Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 994

Chapter 994 Japan changes generals (Part 1)

The twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, May 2nd!

Liu Ruming, the former general of the 29th Army, used smoke bombs to deceive the Japanese army into thinking that the Chinese army in the city was going to fight to the death, and was frantically deploying troops to encircle and annihilate the army. Unexpectedly, the Xuzhou city defense commander used a trick to escape, and led his troops at starry night. Withdraw from the encirclement that the Japanese army has not yet closed.

Xuzhou was occupied by the Japanese army!

China and Japan each announced the end of the Battle of Xuzhou.

The Japanese claimed in newspapers that they had achieved their strategic goals in the early stages of the battle, successfully occupied Xuzhou, an important city in northern Jiangsu, and gained control of two important railway lines.

The Chinese side also claimed in newspapers that the Battle of Xuzhou was a victory for its side. China annihilated nearly 40,000 Japanese invaders in this battle. Especially in the Battle of Taierzhuang, more than 20,000 Japanese invaders were beheaded, although the regiment flag was not captured. , but still nearly wiped out four Japanese infantry regiments, which was a glorious victory in the history of the Patriotic War.

Actually, anyone with a discerning eye can see that both China and Japan are trying to cheer themselves up, talking only about the bright side and not mentioning the ugly side at all.

　　The Japanese strategic purpose in the early stages of the battle was not only to control the two railway lines. Their biggest purpose was to annihilate the 600,000 Chinese elites participating in the war and lay a solid foundation for the future attack on Central China.

The Japanese won both the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Jinling, but suffered heavy casualties. A large part of the reason was because the nearly one million Chinese troops participating in the war were China's most elite soldiers.

In this battle, Japan also exerted all its strength and mobilized 200,000 elite troops from the two major front armies of North China and Central China. This was even greater than the investment in the original Battle of Songhu, in an attempt to defeat the last elite of the Chinese side. They were all wiped out on this plain.

But obviously, their goal has completely failed.

During the entire battle, although the Chinese suffered more than 100,000 casualties, they only took one-sixth of the total troops participating in the battle, and the main force remained!

On the other hand, the Japanese suffered nearly 40,000 casualties, accounting for even one-fifth of the total troops participating in the war. The Battle of Taierzhuang was the Waterloo of the Japanese North China Front. The two detachment-level main forces were exhausted by the Chinese and were completely wiped out with heavy troops. .

This also led to the resignation of the Japanese general commander of the North China Front!

Although this is not the first time since its establishment that the Japanese Army has replaced a general-level commander due to a defeat in a battle, nor is it the first time it has suffered such heavy losses. The battle losses in the Battle of Hikuma were much greater than this, but This is definitely the first time that the Japanese Army has been annihilated in its entirety!

It is no exaggeration to say that this battle was a shame for the entire Japanese Army.

From this aspect, Japan failed this time.

And what about China?

Actually, it is difficult to say that I won. Yes, I killed 40,000 Japs in this battle and showed the majesty of the Chinese army. I also retained enough strength, but I lost Subei!

With the loss of two important railway lines, the Japanese army will be able to transport northern troops to northern Jiangsu through the railway lines unimpeded. Then it will heavily threaten Henan Province, the most important province in the Central Plains, and then threaten the entire Central China.

It can be said that after this battle, neither China nor Japan took advantage.

China lost a large area of land, but retained its strength; Japan occupied land, but was severely chopped by China, and shed an unknown amount of blood. It is wishful thinking to conquer Central China as quickly as in the past.

At least, the severely damaged Japanese North China Front Army is still waiting for a change of commander!

On May 3, a transport plane, escorted by four fighter jets, flew from the direction of Goryeo to the western suburbs of Pingbeicheng Airport.

Indoor Shroud personally led nearly ten of his generals to greet him at the airport.

Gen Sugami, who was the Japanese Army Minister at the time, walked out of the cabin and looked at the Japanese North China Front Army generals lined up in a row more than 20 meters away with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes.

As a key figure in the Japanese Army think tank, Gen Sugami participated in the planning of the July 7th Incident and the subsequent Pacific War. He was also a ruthless man who would be promoted to one of Japan's three marshals in the future. He personally shouted out "Three Marshals" in front of the emperor. He was also the one who launched the slogan "Destroy China".

