Chapter 52 Chapter 52: Appointment difficulties

Of course, Chairman Jiang also understood that one of the strategic purposes of the Japanese launching the No. 1 Operation to open up the mainland communication line was to wipe out the B-29 airport on Chinese territory that could directly reach the Japanese mainland.This time, the front door has not been swept away, but the guy at the back door is set up again. For the Japanese, Operation One strengthened the army and weakened the navy.The army's victory has not yet received any benefits, and the strength of the navy has been greatly reduced, and it can no longer support it.The panic caused by the imminent large-scale bombing of the Japanese mainland has far exceeded the disaster of the bombing itself.This is a great nature of the Japanese. They can only bomb and sneak attack others, but they cannot imagine this kind of revenge on themselves.In modern times, the Japanese are trying their best to cover up that they have learned Chinese culture, and they only say that they have learned from Europe and the United States.Indeed, in terms of learning, the Japanese are not excellent students. The Japanese only scratch the surface of China's profound cultural traditions. An important standard of Chinese ethics is "do not do to others what you would not have done to yourself."It can be said that the Japanese not only do not learn, but do the opposite.

If it doesn't exist in the mainland, how can we talk about foreign battlefields.The Japanese's No. 1 operation was originally intended to connect and preserve the connection between Japan's homeland and overseas battlefields, but the arrow of the US military pointed directly at Japan's homeland. "If the skin doesn't exist, how can Mao attach it?" Operation No. 1 began to show major strategic flaws and shallow knowledge.It seems to be an act of burial for a psychological need; the brilliance of a wonderful imagination conceals the great lack of strategic thinking, and embodies the great stupidity after the cleverness.This common-sense deviation was first induced by Japanese national emotional factors and personality factors.

The Japanese seek offense, and the psychology of seeking victory has developed into paranoia.The price paid for this halo was the blood loss of the Japanese navy, and the Pacific battlefield, which could barely support it, suffered an avalanche of defeats.In other words, the Japanese spent all the power needed to defend against the American attack on the defense of the Chinese. This abnormal thinking has indeed escaped the eyes of many military experts.However, when admiring the victory of the army, no one thought of more objective analysis of the strong pressure on the Chinese battlefield.At least it should formalize the success factor inside it.The voices of the great powers followed suit, and the understanding of those involved was fixed by history, while the true side of history was deeply buried.Maybe many years later, it will emerge in a pile of yellowed files, and maybe a key link that has affected history will always be despised and not recognized by people.We sometimes think that we are familiar with history but just ignore the judgment of reality.In terms of specific understanding, don't you know that "a slight difference is a thousand miles away".

The hypocrisy of the Japanese No. 1 battle caused the upper echelons of the Kuomintang to ignore, disbelieve, and then panic.But the Hengyang defenders withstood the frenzy of the No. 1 battle, and then relaxed again, thinking that the planned strategy of the Japanese would be greatly revised and they would defend their homeland.General Chennault's air force repeatedly bombed the Ping-Han line, and the opened mainland communication lines were still often paralyzed.This will make the Japanese wake up again, only to get through it but lacks the ability to control the entire theater, lacks air control and air defense capabilities, and the communication line is still a waste in name only.All these have given China's decision-makers the feeling and reason to ease the serious crisis they are facing.There were no corresponding emergency measures to solve the most pressing problems, and the crisis situation of the Hengyang garrison was shelved. The planned Changsha battle was obviously broken by the initial strength of the Japanese army; the plan to move the battle to Hengyang was not quickly put into action , The guidance of the combat plan lacks careful and powerful adjustments.

The troops in the Ninth Theater are still in a situation of scattered resistance fighting on their own.Although it played a certain role in blocking and depleting the Japanese attack, it failed to condense a certain strategic effect.The 58th Army and the 72nd Army were in the Liling and Pingxiang areas, while the 20th Army, 26th Army, and 44th Army were dealing with the Japanese army in the Anren, Lianhua, and Youxian areas northeast of Hengyang.These troops are gradually consumed in the battle, without replenishment and rest, and without a base for them to recover their combat power. They are no longer complete legions and troops with clear combat purposes, but still follow military laws and soldiers' bounden duty. Fighting passively.The 73rd Army, the 79th Army, and the 100th Army were merged into the 24th Army of the Sixth Theater, fighting in the northwest of Hengyang, and there was also no unified command, no reserve positions for assembly, no bases for supplies and training, and no general meetings Due to the careful deployment and effective deployment of the battle, the combat power and morale of the various armies declined in the days of exhausting battles.The high command did not urgently transfer troops from other theaters, invest in new legions to participate in the battle, and the accumulation of troop capabilities, food and ammunition reserves, morale training, and terrain control required for the battle.The specific aggregation of these necessary conditions shows little growth.

