Chen Cheng ignored him and asked, "Mayor Bai, what are you pretending to be all these things?" ”

Bai Huoshui was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "It's just some ordinary rags, and the broken house is worth ten thousand, but I am reluctant to throw it away!" Can't be cheap little devil isn't it. ”

Chen Cheng continued to ask, "Can you open a box for me to see?" ”

Bai Huoshui was even more frightened when he heard this, he was really afraid of something, and hurriedly said: "It's all some tatters in the cheap, and there is really nothing to look at." ”

Chen Cheng smiled slightly and said: "The more Mayor Bai says this, the more it arouses my curiosity, I want to see what you are in tatters, are they more valuable than the people's lives?" ”

The second half of Chen Cheng's sentence is indeed very ugly, but Mayor Bai has no choice, who told the official to crush people to death! What's more, Chen Cheng's official rank is not much worse than his own official rank.

Bai Huoshui had no choice but to say to the servant: "What about the key, who has the key, quickly open the box and let Commander-in-Chief Chen take a look." ”

Bai Huoshui is actually "a thief shouting to catch a thief", the key is in his hand, and he also asks others to take the key. Which of the servants dared to talk to each other, and they hid far away one by one.

Chen Cheng didn't care about this, and said to a guard: "Don't let me see, that's good, smash it open-"

Chen Cheng's guards, all of them are like tigers, which one does not have the peerless martial arts of three moves and two moves, and there are also ways to deal with the sturdy box. One of the guards grabbed a gun from the soldier next to him and slammed the butt against the surface of the box, which was smashed.

As soon as the box broke, it revealed some garlic gold.

Chen Cheng smiled and said to Bai Huoshui: "Mayor Bai, today is a great insight for me!" I've never seen anything like it! Guards, break a few more boxes—"

Frightened, Bai Huoshui hurriedly begged Chen Cheng for mercy, and said to Chen Cheng who admitted defeat: "Commander-in-Chief Chen, isn't it okay for me to honor you!?" I don't think I'll smash the rest, I'll honor you all. ”

Chen Cheng said unceremoniously: "No! I'm going to smash it, but I want to see it today and learn it, what kind of goods are all these rags of yours? ”

The guards listened to the order, and they were even more fearless, and broke a few boxes, which were either calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, or gold bars, horseshoe gold, garlic gold, which boxes were also worth a lot.

Chen Cheng smiled and said to Bai Huoshui: "Mayor Bai, these rags of yours alone are so valuable, are there any better things?" ”

Bai Huoshui was so frightened that he trembled, and hurriedly trembled and said: "There is really nothing else for the lower officials, if Commander-in-Chief Chen can afford me, these things will be confiscated!" ”

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "It's confiscated, it's too late!" Besides, this is your private property, how dare I confiscate it casually! I dare to ask, Mayor Bai, you don't do business, and you don't open a factory, where did you get all these thousands of family properties? ”

Bai Huoshui can't speak, he can't tell the truth, but if he doesn't tell the truth, it will be even more difficult to explain. He was so anxious that he said no, didn't say no, just sweated vigorously. His small body, which was originally a coffin, was in a hurry, and he fainted all of a sudden.

Chen Cheng smiled coldly and said to the adjutant: "These properties will be taken back for the time being, it just so happens that the army can't pay the military salary, if it is an ill-gotten wealth, just pay the military salary." ”

Han Xing added fuel and vinegar and said: "There is also a Wu Ming police squadron leader over there, and there are also more than a dozen big cars blocking the traffic. Commander-in-Chief Chen still needs to take a look. ”

Chen Cheng had already understood what Han Xing meant, and said to an adjutant: "You go and deal with it, if it is also ill-gotten gains, it will be seized and dealt with later." ”

The adjutant agreed, and hurried to carry out the order.

Only then did Chen Cheng say to Han Xing earnestly: "Commander-in-Chief Han, it is these moths in the party that have ruined the foundation of the party and the state!" I don't know if this is the case in your Eighth Route Army? ”

Han Xing asked him rhetorically: "At present, the Eighth Route Army and the Communist Party have a weak foundation, and the cadres and soldiers are all supply system, paying attention to the equality of officers and soldiers, and the treatment is basically the same. If the Eighth Route Army, the Communist Party's government and army are really corrupt, can the common people support the Eighth Route Army and the Communist Party in fighting devils? ”

"That's right," Chen Cheng said, and asked, "If one day, the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army really take power and become rich, can there be corruption?" ”

Han Xing said: "Corruption cannot exist in any country's government and in any country's army." Only when this country and this government continue to eliminate corruption can this country and this army continue to be full of vitality. If they are allowed to be corrupted, corrupted, and allowed to develop, the country and the army will be doomed. ”

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Chen Cheng commanded the troops in his hand, and the Southern Expeditionary Army and the local militia fought bloody and bitter battles, fighting fiercely with the Japanese army for three days and three nights, and finally failed to hold Yichang.

At 17 o'clock on June 11, Shizuichi Tanaka's 13th Division first broke into Yichang City from the southeast. The 18th Division of the 18th Army commanded by Peng Shan fought fiercely with the Japanese army in the city for one day and struggled to support. At this time, the 3rd and 39th Divisions of the Japanese Army attacked the city from the north.

