Episode 49: The Legend of the Three Qin Dynasties (7) The Restoration of Guanzhong
"Da Qing Radio Station, Da Qing Radio Station... This is the morning news... Today is October 26, 1936. Today's news content is:
"The Nanming bandit army's harassment across the river met with a shameful failure again. In the battle in western Henan, the Nanming bandit army suffered heavy losses. Our Zhengzhou Corps of the Qing Dynasty achieved impressive results, killing more than 25,000 Ming bandit troops and injuring Ming bandits. There were more than 30,000 bandits, and more than 50,000 Ming bandits were captured alive. They captured 548 tanks, 1,422 artillery pieces, more than 60,000 guns of various types, countless ammunition and other military supplies... At present, our Qing Dynasty has The Imperial Jianghuai Corps completed its mission yesterday and achieved a successful strategic shift, returning to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Ming bandits in western Henan.
"In the early and middle of this year, disasters occurred frequently in various parts of Nanming, with droughts and floods continuing. In recent days, autumn rains have continued in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, causing flood conditions in many sections of the river embankments. Some experts predict that Nanming may encounter widespread famine in the spring of next year.
"Xu Xiaozu, Minister of Commerce of the Southern Ming Dynasty, was summoned by the Metropolitan Procuratorate for investigation yesterday. According to speculation, it may be because he was suspected of accepting German bribes in the Mingde trade. The Nanming cabinet government headed by Shen Rongxuan was also criticized by newspapers all over the Ming Dynasty. , radio and fierce criticism from people with insight. The calls for the resignation of Shen's cabinet are getting stronger and stronger.
"The Soviet Union once again strongly condemned Italy and Germany for unilaterally violating the Non-Interference Agreement and frantically transfusing blood to Franco's fascist rebels in Spain. Soviet Foreign Minister Litvinov warned that if Germany and Italy continue to unilaterally violate the Treaty, the Soviet Union will also will no longer have the obligation to abide by this treaty. The Soviet Union’s just call has been supported by many countries in the League of Nations, and has also received widespread support from righteous people from all walks of life internationally. Currently, this group is dominated by fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Ming Dynasty. The evil forces formed by the German Alliance have become a street rat internationally and have been spurned by people all over the world.
"In the face of deliberate rumors and malicious provocations by some national media, our Qing Dynasty spokesperson once again solemnly reiterated that in response to the Nanming bandits' cross-river harassment, our Qing army has achieved major victories on all fronts. There is no so-called "disastrous defeat" or "large-scale surrender". The so-called "Ming army entered Guanzhong and Shanxi" is even more false and ridiculous. The spokesman warned that for such clowns, Such rumors are futile in the face of facts. If the governments of certain countries do not repent and continue to allow the media to frame and spread rumors, they will one day lose the friendship of the Qing people. He also said sadly that in today's twentieth century , No matter which country they are in, the news media must follow a bottom line, that is, 'not spread rumors.' But we regret to see that the media in some countries fail to follow this bottom line.
"Widespread famine has broken out again in the western and central parts of the United States. According to the latest statistics, more than 70,000 people have died due to hunger. Yesterday at noon, the first batch of grain aid from the Qing Dynasty set sail from Tianjin Port, destined for San Francisco. The United States Last night, President Roosevelt, on behalf of all the people, expressed his most sincere gratitude to His Majesty, Emperor Guangwu of the Qing Dynasty.
"All spies from various places who spread rumors yesterday that 'the Ming army has occupied Guanzhong' and 'the Ming army has entered Shanxi' have been arrested this morning, a total of 1,224..."
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In the motorized troops driving from Huayin to Xi'an, the large loudspeaker of the command vehicle loudly played the "Morning News" at the moment. The Ming army soldiers in each vehicle laughed while eating breakfast. Many of them were carrying
Lunchbox, laughing so hard that I almost couldn’t breathe.
