After the British government denied the puppet Manchukuo regime in the three eastern provinces based on its own interests, encouraging news came out from time to time in the negotiations between the Chinese and British governments.
In the last two days of late March, the third batch of 3,200 released prisoners of war from the British and Burmese troops, under the supervision of the International Red Cross and officials from neutral countries in Europe and the United States, lined up in a long line and walked past the camp once again built with logs by the British and Burmese troops.
At this point, 7,250 captured officers and soldiers of the British-Burmese army have been released, and only the last 3,820 people are left in the Baoshan and Xufu prisoner-of-war camps. Once the Sino-British Negotiation Agreement is signed,
, that is, all can be released.
As the news spread, countries all over the world expressed optimism about the peaceful settlement of disputes between China and Britain, but the Japanese government and military were disappointed and became angry.
On March 30, the Japanese Kwantung Army suddenly sent troops to occupy Gubeikou, once again brutally provoking the sensitive and fragile nerves of the Chinese military and civilians.
An Yi, who was in Shanghai with General Zhang Zhizhong, preparing to welcome the new German military adviser Fukgenhausen, was very angry after receiving the news, but he had no choice but to write a proposal in a hurry and send someone to deliver it quickly.
In the hands of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
At present, He Yingqin, Huang Yu, Song Zheyuan, Shang Zhen and others are in charge of North China. According to the orders of the Central Military Commission and the central government, any proposal on military affairs in North China must be approved by the Chairman of the Military Commission, Chiang Kai-shek, before it can be discussed at a meeting.
Yikong was a member of the Military Commission, and the Central Supervisory Committee had real power. He could only transfer the relevant report to Chiang Kai-shek as soon as possible for him to make a decision.
After the welcome ceremony, An Yi did not continue to stay in Shanghai. He took his mother-in-law, who was going to serve her pregnant daughter, and flew to Nanchang. Then the plane flew directly to Xufu while he stayed.
As China Airlines, a Sino-US joint venture, and Eurasia Airlines, a Sino-German joint venture, have suffered losses for years, they completed capital restructuring after more than half a year of negotiations and announced their merger on April 1. The scale and routes have since surpassed Anyi's Sichuan Southern Airlines.
It suddenly became the largest civil airline in China, but
It was because many routes after the merger needed to be re-arranged, and most flights across the country were affected within a week. Therefore, An Yi could only use his own special plane to fly his mother-in-law and two aunts and wives (Feng Jieyun's mother and relatives) to Xufu.
Accompanying us were three military personnel who had returned from studying in Germany.
When An Yi arrived in Nanchang, the fighting on the front line to suppress the Communists was fierce. Chiang Kai-shek comforted An Yi and said that Huang Qi would be coming from Peiping in the next few days and would convene a special executive meeting of the Military Commission, where the generals of various ministries would sit down together to discuss the issue of North China.
An Yi, who was full of anxiety, had no choice but to wait patiently. Every day he would either wander around the various departments and bureaus of the Nanchang camp, or go to Old Nanchang to have a drink with Lao Shoudao, Sun Xiaowang and others who were left behind, and discuss how to follow the Central Army and recover as soon as possible.
Matters regarding the resumption of production in several tungsten-rich mining areas in southern Jiangxi.
On April 6, Huang Yong rushed to Nanchang after a long journey. As soon as he appeared at the executive meeting, An Yi couldn't hold himself back: Huang Yong did not mention any news about Gubeikou, but instead took the news proposed by the Japanese.
The request for the restoration of traffic and navigation in Northeast China and Guanzhong is submitted to everyone for discussion.
An Yi's face suddenly turned purple, and for the first time in front of many important generals in the army, he questioned the issue of Gubeikou to his senior Huang Qi, whom he always respected.
Huang Hao was obviously well prepared. He smiled lightly and answered easily: The Japanese army did not occupy the Gubeikou Pass, but stationed troops to threaten the highlands outside the pass. This did not violate the armistice agreement signed by the two previous ones.
An Yi glanced at the venue and was finally completely disappointed with the reaction of Chiang Kai-shek and his colleagues. Everyone accepted Huang's specious and self-deceptive far-fetched statement, which completely chilled An Yi. He knew clearly that,
Chiang Kai-shek, like all the military and political commissars present here, focused all his energy on destroying the Communist Red Army, and tolerated the domineering Japanese invaders, just like a group of ostriches burying their heads in the sand, which is sad and lamentable.
In the next two days, there were still endless meetings. An Yi, who had become numb, remained silent from beginning to end. All the participants knew what he was thinking, and no one dared to provoke him.
Within two days of the meeting, Huang Shaohong, who had rushed to Taiyuan and Zhangjiakou and tried his best to deal with Mongolian affairs, sent urgent reports:
The army officer corps organized by the Japanese army went deep into the hinterland of Mongolia to incite national hatred and Mongolian independence; a regiment of the Kwantung Army marched brazenly and occupied the eastern and northern areas of Chahar that the local warlords had abandoned in desperation. The Bureau of Military Statistics and An Yi's Fourth
The Office sent a secret telegram from Tianjin, stating that the Japanese garrison in Tianjin was brazenly conducting military exercises in the area where Song Zheyuan's troops were stationed on the front line from the suburbs to Tangshan.
Until the meeting dispersed at noon on the 9th, no one among the more than 30 participants was willing to mention the serious crisis in North China and the Recha region. Song Zheyuan, commander of the 29th Army, who was so powerful in the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War and was deeply loved by the people
, this time there was not even a rudimentary resistance. He Yingqin, who was in charge of North China's military affairs, only sent a two-sentence telegram and did not mention the matter again. Everyone held an indifferent wait-and-see attitude towards the Japanese's pressing step by step.
