The 238th chapter of the Japanese political earthquake
The Japanese army concentrated its superior forces to attack Fujian, Guangdong and Qiong. In the eyes of many people, it was an excellent opportunity for the Central Army and the Chinese army of other systems to counterattack. On the one hand, it could take the opportunity to regain some territory, and on the other hand, it could improve the morale of the people. Why not No, in fact, the Japanese army just started mobilizing troops. In North China, the GCD troops began to counterattack. Now they have achieved good results in Shanxi. In the northwest region, Fu Zuoyi and Zhang Zizhong’s Northwest Army, Guo The Xuebing Army led by Da and Huang Haifu also began to counterattack. It was based on this situation that Shaoshuai Zhang took the initiative to suggest to Lao Jiang that he should seize this rare opportunity and change the previous situation of being passive and being beaten. , launch a large-scale counterattack. In this way, not only can it support the student army in action and put considerable pressure on the Japanese army, but on the other hand, it can also take advantage of the situation to recover some occupied areas. This is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. Why not do it?
But he didn't expect what kind of answer Lao Jiang would give. The young marshal thought about the war in the Central Plains. If he hadn't resolutely sided with Lao Jiang, he might not have been able to take the position. While lamenting that fate has played a trick on people, he felt a little disheartened. After saying goodbye with a calm expression on his face, he left Chiang Kai-shek's mansion and immediately ordered the driver to drive to the representative office of the Xuebing Army in Chongqing.
In Tokyo, the 11th Army suffered heavy losses in Nanchang, and even Okamura Neiji was trapped in Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province. After the battle report was sent back to the Japanese base camp, from Emperor Hirohito to the deputy ministers of the Army and Navy, insiders Everyone's reaction was that they were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it was true. Emperor Hirohito held an imperial meeting that afternoon. The first thing he did was to severely refute Itagaki Seishiro, and then recommended that the cabinet remove him from the post of land minister: " The Xuebing Army, the Xuebing Army, and the Xuebing Army. Do you know how many times the Xuebing Army has been mentioned in the imperial report you submitted? I tell you, it was thirty-seven times in total, and in this ,Except for the good news from Sawada Shigeru's 4th Division, the others are all bad news, about how the imperial army was defeated and how much they lost. I entrust the imperial military to you in the hope that you can help me relieve my worries. , But now, what have you done? Are you going to encircle and suppress the Xuebing Army, or are you sending them to the door to encircle and suppress the Xuebing Army? Who can answer my question?"
Emperor Hirohito's temper has always been quite good, but the more so, once he gets angry, others will become more and more silent.
Forget it, Seishiro Itagaki's head was so low that it almost touched the floor. Prime Minister Nobuyuki Abe and others were also very frightened and did not dare to raise their heads to meet Hirohito's eyes.
Ouyang Yun never expected that the victory of the Xuebing Army in Nanchang would actually cause a shock in the Japanese political arena. The Prime Minister was replaced, and the Minister of War was replaced. In just one week, the Japanese cabinet was close to a major reshuffle. Originally, due to the "sinking" And Hiroshi Yoneuchi, who lost his post as Minister of the Navy, turned around and became the Prime Minister of Japan's new cabinet under the recommendation of Yamamoto Isoroku. The Japanese Army and Navy have always been at odds, so the Prime Minister's post was lost to the Navy, and the Army It was a big step back, and the hard-line faction came to power. Tojo Hideki, a fanatical militarist, got his wish and became the Minister of War.
Just when the Japanese cabinet began to adjust personnel, a political game also began in Chongqing, China. The Xuebing Army won the great victory in Nanchang in the early morning of that day. In the afternoon of the same day, the threshold of the Xuebing Army's Chongqing office was almost blocked by all parties. The representative of the power was crushed,
Just when the young marshal came to visit, the director of the office, Mu Jiandie, was talking with General Feng Yuxiang, General Feng and some other old people from the Northwest Army.
After the Chongqing Incident, Feng Yuxiang became the vice-chairman of the Military Commission. After the defection of the Wang clique, he took over some forces that originally belonged to the Wang clique, and now he has become a major political power in Chongqing that can challenge the old Chiang Kai-shek. system,
The Xuebing Army achieved such a great victory. No matter what the Xuebing soldiers themselves thought, and no matter what attitude the Xuebing soldiers had towards him, the founder of the Northwest Army, General Feng himself believed that this was the victory of the Northwest Army. The general came over without lunch and stayed here. At this time, he was brewing an amazing plan in his heart.
"Very good, great. The northwest and southeast are now under the control of our Northwest Army. We can definitely use this victory as an opportunity to launch a counterattack of unprecedented scale." Old General Feng was asking Mu Jian Die and others instilled this concept, and the reception staff outside the office came to report: "Shao Shuai Zhang has arrived."
Mu Jiandie stood up and was about to speak when General Feng stood up and said, "Great, please come in."
Mu Jiandie smiled: "I'll go greet you, old general. Everyone, please wait a moment."
Marshal Zhang and Mu Jiandie walked in one after another. The former was stunned when he saw everyone in the room. Then he smiled and greeted General Feng, and then shook hands with the others one by one. Finally, he smiled and said to General Feng: " Old General, you are here for the great victory of Nanchang, right? The great victory of Nanchang can be said to be a timely victory."
Because the Northeastern Army changed its banner in the Central Plains War and later adopted a policy of non-resistance during the September 18th Incident, General Feng had always had a strong opinion of Marshal Zhao. This was a well-known fact. Therefore, Mu Jiandie, including Mu Jiandie, initially I'm worried that he will still put up a front and be unable to stand up to Marshal Zhao.
Unexpectedly, General Feng was extremely generous this time. He answered: "The young marshal is absolutely right. The victory of Nanchang was indeed a timely victory. Everyone, since the War of Resistance, we have always been passive on all fronts. Defend and then have no choice but to withdraw. For the Xuebing Army to take the initiative and completely annihilate a Japanese army group, tsk tsk, it is simply a miracle. Everyone, to be honest, since the Xuebing Army stood out from our Northwest Army system and firmly After taking root in the southeast, I feel that if China wants to win this war of the century between China and Japan, it will ultimately rely on our northwest army. At present, it is a great opportunity for us to launch a counterattack and reverse the decline in one fell swoop. The Japanese have assembled a large number of troops in South China, which will inevitably lead to a lack of troops in Central China, North China and even the northwest..."
There is an old saying in China that no one is perfect and no one is perfect. This sentence is equally applicable to General Feng. General Feng’s patriotism and personal morality are of course beyond words, but his stubbornness and parental complex are also the same. It is very serious, just like what he is saying now, his starting point is certainly good, he wants to seize this opportunity to counterattack, so that he can not only regain the lost ground, but also put pressure on the Japanese army, so that the Japanese army does not dare to attack all All his strength was invested in the battle to encircle and suppress the Xuebing Army, which helped the Xuebing Army share the pressure. However, he actually incorporated the Xuebing Army, which had almost no direct relationship with him, into his so-called Northwest Army system. No matter who is here What do you think? At least Ouyang Yun and Xuebingjun will not agree.
This is doomed, no matter how perfect his plan is, no matter how ambitious he is, there is actually no soil for realization.
Not to mention how many of the troops who had made their fortune in the former Northwest Army were still willing to listen to him. Just one point, could he convince Jiang to agree to this battle? After all, Jiang has the final say on the current military committee.