The government of a certain country held a press conference in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Hirota Koki, on behalf of the emperor and government of a certain country, announced that from now on, a certain country will formally withdraw from the League of Nations and all affiliated organizations and institutions, withdraw from the Nine-Nation Pact, and will no longer fulfill any obligations of the League of Nations and Washington
Various related obligations established by the meeting.
Hirota Koki declared that the war between the two countries is the internal affairs of China and a certain country, and is not directed at any other country, but it does not want a third country to interfere. The certain country's government will ensure that the rights and interests of all countries in China are not infringed, and the personal safety of overseas Chinese is guaranteed.
.The government of a certain country emphasized that the nature of the war between the two countries is that if the Chinese government steps back from the brink and joins the German-Japanese "Agreement" from now on, so as to make Redism extinct in the East, this is the only way to ensure peace.
An hour after the press conference of a certain country's government ended, the German government announced that "the head of state agrees in principle with the views of a certain country's government and hopes that the Chinese government will step back from the brink." The spokesman solemnly pointed out that "the Chinese and Soviet governments signed the "...
The Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was a serious threat to the capitalist world. The Chinese government should step back from the brink and proactively interrupt cooperation with the Soviet Union to show sincerity and propose to the two countries to join the Anti-Communist Agreement.
All countries should fully consider this as a prerequisite for a national ceasefire."
The U.S. government also held a press conference later. The spokesman said at the meeting, "President Roosevelt understands the efforts of a certain country's government in preventing global redness, and the United States will continue to look forward to the conflict between the two countries." The spokesman announced,
"The United States will not implement neutrality laws in the war between the two countries, and the United States will continue to conduct normal international trade with the two countries. At the same time, the U.S. government will conduct a three-month evacuation operation in China. Those who remain in China after the expiration date will
, bear the consequences at your own risk."
At the Italian government's press conference, President Mussonini actually visited the scene in person and said that a certain country is fully exercising the important role that a responsible big country can play. This is just like the war that Italy inflicted on Ethiopia, and the war that Spain is currently carrying out.
The civil war was entirely from an internationalist standpoint, and Mussolini himself expressed an appreciative attitude. Later, Mussolini said that Italy would increase economic and military cooperation with a certain country. The latest idea is to invite a certain country's fleet to conduct military operations in the Mediterranean.
A joint military exercise.
Due to the successive statements of Germany, the United States, and Italy, the United Kingdom, which has suffered serious losses due to the decline of the Shanghai Concession, and made a solemn protest to a certain country regarding the bombing of the British Ambassador to China Hugo Sen's car by an enemy fighter plane on the 25th of this month,
Also, the French government, which recently encountered a certain country’s warships frequently harassing passenger and merchant ships off the coast of Annan, originally wanted to impose severe sanctions on a certain country in accordance with the relevant regulations of the League of Nations and the Nine-Nation Convention. However, seeing that the U.S. government actually sided with a certain country, it feared that the United States
The United Kingdom and France, which are in solidarity with Germany, Italy, and a certain country, have invariably canceled press conferences, thrown away dozens of pages of manuscripts condemning the government of a certain country, ceased their activities, and remained silent about this.
Subsequently, in order to strengthen the garrison in the Far East, Britain sent 197 officers and 1,150 soldiers to board a ship at the British military port and sail to China. France also shyly sent a team of 618 people from the country and two destroyers to Annan to consolidate
its Far Eastern defense.
Britain and France, completely disappointed with the situation between China and Japan, began to organize large-scale evacuation operations.
Due to the appeasement policies of the United States, Britain, France and other countries, in fact from the moment a country announced its withdrawal from the League of Nations and the Nine-Power Pact, all international punitive resolutions against a country's aggression were in vain, and all sanctions
The means are only on paper. In the war between two countries, strength must speak for itself.
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Nine o'clock, north of Hangzhou City, Gongchen Bridge.
Gongchenqiao was originally a concession area opened by a certain Chinese in Hangzhou. It has a commercial port, customs, marine police department and other facilities and institutions. The Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway has specially opened a branch line to connect it. It can be seen that the commodity trading volume in the Gongchenqiao area is among the highest.
big.
