Unlike many Japanese officers today who are always shouting "Jade Crushing", Tanaka Shizuichi can be regarded as an alternative among the Japanese army. He is not very interested in Nogi Nogi, who is regarded as the god of war by the Japanese.
The fool who wants to use meat bullets to hit the bullet is even more despised. In his opinion, no matter how much you brag about the effects of meat bullets, they are still meat bombs. No matter how much you brag, you can't make it as hard as steel bullets.
Therefore, retreating is not something that is difficult for a person like him to talk about. After listening to what Machijiri Yuuki said, he thought for a while and said: "Okay, we can report the situation to the Commander of Sonobe, but in
While reporting, we must also be prepared to retreat. If we miss tonight, it will be difficult for us to retreat even if we want to."
Machijiri Yuuki smiled bitterly, his friend was really different. For the Japanese army who regarded retreat as a shame and even used the word "retreat" to mean "inward", this guy was simply an anomaly.
Just as he said, Tanaka Shizuichi immediately ordered the radio station to report the situation here to Sonobe and Ichiro, and explained directly that if they did not retreat immediately, the 13th Division and the 6th Division were in danger of being annihilated.
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After the telegram was sent, Tanaka Shizuichi immediately ordered the entire army to begin retreating toward Huanggang without waiting for Sonobe and Ichiro to reply. There was still a Japanese division stationed there and equipped with solid fortifications. It was safe only there.
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The large-scale retreat of more than 30,000 Japanese troops caused quite a stir. Naturally, it could not be hidden from the 400 Division and the 1st Armored Division in front. The news was quickly reported to Wu Chengfeng and Li Chenzhe.
After receiving the news, Wu Chengfeng pondered for a while and then said to Li Chenzhe: "Old Li, the Japanese are trying to escape. What should we do? Should we give chase?"
"Can't chase!" Li Chenzhe shook his head without thinking. "Although the armored division is extremely powerful when charging, it currently does not have the ability to fight at night. The Japanese only need to randomly send a few hundred people to carry explosive bags and ambush on the roadside.
It's enough for us to drink a pot, but we can't do this kind of loss-making business. If you want to pursue it, you 400 divisions can go there yourself."
"Should I go?" Wu Chengfeng rolled his eyes at Li Chenzhe, "You don't even dare to go with the tortoise shell on. Why should we go? Besides, the 400th Division has been fighting continuously for almost a week, so we should let the brothers rest.
Just one night!”
Wu Chengfeng is a member of his own family. Although the 400th Division has been unstoppable in the past few days, it first defeated the 39th Division and then severely damaged the 6th Division. However, the casualties of the troops were not small, and the soldiers fought continuously.
Five or six days is also very tiring. If you don't get a good rest, it will easily cause non-combat attrition.
The two of them looked at each other helplessly and shook their heads at the same time. It was not a pleasant feeling to see the enemy retreating in such a bold manner, but they were unable to do anything about it.
Li Chenzhe finally said helplessly: "Forget it, let's report the intelligence to the theater headquarters, and then ask the Air Force to start searching at dawn, and we will make a decision after discovering the Japanese army."
Wu Chengfeng nodded: "That's all. There will definitely be new orders from the theater headquarters tomorrow."
Just when Wu Chengfeng and Li Chenzhe were still lamenting the retreat of the Japanese army, major media outlets across the country received an anonymous message almost at the same time. Moreover, this message was not just empty talk. Many newspapers also received the news.
After receiving a lot of photos, the media immediately started to get excited.
An office in Zengjiayan, Chongqing
"boom……"
"Great, I didn't expect that Su Zhongxin would do such an unwise thing. He himself handed the clues into our hands. Then don't blame me, Mr. Jiang, for being rude! If someone comes, please notify our party newspaper and
All major newspapers and periodicals will immediately send this news out, and we will expose the true face of this anti-Japanese general in front of the people of the country!"
"Selling and selling newspapers! The Japanese army was so frantic that they took the people as hostages, and the troops in the fourth theater were shelling their compatriots at the expense of human lives!"
"Selling newspapers, the troops of the Fourth Theater District fired at the people regardless of their safety during the battle with the Japanese army, causing hundreds of civilian deaths!"
"For selling newspapers, the central government has issued a reprimand order to the Fourth Theater District and ordered Commander Su of the Fourth Theater District to immediately severely punish those involved in shelling the people."
This news was not only spread in the Kuomintang-controlled areas, but also in the enemy-occupied areas. Soon all Chinese people knew about it, and newspapers across the country were discussing it. All along, Su Rui and Si
Troops in war zones always appeared in newspapers with a positive image. Many people didn't believe the news when it first came out. But this time the newspaper not only had glowing words, but also included many photos. In the photos
It was obvious to see groups of people tied together being swallowed up by the flames of the explosion, which had to be convincing. For a while, Suri and the troops in the fourth theater were caught in a chorus of accusations.
