After reading the transcript of the Eighth Route Army broadcast reported by the staff, General Juichi Terauchi sat at his desk without saying a word. After a long time, he called Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo and Kita Seiichi and handed them the draft of the telegram.
, let the two of them read it carefully.
Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo has become a little tired due to the anger and joy of General Touichi Terauchi these days. People who don't know the inside story think that His Excellency Naosaburo Okabe is well-educated and seems to be quite calm about changes.
After reading the transcript, Naosaburo Okabe showed no expression on his face and said in an unusually respectful tone: "It seems that the commander's decision to bomb southern Hebei was very wise and the Warring States Period was very glorious. Liu Yimin couldn't sit still and started to speak.
Intimidated."
Kita Seiichi received relatively few reprimands from General Touichi Terauchi, and spent less time directly with the general. He did not have the vicissitudes of life of Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo, so he did not have as many scruples in speaking as Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo.
, said directly: "Report to Your Excellency, Commander, judging from the time, this open letter from Liu Yimin's guard regiment commander to Your Excellency the Commander should have been written at noon. It is estimated that after Liu Yimin learned that our aviation force launched a large-scale air raid on southern Hebei, he wanted to
He threatened us to stop our aviation force from continuing to bombard. The rest of the news about the 21st Division, the independent fourth brigade, and the news about the death of Liu Yimin Air Defense Brigade Commander Li Yimo should have resumed broadcasting at night.
It was urgently written after that. Of course, I am sure that this open letter was definitely written by Liu Yimin, who pretended to be the head of the security guard. It is probably because the content of the letter was indecent, and Liu Yimin was worried about his identity, so he let him
He pretended to be the head of the security group. The style of this letter is consistent with the letter Liu Yimin sent when he was in Tianjin, and can be used as circumstantial evidence."
Having said this, Kita Cheng raised his flat face and looked at the face of General Touichi Terauchi. Seeing that the commander remained calm, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The results of our air attack on southern Hebei this time are indeed great.
, but most of the people killed and injured in the bombing were civilians, which did not damage the main force of Liu Yimin's instructors. However, the killing of Liu Yimin's air defense brigade commander was a major victory, and it could make Lieutenant General Jiujin Songping and Major General Kawamura Dong rest in peace.
What I'm worried about is that this may lead to Liu Yimin's brutal revenge. I have carefully studied the information about Liu Yimin and found that Li Yimo is the highest-ranking officer killed in battle since the establishment of Liu Yimin's department. In Liu Yimin's previous war history, few sacrifices were made.
Officer, this shows that Liu Yimin pays great attention to protecting the backbone of the army. The death of Li Yimo, I'm worried, will make Liu Yimin, a guy who doesn't act according to common sense, crazy. How he will retaliate next is worthy of our careful study."
This statement made Terauchi Shouichi's already extremely irritable mood become even more irritable.
Originally, according to the plan of the temple's Shouichi, the air raids were to continue, completely destroying the towns and villages in southern Hebei, and causing Liu Yimin's instructors to lose the basis for their existence in southern Hebei. It would be better to combine the people of southern Hebei and Liu Yimin's
All troops were killed.
The problem now is that although the air strikes have achieved obvious results, they are far from reaching the expected goals. From the broadcast of the Eighth Route Army, less than 20,000 civilians were killed and injured, and the number of houses destroyed was quite satisfactory. Juichi Terauchi felt that he was dispatched
With so many planes, such a result is unsatisfactory. What's more, the aviation force suffered a huge loss, losing dozens of planes, as well as pilots who are more valuable than gold. If this continues, dozens of planes will be lost every day
Aircraft, no matter how powerful the Japanese Empire is, it will be brought down.
According to Juichi Terauchi, the biggest result of this air raid was the death of Liu Yimin’s air defense brigade commander Li Yimo. But if you think about it carefully, it’s troublesome!
Shuichi Terauchi has memorized Liu Yimin's information very well. He has also done a careful analysis of Liu Yimin's character. He knows that this person can be called the God of War by the Chinese, and he is definitely worthy of the name. He has already sent a secret message to the base camp, preparing to use it.
Heavy troops guarded the communication lines, trapped Liu Yimin in southern Hebei, and allowed him to temporarily rest and recuperate in southern Hebei for a period of time. The main force of the imperial army was concentrated to continue the strategic operations in Shanxi and Jinpu Road. After the campaign objectives were achieved, Liu Yimin's teachings were dealt with.
Mentor. Now, the air force has blown up Liu Yimin’s right-hand man. Can Liu Yimin still sit peacefully in southern Hebei? I don’t know what shocking moves he will do next! Maybe he will really come.
Take your own life!
