Shanshanyuan has a very good sense of smell. People of his level will inform him of major domestic affairs. Not only will the Central China Expedition Army, Kwantung Army, and South China Japanese Army will inform him of the situation, and even the changes in foreign policy
He will also inform him in time. There are submarine cables from Qingdao to ***, and the telegram is very convenient. He knows everything about Tokyo.
Last time Nishio Suzuki became the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army and the commander of the 13th Army. Shanshanyuan soon knew that there was something wrong with it. Not only did he know that when Teraunuchi wanted to be the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army, but he also knew that Nishio Suzuki was
The secret meeting touched His Majesty's heart. Moreover, Shan Shanyuan also heard that His Majesty's intention to unify the command of the Inland Army in the Passage is likely to establish a unified Chinese dispatched army.
It is normal for the Emperor to have this idea. In Shanshanyuan's view, the base camp is too far from mainland China and it is impossible to grasp the battlefield dynamics in time. It is necessary to establish a unified command agency in mainland China to command the actions of various troops in China. He also
For this reason, Sushanyuan and Shinakasui were different from Suichi Sakura. He heard that Nishio Shinakasui might be the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, and his eyes turned green. Suichi Sakura had no idea.
What I want is to return to the center of the Japanese army and control the entire military machine. Now, the opportunity is about to arise. The Kiichiro Hiranuma cabinet has no achievements both internally and externally. Everything is following the policy of the Guards cabinet. It is a matter of time before the collapse.
, If there is an opportunity, Hirami Kiichiro's cabinet may fall randomly. As long as Hirami Kiichiro's cabinet collapses, Shan Shanyuan feels that he may return to the central government.
Shanshanyuan felt that this opportunity had already occurred. The Kwantung Army urgently demanded a fight with the Soviet Union, but the attitude of the base camp was very ambiguous. Although the Sixth Army was established in accordance with the emperor's will and unified the command of the war in Nomenhan, the base camp was
The Sixth Army was strictly ordered not to expand the war at will and defend it on the spot. The plan to mobilize the Second Division and the Fifth Division's surprise attack on the Vladivostok area was even more undiscussed. What is particularly infuriating is that there are many Germans
The next time I sent someone to visit ***, and recently proposed to let the *** Army launch an attack on the Soviet Union from the Eastern Front to support the German army's actions in Europe. The Kiichiro Hiranuma cabinet actually responded in vain, without any sincerity, and regarded a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as
Hot potato. What does such a cabinet need to do?
During the period from Shanshanyuan to Peking, he had to deal with traitors and leading figures, and his Chinese level improved rapidly, and even learned what Shanxi people said.
In Shanshanyuan's view, the Soviet Union was the archenemy of the United Kingdom and the United States were stumbling blocks to the world of ***'s hegemony. Take the Chinese war for example. The Soviets also provided loans and provided aircraft, weapons and ammunition. It was obvious that
We must fight against the Great *** Empire. The United States and Britain are not good things. Since *** no longer recognizes the "open door" policy, Britain and the United States have felt that their interests in China have been damaged and their attitude towards Japan has gradually become strict.
Old imperialism, sooner or later, will drive them out of Asia completely!
Shanshanyuan's intelligence is still not sensitive enough. In fact, at this time, the United Kingdom and the United States were already alert to the *** because of their damage to their interests in China. At this time, the United Kingdom and the United States all urgently sent more troops to Asia to strengthen defense.
. Moreover, since the end of last year, the US government has begun to provide assistance to the National Government. Among them, the US government provided a credit loan of US$25 million to Chiang Kai-shek's government on November 15, 1938; the British government on December 16, 1938
The first batch of credit loans was provided to Chiang Kai-shek's government for 450,000 pounds. On December 29 of the same year, the second batch of credit loans was given to Chiang Kai-shek's government for 500,000 pounds. On March 8, 1939, the balance fund loan was provided to Chiang Kai-shek's government for 10 million yuan.
GBP.
These aids are all funds, which are top secrets, and people are not sure about it. Shan Shanyuan naturally doesn't know it either.
Although Shan Shanyuan looks dull, he is a leader of the Japanese hardliners in his bones. During the period when Shan Shanyuan resigned as Minister of the Mainland, due to the lack of military progress in the Japanese army in China, and the internal and external difficulties of Kiichiro Hiranuma's cabinet, the Japanese army demanded the use of Shan.
