the League of Nations made a decision to transfer the Sino-Japanese Shanghai case to the General Assembly, and held a special meeting on March 3 (due to the time difference, Shanghai time should be March 4). Conference for discussion. A miracle happened. After the council resolution was passed, a reporter from a British newspaper said on the spot: Yan Huiqing can outperform the best diplomat in our British Empire! It's not that Fangze, the foreign minister, has never been in the League of Nations. He knows better than anyone else what this decision of the Council of the League of Nations means. Be sure to fix it by March 4th! As long as the Chinese army can be completely defeated before this day, we will have the final say on the affairs of Shanghai, and the League of Nations will hold a meeting in vain. The cabinet immediately passed the report on the increase of troops from the General Staff Headquarters. Deputy Chief Masaki began to consider candidates for a new commander. quite difficult. He is older and more capable than Lieutenant General Kenkichi Ueda, and he has to ensure that he can win when he goes into battle. Where can he find such a god-man? Besides, at this stage, the war in Shanghai has really become a hot potato. Generally, few generals who have achieved fame and fame have met the conditions, and few are willing to take the risk to go to Shanghai. This war is not a joke, if something goes wrong and you end up ruined, there will be nowhere to buy regret medicine. Shangqiongbi fell to Huangquan, and Masaki finally found someone who met the conditions and was not afraid. He is General Shirakawa Yoshinori (the 12th term of Lu Da), who once served as the commander of the Kwantung Army and served as Minister of the Army in the Tanaka Cabinet. He is qualified in terms of military experience and qualifications. This person can be called an old devil among old devils.At his age, there are very few graduates from Lu University who are still serving in the top ranks of the army, and even rarer are those who can become generals. Among the students in the same period, besides him, there is only one Suzuki Zhuangliu. There is no way to let Bai Chuan play the role.The old ones don't want to go up, the young ones can't go up, and he's the only one left. At such an age, he is still thinking about serving the country, and he doesn't care about fame and fortune. From the perspective of Deputy Chief Masaki, this person is really interesting. Of course, neither he nor Bai Chuan himself thought at that time that Shanghai was indeed an evil place. Although Bai Chuan would not get his "fame", his "body" was still "defeated" in the end. On February 23, the Japanese army dispatched the 11th Division (Zentsuji Division) and the 14th Division (Utsunomiya Division) to form the "Shanghai Dispatch Army", appointed Shirakawa Yoshinori as