On the Japanese position, Kanji Tsuneoka was leading a group of Japanese officers and field reporters to inspect the trenches. Kanji Tsuneoka stood on a defensive position and said, "You should already know that what is opposite us is not the Eighth Route Army directly affiliated with the Red Party, but the Eighth Route Army.
It was the 83rd Army of the former Jinsui Army that they reorganized, and their commander was Tong Linge, who had escaped twice. But it was such a non-main force that was not a direct lineage, and it suffered more than 5,000 casualties and still fought to the death. This
It was extremely rare before, but now, their morale is still very high."
With that said, Tsuneoka Kanji knocked on the bunker built with quick-acting cement and said, "Look at this bunker, it was built with great care. They built it in less than two days after they occupied Ulanqab."
Yes, if we didn't have enough air superiority, it would be difficult for us to progress so fast."
A war reporter raised his hand and asked, "General, are you pessimistic or optimistic about the outcome of this battle?"
Tsuneoka Kanji nodded and said with a smile, "I am absolutely optimistic. Although the Eighty-third Army has a strong will to fight and its equipment is not bad, there is a big gap between the soldiers' personal qualities and technical equipment and the Imperial Army."
, especially since they do not have their own weapons manufacturing factories and ammunition factories. These equipment should have been smuggled in from the Soviet Union, but how much can they have? In addition, our Imperial Army also has a large number of reinforcements that are constantly moving toward Suiyuan.
Drive in, this time, Tong Linge will have no way to escape!"
Night gradually fell. Looking at the returning plane, Kanji Tsuneoka touched his beard and said, "Order all ministries to stop attacking, start repairs, and prepare for defense."
A war reporter asked, "Will the Chinese troops counterattack at night?"
Tsuneoka Kanji hummed and said, "Our military's fighter planes cannot fight at night, so they often attack at night, but we also have a series of methods."
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"Commander, look, this little devil is really treacherous!" A staff officer was lying on the ground and whispered to Zhao Dengyu, who was also lying on the ground.
Zhao Dengyu looked at the Japanese position, nodded and said nothing.
I only saw a torch every ten meters within the 300 meters in front of the Japanese position, lighting up the Japanese position. The torches disappeared about 50 meters in front of the Japanese position. This made it possible to imitate a night attack to the greatest extent.
And without exposing the Japanese army itself.
"If you can't make a sneak attack, then attack by force! Order to act according to plan No. 3!" Zhao Dengyu waved his hand and shouted.
"Pa" "Pa"
Gunfires kept ringing out. Kanji Tsuneoka heard the gunshots and quickly picked up his binoculars and looked around. He shook his head and said, "The hills on both sides are more than one kilometer away from us. Shooting a rifle from such a position is useless."
Yes, it seems that the front is firing a cold shot, telling the troops to pay attention to concealment. They can't see us clearly, so don't worry about it!"
The rounds of cold shots every five minutes gradually made the Japanese army no longer pay attention. At first, some people listened carefully and wanted to find the person who fired the cold shots to fight back. In the end, they simply covered their heads and fell asleep. Only the guards regarded the gunshots as a timing tool.
Under the cover of gunfire, Er Xu's eighty or ninety tanks arrived next to Zhao Dengyu.
"Report to Commander Zhao, the First Independent Tank Regiment is here to report!" Xu Guangda saluted Zhao Dengyu.
Zhao Dengyu returned the greeting and said, "Thank you for coming. Now the Japanese troops are mainly concentrated on the two lines of defense in front of us. Our infantry and artillery will follow behind."
Xu Guangda smiled and said, "Okay, the mission of our tank unit is to continue assaulting!"
As he spoke, Xu Guangda waved his hand, and the tanks behind him emitted black smoke and began to move forward. In order to minimize the possibility of discovery by the Japanese army, all the tanks did not turn on their lights and just moved forward towards the fire.
"Tanaka-kun, is there any sound? Something feels wrong." A sentry said to the Japanese soldier next to him.
The Japanese soldier struggled to open his eyes and looked around. He found that there was no movement in the place where the torch was shining. He couldn't help but shook his head and said, "It's okay, don't scare yourself. Our cordon is more than 300 meters long. If the Chinese troops come over, they will definitely be discovered. Hmm."
?" As he said this, Tanaka noticed that a small stone from the trench fell.
Tanaka quickly lay down and listened carefully. After listening for less than five seconds, Tanaka quickly shouted, "There is a situation! There is a situation!! Shoot the flares quickly!!!"
Three rounds of illumination bombs were fired into the sky, and the dark tank was illuminated at a glance. Xu Guangda smiled contemptuously and shouted, "Fire the flares! Raid!!"