Shan Yuan's call has never been cut off. This is also the reason why Shan Shan Yuan suddenly became interested in studying ancient Chinese philosophy. He was like a hermit in China in the past, posing for outsiders to see!
Even though Feng Fun and Muto Akira were like ghosts, they didn't know what medicine they had in their commander's pot.
Shan Shanyuan showed off for a while and felt that he had done enough, so he asked Yamashita Fengwen to report the details of the battle to attack the main force of the Eighth Route Army instructor.
In fact, Shan Shanyuan knew the situation on the battlefield. His chief of staff and deputy chief of staff were in charge of command in Xuzhou. How could he not know where he would not curse on the telegram if he was not clear. However, he knew it.
It's one thing, and it's another thing to ask the mountain to report it. That's an official. An official as big as Shanshanyuan must maintain his majesty, and a stance must be fully prepared.
Fengwen of the Yamashita really didn't want to report the battle of the Eighth Route Army on the Longhai Road, because it was really lacking. The meticulous ambush battle was actually fought like this. How could he speak out? Fortunately, he had to fight a general of his level,
They were all thick-skinned, and the lives of soldiers were like those of the damaged shells and bullets, and they were all numbers in their eyes. So, Fengwen of the Yamashita used the whispering of birds in a few seconds to report the battle, and then his legs were all together.
, pose with a very respectful look, and ask the commander to instruct.
Shan Shanyuan had just studied Chinese philosophy and seemed to have not yet come back to his senses from the realm of clouds and water. After listening to the report, he was stunned for a while before saying, "Is this a failure to say it?"
Fengwen of Yamashita hurriedly bowed and bowed: "Hayi!"
Shan Shanyuan blinked his eyes and thought for a long time before he began to ask Yamashita Bongfun and Muto Akira's plans for the next battle.
When Yamashita Bongfu heard that Shanshanyuan no longer asked about the losses in combat, he felt that he had finally passed the level and hurriedly told the dispute with Shiro Inaba and Shiro Higuchi Hiichiro, asking the commander to decide.
Shan Shanyuan is now full of desire to return to the base camp to join the cabinet and become the prime minister. He really doesn't want to start a war at this time. It's okay if he wins, but if he wins, he may affect his reputation. However, Shan Shanyuan still can't bear it.
The reason is that he has three ace divisions, the 6th Division, the 9th Division, and the First Guard Division. With the original strength of the North China Front Army, he can completely fight a big battle.
Battle, a great battle that made him more and more famous among the Japanese army, gave him a generous gift for his future return to the central government. Therefore, after Yamashita Fengwen finished speaking, Shanshanyuan did not immediately express his opinion, but stood up from the chair.
Walk to the North China security situation chart on the wall and examine it carefully.
Seeing that Shan Shanyuan did not express his opinion, Muto Akira thought he could not make a decision, so he began to show off: "Report to the commander: Although this battle did not achieve the expected goal, the troops suffered heavy casualties, but Liu Yimin's troops were also severely damaged. This can be done from
The remains of the bombed vehicles and the bodies of the horses left by the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield can be proved. However, the Eighth Route Army transported away the bodies and wounded personnel before retreating, and it is hard to tell how big their casualties were. Now, we should
Find out what Liu Yimin is going to do next? You must know that he is a cancer of security in North China. When he jumps back to Shandong, he may be in trouble again. Commander, we need to destroy Liu Yimin's combat capabilities before he takes a big move.
Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable.”
This is like nonsense. Shan Shanyuan didn't even reply, let alone answer him.
Muto Akira is conceited with his talent and is of course not just these guys in his stomach. He then continued: "Commander, judging from the situation in North China, the main force fighting against the Imperial Army is the Eighth Route Army, not the Central Army and Jinsui
We have already known this point. According to my observation, the Eighth Route Army is best at occupying territory, raising teams, and its power expands quickly. Over time, one rises and the other rises, and the power of the Eighth Route Army is very terrible. The current situation is, the Emperor
The army drove Chiang Kai-shek's troops away, but *** took advantage of the situation, which was equivalent to the imperial army fighting in front and *** getting a bargain behind. This situation must change. Otherwise, our occupied areas will all change.
It became the base area of ***. In the end, the Imperial Army could only control the traffic line."
All this is true. Shan Shanyuan finally reacted and uttered from his nostrils.
