At least compared to the death of the predecessor, this Japanese officer who fought to the death committed suicide in despair after knowing the truth, and it can be regarded as a clear death. At this point, he is still lucky. Of course, if he stays honest, maybe he will live longer.

At least like everyone else, there is no problem getting through this war. But in the face of the betrayal of the whole family, he really felt extremely disappointed. was first stripped of a fine light and ran for dozens of miles to escape, and then was reprimanded by the captain for faithfully performing his duties.

Feeling the dignity of his samurai, he was greatly insulted, and finally chose to protest with death. It's just that his death did not cause any turmoil for either his superiors or his subordinates. Eventually, it was reported in the name of a fiddling pistol misfire.

Anyway, the 94-style pistol he borrowed was famous among the Japanese army for being easy to misfire. After the bullet is loaded, you don't need to pull the trigger, just press the * holder on the left side of the gun body to fire. Even if you accidentally touch this place, and your finger is far away from the trigger, it will still shoot the bullet out.

He was a man who had never used such a gun before, and it was normal for him to go off when fiddling with such a pistol that was as lethal to his own people. For a pistol that can go off the ground even if it is broken, is it really used on the battlefield if it is not used to carry the blame?

Throughout July, except for such a rather funny thing, the entire southeast of Jindong seemed unusually calm. Neither the Japanese army nor the puppet army made any moves. As for Jincheng, the reorganized puppet army is even more honest. Basically, the gate does not go out, the second gate does not step, and honestly stays in the city to sit in the well and watch the sky.

But the Japanese puppet army is honest and does not move, which does not necessarily mean that the Eighth Route Army will not let them just like that. On 8 August, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army issued an order to all its subordinate units to make the last stop against Japan. As for Li Ziyuan, who has no direct connection with the central government, it is not clear for the time being. However, on 9 August, Li Ziyuan received a notice to attend a meeting in the military region.

At the meeting, the military district informed about the deployment of the General Command. In accordance with the counteroffensive order signed by the division commander and political commissar who were preparing to return to the southeast of Jinjin, the military region was determined to concentrate part of the main forces to advance westward. The rest of the divisional troops launched a large-scale pull-out operation in their respective divisional areas to completely wipe out the Japanese puppet army strongholds in their respective jurisdictions.

On 12 August, Li Ziyuan returned to the Ludong Army Sub-district and made unified arrangements according to his superiors. With the two regiments of the sub-district as the backbone, some local armed forces were deployed to the south to ensure the safety of the flanks of the main forces of the military region advancing westward. At the same time, in addition to some units drawn from the military region, all units of the military region also launched large-scale operations against the strongholds of the Japanese puppet army in their respective defense areas.

Compared with other sub-districts, the territory of Ludong sub-district is actually only two county towns, Ludong and Hubei, but it seems very calm. Li Ziyuan seemed very honest this time, and honestly implemented the unified deployment of his superiors, without doing anything for the first time.

Originally, according to the order of the military region, the various units participating in the battle should have completed their assembly on 19 August and marched to the predetermined battlefield. However, the change in the situation obviously exceeded the expectations of the military region and even the general headquarters. During the period when the various units quickly completed the assembly and successively went to the designated combat areas of the higher authorities to prepare for a large-scale counterattack against the enemy in the southeast of Jinjin.

On 15 August, the Emperor of Japan signed an unconditional surrender. After getting the news, almost the whole of China was boiling. The entire Taihang Mountain area is full of noisy and celebratory crowds. Since crossing the Yellow River in the east in 37 years, people who have persisted for eight years in the barren Taihang Mountains in the north cannot control the joy in their hearts.

Due to the lack of ammunition, no one from the Eighth Route Army here fired a gun to celebrate. However, after receiving the news, the political commissar of the sub-district and the secretary of the prefectural party committee, who was extremely excited, sent 200 catties of pork and two sheep to the troops under the sub-district. After learning the news of the unconditional surrender of the Japanese army, the local villagers sent condolences piled up at the stations of various troops.

All the places where you can buy firecrackers have been sold out of stock. For a while, the entire Taihang base area can be said to be more lively than the New Year. Everywhere there was a loud noise of gongs and drums and firecrackers, celebrating the hard-won victory won by the bloody struggle for eight years.

The elated commissars of the divisions, in addition to not being allowed to drink, even gave the troops permission for a certain celebration. Compared with the other reen, who were extremely excited, Li Ziyuan, who was sitting on the stool, listened to the celebratory gongs and drums outside the window, but remembered the countless comrades-in-arms who sacrificed in this reckless Taihang Mountain area in the past eight years on the battlefield behind enemy lines.

He thought of Guo Laosan's father and daughter, the martyrs of the Battle of Cross Ridge, and the female soldiers who failed to save the captured and jumped off the cliff in the breakout. I thought of the martyrs who fell in the bloody battles again and again, and I thought of my countless old superiors and comrades-in-arms who were no longer there. At this moment, the figures of many people have never been so clear in his memory.

Although you know when this day will come, when you are in the field, especially after eight years of hard-fought and brutal blood, all the feelings at this time are not comparable to those in textbooks or national celebrations decades later.

