The fiasco of the Battle of North China was fundamentally different from the defeat of the previous Battle of Taierzhuang for the Japanese base camp, and if the retreat from Taierzhuang was originally for the adjustment of the situation of the battle in the future, then the Battle of North China was an out-and-out fiasco. He was very disdainful of the Japanese army for the national government fǔ to hype up the great victory of Taierzhuang, just as after the war, the then head of the operations section of the base camp Masasumi Inada was promoted to lieutenant general, and recalled: "The retreat of the two detachments of Seya and Sakamoto from Taierzhuang was taken for granted in the battle situation, and the 2nd Army was unwilling to retreat as soon as possible for some reason, which was really anxious. The retreat from Taierzhuang was not a defeat, because the base camp had stipulated from the beginning that it was necessary to withdraw to the original starting line, and retreat was not a problem at all. ”

What Inada Zhengjun said is reasonable, and there is no doubt that the retreat from Taierzhuang is in line with the original plan of the base camp. However, it was a defeat for the North China Front, as they hoped to capture and secure Taierzhuang in order to gain a good momentum for the future Battle of Xuzhou. Because of this, during the battle, the Seya detachment received all orders urging it to capture Taierzhuang as soon as possible, but there was no order to retreat. Moreover, at that time, the Japanese army generally believed that the occupied areas should not give up an inch of land, and it was quite a loss of face to retreat. Moreover, in the nine months since the outbreak of the July 7 Incident, the Japanese army has been attacking and attacking, and has never turned back. This was the first retreat of the Japanese army, so it is also true that this was also the first defeat of the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield.

However, the victory of Taierzhuang was generally regarded by many Japanese as a deception or a mistake, but this time the Battle of North China was different from the past, and the casualties of more than 100,000 troops could not be concealed by anyone, and the news of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of North China had already reached Tokyo on the second day after the Battle of North China ended, and as a newspaper with the Asahi Shimbun on the front page, even the Tokyo Broadcasting Station, which had always reported good news but not bad news, also made an hour-long broadcast and broadcast the battle in detail.

After the end of the Battle of North China, the propaganda organs of the Kuomintang stepped up their efforts to publicize the war, and called the Battle of North China a classic battle of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. At the same time, the National Civil Affairs Fǔ carried out "artistic" processing of the results of the war, greatly exaggerating the results of the war, and said to the outside world: "The squadron, including Han Yunhua's department, had more than 280,000 front-line troops killed and wounded, 12,719 Japanese soldiers were captured, more than 130,000 rifles, 22,913 machine guns, 777 infantry guns, more than 150 cannons, and 40 combat vehicles were ......."

The phenomenon of exaggerating the achievements of the Kuomintang at that time was not uncommon in the Kuomintang army, and it would be hellish not to exaggerate the results of the war, and the atmosphere was such that if you did not exaggerate the results of the war, the war report was sent to the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the Ministry of Military Affairs also regarded the war report you sent as a war report after "artistic" processing. The usual practice of the Ministry of Military Affairs for these processed war reports is to ignore them or discount them, and if you are deducted eight layers for the battle record of destroying 1,000 enemies, it will become 200 enemies destroyed. Therefore, even the commander of the 31st Division, the main force guarding the center in the Battle of Taierzhuang, Chi Fengcheng, had a big conflict with his deputy division commander Qu Shen because of the issue of reporting the battle results. Afterwards, during a conversation between the two, Chi blamed Qu and said in a stern tone: "According to your report at the press conference, the blood of thousands of people in my division has been shed in vain. ’”

Therefore, when the National Civil Affairs Fǔ released the results of this freshly baked battle, the first reaction of all walks of life was not to be ecstatic, but to be very cautious in seeking verification, or more people scolded the National Civil Affairs Fǔ for being shameless and actually lying to the people of the whole country about the results of the war. If it were said that the people would not have reacted so much if they had annihilated 50,000 or 60,000 enemies, almost all of them thought that the people of the country were lying about the military situation.

