Chapter 241 New Year of 1938 (please ask for red flowers!)
On New Year's Day in 1938, for most Chinese people in this era, there was no "New Year" atmosphere. After all, it had not been a generation since the Western calendar entered China, and people's habits were still the Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, and Spring Festival.
a major holiday.
On this day, Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, held a small ceremony as usual to celebrate the arrival of the new year!
Since Chairman Chiang came to power, the New Year has not been smooth every year. In 1931, Japan invaded the Northeast and fully annexed it the following year. This was followed by the Shanghai Incident on December 8, the Suiyuan Incident, the Jehol Incident, and the North China Incident.
Incidents, up to the July 7 incident, this series of incidents can only explain one problem. Japan has officially implemented the "mainland strategy" of embezzling China. The Chinese nation has become intolerable and has no way to retreat!
However, as the top military commander of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek knew his own affairs. Faced with Japan's large-scale aggression, China was simply unable to resist. In this war with only one winner, China had almost no chance of winning, because China and Japan
Not a heavyweight opponent at all.
What's even more hateful is that the domestic partisan disputes have continued, and the warlord separatism has intensified! The previous armed forces of the G Party have not been eliminated, and a freak like Wu Aihua has appeared in a remote place in Fujian and Guangdong, making Chiang Kai-shek unable to figure out the nature of this monster.
Pulse gate. If you say he is a warlord, he does not wantonly occupy the territory like others; if you say he is not a warlord, he also wants to expand his army, and his army is not even a match for the Japanese. What is even stranger is his politics
It seems that he neither believes in the Kuomintang's ideas nor the gcd's ideas. However, his new policies in Fujian and Guangdong are not only consistent with some of the gcd's ideas, but also consistent with the people's livelihood doctrine of the Kuomintang. It is even more hateful.
What is surprising is that with just one move, this man allowed hundreds of thousands of Chen Jitang's troops to be integrated into the National Defense Forces. If he makes another move, who will become his ally?
This is an absolutely powerful faction. This is an opponent that is not the central government but is more influential than the central government! It can be said that in the past six months, Chiang Kai-shek has not read the intelligence about the Japanese or the Japanese army at all. The Japanese are just that.
My son, I studied and studied, and it was no more than a typing. Even if I couldn't win, Chiang had fulfilled his national responsibility. However, Chiang Kai-shek was very interested in the information about Wu Aihua and the National Defense Force. He asked Dai Li for everything no matter how big or small it was.
Report it directly to him. As for the newspapers published in Fujian and Guangdong, Chiang Kai-shek read them with great interest.
Slowly, Chiang Kai-shek began to admire Wu Aihua, a young man.
If he belongs to the Kuomintang camp, I may not be unable to hand over China to him. At least, I can leave military affairs to him. This man can both train troops and fight!
Of course, you can also leave economic matters to him. This person is very talented in industry and people's livelihood.
However, Jiang also understood that this was just his wishful thinking. Even Song Ziwen, a rebel, did not agree to introduce Wu Aihua into the upper echelons of the central government, let alone the Kong family and the Chen family.
Rich locals who have power and want money.
Most of the top leaders of the Kuomintang, including Vice Chairman Wang, hated Wu Aihua even more. Therefore, Jiang's idea was stillborn.
Maybe people like Second Sister Song or Li Jishen can talk with Wu Aihua and others. Sometimes, Chiang Kai-shek thought sadly.
For Chiang Kai-shek, the New Year in 1938 was no longer as calm as in previous years. In the past years, except for one year when he "went to the countryside" and only saw a few students in his hometown of Fenghua, the New Year in other years, no matter what happened outside
In this way, this year must be celebrated.
This year is also a year to be celebrated. Wang Shihe had already come to ask for the list of participating guests and gave it to himself. However, this year is a bit embarrassing because Chiang Kai-shek and many important party and state officials have left the capital to come.
Arrive in Wuhan.
Speaking of the capital, it also made Chiang Kai-shek angry. You said you are Japanese, why are you so aggressive? You captured Shanghai in three days, and then divided your troops into three groups. You captured Suzhou and Nantong in one day, and Huzhou in one day.
I can't do anything if I don't leave. The National Government is not owned by me, Chiang Kai-shek, but a large family. So, let's move to Wuhan, the "provisional government station". If the Japanese army wants to invade Wuhan after taking Nanjing, then
, the Nationalist Government had no choice but to move to Chongqing, its "side capital".
However, after the Japanese captured Suzhou, Nantong, and Huzhou, the good times came to an end. First, the Japanese navy was hit by mines in the Jiangyin area, and almost the entire army was wiped out; then the 32nd Division was attacked in a small place called Zhoujing Lane.
Only a few thousand people were left after being blown up by a burst of landmines, allowing Huang Wei's 11th Division to take advantage. Later, little Japan suffered more tragic experiences. The air force of the National Defense Force in the south bombed, and three mysterious men went everywhere to collect Japanese people.
of artillery, baggage, ammunition, and ships. It is said that Kenji Doihara sent three divisions with more than 80,000 men but failed to defend the equipment of his independent heavy artillery brigade. Is this... is this still a war? Is this not talking about
Storytelling, right?
