This is the largest battle since China's Anti-Japanese War. The two opposing sides mobilized all known services such as infantry, cavalry, artillery, and air force. This is an unprecedented decisive battle. One side is to avenge the enemy, and the other is to hold on to the interests gained.
The only thing General Yamada Otsuzo can do now is to ask for help, endless requests for help. In one day, Yamada Otsuzo sent 18 rescue telegrams to the country, urging reinforcements from all over the country to rush to Manchuria immediately.
In addition, Yamada Otsuzo hopes that the empire can transfer all the Air Force Group Flying Army and the 9th Army garrisoning the country to Manchuria to deal with the Soviet Union and the Air Force.
Although Japan also attaches great importance to Yamada Otsuzo's request for help, it is not as anxious as General Yamada Otsuzo.
It¡¯s not that the Japanese at home don¡¯t understand the situation on the front line, it¡¯s that they have too much to take care of themselves!
Due to the sudden turn of the war situation, the Japanese military base camp in China, like the government, fell into extreme frustration and chaos, and despair enveloped the entire army.
And unlike those generals and staff officers on the front line, those people are after all soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time. On the battlefield of blood and fire, they have withstood many highly stressful and dangerous environments, and they can survive in such tense and dangerous environments. to determine the basic situation and make appropriate determinations.
On the other hand, domestic politicians have already lost confidence under such circumstances, and the mood of national subjugation is spreading in the country.
After suffering the second atomic bomb attack, Japanese high-level officials were afraid. They were willing to accept that the United States no longer had atomic bombs. They did not expect that they would suffer a second strike so soon.
Under such circumstances, the Japanese government finally made up its mind to accept the Potsdam Proclamation and surrender.
In the extremely chaotic days after August 9, frontline commanders also had their own opinions on the future of Japan. For example, Commander-in-Chief Okamura Neiji of the Chinese Expeditionary Forces in Nanjing said on the afternoon of the 14th He sent a telegram to Chief of Staff Umezu Yoshijiro relaying the emperor's message: "A humiliating peace should be ruled out, and the war should be carried out resolutely to the end. Please make a decision, Your Majesty!"
However, the reply I got was: The Emperor will have an important broadcast tomorrow at noon, so be sure to listen to it.
At 10:10 a.m. on August 15, Army Minister Yoshiki Anami and Chief of Staff Yoshijiro Umezu jointly sent a telegram to the frontline troops. The main message was: The Emperor has decided to recognize the Potsdam Four Nations Declaration, and the entire army should obey the Holy Judgment.
At noon, all troops, whether in China or Southeast Asian countries, as long as they were in areas occupied by the Japanese army, stopped fighting, and then lined up facing the east in the courtyard of the headquarters to listen to the speech of Hirohito, the 124th Emperor of Japan, about unconditional support for the United States, Britain, China, and the United States. Broadcast of the surrender of the Soviet Union and the Four Kingdoms.
In the silence, the emperor's slightly submissive and helpless voice came from the radio: "In view of the general trend of the world and the current situation of the empire, I want to take extraordinary measures to clean up the situation. I would like to inform you and other loyal subjects. "
¡°I have ordered the imperial government to notify the four countries of the United States, Britain, China, and the Soviet Union that they are willing to accept their joint proclamation in order to seek the well-being of the subjects of the empire and to share the happiness of common prosperity for all nations. This is the legacy of the imperial ancestors and is what I will uphold. In the former case, the reason why the Empire declared war on the United States and Britain was actually to seek the survival of the Empire and the stability of East Asia. To exclude the sovereignty of other countries and invade their territory is definitely not my original intention. However, since the war, it has Four years of reading. Although the generals on land and sea are brave and good at fighting, hundreds of officials are working hard to govern, and 100 million people are serving the public and doing their best, the war situation has not improved, and the general trend of the world is not in our favor. In addition, the enemy has recently used cruel bombs , killing innocent people frequently and causing tragic harm, it is truly irreversible. If we continue to fight, it will not only lead to the destruction of our nation, but also destroy human civilization. In this way, how can I preserve billions of innocent children and express my gratitude to the emperor? The spirit of the sect is the one who orders the imperial government to accept the joint proclamation."
¡°I have to express deep regret for the allies who have always worked with the Empire for the liberation of East Asia. I think of the Empire¡¯s subjects who died in battle, died in the line of duty, died in misdeeds, and their survivors. As for those who suffered war wounds, suffered war disasters, and lost the livelihood of their families, I also feel deeply about them. The sufferings the empire will suffer in the future are certainly extraordinary, and I also fully understand the feelings of your subjects, but the fate of the times Trend, I want to endure the unbearable and endure the embarrassment. I hope that there will be peace for all generations."
