Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1043

Chapter 1043: Shock in all directions!

The morning of June 5, 1938 is definitely a morning that can be recorded in Chinese history.

The streets of Jiangxia's important city!

Countless newsboys were shouting in the streets: "Great victory in the battlefield of North China, Shanxi and Southeast!"

There were not many newspapers left in the newspaper bags they were carrying, but the newsboys were still shouting excitedly on the street.

The sparse office workers did not hesitate to spend cash to buy the few newspapers, but the people huddled under the buildings and at the door of the shops showed more numbness.

This is not the first time that government propaganda has won victory. In Jinling and many cities, they have cheered for it, but what was the result? From Songhu to Jinling and then to northern Jiangsu, the iron hooves of the Japanese army approached. Their homes were gone. Those who wanted to keep their homes were massacred by the Japanese. Even if they fled to Jiangxia, there would be no roof or an inch of soil under them. The Japanese The human army is still approaching step by step. Where can they escape? Is it the southwest full of mountains? Or the south facing the sea?

Yes, the war that has lasted for nearly a year has almost destroyed the hopes of the refugees who cannot afford three meals a day and have no place to live. For them, the so-called victory is not as practical as giving them a meal of porridge.

War is like endless darkness, and those who live in it dare not imagine when dawn will come.

However, after all, there are still some people who live in darkness, but still long for the light.

Otherwise, this nation will fall into darkness forever!

"You're a zebra, kidnappers, come and see, the kidnappers in the second theater are really strong! Not only did they smash the siege of the Japanese army, they also killed a mixed brigade of the Japanese army. The most awesome thing is that they captured them alive. A major general brigade commander." The exclamation of a Jiangxia native was like a thunder, which finally made the numb refugees finally have a trace of emotion in their eyes.

That emotion is called surprise.

Previous victory propaganda has always only said that our army fought bravely and annihilated many enemies in this battle, but the final outcome was that our army successfully retreated and large areas of the country became enemy-occupied areas. But this time, unexpectedly, an unexpected force emerged and became an organized annihilation of the enemy. Not to mention a brigade, but also to capture an enemy major general alive?

Does this mean that the battlefield situation has changed?

People who want to live must have hope after all. The refugees who fled thousands of miles to Jiangxia never want to return to their hometown. A reversal of the war situation is their biggest hope.

Yes, in the hearts of this group of Chinese people, winning a battle is not as shocking as capturing an enemy general alive.

Because, since the war started in July last year, China has killed countless generals in the war, but the Japanese army has very few, let alone captured alive. This is an unprecedented first time.

The entire lifeless street came to life because of the voice of this Jiangxia native.

People gathered around those who had newspapers in their hands, begging them to read news about the battlefield that was at least a thousand kilometers away from them.

The senior officials of the Second Theater Command and the Military and Political Department who had withdrawn to the other side of the Yellow River also had smiles on their faces.

The annihilation of the Second Mixed Brigade was judged to be a matter of time two days ago. However, what these senior generals did not expect was that in addition to killing thousands of Japanese invaders, they could also capture the Major General of the Second Mixed Brigade. Head of the group Yamashita.

That's not all. When the 17th Division and the 104th Division, which were repairing in the mountains, began to march towards the combat area of the 80th Army and the 16th Division, the Japanese army finally couldn't stand it any longer. On the morning of June 3, they began to gradually withdraw their troops to the rear. By the next day, according to reconnaissance, most of the main force of the Japanese army had withdrawn, and it was basically possible to declare the victory of the defense battle in southeastern Shanxi.

However, the old Shanxi man who had always wanted to prove himself became more cautious this time. He waited for another day and confirmed that all three Japanese armies were retreating before sending a report to the Ministry of Military Affairs at dusk on June 4.

As a result, the Ministry of Military Affairs prepared an article all night long, requesting all domestic newspapers and radio stations to announce the good news of the victory in the Battle of Southeast Shanxi to the whole country in the early morning of the next day.

Although the two sides invested only 200,000 troops in this battle and lasted only half a month, compared with previous large-scale battles such as the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Jinling, and the Battle of Xuzhou, where both sides frequently invested hundreds of thousands or even millions and fought fiercely for several months. A battle is just a small battle.

