The two were chatting heatedly when Chen Yannian interrupted them and asked Liu Qingshan to order the troops to hide as soon as possible and pay attention to air defense. Then he asked Chang Yuan what the commander's instructions were for the next operation. Chang Yuan conveyed Jiang Qiang's instructions and introduced
The situation between the enemy and ourselves on the battlefield was clearly stated, and the missions of the 3rd Division and 7th Brigade were clearly explained.
The predecessor of the Seventh Brigade, the Shanghai Independent Division, was formed by drawing key troops from the Shanghai Naval Academy, the predecessor of the Third Brigade. Liu Qingshan turned out to be Sanju's first chief of staff. The two units can be said to have the same roots.
, the cadres and soldiers were all immersed in the joy of reuniting with their comrades. However, after all, they were all the main force. This was on the battlefield, and they had to beware of the little Japanese planes causing trouble. Therefore, after receiving the order to hide and rest, each unit quickly
Evacuated. Especially the 7th Brigade Artillery Regiment. When the Fengtai battle broke out, because the target was too big, it was chased and bombed by Japanese planes. Many pack horses were killed and many cannons were damaged. They had to use all the remaining cannons to solidify the wall.
, the artillery was changed to infantry. Now that there are artillery, although the number is still too small, it is better than nothing. If you encounter the little devil again, you can set up artillery to bombard him. The third brigade handed over twelve guns
The soldiers of the artillery regiment were very excited about the field artillery and the little Japanese infantry artillery. They couldn't wait to harness the horse-drawn artillery and were very busy.
After listening to Chang Yuan's report on the situation between the enemy and ourselves and Jiang Qiang's deployment, Li Yannian thought for a while, took a small branch and made gestures on the ground for a long time, then stood up and said to Chang Yuan, Shunzi and others: According to the current battlefield situation,
I judge that the Japanese army is likely to take immediate measures. First, the 33rd Division is likely to turn around and escape. But he can't escape, not to mention that the Sixth Division is surrounding him behind him. Wu Jie is the first enemy in front of them.
The division and cavalry brigade will not let them run away. How can a garrison division be the opponent of our first division, cavalry brigade and the heavy firepower group directly under the division? The second is Jinan, Tai'an, Luxi, and Cangxian.
It is impossible for the Japanese army to come to reinforce Luzhong.
The kid is not stupid. They don’t have an elite division in Shandong, so they don’t dare to come for reinforcements. Even if there is an elite division, it must be two or three divisions that come together as a group for reinforcements. If there is only one division, it will be cut off.
It won't come. Besides, the 12th Army Headquarters is now directing the 33rd Division to rescue Otaka Kamezo in an attempt to rescue him. Once the top Japanese military leaders calmly analyze it, they will immediately determine that our army
They are fishing, and they will not send troops to rescue them anymore. Third, the Japanese combat aircraft in Shandong have been basically exhausted. It is not enough to support the operations with Japanese aircraft taking off from Tianjin, Peiping, and Shijiazhuang. Chapter 3
The Fourth Fleet and the Combined Fleet went south to Guangzhou to participate in the war. The Japanese army did not have a strong fleet around Shandong. In the short term, the Japanese army in Shandong lost sea and air support, but our army had an aviation group that could attack the Japanese airport, and fighter jets could also cooperate with the Air Defense Command and the Japanese army.
With the aircraft group fighting, the air threat of the Japs became very small, and our army won a brief opportunity to launch an attack.
After analyzing these situations, Li Yannian looked around at everyone and said in a short and powerful voice: The commander said that when the situation changes, we will change when the enemy changes. Immediately send a report to the commander to change the deployment and carry out the third phase of the Jiaoji Road Battle in advance.
