Seeing Juichi Terauchi lamenting the lack of military strength in China, Ishihara Wanji felt the same, but he had different opinions.¤This website address: sp;¤
He said from the side: "Your Excellency, Commander, the current military strength in China is certainly insufficient, but I think it is not a wise choice to add troops to China without restraint. The national power of the Japanese Empire is limited, and uncontrolled war will only
It can bring down our national strength."
After listening to Ishihara Wanji's words, Terauchi Juichi fell silent. As a high-ranking Japanese official, he naturally understood Japan's current situation. As of the end of 1939, Japan's military expenditure, excluding weapons expenses, had reached more than 2 billion days.
Yuan, with an average burden of more than 20 yuan per person. This amount has begun to put Japanese people under pressure.
The commander of the Eleventh Army, Okamura Neiji, also submitted a report to the base camp this year. In the report, he pointed out: A long-term and protracted war will do a lot of harm to the Japanese Empire without any benefit. Small-scale operations cannot solve the Chinese problem at all.
At the end of the report, Okamura quoted the section on combat in China's "The Art of War" to explain the importance of quick victory.
However, with the outbreak of the World War and the stimulation of Germany's occupation of Poland, Japan's idea of reducing the scale of the war could not be realized at this time. The actual situation is that the Japanese government's idea of reducing the scale of the war can only be a moon in the water. Especially.
It was the rise of Suri that made Japan's losses several times greater than those in another time and space. Therefore, even Japan, which has been shouting that it is Asia's number one military power all day long, now feels a hardship, and this hardship is the most direct.
The manifestation is in finance.
Originally, since Japan occupied the three northeastern provinces in 1931, relying on the resources frantically plundered from the three northeastern provinces, the domestic people's living standards have been improving day by day. However, since the all-out war between China and Japan began in 1937,
Japan's economy has not only stopped improving, but also has a rapid downward trend. The dissatisfaction of the domestic people has gradually emerged. Although this problem is not yet very serious, some far-sighted people such as Kanji Ishihara and Neji Okamura have
People have gradually noticed this problem.
There was silence in the conference room for a long time before Terauchi Juichi said: "Well, it's not our turn to worry about domestic problems. That is something that the officials of the Ministry of Finance should consider. We are soldiers, and what we should do most now is
We must consider how to drive the Seventh Army and the Central China Army out of Jiangxi. Otherwise, if the Chinese occupy Jiangxi, the Chinese will cut off our connection with the Eleventh Army. By then, if the Fifth Theater Command launches its force, the Tenth Army will be
The connection between the First Army and the North China Front was cut off..."
Having said this, Shouichi in the temple seemed to feel a cold wind rising from the bottom of his heart, and his whole body shivered.
Ishihara Wanji thought for a while and then said: "Your Excellency, Commander. Otherwise, we first call the North China Front Army and ask them to send troops to Henan, Hubei and other places where the Nationalist Government troops are entrenched when the Fifth War Zone sends troops to attack Jiangxi Province.
Attack, let the Fifth Theater also experience the feeling of being attacked from both sides. As long as there is no cooperation and support from the Fifth Theater, it will be easier for us to deal with the Seventh Army."
"Well, Ishihara-kun, as the saying goes, one thing never bothers two masters. It's up to you to draft the message to the North China Front Army, and be careful to be more sincere in your words."
"Hai, I understand, but I think that if we want to deal with the 398th Army of the Chinese, the base camp still needs to increase our troops, otherwise this task will be difficult to complete." After Ishihara Wanji finished these words,
He looked at Shouichi Terauchi and smiled bitterly. He wanted to reduce expenditures but also increase military strength. This was a very contradictory thing. It was really embarrassing.
Finally, Touichi Terauchi steeled himself and said: "Okay, let's not say so much. Let's take advantage of the Seventh Army to stop and send out the China Central Army and the two armies of the Guangxi Army."
Although that is said, the two central armies and the two armies of the Guangxi Faction are not vegetarians. Especially the Seventh Army of the Guangxi Faction is the elite of the Guangxi Faction. The 92nd Division has been crippled.
, will not be able to participate in the battle for at least two or three months. It will not be easy for Terauchi Shouichi to drive the four armies out of Jiangxi with the help of the 101st and 113th second-rate divisions. After more than half a month of fierce fighting
More than 50,000 people from two divisions of the Japanese army formed a confrontation with nearly 100,000 people from the four Japanese armies in Jiujiang and Jingdezhen. Finally, Juichi Terauchi couldn't bear it anymore and mobilized 108 rapid-fire troops stationed in Fujian.
