Chapter 217 The Battle of Nanjing in Xuzhou Next

It can be said that what Terauchi Shouyi said is actually a taboo topic even within the Japanese army. Why did the people try their best to resist? In fact, the generals of the Japanese army are very clear about this problem, because almost all the divisions of the Japanese army in China are uniformly distributed and allocated weapons and ammunition by the empire, but from military pay to food supply, they have to rely on plunder from the war zone.

Plundering in war will often be accompanied by annihire, looting, slaughter, etc. Do you want to accept the so-called imperial army? Help them build the so-called imperial land? This move is undoubtedly a fool's dream. The generals and staff of the headquarters of the military headquarters and the staff headquarters of the military department are all planned on the drawings. They do not know that in fact, the plundering war is not popular at all. They want to realize the construction of the so-called imperial land in the occupied area, which may only stay on paper forever.

However, since the commander-in-chief of the Chinese dispatched army asked, Ningji Okamura had no choice but to look at Meizu Mijiro and said that he could not point out the actual problem. Shouyi Terauchi would certainly not be satisfied, but how could he say that the emperor's [***] team burned and plundered that? The lie officer doesn't want to listen, and I'm afraid he can't listen to the truth.

Ningji Okamura hesitated for a moment and suddenly had an idea and said, "Your Excellency, I think that there is a long way to go to build the imperial road. Manchuria is still in danger of banditation under the deliberate construction of the imperial Kwantung Army. It is difficult for many actions of our army in the occupied area to be recognized by the Chinese people, and the actual situation of the imperial army of the imperial army is not allowed. We have done too many so-called friendly acts, and the more important thing is the morally corrupt Koreans in some of our subordinate troops. The degree of their destruction of military discipline is outrageous. Many generals in our army are inferior to others.

Since Okamura made a start, Mijiro Umezu immediately got up and said, "Sir, I think Mr. Okamura is very right!" Taking our department as an example, only more than 300 of the 4,000 generals of the Yamazaki detachment were large baggage troops composed of North Koreans. They were equipped with a small amount of weapons and ammunition, but our army attacked and advanced all the way. Because the main force of the Chinese army retreated too fast, our army's pursuit troops collected supplies on the spot, and the imperial army of the Yamazaki detachment was statistically eliminated. There were only more than 1,000 Chinese people who did not cooperate, and they collected more than 7,000 catties of grain, but the North Korean baggage team, which was less than one-tenth of the Yamazaki detachment, collected 50,000 catties of food, plundered more than 100 young women, and eliminated more than 3,000 Chinese people who did not cooperate. This is hard to imagine, especially those who did not even resist. The Chinese people were slaughtered in batches like livestock, and many of the following generals regarded beheading and assassination as a kind of glory, so the commanders of each unit were also very embarrassed when using the North Korean troops!"

Terauchi Shouyi nodded slightly and said, "These are just objective reasons. The indulgence of the North Korean troops is still related to the acquiescence of the troops. Since we want to establish the imperial land, our troops can't wantonly plunder and slaughter the civilians in China. You must have read some of the history of China? The Chinese people have also been brilliant in history, and the Chinese people like personal heroism. They are as good at hard work as our Dahe people, but the Chinese people are very xenophobic. During the reign of the Mongols and the Manchurians in history, their Han people have been rising up and have not been completed for hundreds of years. The so-called national control and assimilation can be said to be a very terrible nation among the Chinese. They have a terrible and huge tolerance. The result of invading them is either killing them or being assimilated by them. In the current stage of our army, slaughter can only arouse more resistance.

Seishiro Itagaki hesitated for a moment and said, "So Mr. Commander-in-Chief, how should we treat the Chinese people in the occupied area?" Especially those who don't cooperate?"

Terauchi Shouyi said proudly, "There is an old saying in China that kills chickens to warn monkeys! The meaning is to kill chickens to scare monkeys. We should learn to divide the Chinese into triaths. One is a person who actively gets closer to the empire, one is a person who maintains the so-called neutrality, and the other is a disgusting rebels. For the first kind of person, we should try our best to win over what they need. Yes, for the second kind of people, we should adopt the Huairou policy, so that they can feel the determination of our empire to build the imperial land, and for the third kind of people, we should be completely eliminated from the spirit to the body.

In fact, Ningji Okamura, Meijiro Umezu, and even Seishiro Itagaki and Kenji Tobihara are very clear that the so-called high theory of Shouichi Terauchi is actually part of the pro-people plan that Seishiro Itagaki and Kenji Tsuchihihara once implemented in Manchuria, but it changed again in the mouth of the commander-in-chief of the Chinese dispatching army. It's just a taste.

So everyone slapped with a shocked expression. The Japanese soldiers who were on guard nearby searched repeatedly and responsibly, and even did not let go of a mouse hole. They held a meeting in the rubble of the battlefield ruins that had just ended the battle? I'm afraid that only this confident commander-in-chief of the Chinese dispatched army can do a reckless thing. If he is shot by a wounded Chinese wounded soldier who is not lucky enough to open his eyes, or throws a grenade, I'm afraid that a few more colonels will have to apologize. A large number of lieutenant generals and Major Generals, plus a general. Sir, the pressure of the Japanese army troops responsible for on the on-site vigilance is probably unimaginable for ordinary people.