.The Fourth Division sent a main force regiment to command the Luzhong Group Army and attached an artillery battalion, and quickly marched towards Zhoucun to monitor the enemies in Zhoucun and Zhangdian. Don’t be afraid of being discovered by the Japanese army, let them understand that the main force of our army is in Weixian County
, it was too late to advance westward. The third division, the main force of the fourth brigade, and the seventh brigade immediately mobilized, bypassing Zhoucun and Zhangdian, and rushed towards Jinan. The Luxi Group used a powerful force to attack Dexian and Cangxian, and Luxi may reinforce Jinan
The enemy implemented a blockade and sent no less than two regiments of troops to assist our siege group in attacking Jinan. It was particularly emphasized that the Iron Bridge of the Yellow River must be captured to prevent the Japanese army from destroying it. In addition, the telegram to Commander Jiang Qiang made it clear that he would send troops immediately
The troops sent all the captured Japanese artillery and artillery shells to the Jinan front line, and tasked Li Cang, the chief of staff of the fourth brigade, to uniformly command the artillery operations of the third, fourth and seventh brigades.
This Li Yannian is worthy of being a handsome man who has commanded a large force of Han Fuqu's Third Army. He has strong decision-making ability. After finishing his analysis and decision, he immediately turned to Shunzi and said: Shunzi, you and Li Deguang, Chief of Staff of the Seventh Brigade, led
Qinghe Garrison Brigade and Qixia County Garrison Brigade mobilized the local armed forces and militia in the Qinghe base area to eliminate the Japanese and puppet forces along Jiaoji Road, regain the counties and organize frontline support. Shunzi said: Commander Li, are you waiting for the commander's approval?
Order another action?
Li Yannian answered directly without thinking: No need to wait, this is the battle plan formulated by the commander. The ultimate goal of the Jiaoji Road battle is to capture Jinan, and Dezhou will drive the Japanese army out of Shandong. I think that the enemy of Dezhou can be ignored for the time being.
There is only one Jinan garrison stationed in Jinan now. It is a ripe persimmon that can fall into the hands of our army at any time. The road from Jinan to Yidu is about more than 10 kilometers long. Our army made a long-distance attack and used all available transportation tools.
Up, the cavalry can arrive tomorrow morning and clear out the enemies on the periphery first. The main force should be able to arrive tomorrow night and seize Jinan before the Japanese army increases troops to Jinan. Things will change later, in case the Japanese army urgently mobilizes the 35th troops stationed in Tai'an.
The division urgently moved north to defend Jinan. It will be difficult for our army to capture Jinan. Don't worry, the commander will approve it immediately after receiving the telegram. I think the reason why he did not directly order to attack Jinan is that one is to fish further, and the other is
One is mainly worried that the Seventh Brigade lacks heavy weapons and the troops are too tired. Otherwise, if he sends a telegram, he will directly order the capture of Jinan.
Jiang Qiang's telegram arrived soon. Not only did he agree to capture Jinan, he also ordered the Fourth Division to transfer the captured artillery to the Seventh Brigade for use. At the same time, he told Li Yannian to command boldly and based everything on the principle of capturing Jinan. He had already ordered the First Aviation Brigade
The fighter jets quickly undergo adaptive training and will soon be ready for combat. The air defense brigade will send an anti-aircraft artillery regiment to the Jinan front line, accompanied by Japanese field artillery and artillery shells captured in Weicheng, and escorted by the artillery brigade infantry regiment in a large vehicle.
After the 33rd Division is eliminated, he will lead the cavalry brigade, the 1st Teaching Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, and the 6th Teaching Brigade to quickly turn around to reinforce the fight in the direction of Jinan.
However, Jiang Qiang and Chen Yannian did not expect that they were still a step too late. At this time, the Japanese base camp's instructions for the Twelfth Army's operations had been sent to the North China Front Army Chief of Staff Naosaburo Okabe and the Twelfth Army Chief of Staff Kobayashi Asaburo.
, in the hands of Jutaro Amakasu, commander of the 33rd Division, and Lieutenant General Maeda Haru, commander of the 35th Division.
