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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 702 Information from Nanjing

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    Chapter 702: Information from Nanjing

    Tang Qiuli commanded an army of 180,000 to surround Taiyuan. In order to reduce the casualties of the siege troops, he used his brains and adopted layers of skinning tactics to gradually conquer important defense support points on the periphery of Taiyuan and clear obstacles. Other strongholds were destroyed.  After conquering, only Jinzhong remained, which was the target of the final attack and the last support point on the outskirts of Taiyuan that the Japanese army desperately defended.  (Baidu search,)

    The Japanese defensive forces fought fiercely in Jinzhong, and repeated attacks had little effect. Six Japanese fighter jets and one transport plane took off in a hurry after landing in Taiyuan. The commander of the ** Division Air Force, Le Yiqin, followed the commander of the division, Tang Qiu.  On Li Li's order, he led the fleet to take off to intercept and shoot down all Japanese aircraft in the airspace around Liaoyang in Shanxi Province. Among the various documents sent back by the guard brigade responsible for searching for the wreckage of Japanese aircraft, there was a document that shocked the whole country.

    Okamura Neiji was killed, and Tang Qiuli couldn't believe it. He once again ordered Shan Hu to confirm the identities of the Japanese dead in the plane wreckage. This time they were really sure, and he also brought back a gold Japanese military uniform.  General's Badge, Tang Qiuli believed this was true. Among the surrounded Japanese troops, only Okamura Neji had such a high military rank.

    He ordered Shen Jun's investigation department to immediately start propaganda against the Japanese troops in Taiyuan City, and use the news that Okamura Neiji had been killed to disintegrate the fighting spirit and morale of the Japanese soldiers in the city. As for the method to be adopted, Shen Jun made his own choice and asked for only one  , let every Japanese soldier know that Okamura Neiji has been killed.

    The news that Okamura Neiji was shot dead in the Chaoyang area was quickly spread through Shen Jun's deliberate propaganda and through leaflets and "Voice of Dingbian" radio broadcasts across the country. It not only shocked the Chinese people, but also panicked the Japanese army in Taiyuan.  All day long, people in Japan were in shock. Japan's Minister of War, Koichi Yoneuchi, was full of bitterness and wanted to hit the wall. It was his instruction to let Okamura Neji take a plane to leave the embattled Taiyuan.

    Okamura Neiji was surrounded in Taiyuan. The one who was most anxious was Koichi Mineuchi. Seeing the situation in North China eroding, after a few battles, he lost his troops and generals. Okamura Neji was also helpless. As the largest backend of the Kwantung Army system, Minister of Army Koichi Mineuchi was extremely anxious.  , finally wrested control of North China from the Chief of General Staff, Prince Zai Ren, and took advantage of Xiang Yue Qingji's series of military mistakes and disastrous defeats to squeeze out this troublesome guy and expand the power of the Kwantung Army to North China.  .

    This move achieved the goal of Koichi Yoneuchi, but everything went wrong in the subsequent development. Neji Okamura, who had high hopes, in addition to occupying Taiyuan and Shanxi and cheering up Kouichi Yoneuchi's faction for a period of time, the situation in North China suddenly changed.  Turn, Zhangjiakou was lost, Tianjin was lost, Peiping was besieged, the east bank of the Yellow River was defeated, the Kwantung Army's southward troops were struggling, and then more than 80,000 soldiers and Okamura Neji were surrounded in the isolated city of Taiyuan.

    Judging from the situation in North China as a whole, the Kwantung Army's southward troops could not save Okamura Neiji no matter what. Tang Qiuli was determined to eat the main force of the North China Expeditionary Army, and Okamura Neiji could not break out of Taiyuan and withdraw.  In Pingjin, even if the Kwantung Army once again formed a powerful southward corps to rescue Okamura Neji and the crisis, time did not allow it. Hundreds of thousands of troops went south, which took time, and Okamura Neji lacked time.

    After weighing the left and right, whether Okamura Neji died in battle or was captured in Taiyuan, it was not in the interests of his group. Although this boastful guy made Koichi Mineuchi very angry, he had to save him. Arioka  As long as Muren Ningji is here, North China is still in the hands of the Kwantung Army, and Zai Ren cannot intervene to arrange for his cronies. Yonei Koichi knows very well that Taiyuan is not safe, and the only one who can count on it is the more than 40 people in Cangzhou.  Thousands of troops.

    In order to firmly control the dominance of North China, he secretly instructed Army Minister Shigemitsu Aoi to establish no less than twenty first-class army divisions, ten artillery regiments, five cavalry regiments, and three tank tanks in the mainland.  The troops of the brigade entered North China as quickly as possible as a supplement to the North China Expeditionary Force. Before that, the Kwantung Army immediately organized troops to go south and enter the pass. As long as the Pingjin area is defended, once the supplementary troops arrive, Okamura Neiji will also  Turn over, North China is still within the sphere of influence of the Kwantung Army.

    Taking into account various factors, Okamura Neiji cannot die at present, nor can any problems occur. He personally sent a telegram to the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, and sent a plane to Taiyuan to pick up Okamura Neiji and go to Tianjin to command the Cangzhou Army.  The Japanese army left 80,000 troops behind in a precarious isolated city, and the commander ran away alone. This is an extremely shameful behavior in any army, let alone the Japanese army, which has always flaunted the spirit of Bushido.

    Koichi Mineuchi found a high-sounding reason. The special envoy from the base camp arrived in Tianjin and asked the commander of the North China Dispatch Army, Okamura Neiji, to report the situation in person and jointly seek a fundamental solution to the North China problem. However, he was afraid that Okamura Neiji would commit a single-minded crime.  Stubborn and unable to understand his true intentions, he gave an order to Okamura Neji in the name of the base camp.In order to report the battle situation to Tianjin, the Kwantung Army Headquarters was specifically asked to send a senior staff officer to the same plane.

