Why is there no Japanese army in Jiujiang City, this asked Okamura Ninji.

After the Japanese army occupied Jiujiang, a large number of cholera patients appeared in the army, cholera is a virulent infectious disease, mostly produced by unclean drinking water, Okamura Ninji was shocked when he received the report.

Virulent infectious diseases are not a joke, serious patients may die in a few hours, and there is a strong contagion, Gangcun is familiar with the history of the war, knows that cholera can completely destroy an army, the Crimean War in history, cholera almost disabled the armies of both sides, during World War I, cholera caused the death of thousands of soldiers, Okamura Ninji immediately ordered the troops to leave the possible source of the disease near Jiujiang, and vaccinate in the area of Qili Lake, where the natural environment is better.

It is almost effortless for the squadron to capture Jiujiang, but the ordinary people in the rear do not know this, only that Jiujiang, which is no less than the provincial capital, has been recovered by the squadron after the bloody battle.

The propaganda fortifications of the squadron were almost overwhelming, and they vividly rendered a battle that did not happen into a great victory.

"Ta Kung Pao" Republic of China, September 3, 27 Central News Agency Telegraph: The latest war report, ** successfully recovered Jiujiang yesterday. The enemy Botian detachment, rushed into Jiujiang not long after, that is, I was loyal and brave ** fierce encirclement and annihilation, our army officers and soldiers raised their sharp blades, as if rushing forward, rushed into the city in one fell swoop, repeated hand-to-hand combat, five in and five out, like an angry wave pushing each other, rice divided into pieces of stubborn enemy resistance, after a day and a night of fierce fighting, until the early morning of yesterday, our army successfully recovered Jiujiang, the scene of the remains of no less than 5,000 Japanese robbers, the enemy only hundreds of people fled by boat under the cover of the navy. ”

The latest editorial of this newspaper: On the great historical significance of recovering Jiujiang. Jiujiang was restored, every Chinese burst into tears, this was the first major city recovered by the country, which showed that the day of our victory is not far off, and the day of the defeat of the Japanese warlords is not far off. Since the July 7 Incident last year, the Japanese invaders, with their decades of military accumulation, have invaded on a large scale, and although we have stubbornly resisted, the Japanese invaders have relied on their powerful artillery fire and sea and air superiority, and our army's large and medium-sized cities have been lost one by one, and the enemy has been arrogant for a while. In June this year, in order to carry out the criminal attempt to annihilate China, the enemy dispatched unprecedented troops to launch the Battle of Wuhan, and although they were repeatedly attacked by us, they still replenished the powerful back troops in a vain attempt to take Wuhan in one fell swoop, but the offensive momentum of the Japanese army was weakening, their supply lines were getting longer and longer, the people at home were awakening, and the morale of the soldiers on their front line began to decline. Just yesterday, the Japanese army suffered an unprecedented defeat, we recovered this important military town of great historical significance, the turning point of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression came, the node of our victory came, right in front of us, in Jiujiang. From then on, our army will gradually turn to a counteroffensive, Jiujiang will be recovered, Xuzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Beiping, and Tianjin will eventually be recovered by our army one by one in the near future, and the Great Patriotic War will inevitably develop in a favorable direction for our army. ”

"Wuhan Daily", the theme of this newspaper: Yesterday Wuhan held a large-scale rally and parade to celebrate the liberation of Jiujiang by our army; A number of fundraising activities were held in major cities, and the fundraising scene was extremely enthusiastic; Chief Chen, commander-in-chief of the Wuhan garrison, held a press conference to report on the latest battle situation; This newspaper's front-line correspondent interviewed the frontline..."

The victory in Jiujiang was a non-fictional event, but except for the military and political personnel who rarely knew the inside story, every Chinese people believed in this great victory, and funnily enough, even the Japanese believed it.

