Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 680: Withdrawal

Although Churchill was very resistant to some of the questions raised by Chen Feng, the situation in the British line was very bad, especially in Asia. Britain needed Chen Feng's support, so the memories still reached a lot of consensus.

On October 10, China, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly issued a declaration: "Our four allies are determined to exert unrelenting pressure on the enemy from all aspects of sea, land and air, and will persist in long-term warfare against the fascist countries of Germany, Italy and Japan until they surrender unconditionally. The purpose of this war is to stop and punish the aggression of Germany, Italy and Japan to countries all over the world... The purpose of the four countries is to deprive Japan of the Pacific Ocean that it has won or occupied since the beginning of World War I in 10. All of the islands are to return to the Republic of China the territories that Japan has stolen from China, such as Manchuria, Baodao, Penghu Islands, Ryukyu Islands, and South Sakhalin...".

Participation in this meeting is very important for China and Chen Feng himself. Since the Opium War, China has been a big and weak country in the eyes of Western countries for more than 100 years. The meeting either did not notify or invite China to participate, or came as a Spectators, even though China participated in the Paris Peace Conference after World War I as a victorious country and made legitimate demands, they were still rejected by the great powers.

Therefore, this meeting is the first time that China has participated in a major world meeting as a world power, and it has actually improved China's international status.Especially when the content of the declaration was vigorously publicized by the propaganda and education department, the cohesion and national self-esteem of the domestic people exploded, and the anti-Japanese sentiment rose.

Between the 10th and 13th.Chen Feng held individual talks with Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin one after another, covering areas such as territorial disputes, economic cooperation, cultural exchanges, and military complementarity.At the same time, Chen Feng communicated with the leaders of the United States, Soviet Union, Britain and other countries about the legal status of the Nanyang Territory. Although Britain and France were very dissatisfied with Australia's private handling of the ownership of New Guinea Island, they also knew about Chen Feng and the entire Chen family behind him. For that poor and backward island, it was indeed a big price. After careful consideration, they all agreed to formally list the Nanyang Territory as one of the world's political powers.

However, Roosevelt and Churchill demanded that the Chen family must abide by the agreement with Australia. No matter what the circumstances, the Nanyang Territory was just a private territory and would never be established.Secondly, the Nanyang collar only belongs to the Chen family.rather than China.This is like a Chinese buying a piece of land in the United States.This piece of land belongs to the Chinese, but it is not Chinese.

On October 10, Chen Feng returned with honor.On the day of returning to Chongqing, tens of thousands of people greeted Chen Feng on the streets of Chongqing.The momentum is extremely spectacular.

The Cairo meeting lasted 9 days.The flagship showdown between China and Japan is still going on.However, although the Japanese offensive in the Jiangnan area seemed fierce, it still failed to make breakthroughs. Instead, it was beaten back by troops from various theaters in China.Its squadron on the Yangtze River was sent to the bottom of the Yangtze River by Chen Feng's bomber fleet in less than a week.

At the same time, the Chinese and Soviet armies in the north had repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army on important battlefields. As of October 10, only the areas controlled by the Japanese Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army remained in Beiping, Fengtian, and Tonghua, with a total area of ​​less than 15 square meters. 38/5 of the year.

On October 10, the Chinese and Soviet armies launched the Battle of Dongtongdan, with the purpose of capturing Tonghua and Dandong and cutting off the last passage for the Japanese army to withdraw to North Korea.

This time, not only the army and air force of the Chinese and Soviet armies participated in the battle, but also a large number of navies joined the battle group. Intercept Japanese merchant ships from Japan, Korea and China.

The nearly 200 million Chinese and Soviet troops and hundreds of ships put on a crushing offensive posture, which directly put huge pressure on the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army.

Combining all aspects of strength, Okamura Ningji and Umezu Yoshijiro believed that even if the current Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army were merged, they could not be the opponents of the Chinese and Soviet Army. Therefore, Okamura and Umezu reported to the headquarters and requested immediate withdrawal. Korea.

In the words of Okamura Neiji, although the withdrawal of troops from North Korea lost Manchuria and face, it could keep the last fulcrum of the Japanese Empire on the Asian continent. It is not impossible to use the Korean Peninsula as a springboard to seek China in the future.But if you want to save face and continue to fight the Chinese, then the result will be that millions of troops will be wiped out on the spot, and the Great Japanese Empire will lose its most capable and effective force. In the end, not only North Korea, but even Japan may not be able to hold.

Neiji Okamura's telegram shocked the base camp. Although they knew that the situation on the battlefield in China had deteriorated to a certain extent, all senior military officers, including Emperor Hirohito, always believed that China was a weak country. Possess the ability to wrestle with the mighty Empire of Japan.

