The third part of the Bloody War of Resistance against the Republic of China speculators, the first chapter of the Battle of Nanjing, the seventh section of the retreat of the national defense line

The meeting was a little cold, Zhuang Jihua looked left and right, although he knew that Chiang Kai-shek had already made a decision to accept Japan's conditions in his heart, and this meeting was just a matter of unifying understanding and sharing responsibilities, he still wanted to talk about it. \\、/

"Headmaster, the students have something to say," Zhuang Jihua stood up and said.

"You say, today's meeting is to let everyone talk thoroughly." Chiang Kai-shek's eyes flickered slightly.

"The students are opposed to accepting the Japanese conditions, and on the contrary, they should put forward our conditions and ask the Japanese side to negotiate according to our conditions." As soon as Zhuang Jihua's words came out, the generals present were a little surprised, negotiating on our terms, and under the current situation, the Japanese would agree, wouldn't that be tantamount to announcing their refusal to negotiate.

"Principal, generals, as far as the current situation is concerned, we are indeed unfavorable, but this disadvantage is strategic from time to time, but tactical, so we don't need to be in a hurry to seek peace," Zhuang Jihua talked eloquently, his eyes glanced at Bai Chongxi, He Jian and others: "In the Sino-Japanese war, Japan is conducive to a quick war, and we are beneficial to the long-term; It has only been five months since we started fighting, and we have peace talks, which are exactly in line with Japan's strategic interests; At this time, one of them; Second, now that the peace talks are underway, not to mention whether Japan's conditions will change, how can domestic public opinion be explained? Politically, the GCD and the Third Party have just united under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, how will they react if we negotiate with Japan now? How will the people in China perceive the government and the principal? Zhuang Jihua looked at Chiang Kai-shek, and the latter's face was not "Napoleonic era." There is a saying in England that we can lose a hundred battles. But we can win the war. We have only lost one battle now, but we have not lost the war yet, on the contrary, the war is moving in the direction we expected, and the future is very bright. Then Zhuang Jihua added: "I always believe in the final victory." ”

The conference room was even more silent, and after a long while, He Yingqin said slowly: "This, the Cultural Revolution." The current military situation is that if there are no peace talks, Nanjing may be lost, and the situation will be even more difficult for us to negotiate. In my opinion, these conditions are not unacceptable, there is no demand for recognition of Manchukuo, there is no demand for reparations. It is basically consistent with the chairman's remarks in Lushan, and I think it is okay. ”

He Yingqin's words made the anger in the conference room a little more active, and Yang Yongtai took He Yingqin's words and said: "Minister He is right, these conditions do not conflict with what the chairman said does not involve China's sovereignty, and besides, after the autonomy of Inner Mongolia, the contradictions between the Soviet Union and Japan will inevitably rise, and this team will be of great help to us to unite with Russia to resist Japan." ”

This is a bit wishful thinking, Zhuang Jihua shook his head in his heart. Soviet Russia is not a fool, he will not take advantage of China's fire, on the contrary, he will use China to drag Japan, so that he can let go against Germany.

"Generally speaking, this is not a condition for the death of the country," Bai Chongxi's eyes flickered behind the lenses, and he met Zhuang Jihua's gaze with some pride, and said carefully word by word: "And merit, we can recover Taiyuan, Hebei, Suiyuan, Chahar and other large pieces of lost without a fight, I am in favor of peace talks on this condition." ”

"I think. It can be discussed, but what is the size of the demilitarized zone in North China? There is also the size of the unarmed belt area of Shanghai. These must be clarified. Liu Fei, deputy director of the Military Command Department, also expressed his attitude.

Subsequently, Xu Yongchang, Gu Zhenglun and others also spoke in support of the peace talks, and Zhuang Jihua understood this time. These people have long wanted to talk about peace, no wonder what they just said made the anger in the room a little embarrassing.

