Taierzhuang was in a mess, and countless Nationalist soldiers were cleaning up the bodies of their companions. As for the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, they were used to take photos for these foreign reporters.
The city had been almost bombed into ruins, with broken walls and ruins everywhere. Taierzhuang was first bombed several times with intensive artillery fire during the Japanese attack. Then, after the Japanese army captured Taierzhuang, the Chinese army dispatched a large number of aircraft. Artillery, come and bomb Taierzhuang.
Therefore, there is almost no complete house left in Taierzhuang.
The blood of the officers and soldiers of the Chinese and Japanese armies seeped into the ground, and even the ground turned slightly red.
The faint smell of blood and the thick smell of gunpowder smoke in the breeze gently blew on everyone's faces. Foreign reporters with blond hair and blue eyes, but who could speak fluent Chinese were standing in front of Li Zongren. .
After the photographer took a bunch of photos, Li Zongren finally spoke. He said confidently and boldly in his Mandarin with a strong Guangxi accent: "Everyone, today we have another big fight here in Taierzhuang. Victory, this is the second major victory in the fifth theater after the Linyi victory!"
The foreign reporters were listening to Li Zongren's words and quickly memorizing what Li Zongren said with the pens in their hands. After all, these words were to be published in newspapers of the international community and they must be memorized.
After all, at this time, there were no such good things as television and live video recorders.
Facing the foreign reporters in front of him, Li Zongren had a smile on his face and was full of confidence. He said loudly: "The Republic of China and the Chinese nation will be immortal! Although Japan has excellent military and weapons, their population is not enough. We are fighting on the supply front. Japan has obviously exhausted its troops. Now we in China have become anti-war. The lion of the Chinese nation is about to awaken. The Japanese army was attacked by our army in Linyi and Taierzhuang. A major military attack forced Japan to withdraw its troops. As long as all of China concentrates its efforts and fights another war, Japan will soon withdraw its troops!"
Li Zongren's words were sonorous and powerful, and he was full of confidence. This is what a person who has won a battle should look like!
These foreign reporters have long been disgusted with the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in China, especially the Nanjing Massacre!
As a result, after recording a series of speeches by Li Zongren, these foreign reporters immediately spread the news of the military victory of the Chinese army on the Taierzhuang front back to their home countries, hoping to get China the support of their motherland as soon as possible.
However, the ideal is very beautiful, but the reality may not be like this. These politicians have already calculated their accounts clearly. Whether and when they should send troops, and whether they can obtain political benefits by sending troops. Figured it out.
Therefore, they will not take action until their fundamental interests are touched, and they can only provide some symbolic military assistance.
But even these symbolic military aids are also one of the materials most needed by the national army.
With the sympathy and secret help of foreign journalists, the news about the great victory of the Chinese army in Taierzhuang immediately spread to the international community. Everyone was surprised that such a weak China could fight against the Japanese army, which was a second-rate power in the world. A big victory.
Once the news reached Wuhan, students, workers and peasants in Wuhan, as well as people from all walks of life, held a grand celebration parade that lasted for three days.
The scale of the parade was very grand, just like celebrating the New Year.
The international community's news was broadcast so widely that it naturally attracted the attention of Japan.
General Juichi Terauchi, commander of the Japanese North China Front, commanded troops to cross the Jinan Military Stop Line established by the Domestic General Staff Headquarters without authorization, causing the Fifth and Tenth Divisions, the main force of the Japanese standing divisions, to suffer major military defeats. For a time, Japan's domestic There was an uproar.
After all, this is the first time since the Sino-Japanese War that the Japanese army has suffered such a major military defeat. This has poured cold water on Japan’s inflated desire for military expansion...
If you don’t believe me, the Sino-Japanese War ended with Japan’s victory; the Russo-Japanese War ended with Japan’s victory; the Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea ended with the Japanese army’s overall victory; the September 18th Incident also ended with the Japanese victory; Songhu and Shanghai In the battle, the Japanese army captured Shanghai, and also fought the Battle of Nanjing, and occupied the capital of China.
Under this scene of seemingly military prosperity, the commander of the North China Front, Juichi Terauchi, actually suffered such a huge defeat!