Tokyo, Japan, is located on the Great Kanto Plain surrounded by mountains and sea.
The first person to build a house on the site of today's Tokyo was called Chiyoda, and he built a thatched house. In the second half of the 15th century, Uesugi Sadamasa, the lord of Kawagoe Castle in the Gozo Kingdom, sent his retainer Ota Michizan to build Edo in Chiyoda on the orders of the Adachi Shogunate in Kyoto.
The city was actually a thatched house built on a wild swamp. Then, Japan entered the Warring States Period.
After Tokugawa Ieyasu won a crucial victory in the Battle of Sekigahara, he took a fancy to Edo's strategic location and trade route location, and began building a castle in Edo Castle in 1999. The project at that time was very large and required draining the swamp.
Digging ditches. Tokugawa Ieyasu's generals were also really capable. They just used labor to build streets, bridges and ports on the wild swamps. This began the period of Edo shogunate rule based on Edo Castle. After a period of
As time progressed, Edo Castle became the central city at that time, and gradually divided into two characteristic areas, Shitamachi and Yamanoute. Shitamachi was a civilian area, inhabited by small businesses engaged in water transportation of the Sumida River, material distribution in Edo Port, and various commercial activities.
There are merchants and craftsmen; Yamanoute is an upper-class area, including daimyo's residential area and hatamoto's residential area. It is lined with trees and has a beautiful environment. It is the political center of Edo Castle.
In the second half of the 19th century, Japan entered the Meiji Restoration era. The emperor moved the capital from Kyoto to Edo in 2001, renamed it Tokyo, also known as Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and turned the Tokugawa family's official residence into the imperial palace, also known as the Imperial Palace.
During the period of Emperor Meiji Murishito, the wooden structure of the Imperial Palace built by the Tokugawa Shogunate was burned to the ground. On the basis of inheriting the traditional characteristics of Japanese architecture, a new Imperial Palace was built covering an area of square meters by incorporating European post-classical style.
It has a green tile roof, white walls and brown copper pillars. The main hall is the center of the entire palace. The main activities of the royal family and diplomatic ceremonies are held in the Pine Pavilion of the main hall. The Changwaden Hall is where the emperor receives congratulations from the masses.
In addition, there is a grand banquet hall in the Homeiden Hall, and the Imperial Palace is the inner palace of the emperor. In addition, there are Hanain Pavilion, Waterfall Pavilion, Shuangjin Pavilion, teahouse, Emperor Reiden, Treasure Hall, Shrine, and the old Imperial Palace Library.
etc.
Both the inner gate and the castle have huge stone foundations ranging from one person to tens of meters above the ground. The stones rarely have standard cubes, but the blocks are tightly spaced and there is no cement or lime. The stones are all worshiped by local lords at that time, and some are
The family crest of the daimyo can still be seen on the stone. Early in the morning, Shouichi of the temple entered the palace to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor.
Terauchi's trip to Europe was an eye-opener. He did not expect that not long after Hitler came to power, Germany would undergo such great changes. Its military strength and economic strength were significantly enhanced, and the national thoughts were unified and energetic.
The shadow of defeat in World War I came out. This made Hisashi Terauchi more determined in his idea: Only by forming a military alliance with Germany and Italy against Britain and France could the Empire of Japan achieve lasting victory.
Terauchi's activities in Germany were very successful. The Germans, like the Japanese, were eager to form a military alliance. However, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Navy did not buy Terauchi's account. They believed that forming an alliance would affect Japan's relations with the United States, Britain, and France.
He used the relationship as an excuse to prevent Terauchi Takashi from forming an alliance.
Terauchi Toshilai met with the Emperor and had three things to do: to report on the situation of his trip to Germany, to file a complaint with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Navy, and to ask for permission from Emperor Hirohito to transfer him back to the base camp. He was unwilling to return to the North China Front Army.
Went.
