Chapter 10: Anqing (10)

The sightseeing ship withdrew far away, only turned around and drove downstream, there was no chimney, and the smoke covered the upper part of the Merchants No. 1 tightly, and also smoked out the VIPs who had been hiding in the cabin like rats, and concentrated on the large deck in front of the chimney. The bombardment frightened the dignitaries, and although the violent explosion did not break the hull, the huge thrust almost capsized the ship. The VIPs who have been very comfortable all the way, never thought that there would be a day when the shells would fall on their heads, the Americans blushed and did not say a word, the Japanese swore that they would be absolutely safe, and they had the action of entering the inland of the Yangtze River, but the result was not only not safe, but after entering Anqing, there were constant troubles and problems, and I thought that it was the Chinese army to use the sightseeing ship as a gimmick to find some trouble for the garrison, but I didn't expect that all this was finally written on the sightseeing ship, if it wasn't for the small caliber of the opponent's artillery, If it weren't for the limited number of other artillery, his own boatload would have been feeding fish in the Yangtze River.

The British woman pestered the British man, and she didn't dare to let go at all, her temples were scattered, her face was frightened, and she kept chattering about something, the British man was still a gentleman, and kept stroking the woman's back, saying comforting words in his mouth, but his eyes shot a vicious light, and he slammed towards the small Japanese dog Yanghao not far away.

Inuyanghao's face was embarrassed, he never thought that his sightseeing ship would be attacked, but after this attack, this plan is also over, and the previous plan to Wuhan to Jiujiang to Nanchang is impossible to realize. The biggest trouble is that if Westerners are made afraid of the Chinese from now on, the problem will be big. How to explain to the Western distinguished guests, how to reverse this unfavorable situation, Inuyohiro couldn't find a solution if he wanted to break his dog's head, so he could only accompany the stiff smiling face and nod his head everywhere.

The French played a very cute role at this time, holding his half-cut cigar, spewing smoke that dared to compare with the chimneys of sightseeing ships, and said loudly without scruples: "The Chinese are not so easy to surrender, this sleeping lion, under the harassment of the Japanese, has already had a precursor to waking up!" Brazilians and a few other small countries nodded in agreement, they belonged to the role of soy sauce, and they only had to nod their heads to say anything.

The British also expressed their opinion, went up to the French and said: "General Napoleon was a great prophet, and his prophecies about China were full of miraculous power. I will report this experience in full to Prime Minister, China, has always been an indomitable nation. ”

The American also joined the conversation circle, and he said with a smile: "Just now I asked the Japanese military attaché, and he told me that the artillery fire that attacked the ship was 75 field guns produced in Japan, and it seems that the Chinese have been able to skillfully use weapons produced in Japan, which is not good news for the weapons producing countries." ”

The French also laughed: "Compared with Japanese weapons, American-produced weapons have certain advantages, and I think the Chinese prefer to use American weapons." As far as I know, the Japanese Tomosaka rifle is thirty years behind your country's M1 Garand rifle. China, a 5,000-year-old civilization, has precipitated a large amount of cultural heritage, and if you dig a few ancient tombs, you can exchange them for a year's products from the Springfield Arsenal. ”

The American laughed, and that was what he really wanted. The Japanese could not afford the supplies and money that the Americans wanted. If the Chinese do not die, the War of Resistance will not stop for a day, and the War of Resistance will not stop for a day, and the Americans will have a lot of business to do. He made up his mind, and after he went back, he strongly advocated the passage of China's arms sales plan, and if he had money or not, he would be the real bastard. Thinking of this, I looked at Inuyanghao not far away, and an indescribable disgust surged in my heart, this small country, wants to eat China, does not work hard from itself, and always thinks that other countries should not sell arms to China, it is too much to take it for granted! What era is it now, it is the era of global big business, and if you don't take advantage of the war to make a lot of money in your pocket, then you are not Americans.

When the Chongqing military headquarters received the news that the sightseeing ship had been attacked and was forced to return home, it was in an uproar for a while.