However, this battle is about whether Shanxi Province will not be completely occupied by the Japanese army, about whether the last barrier in northern China can be successfully defended, and even about whether the Guanzhong Plain and the southwestern important areas are not threatened. It is extremely important in a strategic sense.

In addition, capturing alive the Major General Yamashita of the Second Mixed Brigade was a heavy blow to the Japanese North China Front.

Thinking about it with your buttocks, you all know how uncomfortable Shan Shanyuan, who is now the new commander of the North China Front Army and is leading this battle, is on pins and needles.

In a moment of excitement, a certain boss even sent a congratulatory message to the Shanxi old man who was the commander of the Second War Zone and the boss of the 80th Group Army overnight, praising them for their excellent coordination and command in the southeast Shanxi battle, and He promised that he would personally award the Blue Sky Medal to both of them.

You must know that those two people were once a thorn in the side of the big boss and wanted to kill them quickly, but now they have to go to award precious medals in person, which shows how important the victory of this battle is to the principal.

That was like a shot in the arm for a dying person! It was even more exciting than the victory in the Taierzhuang battle.

The biggest factor was the capture of the unlucky boy Yamashita alive.

This actually all stems from that **** battle of 5VS48!

Hammer and Guaiguai killed the last two Japanese infantrymen, but there were actually four Japanese grenade launchers in the distance. Generally speaking, as long as the four Japanese grenade launchers still had a few grenades, they mustered up the courage to blast them out. With those few grenades, they could become the final victors on this battlefield.

Unfortunately, after they watched a pig and a dog madly attack the last two infantrymen and succeeded, their last trace of courage also disappeared.

They ran away, not even paying attention to the brigade commander who was on a stretcher behind the stone.

Of course, a few soldiers who were no more than sergeants would never dare to let them smash the head of the unconscious brigade commander with a grenade to show their allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor.

Then, the galloping Chinese infantry took complete control of the battlefield and sent two three-person teams to pursue the last remaining Japanese soldiers who jumped into the mountains and forests in sight.

For Wei Donglai at that time, all his thoughts were on how to rescue three of his own soldiers. He would also pay attention to a few escaped little Japs and send soldiers to chase them, just to prevent the Japanese from killing them. It would be shameful for someone to turn around and give this side a cold shot.

The soldiers who searched the Japanese position soon discovered Yamashita lying on a stretcher. Although Yamashita was the brigade commander, he was not wearing his woolen Major General uniform after being seriously injured, and his face was even more disfigured. It might also have written "I am an Army Major General". Naturally, the Chinese soldiers didn't know who this guy was, but at this time, the Japanese even carried him on a stretcher. They knew that this guy's status would definitely not be low.

Wei Donglai and the second lieutenant of the army were able to have a heartbeat and breath because the health soldiers rescued Tudou and Yang Bicheng. They were in a good mood and did not use this seriously injured and comatose Japanese 'big man' as a sacrifice. Otherwise, Yamashita There was a 90% chance that Wen would be killed directly by a group of angry Chinese soldiers.

At that time, not to mention that there was nothing to prove that he was a major general in the army, even if he held up his military certificate and said that he was willing to scold his Majesty the Emperor in public, the Chinese soldiers would probably chop off his head and put it as a sacrifice in front of his brothers who died in the battle. Taste it.

In a sense, Yamashita probably has to thank two Chinese medical soldiers. They saved the lives of two Chinese soldiers and indirectly helped him prolong his life.

In order to find out the identity of this "big man", Wei Donglai made a rare request to the two infantry squad leaders who led the pursuit into the mountains to stay alive.

The few Japanese grenadier soldiers who fled into the mountains didn't even have guns. What's even worse is that there was a dog and a pig in the Chinese search team.

The wild boar Guai Guai once again showed the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment that adopting it was not just for its ability to bite people. Its sense of smell was even stronger than the hammer that had unlocked its ancestral genes.

With almost no detours, they led a few soldiers straight to the Japanese hiding place. The Japanese grenadier who was forced to a dead end took the risk and hung himself under a cliff. The support point of his body was less than a face under his feet. It was impossible to tell whether a rock the size of a basin could be climbed up. The most advanced method of 'hide-and-seek' made even the soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment who were born as Orions stunned.

Even though they were so whimsical and desperate, the poor Japanese child still didn't expect that the opponent actually had a wild boar with a sharper nose than a dog to help him and captured him alive. The surviving Japanese infantrymen could only bet on the Chinese's promise not to kill him. Naturally, Yamashita's identity was exposed. Tang Dao, who was personally leading the medical company to the mountains, received the news that surprised him.

