Anyway, General Judai Terauchi believed that this competition between the top brass of the Japanese army must evolve into a political storm to be dealt with.
As a result, Lieutenant General Kozuki Kiyoshi, who was also a die-hard member of the expansionists, was dismissed from his military post for disobeying orders.
Perhaps, in modern times, this reason is normal, but in the Japanese army of that era, where "the inferior overcomes the superior" was very serious, this was different.
None of the officers of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army (the predecessor of the Central China Expeditionary Force), who also disobeyed their superiors' orders and crossed the "war stop line" many times on the Songhu battlefield and the Nanjing battlefield, were fine, but Xiangyue Qingji was punished. Naturally it is different.
The successor as commander of the First Army of the North China Front was Lieutenant General Yoshijiro Umezu, who wanted to replace him as the commander of the North China Front.
What does this mean? This is because the big guys at the base camp are deliberately disgusting Juichi Terauchi!
Of course, Juichi Terauchi is very clear about this, but as for his state, he can only use one sentence to describe it, that is - the baby is suffering in his heart, but the baby can't express it...
Ahem...
Of course, such an old invader like Juichi Terauchi was described as a "baby"? There is naturally something wrong with this style of painting.
But Terauchi Shouichi was in a state of suffering that he could not express. This was natural, so the scene where he took a knife to break the screen happened.
After using all his strength to smash the screen, Terauchi Shouichi's panting chest calmed down slightly. He took a deep breath and said: "Okabe-kun, order the frontline troops to speed up the attack on Doi." Please support Mr. Yuan! If we don’t hurry up, someone may be targeting us again. This is a death order!”
"Hai!" Naosaburo Okabe responded. After all, as the chief staff of General Juichi Terauchi, his fate and that of Juichi Terauchi have already been integrated.
When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed!
Looking at the directions on the map, the Japanese army had already launched an encirclement-like offensive arrow towards Lanfeng, but there was still a huge arrow pointing at the "Yifeng" area.
The Yifeng area is also marked with symbols symbolizing the Japanese garrison positions.
Whenever he saw this situation, General Juichi Terauchi couldn't help but feel confused: he still thought the frontline troops were advancing too slowly.
Indeed, had it been a little later, Yi Feng's defensive position would have been wiped out by the national army. If the 14th Division was completely wiped out, General Touichi Tzuichi would also be held responsible.
Therefore, the order given by General Judai Terauchi to the frontline troops is a death order!
Don’t forget, due to Zhang Yulin’s time travel, the Japanese frontline troops are no longer as strong as they were in history. At the very least, their current garrison force is two times less than what it was in history. There are thousands of people, and their breakout time has also been advanced.
The current predicament that the Fourteenth Division is in can almost be described as "precarious"!
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The camera turns to Yi Feng.
The Japanese troops originally wanted to continue running, but Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara decided to stay in Yifeng and wait for reinforcements.
The reason is simply because Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara knew that the reinforcements were not far away from them!
As long as they can hold out until reinforcements arrive, then their unit will be saved!
Not only was he saved, but he was also able to fight back. He could use this opportunity to make further achievements and regain the honor of their 14th Division!
"Sakai-kun, how is the battle situation on the front line?!" After reaching the front line, Kenji Doihara asked Sakai Takashi directly.
"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the front line is still in our hands. The Chinese Army suffered heavy casualties, but they have never been able to capture our position!" Takashi Sakai said with confidence.
Indeed, in Sakai Takashi's view, although there are not many Japanese troops now, the victory lies in the fact that they have occupied strategic key points and high ground, and they are in a state of leisure and waiting. It is naturally not a problem to survive today.
The most important reason is that it is difficult for these enemy forces to gather together artillery, let alone a weapon such as a tank for penetration.
Therefore, Takashi Sakai has this confidence!
"It's good if you have this confidence. Listen, we must hold on until the reinforcements arrive, otherwise, we should all be prepared to 'break the jade into pieces'!" Lieutenant General Kenji Doihara said in a deep voice, obviously not too optimistic about the current situation. In his current position, his butt is not as hot as usual...
