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Chapter 1,439: Summary of the Japanese Army (Part 1)

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    Peiping. North China Front Army Headquarters.

    The impact of this war on the North China Front Army was obvious. Not only did the pre-planned combat plan completely abort, the army's strategic posture was also at an absolute disadvantage.

    In order to ensure the security of the Pingjin area, Okamura Neiji had to mobilize troops from Jinan, Shandong and other places, and also transferred the 47th Division to Xiayuanyuan, Zhulu and Changping lines to build the Pingjin core defense circle.

    Think about how the Imperial Japanese Army has never used the word defense when facing the Chinese army. It never attacks and attacks again, but now it has to defend passively. What a shame.

    So after the battle, Okamura Neiji quickly held a combat meeting at the division commander level.

    Due to the defeat, the entire headquarters was filled with a desolate and solemn atmosphere, which was very depressing.

    In the conference room, a group of Japanese generals were sitting upright, all crestfallen, not daring to look at Okamura Neiji in the main seat.

    Okamura Neji also had a gloomy face at this time. His mood was extremely bad. Just before entering the conference room, he received a telegram of reprimand from the base camp.

    The base camp was very dissatisfied with the way the North China Front was beaten by the Chinese army, and even alarmed His Majesty the Emperor.

    After looking around at the generals present, Okamura Neiji said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, the imperial army suffered heavy losses in this battle. Not only did they lose Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua, but also many troops were annihilated. This is a shame for our front army.  It is also a disgrace to the Imperial Japanese Army. Please stand up and observe three minutes of silence for the fallen Imperial warriors!"

    With a "wow" sound, all the Japanese generals stood up at the same time, bowed their heads in silence!

    Three minutes later, Okamura Neji said again: "Please sit down!"

    After everyone sat down, Okamura Neiji said solemnly: "You must also want to know about the losses in this battle, so let Chief of Staff Adachi talk about it, so you will have a good idea!"

    "Hai!"

    Lieutenant General Anda 23 immediately stood up and said: "Gentlemen, since May 18th, the main force of the Ninth Army of Zhizhi/Najuan has taken the initiative to launch a full-scale attack on Chanan where our troops are stationed. The enemy has dispatched at least 50,000 elite troops.  This includes, but not less than, more than 20,000 cavalry, as well as a large number of organic artillery and air defense units."

    "After five days of bloody fighting, the front army not only failed to defend Zhangjiakou and nearby counties, but also suffered heavy casualties. Except for an infantry regiment of the 35th Division that remained in Kaifeng and was not annihilated, the main force heading north was completely wiped out. The independent mixed unit  The Eighth Brigade also suffered heavy casualties, with less than 1,000 men remaining in the 6,000-man establishment, and the remaining garrison brigades originally stationed in Mongolia were annihilated one after another. The imperial army lost more than 20,000 men in this battle."

    "It can be said that this battle, whether at the tactical level or the strategic level, the Imperial Japanese Army suffered unprecedented huge losses, and it also had a very significant impact on the current North China war situation, but this impact is extremely important for the front army  Adverse."

    As soon as the 23rd Lieutenant General Anda finished speaking, Ganpa Jutaro said in a deep voice: "Our troops stationed in Mongolia suffered heavy losses in this battle and the defense area was lost. I, the commander, cannot escape the blame. I will ask for punishment for my humble position. I also ask the commander  Your Excellency agrees!"

    However, Okamura Neiji shook his head and said: "You, the commander of the army, naturally deserve to be punished, but the person who bears the greatest responsibility is me, the commander of the front army." The troops stationed in Mongolia suffered from crazy attacks by that person one after another, and  As the commander of the front army, I was not aware of the danger at all, and my carelessness in underestimating the enemy led to the current crisis. I have already apologized to the base camp!"

    "Just ten minutes ago, the processing telegram from the base camp came. I was not relieved of my duties. It's just that Prime Minister Lu and several of your Excellencies from the base camp were very dissatisfied with our actions, and it was inevitable to be reprimanded."

    At this point, Okamura Neji changed his voice and said loudly: "Although the base camp did not punish us severely, we must remember this shame. There is an old saying from the supporter/that person, which is to know shame and then be brave. Remember today  The shame will be washed away with the blood and head of that person from now on!"

    "Hai!"

    A group of senior Japanese military officers said in a deep voice, their voices shaking the sky!

    Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander of the First Army, also said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the fall of Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua indicates that all front lines of defense from Datong to Xuanhua have lost control, and this line is facing northern Shanxi and Hebei.  In the Zhonghe and Pingjin areas, from now on the front army must bear the strategic oppression of that person!"

    "Hey, according to the estimates of the Front Army Staff Headquarters, the total strength of Li Guoyao's troops is at least more than 100,000, or even more. The troops have strong combat effectiveness.??, and there is the possibility of going south to attack the Pingjin area at any time, so no less than two divisions or more of field troops are stationed here at all times. This is a huge burden for the already stretched troops of the front army!  "Twenty-three Lieutenant General Anda said.

