The chief of the confidential section said: "Based on the Japanese army's telegrams, the whole story is roughly as follows. A small force of the Chinese army attacked the forward base of the Japanese 3rd Division in the middle of the night yesterday. The division commander of the 3rd Division, Tengtian Susumu,
He happened to be there at the time, and he was killed in the explosion of ammunition."
"What did you say?" Gu Zhutong seemed not to hear clearly, but actually he couldn't believe it.
The confidential section chief immediately repeated: "General, a small force of the National Army attacked the Japanese advance base and killed the division commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, Susumu Tengtian!"
"Teng Tianjin? If I remember correctly, the division commanders of the Japanese army should all have the rank of lieutenant general, right?" Gu Zhutong murmured twice, then suddenly said, "What a good guy, he actually killed a little devil.
Lieutenant General! This is the highest-ranking Japanese general our army has killed since the September 18th Incident, right?"
The adjutant, confidential section chief and confidential secretary next to him also looked excited.
Gu Zhutong thought for a while, and then said to the adjutant: "Check, you go and check right away to find out which small unit did it?"
The adjutant responded in a low voice: "General, according to the speculation of Xia Zhongyu, commander of the 98th Division, this small force is likely to come from Baoshan County."
"Baoshan County?" Gu Zhutong said thoughtfully, "I have the impression that this unit is a battalion of the 98th Division. Their battalion commander should be named Yao Changqing, right?"
The adjutant nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, it's Yao Changqing's camp."
Gu Zhutong frowned and said, "Didn't Baoshan fall long ago? Didn't Yao Changqing's entire army be wiped out long ago?"
The adjutant said: "Reporting to the chief, this is just Mr. Xia's speculation for the time being. We don't know what the truth is."
Gu Zhutong asked the confidential section chief again: "What about the Japanese army? Did the Japanese army's telegrams mention the number and origin of this small national army unit?"
"Not at all." The confidential section chief said hurriedly, "I guess the Japanese army is also tracing the origin of the designation of this small unit."
"Well..." Gu Zhutong pondered for a moment, then turned back to the female confidential secretary and said, "Immediately send a report to Nanjing and telegraph this great news to the committee."
"Chief, is this on hold?" the adjutant reminded in a low voice hastily, "After all, this news has not been finally verified."
"No, if such a big thing is not reported in time, the committee will be angry." Gu Zhutong shook his head and said, "But whether this small force comes from Yao Changqing's battalion is indeed open to question. In this way, in the message
Try to avoid using affirmative statements in your wording, just say it is Mr. Xia’s speculation.”
The female confidential secretary responded coquettishly, turned around and twisted her slender waist.
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Nanjing, official residence of the leader.
At 6:15 in the morning, when the sky was still dark, Principal Jiang Wenzheng suddenly woke up from his sleep. At that moment, he was completely sleepy, so he simply got up, put on his clothes, and went to the backyard for a walk alone.
Ever since the Battle of Songhu broke out on August 13, Principal Jiang's heartstrings had not relaxed much.
For the Battle of Songhu, President Jiang placed all his hopes. It is no exaggeration to say that this Battle of Songhu is directly related to the life and death of the party and the country, and more importantly, the life and death of the entire Chinese nation!
In order to win the Battle of Songhu, President Jiang even spared no expense to invest in almost all the direct line Central Army except Tang Enbo Group. Even the three major Imperial Forest Divisions, 36th Division, 87th Division, 88th Division and the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps were all transferred to Songhu.
The battlefield in Shanghai clearly shows the firmness of President Jiang's determination.
But ideals are just ideals after all, and reality is cruel.
At the beginning of the Battle of Songhu, although the Chinese army had an absolute advantage in terms of land force strength, it lacked artillery support. Although the Japanese army was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of land force strength, it had a powerful navy and air force to coordinate operations. The fierce battle lasted for months, and the Chinese army not only
They failed to eliminate the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai, but suffered heavy casualties due to indiscriminate bombardment by Japanese naval artillery and aviation.
By the beginning of September, Principal Jiang already knew very well that it was absolutely impossible to win the Battle of Songhu. What he had to consider now was no longer winning the Battle of Songhu, but to persist as long as possible on the Battle of Songhu.
Go down and buy time for the strategic transfer of personnel, materials, and factories from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the southwest rear area.
