Negotiations between the State Council and Al-Shabaab eventually came to an end 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 already 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.
To assist the current government in fighting the next war, in order to expel the Japanese invaders as soon as possible and regain the country - 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 for the Japanese army. Prior to this, although the Japanese army had begun a counterattack and recovered many areas, the strength of the Japanese army was still there. Therefore, this was the battle of the century between Japan and Japan.
Who will win the final victory is actually still a matter of 50 to 50. After this battle, although the strength of the Japanese ground forces is still there, as the country's vast sky is completely controlled by the Chinese Air Force, anyone with some military knowledge will not
It is difficult to see that the balance of victory and defeat has now tilted towards the country.
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, 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 the rear of the country. And just when Xue Yue's troops took advantage of the victory and marched towards Inner Mongolia, the third Wuhan Battle began - during the invasion
After the 23rd Army of the Chinese 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 has actually become a lonely army. As the Japanese aviation force suffered a devastating blow, the 11th Army
Not to mention that the First Army had broken through, in fact it was not even qualified to resist. However, the Japanese base camp in Tokyo hesitated again on whether the Eleventh Army should fight or break through. Therefore, Li Tieshu's troops took full control of Xuzhou and
After the surrounding area, 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. It is okay for this superior soldier to lead an army alone to fight regional battles, but his ability is limited to this. It is a fatal lack of strategic vision.
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 already low, but the Eleventh Army had a chance to survive.
This opportunity was waiting to be given up. Tojo Hideki made such a serious mistake on the issue of the 11th Army. It was related to his efforts to make achievements on the national 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, 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 chance to avenge his humiliation. He conveyed this obsession to the generals of the 11th Army more than once in various ways. "Even if we die, we will teach the Chinese people a painful lesson! Let them 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 Isamu 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
If it was such a big deal, he could choose to break out to the northeast. But now, with the door of Xuzhou being closed, he knew that he really could not escape death this time. Hengshan Yong was not afraid of death, but once he considered that he might not
Having the ability to teach the Chinese people a painful lesson, his heart could not 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, to the east was Marshal Zhang's Eighth Army, which had two armies and one division, totaling 80,000.
people; to the south is an independent army led by He Zhengjiang, totaling 50,000 people; to the north, Li Jiayu's 150,000-strong army is 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 discouraged. Rocket launchers organized into regiments, heavy artillery organized into brigades, and tank troops organized into divisions,
In addition, in almost every battle, the National Air Force will send fighter planes to assist, but the combat effectiveness of the Eleventh Army is declining. Often, the battle has just begun, and the team's ground offensive has not officially begun, and there is no one on the Japanese position.
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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 it. The surrender of the entire brigade seemed to have happened for the first time in the history of the Imperial Army. Of course, Osaka
Except for the Fourth Division.
"Major Hashimoto personally sent a telegram. 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!" Isamu Yokoyama yelled. 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 the country before 41 years ago will be detained in separate cells. Other Japanese prisoners can be treated like prisoners of war."
Chen Cheng looked at him and asked, "Is it 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, love! I will try to code another chapter... I am on the night shift today... damn night shift!!)