Death squads - special forces composed of people who dare to die, often equipped with machetes, grenades, submachine guns and other close combat weapons, take advantage of the night to launch surprise attacks on the enemy. This is a helpless way to defeat the Japanese army in street fighting on the Chinese battlefield.
The heavy rain was still falling, and the sound of rain hitting the soil covered the footsteps of the death squads. The Japanese army was still attacking, and two death squads rushed out from the flanks. These people were wearing black raincoats and holding a bullet in their mouths.
Yin Yuan rushed towards the Japanese army without saying a word. When the Japanese army found out, they were already close at hand.
"Baga! Shoot!!" The Japanese commander discovered the anomaly on the two wings and quickly ordered the troops to turn their guns. However, in the dark rainy night, the precise shooting that the Japanese army was proud of did not make much sense, and it was more of a hand-to-hand battle.
Xue Yue nervously watched the battle at the front line at the foot of the mountain. Although he could not see the specific situation, the constant explosions of grenades and gunshots meant that the death squads had rushed forward. At this time, the Japanese heavy artillery rang out again, and Xue Yue frowned.
Wrinkle, nervously looked at the impact point of the shells, and found that it was on the two roads where the death squads went up. He couldn't help but threw the telescope on the ground and cursed, "Damn it! The Japanese must have prepared a map of the bombardment. Where should we attack?"
, they just bomb wherever they go, damn traitor lackeys! Are the military commanders and the central commanders freeloaders?"
After scolding, Xue Yue continued to look at the front line. The Japanese artillery fire became more and more fierce. The wounded on the front line could not retreat, and the reinforcements from the rear could not catch up. The people watching were very anxious. Xue Yue couldn't help but regret that he had not dug a tunnel in advance. I heard that
In the Battle of Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army used civil fortifications to resist Japanese artillery attacks.
"Sir, the phone number of the Chairman of the Chongqing Committee!" A communications soldier ran over with a phone on his back and said.
Xue Yue wiped the rainwater, took the phone and stood at attention and said, "Hello, my subordinate Xue Yue!"
It was also raining lightly in Chongqing at this time. Agent Jiang looked at the raindrops hitting the leaves outside the window and said, "How is the battle situation? I read in the battle report that the Japanese army attacked very fiercely?"
At this time, the sound of gunfire reached the ears of Jiang Jie, and he asked, "Where are you? Where is the gunfire?"
Xue Yue immediately replied, "My subordinates are at the Yuelu Mountain command post. The Japanese army is attacking the rear of our army's position with heavy artillery in an attempt to cut off our army's reinforcement route. The Japanese army started attacking at 1:00 pm. It has been almost eight hours now. Our army is 19
The group army is blocking the attack, but the casualties are heavy, and the heavy firepower between the enemy and ours is too different."
Jiang Zhongjie pressed his staff and said, "I don't want to listen to difficulties. You, Xue Boling, tell me, how long can Changsha be defended? Can it be defended?"
Xue Yue clenched his fists nervously. He knew in his heart that what he said was not good, and he would definitely be settled by Qiu Hou in the future. He said resolutely, "Although success is not guaranteed, Cheng Ren is determined! My subordinates can guarantee that Changsha will not be lost within seven days, but
Afterwards... humble and incompetent..."
Jiang Jie felt that all his strength was about to lose. He shook his head and asked tremblingly, "Is there really no other way? Bai Chongxi just finished the Battle of Guinan in Guangxi. The Japanese troops in South China have retreated. Are you here?"
With the largest number of troops and the best equipment of our people’s army gathered together, is it possible that even Changsha cannot be defended?”
Xue Yue only felt extremely ashamed. He argued defensively, "Most of our heavy weapons were lost in the early battles, so... the defense is very difficult, but our ninth theater is willing to fight until the last moment!"
"Fart!" Agent Jiang scolded angrily, "Mother Xipi, your ninth theater is finished, and the Japanese army is about to march straight in. Do you know where is behind your ninth theater? It's Changde, it's Yichang, it's Hengyang, it's Chongqing.
! It’s the national government!! The effective forces in the ninth theater must not be defeated! Otherwise we will lose everything!"
As he spoke, Agent Jiang took out a long breath and said, "The front line is the 19th Army? That unit?"
Xue Yue immediately said, "It's the 74th Army."
"What??" Jiang Jie felt that his hat was about to jump. He shouted excitedly, "The 74th Army is the main force of our people's army. Since Changsha may not be safe now, how can we let them be at the forefront? No matter what, we must
Keep our main force to safely exit Changsha."
