In fact, before the counteroffensive in Nanjing, and even now after the counteroffensive began, the mainstream view in the central government is that Nanjing cannot be defended.

It is precisely based on this view that the central government has built a complete government system here after relocating to Wuhan, and the so-called "eggs cannot be put in the same basket".

This was justified and the decision was made for long-term reasons, but one of the most obvious consequences of this was the creation of two central governments.

At the beginning of the Battle of Nanjing, this kind of problem was forced by the urgent war situation and would not be so obvious, but this kind of problem was like a *, and once the pressure on the front line relaxed a little, it would come to the fore.

In fact, many people in the Nanjing government were aware of this problem long ago when the government was transferred to Wuhan, but most of the people at that time thought that Nanjing could not be held, and Huang Ke would definitely move to Wuhan and other places after the fall of Nanjing, so not too many people paid attention to it.

However, with the victory of the defense of Nanjing, the counteroffensive of the troops began one after another, and this drawback began to appear.

A few days ago, a batch of aid supplies from the United States arrived in Kunming and was about to be transferred to Nanjing along the original railway line.

But after waiting for nearly a day, there is still no trace of this batch of materials.

Major General Yang Liren, who was in charge of logistics in Nanjing, was previously an officer of the Operational Staff Department, and after the logistics headquarters was basically transferred to Wuhan, in order to allocate materials for the Nanjing troops, the Ministry of National Defense set up a temporary campaign logistics deployment department, and Yang Liren served as this temporary minister.

Of course, this temporary location is not a logistics headquarters in the true sense of the word, that is, it is equivalent to a temporary office.

However, although the position has not been promoted, the power in his hands is much greater. The supplies supplied by Nanjing City have to pass through his hands, and although Yang Liren is sometimes greedy, he is still very strict in general.

A basket came out today, saying that a batch of supplies was missing, and it has not yet been delivered.

This batch of supplies is not guns and ammunition, but canned food and the like. The common people who were fighting in the war lacked food, and he thought that something had gone wrong on the road, so he quickly hung up the phone in Kunming. It was found that Xiong Binghui, director of the Kunming Railway Transportation Department, was in charge of material allocation and transportation in Kunming.

Xiong Binghui was also inexplicable after receiving the call, and he said to Yang Liren: "Minister Yang, this batch of materials has arrived in Wuhan and has been signed. ”

"What? Arriving in Wuhan?! Only then did Yang Liren know that this batch of materials had been deployed to other places.

He immediately became angry and scolded his mother on the phone: "Xiong Binghui, do you know what kind of behavior you have?" The indiscriminate allocation of military strategic materials without permission will be court-martialed! ”

Xiong Binghui realized that Yang Liren didn't know anything about the material change of the itinerary.

He also looked aggrieved: "Minister Yang, this batch of materials was rerouted by a call from the logistics headquarters, and I still have a telegram from the logistics headquarters here." ”

"The logistics headquarters said that the call was called? This material is being delivered to the front line, and the war on the front line is in full swing, if you delay the military situation, how many heads do you have? "Yang Liren's side is simply roaring.

Xiong Binghui explained at first that although Yang Liren was a little higher than him, he was not his direct superior, and besides, he Xiong Binghui did things completely in accordance with the regulations, and he was naturally useless when he heard Yang Liren reprimand him three times and twice.

Xiong Binghui said with a straight face: "Minister Yang, the strategic materials are allocated by the logistics headquarters in a unified manner, and you should know this better than me. This batch of materials to be transferred by the logistics headquarters, I only have the obligation to obey the implementation, if you have any opinions, you go to the logistics headquarters. ”

After speaking, Xiong Binghui hung up the phone directly.

Listening to the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Yang Liren dropped the phone angrily.

"Prepare the car, go to the Ministry of Defense building. Damn, the material on the front line was robbed when it was said to be robbed. With that, he scolded and walked out.

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Yang Liren did not report directly to Huang Ke, and he did not have the right to meet the supreme governor. He reported this matter to his superior, Bai Chongxi, and the reason for the report was because this batch of materials was originally to be transferred to the 15th Group Army, but now that the supplies were gone, he naturally had to report it.

Bai Chongxi's political consciousness was naturally much more vigilant than Yang Liren's, and after listening to Yang Liren's report, he immediately said to Yang Liren: "You stay here now, and I will report to the chairman's office, and you will come with me to meet with General Director Huang and explain this matter to him personally." ”

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In Huang Ke's office, he listened to the reports of Bai Chongxi and Yang Liren.

There would still be sparse artillery sounds not far away, and Japanese planes would still come to "patronize" Nanjing every day, and the urgency of the war made everyone dare not relax. Even the windows of Huang Ke's office are covered with thick curtains, and brick walls have been built outside.

