Nanjing and Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in the morning mist.
The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is located at the southern foot of Zhongshan Mountain in the eastern suburbs. It faces north and is magnificent. It faces the "Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum", the mausoleum of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, across the slope. The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum was built in the 15th year of the Republic of China and completed in the spring of the 18th year.
In June of the same year, Mr. Zhongshan's body was moved here from the Biyun Temple of *** for burial. The mausoleum is in the style of a wooden palace and is built near the mountain. It rises step by step from south to north and consists of archway, tomb passage, mausoleum gate, stele pavilion, and platform.
, and finally the memorial hall and tomb. The total area of the cemetery is more than 45,000 acres, of which 32,000 acres are forest area. It also has a music stage, Guanghua Pavilion, waterside pavilion, Meiling Palace and other auxiliary buildings. Standing in the mausoleum
Looking from a high place, you can see the surging river in front, the towering Bell Mountain behind, the bells of Linggu Temple on the left, and the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty on the right. It really occupies the world's scenery and gives you an imperial atmosphere.
The mausoleum is also the emperor's tomb palace. It is said that in the second year of the Republic of China, Mr. Zhongshan came to Zhongshan for hunting. When he climbed up to take a look, he couldn't help but be intoxicated. He asked the mayor of Nanjing who was accompanying him: If Sun Mou is willing to borrow a piece of Guishan after a hundred years,
A treasured place to settle down!
Because of the certainty of what he said, and because Mr. Zhongshan mentioned many times during his lifetime that he wanted to be buried in Zhongshan after his death, after Mr. Zhongshan passed away, although he was still in a corner (not yet on the Northern Expedition), he still sent important officials and huge sums of money to invite him.
Mr. Feng Shui came to Zhongshan for inspection. After various yin-yang and eight trigrams arguments, he selected the tomb site and raised funds and drawings through bidding. It cost 2.4 million silver dollars and mobilized hundreds of thousands of migrant workers to complete the construction of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.
Chiang Kai-shek and his wife Soong Meiling, accompanied by Sun Ke, Wang Jingwei, Ju Zheng, Yu Youren, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi, Xu Yongchang, Tang Shengzhi, Lin Wei and other military and political officials, slowly climbed the stone steps of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.
The cemetery was silent, and the high stone steps leading to Mr. Sun Yat-sen's tomb, illuminated by the rising sun, seemed like a road leading to heaven.
Zhongshan is as dark as black, the earth is silent, Linggu Temple rings with the bell of salvation, and all the hustle and bustle of the world, such as war, hatred, power, money, and fighting each other to the death, all disappear here.
Time is like an eternal river, majestic and never-ending, and the soul of the former Prime Minister is smiling towards the world on that high and raised mountain. Compared with eternity, all personal things, including power, status, and property
Isn't even life just a passing cloud?
By the time we finished visiting Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, it was almost noon.
When the Chairman and other senior officials came down the mountain, they were quickly greeted by Lieutenant General Zhao Rui, Director of the Fourth Department of the Base Camp, Major General Xu Zuyi, Director of the Second Department of the General Staff Headquarters, and Colonel Dai Li, Director of the Investigation Division of the Military Command Bureau.
As soon as they saw the troika of the intelligence department dispatched, everyone following Chiang Kai-shek knew clearly that something big had happened.
All the civil servants left voluntarily, but Song Meiling had no intention of leaving. She obviously wanted to hear what happened. Chiang Kai-shek thought for a while and took the people to the Meiling Palace on Xiaohong Mountain to the west of the cemetery.
After sitting down in the conference room according to military rank, Zhao Rui stood up first and said to Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling who were sitting in the chair: "Commissioners, madam, generals. According to my inquiries in the fourth hall, I sent four
They dispatched intelligence personnel, sneaked into Northeast China, and sacrificed twenty-nine outstanding intelligence personnel. It took nearly a month to finally figure out the actual situation in Northeast China and the real reason for the ceasefire between the Japanese army and us.
After signaling to the staff of the fourth hall who were following him to hang a large map of Northeast China on the display stand on one side of the conference room, Zhao Rui came to the map, picked up the baton placed in front of the display stand, and pointed at the northern part of Northeast China:
"Since January this year, an armed force has been active in the Changbai Mountains and the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains, frequently attacking mines, towns, villages and Japanese settlements controlled by the Japanese army, and has gradually grown in strength. In July, the Japanese army brazenly launched the Marco Polo Bridge Incident,
The Kwantung Army took advantage of the situation and entered the Pass on a large scale. The troops in the Northeast were relatively empty, so the armed forces took the opportunity to attack and captured Jining. Then, with lightning speed, they swept through the Sanjiang Plain adjacent to the Sulin coastal area and captured Jiamusi and Fujin.