When Xue Yue heard the words "Quit Changsha", he felt that most of the pressure on his shoulders had been lifted. He asked, "What does the appointment mean?"
Jiang Jiexun taught: "You are a general of our Central Army. You must have an overall view. Strategic transfer is sometimes a wise move. If the Red Party had not launched the Long March, would there still be Yan'an now? But this transfer
When moving, you must distinguish the priorities. Since ancient times, the local government has been protecting the central government. When have you ever seen the central government supporting the local government? But what do you think after the transfer? "
Xue Yue immediately replied, "Reporting to the committee, I have asked the Youth Army and the Tenth Army to build fortifications in Hengyang. Hengyang has a dangerous terrain with mountains and rivers. The Tenth Army and the Youth Army are the main forces. Plus when I moved
They will be strengthened, and it will not be a problem to stop the Japanese army anywhere."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Okay, remember, this is your military order. I have a record here. Don't be burdened. Didn't we also lose Nanchang some time ago? What about now? Isn't Nanchang still hanging high?
Blue sky and white sun flag? I can even give up Nanjing, so what does Changsha have to worry about? As long as we resolutely resist Japan and continue fighting, victory will definitely belong to us!"
Xue Yue stood at attention and said, "Thank you very much for your advice. I will not disappoint you in this humble position."
Agent Jiang put down the phone and slowly sat down in his seat. His whole body suddenly collapsed. He looked at the map on the wall, slowly stood up and touched Changsha. He sighed. How could he not care?
Changsha fell as soon as half of Hunan was lost, and the prestige it had just achieved in repelling the Japanese army in southern Guangxi was swept back.
Agent Jiang thought for a while, picked up the phone and said, "Let Dai Li come in."
After a while, Dai Li came in and saluted and said, "Principal, are you looking for me?"
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "What is the current situation in Hong Kong?"
Dai Li was a little surprised when he heard Jiang's intermediary ask this, but he still said, "Our contact with them in Hong Kong has reached a deadlock, and we cannot negotiate the terms with them at all."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "What is their attitude now?"
Dai Li thought for a while and said, "I think they still very much hope to stop the war with us. I just got information from Japan. They held an imperial meeting a few days ago. During the meeting, Japan's Finance Minister stated that Japan's economy has fallen into extreme difficulties.
Japan’s military expenditure is too high, and they hope to reduce funding, but the military has expressed strong opposition.”
Agent Chiang stood up and said as he walked, "Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to yourself. Our economy is extremely difficult because of the war. Naturally, they will not be much better. Moreover, China has a lot of resources and a lot of international assistance."
, but they didn’t, this is our advantage.” As he said that, Agent Jiang thought about the Soviet Union secretly sending people to Yan’an, and he couldn’t help but feel even more headache.
Agent Jiang said to Dai Li, "Go and ask the people in Hong Kong to contact them and ask them to stop the attack. As long as they stop the attack, some conditions can be negotiated."
When Dai Li heard this, he couldn't help but ask, "Principal, is it true?"
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Changsha is in danger, go ahead."
Dai Li immediately stood up and saluted and said, "Student, I promise to complete the task." After saying that, he withdrew.
Jiang Jie took his position, looked at the rainy night, and said silently in his heart: "Prime Minister...if you are really looking at me in the sky, please protect me and protect our Republic of China from being destroyed like this."
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On August 17, the 29th year of the Republic of China, Changsha, which had been holding on for two months, declared its fall. Xue Yue burned down the entire city of Changsha. The raging fire stopped the Japanese pursuit. Xue Yue led his troops to retreat to Hengyang.
, after the Tenth Army was fully replenished, it continued to retreat to Shaoyang, Yongzhou and other places for repairs, and at the same time ordered Changde to strengthen its defense.
On August 20, the fire that burned for three days and three nights was extinguished under a heavy rain. Okamura Neiji led the Japanese army into Changsha City. At this time, the main rear guard of the National Army also arrived in Xiangtan and entered the defense.
, at the same time, the National Army also had a large number of troops stationed in Hengshan and other mountainous areas near Changsha, threatening the Japanese army in Changsha.
"Crack" Okamura Neiji stepped on a piece of wood that had been burned into charcoal. He shook his head and said, "Xue Yue's move is really cruel. We worked hard to break into Changsha City, but we got nothing. This time
It's worse than an empty city. I asked him why he kept fighting and refused to retreat. It turned out that he wanted to wait until the rain stopped to burn the city."
Seishiro Itagaki, who came from Nanjing, nodded and said, "Yes, if every city had been treated like this by the National Army since the China Incident, I would have lost the confidence to fight this war."
