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(...The strength of the Guangdong Battle is not weak, but I discovered a fundamental problem after I arrived in the local area. It was not that the Guangdong army had no combat power; I think that was an excuse for some people with ulterior motives. In fact, the real problem was that there were no generals in Guangdong... Excerpted from "My Memories of the War of Resistance - Cao Xiaomin")

It is necessary to keep Guangzhou and Shenzhen! In Cao Xiaomin's concept, Wuhan is the Tianwang Mountain that determines the rise and fall of the threat of the Chinese theater air force; while Shenzhen and Guangzhou are a strategic location related to his plan for the War of Resistance!

As long as the Hong Kong-Kowloon Line is not cut off for a day, the Chinese team will have a vibrant artery. More importantly, if the Japanese cannot capture Shenzhen and Guangzhou and want to cut the Hong Kong-Kowloon Line, then they will have to declare war on Britain to occupy Hong Kong! Keeping Shenzhen and Guangzhou is an important chess piece that forces the Japanese army to move south, or even a chess piece that cannot be lost.

After leaving several troops inspected, Cao Xiaomin arrived in Guangzhou overnight with Zhang Fakui, the acting commander of the Fourth War Zone. When it was dawn, he appeared at Dongshan Airport and Yu Hanmou and others who were greeting him were already waiting. Yu Hanmou was also his old boss, and Chen Jitang, who was removed from the cauldron of Yu Hanmou, was usurped by Yu Hanmou during his anti-Chiang Dynasty. However, now the two of them stood together but they could not see any rift.

Cao Xiaomin was not polite to them, and went straight to the combat command room as soon as he got off the plane: "I have read the defense plan of the Fourth War Zone, and there are many questions..." Cao Xiaomin was quite dissatisfied with Yu Hanmou who was deploying the defense, and he was not very polite in his words. When the staff member started to arrange the combat command room, he had already pointed out the loopholes in the defense: "The port of Aotou Port in Daya Bay, Huiyang County, Guangdong Province, can be docked with tens of thousands of tons of giant ships in the depth of the port, and the sea surface is wide, which is convenient for ships to be deployed, especially the eight-kilometer-long beach coastline from Yanqian to Xiayong. After landing, there is a highway leading to Tamsui, Pingshan, Shenzhen, Huizhou and other places, which is convenient for entry and suitable for large corps activities. It is the second thought of the Japanese army. Why is there only one battalion of garrison troops not even a special reserve combat force?!"

At that time, Yu Hanmou was unstable in predicting the landing location of the Japanese invaders. The defense strategy and deployment of troops to defend Guangzhou were lighter in the front and heavier in the back. The garrison troops on the coast of Huizhou, Ping (Shan), Dan (Shui), Ao (Tou) and Daya Bay were originally the 151 and 158 divisions commanded by Li Zhenqiu, the commander of the 65th Army of **. Later, Chiang Kai-shek dispatched six divisions from Guangdong to Songhu battlefield, and the 158th Division was redirected to defend Guangzhou. The garrisons of these four places were changed to the newly formed 153rd Army deputy commander and 151th Division Mohide. The army had only 151th Division, which was under the jurisdiction of two brigades and one supplementary regiment, and each brigade had two regiments.

Stationed in Boluo City; Wen Shuhai Brigade stationed on Longgang, Shenzhen and Guangjiu Lines; He Lianfang Brigade guarded Huizhou, Ping (Shan), Dan (Shui), and Ao (Tou) front lines. The Luo Maoxun regiment headquarters and two battalions stationed in Tamsui area, one battalion stationed in Aotou Ya Mamiao, with three companies under its jurisdiction, and was stationed in Aotou Tuwan, Xiayong and other places. With the cooperation of the anti-Japanese self-defense armed forces of the people in Aotou Wannian Township, the battalion defended Xinqiao, Fanshiao, Yellow Cruzhang, Tuwan, Shiyanzai and other coastal defense lines. In such a large landing ground and the expansion zone after landing, Yu Hanmou did not use a unit as the general preparation for combat, and the entire coastal defense was almost mainly guarded by militia!

Yu Hanmou was originally a person with no temper, and there was the God of War Cao Xiaomin in front of him. He actually stumbled and looked like he had no aura of the deputy commander of the war zone. He didn't answer for a long time.

Hi! Cao Xiaomin sighed in his heart: Although the overall situation of Guangdong’s defense that Du Yuesheng mentioned has not been found out, how could the commander be so cowardly? Cao Xiaomin made a quick decision and ordered Li Hanhun to lead his 155th Division to quickly rush to the Daya Bay area to prepare as the main combat force.

The 155th Division was originally led by Li Hanhun himself. The division performed well in the Lanfeng Battle and was one of the few troops in the Guangdong Army that had experienced fierce battles. (The division should have shined in the Wuhan Battle, but due to Cao Xiaomin's time travel, the 187th Division was stolen by another brother's 187th Division. It has not yet become a famous division in the Guangdong Army and Li Hanhun has not been promoted to a concentrated position.)

In addition to Daya Bay, Cao Xiaomin immediately ordered the troops in the entire theater to adjust their defense. The preparations for defense in Guangjiu Railway, Zhangmutou, Shilong, Dongguan, Zengcheng; Huiyang, Boluo, Huaxian and other countries also began to adjust according to Cao Xiaomin's plan.

This is completely re-arrangement! What has Yu Hanmou been busy with in Guangdong for a year? Cao Xiaomin was really angry when he watched the staff officers work one by one.

