Chapter 138 Supporting Shanghai
When the Japanese implemented the content of the agreement, Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi also abided by the content of the agreement, and left Japan on the evening of November 12 and returned to China. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi left, but they left a mess for the Japanese, not to mention the more than a dozen destroyed cities such as Kyushu Island and Honshu Island that needed to be rebuilt, and the epidemic caused by the bacteriological weapons dropped by Wei Qidong needed the Japanese to deal with it as soon as possible.
This time, the Japanese can be said to have bitten the evil fruits of their own sowing.
However, such a major matter, Wei Qidong simply reported it to the government, and without approval, he committed suicide to Japan and had a major impact, which was indeed a bit unexpected by the government.
After the appraisal of the "Tokyo Secret Treaty", Wei Qidong felt that it was necessary for the Chinese army to know the content of the agreement, so he also informed the state government of the content of the clause as soon as possible.
Normally, this is a good thing, but Wei Qidong seems to have overstepped his authority, which should have been an act of the government, but it was done by Wei Qidong as an individual. As for what Chairman Jiang thinks about this matter, it is not known for the time being, but Yan Laoxi has a lot of opinions about Wei Qidong.
Because taking advantage of Wei Qidong's entry into Japan at the same time, Tojo Hideki seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Xinkou position, although due to the desperate resistance of the Chinese army, the Xinkou position was still firmly in the hands of the Chinese army, but the Japanese army attacking Niangzi Pass on the other side succeeded.
As soon as Niangzi Pass was lost, the Xinkou position was attacked by the enemy, which was unfavorable to the Chinese army. There was no way, Yan Laoxi had to order the defenders to abandon the Xinkou position, and in this way, the Battle of Xinkou, which lasted for several months, ended due to the retreat of the Chinese army.
After the Japanese army occupied the Xinkou position, the troops pointed directly at Taiyuan, but Taiyuan was already an isolated city and was suddenly in a precarious situation.
When Niangzi Pass was lost, Yan Laoxi kept asking Sun Yue to keep contacting Wei Qidong and asking Wei Qidong for help.
However, at that time, Wei Qidong's operation in Japan had reached a critical moment, and if he interrupted his return to China, it would definitely make the Japanese think that he Wei Qidong was unsustainable, and maybe he would let Terauchi Shouichi retaliate at any time, which was not the result that Wei Qidong wanted to see.
In fact, when he knew that the Japanese army divided his troops to attack Niangzi Pass, Wei Qidong knew that the Xinkou position could not be held in the end.
It is precisely because of this in mind that Wei Qidong set off for Japan, before leaving, Wei Qidong also informed Yan Laoxi of his suggestion, once the Xinkou position is lost, Taiyuan has lost the value of guarding, you can take advantage of the Japanese army before arriving in Taiyuan, all the personnel, equipment, resources, etc. are withdrawn, and try to leave an empty city for the Japanese army.
However, Yan Laoxi did not accept the advice of many generals under his command and Wei Qidong, and still insisted on guarding Taiyuan, because this was his core base camp and all his family resources, and he was unwilling to hand it over without firing a shot.
Yan Laoxi did not approve of Wei Qidong going to Japan to make trouble, in his mind, no matter how big Wei Qidong made trouble in Japan, it had nothing to do with him, he just wanted to drive the little devil out of Shanxi. Some time ago, Wei Qidong cooperated with the troops of the Second Theater and inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese army, and he believed that as long as this cooperation continued, the little devil would not be able to bear the losses and would naturally withdraw from Shanxi.
But he didn't expect that before the Battle of Xinkou ended, Wei Qidong left directly, so Yan Laoxi felt that the failure of the Battle of Xinkou had a lot to do with Wei Qidong. Although he was a little annoyed with Wei Qidong in his heart for this, Yan Laoxi was not easy to condemn, but asked Sun Yue to contact Wei Qidong to come back as soon as possible to help defend Taiyuan.
When Wei Qidong returned to China from Japan, the Japanese army was forming an encirclement of Taiyuan, and if he wanted to rush over, he would naturally be in time.
However, Wei Qidong did not go in the direction of Taiyuan, but came to the direction of Shanghai, because the battle in Shanghai was already very unfavorable to the Chinese army, and the army of seven or eight hundred thousand was preparing to retreat.
Such a great retreat is not an easy thing, and if it is not done well, it will become a big rout, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
It is precisely because of this consideration that between Taiyuan and Shanghai, Wei Qidong chose Shanghai without hesitation. lest Yan Laoxi have too much hope for himself, so that Taiyuan invested too much energy, so after the decision was made, Wei Qidong told Yan Laoxi his thoughts through Sun Yue.
"This bastard, mistaken me for Shanxi......" After getting Wei Qidong's reply, Yan Laoxi was really angry, at this moment he didn't think about how much Wei Qidong had paid for Shanxi, he only knew that Wei Qidong didn't come to help him defend Taiyuan.
Hate to hate, Yan Laoxi has no way to deal with Wei Qidong, after all, his main influence is still in Shanxi. However, when Chairman Chiang heard that Wei Qidong would assist the retreat of the army in Shanghai, his mood improved considerably.
It can be said that Shanghai is the death of Chairman Chiang, and Shanghai is an international metropolis that not only has a developed economy, but also has the most foreign forces.
Chairman Chiang did not want a metropolis like Shanghai to fall into the scourge of war, but it was clearly not up to him to decide. Since the little devil wants to fight, he is ready to fight a good battle, a big one, so that the little devil can see the determination of the Chinese nation, and at the same time, let those foreign forces see the determination of the Chinese nation to resist, in order to gain some solidarity and support.
The Battle of Songhu directly caused the cowhide explosion of the little devil's death in March, and also made many foreign forces see the suffering of the Chinese nation and its determination to resist.
The League of Nations also held a meeting to condemn Japan's actions, but the Japanese did not like the League of Nations at all, and even withdrew from the League of Nations directly, and the League of Nations had nothing to do with them.
As for the forces from all walks of life in Shanghai who have witnessed the Chinese nation with their own eyes, most of them have superficial sympathy for the Chinese nation, but they have not shown any substantive sincerity. For these powers, who are also aggressors, they are not philanthropists, China is not bullied, what does it matter to them? If there are interests, they are still eager to mix it up and drink some soup, how can they offend the powerful Japan for the sake of China.
Again and again hopes turned into disappointment, and Chairman Chiang finally saw clearly the ugly faces of these people, coupled with the fact that the Chinese army was suffering from the enemy, so he planned to abandon Shanghai, and did not want these 780,000 troops to be buried with Shanghai.
However, the speed of the attack of the outflanked troops of the Japanese army was very fast, and if they did not jump out of the enemy encirclement that had not yet closed as soon as possible, the 780,000 troops might be trapped by the enemy, which would be very dangerous.
At this critical moment, Wei Qidong gave up the war in Shanxi and sent charcoal in the snow, and Chairman Chiang was naturally very pleased, and his opinions on Wei Qidong's actions in Japan were also dispelled a lot.