With the evacuation of overseas Chinese from a certain country, the idle Gongchenqiao area naturally returned to the hands of the Chinese government. At this moment, it is An Yi's temporary stay in Hangzhou.
It's strange to say, maybe it's because of the boss's instructions, or maybe the enemy pilots have some crazy preference for the Japanese-style architecture of Gongchen Bridge and can't bear to destroy it. In the ten days since the air war between the two countries broke out, this
In an area covering an area of two to three square kilometers, it is a miracle that not a single building was damaged.
In a two-story Japanese-style loft near the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, An Yi stood in front of the tatami in the Japanese-style room on the second floor and got furious: "If I had known, I would have done it better and sent a plane to blow up the bridge first, so as not to be like this.
People deceived people, and two teachers were transferred to Hangzhou after a long career. Oh, they told you that all the people from a certain country have fled, and now there is only a piece of garbage left by a certain country on the north bank of the Qiantang River. Damn his grandma!"
On the side, Chief of Staff Yang Fei, Chief of Operations Division Fang Pengxiang, Commander of the New Second Army Ye Cheng, Commander of the 16th Division Wang Xulun, Commander of the 44th Division Fu Guanjie and other generals were silent. It was hard for them to see An Yifa so big.
Fire. To put it bluntly, on the way to Hangzhou, we had to deal with the enemy fighter planes in the sky. We fought and fought at a high cost before we arrived, but we were told that the enemy troops on the north bank of the Qiantang River had left overnight and slipped back to the south bank.
The army discovered something was wrong after dawn today and sent out a small unit to conduct reconnaissance. A group of brothers were holding their breath to enjoy a delicious feast of Japanese dumplings, but now they said that the materials were not enough and the banquet was ruined.
No one would have a good temper.
Shen Fengdao comforted: "Don't be so angry, it's not good for your health. Although it's a bit frustrating that we didn't catch the enemy by the tail, on the other hand, we also avoided a large number of casualties. The enemy
The army occupies the advantageous terrain in the mountains of Hangxi. After many days of repairs, it has built a complete defense system including artillery holes, traffic trenches, and machine gun bunkers. How many lives will it cost us to take down those positions? The two countries are at war with each other.
, it is not something that happens overnight. Tens of thousands more and tens of thousands less will not affect the overall situation. If you get so angry every time you encounter such a thing, I guess you will give it to someone before they are driven away.
I'm so angry..."
An Yi couldn't help laughing: "Old Shen, I find that you are getting better and better at persuading people... Okay, let's talk about it now. The enemy has retreated to the south bank of the Qiantang River. Can this bridge be blown up?
It exploded..."
Ye Cheng said matter-of-factly: "Since the Chinese people have retreated to the south bank, and my two divisions have blocked the bridge entrance, it will be extremely difficult for them to cross the bridge again, so it doesn't matter whether they bomb or not. However, our New Second Army is mechanized
The troops need convenient transportation most. Once the bridge is blown up, will the tanks and armored vehicles of my New Second Army swim across the Qiantang River? Therefore, it is better not to blow up the bridge!"
Fu Guanjie, the commander of the 44th Division who joined the Anjia Army after graduating from Huangpu during the third phase of the Northern Expedition, had a different opinion: "The dense water network area in eastern Zhejiang is not suitable for mechanized operations. The areas around Shaoxing and Ningbo are full of streams and paddy fields.
It is difficult for mechanized troops to play a major role if they are trapped in it. Therefore, the New Second Army, as a strategic deterrent force, is actually more effective than directly participating in the war.
"Think about this Battle of Hangzhou. As soon as the New Second Army arrived in Hangzhou, didn't the enemy's army wilt? They originally stormed the west gate of Hangzhou with all their strength, but as soon as the New Second Army's tank division showed up, the enemy's army retreated.
We dug a large number of anti-tank trenches and laid out anti-tank mines. We were busy for several days and suddenly switched from offense to defense. Isn't this because we are afraid of our tanks? So it is better to be still than to move, and it is better to blow up the bridge.
To facilitate our deployment of troops, we must first kill the enemy forces in Pudong."