Emperor Hirohito was so generous to the temple that he did not summon him in the main hall, but instead summoned him in the palace tearoom. This was mainly to show the emperor's preferential treatment of famous army generals and imperial heroes, and to avoid the cumbersome etiquette of summoning in the main hall.
Seeing that Empress Ryoko summoned Terauchi, she asked the female officer to dress her up, pretending to be a housewife, and went to the teahouse to serve tea in person. Terauchi's eyes were wet with excitement, and he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, swearing to save His Majesty the Emperor's life and death.
No matter what.
Emperor Hirohito was very satisfied with the attitude of the temple's Touhou, and told the temple's beloved in a low voice that this was a tea room, not the main hall. The emperor and his ministers were drinking tea and chatting, not formal recitals, and there was no need to kowtow.
I was inexplicably grateful to the inexplicable Touhou Terauchi, and while sipping tea, I reported on my experiences during my trip to Europe. He was eloquent and in a better mood. He talked about the European customs and the situation in Germany. Emperor Hirohito was, to say the least, he had a gloomy temper and did not interrupt easily, but he was a good boy.
The empress listened with great interest, and from time to time she let out a sweet cry, and from time to time she glanced at the emperor and flirted with the emperor.
It stands to reason that the Japanese tea ceremony prohibits discussing political affairs while drinking tea, but Emperor Hirohito is the supreme ruler of Japan, and Hisashi Terauchi is one of his kung fu dogs. If these two people sit together to drink tea, if they are not allowed to talk about military affairs, then
They must be suffocated to death.
Tea was served cup after cup, rice, crispy rice, cold vegetables, stewed meatballs, grilled fish, pickled radish cubes, pickles, mushrooms, seafood, miso soup, clear soup, and desserts were served one after another until Emperor Hirohito's face was filled with tears.
The sake made it a little flushed, and Empress Ryoko's mouth was so tired from the moans that she could not close her mouth. Only then did Terauchi Touji end his report.
According to Terauchi's idea, at this time, the monarch and his ministers should admire the calligraphy and paintings in the teahouse, chat about some gossips such as the weather, and then see how the emperor's face looks like, and confirm that he will inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the navy's Kuroshio and Ti want to return.
The idea of a base camp appointment was coming, but he didn't have the chance. An uninvited guest ruined the harmonious atmosphere.
The uninvited guest turned out to be Prime Minister Konoe Fumima.
Konoe Fumima was able to enter the palace tearoom without any notification. It was obviously a very urgent matter. Otherwise, with Konoe Fumima's training, he would not have felt so disrespectful.
Sure enough, when Konoe Fumima saw the Empress, he bowed briefly and said directly: Your Majesty: The Chinese government has declared to the outside world that they have captured the commander of the Twelfth Army, Odaka Kamezo, and will hold a public trial at an appropriate time to investigate his war crimes.
We will also invite envoys and reporters from various countries to observe the event.
Emperor Hirohito knew that there would be no good things from the moment Konoe Fumima came in. These ministers, when there are good things or happy events, they always have to report them at the imperial meeting or in a large number of people, like this alone in a panic
It was definitely not a good thing to come here to report. However, as his mind was spinning, he never imagined that Prime Minister Konoe Fumima came to report such news.
When Emperor Hirohito had just had tea with Juichi and Terauchi, he drank two ounces of sake, and there was still a trace of flushing on his face. This time, the flushing swelled instantly, and his whole face turned red, and his eyes seemed full.
Like blood.
Empress Liangzi saw that her husband looked wrong and hurriedly said: Your Majesty, please take care of yourself.
After all, Emperor Hirohito had received a strict education and had paid great attention to maintaining royal etiquette and the emperor's mystery since childhood. As soon as Empress Ryoko reminded him, he immediately realized that the majestic Emperor of Japan, a descendant of Amaterasu, was a god different from ordinary people.
It is impossible to lose his composure, as that will show these guys that the emperor is also an ordinary person.