The Emperor of Japan summoned Seishiro Itagaki to inquire about the battle in Jiujiang, and Itagaki repeatedly explained, but Hirohito did not believe it! How important is Jiujiang, where there is no imperial army to defend it? What do you think of me, the emperor? The emperor mercilessly beat Seishiro Itagaki for a beating, and the minister, known as the "courage of Itagaki", was covered in sweat.

There are too many lies, and once in a while the truth is told, and no one believes it.

However, Xu Ming saw these public opinions, not only did not be happy, but felt a strong pressure, he ignored the feelings of the big city of Jiujiang for the Chinese people, according to the original plan, he did not pay attention to the gains and losses of one city and one place, mainly to annihilate the living forces of the Japanese army, but now he found that it is not good, the war should not only be considered militarily, but also political, Lao Jiang just sent him a telegram, let him stick to Jiujiang.

He gently put down the telegram and asked the adjutant, "Has Shamao Mountain been occupied?" "Shamao Mountain is located in the southwest and is the only way for the Japanese Hata Unit and the 9th Division to meet.

The adjutant replied: "Division Commander Hu has personally organized the Brave Team, and so far, it has launched 7 charges in a row, but there is still the latest news. ”

At this time, a signal soldier came over, gave a military salute, and then reported loudly, "Commander-in-chief, the 108th Division has telegraphed that Shamao Mountain has been occupied, and all 500 Japanese troops have been annihilated!" ”

"Okay." Xu Ming clenched his fists, not to kill 500 devils, but to occupy the key points, Shamao Mountain was lost, and the Japanese Botian detachment was completely packed into his pocket, although Xu Ming now also knows that the Japanese army near Yaque Mountain is not only 35,000 people, but the entire main force of the Potian detachment, with nearly 10,000 people!

He was going to pinch a soft persimmon, but he ended up pinching a pecan.

However, pecans are also thoughtful, and they have been pinched several times, and they feel unbearable. Shigeichi Hauda is now disgraced, and there is no Yaxing who talks to Linghu anymore.

"Eight squares! 451 Highland (Shamao Mountain) is lost, what is Tada Nakasa doing? Let him take it back for me, that's the way for the imperial army to survive! ”

The herald who was grabbed by the collar was almost crying, "Your Excellency the brigade commander, Tada Nakasa has been killed in battle, and the 2nd Brigade of the Lin Wing is all broken!" ”

"Be careful, lie down!" A Japanese soldier with a sharp ear heard a sharp sound of breaking through the air and shouted.

With a bang, a shell happened to land on the edge of the headquarters nest, and Hakuda Shigeichi, who had just climbed under the table, felt a blackness in front of him, and he was unconscious.

When he woke up and saw a circle of anxious eyes above, he touched the back of his head, it was soaked, just now he saw that Ha Tian Shigeichi was unconscious, and a soldier had an idea and poured a large bucket of water on his head.

"How long have I been unconscious, and how is the battle on the front?"

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, you have been in a coma for more than 2 hours, there is no news about the battle situation in front, and the line has been blown up."

Shigeichi Hauda jumped up from the ground in shock, "What, we lost contact with the front line?" ”

Hakuda felt that things were broken, when to fight the most dangerous, when his eyes were blackened.

Beginning yesterday, Shigeichi Harata received information and immediately ordered the troops resting on the periphery to attack quickly and destroy the enemy forces that dared to invade. After Ha Tian found out, he immediately gathered the main force of the detachment and launched a comprehensive attack with the ** squadron that was killed.

According to Hakata Shigeichi's idea, the squadron is a newly defeated army, even if it can organize a counteroffensive, as long as it dares to take the initiative, it may be able to annihilate the opponent's main force, but the result is that the Hakata detachment is frustrated on the whole front. Today, all the hills on the periphery have been lost, the passage to the 9th Division, Shamao Mountain, has been lost, and the entire army has been compressed into several hills 5 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide. Now the artillery of the squadron can attack any Japanese position.

