Several infantry regiments trapped in the urban area were wiped out one after another. At this point, the Guards Division and the 7th Division that participated in the Third Songhu Battle were wiped out one after another. When the news spread, Shanghai immediately exploded.
Envoys from Western countries stationed in Shanghai and media reporters urgently conveyed this earth-shattering news to the country through their respective channels.
The first person to learn of the news was Stalin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
When Berezov, the TASS war correspondent in Shanghai and actually a Cheka agent, sent the news back to Moscow, Stalin was talking to Comintern General Secretary Dimitrov who came to report on the work.
When the fighting came, Stalin asked Dimitrov to use the Communist International to exert influence on China.
While the two were talking, the secretary came in and handed a telegram to Stalin.
After reading the telegram, Stalin, who had seemed gloomy just now, immediately became cheerful.
Dimitrov asked: "Comrade Stalin, is there any good news from the Far Eastern battlefield?"
Stalin's prestige within the Soviet Communist Party can be said to be unprecedented, so there is nothing in the country that can make him worry. The only thing that can make him feel uneasy is the Far East War. Since the Far East battlefield is far away from the heavy industry center of the Soviet Union,
The thin Siberian Railway could not support large-scale material transportation, which ultimately led to the Soviet Union having ten times the industrial manufacturing strength of Japan, but it could not display it at all, so it fell into a bitter war.
So seeing Stalin's beaming look, Dimitrov immediately guessed that there must be some good news in the Far East battlefield. After all, Zhukov was a rising star in the army! It was not surprising that Ji had performed well after arriving in the Far East.
Mitrov just didn't expect that good news would come back just after Zhukov left.
However, Stalin shook his head and said: "No, it's not that there is any good news in the Far East battlefield. Zhukov is good, but it is impossible for him to bring the war situation in the Far East back to life so quickly." He paused for a moment and then said, "However,
This is also good news for the Far East battlefield."
"Chinese battlefield, Shanghai!" Dimitrov said immediately.
"You guessed it right, Comrade Dimitrov." Stalin took off his pipe and said with a smile, "The Songhu Independent Regiment under the leadership of the Communist Party of China has just fought a battle of annihilation in Shanghai, annihilating all the Japanese Guards Divisions and the participating Japanese troops.
Seventh Division, this time, the war preparation plan of the Japanese base camp will inevitably be disrupted, and the pressure on our army in the Far East battlefield will be reduced a lot."
"Comrade Stalin, what did you just say?" Dimitrov said in shock upon hearing this, "The Songhu Independent Regiment under the leadership of the Communist Party of China completely wiped out the Japanese Guards Division and the Seventh Division?" Speaking of this, Dimitrov said
Love paused, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then continued, "A group? You mean, a group?"
Dimitrov is a Bulgarian, and the focus of the Comintern's work has always been in Eastern Europe. China has never been the focus of the Comintern, so he doesn't know much about China. The only thing he knows about China is that the CCP is stationed in
He obtained it from Comintern representative Wang Ming. Other than that, he knew nothing about China.
Therefore, when he heard from Stalin the news that a regiment led by the Chinese Communist Party actually wiped out the Japanese Guards Division and the Seventh Division, he felt bad. If this news had not come from the highest level of the Soviet Communist Party,
When the leader Stalin came out of his mouth, he might have slapped him long ago. Shit, even if you lie, you have to make it decent, right?
Dimitrov believed that it must be Stalin's slip of the tongue. How could one regiment annihilate two Japanese divisions? Even a group army was absolutely impossible. Wang Ming told him that in the first Battle of Songhu, the Kuomintang
Didn’t the government mobilize more than a dozen armies and eventually lose?
Of course, there were nine Japanese divisions participating in the first Songhu Battle, but now there are only two.
But even if there are only two divisions, it is definitely not something that a group army can compete with, let alone a total annihilation. As for using one regiment to completely annihilate two Japanese divisions, it is even more impossible.
At that moment Dimitrov asked again: "Comrade Stalin, did you just say a regiment?"
Dimitrov fully thought that Stalin would correct his "slip of the tongue", but he did not.
"Yes, a regiment." Stalin affirmed his answer without hesitation, "Just a regiment."
"God, a regiment, really a regiment?!" Dimitrov felt that the view of military history he had spent decades establishing had completely collapsed, because the fact Stalin had just stated completely overturned his view of military history.
From theory and practical understanding, can one regiment really annihilate two divisions?
Dimitrov could not imagine how this battle was fought.
Stalin also sighed with emotion: "Comrade Dimitrov, your surprise is completely understandable. This Songhu Independent Group is really amazing, especially the leader who is so good at fighting! Fortunately, he is our friend now
, otherwise, if we also have such an enemy, we really won’t be able to sleep well at night.”