Emperor Hirohito stabilized his mind, and the burning sensation on his face gradually disappeared. Then he asked: When did this happen? Do the Chief of General Staff and Prime Minister Lu know?
Konoe Fumima originally thought that His Majesty the Emperor must be furious, but he did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor did not get angry, but just asked these two questions lightly, thinking to himself, His Majesty the Emperor is worthy of being His Majesty the Emperor. Such a major and embarrassing matter,
It is not easy for him to maintain an elegant manner and a good mood.
When Konoe Fumima was young, he was influenced by his father's Asianist thoughts. In college, he met Hagami Kawakami, who studied Marxist economics, and also studied Marxism. Later, he met Nishizono, who was known as the last elder
Tera Konobo was influenced by his Anglo-Americanism. Therefore, Konoe Fumima's thoughts were very complicated, but no matter how complicated, he was unswerving in vigorously promoting the war of aggression against China.
The reason why Konoe Fumima was able to become Prime Minister was mainly because of his pushback from the Anglo-American pacifism. Our country, which is small in size and overpopulated, is expanding outwards. Since it is in line with the trend of nature, the Japanese people should live uprightly for themselves.
, the view of requiring development land was welcomed by the Japanese. In fact, his idea of external aggression and expansion catered to the needs of the Japanese military and people. Because of this premise, when Saionji Temple recommended him to be prime minister,
Everything fell into place naturally. However, Saionji Koumou did not expect that he would also make a mistake. Konoe Fumima did not inherit his idea of opposing the emperor's personal rule. On the contrary, he actively acted according to the emperor's will, and the two of them pissed into the same pot.
Inside.
After Konoe Fumima became Prime Minister, he did five major things. One was to launch a national spiritual mobilization campaign to instill in the people fascist ideas such as serving the country with loyalty and conquering the world. The second was to establish a Planning Institute aimed at promoting the militarization of the national economy in the economy.
The "Important Industrial Control Law", the "Law for the Mobilization of Munitions Industries" and other laws were formulated to promote the entire national economy to serve the war. The third was to form a base camp to guide the war, including the Prime Minister, to guide the entire war of aggression against China. The fourth was to formulate and announce the war
The National Mobilization Act was enacted at that time, which completely tied Japan to the war of aggression against China. Fifth, it issued its first statement to China, declaring that the empire would not use the National Government as an opponent in the future.
On the other hand, it urged the country to do its best to strengthen its armaments, reform its domestic system, and conquer China by force as soon as possible.
Seeing Emperor Hirohito's tepid questions, Fumima Konoe quickly handed over the copied statement of the National Government and asked His Majesty the Emperor to preview it.
Although Emperor Hirohito pretended to be calm, he actually had the desire to kill people in his heart. Think about it, a few days ago Otaka Kamezo accepted his summons and vowed to him to completely eliminate the Jiaodong Army in Shandong
, restore the public security order in Shandong. Now it is better, Otaka Kamezo's ass has made the commander of the Twelfth Army a prisoner of the Chinese before he has warmed up. Does this make the Japanese Empire lose face in front of the world's powers?
Emperor Hirohito paid very little attention to the life and death of Odaka Kamezo. What he never forgot was the face of the Japanese Empire. Therefore, a sentence he often said is that the key is not what we have done, but what the world's powers have done to us.
How do you think about what you do?
After reading the transcript of the telegram, Emperor Hirohito's face turned from flushed to pale, and he asked calmly: Do the Chief of General Staff and Prime Minister Lu know about this?
Konoe Fumima hurriedly reported: The Chief of General Staff and Prime Minister Lu were waiting outside the Pine Pavilion for an urgent summons from His Majesty. Emperor Hirohito glanced at Empress Ryoko, thought for a while and said: Then summon her at the Pine Pavilion. After that,
Emperor Hirohito stood up and left. When he was almost at the door, he turned around and said to Terauchi: Count Terauchi attended the summons. I almost forgot that your commander of the North China Front is still alive. This is all your business. How could you do that?
