Two weeks passed quickly.

Time came on May 24, 1941.

The Battle of Nakajoyama officially ended, the Japanese army won completely, and the national army was completely defeated.

Although the only brigade of the Shanxi Sui Army and the 94th Independent Brigade of the Central Army launched a suicide attack on Taiyuan with fearless courage and successfully forced the 36th Division of the Japanese army to return to rescue Taiyuan, this was not enough to improve the situation of the Zhongtiaoshan Battle, even if it was a little bit. The reason was very simple. The National Government dug a big hole before this.

This pit is too big, and it is directly buried in the 200,000 Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain.

The army of 200,000 was killed more than 40,000 people and captured more than 30,000 people. The rest were all disintegrated and disappeared. Maybe they fled thousands of miles back to their hometown, maybe they died on the road, maybe they didn't have this person.

Even the Central Army also had a large number of empty wages.

The 200,000 Central Army that existed on the establishment of the Ministry of Military Affairs may not have 200,000 people at all. Who knows? Anyway, the Japanese army has counted the results of the battle, killing 42,000 people and capturing 35,000 people. There must be some national army defeated soldiers who escaped from the gaps between the various Japanese troops, and there are still quite a few.

But only God knows how many people there are.

Anyway, the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan has come to an end, and the world line has almost no change.

"Yoxi!" Okamura Yasuji put down the battle report and said to Chief of Staff Morito Tanabe, "Tanae, immediately send a message of condolences to the participating divisions and brigades on the front line in the name of the Front Army Command, and conveyed the greetings of His Majesty the Emperor. They have worked hard and told them that the Front Army Command has prepared a large number of condolences and waited for them to come back to enjoy."

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Oh, by the way, the Front Command has temporarily recruited 10,000 comfort women from the local area and Goryeo, so in addition to the condolences, there is also a warm embrace waiting for them to return."

Hearing this, warm applause and yo-speaking sounds immediately sounded in the combat hall. The senior generals and combat staff present all looked excited because they could enjoy the first group of fresh comfort women.

Speaking of which, although the imperial soldiers fighting on the front line are hard, they are also very hard.

In order to win the Battle of the Central Plains, they also did a lot of auxiliary work.

Okamura Yasuji did not ignore this point, and immediately turned around and bowed deeply to everyone, saying, "Also, thank you for your hard work. The battle of the Central Plains is closely related to your hard work. So you have a share of the condolences. You can also go to the comfort center to enjoy the warm embrace and young body for free. So, the young men will have fun and don't need to go to work for the next three days!"

"Onboard!" Now what sounded was no longer mastery, but warm cheers.

The sound could almost pierce a person's eardrum and lift off the ceiling of the combat hall.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of combat staff from the headquarters rushed out of the combat room and scattered.

"It's great to be young." Tanabe Moritake smiled and said to Okamura Yasuji, "General, the unprecedented victory in this battle in the Central Plains is one that relies on the bloody battle of the imperial soldiers on the front line, the other that relies on the protection of His Majesty the Emperor and the imperial destiny, and the other that you are planning your plan in Peking thousands of miles away."

Youmo Jingsan also said: "Yes, the strategic vision of the General, his ability to use the situation and tactical command level is really unattainable, and he is deeply admired by the level."

Okamura Yasuji was also a little fluttering.

Speaking of which, Okamura Yasuji's record is really impressive.

Since he became the commander of the 11th Army, although there have been occasional mistakes on the battlefield, he has never lost a single defeat in general. Among them, the battle of the Central Plains was the most beautiful.

At the slight price of 600 deaths and more than 2,000 injuries, he achieved great results of annihilation of 200,000 Central Army, killing more than 42,000 people and capturing more than 35,000 people. Such a special result has broken the record since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, and is truly the first senior Japanese general.

Not only Okamura Nagaji himself thinks so, but also the staff of the North China Front Command also thinks so. If a selection is made, Okamura Nagaji is definitely the one who is most loved and popular among all the Japanese military officers and the one who is the most prestigious.

In contrast, Yoshio Iwamatsu is really a disgraceful person.