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An Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He finally understood why the Japanese invaders were so arrogant and aggressive.
Although An Yi conducted a detailed analysis from Japan's national strength to the number and combat power of the Kwantung Army and the Tianjin garrison, he believed that the Japanese army was by no means ready for a full-scale war. At this time, as long as it bravely meets the provocation with a tough attitude, it can be destroyed.
The arrogance of the Japanese invaders. However, everyone including Chiang Kai-shek
, all believe that An Yi's statement lacks basic basis, pointing out that the Sino-Myanmar border crisis has not yet been completely resolved, the battle to exterminate the Communist Red Army is in full swing, and victory is in sight. If the war is allowed to burn across North China at this time, all the efforts over the past few years will be in vain.
If it flows eastward, the country and nation will surely fall into dire straits.
At noon on April 9th, An Yi, after the meeting ended, didn't even look at the grand reception banquet, nor did he say goodbye to anyone. He drove directly to the airport, boarded the waiting special plane, and flew directly to Xu Mansion.
An Yi stayed behind closed doors when he got home, didn't eat dinner, and didn't let anyone into the study, which made the whole family anxious. When An Yi heard that even his mother-in-law came to comfort him outside the door, he had no choice but to force himself.
He endured the grief, put on a smile, opened the door and said nothing happened, forced himself to sit with his family and finish dinner, then took a shower and changed clothes, and used a meeting as an excuse to go to Jiang Yunshan's Chengnan Villa to drink alcohol.
After half a night of explanations by Jiang Yunshan, Mr. Qi and others, I felt better.
On the morning of the next day, the Communist Party of China seized this rare opportunity to electrify the country and issue an "Announcement to the People for Japanese Imperialism's New Attack on North China", calling on all walks of life across the country to launch a national revolutionary war.
Political leanings, regardless of occupation or gender, unite together to break off diplomatic relations with Japan, stop attacking the Soviet area, and oppose the corrupt and cowardly Kuomintang that compromises with Japan...
Taking the full text of the notice sent by Liu Qing, the director of the intelligence department, An Yi sighed quietly in front of dozens of military and political officials attending the meeting: "The Kuomintang will pay a heavy price for this! Countless patriots and young students across the country will learn from it."
From this moment on, there was pessimism and disappointment towards the Nanjing government and alienation. The Kuomintang will have to swallow the bitter fruits it has sown on its own in the future!"
Everyone was surprised when they heard this, and Yang Bin asked in a low voice: "Commander, it can't be so serious, right?"
An Yi smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid the matter is far more serious than I expected. Think about it, how many patriotic young people have reached the point where they can't bear it anymore. How can they not go to extremes when the country and the nation lose hope? Two people like this
The veteran soldiers feel inexplicable grief and anger, and are disheartened, let alone the passionate and patriotic young people?"
Jiang Yunshan nodded in agreement: "Commander is absolutely right! Recently, teachers and students in various universities in Xuzhou have been discussing a lot. Many young teachers and student representatives have put forward many very sharp opinions at the current situation discussion meeting.
, deeply disappointed with the central government. We have developed communications in southern Sichuan, and colleges and universities are gradually implementing a relaxed education model to encourage students to express their opinions and launch rational discussions. The academic style is becoming more and more popular, but various ideological trends are also surging, and teachers are under great pressure.
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"The school must not be in chaos at this time. If the school is in chaos, I am afraid that the good order established over the past few years will be destroyed. So, if we generals have time during this period, we will try to go to various universities to participate in discussions between teachers and students.
Try to talk about the Sino-Japanese war that may happen at any time from a military perspective, and focus on encouragement. Make sure students maintain a good learning environment and order. Only in this way can we nip problems in the bud." An Yi said worriedly.
Jiang Yunshan smiled and said: "Fortunately, the big manhunt launched in time last month was very effective. Many aggressive teachers and students left southern Sichuan with our friendly farewell. Otherwise, I really don't know how much trouble would have happened. If I am right, I estimate
If so, the educational circles and universities in the Pingjin-Tianjin region will respond soon, and we will try our best to do our work in advance."
Ye Cheng thought about it and suggested: "Is it possible to conduct military training for students in various colleges and universities in advance starting from this month? And I suggest extending the month to forty-five days, so as to be as close to the regular military training as possible. If we can
If you find some good candidates who are interested in joining the army, you might as well immediately
Being absorbed into the seventh phase of the non-commissioned officer school can not only cultivate the spirit of martial arts, but also let the students know the difficulty of fighting in the army during the arduous training. I believe that after dozens of days of arduous military training, there is also the unique political education of our army
, students will be much more mature in thinking about issues."
"I agree with Chief of Staff Ye's opinion. Our Jiang Defense Force has just completed a six-month special training and currently has no combat preparation tasks. We are willing to accept one or two thousand students to be stationed for training." Deputy Commander Li Guang immediately agreed.
Yang Bin expressed his opinion: "It may be better to send female students who are willing to sign up for internship in the field hospital in western Yunnan to southern and western Yunnan in batches for rotation training."
Dong Zechuan said with a smile: "It would be better if some student cadres could join the police force, go to the Wulong, Nanchuan, and Wansheng police forces to assist our technical expert group and the county-level government in census and agricultural promotion, if possible.
, including summer internships, we combine military training, agricultural support and social practice, and it can last for three months."
Everyone thought it was very feasible and offered suggestions one after another. Soon, a three-month huge plan that combined military training, agricultural support, and social practice in various colleges and universities in southern Sichuan took shape, which eliminated a major worry for the managers of Anyi Group.
This was originally a stopgap measure due to desperation, but eventually developed into a good tradition in universities in southern Sichuan. It played an unexpected and huge role in the future of Anjiajun and the entire Sichuan, Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou region. This is a group of instigators.