"China, the ancient country, a country that has been at war for six years, reaped its first victory this spring. .qb5, COm\ For six years, they have continued to retreat, and although they have also won victories, they have rarely recovered important cities, except for Canton; The city was more precisely abandoned by the Japanese army; Their counterattacks always stopped after repulsing the Japanese troops. However, this spring, the first important city, the first provincial capital, Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province. General Gu Zhutong, commander of the Third Theater of Operations, stepped into Nanchang City today.

Chongqing, the temporary capital of the Nationalist Government, was completely shrouded in joy, with firecrackers blaring in the streets, and countless people crying loudly, pouring out the pain of six years, the pain of losing their homes, losing their loved ones... -- Associated Press reporter Lang Qiman

"On the day of the king's expulsion of the Japanese Emperor, the family sacrifice did not forget to tell Naiweng. My loyal and brave ** soldiers, after hard fighting, successfully eliminated the defenders of Nanchang and recovered Nanchang, and the chairman of the committee specially commended all the officers and men of the 24th Group Army. …。 ――――― JoongAng Ilbo

"The recovery of Nanchang is only a prelude to the entire Northern Hubei War, and greater victories are yet to come. At present, the squadron has completely controlled the battlefield, the troops of the Ninth Theater commanded by General Xue Yue are storming Hesheng Bridge, and the troops commanded by General Wang Jingjiu are storming Huanglingji, which is only a few dozen kilometers away from Hanyang, and the center of gravity of the entire battlefield is in Changshou, northwest of Zhongxiang, where the Fifth Theater surrounded the 6th and 13th Divisions, the main forces of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army.

And before that, they had been annihilated, the 39th Division, the 58th Division, the 17th Division, the three Japanese divisions, in Xinyang, they also surrounded the 3rd Division, so to speak, the entire Japanese defense system in Central China has been completely defeated and surrounded by the squadron.

For the United States, the war lasted only one year, but for the people of this ancient country, the war lasted for six years, and today, they are finally about to usher in a great victory......... "―――――― New York Times reporter Foreman reported on the Hubei front.

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The sedan slowly marched forward in the joyful crowd, the star-striped flag fluttering in front of the sedan was hung with a small blue sky and white sun flag by the citizens celebrating the victory, the driver did not press the urging horn, Thomas in the passenger seat was a little anxious to urge the driver with his eyes, but Gauss said lightly: "Child, don't worry, the chairman must be in a good mood recently, even if it is not good, the news we brought to him will make him feel better." ”

Wilkie showed a hint of self-deprecation, and the advisory group submitted a report to Washington a few days ago, believing that the squadron had taken control of the outcome of the Northern Hubei campaign, and that the squadron was likely to annihilate the main force of the Japanese 11th Army in the next week, and would take advantage of the situation to capture Wuhan.

After receiving this report, Roosevelt immediately decided to accept Chiang Kai-shek's request to appoint Stilwell as commander-in-chief of the Burma Theater of Operations with full command of the Chinese, British, and American forces in the Burma theater, and General Weidemeyer, deputy director of the Operations Department of the General Staff, as chief of staff of the Chinese theater of staff.

"Will the British agree?" Gauss asked thoughtlessly.

"It's up to the president to coordinate." Wilkie sighed slightly, and in his heart, he had to admit that Chiang Kai-shek had won this round, the Stilwell dispute had arisen at an inopportune time, and the president had the only choice in the face of such an unprecedented victory.

Of course, whether Stilwell can successfully become the commander-in-chief of the Burma theater depends on the attitude of the British. Churchill has appointed Lord Mountbatten as commander of the Southeast Asian theater of operations, and the establishment of another Burma theater under the Southeast Asian theater of operations can only be the result of political reconciliation.

"Counterattack Nanjing, expel the Japanese and return my rivers and mountains"

A group of students lined up in a neat line, waving flags in their hands and chanting slogans along the way, their faces flushed with excitement, and their black skirts fluttered in the air in the breeze.

A flyer was tucked into the crack of the window, pink, beautiful flyer, Thomas picked it up and looked at it, the beautiful paper was in thick black lettering.

"Congratulations on the recovery of Nanchang" and "Long live Chairman Chiang".

"What's the matter, kid." Seeing Thomas's expression fluctuating, Gauss asked casually.

"Nothing." Thomas sighed and said with emotion: "I remember that six years ago, at the beginning of the Songhu War, at the reception held by the Shanghai Ministry of Industry Bureau, all the diplomats thought that China could only resist for three months, but now, they have been fighting for six years and are still getting stronger." ”

"That's with the support of our partner countries." Gauss reminded faintly.

Thomas shook his head: "I remember that the original commander of the Nanjing garrison, the current commander of the Fifth Theater, General Zhuang Jihua, once said that China will build the country in the war, and six years have passed, and I have to admit that they said so and did so." In the past six years, they have successively developed Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan, continued to carry out social reforms, organized the entire society, and built a national defense industrial system sufficient to support the war. Our support is just the icing on the cake. ”

Gauss was stunned for a moment, and then dumbfounded, he couldn't refute it, such a huge war, more than 20,000 tons of materials transported on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway every month were simply not enough to support a war of this scale, and this victory was mainly achieved by China's own strength.