"Really do it!" Lao Jiang sat in the old-fashioned prince's chair in the official residence of Yunxiu Building, rolled his eyes, looked out the window, and said: "These guys in the Gui department are really evil, there is nothing they dare not do!" Well done this time, I loved it! ”

The door was gently pushed open, and Wang Shihe, the chief of the guard, walked in lightly and said to Chiang Kai-shek: "Mr. Wang Chonghui, the foreign minister, is here!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand and said, "Invite him in five minutes, let me be happy first, as soon as this guy comes in, I won't be happy." ”

Wang Shihe said with a smile: "The principal should think about how to punish the culprit!" ”

"Punish the culprit? You're talking about the little commander of the Gui army! Chiang Kai-shek smiled: "I'm afraid that I will really wronged him this time, you go out and talk to Bai Jiansheng, remove the perpetrator from his post first, and then reinstate the official after the limelight has passed, or transfer him from his post, and let Bai Jiansheng be responsible for the pacification work." ”

Wang Shihe responded and retreated, he had long known that this was the result, but he was still very uncomfortable, the meritorious service was punished, and the blow below was not topped. The shelling of Xiaogushan caused all the ambassadors of the European and American powers in Chongqing to rush into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, surrounded Wang Chonghui's office, and cursed him endlessly. On the surface, because of the shelling, China's diplomacy has entered the weakest point that it has never seen before, but in fact, it has won a big victory in diplomacy, and even Wang Chonghui has changed his usual nodding and haha, and has become vivid, playing haha to the ambassadors of various countries, a good fortune teller of yours, if the fate is not good, several will be killed a long time ago, then there is something to play! Usually, this guy is always very low-key when he enters Yunxiu Tower, but when he comes in today, he is very different, he looks proud of the spring breeze, and he greets everyone and laughs endlessly.

Even Wang Shihe and several Huangpu classmates in Chongqing unanimously believed that the commander of the 526th Regiment was invincible, and he had made great efforts to turn the tide with his own strength. Mo Di's old friend, Zhong Ji of the fourth phase of Huangpu even advocated for Mo Di everywhere, thinking that the merit of this battle was even worse than the bloody battle in Changsha.

On the way to the General Staff Headquarters, Wang Shihe heard all the news about the attack on the sightseeing ship, some people said it was good, some people said it was bad, and the main thing that said it was bad was that he thought that in this way, it would clash with the European and American powers, and even more isolate China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Wang Shihe couldn't help but shake his head, it's really boring that the lower the people, the more they like to move their thinking closer to the ruler, and like to copy the ideas above.

In the staff department, there was a jubilant atmosphere, and as soon as he entered the courtyard door, Liu Fei blocked Wang Shihe: "The head of the imperial guard has arrived, what kind of imperial decree is this!" ”

Wang Shihe smiled and said, "Don't mess with me, take me to see Chief Bai, and there is an edict for the commission." ”

Liu Fei asked, "Is it a good thing or a bad thing?" ”

Wang Shihe said: "In my opinion, it's a bad thing, and I'm not afraid to tell you that it's to save the enemy from shelling the sightseeing ship." ”

"Dismissal?" Liu Fei asked in surprise: "Isn't it imprisoned?" ”

"It's not. Who said he was going to be imprisoned? Wang Shihe stopped: "I think he should be promoted." ”

"Hahahaha." Liu Fei said: "We think that the biggest punishment is just to be imprisoned, Liu Shiyi has already arranged the prison, I didn't expect it to be just a dismissal, I estimate that as soon as this notice arrives, Mo Di will comply with it as soon as possible." ”

took Wang Shihe to Bai Chongxi's office, and when he heard Wang Shihe's message, Bai Chongxi was also happy, and asked: "If you are relieved of Mo Di's position, do you want him to be removed from his armor and serve as a people, or let him be retained in the army as a big soldier?" ”

"Retaining and retaining, must be retained, the commission said, once the limelight passes, the official must be reinstated or transferred from another post, and the rewards and punishments must be clear." Wang Shihe said: "Chief Bai has other ideas. ”

"Yes, Captain Wang knew that the Japanese army was assembled in Guangdong, and Guangxi had to guard against the Japanese army's westward advance along the Xixi River and the Japanese army landing in the Beibu Gulf. If he is reduced to a civilian and sent back to Guangxi, it is just right for him to lead a group of militias and join the Xijiang defense system. Bai Chongxi said: "This is the little Zhuge of the 48th Army, and he has won the prestige of the 48th Army's steel eel alone, and I am reluctant to let him leave the army." ”

Wang Shihe knew Bai Chongxi's thoughts and knew that he would properly settle Mo Di, so he didn't say anything anymore and left.