, Boli, Linkou, Suifenhe, and dozens of towns. In August, the army became more and more courageous in the war. After obtaining workers and a large number of miners from the Japanese army to build border defense fortifications, the team immediately expanded and then crossed the Mudanjiang River.
, Songhua River, launched external operations, successively captured Luobei, Hegang, Aihun, Bei'an, Helen, Suihua and other cities to the west, occupied Shulan, Huadian and other cities to the south, threatened Changchun, the capital of the puppet Manchukuo, and triggered the Kwantung Army
The headquarters and the Japanese base camp were greatly shaken, and they had to take the initiative to pass the peace message to us through the Ping, Tianjin and puppet government officials and the German government, so as to gain a precious opportunity for a ceasefire and return to the division to stabilize the rear."
Everyone, including Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling, was dumbfounded. They could not imagine that so many things had happened in the Northeast, where information was strictly controlled. The Japanese army deliberately intercepted the news and monitored Manchurian broadcasts and domestic broadcasts.
Gaining nothing, it sounds like peace. Who can imagine that so many things happened in the black land of Northeast China? And the truth about the withdrawal of Japanese troops turned out to be this.
Chiang Kai-shek murmured: "I knew it would be like this, I knew it would be like this!"
At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek was relieved. How could Wang Jingwei, an embroidered pillow cream niche, get the news about the withdrawal of the Japanese troops? If the Japanese had not taken the initiative and tried every means to inform him, it would have been impossible for him to have not obtained it from my intelligence agency.
Before the news came out, he knew the truth before me! Fortunately, I was still nervous for so long. It turns out that this is the truth!
Zhao Rui was not aware of Chiang Kai-shek's complex psychological activities and continued to report: "According to the latest information from my infiltrated intelligence officer, while the Japanese army was gathering forces to retreat and attack the Sanjiang Plain with overwhelming force, the Suihua rebels sneaked into Songhua, Harbin last night.
On the north bank of the Yangtze River, railways and highway bridges were blown up, cutting off traffic between the main urban area of Harbin and the urban area north of the Yangtze River. Then a large army was dispatched to annihilate the Japanese troops stationed in the north of the Yangtze River, and once again won the battle against the Japanese army. It is expected that in the next period of time, in the northern part of Northeast China,
There will be a series of dazzling offensive and defensive battles, which are no less intense and intense than the battles that took place in North China."
"I would like to ask General Zhao, is it possible for a small guerrilla army to achieve such great achievements in such a short period of time? Looking at the entire incident you described, I found that I felt like listening to a fairy tale!"
He Yingqin stood up questioningly: "With the combat power of the Japanese army, with strong city defenses, how many troops are needed to break through the strong cities and then advance at such a fast speed? Let alone a guerrilla armed force, how many troops are needed to break through the strong cities?
How long does it take to go down to the Sanjiang Plain and consolidate the rule, that is, in terms of cross-river operations, and how long does it take to go north from Jiamusi and Fujin, how long does it take to conquer the well-prepared Luobei, Aihun and other border fortresses that the Japanese army has operated for many years? There is also Suihua City.
As far as I know, since the occupation of Northeast China, the Japanese army has deliberately strengthened this city at the gateway of Xiaoxinganling. Not to mention that all the city walls have been reinforced with reinforced concrete. The thickness of the wall of the city defense fortress built only with steel and poured concrete is
Three to four meters, there is powerful artillery fire support from the artillery unit in Jianzhi City, I would like to ask, what kind of weapons can be used to capture such a steel fortress?"
The conference room was buzzing with endless discussions. Many generals who were originally excited were shaken at this time.
Zhao Rui smiled faintly: "General Jingzhi is so knowledgeable that he actually knows such a secret thing as attacking the Kwantung Army. Zhao Rui admires him!"