The generals of the Japanese invading China were all officials, and there was a common problem for those who became officials, that was, they all wanted to be appreciated by their superiors. Shanshanyuan just said "Yes", and Muto Akira was inspired and immediately became excited. He heard that he was again
He said: "From the current situation, there are only three reasons why Liu Yimin returned to Shandong. One is to gather the Eighth Route Army in Shandong, launch a major battle, and support the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi. The other is to be forced by Chiang Kai-shek to return to Shandong.
It was his troops who stayed in the Jiangsu and Anhui region for a long time and had to go back to Shandong to replenish their products.”
When Yamashita Fengfu heard what Muto Akira said, he immediately said, "Mutou, please tell me how we should fight, don't worry about it!"
Muto Akira quickly said, "Commander, Chief of Staff, I mean to study Liu Yimin's trends so as to provide an idea for the next step of combat."
Shan Shanyuan stopped looking at the map at this time, and returned to his desk to sit down, and signaled to Feng Fun at the Yamashita, Muto Akira sat on the sofa, and the three of them started a discussion.
None of these three people are mediocre. Although Shan Shanyuan is an important leader of the Japanese army, Yamashita Tomoto and Muto Akira are also amazing. One is a brave and resourceful general, and the other is a Japanese think tank. This discussion is really effective.
According to Muto Akira's idea, they first discussed the next battle direction of the Eighth Route Army instructor. As a result, after discussing the three people, they found that the defense line of the Japanese army in Shandong was full of loopholes. On the surface, the Japanese army controlled the major cities, towns and transportation lines in Shandong.
It seems that Shandong has become an occupied area. In fact, the Japanese army's deployment in Shandong is a passive attack formation. It must be defended everywhere and cannot be defended anywhere. As long as the Eighth Route Army concentrates its forces to attack a little, whether it is Jinan, Qingdao, or Tai'an.
Yanzhou seems to be within the attack range of the Eighth Route Army.
In response to this situation, Muto Akira proposed that since passive defense cannot limit the development of the Eighth Route Army, it is better to actively attack and use sweeps to disrupt Liu Yimin's new combat deployment. Especially now there are the Sixth Division, the Ninth Division and
The First Guard Division should use these three divisions as the main force to carry out a regional sweep on the Eighth Route Army base. The first round of sweep should be in the Jiangsu and Anhui region, because Liu Yimin's main force retreated to Shandong, and there was no large-scale main force of the Eighth Route Army in this area.
The troops are prone to success in a battle and quickly restore public security in Jiangsu and Anhui. The second round of sweeping should be in the southeastern Shandong region. This area is easily cooperated by the navy. With a strong naval carrier-based aircraft group, you will not be afraid of the Eighth Route Army concentrating its forces to attack the Imperial Army. Sweeping sweeping
The biggest benefit of southeast Shandong is that it can find and destroy the arsenals and airports of the Eighth Route Army, destroy the continuous combat capabilities of the Eighth Route Army teachers, and also open up the connection between northern Jiangsu and Qingdao. The third round of sweeping is to directly destroy the Eighth Route Army's base in the Yimeng Mountains.
By completing this task, you can basically restore public order in Shandong.
When it comes to Qingdao, Shanshanyuan proposed that Qingdao's garrison troops were insufficient and it was an important supply base for the Japanese army in Shandong. The instructor once captured Qingdao and was familiar with the road. According to Liu Yimin's combat style, will he take the next step?
What about the idea of Qingdao?
As for why it was Qingdao instead of Xuzhou and Jinan, the three old Japanese devils believed that these two places had strong garrison forces and were not afraid of sudden attacks by the Eighth Route Army. Only Qingdao is in line with the characteristics of Liu Yimin fighting for money.
As soon as Shanshanyuan's question was raised, Yamashita Bongfun and Muto Akira became anxious and both left the sofa and ran towards the map. After looking for a long time, Yamashita Bongfun and Muto Akira couldn't help but say in unison: "Commander, Gao Ming, Qingdao
It's indeed a hidden danger."
Shan Shanyuan further inspired: "Yamashita, Muto, can we use Qingdao as bait to lure Liu Yimin into a trap and annihilate his main force under Qingdao city?"
Yamashita Fengwen said: "Theoretical, as long as he can lure the enemy into a trap, he can annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army anywhere. However, Qingdao is more tempting than the place where he holds it, and it is easier to arouse Liu Yimin's covetousness, and it is more likely to be more coveted by Liu Yimin.