To reinforce the Jiujiang front line, there are only two main divisions left in Fujian Province.
Su Rui clearly saw the fierce battles taking place in Jiujiang. Logically speaking, it would be easy for him to take the opportunity to march north and capture the entire Jiangxi within half a month. But what is surprising is that he did not do so.
Instead, after secret discussions with Li Zongren, he ordered the 398th Army to turn around and kill towards the Fujian territory.
When the news reached the headquarters of the Central China Expeditionary Force, Terauchi was so angry that he almost vomited blood on the spot. Facing the 7th Army's unconstrained attack direction, he had almost no choice but to order the 61st and 180th units stationed in Fujian.
The two divisions tried their best to block it, but facing the rolling torrent of steel from the 1st Armored Division, how could the Japanese army stop them?
"Battle report, the latest battle report, the Central Army has formed a stalemate with the Japanese army in Jiangxi, and the Seventh Army is marching towards Fujian. Commander Su issued a statement in Guangzhou, saying that he must give a severe blow to the enemies in Fujian and never let down the Central Committee
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"The dark clouds of war within China have arisen again. The Seventh Army suddenly appeared in armored clusters. Hundreds of new tanks formed a torrent of steel rolling forward. The Chinese generals vowed to regain the lost ground."
In early November 1939, newspapers in both China and Europe were publishing news about what happened in China, but the eyes of foreign military experts were even more focused on the T34 that had just appeared in front of the world.
The tank group, especially the empire in the north of China, was even more shocked.
"Can any of you tell me why our new tank, which is still in the experimental stage and has not yet been finalized, appears on the battlefield in China? Why on earth is this?"
A low roar sounded in a spacious office in the Kremlin. A middle-aged Caucasian man, about 1.73 meters tall and with a big beard on his lips, was angrily shouting at the person in front of him.
Seven or eight people roared. Among these people, there were many who held high positions and some who wore the rank of general. However, in front of this middle-aged man, all of them lowered their heads silently like trembling quails.
Because the man who roared at them was the then supreme leader of Soviet Russia, and his name was Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin.
"Why aren't you talking? Aren't you all very talkative on weekdays? Who will tell me now what exactly caused our latest tank to be leaked? Comrade Molotov, call the National Government right away.
And question them and ask them to provide an explanation for this matter, otherwise our great Soviet Russia will never give up."
Stalin was very angry when he said this. Just a year ago, Soviet Russia had supported the National Government with hundreds of aircraft and secretly sent hundreds of pilots to participate in the battle to defend Wuhan. However, a year later, in China, unexpectedly
The emergence of the latest tank from Soviet Russia that has not yet been officially finalized and put into production was no less than a slap in the face to Stalin, who felt betrayed and was now furious.
After listening to Stalin's words, Molotov did not blindly echo Stalin's words, but said calmly: "Dear Comrade Stalin, I hope you can look at this issue calmly. I do not think this matter is the fault of the Chinese government."
There may be other reasons for doing it, but it’s not necessarily true.”
"What? Comrade Molotov, do you still want to excuse our enemies?" After hearing Molotov's words, Stalin glared at him and drank.
As Stalin shouted angrily, the atmosphere in the office became even more tense. At this time, a person next to him also spoke, "Dear Comrade Stalin, maybe Comrade Molotov's words are right. This matter really has nothing to do with the Chinese government."
It doesn’t matter.”
The man who spoke was of medium build, with gold-rimmed eyes. He looked polite and shy from time to time. But for such a man, when he spoke, everyone around him could not help but look aside.
He took half a step back slightly, as if there was a poisonous snake standing next to him.
What is surprising is that as soon as he said these words, Stalin, who was in a rage, actually put away his anger and said to him: "Oh, why, can you tell me the reason? Comrade Beria."
The person who said this was Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria, who was a member of the Defense Committee of the Soviet Union at the time and was also known as Stalin's arm.
After Beria glanced at the people around him, he said respectfully: "Comrade Stalin, you are just temporarily blinded by your anger. Think about it, according to China's weak industrial base, which is almost non-existent.
Even if they steal our tank design drawings, can they manufacture this tank? As far as I know, they even need to import all artillery shells with a caliber above 70 mm. They will steal these and they will not be able to produce them.
Did you use the tank design drawings?”
"Eh... that's right!" Stalin was just carried away by anger. Now that Beria made such an analysis, his reason immediately returned to him. He murmured: "So, he stole our
Is there someone else who designed the tank design?"
"Yes!" Beria nodded: "According to intelligence, our tank appeared on the Fujian battlefield in China, and the person who used it was a unit designated as the Seventh Army."
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