However, at this time, the central authorities repeatedly proposed that the attack on Beiping must be cautious. It is best to force the Japanese army to take the initiative to abandon Beiping, so that Yang Zhen will be willing? If once you sit down to negotiate, Okamura Ninji's request will definitely not be just one 110 division. The 59th Division on the Tongzhou battlefield, this Okamura Ningji will definitely not give up.

So in this negotiation, Yang Zhen has always remained silent from beginning to end. Although this proposal was made by him and has been approved by the central government. But for specific matters, Yang Zhen has never made a sound. Even if someone was sent to negotiate with the Japanese army, it was from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

Yang Zhen is not afraid of carrying some burdens, nor is he afraid of being criticized. For Yang Zhen, there are some things he has memorized enough, and he doesn't care about one or two more pieces. He doesn't come forward, he doesn't even make a sound, he just hates these political things; to interfere with his military command.

Political tasks, Yang Zhen is most afraid of these four words in every battle. Although he also understands that military means are nothing more than a continuation of politics. All military operations are ultimately aimed at serving political interests. But for these four words, Yang Zhen has always stayed away.

After looking at the proposal to negotiate with the Japanese army, he turned his head and stared at the map, and Yang Zhen, who was speechless during the discussion. The boss, who knew that Yang Zhen was unhappy in his heart, shook his head slightly, but he didn't know how to persuade this young general.

For these Japanese troops to withdraw to Tianjin like this, the fat that has been sent to the mouth is spitting out. As a soldier, the boss is also reluctant. However, he could not fail to consider the tremendous pressure that the central authorities are currently under and the impact on the future work of the central authorities after the destruction of Beiping City.

After being silent for a long time, the boss finally said: "Comrade Yang Zhen, if Okamura Ningji agrees to this condition, we should implement it unconditionally." In this matter, our eyes cannot be seen only for a moment. In many cases, cadres at our level have a long-term vision. ”

"Not to mention that once the city of Beiping, which has condensed the history of Chinese civilization for thousands of years, it was really broken in our hands. Let's not talk about the current political gains and losses, as well as other influences. What kind of explanation should we give to future generations alone? ”

"Beiping City is not the Beiping of a certain political force, let alone the Beiping of the Japanese, it belongs to our entire Chinese nation. The splendid ancient buildings there belong to our country and nation. We, the people, cannot but give an explanation to future generations. ”

The boss's persuasive words made Yang Zhen smile and said, "Boss, I know what you said. Although I have a lot of problems, I still understand the principle of obeying the overall situation, and I am just a little unwilling. Seeing that he was about to do his best, but for some reason, he could only give up what he had already gotten away, and he was really a little unwilling. ”

Yang Zhen's answer, but the boss said categorically: "Comrade Yang Zhen, this is no way." With regard to this decision of the central authorities, we, the front-line commanders, understand that we must implement it, and if we do not understand it, we must implement it. This is a political task, and there is no room for bargaining. ”

"From a military point of view, I am also reluctant to stop our offensive at this time. But in order to ensure that the ancient capital of Beiping is completely returned to the hands of the people. In order to give an account to future generations, we can only make this decision. Whether we understand it or not, this political task is something we must accomplish. ”

"But don't get too far into it, in fact, a lot of problems are two-sided. Okamura Ninji was able to agree to our request, and it was not all a disadvantage for us. Not occupying Beiping is still a great benefit for us. Even in some ways, the pros outweigh the cons. ”

"If Beiping City can be returned to our hands at this time, we can not only preserve this thousand-year-old capital intact. At the same time, for the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, there will be no worries. Moreover, we are currently pinned down in Beiping, as well as a large number of troops in the surrounding battlefields, and we can also free up all of our hands. ”

"These freed hands troops, whether they go south to the Jizhong battlefield, or go east to the front line of Tianjin. No matter what battlefield you throw into, you will become a living force and may affect the direction of the battle. In particular, the armored forces may even become the last straw that crushes the Japanese army for our Jizhong battle. ”

"And Beiping is back to us, which means that the Pingsui railway line has been completed, and the section north of Baoding on Pinghan Road can also be completely opened. We can use the railway line to send the replenished supplies directly to Xushui. This has also changed the current supply of our army to the battlefield in Jizhong, and we can only make a detour to the embarrassing situation in the Taihang Mountains. ”

"This can be quite a relief from the logistical pressure we are currently under. And save our valuable capacity and trucks to where they are needed most. And the volume of materials sent forward can be increased more than ten times in the short term. So that the troops on the front line can be more fully supplied. ”

"Comrade Yang Zhen, although this exchange may be seen in the short term, it will do more harm than good to one of the battlefields in the battle we are currently waging. However, judging from the development of the entire battle situation, if Okamura Ninji can agree to our request, on the whole, the advantages will outweigh the disadvantages. ”

