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Chapter 1,356: Battle of Sumu Mountain (11)

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    Manano Goro, who was still sober after three rounds of wine and food, said to the commander of the chariot team, Tanaka Kumonaki, Tanaka-kun, "Tanaka-kun, Commander Okamura sent your troops to Zhangjiakou. It is obviously because of his disrespect for your troops."  I am confident that with the defeat of the two imperial armies in Datong and Guisui, the pressure on our department will be much greater, and we will need Tanaka-kun to cooperate with us in the next battle!"

    Although Tanaka Kumonaki was the commander of the chariot regiment, he did not dare to stand up in front of Mano Goro. He immediately said: "Please rest assured, brigade commander, as long as you give the order, our chariot regiment will rush forward to take control of the chariot regiment."  The enemy completely tore them apart, and let those/that people have a good experience of the power of the Imperial Army's chariot troops."

    "Hey Xi, now that the empire has declared war with China, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands, it is a great opportunity for us to make contributions. Please don't waste the good opportunity given by this era!"

    "Hai!"

    Lieutenant Colonel Fuji, the chief of staff of the brigade who was accompanying him, also said: "War has finally been declared. The imperial army and the branch have been fighting bloody battles for four years, and the fight has been unclear. Now they finally have a name!"

    "Yes, it's not easy. I have been waiting for this declaration of war for more than four years, and finally it's here!" Tanaka Osaka said.

    Although China and Japan have been in full-scale war since the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in Showa 12, from the forests and snow plains in the Northeast to the vast plains in the south of the Yangtze River, from the Saibei grasslands to the loess-covered Shanxi Plateau, the two sides have worked hard to stay together.  Fighting to death, with a posture that would not be believed unless the other party was killed.

    But what is unexpected is that for more than four years, the two countries have not declared a state of war, nor have they officially announced the severance of diplomatic relations.

    Isn¡¯t it incredible?

    In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will feel relieved, because this war is really an emergency. Although Japan has indeed been planning to invade China for a long time, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident was indeed a private act of the frontline garrison. Neither the Japanese government nor the base camp has done a good job.  In preparation for war, there was also a time when we were not prepared to escalate the situation.

    Because of this, the Chinese and Japanese governments are very careful about declaring war, and each has conducted sufficient deliberation and discussion.

    In the end, due to various factors, there was no formal declaration of war or cessation of diplomatic relations. The two sides only recalled their respective ambassadors to the other side diplomatically.

    A few days after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Nationalist Government instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a statement in response to Japan's aggression. This statement was actually equivalent to a declaration of war.

    However, at that time, the Peking-Hebei-Cha authorities had signed an armistice agreement with the Japanese army and were preparing to end the incident. Therefore, after discussion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believed that the local government had signed a peace agreement with the Japanese army, while the central government was deploying troops and announcing war against Japan.  , it seems that the central and local governments are disconnected and uncoordinated with each other.

    Therefore, they believed that at this time, instead of declaring war against Japan, the central government should express its desire for peace.  This opinion was forwarded to Chiang Kai-shek at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the matter of issuing a statement was abandoned.

    Another consideration in not declaring war is that China cannot be self-sufficient in a large part of its military supplies and must rely on foreign supplies.

    If war is declared, first of all, Japan, as a belligerent, can notify other countries to prohibit the import of all military supplies and military raw materials into China.  The Japanese navy has an absolute advantage over the Chinese navy, and China does not have the ability to protect foreign aid supplies from being imported into China by sea.

    Secondly, Chinese nationals in Japan will be expelled or arrested, and China does not have ships to carry the nationals back to the country, so the nationals will not receive due protection.

    On the contrary, Japanese expatriates in China and Japanese in Japanese concessions can move into the concessions of Britain, France and other countries, and can still continue to serve their countries' aggressive policies. The Chinese government cannot expel or interfere.

    In short, declaring war and severing diplomatic relations will do more harm than good to China.

    The Japanese government has its own considerations in not declaring war. At the Imperial Council of Japan, Emperor Hirohito also discussed the issue of declaring war and severing diplomatic relations.  However, after the meeting of the Prime Minister, the Army, the Navy, and the Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the issue of declaration of war, the consensus of the meeting was to shelve the issue due to the complicated benefits and losses of declaring war on Japan.

