021 A letter from home
Soon after the end of the Nanjing Air Battle, Huang Ke returned to the Ministry of National Defense to continue his work. The front line was anxious, all kinds of documents came like snowflakes, and after a delay for a while to inspect, the backlog of documents was piled up like a hill.
Naturally, Huang Ke did not need to read these documents one by one, and many of the documents had been preliminarily reviewed by the General Staff before this, and the corresponding approval guidance was made, leaving Huang Ke for the final review.
"Liu Jian of the Shandong Theater requested a report that an encirclement of the Japanese army had been formed, and he requested the allocation of corresponding ammunition ......" "Zhang Xueliang of the Northeast Theater requested that the Japanese army had launched a full-scale offensive against Liaoyang and requested that the Air Force bomber unit be dispatched to support ......" "Recently, anti-Japanese demonstrations broke out in many colleges and universities across the country, and students from St. John's, Soochow, and Central China petitioned to join the army......
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Huang Ke reviewed the corresponding documents one by one, he read them carefully, but the efficiency was not low, and he reviewed a lot of documents after a while.
Bang bang bang! A few knocks came, Huang Ke shouted "come in" without raising his head, and with a creak, Fourteen Boy Lisuo pushed open the door, followed by Bai Chongxi, the staff officer on duty.
"Commander, the battle report of the air battle in Nanjing has come out, and it is the Japanese 2nd Air Force that came to attack this time, and it is here to avenge the revenge of Shanghai."
As he spoke, Bai Chongxi handed over a document that still smelled of ink, Huang Ke put down the pen in his hand, took the document and looked at it carefully.
"The martyr pilot who hit the plane is called Chen Huaimin, and his body has just been salvaged in the Yangtze River, and the Japanese pilot who was hit by him was also salvaged with him. Now it has been found out that his name is Kenichi Takahashi, and he is the ace pilot of the 2nd Air Force of the Japanese Navy, and he has the nickname 'Red Samurai'! ”
"Red Samurai!" Huang Ke read it lightly in his mouth.
"Yes, it is the latest example of spiritual encouragement for the Japanese army, and in this air raid on Nanjing, the Japanese troops all unloaded their parachutes from their planes." Bai Chongxi Road.
The corners of Huang Ke's mouth twitched: "Ignorance! After a moment, he turned his head and asked, "Publish this news in the newspaper." ”
"The Air Force department has just held a press conference, and now the "Declaration", "Ta Kung Pao", "Central Daily", "Xinhua Daily" and other newspapers have added extra issues to report on this matter in detail."
Huang Ke nodded.
"There's one more thing I need to ask you about." Bai Chongxi Road.
"What's the matter?" Huang Ke put down the document in his hand, stood up and asked.
"While examining Kenichi Takahashi's body, we found a letter from his family in his pocket, which, judging by the contents of the letter, should have belonged to his wife. This incident was known to Chen Nan, that is, Chen Huaimin's sister, and after reading the letter, she decided to write a letter back to him, and the comrades of the propaganda department wanted the contents of the letter to be published in the newspaper. Bai Chongxi said.
Huang Ke paced and thought for a moment, and Bai Chongxi and the others also paid attention to him.
"Fat! It should not only be published, but also translated into many languages, so that the whole world will know that the war launched by the Japanese is a trampling on peace and a disaster for the people of the two countries! Huang Ke agreed and issued the document.
A few days later, this letter to Mieko, the wife of Kenichi Takahashi, the ace pilot of Japan's 2nd Air Force, was published in major newspapers and periodicals throughout the country, and at the same time, versions in English, French, Japanese, and German languages were also published one after another, and the spearhead of public opinion around the world began to accuse Japan of the harm caused by the war unilaterally.
However, the accusation is that the United States, Britain, and other countries still have not embargoed weapons and other military products against the Japanese army, and a large number of strategic materials needed for Japan's war are still sailing to Japanese ports by ships of black smoke freighters.
Correspondingly, strategic materials transported from Yangon, Myanmar, have also begun to be transported to China little by little. After the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Japan relied on its powerful naval and air forces to blockade almost all the outlets along China's route, and it was almost impossible to transport materials from the outside world.
In this case, the Yunnan-Burma Highway became China's only transportation route in the south, and the road acted like an infusion tube to continuously deliver blood to the dying patient in the East.
Everyone knows the importance of this lifeline, including the Japanese. At the beginning of the war, the Japanese sent a large number of spies along the Yunnan-Burma Highway, but Huang Ke had already expected the spies to sabotage this trick, he did not use the civilian transport team as usual, and the military transport team responsible for the transport of the Yunnan-Burma Highway was not an ordinary driver, the four of them had a car, three cars in a shift, three shifts in a row, and a complete three-three system.
