Episode 137 Denikin's arrival

"Heroic! The Great Japanese Manchuria Dispatch Army Collective Jade Crushed! 》

On August 28, the front page of the Tokyo newspaper was marked by a column of large headlines in bold black and a number of subheadings such as "The Yalu River Defense Line Is Impregnable," which seemed to offer the only comfort to the Japanese people.

On the 29th, news came that the remnants of more than 10,000 Japanese troops had withdrawn safely. Although they escaped from the encirclement, they were bombed by Ming planes all day long, and bombs and incendiary bombs continued day and night, and more than 20,000 people were killed and burned to death...... More than 10,000 people crowded on the west bank of the Ussuri River, with no bridges and few boats. All the supplies were cut off, and several nearby villages were looted, and everything that could be eaten was eaten. To the east is the surging river during the peak of the summer flood, and to the west is the main force of hundreds of thousands of Ming troops. More than 10,000 people were wounded and maimed all over the land.

It was not until the 27th that the Soviets made up their minds to pull the Japanese along. And this pull was only to mobilize a group of ships and bring the remnants of more than 10,000 Japanese troops to the side of the Soviet Union. Japan hurriedly sent troop transport ships from China to bring back more than 10,000 veterans of the First Division. In the future, these people will be the seeds of the revitalization of the Japanese Army.

On the 30th, at about 11 o'clock in the evening, two troop carriers disguised as cargo ships quietly sailed into the port of Nagasaki. On a quarantined dock, more than 10,000 gray-faced and disabled Japanese soldiers quietly disembarked from the boat, and then walked towards the prepared military column...... In order to avoid another blow to the morale of the people, the military department handled the return of more than 10,000 people in a low-key manner.

Japan's continental dream has been shattered, and the national gamble has been lost. Now, even the Japanese people have realized that the most important thing right now is to defend Korea and ensure the security of the Japanese mainland.

On the 31st, a Japanese cruiser returned home from the Tokai Battlefield to replenish supplies and rest, and slowly sailed into the Yokosuka Military Port.

The Japanese officers and men on board were all dressed in snow-white dresses and carrying suitcases, and walked in the middle of the streets of Yokosuka City with their heads held high and neat steps.

Yokosuka was an empty alley, and the workers in the port and the citizens of Yokosuka City greeted the warship with the warmest cheers. The small buildings on both sides, the sidewalks, and even the trees and rooftops were crowded with people. Workers, clerks, shopkeepers, schoolchildren, including prostitutes and women, all frantically waved small national flags and small military flags, burst into tears, and shouted hoarsely:

"Long live !!"

"The Great Japanese Navy's Mighty !!"

"It's up to you to defend Japan!!

"Please!!"

"Long live Japan!!"

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!!"

In Manchuria, more than 1,000 kilometers away in the north, after the war, the military and political parties of the Ming Dynasty were also cleaning up the battlefield and dealing with the aftermath. A large amount of supplies - food, cloth, fuel, medicine, daily necessities - were transported by train day and night to the outside of the customs to nourish this war-torn land as soon as possible. In addition to the Ming government, all walks of life in Daming have also contributed money and efforts, enthusiastically donated money and materials, organized by various non-governmental charitable organizations, and sent to the northeast with the train. Even Zhu Yourong led the royal family members to donate a lot of private money, buy a large number of clothes, medicines, and send them to Guanwai.

The goal put forward by the Ming government was that after the war, no one could starve to death.

At the same time, the military columns bound for the outside of the customs became more frequent. A larger quantity of ammunition, fuel, and military supplies was delivered to all units of the Ming army outside the border day and night. The Ming officers and soldiers who were killed and wounded in the battle were constantly transported back to the Guannei, and the new force was constantly replenished outside the Guan.

The meaning of the Ming army is obvious, although it will no longer increase troops outside the pass, but it does not intend to weaken the military strength outside the pass in the slightest. An elite force of 50 divisions has always been maintained.

On the other side of the Heilongjiang and Ussuri rivers, Soviet military columns were also going back and forth day and night. Soldiers of one regiment after another got out of the cars in unison, and dozens of tanks were unloaded...... The Soviets were constantly building up. However, due to the disparity in the length of the two-room transportation line, the speed of the Soviet army's increase in troops cannot be compared with that of the Ming army. Although the Ming army is no longer increasing its troops, it seems that the Soviet army is far away if it wants to catch up with or approach the level of the Ming army in terms of troops.

The Soviet Union pinned its hopes on a negotiated settlement of the Central Asian issue, and adopted a policy of watching from the sidelines when the Ming army was fighting a fierce war with the Japanese army. Perhaps Stalin did not want to expand the war, to burn the war from Central Asia to the Far East. In that case, the chances of the Soviets winning were too small. Of course, Stalin believed that the Soviets would not suffer such a crushing defeat as the Japanese, but he would never be naïve enough to think that he would be able to defeat the Ming army. Judging from the length of the transport lines on both sides, the Soviet army naturally suffered a loss, and it was a big loss. What's more, judging from the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the Ming army sweeping the Japanese army, it is difficult for the Soviet army to gain the upper hand.

The best result is that the two sides are undefeated and stalemate in the Far East. Then, a new big quagmire was formed.

There was already a big quagmire in Central Asia, and Stalin really could not accept another big quagmire in the Far East. That way, his position in the party will be shaken.

But now, with the 100,000 Japanese army wiped out and the Ming army dominating the northeast, Stalin seems to have sobered up a little more, and some regrets have watched from the sidelines. Now the next target of the Ming army may be North Korea, but it is also very likely to be the Soviet Union.

The Ming army certainly had enough reason to attack Korea - then the Ming would have access to the Sea of Japan that they had coveted. In addition, the strategic position of the Korean Peninsula will make it more convenient to contain Japan in the future. At least the Tsushima Strait is no longer exclusive to Japan. It only takes one successful landing battle for the Ming army to send troops to the Japanese mainland.

Moreover, now that Japan is weak and the Soviet Union is strong, at this time, avoiding the real and attacking the weak, and first solving a weak enemy is a choice that every smart person will make. The Korean Peninsula, although well defended, is limited after all and has a border. From the beginning of the war, it was easy to see where it would end. And to attack the USSR, it would be an "infinite war". For the Ming Kingdom, the vast Soviet Union was "borderless". When the offensive began, the end of the war was not visible at all.

In other words, I, the Soviet Union, are afraid of falling into a quagmire, so why is he not afraid of falling into a quagmire? With the Soviet system, tens of millions of people could be killed or injured without care, because the people were numb, and at least how the people's brains thought about it was in the hands of the party. And the fragile "constitutional government" of the Ming Kingdom, every citizen can think normally and look at the meaning of "death" normally. Can their citizens afford too many casualties?

Stalin held his pipe and paced slowly through the smoky room, thinking for a long time.

In Nanjing, there is also a room that is also full of smoke at this time. But it's a different atmosphere.

Xiang Xiaoqiang, Fourteen Gege, as well as some dignitaries from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty and Dongchang, sat with a few Russians, talking and laughing affectionately.

One of them was dressed in the uniform of a Russian army general, his face was grim, and he listened a lot and said little. That's Denikin.