At this time, the Japanese army also made a report on the casualties in the Battle of North China, and the Japanese Asahi Shimbun reported: "Yes, the casualties of the units of the Imperial China North China Dispatch Army were relatively large, and several troops were erased from the battle sequence of the Imperial Army, which was actually the first fiasco after the outbreak of the Japanese-Chinese War, and the specific casualties were as follows: the 20th Division was completely annihilated; The 10th Division suffered 4,088 killed and 4,137 wounded; The 21st Division suffered 5,432 killed and 2,323 wounded............ In total, the Imperial Army lost 67,654 killed and 54,321 wounded..............."

Although people did not believe in the Japanese casualties, the Japanese army tampered with the casualty figures from time to time. No matter how many Japanese people died in this war, at least one thing can be certain, that is, the Japanese army did suffer a big loss in North China, and even they themselves admitted defeat, and they also used the word fiasco many times in a row. For a time, the whole of China was full of rejoicing, and almost all cities (non-enemy-occupied areas), and even a large part of the cities in enemy-occupied areas, were firing cannons, as if the war against Japan had achieved a complete victory. ,

In fact, it is no wonder that the Chinese people are so excited, with the successive defeats and retreats of the Chinese ** team, a large part of China's territory has fallen, which seriously affected the morale of the Chinese people at that time. The rhetoric of the death of the country permeates all strata of Chinese society, and the mood of defeat hangs over China. In addition, there was a split within the Guomin Fǔ, and Wang Jīngwei formed a puppet regime in Nanjing, which greatly weakened the prestige of the Guomin Fǔ. When the news of the great victory in North China spread in all directions, the frustration, pessimism, and discouragement that had shrouded the hearts of the Chinese were swept away, and everyone was overjoyed. Other cities across the country also held various activities and mass rallies to celebrate the great victory in North China, and for a time, the whole country was jubilant, and the confidence of the people of the whole country in the victory of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was greatly strengthened.

And Yan'an also held a big propaganda for the whole people under the organization of the ** Propaganda Department, and for a while, the loudspeakers in the counties and districts of Yan'an casually came out of the words of the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region and Han Yunhua, and for a time Han Yunhua once again became the focus of discussion among the people of Yan'an. The victims of the Yellow Flood District, who had been helped by the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region, spontaneously took to the streets to listen to the glorious achievements of their great hero Han Yunhua, and even many elderly people knelt on the streets of Yan'an with tears in their eyes, and the scene was extremely touching.

After the end of the Battle of North China, the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region welcomed many foreign journalists and friendly personages who braved the flames of war and gunpowder to arrive at the Guisui front line to cover news, including Soviet TASS reporter Gu Libinsky, United Press reporter Epstein, Chicago "Daily News" reporter Ashebald, and others. With their arrival, reports spread in all directions. The Soviet Union's Pravda, Britain's "News Chronicle," Shanghai's "Zilinxi," the United States' "Washington Post," the "New York Herald Tribune," the "Baltimore Sun," France's "Paris La République," and other newspapers of various countries have constantly published China's telecommunications in prominent positions and published comments one after another, affirming and praising China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which has had a certain impact on the international community and has also enabled more countries to understand China. Even the newspapers of the fascist countries were no exception, with the Germanic Zeitung and the Berlin Berlin newspaper commenting on the war. All of a sudden, Japan, an East Asian power, was seriously suspected by all countries in the world, and was defeated by a small Chinese army group (the Inner Méng Ancient Military Region), which actually defeated one-third of China's dispatched army, with more than 100,000 casualties.

The United Kingdom and the United States and other countries were surprised by the performance of the Chinese team, and the United Kingdom even publicly stated that "China is a trusted ally..........". At the same time, the great turning point in the war situation at home also provided convenience for Soong Meiling, who was active in the United States, and for a time overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese in the United States generously donated their money to dedicate their strength to the independence and freedom of the motherland. The U.S. Congress also discussed and voted on the Lend-Lease bill proposed by China, and although it was not passed this time, it was much better than before, and the U.S. Congress generally did not vote on this matter in the past. Because they wanted to continue to be a neutral country as they had done in World War I, and to continue to make their war money.