Seeing He Yingqin's face turn the color of pig liver, Zhao Rui said seriously: "If it is an ordinary guerrilla with no foundation, there is nothing we can do. For example, the Anti-Japanese Alliance has been active in the Northeast for many years. Although it has caused much trouble to the Kwantung Army, it has actually achieved
The results were not great, especially after the Kwantung Army began to implement the "group tribe" plan in Jilin Province and Liaoning Province, it became even more difficult. However, how can this local armed force be an ordinary armed force?
"According to our Fourth Department's in-depth investigation into the Sanjiang Plain area, it can be determined that the armed forces of this unit are actually directly controlled by the Soviet Far East Red Army. The rifles, machine guns, cannons, anti-aircraft guns, cars, tanks, and armored trains used by it are all Soviet standard weapons.
, I would like to ask everyone here, have you ever witnessed dozens of tanks gathering into a charging formation, launching terrifying penetration tactics against opponents on the plain, and then using cannons, machine guns, and mortars to separate them?
A huge scene in which the opponent covered up the battle and finally solved the battle with infantry? After the guerrillas captured Suihua, when they responded to the reinforcements of more than 30,000 troops sent by the Kwantung Army, they responded to two Japanese brigades and a puppet army division.
, using such tactics to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop!”
After everyone had digested their information, Zhao Rui added: "Our intelligence personnel risked their lives and disguised themselves as communists to inquire about the guerrillas' attack on Suihua City. The guerrillas first deployed artillery fire for more than an hour.
, large and small artillery with a caliber of less than 200 mm, bombarded Suihua for an hour, and Suihua's artillery disappeared after that wave of bombardment. Then, the guerrillas used train guns to target the bombardment, and fired at the city defense fortress one by one, finally making
The strong city defense of Suihua collapsed, and then the guerrillas with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles broke into the city. In the middle of the night, the Japanese army in Suihua was completely annihilated. Just imagine, with such terrifying attack capabilities, who said it was just a guerrilla force?
"In my opinion, I should be the Far East Red Army sending out its internal Chinese troops to carry out a targeted combat plan. You can imagine what the result would be if the regular Soviet Red Army fought against the Japanese army.
It should not be regarded simply as a battle between the guerrillas and the Kwantung Army!"
After that, Zhao Rui threw down his baton and returned to his seat.
Fierce discussions resounded in the conference room again. After hearing Zhao Rui's detailed report, no one questioned the authenticity of what Zhao Rui said. He Yingqin was dumbfounded and kept his head silent. Due to the strong rise of An Jiajun
, he, the chief of staff, has lost his prestige more and more, but in front of the local warlords who have absolute power, and under the threat of the two deputy commanders An Yi and Bai Chongxi, he, who seems to be the second most powerful figure in the army,
, relying more on seniority to maintain it, so there is nothing that can be done about Zhao Rui's cynicism.
Other participants, including Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling, were shocked but also felt relieved. The situation in the Northeast has undergone such drastic changes. As long as they are normal people and normal governments, they will choose to calm down the problems first.
If we turn our guns outward again, like this, will the long-awaited peace really come?
Xu Zuyi stood up at the right time, nodded to Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling, and smiled and greeted the big shots in the army, and then said unhurriedly:
"Commissioner, madam, fellow generals, our Second Office of the General Staff Headquarters is mainly responsible for intelligence collection and investigation work in the military and foreign military affairs. Since the discovery of the unusual movements of the Japanese army in North China, our military attachés stationed in various countries have intentionally increased their efforts in this area.
After unremitting efforts, we have been able to make one thing clear: the Red Army generals in the Soviet Far East did indeed have a very tense relationship with Moscow. The Far Eastern Red Army generals were unwilling to give in to the ongoing purge in Moscow. They not only expelled
They also mobilized the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Cheka, released millions of prisoners held in the Gugra concentration camp, and interrupted the railway from Moscow to the Far East. Currently, the two sides have assembled millions of troops to confront each other along the coast of Lake Baikal.
, a large-scale war may break out at any time.
"According to the investigation of our Fourth Department, the situation reported by Director Zhao Rui is true and credible. This foreign armed force in the Northeast was basically ordered by the Far East Red Army. Its purpose is very simple, which is to avoid a war in Moscow.
Later, when faced with the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, this armed force was used to contain the strength of the Kwantung Army and avoid worries. This can also explain why in a short period of time, a force that no one paid attention to beforehand rapidly expanded to this place.
"Combining the information from the Fourth Hall of the Base Camp and the Second Hall of our General Staff Headquarters, you may wish to imagine how we could achieve this without having a superiority in troops and weapons if we did not receive large-scale military and personnel assistance from the Far East Red Army.
