[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 199: Reaching an Agreement (Subscription Requested!) ）

At the invitation of the Nationalist Government, Vice Chairman Zhou flew to Wuhan by special plane to negotiate the matter of the dozens of warships anchored on the Hankou River.

Out of consideration for the future of the country and the nation, and also limited by the actual situation, the Yan'an side decided to hand over all these Japanese warships to the Nationalist Government in order to supplement the strength of the Chinese Navy.

But after all, these warships were snatched back by the Duqi Division, and they suffered a lot of casualties in the process, so the Nationalist Government could not take them in vain. As a price, the Nationalist Government wanted to add the number of an integrated division and the required weapons and equipment to the Yan'an side, which was the bottom line of the Yan'an side.

The negotiations between the two sides went very smoothly, and although the Nationalist Government had very strict control over the number of troops, the number and equipment of a division were simply insignificant compared to such a complete fleet. You must know that the value of these warships alone exceeds hundreds of millions of oceans, not to mention that now that the Japanese army is blockading China's coastal ports, even if you have 100 million oceans, you can't buy so many warships.

On the other hand, the number of the troops does not need to cost money, and what the Nationalist Government really wants is actually the equipment of a division. But it can be worth a few dollars, isn't it just a few thousand guns and dozens of small steel cannons, anyway, it is impossible for the Nationalist Government to equip the troops of the Eighth Route Army with artillery, after all, many of their own troops do not have artillery to equip, which is understandable to Yan'an.

Soon the two sides reached an agreement and announced the matter.

At 11 o'clock in the morning of the 28th, the Yan'an side and the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Nationalist Government successively sent telegrams to Ma Zheng's department, informing him of the matter and asking him to contact the fleet side to prepare for the handover ceremony.

on this. Ma Zheng has no other opinions! This matter had long been expected by him, and Yan'an had already consulted him, and he also agreed to hand over the fleet to the Nationalist Government in order to strengthen the security forces in the waters of the Yangtze River.

Ma Zheng also carefully considered this, after all, the warship is not a gun, and it can be taken away at any time if it is captured. This is almost all the main warships of the 11th Sentai of the Japanese Third Fleet. It plays a great role in the waters of the Yangtze River. What if you can't take it with you, and if you don't hand it over to the national government?

Besides, warships are not like the army that can fight alone, not to mention the cost of aviation protection. Once you leave the aviation, it won't take long for them all to be sunk. Now Ma Zheng has no planes in his hands, and staying in his hands will only destroy this fleet.

Ma Zheng then sent a telegram to Hu Yanbing on the warship, asking him to hand over the warship to Admiral Chen Shaokuan, who went to the handover ceremony, and also explained that if the officers and men of the fleet wanted to stay in the navy, they could continue to serve in the fleet. If you don't want to work in the navy, you can continue to stay in the Duqi Division.

After Chen Shaokuan transferred the fleet into his hands, the Nationalist Government immediately issued a commendation order in the name of the Central Military Commission: "The Seventh Independent Division of the National Revolutionary Army showed courage in the Jiujiang Campaign and the Hukou Campaign, displayed the prestige of the Chinese, and demonstrated the strength of China's national defense forces. After the war, he went to the chairman of the committee to confer the medal himself. In addition, 3,000 official rifles, 1 million rounds of ammunition, and 50,000 pieces of ocean were allocated to the Duqi Division! ”

In addition to these, in view of the lack of offensive strength in artillery and other aspects, the 7th Division of the Independent Seventh Division. The Nationalist Government also temporarily transferred the artillery regiment directly under the 30th Group Army to the command of the 7th Division, and also added equipment and personnel of a heavy machine-gun battalion to the 7th Division.

The order of the Military Commission was issued by the Ninth Theater of Operations, and all the troops on the Wuhan front were informed. After receiving the order from the Military Commission, the reactions of all parties were mixed, and some were happy. Some were excited, while others scolded their mothers, and even Chen Cheng, the commander of the Ninth Theater, was quite surprised.