the commander of the "Shanghai Dispatch Army", and went to Shanghai to participate in the fight. Including the original troops, the total number of Japanese troops will reach 70,000 (known as 100,000), while the 19th Route Army and the 5th Army will add up to less than 60,000. Not only the weapons and equipment, but also the number of people will be at a disadvantage. In order to avoid smashing Shirakawa's brand name, Masaki also reasonablely brought out another old guy, General Hishikari Takashi (the 16th issue of the mainland), and let him serve as the nominal commander-in-chief of the Shanghai War. Although this Takashi Ryokan does not seem to be superior in fighting, he has a high forehead and good luck, and he belongs to the type of "fortune general".He is the only person in Japanese history who has served as the commander of the Kwantung Army twice, just because he "met". Earlier, Takashi Hishikari was the commander in Taiwan, and the place was leisurely and leisurely, but there were no achievements.It just so happened that Eitaro Hata (the 17th issue of Luda), who was the commander of the Kwantung Army at the time, didn't even say hello, but suddenly fell ill and fell ill. Not long after, it was the turn of the "September 18th" incident to break out.However, one month before the incident, he was transferred back to the country to become a military councilor, and the commander of the Kwantung Army was replaced by Fan Zhuang (Lu Da 19th issue).At that time, it seemed a pity that Takashi Ryogai lost a chance to make a contribution, but it actually saved his life.At the Tokyo Grand Trial in the future, Shigeru Honjo was designated as a Class A war criminal because of this "meritorious service", and he committed suicide in the end so that he was not taken to court to embarrass himself. Two years later, because the Northeast Volunteer Army was making too much noise, Shigeru Honjo couldn't hold back, so he was withdrawn to the country and was replaced by Nobuyoshi Muto, which stabilized the situation.However, this Muto worked hard, and the country was defeated, but he had no luck to enjoy it. He soon developed jaundice, and he was "fart". His replacement was Lingjialong again! You see, when good things come, he has his share, and when bad things come, he will automatically disappear. This kind of luck is simply cultivated in his previous life.Masaki carried him out, probably because he played too badly in the front, and he was a bit overjoyed. In addition, in the "Shanghai Dispatched Army", there is also a "celebrity". This is Major General Ningji Okamura (the 25th issue of Luda), who served as the deputy chief of staff of the Shanghai Dispatch Army.However, Okamura was just a fledgling at that time, and he was really insignificant. It was of the nature of a temporary job training, not even training, because he did not go to