Chapter 122: The Japanese Army Withdraws
It is said that as a friendly army, His Excellency Osa should send the medical personnel of his own wing to help the wounded at this time. Everyone is like that, even if you are out of humanitarianism, you should send someone to treat it.
However, at this time, whether it was His Excellency Dazuo or the two young lieutenants, including the surrounding group of captains, lieutenants, and ensigns, they looked at the Japanese soldier with a broken arm as if they were looking at a stone. Not only did he not have the slightest sense of going up to help, but he discussed another thing that had nothing to do with the wounded man.
"Your Excellency, based on what we just saw, do you think we should continue to stay in this city?" The young man on the left asked Dazuo straight to the point, this one is good, and he directly said that he was staying in the city to fight.
"Well, in this situation, the situation is very uncertain. Since we have entered Changsha City so far, we can be regarded as occupying Changsha City. I think it's probably time for the military department to order a reversal, right? "With his strategic mind, His Excellency Dazuo has estimated the strategic arrangements for Commander Anan's next step." As the main force of the most elite division of the Imperial Japanese Army, we should do everything at the front! It should be the time when the military department gives the order, and we are already on the way to carry it out! I order, the 1st Brigade to cover behind, and the 3rd Brigade to act as the vanguard of the wing, to advance immediately! ”
"Hey!" The two young men in front of the horse's head answered extremely loudly, fully demonstrating the high quality of the imperial army officers.
The one-armed Japanese soldier standing in a pool of blood, looking at the neat appearance of the Eighth Wing, stood for about two minutes, and finally collapsed with a slight thud, and slept with his comrades who had died in battle.
The city of Changsha was filled with the sound of gunfire and cannons, shouts of killing one after another, and the corpses of soldiers killed on both sides of the war could be seen everywhere on the streets, and blood flowed down the roadside into a stream. Seeing such a scene has deeply stimulated these Japanese officers and soldiers who have only recently entered the city. Although the Japanese troops of the Fourth Division did not kill and plunder goods, they were absolutely unwilling to enter this city to participate in such an outright bloody battle.
So, after a brief discussion, the officers of the 8th Wing immediately led their troops out of this ominous place. The murderous aura here is too heavy, and it is not at all a place where the noble officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division should stay!
Although the commander of Kitano's Kenzo Division was unwilling to leave Changsha in this way, he could not ignore the wishes of all the officers and men of the division, especially when the seven joint commanders under his command (three infantry, one cavalry, one field artillery, one engineer, and one baggage soldier) asked to retire together, Lieutenant General Kitano had no choice but to conform to the crowd.
However, the division commander gave an order to the wing commanders and infantry commanders: to slow down the pace of the march after leaving the city. After all, the military headquarters has not yet issued a formal order to withdraw troops, and if the Fourth Division withdraws too quickly, it is very likely to be dissatisfied with the rest of the divisions, and if several division commanders jointly go to the base camp to sue him, it is estimated that Lieutenant General Kitano's political future will be ruined!
Of course, if the Fourth Division withdraws its troops alone, the unevenness on the road is also one of the important factors that the commander of the Kitano Division should consider. If the Fourth Division was halfway to the ground and was surrounded by a large number of elite troops of the Chinese army, it would be much more dangerous than someone suing him! This is a major event related to the life of His Excellency the division commander, and if you don't get it right, something big will happen! Isn't the Eighth Brigade of the Thirty-Seventh Wing? A lesson from the past!
After the Abyss detachment rushed into Changsha, there was little energy. Originally, the purpose of this battle formulated by the 11th Army before the war was to destroy the Chinese government's will to resist the war and deal a big blow to the 9th Theater. The Ayuchi detachment ran too fast, and after jumping all the way into Changsha, it was dragged by the 79th Army to fight in the city, and Sayuchi Shiro felt very uncomfortable.
The big guys came to fight the Battle of Changsha together, why did my troops enter the city to fight street battles, and you all watched the excitement from a distance outside the city, what is this? Is it stupid to bully me? As soon as the commander of the Ayubuchi Brigade entered Changsha, he sent a report to the division commander Eitaro Uchiyama, asking for support! I can't just lead people to fight in the streets, I want to fight everyone in and fight together!
Of course, the commander of the Uchiyama Division was reluctant to go into the city to fight in the streets, but he couldn't directly say that Major General Hayabuchi was a baga, so Lieutenant General Uchiyama reported the problem to his superior, Commander Anan. My people are already trapped, you have to think of it!
Commander Anan took a closer look, hey, the 4th Division is right here, just in time! Although the reputation of this Fourth Division has not been good, Commander Anan really doesn't care. Others say you can't do it, I just want to reuse it! This time, let the world see how I, Anan Weiki, use soldiers!
The 4th Division was ordered by the commander to hurry up and finally arrive at Changsha City on the 30th, but it was not even an hour before entering the city, and the Osaka soldiers withdrew!
You can't hide this kind of thing! When General Hayabuchi heard about it, he dropped his pistol on the spot! There is no tea bowl in his hand, so he can only drop the pistol, anyway, an officer of his level is not worried about running out of guns.
This group of old Baga, you don't care, I won't play anymore! In a fit of rage, Shiro Hayabuchi withdrew from Changsha City with his detachment. In fact, he can't do it if he doesn't withdraw, the 79th Army is getting more and more aggressive, and there are still a large number of Chinese troops outside the city who are constantly rushing to this side, and there will be new troops entering the city at any time to participate in street battles, and if the Hayabuchi detachment does not withdraw, he will not want to withdraw.
The withdrawal of the 4th Division less than an hour after entering the city greatly hurt Commander Anan's self-esteem. I value you so much, why can't you guys hold up the wall in the mud? In order to save his face and save the face of the Eleventh Army, Anan Weiki issued an order to withdraw his troops without much hesitation. The explanation to the outside world is: The 11th Army has successfully completed the set strategic goals, and now it is a triumphant return!
This order, which was like rain in time, not only saved the face of Commander Anan and the 11th Army, but also saved the commander of the 4th Division, Lieutenant General Kenzo Kitano, the commander of the 13th Division, Lieutenant General Uchiyama Eitaro, and the commander of the 26th Brigade, Major General Shiro Hayabuchi. There are three generals alone, not to mention the big guys, all of them have been exempted from punishment because of the wise order of His Excellency the Commander, and it is really a blessing for the big guys to be able to have such a commander who cherishes his subordinates!
The devils in Changsha City have withdrawn! The command of the 11th Army of the Japanese army has issued a reversal order! This news was like a spring breeze, quickly blowing throughout the entire land of northern Hunan Province, and for a time, regardless of the position, all the Chinese soldiers and the people of the whole country breathed a sigh of relief! The geographical location of Changsha is too important to lose! Fortunately, the Japanese army finally withdrew, God bless me China!