Zhou Wen and Chen Wanli both judged that the size of the Japanese reinforcements would most likely not be less than one division. Only by using an overwhelming force to carry out a thunderous blow could the Japanese army reverse the current stalemate between China and Japan.
The deployment and departure of more than 20,000 people in a division, including logistical supplies and the transportation of countless equipment, are all inseparable from railway transportation. Moreover, it cannot be completed by just a few trains, but it requires a dozen or even dozens of trains.
Only then can it be delivered in a short time.
In this way, the railway line from Jinzhou to Chengde will definitely become lively. The Northeast Army's aircraft do not need to come for close observation. They only need to conduct high-altitude reconnaissance when visibility allows. There is no need to worry about safety problems.
Moreover, even if a Japanese plane comes to fight, it can escape quickly with the speed of the Liao F1 plane.
Chief Qian's support was one of Zhou Wen's efforts to change the direction of the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War.
Moreover, as the director of the National Aviation Commission, Chief Qian came to Peking to integrate the remnants of the Northeast Army and Air Force. He is not under the jurisdiction of the Peking Branch of the Military Commission. He does not need to apply for anything he wants to do. I just give you face.
Just let me know, even if I don’t give you face, I don’t have to be a dick to you.
In the past few days, Commander Qian, who had been in radio contact with the mercenary group, would send two Liao F1 fighter jets to the railway line in the morning and afternoon in the name of testing the performance of the aircraft.
If you encounter a Japanese plane, just turn around and run away. Anyway, the maximum speed of the Liao F1 fighter is slightly faster than that of the Japanese plane, and the Japanese will not be able to catch up even if they want to.
So far, the high-power radio station set up by the mercenary group in Lengkou has not received a notification from Chief Qian, which means that the Japanese reinforcements have not yet set off.
If things had gone according to normal development, Zhang Xiaoping's chance of getting lucky by lurking here and preparing to kill the Japanese commander would have been slim.
Although Yamada Guiura showed disapproval of his subordinates' safety concerns and persuasion, he was not a fool. Who could really guarantee that there would be no accidents in such matters on the battlefield? Naturally, he had no time to spare.
It means I have to run out of the village and go for a walk.
Just stay in the village eating good fish and meat and drinking some sake. Isn’t it delicious?
However, if everything in the world runs according to normal rules, then the word "accident" will not appear.
Just in the afternoon, Yamada Guiura's brigade headquarters received a group of uninvited guests, Lieutenant General Masaemon Sakamoto.
By the way, why did a distinguished lieutenant general and division commander come to the brigade headquarters during the war?
Could it be that they blamed Yamada Guiura for his poor command and came to raise troops to question him?
In fact, it was Sakamoto Masaemon who came to his confidant to explain his funeral affairs.
Of course, this future life does not refer to what happened after his death, but also the aftermath of his departure from the 6th Division.
Yes, the old devil Sakamoto Masaemon is leaving, and he has to leave.
This is because since the Battle of Jehol, the 6th Division under his command not only failed to achieve the campaign objectives, but also lost troops and generals, humiliating the Kwantung Army.
Was he the one who dispatched the Mishan Brigade?
Gone……
Was it his arrangement to form the 14th Brigade?
Everything is broken...
He borrowed the 150mm heavy artillery brigade, right?
It was completely reduced to scrap metal, and it was equipped with several of his own 105 heavy artillery pieces.
Not to mention the Kuroda Cavalry Regiment and Engineer Regiment.
For General Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, this was no longer a simple matter of dissatisfaction, but a matter of extreme disappointment and indignation towards him.
If it weren't for the fact that he was a veteran lieutenant general and that his domestic family was also very influential in the military, Old Japanese Ueda would have wanted to directly order him to commit suicide by committing seppuku.
However, General Ueda's anger is only a secondary reason. After all, it is a taboo for military strategists to change generals on the battlefield, and the 6th Division has already lost troops and generals, which has led to unstable morale and low morale of the army. General Ueda does not want to go to pieces unless it is a last resort.
The last step to break your face.
Even if there is a punishment, at least you have to wait until the Battle of the Great Wall is over before you can work quietly.
Because no matter what, this is a family scandal within the Kwantung Army and should not be publicized.
The main reason why the Kwantung Army wanted to punish Sakamoto Masaemon immediately was due to domestic pressure.
As mentioned before, the Kwantung Army's actions in launching the September 18th Incident and the Rehe Incident were acts of making decisions without authorization and were not authorized by the cabinet and the military.
However, Japan did not expect to win the battle so easily. Before it had time to condemn and punish this behavior of subjugating superiors, Northeast China openly became Manchukuo, and it tolerated this behavior of taking advantage and not suffering any losses.
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But now that the Battle of the Great Wall has reached an anxious state, domestic politicians cannot accept it.
The so-called new and old grudges come together in the heart, and old and new accounts must be settled together.
The current Japanese political arena does not mean that they have no ambitions for China, but they have seen the weaknesses and flaws of the current Republic of China government, which is the chaos and internal strife caused by the current warlord separatism in the Republic of China.
Therefore, a considerable number of political forces in Japan believe that to deal with China, it is necessary to use both political inducements and military deterrence in parallel, and adopt strategies such as gradual encroachment, inducement and differentiation, and gradually conquer China's territory.
Do not be eager for quick success and use military means to solve the problem. It is easy for various forces within the Republic of China to unite under the pressure of crisis and fight against the outside world, and instead fall into a long-term war.
What's more, if the Sino-Japanese war drags on for a long time, how will they respond to the pressure from the Western powers? Can they really sit back and watch Japan fully occupy China without doing anything?
You must know that the Western powers have many interests in China. Customs rights, concession rights, garrison rights, port opening rights, etc., all involve the interests and layout of the powers in the Far East.
As the saying goes, the great powers do not care about the suffering of the Chinese people, but they care about the food on their plates. If you want to disturb their food, it may trigger a war.
Therefore, when the Kwantung Army's war at the Great Wall progressed slowly, different voices from within the country emerged, fearing that this would trigger an all-out war between China and Japan.
Now Japan's domestic military headquarters sends reports to the Kwantung Army to question the Kwantung Army every three days, and even claims to punish some senior officers who provoked the incident. As the commander of the Kwantung Army, the old Japanese Ueda is under extraordinary pressure, but the war
Together, it’s not just a matter of stopping.
Ueda had already seen the weakness of the Republic of China government, and as long as he continued to send more reinforcements, he would surely be able to capture the Great Wall.
At this time, a buffer of time is needed, and a scapegoat needs to be dragged out first to relieve domestic pressure.