It is conducive to the Imperial Army's main force of Liu Yimin's Ministry."
After thinking for a while, Muto Akira proposed to strengthen the garrison forces in Qingdao and prepare to defend against the sudden attack of the Eighth Route Army teachers. However, if the plan to annex the main force of the Eighth Route Army teachers under Qingdao was realized, it was necessary to first sweep the Jiangsu and Anhui regions.
The southeastern Shandong region made Liu Yimin mistakenly believe that the main force of the Imperial Army was still on the traffic line, encouraging him to have the courage to attack Qingdao.
At this time, Shanshanyuan saw Muto Akira's talent and also remembered the Japanese army's evaluation of Muto Akira's "talented but not virtuous". However, what he wanted at this time was Muto Akira's talent. As for his virtue but not virtue, he was
unimportant.
Shan Shanyuan stood up and walked to Muto Akira, reached out and patted his shoulder lightly, and said Yoshi.
Now, Muto Sho is so irritating like a chicken blood. He immediately stood up and said a few times, then said: "Commander, since we have seen that Qingdao is a natural bait, it is easy to induce Liu Yimin.
If we are deceived, we must make careful arrangements and learn from the lessons of the Longhai Road Battle, so that we can no longer let Liu Yimin escape."
Shan Shanyuan loves to listen to this. He said that the reason why he had this idea was realized from the cloud and water feelings of Chinese philosophy. No matter how Liu Yimin thought, it doesn’t matter how he fought. What’s important is that we have to hold our own opinions.
Only by not being led by Liu Yimin can we truly reverse the decline in the war situation in North China.
Yamashita Fengwen took advantage of the situation and said: "In the past, Liu Yimin set a trap for the imperial army to jump, but now he sets a trap for the imperial army to jump. It doesn't matter if he doesn't succeed once, as long as we take the initiative to attack and set a trap, Liu Yimin will be fooled over time.
I suggest that this battle be clearly a bait operation.”
The three old Japanese men became more and more excited as they spoke. Soon, a combat plan that used Qingdao as bait to lure the main force of the Eighth Route Army's instructor was formed, and it was only waiting for further improvement.
This time, Shanshanyuan adopted the suggestions of Yamashita Fengwen and Muto Akira, which was to learn from the successful experience of the Longhai Road Battle, that is, to use the Chinese to help the Japanese army collect intelligence and closely monitor the operations of the Eighth Route Army. In Yamashita Fengwen's words, it is Long
Although the sea-road battle did not achieve the expected goal, it did a good job in mastering intelligence.
Of course, the best way is to send agents to the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base to closely monitor the movements of the main force of the Eighth Route Army's instructor. Unfortunately, the chance of this method is very small, because there are too few people in the Eighth Route Army base who are willing to be friends with the Imperial Army.
We can only find people who are willing to make friends with the Imperial Army in Qingdao and Jiaoji Road, and let them lurk in the countryside next to the main road leading to Qingdao, find traces of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and grasp the accurate movements of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
The combat concept was confirmed, and the following matter was the Chief of Staff and the Staff. Shanshanyuan asked Yamashita Fengwen to fly back to Xuzhou to take charge and set up a mobilization of the Jiangsu and Anhui regions. He ordered Muto Akira to stay at the Front Command to formulate a combat plan. At the same time,
Shanshanyuan wants Yamashita Tomoto to tell Inaba Shiro and Higuchi Hiichiro not to rush back to the original defense area, wherever they are eliminated. Now the 6th Division is urgently needed on the battlefield in North China, and the 9th Division is so strong.
A powerful permanent division team was in charge. After the main force of Liu Yimin's teaching master was eliminated, he would personally report to His Majesty the Emperor and ask for merit for Shiro Inaba and Kiichiro Higuchi.
What is Shanshanyuan's identity? He doesn't let the 6th Division and the 9th Division leave. These two divisions cannot leave. Inaba Shiro and Higuchi Jiichiro had no choice but to cheer up and take a break and replenish the troops.
, ready to participate in the battle to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army's instructors.
Liu Yimin would not know that the Japanese devils could not succeed in another plan, and they were about to put a trap on him. However, the Japanese devils were too wishful thinking and treated Liu Yimin as a puppet. They would definitely not be able to jump whatever they wanted.
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At this time, Liu Yimin, who was on the front line of Yushan, received a telegram from Ni Hua, who was far away in the United States, and was reading the telegram with relish!
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