Xinjing, Kwantung Army Headquarters
After receiving the farewell message from the 27th Army, Umezu Yoshijiro fell silent...
The 80,000-strong army was annihilated by the Eighth Route Army in a few days. If the loss of Bingcheng is included, 100,000 troops were lost in a week, including first-class divisions such as the 9th Division and the 12th Division. From now on At first he had to face the future of the Kwantung Army.
"Kasahara-kun, it is a foregone conclusion that the empire will lose Manchu and Mongolia. The only difference now is whether the Kwantung Army can keep its last bit of blood;
The Eighth Route Army was fully capable of capturing Xinjing and annihilating the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops near Xinjing. The reason why they did not cut off the connection between Xinjing and Goryeo was because they hoped that we could also follow the path of the North China Front Army and hand over a complete Xinjing. give them. "
Kasahara roughly guessed what the commander meant. As a commander with an army of hundreds of thousands, every decision he made was related to the life and death of countless people.
The main force of hundreds of thousands is not a small number, and the commander has to be responsible for the life and death of these hundreds of thousands of people. He bowed and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, we can't wait any longer. Since the Eighth Route Army can annihilate the 100,000 troops in Qiqihar and Bingcheng within a week, there will be no problem in capturing Xinjing. The most we can do is spend more time and pay more. cost;
It is a foregone conclusion that the empire will lose Manchuria and Mongolia, and it will even lose all of China in the near future. If this is the case, then the best choice is to safely evacuate hundreds of thousands of imperial elites from Xinjing and save Goryeo.
While the Eighth Route Army has not cut off the Imperial Army's passage to Goryeo, retreat as soon as possible, otherwise foreign military orders will not be tolerated! "
Umezu Yoshijiro nodded. This nod weighed as much as a thousand pounds. This withdrawal meant that the Manchu-Mongolia policy that had been implemented for more than ten years had completely failed;
Conquering Manchuria and Mongolia, conquering China, and conquering the world have all become a Huangliang dream. The Kwantung Army has never withdrawn from Xinjing. It’s time to wake up from this dream!
Three days later, Zhong Guoliang rushed into the joint headquarters in Yancheng, holding a telegram in his hand and reporting to the commander-in-chief:
"Commander-in-Chief, there is an urgent call from Shengjing. The Kwantung Army stationed in Xinjing has made some changes. They have sent two divisions to move towards the Yalu River and control the channel from Xinjing to the Yalu River."
The commander-in-chief immediately rushed to the map and quickly came to a conclusion-the Kwantung Army was going to run away!
"Chu Xiong, let them go?"
Chu Xiong thought for a while and then said:
"I suggest attacking the tail but not the head, and ordering the troops to attack Xinjing from the west, south and north. The main attack direction should be on the west front, drive the Japanese toward the east, and then pursue them all the way to the Yalu River.
The purpose is to regain the new capital. Now China still has a lot of land and cities in the hands of the devils. If there is a fight, China will suffer the most!
We just want to set a rule for those who come after us. Those who dare to resist will be wiped out. Those who are willing to withdraw from China will be let go. In this way, the entire China can be recovered as quickly as possible and the huge losses caused by the war to the nation can be minimized. ;
Even if all the Japs withdraw from China, the war is not over yet. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. After the expeditionary force breaks into the Japs' homeland, old and new accounts will be settled together. This is called a monk who can run away, but can't run away from the temple! "
The commander-in-chief nodded in agreement, feeling reassured and said directly to Chu Xiong:
"You are the actual commander in this battle, and we are here to set up the stage for you!
Recovering Manchuria, this is the last tremor. How can I give you orders to the front line? "
After getting his approval, Chu Xiong did not show any pretense and immediately issued the order for a general offensive to the frontline troops. The Eighth Route Army launched the final battle to regain Manchuria.
In the new capital city, as the Kwantung Army began to retreat, the traitors of all sizes in the puppet Manchukuo State began to become anxious. The trees fell down and the hozens scattered. Those officials and military personnel, fearing the liquidation after the Eighth Route Army, began to look for ways;
Many puppet soldiers directly became deserters. No one in the puppet government departments was working. The guards and idlers in the palace began to flee. Even the imperial guards fled.
Umezu Yoshijiro originally wanted to retreat step by step to save some face for himself and the Japanese, but who knew that the Eighth Route Army would not leave them alone and launched an attack from three directions.
The Kwantung Army was quickly defeated and retreated towards Goryeo;
The Japanese had not completely withdrawn from the capital. The troops of the Manchurian National Salvation Army in the city began to defect. Tens of thousands of Manchurian troops rebelled under the leadership of several powerful division commanders.
They quickly took control of the pseudo-imperial palace and arrested all the pseudo-emperor's family. The most indispensable thing in China was the kind of wallflowers who would turn against them as soon as the situation turned bad;
From a policy point of view, it was not easy for the Eighth Route Army to liquidate them, because no matter how despicable their motives were, to a certain extent, they still accelerated the recovery of New Beijing. According to the Eighth Route Army's policy towards the enemy, their actions had to be recognized.
It took the Eighth Route Army less than two hours from launching the attack to carrying out the main force, which was almost the same as its usual marching speed.
After the three columns of the Eighth Route Army entered the city, except for one column left to defend the city, the other two columns left the city and pursued eastward, seizing a large amount of heavy equipment and supplies along the way.
In order to escape for their lives, the Japanese abandoned most of their baggage and retreated to Korea.
The Eighth Route Army did not send planes and tanks to pursue them, but only sent infantry to shoot them at the rear. The two sides maintained a distance of more than ten kilometers, and it was more like driving them out of China.
The Japanese did not loot or kill people when they withdrew from Xinjing. They followed the rules. The Eighth Route Army also followed the rules and only pursued, not intercepted or killed.
Although the two sides did not reach an agreement to withdraw their troops, they reached a tacit understanding on actions. The Eighth Route Army's move was also made to show to the Japanese in the pass;
As long as they abide by the rules and withdraw from China, the Eighth Route Army will only pursue them but not destroy them.
It took the Eighth Route Army three days to catch up to the banks of the Yalu River in a leisurely manner. The Japanese had just withdrawn from the Yalu River Bridge to Korea, leaving not a single soldier in Manchuria;
After arriving at the Yalu River, the Eighth Route Army stopped its pursuit and switched to defense on the spot. The war between the two sides came to an end, Xinjing was liberated, and Manchuria was liberated.
As soon as the news came out, the whole of China became excited...
Everyone celebrates!
Since the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1891-1899, the area outside the customs has gradually become the sphere of influence of the Japanese. After September 18th, it became a Japanese colony, and 30 million people became slaves of the Japanese.
This is the suffering and scar of a nation. After hundreds of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops fought bloody battles, they finally drove away the arrogant Kwantung Army and regained the four provinces outside the Guan.
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, great news, the Eighth Route Army captured Xinjing, and the four provinces outside the customs were recovered!"
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the Eighth Route Army won a great victory in Manchuria, annihilated 120,000 Japanese, and recovered all of Manchuria!"
"Selling newspapers, after the Eighth Route Army regained Manchuria, they continued to send troops to the Far East to regain the lost territory in the Far East..."
