Weber didn't seem to think about whether he offended Yu Jishi by saying this, but Yu Jishi didn't say anything, he was now the time to be proud. /。 qВ5, cOm / (зZcncom) stopped the counterattack, and the whole army moved to rest, but he could not yet transfer to rest. The biggest way Yu Jishi learned from Zhuang Jihua to lead troops was political agitation.

Bai Chongxi, Yu Jishi, and other high-ranking generals went to the meetings of the various armies non-stop to confer medals on officers and soldiers at all levels, and more than 10,000 people in the whole army were awarded various medals such as the Order of National Glory, the Order of the Blue Sky and the White Sun, and the Order of Loyalty.

Political officers were busy writing letters to soldiers and sending good news of meritorious service home. Soldiers from the southwest attached great importance to this, and the news of their meritorious service would be sent to the streets or villages, and then to their homes with gongs and drums beaten, and their families would henceforth hold their heads high in the villages or streets.

Soldiers in other regions did not have such a well-organized and supportive attitude towards the soldiers in their hometowns.

In the midst of busyness, changes also occur quietly. Yu Jishi transferred the 66th Army back from the Eastern Front and transferred the 58th Army to Dongcheng to replace the 66th Army.

The 66th Army was responsible for defending the eastern front in the northern Burma operation, and neither Iida Shojiro nor Yu Ji attached great importance to northeastern Burma at any time, and neither side invested heavy troops in this area, the expeditionary force only put a 66th Army with the weakest combat effectiveness, and the Japanese army only put a rebuilt 56th Division.

But after the war, what was surprising was that the miners from Kyushu, driven by the ambition to restore their honor, launched a fierce attack on the 66th Army, first defeating the new 28th Division, forcing Zhang Zhen to abandon the border line and retreat to Jingdong. The 56th Division followed the pursuit, and the two sides broke out in Ao Battle at Jingdong. The 66th Army suffered heavy losses, Zhang Zhen behaved at a loss, and Gong Chu urgently took over the command, but the situation was irreparable, and Gong Chu commanded the troops to withdraw from Jingdong and retreat to the Sino-Burmese border.

In the entire northern Burma campaign, the only one that suffered defeat was the 66th Army, which was naturally held accountable after the war. Taking advantage of the warm atmosphere of the victory in northern Burma, Yu Jishi exchanged blood for the 66th Army with the fastest action. He was transferred from the New Eighth Army to Dai Anlan to serve as the commander of the 66th Army, and Liu Bolong, commander of the New 28th Division, was removed from his post and investigated.

Yu Jishi transferred Cai Renjie, deputy commander of the 58th Division, from the 74th Army to serve as the commander of the new 28th Division; Ma Weiji, commander of the new 29th Division, was transferred, and Chen Xiaoyun, former deputy commander of the 57th Division of the 74th Army, took over as division commander.

The expeditionary force celebrates its victory on the front line of Lashio, which is gloomy compared to Singapore. When the news of the fiasco in northern Myanmar came, Shouichi Terauchi, who was having dinner, was stunned for a moment, and it took a long time to spurt out a mouthful of blood. Terauchi Shouichi understood in his heart the impact of the defeat in northern Myanmar on the entire war situation.

From the Great Khing'an Mountains to the East Indies, Japan poured all its strength into this military gamble, and high-ranking generals like Terauchi knew very well that the current situation was like two gamblers sitting at the table, and Japan's only hope was to keep betting chips and intimidate the other party from continuing to bet. But the Battle of Northern Burma made it all go down the drain.

The defeat of the Northern Burma Campaign inevitably made the Allies discover Japan's predicament. In order to carry out the Northern Burma Campaign, Japan stopped preparations for the offensive on New Guinea, and transferred troops and materials from the Soviet and Russian battlefields and from the East Indies, hoping to defeat the Sino-British coalition forces in one fell swoop, stabilize the situation in Burma, and form a flank support. $ but I don't know where it came from.

Together with the previous Battle of Midway, the Japanese Army and Navy suffered two key defeats in one year. The defeat at Midway Island contained the 7 Japanese naval offensive; The defeat in northern Burma further exposed the various weaknesses of 7 Japan.

First, the troops to make up for the losses in northern Burma came from nowhere, and secondly, the materials for another offensive came from nowhere.

Iida Shojiro committed suicide in fear of sin, but Shouichi Terauchi couldn't take this step, and after spurting out a mouthful of blood, he had to clean up the mess. The Southern Army Headquarters was brightly lit and senior officers gathered in the conference room, but the meeting lasted all night, and in the end only two results were present, and Mutaguchi was appointed to replace Iida Shojiro as commander of the 15th Army, and Mutaguchi's first task was to hold Mandalay and build a defensive barrier for southern Burma. The second is the indefinite postponement of the operation in New Guinea.

