The Battle of Suizao ended due to Zhou Weiguo's breakthrough. While Okamura Neiji jumped in anger, he had to admit that he could not launch another battle for the time being because the loss of troops was too great. This time
In the battle, he mobilized 200,000 men. As a result, he lost 70,000 to 80,000 men, nearly half of them.
In desperation, Okamura Neiji had to order the Japanese troops to retreat. Everything returned to the situation before the Suizao battle.
Zhou Weiguo also returned to Nanchang with his troops around June 7.
When he went there, Fang Shengli led a group. When he came back, there were only more than 1,000 people. Although it was not satisfactory, the results achieved were pretty good.
"It's great that you are back." Zhou Jixian had a hard time waiting in Nanchang. After all, Zhou Weiguo and Liu Zhihui both went to the battlefield. As a father, he was naturally anxious. Now that he saw the two of them coming back safely, he was filled with excitement.
It's also joy.
"father!"
"father!"
"It'll be good to come back!" Zhou Jixian was worried day and night.
"Master's seat!"
"Master's seat!"
"Master's seat!"
Everyone in the Independent Division saluted Zhou Weiguo, and the battle report had been circulated to the entire army, so the Independent Division was naturally commended again. Although it was commended, the establishment did not continue to expand. But being commended is always a good thing.
"Okay!" Zhou Weiguo then said to everyone and smiled, "How is the training of the new recruits?"
"Reporter, everything is on track!" Lin Mingrun came out to report.
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhou Weiguo looked at Lin Mingrun. He knew the reason why the soldiers of the special forces were unwilling to be delegated to take on actual duties, because they had to worry about a lot of things, and they couldn't finish their work at all. The important thing is that they couldn't finish their work.
"It's not hard work." Lin Mingrun smiled bitterly. At this time, he still envied a few people in the special operations team. But he also knew in his heart that once he quit the special operations team and delegated actual duties, he would rarely go back.
"Okay, everyone is going back!" Zhou Weiguo said immediately, walking in front of everyone, with Zhou Jixian beside him. "Dad, how is brother?"
"Recovering very well." Zhou Jixian smiled and said, "He has been discharged from the hospital now."
"That's great." Zhou Weiguo smiled, "Dad, should I go see my brother first?"
"I'll go too!" Liu Zhihui walked up and said.
"Okay. Let's go together."
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After watching Liu Yuan, Zhou Weiguo returned to Nanchang and finally breathed a sigh of relief. In the past ten days, his spirit was highly tense. When he returned to Nanchang, he suddenly relaxed and Zhou Weiguo also began his deep sleep.
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Yan'an
"It's finally over, and the battle loss ratio is also out." The great man held the telegram and smoked the flue, "This time, the fight was pretty good!"
"Yes, after all, that kid is involved! Haven't you noticed that as long as the war is in which that kid participates, the results are usually pretty good?" Mr. Zhou said with a smile.
"It seems like this." The great man thought for a while and said, "However, this is enough to illustrate the attack power of this kid. Now, even Okamura Neji will not underestimate him."
"yes!"
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Wuhan
It had been several days since the Suizao Battle ended, and Okamura Neiji was still a little absent-minded. Obviously, he had been ready and waiting for Zhou Weiguo to send it in. It was a good idea to sit back and wait, but it was a pity that the opportunity was lost like this. However,
, as long as the previous theory is carried out, as long as Zhou Weiguo waits for someone to carry out special operations next time, there will be a day when the ship capsizes in the gutter. Unfortunately, this day is a bit long. At present, Okamura Neji is still
There is no hope.
Due to the defeat in the Battle of Suizao, Okamura Neiji was under a lot of pressure.
Similarly, Juichi Terauchi, who is far away in Chongqing, can't help but ask himself, what should he do? For the first time, the instructions from the base camp have not arrived for several days.
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Japan, Kyoto, Imperial Palace.
Emperor Showa has not slept well for several days. Ever since he agreed to withdraw his troops at Suizao Battle, he has been sighing basically every day. Seeing that the situation in China was very good before, now, as long as he is in China, he has encountered obstacles.
It was very big. It also made him want to consider some other issues.
"Your Majesty." Hiranuma Kiichiro bowed to the Emperor of Japan and said.
"Hiranuma-kun, you are here." The Emperor of Japan frowned, looked at Hiranuma Kiichiro's gray hair, and sighed helplessly. In his opinion, Hiranuma Kiichiro was a bit old after all.
"Hi." Hiranuma Kiichiro nodded and said, "I wonder what your Majesty is worried about?"
"About what happened on the battlefield in China."
"Your Majesty, are you talking about the recent Suizao Battle?"
"Um."
"In my opinion, the warriors of the empire actually performed well, but they met someone they shouldn't have met." Kiichiro Hiranuma said calmly.
"Are you talking about Zhou Weiguo?" The emperor looked at Hiranuma Kiichiro and said immediately, "Yes, although all this seems to be caused by the encounter with Zhou Weiguo, on the battlefield in China, it is indeed difficult for us to support him."
"Your Majesty, China has a vast territory and rich resources. As long as we digest the existing occupied areas, it will be enough for our development." Hiroyuki Hiranuma said, "Your Majesty, after all, China has been a powerful country for more than 1,000 years, with 400 million citizens, and we
Although the Empire of Japan is now ranked first in Asia in terms of industrial level, our number of people is really too small. Under extreme conditions, the number of troops we can raise is one out of ten."
"However, if that happens, people will have a lot of complaints."
"Your Majesty, war has always been a matter of life and death. No matter whether the people complain or feel unhappy, it is just an emotional matter after all. However, war can bring tangible benefits." Hiranuma Kiichiro advised.
.
"I know." The emperor nodded, "I wonder, Hiranuma-kun, do you have anything to say about the armistice agreement?"
"Hi!" Kiichiro Hiranuma nodded, "I think the armistice agreement can still be signed."
"reason."
"Because we need a stable battlefield in China." Hiranuma Kiichiro said, "In China, there are two relatively large parties. One is naturally the Kuomintang, which your Majesty knows, and was founded by Sun Wen. The other, called the Communist Party, is currently
It is led by Mao Zedong, and privately the two parties do not have a good relationship and have been fighting for many years."
"What do Hiranuma-kun mean?"
"That's right, you can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight." Hiranuma Kiichiro said, "China's Chiang Kai-shek is a politician and careerist. Once he ceases war with us and signs an agreement, he will be free to deal with the Communist Party."
"Wakarimashida." The emperor suddenly understood and said, "Send a report to Juichi Terauchi and try to sign an armistice agreement, but the bottom line cannot be lost."