However, this time, due to the change in the situation in Europe and the changes on the battlefield in China, the United States had to pay attention to the draft proposed by the National Government. Among the countries that Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union may provide support and assistance to China, the United States is the most powerful, the most influential, and the most likely to take major action in East Asia and the Pacific. Because most of the forces of other countries were now contained by the rising fascist Germany in Europe, only the United States was not threatened for the time being. In fact, if it weren't for the Japanese military department's hot head to provoke the United States, even if the United States had already shown support for China and the European allies at that time, it would not have entered the war so quickly, you must know that the United States was the last country to declare war during World War I, and it was less than a year since the end of World War I when the United States declared war. However, since the contradictions between Japan and the United States in China had not further deteriorated in early 1939, under the guise of the "non-interference" policy, a large number of strategic materials were continuously transported to Japan from across the ocean. According to the official U.S. policy, in the first quarter of 1939, the United States exported only $20 million to China, while exports to Japan were as high as $40 million. Compared with the statement made by US Secretary of State Hull on June 7, 1938, in which he advocated unrestricted arms purchases by Japan and China in the United States, and listened to their freedom, this time the United States obviously showed more friendliness and enthusiasm for China's attitude toward China. ,

On September 22, Japan convened an imperial meeting, and the draft drawn up by the military department to increase the number of troops sent to China and the formation of new troops was passed by almost all of them in agreement, and even the Japanese emperor became the greatest shame since the founding of the Japanese Empire, especially since the Meiji Emperor, and must be washed away with blood, for which Emperor Hirohito also specially allocated 4 million yen from the imperial family's inner kù (treasury) to support the military department to form a new army, and at the same time cut the imperial family's expenses by half, and the remaining half is used as military expenses.

At the same time, the military headquarters took heavy responsibility for those responsible for the fiasco in this battle, and the commander of the North China Front Command, Army General Binshan Moto, committed suicide by disembowelment to thank His Majesty the Emperor, and the commander of the Yamashita Division, Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, nine generals and 19 adjutants under the following nine generals were sent to the military court for sentencing.

At the same time, the military department reorganized the North China Front, transferred Tada Jun, commander of the Third Army, to the commander of the North China Front, and mobilized reinforcements from six divisions to support the North China Battlefield.

The adjustment of the Japanese army soon spread to Guisui, and Han Yunhua was very surprised that Binshan Yuan was ordered to commit suicide, and Han Yunhua knew very well about the post-war outcome of this Japanese marshal known as the "stupid marshal". Historically, this foolish marshal was a complete diehard, and he would not compromise even at the last moment of Japan's imminent collapse, which is really irritating. Historically, in June 1943, Sugiyama was awarded the title of Marshal, and since then he has had the honorary title of "Foolish Marshal".

However, Binshan Yuan, who became a marshal, did not have a smooth life. After the outbreak of the Tianpingyang War, Japan's southward operation, from 1943, is facing the danger of reversing the tide of the war, the speed of the U.S. counteroffensive, the scale is far beyond the imagination of the Japanese, after the defeat of the battle for Kuah Island, the U.S. mobile fleet in the Central Pacific attack, straight to the Japanese Mén, in the face of the crisis situation, Prime Minister Tojo Hideki in early 1944, desperately asked himself to take full responsibility, unified leadership of the government and the army, February 21, The Minister of War (Hideki Tojo) and his friend the Minister of the Navy, Shigetaro Shimada, were appointed by the Emperor as Chief of Staff and Chief of the Military Command Department, respectively. Since then, Hideki Tojo has concurrently served as prime minister, minister of war, and chief of staff, creating a miracle since the founding of the Japanese army. Sugiyama had to resign from his post as chief of staff and become director of education, where he consulted the emperor on war and war guidance with Nagano, the former chief of the Military Command Department, at the Marshal's Office.

In July, the U.S. Navy won a resounding victory in the Battle of the Marianas, then broke through the absolute defense circle of the Japanese army, occupied Saipan, Tojo's 4-month ** ended, forced to resign from all positions, and on July 22, the governor of Korea, Koiso Kuniaki, who was far from the political core, was appointed prime minister. Koiso and Sugiyama were contemporaries of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School and had an extremely close relationship. On July 22, 1944, Sugiyama was reappointed Minister of War. However, Koiso could not even attend the base camp combat meeting, and it was purely for decoration, and in fact it was the chief of staff of the army, Umezu Mijiro, and the Minister of the Navy, Mitsumasa Yonechi. On April 5, 1945, the cabinet of Koiso resigned, and the chairman of the Privy Council, Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, was appointed to form a cabinet. When it came time to form a cabinet, Suzuki asked Sugiyama for help. Sugiyama was very reactionary at this time, and he still clamored to carry out the Pacific War to the end.