Shanghai until March 6, that is, after the war was basically over. Ueda is about to be laid off, but the army elder just can't figure out why he can't chew through the opponent's line of defense even though he has put in so much effort? The left wing tried it, the right wing tried it too, they fought in all aspects, they also attacked the key points, all their brains were used, and all their strength was spent-here, in order to win the battle of the temple line, Ueda even set up the command post They have all moved to Tianle Temple on the front line, with such sincerity, why can't Amaterasu be able to open their eyes? Shirakawa and his party will not be in Shanghai for a day, and Ueda has to continue to toss.But his strength is insufficient, and the Chinese position seems so difficult to break through. This time, why is there a word of worry? People who fail more often have narrower thinking.It is said that there is a proverb in Japan: a stupid person can only go one way.Now Ueda, who is dazed by a series of failures, can only go one way, which is to still sacrifice his "central breakthrough theory".However, due to too few soldiers at the moment, it is no longer realistic to spread out to fight the "Central", and can only fight one side of the "Central", or the "Little Central". Ueda comforted himself: Make one dough first, and then another dough, just like making sesame seed cakes, turn them over and over again, and finally they are all cooked, and the "central" is still mine.Oh yeah. The focus is on the south of the temple line. It was the hurdle that he couldn't get over when he wanted to win the "big center" of the temple. It seems that it takes a lifetime for a person to have a knot in his heart. But in general, Ueda's style of play this time is quite tricky, which proves that the lieutenant general is not in vain. He played a trick, hiding the main force of the Jinze Division in the snow, and left it alone for the first two days. Only a small number of troops were drawn to attack Jiangwan, which was guarded by the 19th Route Army. The two regiments of the Kanazawa Division were sent to fight Jiangwan, actually one and a half, because apart from the 35th Regiment (Tokuye Regiment), the 7th Regiment (Lin Daba Regiment) only sent out A brigade, led by the officer who is idle and promoted to Major. It's a thing of the east and the west, the mystery is the mystery, the truth is the truth when the fake is true, that is to say, you can't let the other party see your true intentions.Ueda asked these two teams to play Jiangwan, but he didn't tell them that they wanted to fake the fight, but let them play the real thing. This is a bit embarrassing.A few days ago, it was useless for all the Jinze Division to pounce on it. Now it sounds a bit unbelievable that one and a half alliances are required to make contributions. Major Idle