On the evening of April 1, 1935, Beilun Harbor Beach, Ningbo, a temporary camp for the US military

The air raids a few hours ago are long gone. A number of Grumman FF/SF fighters took off from Zhoushan Island and easily dispersed the novice Bolshevik pilots, and then drove inland, attempting to attack the enemy's ground airfields, until they were beaten to the ground and fled back -- but the rudimentary port was still full of traces of war. On the shore stood the ruins of torn houses, in the shallow waters lay steamers with their bottoms turned upward, and most of the trestle had been burned down, leaving only charred stumps.

Although the situation in the port was so miserable, groups of Kuomintang military and political officials, as well as landlords and tyrants in Ningbo and other places, still stayed here with their children and daughters, enduring the bombing of enemy planes and the harassment of routs, waiting for the ferry that would arrive at an unknown time...... Smoke billowed from the ruined villages in the distance, and sporadic gunshots rang out, and it was not known whether the Kuomintang troops were exchanging fire with the Red Army guerrillas, or simply burning and plundering.

Fortunately, the distance from Beilun Port to Zhoushan Island is relatively close, and the small steamer can make a round trip in only two or three hours, and even the hand rowing boat can barely make do. If it's closer to Jintangshan Island, it's simply within sight, and you can paddle through it with a big bathtub......

Due to the insufficient number of ferries and the captains took the opportunity to extort high prices, some of the soldiers who thought they were water-based and simply jumped into the sea and swam towards Jintangshan Island on the opposite bank. But more routers like to use the barrel of the gun in their hands to force the ferry. They even looted refugees and caused riots on the docks.

A small number of U.S. troops also held on to the pier near the pier with guns, trying in vain to maintain order. But in the face of these chaotic human rights without understanding the language, they can only use bullets to suppress the riots. Some of these corrupt people simply joined the ranks of the crime of robbing refugees......

It wasn't until he commanded his soldiers to extinguish the fire caused by the bombing that Colonel Whitney dragged his tired body to his makeshift camp.

The smell wafted through the air of the camp, and a few soldiers had built a small stove on the beach and stewed something to eat on it. Colonel Whitney suddenly felt really hungry.

When he walked into his tent and found a folding chair to sit in, the orderly handed him an aluminum lunch box. The lunch box was filled with sticky hot porridge mixed with a lot of pieces of meat," ...... Sir, the original camp has burned down, and the new field kitchen has not yet been erected. I can only ask you to leave it at that. "The orderly said so sorry." …… This is a mixed cream porridge made of canned bacon and cheese and grated military hard biscuits, and try it, although it doesn't look good, but it still tastes very good. ”

“…… Let the brothers rest well, no more field kitchens! According to the latest order of the fleet command, we will hold on to this beachhead for only one day, and tomorrow morning we will retreat to Zhoushan Island to rest. So just scrape together something to fill your stomach......"

Colonel Whitney waved his hand weakly, "...... According to wireless telegraphy and aerial reconnaissance. The troops of the Chinese Bolsheviks had already entered the city of Ningbo, not far from here...... Alas, we have not yet seen the enemy, so we have to flee without a fight, what is it! ”

Colonel Whitney sighed as he tried this ill-fated assorted cream porridge, which tasted a little salty and a little milky, and it was really nice to the tongue.

The orderly handed him another piece of bread, a piece of whole wheat bread that he had gotten out of nowhere, a little thick, but it had just been baked, and it was not only buttered, but also sandwiched with fried haode sausage slices, which tasted very delicious when he was hungry.

The field dinner was followed by a cup of hot black tea, which did not taste quite to Colonel Whitney's taste—like most Americans, he preferred coffee—but bathed in the warm spring breeze and the glorious sunset, sipping hot black tea, and looking at the sea rising and falling in the twilight of dusk, this strange world seemed to become pleasant.

However, as soon as he heard the scattered gunshots and explosions in the distance, Colonel Whitney felt that his good mood had been ruined.

“…… Today...... April Fool's Day! Hell, what happened today is like an April Fool's joke that people can't laugh at! Poor old Foster is dead, and the troops in front are all crushed! As soon as my regiment came ashore, it had to face the humiliation of defeat, and before it had time to see an enemy with its own eyes, it was bombed by Bolshevik planes......"

