Its public name is "The Attendant's Room of the Chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government". "Don't underestimate this Attendant's Room. It has a very high status and is equivalent to the Central Office in later generations.
There are many Chinese and Western-style buildings in this compound, most of which have one floor and one floor, each with its own characteristics. There is also an air-raid shelter in the compound, which is heavily guarded day and night. Only a special limited-time pass is required to enter.
If one were to rank Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Chongqing, Zeng Jiayan's official residence should be ranked first.
At this time, Chairman Chiang was sitting in his office, reading the messages sent by his subordinates today. At only forty-seven years old this year, his hair was already showing a tendency to go bald. Since the Battle of Nanjing, his diet had declined.
I spend almost all my time in this official residence.
In addition, most of the battle reports that kept coming in every day were bad news, which made his heart even more anxious.
"boom!"
A sound of slamming on the table came from the office nearby.
"Mother Xipi, Luo Zhuoying is incompetent, and Tang Shengzhi is shameless! They couldn't hold Nanjing for even a week, and they lost hundreds of thousands of elite members of the party and state. Both of them should be dragged out and shot!" Chairman Chiang said with a strong voice.
The strong accent of Fenghua, Zhejiang Province rang out in the office.
Obviously, Chairman Chiang was angry again, which made the two guards and attendants who had been waiting at the door look at each other and smile bitterly.
Yes, Chiang Kai-shek was angry. At this time, he received telegrams from Tang Shengzhi and Luo Zhuoying respectively. Both Tang and Luo gave detailed reports on the process of the Nanjing defense battle in the telegrams. However, Luo Zhuoying and Luo Zhuoying said that they would immediately
Unlike rushing back to Chongqing to accept Chairman Chiang's punishment, Tang Shengzhi said in the message that because of his fault, tens of thousands of soldiers spilled blood on the battlefield, Nanjing was lost, and the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum where the founding father lived was lost. He had no shame to go to Chongqing.
Seeing him, I was willing to take off my military uniform and go back to my hometown in Hunan to think about my mistakes behind closed doors.
Tang Shengzhi played such a trick that made Chairman Chiang very angry. Isn't it just a shirk of responsibility for you surnamed Tang? After losing the battle, you go home and don't want to take any responsibility. You are still like a soldier.
What does it look like?
Throwing away the two messages in his hand, Chiang Kai-shek stood up and walked around the office with his hands behind his back. Filled with anger, he tried to call the guards several times and ordered the man who had vowed to live or die with Nanjing to be taken away.
The Nanjing garrison commander caught him and came to Chongqing, but he resisted.
At this time, the National Government was in turmoil, and the army was also unstable. Moreover, Tang Shengzhi was very senior among the generals and had many close friends. If this senior general was severely punished for this matter, it would probably cause turmoil in the army.
The criticism was very detrimental to his newly formulated army reorganization plan. Only then was he forcibly suppressed this anger.
“Nanjing is finally lost!”
Chiang Kai-shek let out a long sigh and looked at the dead leaves outside the window. He felt very depressed. The national situation was so difficult. It was difficult for him to be the nominal leader of the country.
Before the battle to defend Nanjing, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and other generals had persuaded him to abandon Nanjing and declared that Nanjing would be turned into an undefended city, but he was scolded by him. He was unwilling to give in, because as a leader, if he agreed to turn Nanjing into an undefended city,
Setting the capital as an undefended city would be a huge blow to his prestige and reputation, so he agreed to Tang Shengzhi's request to defend Nanning.
But in just a few days, Nanjing was lost. This slap not only hit Tang Shengzhi in the face, but also slapped him in the face of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
"Five days...only five days!"
Chiang Kai-shek sat back in his chair and closed his sore eyes in pain.
"Ding-deng-deng..."
At this time, several heavy footsteps came over, and Chiang Kai-shek slowly opened his eyes. A middle-aged man with a thin and elegant appearance, about forty years old, stood in front of him.
Chiang Kai-shek raised his head slightly and said, "Yanji, what's the matter?"
The person who came was none other than Chen Brai, director of the Second Division of Chiang Kai-shek's aide-de-camp. He was also jokingly called Chiang Kai-shek's "literary daring".
Chen Brai came to Chiang Kai-shek's side and lowered his head and whispered softly: "The Chairman of the Generalissimo, the Mayor of Nanjing, the Gendarmerie Commander Xiao Shanling, and the Thirty-sixth Division Commander Song Xilian are calling."
"What's going on? Are you sending me another telegram reporting the amount of losses and requesting supplies? I won't listen, and I don't want to listen either!"
Chairman Chiang waved his hand in disgust. He had heard too many of these telegrams these days and was already bored to death.
As the director of the Second Division of Chiang Kai-shek's Attendance Office, Chen Builei didn't understand his boss's thoughts. He whispered: "No, Chairman, this telegram is different from the previous telegrams. It is very interesting. I suggest you try it."
Take a look." After saying that, he took out a telegram manuscript from the folder and handed it over with both hands.
"oh!"
Chiang Kai-shek took the telegram impatiently and read it for a while. His originally gloomy expression gradually softened. He gently placed the telegram on the table, pondered for a while and then asked: "Is the news confirmed?"
Chen Brai nodded: "Although it has not been confirmed, I think Xiao and Song do not have the courage to deceive the central government at this time. What they said should be true."
"Tuk tuk tuk..."
The sound of Chiang Kai-shek tapping on the table came from the quiet office.
After thinking about it, a smile suddenly appeared on Chiang Kai-shek's face, "Interestingly, a small major and deputy director of the Logistics Department actually gathered more than a thousand remaining soldiers and helped the retreating national army block the Japanese attack. A small
The small logistics director has accomplished what Tang Shengzhi, Luo Zhuoying and others failed to accomplish, but do you think this is possible?"
"This..." Chen Brai hesitated for a moment before replying: "This needs to be verified again before we can be sure."
"Forget it, no need!" Chiang Kai-shek sighed softly, "Yin Guo (Song Xilian) and Xiao Shanling will not lie to me. Since it is rare for the Thirty-sixth Division to produce such a talent, both for the party, the country and the people
All good things. Our people can no longer bear the news of failure!"
Chen Brai nodded silently: "Chairman, how should we deal with this matter?"
Chiang Kai-shek was silent for a while and then said: "In this way, a clear message will be sent to publicly commend this Su Rui and posthumously award him... Well, by the way, has that Su Rui come to serve the country with all his loyalty?"
Chen Buili secretly wiped his sweat and smiled bitterly: "We haven't appointed the committee yet, but judging from the messages between Song Xilian and Xiao Shanling, it seems that he won't last long."
Chiang Kai-shek nodded silently before saying: "Then promote him to the rank of colonel commander of the 36th Division Independent Regiment, and broadcast it to the whole country in a clear message to let our people see that we still have such an army, and he is still in Nanjing
The city is working hard to stop the Japanese army. Let people all over the world see the strong will of our Chinese military and civilians, and win the sympathy of people all over the world. It is up to you to do this!"
Chen Brai, "Yes!"
Chen Bulei, who was then Secretary General of the Central Party Committee of the Kuomintang and Director of the Second Division of the Attendance Office, was known as the top penman of the National Government. It was naturally appropriate for Chen Bulei to handle such matters.
Su Rui, who was far away in Nanjing at this time, naturally had no idea that such a clear message sent from Chongqing would push him into the limelight.
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