Pearl Harbor was just the beginning, and it was definitely not an isolated incident. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info This is followed by a series of events. From these events, you can see the integrity of Japan's plan.

December 8, 1941. Hong Kong.

In the early morning, the commander of the Japanese 23rd Army arrived at the base camp with an urgent telegram: "Flowers bloom, flowers bloom."

This is definitely not a telegram reminding the Japanese generals to go on a spring outing to Hong Kong.

At 4 o'clock in the morning, Lieutenant General Takashi Sakai, commander of the 23rd Army, issued an order to start attacking Hong Kong at 4 o'clock that day. The Japanese 38th Division set out from Guangdong, crossed the Shenzhen River, and attacked the New Territories, opening the prelude to the attack on Hong Kong.

The attack on Hong Kong was part of Japan's plan to advance southward. It's an inconspicuous segment, but it expresses an attitude towards the UK. Hong Kong is very important in South China, and it must be taken down.

The plan to attack Hong Kong was part of Japan's southern battle plan, which was named "Operation C" and was directed by Takashi Sakai, which began preparations in September 1941.

The situation in Hong Kong is critical.

Before the Japanese attack, there were about 12,000 British, Indian, and Canadian ground troops on the island, and its naval force consisted of only one very old destroyer, eight gunboats, and a number of patrol boats, under the unified command of British Rear Admiral Moltby. The Hong Kong fortress was relatively well stocked, and the commander of the defending army, General Moltby, was ready to hold on for more than half a year.

On the Japanese side, Japan had long been waiting for an opportunity to occupy Hong Kong. The 23rd Army, under the command of the 38th Division, the 66th Wing of the 51st Division, and the 1st Artillery Corps were the army units preparing to attack the Hong Kong Fortress. The 51st Division had just been transferred from northeastern China.

The Air Force is the 1st Flying Regiment with 34 light bombers, 13 fighters, and 9 reconnaissance aircraft. The navy is the 2nd Dispatch Fleet, with 1 light cruiser, 5 destroyers, torpedo boats and gunboats.

As the date of the start of the war approached, the land and sea forces moved into position. The base camp strictly ordered: the operation must start after the start of the Malay landing battle, not in advance.

By the early morning of December 8, the 23rd Army began its offensive, with artillery bombardment of British forward positions, aircraft bombardment of Kai Tak Airport, and the fleet blockading the Hong Kong area from the sea. Then, the ground forces launched an offensive, quickly breaking through the Shenzhen defenses and attacking the "drunkard" defense line on the Kowloon Peninsula.

Because the Japanese army was put together temporarily, the internal coordination was not good, the 228th Wing and the 230th Wing acted privately, the overall deployment of the Japanese army was disrupted, and the Japanese attack was delayed. It was this postponement that provided an opportunity for the retreat of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is in turmoil.

At this time, Hong Kong, because it was a colony, the Chinese had such an inexplicable sense of trust in the colony, and after the Japanese invasion, a large number of rich and cultural people gathered here to escape the war. Many people from the Guangzhou area also entered Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, like other cities, prospered during the war.

These days, the streets are dressed in red and green, ready for Christmas, which is characteristic of the British colonies.

After the Japanese launched the attack on Pearl Harbor, everyone began to get nervous, and now, the war is coming so soon, everyone is ready for the war, ready to flee.

On the 21st, the Japanese army took control of the emergency water supply reservoir, and the water supply in the urban area of Hong Kong was immediately cut off. At 17:50 on December 25, 1941, the defenders hung up the white flag at the headquarters of the defenders, and Hong Kong held out for a total of 17 days. That's an afterword.

At this time, there were a large number of people who had taken refuge in Hong Kong, including wealthy businessmen and tycoons, local tyrants and celebrities.

Speaking of celebrities, Song Qingling, He Xiangning, Liu Yazi, Zou Taofen, Mao Dun, Chen Yinke, Chen Jitang, etc. all live in Hong Kong. The capture of any of these people by the Japanese army would be a huge political disaster.

The news reached Chongqing, which immediately noticed this. Hurry up, send additional flights, transport them out, and transport them to Chongqing.

Celebrities began to be evacuated by plane from Hong Kong.

There are also some powerful people in Hong Kong, who is the most powerful? The people of the Kong family, Song Ailing, her second daughter Kong Lingwei, and his mother, a large number of cages and a few foreign dogs. Are there any dogs? Don't have a dog? Is there any?

One can imagine how dangerous it is for civilian planes to take off from Hong Kong under the blockade of Japanese fighter planes. However, this is the main route for retreat from Hong Kong, and the other routes are fighting.

Batch after batch of celebrities began to withdraw, of course, a large number of people were not qualified to take the plane, Liu Yazi, He Xiangning, and thousands of cultural people, most of whom were secretly organized by the Dongjiang Column to retreat later. Chen Jitang managed to escape after the fall on his own.

Extremely few people left Hong Kong by plane, including Soong Ching Ling.

Ta Kung Pao President Hu Lin Hu Zhengzhi was also in Hong Kong, and Wang Yunsheng, editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Pao, asked Chen Bui, the secretary of the old Chiang, to get Chiang's consent to include Hu in the rescue list.

December 8, 1941. Hong Kong.

The director of the Eighth Route Army Office is Xiao Liao, Liao Chengzhi.

He has just received an order from Chongqing to rescue more than 1,000 cultural people stranded in Hong Kong to escape from Hong Kong and return to the mainland.

The transshipment route is specific and clear. The telegram said that during the war, the cultural circles should first be transferred underground, and when the fighting was over, the Hong Kong and Kowloon Brigade would secretly pick them up.

