Nanjing, the National Government Auditorium, the scene of the Supreme National Defense Conference.
Chiang Kai-shek has been very proud of himself recently. As the enemy troops were dragged down by the Northeast War and unable to escape, the army of the whole country was united as one. Under the command of him, the Grand Marshal of the land, sea and air, they pressed against Beijing and Tianjin with an overwhelming force. The national mood was uplifted, newspapers and magazines praised it, and international public opinion
Reports abounded, and Chiang Kai-shek suddenly became an international figure in early September and became the cover figure of Time Magazine in the United States.
With the decline of the enemy's army, international military strategists and observers were shocked - no one thought beforehand that the enemy country, which was known as an army power and had defeated Russia, was actually strong externally and internally powerful. Since the war between the two countries, they have lost consecutive battles. Looking at the current
According to the situation, it is estimated that the day when a million troops arrived in Tianjin, the enemy's rule in North China collapsed.
Except for a few international politicians who understand the chaos in Northeast China, everyone else is asking the same question: What happened to the enemy country? What happened to the enemy's army?
There was warm applause in the auditorium.
What the Supreme National Defense Conference has just approved is a proposal proposed by the Chinese Communist Party to reorganize the southern Red Army into the National Revolutionary Army and march north to fight the enemy.
Chiang Kai-shek was refreshed and in a good mood. He raised his hand and agreed without much thought. The other members of the National Defense Committee greatly admired Chiang Kai-shek's broad-mindedness. Except for a few people such as Wang Jingwei and Chen Guofu who abstained, the other members did not obstruct it, so they stayed in the hinterland of Jiangnan.
The Red Army was officially appointed and reorganized into the newly formed Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, with the famous Northern Expedition general Ye Ting as its commander, and Xiang
Ying is the deputy commander, the chief and deputy chiefs of staff are Zhang Yunyi and Zhou Zikun respectively, the chief and deputy political department directors are Yuan Guoping and Deng Zihui, the first detachment commander Chen Yi, deputy commander Fu Qiutao, the second detachment commander Zhang Dingcheng, deputy commander Su Yu,
The third detachment commander Zhang Yunyi, deputy commander Tan Zhenlin, the fourth detachment commander Gao Jingting, and chief of staff Lin Weixian.
The current topic at the meeting is the proposal by the Chinese Communist Party to establish a National Defense Council under the Supreme National Defense Conference to mobilize forces from all walks of life across the country to fight against the enemy.
Chiang Kai-shek was preoccupied with how to drive the enemy out of China. A few days ago, Han Fuqu, who had always treated the central government in vain and unruly, faced the mighty army heading north, not only did he not dare to stop it, but he also wisely
Mobilizing the people, sending out grain, grass and baggage, and rewarding the army, if it weren't for the unknown troops, Chiang Kai-shek would have really wanted to bring Shandong under the direct jurisdiction of the central government.
However, Chiang Kai-shek knew very well that now was not the time to attack the local warlords. He repeatedly warned himself to be patient and calm. Only by completely wiping out the Japanese invaders and then taking advantage of the supreme glory of recovering the country could he exert thunderous force on the local armies.
, use an upright method to collect local rights and interests to the central government. If those warlords obediently give up their territory and hand over the army to
Fortunately, the central government can hold important positions in the central government and continue its political career. Otherwise, with the absolute authority of the central government that has been formed, it can openly and openly call on the people to launch a crusade against local warlords who deviate from the hearts of the people. They will definitely die without intact bodies.
I believe that it won’t be long before the country can achieve true reunification and move towards a path of both industry and commerce, prosperity and strength.
As long as it is beneficial to fight against the enemy, Chiang Kai-shek now unconditionally supports it. Therefore, he raised his hand again to express his support for the bill. The bill was passed, and soon, Chiang Kai-shek had another title on his head - Chairman of the National Defense Council.
At the same time, Wang Jingwei was elected vice chairman, Zhang Qun served as secretary-general of the National Defense Council, and the CCP representative
Zhou Enlai, Lin Boqu, Qin Bangxian; Youth Party Zeng Qi, Li Huang, Zuo Shunsheng, Chen Qitian; Kuomintang Chen Bui, Zhou Fohai, Tao Xisheng; independent person Zhang Bo
Ling, Fu Sinian, Mei Yiqi, Hu Shi, Jiang Menglin, Luo Wenqian, Jiang Baili, Huang Yanpei, Liang Shuming, Yan Yangchu, Shen Junru and others were elected as members of the National Defense Senate.