Yes, Tang Dao was only surprised, not happy. Two of his soldiers were still fighting against death. He was just a Japanese Army Major General. Is that worthy of his smile?

Under Tang Dao's instructions, the seriously injured Yamashita was re-bandaged and given medicine, but the surgery was out of the question. In Tang Dao's words: "What's so great about a little Japanese major general? No matter how important it is, I am Is the life of Brother Si Xingtuan important?”

The three military doctors who accompanied Tang Dao into the mountains performed operations on Tudou and Yang Bicheng on the spot. For this purpose, the entire battalion selected 30 strong men to donate blood to the two men, successfully saving them from death. Pull it back.

Yamashita was not so lucky. Not only did he not have surgery, his hands and feet were tied to a stretcher, and gauze was stuffed in his mouth. This was to prevent him from self-mutilation when he woke up and found himself being captured.

Japs can even perform the extremely cruel method of breaking the abdomen. It is nothing new to tear open the abdominal wound with your own hands and pull out the intestines. Biting your tongue to commit suicide is even more childish.

After Ye Chenghuan, the director of the Political Department, heard about this, he was so anxious that he rushed over with a cavalry squad and took out the gauze from the mouth of 'Taihang Zhutouwen', and arranged for four people to take turns to watch him 24 hours a day. This allowed Yamashita to stay alive again and not be suffocated to death.

Compared to Tang Tuanzuo who was not very impressed, Ye Chenghuan knew how important capturing a Japanese general was to the Chinese army or the Chinese people at this time. It was even more powerful than annihilating an infantry brigade. Much.

Didn't you see that when Brigadier Cheng Da heard about this, he immediately dropped everything he was doing and rushed there with a guard platoon? Moreover, in order to prevent Tang Dao from causing trouble, he also brought two captured Japanese lieutenants to confirm.

The Fourth Line Regiment is currently short of food. The 683 Brigade is not short of food now. There are more than 120 Japanese soldiers captured. The only regret is that there are no junior officers.

Those mid-level officers of the Japanese army are not only stubborn, but they also know in their hearts that the Chinese will definitely settle the score later. They have issued those cruel orders in the occupied areas, and their hands are stained with the blood of the Chinese. They have passed through unsteady subordinates. After identification, the probability of being shot is greater than 99%. It is better to die on the battlefield to gain a reputation and avoid implicating family members at home.

Although the two lieutenant-level officers are not high enough to see Yamashita, the high-ranking brigade commander, often, Yamashita's appearance is still recognizable, even if his face is a little swollen due to injuries, especially since one of the lieutenants is still the third lieutenant. The first infantry brigade belongs to the **** troops of Yamashita in the Second Mixed Brigade, and they will never forget Yamashita's unlucky appearance.

Originally, the two Japanese lieutenants were a little disheartened when they thought that they had given up the honor of the Imperial Army and became prisoners of the Chinese in order to survive. But now that they saw that even the brigade commander had been captured by the Chinese, they were so careful. coming.

If they could survive, they could tell their compatriots that they chose to live in an ignoble existence in order to protect the brigade commander. Otherwise, they would have died on the battlefield long ago.

To put it bluntly, Yamashita has become the reason for the two Japanese officers to convince themselves to continue living well. If they don't identify him honestly, even if he is not, they would like to say that he is the guy.

The news was uploaded layer by layer in this way, capturing the top-secret information of Yamashita, the commander of the second mixed brigade, and making the boss of the 80th Group Army and the old man from Shanxi hundreds of miles away so happy that he ate two more meals at night. Bowl of rice.

“Immediately order the Shanxi Southeast Command to send Shanxia, who is very seriously treated and must be alive, to Linfen.” The Shanxi old man immediately ordered. "By the way, this information is strictly confidential. If anyone leaks it, kill him!"

This guy is a shrewd guy to the core. Although he is stingy, his mind spins very quickly. He does not specify that he wants to send it to the Four Lines Group, but to send it to the Shanxi Southeast Command. It just means that he will receive 80 The boss of the group army was responsible for commanding Fang's victory in this battle. This credit was not only credited to the Four Lines Regiment, but also to his 80th Group Army.

