When the commander-in-chief was borrowing the shoulders of the Huang family, the large forces of the National Defense Army had already rushed to the front line in Zhejiang. As the Japanese abruptly abandoned large areas of occupation, the Wehrmacht had to slow down and wipe out the wandering puppet army while waiting for officials from the coalition government to take over.

Lin Sen and the others are now in pain and happy, no one thought that the Japanese would suddenly abandon a large area of occupied territory and retreat to the front line of Zhejiang for defense.

This is not in line with the Japanese army's usual style, they have never easily ceded the occupied territory unless they are defeated. As a result, this led to a lack of preparation on the part of the coalition government.

The lack of a large number of officers has stretched the political strength of the coalition government, but the continued fighting has led to an increase in the number of disabled and incapable soldiers of the IDF, all of whom are literate and have some command experience within the IDF.

It is because these people are recalled in large numbers that they are sent to various places after comprehensive training. Although there are also some former government officials who try to go through various ways to get mixed up.

It's a pity that the current coalition government is not the government it used to be, and Lin Sen and the others know better than anyone what those people are. A small number of people who are willing to do things have entered the University of Political Science and Law of the coalition government for further study, and those who have not achieved enough have been sent away by Lin Sen and others.

With the backing of the Wehrmacht, these people can't make any waves. Even if someone gritted their teeth, they didn't dare to be presumptuous. The haunting places are not vegetarians, and there are other institutions within the country that make them tremble.

It's not that no one has ever reached out, but the severed head is hanging alive in front of him. Lesson. Let them swallow those grievances.

The siege of Nanjing had been lifted, and the Japanese army chose to retreat to Shanghai. The more than 100,000 troops of the Central China Front Army all left the positions outside Nanjing, and Huo Qingyun was finally able to enter Nanjing with people openly. The delivery of various materials has also been smoother.

Yan Chenghan, the commander of the Second Army, burst into tears, and he almost thought that he would die in the city of Nanjing. I didn't expect that after a year, there would be a chance to see the light of day again.

The city of Nanjing is now in ruins, and many parts of the city have been damaged by Japanese offensive artillery fire. Most of the people in the city are yellow-skinned and thin-skinned, and the streets that are not cleaned are even more chaotic.

After entering the city, the first thing the guerrillas led by Huo Qingyun was to assist the Second Army in Nanjing City to completely clean up the ancient capital. This was followed by assistance in the distribution of supplies.

Fortunately, there are many ordinary people left in the city of Nanjing, and there are finally people who can organize to carry out a big cleaning. The soldiers who died in the war and the innocent people who died were burned to ashes and put into Qingliang Temple.

"Kuroko. I heard that those photos you took secretly came in handy in the United States?! The commander-in-chief has called to praise you, it seems that it is really useful......" Yan Chenghan said with a smile at Huo Qingyun, who had entered the city.

Huo Qingyun's face was not very good-looking, and he put down the teacup for a while before he said bitterly to Yan Chenghan: "Credit?!" The brothers who were sent to secretly photograph. Several of them are not back to normal now. ”

Yan Chenghan's eyes widened when he heard this, almost in disbelief. Huo Qingyun lowered his head and said softly: "Those of us originally accepted the idea of killing the Japanese and saving the people. That's right, and we did. ”

"But those brothers who secretly took pictures. They faced hundreds of Japanese who could not save their compatriots, but they still had to film the scenes of them being killed. How many people do you think can stand it?! ”

Yan Chenghan slowly put down the teacup. Didn't speak again. As soldiers, they all have that blood in their hearts, and if they don't have it, they can't be soldiers.

"The commander-in-chief told us to leave as much evidence of the Japanese as possible of the killings. In order to tell future generations what kind of humiliation we suffered when we were backward! ”

Huo Qingyun's eyes turned red when he said this. They had undergone special photographic training, and even the commander-in-chief had a large number of cameras specially prepared for them.

Guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in northern Jiangsu was not easy, and the Japanese army here was the most effective Japanese army now, not those baby soldiers and old men in the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War.