Just as the meeting was about to enter the next bill - the construction bill for the Neijiang-Chengdu section of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, which was approved in 33 years and was originally scheduled to start in 34 years and be completed by the end of this year.
The Neijiang-Chongqing section of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway is still under intense construction. The Ziliujing-Neijiang section, which has been renamed Zigong, was completed at the beginning of this year. This has greatly accelerated the construction speed of the Neijiang-Chongqing section of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. According to the current construction progress
, the entire section from Chongqing to Neijiang will be open to traffic by the middle of next year.
Today, the total length of railways in the country has reached 22,000 kilometers, and nearly 5,000 kilometers of railways are under intense construction. The mileage of highways is as high as 200,000 kilometers. The ideal of the former Prime Minister to build a transportation power is gradually being realized.
Just when Chiang Kai-shek wanted to express his thoughts on this, Chen Builei looked solemn, walked in quickly, and handed a message to Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek was a little unimpressed at first, but as soon as he took a look, his expression changed drastically, and he was already dripping with cold sweat after reading it.
Chiang Kai-shek was so distraught that he could no longer sit still. He suddenly stood up, nodded to Wang Jingwei, Ye Chuqian, Tang Shengzhi, Long Yun and other national defense committee members to express his apology. He also called Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and other favorite think tanks, and strode out of the National Palace Auditorium.
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In the war room of the Military Commission, General He Yingqin, the chief of staff of the army who was on duty, was sweating profusely. The staff members were running back and forth, constantly following He Yingqin's instructions, contacting the troops stationed in various places in Zhejiang, and ascertaining the movements of enemy troops in southeastern Zhejiang.
However, until now, no further news has come. If this news was not reported by Liu Jianxu, commander of the 10th Army, and confirmed by An Yi, commander of the First Army, He Yingqin would probably think that it was a joke made by some boring person: Where
A large army was dispatched but the people were not alarmed?
What does the deathly silence in southeastern Zhejiang mean? The more He Yingqin thought about it, the more his head hurt. At this time, he received a telegram from Liu Jianxu, commander of the Tenth Army.
It turned out that Liu Jianxu, who was worried about the safety of the plains in eastern Zhejiang, had ordered the 52nd Division stationed in Fenghua to quickly seize the key passes in the Tiantai Mountains south of Fenghua leading to Xiangshan Port, Xidian Town and Haining County to prevent the enemy from moving northward. At the same time,
They also mobilized the newly formed 34th Division stationed in Ningbo City to go south, sneak out of Tiantai Mountain through the Fengning Highway that was just opened to traffic last year, and slowly advance towards Haining County to test the enemy's reaction.
He Yingqin quickly called back to express his support and gently reminded:
My brother, Fenghua Xikou is the place where Chairman Chiang Kai-shek worships his ancestors. If it falls into the hands of the Japanese, the face of the Party and the country, and the face of the Chairman, will be lost. Please treat it with caution!
Chiang Kai-shek quickly walked into the war room, went straight to a large map of Zhejiang, looked at his hometown of Fenghua, and roared:
"Nang Xipi, what does Zhu Xianglin (Zhu Jiahua's nickname), the chairman and security commander of Zhejiang Province, do for a living? In order to strengthen the defense of Zhejiang, I specially equipped his security division with radio stations and advanced weapons and equipment. Even if he cannot resist the Japanese invaders for a while,
I should have sent some news a long time ago, so that I don’t even know what’s going on now!
"There is also Liu Huixian (characterized by Liu Jianxu). I gave him the important task of commander of the 10th Army to consolidate Zhejiang's coastal defense. What did he give me in return? Haining County was lost and I didn't even know. Did Fenghua City need to be lost for him to wake up?
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Although all the generals knew that Liu Jianxu's main defensive direction was on the Hangzhou Bay front line, but Chiang Kai-shek was furious at the moment, who dared to touch him? They all remained silent and looked at the map silently, trying to figure out the enemy's intentions.
