"Heroic! The Japanese Manchuria Expeditionary Army was collectively shattered!"
On August 28, the front page of a Tokyo newspaper was filled with a series of bold and shocking headlines. There were also some subtitles beside it, such as "The Yalu River Defense Line is Impregnable", which seemed to provide the only comfort to the Japanese people.
On the 29th, news came that the remaining more than 10,000 Japanese troops had safely withdrawn. The situation of those remaining troops these days was very miserable. Although they escaped from the encirclement, they were bombarded by Ming army planes all day long. Bombs and incendiary bombs were fired day and night.
Stop, more than 20,000 people were bombed to death and thousands were burned to death... More than 10,000 people crowded into Wusuli and Jiangxi
There are no bridges and few boats on the shore. All supplies and other supplies have been cut off. Several nearby villages have been robbed and all the food available has been eaten up. To the east is the surging river during the summer flood season, and to the west is the river that is flooded by hundreds of thousands of people.
The main force of the army came here as soon as they were told. It seemed that there was no hope anymore. More than 10,000 people were injured and maimed all over the ground, and mourning was everywhere.
It wasn't until the 27th that the Soviet Union made up its mind to give the Japanese a hand. And this pull only meant mobilizing a group of ships to bring more than 10,000 Japanese remnants to the Soviet side. Japan quickly sent troops from within the country
Come to the troop transport ship to bring back these more than 10,000 precious veterans of the Class A Division. In the future, these people will be the seeds for the revitalization of the Japanese Army.
On the 30th, at around 11 o'clock in the evening, two troop transport ships disguised as cargo ships quietly sailed into Nagasaki Port. On an isolated and closed dock, more than 10,000 disgraced and disabled Japanese soldiers quietly disembarked.
Then they supported each other and walked toward the prepared military columns... In order to avoid another blow to the morale of the people, the military headquarters handled the return of more than 10,000 people in a low-key manner.
Japan's continental dream has been shattered, and this national bet has been lost. Now, even the Japanese people have realized that the most important thing right now is to defend North Korea and ensure the security of Japan.
On the 31st, a Japanese cruiser returned from the East China Sea battlefield to replenish supplies, rest and recuperate, and slowly sailed into Yokosuka Naval Port.
The Japanese officers and soldiers on the ship were all dressed in snow-white uniforms, carrying boxes, holding their heads high and walking neatly in the middle of the street in Yokosuka City.
The streets in Yokosuka were almost deserted. The workers in the port and the citizens of Yokosuka welcomed the warship with the warmest cheers. The small buildings on both sides, the sidewalks, and even the trees and roofs were crowded with people. The workers
, clerks, shop owners, primary school students, including prostitutes, all waved small national flags and military flags crazily, with tears in their eyes, and shouted hoarsely:
"Long live!!!"
"The Japanese Navy is mighty!!!"
“It’s up to you to defend Japan!!!”
"Please!!!"
“Long live Japan!!!”
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!!!"
In Manchuria, more than a thousand kilometers away in the north, after the war, the Ming military and political parties were also cleaning up the battlefield and dealing with the aftermath. A large amount of materials - grain, cloth, fuel, medicine, daily necessities, were transported outside the customs by train day and night.
, nourish this land ravaged by war as soon as possible. Except for the Ming Dynasty
The government and all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty also contributed money and materials, and various private charity organizations organized escorts and sent them to the northeast along with the train. Even Zhu Yourong led the royal family members to donate generously and donated a lot of private money to buy the
A large amount of clothes and medicines were taken out of the wallet and sent outside the customs.
The goal put forward by the Ming government is: after the war, no more people can starve to death.
At the same time, military trains heading outside the Pass became more frequent. Larger amounts of ammunition, fuel, and munitions were delivered to various units of the Ming Army outside the Pass day and night. Ming soldiers who were casualties in the battle were constantly transported back to the Pass.
The new force is constantly being replenished outside the customs.
The Ming army's intention was very clear. Although it no longer sent more troops outside the pass, it did not intend to weaken the military strength outside the pass at all. It always maintained an elite force of 50 divisions.
On the other side of the Heilongjiang and Ussuri Rivers, Soviet military columns were also going back and forth day and night. Soldiers from one regiment after another got off the car in unison, and dozens of tanks were unloaded... The Soviet troops were constantly moving
Increase troops. However, due to the disparity in the length of the transportation lines between the two houses, the Soviet army cannot increase its troops at a faster rate than the Ming army. Although the Ming army no longer increases its troops, the Soviet army wants to catch up with, or be close to, the Ming army in terms of troop strength.
The level of the military seems to be far away.
The Soviet Union placed its hope on resolving the Central Asian issue through negotiation, and adopted a policy of sitting on the sidelines while the Ming army fought fiercely with the Japanese army. Perhaps Stalin did not want to expand the war and spread the war from Central Asia to the Far East. In that case,
The chances of the Soviet army winning were too slim. Of course Stalin believed that
The Soviet army would not be defeated as disastrously as the Japanese army, but it would never be naive enough to think that it could defeat the Ming army. Judging from the length of the transportation lines on both sides, the Soviet army would naturally suffer a loss, and a big loss. Not to mention the Ming army's sweeping victory.
Judging from the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the Japanese army, it would be difficult for the Soviet army to gain the upper hand.
The best result is that both sides are undefeated and remain in a stalemate in the Far East. Then, a new quagmire is formed.
Having already fallen into a big quagmire in Central Asia, Stalin really could not accept falling into another big quagmire in the Far East. Otherwise, his position within the party would be shaken.
But now, with one hundred thousand Japanese troops wiped out and the Northeast dominated by the Ming army, Stalin seems to have become more sober again and regrets sitting on the sidelines. Now the next target of the Ming army may be North Korea, but it is also very likely
It's the Soviet Union.
The Ming army certainly had enough reasons to attack North Korea - then the Ming Dynasty would gain access to the Sea of Japan that they dreamed of. Moreover, by occupying the strategic location of the Korean Peninsula, it would be more convenient to contain Japan in the future. At least the Tsushima Strait would no longer be independent of Japan.
Enjoy it. With just one successful landing battle, the Ming army can send its troops to the Japanese mainland.
Moreover, now that Japan is weak and the Soviet Union is strong, it is a choice that every smart person would make to avoid the real situation and attack the weak one first. Although the Korean Peninsula is well-defended, it is limited after all and has a border.
From the beginning of the war, it was easy to see where the war would end. And attacking the Soviet Union would be an "infinite war." For the Ming Dynasty, the vast Soviet Union had "no borders." When the attack began
, the end point of the war cannot be seen at all.
In other words, we, the Soviet Union, are afraid of falling into a quagmire, so why shouldn’t the Ming Dynasty be afraid of falling into a quagmire? With the Soviet system, tens of millions of people could be killed or injured without caring, because the people are numb, at least how do the people’s brains think about it?
It is controlled by the party. As for the fragile "constitutional government" of the Ming Dynasty, every citizen can think normally and view the meaning of "death" normally. Can their citizens withstand excessive casualties?
Stalin held his pipe and walked slowly in the smoke-filled room, thinking for a long time.
In Nanjing, there was also a room filled with smoke at this time. But it was a different atmosphere.
Xiang Xiaoqiang, the Fourteenth Princess, as well as some dignitaries from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty and Dongchang, sat together with a few Russians, talking and laughing affectionately.
One of them was wearing the uniform of a Tsarist Russian army general. He had a stern face and listened more than he talked. This was Denikin.