Tang Shengzhi, the only one who did not speak, has been sitting silently, of course Chiang Kai-shek does not allow this, everyone who is present at the meeting today must express his position: "Meng Xiao, what is your opinion?" ”

Tang Shengzhi, the commander of the Eighth Army that year, failed twice after the Northern Expedition, and finally lost all the chips in his hand and became one of the fallen princes of the Republic of China.

"I haven't figured out whether this peace talks are good or bad, and I ask the chairman to consider it." Tang Shengzhi mentioned it without being salty: "But judging from the current situation, we can talk about it, but it is best to do it in secret, so as not to damage the morale of the people." ”

How did this Tang Shengzhi become so slippery, Zhuang Jihua was a little surprised in his heart, this Tang Shengzhi is not very good in both military and political affairs, so he was eliminated early in the political arena of the Republic of China, but I used to watch his conversation, but he was more or less upright, and he had a military style, but now how did it become like this.

"I suspect that this condition is just a condition for tempting us," Zhuang Jihua stood up again, he could not let the meeting slide in the direction of peace talks, and now there is no time to prepare for peace talks, although the Songhu war failed, but the morale of the people is high, and it is completely possible to continue fighting: "Since the September 18 Incident, Japan has repeatedly used negotiations to delay time, and the Lugou Bridge Incident has also used negotiations to delay time and mobilize troops, is this the case this time?" In addition, the direct cause of the outbreak of the war was the Japanese instigating the autonomy of North China, and now they have not mentioned this in the slightest of the conditions they have set out, and we have reason to suspect that these conditions are only the inducement of surrender by the Japanese, and their purpose is to break our determination to resist the war, to cause our country to become panicked, and then to force us to agree to the autonomy of North China. ”

Zhuang Jihua's words hit the nail on the head, the Lugou Bridge Incident seemed to be an accidental conflict, but the deep-seated reason behind it was the autonomy of North China instigated by Japan. The autonomy of North China was the direct goal of Japan after it occupied Northeast China, and now that Japan has a huge military advantage and North China is under its control, will Japan give it up? Zhuang Jihua thinks not.

"If that's the case, then there's nothing to talk about." Yang Yongtai first stated: "The premise of the negotiations is the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee's Lushan speech, which does not involve China's sovereignty or the appointment and dismissal of the governor. These two are our bottom line. ”

"I think we can send a message to Todman, we can negotiate on the basis of these seven articles, but we must reiterate our conditions, which do not involve national sovereignty and do not involve the appointment and dismissal of the governor. I perform it in this way of knowing. Chiang Kai-shek finally made a decision, and from the conversations of these people, he received enough support: "We are not afraid of the Japanese delaying. We will also use the negotiations to reorganize the army, as long as it drags on for three months. When reinforcements from Yunnan and Sichuan arrive, we can fight again. ”

Chiang Kai-shek's remarks reassured Zhuang Jihua a little, and it seemed that Chiang Kai-shek's mood was contradictory; on the one hand, he wanted to use the negotiations to temporarily stop the war so that the army could recover, and on the other hand, he also held that the Japanese agreed to reach an agreement on the basis of the Lushan Talks, so that the war would be stopped.

"If, during the negotiations, the Japanese continue to attack. Nanjing will inevitably become the target of its attack, and now we will discuss, whether Nanjing can be defended or not, how to defend it? Chiang Kai-shek threw out the second issue.

