Before leaving Guangzhou, Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but see Wu Tiecheng.

Today, Guangzhou is a transshipment center for China's imported materials, and Wu Tiecheng and Zeng Yangfu are extremely busy all day. On the one hand, he was busy coping with the bombing of the Japanese army and organizing the repair of railways and factories and houses; On the other hand, he is busy with the transportation and scheduling of strategic materials, and there are too many twists and turns, many of which need to be personally inquired about by Wu Tiecheng.

"Brother Zizeng, don't come to harm!" Zhou Hexuan hugged his fists and smiled.

Wu Tiecheng quickly signed a document before getting up and saying, "Brother Mingcheng, why did you come to Guangzhou?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "On the orders of the central authorities, I will visit the United States. ”

Wu Tiecheng said in an official tone: "Mingcheng is the great sage of the country, and he has a prominent reputation in the West, and he will definitely gain a lot when he goes to the United States." ”

"Brother Zi Zeng has an overreputation, and he has just done his best," Zhou Hexuan said modestly, "I came to Guangzhou this time and found that there were Japanese planes bombing along the way, and Guangzhou may soon become the target of the Japanese attack." ”

Wu Tiecheng was quite confident, waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about sincerity, Guangzhou is close to Hong Kong and is the center of gravity of the British interests. The Japanese would certainly not dare to invade Guangzhou, otherwise they would inevitably attract British intervention. ”

"Shanghai is also the center of gravity of the interests of the great powers, and it is more important than Guangzhou." Zhou Hexuan reminded.

"That's different," Wu Tiecheng explained in detail, "Although Brother Mingcheng is an expert on international issues, he only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other, and there is something else at this time. As early as the end of the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese were preparing to attack South China, but because Japanese planes bombed American and British warships, it caused strong protests from Britain and the United States. Therefore, at the end of last year, the Japanese invaders, fearing that they would cause interference from the foreign powers, had already changed their battle plan, and the enemy would not attack South China for the next year or two. In addition, the Soviet Union signed a peace agreement with China, and the Japanese had to send troops to defend against the Soviet Union in the north, and there were simply not enough troops to go south. ”

What Wu Tiecheng said was the truth, and it was also the fundamental reason why the commanders at all levels, from Lao Jiang to Yu Hanmou, completely ignored the defense of South China.

As a result, Lao Chiang not only did not strengthen Guangdong's defense, but also continued to transfer the elite of the Guangdong army from Guangdong to the north. Although Fujian and Guangdong were set up as the Fourth Theater of Operations, they were both models and had only one name, and they had not even established a command organ for the theater.

Historically, a month before the Japanese invaded Guangzhou, Wu Tiecheng urgently reported to Lao Jiang, saying that he had received the news that the Japanese army was going to attack Guangzhou. It was not until four days before the Japanese invaded Guangzhou that Wu Tiecheng sent another urgent telegram to Lao Chiang, saying that the British intelligence agency in Hong Kong had sent a message that the Japanese would launch an attack around the 11th.

Lao Chiang did not think so, thinking that it was a rumor from the Japanese, and not only did not instruct Guangzhou to strengthen its defenses, but continued to send Cantonese troops to reinforce Wuhan. Two days before the attack on Guangzhou, Lao Jiang also issued an order to Yu Hanmou: "In any case, we must draw an additional division of troops to reinforce Wuhan." If this division can be increased, Wuhan can be secured. Otherwise, Wuhan will be lost, and Guangdong will not be able to protect it. As long as Wuhan can be defended, Guangdong will have no worries. I sincerely hope that my brother will be desperate to draw a division of elite soldiers to protect the overall situation. ”

Yu Hanmou had no choice but to send the Cantonese army to reinforce Wuhan, and before the troops were sent, the Japanese had already launched an attack on Guangzhou.

Guangzhou's three bigwigs, Wu Tiecheng, Yu Hanmou and Zeng Yangfu, are all extremely capable in the political arena of the Republic of China, at least not mediocre and inactive. But they were miserable by the old Chiang, and in the end they had to stand up and take the blame for the fall of Guangzhou, and Chairman Chiang really harmed people.