Walking to the window, standing outside the window and looking at the bright moonlight in the sky, Li Ziyuan's eyes were a little moist. If I hadn't come to this era in a daze, I'm afraid I would have married by now in the next life. Either as a clerk in a government office, or as a lawyer.

But that outdoor trip made me inexplicably a person of this era and a founding soldier I once admired. Now it has experienced the hardships of the snow-capped mountains and meadows, the arduous battlefield behind the anti-Japanese enemy, and countless sweeping and anti-sweeping operations.

The major he originally studied has long been lost, and now he doesn't know anything but to lead troops to fight. The suffering encountered by the entire Chinese nation in this era is no longer a novel or a film and television drama for me, but a real feeling and participation.

Era? Thinking of these two words, the corners of Li Ziyuan's mouth showed a subtle smile. So far, he is still a lucky person in this arduous war. Compared to those who are on the battlefield, they have not only survived now, but also have a wife and daughter, and they should be content.

For myself and all of us now, the end of one era only means the beginning of another. It's time for me to make some preparations for the future. Life is like chess, and there are no regrets, since it has been involved in the tide of changes of the times, there is no way back.

Compared to the crowd of people celebrating everywhere, Li Ziyuan was unusually calm at this time. In addition to analyzing what to do next. He issued three orders in succession, and the troops of the 1st Division immediately transferred to full combat readiness and prepared to seize Hubei and Ludong counties.

The second point was to send people to the Japanese puppet army in Hubei and Ludongliang County, and issued an ultimatum to them to surrender immediately and unconditionally. Ensure that all military supplies are not damaged in any way. It is guaranteed that the two counties will not be damaged in any way. This ultimatum must be answered within three days.

The third and most crucial point is that the local armed forces and militias in all counties, districts, and districts should immediately assemble in accordance with the established structure and prepare to do a good job in supporting the front. At the same time, Li Ziyuan reported to the military region, hoping that once the Japanese army stationed in the two counties had a reinforced brigade and the puppet army refused to surrender, he would be approved to forcibly solve the problem.

The military region did not reply to Li Ziyuan's request for instructions at the first time. It was not until 17 August that the military district gave a reply, and the original operational plan of the military district has now been discontinued. All units demanded unconditional surrender to the Japanese puppet army in their respective defense areas. If the Japanese refuse to disarm, then they will be wiped out cleanly.

The military region asked Li Ziyuan to try his best to win the surrender of the Japanese puppet army. If the Japanese puppet army of the ministry resists to the end, it is resorting to the solution by force. In addition, Li Ziyuan was required to cooperate with the troops of the Fourth Division with a force to contain the enemy of Changzhi and prepare for a strong attack on Changzhi.

After receiving the order from the military region, Li Ziyuan not only left a regiment to be assigned to the command of the fourth division and issued an ultimatum to the enemy in Changzhi, but concentrated most of his troops and adopted the tactics of besieging the enemy in the two county towns. And on 19 August, he once again issued an ultimatum to the Japanese puppet army entrenched in the two counties.

At this time, the two counties of Hubei and Ludong have all been cut off from external traffic. The Japanese troops trapped in the two county towns had been unable to complete the order issued by the brigade to assemble in Changzhi except for fighting hard. can forcibly break through, and the Japanese puppet army in this department really doesn't have the courage.

At this time, the entire Japanese army had been ordered to stop all military operations, and all the Japanese troops must not make any rash moves. In the southeastern region of Shanxi, the various garrisons of the Japanese army have long been divided and isolated by the Eighth Route, and if they really fight, they will not get any support at all.

During this period, the Japanese army in Changzhi once transferred one part to try to break through and retreat to Changzhi in response to the two divisions, so as to prepare to assemble in Taiyuan according to the orders of the First Army. But he was beaten by the local armed forces in the three counties where Li Ziyuan was concentrated, leaving dozens of corpses behind and fleeing back to Changzhi.

After the Japanese emperor announced his unconditional surrender, except for a small number of diehards, the Japanese army from officers to soldiers was already warless. The Japanese officers and soldiers, who were anxious to return home, no longer wanted to stay in China, a land where they had exhausted their means and could not completely conquer without any blood.

Moreover, the current actions of the Japanese army no longer have aircraft and artillery to cooperate, let alone friendly support from other aspects. Although the so-called First Army is still operating, all it can do is to maintain its subordinate units and not completely fall into chaos. As for being a strategic bloc, this first army is already powerless, even if it has the heart.

After the rescue operation was repulsed, the Japanese army in Changzhi only closed the city gate and waited for the order to assemble and retreat in the face of the squeeze and aggressive posture of the surrounding eight roads. For the ultimatum of the Eighth Road outside the city, Quan Dang did not hear it. In a hurry, they told the Eighth Route outside the city that they were only ordered to surrender to the Chongqing troops.

In accordance with the requirements of the Allied headquarters, surrender to the Eighth Route Army was not allowed. As for whether the Eighth Route has the right to accept their surrender, they can only listen to the Second War Zone now, and the Japanese army itself does not have this right to make a decision. It was just that the Japanese troops scattered in various places were constantly urged to speed up the retreat to Changzhi.