"Swish, swish, swish!" One after another, illumination bombs were fired into the sky. Kanji Tsuneoka opened his mouth wide. He looked at the sky with at least hundreds of illumination bombs and was completely speechless.
"Pfft" the torch was overwhelmed by the tank, the infantry were scattered behind the tank, holding the steel gun tightly in their hands.
"The Chinese troops are coming up! Shoot quickly!!" Finally, the Japanese army reacted and fired crazily with crooked handles, Type 92 heavy machine guns, 38-type heavy machine guns, and various weapons, and grenades were also fired at the tank fleet.
But these light firepower can only cause a few sparks on the LT-38. The tank is very fast. Even if there are obstacles, it only takes more than a minute to cover a distance of more than 300 meters.
"Bang" a high-explosive round accurately hit the machine gun point of a Type 92 heavy machine gun. Three or five Japanese soldiers surrounding the heavy machine gun immediately fell to the ground and stopped moving.
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!!" A Japanese soldier who took off his shirt rushed toward a tank holding an explosive pack.
"Pa!" The infantryman following the tank immediately squatted and fired. Four or five bullets hit the Japanese soldier's upper voice. The Bayi rifle was a close-combat rifle, which made it have a short range but a high lethality. Bullets often would not
If it penetrates the human body, it will roll in the human body, and the Japanese soldier will immediately fall to the ground in pain.
The Eighth Route Army often used this method to fight Japanese tanks in the early days. Naturally, they knew what to pay attention to. Not only did the tanks not crush them like the Japanese tanks did, but they avoided them slightly. A few infantrymen fired again, and then they were relieved after making sure everything was safe.
Kanji Tsuneoka looked at this scene and felt extremely familiar, but the attackers and defenders had changed.
"Pop!" A 20mm bullet hit an LT-38 tank. The tank driver felt the body of the tank shake. He quickly moved at high speed while checking the body of the tank. After making sure that everything was fine, he began to look for his opponent.
It was a Japanese Type 97 20mm anti-tank rifle. This weapon, which was only successfully developed in 1937, had no chance to be used at Nomenkan due to the Soviet army’s absolute artillery superiority. Instead, it was tested on the Suiyuan battlefield.
However, this kind of anti-tank gun, which was designed to deal with the B Itagaki Seishiro tank's armor of only 15 mm, was unable to penetrate the armor of the LT-38 tank.
"Damn, you little devil, you are quite brave. Please eat a steamed bun!" The gunner slowly adjusted the tank gun, and a flash of fire, the shrapnel of the 37mm high-explosive shell tore the anti-tank gun shooter's back.
It was a mess. The anti-tank gunner was so frightened that he quickly moved his position while holding his gun.
"Dudududu"
When the charge horn sounded, Zhao Dengyu held a big knife in one hand and wanted to rush forward. He was grabbed by the political commissar next to him and said, "Commander, you are the division commander, not the company commander. You still have to sit in command."
Zhao Dengyu didn't want to. He rolled his eyes and said, "Yes, yes, I want to command. Come here and record the order!"
The political commissar took a breath, and Zhao Dengyu shouted, "Order! All units have the purpose of driving the Japanese army out of the first line of defense and attack with all their strength. Each unit does not need to wait for orders. After breaking into the first line of defense, prepare to defend immediately. That's it!"
Without waiting for the political commissar to react, he walked and jumped and said, "Guard company, follow me! Kill the Japanese!!"
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"The tanks of the Chinese army are too strong, and our army's anti-tank rifles cannot stop them. The defense line has been shaken across the board. What should we do?" A Japanese officer with a bloodied face ran in and said.
Tsuneoka Kanji clenched his fists and said, "Send a message to ask about the situation in Baotou and Bayannur. Also, send a message to Shenyang about our situation. In addition, where are our support troops?"
The staff officer next to him said, "It will take another week at the earliest. After all, it is too far away."
Tsuneoka Kanji sighed, "There is no chance. The situation in Suiyuan has been determined. It depends on what Tokyo decides and prepares to retreat."
--Tokyo
Ishihara Wanji and Itagaki Seishiro sat down together. Ishihara Wanji sighed, "I didn't expect the situation to reach this point."
Itagaki Seishiro shook his head and said, "I don't understand. Is it possible that the Chinese Red Party has become so strong just because of the Soviet Union's military aid? We have always been opposed to the Nomenkan incident, so the responsibility does not lie with us, but
If Suiyuan falls, I think it will be difficult for even the emperor to continue to support us."
Ishihara Wanji sighed, "I thought that after the Chinese Red Party took over Shanxi, the Chiang Kai-shek agency in Chongqing would definitely restrict their development, but now it seems that the Chiang Kai-shek agency cannot control them at all... It will be difficult for Suiyuan to hold on.