Obviously, the then Minister of War occupied a pivotal position in the Japanese Army.

So, what role does the Japanese Minister of War play?

This has to start with the structure of the Japanese army.

The so-called "Military Headquarters" of the Japanese Army during the war actually refers to the two major units of the Army Ministry and the General Staff Headquarters. The word "province" was just copied from the Tang Dynasty of China, which imitated the "province" system of three provinces and six ministries.

In fact, in the early Japanese military system, the cabinet only had a "Ministry of War" that handled all military affairs. This plagiarism was even more serious, as both "ministry" and "province" were used.

But starting in 1871, due to the rise of the navy, the Ministry of War was split into two departments, the Army Ministry and the Navy Ministry. The Japanese Army and Navy began to separate and engage in construction. Seven years later, the former Army Ministry The General Staff Bureau became independent and changed into the General Staff Headquarters, and the Japanese Army finally realized the separation of military affairs and military orders.

The Army Ministry is a military and political agency responsible for the personnel, establishment, equipment, training and other matters of the Army. The design, strategy, tactics and combat orders and other matters related to the use of troops are controlled by the General Staff Headquarters.

To put it bluntly, one is a training unit and the other is a unit that employs troops. During wartime, the General Staff Headquarters actually has greater power than the Army Ministry. However, the Army Ministry controls the Army's personnel, establishment, funding and mobilization powers, and can also restrict the General Staff Headquarters.

So, if the Japanese Army wants to cause trouble, it must work together with the Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters.

The eldest position in the Army Ministry is called the Minister of War, and is referred to as the "Land Prime Minister" in the cabinet. It is usually held by an army general, and Gen Sugami is currently the number one person in Japan's Army Ministry.

The reason why such a powerful Shanshan Yuan came to Pingbeicheng was not to support the new commander of the Japanese North China Front Army.

Because, he is the commander of Shinko Japan's North China Front!

Logically speaking, Japan's North China Front belongs to a large military region, and its commander must also be a general, but its level and power are obviously much smaller than those of the Army Ministry. The Army Ministry governs the promotion of all military personnel below the lieutenant general level of the entire Japanese Army. Including division commanders, brigade commanders, and wing commanders, the Army Ministry has the right to nominate and recommend.

This is almost equivalent to asking a county organization director to go to the town below to be a senior town official, even if the level is deputy county level. You can tell whether the organization director feels aggrieved or not.

So what if I'm frustrated? Moto Sugamigi was the commander of Japan's North China Front appointed by the emperor. The reason was that the North China Front's performance was poor and if he wanted to advance the war smoothly, he could only be appointed by someone with rich combat experience and superb strategic abilities.

Looking at the several Japanese army generals in the Japanese Army Ministry and General Staff Headquarters, one of them must be the one who shouted the slogan "All China can be destroyed in March".

Furthermore, the emperor made a promise that as long as Yuan Shanshan performed well as commander of the front army, his promotion to marshal would be a certainty.

With the temptation of this position, if Shan Shanyuan doesn't want to come, he will have to reluctantly take up the post.

Here Shan Shanyuan came to take over as the commander of the North China Front in aggrieved manner, looking at the generals who were about to become his direct subordinates with a complicated expression.

Over there, the indoor shroud who was obviously more depressed was staring ahead with a stern face, not even wanting to look at Shanshan Yuan.

Although Yuan Shanshan's position was higher than his, he was an army general at the same level as him. There was no need for him to kowtow to the man who stole his throne as commander.

But this kind of pride, as Shan Shanyuan walked down the gangway and walked slowly towards the queue, the face of the indoor shroud gradually softened, and finally turned into a flower.

Because, an army general who is about to lose all his posts has nothing to be proud of. From this moment on, the only people the indoor shroud can command are the few orderlies assigned to him.

ˆ To use the headline on the front page of China's Jinling Daily: Indoor shroud, he ran away with his tail between his legs in despair. Going home to take his grandson and plant vegetables on the way is the best destination for him.

There is not a single curse word in the whole text, but anyone who has read the book can see the Chinese side's deep ridicule towards Japan's change of generals!

The change of commander of a front army is certainly not a trivial matter. Japan cannot hide it even if it wants to. There is no need to deliberately publicize it. Chinese spies also changed the commander of Japan's North China Front Army after a meeting of senior generals of Japan's North China Front Army on the evening of the 3rd. Passed out.