However, I thought that the prosperous and prosperous Jiangnan and Shanghai, the Pearl of the Orient, would soon fall to the Japanese invaders. From then on, nine out of ten sources of tax revenue for the party and the state would be lost. I also thought that my hometown in Ningbo, Zhejiang, would probably fall soon, and even the ancestral graves would be lost.
They may not be safe, and Principal Jiang couldn't help but feel sad.
Just as Principal Jiang was thinking about something, light footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.
Without looking back, Principal Jiang knew that Madam was coming, and immediately said without looking back: "Madam, why are you up too?"
"Darling, this is the telegram just received by the Attendant's Office. Gu Zhutong just sent it back from the Songhu Front." Hearing the hint of joy in the Madam's sweet voice, Principal Jiang couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, and turned around.
He turned around and took the telegram from his wife. When he saw it, he was overjoyed and cheered repeatedly.
Mrs. Jiang asked happily: "Daling, do you want to call Shihe?"
Principal Jiang nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay, let Shihe come see me right away."
Soon Wang Shihe, the chief guard of the national government, came to President Jiang and Mrs. Jiang. This Wang Shihe was also a first-year student in Huangpu and a fellow villager of President Jiang. At that moment, President Jiang handed the telegram in his hand to Wang Shihe, and then spoke in his unique Ningbo Fenghua local accent.
Said: "Shihe, please go to three places immediately to check and find out where Yao Changqing comes from."
Wang Shihe took the order and went there. The Third Attendant's Office worked very efficiently and soon found out Yao Changqing's origins.
Hearing that Yao Changqing was indeed from Huangpu, Principal Jiang suddenly smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I will send a report to the Songhu Theater immediately, and then send a telegram to the whole party, the whole army, and the whole country to commend me. The Third Theater launched an active offensive last night
, killed Lieutenant General Teng Tianjin, the commander of the Japanese Third Division, and dealt a major blow to the enemy! The whole party is inspired! The whole army is inspired! The whole country is inspired!!! The Republic of China will definitely not perish. The Republic of China will definitely not perish.
drop!"
Wang Shihe suggested in a low voice: "Should the appointment and power-on awards be postponed? After all, this matter has not been finally verified."
"No, no need." Principal Jiang waved his hands repeatedly, "I'm sure that Yao Changqing did this. There can be no mistake, absolutely no mistake! Oh, by the way, call Gu Zhutong again and let him know
He rescued Yao Changqing and his group at all costs, even if it cost the entire 15th Group Army."
It’s no wonder that Principal Jiang is excited, it’s really because the party and the country need heroes and this good news so much.
The 40 million Chinese people really need the anti-Japanese heroes and this exciting good news. Since the July 7th Incident, the national army has lost troops and generals on both fronts in North China and Songhu, and has been defeated repeatedly.
Decent results have been achieved on the frontal battlefield. For this reason, domestic and international public opinion has become decadent. Now it is time to change the direction of public opinion.
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Principal Jiang gave the order, and the whole country was shocked.
Except for a few remote areas such as Tibet and Xinjiang, as well as the Manchu and Mongolian North China that had long been occupied, almost the entire land of China received the broadcast of the Nanjing Central News Agency. On the morning of that day, college students in major cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Changsha, and Guangzhou, as well as
A large number of enthusiastic young people took to the streets and held a huge demonstration.
This time, the military and police in major cities are no longer as ready as before, as if they are facing a powerful enemy!
In fact, many military and police officers spontaneously joined the massive parade. Since the September 18th Incident, the Chinese nation has been suppressed for too long. Although the commander of the Japanese 3rd Division Lieutenant General Teng Tianjin even had a tactical level
It wasn't even a target, but the entire Chinese nation still fell into madness because of the killing of Teng Tian.
Tens of thousands of enthusiastic young people put down their textbooks and enthusiastically signed up to join the army. The recruitment offices in major cities were almost overcrowded!
Many wealthy businessmen in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai also donated money and materials, and organized large and small condolence groups to rush to the frontline workers. Even Jianghu forces such as the Green Gang and the Red Gang secretly organized porter transport teams to help various social groups transport to the Songhu frontline.
Condolences and military supplies, for a time, the battlefield in Songhu was really turbulent.