The shock caused by the attack and sinking of the 10,000-ton oil tanker "Dingshan Maru" far exceeded the expectations of Chiang Kai-shek and An Yi. Countries in Europe and the United States issued statements to shirk responsibility. A handful of witnesses were all buried in the sea of fire, but luckily escaped.
In one disaster, the fourteen crew members of the "Dingshan Maru" were rescued by a passing Norwegian cargo ship. They only knew that there was a plane dropping bombs, but they did not know what the attacking plane looked like. The Japanese military intelligence agency struggled
After a comprehensive investigation, there were still no clues. In the end, I could only secretly blame the British stationed in Xingzhou and the Americans stationed in the Philippines for this account. The most direct reason is: the British and American troops in North China and
On the issue of energy sales in Shandong, the conflict with Japan is the most acute, and the two countries have no fewer than five flying clubs in the Philippines and Sinzhou. Behind each flying club, there are the shadows of the governments and militaries of the two countries.
The helpless and furious Japanese army took decisive action and dispatched seven warships of the Japanese navy stationed in Shanghai and Fujian to form a task force and march towards Southeast Asia in a mighty manner, showing off the majesty of the Japanese empire and demonstrating the Japanese army's defense of the country.
Firm determination as the strategic lifeline.
Britain and the United States appeared to be harmonious on the surface, but secretly they immediately launched tit-for-tat actions. Thirteen warships and two marine brigades were mobilized from Hawaii and the Middle East respectively to protect their Far Eastern interests and dominance of Southeast Asia with practical actions.
Tell the Japanese: The vast Southeast Asia and even the Strait of Malacca are not China where the Japanese are rampant and domineering, and they cannot tolerate the Japanese running wild here.
China's official newspapers and radio stations extensively reported on this incident, but they were limited to news reports without any views or positions, leaving the resentful Communists nowhere to vent.
The Southern Sichuan People's Broadcasting Station, which is only controlled by An Yi, is as maverick as ever. It makes sounds of gloating every day. There is a great lineup of guests who come to the station to express their opinions. Some suspect that the oil tanker "Dingshan Maru" may have caught fire, exploded and sank by itself.
, some speculated that it was probably caused by an explosion after hitting a rock, and almost no one thought that the tragedy was caused by a bomb dropped by an airplane.
On the third day, Zhan Zhang, the director of the Anjiajun Political Department who was interviewed, was even more arrogant, telling the truth about the "Huanggutun Incident", the trigger of the "September 18th Incident", and the story of the "Songhu War"
"Japanese overseas Chinese were killed" conspiracy, "Hebei incident"
Examples include the causes and consequences of the "incident", exposing the unscrupulous and despicable tactics of the Japanese army, and finally inferring with great seriousness: the possibility that the "Dingshan Maru Incident" is a trick of the Japanese army cannot be ruled out. As for the purpose of the Japanese army, everyone in the world is welcome to wait and see!
As soon as Zhanzhi's speech was broadcast, it was immediately reprinted and publicized by Chinese and foreign communists who were afraid of chaos in the world. It quickly gained the recognition of the vast majority of the people, the envoys of various countries in China, and the overseas Chinese. The communists almost unanimously believed that: "Dingshan Pill"
The reason why the No. 1 suddenly caught fire and sank was not a "despicable aerial sneak attack" promoted by the Japanese, but a farce written and directed by the domineering and ambitious Japanese army.
The Communist Party was furious. The ambassador to China and the consulates in various places immediately made serious objections to the central government in Nanjing and local governments, strongly demanding that the central government remove Zhan, the director of the Second Route Army's Political Department, from his position in order to "sabotage
"Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations", "slandering the Japanese government and military" and other charges, he was quickly arrested and tried, and was required to publicly apologize to the Japanese government and military.
Chiang Kai-shek was very angry about this and scolded An Yi for being so complacent that he did not know how to keep a low profile and enjoy himself after escaping a disaster, but actually did stupid things that were superfluous.
However, scolding was enough, and the furious Communists still had to deal with it. In desperation, Chiang Kai-shek secretly ordered Foreign Minister Zhang Qun to explain to the Communists, emphasizing that Zhan Zhan's remarks only represented his personal views and had nothing to do with the Chinese government and military.
It is irrelevant, and the Second Route Army, like Guangxi's Li Zongren Gui Army, Mongolia's Dewang Autonomous Army, and Taiwan's Sheng Shicai Border Guard Army, are all local warlords who are at odds with the central government, and the central government cannot control them.
