I don’t know if he is killing chickens to frighten monkeys, or if he is really for the sake of strict military discipline. This old gentleman who has always been extremely lenient to his disciples of the emperor, no matter how great the impact on the war situation, will at most change his official position, this time there is no such thing.
Show mercy. Although it is not without precedent, it is extremely rare for a Huangpu student to hit him with a board.
Even the theater commander's plea for mercy had no effect. The division commander who was stuck in Changde was still sentenced to two years in prison harshly and expeditiously. As for the apparent reason, he broke out without receiving orders from the top.
.The actual reason is not that simple at all.
In fact, the most fundamental reason is not a question of whether Changde was lost or not, nor a question of how long it was defended, nor a question of breaking out without orders. After all, this division commander did his best in the defense of Changde.
This is the responsibility. Moreover, since the July 7th Incident, as long as the Japanese army wants to attack, the National Army has never defended any city. The root of the problem does not lie here.
The main reason why the punishment was insisted on was that the division commander was very unlucky, and the time when Changde was lost was also a coincidence. When Changde was lost, this old man was, as the head of the Chinese government, in Cairo for the summit meeting between China, the United States and Britain. Regarding the
As the head of state of China for the first time, I naturally attach great importance to attending such an important meeting.
The loss of Changde at this time undoubtedly made him lose face. It was for this reason that he insisted on dealing with this division commander. Especially when the British prime minister with a belly looked down on the Chinese and did not agree with him on many things.
Although he was not regarded as the leader of a major country at all, the loss of Changde, a strategic town, undoubtedly really embarrassed him.
However, although this result was somewhat unfair, it was different from the one he served in the 74th Army during the second battle of Changsha the year before last. He took leave before the war and went home to get married. After receiving the telegram that the battle was about to start, he was caught up just after returning.
His unit was overwhelmed by the Japanese cavalry. After the war, he was arrested directly without even a chance to defend himself. Compared with his colleagues who were directly shot, he was quite lucky.
With one unlucky guy, it is enough to shock the princes of all parties. As for whether other people have any private goods in their hearts, there is no way to pursue too much. If we really start to investigate the responsibility for the defeat from the root, I am afraid that six
, there are too many people involved in the Jiujiang War Zone, and even Chongqing’s high-level officials. With such a large involvement, the matter of accountability can only end here.
In addition to finalizing the general policy, this combat review meeting did not hold too many responsibilities on the various princes. All the officials who participated in this combat meeting breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, except for that
The current commander-in-chief of the First Theater was dissatisfied, and the division commander who insisted on guarding Changde became the ultimate scapegoat, and everyone else was happy.
Although the King of Shanxi in the World War II zone had to participate in the war, he reaped a lot of benefits. The Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, which had always been very tight on recruitment before, allocated 30,000 new recruits this time. To his Jinsui
Each army was allocated some domestically made mortars and light and heavy machine guns. Even if they were a little dissatisfied, the previous dissatisfaction disappeared after receiving so many benefits.
As for the counterattack against Yuncheng and the Zhongtiao Mountains in southern Shanxi, since the Central Army deployed is under his command, it is not up to him to decide how to fight. This man and the No. 1 man in Chongqing have fought for ten years in the political arena and on the battlefield.
Over the past few years, he had become very familiar with his opponent and ally. He knew very well that they would not leave the Central Army under his command.
As the so-called full command of the World War II zone commander, he can only command his own Shanxi-Sui Army. When the time comes, he will definitely send himself a former enemy commander-in-chief to command the Central Army. When the time comes, he will still follow the good example.
Let the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Theater Command lead his Central Army to work at the front.
I still have some capital of my own, so I can just make a few side-effects. If the counterattack succeeds, everyone will be happy. If it fails, it will not be my turn to bear the responsibility. When the time comes, I will let the person who will definitely serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.
Yes, the emperor's number one disciple in the Eighth War Zone should take the blame.
This man's abacus is based on thieves. But his ally and opponent are not simple people. What he wants is not unexpected. Since he was so generous this time and gave so much
equipment and supplements, if his World War II zone really wants to work and not contribute enough, I'm afraid it won't be up to him.
Now that the general matter has been finalized, the so-called military review meeting in Chongqing has reached the stage of adjourning. As for the various princes participating in the meeting, I am afraid only they themselves know what they think. But no matter what,
This time, the top authorities took the risk of fighting on multiple fronts and launched counterattacks in southwestern Shanxi, eastern Henan, and northern Henan. It can be said that they were very determined.
However, after the military meeting, the highest authority himself did not come forward. He immediately sent the military and political minister to come forward to negotiate with the U.S. Army lieutenant general who controlled the distribution of U.S. aid supplies to China. He asked the U.S. to immediately increase aid equipment.
quantity to ensure the smooth progress of this counterattack.
It's not that he doesn't want to come forward in person, but that he and the U.S. Army lieutenant general are almost incompatible with each other at the moment. Apart from quarrels, there is no time to seek common ground while reserving differences. He thinks that quarreling with that rude old American cowboy is not a good idea.
Really unbecoming the leader of a great country, he still sent military and political ministers to negotiate with him.
Are you kidding? He is the supreme leader of China. The parties to negotiate should be the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Instead of endless wrangling and quarreling with a U.S. Army Lieutenant General here. After sending the Minister of Military and Political Affairs to negotiate with him,
It's called peer-to-peer negotiation.