When he thought that Liu Yimin might come to kill him, Terauchi Shouichi felt a chill on his neck. Because he knew that Liu Yimin was definitely a great master, otherwise, Yamaoka Kazuo and Yamaoka Keiko would not have committed suicide by caesarean section. Both of them could
He is a top expert in Japan!
Shouyi in the temple wished he could immediately mobilize heavy troops to kill all Liu Yimin's instructors. But he knew that he could not do so for the time being. It was obvious that the First Army in Shanxi was engaged in the Qing Dynasty in central Jinxi and would not be able to withdraw for a while. If
Forcibly withdrawing all the previous efforts will be in vain. The main force of the Second Army in Shandong is being wiped out in all directions, and the 10th and 5th Divisions are advancing in the direction of Xuzhou. If all the main force of the Second Army is withdrawn, Shandong will immediately be extremely empty.
Liu Yimin has never had a stable situation in battles. Who can guarantee that he will not run away again and go to Shandong to cause trouble with the imperial army. If he is allowed to join forces with the Chinese government forces in the direction of Xuzhou, it will be very difficult to occupy Xuzhou.
. In that case, the North China and Central China front armies will not be able to join forces and support each other, and the consequences will be serious.
What's even more disgusting is that Liu Yimin, a shameless villain, actually published the open letter in both Chinese and Japanese. Now not only the Chinese but also foreigners knew about the 21st Division and independently mixed it into the Fourth Brigade.
Even the soldiers of the Imperial Army knew the news. Especially Liu Yimin made him pay to collect the corpses, which was really vicious. How could there be such a rogue general in the world!
Terauchi Shouichi couldn't help but stood up, gave Kita Seiichi a fierce look, then stood in front of the window, opened the window, took two breaths of cool fresh air, and was about to turn around to speak, when Kita Seiichi said again
Sentence: "It's already night now. Liu Yimin's combat operations usually take place at night. I'm worried that some of the imperial troops will be crushed again."
This time, Juichi Terauchi was completely irritated. He turned around, walked quickly to Kita Seiichi, grabbed the collar of Kita Seiichi's clothes with his left hand, and fanned it open with his right hand, while fanning it.
Baga kept roaring.
Naosaburo Okabe quickly glanced at the beaten Seiichi Kita, and immediately looked at his nose and nose, and stood there with a low eyebrow and a smooth face. Only the slight breathing could let people know that he was not a clay sculpture but a living person.
Man, a dignified Japanese Army Lieutenant General.
Terauchi was tired from beating him, so he stopped, stretched his wrists, walked back to his desk angrily, and sat down.
Although Kita Seiichi doesn't look very good, he usually thinks very highly of himself. How could he have thought that someone would dare to slap him? This time, he was completely blinded by the Commander, staring at him with a pair of frightened and muddy eyes.
I was worried about Juichi Templeuchi.
Juichi Terauchi picked up the water glass and took a sip of water. He calmed down a bit. He also felt that what he had just done had gone too far. Kita Seiichi was considered a senior general of the Japanese Army, and slapping him like this was a bit disrespectful to him.
Thinking of this, Juichi Terauchi stood up again, walked to Kita Seiichi, reached out and touched Kita Seiichi's swollen face, and then said: "Sita-kun, please forgive me, I was too angry just now and took too many actions.
It’s too heavy. Sorry!”
Kita Seiichi had not yet reacted to the fright he had just experienced. He remained uncooperative and remained silent, still staring straight at Juichi Terauchi.
Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo knew that it was time to speak for himself at this time. He coughed and said softly: "Sido-kun, the Commander does not want to slap you, but wants to slap the hateful Liu Yimin. In anger,
Your Excellency, Commander, has made a mistake. Please forgive me!"
Kita Seiichi finally regained consciousness, suppressed the humiliation in his heart, and nodded.
General Juichi Terauchi then said "Yoshi" with a smile, walked back to his desk and sat down. He glanced at Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo and said, "Chief of Staff, please tell me the countermeasures our army should take at the moment."
When Okabe Naozaburo saw Juichi Terauchi asking the question by name, he said: "The commander-in-chief of our army has already decided on the countermeasures, which are nothing more than heavy encirclement and suppression and stabilizing Liu Yimin in southern Hebei. The benefits of heavy encirclement and suppression can establish public security in southern Hebei."
The disadvantage of order is that the war in Shanxi and Jinpu Road directions must be interrupted, which may easily lead to failure, and it may not be able to completely eliminate Liu Yimin's main force. Blocking the communication lines and stabilizing Liu Yimin's force in southern Hebei has the advantage of buying time.
, to ensure the strategic operations of the Shanxi and Jinpu lines. The disadvantage is that the troops blocking the communication line may be retaliated by Liu Yimin's troops at any time. Both methods are acceptable, it just depends on the commander's choice."
