With Chiang Kai-shek's personal supervision, the Nationalist Government showed its high efficiency in handling affairs for the first time in front of the people. Just after the meeting between Chiang Kai-shek and several close confidants, it took less than ten minutes for everyone to return to the Ministry of National Defense. As
Chen Cheng, the Minister of National Defense, began to prepare for the press conference a few hours later. Reporters from newspapers and radio stations, domestic and foreign reporters, were invited to the upcoming press conference by the Propaganda Department of the National Government.
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"Reporting to Minister Chen, all the reporters who need to be invited have arrived. Including the foreign reporters you requested, as long as they are in Chongqing, all have been invited... It can be said that this time we have gathered more reporters than ever since we moved the capital.
One more press conference... Minister Chen, would you like to hold a press conference now..." Although the spokesperson of the Nationalist Government did not know that at the next press conference, Chairman Chiang's most important confidant would be in front of him.*
What does Minister ** need to announce? However, thinking about the order that Chairman Chiang personally gave to him a few hours ago, he felt nervous. With his many years of experience, he knew that the news that Minister Chen was about to announce would definitely shock him.
Chinese and foreign. Otherwise, the Chairman would not specifically request that all foreign journalists in Chongqing must be invited...
"Well, today's press conference is mainly aimed at those foreign journalists. As hosts, we cannot keep them waiting too impatiently. Let's go to the press conference now to meet these journalist friends..." As he spoke,
Chen Cheng looked in the mirror in front of him and quickly arranged his general uniform. Accompanied by the Propaganda Minister, he slowly walked towards the reception hall of the Ministry of National Defense...
Just when two people, guided by a line of security personnel, entered the press conference venue from the back door on the right side of the rostrum, a burst of spotlights flashed in the hall... All the reporters, almost at the same time,
The camera focused on Chen Cheng, the current Minister of *** of the National Government, who had just walked in through the back door...
"Dear journalists, today, on the order of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, we have gathered here to announce to you good news that shocks China and the world. Therefore, please pay attention to maintaining the discipline of the venue during the press conference.
Don't make a fuss. If you have any questions, you can raise your hand to speak... Next, I would like to ask Minister Chen to read out the good news to everyone. Please welcome..." Looking at Chen Cheng, who was standing in the center of the rostrum, the spokesperson quickly turned on the microphone.
He announced loudly to more than a hundred reporters from all walks of life, and at the same time, he was the first to applaud...
"Bah bang bang..." Amidst a burst of warm applause, Chen Cheng walked to the side of the microphone with a smile on his face, and waved to the more than a hundred reporters in front of him, who were full of expectations and applauding, to signal everyone to stop.
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"Ahem..." A gentle cough came from the loudspeaker, announcing that Chen Cheng, who was in the center of the rostrum, was ready to speak... and all the reporters quickly took out their own masks at the same time.
Notebook, with its ears perked up, ready to record.
"Dear journalist friends, here, on behalf of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and the National Government, I would first like to thank you all for coming today. In order to express your help and support for the National Government, we will hold a meeting here tonight.
I hope all the journalist friends can come to the victory reception in the evening..." Chen Cheng's first sentence was without any surprises. It was almost no different from other press conferences. He said hello to everyone... However, as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see
It can be heard that in the words just said, the word "Zhu Jie" is particularly important and dazzling...
Sure enough, just as Chen Cheng finished speaking, a young reporter from the Central News Agency quickly raised his right hand and wanted to ask a question... "Reporter, may I ask if you have any questions now?" Look.
Looking at the Central News reporter sitting at the front, Chen Cheng smiled and nodded, and said very gently...
After listening to Chen Cheng's words, the reporter stood up quickly and generously while being excited: "Excuse me, Minister Chen, in what you just said, you mentioned that the celebration party was held tonight. I would like to ask, is that right?
The *** troops at the front achieved another great victory during the battle..."
"Haha, this reporter's ears are indeed very sensitive. You are right. The most important purpose of holding today's press conference is to publicize another victory won by our *** troops on the front line that shocked China and the world..." Regarding the front line,
When asked by reporters, Chen Cheng did not hesitate and said with certainty...
"What, shocking China and foreign countries..." "Ah... what kind of victory is it? Why didn't we get any news..." These were the exclaims of domestic reporters and reporters from Western countries after hearing Chen Cheng's affirmative answer.
However, among the more than 100 reporters, there were also several *** reporters with beards. After listening to Chen Cheng’s words, there was a trace of ridicule on his face: “Baga, the Chinese government has
With such cunning, whatever results can be achieved based on the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Communist Party, it must be another cunning plan of the Chinese government...
"Dear journalists, please be quiet. I would like to ask Minister Chen to announce to you that our *** troops have once again achieved a huge victory in frontline operations..." To be said, the Propaganda Minister who has always stood by Chen Cheng's side is still
Very discerning. Looking at the chaotic venue below, after hearing what Chen Cheng just said, he immediately reminded everyone...
