Chapter 611: Various changes in the face of change
The process of the September 18th Incident gradually became clear to the world. The senior staff officer of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Seishiro Itagaki, and the chief of operations, Wanji Ishihara, commanded the second division named to guard the South Manchuria Railway to blow up the South Manchurian Railway Station in Liutiao Valley outside Shenyang City. railway, and at the same time suddenly attacked Beidaying, the headquarters of the Northeastern Army. The Seventh Brigade of the Northeastern Army in the Beidaying suddenly encountered a sudden change and panicked. The officer on duty urgently asked the brigade commander Wang Yizhe and General Rongzhen who lived in Shenyang City for instructions. The two of them issued strict orders The regiment leader Wang Tiehan and other generals were not allowed to resist. As a result, the leaderless and helpless garrison suffered heavy casualties under the unscrupulous Japanese attack. The survivors all fled without any resistance.
At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 19th, the Japanese Second Division captured Shenyang North Camp with almost no effort. The overjoyed Japanese army then captured the entire city at 6:30, occupying the Northeast Army's important arsenal, mortar factory, and aircraft. At the scene and the radio station, Rong Zhen, the top official in charge of Shenyang's overall defense, was so frightened that he disguised himself and ran away.
At dawn, the Japanese army posted notices in the streets and alleys of Shenyang City in the name of Commander Shigeru Honjo of Kwantung, claiming that they were punishing the military power in the Northeast. Their headquarters moved from Lushun to Shenyang. Soon, the Japanese army had premeditated political occupation of Andong and Yingkou. , Changchun, Phoenix City, Benxi Lake and other areas, the Japanese commander in Korea, Hayashi Juro, also ordered the 19th and 20th divisions to dispatch to Liaoning and Jilin, but the Northeastern Army had no preparation or resistance at all. Nanjing Government Diplomacy It was not until 6 p.m. that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged an urgent protest with Aoi Shigemitsu, the Japanese Minister in China, demanding that the Japanese army stop all operations, and urgently telegraphed the diplomatic representatives attending the League of Nations meeting to report to the League of Nations.
Marshal Zhang Xueliang spoke on the phone with Rong Zhen, who had fled to the outskirts of Shenyang, at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital. He strictly ordered all units of the Northeastern Army not to resist the Japanese army, and then hurriedly summoned his generals to urgently discuss countermeasures. The National Revolutionary Army flew to Nanchang on the morning of September 18th. Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek was still commanding hundreds of thousands of troops to encircle and suppress the Red Army in Nanchang. Central officials held emergency meetings and repeatedly called Chiang Kai-shek to return to Nanjing to preside over emergency discussions on national affairs to deal with the emergency. Central Committee members Zhang Ji, Li Yuying, Wu Tiecheng and others also Called the Guangzhou authorities and asked Wang Jingwei, Chen Jitang, Li Zongren and others to put down the internal strife and save the country. Sun Ke, Ma Chaojun and others who were extremely dissatisfied with the Chiang Kai-shek government went to Guangzhou to join the Guangzhou central government. They also gathered in Guangzhou to discuss external humiliation. Specific ways to strive for cooperation between Ningxia and Guangdong.
As predicted by European countries, the Japanese cabinet was shocked to hear that the military had suddenly launched such a huge military operation in Northeast China without warning. It immediately held an emergency meeting and called the Kwantung Army, strictly ordering it not to expand the Shenyang Incident.
The Japanese Consul General in Shenyang, Hayashi Kujiro, and the President of the South Manchuria Railway Company, Uchida Yasuya, telegraphed Japanese Foreign Minister Shigehara Kijuro and others, claiming that they supported the Kwantung Army's bold actions and openly informed the Japanese cabinet of the Kwantung Army's military action plan and the requirements. At the same time, the Japanese representative in Geneva, Yoshizawa Kenkichi, asked the League of Nations Council not to pay attention to the events in Northeast China and maliciously misrepresent the Kwantung Army's brutal aggression as an act of self-defense.
