Since the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Taiwan has become Japan's mainland. The attack on Kaohsiung Airport was viewed by some Japanese as the first time in history that Japan's mainland has been attacked by a foreign enemy. They regarded it as a great shame and humiliation. In this atmosphere Next, even if the Japanese Konoe Cabinet is determined to resolve the "China Incident" peacefully, it has to care about public opinion and deal with the matter prudently. This attitude of the cabinet also makes the General Staff Headquarters, which was already soft on China, become tough again and begin to He directly asked about the strategy of Minyue Qiong, and acted as if he was sharpening his sword and preparing to start a fight with the Xuebing Army.
At this time, Japan's political situation has stabilized. At the beginning of the year, Prime Minister Konoe Fumima felt that "he was being led by the nose" and did not get any respect from Prime Minister Sugiyama Gen and other members of the headquarters. He was completely like a puppet. Then he had the intention to retreat and was ready to resign. However, his method of retreating in order to advance finally gave him the opportunity to reorganize the cabinet. With the support of Emperor Hirohito and the elder Saionji Konobo, he successfully agreed with his promise. Itagaki Seishiro, commander of the 5th Division who wanted to "peacefully resolve the China Incident", replaced Sugiyama Gen as land minister. At the same time, he invited "Army Senior" General Ugaki Kazunari to join the cabinet as foreign minister. He successfully formed a clampdown on the Army Ministry and began to Officially implement a peaceful policy in order to resolve the "China Incident" without using force,
At that time, despite the fierce fighting between China and Japan in the Xuzhou battlefield and the East Henan battlefield, the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek seemed to be incompatible with each other. In fact, the two sides were in private contact, and the GMD even sent Chief Executive Kong Xiangxi. To discuss the "peaceful solution" plan for the representatives and the Japanese,
The attack on Kaohsiung Airport made the Japanese realize that in addition to Chiang Kai-shek and the Central Army under his command, there were also Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army, the empire's mortal enemies, on the Chinese battlefield. Therefore, some people began to propose that Min Yue Qiong be removed from "China" This suggestion fell into the ears of Ugaki Kazunari, who even took advantage of it and came up with a vicious plan to create divisions in China and completely alienate the Central Army and the Xuebing Army.
The attack on Kaohsiung Airport, coupled with the previous sinking of the "Akagi", also completely shaken the Japanese understanding of the role of aviation in modern warfare. The Japanese concept of aviation has previously remained at the level of an auxiliary arm. , which severely restricted the development of its aviation industry and aviation tactics. As the "LZ-I" long-range bomber received intensive attention from the top brass of the Japanese military, the Japanese were worried about the security of their homeland and had to develop weapons that could target this type of fighter. The plan of advanced fighter aircraft was included in the national defense and military priorities, and some people even proposed to establish a special aviation headquarters to coordinate the production and manufacturing of fighter aircraft and the use of aviation. Finally, with Hirohito's approval, a trial operation aviation headquarters was established under the Army Ministry. headquarters,
An air raid actually caused Japan to adjust a series of policies. This was something Tie Linfei, the executor of the air raid, did not expect. As for the planner, Ouyang Yun, when the news reached his ears, he also felt very sad. Accident, yes, his premature exposure of the power of the "LZ-I" long-range bomber was indeed out of some ulterior secret, and he wanted to "help the evildoers do evil" and promoted the development of history, but He did not expect that the Japanese, who are known for their stubbornness and arrogance, would take this step so far that it even made him wonder again: had he opened Pandora's box and released an uncontrollable animal? monster,
,,Will the history of World War II change as a result? Where will China's World War II path ultimately go?,
As the student army became stronger and stronger, Ouyang Yun became more and more troubled as he got older. He was no longer as confident of victory as before for some of the things he had tried so hard to plan.
The situation in Fujian, Yue, Qiong, and even the entire South China Sea is good, but the situation in the north is far worse than that time and space.
Just when the report of the great victory in the Kaohsiung air raid was widely reproduced on the front pages of many domestic newspapers, in Zhengzhou, the direct line of the Central Army first rose and then suppressed, giving the Chinese a big satellite.
Just when the Battle of Taierzhuang had just begun, in order to prevent Cheng Qian from the First War Zone from sending troops to support the Fifth War Zone, the 14th Division of the North China Front, under the command of the division commander Shunroku Hata, forcibly crossed the Yellow River in an attempt to build a sniper line on the eastern Henan front line. , blocking the connection between the First Theater and the Fifth Theater. However, with the success of the Taierzhuang attack, the Xuzhou battlefield turned into a stalemate. Instead, the 14th Division became a lone force far away from the main force of the Japanese army and was mobilized by Cheng Qian. More than 120,000 troops from six armies were surrounded on all sides.
With 120,000 fighting against 20,000, even if one Japanese soldier can withstand three Chinese soldiers as the legend says, there will be no suspense in this battle. Therefore, Cheng Qian, the commander of the First Theater Zone, boldly said: Even if you eat, you can defeat the enemy. Junliu ate it,
The news was learned by the outside world, and many people predicted that this would be an unprecedented victory since the Anti-Japanese War. However, Lao Jiang Xu felt that this battle was unjust and was the best opportunity to gain honor, so he flew to Kaifeng. Decided to personally command this encirclement and annihilation battle,
The chairman's personal presence on the battlefield was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the Chinese people who were too eager for a hearty victory. As a result, some people who were no longer optimistic about the "Central Army" became confident at this moment. Totally, I think we can definitely wipe out the 20,000 Japs.
