Phi-Fic Chapter 828: Failed to Encircle and Annihilate, and Was Surrounded Instead
Chapter 828: Failed to Encircle and Annihilate, and Was Surrounded Instead
Japanese Headquarters in Tianjin
The original headquarters building was no longer usable, and now the temporary headquarters was near the port. The Japanese army assembled more than 12,000 people nearby, established one line of defense after another, and relied on the 105mm artillery of the heavy artillery brigade to barely stabilize the front line.
No one talks about the so-called airport encirclement and annihilation plan anymore.
These people also know that if you talk about this plan now, it would be a slap in your own face. Moreover, several superiors are now moody because of the failure of the war on the front line. Even the superiors who are usually good-tempered have now become angry dogs.
The combat staff officers around the headquarters were all afraid to breathe. When they retreated, in order to save their lives, they did not take many things with them. Although the original headquarters building is still there, few people dared to go back because it was within the attack range of the 72nd Army's artillery.
"Commander, the Jincheng Railway Station has been lost..."
General Terauchi's secretary rubbed his temples for him. His head was about to explode, but the bad news was still to come. He had originally thought that only the second line of defense south of the airport could stop the attack of the 72nd Army. Even if it was worse, the third line of defense would be no problem. But now, forget about the third line of defense. The train station was directly occupied, and the Ogasawara Battalion defending the train station was completely wiped out.
Originally, the train station was in their hands and could continuously receive troops and supplies from the northeast. Although there were bombings by the 72nd Army Air Force in the middle, the Japanese planes were not vegetarians and could still guarantee the arrival of at least three trains every day. Now the train station has been occupied by others. If the Japanese supplies still want to support Tianjin, they can only get off at the train station in the northeast of Tianjin and walk to Tianjin.
Although they were able to support Tianjin, the support time was extended by about half a day. Don't underestimate this half day. The Japanese army could not hold on if it relied solely on sea transportation of troops.
Of course, Li Shaoyi's attack has reached its limit. During the several days of attack, Li Shaoyi's losses exceeded 2,700 people, more than 1,500 were seriously injured, and more than 200 planes flew back and forth every day. It has now reached its limit. After occupying the Tianjin Railway Station, Li Shaoyi also announced that the first phase of the mission was successfully completed.
While the fighting was raging in Tianjin, Diao Sanhu was not idle around Peking. After killing the Japanese troops who should be killed, this guy led a large force into the capital. Under the watchful eyes of the 29th Army, he arrested all the Japanese in the capital. No matter what the reason for your appearance here is, we are in a war now. Although we have declared war but not fought, your existence has affected the security of the capital. All your property will be confiscated, including all Japanese-funded enterprises in the capital.
The Japanese authorities lodged a solemn protest against this. Although they had already withdrawn part of their forces before, Japan had invested too much in North China in recent years, and they believed that the Japanese army could quickly occupy North China, so most of the middle and lower-level merchants and craftsmen did not evacuate. It was precisely because of their fluke mentality that they were taken advantage of by Diao Sanhu.
We didn't capture many Japanese laborers in Tianjin, but we captured more than 3,000 in Beijing. Excluding some women and children who had no labor force, there were still more than 1,000 people who could serve as our labor force. Diao Sanhu ordered his men to send these people to Tianjin by train.
There are some things we can do ourselves in Peiping, but we need these laborers in Tianjin, and we need them to work hard. Anyway, these people have families and jobs, and your family members are all detained by the 72nd Army in Peiping. If you go to Tianjin and don't work honestly, I'm afraid your family members will be shot directly.
"This guy is quite smart. He copied all the Japanese in Peking again. I thought the Japanese in Peking didn't have much money, but I didn't expect him to make over 20 million."
Zhao Tiezhu was really impressed when he received Diao Sanhu's telegram. Although many Japanese businessmen in Tianjin were also purged by us, we only found less than five million oceans of wealth in the end. Compared with Diao Sanhu's, it was really far behind.
Of course, this is also because there are Japanese troops everywhere around Tianjin. Those Japanese businessmen have already fled with their valuables. How could they be waiting for us at home?
"The Japanese have been developing in our country for decades, and their various backgrounds are invisible to us. Even in the current city of Beiping, there are still some people willing to work for the Japanese. Since the 29th Army will not interfere with our actions, let Diao Sanhu cooperate with the Military Control Commission's spies and turn the entire city of Beiping upside down. No matter if they intend to cooperate with the Japanese or those on the list, they will all be arrested."
Relying on his own memory, Li Shaoyi wrote out a list. These people surrendered to Japan for various reasons during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Now that I have been reborn, I can't let you continue to do such things. Now before you do anything wrong, I will arrest you first. That can be regarded as saving your lives. At least you will not be regarded as traitors in history textbooks.
"Marshal, arresting the Japanese is no problem, but the people you wrote about are some well-known scholars, some big businessmen, and some city government employees. If you arrest people without any evidence, then we..."
Zhao Tiezhu frowned and said, although the 72nd Army does things unconventionally, we still have the National Government above us, so we can't act too arbitrarily.
"It's not the first time you've arrested someone without evidence. Don't you know how to interrogate someone without evidence? Won't you have evidence soon? Do I need to teach you something like this? Anyway, there's absolutely no problem with these people on the list. Find a loophole through them. Arrest all those who want to cooperate with the Japanese."
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were millions of traitors. Li Shaoyi remembered this clearly. Although he could not kill all of these millions of traitors, he would catch as many as he could at this moment. You people did a lot of things for the Japanese during the eight-year war of resistance. Now I will strike first. Without your help, the Japanese will definitely be restrained in all aspects.
Zhao Tiezhu thought about it and it made sense. If anything went wrong, the Marshal would take responsibility, so why should we worry about it...Catch the guy!