Age of Rebirth

Chapter 680 Six Undercurrents in Jinling

Ningji Okamura looked at the great rivers and mountains in Shaanxi in Taiyuan, leaving the ancient capital of Xi'an, staring at Dingbian like a cat scratching his heart, and Tang Qiuli in Wubao was not idle, watching the distribution of Japanese troops in Shanxi , He understood why Okamura Ningji did not immediately cross the Yellow River westward and attack Shaanxi. He was short of troops, staking the land, and was short of manpower. He was waiting, waiting for the Kwantung Army to go south.

This old treacherous old devil can hold his breath, no, he can't follow Neiji Okamura's style of play, if the Kwantung Army goes south and joins the Japanese army in Shanxi, its strength will increase greatly, and it will be much more difficult to fight in the future Therefore, a situation should be created to allow Okamura Neji to cross the Yellow River westward as soon as possible, and consume the strength of the Japanese army in constant battles, so that Okamura Neji can finally be killed in Shanxi.

He sent a telegram to Tang Qiusheng, who was fighting hard with the troops of the Kwantung Army going south in the east of Hebei, not to entangle the troops of the Kwantung Army too tightly. The mobile corps immediately returned to the Taihang Mountains to stand by. Tang Qiusheng, who received Tang Qiuli's order, was greatly relieved, and it would be easy.

For the past few days, Tang Qiusheng's corps has fought very hard. The Kwantung Army, whose strength is basically equal to his, surpasses the Japanese Army in North China in terms of combat effectiveness and firepower. The soldiers of the Kwantung Army are extremely fierce in combat. Only by paying a corresponding price can the Kwantung Army be prevented from advancing. However, after five days of fighting, the Corps suffered about 8000 casualties and lost more than one brigade. This is unprecedented in the combat history of the Sulu Mobile Corps. Things that never happened. [

The Kwantung Army did not take advantage of it either. At least 2 devils fell on the land of eastern Jidong, not counting the number of wounded soldiers. After a few days of fighting, the Kwantung Army went south to the Corps. The number of people has been reduced to about 13. How can the Kwantung Army, which has never suffered a big loss in recent years, swallow this breath? It was also menacing.

According to the latest order of the division commander Tang Qiuli, the Sulu Mobile Corps deliberately relaxed the frontal blocking force, and the pace of the Kwantung Army troops immediately accelerated, and the distance from the scheduled target Tianjin was getting closer and closer. Ningji Okamura of Taiyuan brought great comfort, and the rest was worrying that Tang Qiuli would go to the west bank of the Yellow River to increase his troops.

While Okamura Ningji was preparing the battle plan for attacking Shaanxi, he calmed down and sent a long telegram to the base camp. He felt that Tianjin should be lost, all [-] defenders were destroyed, and the commander of the lieutenant general was killed in battle. , There is an explanation or saying that now is the best time. Neji Okamura cunningly analyzed that if Tianjin just fell, he would go to the telegraph, and he would be very passive, similar to the end of Kazuki Kiyoshi, at least He also had to be transferred from North China, and his position would be replaced by other generals. Didn't he live up to the expectations and entrustments of all colleagues in the Kwantung Army?

Therefore, after he fell to Tianjin, the telegrams from the country, the base camp, and the staff headquarters were just a word "drag", an excuse to command operations in the Taihang Mountains, capture Taiyuan, and occupy the entire territory of Shanxi. From the beginning of Ichiro, to Xiangyue Qingsi, he has been wandering around Pingjin. No commander of the Imperial North China Expeditionary Army has had such a record. Losing Tianjin and taking Shanxi, what is more important, the headquarters and the General Staff will naturally consider.

In the telegram, Neiji Okamura asked for punishment and asked the base camp to remove him as the commander of the North China Dispatch Army. He was willing to take full responsibility for the fall of Tianjin and fully accept any punishment from the base camp to comfort the [-] soldiers of the Tianjin Empire and Ono The undead of Lieutenant General Ichiro is a typical tactic of retreating to advance. Okamura Ningji has grasped the pulse of the base camp. At this time, even if he wants to cut off his head, he has to wait for the entire territory of Shanxi to be completely occupied and become At the rear of the imperial jihad.

Received a telegram from Okamura Neiji to resign. This time, the senior officials in the Japanese army base camp surprisingly did not fight together, and the various factions did not make a big fuss about the Tianjin incident. Emperor Hirohito is very happy. He does not want the Tianjin incident to become a arena for various factions to compete for interests and a debate stage for mutual attacks.

On a deeper level, after the full-scale war against China began, in less than a year, the North China side replaced three commanders one after another. Is it the generals of the Great Communist Empire, or the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli? First of all, aside from affecting the morale of the soldiers of the imperial army, what face does the imperial army have?Where is my face?On the navy side, they will find reasons to attack the army again, and they have to work hard to find a balance.