Nobo and Captain Tokuno Jiro of the 35th Regiment felt flattered.If the head of the division can entrust important tasks, he can trust our brothers, so he must complete the task if he has the conditions, and he must complete the task if he does not have the conditions to create the conditions. Doing things for the leader requires not only hard work, but also hard work. Together, the two men have too few soldiers, and if they attack from the front, it will definitely not be effective.The best way is to sneak around from the northwest of Jiangwan Town, and then launch a surprise attack from behind the 19th Route Army's position. Making good use of devious tactics is a specialty of the Japanese army, and this is what these two boys use. The idea is really good. If it succeeds, the 19th Route Army will be in chaos. In order not to be discovered by the defenders, in the middle of the night, people were sleeping, but they didn't sleep, and sneaked past like night owls. In the picture of "The Second Battle of the Temple Walk" (see page 40), the direction of the sneak attack of the two troops is different, they are separated, and they probably want to play with outflanking or something. Tokuno headed west, and Kongsheng headed north. They were all sneak attacks, but this idler was the worst, and he was discovered by the defenders before he went far.The two sides fought each other with one shot at each other. Ordinarily, everyone has seen you, so you should be more honest and sneak back with your tail between your legs.But Xiansheng didn't think so. He probably became obsessed with reading the story of "Three Bullets of Loyalty and Bravery" recently, so he actually wanted to lead troops to rush there. Sensational reports are really harmful. The defender saw it, what's the matter, is it really coming? Want to make meatballs, don't you?Perfect for you. Hearing that this side was the first to fight, the mobile troops scattered all over Jiangwan immediately rushed over to reinforce, and more and more people gathered, gradually forming an encirclement circle. Tokuno, who came out to pick up bargains together, saw that something was wrong and his companion was trapped, so he rushed to help, but it was too late. The encirclement is sealed. There was a lot of shouting and killing in the circle. Seeing that it was not fun to fight in the dark, the 19th Route Army also lit a bonfire and released signal flares into the sky. The nearby Chinese mortar positions are very close, and the shells in the barrels have already been loaded. What we are waiting for is the signal flare in the sky, because we know that the idle ascending troops are located below. I don't need to say more. Lei Kongsheng's troops were bombed and beaten, and almost the entire army was wiped out, and Shao Zuo, Kong Xiansheng himself, became a prisoner.It is worth mentioning