Are you not allowed to participate?
The moment Terauchi Hisashi heard Prime Minister Konoe Fumima say that Otaka Kamezo was captured, he knew that he was going to be unlucky again, and he kept cursing that damn Otaka Kamezo in his heart. This time, he heard His Majesty the Emperor calling him to attend the summons.
, and his tone was not good, so he had no choice but to follow Fumima Konoe out of the tea room dejectedly.
After arriving at Matsunokaku, Emperor Hirohito summoned the Chief of General Staff, Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, and Prime Minister Sugimoto Sugimoto. Prince Kanin Miyazaihito was worthy of being the Chief of General Staff. When he came, he summoned the Chief of Staff of the North China Front, Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo.
I have brought all the telegrams with Major General Asaburo Kobayashi, Chief of Staff of the Twelfth Army, and are preparing to submit them to His Majesty the Emperor for review.
Terauchi Shou had already figured it out at this time. After all, he was still the commander of the North China Front. Although he did not want to go back to North China or face Jiang Qiang, the god of death, but now that such an emergency had occurred, he could hide even if he wanted to.
No. There is no way. Who made him so unlucky? If he had known this, it would be better to stay in Germany for a few more days, or not come to see him this morning, and pretend to be sick at home for a few days to avoid the limelight. It's too late to say anything now
, you have to brace yourself up and deal with the matter at hand, don't be careless, provoke the angry Emperor, and bring undue disaster to yourself and your family. Therefore, as soon as Emperor Hirohito read the telegram, Hisashi Terauchi asked for permission.
Take a look at the telegram.
This is not a tea room, and Empress Ryoko is not here. Emperor Hirohito's mentality is not as stable as before, and the anger in his heart is rising up in waves. When Terauchi wanted to read the telegram, Emperor Hirohito threw the telegram directly at him.
On his face, there was endless ridicule and resentment in his tone: Earl of Temple, General of Temple, look, look, see how capable your North China Front Army is, the commander of the army has been captured. Hum.
Terauchi didn't care to look at the emperor's face, or taste the hatred and ridicule in the emperor's words. He picked up the telegram and read each letter carefully without saying a word.
Maybe it’s because I saw Juichi Terauchi’s good attitude, or maybe I thought about his recent visit to Europe. He didn’t ask for his opinion on the establishment of the Twelfth Army and the appointment of Odaka Kamezo as the commander of the army. I really can’t blame him for this.
On his head, Emperor Hirohito ignored Juichi Terauchi, who was concentrating on reading the telegram, and began to ask Konoe Fumima, Prince Kanin Miyazahito and Sugisugimoto how to deal with the capture of Otaka Kamezo.
Konoe Fumima's attitude is very firm. He must be rescued and Odaka Kamezo, a dignified imperial lieutenant general and army commander, how can he accept the trial of the Chinese government? That would have a great impact on the people and military morale of the empire. The Empire of Japan is in the international arena.
After all the loss of face, countries around the world may think that the Japanese Army is a second- or third-rate force and not worthy of fear. It may also cause a chain reaction, fuel the ambitions of the Soviet Union, and threaten the security of Manchuria.
Konoe Fumima was a civil servant and the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. What he considered was the political influence. Prince Kanin Gongzaihito and Sugiyama Yuan were concerned about determining the true intentions of the road army and ensuring the safety of Jiaoji Road. Therefore, after listening to Konoe
After Wei Wenma's words, Prince Kanin Gong Zaijin reported: Your Majesty, the opinion of Your Excellency the Prime Minister is correct, Odaka Kamezo must be rescued. However, the top priority is to immediately determine the combat direction of the 133rd Division.
Should we concentrate in Weixian or evacuate to Jinan or Qingdao? This is a big matter and involves the issue of whether the Jiaoji Road has been lost. I dare not take matters into my own hands and I sincerely request His Majesty's decree.