"And judging from the current battle situation in Beiping, even if the 110th Division in the Mentougou area and the 59th Division in Tongzhou are released, it will not have much impact on the battle situation in Tianjin. Of these two divisions, one of the living forces has been basically wiped out, and the other has been greatly weakened. Without a long period of reorganization, these two divisions were already unable to participate in the war. ”

"Judging from the strength and strength of the Japanese army in Tianjin, as well as the strength of the back soldiers that can be mobilized, it is obvious that it is not capable of reorganizing these two divisions in a short period of time. Unless they can get the local reinforcement, even if they let go of the remnants of these two divisions, it will not have much impact on the overall situation of the battle. ”

The boss's words were half appeased and half ordered, but Yang Zhen did not answer immediately. Instead, he stood up, looked at the snow outside the window, and was silent for a long time before saying to the boss: "Boss, I'm not worried about how much harm it will bring to letting go of the remnants of these two divisions. ”

"You're right, even if you let the remnants of these two divisions run to Tianjin. However, the Japanese army in Tianjin did not have the strength to complete the rearmament of these two divisions in a short period of time. And judging from the troops and equipment we have invested in the Pingjin battlefield so far, not to mention the remnants of the two divisions and regiments, what can we do with the two fully formed divisions and regiments? ”

"But boss, you have studied abroad for many years, and you have more experience and knowledge than me. Do you know very well what is the soul of a modern military system? It is true that there is nothing to let go of the remnants of these two Japanese divisions, and there will not be any great losses and impacts on us in the short term. ”

"But what really had a great impact was the release of a large number of officers from the North China Front Headquarters and the remnants of the two divisions. For the Japanese army, a semi-modern system, their officer corps is trained according to the model of the elite. In particular, a large number of officers at or above the rank of junior and above, and a large number of staff officers at all levels, are their real brains and cores. ”

"Even if all the soldiers are lost, as long as the system of this officer corps is still alive, they can recover at any time. The Japanese now burned the flames of war almost all over Asia, and the size of the army is getting bigger and bigger. Despite the overall combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, there has not yet been much decline. ”

However, as the Japanese army continued to expand, qualified senior officers and qualified operational staff officers became more and more valuable to the larger and larger Japanese army. The Japanese army had lost a large number of troops on the battlefield before, but it was precisely because of these well-trained officer corps that they still maintained a high level. ”

"His lack of low-level officers and battle losses can be supplemented by a large number of accelerated training, the so-called reserve officers. If the Japanese army broadens its horizons a little and does not stick to tradition, a large number of tried and tested non-commissioned officers can be promoted to officers at any time. ”

But his real brain is never the reserve officers who are called consumables, or the junior officers such as squadron leaders or squad leaders who have been trained quickly. Among the officers in the war, the greatest casualties were these soldiers. These people can survive and rise up in order to be considered elites. ”

"The real brains of a modern army are those high-ranking officers and senior staff officers. In particular, the high-ranking officers and qualified staff officers trained by many years of actual combat experience are the true essence of an army. This is no different for any army. ”

"This is actually the same for our army. The high-ranking cadres who have been painstakingly cultivated over many years are equally valuable to our army. Compared with letting go of the remnants of the two divisions of the Japanese army, letting go of a complete front army headquarters, a corps headquarters, and two divisions and regiments are still relatively complete officer systems, this is the worst outcome for us, and it is also the last thing I want to see. ”

"For the current Japanese army, every graduate of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School who has undergone rigorous training before the war is quite valuable. Especially before the Pearl Harbor incident, graduates of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School and officers at the rank of rank and above were extremely valuable. ”

"If these people are retained, even if we annihilate many Japanese troops, it will not be possible to really hurt the Japanese army fundamentally. Because they can rely on these senior officers who can become instructors at the Army Non-commissioned Officer School or the Army University at any time, and train a new batch. ”

"After a battle, although the losses of low-level officers are huge, the overall replenishment is not too difficult for an army with a complete training system. Qualified senior operational staff officers and senior commanders cannot be trained in a short period of time. ”

"After so many years of fighting the Sino-Japanese War, we cannot but admit that the Japanese officer training system, although it has shortcomings of one kind or another, it has indeed cultivated a group of officers with quite strong combat effectiveness, and whose command ability and quality are quite high. At least the officers who have been trained in regular military academies, especially those before the war, have a fairly high level of command. ”

"These people are saved, as long as the Japanese army replenishes its troops, their overall military literacy will decline to a real extent. The preservation of the brain, even if there is some loss of limbs, does not affect the real ability of this army, at least not decisively.

"If you want to shake their roots, then the only way to physically eliminate as many high-ranking officers and staff of the Japanese army as possible. At the root, it weakens their recovery ability little by little and disrupts their cultivation system. A squad leader may be able to train in six months, but it is far from enough to train even a young staff officer. ”