    After the Battle of Songhu started, some people from the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters and the Army Ministry asked the government to declare war on China, but many people opposed it.

    The army, navy and some political leaders all agree that although declaring war can prevent economic exchanges between China and third countries, Japan is a country lacking resources and most of the raw materials for military supplies rely on foreign imports. If war is declared, Japan will  The import of military raw materials will be very unfree and will cause damage to Japan's national defense capabilities.

    But not long after, the Japanese army fighting in China made another request to declare war.The reason is that not declaring war will cause many inconveniences, such as being unable to accept customs, postal services, finance, etc. in the occupied areas, and combat operations will also be restricted.

    At the same time, if war is not declared, a puppet regime will be organized in the occupied areas. Some pro-Japanese factions doubt Japan's determination and are therefore not enthusiastic about it.

    In this regard, the Japanese government established a committee in the cabinet to study issues related to declaration of war. The committee was composed of the president of the Planning Institute, deputy ministers, and provincial ministers. Research of the same nature was also conducted in the three provinces of land, sea, and overseas.

    The study came to a unanimous conclusion: declaring war would be detrimental to Japan, so there was no declaration of war.

    It is really strange that the two sides have not declared war after more than four years of war.

    But just the day after the Pacific War broke out some time ago, the Chinese government, following the United States and Britain, also declared war on Japan, and the two sides officially declared a state of war.

    You must know that as soon as this declaration of war came out, many people were really shocked.

    Because the vast majority of Chinese and Japanese people believe that the two sides have been fighting for so many years that they have almost run out of strength and have long since entered a state of war.

    But never thought that in these years, we have not declared war, nor have we directly severed diplomatic relations. Before we collaborated, we were all playing house?

    Even middle- and senior-level officers like Mano Goro and Tanaka Xiongyoshi were deeply moved when talking about this matter, let alone others!

    After sighing for a while, Mano Goro said again: "The secret service has investigated clearly. At present, Xinghe, Fengzhen, Shangdu and Nanhaoqian Town have all been captured by the enemy. Therefore, our mission in this battle is not only to  After capturing Sumu Mountain and recovering these places, what do you think?"

    Since it was not a formal military combat meeting, Colonel Tanaka spoke more casually and immediately said: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, I am not worried about the combat capabilities of our army. With the assault capabilities of our tank regiment, even if there are five people in front of you,  Wan Zhi/That person can easily defeat him, but what I am worried about now is that the other party may not be able to fight to the death with my department face to face!"

    "As we all know, many of Li Guoyao's tactics are similar to those of Tubal. He does not like to fight face-to-face with the imperial army. Instead, he likes to look for opportunities in the movement. Qixinghe and other places are not strategic places, and the opponent does not  Which places must be defended!"

    "Youxi, so I have ordered the intelligence department to secretly monitor the movements of the main force of Li Guoyao's department. I hope to find the main force of this department and then completely annihilate it!"

    "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, is wise!"

    Just as he was talking, a second lieutenant officer in his twenties hurried in from outside, holding a piece of telegram in his hand, and then said loudly: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the secret service is calling urgently!"

    Goro Mano immediately sat up straight and started reading the telegram!

    The message is very short and can be read in a few seconds!

    Then Mano Goro laughed loudly and said: "These people are really stupid. I really don't know how they survive until now!"

    "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what's going on with that person that makes you so happy?"

    "Hahaha, this is the latest trend of the army collected by Hattori-kun's intelligence agency. The main force of Li's army, about 10,000 people, is stationed on the front line of Gaomiaozi Township dozens of kilometers away from our army. It seems that he intends to fight with the imperial army.  Let¡¯s have a decisive battle on this front!¡± Mano Goro said.

    Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Fuji immediately took out a map from the map box on his waist and looked at it, and then said: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, although the terrain on the front line of Gaomiaozi Township is relatively rugged and steep, it is not suitable for mechanized troops to fight, but the terrain  But it¡¯s relatively not very narrow. It¡¯s not too bad for the person to set up a position here, but it seems impossible to block the imperial army¡¯s attack!¡±

    "Yo Xi, maybe that Li is too confident in himself and thinks that the combat effectiveness of our army is as unbearable as other imperial armies!"

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????"Information, all troops have a good rest today, and the entire army will be dispatched early tomorrow morning, the target is Gaomiaozi!"

    "Hai!"

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