And the Japanese army has always done everything in order to collect food. Their cruel nature did not converge in northern Jiangsu. Especially after the continuous failure of the Nanjing offensive, they took the northern part of the Jiangsu to vent their anger.

Although Huo Qingyun tried his best to be considerate of the entire Jiangsu region. But after all, they operate in the shadows and their numbers are limited. There were times when they simply had no way to stop the actions of the Japanese army.

Some of the crows could only take those photos in the shadows, and record the numbers and numbers of the Japanese soldiers who did it. Conduct full-scale retaliation after the fact.

The battle between the guerrillas and the Japanese army was a bloody contest, and during this time the crows fell more than 30 people in northern Jiangsu. These are the elite of the elite of the Wehrmacht, but they fell here.

It can be seen from this how cruel the guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in Jiangsu is.

The Japanese army was also not comfortable, and the county towns of Jiangsu alone were captured more than 20 times. In total, nearly a division of troops was lost, and those puppet armies suffered even heavier losses.

Although there were guerrillas or local maintenance associations that defected to the Japanese during the period between the siege of Wuhan and the confirmation of Chiang Zhongzheng's death, it was more that the ordinary people of Jiangsu continued to join the Wehrmacht.

"I know, you have worked hard for this time......" After being silent for a while, Yan Chenghan sighed at Huo Qingyun and said: "Jiangsu can be regarded as the base camp of the Japanese army, and they have deployed more than 200,000 troops here. Except for those who surround us, you will face tens of thousands of people......"

Even a guerrilla force led by a crow is still a guerrilla force in the final analysis. After all, they were not regular troops of the Wehrmacht, and without strong fire support and air support, they could not pose a threat to large Japanese forces.

Otherwise, they would have chosen to break through the siege of Nanjing City a long time ago.

"Anyway, we've finally come out......" Huo Qingyun smiled, he remembered the guerrillas who followed him to death and the crows who spilled their blood on the land of Jiangsu.

"We have entered the stage of counteroffensive, and if nothing else, I believe that the Japanese will not be able to withstand it for long!" Huo Qingyun's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness: "I'm looking forward to it." In the future, we will plant the flag of the Wehrmacht on the roof of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo! ”

At the same time, hundreds of thousands of puppet troops on the outskirts of Shanghai were starting to dig fortifications under the guns of the Japanese army. This was a fortification set up by the Japanese army to save their lives, and naturally it was extremely well prepared.

A large amount of cement and steel bars were transported to the construction site. Countless puppet soldiers were digging tremblingly under the Japanese machine guns. Two days ago, there was a lazy one who was shot indiscriminately and turned into a sieve. After that, no puppet army dared to be lazy while working.

At this time, Tokyo's base camp was also in chaos. Xianyuan Gong Zairen scolded in the conference room of the base camp, and the faces of the army officers were ugly.

And the navy on the side, especially Yamamoto Fifty-six and others, gloated.

"What is this idiot Matsui Ishone doing?! Is the land that those emperors have exchanged their blood and lives for so worthless?! How dare these bastards just give up those lands?! Who gave them the right to do this?! ”

Map hanging on the wall, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan...... The areas that were once conquered by the Japanese army have now all turned red, and only the areas from Zhejiang to Shanghai are on the defensive.

Even Nanking was abandoned, and the area where the Japanese army now operated was to exclude Qiong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Only the first district of Zhejiang remains. Of course, Shanghai has not been abandoned yet.

And Xianyuan Palace Zairen scolded and scolded, but did not scold the king of Hatohiko of the Asahika Palace, who signed the report. Most importantly. Nor is there any mention of the prince's responsibilities below.

Quite simply, everyone consciously or unconsciously ignored that it was the prince who sent the telegram. After all, this has too much impact on the reputation of the royal family, and this is not something that everyone wants to see.

So, even if Matsui Shigen picked himself out, he still became a scapegoat and was put on the board.

"Given the current state of mind of Admiral Matsui. I don't think he's fit to be the commander-in-chief of the China Dispatch Army. Let him come back! Hideki Tojo nodded at the temple with an ugly face, and asked.

