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The stubborn resistance and resolute blows of the ** team caught the Japanese army by surprise. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info spider beggar: "No one in the Japanese military could have imagined that the historically cowardly squadron would dare to attack their powerful naval ships. They dared to detain their merchant ships and the groups of Japanese overseas Chinese scattered throughout the Yangtze River Valley, and they dared to confiscate the property of various Japanese industrial and commercial enterprises and overseas Chinese.

The enraged commander of the Japanese forces stationed in Shanghai, Koichi Shiozawa, and the consul general, Admiral Murakami, urgently reported the details to the country, and issued a declaration of protest overnight, condemning the squadron for killing its innocent expatriates and vainly trying to take the moral initiative. At this time, the Chinese and foreign media were vigorously condemning the shameless atrocities of the Japanese army for blatantly violating the cease-fire agreement, shelling Nanjing, the capital of China, and bombing the Zhabei slum area in Shanghai, causing heavy casualties among the poor and destroying large areas of houses.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese military and political forces stationed in Shanghai immediately drew up a larger military plan and bitterly hoped for the arrival of the military's aircraft carrier fleet and large-scale reinforcements as soon as possible.

The operation from Yichang to Chongqing under the command of Yang Yu, Ding Zhicheng, and Na Bin sank two Japanese river gunboats, damaged four, and detained five Japanese merchant ships.

Under the leadership of Deputy Army Commander Zhang Cunzhuang and Division Commander Xiao Yangming, a division of Zhang Hongza's 44th Army divided into two routes and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese garrisons in Yichang and Shashi, eliminating more than 70 Japanese troops who remained behind and capturing more than 40 people. In the same way, all the Japanese overseas Chinese, prisoners and confiscated property in the two places were sent to Xiangxi; After the special brigade directly under the 44th Army informed He Jian, under the stunned gaze of He Jian and his soldiers, it suddenly attacked three Japanese gunboats in the waters of Changsha and Yuezhou, sank two of them, captured one, and then concocted everything in the same way and sent everything captured into the hinterland of Xiangxi.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Lieutenant General Zhang Hongza, commander of the army, director of the Xiangxi Luojing Office and commander of the garrison headquarters, sent a telegram to the whole country:

Supporting the officers and men of the 19th Route Army in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, announcing the determination of the five million soldiers and civilians in Xiangxi to rise up against the Japanese invaders, and imploring the central government to transfer the 44th Army to the front line of the War of Resistance against Japan, saying that they would go all out to fight the Japanese invaders by all means!

Just 10 minutes after Zhang Hongyi's telegram was launched, Zhu Peide, chairman of Yunnan Province, Zhu Shigui, commander of the 38th Army, Zhan Huanqi, commander of the Yunnan Provincial Security Command, Shi Zhen, director of the Luojing Office in Qianxi and commander of the 43rd Army, and other generals also sent telegrams to the whole country one after another, expressing their support for the heroic resistance of the officers and men of the 19th Route Army and expressing the same meaning as Zhang Hongza.

Liu Xiang was deeply infected, immediately stopped the war with his uncle Liu Wenhui, and at eight o'clock that night, led his generals and generals of various departments of the coalition army to send a joint telegram to the whole country, supporting the righteous deeds of the 19th Route Army, calling for the cessation of the civil war, unanimously resisting Japan, and high-profile announcement that he would wait for the orders of the central government and the Central Military Commission at any time, and lead the Sichuan army out of Sichuan to resist Japan.

An hour after Liu Xiang's energizing meter, Liu Wenhui, who was licking his wounds, was not far behind, and jointly telegraphed the whole country with three allied generals. It expresses its determination to resist Japan.

At this point, the three southwestern provinces surprisingly gave up their disputes and united to the outside world, and the whole people were shocked and deeply encouraged. The positive impact quickly spread throughout the country, and the image of Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui as warlords suddenly became taller, and they began to be called patriotic generals by the people and newspapers who judged the situation and took the overall situation into account.

At 11 p.m. on February 2, the Luoyang Pacification Office.

The vast compound of the Public Office was overcrowded with thousands of senior officials from various central ministries, and was full of noisy voices and complaints full of helpless pessimism and disappointment.

