Under the pressure of the people and the real threat of the warlords of Guangzhou, Lao Chiang sent people to try to negotiate peace with the Red Party for the first time, but he made two major mistakes: first, he thought that the current Red Party was still a vassal of the Soviet Union, and focused on public relations with the Soviet Union and let them exert pressure on the Chinese Red Party; Second, Lao Chiang delusionally hoped that the Red Party members would lay down their arms and accept his absolute leadership, and for the Red Party members who had suffered great losses in the "April 12 Incident" at the beginning, it was impossible for them to accept this absurd condition as long as they were not idiots, so the peace talks naturally ended without a hitch. However, since the Liangguang warlords involved most of Chiang's energy, he could only sit back and watch the Red 15th Army and the Red 1st Army return safely to their respective bases.

And the Japanese side, because of this defeat and a series of chain reactions, the most direct beneficiary is probably the former independent mixed 1st Brigade Major General Brigade Commander Yoshio Shinozuka who left his subordinates and fled back to Manchuria, he had been sentenced to death by a military court, but he was saved from death due to the annihilation of the 12th Division, after all, he brought out a little man, which was slightly stronger than the 12th Division, and he also had the heart to pick up an anti-tank grenade that did not explode, which inspired the Japanese military personnel, Soon after, Japan succeeded in imitating the hollow charge of the shaped energy armor-piercing projectile, even if it did not have much value in the war against China, it would come in handy against the Soviets in the future, and if it wasn't for this guy to come back and report, I am afraid that until now the Japanese army still lacks understanding of the strength and tactical characteristics of the Red 15th Army, and Yoshio Shinozuka can barely be regarded as a crime

But even so, Yoshio Shinozuka was sent to the reserve, and some of his ideas about armored cluster assault tactics were not approved by the military department, for the simple reason that senior officials in the Japanese military department generally believed that Shinozuka Yoshio's tactics were really that powerful. He will not be defeated by the enemy and flee, only Ishihara pointed out (other high-ranking Japanese officers may not be able to see it.) But they need a scapegoat now. The difference in strength between the two sides, but he alone really can't convince so many people, not to mention that there are also rapid progressives who have been raising the bar and tearing down the platform in line with the principle of "we must oppose everything that is supported by the slow progressives." However, it was precisely because of this period of deserted days that Yoshio Shinozuka was given a chance to calm down and think about armored tactics

It's just that Yoshio Shinozuka, who lost relatively badly, was wiped out, at least in terms of casualties, and the 4th Division of Osaka, which successfully retreated with the whole division, suddenly became a highly praised hero unit in Japan. Although in fact, the senior officials of the Japanese military department also knew that if the 4th Division had not escaped alone, the 12th Division might not have been completely annihilated, but the Japanese army was almost invincible in the past two months. The 4th Division's record was, at least on the surface, a resounding victory. We can fool the common people in China, and at the same time calm down the wave of criticism from domestic public opinion, especially the navy. At this time, the officers and soldiers of the 4th Division, who were the villains of the will, were even more vigorous, not only opening their mouths to the lions of the military headquarters many times, but even some people had the audacity to secretly sell weapons and medicines to the Anti-Japanese Federation and other anti-Japanese forces in the Northeast to make huge profits (they did this in history)

In any case, this defeat was a cold water pour on the heads of the radicals in Japan. Even Hideki Tojo no longer dared to advocate the immediate expansion of aggression against China, but the Japanese had been planning to invade China for so long, and naturally it was impossible for them to give up their delusions for decades just because of the loss of tens of thousands of people.

The Red 15 th Army has successively killed Japan's two permanent divisions, which is enough to make the Japanese decision-makers realize that it is impossible to conquer China by relying on a limited number of elite troops, so in addition to rebuilding the two permanent divisions and one independent mixed brigade that were annihilated by the Red 15 th Army, the Japanese army also rebuilt the 13th Division, the 15th Division, the 17th Division, and the 18th Division of the Army, which had been cut down. and conscripted a large number of reservists into the army, filling up the establishment of all field troops, increasing the number of permanent divisions and regiments of the Japanese Army to 21, and the total strength of the army surging from more than 200,000 to more than 600,000...,

The Japanese authorities have paid more attention to the research and development and production of new weapons and equipment, especially the aircraft and tanks that have made rapid progress. Historically, it was not until 37 or 38 years that the Japanese army began to be equipped with a large number of new weapons and equipment, such as the Nakajima Type 97 fighter, the Type 97 light bomber, the Type 97 heavy bomber, the Type 97 "Qiha" medium tank, and the Type 97 cavalry armored vehicle, which were finalized, produced, and put into active service faster than in history. Weapons and equipment such as Type 96 240mm heavy howitzers, which have already begun mass production, have also been invested in more manpower and resources to expand production capacity in order to equip more Japanese troops as soon as possible. Although in the long run, such an overdraft of national strength will undoubtedly weaken Japan's war potential, within a year or two, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army will certainly increase by a large margin, and it is a matter of course for the Japanese emperor and senior military officials who are delusional about a quick victory to make such a gambled choice

For the sake of the long-term War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in the future, and because some of the seriously wounded could no longer withstand the bumpy fatigue of the long march, Hu Weidong left two or three thousand seriously wounded who could not keep up with the ranks and some personnel who took care of them in Pingxi and Jizhong, so that they could recover from their injuries as soon as possible, and at the same time, these comrades also shouldered the task of establishing base areas in Pingxi and Jizhong. When passing through Shandong on the way back, Hu Weidong also did not forget to leave some seeds, you must know that in history, the Shandong base area was one of the largest anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines, with a total strength of 270,000 people at its peak. However, considering that the actual situation is still immature, Hu Weidong only sent a few hundred cadres and more than 1,000 soldiers to the Yimeng Mountains to take root, and if he really wants to make this base area bigger, he will have to wait until after the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in the future

After confirming that the Red 15th Army left Shandong, the main force of Rumeng, who remained in Shanxi, was taken away by Xue Yue and taken to the south, and if the Red Army wanted to launch an attack on Jinan and other large and medium-sized cities, they were not sure to hold it at all. But they didn't know that after more than two months of continuous campaigns and trekking, and sending many backbones because of the "opening base", the Red 15th Army, which had only more than 80,000 people left in the whole army and was full of wounded soldiers and exhausted, was now at the end of its strength, and it also did not want to provoke a war in a senseless way (your support is my greatest motivation. )