readx; The Soviet ambassador departed satisfied, Chiang Kai-shek standing by the window expressionless, staring at the Soviets' car as it disappeared deep into the wet wooded paths of the East Lake Mansion, before turning around and issuing two urgent instructions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The first was to order Minister of Military Affairs Chen Cheng to immediately take strict measures and absolutely not allow the Soviets to access any core secrets related to national interests.

The other is to secretly order Dai Li, secretly spy on all Soviet people who come to China, and prevent them from colluding with the domestic [***] to endanger the interests of the party and the state.

A bleak air raid siren sounded in the sky like a ghost crying, startling Wang Ching-wei, vice president of the Kuomintang and chairman of the National Senate, who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed. With his own victories on the ground, the planes have significantly intensified their attacks on the three towns of Wuhan, making people feel that the pace of war is approaching this important town in central China, the thoroughfare of nine provinces.

Wang Jingwei, the name Zhaoming, the word Xiuxin. Originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, he was born in Panyu, Guangdong. In his early years, he studied in Ben and joined the Sun Yat-sen League, and was one of the veterans and founders of the Kuomintang. As a young man, Wang Jingwei was a fanatical revolutionary who was determined to dedicate himself to the republic and overthrow the Qing Dynasty monarchy, and did not hesitate to participate in the assassination of the Qing Dynasty regent Zaifeng, and was arrested and imprisoned for the failure of his operation. In the prison, he sang generously in the face of death, and wrote a swan song that is popular for the ages:

Generous Geyan City, calmly be a prisoner of Chu. Lead the knife into a fast, live up to the boy's head.

Wang can be called a talented person, known as one of the "four great talents of the Republic of China", and is knowledgeable and good at poetry and writing, so some people have commented that Wang Jingwei's political entry is really a historical mistake, and he should have mastered pen, ink, paper and inkstone in his hands instead of state power.

Wang Jingwei was once deeply respected by Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of Ming cooking, and there was a saying in the Kuomintang at that time that "Wang Jingwei, a literary talent, and Chiang Kai-shek, a military general". In 1925, when Sun Yat-sen was critically ill, Wang Jingwei drafted the "Prime Minister's Testament", which contained the famous saying "The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard". There is still controversy in the historiographical circles about whether Sun Yat-sen designated Wang Jingwei as his successor, but it is an indisputable historical fact that Wang Jingwei succeeded him as the leader of the Kuomintang and took power after Sun Yat-sen's death. However, the good times did not last long, and the rising star of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Chiang Kai-shek, suddenly emerged, and he took advantage of the success of the Northern Expedition and the military power in his hands to unceremoniously replace Wang Jingwei and ascend to the throne of the ruler of the Republic of China in one fell swoop. The defeat of the pen with the barrel of the gun is not Wang Jingwei's personal misfortune, but the only way for all state regimes that claim to be republicans to start from scratch.

In the Kuomintang, Wang Ching-wei always regarded himself as the orthodox successor of Sun Yat-sen, but every time he came to power, he was ousted by the military, so he was on the same page as the military politician Chiang Kai-shek, and the opposition he led never stopped the movement to overthrow Chiang for a day, and the struggle between Chiang and Wang became the most important factional struggle in the Kuomintang before the War of Resistance Against Japan. However, political frustration was not the inevitable reason for Wang Jingwei's move toward the pro-Yue faction, and a large number of historical materials show that it was not by chance that Wang Jingwei went from the pro-Yue faction to selling himself to join the people, and he had already accepted the power viewpoint that "Asia must be led by the pro-Yue original" during his stay in China. In many articles and speeches, he repeatedly expounded the so-called theory of "being a teacher, first being a student", and believed that he invited Westerners to be gentlemen, so that he had the Meiji Restoration, and that if China wants to be rich and strong, it should humbly worship the teacher of the book, so that "the book of today will be the China of the Ming Dynasty."

If it is said that before the invasion of China, Wang Jingwei's remarks were still the way of the family and had not yet caused fundamental harm to national interests, then with the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he went so far as to ignore the harsh reality of the large-scale invasion of China and still advocated that China would promote goodwill and support each other, and spread the words of compromise between peace and war, and so on, which shows that his position has stood on the opposite side of the state and the nation. There is also evidence that the Wang Jingwei clique maintained secret diplomatic channels with him long before the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and it has never been interrupted.