The 18th Division could only be forced to retreat north to the mountainous area in the direction of Nanjin Pass, and one part of it withdrew to the opposite bank of the Yangtze River through Gezhouba and Huangcaoba.

At 16 o'clock on June 12, the battalion left behind by the 18th Division, under the command of the battalion commander Deng Ping, fought fiercely until the last moment. The Japanese army could not attack for a long time, and used incendiary bombs to attack, most of the officers and soldiers of the battalion were martyred, and Yichang finally fell.

At 9 a.m. on June 13, the headquarters of the Japanese 11th Army held an interim military meeting at the headquarters of the Japanese army in Yichang City, which was formerly the Yichang City Government. The meeting was attended by the main personnel of the 11th Army Corps Headquarters, as well as the commander of the 3rd Division, the commander of the 3rd Division, the commander of the 13th Division, the commander of the 13th Division, and the commander of the 39th Division, such as the head of the Murakami Keisaku Division.

The conference room was much stronger than the one in the field, with conference tables and chairs carved with dragons and phoenixes in Chinese style, and the staff officers hurriedly hung the head of Emperor Hirohito on the top of the north wall. This shows that His Majesty Emperor Hirohito is always paying attention to the East Asian holy war of the 11th Army Corps.

At this time, the entire city of Yichang was in ruins, the houses were blown to pieces, the fire and smoke after the battle flashed everywhere, and from time to time, there were sporadic gunshots. However, the most headache for the Japanese army is that there is not a grain of grain here, not a single vegetable, except for the house, there is almost no boiling, but there is water, relying on the Yangtze River, drinking water is not worrying.

Kazuichiro Sonobe was not at all happy, his brows furrowed tightly, and he announced with a straight face: "The main force of our 11th Army Corps, 70,000 troops, after a bloody and bitter battle, has finally occupied Yichang. As for its successes and failures, now, let's ask the chief of staff to summarize it first! ”

Chief of Staff Shigenari Aoki stood up, he was even more gloomy, almost without confidence to look at everyone, and then said unhurriedly:

"The occupation of Yichang and the achievement of our tactical objectives illustrate the strong combat effectiveness of our imperial army. However, our losses were also enormous, according to preliminary estimates, we have lost nearly 20,000 men, and the troops were also very tired, and some soldiers were able to sleep during the march. The Chinese army estimated that the casualties were 50,000, but as a fifth theater with hundreds of thousands of troops, the loss of 50,000 was not a big loss, and they could recover quickly.

The question is that having occupied Yichang, what will we do next? Now everyone in Yichang has seen that it is already an empty city, without a grain of grain, what will we eat? In the next step, we have to count on our land and water lines. There is no hope for the water transportation line, the enemy has long been fortified layer by layer, and it cannot be transported, and the problem is that the land transportation line is not safe, and such a long distance is full of Chinese troops, and the land transportation line is already very terrible and difficult.

We occupied Yichang, but hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops also surrounded it. There is no food, no supplies, we can hold out for a few months, everyone has to think about it?

In my personal opinion, our Japanese army is limited, and we must clench our fists and destroy China's living forces. The 70,000-strong army was trapped in Yichang, with no food, no supplies, and we were starved to death by hunger. Rather than such a passive battle, it is better not to attack Yichang, now that Yichang has been captured, it is better to withdraw from Yichang as soon as possible than to be unable to hold it. This is just my personal opinion, I hope you will consider it? ”

After the chief of staff finished speaking, Sonobe Kazuichiro looked at the chief of operations staff Shoichi Amano, it turned out that at that time, the chief of staff Aoki Shigenari was against the attack on Yichang, and the chief of operations staff officer Amano Shoichi supported the attack on Yichang, at this time, Sonobe Kazuichiro also wanted to hear Amano's opinion.

Kazuichiro Sonobe said, "Please also ask Shoichiro-kun Amano to express his high opinion!" ”

Amano stood up with a "brush", bowed to everyone, and then said solemnly: "Originally, I thought it was a good opportunity to attack Yichang. The first is the Chinese army in the Hanshui defense line, and two armies have been transferred out of the three armies, and the Hanshui is empty, which is just conducive to the attack. Second, this is an order of the Japanese military department, and how can we, the officers, change it at will, and we must resolutely carry it out.

However, now that Yichang has been occupied, how to defend Yichang City, according to the current situation, is indeed very problematic. I think if you work hard, you can stick to it for 1 to 2 months at most. Beyond this time, it will be necessary to increase the number of troops from the rear! Based on the actual situation on both sides of China and Japan at present, I advocate that it is better to withdraw from Yichang City than to be unable to hold it. ”

There was another opponent who opposed the insistence on Yichang, and Sonobe Kazuichiro turned his face to these heads of the 3rd Division, the 13th Division, and the 39th Division, wanting to hear their opinions, so he said: "Let's ask the division commanders to express their opinions?" ”

The commanders of these three divisions had all fought with the national army, especially the Southern Expeditionary Army, and the bitter water in their hearts had long been wanted to be poured out. But in such a serious meeting of the 11th Corps, if you pour bitter water, you will be afraid of the enemy, so you are still reserved and do not speak.

Seeing that they didn't speak, Sonobe and Ichiro directly called their names and said to Tanaka Shizuichi: "Your 13th Division just fought a battle with the Southern Expeditionary Army. The Southern Expeditionary Army is also the main opponent of our 11th Army Corps, tell me, how you feel! ”