The reaction of the recalcitrant army was exactly as Okamura Neiji had guessed. When the Japanese who had the upper hand sent a negotiation team to make peace with the recalcitrant army, they also vaguely revealed that the purpose of making peace with the recalcitrant army was to concentrate their forces against the Eighth Route Army...
The stubborn army responded immediately.
The commander of the Twelfth Army stationed in Zhengzhou did not agree to make peace with the Japanese at this time. He reported to the war zone commander "Corrupt General": "The Japanese's request for peace means that their troops are empty and cannot fight on two fronts. If our army
Continue to echo the Eighth Route Army, our army is on the front line
If the Eighth Route Army destroys its supply lines during the battle, the Japanese will be at a disadvantage due to supply problems in the near future. If we make peace at this time, we will lose our fighter planes and destroy the cooperation between the two armies. Our army will probably get the reputation of "burning bridges across rivers".
Commander, take back your orders!"
What the military commander said is reasonable.
First of all, this is a rare opportunity for the stubborn army to defeat the Japs, and it is also a great opportunity... If the Japs can be driven out of Henan, then the Japs on the south bank of Zhongtiao Mountain will once again be caught between the two armies, and they will have no choice but to withdraw.
this narrow strip to avoid being surrounded.
The stubborn army has been defeated again and again since the Anti-Japanese War. Not long ago, there was even the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, which was called "shameful". At this time, they desperately needed a victory.
And there was a victory in front of him. In the commander's opinion, he would be a fool not to seize this opportunity.
On the other hand, this battle was originally a Japanese attack on Henan and had nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army.
(Note: The stubborn army believed that it had nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army. In fact, the ultimate purpose of Okamura Neji's rush to attack Henan was to save the south bank of Zhongtiao Mountain and free up his hands to attack Yuncheng).
Even though it had nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army took the initiative to cooperate with the recalcitrant army regardless of past suspicions, and even launched another major battle against the Japanese supply lines in its rear.
Whether it was from the big aspect of national interests or from the small aspect of Jianghu loyalty, the Eighth Route Army did the most benevolent thing in this matter.
However, the Eighth Route Army acted righteously and joined the war, and now the stubborn army is throwing the blame on the Eighth Route Army. This is unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally, and will be ridiculed by the people all over the world.
Therefore, the army commander believed that he should not make peace with the Japanese at this time under any circumstances. The result of doing so would be to give the enemy an opportunity to defeat the stubborn army and the Eighth Route Army one by one.
One day, if the Eighth Route Army is defeated by the Japs, then can't the Japs turn around and concentrate their forces to deal with the stubborn army just like they concentrated their forces against the Eighth Route Army today?
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army and the recalcitrant army actually have common interests. The strength of the Eighth Route Army is beneficial to the recalcitrant army. It is a kind of interdependent relationship. Isn't it simple that the lips and teeth are inseparable?
However, just because the army commander thinks this way does not mean that the "corrupt general" and Chongqing authorities will think so.
For the senior officers of the recalcitrant army, they have always wanted to be "fishermen" who make a profit.
Previously, because the Japanese attacked the stubborn army, the stubborn army was forced to fight the Japanese. This was a last resort. At this time, cooperation with the Eighth Route Army was in the interests of the stubborn army.
Now, since the Japanese want to take action against the Eighth Route Army, the recalcitrant army can once again stand by and become "fishermen", so why not?
Only a fool would disagree!
What are the intentions of those who disagree?
Therefore, it is difficult to explain the battlefield clearly. Looking at it from different angles, you can get two completely opposite results.
If there is any difference, it is that the former is far-sighted and the latter is short-sighted and only cares about immediate interests.
Therefore, under the orders of the top brass of the stubborn army, it only took two days for the fighting in Henan to gradually ease down.
Not only that, the Japanese and the stubborn soldiers also had a tacit understanding to drive the victims to the Eighth Route Army's base areas.
That is to say, the Japanese drove the victims to the areas controlled by the stubborn troops, and the stubborn troops drove the victims to the base areas... The Eighth Route Army said they would take in the victims, right? Then you can't blame them!
The reason why Okamura Neiji did this was that he hoped that the disaster victims would cause a food crisis for the Eighth Route Army. The victims were all eager to eat, and tens of millions of people were rushed out at once, and the Eighth Route Army could not eat no matter how much food they had in stock.
At that time, the imperial army will launch a full-scale attack on the Eighth Route Army's defense line and plunge it into chaos. I am afraid that it will not take long to defeat the Eighth Route Army.
The recalcitrant army was also very cooperative. In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from "borrowing" the victims to grow, they even "screened" the victims, that is, they selected the young and strong to serve as soldiers in the army, and all the old, weak, women and children were sent away.
Go to the base area.
Okamura Neji and the stubborn army had a good plan, but what they didn't know was that their plan was doomed to fail.
Because they didn't know it at this time, the Eighth Route Army had already started industrialization in the three stores, which was when they were short of manpower.
On the other hand, despite the fact that most of the victims are old, weak, women and children.
There is a saying that "human potential" is unlimited. They are old, weak, women and children who are about to starve to death. At this time, in order to have enough to eat, they can endure hardships and do far more than ordinary people imagine.
Forget about the "Minor Protection Law" at this time... people are going to starve to death, so why bother with this?
Besides, these days it is normal for teenagers to carry guns and go to the battlefield to fight.
But the pressure on Yuncheng will soon increase...
As soon as the stubborn army ceased fire, the Japanese immediately transferred two brigades of infantry to supplement the front of Yuncheng, and then transferred an artillery regiment. Aerial reconnaissance planes also appeared in Yuncheng from time to time under the protection of "zero warfare"
From the sky, artillery shells were then transported by train toward Yuncheng, and the follow-up troops continued to increase.
It is conceivable that the Japanese only needed a period of preparation to launch a "war of attrition" against Yuncheng in order to strangle the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Yuncheng.
At this time, Li Yunlong became nervous again and called Wang Xuexin several times: "I'm talking about Xiaobei Northeast, can the aviation force show its face? The Japanese artillery has arrived at our door! We can only stare at it. If this continues, something big will happen.
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Li Yunlong doesn't know about the "high-precision rockets" yet... It's useless for him to know about it. After hearing this, he will probably just shout at the top of his lungs: "Can it hit fifty kilometers? That's a good feeling! His
Take a look at the Japanese barracks..."
Although "high-precision rockets" are cheap, they are not used to attack military camps.
Wang Xuexin didn't explain much, just replied: "Captain, don't worry! This matter will be taken care of by me!"
In fact, Wang Xuexin didn't know what to do, mainly because the time was too short.
It was originally thought that there would be at least a month for production, but now it is likely to be only a dozen days or even less.
After Wang Xuexin put down the phone, he asked Professor Su: "How many rockets can be produced every day now?"
Professor Su replied: "Ten coins a day!"
"Ten?" Wang Xuexin frowned. The output was too small. This number is not worth it!