that this brother still has a lot of backbone. Although he was released soon after the war, he couldn't think about being captured (why was it me?), and in a fit of anger, he simply ran back to the place where he was captured and committed suicide. up. Almost lost a brigade, and the major was captured. If you say that Ueda, as the head of the division, does not feel pain, it would be a lie.But since he was named an elder, he can bear it very much. He gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.As the saying goes, you can't bear to let your children not be tied to wolves. Anyway, it's just a show. Now make up for the losses later, and sometimes it's time to make the Chinese army pay the price. Fighters often need to capture and wait. In the Battle of Temple Walk, Yu Jishi, who was guarding the center, suffered the most losses.The command began to consider pulling the division down for rest. On the evening of February 23, Yu Jishi was ordered to move his troops back. Cai Tingkai, who was coordinating the battle in Songhu, was not ignorant of the importance of the temple line, but he really had no choice.Because there are only a few cards in his hand, if he wants to persist to the end, he must rotate them. Judging from various signs, the focus of the Japanese army's attack in the past two days seems to have returned to Jiangwan.If Master Yu Jishi was not allowed to take a good rest at this time, he would not be able to rest even if he wanted to. No one knows how long this war will last, and it is absolutely necessary to hurry up and recharge your batteries. As the coach of the Japanese army, Ueda is a very calm person.Although intelligence from various sources showed that the main division of the opponent's 5th Army had changed defenses and rested, he remained unmoved. How does a hunter react when he sees prey that has come within his hunting range? One situation may be that you are so nervous that you are at a loss, panting and heartbeat, and sweating all over your body, as if you are not hunting prey yourself, but the prey is coming to grab you. On the contrary, although he was not nervous, he was furiously excited. Before the gun was raised, the word "Ula" was already wanting to be yelled out. Obviously, these are the performances of novices, or ticket players. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that they are very amateurish. You may want to say that the normal situation is nothing more than seeing the prey appear, not startling, not making a sound, quickly aiming the gun, and then firing. Well said. 可是我仍然只能给你亮出一个勉强及格的举分牌。 那么什么样的人才算是真正的杀手范儿呢？还是让我来举个例子说明吧。 有一次，我跟着一帮“色友”到深山里去玩——我们把周围喜欢搞摄影的哥们儿都一律称为色友，缘于色“摄”同音也。 由于本人对色友们背着的那些大炮筒知之甚少，同时对摄影这门子艺术也缺乏兴趣，自然就不好意思跟着他们外出“采风”（拍风景照），只得留下来跟房东吹大牛。 这房东是个护林员兼猎手。他有一支枪，他家梁上每天都挂着他从山里打来的各种野味。 我注意到，他的一只手指只剩了一节。据他说，是在抓五步蛇（一种剧毒蛇）的时候，被咬了一口，然后就拿了一把锯刀，把被咬的那部分指关节都给锯掉了！ 