There was a constant buzz in the room, and everyone was discussing heartily. At this time, a deafening explosion suddenly came from the southwest. An Yi and a group of generals looked at each other, and immediately walked to the phone and asked what happened in front of them?
Soon after, Major General An Jin, the special operations commander of the Anjia Army who went to the mountains of Hangxi to search for traces of the enemy's special attack team, responded with a message: The enemy had blown up the Qiantang River Bridge and began to build defensive positions in the south of the Yangtze River. It seemed that they were going to hold on to the danger.
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An Yi and the generals looked at each other, and they were all surprised by the enemy's choice. They had put so much effort into using the tactics of a four-engine bomber cluster, just to break through the Hangzhou defense line and threaten Nanjing? Why?
Just shrink back in an anticlimactic manner? What is the enemy going to do?
Yang Fei said worriedly: "The enemy is clearly shrinking its troops... Do they want to attack the front line in western Zhejiang? There are more than 200,000 enemy troops, plus fighter planes to help, the threat is huge!"
Wang Xulun, who followed Gu Changfeng out of the bandits' den, nodded: "It's very possible that once you cross the Kuaiji Mountains, Siming Mountains and Tiantai Mountains, there are still a lot of plains in western Zhejiang. I still remember when we started from Old Nanchang
Fighting all the way to Hangzhou, the towns along the way are stable and prosperous. If this little devil breaks into western Zhejiang, I don’t know how many people will suffer."
An Yi said with some self-blame: "We still bear a certain responsibility for the suffering of eight million people in eastern Zhejiang this time. After all, we are responsible for the sea survey, and such mistakes have occurred..."
"Look, you're here again! You can only catch thieves, so how can you guard against thieves every night?" Shen Fengdao said disapprovingly: "Who would have thought that a small country would actually imitate us and use clever tricks to defraud the city and sea.
For defense posts and fortresses? Our pilots are not gods. Who would have thought that the people on the ground wearing the same military uniforms as the friendly forces would be from a certain country? This incident reminds us not to underestimate the people of a certain country, their imitation and learning
You are very capable. Now I finally understand why you repeatedly asked for caution in the use of rocket launchers and new weapons in the North China battlefield. You must be afraid that the Japanese will find out and use them against us instead..."
"That's right, a small country is not only very capable of imitating, but also has a good spirit of innovation. Look at this four-engine bomber group combat tactic. This should be the first of its kind in the world. With the impact of this air battle, I
I think the Germans will also develop powerful four-engine bombers, and I guess Europe will not be at peace in the future!"
An Yi thought for a while and then said: "I don't think we are under much pressure on the front line in western Zhejiang... Now the two divisions of Shizhen's 69th Army have arrived in Lao Nanchang, and they will be able to enter eastern Zhejiang soon.
In addition to the New Eighth Army, which Brother Li Jinlong is marching towards Nanchang, and the instructors of the 26th Army, we already have eight divisions on the front line in eastern Zhejiang. To deal with these more than 200,000 enemy troops, they should only be used for defense.
Enough is enough. When all the light and heavy firepower is gathered and the number of fighter planes in our aviation group is replenished, I will take the initiative to regain eastern Zhejiang, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to be led by the nose by these grandsons."
The generals laughed easily. With eight divisions and 160,000 troops, we can honestly say that we will counterattack more than 200,000 enemy troops. Among the current Chinese troops, they are probably the only ones with advanced equipment and weapons and solid training.
Only An Jiajun has such confidence.
At this time, Liu Qing hurriedly walked upstairs to the Japanese room. He saw a large group of generals chatting and laughing in the room. He smiled and said, "Everyone is in such a good mood." Then he strode to An Yi and handed over two copies he had just received.
Messages sent shortly before and after.
After An Yi read it, he passed the telegram to the generals behind him, with a hint of worry on his face: "The first telegram, a press conference of a certain country's government, is tantamount to a declaration of war, and the second telegram is what the title says.
As a matter of fact, the enemy gathered a large army and took the lead in opening fire at the south entrance. It is expected that the war will become more intense in the future. The real test is coming..."