    For no other reason than to use persuasion and coercion to get this guy on the plane when Okamura Neji was determined to save face and refused to leave Taiyuan, things went surprisingly smoothly. The plane landed in Taiyuan. After reading the book from the base camp,  Order, this senior staff officer fully expected that Okamura Neiji would show the spirit of a Japanese samurai and the character of a Japanese general.

    He has already prepared a lot of rhetoric, such as living and dying with soldiers, being loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, fighting to the end for the Yamato nation, shedding the last drop of blood for the Greater East Asia Holy War, living and dying with Taiyuan, and never leaving the front line. He has already prepared a lot of words to persuade.  The hero in his mind, His Excellency Okamura Neji, the pride of the Kwantung Army.

    Unexpectedly, after reading the order personally issued by the Minister of War, Koichi Mineuchi, Okamura Neiji did not hesitate at all. He just said: "It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders." Then he hurriedly packed up his things and handed over the command.  To the Commander of Taiyuan City Defense, he hurriedly got into the plane, leaving this senior staff officer who was ready to burst into tears. He was full of words without saying anything, so he felt a breath of air stirring back and forth in his stomach, tangled into a ball of contempt, and big smiles.  He was disrespectful, and he himself did not expect that just because of Nanjiro's order, he would become Okamura Neji's companion on the road to Huangquan.

    Okamura Neji's death had a huge impact on the morale of the Japanese defenders in Taiyuan. Shen Jun, in particular, took advantage of this incident to make a big fuss. The news that Okamura Neji abandoned his troops and fled for his life spread like a plague among Japanese soldiers and  It spread among commanders at all levels, and the Japanese soldiers' will to resist was greatly shaken. It was rare for them to fight to the death and go crazy even when they were about to die. Two days later, Jinzhong moved beyond Tang Qiuli's expectation.  During the battle, the enemy was conquered with very few soldier casualties, the last nail on the outskirts of Taiyuan was pulled out, and all the more than 13,000 Japanese defenders were annihilated.

    Taiyuan appeared in front of Tang Qiuli like a naked beauty. However, this was a beauty covered in thorns. The reinforced concrete fortifications and fortifications all over the place were enough to gnaw at for a while. Moreover,  The Japanese soldiers who fled outside Taiyuan all fled into the city, greatly increasing the number of Japanese guards. Although Shen Jun's heart attack strategy was very effective, there were also many Japanese soldiers who resisted and went crazy in the end. Tang Qiuli didn't want to be there.  When attacking Taiyuan, there were excessive casualties.

    Tang Qiuli held a meeting of commanders above the regiment of the attack force to re-adjust the deployment. Chief of Staff Yang Ketian was assigning tasks to each unit. Director of Communications Chen Feng came in and handed Tang Qiuli a telegram, which was sent by Tang Qiusheng.  While the Battle of Taiyuan was going on, the various units encircling the Kwantung Army's southbound troops had arrived at designated positions and would launch an attack on the Japanese army tomorrow evening. Tang Qiuli was relieved that they could be dealt with before the next wave of Kwantung Army's southbound troops arrived in North China.  This part of the Japanese army is of great significance to the overall situation in North China.

    As soon as Chen Feng left, Yu Deshui, the director of the Intelligence Department, came in in a hurry. Tang Qiuli smiled. Whenever the director was in a hurry, he always had important information, and most of it was not good news. He took the telegram and only  After reading the first few lines, I couldn't laugh anymore. It was indeed not good news, and it was definitely extremely unfavorable news for him and the assassin.

    This is a telegram that Yu Deshui personally translated. It represents the highest level of top secret. In the Intelligence Division of the Military Division, only Yu Deshui has this authority. Others have no right to interfere at all. The content of the telegram is even more  Tang Qiuli was frightened.  "The director personally conveyed to the division commander that the special envoy of the Japanese base camp, Koichi Tanaka, arrived in Nanjing a few days ago and had a secret meeting with Duan Jingquan, a senior official of the Nanjing Military Commission, on a yacht in Mochou Lake. The content of the meeting is not yet known."

    "According to the investigation, Duan is responsible for external liaison affairs in the Military Commission. He has the rank of lieutenant general. He is a senior senior officer in the Military Commission. He studied in Japan in his early years and had a lot of connections. He has a close relationship with Wang Jingwei, the current chairman of the National Government. Tanaka Hongichi, Japan  The senior official in charge of China affairs at the Base Camp Staff Headquarters, with the rank of major general, specializes in instigating rebellion and winning over senior officials of the party, government and military of the Nationalist Government. The mission of coming to Jinling this time is to negotiate unilateral peace with the Nationalist Government. "

    "In addition, Nanjing has secretly formed a group against the division commander. The members are all important personnel in the national government or military committees. They often meet in secret. Our station has agents who have penetrated into the group, but they have not yet entered the core level. The intelligence coming out  The level is low, and the core content is unknown. Dai Li¡¯s Military Control Bureau is also monitoring the Japanese special envoy Tanaka Koichi. At present, Chairman Chiang¡¯s attitude is ambiguous. Other information will be reported later. "

    After reading this telegram, Tang Qiuli no longer had the intention to preside over the battle meeting for the general attack on Taiyuan. His expression changed several times. His mind was completely attracted by this top-secret information. When he saw the division commander suddenly changed his expression, the senior officers present at the meeting  They also stopped arguing and turned their attention to him.

    (To be continued)
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