In fact, the leaders of the various factions in the Japanese Army were also out of consideration of the actual situation. Seeing that the North China region of China has become a quagmire for the generals of the Great Japanese Empire, and two commanders have fallen into it, Okamura Neji can To achieve such a great record, pay attention to proving his military command ability. Moreover, the opposition has no suitable candidate to replace Neiji Okamura. If a general is sent to take charge of the overall situation in North China, the record is not as good as Neiji Okamura. What matters is not his personal face and future, but also the face of his faction. Neiji Okamura is currently the best candidate to sit in North China.

Emperor Hirohito also saw through the thoughts of these important ministers under his command, but he did not say anything. In his opinion, the general of which faction can win the battle for himself and the empire is the best candidate. What's more, the Imperial General Staff Headquarters I am planning a peace operation against the Chiang Kai-shek government in Nanjing. It is said that it is going well. Once the Nanjing government can stand by and watch the war in North China, all the power of the empire will be used to deal with the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. After eradicating Tang Qiuli's forces, Then turn around and deal with the Nanjing government. This is an excellent plan to break through.

Therefore, Neiji Okamura received a telegram from the base camp. Not only did he not blame him for the fall of Tianjin and the death of soldiers, but he also commended him for occupying Shanxi, and was praised as a famous general of the army and a hero of the empire. Neiji Okamura smiled proudly as an outstanding citizen who made outstanding contributions and was awarded the Royal Medal. All of this was within his expectations and the result he wanted most. He got everything, including honors.

But Neiji Okamura is not a guy who is easy to be satisfied. He strikes while the iron is hot and calls back to the base camp. In addition to expressing his gratitude and determination to serve His Majesty the Emperor, he analyzes the situation in North China and begins to ask the country to send more troops to North China. Whether it is the army or the navy, aircraft, artillery, and tanks are needed, the more the better.

The Japanese base camp replied that they could increase the strength and equipment of the dispatched army in North China, but they had to wait. The newly formed divisions in the country had not yet been formed, and they would not be able to go to North China until the end of August this year. Okamura Ningji couldn't wait. He received extremely unfavorable news that made him restless, anxious and burning.

Tang Qiuli has massively increased his troops on the Yellow River defense line in Shaanxi. New troops are constantly coming in at each major crossing. The number and designation are unknown. It was to let Okamura Ningji cross the river to attack with the existing strength, without waiting for the arrival of the Kwantung Army troops. In addition, in recent days, the pace of the Kwantung Army's southward march has accelerated, so he did not believe that the old devil Okamura Ningji would not be tempted.

In Shaanxi, a large number of Japanese spies have sneaked in recently, and the situation has long been grasped by the Secret Service. Tang Qiuli ordered Sun Zhenbang's troops to hide among the civilian armed forces in Dingbian. He instructed the Secret Service not to disturb the Japanese spies and let these messengers Bringing the information back, this is the modern version of "Jiang Gan Stealing Books". The Yellow River defense line and Shaanxi territory, there is no main force of the independent division, only civilian armed forces, which is enough to whet Okamura Neiji's appetite and prompt him to act as soon as possible.

Tang Qiuli didn't know the inside story of the meeting at the headquarters of the Communist Party of China. He was busy deploying troops in Wubao, Shaanxi, and used the secret agents of the Communist Party to dig holes for Ningji Okamura. He didn't know that at this time in Nanjing, dark clouds were rolling , there is an undercurrent surging quietly, and the target is himself.

Since the beginning of November in the 27th year of the Republic of China, the third phase of the Battle of Songhu started, and at the end of the month, the Japanese army retreated in a hurry without taking any advantage. Any military operations, even the Japanese warships that have been wandering in the sea off Wusongkou like ghosts, have disappeared. There was no sound of gunfire from the Japanese.

The uneasy [-] Spring Festival was also peaceful as usual. The Nanjing government was greatly relieved from top to bottom. Buying and selling continued, speculators still bought short and sold short, gang leaders still opened incense halls to recruit apprentices, and were busy fighting for land. Ordinary people were also busy for food, clothing, housing and transportation. The war a few months ago seemed to have happened in the distant past. of.

The high-ranking officials of the Nanjing government are still intriguing, visiting flower houses and drinking flower wine, and have forgotten the sound of guns and guns. At this time, in North China, Tang Qiuli and his hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting the Japanese. At the end of the day, gunpowder smoke was everywhere, corpses littered the field, and there was no apparent threat from the Japanese. Some high-ranking officials in the government began to think about Tang Qiuli, who was getting more and more famous, his power limit was expanding, and he was fighting more and more territory.

They got together when they had nothing to do, stared wide-eyed to look for Tang Qiuli's flaws, and gradually formed a small group that turned Tang Qiuli. The scary thing is that the members of this group are all senior officials in the Nanjing government who hold actual power or Senior officials, their attitude towards the government's policies and attitudes towards the Communist government will inevitably have a subtle influence, and it has almost become the mainstream opinion of the government's decision-making, and it has gradually attracted the attention of Chairman Jiang. [

(To be continued)