Okamura Neiji once again took the telegram with a sullen face. In the past two days, the news he received was all bad news. He mobilized 200,000 people for the Suizao Campaign. As a result, the current losses were close to 50,000. Although
He also killed and injured some enemies, but the loss of 50,000 troops was enough to make him heartbroken.
"Commander, please cheer up, the war is not over yet." A major general said to Okamura Neiji. He also knew that the pressure Okamura Neiji has been under since the Nanchang battle and now Suizao cannot
Even if you try your best, the losses will be extremely large.
"I know, but now that everything is in ruins and the losses are huge, I wonder if you have any good ideas?" Okamura Neiji looked at everyone and asked.
"Your Excellency, Commander, it is better to use superior forces and advance all the way in a dignified manner." A colonel stood up and said, "The reason for the failure of our unit is that the branch troops were defeated one by one. Today, we still have more than 100,000 troops.
, it is absolutely possible to confront the Chinese people head-on and advance one by one."
Okamura Neiji thought about it, and indeed, he could still be said to have a superior force. Although the losses in the early stage were larger, it had not yet reached the point of real failure.
"Yo Xi, then, send me an order to gather all the ministries in Suixian County! From Suixian County to Xiangyang, advance all the way." Okamura Neiji immediately said loudly.
"Hi!"
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The news of the great victory in Suizao area spread all over China at once, and the battle loss ratio was also put on the table. Suddenly, the enthusiasm of the people became much higher, and many more people signed up to join the army.
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laiyang
Li Weimin looked at the group of foreigners with curly hair, high noses, and white skin in front of him, and had a headache. Zhou Weiguo said before that he would introduce many talents from Germany as part of the deal with Germany. But what kind of talents are these?
, they are obviously refugees.
"Sir," a translator said to Li Weimin, "this is our first batch of 20,000 Jewish immigrants. Please accept them. Also, there is a submarine under the sea, as well as our corresponding instructors and soldiers.
Please make arrangements for accommodation, etc.”
Li Weimin nodded and said, "I understand. Xiao Chen, come here."
"chief of staff!"
"You take these foreign guests to the Naval Academy, park the submarine over there, and tell them where the objects they want to teach and learn are over there." Li Weimin immediately said.
"yes!"
"Xiao Li, immediately bring the brothers from the police station and the secret service camp to maintain law and order. Separate the men and women of these people, and then take them to take a bath together." Li Weimin said immediately, "Then give them new clean clothes.
"
"yes!"
"Sir, we will prepare to deal with these people now, and then regarding your country's submarines and instructors, please accompany our soldier to another location." Li Weimin immediately said to the German officer.
The translator conveyed the words, and the German officer nodded, turned and left. For him, as long as he completed the task as soon as possible, he could return home as soon as possible. He did not have a great impression of China.
Seeing the Germans leaving, Li Weimin breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Let's go to Miss Changyu's place."
"yes!"
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"A telegram to defend the country and defend the people." Fang Shengli took the telegram and told Zhou Weiguo.
Zhou Weiguo took it and took a look. He didn't expect the Germans to have arrived so soon. He then said, "Let Weimin arrange this group of immigrants, classify them according to type of work, etc., and use everyone to their best advantage. Also, tell Shui
Come to the teacher's school and study hard with the German instructors."
"good."
"Brother, what are you doing with so many foreigners?" Liu Zhihui asked, not knowing why.
"Many of them cannot live in Germany now, and many of these people are engineers and are quite proficient in mechanical engineering. The construction of our motherland also needs their efforts, so that we can build faster.
Zhou Weiguo then said, "Xiao Hui, driving the Japanese out is always just a short-term goal. Our real goal is to make the motherland strong and prosperous."
"Yes." Liu Zhihui nodded, "It is true that the domestic technical level is still relatively backward for the time being, but I believe that we will definitely become stronger."
"Yes." Zhou Weiguo smiled, "But now, I'm afraid the Japs are going to concentrate their forces for a big battle."
"Are you going to push forward in an upright manner?"
"Well," Zhou Weiguo nodded, "even if we have won several battles in the past few days, the Japanese still have more than 100,000 troops, and it is far from time to admit defeat."
"But if this is the case, we will be in more danger." Liu Zhihui frowned, "The right-wing army has basically lost all of its troops, and the left-wing has suffered more than half of its casualties. Now only the 31st Group Army has a relatively intact structure, with three armies under its jurisdiction. If the Japanese want to
In a head-to-head confrontation, the main force should be the 31st Group Army."
Zhou Weiguo nodded, "Yes, you see, the Zaoyang area has fallen now, and a large number of Japs have gathered there. Tongbai Mountain on the left wing is still holding on, while the Xianghe side has been almost crippled. Although the Japs have suffered heavy losses in the battle, we
The battle damage was also huge. Nowadays, Suixian can be said to have Japs in front and behind it. If the Japs really want to fight, it will definitely be another bloody battle."
"Brother, what should we do?"
"What should we do? When the enemy comes, we only have fists. Since the Japs want to fight, of course we must accompany them to the end. Even if the Japs don't fight, we will still fight!" Zhou Weiguo said immediately, "However, the specific deployment of troops will depend on the above.
We can't participate, so the 600 of us can only serve as a small force, passing through. If we're lucky, we'll be safe and sound. If we're not lucky, we'll be surrounded by the Japanese, and we'll be done with it."
"Is there no other way?"
Zhou Weiguo shook his head, "No, if Okamura Neji continues to divide his forces to fight, then we may still have a chance, but if they are united, the chance is not great. Let's see how Okamura Neji deploys."
On May 30, 1939, the remaining 100,000 Japanese troops began to besiege the city from the outskirts of Suixian County.
"Commander, the Japanese have surrounded Suixian County and its surrounding positions."
"Then fight and let the Japanese see that our 31st Army is not something they can eat if they want!"
"yes!"
At 8 o'clock in the morning on the 30th, the Japanese army began to attack, and at the same time dispatched a large number of aircraft and tanks.
For a time, war was raging and Sui County was in crisis.
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Zhou Weiguo in Xianghe also received news of the Japanese attack. While surprised, he also admired Okamura Neji's decisiveness.
"Let brothers get ready, we are going to Suixian County." Zhou Weiguo said to Fang Shengli, "Send a telegram to Nanchang and pay attention to the air force support here in Suixian County."
"good."
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At 9 o'clock on the 30th, Zhou Weiguo and his party of more than 600 people marched from Xianghe to Suixian County.