The shroud in the room was sitting on the transport plane that brought Shanshan Yuan, and he sadly left China and flew back to his homeland.

It's not that China has never thought of sending fighter planes to intercept and kill this guy. Unfortunately, the distance from Central China to North China is thousands of kilometers, and the Japanese army has strengthened security. Except for a few people who know the specific time when the indoor shrouds left, no one else knows. Even if the Chinese Using the highest-level spies will most likely result in nothing except crashing a few fighter planes and losing a few of the most elite pilots. Indoor Shroud left safely, but his time in North China was over.

From then on, the Japanese North China Front Army entered the Yuan Dynasty.

Moto Sugami, who took over Japan's North China Front, summoned his important generals non-stop. Shiro Itagaki, Madoka Doi, Saburo Kawayasu, Isotani Suke, Imaya Nakajima, etc. all returned from the front line.

In just three days, Shan Shanyuan met with all the commanders of the divisions fighting outside and had confidential discussions one by one. Among them were even the commanders of the 108th and 109th divisions fighting deep in the mountains of Shanxi Province. It can be seen that these divisions How fast the group leaders ran.

Indeed, none of the Japanese generals, including the mighty Itagaki Shiro, dared to look down upon him as the new commander. That was not only because Gen Sugang had served as Minister of the Army and had been in charge of their official titles, but, Sugang Yuan is a ruthless character.

Shanshan Yuan has a face that can be called honest and honest, and he also has a pair of eyebrows. From the appearance, he looks a bit silly. When he was studying in the military academy in his youth, he was nicknamed Fool Yuan. He also had another nickname: Yuan Shanshan. It's called a toilet door, which means it can be pushed open from both the inside and the outside like a toilet door.

But only those who are familiar with him know that this silly-looking guy has an extremely tough and stubborn personality and is very vindictive.

Since he became the Minister of War, the group of classmates who made fun of him in his youth, including those who are not in office, and those who are still in office, have basically stepped aside due to various problems. The grievances and grievances of forty years ago when they were ignorant of the world are still remembered. , maybe you have memorized it in a small notebook. Who among these lieutenant generals dares to let this person miss you?

Just three days after the division commanders of the Japanese North China Front's lieutenant generals broke their legs, one Japanese lieutenant general was sitting on pins and needles.

Xiang Yue Qingshi was very impatient. As the commander of the First Army of the Japanese North China Front, he arrived at Pingbeicheng two days ago and waited for the summons of the new commander.

As a result, even the little scumbags from the two ad hoc divisions, the 108th Division and the 109th Division, were summoned to meet and talk. He, the commander of the first army of the three divisions, was not yet there.

Does this mean anything?

When I thought about the fact that during the Battle of Xuzhou a few days ago, I did not fully follow the orders of General Indoor Shroud and ordered the 14th Division to march westward to Kaifeng, which resulted in a hundred-mile defense zone being empty on the battlefield, Indoor Shroud actually passed the responsibility of letting go of 500,000 Chinese troops. Xiangyue Qingshi himself was not only angry, but also restless.

It was not until the afternoon of May 7 that a call came from the headquarters, telling Xiang Yue Qingshi that the Commander would meet him at the Commander's residence at 8 p.m.

It was finally his turn. This was originally a happy thing, but Xiangyue Qingshi couldn't be happy at all.

In the past three or four days, all the army lieutenant generals except him had met with the commander alone. He, the commander of the First Army who was the first lieutenant general in the North China Front, was actually ranked last. One, thinking about it, is not a good sign.

The anxious Xiangyue Qingshi couldn't help but feel a little regretful at this time. He regretted that he had said goodbye to the indoor shroud since he took office.

Indoor Shouti said that he would occupy Jin Province first, so he raised objections at the military meeting, hoping to pursue and attack the Chinese army along the Ping-Han Line, and openly accused Indoor Shouti of constantly delimiting the combat order of the 1st Army in the name of direct jurisdiction.

The conflict between the two has long been an open secret within the North China Front.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on Xiangyue Qingshi. As the commander of the Japanese garrison in North China after the July 7th Incident, he was the most qualified to become the commander of the newly formed North China Front Army during the capture of Pingjin. As a result, the military headquarters did not Damn it, he just sent indoor shrouds to pick peaches. If it were replaced, everyone would have to explode!