More than 20,000 people were lost, but nearly 30,000 were lost. Among them, Rensuke Isotani's 10th Division of the standing division was nearly disabled, and more than half of the 5th Division, known as the "Steel Army", was also lost. , an arm was cut off directly!
Based on this calculation, the Japanese North China Front suffered a military failure in this battle, but the losses were too great. Nishio Hisao's Second Army was directly disabled.
Peiping, the North China Front Army Headquarters of Shouichi in the temple.
Location: Juichi's commander's office in the temple.
"Snapped!"
With the sound of glass breaking, a fine white porcelain tea cup was instantly smashed to pieces. Wet tea leaves and warm water also splashed all over the floor, leaving a mess on the floor.
"Baga! Baga! Baga!!!"
Shouichi in the temple was cursing hysterically, and his face was ferocious. The huge military failure of Taierzhuang and Linyi was a slap in the face to him.
Moreover, this was a very loud slap, and it was slapped in front of everyone in the international community, including the Japanese citizens. How could this not make him angry?
This slap was too loud for him. Even if he was one of the leaders of the ruling faction, it was too much for him. The impact was too great.
"Commander, please don't be angry! It's useless to be angry. We need to take care of ourselves. I think we should formulate the next battle plan to save the face of our North China Front!" Chief of Staff Naosaburo Okabe said seriously.
To be honest, this battle was lost because General Juichi Terauchi was not the only one who had no face. Naosaburo Okabe's face was also unsightly.
Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, who is also one of the main military officers of the North China Front, assists General Juichi Terauchi in formulating and adjusting the battle plan. One and a half divisions have basically lost their responsibilities, and Naosaburo Okabe can't escape either.
But compared to the rage of General Touichi Terauchi, Naosaburo Okabe seemed much calmer. After all, the loudest slap did not hit his face completely, so he was still not in a completely furious state, although he was still angry. But definitely not that angry.
The authorities are obsessed with it, but bystanders are clear. This metaphor may not be appropriate, but Naosaburo Okabe, who is most of the parties involved, is much clearer than Juichi Terauchi, who is one of the complete parties involved.
"Okabe-kun! Tell us, how can we restore the balance of this battle!" The angry Terauchi Juichi looked at Okabe Naosaburo.
"Your Excellency, Commander, I think that if we need to wash away the shame of this battle, it must be done with a bigger victory! Therefore, I think we should plan a bigger military operation to win. , perhaps, the military strength of our North China Front Army alone is not enough..." Naosaburo Okabe said meaningfully, as a qualified chief of staff, what he has to do is to let the military commander make the decision, so That's not ultra vires.
As soon as he heard this, Terauchi Juichi calmed down immediately. He immediately understood what Okabe Naosaburo meant. He said: "Okabe-kun, what you mean is that you want to unite the Central China Dispatch Army of General Hata Shunroku." (That is, the Central China Front Army, the literal translation of Japanese means this) We will fight again? Tell us what you think first!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, I believe that we should join forces with the Central China Front Army of General Hata Junroku to carry out a major attack on the enemy's troops in Xuzhou. We must aim to open up Xuzhou. Then our North China Front Army, together with the Central China Front Army, will attack the enemy's current troops. Wuhan, where the central government hub is located, will carry out a fierce attack! This will be effective!" Naosaburo Okabe said fiercely.
After listening to Okabe Naosaburo's opinion, Terauchi Juichi nodded slightly, and then added: "I think our action should be bigger, and we should dispatch the main force of the North China Front Army, together with the Central China Expedition Army of General Hata Shunroku The main force, strive to annihilate the Chinese troops in Xuzhou in one fell swoop. Only in this way can we wash away the humiliation on our bodies and achieve military victory over China in the shortest possible time. By then, it will be effortless to capture Wuhan. !”
"Hai! Your Excellency, Commander, is wise and should do this to wash away the humiliation on us to the greatest extent and to wipe out all the Chinese troops in Xuzhou!" Naosaburo Okabe responded loudly.
"You immediately formulate a combat plan. After you finish the plan, I will go and talk to Hata Shunroku!" Terauchi Shouichi said harshly.
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