Negotiations between the State Council and Al-Shabaab ended with Al-Shabaab giving up all demands. When Ouyang Yun began to become arrogant and unreasonable (an internal Al-Shabaab newspaper said), Lin Sen, the former president of the Republic of China, was seriously ill. The troubled old man stood up and acted as a peacemaker, pointing out that the war on the front line was now intense and everything should be military-first, and it was far from time to redistribute rights and interests. He also said that if the Shabab were truly patriotic, they should give up their prejudices and focus on their country. Assist the current government in fighting the next war in order to expel the Japanese invaders and regain the country as soon as possible. This is the attitude and mind-set that a responsible big party should have.
The victory of the Xuzhou air battle can be regarded as a benchmark. Before this, although the Chinese army had begun a counterattack and recovered many areas, the strength of the Japanese army was still there. Therefore, in this century war between China and Japan, Who will win the final victory between Japan and Japan is still a matter of 50 to 50. After this battle, although the strength of the Japanese ground forces is still there, as the vast sky of China is completely controlled by the Chinese Air Force, anyone with a little military knowledge It is not difficult for people to see that the balance of victory and defeat has now tilted towards China.
One week after the Xuzhou air battle ended, Xue Yue's Far East Expeditionary Force was the first to report success. After conquering Chengdu, the army took advantage of the situation and captured Xi'an. At this point, although the Japanese troops participating in the Qinling Raiders still had two divisions and an independent brigade. The regiment, but its total number of soldiers actually did not exceed 10,000, and it no longer had the ability to harass China's rear. Just when Xue Yue's troops took advantage of the victory and marched towards Inner Mongolia, the third Wuhan Battle began,
After the 23rd Army of the invading Japanese army Takashi Sakai was surrounded and annihilated by Li Tieshu's troops in Xuzhou, the 11th Army of Isamu Yokoyama in Wuhan and surrounding areas was actually left alone. As the Japanese aviation force suffered a devastating blow , The Eleventh Army, let alone a breakout, was actually disqualified from even resisting. However, the Japanese base camp in Tokyo actually hesitated again on whether the Eleventh Army should fight or breakout. Therefore, Li Tieshu's command was completely under control. After Xuzhou and surrounding areas, the Japanese base camp regained consciousness and wanted the 11th Army to retreat, but it was already too late.
Facts have proved that Ishihara Kanji's evaluation of Tojo Hideki is very appropriate. This superior soldier can lead an army alone to fight regional battles, but his ability is limited to this. He lacks strategic vision and is terrible. Yes, when considering military and national affairs, Tojo did not focus on the overall situation first, but actually had time to consider personal gains and losses. In this way, not to mention that the probability of the Eleventh Army retreating unscathed was originally low, but the Eleventh Army had a chance to survive. If this opportunity had been given up, Tojo Hideki would make such a serious mistake on the issue of the 11th Army. It was related to his efforts to make achievements on the Chinese battlefield and stabilize his position as prime minister. However, he was still addicted to Tojo, who was invincible in Bushido and knew very little about advanced weapons and military technology, just gave random orders based on his feelings, which naturally backfired.
Yokoyama Isamu, who was once such an ambitious person, turned his life into a tragedy just because of Tojo's selfish thoughts. Because of the humiliation he suffered in Jiangxi, for Yokoyama Isamu, he was in charge of the 11th Army. This was his opportunity to avenge his humiliation. He conveyed this obsession to the generals of the 11th Army through various means more than once, "Even if we die, we will teach the Chinese people a painful lesson so that they will never dare to do it again." Despise us." This was a sentence he often said, and it was also the biggest motivation for him to resolutely cooperate with Tojo's orders to take the initiative before the Xuzhou air battle. However, now, sitting in the headquarters in Hankou, listening to the various fronts When the battle report came, his face was blank, but he seemed to have forgotten what he had said. There was a reason why Hengshan Yu was pessimistic and desperate. Originally, although the 11th Army was surrounded by enemies on three sides, as long as Xuzhou was still under Japanese control In such a big deal, he could choose to break out to the northeast, but now, as the door of Xuzhou is closed, he knows that he really cannot escape death this time. Hengshan Yong is not afraid of death, but once he considers He may not be able to teach the Chinese people a painful lesson, so his heart can't help but sink into the abyss of darkness.
After the initiative to attack was thwarted, the Eleventh Army, plus the Korean Communist Army and the Peace Army under its jurisdiction, had a total strength of only about 150,000. On the other hand, in the Chinese army, to the east was the Eighth Army, which was under the command of Marshal Zhang, and sent out two armies and one division, a total of eight To the south is an independent army led by He Zhengjiang, totaling 50,000 people; to the north, Li Jiayu's 150,000 troops are densely packed, and the battle line has reached Xiaogan.
The huge gap in military strength was one of the reasons that made Hengshan brave, and the gap in equipment made him completely frustrated. Rocket launchers organized into regiments, heavy artillery organized into brigades, and tank troops organized into divisions, In addition, in almost every battle, the Chinese Air Force sends fighter planes to assist, but the combat effectiveness of the 11th Army is declining. Often, the battle begins before the Chinese army's ground offensive has officially begun, and the Japanese positions are already empty. People are gone,
Suddenly, a battle report caught his attention, "Your Excellency, Xiantao's Hashimoto brigade collectively failed..."
"What..." He stood up and punched the table hard. His fist was dripping with blood and he didn't realize that the surrender of the entire brigade seemed to be the first time in the history of the Imperial Army's war. Of course, Osaka Except for the Fourth Division,
"The telegram was sent by Major Hashimoto himself. He said that they had tried their best for the empire, but the empire had abandoned them..." the staff officer read, his voice getting lower and lower.
"This bastard Hashimoto, I'm going to kill him." Yokoyama yelled, and then he quickly gave the order, saying: "Telegram to all frontline departments that this kind of incident will never be allowed to happen. If, if there is another similar incident, then the direct officials will be held accountable. The responsibility of the boss.”
Ten minutes later, Ouyang Yun of the Chongqing Supreme Command also learned the news. Chen Cheng came to report the news to him personally and gave advice: "This shows the low morale of the Japanese army. I think there is no need to enforce battlefield discipline anymore. You Rong Taking prisoners may be able to completely break down the resistance of the Japanese army, which can also reduce the casualties of our army."
Ouyang Yun thought for a while, but did not fully accept his opinion. He said: "Treat them in different categories. Those who came to China before 41 years ago will be held in solitary confinement. Other Japs can be treated like prisoners of war."
Chen Cheng looked at him and asked, "Is this a formal order?"
Ouyang Yun smiled and said, "Of course it's a formal order."
"Then let's issue it in the name of the headquarters."
"No, my name alone is enough."
Chen Cheng shook his head: "Commander, I request the right of signature."
Ouyang Yun looked at him and smiled again, but this time his smile was much brighter, "Just do as you say." He said,
Chen Cheng didn't smile, but when he looked at Ouyang Yun again, the two of them felt the tacit understanding they had before.
(Old poison: Thank you lovewilliam and leom, try to code another chapter, night shift tonight, damn night shift,,)