The rain stopped and the Chinese Air Force finally appeared on the battlefield!
The planes flew recklessly in the air, swooping and shooting, mowing down the Japanese troops who had been so aggressive just now and who saw victory in sight, one by one, into a pool of blood.
The Chinese defenders of Laohuozicheng finally came to an end after a short but bloody and difficult defense.
The counterattack begins in Laohuozicheng!
This section was not long, and it was even the distance that was about to allow the Japanese army to win, but it became the place where the Japanese army was ultimately buried.
The decisive battle in Northeast China ushered in a major turning point...
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"Our army's reinforcements have arrived at Laohuozicheng and will launch a counterattack as soon as possible!"
Pointing to the map in front of him, Jiang Baili had a smile on his face.
Victory is firmly in the hands of the Chinese team...
"My chief, how many days have you not had a good rest?" Wang Hengyue, who was listening calmly, suddenly asked.
Jiang Baili smiled and did not answer.
This is the first large-scale military combat operation that Jiang Baili has commanded alone. Whether it is for him personally or for the entire squadron, it can only succeed and cannot fail.
Many people always talk about how a certain genius and excellent military commander is always calm and chatting and laughing when directing large-scale military operations. In fact, all of this is just a pretense in front of his subordinates and soldiers.
No one can truly be at ease when a war comes and not be worried or nervous at all.
The calmness and calm they showed was just a means to stabilize the morale of the military and improve morale.
"The fight is over, let's take a good rest." Wang Hengyue stood up, lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and then puffed it out. Thick smoke immediately filled the room.
"Hengshuai, your addiction to smoking is getting worse and worse." Jiang Baili said with a smile.
Wang Hengyue took another breath: "There is no way, I have never wanted to quit. It's just like you commanding a war, it's addictive..."
Jiang Baili stretched himself, which was very rare for the chief of general staff. The solemn expression on his face during the most difficult period of the defense of Laohuozicheng had disappeared, and was replaced by relaxation.
Indeed, once Old Huozicheng is firmly defended, it means that the decisive battle in the Northeast has entered the final stage...
"During the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, Li Hongzhang visited Germany..." Wang Hengyue suddenly talked about the events of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties inexplicably: "Our Li Zhongtang, Mr. Li, took the initiative to ask for an audience with Bismarck. (Full text e-book)
Free download) In front of this iron-blooded prime minister, Li Hongzhang took the initiative to get close to me, comparing himself to the 'Bismarck of the East'. Bismarck retorted, no one said that I was the 'Li Hongzhang of Europe'.
Li Hongzhang took the initiative to ask for a meeting with Bismarck. Bismarck only gave Li Hongzhang ten minutes of meeting time. After answering three questions, he felt that the etiquette was up to him, so he turned to chat with the German Ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, and introduced this dignified Li Hongzhang to Mr. Li.
Leave it alone. What’s interesting is that the meeting between Li Hongzhang and Bismarck is talked about by some of us in China, but the details of these hot faces and cold buttocks are rarely mentioned..."
The attention of everyone in the headquarters was attracted by the president's words. Wang Hengyue said with a faint smile:
"Why? There is a reason why Bismarck doesn't respect Li Hongzhang very much. Even before the Sino-Japanese War, Bismarck accurately predicted, 'In the competition between China and Japan, Japan will win and China will lose.'
The war had not yet broken out at that time. Why did the German Prime Minister think that China would lose and Japan would win? Bismarck made this judgment based on what he saw from the actions of Chinese and Japanese officials visiting Germany. Japanese people who came to Europe discussed various issues.
This kind of scholarship pays attention to political principles and seeks to return to the country to make fundamental transformation; while the Chinese people who come to Europe only ask how well the ship cannons of a certain factory are made and how valuable they are... And what is even worse is that even if these cannons are made
Just buy the things and forget about it..."
When Wang Hengyue said this, he sighed: "Looking back at this passage, I have to admit that the iron-blooded prime minister has a pair of eagle eyes. The subsequent historical development of China and Japan surprisingly evolved and developed according to the trajectory he predicted. In fact,
, when the Sino-Japanese naval war was about to break out, in the eyes of Western countries, not many were optimistic about Japan. Many countries were optimistic about China because China spent a lot of money to purchase the most advanced Western ships and guns. After the war came to an end, most Western countries
Only then did the country know what China was and what it was, so it started to look at Japan with admiration. I think it’s very sad!”