The news of the defeat also shook Tokyo, the Japanese cabinet was shaken, and at the Imperial Meeting, Hideki Tojo angrily demanded the resignation of the chief of staff, Sugiyama Moto, Sugiyama did not firmly refuse, and the two quarreled in front of Hirohito.

"Northern Burma was defeated, and the 60,000 troops were shattered, and as the chief of staff who commanded the operation, he had an unshirkable responsibility!" Tojo waved his fist and shouted loudly without regard for etiquette: "He has not made a correct assessment of the situation, he is too old to make a correct and reasonable judgment in the face of a complicated situation."

Sugiyama Moto's head was sweating, he took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and looked at Hirohito as if asking for help, but Hirohito didn't squint and didn't seem to see. Suddenly, he understood that he had lost Hirohito's trust, and that from the Lugou Bridge Incident to the Pacific War, his judgment had been repeatedly wrong, most notably the settlement of China in three months, and now five years had passed, and the war had not stopped, but had become bigger and bigger, and the situation in Japan was becoming more and more dangerous.

Without the support of the emperor, Sugiyama had no choice but to stand up and bow slightly to Hirohito, and said sadly: "The minister has fulfilled the trust of His Majesty, and failed to prepare the empire to do his best, so the minister asked to resign from the post of chief of staff of the army." ”

Hirohito slowly spoke: "During this time, I often thought about my grandfather's poems, all brothers in the four seas, but there were endless disputes; However, in today's world, there are endless wars and bloodshed within the four ripples, and every time I think about it, I feel heartbroken; Ladies and gentlemen, can't you find a way to calm down the war and stop bloodshed? ”

Then he sighed: "Japan is going through pain, and I hope that all of you will work together to create world peace." After saying that, Hirohito stood up, and the ministers under him also stood up at the same time, and sent Hirohito away.

After the Imperial Council, Sugiyama announced his resignation, and the young officer of the Ministry of the Army, Satoto, wondered who the next Chief of Staff of the Army would be, but before they could discuss it, the incoming Chief of Staff was announced, and Tojo announced that he would be the Chief of Staff of the Army. After the young officers of the Ministry of War were shocked, they were in an uproar again.

In the history of the Japanese Army, no one has served as the prime minister, the minister of the army, and the chief of staff of the army. Tojo broke through this limitation, and the Japanese political fasting class recognized. "The Prime Minister should not be the Chief of Staff!"

"Nonsense! Japan is now facing a siege by the United States, Britain, China, and the Soviet Union, and only by strengthening its power and concentrating it can it tide over the difficulties. Before the man could finish speaking, someone stood up and retorted loudly. Nonsense! There was a lot of noise in the officers' club, but the two people at a table inside watched silently at everything in front of them. "Ligaojun, the situation in the empire is very difficult." Tatsunosuke drank all the sake in his hand, and then sighed heavily: "The empire is now in crisis, the China incident has not been resolved, and the Soviet Russian battlefield and the Pacific theater have been added, and peace should be sought as soon as possible, Your Majesty has a clear vision." ”

After the war with Soviet Russia, Takanosuke was transferred to the battlefield of Soviet Russia and served as the first director of the General Staff Department of the Kwantung Army.

However, at home, Tatsunosuke received the unexpected news that Okamura Ninji, the commander of the North China Dispatch Drought, had proposed to the General Staff that he should be appointed deputy chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army, and this news made him realize a great opportunity, an opportunity to play a huge role.

The battlefield of Soviet Russia is too far away from China, and he also entered the sinking period, but he is not satisfied with this sinking situation, he hopes to play a greater role, but the headquarters has never sent someone to contact him, and he has to enter the sinking period. The deputy chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army not only means that his military rank can be promoted to the rank of general, with a layer of solid protection, but also that he can control the movements of the Japanese army in the entire North China and even in the Chinese battlefield."

When Tatetakanosuke received the news, he immediately changed the main purpose of his return to China to seek the post of deputy chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army, and the opposite Yuseixun was the confidant of Major General Kyoji Tominaga, director of the Personnel Bureau of the Ministry of the Army.

But none of this was as shocking as the difficulties at home, and the depression on the streets of Tokyo made him almost think that he was not in Tokyo. There are hardly any cars running on the streets, all gasoline is a controlled substance, the government advocates cycling, all materials are controlled materials, food and salt are within the scope of control, the government frequently launches a campaign to donate iron and copper, and the recruits who board the ships at the port are generally only sixteen or seventeen years old, just in the officer's club where they are now, there are few places where alcohol is available, and there are almost no alcoholic beverages in the shops. On the streets, both men and women are dressed in old fashion, because there are no new fabrics in the shops.