"Hai!" Sakai Takashi responded with a very serious face.
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Gunfire continued, and the fate of Zhang Tianhai's temporary advancing force seemed to be closely related to the encirclement and annihilation battle near Yifeng.
If one word were to describe the current situation of Zhang Tianhai's army, it would probably only be described as "dilemma."
If you leave, you will definitely be shot. If you don't leave, the Japanese army's encirclement will soon shrink again. This is not an ordinary difficulty.
"Commander, the day has passed. Do we need to report the situation to the military headquarters?" Adjutant Wang Liang reminded Zhang Tianhai. After all, seeing the latter's uneasy look made him anxious.
Zhang Tianhai thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's report it first! See if there are any instructions from the military seat."
"Yes! Group seat!" Wang Liang responded.
At first, Zhang Tianhai was still full of confidence. After all, the retreat order should come out soon. After all, the military headquarters and large troops in the army had already withdrawn.
But things were different now. Shangfeng seemed to have forgotten about their small force and just let them continue to garrison.
Well, it can be understood that we continued to garrison without receiving the order to retreat.
If there was a clear order, Zhang Tianhai wouldn't be so worried, but the superiors seemed to have forgotten them. This was what he was most afraid of, especially when the war situation was changing rapidly!
If one's troops are surrounded because the commander's order comes late, then the gains outweigh the losses, and all previous efforts will be in vain.
Whenever he thinks of this, Zhang Tianhai feels unsure.
This is not an ordinary time. Now the Japanese army is about to encircle it. If the Japanese commander is not an idiot, he will definitely encircle the Yifeng and Lanfeng battlefields as quickly as possible, and then fight a beautiful battle. War of annihilation!
What worries Zhang Tianhai the most is that due to the loss of Lan Feng, the National Army troops were inevitably caught in a stalemate. If the Japanese army spent hundreds of thousands of troops to surround their troops, would the National Army High Command order Digging the Yellow River embankment at this time?
Don’t forget, the Huayuankou embankment of the Yellow River was dug in this recent period!
Zhang Tianhai is not stupid. Since he became the leader of the Zhiyi Regiment, he has discovered that the current situation seems to have changed slightly because of his arrival.
Just like Zhang Yulin, he was imprisoned in the detention cell for several days because of Long Muhan, and was almost made a scapegoat.
But it's different now. Zhang Tianhai has deeply understood what "people can't help themselves when they are in the arena". For them, the fate of the national army is controlled by the small group of people above. .
Once the outcome of the encirclement is formed, if the lives of thousands of them can be exchanged for the speed of the Japanese army's westward advance of hundreds of thousands, or even if they pay a very heavy price, Zhang Tianhai also knows that the people above , maybe it will be exciting.
Zhang Tianhai knew very well that even if the Huayuankou levee was dug, the casualties of the Japanese army would not be too great. At most, there would be only 10,000 or 20,000 casualties. But for the people in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, this is It would be a disaster!
Zhang Tianhai felt a headache every time he thought of this. He wished he could have something that could become a headache medicine by his side, and then he could take one so that he would no longer have such a headache.
However, this is ultimately treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.
Now the Japanese army has not approached Kaifeng, and even the national army has not retreated. If Zhang Tianhai sent people to spread the news in Kaifeng city, it would not take long before he was caught by the military police in the city and shot.
In other words, the current Zhang Tianhai is like the fly lying on the glass. He seems to have an infinitely bright future, but only he knows that he can't find a way out at all!
The Battle of Lanfeng was a complete defeat. In addition to severely damaging the Japanese 14th Division, a unit that the North China Front had high hopes for, from other aspects, it was also a failed battle - the Yellow River, because of this battle After the failure, the Huayuankou embankment was dug, and hundreds of thousands of people nearby drowned.
Half a year later, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River can be said to have starved to death.
However, Zhang Tianhai tried every means to save this defeat, but no matter how he thought or did it, he couldn't do it.
Because history itself has its inevitability!