Of course, Wang Jingwei also has exceptions.

1931 "IX. The "18 Incident" broke out, Chiang Kai-shek became the target of public criticism and resigned, and Wang Jingwei was elected to take charge of the government. At this time, Wang Jingwei, who appeared on the stage, was unusual, where there was still a trace of the "pro-Yue faction" or "peace negotiation faction", he was simply a passionate anti-Japanese faction, anti-Japanese faction and nationalist faction!

He not only made speeches everywhere in solidarity with patriotic students and shouted for the War of Resistance against Japan, but also worked tirelessly to personally comfort the front-line troops and call on the people to save the country and recover the lost territory. Many scholars have pointed out that Wang Ching-wei's seemingly abnormal positive performance does not indicate any change in his pro-party stance, on the contrary, that the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was only a means of party struggle, and once he was in power, who could guarantee that this Kuomintang leader who harbored evil intentions would not betray the great cause of the people's war of resistance to himself?

Fortunately, on that day, the plane did not launch a large-scale air attack, and only a reconnaissance plane flew over Wuhan to reconnoitre, and it did not fly away until the Chinese fighter plane took off. But Wang Jingwei was not in a hurry to go to the meeting, he asked for his surname to come to the riverside and sit leisurely for a while, and then he boarded the car again and set off.

By the time Wang Jingwei crossed the Yangtze River and arrived at the Wuchang military base camp, the meeting on national defense issues had already ended, and the political leaders, members of various ministries, and senior staff members were leaving the meeting hall one after another. People gave way to the venerable Vice President Wang and took off their hats to pay tribute, because this veteran Kuomintang leader was not only a prominent and powerful leader, but also the only political magnate in the party today who could sit on an equal footing with Chiang Kai-shek.

Wang Jingwei was calm and unhurried, of course he intended to come late, and he already knew the content of the meeting in advance, and it was through several documents on land reform, conscription, and punishment of Han Annihilation. The Military Commission also made a special point of emphasizing in the telephone call that the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee would personally meet with Speaker Wang and implored Speaker Wang to make sure that he took the time to attend on time.

Wang Jingwei couldn't help but smile coldly.

Generally speaking, if the war on the front line is going well, Chiang Kai-shek will not take the initiative to meet him, but it is different if he loses the battle, and the military defeat is Chiang Kai-shek's weakness, and the more he defeats the battle, the less chips he has in the party, and the closer he is to stepping down. In this sense, he and Wang Jingwei were allies on the same front, and they helped Wang Jingwei weaken and even overthrow Chiang Kai-shek's rule on the frontline battlefield.

Since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chiang Kai-shek has pursued the resistance line of "forcing peace through war", and Wang Jingwei has advocated the strategy of "promoting peace through talks". If Chiang Kai-shek won battles everywhere and fled in embarrassment by saying that he had lost his armor and fled in embarrassment, and became a commander-in-chief and a hero of resistance supported by the people, wouldn't Wang Jingwei, who had always spoken out of his own tune, be tantamount to slapping himself in the face and digging his own grave and cutting himself off from the party and the people? Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek's defeat was Wang Ching-wei's victory, and vice versa, indicating that the struggle between the two major forces within the Kuomintang had reached a life-and-death intensity.

Now there is a rumor of the defeat of Xuzhou on the front line, which makes Wang Jingwei's spirit as high as a spring breeze, indicating that he has created another problem for Chiang Kai-shek. Of course, Chiang Kai-shek will never easily bear the responsibility, he is an old and cunning nine-tailed fox, accustomed to playing tricks of the golden cicada out of the shell, such as the fall of the capital Nanjing, he should resign and step down to thank the countrymen, but unexpectedly, a group of high-ranking generals were dismissed from their posts to prevaricate the past, and those soldiers who fought bloodily became the scapegoats for Chiang Kai-shek's power tricks. However, Wang Jingwei is full of confidence in defending as an attack, and he believes that the situation is favorable to him, which means that once the quiet Vice President Wang makes a move, he will definitely strike a fatal blow.

The small door on one side of the conference room quietly opened, revealing a backstage path that led to the iron curtain of Chinese politics. Chiang Kai-shek appeared at the door with a smile and extended his hand to the visitor as a gesture of welcome, and his concern and friendship were overflowing. Wang Jingwei also walked forward quickly, and stretched out his hands to the party political enemy who was in the same bed and had different dreams, and the two shook hands with happy expressions. This was one of many secret meetings held by Chiang and Wang in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.

