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Chapter 137 The battle to move the capital

In addition to the field trenches dug on the ground, the national army positions in Dachang City used sandbags and bunker fortifications made of wood. There was no reinforced concrete at all. The Japanese army's wanton bombing not only caused huge casualties to the defenders, but also to the positions.

All the fortifications were destroyed.

The sandbags were blown to pieces and there was no sand to fill them with, so they were filled with mud.

The engineers not only had to build trenches, but also had to install sandbags. There was no time at all. In addition, the Japanese bombing and attacks did not give them a chance to breathe. The sandbags were also used up. There was no way but to remove the comrades who died on the position.

The corpses were piled into the gap created by the Japanese heavy artillery.

The machine gun was placed on the corpse of his comrade, and he continued to fight the Japanese army.

The Japanese tanks opened fire and landed on the Chinese defenders' position. The rolled up soil was mixed with blood, and the sky reflected was blood red.

Facing the more fierce Japanese offensive, the defenders in the direction of Ochang did not take a step back.

Under the cover of more than a hundred tanks, the Japanese infantry swooped on the Chinese defenders' positions. The few remaining soldiers used the only rifles, machine guns, mortars and other weapons in their hands to fight back the Japanese troops. After suffering heavy casualties,

Despite the extremely disparity in strength, the Chinese army still severely damaged the Japanese army.

In response to the Japanese attack, the Chinese army also began to adjust its fighting style.

When the Japanese army rushed to the front, the Chinese army let them in and approached the Chinese army's position. When the Japanese army followed up, the Chinese army concentrated heavy firepower to stop the following troops. In this way, the Japanese army that rushed in had no backup for the troops behind them.

A disconnect occurred.

The national army took the regiment as a unit and blew the charge horn. The national army soldiers rushed out of the trenches and drew their sabers.

There are many Sichuan troops guarding the field. When they go out to fight in Sichuan, their weapons and equipment may not be so luxurious, but they must have a saber in each hand. And during daily training, they have national martial arts instructors to teach them sword skills and martial arts.

At that time, almost all Sichuan soldiers would lie down and roll their swords, close to the Japanese army, and with one roll, they could roll to the side of the Japanese. Before the Japanese could see clearly, the saber flashed and chopped off the Japanese's hand first.

It turns out that it was by using this method that the Sichuan Army officers and soldiers gained a reputation on the Songhu battlefield.

However, the Japanese army invested too many troops and heavy firepower, and they were still outnumbered and had no choice but to retreat.

At dawn on the 26th, the Japanese army captured the town of Dachang. Jinling received news from Shanghai that Zhu Yaohua, commander of the 18th Division who was holding Dachang, felt ashamed of the world, took out his pistol and pulled the trigger, ending his life with one shot.

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The fall of Dachang led to a sharp deterioration of the situation on the Songhu battlefield. The Japanese army completely seized the initiative. The Japanese army that captured Dachang crossed the Pengpu area and moved southward until they reached the Chinese army on the north bank of the Suzhou River.

At the same time, the Japanese troops on the Jiangonggong Road front line also began to move from east to west, across the Qiujiang River and Yangshupu Port, and went straight to Jiangwan and Zhabei, forming a two-sided pincer attack with the Japanese troops in the direction of Dachang.

The defenders stationed on the north bank of the Suzhou River faced the danger of being surrounded by enemy troops and being attacked from both sides.

The Chinese army began to retreat to Suzhou and Henan. From the Kaixuan Road Bridge on the Suzhou River and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, it quickly retreated from Zhabei, Hongkou and other places to the south bank of the Suzhou River in an orderly manner, building fortifications and blocking the Japanese army along the way.

Just the day before the fall of Dachang, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and other generals proposed to Bald Head that they should continue to retreat across the entire line, withdraw from Shanghai, and rely on the Wu Fu, Su Jia, and Xicheng defense lines in the rear to consume the Japanese army's battle record and preserve their effective forces to defend Nanjing.

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Baldhead remained silent for a long time after hearing the suggestion.

At this time, representatives of the signatory countries of the 'Nine-Nation Pact' have gathered in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. There are less than ten days left before the meeting of the signatories of the 'Nine-Nation Pact'.

Baldhead is full of expectations for this meeting. In order to allow China to occupy a favorable position in this crucial meeting, and to demonstrate China's determination and confidence in the war of resistance, he hopes that before the meeting is held, there will be a better record on the battlefield in Shanghai.

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At least we must be able to hold on to Shanghai.

The battle to defend the Sihang Warehouse is about to begin.

On the 28th, with regard to the content of the speech at the Supreme National Defense Conference, Baldhead got the speech written by Chen Builei, read it in a hurry, and was quite satisfied with it, so he decided to hold a meeting the next day to carry out mobilization to move the capital.

It was completely time-constrained, and the bald man couldn't think about it that much.

The Japanese are about to attack, and relocation must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Even meetings must be held as soon as possible.

29th.