Recalling today's encounters, Colonel Whitney muttered to himself, feeling unhappy, "...... Before leaving the country, the people above said that China is just a backward and semi-civilized country, and there is nothing to fear. We have come to suppress a group of rebellious and ignorant natives, and with our advanced weapons, we only need to deal with them as we do with the Indians...... But the result? As soon as we landed ashore, we were bombed by planes, and the enemy's partisans were armed with submachine guns! I've heard that they also release poison gas! This simply reminds me of the French trenches of the Shijie War! ”

Seeing that the commander was unhappy, the small soldiers below were naturally even more silent, but the colonel's close adjutant laughed heartlessly, "...... Hehe, sir, you're right! What we encountered and saw today is indeed like this shijie played an April Fool's joke on us. Those in-command bastards who are responsible for gathering intelligence should be shot! But speaking of April Fool's Day...... Sir, you should really listen to the English radio of the Chinese Bolsheviks, which are even more funny! Do they think of themselves as God? ”

The adjutant laughed as he took off his headphones and turned on the speaker, "...... Listen, they're playing again ......"

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At the same time, on the vast land of China. All the radios that were listening to the People's Radio of the Shanghai Soviet Government suddenly fell silent, to the great masses of listeners, who were already somewhat accustomed to listening to the program. I couldn't help but be stunned.

Then, as time passed, an inexplicable pressure and fear began to slowly spread with the silence and seep into the heart.

After some time, in the radio speaker, a deep male voice full of magnetism slowly sounded:

“…… The darkness of ignorance and hypocrisy. Still shrouded in this shijie!

I swear that from today onwards I will fight for the truth!

I will not be religious, delusional, or confused. I will pierce the hypocrisy of all exploiters and do my duty until death!

I am a seeder of civilization and science, and I am a preacher of democracy and progress.

I am the torch that banishes superstition. I am the sickle that destroys foolishness.

I am the hammer that smashes the shackles, I am the guardian of all mankind!

I dedicate my life and glory to the greatest scientific communist. ismal beliefs,

Today, every day!! ”

The words were so powerful that the listeners sitting in front of the radios all over the country could not help but hold their breath as if they saw the mixture of steel, fire and blood, as if they heard the echoes of the roars and roars of countless revolutionary sages. It was as if he was being shocked and stirred by the lightning that tore through the black clouds, as if he saw countless pairs of unyielding and powerful arms suddenly gushing out of the dead and silent cemetery...... No matter what the dark times. The yearning for fairness, happiness and freedom never dies in everyone's heart!

Then, the previous low male voice disappeared, and many listeners were familiar to the radio again, the bright voice of Ms. Jin Qina, the vice chairman of the Shanghai Soviet Government, who was full of high passion:

“…… Listeners in front of the radio, people suffering all over China, unite! The decisive battle of Zuihou has arrived!

For many years, our glorious Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army has been fighting for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

We, for mortals, steal the fire of the heavenly realm!

Let's let the light drive away the dust of the world!!

We must plant the red flag all over the end of Shijie!!

Today, we are going to wage a glorious and desperate war!

Because our enemy is the whole capitalist shijie!

Today, we are going to wage a great and bright war!

Because our allies are the toiling masses of all shijie!

Those imperialist invaders who invade China's territory, whether Japanese, British, French or Americans, listen closely!

Because of your wanton atrocities, a ghost from hell has descended on this shijie!

And you, the filthy blood of all the imperialist exploiters, will dye this spectre red!

Fear it!

Your time on high is over!

Rejoice!

Your unspeakable sins have been pardoned!

And then...... Let's all die!! Because it will be better without your shijie!!

Here, in the name of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, I solemnly issue an ultimatum to all imperialist aggressors who dare to invade the sacred territory of the Chinese nation, restricting you to leave our land forever with your troops before April 6, the Qingming Festival of this year in the Chinese calendar. Otherwise, we will bring the most brutal destruction upon you! Don't be unpredictable! ”

Then, after a moment of silence, another repetition of the above began on the radio.

-- Obviously, the US officers and men on the beach of Beilun Port in Ningbo will only sneer at such bluffs and intimidation. And Colonel Whitney, who was in an unhappy mood, spat on the ground and scolded "braggart bitch".

However, as the reciter of this gorgeous manifesto of the second degree, Ms. "Red Gege" Jinchina knows very well that the so-called "most brutal destruction" is not an April Fool's joke that deceives herself, but a terrifying fact.

-- In less than a week, a hydrogen bomb with a TNT equivalent of about 20 million tons will be detonated over Japan in this time and space!

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“…… Comrades, I think this matter needs to be discussed again! If the imperialist aggressor rejects our zuihou ultimatum, well. It should be said that they will definitely reject our Zuihou ultimatum, are we really going to drop hydrogen bombs on Japan? We all hate the Japanese, but ......"

After completing the recording of the broadcast script. Jinjina asked with some hesitation, "...... 20 million tons of explosives! That's 2,000 times the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb! Even if it is wartime, it is a bit too much for us to make such a catastrophe at once! ”

However, to the disappointment of Jinjina, even Professor Yang, who she felt was the most disciplined in her mind, expressed support for the "nuclear explosion of Japan".

