Okamura Neiji’s considerations about the Battle of Yuncheng have two aspects:
First, reinforcements to Yuncheng should not be rushed.
Otherwise, the imperial army has insufficient strength and no anti-tank equipment. At the same time, the tanks cannot compete with the enemy's T34. The result of hasty reinforcements is likely to be like the previous three regiments, which not only failed to perform but were defeated by the enemy.
defeated.
Second, Okamura Neiji planned to use Yuncheng to force the top management to pay attention to the Chinese battlefield and mobilize troops back.
The tradition of the empire is that an order is an order. Once an order is issued, there is almost no possibility of changing it. If there is any difficulty, the subordinates must find a way to solve the problem themselves, unless the senior leaders themselves realize that the war situation has changed or something has gone wrong somewhere.
Although Okamura Neiji, the supreme commander of the North China Front, is considered a high-ranking officer, he still has to obey orders from his superiors.
Therefore, Okamura Neiji believed that problems in Yuncheng at this time would be beneficial to his battle against the Eighth Route Army in North China.
But in the end Okamura Neji failed to achieve his wish...
The reason is very simple. As the war deepens and Eagle Sauce has imposed an oil embargo on the Japanese for some time, the Japanese's fuel supply is approaching the danger line.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why the Japanese did not kill the bear in the end.
There is not much oil left, and there are no oil fields in Mao Xiong's Siberia. If we still attack Mao Xiong at this time, does that mean that the demand for fuel increases exponentially while the source remains unchanged, and the result is that the collapse of the empire will be accelerated.
But attacking Southeast Asia is different. There is oil in Southeast Asia. Although it is not much, it can barely fill the gap and support the imperial army to continue fighting.
It is precisely because of this that Okamura Neji miscalculated in this regard.
He hoped that the imperial army would bring back the troops if they did not hunt down the bears.
However, the accumulation of these troops was exactly used for wars in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, etc.
As for the Ninth Mixed Brigade trapped in Yuncheng... Okamura Neiji believed that they were hopeless. The fate of the Ninth Mixed Brigade was doomed the moment the city gate was breached, especially Yongbei outside the city.
The fortifications were still in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and even if reinforcements arrived in Yuncheng, they would not be able to save them.
Okamura Neji’s idea is correct.
Yuncheng is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Since it was captured by the Eighth Route Army for a while, it will be difficult to take it back. The ninth mixed brigade in Yuncheng is just a trapped beast fighting.
It was getting dark, and since the tanks at this time were not capable of fighting at night, the battle came to an end.
Li Yunlong took advantage of this moment to summon the battalion commanders together for a meeting.
Li Yunlong had a smile on his face the whole time, and he greeted every battalion commander warmly when he came. Especially when Wang Xuexin walked into the headquarters, Li Yunlong stood up to greet him... This guy has this kind of temper, and he can do it when he is in a good mood.
Treat others as ancestors, and if you are in a bad mood, you will arrest and scold anyone.
What can affect Li Yunlong's mood is winning the battle and grabbing equipment.
After everyone had arrived, Li Yunlong said: "Comrades, the battle was fought beautifully today. One Japanese regiment was beaten in the city and was unable to fight back. Three Japanese regiments were beaten outside the city and fled. A mountain cannon
The regiment was almost wiped out! We are so proud, look at what the little devil is like today, this battle is enough for our independent regiment to be prestige for a while..."
"How to talk?" Zhao Gang saw that Li Yunlong was becoming more and more unreliable, so he interrupted him: "We are a revolutionary team, and fighting the Japanese is not for 'prestige'!"
Li Yunlong was a little confused. He rolled his eyelids and replied: "Isn't it just prestige now? People compete for a breath and Buddha competes for a stick of incense. What's wrong with us being prestige in front of the devils..."
"Definitely!" Zhao Gang simply ignored Li Yunlong and stood directly in the middle, saying: "Comrades, I think the victory we achieved today is not just a tactical victory, nor is it just the capture of mineral deposits and strategic locations around Yuncheng.
, it is a comprehensive ideological victory..."
Li Yunlong couldn't help but said: "Yes, yes, we don't even look down on the Japanese's 95 style now. Isn't it a comprehensive ideological victory?"
The battalion commanders laughed out loud.
However, this smile had a different meaning. Sun Ming and Wang Xuexin knew that Li Yunlong had misunderstood Zhao Gang's meaning. The other battalion commanders felt that the commander meant what he said to his heart, and they were full of pride.
Zhao Gang glared at Li Yunlong, and Li Yunlong tilted his head and replied: "Okay, can't you do it if I don't speak? I'm good at fighting and talking about ideas... Let's listen to the political commissar!"
The cadres laughed again.
"That's it!" Zhao Gang continued: "For a long time, the stubborn army has been filled with a kind of capitulationism, thinking that China cannot defeat the Japanese. They even think that if this war is destined to fail, why not surrender earlier?
Japs, only in this way can China be prevented from suffering more suffering... They call this idea 'curve to save the country'..."
"Is there still such a thing?" Zhang Dabiao stood up angrily: "Damn it, you call the surrender of greed for life and fear of death into 'saving the country', isn't this like being a bitch and building an archway?"
"That's right!" Zhao Gang nodded and said: "The first battalion commander's words are rough and unreasonable. The essence of this kind of thinking is to beautify his surrender behavior of greed for life and fear of death. But it can't be true if it's false, and it can't be true if it's true! Who can
The people know clearly who is betraying the country when they are trying to save the country!"
After a pause, Zhao Gang continued: "But although we understand, this gives a perfect excuse to many people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, such as puppet soldiers and traitors. They are betraying the country under the banner of saving the country.
It’s a business! So you can sell your country with peace of mind! You can sell it with a high-sounding sound!”
All the cadres were filled with indignation when they heard this. They could not imagine that someone would have the audacity to confuse right and wrong and call a traitor who is greedy for life and fear of death as patriotic.
If their behavior is called patriotism, what does it count for the Eighth Route Army's insistence on fighting against the Japanese under such difficult conditions?
What does it matter if so many soldiers died?
What does the support of millions of people mean?
Having said this, Zhao Gang held his head high and waved his hands proudly and said: "But today... we used our fists to prove that this 'curve to save the country' is wrong! Because we defeated the devils, not only defeated the devils but also suffered heavy casualties.
Bi has achieved a complete victory, this is to give
This fallacy is a fatal blow, leaving no place for all the demons and monsters hiding under the lies! Let them be naked and exposed to the sun! Let the people see it clearly! Comrades, you say, this is
Not a total ideological victory!”
"Yes!" the cadres answered in unison.
Even Li Yunlong nodded repeatedly: "This is true, the political commissar will speak!"