In the vast Pacific Ocean, a huge task force is cleaving the waves and sailing mightily towards the Gulf of Tonkin in Japan.

This is the Chinese Navy reborn from the ashes, and the main warships include:

"Liaodong", "Jilin", "Heilongjiang", "Rehe", "Hebei" and other five independent-class light aircraft carriers;

Cleveland-class light cruisers "Shenyang" and "Nanjing";

"Taihang Mountain", "Zhongtiao Mountain", "Taierzhuang", "Wanjialing", "Kunlunguan" Kannon-class escort destroyers;

and nearly 20 auxiliary ships, including Takma-class frigates, minesweepers of various types, submarines, speedboats, oil tankers, and supply ships.

According to the mutual assistance agreement reached between China and the United States in Shenyang, in order to thank and compensate the Chinese military for its great contributions and sacrifices in the war against Japan, the more than 30 ships will be permanently leased to the Chinese Navy at a rent of $999 per year. In fact, the Americans did not ask for the rent, and donated it all to a welfare home in China to support war orphans.

At the same time, the troops of the Second Theater and the Tang Enbo Division, which had rushed to reinforce them, were also rapidly advancing deep into Japan. An honorary regiment composed of volunteers and veterans of the Anti-Japanese Union has rushed directly to Tokyo, and they will complete the occupation of Tokyo together with the US military.

At 8 a.m. on July 10, 1943, in Tokyo Bay, the battleship USS Iowa was quietly moored in the sea. Thousands of fighter planes of the Chinese and US air forces flew over the ocean and flew over Tokyo all the way to show their military might.

Deputy to the Chinese surrender, vice chairman of the Military Commission, first-class general Zheng Weiguo, minister of military orders, first-class general Xu Yongchang. The Minister of the Navy, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, and First Admiral Chen Shaokuan, together with representatives of other Allied countries, boarded the destroyer "Nicholas" and headed for the battleship "Iowa."

The battleship "Iowa" had been notified, the whistle of the whole ship was loud, and the band began to play the "Admiral's March" and the "Plum Blossom March", and fired a 19-gun salute in welcome.

The Allied delegation, headed by five-star Admiral Arnold, commander of the US North Pacific Theater, boarded the ship one after another, and four-star Admiral Spruance, commander of the US fleet, personally greeted him.

Interestingly, all the US officers and soldiers, from five-star generals to ordinary sailors, although their military uniforms are new, they are all military casual clothes with standard shirts. No tie or medal. It is not at all a formal dress or dress for formal occasions. It turned out that this was deliberately done by the Yankees to express their contempt for the Japanese army in this form.

After Arnold and Zheng Weiguo boarded the ship, in order to pay tribute to the two commanders who defeated Japan, Arnold's five-star admiral flag and Zheng Weiguo's first-class admiral flag were specially hoisted on the warship. The only thing that makes Zheng Hu unhappy is. He has only four stars on his flag. It's the same as Arnold's subordinates. I thought no. If you go back, you have to reform the ranks.

At this time, the battleship "Iowa" gave a signal to the destroyer "Lansdown", which was transporting the Japanese delegation in the distance, and the "Lansdowne" immediately approached. Drop the dinghy and bring the Japanese delegation.

The Japanese delegation consisted of thirteen people, Hirohito wore a generalissimo uniform, as a representative of Japan and the imperial family; Foreign Minister Shigemitsu Aoi wears a black dress and top hat as a representative of the Japanese government; The Chief of Staff of the Army, General Umezu Mijiro, was dressed in military uniform and served as the representative of the Japanese army base camp, and the other ten consisted of a chamberlain from the Imperial Household Ministry, three representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, three representatives from the Army, and three representatives from the Navy.

Originally, Hirohito did not want to come, and the Japanese government even threatened that if they had to humiliate the emperor, they would not surrender. Unexpectedly, Zheng Huzi didn't eat this set at all, and the Tokyo garrison directly approached the Japanese Imperial Palace. Hirohito panicked at this time, saying that it was due to physical reasons before, but now it is all well.

At 9 o'clock, the band successively played the US national anthems, "The Star-Spangled Banner Never Falls," and "Song of the Three People's Principles," and the battleship "Iowa" raised the national flags of China and the United States, while the other flags of the Allied countries only hoisted small flags to show respect for the war between the two powers against Japan.

Arnold and Zheng Weiguo are tied in front, Nimitz, MacArthur, Xu Yongchang, Chen Shaokuan, British Bruce. Admiral Fraser, Australian Thomas. Admiral Bremen and other Allied delegations, as well as the army and navy generals who had come to watch the salute, lined up at their designated positions, and the sailors of the battleship "Iowa" rushed to the deck in order to seize a good position. Due to the large number of people, some soldiers had to climb onto the barrels of the battleships to watch.

Hirohito, Shigemitsu Aoi, Umezu Mijiro and others bowed one after another, among which Hirohito's face was the most pale, if it weren't for the attendants next to him, he was afraid that he would not be able to stand steadily. The deputies all straightened their waists one by one and did not return the courtesy. Because according to Western etiquette, the winner does not need to pay tribute to the loser.

After the warship's priest prayed, Admiral Arnold, a five-star admiral, walked up to the microphone, held the manuscript in his hand, and read out the surrender order with a solemn expression.

