Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 994

In the 27th year of the Republic of China, May [-]nd!
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 about to fight to the death, and was frantically dispatching troops to encircle and wipe out the army. Withdrew from the encirclement that the Japanese army had not yet closed.

Xuzhou was occupied by the Japanese army!
Both China and Japan announced the end of the Xuzhou Battle.

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

The Chinese side also claimed in the newspapers that the Xuzhou battle was a victory for their own side. The Chinese side annihilated nearly [-] Japanese invaders in this battle. Especially in the Taierzhuang battle, more than [-] Japanese invaders were given the title, although they did not seize the alliance flag. , but still nearly wiped out the four infantry regiments of the Japanese army, which was a glorious victory in the history of the Great Patriotic War.

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

The strategic purpose of the Japanese side at the beginning of the battle was not only to control the two railway lines, but their biggest purpose was to annihilate the 60 elite Chinese who participated in the war this time, laying a solid foundation for the future attack on Central China.

The Japanese side won both the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Jinling, but they also suffered heavy casualties. A large part of the reason is that the nearly one million Chinese troops participating in the battle are the most elite soldiers in China.

In this battle, the Japanese side also exerted their breast-feeding strength and mobilized 20 elite troops from the two front armies of North China and Central China, which was even greater than the original investment in the Songhu Battle. Annihilated on this plain.

But obviously, their goal was completely defeated.

Since then, the Japanese North China Front Army has entered the era of Shanshanyuan.

From this aspect, the Japanese side failed this time.

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

In these three or four days, all the lieutenant generals except him have met with the commander alone. He, the commander of the first army who can be called the No. 1 lieutenant general in the North China Front Army, unexpectedly ranked last One, think about it with your ass, it's not a good sign.

Shan Shanyuan has a simple and honest face, and also has a pair of eight-character eyebrows, which looks a bit silly from the appearance. When he was studying in the military academy in his youth, he was nicknamed "Fool Yuan". It is called 'toilet door', which means that it can be pushed open from the inside and outside like the toilet door.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this battle is the shame of the entire Japanese Army.

With the loss of two important railway lines, the Japanese army will be able to transport the northern army to northern Jiangsu unimpeded through the railway line, and then will threaten the most important province in the Central Plains-Yu Province with heavy troops, and then threaten the entire central China.

"Thank you, Commander, for your kindness. Since I left Kyoto for several years, I have never had the opportunity to taste the famous tea in Kyoto. I really miss it very much." Xiangyue Qingshi's face showed surprise.

Indoor Shroud said that Jin Province should be occupied first, so he objected at the military meeting, hoping to pursue and fight the Chinese army along the Ping-Han line, and openly accused Indoor Shroud of continuously delimiting the 1st Army's combat order in the name of direct control.

Obviously, Xiangyue Qingshi, who was supposed to be the first to see, was put last, because Shan Shanyuan beat it on purpose.

In fact, in the early Japanese military system, there was only one "Military Ministry" in the cabinet that handled all military affairs.

Obviously, the Japanese Army Minister at the time occupied a pivotal position in the Japanese Army.

But from 1871, due to the rise of the navy, the Ministry of War was split into two departments, the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy. The General Staff Bureau became independent and became the General Staff Headquarters, and the Japanese Army finally realized the separation of military administration from military orders.

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

Sugimoto, who took over the Japanese North China Front Army, summoned his generals non-stop. Itagaki Shiro, Dohi Madoka, Kawayasaburo, Isoyasuke, Nakajima Imaya and others returned from the front line one after another.

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

Leaders can say that, but you really can't do that!

In fact, it is very reluctant to say that I won. That's right, this battle killed the little [-] devils, played the prestige of the Chinese army, and I also saved enough strength, but Subei lost it!

Although Xiangyue Qingshi dared to quarrel with the shroud in the room, it does not mean that he is a fool. On the contrary, he also has his wisdom, and a crying child has milk. In terms of his record, he should be given some benefits, right?
Facing the commander of the new department who once served as "Lu Xiang", Xiangyue Qingshi, who is only one year younger than him, respectfully puts his posture extremely low, which is also telling this person in disguise, the shroud in the room is me. I don't take him as an onion, but in the face of your prestige and ability, I dare not.

It was not until the afternoon of May 5 that a call came from the headquarters, telling Xiangyue Qingshi that His Excellency the Commander will meet him at the Commander's residence at 7 pm.

And what about China?

At least, the Japanese North China Front Army, which was hit hard, is still waiting for a change of commander!
On May [-], a transport plane, escorted by four fighter jets, flew from the direction of Korea to the airport in the western suburbs of Pingbei City.