"All media must follow a bottom line, which is 'no spreading rumors,'" a soldier said to his comrades around him seriously, holding a lunch box with a serious expression. "The following is international news: A great famine has broken out in the United States, and 70,000 people have died of starvation.
For the rest of the people, President Roosevelt borrowed food from His Majesty Guangwu of the Qing Dynasty, and praised our media of the Qing Dynasty for never spreading rumors and maintaining the bottom line of the news media..."
"Pfft...hahahaha..."
Suddenly, everyone in the car burst out laughing, and the soldier who was performing couldn't keep his face and spit out all the crumbs in his mouth.
"Okay, okay..." a commander's voice came from the loudspeaker of the command vehicle, "Change the channel, everyone concentrates on eating..."
Suddenly, the soldiers in each truck shouted, whistled, knocked on their lunch boxes, and loudly expressed their dissatisfaction.
The voice from the loudspeaker said again:
"Just now, a private had his trachea stuck by a grain of rice while he was laughing. He has been sent to the medical vehicle for emergency treatment. I don't know if his life can be saved... It is breakfast time now. Eat well. If you want to hear what you want to hear, I will let you go after eating.
…Now, let’s all eat and pray for the brother while eating, hoping that he can survive the danger safely.”
Now all the cars were silent.
After a long time, someone whispered:
"...I have long said that the power of "Da Qing Radio Station" is still very great. Look, we have already lost some non-combat personnel..."
Before he finished speaking, everyone in the car stared at him.
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At noon, the Army Motorized Troops occupied Xi'an and held the grandest entry into the city since the war began. Amid the city's firecrackers and the smell of wine, and under the cameras and spotlights of military reporters from various countries, the Qing Dynasty News Spokesperson said on the radio, "
Amidst the solemn refutation of "Ming Army Entering the Pass", the Ming Army lined up in the most organized formation and entered the "First Imperial Capital of China" with the most majestic military appearance. On both sides of the street, the people of Guanzhong were as excited as crazy...
Throughout the afternoon of the 26th, various Ming army motorized units deployed in the Guanzhong Plain and divided into several groups to recapture the entire Guanzhong.
In the Guanzhong Plain, there is no main force of the Qing army. The remaining scattered Qing troops also waved white flags early and stood on both sides of the roads waiting to be surrendered. Just like the liberation of western Henan, the Ming army still has not arrived yet.
, the national flag of the Ming Dynasty was hung everywhere.
By the evening of the 26th, the entire Guanzhong Plain from Tongguan in the east, Baoji in the west, Lantian in the south, and Tongchuan in the north were all officially occupied by the Ming army. Guanzhong was recovered. Xianyang Airport, the westernmost regiment-level airport of the Qing Air Force, also fell.
into the hands of the Ming army.
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On the 26th, the main force of the Ming army, the Left Army Group with the People's Guard as the vanguard, continuously passed through the Longmen Floating Bridge and entered Shanxi.
At this time, Shanxi was also empty and not much different from Guanzhong. The Ming army entered Shanxi on the evening of the 25th and began to advance rapidly on the morning of the 26th. There were no battles along the way. They only had to advance along a few roads at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
At noon, they advanced to Linfen and occupied Linfen Airport.
Upon receiving the telegram that "the airport has been cleared", a squadron of Kingfisher fighter jets from the Ming Army immediately took off from Zhengzhou Airport and stationed at Linfen Airport. With the Ming Army's fighter jets stationed at Linfen Airport, the Ming Army's air superiority expanded to the entire southern Shanxi. In
Under the escort of fighter jets, Ming bombers could directly threaten Taiyuan, and they could also relatively safely bomb the Lushi Railway and Lushi Highway to support the Taihang Mountain Column that blocked Qing reinforcements there.
As the report of the arrival at Linfen Airport was passed back to the headquarters, everyone in the Purple Mountain Fortress breathed a sigh of relief. This indicated that it was no longer a big problem for the Ming army to capture the entire Shanxi.