After handling the diplomatic troubles, Chiang Kai-shek sent a secret telegram to An Yi, who was in charge of supervising training and exercises in North China. He scolded An Yi severely and finally ordered An Yi to immediately punish Zhan with dismissal and investigation.
Alleviating the huge pressure and diplomatic troubles faced by the central government.
An Yi immediately called back and humbly admitted his mistake, saying that he had changed his mind and started a new life, but he was unwilling to deal with Zhan Zhi. He also used every word and every sentence to defend Zhan Zhi, thinking that Zhan Zhi's opinion was just a logical speculation on the "Dingshan Pill Incident", and
If there is no certainty, it is the work of the *** people themselves. All other speeches are true and credible. There is no exaggeration or fabrication. All *** people understand this.
At the end of the call back, An Yi said very elegantly that the opinions expressed were completely within the scope of military academic discussions. They were the same in nature as the analyzes of military experts in Europe and the United States. They were one of many possible analytical views, not just one of them.
You should take responsibility and be punished for your words.
After reading An Yi's reply, Chiang Kai-shek was almost furious, but he had no choice but to curse Niang Xipi. As long as An Yi did not agree to deal with his generals, it would be useless for anyone to yell. An Jiajun did not need a penny from the central government.
On the contrary
He is a big creditor of the central government. What's even more terrible is that An Yi, a commander who is fearless and extremely protective of his own shortcomings, is rich and powerful, has guns, and is brave enough to provoke the central government.
Countless troubles come.
Chiang Kai-shek no longer insists on dealing with the situation, but he suffers a lot from Foreign Minister Zhang Qun, Shanghai Mayor Wu Tiecheng, Military and Political Minister He Yingqin and others. Every day they have to bite the bullet and gnash their teeth with the Communist dwarf, while An Yi, the instigator, happily
Watch with Song Zheyuan, Zhang Zizhong and other North China generals galloping across Pingchuan
During the exercise, we cordially visited the officers and men of the 29th Army, held various summary meetings and analysis meetings, and drank from time to time with the officers and men who performed well. When the mood struck, we even went into battle in person and let the accompanying 17th Army Special Agent Battalion explain and demonstrate. Occasionally,
He picked up the old Hanyang-made weapon and competed with ordinary soldiers of the 29th Army in marksmanship.
No matter how much trouble the Japanese envoys in Shanghai, Nanjing and other places made, the Kwantung Army and the Japanese Army in North China did not have the energy to engage in a war of words.
On the battlefield of Suidong, Fu Zuoyi's troops suddenly exerted force. With the assistance of two cavalry divisions, they defeated the puppet Mongolian army of the Japanese warlord De Wang with heavy casualties. They abandoned the city and lost ground. In just three days, they retreated hundreds of miles with a loss of 3,000 soldiers.
Remaining soldiers. On the front line in central Hebei, the Lu Yixuan Division of the Seventeenth Army suddenly moved eastward, reaching the sea. The 116th Division of Wan Fulin's department replaced shotguns with cannons.
Quickly moved northward and majestically took over the Lu Yixuan Division's defense area; the Zhang Chengzhu Division of the Seventeenth Army stationed in Shijiazhuang suddenly assembled quickly, including a cavalry regiment of 800 cavalry, and quickly moved northward, approaching Langfang; the Southwest Air Force stationed at Baoding Airport and Shijiazhuang New Airport
They were dispatched frequently and in groups, hovering majestically over the Pingjin and Tianjin areas.
The commander of the garrison, Anichiro Tashiro, and the chief of staff, Gunichi Hashimoto, saw that the situation was not good, and quickly met with a group of pro-Japanese officials from the North China Political Affairs Commission. They strongly requested to meet and discuss with Song Zheyuan, who was supervising the exercises of his 30,000 soldiers, and asked Song Zheyuan and Zhang Zizhong to talk to each other.
Explain the purpose of the exercise and the hostile large-scale mobilization of the 17th Army.
"It's chaos, the whole North China and Sui-Cha area is in chaos! A division of the Kwantung Army was hurriedly transferred to the Sui-Cha border area to intimidate Brother Yisheng (Fu Zuoyi)'s Suidong. The head of the Japanese military government's secret service in Mongolia, Tanaka Takayoshi, was furious.
, personally led the reinforcements of 5,000 puppet Mongolian troops
In Honggeer Latu, there will be a big battle between the main forces of the enemy and us on the front line of Bailing Temple; in Pingjin, the Japanese army in Tianjin is turbulent, and the Japanese army in Peiping have all closed their camps and entered a state of combat readiness. The Japanese mixed brigade stationed in Shanhaiguan rushed south to support Tianjin.
, there is a strong possibility that a mountain rain is about to come.”