"Dear journalists..." Seeing that the entire venue fell silent and all eyes were focused on him, Chen Cheng said again: "Just a few hours ago, the Chairman of the Standing Committee and the Ministry of National Defense just collected
A telegram of victory came from the *** Division of the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Led by the Major General Liu Hua, the *** Division, after a week of bloody battles, completely annihilated the Japanese 14th Division that invaded Shanxi Province.
, the two field divisions of the Japanese 109th Division wiped out nearly 50,000 Japanese troops. Among them, the Japanese division commander Lieutenant General Yamaoka Shigehou, two major general brigade commanders, four senior colonel officers were captured... and various captured
There are countless kinds of weapons and ammunition... It can be said that this victory is the largest victory achieved by the Chinese *** since the Anti-Japanese War, and it is a battle in which the largest number of enemies are annihilated. More importantly, it is also the capture of senior Japanese soldiers.
The battle with the most officers..."
"Bah bang bang..." Just after Chen Cheng finished speaking, the entire venue seemed to be suffocated and quiet. However, in just a moment, a burst of warm applause broke out in the entire hall. Come and join.
All the Chinese reporters at the meeting burst into tears and applauded vigorously after learning this exciting news. As for the reporters from Western countries, after the shock just now, they quickly fell into deep thought.
Quickly think of a way to send this shocking news back to the country... As for the reporter from ***, who had a mocking look on his face just now, at this moment, he was indeed standing there dumbfounded, motionless...
"Baga! Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Chinese Army must be lying about the military situation. The Imperial Army of the Chinese Communist Party is invincible and it is absolutely impossible to fail..." Finally, a little Japanese reporter was enthusiastically
The applause brought him back from the shock. He roared loudly to the excited people around him, declaring the shock and disbelief in his heart...
And everyone who was still excited just now was awakened by the roar of the little devil, and slowly began to show a look of doubt... Because, in the past few years of the Anti-Japanese War, the entire *** army, except for a handful of people,
Apart from these small victories, almost all battles were defeated. Otherwise, the capital would not have been moved to Chongqing in just a few years. Thinking of this, everyone's eyes once again focused on the station.
On the rostrum, Chen Cheng hopes to gain recognition from General Chen Cheng in front of him...
"I would like to ask Minister Chen, is there any direct evidence that the Japanese army destroyed two main divisions of the Japanese army?" At this time, an American reporter stood up from his seat and faced Chen Cheng, who was smiling on the rostrum.
Without mercy, he asked directly...
"This reporter asked a good question. Since I dare to announce this news that shocked China and the world in front of everyone, of course I have enough evidence... Dear reporters, in my hands, it is the *** division on the battlefield.
The photos taken on the website include the bodies of Japanese soldiers killed in battle, the supplies and ammunition seized from two Japanese divisions, the wreckage of destroyed Japanese aircraft, the captured Japanese military flags, and photos of captured Japanese officers at all levels. Dear journalists, please take good care of the photos.
Take a closer look, the Nationalist Government will never come up with unwarranted results to deceive everyone..." Chen Cheng did not have any dissatisfaction with the American reporter's direct rebuttal. Because when he heard the news, he was also shocked.
The look on his face. His performance at that time was not much better than that of the reporter in front of him...
"This is really the flag of the 14th Japanese Division. Look... the command sword of the Japanese division commander..." "Also, this is a photo of the Japanese division commander's lieutenant general uniform..." "Look, this is the day of capture.
The photo of the military division commander, the Japanese division really captured the Japanese Lieutenant General division commander..." As each photo was quickly passed down, the entire hall immediately fell into chaos. Except for a few*
The ** reporter stood there with a shocked face and was at a loss. The remaining reporters began to have excited conversations around the photos in their hands...
And with the evidence of the photos, more than a hundred reporters who participated in the press conference immediately affirmed the great victory achieved by ***... As the entire press conference ended, each reporter rushed to report this as quickly as possible.
The news that shocked China and foreign countries was sent to their respective newspapers and radio stations. As for those foreign reporters, they sent the news back to the country in the shortest possible time...
In just one night, in the streets and alleys across the country, the excited cries of newsboys could be heard everywhere... "Sell newspapers... sell newspapers... The Eighth Route Army's *** Division wiped out two Japanese divisions in Shanxi Province.
Eliminating the 50,000-strong Japanese army and capturing one Japanese division commander and two major general brigade leaders...Selling newspapers...Selling newspapers...The Eighth Route Army's *** Division achieved an unprecedented victory in Shanxi Province, wiping out two field divisions and inflicting heavy losses.
The Japanese garrison in North China…”….
In an instant, all the Chinese people in the entire land of China began to talk about the Eighth Route Army's *** division...especially those passionate young people, who began to take action one after another. Students all over the country also because of the unprecedented victory achieved by the *** division
, once again held a large-scale military rally, calling on passionate young people to join the Eighth Route Army’s *** division and go to Shanxi Province to fight the Japanese...