Chairman Lin Senzhu entered the spacious office of Wang Jingwei, the premier, waved his hand to refuse the hot tea sent by Liu Jiang, the confidential secretary, stood in front of Wang Jingwei's desk, and said with a worried face:

"Zhao Ming, the officials of the central ministries have been running around for several days, and they have finally settled down, but now they are hungry and unable to make ends meet, and the pitiful food provided by the Luoyang garrison is not enough for their families and guard troops. If this continues, I am afraid that we will have to be as hungry as the people in the disaster area

Wang Jingwei stepped forward to help Lin Sen sit down, and said helplessly. The chairman's little brother is also having a headache about this! Sun Ke left Shanghai, leaving us with a mess, and there has been no salary for the officials of the ministries for two months, and all the ministries have come to complain, and the logistics and grain storage are only for a week. I thought that the Luoyang camp and the surrounding garrisons would be able to contribute generously, but the army politely refused on the grounds that the disaster itself could not be guaranteed, and we had no choice. Alas, Chairman, there is only one solution nowadays, but it must be supported by the Jiegong, otherwise it will not work! ”

"Oh? As long as there is a way, although Kai-shek is more assertive in military and political affairs, he is still broad-minded and conscientious. What's the solution, Zhao Ming, please speak up, Lin Sen asked.

Wang Jingwei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "At present, only by transporting grain from Wuhan or Pukou by railway can we solve the urgent need, if Jiegong is willing to help, even if he can't raise a sum of money from the Jiangnan chaebol for a while, he can also borrow a sum of money to survive the crisis through the Jiangnan Group, which is strong and has been outstanding in the crisis for several years." Jiangnan Group has branches in various provinces and large cities. "There is an office by the river, as long as the officials of the central ministries are brushed and released in time." It can get everyone through the predicament and feel at ease about state affairs. ”

Lin Sen was overjoyed and then asked worriedly: "In the final analysis, this matter still has to be nodded by An Yi, right?" But in the past few days, everyone has complained about An Yi's accusations, and many have complained about him. Some people even called him an even more dangerous and cunning new warlord leader, but there are many relatives and friends of An Yi among the officials of the central ministries, and it is believed that these remarks have reached his ears. What if he holds a grudge and refuses? ”

"That's why Chairman Lao and his younger brother went to Jiegong for help! As long as Jie is open, An Yi, as a general under Jiegong, the deputy chief of staff of the Military Commission, and a senior disciple of Jiegong, can he not agree? Wang Jingwei asked with a smile.

Lin Sen nodded: "That's all, without further ado, let's go see Kai-shek, alas, to say a word of conscience, if our army generals are like An Yi, I'm afraid the Japanese won't dare to be so rampant and tyrannical!" ”

In the lobby on the first floor of the antique east side building. Chiang Kai-shek was urgently discussing with his subordinates and accompanying generals, and An Yi's sudden and unsolicited "Angry Dragon Operation" made Chiang Kai-shek mixed and very uncomfortable; from the urgent reports secretly sent from various places, Chiang Kai-shek could see at a glance that everything that had been born in the thousand-mile-long waters of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River was a huge military operation that had been planned for a long time, otherwise it would not have been possible to launch a resolute strike on the whole line as fast as thunder in just three hours after the Japanese bombardment of Nanjing, and this situation made Chiang Kai-shek have mixed feelings and extremely complicated feelings.

Yang Yongtai and other think tanks saw that the bold An Yi was already fledgling and gradually lost control. I am afraid that another big warlord will appear Yue Feng Huanzhang and Li Delin; Ge Jingen, Lin Wei and other military staff saw the strong combat effectiveness and indomitable fighting spirit of the An Jiajun, and judging from the tragic Zhenjiang raid alone, the officers and men who stayed behind in the ** battalion could not sink the "Tsushima" gunboat by firing more than 200 mortar shells. Dozens of death squads were sent to pursue the Japanese ships that were struggling to escape by ferry, and at the cost of more than 40 deaths, they forcibly boarded the ship and sank the enemy ship with explosives, and then returned to Longmen Port, annihilating more than 50 Japanese soldiers and armed bridge people who were guarding the oil depot. And blow up the oil depot and destroy the corpses before they left, the attack on the supply base of the Japanese Navy along the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the rapid seizure of Japanese overseas Chinese and the confiscation of property, compared with the Zhenjiang assault, can fully reflect the firm determination of the An Jiajun and the crazy revenge at any cost, but also let the generals see An Yi's ruthless and reckless character.