On this day, Wang Jingwei did not leave the Wuchang Military Commission until after dark.

In 1938, Wang Ching-wei was only one step away from achieving his political goals, not only did he gain the power to preside over the "Central Political Council", that is, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, and control the Central Party Headquarters, the National Assembly, and a number of key political departments, but also received Chiang Kai-shek's concession of "not refusing to negotiate" and accelerated the behind-the-scenes dealings with him.

Chiang Kai-shek's attempt to ease the opposition's coercion through compromise would in fact be forced to swallow the bitter wine he had brewed, because Wang Ching-wei would never be satisfied with gaining some power, and it was Chiang Kai-shek who coveted the throne.

When the car carrying the Kuomintang bigwig quietly disappeared into the hazy night, another round of secret peace talks with Yue himself was about to begin. As we will see, at this time, there is still only half a year before Wang Jingwei openly throws himself into his arms and becomes a traitor who has been stinking for 10,000 years.

In the thirteenth year of the Showa Era, in May 1938, that is, ten months after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the two invasion armies of China achieved victory on the Chinese battlefield.

"VII. The Seven Incidents said that the North China Army landed at the port of Dagu in Tianjin, and then conquered several northern provinces along the way, including Rehe, Chahar, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, and northern Henan, and they only later encountered stubborn resistance since the beginning of the war at Taierzhuang, north of Xuzhou. On the other hand, the Central China Dispatch Army, which landed at Wusongkou in Shanghai a little later, was not so lucky, and it was only after they paid a heavy price of nearly 100,000 casualties on the Songhu battlefield that they gradually opened up the situation and seized the initiative on the battlefield.

Now the two roads, which are thousands of miles apart, have finally opened up the Tianjin-Pudong Railway and connected the northern and southern battlefields, which means that the Sun Flag has been raised on Chinese land several times larger than that of the island country.

At this moment, the two high-spirited commanders-in-chief were riding on their respective horses, and they looked at each other with a smile from a distance. The generals were all small men, they wore yellow tweed cloaks of the same standard, carried imperial sabers at their waists, and even the Rendanhu was repaired exactly the same, looking like twin brothers, in fact, in a few years they will also be on the list of Class A war criminals in the same year. When the general raised his hand to salute the other party, the military band began to play, and the soldiers cheered together, and the reporters rushed forward to take pictures, record this so-called "historical moment", and send the major news of "Xuzhou's conquest" back to China first.

Although the land of China was still bleeding at this time, the soil under the feet of the soldiers was still shaking, the cities were still being ruthlessly swallowed up by the flames of war, and the shadow of death was enveloping the vast countryside, indicating that the battle ahead was still raging, but he could not wait to celebrate the victory. General Shoichi Terauchi, commander-in-chief of the North China Dispatch Army, politely said to another commander-in-chief of the Central China Dispatch Army, General Shunroku Hata: "You have worked hard. Thanks to the Central China Dispatch Army for carrying out the attack on the enemy in a timely manner. ”

The sixth general of the Hata Shun replied: "The achievements of the North China Front are worth studying." ”

Terauchi Shou nodded: "But the enemy hasn't been completely annihilated yet." ”

General Shunroku Hata hurriedly replied, "Yes, please work hard." ”

After the ceremony, the two commanders-in-chief attended a press conference together, and the military spokesman released the results of the Battle of Xuzhou to reporters; The Chinese army had already suffered a decisive blow, and the imperial army annihilated 300,000 of the enemy's main forces in the Fifth Theater of Operations and captured tens of thousands.

A reporter asked: Will the imperial army attack Wuhan next? Please confirm this.

General Terauchi replied: "This is a military secret, and I will not give you any advice. ”

A Western journalist asked: "Your Excellency, do you think your army will occupy Yucheng?" ”

Terauchi said arrogantly, "Yes, I think it's just a matter of time. ”

The two commanders laughed heartily, and the air trembled with laughter.

