A large group of Japanese soldiers retreated with all their strength. If they wanted to block and capture them again, it would be extremely difficult, so Zhou Wen didn't have extravagant hopes.
But if you catch up and beat the Japanese on the butt, you can earn some interest.
At this moment, Miaohua came over and whispered in his ear: "Come on, let's stop it when you see fit. We are alone outside, so it's better to be cautious."
Miaohua's words made Zhou Wen sober up, and he immediately realized that he was a little over the top.
He also secretly praised Miaohua in his heart that he was worthy of being a senior brother and that he was very stable.
But he would not admit that he was hot-headed, so he just chuckled a few times and said: "Hehe... I didn't want to chase him. I was just thinking about our next move."
"Pretend, you pretend for me, you are so cute, I don't know you yet? You were a little bit angry when you were attacked like this by the Japanese just now." Miaohua said with contempt in her heart.
However, he didn't say anything.
He knew that the biggest advantage of his cheap junior brother was that he would not be stubborn and insist on his own way, but he could still listen to other people's opinions.
Moreover, as a senior brother, he still has the awareness to maintain the prestige of the leader of the mercenary group.
Apart from the jokes between her senior brothers, Miaohua always gave Zhou Wen face in front of others and generally would not argue with him.
In fact, Miaohua was right, Zhou Wen was a little angry.
Just because the little devil's crazy battle just now really scared him, it was so unreasonable and so scary.
It is said that there are hundreds of different kinds of people.
But the Japs soldiers, who numbered about a hundred, knew that this style of fighting would result in nine or even ten deaths, but none of them flinched. They really fought with bullets with their flesh and blood. They were really not afraid of death.
? Or do they just want to die?
Zhou Wen had an intuitive feeling this time.
The Japs of this period were very similar to those extremist terrorist organizations of later generations.
They have no regard for life, whether it is other people's or their own.
That's why they act extremely crazy and cruel.
Therefore, they are not human.
However, knowing it in his heart does not mean that Zhou Wen's anger will go smoothly.
So after Zhou Wen figured out the retreat route of the Japanese army, he still let the artillerymen in the rear fire several rounds of volleys, not to kill, but to intimidate.
If you scare me, I will scare you too.
But he knew that his war with them on the Great Wall was over.
Later, there is the question of how to bring back all the brothers, which is also a question related to the life and death of the mercenary group.
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On April 18, after the Japanese 10th Division captured Yiyuankou and Jielingkou, it immediately detoured towards the flanks of Lengkou Pass. The Japanese 6th Division also launched another attack on the front of Lengkou Pass.
The 32nd Army and the Model Brigade were in danger of being flanked by two Japanese divisions, so they had no choice but to abandon Lengkou Pass and move to the west bank of the Luan River.
Once Lengkou Pass is lost, the 29th Army of Xifengkou guarding next to him will no longer have the possibility to gain a foothold and will have no choice but to retreat and move.
On April 19, they resisted the Japanese army for two months and created two ancient passes, the Lenkou Victory and the Xifengkou Victory, and fell into the enemy's hands one after another.
On April 20, the Japanese army successively captured Lulong, Funing, and Changli counties in Luandong. The eastern part of the Luanhe River and the south of the Great Wall were all occupied by the Japanese army.
Since then, the Peiping Branch of the Military Commission of the National Government mobilized most of the military and material resources in northern China, and the carefully constructed Great Wall defense line was completely broken. The Great Wall War of Resistance came to an end with the defeat of the Chinese army.
Of course, although the Great Wall War of Resistance was about to end with the defeat of the Chinese army, as in history, Japan also paid a heavy price during the two months of hard fighting.
Not only were there more than 10,000 casualties, far exceeding the original historical casualty figures, but a large number of middle- and senior-level officers also lost their lives. This not only caused the Japanese side heartache, but also allowed them to appreciate the tenacious resistance and unyielding spirit of the Chinese army.
After the Japanese army occupied Luandong, the international situation changed.
When the Japanese army captured Lengkou, the principal sought support from the Western powers, hoping that the League of Nations would intervene to stop Japan's aggression.
Although Britain, the United States, and France were unwilling to get involved in the Sino-Japanese conflict at this time, North China was not Japan's "traditional" sphere of influence after all. In Tangshan and Qinhuangdao in eastern Hebei, the British and American navies made landings on the grounds of protecting expatriates.
posture.
Although Japan withdrew from the Federation of Nations at this time, when it was at war with China, the Japanese authorities were wary of confronting Western powers.
At this time, the Japanese Kwantung Army began to be somewhat stretched in terms of troops and supplies. If it wanted to continue to expand the war, it must receive full support from Japan.
The Japanese cabinet believes that the current domestic economic crisis in Japan is still ongoing, and now is not the time to start a full-scale war with China.
Therefore, after the Battle of the Great Wall reached the end of April, both China and Japan had the idea of ending the war, but they differed on what goals to achieve and what means to end it with.
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In the early morning of April 23, the breath of spring had already covered the ancient city of Taiyuan with a layer of green, but the spring breeze still carried a hint of chill from the north.
Due to the news of a series of failures coming from the front line of the Great Wall, pedestrians on the streets of Taiyuan looked a bit heavy, their steps became more hurried, and even the shouts of the newsboys on the street became feeble.
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The newspapers in the past two days have reported on where the Chinese army has retreated, which county and district were occupied by the Japanese, and other depressing news. Who is really interested in buying newspapers? You should take care of yourself first.
Let’s talk about the matter later.
The front line has failed, but it is impossible for the little Japanese to break in, so we can continue to live our lives as we should.
As a result, the small vendors on Chengbei Street still started to get busy early in the morning. The food stalls along the street were steaming with steam, and the aroma was transmitted to the noses of every passerby, making those who had not eaten breakfast couldn't help but swallow.
He stopped to ask for a price while drooling.
At this time, two small black cars drove up in the distance. The vendors blocking the road hurriedly moved around and shouted in the direction of the cars, hoping that the noble people in the cars would stop and get out.
Buy a few of their flatbreads or drink a bowl of haggis soup, and you'll be able to brag about it for a while.
Nowadays, people in Taiyuan have become accustomed to small bridge cars. Unlike in the past few years, when they saw cars, they would stop and look at them, eager to go up and touch them.
In Taiyuan City now, not only all the offices of the Appeasement Office are equipped with cars, but even the wealthy families have cars. Cars have become a symbol of status.