"Our soldiers should take it as our duty to protect our homeland and our country. Today, the four war zones are brazenly launching artillery bombardments on the people regardless of their lives. This kind of army is worse than nothing!" - Central Youth Daily.
"We have always thought that Chief Su Rui was a hero of the Anti-Japanese War. We never thought that such a tragedy would happen today. Regardless of whether this matter was ordered by Chief Su, he was lax in his service." - Ta Kung Pao!
"It can be seen from this battle that there is still a custom in China today, that is, generals never take the lives of the people at heart, which is why such a tragedy happened. I wonder if the army commander at that time would have let
If the army had made a little concession, the tragedy would not have happened and hundreds of lives would have been saved. But the tragedy still happened. Who is to blame for this?" - Report!
With the help of thoughtful people, almost all the media outlets, whether in occupied areas or Kuomintang-controlled areas, accused Su Rui and his Fourth Theater District with one voice. For a time, Su Rui and his Fourth Theater District fell into a dilemma that could not be blamed.
"Humph! These newspapers are so outrageous, they dare to say anything!" In the office of the Fourth Theater Command, Bai Chongxi slapped his hands on the table in anger, making a crisp sound.
Li Zongren took the tea cup and took a slow sip, then said: "Jiansheng, why are you angry? Those newspapers have always been like this, they don't care what the truth of the matter is? As long as it can catch people's attention, they will be sure
There will be big reports in the city, let alone such sensational news. However, this news spread so quickly and widely. I don’t believe it if there are no Japanese or Chongqing people who are adding fuel to the flames and beating people to death.
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Su Rui also sat aside and refused to agree. He had expected that this matter would be exposed by the media, but what he didn't expect was that so many media outlets would all accuse him in unison, even if there was one
The two media outlets who spoke for him were quickly drowned in a flood of spittle. Although Suri had been mentally prepared for this, he still felt a little sulky about it.
"These media really dare to say anything. No wonder later governments will control the news so strictly. There is a reason for feelings!" Su Rui couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Seeing Su Rui sitting silently aside, Li Zongren couldn't help but said to him: "Zhongxin, how are you going to handle this matter?"
Su Rui said calmly: "What else can we do? Just hold a press conference. As the saying goes, you can tell others everything, right and wrong, just put the truth out for everyone to criticize!"
Seeing Su Rui's nonchalant look, Bai Chongxi couldn't help but feel a little happy, "You're really not nervous. When do you plan to hold a press conference?"
"At nine o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, in the lobby of the Guangzhou Hotel, we will give the Japanese and the Chongqing man a big surprise!" At this point, Su Rui's face showed a fierce look...
23:450 midnight on October 7, 1940 AD
An airport located deep in the mountains of Fuzhou was completely silent. Except for a few faint lights, the surrounding area was shrouded in darkness.
Zhang Yang sat quietly in the cockpit of his beloved P-51D Mustang fighter. With the help of the faint red light in the cockpit, Zhang Yang carefully looked at the navigation chart. Although he had looked at it countless times in the past two days,
He was already familiar with the route, but he still kept looking at it, as if he wanted to imprint this picture into his heart.
After a while, Zhang Yang finally raised his head and took a few deep breaths before he managed to calm down the tension in his heart. Zhang Yang turned his head around and found a wingman in the cockpit not far from him.
The figure was also moving, and it seemed that Lao Tuo was as uneasy as he was.
The hour hand of the clock slowly pointed to twelve o'clock, and a steady and calm voice suddenly sounded on the originally silent channel: "Attention all units, I am Zheng Shaoyu, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Theater Air Force, and it is now 1940 AD.
At exactly midnight on October 8th, 2018, I now order as the commander-in-chief of the Air Force that Operation Sun Hunting officially begins and all units set off as planned!"
Following Zheng Shaoyu's order, a flash of light suddenly flashed around the airport, and blazing bonfires began to light up around the runway. As the fire lit up the mountainside, huge figures on the runway suddenly appeared in everyone's sight. It turned out that
This is a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber. Dozens of huge bombers are densely placed on the runway, crowding the runway.
Almost coincidentally, the propellers of dozens of bombers began to rotate, and the originally silent airport suddenly erupted with deafening roars.
"Bang bang bang..."
Three green signal bombs appeared in the sky, and the leading bomber immediately began to glide slowly on the runway, getting faster and faster, and soon broke away from the shackles of the earth's gravity and rushed into the sky...
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