Yang Liren finished reporting the cause and effect of the incident, Huang Ke paced back and forth, and after a while, he asked Yang Liren: "Did Wuhan give you an answer?" Do you have any inquiries about the Wuhan side? ”

Yang Liren thought for a while and said: "Report to the chief officer, I have asked people to contact Wuhan, but so far the logistics headquarters has not given us an answer. ”

Huang Ke nodded, his tightly knit brows slowly relaxed, and he smiled and said to Yang Lidao: "Well, I know the cause and effect of Comrade Liren's incident. Your logistics department is not responsible for this matter, and we are to blame for this, because we did not communicate with the Wuhan side in a timely manner. During this period of time, the logistics tasks have been relatively heavy, you have worked hard, go back and rest first. ”

Huang Ke's relaxed smile made Yang Liren feel a lot more relaxed, he originally thought that he was going to be punished, but he didn't expect to receive a verbal commendation.

Bai Chongxi naturally understood that this was the leader's skill to control people, and he understood what Huang Ke meant, so he said to Yang Liren: "You go out first." ”

After Yang Liren left, Bai Chongxi's brows furrowed: "Chief Chief, is it a bit too much to do in Wuhan?" ”

Huang Ke's face became ugly, and he said a little angrily: "What do He Yingqin and Jiang Zhongzheng want to do? And Yu Feipeng of this logistics department, who gave the order? Nanjing's strategic materials are so scarce, they even intercepted them without even saying hello, what the hell is this for? ”

Bai Chongxi stepped forward and said: "The logistics headquarters under the Ministry of National Defense is now in Wuhan, and the deployment of anti-Japanese war materials across the country is at their disposal according to procedures. ”

"Of course it's at their disposal." Huang Ke knocked on the table and said, "Otherwise, if they intercept the anti-Japanese war materials like this, how many heads do they have?" ”

"Chief, looking at the current situation, should we take the initiative to wait for Wuhan to explain the situation, or should we inform them directly?" Bai Chongxi asked.

"Inform them? After a while, the Ministry of National Defense directly issued a document and asked the logistics headquarters to explain this problem, and asked Yu Feipeng why they intercepted front-line materials? Let them confess who gave the order? Also, where exactly is this batch of supplies going? If it is an emergency call, has it been reported to the Nanjing Ministry of Defense? I can't say it at all, I want to see what this Yu Feipeng wants to do? Huang Ke said in a firm tone.

Bai Chongxi nodded and then asked: "Is that to inform the Ministry of Communications, just say that in the future, the railway side should not listen to the order of the logistics headquarters to intercept it?" Or do you want to ask the Ministry of Defense first? ”

As soon as Bai Chongxi's words fell, Huang Ke shook his head and said, "How to deal with it, but you can't give this kind of order." The logistics headquarters is, both nominally and in fact the logistics support department of the national army, and they are deprived of this power, so teach them how to carry out their work in the future. ”

"Yes, yes, the chief taught me a lesson." Bai Chongxi Road.

"Okay, you go back first, I'll arrange this matter to Chen Liewen in a while, and ask him to send a power to the logistics headquarters. Although the matter this time is not very big, it should be taken seriously, and we resolutely oppose the establishment of two central authorities. After Huang Ke finished speaking, Bai Chongxi left his office.

The secretary Chen Liewen walked in, and after Huang Ke deployed him, he immediately sent a telegram to the logistics headquarters to inquire about the matter and ask the logistics headquarters to explain it.

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After receiving the telegram from the Ministry of National Defense on severe measures, Yu Feipeng, minister of logistics, had long expected that Nanjing would deal with it in this way. In fact, he had already thought in advance that the interception of the materials for this trip would definitely cause a strong backlash in Nanjing.

But he himself couldn't refuse.

A few days ago, people from the Anti-Japanese War Soldiers' Pension Association came to the Logistics Department, and they took the approval document of the Ministry of National Defense on the Anti-Japanese War Pension, as well as the documents issued by the Executive Yuan, the War Department, the Anti-Japanese War Soldiers' Pension Association and other departments and associations, and asked him to requisition this batch of materials for the material compensation of the families of the soldiers who died in the war.

Yu Feipeng is in a dilemma, there are no guns and ammunition in this wagon, they are all canned food, leather clothes and shoes and other daily necessities, which are very scarce.

It is understandable and appropriate to use these things to compensate the widows and families of the soldiers who died in the Anti-Japanese War. A few wagons of supplies are a trivial matter, but this situation shows some hidden problems, obviously this is the above two factions are still fighting, and he is just being used as a gun here or there.

There is no doubt that most of the offices at the central level are now in Wuhan, but nominally Nanjing is still the capital of the country, and the central government has not issued any documents to move the capital, and Wuhan is only accompanying the capital.