On May 7, due to pressure from the outside world, the trial of Tang Enbo, the first of the four evils, officially began.

As the people were furious and all sectors of society demanded a public trial, the government was forced to agree.

Because the 6th Corps carried out a thorough campaign against corrupt officials in the Central Plains, they obtained a lot of evidence of corruption, dereliction of duty and harm to the people, including the former Chairman of the Henan Provincial Government and a group of senior officials and Tang Enbo.

The trial lasted for five days. During these five days, all walks of life paid widespread attention.

On May 12, the court officially pronounced Tang Enbo's sentence and sentenced Tang Enbo to life imprisonment. The proceeds from corruption and bribery were confiscated and used for disaster relief in the Central Plains region.

What everyone expected was a death sentence, but the government's attitude towards protecting Tang Enbo was very firm, and it could be sentenced to life imprisonment, which everyone could barely accept.

The disaster situation in the Central Plains has gradually stabilized, and Tang Enbo has also been sentenced. Just when the matter was gradually calming down, a reporter from the North China People's Broadcasting Station reported a shocking news to people from all walks of life across the country.

"Tang Enbo, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, lived leisurely with his family in Xishan, Yunnan. The person serving his sentence in prison was just a stand-in!"

As soon as the news came out, the whole country was shocked.

Courts and laws are a tool in the hands of senior officers of the Kuomintang! They can be used on others in a high-sounding way, but when it comes to themselves, all this is a joke.

The public sentiment that had just been calm became turbulent again.

People no longer shouted slogans about defeating corrupt officials, but began to question the government and the status of the law in this country.

The prestige of the Chongqing National Government fell into an unprecedented crisis.

The ambassadors and military attachés of the anti-fascist allies in China also sent diplomatic notes expressing concern about this.

Students participated in demonstrations right after class, and government offices were affected.

The journalists who were encouraged gave full play to their talents and published signed articles in newspapers, targeting high-level government officials.

The principal was preparing for two major events, and the case of the worst of the four evils caught him off guard again.

He had never seen such excited people, and he felt deeply angry about it.

The government’s WeChat account is not something that ordinary people can question at will!

From ancient times to the present, rulers hope that the people will be submissive and submissive. As long as they are not oppressed to the point of rebellion, everything is allowed.

But now the common people even dare to question the officials of the government at will.

If it weren't for the fact that there was Kodong nearby for comparison, the principal would have really wanted to use force to suppress him.

In order not to push all the people to Jiangdong's side, he endured this tone.

At the same time, it also strengthened his thoughts.

Tang Enbo was arrested overnight and imprisoned in front of many media reporters.

The case of the chief of the four evils has been tossed repeatedly, and the prestige of the National Government has also been shaken.

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The southern garrison corps of the Sixth Army was reorganized into the Sixth and Seventh Group Armies in Nanyang and Xinyang.

The personnel and weapons and equipment configuration of the two group armies are exactly the same as those of the previous five group armies, with 4 corps and 200,000 men under their jurisdiction.

The troops are undergoing intensive training after reorganization.

Samurai Min serves as the commander of the 6th Army, and Cao Bin serves as the commander of the 7th Army.

In the final battle against the Japanese invaders, Jiangdong planned to invest three army groups, or 600,000 men.

Of course, the Panzer Army, the Air Force and the Navy also participated in the war.

On May 15, Jiangdong moved his frontline headquarters to Xinyang.

This city was invaded by the Japanese army before, but after the North China War and the entire North China Front Army was wiped out, the Japanese army retreated and the Chinese army recovered.

The Japanese built strong fortifications along the Dabie Mountains, preparing to rely on the mountainous terrain to prevent Chinese troops from entering Wuhan.

As soon as the headquarters was set up, Xie Chengrui and Wu Zhan hurriedly found Jiangdong.

"Commander-in-Chief, when the case of the First of the Four Pests was making a big fuss, the principal quietly did a big thing in the southwestern provinces."

Xie Chengrui placed several telegrams in front of Jiang Dong and continued:

"The Chairman of the Generalissimo captured the warlords in Yunnan, Xikang, Sichuan, Guizhou and other provinces at the same time within three days. The local army was reorganized and the government personnel were completely changed."

"Long Yun, Liu Wenhui and others were forcibly invited to Chongqing by the Central Military and Military Command and took up idle positions in government departments."

"The Central Command and the Military Command acted very neatly this time, and with the cooperation of German weapon masters, they took control of all the southwestern provinces without causing any trouble."

"Long Yun was the person who resisted the most fiercely. I heard that he was preparing to turn on the power to fight against Chiang Kai-shek. However, all the units of the Yunnan Army were completely crushed by the German weapon divisions and he had no soldiers at his disposal. So he gave in."

While Xie Chengrui was speaking, Jiang Dong had already read all the telegrams.

He could only say that the Chairman made a good move.

It seems that this belief is deep-rooted before we fight against the outside world.

Wu Zhan said with complicated emotions:

"In this way, Chongqing's strength has more than doubled. It seems that the principal intends to stay in the Land of Abundance to develop his strength and does not plan to return to Nanjing."

Chongqing's move was beyond Jiangdong's expectation. From now on, at least on the surface, the two sides are equally powerful.

"How did the Military Commission respond to sending German weapon divisions to coordinate operations?"

Xie Chengrui snorted coldly and said:

"We have just received a telegram from the Military Commission, ordering us to postpone the launch of the final battle. The Allied forces have been victorious in Southeast Asia and will soon come to help us. It will be more effortless to launch the final battle by then."

"If we insist on recapturing Nanjing at this time, the Military Commission will not send German weapon divisions to southern Jiangxi, northern Fujian, Zhejiang and other places to prevent Japanese troops from escaping according to our plan."

"It's just a sentence, if we fight our enemies, they won't do anything!"

It seems that the Chairman’s back is hardened!

Although the actions of Zhongtong and Juntong went beyond Jiangdong's expectations, he still did not believe that there was a possibility of civil war between the two sides.

The disparity in strength is too great.

"Then how far have their negotiations with the Japanese progressed?" Jiangdong asked.

The code-breaking machines of the Peking Military Science Research Institute have been replaced for several generations, and the messages exchanged between Japan and China's dispatched troops are all under the control of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

To Koto, both the principal and Shunroku Hata were transparent.

When Shunroku Hata sent the first telegram to Chongqing, Koto knew his plan to abandon Wuhan.

I just kept pretending not to know and waited to see where the two sides would take the matter.

Wu Zhan replied:

"Shunroku Hata is indeed very courageous and decisive. He really wants to abandon Central China. The 11th Army in Wuhan has not shown any signs of retreating eastward. This is because the little Japanese are worried that we will detect it if they easily mobilize troops."

"From the analysis of the exchange of telegrams, we know that the Japanese 11th Army will not begin to retreat until the German armorers enter central China."

"The two sides exchanged defenses as if they were friendly forces!"

"The handover will be around May 20th!"

Jiangdong immediately turned his attention to the combat map.

The Eleventh Army and the Thirteenth Army are stationed in Wuhan and Nanjing and are the two main forces of Japan's China Expeditionary Force.

Jiangdong has been looking for opportunities to annihilate these two armies.

Now it seems that the Japanese will take the initiative to offer this opportunity.
Chapter completed!