Xiao Liao immediately mobilized all the people of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Brigade in Hong Kong to contact people in the cultural circles everywhere, asking individuals to take charge of fixed targets, and when the time is ripe, they will make unified arrangements to leave.

Dozens of people went around, some contacting, some arranging routes.

The rescue of the province and Hong Kong began ahead of schedule.

Pan Zhu of the Confidential Department of the Eighth Route Army Office in Hong Kong had a few hundred Hong Kong dollars in his pocket from Director Liao and went to the Huashang Newspaper office.

Pan Zhu, 22, grew up in Hong Kong and is familiar with the city, and the purpose of his trip was to find Zhang Youyu, who works at China Business Daily, and Xu Boxin, who works at Life Bookstore, and then find others through them.

Later, many cultural people wrote articles recalling this arduous and thrilling experience.

Zhang Youyu recalled that Pan Zhu found him and waited for two days next to his house. At this time, Hong Kong had fallen, and many cultural people had changed places, and although Zhang Youyu had a good relationship with them, it was difficult to get in touch.

When looking for Hu Rope, knocked on the door for a long time, but it was an unknown woman who came out to open the door, and said "no this person" and the door "snapped" shut, he "stupefied" to the bottom of the building, just about to leave, suddenly, someone behind called him. Looking back, it was Hu Rope.

Hu Cheng took him and met Ge Baoquan in the alley, Ge Baoquan provided the address, they found Mao Dun and Ye Yiqun, Yu Yifu in Happy Valley, and Zou Taofen in Tongluo Lantern Street.

The network of cultural people is gradually expanded, and they are placed in batches into multiple temporary contact points.

At this time, the Japanese army had occupied Hong Kong for a long time.

December 10, Chongqing Airport.

When the last plane to take off from Hong Kong arrived at Chongqing Airport, the Ta Kung Pao editorial office sent someone to the airport to greet its president. Surprisingly, there were no Hu Lin and other dignitaries on the plane.

Who got off the plane?

Kong Xiangxi's wife Song Ailing, second daughter Kong Lingwei, old mother, and a large number of cages.

There are also a few foreign dogs.

December 10, Chongqing.

The daily magazine "Xinmin Bao" published a report on the scene written by Pu Xixiu, director of the interview department, with the title: "Waiting for the Plane from Outside the Sky -- Seven or Eight More Foreign Dogs Drinking Milk." In the four related news items, there were two lines of text: In the past few days, there have been many people who have been waiting at the airport to watch the plane flying from outside the sky, and yesterday Mr. Wang Yunwu also greeted him three times and was disappointed three times.

The article is very obscure. This is the result of the review.

Everyone understands what this is all about.

A few days later, the news reached the Southwest Associated University. Immediately, slogans against Kong Xiangxi appeared in the Southwest Associated Congress.

A few days later, students took to the streets and put up signs everywhere.

According to the intelligence gathered by the Kuomintang authorities, there were 24 slogans. Interesting ones are:

Defeat Kong Xiangxi, who transported foreign dogs by plane.

The thief does not die, and the corruption does not stop!

Down with the thieves who harm the country and the people!

Who are the people who killed the officials who stayed in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong is in danger, the plane does not save VIPs, but transports wolf dogs, Kong Xiangxi is heinous!

Hole deposit 170,000 yuan in the United States!

Down with Kong Xiangxi, who manipulated prices!

Down with Kong Xiangxi, who manipulated foreign exchange!

Down with Kong Xiangxi, who made a fortune!

Down with Kong Xiangxi, who is hoarding!

When Hong Kong was in danger, the government sent a plane to rescue the dignitaries of the party and the state, bringing Mrs. Kong Xiangxi, seven foreign dogs, and 42 boxes!

On December 22, Yingjun stationed in Hong Kong was defeated and retreated one after another in the area of Wong Chuk Hang and Centralfjord, and the Governor of Hong Kong, Yang Muqi, saw that the general trend had turned, and decided to surrender on the afternoon of the 25th. The British surrendered in the colonies, already ripe for it, and this time they surrendered, resisting decently for a few days, surrendering.

The British troops who were holding Stanley surrendered in the early morning of the 26th because of the interruption of communications.

The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began.

The occupation of Hong Kong had a great impact on Chongqing. One of them is that the inverted hole movement lasted for more than a month before it subsided. Universities have reacted particularly strongly to this, putting a lot of pressure on the Chongqing government.

In order to calm the situation, Mrs. Jiang once went to the Southwest Associated University and gave a speech, saying that his sister was timid and did not have a dog. In the newspapers, there were also articles clarifying the facts, but no one believed them.

This turmoil has covered up the huge negative impact of the fall of Hong Kong on China. Hong Kong fell, and the upper class did not have a fancy world to do their hair, but the key was that a safe haven was gone, which once again dealt a great blow to the people's confidence in resisting Japan.

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1. Some people in later generations looked at history and said that the incident of transporting dogs by plane was an oolong incident, which may not be accurate. The so-called no wind and no waves, we can't simply accept the Song family's statement in the newspaper, because it was one-sided at that time. An important argument for saying that this incident is an oolong incident is that these people have no evidence. At that time, there was a shortage of soldiers, few people had the ability to reach the airport, and the news was spread by the people around the big guys. It is hard to clarify that there are no dogs on the plane, so what about the cage and the mother?

2, the Confucian family is corrupt and has a very set. After Soong Meiling obtained US aid through diplomatic means, there was such an incident, saying that a batch of ships were purchased to load supplies and weapons to return to China. It turned out that it did not arrive for a long time. Someone held accountable and replied: The ship sank. For a simple reason, tens of millions of dollars become private. This incident was later revealed in the Taiwanese era, however, there is no definite evidence.