The weak Kuomintang central government could only send Song Ziwen and Shigemitsu Aoi, who were still in Shanghai, to have secret talks in Shanghai to discuss organizing a Sino-Japanese Joint Committee to go to Shenyang as soon as possible to prevent the expansion of the incident. On September 20, just after the Northeast Army gave up its resistance to the central government in vain protest On the occasion, the Japanese army continued to occupy Fushun, Changtu, and Gaiping in Liaoning. The Japanese generals Takekawa Mitsuji, Itagaki Seishiro, and Ishihara Kanji saw hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops frightened and fled everywhere. They were overjoyed and immediately discussed dispatching to Harbin and After the establishment of the Manchurian regime, Domon, commander of the Japanese Second Division, was appointed as the garrison commander of Shenyang with a high profile, and Kenji Doihara, one of the masterminds of the invasion conspiracy, was appointed as the mayor.
Under the naked aggression and expansion of the Japanese army, the executive meeting of the central government in Nanjing actually made a resolution to make concessions to Japan by force, but insisted that it would not relax negotiations to save face.
Chiang Kai-shek, who returned to Nanjing from Nanchang, did not show any resistance and pinned all his hopes on the mediation of the League of Nations and "friendly countries" such as Britain, the United States, France and Germany. Marshal Zhang Xueliang once again sent a telegram to the Northeastern armies to hold firm for a while and adopt a non-resistance attitude.
Waiting for the central government and the League of Nations to resolve the "dispute" through diplomatic channels.
Only the Communist Party of China promptly issued a declaration against Japanese imperialist aggression to the whole country, calling on the people to rise up and fight against Japanese imperialist aggression, and demanded the overthrow of the Kuomintang, and pursued and attacked the Kuomintang troops. Sadly, the Communist Party of China rose up against the aggression after taking advantage of the situation.
At the same time, the Soviet government, which claimed to be the banner of communism and dominated the Third International, was secretly discussing the Northeast issue with the Japanese envoy in Moscow and engaged in extremely secret bargaining on the specific issue of despicably carving up China's Northeast interests.
An Yi knew very little about everything. An Yi, who was drifting on the vast ocean on an ocean liner, could only communicate frequently with the old Nanchang base camp through expensive wireless telegrams on the ship, and used obscure and confidential code words to announce one by one to the generals under his command.
Command instructions.
Zhang Xi, who was also drifting on the sea, heard the broadcast about the "Shenyang Incident" on the ship. He was shocked and filled with sadness. He painfully told Lin Xudong that he probably wouldn't be able to see An Yi this time.
Lin Xudong, who was worried and angry, calmed down and quickly went to the crew to send a message to contact An Yi. Before leaving, the captain came in with a telegram to Zhang Xi and Lin Xudong. Lin Xudong, who had not yet fully learned English, took the telegram and handed it to Zhang Xi, who read it.
Wan Wan smiled bitterly and told him: An Yi had left the UK and returned to China urgently. The relevant European affairs documents had been handed over to Hu Jiyang to convey on his behalf. He hoped that the two of them could complete and fulfill the series of contracts signed by An Yi in Europe as soon as possible.
In Los Angeles, the United States, Ou Yaoting was extremely disappointed when he received the urgent report from Zhang Xi on his voyage to England. He immediately told his wife and daughter that An Yi had rushed back to the country from England in advance. The family sat around and discussed worriedly.
Due to the current situation, we are discussing whether to return to China directly with our children. Otherwise, once a large-scale war breaks out between China and Japan, An Yi, who has always hated Japanese imperialism, may have to lead troops to fight for many years. The wedding of Chu Er and An Yi is unknown.
How long and how long will it last?
An Yi's old Nanchang base camp was another scene. The soldiers who had been indignant and resolutely resisting the Central Military Commission and Commander-in-Chiang Chiang's conspiracy to carve up all fell silent. Xia Jian and other more than ten generals gathered in Lao Shou's Taoist home to listen to Lao.
Shou Dao conveys An Yi's orders.
"...According to your boss's wishes, the Central Jiangxi Security Forces' operations to southern Sichuan will continue in phases. Fortunately, many heavy weapons have been shipped away half a month ago, and the brothers who resigned from the sergeant academy have also arrived at the southern Sichuan training base.
, began to train the outstanding officers and soldiers selected from the divisions in southern Sichuan. You generals and colonels who stayed in old Nanchang will also rush to southern Sichuan according to the original plan, and lead your brothers to join the southern Sichuan Garrison Command in an organized manner, follow the orders of your boss, and
Reorganize and launch rigorous military training as quickly as possible.
That’s all the instructions for you. Don’t bother me anymore by staying in Old Nanchang, and don’t worry about not having the chance to make a contribution. If I guess correctly, your boss will make big moves when he comes back in twenty days. If your seventh
If the brigade is not prepared, no good things will happen to you."
