Chapter 56: The Aftermath and the Parties' Response

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At the target plane, in early May 1943, Emperor Hirohito summoned Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister and Minister of War, to the Wako Imperial Palace, after hearing the martyrdom of his cousin Heyonomiya Tsuneken Wang Yusha.

"Your Excellency Tojo, about the martyrdom of my cousin Heyang Palace Hengxian Wang Yu, how is your War Department discussing!" Hirohito, who was in a bad mood, asked with a somber face.

"Hey! Your Majesty the Emperor, the news about the broken jade of His Royal Highness King Hengxian of Heyang Palace has shaken the entire Imperial Army, and now the Guan Dong Army stationed in the northeast of Yanhuang has sent a telegram, requesting to enter the pass and enter Shaanxi to avenge His Highness; The Yanhuang Dispatch Army Department in the Guannai also called, hoping that His Majesty would give him the opportunity to make up for his own merits, and planned to gather a heavy army group to encircle and suppress all the Red Party troops in Shaanxi on the Yanhuang Continent, and use the blood of the enemy to pay tribute to the heroic soul of His Royal Highness King Hengxian of Heyang Palace; In addition, the headquarters of the imperial army stationed in Mongolia near Yanhuang Suiyuan also sent a telegram, planning to attack the Yanhuang Suiyuan area and deal a severe blow to the morale of the Yanhuang army and civilians, which had been rising recently. Hideki Tojo replied.

"Oh, and what do you mean as Minister of War as Minister of War?" After hearing Tojo's report, Hirohito was noncommittal and continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, I carefully read the offensive plan of the Guan Dong Army, the Yanhuang Dispatch Army, and the Mongolian Army, the Guan Dong Army Military Headquarters plans to enter the Pass with 15 to 200,000 troops, and the Yanhuang Dispatch Army plans to gather 180,000 troops to fight in Shanxi to attack the Yanhuang Red Party area in Shaanxi, and finally the headquarters of the Mongolian Army, and also plan to deploy about 15,000 people from the Duli Infantry in their hands to mix the 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Group, and the 3rd Division of the Chariot to attack the Suiyuan Theater controlled by the Yanhuang Bald Party. After all consideration, my suggestion is that the three eastern provinces of Yan and Huang are the foundation of our empire's great cause, and there is no room for the slightest mistake, although the Soviet Union is at a disadvantage in the war with Germany, but it still has heavy troops stationed at the junction of the Far East and our army, once the Guan Dong army enters the customs to fight, the strength of the decline is too great, and the Soviet Union runs long distances to destroy the main military measures of the three eastern provinces, then the damage to the empire is fatal (the defense of the puppet Manchurians in the three eastern provinces has been carried out in accordance with the local standards). Therefore, I suggest that the Guan Dong Army should not be mobilized for the time being, and at the same time order the troops stationed in Mongolia to carry out a diversionary attack, stick to the Yanhuang, Jin and Sui troops stationed in the Suiyuan area, and prevent them from possible reinforcements on the Shaanxi battlefield, with the 180,000 troops assembled by the Yanhuang Dispatch Army as the main force, with 1 or 2 domestic divisions to support, and a full strength of 200,000 troops, which should be enough to carry out encirclement, suppression, and annihilation operations against the Yanhuang Red Party army in Shaanxi. Hideki Tojo said.

"Okay, Tojo-kun, for the sake of the great cause of the empire, I agree with your plan, but I hope to be able to see the enemy army wiped out soon, the generals beheaded, and the blood of the Red Party troops besieging Erkyosan to pay tribute to my cousin's undead, the blood of the royal family cannot be shed in vain, do you understand?" Hirohito stared at Hideki Tojo's face and said word by word.

"Hi!! Your Majesty, please rest assured that the army will use the shortest possible time to conquer Shaanxi and eliminate the army of the Yanhuang Red Party, so as to comfort His Royal Highness King Hengxian of Yang Palace in the spirit of heaven! Hideki Tojo replied as he stood up and bowed.

At the beginning of May 1943, in Chongqing, Yanhuang Mainland, Zengjiayan's official residence (also known as "Yaolu") was the core residence of Chairman Chiang in Chongqing, and many major decisions were made here. At that time, its public name was "National Zhèngfu Military Committee Chairman Chamber" (equivalent to the current Zhongyāng Office). There is also an air-raid shelter in the courtyard, which is heavily guarded day and night, and you can only enter with a special pass for a limited period.