At the Supreme National Defense Conference, a speech titled "Relocating the National Government to Chongqing and the Future of the Anti-Japanese War" was delivered. Baldhead clearly announced: In order to persist in the long-term anti-Japanese war, the National Government will move the capital to Bajun and use Sichuan as the rear area of ​​the Anti-Japanese War.

The plan to "move the capital to Bajun" was finally held for the first time at an official high-level meeting.

In this meeting, the necessity and importance of moving the capital to Bajun was focused on.

Baldhead has made up his mind to move the capital to Bajun, and all that remains is to turn this determination into action.

30th.

The National Government held a state council meeting.

The next day, the Nationalist Government issued a declaration: "The national government decided to move the capital to Bajun and continue the war of resistance in order to strive for the final victory."

In November, the Songhu Anti-Japanese War was coming to an end, and the fall of Shanghai was inevitable.

On November 8, the Third War Zone, with Bald Head as its commander-in-chief, ordered the Chinese army to withdraw from the Songhu battlefield.

On the 9th, Liu Xiang flew to Jinling via Xi'an and once again urged the National Government to move to Chongqing.

On the 11th, Baldhead met with Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, and informed that Sichuan's planning and deployment had recently been completed and preparations for moving the capital were ready.

As a base for national anti-war revival, it was formally agreed to move the capital to Bajun.

The National Government's decision to move the capital was finally completed after a period of deliberation.

And there are many ups and downs in this process.

Although Lin Sen agreed to move the capital, his worries were far more than ordinary people.

The first group of the National Government, including Chairman Lin Sen, evacuated on the evening of the 16th. Before leaving, they gathered with close friends from the military, political and civil circles in Jinling. When they talked about Jinling's future destiny, they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Many people said.

It is really shameful and sad that each of these huge countries has an army of 2 million, but they are unable to withstand the invading little Japan of only 200,000.

Some people also say that during the Battle of Songhu, a god of war suddenly appeared in the public eye, which stabilized the morale of many soldiers and became a great hero that many people yearned for. This was the basis for many people to participate in the Anti-Japanese War.

Talking about this person, everyone talked more. There was a lot of news about this God of War in the newspapers, and there were also many battle cases. However, with the end of the battle at Zizao Bang and the fall of the field, this God of War seemed to have disappeared.

Many people said that he died on the battlefield, but more people believed that he was still alive.

Many people in Jinling believe that he is still alive and not dead.

In the hearts of many people and soldiers, the God of War has become an indelible spiritual pillar.

As soon as the conversation changed, another friend started complaining. When they talked about the attack on Zhongzao Bang and the fall of Dachao, some people naturally blamed Bald Head, thinking that it was his command errors that caused it, and saying that he was the sinner who brought disaster to the country and the people.

Others say that Bald's plan to move the capital was to send away those civil servants who opposed his fake war of resistance and to remove these stumbling blocks.

The essence is to use the name of moving the capital to surrender.

Every time Lin Sen heard about such a round, he would inevitably explain it to the bald head, ensuring that the bald head had no intention of surrender. However, as more people talked about it, Lin Sen began to have some doubts.

He believes that the bald man has great talents, great foresight, and skillful commanding skills, but he is also a man with deep knowledge of the city, and is as shrewd as a businessman, making it difficult for people to grasp and guess. Is the relocation of the capital this time like what people are talking about?

Like that? He couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in Bald Gourd.

On the contrary, this capital relocation reminded him of the capital relocation dispute that took place in 1927.

July 1, 1925.

The National Government of the Republic of China was formally established in Guangzhou.

On June 5 of the following year, the Nationalist Government officially approved the "Northern Expedition" and appointed Baldhead as the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army. Starting from the "Red Capital" Guangzhou, it attacked Hunan, Hubei, and Fujian in the Yangtze River Basin.

, the vast areas of the seven provinces of Jiangxi, Anhui, and Suzhou.

When the Northern Expeditionary Army conquered Jiangcheng and Jiangxi, Tang Shengzhi served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. He mobilized troops, captured cities, and recruited troops. The military power rose, expanding from 20 regiments to 40 regiments. The speed was astonishing, directly threatening the bald army.

political and military strength.

Bald Head, who holds military power, arrived in Jiangcheng. In order to divide and dismantle Tang Shengzhi's military power, he first proposed to move the capital to Jiangcheng. However, some people firmly opposed the move, saying that Bald Head was preconceived and wanted to establish a National Government headed by him in Jiangcheng in the name of moving the capital.

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December 7th.

At the military and political meeting held in Lushan, after debate, everyone agreed to move the capital to Jiangcheng. However, during this period, Baldhead used various methods to achieve the purpose of weakening and disintegrating Tang Shengzhi's military power.

At this time, someone proposed to welcome Wang Jingwei, who had been squeezed out of Hong Kong by the bald head, to participate in government work. In order to exclude Wang Jingwei, the bald head proposed moving the capital to Nanchang, and quickly established the Nanchang branch of the Zhongyang Political Conference, with the Nanchang branch leading the Jiangcheng National Government.

