From a military point of view, Shimen's defense system is not very complete, and it is located in a plain area, the site of the Fourth Battle, and the Eighth Route Army has control of the air. There is no value in defending a city like this;
However, if the Japanese want to hold on and the Eighth Route Army wants to regain North China and make Yanjin powerful, Shimen must be captured. If the losses are greater, it must be attacked by force.
"Comrades, Jiaobenji has been promoting militaristic education, and the middle and lower-level officers and most of the soldiers have been deeply poisoned by the Japanese. This group of Japanese is hopeless, and the only way to deal with them is to completely, cleanly and completely eliminate them!
From now on, we must set a rule for them. Normal offensive and defensive battles are allowed. If they don't want to fight later, we can accept their surrender and give them the most basic treatment as prisoners of war;
If people like Shimen tie the entire city and people together to fight in the streets, we will not accept their surrender and will completely, cleanly and completely eliminate them all, leaving no one left!
The commander determines that he is a war criminal. If one day China takes advantage of him, his private property will be confiscated, and his family will not be treated as civilians and will receive justice. "
Within the joint command headquarters, Chu Xiong's words were recognized by most people, and they should be wary of some die-hard elements.
Ming Zhao said:
"I very much agree with Chu Xiong's proposal. If they are not allowed to have any scruples, more cities will be destroyed by war in the future counterattack, and everyone will have to pay the price for their madness!
I propose to issue a statement in the name of the Joint Command to warn those militarists who have dragged the entire city into the abyss of war for their own selfish interests. They and their families will face justice regardless of their positions. "
Others agreed one after another, and finally formed a resolution to be submitted to Yanzhou for approval. Considering that the next step is to recover Yancheng, if these militarists are not deterred, they may madly destroy Yancheng. This is a matter for the people of the whole country. What you don’t want to see;
This was the will of the people and the trend of the times, so they approved the proposal, and Yanzhou issued a unified notice to the Japanese and puppet troops, issuing a strong warning to all Japanese in China, including Yuren.
In particular, he warned the top management of Jianpanji that if the behavior of China's dispatched troops is not restrained, when Jianpanji is defeated, China will put the person on trial and prosecute him for crimes against humanity, which will not rule out the abolition of the existing constitutional monarchy. system, there is no longer a royal family.
As soon as the news was announced, the world was in an uproar, and China was applauded. Only Shuzhong Power Generation reprimanded Yanzhou on the grounds that Yanzhou had no right to speak on behalf of China, let alone deal with the Foot Pot Chicken Royal Family.
The Demon Palace, eager to be popular, jumped like thunder and cursed:
“Bagaya Road and Yanzhou are too arrogant, who gave them the confidence?
You dare to point fingers at me, abolish the royal family and put me on trial?
Bagaya Road!
This is an insult to me!
I will send another 2 million troops to China to counterattack North China, counterattack Hedong, and counterattack Yanzhou, kill all their senior officials, and raze Yanzhou to the ground to eliminate my hatred..."
Even Private Tojo couldn't bear to hear what he said next. It was purely whimsical and talking in his sleep;
Now Tiaobaji's military strength has been used to its limit. The total military strength has exceeded 6 million, and the supply of troops has been nearly exhausted.
Even if you sell your underwear, it will be difficult to arm 2 million more combat-effective troops. Many of the newly formed troops are so embarrassed that they can only afford one rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition. One division can only guarantee one artillery squadron. ;
More than half of the people have never touched a gun before, and there are many white-headed soldiers and child soldiers. No matter how many such troops there are, they will not be able to counterattack North China.
"Your Majesty, the empire's current center of gravity is in the Far East and South. The navy needs to add a large number of ships to maintain its maritime superiority. Once Yingjiang controls the sea;
If the oil and ore from the south cannot be transported back, and the ammunition supplies cannot be transported, the empire may lose the entire south!
The Eighth Route Army in the Chinese battlefield has nearly one million, its government troops are close to 3 million, and the Chinese Expeditionary Force still has 200,000 elites. They have the ability to launch local counterattacks in the southern battlefield and North China at the same time;
The Chinese battlefield can no longer bring any benefits to the holy war, but consumes huge amounts of money;
The strategic intention of occupying China and supporting war with war has been difficult to realize. The Chinese battlefield has become nothing more than chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, and a pity to abandon.
At this time, there is no need to have a dispute with China. It is in the interests of the empire to properly restrain the military discipline of the Chinese dispatched troops and allow them to abandon some cities when they cannot do anything to preserve their precious vitality;
What the empire wants is to occupy China, not to die with them. "
The words of Private Tojo finally made Yuto realize the reality. North China could no longer be saved. At this time, preserving the 200,000 elite troops of the North China Front was the first priority.
After calming down, Yujin's brain circuit finally began to normalize. He and Senior Private Tojo selectively stopped mentioning the angry words about sending another 2 million troops to China;
It's just an angry remark, whoever takes it seriously will lose!
"Tojo-kun, there is no danger to defend the North China Plain, and the Eighth Route Army is too powerful. If the situation reaches an irreversible point, I can allow Okamura-kun and the North China Front Army to withdraw to Manchuria or Goryeo;
Manchuria and Mongolia are the foundation of the empire. We must make sure to call Mr. Okamura, properly restrain the military discipline of our troops, and try to avoid hurting innocent people. The empire also has the style of a great country. "
Private Tojo breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He didn't care, but the rise and fall of the family still had to be taken into consideration;
Chu Xiong always kept his word. He was not afraid of the iron-blooded killing, but his family was afraid. Many clan elders had already warned him, and he had to leave a way out for his family.
Yanzhou's announcement also stirred up waves in Shimen, and the morale of the army began to fluctuate. Not everyone wanted to die;
Their retreat has been blocked by several high-ranking officials. Normally, they should be more crazy, but it's just the opposite.
The military morale of the Japanese soldiers in the city began to fluctuate, their morale dropped to the lowest point, and they became abandoned. No matter how good they fought, they could not change their fate of death;
Some people began to accept their fate, and some people became even more crazy, with clear distinctions, internal conflicts intensified, and mutual checks and balances, which greatly weakened the overall combat effectiveness.
The Eighth Route Army's offensive was still advancing step by step toward the center of the city, constantly squeezing the Japs' activity space. The two sides fought for each other street by street in the city. The sharply rising number of casualties reflected the cruelty of urban street fighting.
Ermengzi is a person who has experienced large-scale battles. The entire company had suffered all casualties before, but he still led the last 20 to 30 people to charge against the Japanese who were dozens of times larger than himself. This is a fighting spirit that is not afraid of sacrifice. It has already It was engraved in his bones.
After two days of bloody fighting, the First Battalion had penetrated deep into the barricades and suffered more than one-third casualties, but they still had high morale.
On the other hand, the Japs in the First Battalion of the 110th Regiment on the opposite side had no morale at all. Many of them just fought mechanically without any tactics at all.
Another barricade blocked the offensive path of the First Battalion and Second Company. The second company commander lay on a pile of rubble and observed the enemy's firepower arrangement with a telescope, and said to the first platoon leader:
"Platoon Commander Zhou, there are a total of two Type 92 heavy machine guns on the Japs' position, arranged in an angle, forming a perfect crossfire;
The barricade is close to the fellow's house. It is easy to accidentally injure the fellow with the Wei Yixiao cannon, so use the Hua Mulan cannon. The other two platoons provide fire cover. The snipers can remotely suppress the Japanese grenadiers and eliminate them as soon as they appear! "