Chen Cheng, as Lao Jiang's confidant, naturally has a deep understanding of Lao Jiang. You must know that during the Xi'an Incident in 36, even the life of the chairman himself at that time was seriously threatened. is only willing to give **** the establishment of three B divisions, and the rest are not willing to give a regiment. This is good, I just gave it to a first-class division some time ago, and now I give it to a remediator.

Chen Cheng knows the weight of a reorganizationr, and it can be said that a three-three system reorganizationist can almost be equal to three B divisions. It can almost be said that the Military Commission has added three more B divisions to Yan'an this time, and if Ma Zheng's Duqi Division is included, the regular troops in Yan'an's hands are far beyond the limit of the Military Commission's tolerance.

However, thinking about the achievements and impact that Ma Zheng's department has achieved this time, Chen Cheng is also relieved. Perhaps because of the difference in vision and position, Ma Zheng himself did not know what yesterday's battle meant, but he Chen Chenggui was the commander of the Ninth Theater of the Nationalist Government, but he knew the three flavors very well.

Ma Zheng only knew that he had captured the main force of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, dealt a serious blow to the surface forces of the Japanese army, and created conditions for the recovery of Jiujiang. At the same time, it also dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Japanese army, forcing the Japanese offensive to stall and even have to retreat.

But Chen Cheng knew that the impact of this war was far greater than Ma Zheng imagined, and this impact was not only limited to the military level, but also involved many aspects such as politics and economy.

At the military level, the reason why the Japanese army was able to occupy Jiangyin Fortress, Anqing, Madang Fortress, Pengze and other places in such a short period of time, and infinitely approached the periphery of Wuhan was completely dependent on its joint advance by sea, land and air, and the three-dimensional tactics made the troops of the Nationalist Government almost powerless to fight back.

The supply of the Japanese army was all transported by water, and once the navy was severely damaged, the Japanese army would not only suffer serious losses in surface strength, but also the Japanese army would also be seriously affected. What made the Nationalist Government happiest was that due to the strength of the Japanese navy, the Nationalist Government had to deploy a large number of troops to guard against the Japanese naval forces, and this time the Japanese Third Fleet suffered heavy losses, and its entire fleet was almost completely wiped out except for the few heavy warships and battleships anchored in Shanghai Harbor unharmed.

Due to the limitations of the navy, if the Japanese army wants to retrain a new fleet, it will not be possible to complete it without a year and a half, and with the addition of these 30 or so warships, it can be said that the Chinese navy will occupy an absolute superiority in a short period of time on the Yangtze River alone, the offensive and defensive situation between China and Japan will undergo a fundamental change, and the Nationalist Government can also free up a large number of troops for the counteroffensive.

Secondly, the battle almost completely annihilated the Japanese Third Fleet, which had a great international impact, since the beginning of the war, although China was defeated by the Japanese army one after another, even its own capital city of Nanjing was lost. Although countries in the world are sympathetic to China's plight, it is not a side proof of China's weakness, especially China's national defense.

This move by Ma Zheng's headquarters not only dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese navy, but also raised China's military and national prestige in the international arena, and had a decisive impact on the Nationalist Government's efforts to win foreign aid. It is said that as soon as the battle ended yesterday, the relevant information was sent directly to Moscow, and Yang Jie, who was negotiating with Stalin in Moscow, had already sent back the news that Stalin had loosened his tone after reading the report, and that the loan to the government this time might be more than twice the amount expected.

You must know that the difficulties of the government have exceeded any other period, and in the case of the United States, Britain and other countries clearly refusing to support China's resistance against Japan, the assistance of the Soviet Union is invaluable to China. If this negotiation can be successfully completed, China will be able to obtain a loan of at least 50 million to 100 million US dollars, with which China will be able to arm at least 30 infantry divisions and a large number of air forces.

Perhaps it is precisely because he saw these potential benefits that the chairman of the committee was so generous, so much so that he temporarily put aside the grievances and grievances between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party for more than ten years, and gave each other such great benefits at once. (To be continued.) )