Chapter 241: The Whole Country Shakes
After receiving Zhang Cheng's telegram, the commander and Mr. Zhu immediately sent a warm letter of commendation to the instructor, praising the instructor's great victory. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Subsequently, the commander went to Xinhua People's Radio Station in person to inform the people of the whole country of the news of the great victory of the instructor Yuan Ping, and the commander said in an extremely excited tone: "On the evening of October 10, 1937, the instructor of our Eighth Route Army rushed to the aid of Yuan Ping, fought fiercely all night, not only rescued the 196th Brigade of the 66th Army of the friendly army, but also eliminated the 15th Brigade of the Japanese Chahar Dispatch Corps, captured the brigade commander Seiichiro Shinohara, and eight Japanese soldiers, captured a brigade flag, and killed 11,852 Japanese soldiers. It has achieved another unprecedented victory for our army since the great victory at Pingxingguan......"
Subsequently, the commander falsely reported the number of casualties of the instructor in a low tone according to Zhang Cheng's suggestion, and he said in a mournful tone: "Kill 1,000 enemies, and lose 800 yourself." In this battle, our Eighth Route Army instructors invested more than 30,000 troops in battle, although the equipment and firepower were not superior, but our brave Eighth Route Army soldiers braved the enemy's artillery fire to attack the enemy with their flesh and blood, and finally achieved an unprecedented victory. However, the instructor suffered 15,000 casualties in this battle, and more than 10,000 of them died honorably and left our ...... forever."
In the end, the commander-in-chief's voice turned into passionate: "Although the sacrifice of my Eighth Route Army instructor is huge, the victory of Yuan Ping is of great significance and far-reaching impact. Like the peaceful victory, it once again shattered the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army, smashed the 'fear of Japan' and the anti-Japanese 'theory of the death of the country' of some people in China, greatly inspired the people's hearts, and strengthened the confidence and determination of the people of the whole country and the patriotic armed forces to persist in the war of resistance to the end. As long as we unite and unite to resist Japan, the final victory will definitely belong to us -- China! ”
At the same moment, Chang Kaishen, who was in Nanjing, heard the commander-in-chief's speech on the radio, and was immediately stunned, and he immediately called Dai Li to inquire about the exact battle situation.
Dai Li, who has great powers, didn't know it at this time, and was reprimanded by Chang Kaishen rarely, and after being reprimanded, he hurriedly called the second war zone to confirm that the victory was true and hurried back to report to Chang Kaishen.
Although Dai Li is insidious and vicious, but the anti-Japanese position is very firm, he is also very excited to learn the news of Yuan Ping's victory, as soon as he enters Chang Kaishen's mansion, he excitedly shouted: "Chairman, chairman, Yuan Ping's victory is true, 10,000 devils have been eliminated!" ”
Chang Kaishen snatched the telegram from Dai Li's hand and said hurriedly: "Show me!" ”
After reading it, Chang Kaishen said excitedly: "Great victory! This is an unprecedented victory! The officers and men of the 196 Brigade are really good, and the instructors of the Eighth Route Army are also good, and they immediately reported the news to the outside world, which was an unprecedented victory that inspired and inspired the morale of the military and the people of the whole country to resist Japan! ”
Dai Li hurriedly responded: "Yes, I will order it immediately." ”
"Wait!" For some reason, Chang Kaishen suddenly stopped Dai Li, he thought for a while, and finally said: "Doubling the casualties of the Japanese army, the report highlights the spirit of the 66th Army Jiang Yuzhen Brigade to defend the original peace, and emphasizes that Jiang Yuzhen's brigade desperately defended the city and dragged the Japanese army with 20,000 troops, and finally waited for reinforcements from the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, and made great contributions to the annihilation of the Japanese army into the 15th Brigade and paid the greatest sacrifice." ”
When Dai Li heard this, he nodded his head and said: "The chairman of the committee is wise, and he will do it immediately!" ”
As a result of the commander-in-chief's broadcast, the confirmation of the Second War Zone, and the report of the Kuomintang authorities, the great victory of Yuanping quickly spread throughout the country, and the military and people of the whole country, who had been hit by the news of the constant defeat for several days, suddenly boiled over, fireworks and firecrackers in major cities were sold out of stock, and people from all parts of the country sang and danced to warmly celebrate the victory of Yuanping.
On the Songhu battlefield in the magic capital, the officers and men of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang who were at an absolute disadvantage were greatly encouraged to hear the news of Yuanping's great victory, and their morale rose sharply, and they repelled several waves of powerful Japanese offensives in succession, and even recaptured the positions they had lost a few days ago in one go.
The military and people of the whole country are really looking forward to the news of the victory on the battlefield of resistance against Japan.
Since the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army has been like a bamboo, successively breaking through the famous cities of the motherland, the whole country military and people are mourning, it is the time when the morale of the people is the lowest, the Yuan Ping victory appeared at the right time, and it ignited the enthusiasm of the military and the people of the country for the War of Resistance, people from all walks of life donated money and materials, overseas Chinese raised food, and the anti-Japanese enthusiasm was unprecedentedly inspired!
Compared with the continuous cheers and shouts of the Chinese side, the headquarters of the Fifth Division in Daixian was gloomy, and Itagaki Seishiro received a letter from the commander of the 30th Wing, Toru Inokura, on the morning of the 11th, and naturally knew the news that Harahei and Laoxian had been lost and all the 15th Brigade was broken.
What particularly angered Itagaki Seishiro was that the Eighth Route Army not only eliminated the 15th Brigade, but also captured the seriously wounded Seiichiro Shinohara and captured the flag of the 15th Brigade, which meant that after the 15th Brigade lost its banner, there was no possibility of rebuilding.
At this time, the air in the conference room of the division headquarters was stagnant, and Itagaki Seishiro's face was extremely ugly, obviously suppressing the monstrous anger, and the several big sas standing around him all turned into saw-mouthed gourds, and they didn't even dare to let go of a fart, for fear of angering Itagaki Seishiro and incurring a storm of insults, angry scolding, and even beatings.
The news that Chahar sent the corps to be mixed into the 15th Brigade was really terrible, this was the second defeat of the Japanese army after the Heixing Pass, and these two defeats were achieved under the command of Seishiro Itagaki.
Since the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese War, such defeats can be said to be one of the few in the Japanese army, and Itagaki, as the highest person responsible for the two defeats, has undoubtedly been nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the Japanese army.
"Eight Geyalu, why is Seiichiro Shinohara, this idiot, why don't you die, a whole mixed brigade! Two complete infantry wings, plus a field artillery wing, and an engineer wing, a full twelve thousand people, actually ended up with all the jade shattered, and Shinohara Seiichiro, the culprit, still has a face alive? He was the greatest disgrace to the Imperial Army of Great Japan! ”
Itagaki Seishiro was so aggrieved that no matter how much he reminded himself in his heart to hold back his anger, but when he thought of being defeated twice in a row without his direct command, he felt that he was too innocent to take the blame for his incompetent subordinates.
The glorious task of the black cauldron has always been carried by subordinates for their superiors, why is it my turn to carry it for my subordinates, this is really ridiculous, it is simply a big joke in the world.
With nowhere to vent his anger and grievances, Seishiro Itagaki finally broke out in the conference room of the headquarters, looking at who was dissatisfied, staring at who was an eyesore, and was in a hysterical rage for a while.