The Western reporter waited for a while and continued to ask: "Mr. Commander, it is rumored that this representative is negotiating with China's political axe, does this contradict the actions of your army?" ”

The general of the temple frowned, and he said very unhappily: "Tell you that this is a battlefield, and the imperial army does not accept negotiations, only surrenders. ”

A Western reporter asked: "At present, there are many reports in Western countries about your army's violation of the "Neiva Convention" and inhumane abuse of prisoners of war. ”

The general of the temple was angry, and he said sharply: "This is a rumor spread by the enemy, and you will see what kind of merciful way the imperial army treats the prisoners of China. ”

On that day, reporters from various countries saw a group of Chinese wounded people being treated in the field hospital, most of them were weak and malnourished, and their expressions were frightened and panicked. The military doctor treated them patiently and meticulously, and the angel-like nurse Miss Yumoto pushed a small cart and dressed the wounded everywhere.

In the camp, reporters also witnessed the humane treatment of Chinese prisoners, munching on white-flour steamed buns, drinking broth and taking hot baths. The reporters took many photos on the spot and sent back many reports, which forcefully refuted all kinds of rumors about the brutal abuse and murder of Chinese prisoners of war by the Japanese army.

Westerners' deep understanding of the brutal nature of the Chinese army waited until the outbreak of the Pacific War three years later. They not only arbitrarily executed Western prisoners of war, such as beheading, beheading, burying them alive, burning them at the stake, disemboweling their hearts, feeding wolf dogs, and making bayonet targets, but also committed a number of large-scale atrocities of prisoners that shocked the world in history

At the same time as the fall of Xuzhou, a US transport plane painted with the International Red Cross emblem slowly landed at the Xuzhou front-line airfield.

Out of the cabin came a group of swaggering Western gentlemen, some in military uniforms, some in suits and top hats, these elegant Westerners all carrying cameras, some with binoculars on their chests, as if this was not a bloody battlefield but a tourist sightseeing. Westerners were ceremoniously received by their own soldiers. He said that he held a brief welcome ceremony for them, and then the guests were divided into several military vehicles and drove all the way to the Xuzhou battlefield.

This is a very large international observation mission, which includes military attaches from Western countries in China, as well as officials from the US and British defense ministries of defense, weapons experts, and journalists.

Of course, the purpose of their trip was not sightseeing, but to conduct on-the-spot inspections of the war and to make a proper assessment of their own war capability. Although he was very annoyed, he did not dare to offend these condescending Westerners, because they had demands in international trade, so they could not refuse the strong demands of Western countries.

In the thirties, the United States was the largest arms supplier to Japan, and after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the volume of arms transactions reached a new high, reaching more than 10 times that of the pre-war period. In addition, the United States is also the main source of scrap steel, which accounts for 90% of the total global purchases of scrap steel, while Australia is the largest supplier of iron ore to the company. Of course, there are also valuable oil, rare metals, chemical raw materials, and so on, and trade with Western countries accounts for 95 percent of this country's foreign trade. In other words, if Western countries launch a global sanction, the resource-poor Yue himself will not be able to sustain even a month's war.

Along the way, guests saw that the heavy bombs dropped by the planes directly hit Chinese towns and villages, and various powerful high-explosive bombs, magnesium powder incendiary bombs and large-caliber aviation machine guns effectively destroyed the Chinese's fortifications and shattered the defenders' will to resist, and most of these advanced weapons and equipment used to massacre the Chinese were printed with the word "USA". For example, two-thirds of the aircraft engines used in the sky are products from American factories on the other side of the ocean.

He also showed the guests the power of the assault weapon.

Under the continuous bombardment of a field gun of one hundred and five calibers, a tall and solid Chinese city wall collapsed with a bang. The officer proudly said to his guests: "No fortification can withstand the attack of the imperial artillery." In fact, this large-caliber field gun is one of the weapons supplied on the US [***] fire sales list.

In the endless stream of military convoys, the Western guests were satisfied to see that whether it was a truck or a troop carrier towing artillery, a jeep or a motorcycle, including a main battle tank and an armored vehicle, the engines that delivered powerful power were all American goods. Statistics show that in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, an average of 96 engines and key technologies were made in the United States for every 100 automobiles, tanks, and armored vehicles. The ambitious Yue himself invaded poor and backward Chinese mainland with the help of modern technology from the United States and the West, and then paid Americans dollars through the bloodiest and savage looting.

In this sense, the profit-seeking Americans are also accomplices and profiteers in this evil war!

(To be continued)