After reiterating the basic content of the Shenyang Proclamation, he said: "Today, the representatives of our warring countries are gathered here to sign a solemn document so that peace can be restored. Disputes involving diametrically opposed ideals and interests have already been made clear on the battlefield, and we need not discuss them here. ”

"Yet as representatives of the majority of the peoples of the planet, we do not come together with feelings of distrust, malice or hatred. It is the responsibility of both of us to achieve a higher dignity that can be conducive to the noble goal for which we are about to fight and for which all our peoples will faithfully implement the understanding we are about to achieve here, without reservation. ”

"After this solemn ceremony, we will bid farewell to the old world full of bloody slaughter and usher in a very beautiful world, a world that upholds human dignity, a world dedicated to the pursuit of freedom, tolerance and justice, which is my most fervent hope and the hope of all mankind!"

After speaking, the representatives of various countries applauded one after another.

Arnold looked proud, turned back to Zheng Weiguo and said, "Zheng, you can say a few words!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded, walked to the microphone and was silent for a moment before saying: "As a veteran, I can stand here because there are countless Chinese lying behind me, and there are not only soldiers like me among them. There are also gray-haired old people and babies. What a beautiful life, it ended under the butcher's knife of the Japanese. ”

"This has nothing to do with ideals, and it is difficult to say that it is a conflict of interests, but a naked killing, a genocide!" Speaking of anger, Zheng Weiguo slammed the table, frightening Hirohito and other Japanese representatives to fight a cold war.

"In a civilized society like the modern age, why do such inhumane crimes against humanity occur? In the final analysis, it is Japan that has embarked on the evil path of anti-human, anti-civilization, and anti-social militarism. In this war provoked by Japan, countless families were torn apart. Countless lives were destroyed. This even includes shocking tragedies like the Nanjing Massacre! This is not something that can be forgiven at will, because any rash understanding is betrayal and disrespect to the deceased! ”

"There is an old Chinese saying, which is called if there is evil and is not punished, then how can good be promoted! Therefore. We want to restore peace. It is necessary to thoroughly liquidate Japan's crime of waging a war of aggression! Otherwise. The people cannot recognize the root cause of the war and their own sorrow, and the war will continue. ”

"Of course, we're here today. And not for the sake of narrow revenge, because any revenge will not contribute to the achievement of peace, but only to add new hatred. What we need to do is to help Japan abandon its old evils, return to the civilized world, and work with peace-loving people all over the world to create a new world that is scientific, democratic, free, and fair, so that people of every country and every race can live on this earth with dignity. This is the ideal that I have the greatest hope for and am willing to fight for all my life! ”

As he spoke, he bowed to the crowd and said politely, "My words are finished, General Arnold!" ”

Representatives of various countries applauded one after another, but their eyes couldn't help but show a trace of awe, China is no longer the soft persimmon that was kneaded by others before. As for the Japanese, they were even more frightened, and they speculated about what Zheng Huzi meant by this. Hirohito behaved the most unbearable, not only sweating profusely, but also shaking his body, and he couldn't even stand on his feet.

Arnold smiled and nodded, then pointed to the chair in front of the table and solemnly announced: "Now I order, the representative of Japan shall sign the place specified in the instrument of surrender!" ”

On the long table, three copies of the text of the surrender have long been placed, written in Chinese and English characters, two of which are retained by China and the United States, with dark green leather covers, graceful and luxurious; The cover of the other text, which was given to Japan, was a cheap black canvas. This is also a cautious trick by the Yankees to show their contempt and contempt for Japan.

Hirohito stepped forward with the help of his attendants, his hands trembling, and he finally took the pen out of his pocket, but it fell to the ground again. The attendant picked it up for him, but he didn't know where to sign it. General Arnold had no choice but to ask his chief of staff to show them the position.

When it was Umezu Mijiro's turn to sign, he deliberately stood up straight, as if trying to show some military spirit, but he was too nervous and looked like a robot. provoked the representative to cover his mouth and snicker.

General Arnold then announced: "Signed by the representatives of the Allied powers!" "From Arnold below, Xu Yongchang first, British Bruce. Admiral Fraser, Australian Thomas. Admiral Bremen and others signed their names on the instrument of surrender.

Signing on behalf of China was First Class General Xu Yongchang, who was not visible in later generations, but was hailed as the most patriotic soldier at that time. In order to realize the prosperity and reunification of the country at an early date, he even took the initiative to remove his right to lead troops, thus winning the unanimous respect of the people.

Arnold concluded his speech: "Let us all wish peace in the world from now on, and may God bless peace forever!" Now the ceremony is over. ”

The Chinese and US warships anchored in Tokyo Bay sounded their whistles one after another, and some officers prepared champagne, and the officers and men soon fell into a carnival.

The Japanese delegates were shameless, staggered off the deck, and were sent back to the destroyer "Lansdowne" by dinghy. The rest of the delegates from the soy sauce countries also resigned after taking a group photo, leaving only the delegations of China and the United States.

Arnold lamented: "The war in the Pacific is finally over, but we still have a bigger war to fight. General Zheng, from now on Japan I will hand it over to you, I hope you can withdraw as soon as possible, we still need your help. ”

According to the previous agreement between China and the United States, the surrender ceremony was led by the United States, but Japan was temporarily hosted by China. In return, China must send troops to the Indian Ocean or Atlantic Ocean in six months. (To be continued......)

PS: First of all, I want to apologize to my friends, but I missed a change yesterday. The main reason is that the pit is too big, and it is not easy to fill it. I finally got a chapter out today.,Strive to make up for yesterday's missing update in the evening.。