After taking office, he first induced Yan Xishan to surrender, and then almost lost Taiyuan. Such a performance can be said to be his ex-girlfriend Yoshio Shinozuka.

Fortunately, Taiyuan did not lose it in the end.

Otherwise, I might have to follow Yoshio Shinozuka.

But no matter what, the punishment must be punished.

Tanabe Moetake said: "Your General, the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, had a serious misjudgment in this battle. If you hadn't done a lot of work in the early stage, Yoshio Iwamatsu's misjudgment would have very likely led to the failure of the entire battle. Therefore, Hu Zi suggested that he be removed from his post and select capable generals to serve as the commander of the First Army."

Tanabe Moribu pointed at his nose and said, "Choose me, choose me, General, choose me quickly."

Ai Mo Jing San smiled and said, "Great General, Yoshio Iwamatsu's performance in this battle is indeed not ideal, but whether it is the inducement of Yan Xishan or the Taiyuan incident, it actually has little to do with Yoshio Iwamatsu. I think it is a bit too hasty to dismiss him, so he should be given another chance."

Okamura Yasuji said: "No, I should give him a chance."

Speaking of this, he said again: "But there is only one chance."

"Okay." Tanabe Moribu was helpless and said, "Great General, the more than 200,000 troops on Nakajo Mountain have been destroyed. Then the 36th Division, the 37th Division and the 41st Division, which are used to monitor and guard against this force, can turn to other directions."

"So, what's the point of Tanabe?" Okamura Nishi asked with a smile.

"I dare not take it for my opinion, I am just a little bit of a simple opinion." Tanabe Moriwu waved his hand and said, "The Chinese army has achieved an unprecedented defeat on the Zhongtiao Mountain battlefield. At this time, it was the time when morale was the lowest and morale was the most turbulent. Moreover, after Zhongtiao Mountain was included in the control of the Imperial Army, the Yellow River defense line was completely open to the Imperial Army. So, why not take advantage of the victory to continue attacking and advancing towards Xi'an and launch the Xi'an Battle?"

A Mo Jingsan said: "Does the Chief of Staff want to imitate the story of Mongolia's destruction of the Song Dynasty?"

"Yes." Tianbian Shengwu nodded and said, "The Mongolian army also failed in Xiangyang and sank sand. It had no choice but to turn to Guanzhong and Sichuan. Then, through Dali, it used Dali to surround the Southern Song Dynasty and finally successfully destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty. I think the empire can completely imitate the Mongolian story and also give the Chinese government a counterclockwise surround."

"Tanabianjun, your suggestion is actually excellent and completely correct."

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji said with some regret: "But it's a pity that it's too late now."

"If this suggestion was made before the Battle of Songhu and was finally adopted by the base camp, then maybe the Chinese government and Chang Kaishen had already knelt down and begged for surrender."

Tanabe Moribu said unwillingly: "Isn't it possible now?"

"Not now." Okamura Yasuji sighed, "Now the empire's combat focus has completely shifted to Southeast Asia, and there is no more resources to invest in the Chinese battlefield. Not to mention the distance, just talk about the current situation. Launching the Battle of the Central Plains is already the limit of our North China Front Army. It is impossible to pursue the victory."

Tanabe Moriwu sighed and stopped saying anything more.

Although the Battle of Central Plains achieved unprecedented victories, there was only a small amount of ammunition left for half the battle, especially the aviation troops participating in the war, who consumed the gasoline and bombs reserved before the war.

At this time, I was indeed unable to launch the Xi'an Battle again.

...

Zhaojiayu.

Li Yunlong and Wang Ye were barefoot helping Mr. Li grow corn.

The two acres of irrigated land at the entrance of the village were used to grow corn after harvesting winter wheat.

Just as he was busy, Zhao Gang walked over with a dark face, raised his hand and shouted, "Old Li, Xiao Wang, stop busy, there is something to do."

Wang Ye handed the dustpan filled with corn seeds to Mr. Li, then followed Li Yunlong to climb up the hinterland and asked: "Political Commissar, is the Zhongtiaoshan Battle over?"

"You can guess this?" Zhao Gang was a little surprised.