Jiang Baili nodded silently, and then said: "This is the gap between our country and Japan in the Manchu era. We thought that with advanced weapons, we could defeat all countries. In fact, at that time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was just a strong external force. A strong wind blew
This big tree that looked strong at first fell down."
Wang Hengyue lit another cigarette: "Many people encouraged me to go to war with Japan immediately, but I never agreed. Why? Because China was not ready yet! Although we had many new weapons at that time, our
Neither the soldiers nor the country are fully prepared for war, and external conditions do not allow it, so I have been waiting... If Bismarck was asked to judge again, he would not say such things."
Indeed, Wang Hengyue and the country he led went through too many and too long preparations for this war and to wash away the previous humiliation.
Once the war comes as promised, victory will become a matter of course...
Wang Hengyue made this country and his people change many, many things...
"Bring those words and hang them up." Wang Hengyue said suddenly.
A Le quickly brought a few words and hung them up carefully with his men. Jiang Baili and the people in the headquarters looked at them. Those were the words of the "Iron-Blooded Prime Minister" Bismarck:
""History is just a piece of paper on which it is printed; the important thing is to create history, not to copy it."
“The major issues of our time cannot be solved through speeches and majority resolutions, but with iron and blood.”
"When great powers clash in the struggle for existence, all treaties between them cease to be binding."
“The major issues of our time cannot be solved through speeches and majority resolutions, but must be solved with iron and blood!”
At this moment, Jiang Baili understood everything.
A president who believes in iron and blood doctrine has finally officially appeared!
If Wang Hengyue was still deliberately concealing something before, then with the imminent victory of the war against Japan, there is no need to hide everything anymore...
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When Wang Hengyue and his staff knew that victory was coming, the end of the Japanese army was finally inevitable!
Chinese planes were hovering overhead, and Chinese artillery was roaring there. A large number of Chinese soldiers who arrived on the battlefield with reinforcements launched a counterattack against the Japanese army!
The Japanese troops in Laohuozi City suffered a devastating blow. The Chinese soldiers who emerged from their hiding places, together with the arriving reinforcements, almost completely annihilated the Japanese troops who rushed into Laohuozi City.
Outside the city, the first one to suffer a devastating blow was the Igarashi Brigade.
This Japanese unit was the most aggressive during the attack, but when the Chinese Army's counterattack came, they had lost the ability to continue fighting.
The previous casualties were too great. Now there are less than half of a brigade.
The squadrons on the opposite side, relying on their superior air force and artillery, took turns to attack the positions that did not fall into the hands of the Igarashi Battalion for a long time.
Thousands of Japanese troops were killed in action, and eventually, Jutaro Onodera, commander of the Eighth Division, had no choice but to issue an order to retreat.
But this order was issued too late...
"Please tell your Excellency, the division commander, that our army is no longer able to evacuate the position..." Takaaki Igarashi said with sadness and despair on his face: "My whole brigade is ready to fight with the position."
This is the only way.
So many people have died, and even his own brother was left here. Once he withdraws from here, his reputation will suffer the heaviest blow. How can he have the face to face his colleagues?
family?
Just let yourself die fighting here!
The Chinese soldiers had already charged forward, and they could even see the shining bayonets and the faces of the Chinese soldiers full of pride.
Goodbye, Empire of Japan; Goodbye, His Majesty the Emperor; Goodbye, family.
Igarashi Takaaki cheered up, pulled out his command sword and pointed forward:
"Long live the Empire of Japan, long live His Majesty the Emperor, move forward!"
His cry was soon drowned in the gunfire...
This is what is written in Japanese military records:
"...On that day, the Igarashi Battalion, under the command of captain Takaaki Igarashi, fought the most courageous and tenacious battle with the Chinese army. The outnumbered Igarashi Battalion fought until the last man.
The brave captain Takaaki Igarashi also said goodbye to his beloved army with infinite regret..."
This was the first senior Japanese officer to die after the decisive battle in Northeast China broke out.
But that's just the beginning...
With the arrival of the general offensive, whether it is the Eighth Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army or the so-called railway garrison, their doom has come.
On all battlefields, the Chinese Army launched the most ferocious attack. They had absolute advantages in artillery, weapons and soldiers, and victory was just a matter of time for them.
"Be buried in your head for ten years, and you will raise your head to meet Japan." This sentence once said by the president echoed in the ears of every Chinese officer and soldier.
After ten years of hard work, we finally meet Japan!
This day has arrived; this day, we have not broken our promise with China.
This day begins in the Northeast, in North Korea, and everywhere!