Episode 49 Chuan Ding Sanqin (7) Guanzhong Recovery

"Daqing Radio, Daqing Radio...... Here's the morning news....... today's news content is:

"The harassment of the Nanming bandit army across the river was once again a shameful defeat. In the Great War of Western Henan, the Southern Ming bandit army suffered heavy losses. The Zhengzhou Corps of the Qing Dynasty has achieved remarkable results, killing more than 25,000 Ming bandits, wounding more than 30,000 Ming bandits, capturing more than 50,000 Ming bandits, capturing 548 tanks, 1,422 artillery pieces, more than 60,000 guns of various types, and countless ammunition and other military supplies...... At present, the Jianghuai Corps of the Qing Empire completed its task yesterday and has achieved a strategic shift of victory, returning to the division to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Ming bandit army in western Henan.

"At the beginning of this year, disasters occurred frequently in various parts of Nanming, and there were continuous droughts and floods. In the past few days, the autumn rain in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River has continued, resulting in flooding in many sections of the river embankment. Some experts predict that Nanming may encounter a large-scale famine in the spring of next year.

"Xu Xiaozu, Minister of Commerce and Commerce of the Southern Ming Dynasty, was summoned by the Metropolitan Procuratorate yesterday for investigation. It is speculated that it may be because he is suspected of accepting bribes from the German side in the Mingde trade. The Nanming cabinet government headed by Shen Rongxuan was fiercely criticized by newspapers, broadcasters, and people of insight in all parts of the Ming Dynasty. The call for Shen's inner majesty to come to power is getting stronger and stronger.

"The Soviet Union once again strongly condemned the unilateral violation of the Non-Intervention Pact by Italy and Germany for their frantic blood transfusion of blood to the Franco-fascist rebels in Spain. Soviet Foreign Minister Litvinov warned that if Germany and Italy continued to unilaterally violate the treaty, the Soviet Union would have no obligation to continue to abide by the treaty. The voice of justice in the Soviet Union was supported by many countries within the League of Nations, and also received widespread support from righteous people from all walks of life in the international community. At present, this evil force, composed of fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Mingde Alliance, has become a rat crossing the street in the international community and has been spurned by people all over the world.

"In the face of the deliberate rumor-mongering and malicious provocations of the media of certain countries, the spokesman of the Qing Dynasty once again solemnly reiterated that the Qing army has won major victories on all fronts in response to the harassment of the Nanming bandits across the river, and there is no such thing as a so-called 'fiasco' or 'large-scale surrender'. As for the so-called 'Ming army entered Guanzhong and Shanxi', it is even more false and ridiculous. The spokesman warned that such clown-like rumors are futile in the face of facts. If the governments of certain countries do not repent and continue to condone the media to frame and spread rumors, they will one day lose the friendship of the people of the Qing Dynasty. He also said bitterly that in the 20th century, no matter what country it is in, the news media must follow a bottom line, that is, 'no rumors'. However, we regret to see that the media in some countries have failed to follow this bottom line.

"Widespread famine has once again erupted in the western and central United States, with the latest statistics putting the death toll from starvation to more than 70,000. At noon yesterday, the first batch of grain aid to the United States from the Qing Dynasty set sail from Tianjin Port and was destined for San Francisco. On behalf of the entire nation, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt extended his most sincere thanks last night to His Majesty Emperor Guangwu of the Qing Dynasty.

"Yesterday, all the spies who spread rumors such as 'the Ming army has occupied Guanzhong' and 'the Ming army has entered Shanxi' have all been arrested this morning, a total of 1,224. ……”

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In the motorized troops heading from Huayin to Xi'an, the loudspeaker of the command vehicle loudly played the "Early Morning News" at the moment, and the Ming soldiers in each car laughed while eating breakfast, and many of them were holding lunch boxes and laughing so hard that they were almost out of breath.

"All the media must follow a bottom line, that is, 'don't spread rumors,'" a soldier said to his comrades-in-arms with a serious and serious expression while holding a lunch box, "The following is international news: The United States has broken out a great famine, and more than 70,000 people have starved to death, President Roosevelt borrowed food from His Majesty Guangwu of the Qing Dynasty, and praised me for never spreading rumors and keeping the bottom ......line of the news media."

"Poof...... Hahahaha......"

Suddenly, everyone in the whole car burst into laughter, and the soldier who performed couldn't hold his face anymore, squirting out the rice residue in his mouth.

"Okay, okay......" The voice of a certain commander came from the loudspeaker of the command car, "Change the station, change the station, everyone concentrate on eating......

Suddenly, the soldiers in the trucks shouted, whistled, knocked on lunch boxes, and loudly expressed their dissatisfaction.

The voice from the loudspeaker said:

"Just now, there was a private who was stuck in his trachea when he was laughing, and he was sent to the medical vehicle for first aid, I don't know if his life can be saved...... It's breakfast time, so you can eat well, and if you want to hear it, I'll put it on you after eating...... Now, everyone eats, and while they eat, they pray for the brother that he will survive the danger safely. ”

Now all the cars were silent.

After a long time, a man whispered:

“…… I said a long time ago that the power of "Daqing Radio" is still very great, look, we already have non-combat attrition......"

Before he finished speaking, the whole car stared at him.

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At noon, the army's motorized troops occupied Xi'an and held the grandest entry ceremony since the beginning of the war. Amid the smell of firecrackers and wine all over the city, under the cameras and magnesium lights of reporters accompanying the troops of various countries, and in the solemn refutation of the "Ming army's entry into the customs" by the spokesman of the Qing Dynasty on the radio, the Ming army lined up in the most orderly ranks and entered this "first imperial capital of China" with the most majestic military appearance. On both sides of the street, there are people in Guanzhong who are crazy with excitement......

Throughout the afternoon of the 26th, the motorized units of the Ming army were deployed in the Guanzhong Plain and went to recover the entire Guanzhong in several ways.

In the Guanzhong Plain, there is no longer any main force of the Qing army. The remaining scattered Qing troops also waved white flags early and waited on both sides of the roads to be surrendered. Like the restoration of western Henan, it is still the Ming army that has not yet arrived, and the Ming flag is hanging everywhere.

By the evening of the 26th, the entire Guanzhong Plain, which stretched from Tongguan in the east, Baoji in the west, Lantian in the south, and Tongchuan in the north, was officially occupied by the Ming army. Guanzhong was recovered. Xianyang Airport, the westernmost regimental airfield of the Qing Air Force, also fell into the hands of the Ming army.

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On the 26th, the main force of the Ming army, the Left Route Army Group with the People's Guard as the vanguard, continuously passed through the Longmen pontoon bridge and entered Shanxi.

Shanxi is also empty at this time, and there is not much difference from Guanzhong. The Ming army entered Shanxi on the evening of the 25th and began to advance rapidly on the morning of the 26th, without any fighting along the way, only along a few roads and at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. At noon, it advanced to Linfen and occupied the Linfen airport.

As soon as they received the telegram that "the airport has been cleared," a squadron of Kingfisher fighters of the Ming army immediately took off from Zhengzhou Airport and stationed at Linfen Airport. With the entry of Ming fighters into Linfen Airport, the Ming army's air supremacy extended to the entire southwestern part of Shanxi. Under the escort of fighter jets, the Ming bombers could directly threaten Taiyuan, and they could also bomb the Lushi Railway and Lushi Highway relatively safely, and support the Taihang Mountain Column that blocked the Qing reinforcements there.

As the report of stationing at Linfen Airport was transmitted back to the Command, the entire Purple Mountain Fortress breathed a sigh of relief. This indicates that it is no longer a big problem for the Ming army to take the whole of Shanxi.