In the end, He Yingqin couldn't help it anymore, and took the initiative to approach Chiang Kai-shek and softly comforted him: "Brother Xianglin is a scholar who is not very proficient in military affairs. This mistake is completely understandable! I use Brother Xianglin for the appointment.
In order to develop Zhejiang’s economy, who could have imagined that the enemy would first start a war and now attack our country from the southeastern front line of Zhejiang?”
After Chiang Kai-shek thought about it carefully and his anger subsided, He Yingqin said again:
"Commissioner, the situation is critical and a decision must be made as soon as possible. The enemy army quietly swallowed up three of our counties at once. The plan is not small, and we must fight back resolutely... Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are now empty of troops.
All the troops were transferred to Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Anhui
, if the enemy cannot be blocked in time at the Tiantai Mountain line and is allowed to enter the eastern Zhejiang Plain, it is the autumn harvest season, and the damage will be unimaginable. Especially if Fenghua is the ancestral home of Zuo Zuo, if it falls into the hands of the enemy...
....”
When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he shuddered and his eyes couldn't help but look towards Shanghai, which was closest to southeastern Zhejiang and had abundant military strength. But then he thought of Shanghai's special strategic position and couldn't make up his mind. He couldn't help but pace back and forth, lowering his head and thinking silently.
Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi had an urgent discussion and felt that continuing like this was not an option. Bai Chongxi advised Chiang Kai-shek: "Commissioner, the situation is critical and we must respond to four issues now:
"First, do the troops transferred to North China need to be transferred back to the south of the Yangtze River? The current battle situation in southeastern Zhejiang is confusing, but so far, our army has not found the main enemy force. We cannot rule out that this is a plan by the enemy to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. If it is later proven that this is nothing more than
If a small group of enemy troops cause nuisance and cause our army to rush back and forth and become exhausted, the prestige of our Supreme Command and Chairman of the General Assembly will be seriously damaged;
"Secondly, there are currently General An Yi's First Army Group, General Zhang Fakui's Eighth Army Group, General Zhang Zhizhong's Ninth Army Group, General Cixiu's Fifteenth Army Group, and General Shangguan Yunxiang's Eleventh Army Group in the Yangtze River Delta region.
.According to the comparison of the strength of the two countries on the Songhu front line, the enemy forces are three
It is difficult for the division to cause a big disturbance under the gathering of our army. Therefore, sending one or two group armies to fight in southeastern Zhejiang will not damage the current overall situation of the War of Resistance. Moreover, as long as General An Yi's First Group Army is nailed to Song
In one day, the enemy's army, which is as fearful as a tiger, will not be able to advance even an inch;
"Thirdly, General Liu Jianxu's Tenth Army needs to be given clear instructions as soon as possible whether it is offensive or defensive, otherwise the army may not be unified in thinking and may cause disaster;
"Fourth, with the fall of Sanmen and Tiantai counties, the front line in northern Fujian has been seriously threatened by enemy forces. At present, Fujian's defense is empty, and troops must be mobilized as soon as possible to supplement."
After hearing Bai Chongxi's well-founded analysis, Chiang Kai-shek stopped and pondered slightly, and immediately made a decision:
"Order Li Yannian's Second Army, which has gone north to Tai'an, to quickly return to support Fujian. He also transfers Jiang Mingsan (Jiang Dingwen), director of the Northwest Administrative Office, to Fujian to lead the Fujian garrison in the war. He orders An Yi to transfer the 24th Army and the 26th Army to replace Zhang Fakui.
The Eighth Group Army blocked the enemy's advance route in Pudong and defended the front line of Hangzhou Bay. In order to make up for its lack of troops, the Forty-fourth Division stationed in Pukou Camp immediately moved south to Songhu; Zhang Fakui's Ninth Group Army was transferred to fight in southeastern Zhejiang.
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At this point, Chiang Kai-shek called Chen Cheng, patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Ci Xiu is a very important matter. I don't trust it if it is left to others. I can only do it in person. I specially appoint you."
As the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in eastern Zhejiang, you will lead the 15th Army to enter the eastern Zhejiang area to fight. The 8th and 10th Army will be dispatched by you. You must defeat the enemy before they enter the eastern Zhejiang plain, and then do not hesitate.