A series of jaw-dropping achievements? However, as the war in Northeast China becomes more and more fierce, it is estimated that the situation has escaped the control of the Far East Red Army. No one knows what achievements this rebel army will achieve in the end. But as far as the current situation is concerned, the Japanese army is
Containment in the Northeast is quite beneficial to our country. In addition, according to the feedback from our intelligence personnel from the Soviet Union, Marshal Blucher, the military leader of the Far East Red Army, is actually General Gallen, the former general adviser of our Whampoa Military Academy.
Most of the main military leaders have experience teaching at our Whampoa Military Academy. From a certain perspective, the Far East Red Army is pro-China, which can also explain why they support such a Chinese armed force."
"Ah!? General Gallon?"
Chiang Kai-shek was surprised and delighted, and stood up suddenly: "Is it really General Gallen? The past of the Northern Expedition is still vivid in my mind. Zhongzheng has always admired General Gallen's outstanding military commanding talents. I didn't expect that he turned out to be Marshal of the Soviet Union. Yan Mou, can we
Is there any way to contact the Far East? Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhongzheng misses General Gallen and the former Huangpu instructors very much."
Chiang Kai-shek was a very humane person who was very nostalgic. He rarely killed all the opponents he defeated. For example, his original enemy - Wu Peifu, the head of the Zhili warlord, he successively passed through the hands of Yang Sen, Zhang Xueliang and Song Zheyuan.
He paid a huge pension; Tang Shengzhi, a person who rebelled against him many times, is now the military legal director of the entire army; Zhang Fakui, who once forced him to step down during the Ninghan Confrontation, is now entrusted with the important task of commander of the Eighth Army; Feng Yuxiang, the leader of the Central Plains War
The opponent currently serves as the vice chairman of the Military Commission and the commander of the Third War Zone; Chen Mingshu, the main military leader of the Fujian Revolution, once again entered the Military Commission; and Chen Jitang, the protagonist of the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident, has not only resumed his seat on the Central Committee, but also
Serving as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the National Government, regardless of whether this is a false position, it is just that this kind-hearted mind is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek's nostalgia for his Huangpu colleagues is by no means an idle statement.
He Yingqin saw the enthusiasm in the eyes of the generals, and he was obviously full of illusions about cooperation with the Far East. He couldn't help but stood up again: "Commissioner, generals, please calm down! It is now the time when the Soviet Union's aid of fighter planes, tanks, firearms and ammunition and other arms and supplies is being shipped.
At the critical moment of arrival, we must not act rashly. Moreover, the Soviet pilots aiding China are already on their way to Nanjing. What would Moscow think if they knew that our National Government was in contact with its hostile forces? At this time, what we need is calmness.
Maintain restraint and wait for changes in the international situation."
Chiang Kai-shek's mind cleared and he immediately woke up.
Although the Soviet Union's aid was collateralized by China's tungsten, tin, antimony, tung oil, bristles, tea and other materials and needed to be repaid, for China at present, it is always good to have more strategic material reserves.
Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek also had a secret that was not shared by outsiders. Although the Jiangnan Group paid enough taxes in transactions in Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and other places, strategic materials such as tungsten and antimony were controlled by a private consortium.
, specifically, it is controlled by An Yi, which Chiang Kai-shek, as the head of state, cannot bear. Now he can use the contract to openly poach the interests that should originally belong to the Jiangnan Group from the Jiangnan Group, which not only expands the central government's
In Chiang Kai-shek's opinion, this was the best deal.
So after sitting down slowly, Chiang Kai-shek thanked He Yingqin, raised his hands and waved, and said apologetically: "Zhongzheng was negligent. The international situation is changing rapidly. We really cannot act rashly. We need to wait and see how it changes."
....Yunong, what did you gain there?"
Dai Li sat in an inconspicuous corner of the conference room and remained silent, treating himself as a rock so as not to be noticed. After hearing Chiang Kai-shek's question, he stood up:
"Committee, generals, the Investigation Office received an urgent report from Tokyo. General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, had a caesarean section in his official residence in Changchun, taking the initiative to bear the responsibility for the unfavorable situation in the Northeast War. Emperor Hirohito has issued an edict and ordered the commander of the Japanese North China Front, Terauchi
General Shouyi supervises the affairs of the Kwantung Army."