The bloody battle of the 10th Army is waiting for the day when all the armies will gather under the city of Hengyang and defeat the Japanese army's extraordinary achievements.The most powerful spiritual strength of the soldiers supporting the isolated city is that their battles can be exchanged for brilliant victories; the morale and determination of the 10th Army troops come from this most promising, promising and valuable battle.The battle to defend the city has been going on for nearly 20 days, but the reinforcements are sometimes far away and sometimes near. There seems to be no hope. The Military Commission's order to the 10th Army is to stick to it for two weeks.At present, the Military Commission and the Ninth Theater have no clear strategic plan to inform the Tenth Army.Then, what is the purpose of the 10th Army's fighting and what is its future?

The first general attack has passed, and Hengyang has become a savior city that has attracted wide attention. People have pinned too much hope on this isolated and besieged city.The cloud of the No. 1 offensive seems to have been blown away.Indeed, as long as Hengyang can stand firm and the 10th Army becomes an unmoving iron tower, the gust of wind will weaken. The soldiers of the 10th Army were also embraced and fascinated by the praises and praises that flocked for a while.Of course, the 10th Army in Hengyang can only know this based on the "Central Daily" that was air-dropped along with the ammunition.The 10th Army is realistic. The Japanese army is increasing its troops, and the position in front of it must not be sloppy. What should be repaired, what should be repaired, honor and merit are associated with bloodshed; carol praise is also entangled with sacrifice.The kind people outside the besieged city hope that Hengyang will be nailed there forever, standing there like an iron tower.Hengyang has become a focus of Sino-US relations, domestic and international situations, a symbol that can only win but not fail, and a symbol of national spirit and national strength.

This time, Chiang Kai-shek was unusually sober, and his senses were keen in depression and loneliness. During the Central Organ Memorial Week, just as the first general offensive had just repelled the Japanese invaders, Liang Hancao, head of the Central Propaganda Department, said: The Japanese have learned a lesson, and the Japanese dare not attack again.” After He Yingqin analyzed the entire international situation for people, he said: “From the perspective of the overall strategy, we really don’t worry about the folly of the enemy opening up our Ping-Han and Cantonese-Han lines!” Chairman Jiang said: "We have been fighting the Japanese for 7 years. Don't we understand the Japanese? The Japanese will continue to fight. The defense of Hengyang must be persisted to the end, and the troops on the periphery must keep up! The Japanese attack It won't stop. If you don't believe me, you can watch the development of the situation. No matter what, everyone must pay attention, you are the pillars of the party and the country, and you must obey at times of national crisis—what I want to say is: you should do the hardest work in half a year. Prepare!"

The commissioner had a premonition that the most dangerous and difficult moment was approaching.In addition to the No. 1 operation, there are also the deterioration of Sino-US relations, relations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the political and economic situation.He and his national government are going through an unprecedented difficulty and test.That is, while the Japanese are failing, they want to create the illusion of victory. The Japanese must follow this beautiful dream to the end. At the meeting on the second day, Wang Fansheng brought out the latest intelligence about Japan, saying: "Japan's political situation is unstable, internal disharmony, domestic conditions are deteriorating, and the Tojo Cabinet may fall within 10 days."

This is also information that has a decisive impact on the No. 1 operation. "Without Tojo's support, would there still be a No. 1 battle?" People talked a lot. Chiang Kai-shek interrupted people's discussions and emphasized: "Even if the political situation in Japan changes, the military offensive may be revised. But I still think that it is not a revision to weaken it, but a revision to strengthen it. It is to strengthen the offensive. The reason is very simple. Apart from this incident, Besides, the Japanese will have nothing to do. Therefore, they will see this through to the end!

Although our commissioner was right, he did not make practical and effective arrangements for how to deal with the next step.Ren himself's attack on Hengyang stalled for only a week.On the one hand, he is resting and pondering new ways of playing; on the other hand, he is waiting for the arrival of new supplements and heavy weapons. On July 11, the Japanese army's second general attack on Hengyang began.