After all, in the battle at Changle Village, the Eightyth Army had its most elite infantry brigade.

Moreover! This person really doesn't want to see Tang Dao. The last time he came to Fen, Tang Tuanzuo made a lot of money for the old man through his lavish spending, but Tang Dao took advantage of the information gap to get back tens of thousands of dollars in a reasonable and legal way. The old Shanxi man still remembers it!

Shanxi old man's temperament is like this. It's fine to sleep with his wife, but if you take money from his pocket, then really, you will remember your son for the rest of his life!

The old man from Shanxi felt a headache when he thought that Tang Dao would send Yamashita to the headquarters in a reasonable and legal way, and that he would be asking for money and supplies in a reasonable and "greedy" manner.

It's better not to see this guy!

It is for this reason that the Shanxi old man turned to give this huge credit to the 80th Army. Otherwise, the 80th Army almost did not beat the **** out of the Shanxi old man during the Eastern Expedition in the first two years. Black History', how could an old man from Shanxi take care of him like this?

Anyway, if you have to choose one to love someone who has beaten you or someone who has extorted your money, the old man from Shanxi will instinctively choose the former.

The majestic King of Jin Province, just like that, when Tang Dao found out about the little Jiujiu he had beaten, he couldn't help but dumbfounded.

Of course, the old man from Shanxi underestimated the magnanimity of the boss of the Eightyth Group Army. Since the commander of the theater entrusted him with the important task of sending the prisoners of the Japanese major general, he could naturally designate who would send them.

What's even more terrible is that the Shanxi old man underestimated the friendly generals, but overestimated the confidentiality level of his own headquarters.

In the afternoon, the Second War Zone Headquarters received news from the Shanxi Southeast War Zone Headquarters. In the quiet courtyard of Pingbeicheng at the beginning of the lights, waves of roars erupted.

“Damn Yamashita, not only did his stupidity lead to the loss of the Empire's elite, he also lost all the courage to be loyal to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, bringing shame to the Imperial Army!”

After receiving the intelligence, the generals who had always been the great minister of the Army had always lost their calmness after receiving the intelligence. In the quiet small courtyard, they kept cursing.

The reason why this person is so out of sorts is that this is actually the third heavy blow he has received in the past few days. Each blow from the Chinese is harder than the last, and it is like meeting Li Yuanba.

From the moment the Second Mixed Brigade was surrounded and more than ten fighter planes of the Army Aviation were shot down due to support, the Japanese Army General knew that the defeat of the Southeast Shanxi Campaign led and initiated by him was a foregone conclusion.

The worst-case scenario is that most of the main force of the Second Mixed Brigade is broken. He even decided on the most suitable candidate to take the blame last night and drafted a message for this purpose. He only waited for the defense line of the Second Mixed Brigade to completely collapse and attack Jin. The front troops in the southeastern mountainous area evacuated in an orderly manner to avoid greater losses.

But Yamashita's unexpected capture still greatly exceeded his bottom line. It wasn't that he had been immersed in officialdom for many years and still had a bit of a palace, but this moment was enough to make him spit out a basin of blood. Even so, the dizzying eyes and stars flashing in his eyes were a true reflection of his reaction after receiving the information.

Let alone scolding Yamashita, if Yamashita were here, he would have chopped him up with a knife and cut him into meat paste to feed the dogs.

The Intelligence Division has confirmed that the incident was confirmed to be correct. It was a spy adventure of the highest level that was not even used when launching the Battle of Yuancheng.

Moreover, I believe that it won't be long before China will announce this important information.

After all, that is a rare achievement for China, which has been retreating step by step in strategic defense.

The Chinese side is very happy, which means that the Japanese side is particularly uncomfortable. This is not an attack or a favor, both sides are extremely happy.

For Shan Shanyuan at this time, the bad consequences have already occurred. What he, the top leader of the North China Front, has to do is to minimize the negative impact of this incident.

Otherwise, the veteran lieutenant general he pushed out to take the blame may not be able to withstand the surging public opinion from the country, even if His Majesty the Emperor supports him.

After a long time, the furious Shanshan Yuan finally regained his composure.

“Let Chief of Staff Saburo Okabe come to see me!” The cold eyes of the general commander of the Japanese North China Front sitting under the tree were like two will-o'-the-wisps in the dim light.

(End of this chapter)

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