At the same time, countless passionate young people from all over the country, carrying their parents and family members on their backs, quietly packed their simple luggage, and in groups, they began to go to Shanxi, the anti-Japanese holy land they yearned for, the base of the Eighth Route Army's *** Division.
Forget about it...For a time, the Eighth Route Army's *** Division became a household name throughout the country...
Domestic propaganda only expanded the influence of the *** Division, making the *** Division the anti-Japanese force that all passionate young people yearned for. However, foreign propaganda and international propaganda really shocked China and foreign countries...
As the Eighth Route Army's *** Division, with the strength of one division, completely annihilated two main divisions of the Japanese army and wiped out nearly 50,000 Japs, the news reached the heads of Western countries and attracted the attention of governments of various countries.
.Especially at this moment, the Communist Party has joined the Allied Powers with Germany as the center. This has made Western countries, which have always been mainly about watching the war, increasingly wary of this increasingly ambitious Communist Party...
After seeing that one of the main divisions of China's Eighth Route Army actually developed to the point of annihilating two main divisions of the Japanese army. These heads of Western countries gradually began to change their views on the Chinese Army, believing that as long as they were sufficiently advanced, they
With the weapons and equipment, they have the ability to drag the Japanese army, which lacks resources, on the Asian battlefield and prevent them from extending their tentacles to the Pacific region...
Because, in their eyes, the Chinese Communist Party's equipment was backward, its personnel had low combat effectiveness, and more importantly, there were no outstanding commanders. This gave these Western heads of state little hope in the war of resistance against China.
As a result, under the strong pressure of the Japanese army, various countries have reduced or even cut off military material assistance to China...
Thinking of this, these Western countries immediately began to consider whether to re-include China into the Allies and whether to continue to provide various military assistance to China so that they could continue to fight this protracted War of Resistance Against Japan...
At a time when domestic and international police were all focusing on the great achievements achieved by the *** Division, reporting round after round. He Yingqin personally commanded the economic attack on the base areas of the Eighth Route Army's *** Division.
The Kuomintang's plan also began to be implemented... Under He Yingqin's orders, units of the Kuomintang troops began to set up tight defense lines at the junction of the Kuomintang defense line and the Eighth Route Army's defense line, prohibiting any strategy.
Materials entered the base areas controlled by the Eighth Route Army.
Especially in the Shanxi-Sui Army troops of the second theater of war on the border with Shanxi Province, two strict police lines were deployed outside Shanxi Province. Every civilian who went to Shanxi Province was strictly searched. For those who were about to
Strategic military supplies entering Shanxi Province have been forcibly confiscated and taken as their own for various reasons...
Just when the *** troops began to attack the base areas controlled by various units of the Eighth Route Army, Dai Li, who had disappointed Chiang Kai-shek many times, also began to take action. Groups of intelligence personnel trained by himself were in his own
With the order, various communication radio stations began to quietly penetrate into the various base areas of the Eighth Route Army. According to Chiang Kai-shek's order, they began to investigate all situations related to the Eighth Route Army...
Of course, the latter two measures will not have much impact on the Eighth Route Army's *** division, which controls an entire province. After all, the entire Shanxi Province has a large area of land. It is not only self-sufficient in terms of food, but also
There is also a large amount of food that can be supplied to the Eighth Route Army troops in other places.
At the same time, less than one-fifth of the border in the entire Shanxi Province is in contact with the Japanese. And most of the other lines of defense, except for some parts of the Yan'an area in Shaanxi, are in contact with the Japanese.
At this moment, the Japanese army, after the losses of two divisions, the strength of the entire North China garrison can be said to have dropped to the lowest point in history. The only strength available can only hold on to all strategic points and transportation
Line... Therefore, there is absolutely no problem for a large amount of materials to enter Shanxi Province from enemy-occupied areas.
However, the National Government's first action put a lot of pressure on the *** division, especially the intelligence department and security department of the military region... As the brilliant achievements of the *** division spread to the ears of every Chinese
, the whole country began to feel inspired by the *** division... This caused a large number of passionate young people to leave their hometowns and relatives and rush to Shanxi Province to prepare to join the Eighth Route Army *** division to fight the Japanese... In this way, since the ***
Since the Communist Party began its propaganda, the recruitment points set up by the *** Division throughout the base area have been able to receive hundreds of enthusiastic young people from all over the country every day who want to join the *** Division...
However, in the face of more and more enthusiastic young people, it is difficult for the intelligence department and security department in the base area. Because, for these uneven young people, the base area must conduct strict inspections to ensure that among these recruits,
There were no intelligence personnel sent by the Communist Party or Japanese and puppet army spies. More importantly, these reviews could not dampen the enthusiasm of these passionate young people to join the army... Faced with severe difficulties, Liu Hua was helpless and had no choice but to report to the central government and
Eighth Route Army troops from other places asked for help...