他若无其事地说，锯手指是“有那么一点点疼的，当时半边肩膀都又酸又麻”。 至此，我不得不称他为猛人了。 与我原先想象的不一样的是，猛人兄打猎不是在白天，而是在晚上。 就在黑咕隆咚的山里面，他一个人背一支枪，拿一支手电筒，出去找野兔。看到野兔后，他并不急于开枪——不是怕打不准，而是不到时候。 野兔胆最小，给手电筒光一照扭头就要跑。 这时候他还是不开枪。 他告诉我，野兔有个特点，那就是跑之前有一个固定动作，一定要先回过头来看你一眼。 这个人说的时候，不知为什么，让我想起了国足的一个痼疾。 据说，他们每次传球或是射门前，都要习惯性地停顿一下，用职业术语讲，叫做控一控，然后再做下面的动作。 这个习惯在不同个体身上的危害性是不一样的。对于国足们来说，无非是球传不出来或是门射不进去，对野兔来说，则是致命的。 那一瞥简直就是投向地狱之门的一瞥。 因为猎人等待的就是这一瞬间。 电光火石之间，一抬手，嘭，目标倒地。 断了一指的这位猛人带我看他打的野兔，子弹无一例外都是从颈项处穿过的。这个颈项还不是指颈项的任何地方，它特指脖子上一处特别松软的部位。 猛人指点着垂头耷脑的死兔子，告诉我，只有用这种打法，猎获的兔子才值钱，因为可以确保它的完整性，同时最松软的也往往是最致命的，子弹穿过，即便不死，也会立刻使其因中枢神经麻痹而晕倒在地。 旁边有一些别人送来让他代售的野鸡山兔，可以明显地看到身上都留有弹洞。他叹息着摇了摇头：“本来是可以更值钱的，可惜了。” 我讲这些，只是想说明，要成为一个顶级杀手，绝不仅仅是枪法准、动作快那么简单。 上海不是日本陆军中将植田的福地，因为这里没有给他一个证明自己高明的机会。但至少在这一回合中，他显示出了高手某一方面的潜质。 那就是在机会面前，有时必须冷静到残酷的地步。 23日，白天，空闲升部队在江湾“遭了罪”。 植田没有在庙行发起攻击。 晚上，俞济时师撤防。 他仍然坐视不见。 24日，从表面上看，金泽师团好像在睡大觉，但其实内部正在做着紧张的战前准备和动员工作。 25日凌晨，是时候了。 金泽师团主力倾巢而出。 目标：庙行以南。 如果用猎物来形容，这个地方正是那处“最松软的部位”。 俞济时师撤离后，接防的是该师新换上来的一个团和19路军张炎旅的3个团。 参照《第二次庙行之战》图，由于植田运用了声东击西的手法，其它守军此时大多还集结在江湾一带，短时间内根本抽不出来。 首先说张炎旅。这个旅从第一次蕴藻浜大战（与下元的久留米旅团遭遇的那一次）开始，就一直在上海周边打到东打到西，属于劳模级别的部队。相信要不是兵力上捉襟见肘，估计这些兄弟也早该撤下来喘口气了。 且不论体力如何，仅从武器装备上来看，他们与原驻防的俞济时师就不是一星半点差距，这3个团跟德械师的3个团也不是一个概念。 他们虽然参与了庙行战役，但主角和配角毕竟不一样。广东造的79式步枪，能否在一马平川的庙行前线独挑大梁，也是要打上许多问号的。 再说俞济时师的那个团。如果查一下户口，你就会明白，他们其实根本算不上俞济时的手下，实际是个“黑户头”。 淞沪开战后，他们原本是在袖子上套个红箍箍，协助做些类似于街头大妈一样活儿的地方警备部队。之所以跑到前线，还打上了德械师的旗号，用蔡廷锴后来的话说，完全是因为处于包围之中，“撤退无路”才加入战团的。 看上去，一个是疲惫之师，一个是业余选手，无论谁都会为这一对组合感到担心和后怕。要知道，他们即将面对的，将是机械化的日军正规师团的全力冲击。 身经百战如蔡廷锴，恐怕也想不到植田的动作会如此隐蔽和突然。 转眼间，金泽师团已杀到眼前。 植田的计划眼看就要成功，他可以举杯庆贺生日了（日子不一定要那么准，主要是图个高兴），可是这时候前线出现了两个意外。 一个意外是，他严重低估了19路军将官随机应变的指挥能力和广东仔们敢于拼命的狠劲。 一开始，植田的“钢铁三板斧”依旧有着如今大片中才有的效果，上有飞机炸，下有大炮轰，一阵又一阵弹雨飙过后，守军的工事已被砸得七零八落。 指挥作战的是第一次蕴藻浜大战中崭露头角的张炎。他见势不妙，非常聪明地选择了退避三舍——惹不起，我还躲得起。 反正工事都被炸掉了，再隐蔽在那后面就等于是一群二傻子。 张炎旅自动退后一里地，给日军炮弹和步兵腾出地方。 日军高兴了，打完炮，上步兵。 这套程序我们今后还将经常遇到。在我看来，这恐怕是世界上最乏味的战术了，连我们讲的人都觉得特没劲。 就算你有飞机大炮助阵，也可以玩点别的招呀。日本人之无趣和做事模式化，由此可见一斑。 步兵上来，大炮当然得收住一些，要不然就要打到自己人了。毕竟炮步兵不是海陆军的关系，不存在谁要故意给谁找别扭的事。 一看阵地上无人，日军目空一切的劲儿又上来了，他们认为刚才那顿炮弹准是把守军的胆都给吓破了。 事实上19路军都端着枪在工事后面蹲着呢。 日军的“钢铁攻势”领教多了，原驻防这里的第5军早就留了心眼，在这里布置出大纵深的防御阵地。 庙行前沿的工事那是一层又一层，没有最多只有更多。日本人反正炮弹多，那你就可着劲炸吧，炸完一层还有一层，到处都是我们的窝。 在日军步兵进入100米的有效射程范围后，埋伏在工事后面的守军一跃而出，步枪、机枪、手榴弹一齐上，把刚刚有了点感觉的日军打得措手不及。 植田一看不行，没别的办法，那就加量加价，增加兵力，增加炮弹，增加飞机，无论如何得把这局给扳回来。 与此同时，俞济时师的那个“黑户团”也正陷入苦战。 不过这个苦战的意思是双向的，守军苦，日军更苦。 一般来说，中日作战，死一个鬼子，都要陪上若干中国兵的性命，所不同的只是比例不一样而已。可是在攻击“黑户团”防守阵地时，这个比例却意外地倒了过来，日军伤亡人数竟然超过了守军人数！ 要知道日本兵可一点不傻，他们的攻击方式在当年是很先进的。 第一，不能出声。长官发令后，就要打枪的不要打，悄悄地进村。 第二，分散行动。电影上常见的一窝蜂往上冲的情景，在现实生活中是一个标准的欠揍举动。这种战术日军也是绝对不会采用的。 第三，卧式射击。通常情况下，日军士兵都是一边匍匐前进，一边寻找机会鸣枪射击。 拥有了这样熟练的自我保护动作，就算你是防守的一方，要想扫倒他一大片也不是一件轻而易举的事。更何况，对面的大炮和头顶的飞机，都不会让你那么从容不迫地趴在阵地上练瞄准。 所以这支守军其实是很不简单的。 街头大妈忽然变成了超级猛男，这一点估计连大卫？科波菲尔来了都要感到惊讶，没准还要忍不住跑到幕后去看看里面究竟藏着什么秘密呢。 我不是魔术师，不靠这个混饭吃，所以完全可以告诉你奥妙所在。 我们在前面介绍中国守军的预备队时，曾提到过有一支“隐性预备队”。 无论在当时还是现在，这确实称得上是一支非常神秘的部队，可谓来无踪、去无影，会战的时候突然出现，会战完了又突然消失。别说日军弄不清它的真实身份，连有些兄弟部队也觉得莫名其妙，不知道这究竟是何方神圣。 请教民国理财高手宋子文，他会自豪地告诉你：这就是我的部队——税警总团。 