Commander Sakai Takaguchi Ishihara was none other than Ishihara Kanji, who had suffered defeat at the hands of Fox Thirteen. Ishihara Kanji was able to continue to stay on the national battlefield. He was recalled to the country and submitted a prospect analysis report on the China incident to the base camp.
Relatedly, in this report, he clearly pointed out that Japan's biggest enemy in the country is the Xuebing Army, and predicted that in the near future and for a long time, the Imperial Army will not be the opponent of the Xuebing Army. In order to defeat the Xuebing Army,
The Bingjun army must adopt the method of retreat to advance, that is, use space for development time, use the resources obtained by the Japanese army in Southeast Asia to develop military technology, and shorten the military technological gap with the Xuebing army before trying to fight decisively with the Xuebing army.
.In this report, he even more clearly pointed out that focusing on developing the navy is the top priority of the empire. Only by establishing a navy that sweeps across East Asia and even the world can Japan's vested interests in Southeast Asia and the Pacific be protected, and the sustainable development of the huge empire can be supported...
Ishihara Wanji was an army man, but he talked about the naval military, and he also greatly elevated the status of the navy, which naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction with Tojo Hideki. At one time, Ishihara was sent to a military court, and he was almost ordered to have a caesarean section to apologize. Fortunately, there was
Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Isoroku Yamamoto spared no effort to avoid being poisoned. The ink on Ishihara's report submitted to the base camp was not dry yet. The Xuebing Army launched a four-pronged counterattack. The Japanese army assembled heavy troops but was still defeated everywhere. This is indirect proof.
Ishihara's far-sightedness in the China incident. At this time, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Isoroku Yamamoto took strong action. In order to maintain the Army's proactive position in the military headquarters, Tojo Hideki had to give in and let Ishihara serve as the commander-in-chief of the newly established Chinese Front Army.
To compromise...
After learning a lesson, Ishihara came to China again. He did not rush to intervene in the frontline war, but waited for the opportunity while sorting out the troops. During the battle of Changsha, the Japanese army was defeated, and the defense battles of Nanjing and Shanghai were repeatedly defeated. The overall Japanese army
When morale was low, he put forward the concept of retreating to advance, and it immediately achieved miraculous results.
"Your Excellency, absolutely not!" Yamamoto stood up again. He waved his fist and shouted at Takashi Sakai: "Nanjing is the capital of China. The imperial army made great sacrifices to capture it. We still have 200,000 people.
How can the army give up so easily? If so, where is the dignity of the imperial army?"
"Of course the dignity of the Imperial Army cannot be desecrated, but Yamamoto-kun, how many men are left in the Fifth Division? How many new recruits does it have? Yes, we still have an army of 200,000 people, but how many experienced veterans are left in it?
If you expect those student soldiers who have just learned how to shoot to deal with the wolf-like student soldiers, Yamamoto-kun, you are murdering the hope of the Yamato nation!" Takashi Sakai responded tit for tat, not giving in at all.
The current situation of the Fifth Division was Yamamoto's untouchable weakness, and his arrogance was dampened. However, he did not give in. He said loudly: "It is the duty of every Yamato to devote oneself to the common prosperity of Greater East Asia under His Majesty the Emperor."
People's pride, and besides, veterans haven't grown up from recruits? You also said that they are the hope of the Yamato nation, so we should train them more rigorously and let them shoulder the heavy burden as soon as possible!"
"More rigorous training is correct, but it should not lead to death! Yamamoto-kun, this is Commander Ishihara's order."
"That coward Ishihara! What qualifications does he have to issue such an order? Nanjing was bought by the imperial army at the expense of flesh and blood..."
"Yamamoto-kun, please pay attention to your wording. Commander Ishihara is our commander after all. Is this the way your subordinates usually talk to you?"
Sakai Takashi and Yamamoto had a fierce quarrel, which made other people, especially the generals of the Korean Communist Army and the Peace Army, look at each other. They were self-aware and did not dare to join this level of quarrel, but it did not prevent them from beating themselves up.
The generals of the Korean Communist Army were all worried, but some generals of the Peace Army began to consider whether to take the initiative to contact the cadet army - the Japanese army was declining, and they should also consider their own future.
Yamamoto didn't know that when Takashi Sakai had just received Ishihara's order asking him to abandon Nanjing, he reacted as loudly as he did, and even said that he wanted to confirm to the base camp whether it was his personal order or the instruction of the base camp. But after Ishihara said this
After those words, he was silent for a moment and then accepted it silently.
Ishihara said this: "Sakai-kun, do you know the list of war criminals established by the Xuebing Army? It is an honor for you and me to be on it. And as far as I know, all our words and deeds in China are shared by the Chinese people."
Record. Sakai-kun, I understand your loyalty to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, as well as your integrity as a soldier. But as a famous general, if something happens to you, what will happen to the morale of the Imperial Army?
What a blow? You should know what kind of impact it had on the morale of our army when Mr. Gu Shou was detained in Guangzhou. Mr. Sakai, for the sake of the overall situation, we must not be brave for a moment!"
Sakai Takashi had anticipated how the generals below would react once the order to abandon Nanjing was issued, but Yamamotomo's violent reaction was still beyond his expectation. In the end, the old Japanese was angry that Yamamotomo was unreasonable and made trouble regardless of the occasion.
He lost face and became angry, so he declared that he would consider Yamamoto's determination to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and would give priority to the Fifth Division when deploying the rear-end troops.
When he said these words, Yamamoto was furious at first, then dumbfounded, and blurted out: "This is naked revenge! I, I am not convinced!" Obviously, what he said was that he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life for His Majesty the Emperor's great cause of greater East Asia co-prosperity.
There is still a lot of moisture in the rhetoric.
The fierce quarrel between Takashi Sakai and Yamamoto at the military meeting soon reached Li Tieshu'er through special channels. At that time, Li Tieshu smiled and said to Zhang Gongming and others: "If the generals are at odds, how can the Japanese army be invincible? Now we have to
Let’s carefully study how to retain Sakai Takabe with kindness.”
Sakai Takashi's judgment on the Xuebing army's encirclement of Sanque Yi was not accurate. Li Tieshu was not worried that the Japanese army's stubborn resistance would cause excessive casualties to the troops. His real consideration was actually from the perspective of protecting the ancient city of Nanjing, and he did not want artillery fire to damage Nanjing too much.
It's just serious.
The loud quarrel between Takashi Sakai and Yamamoto at the military meeting not only caused bad blood between the two and affected the unity among the top Japanese troops in Nanjing, but also prompted the generals of the Peace Army who attended the meeting to have different aspirations.
It was considered a big favor to Li Tieshu.
The first person to contact Li Tieshu was Zhang Ronghuan, deputy commander of the Second Army of the Peace Army.
After Li Tieshu gave Zhang Rong a positive reply, it was as if a floodgate had been opened. Officers above the rank of commander of the Peace Corps held out white flags one after another, and a wave of opposition quietly formed in the Peace Corps.