"No, no, Thomas, you only see one aspect," Wilkie shook his head in disagreement: "Almost all of China's current technology comes from us," he pointed to his chest with a finger: "Their equipment is all purchased from us, planes, artillery, steel, electronics, automobiles, all from the United States of America." The president approved almost all the technology transferred to them, even the latest Mustang fighter jets, which was enough to shorten the time for the Chinese to study, and time was of the essence to them. ”

Thomas was silent and nodded, "You're right. But why would the president approve the transfer of so much technology to them? And it is surprising that the Chinese can quickly master these techniques. ”

"I'm not surprised at all by the former, I'm really surprised by the latter." Wilkie said noncommittally.

Both Gauss and Thomas turned their heads to look, but Wilkie kept his mouth shut. The sedan gradually drove out of the parade area, began to pick up speed, bypassed Shangxin Street, and entered the Nanshan Mountains.

"However, this victory was a great encouragement to the Allies, and the pressure on General MacArthur was bound to be much less." Gauss said angrily.

"If the 6th and 13th Divisions can be completely annihilated, it will not only be a great encouragement, but also a turning point in this war. With more than 100,000 Japanese troops, does Japan still have so many manpower to replenish it? I'm afraid I can only pull children to the front. Wilkie's tone was filled with a hint of joy, this trip to China was not over yet, and according to Roosevelt's orders, he had to go to the Fifth War Zone.

According to the understanding reached between China and the United States, China will launch a counteroffensive in the five theaters, and now it seems that the Chinese government has fulfilled this promise, but this raises another problem.

While Wilkie was on the road to the Huangshan Mansion, Chiang Kai-shek was listening to He Yingqin Bai Chongxi's analysis of the prospects for the Northern Hubei Campaign.

"..., Wusheng Pass was lost, and the Third Division quickly moved south, which invisibly disintegrated the Cultural Revolution's attack on Wuhan in the north," Bai Chongxi pointed to the map and analyzed, he returned to Chongqing a few days ago, after the end of the Northern Burma Campaign, the work of the Kunming camp completely became the logistics of the expeditionary force, Chiang Kai-shek intended to organize it in the way of the five theaters, and wanted to divide the expeditionary force into a separate theater, and the Kunming camp became less necessary, and it was obviously inappropriate to put Bai Chongxi, a cadre, here.

The atmosphere in the Huangshan Mansion was not as excited as on the streets, or even so relaxed, Wusheng Pass was lost this morning, the Fifth Brigade quickly held on to Wusheng Pass, blocking the Seventh Army that was following behind, and the Second Mixed Brigade went south to attack Donghuangdian and Dawu.

"Sun Lianzhong's attack on Xinyang is not strong enough, and the 13th Division will soon move south, so I suggest that the 60th Army, the 33rd Group Army, and the 95th Division establish a blocking position in Xiaogan, and in addition, transfer the Eighth Army to Wenxia. As a reserve for the entire campaign. ”

After Bai Chongxi finished speaking, he stood up, he felt deep regret in his heart, Li Zongren had telegraphed him about the transaction with Zhuang Jihua, he understood the meaning of this move, and now let Du Yuming stop, which means that the honor of recovering Wuhan will be given to Chen Cheng.

"Wusheng Guan is a natural danger, how did Wei Yunsong fight? I lost it like that. Chiang Kai-shek was very angry, but in front of Bai Chongxi, he still saved some face for the Gui family, which was still an important force.

Bai Chongxi was slightly embarrassed, but he still defended Wei Yunsong: "The equipment of the 31st Army is already weak, and they have been attacked by the Japanese army from both sides in continuous battles, and they have not been caught in the battle. ”

"Jiansheng, this is not a reason, the Seventh Army and the Forty-eighth Army are fighting very well, so they telegraphed to Li Pinxian and gave Wei Yunsong the removal of his post and his post, and he was guilty of meritorious service." Chiang Kai-shek said solemnly: "Look at Zhuang Wenge, he disposed of the four army commanders in one go, and he was not merciless. If you play well, you will expand the number, and if you play poorly, you will reduce the number, Jiansheng, you should do the same. ”

In fact, Bai Chongxi believed that Zhuang Jihua was still in a hurry, and if the means were a little slower when reorganizing the 86th Army, things might be completely different, and the Second Army's attack on Xinyang would not be delayed, and he was obviously dissatisfied with the pre-war rectification.

But Zhuang Jihua seemed to have a heart and was arrogant to the end, and in the course of the battle, he disposed of three army commanders in a fit of rage, arrested two division commanders, and shot a brigade commander. The news shook the whole army and also shook the Huangshan Mansion. But no one said anything, why? Lan Yundong is all within the scope of disposal, who can say anything.

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