Chapter 756: International Public Opinion

The impact of the reconquest of North China will not dissipate quickly, and the attitude of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party towards this major incident is also hot and cold, and on the whole, the attitude of ** on this matter is much more positive and enthusiastic than that of the Kuomintang and the People, and the enthusiasm and excitement of the people are even greater than that of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

For the recovery of North China, a major event that is enough to affect Chinese history, the leader has a keen sense of smell for politics, a grasp of the current situation, a skillful struggle strategy, and a superb way of handling it, and is one step ahead of Chongqing's national politics in winning the hearts and minds of the people.

As the head of state, the indifferent attitude of the people towards the major matter of recovering the national territory and expelling the aggressors caused the national government to lose points again, and they also had more disappointment with Chairman Chiang.

Although Chairman Chiang did not care much about the people's will, but in the extraordinary period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the people's will was enough to change the trend of history, so he had to take remedial measures, and after consulting with his senior staff, on July 10, he pulled Wang Jīngwei and issued an order in the name of Chairman of the National People's Government and Chairman of the Military Committee of the National People's Affairs, "In view of General Tang Qiuli's outstanding command art in the battle to recover the territory of North China, After careful discussions, the state government and the Central Military Commission conferred the rank of first-class general on Tang Qiuli, vice chairman of the Military Commission and former director of the enemy's command. ”

In the order, at the unanimous request of the people, Tang Qiuli was awarded a first-class Baoding Medal and a first-class Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, which means that Tang Qiuli's epaulettes can be added with a star, becoming one of the only two first-class generals in the military circles of the Republic of China and Chairman Jiang.

Tang Qiuli was naturally happy to accept it, maybe it was the little vanity of the young man, he attached more importance to the matter of the four generals on his shoulders than the Japanese army who killed a division, changed into a brand-new first-class general uniform, and took a few laps left and right in front of the big mirror, the four shining generals on his shoulders, with the figure of tǐng, the beauty in his heart, and then, the Military Commission sent a special telegram, asking Vice Chairman Tang to bring up a list of meritorious personnel who had recovered North China, and the Military Commission would promote the military rank as appropriate.

This is a good thing, after the expansion of the troops, the commanders of the corps and the commanders of the brigades, most of them are the original ranks, with this opportunity, add another gold star to the shoulder, it is also a recognition of their military exploits, Tang Qiuli mentioned a long flying list, the commanders of the corps, all are lieutenant generals, and the brigade commanders are all major generals.

After the joy passed, Tang Qiuli pondered it carefully, and felt that the matter here was not simple, Chairman Jiang's first congratulatory telegram was cold, and after a few days, he generously sent a military rank, and in the order, his evaluation of himself was obviously higher than the first time, which was by no means a discovery of conscience, but was forced by the pressure of public opinion.

What's more, Chairman Jiang wants to sue the people of the country about this matter, no matter how many great military exploits you Tang Qiuli has made, I have to admit that I am orthodox and the only person who represents the Republic of China, and you Tang Qiuli have always been my subordinate, as for Wang Jīngwei, he was pulled by Chairman Jiang to play the big banner and fill the face, thinking of this, I don't take the first-class general uniform on my body very seriously.

The day after receiving the order of the Chongqing National People's Government, I received a telegram from Mei Ting and Mei Xue from Dingbian, the two sisters were escorted by a battalion of troops, there was no danger, and they had arrived in Dingbian safely, please don't worry, Tang Qiuli is strange, from Taiyuan to Dingbian, it is not very far, why did it take more than ten days to arrive, and there is no telegram in the middle, I don't know if I am so anxious?

Go to the telegram to inquire, only to find out the situation, Mei Ting and Mei Xue sisters, rejected the plan of a regiment escort arranged by the old general Jiang Baili, only with a battalion, just right, Jiang Baili also rushed back to Dingbian Military Academy, all the way together, after setting off from Taiyuan, did not go back to Dingbian directly, but made a detour to Shuozhou in northern Shanxi, crossed the Yellow River at the side pass, and returned to Dingbian through Ordos, Yulin, and Jingbian.

This is Mei Ting's idea, by the way, to investigate the people's feelings, public opinion, and geographical features, Jiang Baili is an old man talking about juvenile madness, gladly agreed, an old man and two young with a battalion of soldiers, Shi Shiran went around a big circle, along the way to the mountains and rivers, every time he arrived in the village and town, he stayed, which lasted more than ten days, traveled nearly 1,000 miles, and then returned to Dingbian.