Terauchi Shouichi turned to Kita Seiichi and said: "Kita-kun, if we want to stabilize Liu Yimin's troops in southern Hebei, how can we prevent Liu Yimin's troops from retaliating against my troops blocking the traffic lines? Do you have any suggestions?"
Kita Seiichi spoke too much just now and was slapped in the face. At this time, he was still frightened and didn't want to say more. But looking at the gentle yet ferocious face of Terauchi Shouichi, he had to say cautiously: "The only thing that can confuse people is
Liu Yimin's job is to negotiate, temporarily stop bombing, and send people to southern Hebei to conduct comprehensive negotiations with Liu Yimin's department. Since he wants the imperial army to pay to collect the corpses, he will take this as an opportunity to bring money to negotiate with them. Guard the traffic.
Troops along the line also temporarily stopped their attacks on southern Hebei and western Shandong, increased their alertness, and guarded their defense lines to guard against retaliation by Liu Yimin's troops."
Terauchi's eyes shone brightly, and he said "Yoshi", and then waved Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo and Major General Kita Seiichi to come to the desk, and the three of them began to plot.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the radio station controlled by the Japanese army in Peiping suddenly broadcast the news, saying that the plenipotentiary representative of the Imperial Japanese Army's North China Front Major General Kita Makoto had rushed to the southern Hebei region to launch comprehensive negotiations with representatives of the Chinese army's General Liu Yimin. I hope Liu Yimin
For the sake of the safety of the people in southern Hebei, the general should not take any more hostile actions against the imperial army. All issues can be resolved through negotiation to avoid causing casualties to innocent civilians.
Not to mention, the Japanese troops on Deshi Road, Jinpu Road, and Pinghan Road all sent out puppet cavalry communication troops, flashlights and loudspeakers, shouting everywhere, "The Imperial Army is willing to negotiate with the Eighth Route Army and discuss the remains of the Imperial Army."
We can deal with it, talk about the defense areas between the two armies, talk about aviation bombing, anything else can be discussed, please ask the Eighth Route Army to send representatives to participate in the negotiations."
The commander of the 23rd Division, Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara, who commanded the encirclement and suppression of Hebei Province, wrote a handwritten letter under the instructions of General Juichi Templeuchi and asked a translator to translate it into Chinese. After that, he sent a puppet soldier to accompany the translator to deliver it.
Go to the house of a squire in Xinji and ask him to deliver the letter to the Eighth Route Army cadres or guerrillas, preferably to General Liu Yimin overnight.
In order to let the squire understand the importance of this letter, the Japanese translator followed Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara's request and let the squire read one of the contents of the letter: In order to show integrity, the imperial army decided to suspend the bombing of southern Hebei from tomorrow.
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The letter was quickly forwarded to Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng, who were waiting in hiding south of the Deshi Line. When the two opened the letter, they saw that Lieutenant General Michutaro Komatsubara wrote in the letter: "His Excellency General Liu Yimin, Commander of the Eighth Route Army Instruction Division
: I am here to inform you on the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the North China Front of Japan, General Hisaichi Terauchi: First, the North China Front has received the news that your ministry broadcast on the radio station this evening. Second, the North China Front has agreed to negotiate with your ministry on the issue of body collection.
Negotiations. Major General Kitakahiro has been sent to southern Hebei Province with the required gold tickets to negotiate with your army. Major General Kitakachi has full authority to represent Commander Juichi Terauchi. Your ministry can have in-depth exchanges with Major General Kitakachi on issues of interest to both parties. 3.
, In order to show the sincerity of negotiating with your ministry, the Imperial Japanese Army will not take any military action in the southern Hebei region for the time being. Starting from tomorrow, it will unilaterally stop bombing in southern Hebei and is willing to donate some medicines to treat those injured in the air raids.
The injured of your army. Fourth, your army should temporarily stop attacking the imperial army. All disputes between the two sides can be resolved through negotiation. If negotiations fail, the war will start again. I believe that negotiation can solve the disputes between the two sides, at least for a period of time in southern Hebei.
Peace. 5. The Empire of Japan has selected three noble-born, well-educated noble ladies and three Korean girls to come to southern Hebei with Major General Xixi Dacheng to participate in the care of the wounded, and may also be engaged in work that you deem necessary.
Any other work you are engaged in. The Imperial Japanese Army will strictly abide by the above items. General, please restrain your department and not attack the Imperial Army wantonly. All issues will be resolved during negotiations.
Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Army, Commander of the 23rd Division, Michutaro Komatsubara"
After reading the letter, Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng briefly discussed it and then sent the contents of the letter by telegram to Liu Yimin, who was near De County.