Wang Ye smiled and said, "It's almost time to calculate it."

"How is the result?" Li Yunlong said, "How many people have broken through the Kuomintang army?"

Zhao Gang sighed and said with a dark face: "You can't believe it. None of the dozen divisions on Zhongtiao Mountain could break through and were completely wiped out."

"Ah?" Li Yunlong was stunned when he heard this.

"Damn it, then we're not doing anything in vain?"

"This is not a question of whether to be busy or not." Zhao Gang said.

"The 200,000 Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain was completely wiped out by the Japanese army, and the Yellow River defense line in the Henan section was completely exposed, and the Japanese army was very likely to take advantage of the victory and break through the Yellow River defense line in the Henan section."

"This is really bad." Li Yunlong said.

"Once the Yellow River defense line in Henan section is lost, the Yellow River defense line in Shanxi section will be without any danger. Doesn't this mean that Yan'an and the Party Central Committee will also be exposed to the Japanese soldiers?"

"It's hard to say." Zhao Gang said, "Maybe Xi'an will be lost."

Wang Ye said: "Not yet. After the Japanese fought the Zhongtiaoshan Battle, they should be unable to attack again in a short period of time. However, if Chang Kaishen and Yan Xishan still don't learn the lesson and follow the Japanese to encircle us foolishly, it will not only be the Yellow River Defense Line and Xi'an, but Chongqing may not be protected."

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang immediately looked at the words.

After pausing, Wang Ye said again: "But I think that after suffering such a big loss this time, Chang Kaishen and Yan Xishan should no longer believe in the Japanese's deception, so the possibility of this situation is actually very slim. I think the relationship between our Eighth Route Army, the Central Army and the Jinsui Army will be eased again in the future."

...

In Chongqing, the official residence of Huangshan Mountain, Yunxiu Tower.

After seeing the war losses and results announced by the Japanese army, Chang Kaishen was already out of anger.

"A great shame, a great shame!" Chang Kaishen kept stomping the floor with a civilized stick and shouting loudly, "This is simply the biggest shame in the history of the War of Resistance!"

"Two hundred thousand troops, more than two hundred thousand troops!"

"After more than 200,000 troops are destroyed, they will be destroyed. At least you can kill or injure tens or 20,000 Japanese troops? Mom Xipi, you can only kill six hundred Japanese troops? Six hundred!"

"Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang are just two brigades fighting against Taiyuan,"

"The Japanese army killed far more than this number, right?"

"Even if you put 200,000 pigs on Zhongtiao Mountain, you can at least step on thousands of Japanese soldiers to death, right? Mom Xipi, you really lost all the faces of the Party and the country, and the Chinese people!"

The senior generals and high-speakers at the meeting were silent.

After a while, Chang Kaishen Caihao sighed and said, "Now it is time to seriously consider river defense. Once Zhongtiao Mountain is lost, the Yellow River defense line in Henan will lose the northern barrier. The Japanese army can launch an attack on our Yellow River defense line from the east and north at the same time. Can the Yellow River defense line still be held? How long can it be defended?"

The conference room was silent and everyone was silent.

It’s not that there are no capable people, but that there are capable people who cannot be reused.

Seeing that no one was making a sound, Chang Kaishen could only name and asked Liu Fei: "Weizhang, you are the director of the operation, and you have no choice but to consolidate the prevention of the Yellow River. What should you do to ensure that the prevention of the river is not lost?"

Liu Fei said helplessly: "It is actually very simple to consolidate the protection of the Yellow River."

"It's very simple?" Chang Kaishen was stunned when he heard this. The senior generals and senior leaders and senior leaders also looked over.

"Yes, it's very simple, just a telegram." Liu Fei said, "The commission only needs to issue an order to the commander-in-chief of each war zone and each guerrilla corps. In the future, it is strictly forbidden to engage in friction with the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. If we want to cooperate sincerely, not only will the defense of the Yellow River be as solid as a rock, but the overall situation of the national war of resistance can also be as stable as a rock."

Chang Kaishen suddenly absent.

...

Zhaojiayu.

"Old Zhao, Xiao Wang, I'll introduce it to you."