Lament, Terauchi Shouyi sighed slightly and said, "In order to conquer Texas, more than 1,100 soldiers were killed by the imperial army, and more than 1,300 wounded were sent back. A small abandoned Texas can cause such huge casualties to the imperial army, which is really unacceptable to me. I hope you can say Later, we can make more use of our army's firepower advantage and mobility advantage in order to reduce the casualties of the troops.

Shouichi Terauchi's words made Yasuji Okamura, Meijiro and others have an impulse to scold their mother. Originally, Shoichi Terauchi ordered to attack the city before the arrival of the heavy artillery troops, and the troops suffered huge casualties. However, among the people present, Shoichi Terauchi's military rank was undoubtedly the highest, so no one was willing to He risked the risk of offending people to correct some people's mistakes. Anyway, Terauchi Shouyi did not say who was specifically responsible for this matter.

Si Nei Shouyi pointed to the map spread by the combat staff and said, "Please note, gentlemen, the current task of our army is to cut off the northern section of Jinpu Road, which is firmly guarded by [***], break through the Yellow River and capture Jinan, and then go south to Xuzhou with the main force to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the fifth war zone of the middle [***] team! Before that, our army also broke through the headquarters of Cheng Qian in the first war zone of China, and the headquarters of Yan Xishan in the second war zone. Now it is not a problem for Li Zongren's headquarters in the fifth war zone of almost all the miscellaneous troops in China.

Shou of the temple waved his hand and continued: "It is proposed that the 24th Division, the 25th Division, the 36th Division, the 37th Division and the 40th Division are assigned to the 6th Brigade of the Battle Vehicle and the 7th Brigade of the Heavy Artillery, which belong to the Fifth Army of Ningji Okamura. As the main force of the Central China Front Army, the two sections along the north and south of Jinpu Road are the same Shi marched and quickly broke through the blocking of [***] in the face. The fifty-first division, the fifty-fifth division and the fifty-sixth division of Meizu Meijiro's eighth army were assigned to the three divisions of the Itagaki Zhengshiro's troops that landed in Qingdao in Qingdao, and strategically attacked the middle of Shandong from the front and forth. After the destruction of Han Fuyu's troops, the concentrated troops will attack Xuzhou. Once the main force of the fifth war zone of Xuzhou is annihilated or heavy, the main force of our army will immediately be ready to cross the river to support the central branch to send troops to conquer Nanjing, the capital of China.

After listening to Shouyi Terauchi's battle plan, Meizu Mijiro was stunned and said, "Your Excellency, I'm afraid it will still take time for our army to break through the main force of the fifth war zone in Xuzhou. I'm afraid that Lieutenant General Hatohiko Asaokamiya, who took over the command of General Matsui Ikone, had already captured the south. Jing, Zhong [***] Li Zongren, the commander of the fifth war zone, is not an easy guy to deal with, especially Bai Chongxi, the deputy commander of the General Staff of Renzhong, especially Bai Chongxi, who was called Xiao Zhuge by the Chinese. The two cooperated for a long time both militarily and politically for a long time. The districts are all miscellaneous troops. Most of their significance is to block bullets for the newly established Nanjing Political Axe Army in the Ninth War Zone. Consuming the miscellaneous troops is Chiang Kai-shek's specialty! Therefore, it may be difficult for [***] to fight a decisive battle with our army.

Terauchi Shouyi nodded with satisfaction and looked at Umezu Mijiro. Umezu Mijiro was his general. Just now, his analysis was well-founded. According to Meizu Meijiro's analysis, I'm afraid there would be nothing to do with them in the Battle of Nanjing. If Hatohiko Asakamiya commanded nine divisions and three brigades. In addition, the two brigades of field heavy artillery and three regiments of chariot troops, with the full support of the army and naval aviation, can't capture Nanjing, where a group of remnants of soldiers who have been withdrawn from Shanghai will be defeated and will be solidified? Isn't it a joke?

Although at the beginning, a division of the Rehe Legion in Nanjing made a beautiful short attack, which severely damaged the 11th Infantry Brigade of the arrogant Sixth Division, everyone knew that this pre-front counterattack tactic could only be used once.

Terauchi Shou said with a disdainful smile, "I'm afraid you don't know who is the commander of the China Army who is in charge of the defense of Nanjing?"

Ningji Okamura exchanged glances with Mijiro Umezu, Seishiro Itagaki, Kenji Tobihara and others. They really didn't know the specific candidates of the Nanjing garrison commander of the China Army. Previously, there was information that it was Tang Shengzhi? Since the general of the temple has said so, I'm afraid that his candidate has changed a lot.

Terauchi Shouyi was very satisfied with the expressions of his subordinates, so he also said very seriously, "The commander of the Nanjing gaders of the China Army is the sworn enemy of the empire, Zhang Xuewu!"

(to be continued)