Take Yu Hanmou as an example, a famous anti-Japanese general, the two battles of northern Guangdong that he commanded later were extremely exciting, in stark contrast to the messy defense of Guangzhou.

Of course, although these three people belong to the blame, they are also to blame, and they have indeed done too many criticized things in Guangzhou. So much so that the trio later avoided talking about Guangzhou, and only boasted about their other achievements.

Zhou Hexuan felt that he couldn't convince Wu Tiecheng, so he could only retreat and say: "Brother Zizeng, no matter what, the Japanese will definitely attack Guangzhou, because Guangzhou is the starting point of the Guangdong-Han line. The arms and materials that China has purchased from Europe have to be brought in from Guangzhou, so how can the Japanese invaders sit idly by? Even if, as you said, there will be no danger in Guangzhou for a year and a half, what about after a year and a half? Therefore, I implore Brother Zizeng to order the relocation of factories and schools in the southern part of Guangdong as soon as possible, so as not to panic in the future. ”

"No," Wu Tiecheng raised his hand and said, "since the Japanese invaders have no plan to attack Guangdong, if we move the factories and schools now, it will inevitably cause panic in all walks of life, and it is a self-inflicted move." ”

Zhou Hexuan was so angry that he wanted to laugh, and continued to persuade bitterly: "Brother Zizeng, during the war, it was normal to move factories and schools, and the common people were completely understandable. ”

Wu Tiecheng sighed and said, "Brother Mingcheng, let's tell you the truth." Guangdong now has the important task of delivering supplies to the front and the center. Factories of all sizes in the surrounding areas of Guangzhou have machines rotating every day, and they are bombed in the morning and have to resume work in the afternoon. For what? And not yet the production of logistical supplies for the front and the center! Once relocated, when can I resume work? And before resuming work, what will be transported to Wuhan? ”

Zhou Hexuan was speechless for a moment, he really had nothing to say.

In the eyes of government officials, Guangzhou is such an important transportation hub and such a dangerous coastal city, but a strategic rear responsible for the production and transportation of materials......

Resisting the urge to vomit blood, Zhou Hexuan took a step back and said, "Okay, the factory in Guangzhou needs to complete the production task, what about the school?" Take Sun Yat-sen University as an example, from the July Seven Incident to the present, Sun Yat-sen University has been bombed nearly 10 times, and several teachers and students have died. Why not relocate? Why do students go to class with bombardment? ”

Wu Tiecheng patiently explained: "Sun Yat-sen University is the best university in Guangdong, and all walks of life are staring at it. As long as Sun Yat-sen University is still in Guangzhou, it means that the Nationalist Government has not given up on Guangzhou. Once Sun Yat-sen University is moved, the people of Guangzhou will be in turmoil. If the people's hearts are in turmoil, the situation will be out of control. At least the capitalists will be very worried, and will think that if they move their factories, the entire industry of Guangzhou will be completely destroyed, and the logistical production tasks of Guangzhou will not be completed! ”

"You are taking the lives and property of ordinary people as a child's play!" Zhou Hexuan said angrily.

Wu Tiecheng said: "In order to win the Anti-Japanese War, everything can be sacrificed. ”

"I ......" Zhou Hexuan held back his anger and said, "That's good, Sun Yat-sen University can not move, other schools must move!" ”

Wu Tiecheng didn't want to quarrel with Zhou Hexuan, and said perfunctorily: "I need to have a meeting to discuss it first, after all, the relocation of many schools is a big project." How to move? Where to move? These need to be carefully considered. ”

Have a meeting to discuss?

I'm afraid that the Japanese soldiers are coming to the city, and the discussion has not yet been fruitful.

Zhou Hexuan said stupidly: "Then I said goodbye, I hope that Brother Zizeng will take the matter of internal relocation to heart." ”

"Mingcheng walks slowly." Wu Tiecheng had a very good attitude and personally sent Zhou Hexuan out of the provincial mansion.