As for the required equipment, there is a long list ranging from light weapons to artillery, from trucks to tanks, from fighter jets to bombers. Among them, the number of rifles has reached 150,000. In addition, there are 20,000 light weapons.
Machine guns, and a thousand artillery pieces. The number was so huge that it almost made the U.S. Army lieutenant general choke and roll his eyes.
Chongqing has a very tough attitude. This is what you Americans promised before but have never done. Now I want to launch a full-scale counterattack, and you should make up for it. But that person gave all the assistance that should have been given to Chongqing to the British
And wasted in Burma, where can the Indian Army Lieutenant General go to satisfy such a huge appetite?
After several disputes and quarrels, coupled with Washington's coordination and nod, the Americans finally agreed to ship 10,000 carbines, 50,000 rifles, 3,000 Thompson submachine guns, and 5,000 Canadian rifles within a month.
Bren light machine guns were manufactured, plus seventy 105 howitzers, as well as some battle defense artillery and 200 75 mountain cannons.
At the same time, within three months, we will provide 120 fighter jets and fifty B-25 bombers, as well as a batch of military equipment and military raw materials. We also promised to consider providing B-24 large bombers, as well as
The aid provided in the first half of 2004 will replenish the equipment required by the first batch of thirty-nine artists as promised.
The British finally agreed to give an artillery regiment a twenty-five-pound howitzer and some Sten submachine guns. The British, who have always been stingy with the Chinese, were really not easy to hemorrhage this time. Although most of this batch of equipment
The time of arrival was already after the battle started. But despite the procrastination, it arrived on time anyway.
It's just that no one among the princes who participated in this so-called military review meeting expected that the delicate-looking woman who served as the shorthand for this meeting was not only recording the minutes of the meeting rapidly with the pen in her hand. At the same time, in her head,
I also keep repeating the memory on the tip of my pen.
As soon as the military conference here ended, various forces were still fighting openly and secretly to select candidates to go to Peiping and Northeast China. Chongqing had not yet negotiated with the Americans and the Eighth Office, and all relevant intelligence had been sent to them immediately.
Sent to Yan'an. Yan'an also attached great importance to the information sent back from Chongqing.
Although Yan'an did not have too many worries about Chongqing's counterattack, the appointment of the chief executive of Peking and Northeast China caught the central government somewhat unprepared. While the central government notified the boss of the intelligence, it also reported that the entire situation might arise.
The changes were immediately reported to Yang Zhen, who had arrived at Renqiu County.
In the telegram, the central government instructed Yang Zhen to monitor the changes in the battlefield situation and speed up the battle as much as possible without affecting the progress of the battle or making rash advances, so as to avoid giving other parties the opportunity to intervene. If Chongqing sends troops to Henan,
To the east and north of Henan, conflicts with them should be avoided as much as possible.
After receiving the notification from the central government, we were making intensive military adjustments and deployments according to the development and changes of the situation. However, we did not know that the beautiful stenographer who took the minutes of this meeting was later said to be the first person to hold the pulse of Chongqing during the War of Resistance.
During this period, Yang Zhen, the most outstanding agent placed by the central government in Chongqing, was secretly amazed at how well-informed and efficient the central government's intelligence was.
For such an important and secret military meeting in Chongqing, as soon as the decision was made, the general deployment and plan were already obtained. This kind of intelligence efficiency is undoubtedly important for the commander to accurately determine any military operation.
Judging and grasping the development trend of the entire war situation played a decisive role.
However, in addition to marveling at the high sensitivity of the central intelligence system, Yang Zhen did not pay too much attention to Chongqing's preparations to launch a counterattack in eastern Henan. Because Yang Zhen believed that anyone who wanted to take advantage of the attention of the Japanese army in North China would
While concentrating on Jizhong, Chongqing took advantage of the battlefield in North China.
If you choose this time to launch a counterattack, the outcome will most likely be more losses than gains. On the surface, the North China battlefield is indeed the best time to counterattack. But this time is at most suitable for the Shanxi battlefield. As for the battlefields in eastern Henan and northern Henan, I'm afraid
It's hard to say it's a good time.
Although there is not a lot of information available, Yang Zhen, with his intuition developed on the battlefield, is keenly aware that the reinforcements mobilized by the Japanese army will definitely not be the only ones in front of them. Not only will they have follow-up reinforcements, but they have even already
It may be on the road, or it may be close to the coast of China.
Judging from the current war situation in China, although the situation in the Kwantung Army is a bit tense, compared with the Anti-Japanese Alliance in front of them, although it is very lively, you and I are fighting, but that is only a superficial phenomenon, and the development of the situation is still quite smooth, at least for now.
There is no need for large-scale reinforcements yet.
As for the other battlefields in Central China and East China, the Chinese side still focuses on defense. Everyone has just had a heated battle and is squatting down to lick their wounds. It is impossible for both sides to make any big moves. Yang Zhen can be sure that if the Japanese army
Continuing to reinforce the Chinese battlefield has only one ultimate goal, and that is North China, the only place where the war is currently taking place. As the rear area of the Jizhong battlefield, northern Henan and eastern Henan must be key areas controlled by the Japanese army.