Volume 1: Inner Mongolia Fengyun] Chapter 555: A Small Land**, a Big Land Han Yunhua——

Chapter 555: A small land**, a big Han Yunhua

On February 28, 1942, the Asahi Shimbun, Japan's largest media outlet, published a huge news in the form of a front-page headline titled "Small Land**, Big Land Han Yunhua". In this news, for the first time, the Japanese mainstream media unabashedly admitted a major defeat in the battle to intercept Han Yunhua. The evaluation of the Japanese high-level in this battle is very pertinent, that is, the responsibility for this battle cannot be borne by Okamura Ninji, and of course it cannot be borne by other front-line commanders. The defeat in this battle was entirely due to the fact that Han Yunhua, the devil general of Zhina**, was too cunning, this person was not a commander at all, but a cunning fox. Of course, in the eyes of many people, this is a high-level Japanese high-level exoneration of Okamura Ninji and the entire China sending troops, but they also think that this can better illustrate the strength of Han Yunhua's department from the side.

It was from this news that Han Yunhua figured out that Shangguan Qingyun's air force had not only severely damaged a detachment of the Japanese Combined Fleet, causing three 6,500-ton cruisers and one 3,800-ton destroyer to sink to the bottom of the sea, but also three large supply ships running aground on the beach, and dozens of merchant ships of various types were affected. The most serious thing is that the coastal defense forces of Qingdao Port suffered heavy losses in this bombardment, and the port facilities of Qingdao Port, which were not very perfect, were once again completely destroyed, and the Japanese army may have to make a lot of effort to put them into use again.

In addition, the Japanese air force also suffered heavy losses in this battle, and 149 planes of various types were shot down, of which 32 were shot down by Han Yunhua's guard unit and 117 fighters were shot down by the air force of the Inner Mongolia Military Region. If it were said that they had lost so many planes in a battle with the Nationalist People's Republic of China, they would still be able to bear it. However, such heavy losses in such a battle, which may not be considered a battle, were never imagined by Okamura Ninji and the Japanese military leadership, and it was precisely because of this that the Japanese authorities had to change their tactics against Han Yunhua's troops again.

Compared with the losses of the Air Force and Navy, a mere paratrooper brigade and a special operations unit that were not taken seriously were not very noticeable. But on the whole, the Japanese army's interception and killing of Han Yunhua this time can be described as lifting a stone and hitting one's own feet, a typical loss of wife and soldiers, such a heavy loss, even if it is a real large-scale battle full of gold, it will not necessarily pay such a heavy price.

After this news was published, the whole of Japan was in an uproar, the Great Japanese Empire was invincible, the Imperial Army was the absolute hegemon in Southeast Asia, in East Asia, and even in the entire Pacific region, and not long ago the invincible Imperial Army had beaten the Chinese Army in Burma to the point that its nose and face were swollen, and several regular infantry divisions were beaten and discarded. Why was he suddenly beaten like this by a little-known general, his uncle could bear it, and his aunt couldn't bear it, and suddenly the roar of the crusade against Han Yunhua in Japan was one by one.

Speaking of which, I have to explain that although Han Yunhua is now famous in China, he is a national hero of a generation of anti-Japanese generals, and the entire Japanese military department and high-level people highly value him. However, this is only limited to the Japanese military circles, and Han Yunhua's name in Japan is actually not much louder than others, and it is not even as famous as the generals of the National People's Government.

It is not that the Japanese arrogantly look down on Han Yunhua, but because the political atmosphere in Japan is like this, under the absolute control of militarism, Japan has very strict control over public opinion, and any bad news must be verified before it can be released to the outside world, and the most direct result is that the whole country is in tune, and the vast majority of the news media and even political officials are all preaching how powerful the Great Japanese Empire is, how powerful the Imperial Japanese Army is, and how invincible it is. As a result, the people in Japan do not know much about the actual situation on the battlefield. Taking the Midway Sea as an example, after the end of the war, in order to cover up the defeat, the Japanese authorities went so far as to openly fabricate lies on the radio, saying that the Japanese Navy had achieved an unprecedented victory at Midway, so that when the Combined Fleet returned from a crushing defeat, the people of Tokyo were still reveling and celebrating the great victory of the Navy.

Perhaps this is exactly what the Japanese top brass wanted to see, and at a time when the people of the whole country were shouting against Han Yunhua and the hateful army he led, the Japanese government took the opportunity to announce an order for the third national mobilization order, which covered a wide range far beyond the scope of the previous two war mobilization orders. According to the latest regulations of the Japanese government, all men and women over the age of 15 must undergo military training, and all men over the age of 18 but under the age of 45 must be conscripted into the army, and no one must escape military service for any reason. In addition, in view of the extremely difficult period of the war in the Empire, from March 1, 1942, all citizens of the Empire proper-territory were rationed

The Third National War Mobilization Order has a total of 15 articles, covering all aspects of Japan's political, economic, cultural, and national life, and it can be summed up that Japan must win this war, which is still very promising in their view, if they want to concentrate all their national strength.

It has to be said that the Japanese government has indeed established a relatively brilliant image in the hearts of the Japanese people in the past half century, so the Japanese government has won the support of the Japanese people for this war mobilization order, just like the previous two war mobilization orders, and thousands of conscripts have been conscripted, and many people have even enthusiastically donated part or all of their family property as military expenses for the battle for the survival of the empire. Perhaps in the eyes of many Japanese, what the government is doing now is a copy of the Sino-Japanese War of 1904, when the government of China, like the decaying feudal dynasty, should and must submit to the Great Japanese Empire, and also have to pay huge war reparations, and even cede a certain amount of land as the spoils of the empire, such as the spoils of Taiwan in 1905.

The news of the Asahi Shimbun was quickly reprinted and distributed by major newspapers in China, and soon most of China was reciting Han Yunhua, the miraculous general, and the name Han Yunhua once again set off huge waves in the land of China.

Under the pressure of domestic public opinion, the Nationalist Government once again commended the Inner Mongolia Military Region and Han Yunhua, but in Han Yunhua's own opinion, this is not as real as the 10,000 oceans, and Lao Jiang is familiar with Han Yunhua with such a smooth empty cannon, and he doesn't need to take it to heart at all.

Let's talk about Han Yunhua himself, although the Inner Mongolia Military Region once again achieved a huge military victory, but it also paid a huge price, not to mention that the air defense battalion of the guard regiment was almost completely wiped out, and the transport convoy was not one out of ten, and even Han Yunhua's own extremely precious air force also suffered great losses, and the originally small number of fighters was injured this time, with only 26 of the 44 fighters left, and 18 were lost; 41 bombers remained 36 and 5 were lost, making a total of 23 fighters shot down in this battle.

Han Yunhua was more concerned about the death of the pilot than the loss of the fighters, and only 9 of the 23 fighters survived the parachute jump, and all the rest died. Despite the difficulty of replenishing aircraft, in Han Yunhua's opinion, the value of a pilot with combat experience far exceeds that of a fighter.

Distressed is distressed, and what should be done is still done. After reporting the details of the battle and the list of losses to the central government, Han Yunhua ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］