Even if the situation gets worse, there is a bottom line, and this bottom line is to restore the situation between China and Japan to the state before Showa 12, that is, before the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937.

However, now they understand that the rise of China is definitely not a slogan, nor is it a flattery of good people, but has actually become stronger, and its powerful military power is fully equipped to eliminate or even destroy the national defense forces of the Great Japanese Empire strength.

Despite knowing these things, not everyone has the courage to withdraw troops. After all, the price paid by all Japanese people today is heavy. If they withdraw to North Korea in such a disheartened manner, I am afraid that this will shake the international status of the Great Japanese Empire. .

But if you insist on not withdrawing your troops, then as Okamura Neiji said, the whole army will be destroyed collectively, and North Korea will still be lost in the end. To put it bluntly, it is an adventure. A major breakthrough has been made, but if the bet is wrong, not only will the Japanese army lose all of the occupied areas in China, but even the Korean Peninsula will be lost.

More importantly, judging from the battle situation in southern China, the possibility of relying on the troops in central China to capture Chongqing is very small. That is to say, the "Yong" battle plan of the six generals of Yanjun has completely and completely failed. According to the previously formulated strategy It is imagined that once this battle plan fails, the imperial army will immediately withdraw its troops from the Chinese battlefield to protect the South Pacific battlefield.

Under such circumstances, it is no longer necessary to continue to guard Beiping and South Manchuria. It will only give the Chinese government an interface and an opportunity to attack. It is better to withdraw them all at once.

After three days and two nights of research, Emperor Hirohito finally signed an order, starting from October 10th, the Imperial Japanese Army immediately and orderly withdrew its troops from the Chinese battlefield, and the first withdrawal was from the northern battlefield.

According to the order of the base camp, the North China Front Army was merged into the Kwantung Army. General Umezu Yoshijiro was still the supreme commander, Okamura Neji was the deputy commander, and General Okabe Naozaburo was the chief of staff. The 67 Japanese troops and 26 puppet troops All the troops were withdrawn to North Korea, and a defensive position was organized on the front line of Changbai Mountain. At the same time, the Chinese and Soviet troops entered North Korea.

While the North China Army was retreating, the headquarters of the China Expeditionary Army moved to Shanghai, and the various troops took turns to cover and withdraw to Shanghai by land and sea transportation.

According to the strategic vision of the headquarters, except for some of these troops withdrawing to the Japanese mainland, most of these troops were withdrawing to the Indochina Peninsula through the land passage between China and Indochina, and deployed defensive positions on the Liangshan and Zhennanguan lines. Prevent Chinese troops from going south to French Indochina.

In view of the rise of the Chinese navy, the Japanese army also decided to build a number of large naval ports on Hong Kong Island, Baodao Island and Hainan Island to deal with the Chinese Navy.

The Japanese army's withdrawal was forced by the war situation. In a small country with a population of only 7000 million, it is really beyond self-control to move more than half of the earth.The Chinese battlefield alone has already led the whole of Japan into deep troubles, and the unrepentant bastards are still expanding the scale of the war. Except for West Asia and South Asia, which are beyond the reach of Japan, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Northeast Asia have all been involved in the vortex of war by the Japanese army.

Now Japan's national strength and military strength are no longer enough to support such a huge war, so withdrawal has become the final choice.And the withdrawal of troops is also particular. As mentioned above, if the Japanese army withdraws its troops from Southeast Asia and then continues to fight against China, then the result will be to prolong the war indefinitely, and the final result is likely to be a loss for both sides.

Moreover, Japan launched the Pacific War precisely because it could not continue to fight with China. If it withdraws its troops from Southeast Asia, Japan will not have the capital to continue fighting. Regional offensives to ensure Japan's rule over these new colonies, and then accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity.

The speed of the Japanese army was very fast. With the order from the base camp, the troops on the front line began to counterattack in an organized manner. Immediately, a large number of expatriates and enterprises were withdrawn to North Korea by road and railway. Fengtian.

Although the news that the Japanese army was about to withdraw from the Chinese battlefield was kept very secret, it could not be concealed from Chen Feng's intelligence agencies. Soon the analysis report on the possible withdrawal of Japanese troops from the Chinese battlefield was submitted to Chen Feng's desk.

The analysis report is the conclusion drawn after discussions by the three giants of the intelligence department. It is the final conclusion drawn from the performance of the Japanese army on various battlefields during this period of time. Dai Li and others firmly believe that the possibility of the Japanese army withdrawing from the Chinese battlefield is as high as More than 80%.So they urgently sent this analysis report to Chen Feng, asking Chen Feng to take countermeasures early. (To be continued..)