Nanjing, Military Commission, Office of the Chairman.
Early in the morning, Chiang Kai-shek received an urgent report from Hangzhou. The enemy did not know where they got the news that our army was about to blow up the railway bridge in order to annihilate the troops in the north of the Yangtze River. On the eve of the First Army's deployment of two divisions to Hangzhou,
Sneaking away quietly made everyone in the third theater extremely dissatisfied, thinking that someone in the central government had leaked the secret.
Only then did Chiang Kai-shek remember that he had ordered Dai Li to catch the traitor. A month had passed in the blink of an eye. He should have some clues, right? He immediately ordered his attendants to find Dai Li.
"Principal, we have basically locked down the suspect, but the identity of the criminal is extremely important. If there is no conclusive evidence, we dare not take action!"
Dai Li still looked cautious in his words and deeds.
"oh!?"
Chiang Kai-shek originally wanted to get angry, but when he heard what Dai Li said, he was stunned: "Who put you in such a difficult position?"
"Huang Jun!" Dai Li did not hesitate.
An image of a person appeared in Chiang Kai-shek's mind. He was short, calm, capable, and full of literary talent. He could write well with calligraphy. He never did one less thing that he should do and never said one more thing he shouldn't say. This person
First, he followed Wang Jingwei to become an official, and then followed him for many years. He never made any mistakes in his work, and gradually gained his favor. He became the Secretary-General and Confidential Secretary of the Executive Yuan. Although his official rank is not very high, the importance and prominence of his position are extraordinary.
The minister is comparable.
In the past, after work, if I was in a good mood, I would invite Huang Jun to have a chat, and let me go home and concentrate on sorting out ancient books."
Could such a person be a traitor?
"Commissioner, according to the intelligence we have obtained, this person not only leaked many highly confidential information about our army to a certain countryman, but he also betrayed the principal and wanted to kill him..."
As soon as Dai Li said this, he was interrupted by Chiang Kai-shek, whose face became extremely serious: "What did you learn? Tell me all about it."
"yes!"
Dai Li reported respectfully: "Four days ago, the principal wanted to go to Hangzhou in person to see the Qiantang River Railway Bridge, formally finalize the application for the third theater, and also to cheer up the frontline soldiers. However, due to the Starting from the 8th, enemy fighter planes often visited the railways, highways and Yangtze River shipping lines in Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. Although they were often driven away by the Central Air Force and the Southwest Air Force, enemy planes were encountered at any time on the roads. After all, it was not safe. So at the internal meeting of the Military Commission on the 24th, Deputy Chief of Staff Bai suggested that you go with the British Ambassador Mr. Xu Gesen. Ambassador Xu was about to go to Hangzhou to check the situation of the Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway in which the British had a certain share. The British are neutral countries. Ambassador Xu's car had a prominent British logo, and the Chairman agreed at that time. The Military Commission immediately notified Ambassador Xu and asked him to keep it confidential. I didn't expect that on the 25th, the Soviet Ambassador would invite you to discuss military assistance. As a result, the trip did not take place. As a result, Ambassador Xu’s car, which was painted with a large British flag, was attacked by an enemy air attack. Ambassador Xu was seriously injured and is still unconscious.”
Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "It is true..." Suddenly remembering something, Chiang Kai-shek broke into a cold sweat: "You mean, that bombing was aimed at me?"
Dai Li nodded, but then said with great regret: "We have intensified the monitoring of Nanjing Radio and followed the clues and arrested more than twenty spies from a certain country, but none of them were related to the high-level leak case, so we speculated that the spies were A more secretive method of transmitting information was adopted.
"Actually, we have suspected Huang Jun for a long time. After the Secret Service got the news that you were going to Hangzhou on the 24th, they guessed that Huang Jun might tell someone from a certain country about the news, and immediately put him under close surveillance. That night At nine o'clock, Huang Jun suddenly became very happy and went to Xuanwu Lake. He walked around the lake for half an hour. During this period, he chatted with the stall owner selling gold and silver porridge, and gave a few French coins to the refugees lying on the bank of Xuanwu Lake. He and his driver Xiao Wang were sitting on a big rock by the lake talking. Before getting into the car, his driver peed in the grass, and another man happened to be peeing there too. We monitored the scene, but found nothing. Just after we suspected whether we had mistaken the wrong person, something happened to Ambassador Xu the next day, and Huang Jun had already sent the information out without knowing when."