    However, as soon as he finished speaking, Okamura Neiji said: "Compared with these, I am more worried about the mental state of the Imperial Army soldiers on the front line!"

    "State of mind?"

    Everyone was stunned, not understanding what Okamura Neji meant by this!

    Okamura Neiji immediately said: "At present, the mental state of the officers and soldiers at home and abroad and on the front line is very unstable. Take the front army as an example. There have been many vicious incidents of disobedience of orders and even mutiny on the front line. This is also the reason why the combat effectiveness of the front army has declined rapidly.  An important reason!¡±

    "According to statistics from the Front Army Headquarters, since this year alone, there have been 52 incidents of beating and scolding superiors and disobeying orders among the Front Army. In addition, since Showa 16, the Front Army has executed 943 soldiers. In the past two years, there have been 52 incidents of insults, beatings and scolding.  74 times for officers. 61 times for dereliction of duty, 85 times for desertion, 64 times for personal robbery, eight times for participating in Tubal Road, and two times for "collaborating with the enemy."

    Hearing these data, everyone present was stunned. Although they knew that the morale of the soldiers on the front line was indeed not very high, they did not realize that the matter was so serious.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, why did such a thing happen? Where has the bushido spirit of the Imperial Japanese Army gone?" Mamoru Iinuma, commander of the 110th Division, asked in horror.

    Okamura Neiji said solemnly: "On the one hand, since entering Showa 18, the performance of the Imperial Japanese Army on various battlefields has declined, especially on the Pacific battlefield, where the Americans have blocked the Imperial Army's attack.  And carried out limited counterattacks, and even attacked the empire itself, causing the morale of the domestic people to drop."

    "Secondly, some people from the empire formed an anti-war alliance under the inducement of the enemy. They went deep into the security area and assisted the supporter/that person in destroying the morale of the imperial army. Some time ago, these people were found in many areas in central Hebei.  His traces have also attracted the attention of the front army¡¯s secret service. Please tell me about the specific situation, Mr. Hattori.¡±

    Saburo Hattori, who was called by name, stood up immediately and said: "According to the investigation of our secret service, this Japanese "anti-war alliance" was first established in Chongqing. After the 14th year of Showa, 8 branches were formed in North China."

    "In addition, in July of the 14th year of Showa, three communist believers in the imperial army stationed in southern Shanxi Province, Sugimoto Kazuo, Kobayashi Takeo, and Takagi Toshio, fled from their troops and arrived in Yan'an. Later, with the help of Tubal Road,  The "Awakening Alliance" was established, which was the first anti-war group formed by the Japanese in North China."

    "Not long ago, we also investigated that a guy named Nosaka Sanzo arrived in Yan'an from the Soviet Union and participated in the work related to the "Anti-War Alliance", which made the activity of this group very high."

    As soon as he finished speaking, Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu asked immediately: "Hattori-kun, who is that Nosaka Sanzo and why does he have such ability?"

    Saburo Hattori immediately said: "According to our investigation, Nosaka is a firm believer in communism. He has been the representative of the Third International of the Japanese Communist Party in Moscow for 9 years and arrived in Yan'an in April of Showa 15. Nosaka  He is currently affiliated with the General Political Department of the Eighth Route Army, and is mainly responsible for conducting anti-war propaganda for Japanese soldiers and educating Japanese prisoners. He also cooperates with people who have studied in Japan at the "Japanese Issues Research Laboratory" in Yan'an to investigate, collect, and organize  On the situation in Japan, "Enemy Country Information" publications were regularly published. He sometimes wrote papers for the Jiefang Daily in Yan'an under the pseudonym Lin Zhe."

    "In June of Showa 17, Nosaka initiated the establishment of the "Japanese Communist League in China", which mainly developed organizations among the Japanese in North China. Its mission was to end the war of aggression as soon as possible and build a peaceful new Japan.  Change Japan¡¯s imperialist system and develop revolutionary organizations.¡±

    "In terms of anti-war propaganda, they mainly pointed out the injustice of the aggressive war, used various means to force the Japanese army to retreat and collapse, and demanded the improvement of the material and cultural life of the soldiers through struggle. In addition, they also proposed a number of measures to target the soldiers involved in the war.  Several propaganda contents encountered, such as: the hardships of marching and fighting during the crusade, opposing the tyranny of officers, stimulating the soldiers' strong nostalgia for their hometown, pointing out that the war is far away, reflecting on plunder, murder, arson and other atrocities, and promoting the Eighth Route Army  prisoner policy and so on.¡±

    "Baga, traitor, traitor to the empire!"

    "Bagaya Road is unforgivable. These people should have a disembowelment to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"

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