The heat wave will be empty and burning. /。 Qb(5).c0m\\Breathing with the scorching river and the constant accumulation of the vertebral hit both sides of the river, washing away the traces of the war, there were fierce battles in Yuhuatai, Zhonghua Gate, the remnants of broken tiles are still vivid, the empty streets gradually have pedestrians, in order to attract the citizens of Nanjing to return to the city, the occupiers tried their best to restrain the behavior of the soldiers, and the violence against civilians was much less than in other cities. The efforts of the Japanese command had a certain effect, and after more than a year of recuperation, part of the citizens returned to the city0

Seven or eight cars drove out of Nanjing City at a high speed, rolled up the dust, stopped at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and two high-ranking generals got down from the first car and walked up the long steps.

The majestic Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is surrounded by green pines and long steps. It also sets off the solemnity here. Tada Jun and Nishio Toshizo walked up side by side, looking up at the pale yellow exterior wall of the memorial hall and the vermilion gate, and the two did not talk along the way, and a large group of officers followed them quietly.

Arrived at the door of the auditorium. Tada and Nishio stopped. Tada Jun raised his eyes to the plaque on it, muttered two sentences, and then waved his hand, and the two soldiers walked in front with the flower basket, Tada Jun and Nishio Shouzo completed their military uniforms and followed behind the flower basket with a solemn expression. The officers automatically lined up in two rows and rushed in.

In front of the statue of Nakayama, Tada Jun and Nishio Shouzo were in front, and the rest of the officers were divided into two rows in the back, neatly saluting the statue of Nakayama, and the light of the chin kept flashing. After the ceremony, Tada Jun delivered speeches by many reporters in front of the memorial hall:

"We Japanese have always respected Mr. Sun Jinshan, and he has cooperated with us many times in the struggle led by him to overthrow the European and American rule in China and restore China's independence and sovereignty, and he is not only a hero among the Chinese. He is also a hero of our Greater East Asia. However, under the leadership of Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, Sino-Japanese relations have seriously regressed, to the point where they have now developed to the point of fighting each other, which is very painful, and we hope that the Chinese government will be wiser and that the two sides will sit down and negotiate a small settlement of the dispute between the two countries.

I hope that General Chiang Kai-shek will face up to the reality, the two-year war has proved that the strength of the imperial army is strong, and it is not something that the squadron can contend with, and if the war continues. Chiang Kai-shek's government was bound to become a local government and could no longer influence the situation in China. Therefore, we hope that the Chiang Kai-shek government will abandon its previous anti-Japanese attitude, and China and Japan will join hands to resist the invasion of the West. ”

Tada's statement is very short, but it has a very military temperament, is concise and to the core, and the meaning is expressed very clearly. After he paid attention, the reporters raised their hands to ask questions, but the press officer who presided over the press conference came over and led the reporters away, leaving many officers chatting slowly near the memorial hall.

Although Nishio Shouzo was a little unimpressed by Tadajun's statement just now, he believed that Tadajun was too anxious, Chiang Kai-shek could not negotiate peace with the Japanese now, and the three victories of the squadron at the critical moment gave the Chinese great confidence, and if they surrendered, they should be published after the capture of Wuhan, and they would not provoke a response at all.

Just as he was guessing Tada's purpose, Tada Jun sighed softly: "Nishio-kun, how long has it been since you returned to China?" ”

Nishio Shouzo also sighed: "It's been three years, Showa has been in Manchuria for ten years, and I haven't seen cherry blossoms in Ueno for a long time, how is the situation in the country, I heard that it is not very good." ”

"Alas" Tada Jun sighed heavily: "It's not good, after the United States implemented dollar settlement, Britain, Belgium and other countries have also adopted this method, and international oil prices and iron ore prices have risen, and many small factories have closed." The economic situation began to deteriorate, and the outcome of the Battle of Yucheng surprised us, Nishio-kun. The Wuhan operation, which was determined by the base camp this time, must crush the will to resist of the Chinese army, annihilate the main force of the Chinese army, and put an end to the Chinese incident. ”

The bad news of the domestic situation has blocked the Chinese dispatch army, even high-ranking generals like Nishio Shouzo, but Nishio's status is easy to spot, such as the rapid decline in supplies from the country. There are very few rice packets that soldiers like. The base camp has asked them to practice warfare by war. The Japanese troops stepped up their efforts to gather grain in the south of the Yangtze River in North China and gathered in Xuzhou, Anqiu, Wuhu, and other places, and the resistance of the local Chinese people became more and more fierce, and incidents of attacking small groups of Japanese troops occurred frequently in various places, and even attacks occurred in the city of Nanjing, and the public order environment deteriorated sharply, seriously dispersing the combat forces on the front line.

"Is it that serious?" The situation was confirmed. Nishio Shou rebellion is not a little unconvinced.

