Chairman Chiang heard the good news while eating breakfast, when Chairman Chiang had just scooped up a spoonful of soup with a spoon and had just put it in his mouth, but he heard the news from the mouth of Wang Shihe, the chief of the guard, and then squirted out all the soup in his mouth with a pop, and the result was impartial and shot all in Madame Chiang's face. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Darling, what are you doing?" Madame Jiang rolled her eyes and raised her eyebrows.

However, Chairman Jiang didn't care about comforting his wife at all, at this moment, all that was left in his mind was the news that Wang Shihe had just told him, the news that the sky was falling apart, yes, the sky was falling apart, the sky was really going to fall apart, the patrol camp actually recovered Shanghai, it was really going to be broken!

But the next moment, Chairman Chiang felt that the news was too fake.

At that moment, Chairman Jiang Huo Ran stood up and said, "Shihe, are you joking with me?" Are you really, this kind of thing is a joke? It's going to scare people to death, you know? ”

Wang Shihe smiled bitterly and said, "Bench, this is true. ”

Chairman Chiang immediately froze there, unable to recover for a long time.

Seeing Chairman Jiang like this, Mrs. Jiang was so frightened that she couldn't even bother to wipe her face, so she quickly stood up, went around to the side of the dining table to comfort Chairman Jiang's chest and pat his back, and after being busy for a while, Chairman Jiang finally let out a long sigh, and then sat back in the chair and scolded in a low voice: "Niang Xipi, this is a big trouble." ”

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When the patrol camp was recaptured in Shanghai, Chairman Chiang only saw trouble, because it meant that the patrol camp showed its face in front of the media of Western countries, and it also meant that the Communist Party scored a great score, and at the same time, it also meant that the Kuomintang seriously lost points, which was extremely unfavorable to the future of military and economic assistance from the West.

Chairman Chiang only saw the negative side, but the compatriots across the country did not.

When the compatriots all over the country heard the news, they all rushed to tell each other and cheered!

Why? This is the first time since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War that the Chinese army has recovered a large city! Shanghai can be recovered, and the people of the whole country will definitely think, what difficulties are there that we cannot overcome? Therefore, we will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese devils and achieve a great victory in the national war of resistance!

After the news of Shanghai's liberation spread, students from the Shanghai and Tianjin concessions, as well as from Chongqing, Chengdu, and Kunming, took to the streets one after another, risking the possibility of being bombed by devils, and launched huge demonstrations.

In addition to launching a large-scale procession, Shanghai students also spontaneously organized fund-raising activities, calling on the general public and businessmen to donate money and materials to support the anti-Japanese war in Shanghai, and even mobilized young people to directly participate in the war patrol camp.

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By noon, students in Shanghai, Tianjin, and other places had already held a half-day march, and the great news of the liberation of Shanghai finally reached Yan'an.

Yan'an is a little far away, the power of the Songhu battlefield radio station is not large enough, and the signal does not cover the northwest region, so the news cannot be received at the first time through the broadcast, Chongqing is farther away from Shanghai in a straight line, but the military commander has the technical means to receive and amplify the signal of the Songhu battlefield radio station.

However, Yan'an still had to pass by telegram.

However, the Songhu Military Sub-district could not skip the level and send a telegram directly to Yan'an, so it had to call the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army first, but the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army was a little incredulous after receiving the good news, and repeatedly called to verify it, until it was confirmed that the news was conclusive, and the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army hurriedly sent a telegram to Yan'an, so it was too late.

After receiving this telegram, Yan'an immediately thundered with joy.

At that time, the Central Committee had just finished a work meeting, Mr. Zhu took Vice Chairman Zhou to Chairman Mao's house to eat lunch, and when the three of them were eating, the news was delivered, and after reading the telegram, Chairman Mao didn't say a word, but slapped the telegram on the table, because he slapped it too hard, and almost overturned the small dining table on the pit.

Mr. Zhu reacted quickly, quickly stretched out his hand to help him, and then said: "Runzhi, don't be excited, even if the sky falls, it won't be able to overwhelm us Communists." ”

Mr. Zhu also said what bad news it was.

Vice Chairman Zhou saw that Chairman Mao was not angry, but excited, and immediately picked up the telegram from the dinner table, and after reading it at a glance and ten lines, Vice Chairman Zhou immediately couldn't hide the joy between his eyebrows, and said: "Okay, okay, good news, this is really great news, the Songhu Military Division actually recovered Shanghai!" ”

"What are you talking about? Songhu Military Sub-district regains Shanghai? Mr. Zhu's eyes widened.