Li Yunlong pulled a middle-aged man into the regiment headquarters and said, "This is Xing Zhiguo, the deputy regiment commander sent by the headquarters to our independent regiment, and he is also an old comrade-in-arms of our Fourth Front Army, hehe."

"Comrade Xing Zhiguo, welcome you." Zhao Gang stood up and saluted.

Wang Ye also stood up and saluted, and said with a smile: "Hello, Deputy Commander Xing."

"All the leaders of the group are comrades." Xing Zhiguo smiled and said, "Just call me Lao Xing."

Although it was the first time we met, it can be seen that Xing Zhiguo is a good person to get along with. Unlike Li Yunlong, who always quarrels and curses whenever he disagrees.

The head of the headquarters probably took this into consideration and sent Xing Zhiguo to the Independent Group.

Otherwise, if you send someone who is difficult to get along with, you will be done with Li Yunlong in just a few days.

Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "How can that be done? The deputy commander is also a superior. If there is no rules, I will call him Deputy Commander Xing."

"Oh, Xiao Wang, what are you talking about?"

Li Yunlong said angrily: "If you call me Lao Xing, you call me Lao Xing."

Wang Ye could only roll his eyes, damn it, then I'm calling you Lao Li Xing?

Li Yunlong pulled Xing Zhiguo down and said, "Now let's adjust the division of labor. Xiao Wang is still responsible for intelligence and special operations. Lao Zhao is still responsible for the ideological and political work of the entire regiment. Lao Xing is arrested for the militia construction work in the Fuliangshan base area and do a good job in the echelon construction of our independent regiment."

"Where are you, the commander?" Wang Ye said angrily, "What are you responsible for?"

"Of course I'm responsible for the war." Li Yunlong said, "Is this still necessary?"

Wang Ye said: "That means, you will have nothing to do when you don't fight?"

"That's right, Lao Li, don't be lazy." Zhao Gang also said, "Comrade Xing Zhiguo is a newcomer and is not very familiar with local comrades. You have to help for at least a while."

"Political commissar, it's okay, it's okay."

Xing Zhiguo waved his hand and said, "I can slowly get familiar with the situation."

He paused and said, "And I will definitely be able to establish good relations with local comrades."

"That's it." Li Yunlong said, "Lao Xing is not a three-year-old child, so I still need my help? Now let's discuss the next stage of work."

Wang Ye could only roll his eyes.

Zhao Gang didn't say much.

It is not a matter of principle, he will give in to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong asked Wang Ye again: "Xiao Wang, what did you tell me yesterday? The happiness of troubles?"

"What kind of troubles is the troubles of happiness." Zhao Gang said angrily, "Old Li, you can't just recognize words, you should take time to strengthen your studies and improve your culture."

"Nonsense." Li Yunlong said, "I'm in my thirties, and I'm still learning nothing."

Wang Ye said: "Captain, now is a special period. When the whole country is liberated in the future, the army will definitely be formalized. Those who are not educated will definitely be eliminated slowly."

"That's right." Zhao Gang also said, "This is the general trend."

"It's not so much." Li Yunlong said, "I'm not educated and still lead troops to fight, and it's no worse than you educated ones."

Yes, saying it is just a waste of time.

Zhao Gang said helplessly to Wang Ye: "Xiao Wang, talk about the serious business."

"Okay." Wang Ye nodded, "This is the thing. Some time ago, I went to Jiugongshan Base and Wohushan Base, and found that their corn, sweet potatoes and millet are growing very well. It is completely foreseeable that this year's autumn grain will be another great harvest."

"A good harvest is a great thing." Xing Zhiguo said in surprise, "How could it be a trouble?"

"A good harvest is indeed a good thing." Wang Ye nodded and said, "But it will also bring challenges to our work. Let me give you a simple example. At the beginning of the year, the fellow villagers in the Fuliangshan base area responded to the call of our Independent Group and planted a large amount of peanuts and dry tobacco on the hillside. It was about to have a bumper harvest, so what should I do if the sales were going to be?"

"Yes, this matter is really hard to deal with." Zhao Gang's brows frowned.
Chapter completed!