His mind showed the terrible scene of more than two months ago, pouring rain, he Ha Tian stood on the warship, watching countless elite imperial troops unable to retreat smoothly, and were frantically slaughtered by the Shina army by the riverside.

"Brigade commander, the situation is very serious, please move in, otherwise, our army is likely to follow in the footsteps of the Uchiyama troops and the Sakai troops."

It was Nakajima Yoyoshi, the commander of the Mountain Artillery Wing, who was covered in blood, and his face was rubbed with shrapnel with a deep crack that could be seen to the bone, and when he spoke, Nakajima showed a very painful expression.

"Nakajima-kun, you can't retreat, Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with the loss of Jiujiang, and General Tada sent a telegram asking our army to recapture Jiujiang immediately." Hakuda Shigeichi was also very helpless when he said this, Jiujiang City has become a burden on the Chinese and Japanese armies, and many times, the military must be subordinated to politics.

Speaking of the emperor, Nakajima has lost his temper, he can't say that the emperor is wrong, the emperor's dissatisfaction with the situation is not that the Hatada detachment is too incompetent, it is better not to capture Jiujiang in the first place, and save himself from suffering this crime now.

He had no choice but to start from another way, "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, I suspect that the current opponent is not the 4th Army or the 64th Army of the Cantonese system, but... It was Xu Ming's 107th Division. ”

"How is it possible, the 26th Army is obviously in Changsha, 500 kilometers away from here! Yesterday's captured enemy documents also indicate that this is the enemy's 4th Army, known as the 'Iron Army'. ”

Nakajima Yoyoshi, who fought the 107th Division in the Battle of Mawo, remembered the defeat so vividly that he exclaimed, "That's not the case. Before he finished speaking, his face twitched with pain, he covered his cheeks and continued: "The officers under my command all think that this is Xu Ming's troops, and documents and uniforms can be forged, but the characteristics of combat cannot be forged? I also feel this way, this is the most elite 107th Division of the Chinese Army. ”

Harata Shigeichi gasped, during the Battle of Mawo, he didn't personally experience the opponent on the warship, listening to Nakajima's words, he hesitated, if the enemy's 26th Army arrived, his situation would be really not good.

"Okay, I'll report the situation to the army headquarters and see how the commander of Gangcun responds."

Okamura Ninji received a telegram from Shigeichi Hatada, and was so angry that he tore it to pieces, "This is the shame of the imperial army, the shame of the Yamato nation, yesterday it was said that it was the 4th Army of China, and today it was said that it was the 26th Army, and the 26th Army of China is obviously in Changsha, and it has been confirmed by many imperial secret services, can it fly from the sky!" The main reason why the Hata detachment has been losing is the commander's misjudgment of the enemy situation and the panicked mentality! ”

The General Staff Headquarters and the Ministry of War sent a telegram with strong words to the Central China Dispatch Army and the 11th Army, expressing extreme dissatisfaction with the easy loss of Jiujiang, saying that even Germany's allies had doubts about the Imperial Army's combat capability! General Yan Jun, who has always had a good temper, also called, "very anxious" about the situation ahead.

Miyazaki, the head of the operations section, fanned the flames on Monday, "Captain Hatada has lost his normal mentality, his troops only fought with the 107th Division of China for one day and returned defeated, he has not fought with the 4th Army of China, how do you know that it is not the 4th Army, the 4th Army can learn from the experience of the people of China on the battlefield of Anqing, not to mention that they have a deputy commander during the Anqing War." Our current situation is entirely the result of the wrong command of the commander of the Hata Brigade. ”

"The Botian detachment must not become the weakest corps of the imperial army, the defeat of Jiujiang is due to the lack of confidence in victory and the lack of determination of some front-line commanders, I now order that the Botian detachment must do everything possible to break up the current so-called "iron army" of the Cantonese system and reoccupy Jiujiang! Commander of the 11th Army of the Imperial Japanese Army, Okamura Ninji. ”