“…… Comrade Jinchina. Remember, you're not in the humanitarian 21st century, but on the eve of the Second Shijie War! The international community of this era is extremely cruel and ruthless. Weak and backward nations have no way to survive at all! ”

Professor Yang explained, "...... The wormhole connecting the two shijie has been maintained for a year, and then for a maximum of a year or two. It can be as short as a few months. The wormhole will close. Without the super plug-in supplement of modern Shijie industrial capacity, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which has already offended the imperialist powers to the death, how can it deter the enemy's aggression? How to deal with strong enemies? No matter how you look at it, you can only rely on strategic nuclear deterrence! ”

“…… Even if it is a strategic nuclear deterrent, there is no need to really drop hydrogen bombs on populated areas! Wouldn't it be nice to find a sparsely populated desert island and blow up your muscles to the whole shijie imperialists? Do the Japanese still dare to invade a country that possesses nuclear weapons? "...... You can say I'm too soft-hearted, but as a woman, I still don't think I should unleash the demon of nuclear weapons......"

“…… Belch. Comrade Jinchina, you don't seem to have figured it out. What exactly is strategic nuclear deterrence -- in my opinion, first, you must have nuclear weapons in your hands, second, you must have the determination to use nuclear weapons in war, and third, you must convince your opponent that you dare to use your nuclear weapons in war! ”

Speaking of this, Professor Yang shrugged his shoulders, "...... And in this era before the invention of nuclear weapons, one more thing has to be added, that is, you must let everyone understand that nuclear weapons really have the power to destroy shijie on the battlefield! If the United States at the end of World War II had only conducted one atomic bomb test in the desert on its homeland, and had not dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, do you think Japan would have surrendered unconditionally?

If the enemy feels that you are not determined to use nuclear weapons categorically, then no matter how many nuclear bombs you have in your hands, you will not be able to make anyone feel afraid, and you will only be coveted by others - even if you have a dragon slayer knife in the hands of a coward who has never seen blood, you will not be able to scare any little rascal!

Therefore, unless they blow up Japan's elite hinterland or let the Japanese dry their blood, there is absolutely no way to stop the determination of Japanese militarism to invade China -- they dare to launch such a deadly Pacific War, and where can they be afraid of a nuclear bomb of unknown power? To ask them to give up their aggression against China is to ask them to give up all their dreams and hopes since the Meiji Restoration! ”

“…… Moreover, the General Staff also hoped to be able to observe the actual destructive effect of a nuclear explosion with a yield of 10 million tons on the city. Ready-made city targets are not easy on our side, and it would be too expensive to build a one-off city model in Lop Nur Shiyan Field......"

Wang Qiu also interjected, "...... Sister Jin, do you remember the mass grave in your hometown of Fushun? We're just retaliating with a tooth for a tooth! ”

“…… But in the end, China and Japan are separated by a strip of water, and after the nuclear bombing of Japan, we will also be adversely affected! "Jinchina is still struggling.

“…… Of course, there will be an impact, but after all, we are still separated from Japan by an East China Sea, and at best there is a little nuclear radiation and a tsunami! Well, at most, there is an electromagnetic pulse accompanied by a nuclear explosion, which could paralyze the entire radio equipment in East China. ”

Senior Sister Ma Tong said nonchalantly, "...... Compared with the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood invaded by the Japanese invaders, you don't have to worry about this little thing at all! ”

-- Are nuclear radiation and tsunamis trivial? Uh, well, compared to the life-and-death War of Resistance Against Japan, this little trouble is really not a big deal.

Alas, I can't look directly at this murderous shijie...... Jin Qina finally knew how kind a literary young woman like she was.

Compared with these guys who regard dropping nuclear bombs as if they were setting off cannons, what a pure, beautiful, kind, lovely, and disciplined woman I am!

Jin Qina, whose three views were refreshed again, sighed, lit forty-four candles in her heart for the Japanese civilians who were about to die in the nuclear explosion, and then turned around and opened her notebook and began to prepare for the next lecture of today's "Currency Wars" radio program......

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All in all, this Zuihou ultimatum issued by the Shanghai Soviet government on April Fool's Day was completely regarded as an April Fool's joke by the European and American powers. The legations of various countries in China and the headquarters of the expeditionary forces did not bother to give even a reply to this.

What is even more slapping is that the Japanese "South China Dispatch Army", which had been stranded in Nanjing for a month, finally left their temporary station on April 2 under the repeated urging of the United States and Britain, as well as the fierce pursuit of young officers, and launched a fierce attack on the Southern Red Army on the front line of Taihu Lake!

-- The confrontation between the Soviet power in Shanghai and the "no war on the Western Front" has finally come to an end.

Next, the arrogant Japanese army, which brazenly attacked Suzhou and Yixing, was met with an unbelievable head-on blow...... (To be continued......)