Bai Chongxi did not dare to slack off, reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs, and with a piece of order, he was relieved of his post as the commander of the 526th Regiment of the Modi Army, and immediately returned to the Political Department of the 176th Division of the 48th Army to report to the artillery bombardment of Xiaogushan. The 526th Regiment was in charge of Deputy Regiment Commander Jiang Chunyang.

Received the order of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Mo Di was relaxed, less than 24 hours after the shelling incident, the handling opinions have arrived, it can be seen that the level of attention to this matter from above, in the old green camp barracks of Taihu Lake, everyone is waiting for the final verdict from above, not only Jiang Chunyang, Ouyang Jin, Gao Guixuan, Luo Wei are present, Li Baicheng did not leave, but also Wei Gaozhen who came from Qianshan and Zhong Dingnai who came from Liantan, everyone also discussed this matter, thinking that the above is forced by public opinion, and it will definitely make Mo Di suffer a little grievance, As for the extent of the grievances, no one can make up their minds. Mo Di believes that the heaviest thing is to be shot, the second is to be imprisoned, cut again, suspended again, and confined again. Jiang Chunyang believes that it is impossible to shoot him, the greatest thing is to be imprisoned, and it is a good thing to be imprisoned, compared with the war-torn front, imprisonment is to recuperate, Yang Junchang, the commander of the 170th Division, lost Su County, was sentenced to ten years in prison, and stayed in Xiaogan for less than a month, Xiaogan fell, went to Wuchang, and Wuchang fell again, went to Guilin, and when he arrived in Guilin, he no longer stayed in prison. I heard that in the crisis in southern Xinjiang, General Xia Wei asked him to go out of the mountains to lead the troops, and he said that "the guilty body cannot defile the barracks" and pushed 625.

After getting the exact news, everyone was relaxed, and Mo Di said that he immediately set off and followed Li Baicheng's artillery battalion to Huoshan to report for duty, and waited for the dispatch of the division headquarters. Luo Wei categorically vetoed and let Qin Guosheng lead the guard company to follow, and he couldn't leave the boss half a step, and all the expenses were borne by the guard battalion.

Jiang Chunyang knew that these people had feelings for Mo Di, agreed to Luo Wei's proposal, and the responsibility for the cost was borne by the regiment headquarters, Jiang Chunyang was very optimistic about Mo Di going to the division headquarters, thinking that when he arrived at the division headquarters, Mo Di would definitely be reused, he thought that Mo Di was very necessary to go to the division headquarters for a period of time, Mo Di has been in the army for many years, has been fighting below, and he does not understand some of the above tricks at all.

Mo Di listened to Jiang Chunyang's interesting words, and felt that he really didn't know the twists and turns of being an official, so it was necessary to make up for this lesson. I said a few words to Wei Gaozhen, and asked him to pay more attention to the situation of the enemy and me in this area, as the acting commander of the six counties in the west, do not despise the Japanese puppet army in Anqing, this sightseeing ship incident has already angered the enemies in Anqing, they have the possibility of attacking at any time, and they must be prepared. During this period of time, it is not only necessary to let Peng Wu and Cheng Wannian's troops be fully organized to improve their combat capability, but also to strengthen reconnaissance in the Anqing area, and not to carelessly lose Jingzhou.

Everything was arranged properly, and he set off for Huoshan, Li Baicheng pulled four field cannons with horses, and Qin Guosheng used a cart to carry all kinds of supplies, and there were more than 200 people, like a team to change defenses. As soon as he walked out of Jinxi a few steps, Jiang Chunyang asked people to catch up and send a letter, which Mo Di opened and looked: Because of the unauthorized shelling of Xiaogushan, the commander of the 176th Division, Ou Shounian, was removed from the post of division commander, and was represented by the deputy division commander Zheng Cangrong, and the former director of the Political Department Tan Heyi was promoted to deputy division commander. Mo Di laughed: Is this a demotion or a promotion!