"Why……"
Thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai let out a long sigh, looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky, his eyes showed a little confusion, or maybe it was at this time that he felt like he was back as a child, what? No need to think about it.
Suddenly, he really felt the exhaustion in his heart - he is a human being, not a god, he is a living person, and he is a person of flesh and blood. He will also suffer and be tired, and he will also suffer because of the brothers around him. I am saddened by the sacrifice of those who died in battle, and even cried, but this is inevitable as a human being...
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The camera turns to Qixian County.
At this time, the main force of the 71st Army, in hot pursuit, finally arrived at the outskirts of Qixian County. This was the order given to them by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, and they had completed it on time.
For everyone here, being able to come here alive is the greatest luck - at least they are not sacrificed on the frontline battlefield. At this time, they are exhausted, but they are still breathing, which is always happy.
"Reporting to the military, the temporary advance force commander Zhang Tianhai has called!" A combat staff officer ran to Song Xilian and reported.
At this time, Song Xilian had just gotten off the car. He was very tired after riding all the way.
"Read it!" Song Xilian didn't want to say anything else, she just thought about how to make herself no longer so tired, that's all.
"Military seat, the specific content above is to ask them when they can retreat. Can you think of a suitable way to reply to them?" the combat staff officer said directly, and then handed the telegram to Song Xilian.
"Oh? Even Zhang Yulin wants to run away? It seems that the battle on the front line is really not going well..." Song Xilian adjusted his military hat, and then took the telegram from the hands of the combat staff.
After Song Xilian read the above content, his face could not help but become solemn. He said: "Once the call is restored, we will temporarily advance to the troops and let them wait for notification!"
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For everyone here, being able to come here alive is the greatest luck - at least they are not sacrificed on the frontline battlefield. At this time, they are exhausted, but they are still breathing, which is always happy.
"Reporting to the military, the temporary advance force commander Zhang Tianhai has called!" A combat staff officer ran to Song Xilian and reported.
At this time, Song Xilian had just gotten off the car. He was very tired after riding all the way.
"Read it!" Song Xilian didn't want to say anything else, she just thought about how to make herself no longer so tired, that's all.
"Military seat, the specific content above is to ask them when they can retreat. Can you think of a suitable way to reply to them?" the combat staff officer said directly, and then handed the telegram to Song Xilian.
"Oh? Even Zhang Yulin wants to run away? It seems that the battle on the front line is really not going well..." Song Xilian adjusted his military cap and then took the telegram from the hands of the combat staff.
After Song Xilian read the above content, his face could not help but become solemn. He said: "Once the call is restored, we will temporarily advance to the troops and let them wait for notification!"
For everyone here, being able to come here alive is the greatest luck - at least they are not sacrificed on the frontline battlefield. At this time, they are exhausted, but they are still breathing, which is always happy.
"Reporting to the military, the temporary advance force commander Zhang Tianhai has called!" A combat staff officer ran to Song Xilian and reported.
At this time, Song Xilian had just gotten off the car. He was very tired after riding all the way.
"Read it!" Song Xilian didn't want to say anything else, she just thought about how to make herself no longer so tired, that's all.
"Military seat, the specific content above is to ask them when they can retreat. Can you think of a suitable way to reply to them?" the combat staff officer said directly, and then handed the telegram to Song Xilian.
"Oh? Even Zhang Yulin wants to run away? It seems that the battle on the front line is really not going well..." Song Xilian adjusted his military cap and then took the telegram from the hands of the combat staff.
After Song Xilian read the above content, his face could not help but become solemn. He said: "Once the call is restored, we will temporarily advance to the troops and let them wait for notification!"
For everyone here, it is the greatest luck to be able to come here alive - at least they are not sacrificed on the frontline battlefield. At this time, they are exhausted, but they are still breathing, which is always happy.
"Reporting to the military, the temporary advance force commander Zhang Tianhai has called!" A combat staff officer ran to Song Xilian and reported.
At this time, Song Xilian had just gotten off the car. He was very tired after riding all the way.
"Read it!" Song Xilian didn't want to say anything else, she just thought about how to make herself no longer so tired, that's all.
