Chapter 221: Battle of Nanchang (3)
Let's say, Bai Fei rushed all the way from Changsha to Nanchang, but when he arrived in Nanchang, he found that Nanchang City, whether it was dignitaries or ordinary people, did not have any tension before the war from top to bottom, as if everything had nothing to do with them, and he was extremely calm.
At first, Bai Fei thought that this was a manifestation of the well-informed people of Nanchang who were accustomed to the war, and admired it in his heart, but later learned that this was not the case at all.
The Japanese want to attack Nanchang, and of course they can't cover such a big thing. However, under the leadership of Mayor Qian Boyong, the Nanchang Municipal Government publicized that this time the Nanchang Guard Campaign was the top priority of the National Army, claiming that the Central Army mobilized nearly 300,000 soldiers to guard the left side of Nanchang, and with the defensive posture of defending the city without seeing the city, the Japanese army formed several lines of defense in the diplomatic war of dozens of miles in Nanchang, and the most important thing is that the battle is not allowed to be defeated, because the chairman of the committee has issued a strict order to keep Nanchang thorough, so in this operation, the national army will definitely work together and spare no effort. On the contrary, the Japanese army was tired of veteran soldiers, and the number was a quarter of that of the national army, so it could be said that there was no chance of victory.
Well, Chiang Kai-shek did give a strict order to guard Nanchang, but he only shouted a sentence, and he did not say that if he could not hold it, there would be any corresponding punishment.
In view of this, Qian Boyong strongly called on the people to stay, and he repeatedly said to the people in public, "The government has made a heavy bet in Nanchang this time, and the fathers and elders of Nanchang do not need to panic, the Japanese army will definitely hit the head and bleed, and the national army will win" and other slogans, and also said: "Instead of leaving the homeland and wandering around, it is better to stay at home in Nanchang, because the Japanese army will not be able to enter Nanchang at all..."
Why is the mayor so confident in the soldiers of the national army?
As the so-called fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, as a normal person, when he heard that there was going to be a war, he naturally hid as far away as possible, although our mayor Qian looked different, but in fact, he also wanted to "hide". It's just that on the one hand, he has too many industries and shops in Nanchang, and he can't find anyone to take over for a while, and the loss is too great if he deals with it indiscriminately; On the other hand, because as the mayor, now at the critical moment, it is the time to show the courage and ability of officials, unless he abandons his post and absconds, there is no way to run away.
Seeing that he couldn't run, he simply vigorously propagated the harmless theory of war through administrative means and public opinion, so that more people believed that it was safe to stay in Nanchang City, and willingly stayed with him in Nanchang.
Qian Boyong thought in his heart that if the situation was corrected by him, the Japanese would really be defeated, and he would be a hero at that time, and he would not have to suffer huge economic losses. He was even fantasizing in his heart, even in case the Japanese defeated the national army and occupied Nanchang, what would he do if he put on makeup and escaped? Or is it a surrender?
Of course, Bai Fei didn't know that this old boy had so much inner drama, he just saw that the people didn't take the upcoming war seriously, and he was a little angry in his heart. To tell the truth, when he came to Nanchang from Changsha to fight, Bai Fei actually sacrificed his own interests, although he came on Xue Yue's orders, but with his qualifications and merits, if he really wanted to disobey his orders, or find another excuse, Xue Yue would not do anything to him.
Of course, having said all this, the most important point is that Bai Fei clearly knew that the Japanese army would soon send troops to the South China Sea, which was the top priority of his entire plan, and he gave up the safety of the "base" he was most concerned about, and instead came to Nanchang to defend against the Japanese army.
In such a background, Bai Fei really couldn't see the relaxed atmosphere of singing and dancing in Nanchang. So he simply took the opportunity of the welcome dinner to come to the stage and talk about the nature of the Japanese army's brutal killing, originally hoping to sound the alarm for as many people as possible, but he didn't think much about it. Unexpectedly, after stepping down, Qian Boyong, the mayor of Nanchang City, who was at the same table, turned pale and openly accused Bai Fei of not preaching the theory of the threat of the Japanese army.
I only heard him say: "General Bai, what you just said really shouldn't be, you are new to the city, you don't know a lot of things, now the enemy is current, you should unite and stabilize internally, and unanimously externally, how can you speak like this?" Isn't it openly trying to frighten the people and mess with themselves? I don't see that tomorrow morning, someone will be scared out of Nanchang..."
When Bai Fei heard this, he took over and said: "That's the best, if the more people who leave, the better, and it won't be in vain for me to waste half a day's speech." ”
"You~!" Qian Boyong was angry, snorted heavily, and said to Luo Zhuoying: "Commander Luo, this matter has involved civil affairs, and it will completely disrupt my deployment in Nanchang, I reserve the right to complain to the Ministry of Military Affairs, if the situation is not improved, I will report to General He as soon as possible." ”
Qian Boyong said this, in fact, he wanted to tell Bai Fei, don't be arrogant, my relationship with He Yingqin is very iron. me off, Lao Tzu complained about you!
He Yingqin's famous official position is not small, and many people are more afraid of it, even Lao Jiang, including Luo Zhuoying, of course. However, Bai Fei just didn't hang him, and as early as when he was in Wuhan, he had a falling out with He Yingqin at a press conference, so he didn't like this guy very much in his heart today.
Hearing Qian Boyong carry He Yingqin out, Bai Fei grinned and sneered: "Don't talk about those useless things, since the words are said here, then I will tell you clearly." Now, in my capacity as commander of the gendarmerie of the Ninth Theater, I would like to inform Mayor Qian that starting tomorrow morning, the Nanchang City Government must make every effort to evacuate all the people in the urban area of Nanchang and evacuate the vast number of people to Changsha, Hengyang, Yongzhou, Huaihua, and other southwestern areas as soon as possible. ”
"What? You~! Qian Boyong was shocked and angry. Seeing that He Yingqin's name couldn't scare Bai Fei at all, he was inexplicably flustered in his heart, and couldn't help but hit Luo Zhuoying again, and said to him: "Commander Luo, look, Chairman Jiang ordered me to guard the border and the people and resist the Japanese army, but he was good, he played official power as soon as he came, and he also wanted to evacuate the people of Nanchang?" Now hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed near Nanchang, once the people are evacuated, there will be a big movement, isn't it clear to tell the surrounding soldiers and civilians that this Nanchang city can't be defended? How much does this affect morale? If the morale is exhausted before the war starts, how can we talk about the decisive victory of defending the land and resisting Japan? ”
This old oilman in the political arena is also out of the way, but he doesn't agree with Bai Fei's idea of evacuation, but it is a nonsense that goes online, which even makes him a little reasonable.
Therefore, as soon as Luo Zhuoying weighed it, he coughed and said: "Zhenyu, I know that the purpose of your evacuation of the citizens is to reduce casualties in wartime, but this blockade is different, we have made all preparations, but now if we start to retreat before the battle, tactically speaking, it is indeed not conducive to our follow-up resistance." Unless..."