The boss of the Army Ministry is called the Minister of the Army, and it is referred to as "Lu Xiang" in the cabinet. Generally, it is held by an army general, and Sui Shanyuan is currently No. 1 in the Japanese Army Ministry.

Shirtless Yuan here came to take over as the commander of the North China Front Army aggrievedly, and looked at the generals who were about to become his direct subordinates with complicated expressions.

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

As a key figure in the think tank of the Japanese Army, Sushimoto participated in the planning of the "July [-] Incident" and the subsequent Pacific War. He was also a ruthless man who would be promoted to one of the three Japanese marshals. He is also the man behind the slogan "Death to China".

The indoor shroud left safely, but his time in North China was over.

In such anxiety, Xiangyue Qingshi finally stayed up until [-]:[-] pm, sat in the car for half an hour, and walked into the heavily guarded Shanshanyuan's residence in Pingbei City on time.

So, what role is the Japanese Army Minister equivalent to?

The obviously more aggrieved indoor shroud stared forward with a stern face, not even wanting to look at Shan Shanyuan.

In the past three days when the commanders of the lieutenant generals and regiments of the Japanese North China Front ran and broke their legs, there was a Japanese lieutenant general who was sitting on pins and needles.

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

With the temptation of this position, Shan Shanyuan no longer wants to come, so he can only reluctantly take up the post.

Although Shan Shanyuan's position is higher than him, he is the same as him in terms of rank as a general of the army, and he does not need to bow down to the one who has robbed him of the throne of commander.

Does this mean anything?
Thinking that I did not fully follow the order of the indoor shroud in the battle of Xuzhou a few days ago, and ordered the 14th division to march westward to Kaifeng, resulting in a vacant defense area of ​​hundreds of miles on the battlefield. As for himself, Xiangyue Qingshi was not only angry, but also restless.

"Mr. Qingshi, please sit down!" Shan Shanyuan showed satisfaction in his eyes, pointing to the futon beside the tea table.

According to the headline on the front page of the Chinese Jinling Daily: Indoor shroud, he ran away with his tail between his legs in a desperate manner. It is his best destination to go home and bring his grandson to plant vegetables by the way.

This is almost equivalent to asking the head of the organization of a county to become a high-ranking town official in the town below, even if the rank is at the deputy county level, you say the head of the organization feels aggrieved or not.

But so what?Shan Shanyuan is the commander of the Japanese North China Front Army appointed by the emperor. The reason is that the North China Front Army has a poor record. If you want to advance the war smoothly, you must have rich combat experience and superb strategic capabilities.

No one likes a subordinate who challenges his boss, even if he is very capable, so is Shan Shanyuan.

There are no dirty words in the full text, but anyone who has read the book can see the strong mockery of the Chinese side for the Japanese side's change of generals!
The change of the commander of a front army is of course not a trivial matter. The Japanese side can't hide it even if they want to. There is no need to deliberately publicize. The Chinese secret agent also replaced the commander of the Japanese North China front army after the meeting of senior generals of the Japanese North China front army on the evening of the [-]rd. It was passed on.

It was a courtyard house, but the civilians around the courtyard house were all driven away and all lived in the infantry brigade directly under the headquarters. Within a radius of 700 meters from the courtyard house as the center, there was no Chinese.

Only then did he turn around with a smile, and slightly raised his hand: "Mr. Qingshi, there is no need to be formal, please use tea. This is the jade dew I brought from Kyoto. I hope you like it!"

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

During the entire battle, although the Chinese suffered more than [-] 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 [-] casualties, even accounting for one-fifth of the total troops participating in the war. The Battle of Taierzhuang was the Waterloo of the Japanese North China Front Army. The main forces of the two detachments were exhausted by the Chinese side. .

"Hi! Your Excellency, Commander!" Xiangyue Qingshi bowed her head heavily.

To put it bluntly, one is a troop training unit and the other is a troop employing unit. During a war, the General Staff Headquarters actually has more power than the Army Ministry, but the Army Ministry controls the army's personnel, establishment, funding, and mobilization power, and can also restrict the General Staff Headquarters.

Shan Shanyuan stood with his back under the cypress tree that was as thick as two adults' waists in the small courtyard, until Xiangyue Qingshi approached, he stood at attention solemnly and raised his hand to salute: "Your Excellency, Commander, Xiangyue Qingshi. "

Moreover, the emperor made a promise that as long as Shan Shanyuan made achievements as the commander of the front army, he would be promoted to marshal.

But this kind of veteran has been in the army for a long time, and his relationship is intertwined, not to mention that the indoor shroud is very helpless, even Shan Shanyuan is a headache.

The indoor shroud was sitting on the transport plane that delivered the shirts, and left China sadly and flew back to the mainland.