"It's only been five years, and the foundation of the book has come up, even if you don't fight, Japan won't be able to support it for two years." Ritakanosuke breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and it would only take another two or three years for Korean independence to be realized.

"I heard that the Prime Minister has decided to let Mr. Kawashige, the ambassador to the martyrs, test the attitude of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, and that the Imperial Army has won successive battles, and the United States and Britain should know our determination." Jie Chengxun said with confidence.

Tatekanosuke shook his head slightly, he still didn't understand where this self-righteousness of the Japanese came from, as if he thought that as long as he showed faith, others would obey his intentions. But in fact, the joint declaration issued by Roosevelt and Churchill, the Atlantic Charter, had already made their attitude clear, but the United States had not yet entered the war at that time, and only God knows what conditions they would put forward now. "What about the problem? If the China issue is not resolved, the war will not stop. Tachitakanosuke pulled the topic to the Shina incident.

"On the issue of China, we will not make concessions, Manchuria must be independent, and the whole army must be stationed in North China, which is our basic condition." Jie Chengxun said very seriously: "We have fought for five years, countless soldiers have shed blood and sacrificed, and the people have endured great suffering, and it is unacceptable that there is no gain. ”

Instead of talking, Tatsunosuke continued his train of thought: "I heard that Commander Okamura's encirclement and suppression in North China has achieved great results, and he did a really good job. "Yes, General Okamura's public security operation in North China completely wiped out the communist army that had been entrenched in North China for many years. Yu Chengxun stared at him with interest. "Both Commander Nishio and General Sugiyama tried to eliminate the GC Army entrenched in Jichu, but unfortunately they fell short every time, and now Commander Okamura has finally done it." Ligaozhi breathed a sigh of relief, and did not hide his regret and envy.

"Hahaha" Yu Chengxun said with a smile: "You guy, I'm afraid it's the deputy chief of staff, tell you, your wish has been fulfilled, the base camp has been approved, and the appointment is about to be issued, you are double happy, Prime Minister Tojo has decided to raise your military rank to one level, congratulations to you on Major General Ligao." ”

Yu Chengxun picked up his wine glass, and he was ecstatic in Ligao's intimacy, he did not hide his excitement, and touched three glasses with Yu Chengxun. Drain the pot of wine in one go.

"One more pot!" Tatsutakanosuke called out to the hostess, who came over with small steps, bowed and said, "I'm sorry, sir, according to the rules, there can only be one pot of water per table, and no more can be added." ”

Ligao Zhisuke froze, Yu Chengxun shook his head slightly and waved his hand to let the waitress leave, turned his head to Ligao Zhisuke and said: "Ligao Jun, the country is different from Manchuria, the wine here is strictly controlled materials, in fact, the country has stopped brewing, and all the wine is shipped from China." ”

"Ah" Tatsunosuke's surprise was true, and the difficulties in Japan were evident from this, and he immediately exclaimed: "We will not be defeated by temporary difficulties, as long as the whole people are united, we will definitely overcome the difficulties and create the supreme glory of the Yamato nation." "Yes, Ligaojun, let's work together." Yu Chengxun picked up the empty wine glass and drank it all.

Tatsunosuke did not go to the base camp to get his order, after all, his mission was to urge supplies, and doing so would cause Umezu Mijiro to be dissatisfied, and if he objected, the order would most likely be withdrawn.

In addition to this order, Tachitakanosuke returned to Manchuria empty-handed, and the base camp did not allocate even a single bullet to the Kwantung Army. Umezu Mijiro was extremely angry after receiving the report, and Tatsunosuke could only explain: "Commander, Prime Minister Tojo believes that the focus of the current situation is Nanyang, the defeat of northern Burma, and the critical situation in Myanmar. $ are massing towards Burma, for which the Southern Army has stopped preparing for an attack on New Guinea, and also stopped preparing for an attack on Australia, and the supplies of the Chinese army can only meet one-third, Commander, the country is currently under extreme siege, and the Imperial Factory is at full capacity, but it still cannot meet the needs of all fronts. The base camp means that we want to make use of the industry of Manchukuo and practice the practice of nourishing the war with war. ”

Umezu Mijiro had a gloomy face, his eyes looked out of the window, from spring to summer, his heart has always been carried, after the start of the southward operation, the Kwantung Army was weakened very much, from soldiers to materials, not only was not satisfied, but also successively transferred eight divisions from the Kwantung Army to join the southward operation.

He now likes the snow in Manchuria very much, as long as it snows, it is impossible for the Soviet army to launch an offensive, but he cannot and does not dare to pin his hopes on this, if it is not replenished this winter, he is not sure whether the Soviet army will launch an offensive next spring. Now it's a double monthly pass, one monthly pass is supported by two, calling for monthly pass support!!!

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