This seems to be the case in Japan, but it is not the case at all to Wu Aihua!
Since the July 7th Incident, the Japanese army has lost about 300,000 soldiers on Chinese territory, and most of them are veterans. The Japanese army originally had only 17 permanent divisions, and the total number of soldiers was just over 400,000. Although the Japanese army expanded very quickly,
Fast, but its combat effectiveness has not kept up. This steel collision with the Japanese army in the Yangtze River Delta battle also proved that the Japanese army was nothing more than that.
If the National Defense Forces take the opportunity to wipe out all the remaining troops of the Japanese East China Front's 10th Army and 11th Army, the Japanese Army's combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least one-third, and it will not even be able to launch a decent campaign in China.
In this war, the Japanese's dream of a quick decisive battle has been shattered, and a protracted war is their nightmare.
It was based on this judgment that Wu Aihua issued a tough call for power.
However, only half a day's attack by the National Defense Forces made everyone in Japan understand: The National Defense Forces have grown into a behemoth. Not only does it have advanced equipment and strong combat power, but it also has sharp attacks! No matter what means Japan uses or what troops it sends, it cannot shake this behemoth.
status.
"Everyone, I'm thinking, our Imperial Japanese Empire supports this war, and the national treasury is already overwhelmed. Why do the Chinese have so much money to fight this war?" Hirohito changed the topic, trying to break the silence of the ministers in front of him.
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"My dear, China's cost in this war is lower than ours." Daizang Xianggaya Xingxuan was speechless.
"Baxia, according to the situation, at least tens of thousands of tons of materials are disembarked there every day at China's three major ports of Guangzhou, Shantou, and Xiamen. This situation has been going on for more than a year and nearly two years." Foreign Minister Hirota Koki
Provided some useful information.
"Ah, why didn't I get this information before?" Hirohito asked, "In addition, I also heard some news recently that large oil deposits were discovered in Siberia, and several large iron ore and oil deposits were also discovered in Southeast Asia. Do you have
Who knows if this is true or not?" The emperor was looking for a scapegoat.
Ishihara Wanji decided to add fuel to the fire, "Under the protection, China not only imported a large amount of materials, but also exported a large amount of aircraft, tanks, and a large number of military and civilian technologies. Of course, these happened in the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong, which are the territories controlled by the National Defense Forces.
As far as the situation in China as a whole is concerned, this is still not possible."
"Yes, your Majesty, our Army Ministry has also entrusted China's arms dealers to import some 75mm mountain cannons and some combat aircraft. However, China's combat aircraft for export are obviously one generation behind their own, but they are different from those of our great Japanese
Compared with the Empire's aircraft technology, it is slightly more advanced." Army Vice Minister Yoshijiro Umezu also added fuel to the fire.
No matter what, after all, you need to find a way to shelter yourself, and if you want to be punished, it is also the crime of the intelligence officer.
"Prime Minister, what do you think?" Hirohito looked at Konoe Fumimaro and asked.
"But under the protection of the Holy Judgment!" Konoe Fumimaro was the biggest executor of the expansion of the invasion of China and the staunchest supporter of the emperor's line. But at this time, he had no good solution.
From the emperor down, all the senior officials in the Japanese base camp were completely clueless and had no countermeasures. Within more than an hour of confronting the emperor, the East China Front Army sent nearly ten more telegrams, with the largest number of telegrams ###
It's the word "Jade Broken".
"Your Majesty, now is the time to make up your mind. If it drags on for another two days, I am worried that the entire East China Front Army may be destroyed. Judging from all the telegrams today, General Matsui Iwane is obviously powerless!"
Ishihara Wanji finally gave up.
"Oh, Ishihara-kun, do you have any good ideas?" Hirohito still attaches great importance to military experts.
Ishihara looked around, sorted out his thoughts, and said in detail, "First, immediately declare an unconditional ceasefire on our side. Second, start negotiations with China on any issue. Third, if necessary, the Emperor of Japan The military has temporarily withdrawn from East China and North China. But we demand accordingly: my country must export advanced fighters, tanks, aircraft and related technologies to our country. If China does not agree, the Empire of Japan will not hesitate to destroy them all."
"How is it possible to withdraw from North China? No, no!" Konoe Fumimaro shouted.
"If we don't withdraw, the Chinese people are fully capable of occupying it themselves!" Ishihara Wanji said.
As soon as Ishihara said this, everyone fell silent. Because what Ishihara said is very likely to happen. Judging from the combat style of the China National Defense Force, they may be able to defeat the Japanese army in East China within a few days. After half a month of repairs, maybe
So he sent troops to North China.
At this time, all Japanese people understood that it had become impossible to rely on civil strife or civil war in China to hold back the National Defense Forces. The Imperial Japanese Army was not its opponent, so how could they rely on the Nanjing central government or other forces?
At this moment, the telegraph operator sent another stack of telegrams.
"Ah——" Hirohito screamed when he saw a telegram, and his body started to shake.
"My dear, what happened?" Konoe Fumimaro stood closer to Hirohito and immediately reached out to support him.
"Prime Minister, take a look." Hirohito sat down weakly and handed the telegram to Konoe.
"Ah - it's over, it's over!" After reading the telegram, Konoe's performance was even worse than Hirohito's.