In 1945, the Japanese army continued to lose on various battlefields. In the face of the disastrous defeat of the Japanese army, Sugiyama still strongly advocated stubborn resistance to the American army and engaged in a scorched earth battle. On April 8, 1945, the Japanese army formed the 1st General Army and the 2nd General Army. Sugiyama was appointed commander of the 1st General Army. The headquarters of the 1st General Army was located at the headquarters of the former Preparatory Noncommissioned Officer School in Tanidai, Tokyo. It is mainly responsible for the eastern part of Honshu south of the Tsugaru Strait, including Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie prefectures. The 1st General Army has 30 infantry divisions, 2 tank divisions, 2 antiaircraft artillery divisions, etc., with about 700,000 troops. As one of the top leaders of the local operation, Sugiyama strongly advocated a thorough war of resistance against the attacking American forces, and planned to take advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold to destroy the enemy before he could build a bridgehead. During the period of preparation for operations on the mainland, Sugiyama often took special planes to various combat areas to inspect the construction of positions and supervise and encourage the training of various units. On July 26, 1945, the United States, Britain, and China issued the Bōtsdam Proclamation, issuing an ultimatum to Japan and urging it to surrender immediately. Prime Minister Suzuki bowed to the demands of the military ministry and adopted a policy of "ignoring it". On the night of August 8, the Soviet Union officially declared war on Japan. Japan, which had long been exhausted by the war, could no longer withstand such a heavy blow. On August 14, the Emperor summoned the 1st General Army Sugiyama Moto, the 2nd General Army Shunroku Hatata, and the Navy Commander Minamino Shusan to explain his determination to end the war and demand that the army obey. Although Sugiyama Motomo advocated resisting to the end, he was helpless in the face of the emperor's decision. On August 15, Emperor Hirohito read out the "Shoshu of the End of the War" in the "yùtone broadcast". At this point, the Japanese fascists were defeated and surrendered. On September 11, 1945, Hideki Tojo attempted suicide and was arrested by the Allies. On the same day, the Allied Forces Headquarters in Japan announced the list of the first batch of Japanese Class-A war criminals, and Sugiyama was fortunately not included in the list. However, he knew that he was the land minister when Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China and the chief of staff when it launched the Pacific War, and he was by no means spared, so he shot himself in the office of the commander of the 1st General Army at 5 p.m. on September 12. ,

However, now that history has taken a turning point, it is very surprising that Binshan Yuan, a Japanese army general full of evil, has turned from a Japanese "national hero" into a "national sinner" who lost the war, and was ordered by the military department to commit suicide. After the news reached China, there was a celebration in the country, and we should indeed be happy to be able to bī a Japanese army general commit suicide.

Like Binyama Yuan, there were two army lieutenant generals, Yamashita Fumimi and Kimura Hyotaro, who were prosecuted by the military headquarters for the destruction of the Nishishien Brigade on charges of disadvantage in battle, and at the same time, they were also prosecuted by Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotaro, commander of the 32nd Division, and others, Kimura was prosecuted for the heavy loss of the 3rd and 4th Brigades of the Independent Hún Brigade by the instructor. In addition to the North China Front, which had been replaced, even the Kwantung Army, which had been stationed in northeast China, was reprimanded by the military department, because the second and fourth divisions had repeatedly entered the customs and failed to achieve the results they deserved, especially since the second division and even the division commander had been put in, and the fourth division had also taken a brigade commander, so it was severely reprimanded by the military department.

In fact, Lieutenant General Yasui Tengji, commander of the Second Division, had been dead for nearly a year, and the commander of the infantry brigade of the Fourth Division was killed in Chifeng during the first Battle of Saibei, so if it weren't for the poor fighting of the North China Front this time, the military headquarters would not have turned over this old bottom, and it can be said that the commander of the Kwantung Army was completely affected by the disaster of fish seedlings this time, and it was really unpleasant to retribution.