Chiang Kai-shek recalled the situation at the Military Commission that day. Apart from five of his confidant generals and Bai Chongxi, only Huang Jun, who served as the recorder of the meeting, was present. If someone really leaked the secret, Huang Jun would undoubtedly be highly suspicious. He stood up and spoke back and forth. He paced, frowned tightly, and pondered for a while, then turned around and asked, "Is there anything else suspicious?"
"Principal, do you still remember the day when the Prime Minister's Memorial Week at the Central Military Academy and Army University began in August? You decided to go to the venue in person to speak, but spies sneaked into the venue and prepared to assassinate you while you were speaking? At that time, you turned off Zhongshan East Road On the way into Huangpu Road, at the gate of the military academy, in the parking lot, on the rostrum of the venue, and inside the venue, the military police and people from our Secret Service were at three posts, one post and five posts, to closely monitor all suspicious persons and vehicles entering and exiting, and check communications. The license and license plate number were registered one by one. Even under such tight surveillance, two suspects actually sneaked into the campus. After being discovered, they drove away in a car, ignoring the tens of thousands of military police. Afterwards, it was verified That car belonged to the Executive Yuan, and of all the Executive Yuan vehicles that day, only Secretary Huang said that his vehicle was in the garage at home and had not been driven out, and the rest had alibi witnesses and physical evidence."
The more Chiang Kai-shek listened, the more frightened he became, dripping with cold sweat. After a long time, he said again: "So, everything is just suspicion. So far, there is no direct evidence to prove that Huang Jun is a spy?"
Dai Li had a serious look on his face: "Yes, there is no evidence so far in the investigation, but Huang Jun's suspicion has risen from the middle to the top among the 120 suspects in our Secret Service. After all, there are many top-secret information.
Huang Jun's location cannot be contacted. Even if we use the elimination method, Huang Jun's suspicion is at the top of the list. But it is a pity that we do not have any direct evidence..."
Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand: "Continue to increase surveillance, and we must have the most conclusive evidence. Before that, we must not act rashly, and we must not scare the snake. It is not certain that there is a big fish behind Huang Jun."
"Yes! The student has remembered it!" Dai Li replied in a deep voice.
After Dai Li left, Chiang Kai-shek began to think about Huang Jun. This person was promoted by Wang Jingwei, but he was close to him. In 35 years, Huang Jun was assigned by Wang Jingwei to go to the Syrian government to supervise the civil affairs, with the intention of appointing An Yi.
Officials from southern Sichuan were captured together, but as soon as they got off the plane, they were arrested by the Syrian government on charges of traitors and lackeys. If he hadn't acted as a guarantor, An Yi would have dealt with him. After that, Huang Jun's behavior towards himself
They were very close to each other. Many times after staying up late to deal with official duties, they would chat with me about some historical allusions and interesting stories, and they gradually became their confidants...could it be said that the traitor An Yi gave to Huang Junan
The hat is not without purpose. Huang Jun has already taken refuge with a certain countryman and became a traitor? Or maybe Huang Jun was simply assigned by Wang Jingwei to act as a double agent?
Just when Chiang Kai-shek had a headache, Zhao Rui, director of the Fourth Department of the base camp, hurriedly walked into the office, solemnly saluted Chiang Kai-shek, and presented the two pieces of intelligence he had just obtained.
After reading the first telegram, Chiang Kai-shek's face instantly turned pale. The news that a certain country's government announced its withdrawal from the League of Nations and the "Nine-Nation Pact" hit his heart like a heavy hammer. All hope for peace was ruined. From then on, except for the war of resistance,
, there is no other choice.
As for the second telegram, due to the psychological expectations of the first one, it did not have such a big impact on him: at 9 o'clock, the enemy troops launched a sudden attack on our army on the north and south lines of the Ping-Han Railway at the same time.