Lu Xiuwen, deputy commander of the 29th Army, sighed frequently, with unnoticeable worry in his eyes.
Generals such as Feng Zhi'an and Zhao Dengyu echoed this, saying that the situation in the entire north had suddenly become extremely complicated and difficult to grasp for a while.
Song Zheyuan smiled and did not express any opinions. He calmly asked his staff to open the windows of the conference room to get some air. After that, he looked at An Yi who was drinking tea leisurely: "What do you think, Brother An?"
An Yi chuckled: "Chaos is good, the more chaotic the better, only in chaos can you win, haha!"
"What did General An say?" Lu Xiuwen asked in confusion.
An Yi respected Lu Xiuwen, Lieutenant General and Deputy Commander of the 29th Army. After hearing this, he stopped joking, put down his tea cup, pointed to the edge of the map of North China on the table, and patiently explained:
"I'll just talk about this map of Pingjin. Everyone, please see, the location and role of Bailing Temple, the gateway to Suiyuan, is becoming more and more conspicuous. The Puppet-Mongolian Army has already stationed a division of troops here, from the division headquarters to the company.
All are under the specific command of the military advisers of the Communist Party of China.
"According to General Yisheng's intelligence, the Kwantung Army has been hoarding a large amount of arms and supplies here through the Puppet-Mongolian Army over the past year. Now we see that General Yisheng's four brigades and one cavalry division are overwhelming, conquering three towns in a row, and their morale is like a rainbow to take advantage of victory.
On the line to Bailing Temple, where can we take care of the relatively peaceful Chabei and Shanhaiguan?
"The Kwantung Army hurriedly assembled a division to march westward. They misjudged the situation, were caught off guard, and had to react passively."
The generals carefully observed the map and agreed with An Yi's opinion.
An Yi continued to point to the map: "Looking at the Pingjin area again, starting from the day before yesterday, the Japanese troops from all over the country no longer dared to run rampant and swagger through the city. Almost all of them had withdrawn their defenses and stood ready; Xianghe, Tongxian, Tangshan, Tanggu and other traitor armed forces
Disappeared, the two brigades of the Japanese garrison stationed in Tianjin, due to the rapid movement of the two main divisions of the 53rd Army and the 17th Army, had to gather in the area south of Tianjin and be on guard day and night, for fear that if they were not careful, their nests would not be protected.
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"Looking at the overall situation, we can clearly see that when the Kwantung Army was unable to go south to assist in the war, the Japanese army in North China could only take a defensive position and respond passively. They would never dare to actively provoke trouble and trigger a war in the near future.
"So, the whole situation looks very chaotic, and the people in Pingjin and Tianjin are also panicking because of the large-scale exercises of the officers and men of the 29th Army and the abnormal mobilization of the 17th Army and the 53rd Army. Rumors spread, exacerbating the tension throughout North China.
Atmosphere, coupled with surprise
The 'Dingshan Maru Incident' that broke out triggered conflicts among various countries. The Japanese army exaggerated it and spread rumors one after another. The Japanese army was fighting fire everywhere, focusing on one thing and the other. Its arrogance has been reduced a lot.
Military officers.
"This kind of chaos looks chaotic, but in fact it is very beneficial to us. I believe that once the exercise is over, the situation in North China will be greatly improved, the people of Beijing and Tianjin will be more confident, and the misunderstood brothers of the 29th Army will also be understood by the people
and support, I feel proud again.”
"Well said! I have been looking forward to this day for a long time." Zhao Dengyu exclaimed excitedly.
After listening to An Yi's analysis, Song Zheyuan felt reassured. He laughed and patted An Yi's arm affectionately: "Brother, I can't accompany you back to Baoding. I will rush back to Peking immediately after the meeting. I want to take a look.
Tashiro and Hashimoto rushed to the door, wondering what they had to say to me, haha!"
An Yi nodded humbly: "Brother Mingxuan, go ahead. I will rush back to Baoding. In addition, let me tell you some good news. I will fly to Taiyuan tomorrow morning to get General Baichuan's permission to return to Yichang to rest as soon as possible.
Two brigades of the Second Southwest Air Force transferred to Taiyuan Airport.
"Didn't the Kwantung Army's fighter planes indiscriminately bomb the soldiers of the Shanxi-Sui Army led by General Yisheng? Let's join in the fun. If we can provoke the Kwantung Army to fight on the Sui-Cha front line, the development of the situation will have a profound impact on the situation.
We are more advantageous, at least it is very beneficial to North China."
Song Zheyuan and other generals were overjoyed, finally relieved of their huge psychological burden, and burst into hearty laughter.