There was silence in the conference room for a while, and Bai Chongxi spoke first: "I said before, with the current military strength. Rather than let Nanjing be destroyed by war, it is better to publicly declare Nanjing an undefended city in order to protect the city and ordinary citizens. ”

Zhuang Jihua noticed that except for Chiang Kai-shek, the rest of the people present nodded frequently, Liu Fei stood up and said: "Chairman, the losses of the armies on the front line are very great, and most of the soldiers who have been replenished are untrained recruits. The combat effectiveness is extremely limited, and the formation of some units has been disorganized. Moreover, the shape of Nanjing is typical of being easy to attack and difficult to defend. Nanjing is located in the bend of the Yangtze River, the shape of the backwater, the Japanese warships can go directly to the Nanjing River to support or cover the boarding, the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou area transportation is convenient, the two major traffic arteries Beijing-Shanghai-Beijing-Hangzhou Highway can provide fast transportation for the Japanese army, the Japanese army's troop mobilization is extremely convenient, the southern line of the Japanese army can be divided into two roads after occupying Guangde, all the way to attack Zhenjiang. Cut off the retreat of our army in Nanjing, and the other way can attack Nanjing from the south through Lishui. In this way, our Nanjing defenders will be encircled. ”

"Vice Minister Liu is right when he says that the War of Resistance is a long-term process. We can now also avoid a decisive battle and abandon Nanking to continue to lure the enemy into depth, both strategically and tactically, which is extremely necessary. He Yingqin took Liu Fei's words.

Chiang Kai-shek said with a gloomy face: "Nanjing is the capital of the country, the prime minister's mausoleum is located, and the Chinese and foreign countries are in charge, if we give up if we don't resist, how will the international community view us?" How do you account to the people? ”

"But, Chairman, where did the troops to defend Nanjing come from, the troops who had retreated from the front line could no longer fight." Bai Chongxi didn't care whether Chiang Kai-shek was angry or not, and still insisted on his point of view. Militarily, he was very conceited, and easily did not give up his views, let alone submit to Chiang Kai-shek. Whether to defend Nanjing or not, Chiang Kai-shek has long consulted him, and among the people here, I am afraid that only Zhuang Jihua does not know the attitude, and the others have long made it clear that they should not defend it.

"The Forty-ninth Army has arrived in Nanjing, they have 100,000 men, and they are the best equipped." Chiang Kai-shek also retorted unceremoniously: "In addition, the 58th Army led by General Lu Han has arrived and has arrived in Xiangxi. As long as they hold for two months, they will be able to rush to relieve the siege of Nanjing. ”

"Two months? Songhu 700,000 people can fight for three months, and the 49th Group Army can 100,000 people defend for two months? Bai Chongxi shook his head and said: "Chairman, this is really too risky, the Japanese army has superior equipment, and the number is as high as 200,000..."

Speaking of this, Bai Chongxi shook his head, and even Xu Yongchang felt unreliable: "Chairman, the decisive battle should be avoided now, Nanjing can be abided by, and it cannot be given up, anyway, it has been announced that the capital will be moved to Chongqing."

There was some smell of gunpowder in the conference room, and Chiang Kai-shek saw that there was still no one to support him, and his face was a little gloomy and terrifying.

"No!" Tang Shengzhi stood up fiercely: "The chairman of the committee is right, Nanjing is the prime minister's mausoleum and the capital of the country. ”

"Meng Xiao said well," When Chiang Kai-shek was fighting alone, he suddenly got a strong reinforcement, his heart suddenly became much more relaxed, and the expression on his face was also soothed: "Nanjing must be defended to the death, if you are not willing to defend, then I will defend." ”

Zhuang Jihua felt that Chiang Kai-shek's gaze at Tang Shengzhi glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, Bai Chongxi's words just now showed that they had argued for a long time, and both sides were insisting, Bai Chongxi He Yingqin proceeded from the military situation and thought that it should not be defended, but Chiang Kai-shek thought that it should be defended from a political and diplomatic point of view. Tang Shengzhi gave him the feeling as if he was speculating, it was impossible for him not to see that Nanjing should not be defended, but he was the main defender, and now Chiang Kai-shek said that it was dead, Nanjing could only be defended, Zhuang Jihua saw that Tang Shengzhi seemed to be volunteering, he immediately stood up, rushed in front of him and said: "The principal bears the burden of the country and should guide the overall situation." Guarding Nanjing, students are willing to do it for them. ”

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