"Look." Vice Chairman Zhou handed over the telegram in his hand and said, "This telegram says that the Songhu Military Division of the New Fourth Army completely annihilated the Ninth Division of the Japanese Army last night and successfully recovered Shanghai!" ”

Mr. Zhu hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the telegram, and after reading it in a hurry, he was also overjoyed.

"Xu Rui, this little guy! I really won't stop going anywhere. Mr. Zhu said happily, "I originally thought that he was transferred to Shanghai this time, how could he stop for a while, after all, he didn't bring the troops to Shanghai, and he was alone and alone, but he never expected that in less than three months, there would be such a big move." ”

"Xu Rui's victory this time is not as good as before." Chairman Mao suddenly interjected and said, "From the tactical level, the 9th Division of the Japanese Army annihilated this time is only a nominal permanent division, in fact, the vast majority of soldiers are temporary supplementary reserves or even reserves, and their combat effectiveness is not even as good as that of an independent mixed brigade, let alone a real permanent division like the 10th Division that was annihilated by Xu Rui before." ”

"That's right." Vice Chairman Zhou bowed slightly.

Chairman Mao lit a cigarette and continued: "But from a strategic level, the destruction of the Ninth Division and the recovery of Shanghai have proved an extremely important discovery!" Or a historic discovery! This is a major discovery, that is, guerrilla warfare can not only be carried out in ravines and ravines, but also in large and medium-sized cities! ”

Speaking of this, Chairman Mao also waved his hand vigorously to accentuate his tone.

"That's a good point." Mr. Zhu said with deep understanding, "The recovery of Shanghai this time is indeed a full proof that guerrilla warfare can be fought not only in mountainous areas, but also in large and medium-sized cities!" ”

"But guerrilla warfare is guerrilla warfare after all, not positional warfare, so it is necessary to telegraph to Xu Rui and warn him not to carry a burden just because Shanghai has been restored." After a pause, Chairman Mao said, "We, we will never learn from Chairman Jiang, we will never stick to one city or one place, and when it is time to give up, we still have to give up." ”

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At the same time, the grand parade in Shanghai is in full swing.

According to her estimates, at least one million Chinese participated in the parade, so in this newsletter sent back to the Associated Press, Helena took a very encouraging and shocking headline - Million March!

At the end of the article, Helena wrote: From Sichuan Road to Xizang Road, and then from Beijing Road to Gongguan Road, all the people in Wuyang Wuyang are Chinese, as if all the people of China have gathered here, they shout slogans, because the patrol camp has just won the victory rejoicing, from their cheers, or roars, I clearly feel the strength of this ancient nation from the depths of the soul, yes, this is a nation that cannot be taken lightly! I have great faith that the Japanese will pay the price in blood for their stupidity, greed, and arrogance.

Helena's article was quickly converted into Morse code and sent back to the United States across the Pacific, but it had to be sent to the FBI for review before it could be officially published, and then Helena's article was submitted to President Roosevelt's desk.

When the secretary sent Helena's article, Roosevelt was discussing the future direction of national policy with Secretary of State Hull.

As the situation in Europe becomes more and more tense, and Germany's tendency towards military expansion is already very obvious, the glorious isolation policy of the United States seems to be out of place. Or is it leaning towards one side or the other?

It was at this time that the secretary sent Helena's article to Roosevelt's desk.

Roosevelt said sorry to Hull, and then flipped through the article.

After reading the article, the corners of Roosevelt's mouth suddenly bloomed with a playful smile, and he turned his head to Secretary of State Hull and said: "I remember that when Colonel Stilwell, the military attache in China, returned to China to report on his work, he once said to me that the Nationalist Government was corrupt to the core, and it was simply mud that could not support the wall, and the Communist Party was a new force, and the hope of China in the future lies in the Communist Party, and suggested that the US government should go all out to aid the CCP. ”

"Yes, sir." Hull said without hesitation, "But this is not my opinion, I am just stating the views of the US Ambassador to China Jensen, and I do not take a position on this matter." ”

"Then you'd better take a look at this article." Roosevelt said, handing over the article in his hand.

Hull took the article and read it quickly, shrugged his shoulders and said: "Sir, this is not enough to explain the problem, the Communist Party troops can recover Shanghai, it is just a fluke, and this Xu Rui, the war is indeed very powerful, but he is powerful alone, it does not mean that the Communist Party is powerful." ”

"But at least, aiding the CCP can be a backup option, isn't it?" Roosevelt subconsciously tapped his finger on the office desktop, and then said, "If the concession bill is passed, it can be properly considered to give the CCP some military aid, and diversifying investment can also reduce political risks, Hull, what do you say?" ”

"Well, I have no opinion." Hull said with a shrug.