"I'm afraid the reality is even more serious." Tada walked slowly: "I'm not very familiar with the economy, but I can feel it. Nishio-kun, the situation may soon change, and the Five Ministers Council has decided to speed up contacts with Germany and Italy, using their power to contain Anglo-American France

Nishio Shouzo was noncommittal, the development of the Chinese war made him doubt the strategic judgment of the General Staff, Tada Jun didn't hear his answer, he was a little surprised, turned his head to look, and saw Nishio Shouzo's frowning brows, so he asked in wonder: "What's wrong?" Nishio-kun. ”

"Nothing," said Nishio Shouzo calmly, knowing that many people in the army were agitating for an alliance with Germany and Italy. This force is so powerful that even Prime Minister Hiranuma does not oppose it, but he still tactfully expresses his doubts about the German-Italian alliance. But relations between Germany and Great Britain are now very tense, and what will we do if Germany provokes a war in Europe? Will Britain and France be more resolute in supporting China? ”

Tada Jun silently took two steps forward before saying: "But now there is no way, the war in China has seriously consumed the strength of the empire, if Britain and the United States increase their assistance to China, the end of this war will be even more distant, now it is better to strengthen ties with Germany and Italy, so that Britain and the United States have scruples." In fact, the military department also has an idea, if Germany provokes a war in Europe, we can determine our strategy according to the development of the war, if Britain and France are defeated, the empire can take the opportunity to go south, seize the British and French colonies in the South Seas, and solve the empire's economic dilemma. ”

"And what about the United States?" Nishio Shouzo asked sharply: "What if the United States wants to intervene?" There is already intelligence that Roosevelt's envoy is still operating in Wuhan, and there are already signs that they are going to intervene in this war, if we go and provoke him again. Are we ready for war with the United States? ”

Tada Jun smiled bitterly, didn't say much, and walked two steps. He paused again and looked around: "Compared to Mt. Fuji, this place lacks mystery and majesty. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the scenery is beautiful, which is really unfair

"This is the south of China, and the mountains here are more than beautiful. The mountains in the north are very steep" Nishio Shouzo was very faceless, and stabbed him coldly, he was very dissatisfied with this pseudo-emotion.

"Nishio-kun, what's wrong with you?" Tada Jun felt that something was wrong with Nishio Shouzo's mood, and his tone changed to harsh, after all, Nishio Shouzo was still his subordinate in name.

"Commander" Nishio Shouzo smiled bitterly: "We'd better calm down the war in China first and then challenge the West, it's so difficult to fight a China." The strength of the empire was not enough to support a two-front battle

"I don't approve of it either" Tada Jun smiled bitterly: "But the empire is now difficult to ride a tiger, Nishio-kun, your current situation in Wuhan is very unfavorable, do you understand?" ”

"Rest assured, I won't let anything affect the fight against Wuhan. Small. Nishio Shouzo said resolutely: "However, the battle plan we put forward also asks the commander to carefully consider it, the activities of the Eighth Route Army in North China are becoming more and more frequent, and the two main transportation arteries of Pinghan and Jinpu are threatened. Commander. ”

After the Second Jinpu Road Operation, the North China Front Army Headquarters made great changes, with Chief of Staff Naosaburo Netbe transferred to the post of Commander of the Mongolian Xinjiang Command, and the new Chief of Staff, Major General Yukio Kasahara, was formerly the head of the General Staff Headquarters Affairs Department. The former chief of operations, Chang To, was demoted to the Korean Front for his poor performance in the two Jinpo Road military operations; Most of the section leaders have changed.

Before Nishio Shouzo came to attend the operational meeting, an operational meeting was also held, at which the new chief of the operations section, Litaka, supported and proposed a plan to wipe out the Eighth Route Army in North China in three months. Then take a break. month, and then launched the Wuhan operation. This plan caused a lot of controversy in the combat class, but Takataka insisted on it, and finally persuaded everyone to report to Nishio Shouzo.

Nishio Shouzo tasted the might of the guerrillas behind enemy lines in the third and Direnci Jinpu Road operations, and almost all of the base areas in Yizhong that were conquered during the last sweep had fallen, and the activities of the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Yidong and in the Yilu border area were also very strong, and the base areas were repeatedly expanded, and the Kuomintang and Qudu in Shandong strengthened their activities. The threat is growing day by day.

At the North China Operational Conference, Nishio accepted a plan of operations supported by Taka, but this plan required convincing Tada, and at the same time ordering Takaka to support and assist Chief of Staff Yukio Kasahara in drawing up a plan for a direct attack on Wuhan.

Yukio Kasahara and Tatetaka Support jointly drew up an operational plan to attack the Fifth Theater with 10 divisions. Five divisions were used to attack the First Theater along the Pinghan Road, and four divisions were used to directly attack Wuhan along the north bank of the Yangtze River and across the Dabie Mountains.

At present, the Japanese army division is a three-unit division, and the three-unit division is organized as an infantry regiment under the division. The infantry regiment has three infantry wings, three infantry brigades and one infantry artillery squadron with four infantry guns, and the infantry brigade has no brigade artillery squads. Other logistical units, such as the Radiant Heavy and the Engineers, were also greatly reduced, and the number of personnel was 1 Witch Man. Compared with the previous four-wing division, the number of regiments is nearly half. The newly formed units arrived from the country one after another, and all the units were intensively stepping up their training, and the last time the battle was carried out in a hurry, the result was that the new recruits were not trained enough, and the casualties skyrocketed, and this time Nishio Shouzo decided not to make the same mistake again.

After arriving in Nanjing, as expected by Nishio Shouzo, Tada Jun did not agree to the North China side's request to first clear the Eighth Route Army, but asked for a direct attack on Wuhan.

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