Chapter 468: Dying Struggle (Part II)
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In the end, Yoshio Shinozuka, who was deeply hopeless about the future of Japan, chose to commit suicide by seppuku, the reason why he had escaped from the battlefield many times before, was only to have a chance to take revenge in the future (bringing back intelligence and even bazookas and other physical objects was just by the way), but now he can no longer see the slightest possibility of success, the Japanese Army is finished, even if according to his most optimistic prediction, Japan can finally keep North Korea, Taiwan and the mainland, it will only rely on the navy, not the army, even if he Shinozuka Yoshio continues to live, There is no chance to clear away the huge shame of the "fugitive Shinozuka" in China, and the only way is to apologize with death and prove that he is not a coward
Before committing suicide, Yoshio Shinozuka, who was "about to die", said to the love general Nishitakeichi who made a mistake for him, "Maybe our mainland strategy was a mistake from the beginning, and half a century of efforts were finally ruined, but instead it woke up China's sleeping dragon"
Yoshio Shinozuka's suicide made Emperor Hirohito, who had always thought he was cowardly and afraid of death, sigh and regret it deeply, and the bigwigs of the Japanese military department were also related, so before his death, Yoshio Shinozuka made an exception to recommend that Nishitakeichi, who was only a brigade commander at the time, take over as the commander of the First Mecha Army. However, Nishitakeichi was born into a noble family and performed well in previous battles, and his character was noble, and he was able to share weal and woe with his soldiers, making him a rare true samurai in the Japanese army. Qualifications aside, there is indeed such a qualification.
For Dongye, who had a total strength of more than 600,000 troops, tens of thousands of casualties were not enough to break his muscles and bones, but because the Red Party had always had strict requirements for combat achievements, President Xu of Dongye still sent a telegram to the central government to ask for punishment. But at the same time, he accurately captured the short-term psychological laxity of the Japanese army in Changchun because of this small victory, and ordered the troops to launch a rapid attack alone without waiting for the main force of Huaye to arrive. Finally, the army collapsed. When Mr. Lin led the main force of Dongye to Changchun City, all that could be done was some finishing work
Dongye was unexpectedly frustrated at first, but then miraculously took Changchun in one fell swoop with less than 100,000 casualties, which had been besieged for many days but could not be captured, and completely annihilated more than 200,000 defenders. The leaders of the Central Committee of the Red Party did not know what to say for a while. However, Dongye's comic defeat and victory this time undoubtedly added a strong touch to Mr. Xu's legendary military career
After the annihilation of the Japanese army in Changchun. There were no longer large Japanese forces in the northeast, and although the total strength of the Kwantung Army still numbered nearly 200,000, they were scattered among the small and medium-sized cities of Siping and the numerous fortresses along the eastern border. In addition, our army in the northeast already has an absolute advantage in terms of strength, so it can be easily broken down next. At this time, Hu Weidong made a suggestion to the central government, he thought that perhaps due to psychological warfare, the Japanese attack on the fortress in the Battle of Arthur Pass was very effective, so it was better to let them be responsible for solving a nail on the eastern border. Hu Weidong's words were indeed reasonable, so the great man quickly approved this jihua, but Hu Weidong's real purpose in his heart was only to let the Japanese take the place of our own soldiers to bear the heavy casualties that must be paid when storming the fortress
As a matter of fact, a few days ago, Hu Weidong had already received a report that the "single-base fuel explosives" necessary for the third-generation cloud burst bombs had been successfully put into trial production in small batches, and it was estimated that the arsenals in the Central Plains Liberated Area would be able to mass-produce cloud burst bombs in a month at most. But now that the victory has been decided, Hu Weidong does not want to rush to take out this big killing weapon and put it into actual combat on a large scale, so as not to attract the attention and jealousy of the great powers, which will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of attacking fortifications, especially the fortifications of Yonggu, but anyway, it is the Japanese who are responsible for these tasks, and it is not the Chinese who die, so Hu Weidong is not distressed.
However, I have to praise that the Japanese column performed very well after attacking many fortresses on the eastern border, and it only took a month to successfully complete the task, uprooting a large number of strong Japanese fortresses, and seizing a large number of weapons, ammunition and military supplies, and the Japanese column itself suffered fewer casualties than Hu Weidong expected, only seventy or eighty thousand people, and many defenders saw that the general trend had gone, and it was compatriots who came, and it was pointless to fight to the death, so they all came out and surrendered, with a total of nearly 100,000 (plus those captured in the battle, A total of more than 120,000 were captured alive. Hu Weidong couldn't help but secretly admire himself and said, "Sure enough, the effect of letting the devil fight the devil is better"
At the same time, Higashino and Huano also purged other scattered Japanese troops in the northeast region, and the Japanese domestic military resources, which had lost 200,000 men again, were on the verge of exhaustion, and the Japanese authorities had no choice but to conscript a large number of 15 or 6-year-old boys into the army
But the devil is just dying, the untrained Japanese recruits are simply not able to compare with the battle-hardened PLA veterans, and the reality of the Japanese army's repeated defeats has made its morale extremely low, even Japan's most fanatical "primary school students" (among the grassroots officers and soldiers of the Japanese army, the primary school education level is the most fanatical, and the more educated Jishu soldiers and middle and senior officers are relatively much more life-loving. Soldiers are also far from believing in the so-called "spirit of bushido" as much as they used to. As a result, the Japanese military headquarters assured Emperor Hirohito that the "impregnable" defense line of the Yalu River only lasted three days before it completely collapsed, and the Japanese died on both sides
After the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yalu River, the Japanese headquarters headquarters was forced to carry out the second set of defense plans, preparing to make full use of the mountainous terrain of Korea to resist one after another, so as to wear down the vigor and strength of the People's Liberation Army, and to win the opportunity for a counteroffensive or peace talks. However, Hu Weidong was inspired by the successful battles of the Korean People's Army tank units in the early days of the Korean War, and understood that North Korea may seem mountainous, but there is a narrow passage in the north-south direction that can be driven by armored troops (to be continued......