Episode 81 Backfired

On the morning of July 7, in the middle of the night, more than an hour after the Japanese attack, the Jinling Radio Station urgently broadcast a press release. Then the latest news is broadcast non-stop for several hours. By morning, many people already know.

The national anthem was playing outside the newsboys on the streets, and wherever there were loudspeakers. Pedestrians on the road came and went in a hurry, with serious expressions. In many of the morning shops, people gather around the radio, listening intently to the latest reports.

On the streets of Nanjing, workers are already busy, throwing sandbags from trucks and piling them on the walls of ancient buildings to protect them from the blast waves of bombs. In the city's squares, open areas, and intersections, there are also many workers who build sandbags, pile them in a circle, and leave an empty space in the middle.

These scenes are no stranger to the citizens of Daming. It is known that in the middle of those ring-shaped sandbags, anti-aircraft guns are to be erected. They had tasted the breath of this kind of war since before the Qing army invaded the south at the end of the previous year, and experienced the Northern Expedition in the middle. By now, people are used to it.

The one at the end of 35 years was the most feared one for the people of Daming. It was the first time in many years that the people had tasted the horror of war, and it was the most dangerous. And now, the mentality of the people of Daming is much better. At least looking at the sandbags piled up in the streets and the anti-aircraft guns erected, there will be no more widespread panic.

Now, too, the radio is calming the mood of the population, explaining to them that it is just in case. Because it is impossible for Japan to attack here directly, but the Japanese army has aircraft carriers, and it is possible for bombers to take off from aircraft carriers and bomb inland cities like Nanjing. At present, not only Nanjing, but also many large coastal cities or inland cities that are not too far from the sea are making such air defense preparations.

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Zhu Yourong already knew. She only learned the bad news after she got up in the morning, and she sat there for a long time. For her, it was also a bolt from the blue. Xiang Xiaoqiang once told her that Japan was likely to attack the Ming Dynasty. And Zhu Yourong is also very willing to believe in Xiang Xiaoqiang. But Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't say a reason, and the other people around him, no matter who he was, could name a lot of reasons why Japan would not attack Daming. Zhu Yourong certainly trusts Xiang Xiaoqiang very much, but she is even more reluctant to believe that Japan will attack the Ming Dynasty. At that time, she was very conflicted, she wanted to believe Xiang Xiaoqiang, but also hoped that he had made a mistake in judgment this time.

But now, the ruthless truth is in front of you: Xiang Xiaoqiang is right again. Zhu Yourong was full of remorse, and she really wanted to go back in time, so that she could overcome public opinion and listen to Xiaoqiang when she said anything.

Shen Rongxuan and a group of ministers are now embarrassed, and they all want to kill. Shen Rongxuan sighed or sighed, this Xiang Xiaoqiang, how can he gamble more accurately than others when he has no basis. Is it just relying on shit luck? If this is really the case, there are so many military generals in the entire Ming Dynasty, and so many years of knowledge, experience, theory, and practice have really been wiped out by his "shit luck".

Obviously, this is a great opportunity for Xiang Xiaoqiang. But for his own people and for Da Ming, it couldn't be worse.

On the morning of the 7th, Empress Zhu Yourong urgently convened a military and political meeting in front of the emperor to discuss the next strategy of the Ming Dynasty, including military, economic, political and diplomatic aspects. The ministers and the main generals of the Ming army were driving to the palace.

And Xiang Xiaoqiang is not as proud as others imagined now. He was even more worried. He was not afraid of his own judgment at all. Because with his age and qualifications, there is no shame in making mistakes in judgment. And with his current transcendent status and relationship with Zhu Yourong, not to mention this matter, even a bigger thing will not affect his status at all. What Xiang Xiaoqiang is most afraid of is that he is judging correctly.

And now it turns out that I was right.

Originally, the Soviet Union was enough to fight the Ming Dynasty. Now there is another Japan, and it seems that he has to spend the past few years in the Ming Dynasty.

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At eight o'clock, the imperial meeting began, and at seven o'clock, Xiang Xiaoqiang's family sat silently together for breakfast while listening to the radio. The headquarters next door was already busy. Now as soon as there is any latest situation, Hu Jiong will send it over.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and Fourteen Gege didn't say a word, just buried their heads in eating, and listened to the radio with their ears sideways. Both of them had gloomy faces. Qiu Yu and Xiuxiu didn't speak, but their eyes were rolling around, observing the two of them, and they exchanged glances with each other from time to time. Ye Ziyu and Shang Xiaojun didn't speak, and they also listened to the radio while eating. Shang Xiaojun couldn't figure out how much the relationship between Xiang Xiaoqiang and Fourteen Gege would be affected, so she didn't plan to wade into troubled waters, and just watched coldly for the time being. And although Ye Ziyu can't say that his eyes are flexible, he also knows that his brother-in-law is unhappy at this moment, and Princess Liaoyang is even more unhappy. He was also very honest and did not dare to say anything.

The radio broadcast the latest battle situation in Mukden. Now the Japanese army is driving straight along the long border line on three sides of Mukden. The Ming army had only four divisions stationed in Mukden, which were stationed in Shenyang, Jinzhou, Andong, and Pulandian. Now only Anton's Ming army was fiercely attacked by the Japanese. The other three Ming troops were only bombed by Japanese planes and had not yet made contact with the Japanese ground forces. It was judged that the strength of the Japanese army to attack should be more than ten divisions. Moreover, these ten divisions should all be Class A divisions.

Now, the Andong Ming army stationed on the banks of the Yalu River is fighting stubbornly. In the skies above the land of Mukden, the two armies were also engaged in fierce air battles in several places.

Xiang Xiaoqiang listened to the voice on the radio, and also made his own judgment in his heart. Now Anton and Dadonggou have been besieged. The next should be Jinzhou, because Jinzhou guards the land passage to the pass, and the Japanese army is eager to take that place, so as to block the reinforcements of the Ming army from the pass, and eat the Ming army's army in Mukden with the advantage of troops. Jinzhou is about 100 kilometers away from the border of Fengtian. With the kind of deadly strength of the Japanese army. Forced marching is a matter of a day or two.

At this time, the radio began to report the situation at sea again. The naval battle between the Ming army and the Japanese fleet at night, as well as the shelling of Hakodate by Ming warships, and the successful protrusion of the Sea of Japan, are also broadcast now. Xiang Xiaoqiang got the news as soon as he got up. He estimated that the current radio broadcast of naval battles would play a major role in encouraging the morale of the people. Because compared with the land, the Ming fleet did not suffer any losses at sea. The fleets of both sides were damaged, and they also smashed Hakodate to pieces by the way. Although this is of little military value, it is politically important, and it declares a kind of pride of the Ming Navy for Japan.

Xiang Xiaoqiang finally spoke:

"Ah Fang, why didn't Xiao Wu come out?"

Fourteen Gege smiled bitterly and said:

The little girl was nervous, hiding in the room and crying. Anyway, I can't call her now. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang also smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He wiped his mouth, stood up, and said:

"Let's go, let's go to the headquarters."

Qiu Yu and Xiuxiu immediately stood up. Fourteen Gege also stood up and smiled:

"Let's go. If you go to war with Japan, you won't be able to do without me. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and whispered in her ear:

"Get ready tonight. I've already asked the kitchen to prepare ingredients for Japanese cuisine. ”

Fourteen Gege was stunned for a moment, his smile disappeared, and his face slowly turned red.