However, the development of the war surprised everyone. After Hata Shunroku was surrounded, he assessed the situation and first broke out towards Lanfeng. As for the national army, the person guarding Lanfeng was Jiang's confidant General Gui Yongqing, with twenty men under his command. The Seventh Army is a direct line of the Central Army. It is well-equipped and even better than the enemy 14th Division. The one who attacked Lanfeng was personally led by the commander of the 14th Division, Shunroku Hata. There are about 10,000 people, even compared to the 27th Army, the strength is also at a disadvantage. Ordinarily, in this case, the 27th Army should be able to defend Lanfeng. If the tactics are used properly, it can even take the opportunity to severely damage the Japanese army. ,
And just when Lao Jiang was waiting with his head high, waiting for Gui Yongqing to deliver a good news, something happened that made him want to cry without tears. This little devil hadn't launched a charge yet. The 27th Army was completely defeated. More than 20,000 people could not hold out for a day. The battle report was sent to Lao Jiang. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Once the 27th Army was defeated, a corner of the encirclement collapsed. However, considering that the 27th Army did not suffer much losses and the First Theater Zone still had an absolute strength advantage, Cheng Qian did not give up on himself when he was angry, but readjusted his deployment. He asked other troops to surround and annihilate the 14th Division from different directions, and successfully separated the 14th Division headquarters from its affiliated Sakai detachment. According to his idea, as long as the 14th Division can be captured, So relying on the huge advantage in military strength, even if they fight hard, they can use up all the 20,000 Japanese soldiers. There are only so many Japanese troops, and weapons and ammunition cannot be effectively replenished. They will definitely become more and more tired as they fight. So given time, Complete annihilation is still very possible.
It was expected that just when the situation on the battlefield was tilting towards the Chinese side and the winner was about to be determined, the Huang Jie Department of the Eighth Army defending Shangqiu was in trouble again. Huang Jie's performance was even worse. This little Japs hadn't come over yet. The defenders had abandoned the city and fled, allowing Shunroku Hata to capture Shangqiu without firing a shot.
Once Shangqiu was lost, the defenders between Shangqiu and Lanfeng immediately fell into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. As a result, they had to choose to retreat. At this point, the good situation that Cheng Qian had painstakingly planned was completely lost. Not only did he fail to complete the original plan for the battle, On the contrary, it put Kaifeng and Zhengzhou into danger.
Both Gui Yongqing and Huang Jie were direct descendants of Chiang Kai-shek. Although Chiang Kai-shek was furious in his heart, he did not have the courage to slap himself. In desperation, he had no choice but to resort to the rogue methods he had used on the beach and ordered the digging of the Yellow River...
Although the Yellow River Huayuankou burst its banks and blocked the Japanese army's westward advance and drowned more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers, allowing the Central Plains region to defend for a few more years, it also caused the displacement of millions of Central Plains people, and nearly 10,000 of them drowned. Millions, and the property losses caused by this are incalculable. Therefore, although Chiang Kai-shek had the courage to order the embankment to be breached, he did not have the courage to take responsibility for it. He directly forged a series of evidence and blamed it on the Japanese.
As soon as the news of the Yellow River bursting its banks appeared in the newspapers, it aroused the common hatred of the Chinese people. The domestic and foreign media all condemned the atrocities of the Japanese army. Among them, the newspapers under the Xuebing military government even published editorials for three consecutive days to condemn. At the same time Call on the territory under its jurisdiction to launch a fundraising operation to relieve the victims,
Ouyang Yun was still in Hainan at the time. After learning the news from the telegram sent by the headquarters, he was silent for a long time and said: The army is incompetent and it affects the people, and then he stopped saying a word about the matter. view,
Hainan's offshore defense system is still under intense construction. Hainan Island is really too big. Once war breaks out, it is impossible to prevent the Japanese from landing across the board. However, it would be even more unwise to abandon offshore defense and allow the Japanese to land at will. In the end, The best way is to focus on defense, make clever use of the complex terrain of Hainan Island, and use infantry to protect key areas so that the Japanese army cannot take root on Hainan Island.
Ouyang Yun has a feeling that the Japanese will take action against Minyue Qiong in the near future. In that case, the Xuebing Army will face the problem of two-front or even three-line combat. Historically, Hainan and Guangzhou and Fujian have already fallen at this time. In this time and space, Although the strong intervention of the Xuebing Army has hindered the Japanese strategy of Fujian and Guangdong, as the Japanese have made progress in the interior, considering the overall situation, they cannot put aside the solution of Fujian and Yue Qiong for a long time. In the earlier war game, Xuebing The General Staff of the Army has three guesses about the direction of the Japanese attack, the most certain of which is the direction of Hainan. With the Japanese people's vengeful character, they will definitely do everything possible to avenge the humiliation suffered by the United Fleet in the "Sinking Bar", so Hainan As the only advanced vanguard position in the three areas of Fujian, Vietnam and Qiong, it is bound to receive special attention from the Japanese navy.
Whether it is to protect the vested interests of Hainan or to consider the overall situation, the defense of Hainan is the top priority. As long as Hainan is defended, the Japanese navy will not be able to attack Guangdong from the sea. Then, the attack and defense of Fujian and Guangdong will become simple. Many, at least the Xuebing Army Staff Department does not need to worry too much in the direction of Guangdong and can fully devote itself to the defense of Fujian.