Chapter 225: Wei Qidong's Expectations
The Chinese army is sharing the fruits of victory, while the Japanese army is licking another deep wound, once, they only needed a few tanks and armored vehicles to make the Chinese army helpless, but this time, more than 300 tanks and more than 400 armored vehicles were sent, but they were defeated. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
More than 600 vehicles were damaged, and nearly 4,000 people, including the Supreme Commander Yasuoka Wuchen, were buried together.
It can be said that the armored forces of the Chinese army have taught the Japanese armored forces a good lesson, letting them know deeply that their armored group combat tactics are really lagging behind the Chinese army a lot.
Now, after the infantry lost, the armored forces also lost, not to mention the aviation, which was almost solved by the Chinese Air Force at the beginning of the war, and the air and ground roads were completely defeated, and the Japanese army was finally beaten to the point that it lost its temper and had to face up to the fact that the Chinese army had become their Japanese equal opponent.
In the past, the Japanese have always boasted that the Japanese army is the best and most powerful army in the world, and they are as proud as they are, but now they are able to put down their dignity and admit that the Chinese army has strength comparable to theirs.
After this defeat, almost all the Japanese troops in North China retreated in Beiping and Chengde, of course, the Japanese army in Tianjin was still under the leadership of Nishio Shouzo, stubbornly resisted, but the Chinese army with the cooperation of armor, flamethrowers and other weapons, coupled with superior forces, Nishio Shouzo could not change the situation of the war at all except for delaying some time.
And Sugiyama Gen was completely frightened and did not dare to send troops out of Beiping again.
The Japanese base camp also abandoned Tianjin, and ordered Nishio Shouzo to break through from the sea.
The reason why the Japanese base camp did not let Nishio Shouzo coexist with Tianjin City was mainly because of the face of their Japanese army, after all, Nishio Shouzo was the commander of an army, a dignified lieutenant general, if he died in direct battle, it would indeed hurt their Japanese self-esteem, although they had several lieutenant generals killed in battle.
Another important reason is that, considering the defeat of Kenji Dohihara and others, and the fact that the current battle situation is indeed unfavorable to the North China Front, Nishio Shouzo's defeat was not his own incompetence, so there is no need to waste the life of a lieutenant general.
Of course, the Japanese base camp did not let Nishio Shouzo abandon the city immediately, but asked him to order his soldiers to hold out until the last moment to buy more time.
The Japanese base camp wanted to gain time, and this time it was not to provide time for the increase of troops, but after careful consideration, it was decided to have a good talk with China. Fearing that China would be rejected directly again as it had done last time, the Japanese side also found an intermediary, who took a fancy to the Germans again and hoped that Germany would mediate the Sino-Japanese incident.
The German ambassador to Japan conveyed Japan's intentions to the German ambassador to China, Todmann, who in turn conveyed the meaning to the Nanjing side as it was, and the Nanjing side was divided into two factions, the hardliners refused to negotiate peace, and took advantage of the current superiority of the army to beat the little devils out of China in a style of work.
The other faction is in favor of reprieving it first, first of all, Beiping is an ancient city, and there are many ancient buildings in the city, and if it is destroyed by the war, it will be an immeasurable loss.
Besides, even if Beiping is taken, then the next step is to march into the Northeast, but the Northeast is not as good as North China, the Japanese army has been operating in the Northeast for nearly seven years, and its most elite Kwantung Army is also stationed there.
Everyone also knows that the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army is deployed in the northeast, and its main imaginary enemy is not China, but the Soviet Union. The North China Front Army could not be compared with the Kwantung Army in terms of troops, equipment, and geographical advantages.
The Chinese army's ability to traverse North China does not necessarily mean that it will be able to traverse the vast northeast, and after penetrating deep into the northeast, the supply line of the Chinese army will also be very long, which will be more beneficial to the Japanese army.
It is precisely after these layers of consideration that this faction feels that it is necessary to take it slow and talk to Japan first, so as to test out the layout strategy of the Japanese in the future.
Wei Qidong is a member of this faction, but the factors he considered were not just a few points, and he believed that as long as China was willing to do so, it could be done by completely driving little Japan out of the country. However, the current world situation is unpredictable, in the eyes of Chinese, World War II has already broken out, but in the eyes of Europeans, World War II has not yet begun.
Therefore, the battle situation has not yet fully unfolded, a temporary victory is really nothing, even if the little devil is beaten out now, if the situation is not controlled, the little devil can still take advantage of the situation to fight back in the future.
Wei Qidong expounded his important viewpoint to the General Staff, "The Soviet Union is the imaginary enemy of Japan and the imaginary enemy of our country, and Mongolia has been in a state of almost independence under their instigation. The Soviets have always wanted to use us to contain Japan and thus share the pressure on the Far East for them. Japan is an island country with a serious lack of resources, so it is only through aggressive means, and Korea, our country, the Soviet Union, and Southeast Asia are their targets. ”
"At present, the Japanese are already in a very unfavorable situation in the war situation in our country, and now they have only two choices, either a decisive battle with our army in the northeast, or a new situation in the north to the Soviet Union. And in my opinion, our army and the Japanese army at this time should not rush to a decisive battle in the northeast, and should induce them to attack the Soviet Union as much as possible. ”
"Now that we have succeeded in directing this troubled water to the Far East, I am afraid that it will be more beneficial to our country, and then the Soviets will not be able to take care of Mongolia, and we can take advantage of the situation to regain control of Mongolia. If we have the opportunity, if we can find a way to recover the land occupied by Soviet Russia during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, our generation can be regarded as comforting our ancestors. ”
When everyone listened to Wei Qidong's exposition, they couldn't help but feel shocked, "It is worthy of Wei Qidong, who always plays cards not according to common sense, and he really dares to think about it." However, this kind of thinking is really peculiar and not impossible, and if it really happens, it will naturally be very beneficial to China. ”
Chairman Chiang also agreed, and he naturally saw the near-independent state of Outer Mongolia in his eyes, and as the president of a country, if Outer Mongolia was separated from China in his hands, he was afraid that it would leave behind a lifetime of infamy, which was not what he wanted to see.
In the end, after discussion by the General Staff, Wei Qidong's strategy was approved by a high vote.
Immediately, the Chinese side hinted through Todman that it could negotiate with Japan, but China took the initiative to choose Tanggu, the place where the "Tanggu Agreement" was signed with the Japanese.
It was the signing of the "Tanggu Agreement" that opened the door for the Japanese army to invade North China, and at this moment the Chinese side chose Tanggu as the venue for the negotiations, and its significance is naturally self-evident.
China has already made a move, and it depends on whether the Japanese can pick it up.