The latter nodded in agreement with a blushing face: "I will ask Chaoxiang Palace to escort him back." As a general who betrayed the interests of the Empire, he must be punished! ”

"So, who will take General Matsui's place?!" Speaking of which, Ishihara Wan'er, the beloved general of the Idle Yuan Palace, finally spoke. In his opinion, this is the most critical issue.

In fact, Ishihara understands Matsui's approach, after all, there is no way for Japan to give more resources to the Japanese army in China. Then in order to protect himself in the face of millions of Wehrmacht, which has tanks and aircraft, Matsui is helpless to do this.

Unless he wanted to lose all the Japanese troops in China within half a year, it would be safest to hold on to one province with two dispatched troops.

In all fairness, Matsui's pick of place is good. Zhejiang has more developed transportation routes than other places and has more seaports. This makes it easy for the Japanese mainland to provide support at any time. It is also possible to choose to evacuate the Chinese battlefield at the most dangerous time.

Secondly, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are famous as the land of fish and rice. Even if they can't be supported by the mainland for the time being. At the very least, they were able to collect food on the spot to keep them fed.

Unfortunately, sometimes even if you are doing the right thing at the wrong time and place, then the right thing will be considered wrong.

Matsui could only provoke this mistake so that Japan could continue the war.

“…… General Matsui Ishone's erroneous command led to the loss of most of the land left by the emperor's blood and life, and it was allowed to be occupied by the Chinese troops, which is extremely serious! The commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, King Hatohiko Asakanomiya, is now ordered to escort Matsui back to China for trial......"

This telegram was photographed at the headquarters of the Japanese army in Shanghai, where there was a great deal of mourning. Everyone knew in their hearts that Matsui Ishine was taking responsibility for the entire Japanese army in China.

Similarly, there is also King Hatohiko of Asakanomiya who will be punished. Although it is said that King Hatohiko of Asaka Palace will "escort" Matsui Ishine back, everyone knows that in fact, King Hatohiko of Asakanomiya will also be punished when he returns.

“…… Lieutenant General Toshiyoshi Ando, commander of the South China Front, temporarily assumed the post of commander-in-chief of the China Dispatch Army, and the Southern, Northern, and Central Front armies were all combined, and for the time being, they were not allowed to act without authorization based on the Zhejiang region......"

When Matsui Shigen heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the base camp chose to compromise. In this case, then at least the Chinese front will not face the danger of being divided, encircled and annihilated.

This is the only thing that Matsui Ishine can be thankful about, and he will undoubtedly embark on a long journey home with King Hatohiko of Asakanomiya. Perhaps, this will be the end of his army.

"General Matsui......" Toshikichi Ando seemed to want to say something. But in the end, he couldn't say a word. Everyone in the headquarters remained silent, looking at the general who had taken full responsibility for them.

"Don't worry, at least the Empire hasn't executed a single active general." Matsui Ishine smiled reluctantly and said with relief to everyone.

"At most...... I will be removed from the rank and sent to trial. But if we can keep our troops in China, I think it's worth it......"

King Hatohiko stood next to him without squeaking, knowing that he would lose the right to command the troops when he returned. No way. It's too much of an impact. Although there is no way to punish him because of his status as a royal family, at least it is still possible to get him out of active service.

"Your Royal Highness, I'm really sorry that this matter has involved you......" he said. Matsui Ishone turned around and bowed deeply to King Hatohiko of Asaka Palace.

And King Hatohiko of Asaka Palace shook his head, patted Matsui Shigen's arm and said, "After all, I am a member of the imperial family, and even if the base camp is dissatisfied, it is impossible to embarrass me." It's Matsui you...... Alas......"

The meaning of the sigh of King Hatohiko of Asaka Palace was very clear, and he knew that it was his royal status that caused the base camp to be unable to find him trouble. So Matsui will carry this black cauldron.

No way. Who called Matsui the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army?! His identity is destined for him to carry this black cauldron. Because once the imperial family is afraid of war, then the blow to the morale of the Japanese army is huge. And this is also a very serious blow to the reputation of the royal family.

