Chapter 880: Ishihara's Wisdom
On a small hillside less than a mile north of the city, General Lin, the commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, took in the scene in front of him, and when he put down the binoculars, he was already in tears. Romance first 81 Chinese w 1w net w 8. Eight 81zw.com
He did not agree with Bai Chongxi's tactics of charging in clusters, but he had to admire the courage of the officers and men of the Gui Seventh Army, who were real warriors and worthy of the title of "Steel Seventh Army".
"Rushed in, rushed in, Mr. Lin, look!" Chief of Staff Zhou on the side suddenly shouted.
Mr. Lin hurriedly raised the binoculars in his hand, only to see the ** soldiers in front of him rushing in from the gap in the collapsed city wall, and the follow-up troops were endless, and the shocking scene made people feel excited.
"At least half of the casualties of the Seventh Army in this battle?" Putting down the binoculars, Mr. Lin muttered.
"But they also took Xinyang, it's worth it!" Chief of Staff Zhou said.
As long as the first line of defense of the city wall is broken, there will be basically no suspense in the next street battle, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is not bad, but the attack for several days, the casualties of the Japanese army on the defense line are not small, and they have suffered indiscriminate bombardment for several days, and the combat effectiveness and will to fight will be greatly destroyed, not to mention the tens of thousands of puppet troops in the city, even if they are "heroic" if they are not defeated at the first touch, and the morale is like a rainbow, and when the day dawns, the 22nd Group Army can draw troops to assist in cleaning up the city, Xinyang City has changed hands. Bayi Novel Network w Eight W Network w Text. Net 81zw.com
Mr. Lin didn't answer Chief of Staff Zhou's words, took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, and said, "It's twelve o'clock, and it's almost time for us to leave." Sister-in-law Suo Ke Er said on the Internet, look at the most dizzying Yan Qing girl Er said"
"Just go? What if Bai Chongxi really orders us to join the battle? Chief of Staff Zhou said.
"If he wants to have this plan, he will integrate us into the main attack force, now that the city is broken, victory is in sight, Bai Chongxi will give us a chance to pick peaches, it's strange?"
"Hehe, too, then let's go, while the enemy is in chaos, it may be easier for us to cross the enemy's defense line?"
"Well, Chief of Staff, give the order, order the troops to all move eastward, and must pass through the enemy's line of defense before dawn, pay attention, the target must not be exposed yet."
"Yes, Mr. Lin!"
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At five o'clock in the morning, Huangshan, the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army. Bayi Novel Network w Small w Network w said. One 81zw.com
The division commander, Seishiro Itagaki, had already become an ant on a hot pot, and he was so anxious that the beads of sweat on his forehead were the size of a bean and rolled down.
It has been less than ten hours before and after, and Huangshan has been chiseled into a crossing, and Itagaki Seishiro doesn't know when he will fight street battles.
The telegrams received by the entire command headquarters were either asking for help or saying goodbye, the squadron collective jade shattering, the brigade collective jade shattering, and even the terrorist incident of the collective jade fragmentation of the wing just now, Itagaki Seishiro clearly realized that there was no longer any possibility of holding Huangshan, and he could no longer wait for reinforcements from all walks of life.
"Itagaki-kun, give an order, it's too late if you don't withdraw, in Chinese, stay in Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, Itagaki-kun!" Chief of Staff Nishimura Shunmasa spoke bitterly.
"Yaga!" Itagaki Seishiro drew his command knife with a brush, and pointed the tip of the knife at Nishimura Shunmasa's throat, "If you retreat, I will slaughter you with one sword, the imperial army is invincible, and the imperial army will never give in!" ”
Nishimura Shunmasa's throat rolled a little, but he didn't seem to be intimidated, calmly took out a telegram from his pocket, and continued: "An hour ago, I already gave Major General Ishihara Waner, deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, the battle situation in Huangshan, and this is his callback. ”
As soon as he heard Ishihara's name, the muscles on Itagaki Seishiro's face twitched, and the fierce color slowly converged, and he inserted the command knife back into the scabbard, silently took the message in Nishimura Shunmasa's hand, and glanced at it hurriedly, and then it was like a frosted eggplant.
Ishihara Waner is Itagaki Seishiro's best friend, and there has always been a saying in the Japanese army that "Itagaki is the guts, Ishihara is wise", and Itagaki Seishiro never doubted his strategic vision and strategy.
Speaking of which, we have to mention the legendary figure of the Japanese army, who will become Jiang Haoran's fierce opponent in future battles.
Without the support of the Japanese Government and the Sixth Military Department, the ratio of troops was 10,000 to 250,000, and he calculated the reaction of the Northeast Army, Zhang Shaoshuai himself, and the Nationalist Government almost without the slightest difference in the reactions of the Northeast Army, Zhang Shaoshuai himself, and the Nationalist Government. Successfully planned Manchukuo and took a solid first step for Japan's war of aggression.
Subsequently, he proposed that Japan's national policy should be to become the guide of East Asia, and to this end it must have the strength to eliminate the oppression of the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain. While increasing the armaments, especially the air forces, that can confront the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain, we should do a good job of stabilizing Manchukuo and North China and completing the basic work of preparing for a protracted war. After completing the replenishment of armaments and preparations for a protracted war, active work began to force the Soviet Union to abandon its plot to attack the Far East. During this period, he tried to maintain friendly relations with the United States, and after the Soviet Union surrendered, he established goodwill relations with it, expelled British power from East Asia, and liberated all ethnic groups in East Asia.
From today's point of view, Ishihara's strategy is undoubtedly clever, and it is also the most dangerous for China, because this strategy accurately captures the psychology of all parties to the contradictions, the Soviet Union's main energy is in Europe, in the Far East it is to seek stability, the United States and Britain's main interests are in the south, and it is happy to see that there are people in the northeast blocking the Soviet Union. And Chiang Kai-chung was more concerned about eradicating dissidents than dealing with the Yan'an army, the Northeast was not his territory in the first place, and giving up the Northeast was equivalent to killing the Northeast Army, which was exactly what he dreamed of. So he won't think about retaking the Northeast either. This will enable Japan to have a relatively stable environment and operate the Northeast for a longer period of time, making it a rear base for a full-scale invasion of China in the future.
His strategy toward China was mainly to stabilize Manchukuo and North China, complete preparations for a protracted war, and oppose the expansion of the war. The core of it is to provoke the country in the northwest? The communist civil war, at the same time the construction of Manchukuo, the consolidation of North China, blocking the Russians from going south, and then infiltrating into the South Seas to get the oil of Southeast Asia, and at the same time squeezing out the British, striving to extend their hands to the Dutch East Indies, to ensure that oil, rubber and other strategic materials are sufficient, and then the final decisive battle with the United States.
Seeing this, is there a creepy feeling? If the Japanese really follow this path, I am afraid that the "77 Incident" will drag on for many years, and China at that time will never be much stronger than in 1937, and Japan's strength will definitely be stronger than in 1937.