With that said, Itagaki Seishiro picked up a rifle and patted it. The handle of the rifle had been burned and the barrel had been bent. Itagaki Seishiro looked at the muzzle and said, "The rifling is smoothed. Xue Yue is carrying it."
The troops are already the main force of the National Army, but most of their weapons are just such weapons."
As he spoke, Itagaki Seishiro asked Okamura Neji, "Okamura-kun, do you know how the National Army trains new recruits?"
Okamura Neiji shook his head and said, "I know some, but not many. It is said that many of their soldiers are captured young men, because there are not many people willing to join the army. These people have poor combat awareness, and they do not have enough training."
Weapon training, the soldiers on the battlefield just know how to stand in line."
Itagaki Seishiro nodded and said, "Absolutely. In fact, just like them, our veterans are almost done fighting. After I came back, I went to see my fifth division, and found that I no longer recognized most of the people.
, but the soldiers we recruited are all qualified soldiers, and most of the strong men they captured cannot become qualified soldiers... But it is this kind of troops that has resisted us for three years, and we still have no way to make them
yield."
Okamura Neiji lowered his head and said, "I have studied Chinese history seriously. I believe that we must strengthen the use of China to control China, and at the same time provide them with certain benefits and security. Many of our soldiers do not observe military discipline, especially in North China."
, this kind of thing is more serious."
Itagaki Seishiro laughed and said, "Because of the Red Party's guerrillas, their guerrillas are hiding in ordinary people's villages, so many of our officers are also very helpless. By the way, have they been counted? How much have we lost?"
?”
Okamura Neiji said, "After the statistics, our Japanese troops killed 8,700 people, injured about 12,000 people, and were missing 127 people. The Nanjing government troops killed 7,000 people, injured 15,000 people, and are missing.
Four thousand people... These people should all be looking for opportunities to become deserters."
Itagaki Seishiro chuckled and said, "I understand. People will die in the war. Naturally, I want to be a deserter. However, our losses are still a bit heavy. Do you plan to pursue us next?"
Okamura Neiji nodded and said, "Yes, I plan to continue the pursuit. I heard that Guinan has been strongly blocked, so we must at least take advantage of the good opportunity now to capture Hengyang. After capturing Hengyang, there will be a relatively flat plain. We
We can repair it, attack Linzhou and Shaoguan, and then go to Guangdong. We can join up with the South China Front."
Itagaki Seishiro nodded and said, "Can the troops still fight?"
Okamura Neiji stood at attention and said, "Except for the armored forces that need to be repaired, the rest of the troops can continue the attack within two days, and we have already rested for three days."
Itagaki Seishiro rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, but you don't want to go this time."
Okamura Neji asked in surprise, "Why is this?"
Itagaki Seishiro smiled and said, "I discussed it with Ishihara, Commander Nishio and others, and we all agreed that you should go to North China."
"North China?" Neji Okamura asked, "What should I do in North China?"
Itagaki Seishiro said, "Go to North China to be the commander of the North China Front. North China lost Shanxi and Suiyuan in succession. His Majesty the Emperor was extremely angry. We think you are the best candidate. The North China Front has more than 200,000 troops. This is an excellent opportunity."
Chance, but you have to go to Tokyo first, and His Majesty the Emperor will personally give you the letter of appointment."
Okamura Neiji said excitedly, "Hi! I will definitely not disappoint His Majesty the Emperor's expectations."
Itagaki Seishiro nodded and asked, "You should also know about the imperial meeting some time ago, right? Our economy is extremely difficult. Do you think that after we capture Changsha, can we peacefully resolve the China War issue with Chongqing?"
Okamura Ningji shook his head and said, "I don't think so. The core of China's anti-Japanese forces lies neither in the 400 million Chinese people nor in the will of government dignitaries, nor in the 2 million anti-Japanese enemy troops, including some local motley crews.
, but it only lies in the anti-Japanese will of the central army with Chiang Kai-shek as the center and young officers from the Whampoa Military Academy system as the main body. As long as the Central Army is not destroyed, trying to solve the problem peacefully is like asking for a fish with wood. I can say that if Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Kai-shek today
If we negotiate peacefully, he may be shot dead by radical Huangpu soldiers tomorrow. I think the best way is to send more troops again and defeat the Central Army of the National Army in one go. Only in this way can the China issue be truly solved."
Itagaki Seishiro twisted his mouth and disagreed with what Okamura Neji said. Tokyo's current general policy is to find a way to solve the China problem, which is to reduce military expenditures. Where will it continue to expand its military and attack? He no longer asked Okamura Neji.
, he just asked him to prepare for the docking work with Anan Weiji, who was coming to meet him soon, and then left.