The base camp doesn't want to see this happen, so Matsui Shigen has to carry this black cauldron on his back.

"The fate of all the people of the China Dispatch Army...... Please! Matsui finally bowed deeply to everyone standing in the conference room, "I beg your pardon, Matsui can't work with you anymore. Here, Matsui only wishes all the princes prosperity and continuous victories for our Great Japanese Empire!! ”

"Hail!!"

Although the Wehrmacht, which had already attacked, was eager to launch a direct general attack on the Japanese forces in Zhejiang and Shanghai, it was a pity that the local bandits and waiting for officials to receive them had slowed down their schedule.

In many cases, they have to choose to stop and exterminate or arrest all the bandits in the vicinity. And in order to ensure that the local area will not be harassed by the deserters of the puppet army, the garrison is dispersed.

Fortunately, over the years, the company has formed a huge system. With the assistance of the hidden personnel everywhere, the Wehrmacht troops were able to have accurate information to carry out a comprehensive clean-up of those traitors and bandits.

The repression of the repression, the killing of the deserved. The puppet army should be arrested. The trial of the trial was busy. This can be regarded as a warm-up before the war, after all, those maintenance presidents who have defected to the Japanese army always have some of their own armament.

Although their combat effectiveness is not even comparable to that of the puppet army, it just happens to be used for training by the troops who have added a lot of new recruits to various departments.

The city wall outside Huainan City is full of dozens of human heads. Underneath the heads were corpses.

"It's killing too much...... The killing is too strong......" An old master looked at the human head on the city wall, shook his head and sighed: "This tiger commander-in-chief is too rude! ”

"Humph! According to me, not enough killing!! A bald man in a gray robe squinted at the strips of cloth under the heads and said coldly.

But beneath each head was a long strip of cloth, filled with their charges, witnesses, testimonies, and the course of the trial. None of these people are innocent of death.

"Mu Shi'an, once served as the chief of the government. When they heard of the Japanese invasion, they organized a joint defense group. However, his people did not think about resisting the war, but the enemy betrayed his ancestors to seek glory. ”

After defecting to the Japanese army, he continued to assist the Japanese army in collecting food and massacring anti-Japanese forces. He persecuted and deceived the families of the anti-Japanese guerrillas, and shot them after they were deceived back. ”

When he found that no one was willing to be threatened, he chose to shoot the family members of the guerrillas to ask for credit from the Japanese army. In Xumiao Village, there are 139 households, and there is not a single household that has not been poisoned by him......"

Mu Shi'an even arrested 3,451 villagers in the county and forcibly built bunkers for the Japanese army. For this reason, twenty-six people fell off the cliff and forty-two died in the construction of the pillbox. The five people escaped halfway, and after being captured, they gouged out their eyes, cut off their noses, and beheaded them to show the public......"

The middle-aged man read as he read it, and the old master's face became more and more pale. In the end, he spat on the man's head fiercely and scolded: "Brute! Sure enough, it's good to kill! ”

A man who was driving an ox cart and smoking dry tobacco listened to the old master's words and said, "Do you also think that this Mu Shi'an should be killed?!" Hey! We've been looking at it that way for a long time! ”

On the day he was put on trial, more than 400 people came out against him. Twenty thousand people from all over the county attended the rally to liquidate him. Many small-footed women couldn't come to the meeting, so everyone escorted the traitors to the village first, so that everyone had a chance to take revenge. I can't forget that fight. I watched this dog's day that day. ”

As he spoke, the old man smoked a dry cigarette and said coldly: "This beast, he still dares to say: I have been working for everyone here for eight years... Isn't there anyone who pities me?! ”

"In the eight years he was doing business, three hundred lives were lost in the entire county! In the eight years he has been working, dozens of families have been separated! This brute, killing him will cheapen him! (To be continued.) )

ps: I was thinking about today's multi-yard, but I had a power outage! China Southern Power Grid directly cut off my electricity, that's called a broken egg...... It's summer!! It's more than 30 degrees!! Don't you want people to live......