话说老蒋在政治舞台上重见天日后，作为大舅爷的宋子文也再次粉墨登场，不仅坐回了财政部长的老位置，还当上了行政院副院长。 在老蒋那一帮子亲朋里面，这个小宋是个比较特殊的亲戚。 从家庭关系上来看，两人是实在亲戚，一个妹夫，一个阿舅，如假包换，应该是亲近得不得了。 但从工作关系上来看，双方是既合作又敌视，每遇政见不合，动辄就要拍桌子砸板凳，甚至你一拳我一脚，不给对方身上留点mark誓不罢休。 当然，由于老蒋是军人出身，年轻时候估计也练过几招王八拳，所以在这方面，手无缚鸡之力的小宋同志还是很吃亏的。 可是老蒋的日子也好不到哪里去。回到家，自有老婆和岳母等着给他算总账：妹夫打阿舅，太过分了。 枕边风的威力估计诸位拖家带口的都是领教过的。老蒋不堪重压，每次都不得不主动站出来承认自己打人是不对的，并做出相应承诺和补偿。 总体而言，小宋虽然偶尔会吃点皮肉之苦，但还是赚的。 在合起来整治孙科和汪精卫方面，两人确实能做到同仇敌忾、同进共退，但在对日态度上，宋子文明显要激烈得多，属于“愤青”一个类别的。 除了小宋年轻，又不担当主责，在赶潮流方面毫无负担外（用熊式辉的话来说，抗日是当时最时髦的一件事，至少是之一），还和他与东北少帅张学良的关系有关。 都是少年得志，宋张二人曾经好得能穿一条裤衩。 张学良被日本人赶出了东北，有家难回，作为哥儿们的宋子文帮兄弟一把的心情那是相当急切。 可小宋是个文官，本质上与孙科、汪精卫他们没什么两样，手上都不掌兵，如何帮忙？ 自然有办法。 要知道，文官与文官可不一样，诀窍就在于宋子文是个管钱的文官。那年头，只要你手上有钱，什么事不能办？又有什么事情办不成？（当然现在可能也是如此） 宋子文之所以能被封为“财神爷”，并非徒有虚名，攒钱那是很有一套的。 Where does the money come from?其实就是收税，重点抓的是盐税。 盐的利润大啊。早在清代，就有天下盐商最富的说法，可以说，整整一座扬州城的繁华，都是用盐商的钱堆起来的。 但正因为利润大，漏洞也就大，官商勾结、偷税漏税的现象屡禁不止，以至于一网撒下去，国家收不到几个钱，全被各个食物链上的大小虾米和私盐贩子捞去了。 针对这种情况，身为财政部长的宋子文不得不下狠心进行制度改革，搞“大部制”，把原有的三个管理机构并成一个，并开始着手建立直属财政部的税警部队。 这就是税警总团的由来。 本来只是一个缉查大队的规模，从理论上来说，职权也仅限于抓私盐贩子和保护盐场。可是在宋子文的领导下，它后来竟然发展到与黄埔军校教导队一个档次了。 没办法，谁让人家是财政部长，有钱。 税警总团的军费，是财政部出的，财政部的这笔钱，又是从盐税里拨的。 盐税收上来，不管多少，当然得由国家统一调拨，不是财政部一家所能做主的。 问题是这笔钱，却是洋人让给的，连老蒋都管不了。 当初孙科之所以下台，一个重要原因就是缺钱，而之所以缺钱，又是因为宋子文不肯帮忙。 说起来，这宋家当年真是不得了，估计要三百年才能出此一家。除了涌现出两个第一夫人外，作为长子的宋子文也是一个能靠自己混饭吃的牛人。 小宋不仅会收税，还善于向洋人借钱。 人家老外不是傻瓜，可不是凭你点个头、哈个腰，就肯把钱借给你用的。 第一要看身份，第二要看素质，第三要看你跟他们说不说得到一起去。 显然，这些条件宋子书完全具备。所以，他能从外国银行借到钱，别人就没这个本事。 借了钱自然要还。政府收上来的盐税，有一部分是专门用来偿还八国银行团借款的。但是这里面实际上存在着猫腻。 因为要还的借款不是一点半点，和你交情不好，可以要求限期还清，而如果跟你交情不错，他也可以缓一缓，今年还一点，明年还一点，或者今年少还一点，明年多还一点。 全在老外一句话。 还老外的少了，多出来的部分就顺理成章地拨给税警总团做军费。 没多久，税警总团便成了全国最阔的一支部队。 起初只有两个团，不过它的团编制很大，一个团相当于别人的两个团。 按说招的人不算少了，可你很难进得去。 那会儿不是现在，想参个军没准还得开后门。那时候如果不是日子实在过不下去，是没多少人愿意主动去干这份高风险工作的。 正所谓：好铁不打钉，好男不当兵。更有老辈人传下来的一句骂人话，叫做“丘八子”。丘八子者，上丘，下八，即为兵。 这与我们当时的夙敌日本有较大差距。 在日本，当兵可是个热门专业，称得上是理想与现实的最佳结合体，不仅富家子弟要借此光耀门庭，穷人家更把它作为一个理想出路。所以，我们看日本军队里面，不光是军官，甚至连很多士兵都有一定文化（至于他们为什么在中国表现得极其野蛮和无教养，那就是另外一个关于战争如何把人变成兽的话题了）。 等到“二战”结束，这些人甚至都可以回去当导演或者作家。比如那个著名的，如果刨去其中对于残暴和罪行的记述，文笔还是蛮流畅的（原谅我用这个词），而东史郎也只不过是日军中的一个上等兵而已。 文化素质有不小差距，这也是造成中日军队战斗力不同的一个不容忽视的因素。 须知，打仗不光是勇敢就行，很多时候也是要靠脑子的。 那么，为什么在我们这里，大家都不愿意去当兵呢？ 很简单，没好处。 岂止没好处，坏处多了去了。 首先一个，当兵的没社会地位，被人看不起。这个大概是有些历史传统的，打宋朝时就开始了。想当初，狄青那么巨猛的一个人，为反击异族入侵立下过汗马功劳，就因为人家是当兵的出身，后来再怎么使劲补文化课都不行，所谓的士大夫阶层就是看他不起，结果郁郁而终。自此以后，三百六十行，不管怎么排，当兵的总是垫底，差不多要跟乞丐坐一块儿了。 而在民间，一方面是由于大多数中国老百姓都属于有中国特色的良民，说难听点，就是在性格上比较胆小怕事，平时杀只鸡还没问题，说到杀人脸色就变了。 这位可能要问，那你前面不是提到过东北锦西的民风很强悍吗（就是日本兵拿了他一捆草，他就准备把一群日本兵全给宰掉的那个），这种地方有（同类例子还有后来的广西湖南），但不算太多，多数还是像江南人这种性格的，有一些懦弱，有一些胆小，说来说去都不是敢闹事的料。 另一方面，由于历朝军队扰民过甚，有时剿匪的比土匪还土匪，导致在老百姓心目中，“当兵的人”名声越来越差，渐渐就成了“丘八子”这样不招人待见的货色。 当然了，如果待遇足够好，还是有许多不甘寂寞的人乐于去当兵的。问题是当兵的待遇实在不咋的，本来就拿不到几个饷银，还老拖欠工资（这点连中央军都不能幸免），如果碰上个不厚道的长官再从中克扣点什么的，你基本上就只能等着去喝西北风了。 就算饷银很少或基本没有，对一些人来说，当兵这份工作仍然具有一定吸引力，因为至少它可以让你吃上两口饱饭。 我们得想想那是什么时候，万恶的旧社会嘛，有口饭吃比什么都强。 但是且慢，如果我告诉你，这可能要以送命为代价，你还干吗？ 无论何时何地，性命二字，对于一个人来说，都是顶顶要紧的，脑袋掉了那是既要不回来，也安不上去。至于什么二十年后还是条好汉，砍头只是留个mark之类的话，纯属宣传口号，大家跟着喊喊不要紧，可千万不能相信。 每个人都会算一笔细账，一边是自己的小命，一边是恶劣的待