Therefore, this New Year is a New Year of both joy and sorrow for Chiang Kai-shek. The good news is that the Japanese have finally temporarily stopped their attack and the capital Nanjing has been temporarily protected. The bad news is that the National Defense Force has become stronger and the mysterious figure has disrupted the situation.
, China is becoming more and more chaotic, and there seem to be more and more people who don't listen to the Chairman's words... This New Year, Chiang Kai-shek's mood is really not good.
There is another person who is in an even worse mood on the occasion of the New Year. This person is Emperor Hirohito of the Empire of Japan. Some people say that the royal family has no family ties. This statement also applies to the Japanese royal family. Except for Emperor Hirohito and Empress Ryoko, everyone else is a subordinate and a subject.
In past New Years, the emperor always accepted congratulations from his subordinates and subjects at the palace, and had cordial conversations with his subjects to show his people-friendly image.
The New Year of 1938 also had such a ceremony. If everything goes well, this year's New Year should have some new atmosphere. The jihad cause of the Empire of Japan has made world-renowned progress. Judging from the results of the three-day capture of Shanghai, the victory
Nanjing, the capital of China, is just around the corner, and the atmosphere of failure in the Battle of Peking and Tianjin will be swept away!
However, starting a week ago, the war in China suddenly became strange. The navy, army and air force of the Empire of Japan suffered successive defeats. What's more, the reason why the Empire of Japan suffered such heavy losses was actually caused by a so-called
Caused by the "Devil" trio.
Is there really a so-called master in China who can move freely when surrounded by tens of thousands of Japanese Imperial Army? Hirohito doesn't believe it. If that's true, why are every general of the Imperial Army still alive and well? Besides, Hirohito doesn't believe it.
, The Empire of Japan also has masters, and the imperial palace maintains a group of high-level samurai (ninjas). They can deal with a few or a dozen of them each. When the conditions are right, such as a night attack, they can even deal with dozens of them. This level is credible.
, Similarly, it is not surprising that China has such masters. However, the "devils" of China are not operating at night, but in broad daylight, fighting against the Japanese Imperial Army.
Hirohito absolutely did not believe this, but not only Matsui Iwane, but also Kenji Doihara, Hisao Tani, and Heisuke Yanagawa also reported so. Moreover, Kenji Doihara also took photos, and the photos were very clear.
It shows that the three "devils" possess an unprecedented artillery. With just two artillery pieces (so Hirohito thought), they were able to defeat Kenji Doihara's 80,000-strong army without the ability to fight back.
Of course, Hirohito did not believe these generals, and the lieutenant generals lied to him. So, what is the problem? Is there really such an "invulnerable" master in China who can "take the head of a general out of a million troops"? What if?
Really, what should the Imperial Japanese Army do? Even if these three "devils" cannot be truly invulnerable, then their powerful "stealing" ability allows the Imperial Army's baggage, ammunition, artillery, tanks, and ships to be destroyed.
Who can crack the ability of a ship to disappear out of thin air?
If it cannot be cracked, that is, if the "devil" cannot be restrained from continuing to do evil, no matter how much supplies the Imperial Japanese Army has, they will all be stolen.
In the days after the imperial army retreated, domestic newspapers could only report that the imperial army was consolidating the occupied areas and cleaning up "public order." However, this situation could not last long. As time went by, the people would question: Why has Nanjing, the capital of China, not yet
Capture? When can China be captured?
Of course, Hirohito can ignore the doubts of the people, but he cannot go without results for a long time. However, where will these results come from? Matsui Iwane has been caused by the "devil" to suffer from myocardial angina and vomiting blood. Should he change his generals on the spot?
Send another person to take charge of the affairs of the East China Front?
Thinking of this, Hirohito was not interested in celebrating this New Year. He had to deal with the subjects' representatives perfunctorily, and then hurriedly summoned a group of people from the base camp to discuss countermeasures against the "devil".
If the leaders of the two countries in the East were not in a good mood during the New Year in 1938, then Hitler, the head of the German Empire and the Nazi Party in Europe, seemed particularly happy. First, he gave a speech to the citizens of the German Empire
, talked about Germany's destiny, Germany's achievements and Germany's future; then, returned to his official residence to have lunch with several giants of the Nazi Party.
The Chinese talk about food without speaking, but Westerners have no such taboo. During the dinner, Hitler talked about the situation in Germany and Europe. When talking about the war in Asia, in response to the misguided remarks of some people in the Nazi Party, Hitler said
, the cooperation between Germany and Japan can only end with the signed "Anti-GC Agreement". He said that Japan will not be China's opponent, because China has a national defense force with Wu Aihua, and its military equipment is at least ten years ahead of Japan.
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1938 was a lucky year for Hitler. He first annexed Austria without a fight in the spring of March, and then sometime in the autumn, he controlled the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia without firing a shot.
Driven by the Nazi Party, the tank of the German Empire has rumbled towards the critical point of the war!