Everyone grabbed the telegram and looked at it, and felt a chill in their hearts. Because the telegram said: The First Fleet of the China National Defense Force has arrived at the Yangtze River Estuary and blocked the Yangtze River's entry and exit channels. All Japanese ships are prohibited from entering the Yangtze River route!
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the combined fleet to fight in China!" Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, the Prime Minister of the Navy, immediately expressed his stance.
It is not impossible for the Prime Minister of the Navy to command the Combined Fleet, but even if the Combined Fleet were to go into battle, it would not be Mitsumasa Yoneuchi's turn.
"Shelter, no. The Chinese 'Demon' has a clear restraint effect on our fleet. Otherwise, how could the Chinese fleet be disarmed without firing a single shot?" Ishihara Wanji immediately stopped him. He was worried that Hirohito's mind was spinning.
Fever, once again made decisions that were not conducive to Japan's strategy.
It has been four days since the end of the Battle of Hangzhou Bay. Such a long time was enough for the Japanese to find out the specific situation of the Battle of Hangzhou Bay. In Hangzhou Bay, the Chinese adopted extremely despicable means and destroyed all the ammunition of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy.
, supplies, guns, etc. were all gone.
Oh my god, this won't work, that won't work either, what should we do? Do we want Japan to surrender directly? The emperor really had no idea at this time.
"Under the protection, the Chinese navy began to attack Chongming Island. The imperial army on the island rose up to resist, but the guns and ammunition of the imperial army disappeared one after another! The Chinese Marine Corps (organized in the Coast Guard, not the Swordfish Commando) has successfully landed
island!"
One unfortunate news after another plunged the Japanese Imperial Palace into unprecedented darkness.
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Occupying Chongming Island and blocking the Yangtze River Estuary was a part of the decision made by the National Defense Forces when they decided to launch the Yangtze River Delta Campaign. Of course, the premise was that the Chinese fleet of the Japanese Navy was completely annihilated by the National Defense Forces.
Considering that the National Defense Forces needed to quickly establish a solid foundation here after taking over Chongming Island, Wu Aihua personally took action to maintain the original Japanese military fortifications and facilities as much as possible.
Chongming Island will become the first stop for Jiang defense. In the future, if the warships of the great powers want to run rampant in the Yangtze River, it will depend on the attitude of the National Defense Force. Of course, Wu Aihua does not want to take back the privileges of the great powers in China for the time being, because he does not want to overly stimulate the great powers.
interests, let him prepare well for the European war.
However, when the First Fleet of the National Defense Forces Navy arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, it was already approaching dusk. After the Marine Corps laid down a beach forward base, Wu Aihua's "Dragon Nest" immediately lost its use. However, because of Shen Ren, the beach forward base
The garrison with Kong Wu was at least safe. It was almost impossible for the Japanese army to break through their defense line during a night attack.
The Japanese are really an inexplicable nation. Seeing that the National Defense Forces stopped attacking in all directions at night, these cabinet ministers bid farewell to the palace and went home one after another before the emperor made a decision. But the emperor himself seemed to
I also felt that everything was safe, and I was not in a hurry as to how to deal with the crisis on the East China Front.
However, on this night, the original "Wartime Reconnaissance Group" of the National Defense Force resumed its activities. At least two wartime reconnaissance groups took advantage of the Japanese army's riddled defenses to sneak into urban Shanghai. These only had 60 mortars.
This guy became the last straw to break the Japanese army in East China!
These two "wartime reconnaissance groups", one is the "wartime reconnaissance group" of the 023rd Division of the Second Army, led by the division's reconnaissance battalion commander Xu Shangqian; the other is the "wartime reconnaissance group" of the 062nd Division of the Sixth Army
, the team was led by Ma Changling, commander of the reconnaissance battalion.
These two "reconnaissance groups" did not originally plan to sneak into urban Shanghai, but just wanted to get a feel for the Japanese army's defense situation, because after the daytime battle, both the enemy and ourselves had to adjust their deployment.
However, what the two "reconnaissance groups" did not expect was that the Japanese defense line was extremely lax. Unknowingly, they had sneaked into the edge of the city, and it seemed that they could even cross the Suzhou River.
Maybe they were eager to achieve success, or maybe they were fooled by lard. In short, the two bold guys led their men through ### towards the city. And after entering the city, the leading troops of the two reconnaissance regiments unexpectedly
We happened to meet each other by chance. Of course, the two sides went through a lot of fighting in the early stage, but within two minutes of fighting, both sides felt something strange. Damn it, how could the Japanese have the same skills as us? So, both sides were stunned.
In the meantime, the person who didn't take action immediately said: "Don't move, it may be one of our own!"
The two sides tried to communicate with each other under the dim light, and it turned out that they were both from the National Defense Forces. In this way, within half an hour, the heads of the two "reconnaissance groups" met.
When the two people talked about what to do, both sides pointed towards the city. They meant to make a big fuss among the Japanese.
Xu Shangqian immediately took out a latest Japanese army defense map, pointed at the map and said, "Currently, the Japanese army's strongest combat force in urban Shanghai is the Marine Corps. You see, they are stationed in Hongkou. There are 20 miles away from there."
, so we have to go by car. And the car is here." The "here" Xu Shangqian refers to is a Japanese army baggage warehouse, because in the urban area, there are many private houses around, and it is close to the concession, and the air force of the National Defense Forces is not here.