The above is a separate 'zhongyang'.

In April 1927, Bald Head commanded the Northern Expedition to march to Shanghai. On April 12, he raised the butcher's knife and massacred the Red Party members, creating the bloody tragedy of "April 12".

At this time, Wang Jingwei, who was extremely popular within the party, arrived in Jiangcheng to preside over the work of the Jiangcheng National Government. On the 18th, Bald Head came to Jinling and immediately announced the establishment of the Jinling National Government. The Jiangcheng National Government showed great disapproval of Bald Head's behavior.

Separated and sent Tang Shengzhi to lead his troops east to attack Chiang Kai-shek.

In order to avoid a stalemate in the relationship with the Jiangcheng National Government, Baldhead decided to step back to advance and announced his resignation.

Li Zongren of the Guangxi clan temporarily took charge of the work of the National Government and sent an invitation to the National Government of Jiangcheng. Wang Jingwei of the Jiangcheng Government naturally wanted it and readily agreed, and then announced that the capital would be moved to Jinling.

Soon after, Baldhead took advantage of various conflicts and resumed his duties.

Lin Sen thought of the battle to move the capital, and Bald Tou went back on his promise for his own selfish gain.

After all, we have learned from the past, so is the capital move this time, as he said, for the sake of the country, for the survival of the nation, and to fight a protracted war with the Japanese? Or is it, as others have said, a fake resistance to Japan and a real surrender?

?After we left, he stayed at Jinling River to sign an alliance with the Japanese under the city walls.

After some consideration, Lin Sen decided to ask the bald man for clarification before leaving.

But how can we not offend the bald man and achieve the goal of clarifying his true thoughts? Lin Sen’s position seems to be very high and senior, but in fact he does not have any real power. His only advantage is his seniority, but if he offends

With a bald head, I estimate that my superior life will be gone again.

After thinking carefully, Lin Sen came up with a way to talk about history and make insinuations.

On the same day, Lin Sen got into a car and arrived at Bald's residence on Huangpu Road.

The bald head has not left yet. He is thinking that Lin Sen will leave Jinling tomorrow and go to Bajun. He is preparing to go to the Lin Mansion to arrange things before Lin Sen leaves. Unexpectedly, the adjutant comes over and reports: "Chairman Lin is here."

The bald man greeted each other with a smile, and the guests and hosts sat down. After some greetings, Lin Sen said: "I have appointed you to stay and defend Jinling. This work is very hard, but the results are very little. The terrain of Jinling is three mountains and one river, which determines the location of Jinling."

It’s hard to hold on to.”

As he spoke, he walked to the map, pointed at it and said: "Jinling has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The emperors who established their capitals here all wanted to rely on the natural dangers to achieve long-term peace and stability, which would be passed down through the ages. But it is strange to say that the capital was established here.

None of the dreams of the emperors came true. Since Soochow was the capital of the Three Kingdoms, six dynasties changed in just 300 years. Including the Five Dynasties of the Southern Tang Dynasty, there were seven dynasties in total, all of which were short-lived."

After a pause, he turned his head and glanced around. Seeing that the other party was drinking tea and seemed not to understand what he was implying, he continued: "No matter how strong they arrange and manage the Yangtze River Defense Line and Jinling City, in the end

None of them could stop the invading enemies. Jinling City was breached again and again. The emperors were captured one by one, the imprisoned were imprisoned, and the killed were killed. No one could escape the tragic ending. Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, tabooed this place.

, after usurping political power, he abandoned the magnificent palace and moved the capital to Beijing."

The bald man indeed did not understand the voice of Lin Sen's words, "I know all this, Mr. Lin, don't worry too much, I will not follow the old path of those rulers."

Lin Sen fixed his gaze and said: "I know that you have the ability to control complex situations and deal with problems on the fly. However, I am still worried..."

"Mr. Lin, please be assured that I will not be captured or killed."

"Alas!" Lin Sen sighed heavily and said: "The emperors who were captured and killed are not hateful. What is hateful are the emperors who surrendered in Kaicheng. Let's talk about the fourth emperor of Soochow, Sun Hao. He was a licentious man.

In the 280th year of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, led an army to the east. Sun Hao had a strong army and horses, but because of his stupidity and cruelty, his soldiers were alienated and refused to sacrifice their lives. Before the enemy troops arrived, they fled when they heard the news, and the Jin army failed.

After a few tough battles, the troops will come to the city."

"Sun Hao was so frightened that he surrendered to the jester. He first drafted a letter of surrender and sent it to the Jin army camp. Then, with his shoulders bare, he tied his body several times with hemp ropes and staggered out of the palace, with a group of princes behind him.

The emperor's grandson, the civil and military ministers, and the attendants holding jade seals, carrying bushes, carrying surrender flags, and leading fat sheep. Sun Hao knelt on the ground, counted his sins, and begged the Jin State to surrender. If not, he would let it go

Slaughter it, and the coffin for the body has been prepared."


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