When transporting, they carried all kinds of light and heavy weapons, and the air force units stationed in Kunming and other places would carry out intensive combat patrols every day, although the Yunnan-Burma Highway was always remembered by the Japanese, but there was never a major event.
In order to support the domestic war against Japan, Huang Ke allocated a large number of transport troops to go back and forth on this route, and in this way, all kinds of foreign materials arrived in Kunming in a steady stream.
"Hurry, hurry! After the goods are unloaded, they will be put on the tie road! ”
In a large warehouse in Kunming, a thin man wearing suspender shorts and a sunhat is directing the workers to carry the goods back and forth. Behind him, several signboard characters of "Limin Company" are particularly eye-catching.
At this time, a black Mercedes sedan drove in, followed by several cars that resembled military jeeps.
The workers stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to the convoy.
Crunch! The black Mercedes sedan stopped, followed by the convoy behind it, and a burly man in a crisp suit stepped out of the passenger seat, and the man got out of the car and opened the back door.
The back door first revealed a foot in black leather shoes, and then a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes walked out of it. The workers stopped what they were doing and stopped to watch.
"Mr. Zhao, you're here!" The emaciated overseer, who had been yelling at him just a moment ago, turned pleasant, and he bent over and straightened his tongue to speak.
Zhao Tinghui's eyes didn't pay attention to him, he was wearing a pair of sunglasses that were very popular at the moment, and after looking around, he asked, "Are all the goods ready?" ”
"It's all ready, our drivers are ready to deliver these goods to their destination tonight, absolutely no problem." The overseer said with a smile on his face.
Zhao Tinghui nodded, and went in to check the supplies.
From Myanmar to Kunming, the military transport team is responsible for transporting, and half of these goods are transported and deployed by major companies such as Limin, Yangzi and Huaxing.
After the outbreak of the war against Japan, the transport team of the military force undertook a large number of transportation tasks, although many automobile factories were running at full capacity to produce trucks, but the military transport force was still stretched, at this time, the country had to rely on the strength of the civilian team, the first to bear the brunt of the three major companies of Limin, Huaxing and Yangzi.
At the beginning of the war against Japan, the three major companies also expressed their "willingness to contribute to the national war and to send convoys to transport materials free of charge." ”
The government naturally welcomes it with both hands. Soon after, the three major companies also fulfilled their promises and sent their transport fleets, the most important of which was to receive the transportation of materials in Kunming.
We have to admit that the three major companies have very strong funds, and in many respects they are enough to compare with the military transport fleet, and their cars are all Dodge trucks imported from the United States, and the drivers are also hired with high salaries, and the overall quality of the fleet is very good. Relying on these external factors, it was not long before civilian companies accounted for half of all material transportation.
"These materials are important materials on the front line, and you must work overtime to deliver them, so as not to delay the war on the front line." After a symbolic inspection of the substance, Zhao Tinghui walked out and said to the workers and drivers who had already assembled.
After speaking, he also bowed slightly to express his gratitude to the workers and drivers at the scene, and also sent some condolences. The workers and drivers all felt that the boss was good, and there was no arrogance to speak, and everyone applauded.
Bang! The spotlight flickered, and several photographers and reporters who came with Zhao Tinghui took photos, and it was not surprising that this incident would appear in many small and medium-sized newspapers on the second day.
After the condolences were completed, Zhao Tinghui returned to the car to say goodbye to everyone one by one, and the Mercedes sedan turned its head and drove outside Kunming. After walking for more than ten miles, Zhao Tinghui got out of the car and changed to an Austin sedan, the door of the sedan slammed shut, and then began to drive in the opposite direction before.
"Brother Tinghui, have you gone to visit the warriors in the rear again?" Next to Zhao Tinghui's back seat, a round-faced man wearing myopic glasses asked with a malicious smile.
Zhao Tinghui wiped his head and said, "Without further ado, let's talk about the price." ”
The other man nodded, stretched out three fingers and shook them in the air.
Zhao Tinghui held a cigarette holder and said disdainfully: "Brother, you are too shrewd in business. You must know that this batch of goods is in short supply, red wine, chocolate, glass stockings made in the United States, whether in Guangzhou or Shanghai, these goods are sold out, you will not worry about the problem of accumulation in your hands. I will help you transport from overseas to Kunming, and then be responsible for delivering to the destination, I will solve so many problems for you, is it worth this amount? ”
The other party pouted and said, "Then according to what Boss Zhao means?" ”
Zhao Tinghui snorted coldly and stretched out his thumb: "That's it!" Less is not enough. ”