"I hereby safeguard the state, trust in the sincerity of your loyal and good subjects, and always be with you. If my husband's love stirs up trouble, or if my compatriots exclude each other and disturb the current situation, they will lose their way and lose their way. Faith in the world, this is what I am deeply admonished by. It is advisable for the whole country to be united and pass it on to future generations, firmly believing in the immortality of China., thinking that there is a long way to go, we will devote all our efforts to the construction of the future, keep our faith, strengthen our ambitions, and vow to carry forward the essence of the country and not fall behind the evolution of the world. You, my subjects, will do my best. "
The Japanese troops on the front lines were stunned after listening to the emperor's recorded broadcast. No one knew in advance that they were listening to such a broadcast. The orders received by the troops at all levels were the emperor's important speech. No one told them that Japan was going to surrender. .
Because of the sudden incident, some were dumbfounded and some burst into tears.
It was only then that they truly realized the disaster they had incurred by launching repeated aggressions.
On the day after the Japanese Emperor announced his unconditional surrender, General MacArthur of the US Army announced. Beginning at noon on August 15, air and ground attacks against Japan will cease.
Around seven o'clock in the afternoon, the news of Japan's surrender was confirmed by the U.S. Information Service. The big kids at the U.S. military headquarters jumped up first and drove their jeeps down the street!
People filling the streets and alleys were crowding and cheering people were all crazy, so happy!
From the middle all the way to Xinjiekou, in front of the wall outside where our newspaper number is posted, there are thousands of people, even illiterate bare-legged men crowded in.
The rain-like sweat made everyone¡¯s clothes stick to the clothes of those around them, and everyone was grinning!
There was a sea of ??happy people above our heads. Everyone said hello to everyone, every group of people to every group of people, "Ah! Ah!" Congratulations to each other, everyone's emotions are overflowing! sublimation!
When acquaintances meet, they hug each other with open arms, or at least pat each other on the shoulder intimately: "We're going home!"
Among the people traveling, some braved the heat and gathered in a group to listen to the radio attentively, firmly believing that they would hear more real and detailed news from the radio.
Sure enough, the radio station that was broadcasting the English program suddenly interrupted, and then the announcer began to read in Chinese the telegrams sent by the United Press and the Central News Agency. Then, the announcer said: "China has fought hard for eight years and finally won victory and peace Now in Chongqing Millions of citizens are already enjoying the carnival in the streets and alleys, and now they can listen to "Triumph Return to Homeland"."
What broke out over the heads of the audience was roaring cheers.
Then, the loud and powerful chorus of soprano and baritone rang out amid the cheers
On this extraordinary evening of great historical significance, the announcer of Chongqing Central Radio was full of enthusiasm and emotion. He no longer had the usual temperament and skills, and allowed his emotions to surge with the microphone. At the end of the broadcast, the announcer choked with sobs. He said: "Gentlemen, please listen to the sound of joy!"
At this time, loud firecrackers, gongs and drums, and foreign allies¡¯ cheers of ¡°Best¡± and ¡°Best¡± came from the radio.
Immediately afterwards, cheers like "The Japanese kid surrendered!" "The Anti-Japanese War is won!" "Long live the Republic of China!" exploded like spring thunder, and the entire Chongqing formed a sea of ??jubilant people.
Not only in Chongqing, the capital city, but also in almost all major cities and even small counties across the country, people started chattering repressedly, maybe some people running on the street, and then there were individual shouts, followed by the crackling of firecrackers. , the street has already become lively.
In the end, there were groups of people shouting, cheering, and applauding everywhere, as if the whole city woke up with a roar.
Yes, I have been holding this breath for eight years, eight years of suffering, bitterness, humiliation, grief and anger, and patience, until I fought hard and fought bloody battles, and finally made a life-and-death fight.
Once victory comes, the nerves that have been suppressed for eight years need to be vented happily. People's emotions seem to have been suppressed by the earth's crust for too long and finally explode like blowouts and volcanoes. The reserved ones become indulgent, and the depressed ones become heroic.
The bitter and difficult days were finally not in vain, and the celebrations lasted all night long.
Thinking back to that year, in that cold and severe winter, the Chinese army abandoned the capital Nanjing in chaos. The Japanese army used unimaginable barbarity to massacre prisoners of war and Chinese civilians who had laid down their weapons, and raped innocent women crazily.
And in response to the brutal Japanese army, Japanese citizens flocked to the streets of Tokyo to hold lantern parades and celebrate the carnival. Unexpectedly, after 7 years, this summer night, the lantern parade and the carnival crowd have changed their lives.
However, all this changed on this day in August 1945. The gloom of the past was finally replaced by the dawn of victory. Although the humiliation and pain are far from disappearing, and may even accompany one generation for a lifetime, we are still there after all. Victory!
Yes, we won, China won! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com