Lao Shoudao finished speaking calmly, took the cigarette from his son, struck a match and lit it.
Xia Jian looked at the anxious brothers for a moment, then turned to Lao Dao and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, if our last brigade stationed in Lao Nanchang is also transferred, will the group company's security force be too weak?"
"Yes, Uncle Dao!"
Zhou Zhenfang, deputy commander of the Central Jiangxi Security Command, immediately echoed: "In the past two and a half months, the secret retreat of our six brigades has plunged surrounding counties into chaos and panic. The divisions of the Central Army triumphantly entered the seven brigades we evacuated.
Counties, the Red Guards in all counties who had a tacit understanding with us have all become active. The streets in every county and town are full of slogans, and cold guns and cannons are fired. Now only old Nanchang and Nanchang City are a little more stable.
Our last brigade has also withdrawn to southern Sichuan, what should we do with so many industries?"
Lao Shoudao smiled and replied calmly: "Every factory and company has a security department composed of your old brothers. The security force is sufficient. Who has the courage to touch our industry? Even if someone is eyeing it, we have to consider our background.
, not to mention that after you leave, there are still thousands of brothers hidden in the three religions and nine streams, and nearly 100,000 fellow villagers who remember the kindness of Anjiajun and Jiangnan Group. Don’t worry about what the Central Army dares to do to us, they don’t dare,
Even if we don't look at the face of many of our shareholders, no one dares to make your boss angry. He Yingqin and others can't defeat the Communist Party, but it is not a problem to defend old Nanchang and Nanchang City. Three and a half divisions escaped from your central Jiangxi security forces.
The two brigades of He Yingqin's garrison can hold Nanchang no matter how weak their capabilities are. What are you worried about?
Don't be afraid of chaos, the more chaos, the better! Aren't there Communist armed forces in Nanchang and surrounding towns? When He Yingqin and others dismantled our troops, they didn't advertise everywhere that they were regular troops. It was Commander-in-Chief who valued Jiangxi the most and could best defend Jiangxi society.
A stable army? Are they going crazy now? Guns are fired every day in Nanchang and surrounding areas, and people are killed every day, which makes the people panic. The situation has taken a turn for the worse. Out of fear, businessmen from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the two lakes are evacuating Nanchang and surrounding counties in batches.
If the monthly tax revenue is less than one-third of the previous months, who is worried? You should all be aware of it."
Xia Jian said reluctantly: "Uncle, southern Sichuan is too far away. Is it really necessary for everyone to move to southern Sichuan?"
Lao Shou rolled his eyes at Xia Jian: "What's so bad about southern Sichuan? That's the rear area, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, outstanding people, simple folk customs, and treasures everywhere. The future is immeasurable! Our family business is quietly relocating to southern Sichuan, and even the three employees of the pharmaceutical factory
A major workshop has also begun to relocate to western Hunan in a planned way. Can't you see the secret? If a large-scale war breaks out between China and Japan, will Jiangxi, which is adjacent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, be stable? As long as Japan invades Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the plane will take off.
After bombing Nanchang, think about it, how can we save so many businesses? How can we safely manufacture weapons, ammunition and food supplies to fight against Japan?
The reason why your boss worked so hard to capture southern Sichuan was purely a plan for a rainy day. Don’t you understand his painstaking efforts? Even though old Nanchang is more prosperous than southern Sichuan now, didn’t we start from scratch when we first arrived in old Nanchang?
Really? This man needs to be far-sighted. As your boss often says, he is born in trouble and dies in happiness. Do you understand? People who do not have long-term worries must have short-term worries!"
Xia Jian nodded heavily: "Uncle, nephew, I obey!"
Lao Shoudao nodded happily: "That's right. Don't worry about your wife and children at home. I and so many brothers will take care of them. When several communities in Xufu in southern Sichuan are built, they will be moved there in batches. Those who go there first
It is the Boy Scout Troop composed of three thousand orphans and the brothers' families.
Although Nanchang is prosperous, it is still the place of the Four World Wars! To tell you the truth, how can the country withstand the storm when it is so weak? Master Song Jian and I all feel bad. We are anxious about the fate of the country in the future but are powerless.
The Nationalist Government has been a huge disappointment again. It seems that the three feet of ice will not be frozen in a day! Maybe, only your boss can make a difference..."