"Yes." Dimitrov finally recovered from the huge shock and followed Stalin's tone and said, "The Japanese army suffered such a big loss in Shanghai. The humiliation is only a small matter. Next, more troops will inevitably be mobilized.
When the army goes to Shanghai, the domestic war materials will inevitably be tilted towards the Chinese battlefield. In this way, the pressure on our army in the Far East battlefield will be relatively reduced, which is indeed a good thing for us in the Soviet Union."
"But even so, we must not relax on the Far East battlefield." Stalin's expression became serious again, and then turned to his secretary and said, "Immediately draft a telegram to Comrade Zhukov, asking the Far East Army to continue to strengthen the offensive. We must not
Give the Japanese army any chance to breathe, strive to recapture Chita Town as soon as possible, and reopen the Trans-Siberian Railway!"
"Yes!" The secretary gave a military salute and turned around.
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At this time, it was already past eight o'clock at night in Tokyo, Japan.
When Kanin Miya Zaihito, Terauchi Juichi and Tojo Hideki walked into the imperial study room together, they saw Hirohito sitting on the mat with his back to the door, staring straight at the wall opposite the imperial desk.
, the three of them followed Hirohito's gaze and saw a row of names on the wall. Seeing this row of names, the faces of the three of them became more and more gloomy.
Especially the name written at the end, Hirohito deliberately added a big exclamation point after it!
The name that Hirohito put an exclamation point on is Itagaki Seishiro. Obviously, in Hirohito's heart, Itagaki Seishiro also has a special status. No matter what, he is the courage of the army after all!
But what makes the three of them even more fearful is the speed at which this list is growing!
Just two days ago, there were only twenty-eight names on this wall, but now it has increased to thirty-six. In just one battle, the Japanese army lost eight generals. Such a battle loss rate is simply incredible.
It’s shocking. When did Japanese generals become so easy to die in battle?
Yes, that's right, since Xu Rui was born, the Japanese generals he fought with have fallen like meteors one after another, whether it was Fushimi Miya Toshihiko, the pride of the royal family, or the steady and tenacious Nishio Hiszo, or the Army
All of them, including Itagaki Seishiro, fell into the hands of Xu Rui, and no one was spared.
Tojo Hideki's facial muscles twitched, and he said bitterly: "His Majesty the Emperor..."
However, before Tojo Hide could finish his words, Hirohito, who was sitting on his knees with his back to the door, suddenly raised his hand and interrupted him.
Tojo Hideki's words suddenly stopped, like a squealing chicken suddenly being choked by someone.
Hirohito raised his hand to interrupt Tojo Hideki, then turned around, his gloomy eyes swept over the faces of Kanin Miya Zaijin, Terauchi Juichi and Tojo Hideki, and said in a deep voice: "No need.
Explanation, I don’t want to hear your explanation. If we lose the Third Battle of Songhu, we will lose. I am not someone who cannot afford to lose, and the empire will not collapse just because of the failure of one battle."
There was a slight pause at this point. Hirohito seemed to have deliberately left time for Tojo and Hideki to react.
Needless to say, Hirohito's reaction really surprised Tojo Hideki and the other three, because they were mentally prepared to be scolded by Hirohito on the way here. They were not afraid of being scolded, but they were just worried that Hirohito would get angry.
Anyway, after all, Hirohito was so angry at the battle last time that he vomited blood, and it didn't take long for him to recover.
However, what surprised them was that Hirohito's reaction was completely different.
After a pause, Hirohito continued: "Now I just want to know, when will the Fourth Battle of Songhu begin? Also, how many troops and how much supplies have you prepared for the Fourth Battle of Songhu?"
Tojo Hideki glanced at Kanin Miyazaijin and Terauchi Hisashi, and said: "Your Majesty, there are two plans. One is to urgently mobilize the ten divisions left for the Far East battlefield and then send them to Shanghai.
, another plan is to have a truce for half a month, wait for the main force of the Condemnation Army sent from Central China to rest, and then return to Shanghai to launch the Fourth Battle of Songhu."
Hirohito nodded slightly and asked: "Then which plan do you prefer?"
Xianyuan Gong Zairen replied: "Your Majesty, I prefer the second option. Those ten divisions serve as the strategic reserve force for the Far East battlefield. It is better not to use them or not." After a pause,
He added, "As for the Songhu Independent Regiment, although it achieved an unprecedented victory this time, it was just a miserable victory. It is absolutely impossible to recover within half a month, especially those veterans who died in the battle, and there is no way to replenish them!"
Temple Shouichi continued: "In other words, the imperial army can afford to wait for half a month!"
"Yoshi." Hirohito nodded slightly and said, "Then take the second option."
After a pause, Hirohito continued: "Now let's talk about it, how to deal with the Guards Division and the Seventh Division?"