This news was like a bolt from the blue, which suddenly penetrated people's eardrums.
Who is Ueda Kenkichi? This guy not only participated in the September 18th Incident as the commander of the Ninth Division, but also participated in the first Songhu Battle as the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force after the January 28th Incident.
, although he faced the tough Anjia Army in this war and was disgraced, but because he took the right stance after the February 26th Mutiny last year, he miraculously became the commander of the Kwantung Army.
It can be said that this 62-year-old Japanese general, whose hands are stained with the blood of the Chinese people, will end up in such a way, which no one can imagine.
Chen Cheng was wary of He Yingqin's activity. When he saw the other party jumping out to speak many times, he was not far behind and said loudly: "The death of Ueda Kenkichi proves that the war that broke out in the Northeast is far beyond our imagination. Now
We should think carefully, should we take advantage of the chaos of the Japanese army and let our army go north to regain our homeland? Or should we take the opportunity to negotiate with the Japanese government and army and seek temporary peace?"
He Yingqin rolled his eyes: "Are the three Japanese divisions in Pudong, Shanghai, just decoration? What if our army rushes northward and the Japanese suddenly make a breakthrough from Songhu and attack Nanjing? When the capital is in crisis, who will bear the responsibility?
This huge responsibility?”
There was silence in the conference room. The matter was so important that no one dared to take the initiative to talk.
Chiang Kai-shek couldn't make up his mind and looked at Bai Chongxi who was frowning and thinking: "Jiansheng, what do you think?"
Bai Chongxi said slowly: "As far as my true intention is concerned, I naturally hope that the whole army will go north, attack Huanglong, regain the homeland, and complete the fight against Japan! But as General Jingzhi said, if the Japanese army takes advantage of the situation to launch an attack from Songhu,
And our army is empty of troops, what should we do then?"
Chiang Kai-shek's eyes slowly passed over the faces of the generals in the conference room, and suddenly inspiration flashed in Tang Shengzhi's mind. He said with a smile: "Now there are An Jiajun in Songhu supporting them, and the widest part of the entire Yangtze River Delta is only 150 kilometers.
There is simply no room for so many troops. Rather than letting the vast majority of the troops stay in Songhu and stare, it is better to send half of the troops north and slowly advance towards Pingjin while ensuring the supply of food, grass and ammunition.
"If our army arrives in North China and the Japanese army is still stuck in the quagmire of the Northeast and cannot get out, then our army will use thunderous momentum to attack across the board and drive the Japanese army out of Pingjin until they are driven out of the pass. If at this time the Japanese army
If we are still unable to mobilize heavy troops to reinforce the southern line, then we will rely on the railway and highway network and continue to move forward while fully ensuring logistics. As long as we do not greedy for credit, do not advance rashly, and proceed steadily, there will be no problems. Stand back.
Wan Bu said that even if the war situation is unfavorable, we can calmly shrink our troops back. Commission, Madam, what do you think?"
Chiang Kai-shek's eyes lit up and he praised sincerely: "This is a wonderful plan!"
At present, the Guangxi Army, the Guangdong Army, the Guizhou Army, and the Sichuan Army are continuously marching towards Nanjing. The original purpose is to respond to the Songhu battlefield at any time and ensure the absolute safety of the capital Nanjing.
But now suddenly the Japanese army is exhausted, and there is a fire in the backyard. So many troops are placed there, which only increases the consumption of military pay, food and supplies. However, if these troops are used rationally and take the initiative to attack north, they can show to the people of the country that they are determined to resist Japan.
, the determination not to compromise can also take the opportunity to consume the strength of local warlords and consolidate the superior position of the Central Army. It can also force the Communist government to break its illusions, sit down at the negotiating table honestly, and gain the initiative in diplomacy.
What is particularly rare is that it is not necessarily possible to take advantage of the chaos of the Japanese army to regain the homeland and enjoy the reputation of Yue Wu Mu.
So many things can be accomplished with one stone, why not?
Thinking of this, a smile broke out on Chiang Kai-shek's face: "General Meng Xiao, this is what he has said for the country. I am very relieved. Ci Xiu, I respect you. Your Military and Political Department and the General Staff Department will discuss it immediately and come up with a specific troop deployment plan."
, strive for early implementation.”
Chen Cheng and He Jingzhi looked at each other, stood up together, and gave a military salute: "Yes!"