A large number of our troops are still in the direction of Manchuria. If we transfer the main force, firstly it will take time, and secondly, the Soviet Union will also need to consider it."
Itagaki Seishiro said, "It is better to negotiate with Chongqing again. We can completely relax the conditions a little more. As long as we stop attacking Chongqing, Chongqing will definitely focus on dealing with Yan'an."
Ishihara smiled and nodded and said, "In addition, my friends in Germany told me that Germany is about to hold a large military exercise and will invite all countries to visit. I want to go and see it."
As he spoke, Ishihara Kanji took out a piece of material and said, "Come and take a look at this. I think it's a little strange. Starting from the second half of this year, Germany's imports suddenly increased greatly. We all know that this is preparation for war, but for war
of blood oil, Germany’s imports are not as hungry as before.”
Itagaki Seishiro said with an ooh, "Is it because coal-based oil technology has matured?"
Ishihara Wanji nodded and said, "This is why I want to take a look. The Soviet Union and Germany are united. Germany's next step must be to attack Poland, and then attack Britain and France. We must also cooperate with them to attack Southeast Asia, and then we will face Britain and France.
The navy, the navy is a behemoth that swallows oil, and we have no oil. If Germany's technology is really mature, it will be easier for us. There is no shortage of coal in Manchuria."
Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about Suiyuan first. What should we do?"
Ishihara Wanji thought for a while and said, "We have the advantage of aviation, so let's continue to dispatch aviation. As long as Suiyuan is not completely lost, there is still a chance. However, the Red Party dispatched two to three hundred thousand people this time, and we do not have one hundred thousand."
The above reinforcements cannot compete with them, and without more than 200,000 troops, we cannot completely drive them out."
Ishihara Wanji stood up and said, "We should continue to break up, but instead suffer chaos. We were originally planning to give Wuhai to Ningma. Although Ningma is incompetent, this incident definitely intensified the already delicate red and white situation."
, there are not many Chongqing troops left in Suiyuan, but we can give them to them in other ways! In this way, I will go to see His Majesty the Emperor immediately!"
——Japanese Imperial Palace
"Ishihara! Is this how you solved the Suiyuan Incident?" Hirohito stared at Ishihara Wanji and said.
Ishihara Wanji lay on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the world situation will change dramatically within this year. I can guarantee that Germany will definitely launch a war within half a year. At that time, the empire must concentrate its efforts to cooperate with Germany and strive for greater peace in the world.
In order to achieve our own interests, Wei Chen planned to go north, but he did not expect that Germany uncharacteristically united with the Soviet Union. Then we had no choice but to go south. But no matter whether we go north or south, the empire's strength cannot take care of fighting on both sides. Therefore, the solution to the China problem is already
It’s imminent.”
Hirohito said angrily, "Before, you said you would solve the China problem in three months. Now it has been two years and you still haven't solved it. Can it be solved by your method?"
Ishihara Wanji lowered his head and said, "Give Weichen another half a year. Within half a year, Weichen will definitely let the red and white parties completely intensify the conflict. By then, they will not fight together. As long as their united front is destroyed, we will give
We must give in and Chongqing will definitely agree to peaceful negotiations."
Hirohito looked at Ishihara Wanji, sighed, stood up and said, "I know that you and Itagaki Seishiro cannot be entirely blamed for this incident, but the responsibility must still be borne. Let's do this. Itagaki Seishiro should no longer be the Minister of War. You
Does anyone have any recommendations?”
Ishihara Wanji looked at the smiling Hirohito in surprise, tears welling up in his eyes, he kowtowed, and blood flowed out, saying, "Wei Chen recommends General Hata Shunroku. Wei Chen knows this man, and he has a great view of the overall situation.
During the China Incident, he said that the biggest problem in the China Incident was how to end it."
Hirohito nodded and said, "Well, he did come to me specifically to report his views on the China Incident and the changes in the world situation. At that time, he also said that it would be over as long as the battle reaches Xuzhou. Later, during the Wuhan Battle, he also said that after the Wuhan Battle, it should be over.
End the war. Unfortunately, most of the army generals were against it at that time. I am tired, so you can go down."
Ishihara smiled and nodded, retreating.
Just when Ishihara Wanji was about to stand up, Hirohito suddenly asked, "By the way, I was reading a book recently. Have you read it?"
Ishihara smiled and asked, "I wonder which book Your Majesty is talking about?"
Hirohito took out a somewhat worn book from the table and said, "On Protracted War, it's a good book. Have we reached the stalemate stage or what they call the counterattack stage?"
Ishihara smiled and didn't know what to say, Hirohito smiled and walked behind the scenes.