The whole official residence faces north in the south, and the whole is blue-green sè, solemn and elegant. The first floor is the reception room, the secretary's office, bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, service room, etc. The second floor is the reception room and lounge, which is equipped with a hall, a living room, a study, a secretary's room, a living room, a bedroom and a dining room. The interior is elegantly furnished, with a purple sè carpet on the floor and calligraphy and paintings of celebrities on the walls.

At this time, in a European-style living room, Chairman Chiang was discussing military affairs with several important party ministers and right-hand men.

"Yunong, tell everyone about the information you have gathered!" Chairman Jiang, who was sitting in a chair, said to Dai Li, who was standing beside him.

"Yes, take a seat!" Dai Li bowed his head and agreed, then raised his head and continued: "Two days ago, at the junction of Shaanxi and Jin, there was a large-scale military battle between the Red Party and the Japanese Invaders. Emperor Wako's cousin, King Hengxian of Heyang Palace, was killed by the Red Army, and the actual casualties of the Red Party are not known for the time being, but it is estimated that the losses should not be too small. ”

The high-ranking officials and generals in the house, who heard the accurate figures of the Japanese Kou's troop losses for the first time, couldn't help but feel a little moved.

"Everyone knows the specific situation now, especially the killing of King Hengxian of the Heyang Palace, which is known to everyone in the whole country, so I will not discuss this, but now we are discussing the impact of this battle on our army's post-war war and the reconsideration of the combat strength of the Red Party army through this campaign," Chairman Jiang said, "Resignation, you speak first!" ”

"Yes, commission," said Chen Cheng, who was named, "I estimate that the Japanese Kou will definitely not give up on their defeat in Shaanxi and Jin this time, and will retaliate against Xing Attack." If this is the case, then they will certainly transfer troops from various theaters to fight in Shanxi, and this is good news for our army, which can greatly reduce the military pressure on our army's front line, and even some theaters may have opportunities for our army's counteroffensive that are favorable to our army. ”

"Well, Mo San, what do you think!" Hearing Chen Cheng's speech, Chairman Jiang was noncommittal, and instead asked Gu Zhutong, who was sitting on the other side of the room.

"Yes, take a seat! I agree with the resignation! Gu Zhutong then replied: "With the usual behavior of the Japanese invaders, it is certain and predictable to retaliate and attack, and the only thing that needs to be considered is whether our army will take the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive, and the scale and scope of the counteroffensive need to set a general tone, and we can formulate a specific battle plan." As for the combat strength of the Red Party army, the situation is unknown now, but being able to eat the 20,000 Japanese army is definitely not to be underestimated, and I still can't figure out how they can eat such a large Japanese army with their few Hanyang rods. ”

"Mo San is right, we must collect intelligence as soon as possible in this regard, Yunong, you have to increase your efforts, you can put other things aside first! Do you understand? Chairman Jiang said.

"Yes! Commission!! I'll definitely get to the bottom of the whole thing as soon as possible. Dai Lian replied with a bowed head.

"Wenbai, how is the political world now?" After receiving Dai Li's answer, Chairman Chiang continued to ask about Zhang Zhizhong, the mainstay of his political circles (in 1940, he was the head of the Political Department of the National Military Committee and the secretary of the Three-Minism Youth League).

"Commission, recently, about the Red Party's gathering to annihilate the main force of the Japanese Invaders, zhèngfu has mixed opinions within the Zhèngfu, there are those who approve of it, there are those who do not believe it, and there are those who shout that the party is dangerous, and now our party urgently needs a victory to consolidate and enhance the prestige of our army in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and dilute the impact of the Red Party's victory." Zhang Zhizhong, minister of the Political Department, replied thoughtfully.

"Well, Wen Bai is right, public and private, our party really needs a victory now!" Chairman Jiang pondered for a while and said, "Rhetoric, Mo San! ”

"In!"

"In!"

"After the two of you go back, according to the premise that the Japanese invaders will attack Shaanxi on a large scale as expected, formulate a battle plan for the recovery of 4~5 Japanese invaders to occupy the county seat, which is best to include a relatively famous big city, and the lowest bottom line is to recover a large county seat. Although the Red Party won a big victory this time, it was a defensive war after all, and if our army can recover a large area occupied by the enemy, with propaganda, it will definitely be able to overpower the Red Party this time, understand? ”

"Yes, I understand!"