This is too much bullying for an honest child.

There must have been a handover between the previous commander and the new commander, and the indoor shroud may have said a lot of bad things about him later.

With such anxiety, Xiangyue Qingshi managed to stay up until seven o'clock in the evening. After sitting in the car for half an hour, he walked into the heavily guarded residence of Shanshan Yuan in Pingbeicheng on time.

It was a courtyard, but the civilians around the courtyard were driven away and all lived in the infantry brigade directly under the headquarters. Within a radius of 700 meters with the courtyard as the center, there was not a single Chinese person.

It was already night at this time. Although the guards were heavily guarded, there was basically no sound. The silence was almost eerie. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of Xiangyue Qingshi's leather boots on the bluestone floor.

Shan Shanyuan stood with his back to the cypress tree in the small courtyard, which was as thick as two adults' waists, until Xiang Yue Qingshi approached, solemnly stood at attention and raised his hands in a military salute: "Your Excellency, Commander, under my command, Xiang Yue Qingshi. "

Then he turned around with a smile and raised his hand slightly: "Qingshi-kun, there is no need to be formal, please have tea. This is the jade dew I brought from Kyoto. I hope you like it!"

“Thank you for your kindness, Commander. I have not had the opportunity to taste Kyoto's famous tea for several years since I left Kyoto. I really miss it very much.” Xiangyue Qingshi's face showed surprise.

Although Xiangyue Qingshi dares to have a conflict with the indoor shroud, it does not mean that he is a fool. On the contrary, he also has his own wisdom. Crying children have milk. If he makes a fuss, the military department will look at it. In terms of his record, after all, we have to give him some benefits, right?

Facing this new commander who had served as "Lu Xiang", Xiangyue Qingshi, who was only one year younger than him, respectfully lowered his attitude. This was also a disguised way of telling this commander, "I am the indoor shroud." I don't take him as an onion, but in the face of your prestige and ability, I don't dare.

With these two comparisons, no matter how many bad words the indoor shroud said about him, he could make this person not feel bad about him. This was something Xiangyue Qingshi had thought about before he came.

Otherwise, with his current status and power as commander of the 1st Army, there is absolutely no need for him to act so 'humble' just for a cup of tea.

"Haha, it's fine if Mr. Qingshi likes it, but don't be too cautious. You and I are similar in age, and now we are colleagues, and we are not in the headquarters but in a private house. How about not being qualified for official positions?" Tapping on your own is effective and brings a bigger smile on your face.

Obviously, Xiangyue Qingshi, who was supposed to be seen first, was placed last because Shan Shanyuan deliberately knocked it.

No one likes a subordinate who challenges his boss, even if he is very capable, and the same goes for Yuan Shanshan.

As the Minister of War, he didn't need to tell Xiang Yue Qingshi's black status in the indoor shroud. He also knew the grudges between the two, and even more understood why Xiang Yue Qingshi, a veteran army lieutenant general, was acting like this.

However, because this kind of veteran has been in the army for a long time, his relationships are intricate. Not to mention that the shroud in the room is helpless, even the yuan in the shirt has a headache.

So, as soon as he took office, he used this evasive move to strike. If Xiangyue Qingshi still didn't understand, then you can't blame him for taking advantage of his new appointment to transfer him away. His Majesty the Emperor promised to give him He fully supports it.

But now it seems that Xiangyue Qingshi is very smart, at least on the surface he seems to be completely submissive, so he can still use it, if he can surprise himself in the next conversation.

"Hi! Your Excellency, Commander!" Xiang Yue Qingshi bowed his head heavily.

“Qingshi-kun, please sit down!” Shanshan Yuan's eyes showed satisfaction and he pointed to the futon beside the tea table.

The leader can say that, but you really can't do that!

The leader can call you brother, but you must not really treat the leader as your elder brother!

Xiangyue Qingshi still has a good eye for this.

The two sat down cross-legged across from each other.

"Mr. Qingshi! What do you think of the current situation in North China?" Sitting down, Shanshan Yuan and other Xiangyue Qingshi took a sip of tea and got straight to the point.

PS: I had a lot of things to do a year ago, but it didn't feel any easier than going to work. I didn't start typing until tonight. I'm a little late, sorry!

(End of this chapter)

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