Therefore, as soon as he took office, he used the trick of avoiding seeing him to beat him. If Xiangyue Qingshi still didn't know his face, then he could blame him for taking advantage of his new appointment to transfer him away. His Majesty the Emperor promised to give He fully supports it.

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

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.

Wolf and embarrassment, one is indispensable!

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

In fact, this cannot be blamed on Xiangyue Qingshi. As the commander of the Japanese army stationed in North China after the "July [-]th Incident", he was the most qualified to become the commander of the newly formed North China Front Army after the "July [-]th Incident". Bird, he directly sent indoor shrouds to pick peaches, and everyone would have to fry their hair instead!

It also led to the resignation of the commander of the Japanese North China Front Army!
Although this is not the first time since the establishment of the Japanese Army, a general-level commander has been replaced due to a defeat in a battle, nor is it the first time that it has suffered such a heavy loss. This is definitely the first time that the Japanese army has been wiped out in an organized way!

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

The anxious Xiangyue Qingshi couldn't help feeling a little regretful at this time, regretting that he had broken up with Shi Yi after he took office.

But only those who are familiar with him know that this silly-looking guy has an unusually tenacious and stubborn personality, and he is very vengeful.

This is too much to bully an honest child.

In just three days, Shan Shanyuan met with all the division heads who were fighting outside and had secret talks one by one. Among them were even the heads of the 108th and 109th divisions who were fighting in the deep mountains of Jin Province. It can be seen that these divisions How fast the regiment leaders run.

The so-called "Military Department" 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 in China, that is, the "province" imitated the system of three provinces and six departments.

Because, he is the commander of Shinco Japan North China!
Logically speaking, the Japanese North China Front Army belongs to the large military region, and the commander must also be a general, but the rank and power are obviously much smaller than that of the Army Ministry, which governs the promotion of all soldiers below the lieutenant general in the entire Japanese Army. Including division commanders, brigade commanders, regiment commanders, and the Ministry of the Army have the right to nominate and recommend.

Xiangyue Qingshi was very impatient. As the commander of the First Army of the Japanese North China Front Army, he had arrived in Pingbei City two days ago, waiting for the new commander to be summoned.

The reason why such a powerful Shan Shanyuan came to Pingbei City was not to support the commander of the Shinco Japanese North China Front Army.

As a result, even the little slags of the two special divisions of the 108th and 109th divisions were recruited to meet and talk, but he, the commander of the first army under the command of the three master regiments, has not yet.

Xiangyue Qingshi still has sharp eyesight in this regard.

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

Therefore, if the Japanese Army wants to do something, it must be done by the Army Ministry and the General Staff Headquarters.

As the Minister of War, he didn't need to report Xiangyue Qingshi's black appearance in the indoor shroud. He also knew the grievances between the two, and he knew why Xiangyue Qingshi, a veteran lieutenant general, was like this.

The Japanese army minister at the time, Shi Shanyuan, walked out of the cabin and looked at the heavy generals of the Japanese North China Army lined up more than [-] meters away, with complicated eyes.

Comparing this twice, no matter how many bad things the indoor shroud has said about him, it can make this person not feel bad for him. This is what Xiangyue Qingshi had thought long before coming here.

It's not that the Chinese side never thought of sending fighter planes to intercept and kill this guy. Unfortunately, the distance from Central China to North China is as high as thousands of kilometers, and the Japanese army has strengthened security. Except for a few people who know the exact time when the shroud left in the room, no one else knows, even if the Chinese side The use of the highest level of secret spies is most likely to get nothing except for the crash of a few fighter planes and the loss of a few of the most elite pilots.

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

"Haha, it's good that 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 an official?" Shanshan Yuanjian It is effective to beat yourself, and the smile on your face is stronger.

The leader can call you brother, but you must not really take the leader as your big brother!

Since he became Minister of the Army, those classmates who made fun of him when he was young, let alone those who are not in the job, and those who are still in the job are basically sidelined due to various problems. Maybe take a small notebook and memorize it, you said, who among these lieutenant generals would dare to let this one think about it?

China lost a large area of ​​land, but retained its strength; Japan occupied the land, but was slashed severely by the Chinese side, and a lot of blood was shed. It is wishful thinking to want to attack Central China as soon as possible as in the past.

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

Indeed, none of the Japanese military generals, including the titan Shiro Itagaki, dared to despise his new commander. Yuan is a ruthless character.

The two sat cross-legged across from each other.

"Mr. Qingshi! What do you think of the current situation in North China?" Shan Shanyuan waited for Xiangyue Qingshi to take a sip of tea when he sat down, and then got straight to the point.

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PS: There were too many things to do a few years ago, but it didn’t feel much easier than going to work. I didn’t start coding until evening today. Sorry for the lateness!

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