"Ming Wei, what do you think of the war today?"

Chiang Kai-shek walked to Cao Haosen, the deputy minister of military affairs, and when he saw that Cao Haosen was about to stand up, he hurriedly reached out and pressed his shoulder, ordering that there was no need to be polite. Cao Haosen hesitated, raised his head and smiled: "Commission, to be honest, my subordinates are very happy." ”

Everyone was in a hurry, Chiang Kai-shek nodded and motioned for him to continue, Cao Haosen put away his smile and expressed his opinion: "Although General An did not report such an important battle plan in advance, and there was a suspicion of overstepping his authority, but since the Japanese bombardment of Nanjing at 11 o'clock in the morning of the second day, the central government and the Central Military Commission quickly issued a call, calling for a comprehensive counterattack by the whole army. The positive impact on the population is incalculable.

The only thing that his subordinates felt that General An Yi was wrong was that he had not reported such a major military incident before. ”

"Brother Ming Wei's last opinion is a logical inference, but it cannot be used as a basis for blaming or punishing An Yi for violating military regulations, and the younger brother also has some thoughts about it." Ge Jingen interjected with a smile.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded, and looked at Ge Jingen's eyes full of encouragement: "Kanhou, please speak!" ”

"Yes!"

Ge Jingen organized his words slightly. "At the beginning of the Shanghai crisis, General An secretly mobilized the troops of two divisions with the consent of the commission, secretly stationed them in the ** battalion and the large battalion of the Poyang Lake Marine Police Headquarters in Hukou, and warned the garrisons in the middle and upper reaches of the river, and at the same time, in the name of the military committee, issued a notice to He Chengjun in Hubei, He Jian in Hunan, and Zhang Hongji in Xiangxi to be on close guard against Japanese ships provoking incidents.

Moreover, after the Japanese army invaded Honghu, General An was sent by the commission and the Military Commission to secretly rush to the battlefield to assist the 19th Route Army as the deputy chief of staff. He is called the former chief of staff of the 19th Route Army, and is actually the supreme commander of the front line of our Central Army, and is higher than Jiang Guangding and Cai Tingcuo in terms of position and power, but due to the current situation and the central government's general policy strategy, General An Yi was not allowed to exercise power.

Also, I am afraid that all of you here know the hatred of General An Yi and his subordinates for the Japanese army after the Second Northern Expedition to Jinan, and I dare to say it. As long as the commissioner and the colleagues of the Military Commission gave an order regardless of the consequences, General An Yi dared to rush into the Japanese concession and launch a merciless attack on all Japanese troops. He even dared to strike the maximum blow at the wharves of the Huangjiao River and any Japanese ship anchored in the river, and I also believed that General An Yi would be able to achieve a phased victory.

From the time of the war to the present, General An Yi is still very restrained, and he still strictly abides by the orders and takes into account the overall situation. I recall that they were very satisfied and respected General An Yi, so I think General An Yi did a good job.

As for the suspicion of concealing military information and exceeding his authority, he can only think about it in his heart and cannot be a reason to blame General An Yi, otherwise, it will definitely chill the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front line, and at the same time, it will also make General An Yi and his generals resentful, which will do all kinds of harm to the overall situation and no benefit

Everyone nodded frequently and thought so, at this time, in this case, An Yi really can't be accused of anything, and he shouldn't be blamed for anything, only Yang Yongtai has different opinions:

"Be that as it may. The brutal action of the garrison along the Yangtze River under the command of General An Yi against the Japanese people. It is obviously a violation of international law, and although the Japanese are brutal, we are a righteous teacher. How can brutality be used to retaliate against its unarmed civilians? What will the friendly countries that are mediating the crisis think? How much pressure will our diplomats and Brother Wu Zizeng, who are seeking an armistice in Shanghai, bear? General An Yi is young and vigorous after all! It seems that it is difficult to be a big responsibility for a while, and it is difficult to be a big responsibility! ”

There was silence in the room. Ge Jingen and the other military attaches thought that you civil officials would not have a backache when you stand and talk, and Lin Weiwang, who had never said anything and had a steady personality, wanted to say a few words for An Yi, and Lin Sen and Wang Jingwei came in.