It seems that no matter what, I have to go to Daya Bay in person! Cao Xiaomin stared at the map. It was his own and Bai Chongxi and the consultants of various affairs who were planning to land in Daya Bay. Yu Hanmou didn't even see such an obvious important place!

What made Cao Xiaomin even more unbelievable was that the Paiyashan Fortress, an important fortification in Daya Bay, was destroyed by Japanese warship artillery last year and was not rebuilt at all. This fortress turned out to be a decoration!

If he hadn't sent the inspection team to conduct on-site inspection in advance, Cao Xiaomin would have thought that the Paiyashan Fortress was still a permanent fortification! God, is this Yu Hanmou ready to fight or run away?

Cao Xiaomin didn't know that Yu Hanmou had an appointment with the Japanese at this time and was preparing to go to Hong Kong to negotiate with the Japanese, so that the Japanese army would not invade Guangdong! (Historical facts.)

After staying in Guangzhou for only half a day, Cao Xiaomin announced that he would continue the meeting in the afternoon, but he had already left Guangzhou at lunch and took the SIPG and 9th Line Army special train to the front line.

"Brother Liehou, don't worry too much. I still have confidence in the Guangdong Army..." Zhang Fakui, who went with him, said: "The Guangdong Army used to fight against the Gui Army, and it was no accident that he could win several times. Even if he had been weak in Yu Weiqi's hands this year, he had basic qualities. In addition, the equipment of the Guangdong Army has always been the best in the country, and its equipment was better than the main division of the Central Army. I think there should be no problem as long as this unit is used to compete with the Japanese army."

What Zhang Fakui said is the fact that the equipment in the Guangdong Army once made the Central Army jealous before the War of Resistance. The divisions drawn from the Guangdong Army to the north, except for the 187th Division, which was almost entirely composed of new recruits, were once defeated in Lanfeng. The performance of each division from Songhu to Nanjing to Lanfeng, was remarkable in all battles in Wuhan. (In history, the Guangdong Army was the main force for annihilation of the enemy in Wanjialing.)

"I said, "One soldier will be a bear, and a crotch will be a bear..." Cao Xiaomin did not stretch his face. He shook his head and said to Zhang Fakui: "Today, General Xiang Hua also saw it. General Yu Fuqi did not have any military temperament in the command center! I also understand that the troops sent to the front line by local troops will generally be reserved, so I am not surprised that General Xiang Hua said that the remaining Guangdong army has combat effectiveness. But it depends on who uses the troops!"

Having said that, Zhang Fakui stopped talking. He had been defeated by Yu Hanmou in the civil war. Cao Xiaomin looked down on Yu Hanmou so much, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

If you ask whether Zhang Fakui has the ambition to compete with the Japanese, but does he have that ability? Cao Xiaomin was full of worries: Although Zhang Fakui has always been a firm anti-Japanese war faction, from the fact that he immediately changed his decisive battle posture to preserve his strength when he encountered risks in the Wuhan battlefield, it can be seen that his spirit is not high. Furthermore, he fought side strikes in Pudong during the Battle of Shanghai, but once he encountered a head-on battle, he did not perform well, which shows that this man has the advantage of agility in the war, but he did not have the spirit of decisive death. He is not the ideal coach of this war, because this is a decisive battle that requires gambling on life and death.

"Brother Liehou thinks that our army's air power can still be superior?" Zhang Fakui suddenly asked after a while. After all, he is now the acting commander-in-chief and is about to fully command the battle in Guangdong.

"I'm not sure that the Japanese army's combat radius is not large. Taiwan is their unsinkable aircraft carrier; and no matter how they do, they can use those training aircraft carriers. Even if they only play a footwork, it will be difficult for our air force to have a numerical advantage like in Wuhan..." Before Cao Xiaomin finished speaking, Zhang Fakui couldn't help it...

"Don't we have a group of British aircraft that have a great advantage in air combat? I think it's hard for the Japanese army to use more than 300 fighter jets, right?" Zhang Fakui was a little anxious. Although he was not very good at using the Air Force, he witnessed the changes in the entire battlefield after he had occupied air superiority on the Wuhan battlefield. Almost half of his success in this battle was hoped for the Air Force.

Cao Xiaomin couldn't say anything, but just lowered his head and thought deeply: Zhang Fakui still wanted to rely on the Air Force? Is Chiang Kai-shek willing to transfer all the Air Force to the Guangdong War Zone? Not to mention that fifty hurricanes would be great if there were fifteen hurricanes coming! The Air Force will definitely participate in the war, but it will never reach the level of Wuhan Battle in terms of scale and performance!... Zhang Fakui also hopes for the Air Force to fight. If this hope is lost, what kind of blow will his psychology be!? No, the commander of this war zone must not let Zhang Fakui be... So who will join? Li Hanhun? Not qualified enough... Cai Tingkai? Chiang Kai-shek is not worried about him... Jiang Guangnai is the same, and Chen Mingshu and Chen Jitang... Alas! After fighting with others for a long time, Cao Xiaomin suddenly realized how happy it was to have Bai Chongxi around him. Now there is not even a partner to be assured!

Just when he was full of worries, the train arrived and the remaining road was about to change transportation. Cao Xiaomin's inspection was bold. He did not change cars on the road to Daya Bay, but directly sent the car to Shenzhen, disguised himself as a rich man from Hong Kong to board a smuggling ship; and he would break up with Zhang Fakui here, who passed Wutong Mountain to another landing place to inspect the deputy select Dapeng Bay... Time was very hurrying, Zhang Fakui was very nervous, but Cao Xiaomin was calm - he had guessed the Japanese landing time!

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