Tang Qiuli looked at the telegram, was shocked into a cold sweat, and secretly complained to Jiang Baili, the Mei family sisters are young and young, and they are just greedy for fun, your old man is so old, and he is still joining in the fun, Shuozhou in the north of Jin Province and the Ordos region in ancient Inner Méng, the situation is more complicated, and the hidden power of the Japanese in the two places has not been completely eradicated, especially Ordos is a ethnic region, and under the influence of the independence of the foreign méng ancient trouble, the hostile psychology towards the national government is relatively strict. If the Japanese spies come to an ambush and assassinate or something, there is danger, and I don't feel sorry to death, especially Mei Ting's belly, which is still pregnant with her own child.

He personally wrote a letter to Mei Ting and Mei Xue, furious, and ordered the sisters not to take half a step out of the fixed side without his permission, and any action must be done with their own permission, Mei Ting recuperated with peace of mind, Mei Xue returned to the Military Academy, continued her unfinished studies, and sent a secret order to Liu Chuangshan, director of the border secret service bureau, to take special protective measures against the Mei sisters.

Mei Ting and Mei Xue read Tang Qiuli's threatening letter at home, laughing so much that they trembled, not only did they not get angry, but they felt a sweet feeling in their hearts, the beloved man attached so much importance to himself, and he was moved by being cared for, Tang Qiuli was also afraid, he always felt that one night in Tianjin, that dream was not a good sign, lost a lover, Mei Ting and Mei Xue could not be in any danger again.

The British "Times" wrote: "This battle in North China, in the Far East, has changed people's preconceived notions of the prospects of this war with great disparity in power," and the Washington Post of the United States wrote: "The Japanese attempt to fully occupy the Republic of China failed miserably, and the fighting power displayed by the political forces of the Republic of China is unbelievable." ”

France's "Free France" commented: "Needless to say, the Japanese have been severely attacked, and the emergence of a legendary general in the Republic of China has become a nightmare for the Japanese," Hitler said to his confidential secretary in Berlin, the Führer's capital in Berlin, Germany: "Go and telegraph to our ambassador to China at once, to find out all the information of the Chinese general named Tang Qiuli," this was the first time Tang Qiuli walked in, and this was the first time that Tang Qiuli walked in, and this was in the sight of the Führer, who was regarded as the savior by the Germans at that time, and took deep roots.

Perhaps, at this time, Hitler was considering that if the German Empire needed an ally in the East, the Chinese were obviously much stronger than the Japanese who were only worthy of fishing by the sea, and the Chinese were special and excellent people of the sè race, so that it was not easy for Hitler, who had always emphasized that the Germanic nation was the best nation in the world, and the outright racist Hitler came to such an assessment.

This probably began after the end of World War I, when Mr. Hitler, who was still unemployed, was poor and poor, and when he was poor and without food and clothing in the Austrian capital, he got a Chinese family living in Austria, and the oriental care was inseparable, and throughout Hitler's expression during World War II, he was not merciless in killing other races, especially Jews, but he looked at the Chinese differently.

Not only did it provide a large amount of military aid to China, recruit a large number of Chinese students, send high-ranking professional officers to help the Kuomintang train the army, and even personally participate in the command of operations, but also helped the then Republic of China government to establish a relatively complete military industrial enterprise along the Yangtze River, making it a strong backing for the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

The so-called "bear good causes, you will get good results," the kindness of a Chinese family has blessed all the Chinese in Germany, and the kindness of the Chinese sometimes, it is touching, but the Japanese do not understand this, and they are all nouveau riche and rich people's faces, which is really annoying.

The Soviet Union's Moscow, the Kremlin, Stalin's office, and the world's leading people's boss are on behalf of several leaders of the Soviet Far East Military Intelligence Directorate, "trying to find out how to find out the comparative situation of losses and equipment on both sides in this battle, as well as the next military actions of both sides, to find out the identity and background of this Chinese general named Tang Qiuli, and to find out if he replaces the position of the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria, will the threat to our country's Siberia and foreign méng Gu be greater than the Japanese?" ”

Stalin's words are orders, and in the eyes of ordinary people, it is nothing more than a question of victory or defeat in a battle, but in Stalin's eyes, the first thing that comes to mind is that on the border of the Soviet Union, if there is an opponent that is more difficult to deal with than the Japanese Kwantung Army, how should the Soviet Union respond?

How many new debts he himself owed, such as the Wai Méng Gu, if it was possible, to carve up China with the Japanese, he was also happy to do it, and Stalin wanted to clear the details of the Tang Dynasty and make plans for the interests of the Soviets.