When Chiang Kai-shek saw the two coming together late at night, he knew that there was something tricky, waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go back to rest for the time being, ordered the guards to serve tea, and kindly led Lin Sen to his seat: "Lin Lao has worked hard all day, and he still does not rest late at night. There must be something urgent, right? ”

Lin Sen laughed at himself: "Kai-shek, I'm here to turn into a fate for you, haha."

Chiang Kai-shek sat down in surprise and asked, "What about Minister Song?" The key to the treasury is in his hands, why don't you look for him?.

Wang Jingwei cursed in his heart. There was a smile on his face: "Ziwen went to Zhengzhou early in the morning to collect the millions of taxes owed by Henan to the central government last year, and it is estimated that General Liu Jingfu, the provincial chairman, will not be able to come up with the money for a while, and they must still be fighting each other at this time!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek was also happy: "The new government journal has been established for a few days, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt. Before the affairs began, the capital was hurriedly moved to Luoyang, and the daily telegram requesting the payment of military salaries in the army flew like snowflakes: "My brother has a big head!" Lin Lao. Brother Zhaoming, let's say what can the little brother do?.

The central government asked Brother Kai-shek to help and temporarily borrow 100,000 tons of grain and 1 million cash from General Ai Yi, which can be deducted from the taxes payable by Jiangnan Group in the future, and will also give Jiangnan Group many preferential policies and awards Wang Jingwei smiled kindly.

Chiang Kai-shek listened. I think Wang Jingwei is really good, after the lion opened his mouth, he didn't forget to write a blank check, rewards can be awarded, preferential policies and tax deductions are within Song Ziwen's power, without Song Ziwen's nod, Wang Jingwei's words are not fart.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't say it either. Instead, he told the truth seriously: "Maybe the two of you don't know that the large amount of grain that An Yi bought back from the United States out of his own pocket has long been left with the allocation of the Central Disaster Relief Committee, and An Yi himself has only left 480,000 tons of grain as a strategic stock in case it is needed."

As early as half a month before the Honghu War, An Yi had already shipped 400,000 tons of imported grain6 stored in Pukou, Nanchang, Hukou, and Hankou to southern Sichuan and western Xiangxi. Because of the four "civil wars, the disaster people are in urgent need of relief, and there are refugees who have entered Hunan and Sichuan all the way from the northeast to the south to be appeased, plus Xiangxi, Qianxi, Yunnan and the "southern border areas have recruited a large number of migrant workers to build bridges and roads to improve transportation, these grains are far from enough, An Yi transported the remaining 10,000 tons to the logistics station of the 19th Route Army in Suzhou and Hangzhou. It also called the United States to purchase an additional 500,000 tons. At this time, a big war is imminent, and the army is in urgent need of food, how can we open our mouth to An Yi, who is responsible for eating and drinking Lazar for tens of thousands of soldiers on the front line?

Lin Sen shook his head and sighed, Wang Jingwei's eyes rolled, and he smiled: "Brother Kai-shek, although the front-line war is tense, thousands of people and horses from our central departments are also waiting to be fed!" General An Yi's Luoyang Office of Jiangnan Group is on Dingding Street, and with General An's meticulousness, there are still tens of thousands of tons of grain stocks in the two large military stations in Yichang and Nanchang. Mr. Yongzhi is in Shanghai at the moment, and meeting General An Yi is only a few steps away, right?

Seeing that he couldn't shirk it, Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly and nodded to Lin Sen: "It's okay, otherwise if I, the principal, have the cheekiness to borrow money and food from students, it will not be a proper system, let Yongzhi do it."

Lin Sen stood up happily, shook Chiang Kai-shek's hand and thanked him repeatedly.

Seeing off the satisfied Lin Sen and Wang Jingwei, Jiang Geshi shook his head and returned to the house, and Wang Shihe, the head of the guard, laughed in a low voice: "I'm afraid that those literati and politicians eat Senior Brother An's and use Senior Brother An's, and they will scold Senior Brother An for being arrogant and uneducated." It's ridiculous! ”

Chiang Kai-shek also laughed: "An Yi's few words of scolding can be regarded as offending half of the top officials of the central government, haha!" They deserve to be hungry, who made them so afraid of death? After a few days of fighting, he ran to this unabated side of the disaster to take refuge, if it was really a full-scale war, would he be able to hide? Migration of decay

Prepare, this place has also been settled, and we will return to Nanjing tomorrow, otherwise I will not be able to sleep in my heart