"Yes, please rest assured!"

"Xunen (Chen Bui, the word Xunen), draft a commendation order for me, for the meritorious generals of the Red Party in this battle, upgrade by one level, and reward all the soldiers who participated in the battle with 500,000 silver dollars, roughly like this." Chairman Jiang, who had received the reply, turned his head and instructed Chen Bui, who was standing on the other side.

"Yes, take a seat!" Chen Bui replied.

"Okay, that's the end of the discussion, let's move on to it," Chairman Chiang continued.

On May 12, 1943, Washington, the capital of the Stars and Stripes Republic, the "Trident Conference" was being held, the meeting was mainly aimed at resolving the serious differences between the leaders of the Stars and Stripes Republic and the British ** affair that appeared in 1943 over the issue of opening a second battlefield in Europe and military operations in the Mediterranean region and Burma. and later meetings of the Big Three are two different things)

There were two topics on the agenda of the meeting: the operational priorities and directions of the Stars and Stripes and the British in Europe once the "Husky" operation (referring to the upcoming Sicilian landings in July and August 1943, which resulted in the surrender of Italy and the announcement of its withdrawal from the Axis powers) was successful; Assisting Yan Huang in the Asia-Pacific Theater to fight the Japanese invaders (President Roosevelt of the Stars and Stripes Republic emphasized that Yan Huang was necessary as a base to fight against the Japanese invaders, while British Prime Minister Winston Churchill did not believe that Yan Huang was an important base).

On May 13, 1943, in order to reconcile the bad atmosphere of the meeting: the two countries had great differences. The meeting was held at the Mt. Katokting Retreat in Maryland, Stars and Stripes, then called "Shangri-La" (later called "Camp David"), VIP room, where British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was walking restlessly. Brooke was by his side.

"Bastard, asshole!" As he walked, Churchill said, "They disagreed with the strategic propositions of the British Empire, and were bent on counterattacking Burma." Damn it! It's disgusting!! I still want to eat away at the Pacific territory of the Japanese Empire like "gnawing pie crust", I will never agree, never! The British Empire will never carry out a porcupine attack (Churchill's exact words, not apocryphal), which will only waste our precious combat power. ”

"Your Excellency, please be angry, but at this stage the British Empire does need the assistance of the Stars and Stripes Republic. And I heard that they seem to have recently achieved a great victory, annihilating a large number of Japanese troops in Shaanxi. "Alan? Brooke persuaded from the sidelines.

"Hmph, are there still fewer things about them lying about their war exploits? In short, we must convince the Stars and Stripes Republic to participate in the strategy of attacking Sumatra and Malaya (the traditional colonial area of the British), and we must not do anything stupid to appease the Yanhuang people (the second half of the sentence is Churchill's original words, not apocryphal), and you help me draft a speech that I will use in my speech to Congress in a few days. Churchill commanded.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Allan? Brooke responded.

In his speech to the Stars and Stripes Congress a few days later, on May 19, the British Prime Minister moved his deep sympathy for the "hardships of the Yellow Flames" and promised to provide Chairman Chiang with "everything within the reach of manpower." However, he had a bitter confrontation with Foreign Minister Soong Tzu-wen, and refused to go to New York to meet Madame Chiang after she arrogantly refused to come to Washington to meet him.

Eventually, the "Trident Conference" in Washington ended, and the Stars and Stripes Republic made significant progress, forcing the Prime Minister and the British Chiefs of Staff to recognize for the first time that the Stars and Stripes Republic would henceforth dictate the Pacific strategy, and was now in a leading position to influence the Atlantic strategy. Let the British realize that they have been reduced to small partners in the alliance. Although Churchill intended to fight indefatigably to continue his Mediterranean plans, his country had been demoralized after nearly four years of war, and the British Chiefs of Staff could no longer impose their strategic guidance as they had done in Casablanca.

When the Trident Conference had just ended on May 25, 1943, and Britain was still annoyed by the loss of its imperial glory, a battle to verify the judgment of the Stars and Stripes Republic that the Pacific Theater was an important battlefield took place, and the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy, reinforced by Wang Fan's golden finger, launched the Battle of Lu, which was much larger than the original history.

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