"Knock knock knock" came a knock on the door. Chen Bijun quickly wiped away his tears and told Wang Jingwei not to cry. He stood up, straightened his clothes and asked, "Who is it?"
There was a maid's voice outside the door: "Madam, it's Mr. Nakanishi."
Chen Bijun said quickly, "Quick, please come in."
The door opened, and it was Zhongxi Gong. Zhongxi Gong smiled and nodded to Chen Bijun and said, "The meeting is over? How is it? Are you disappointed with the imperial army?"
Chen Bijun quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, no, Mr. Nakanishi must not think wildly. We have absolute confidence in the imperial army. Besides, Agent Chiang can tolerate people all over the world, but he cannot tolerate us and our husbands."
Zhongxi Gong smiled and nodded and said, "Just kidding, don't be nervous. I'm here to talk to you, oh, and Mr. Wang about the situation."
Chen Bijun asked Zhongxi Gong to sit down, while he stood beside him and asked, "What's going on?"
Zhongxi Gong was very satisfied with Chen Bijun's attitude and said, "First of all, I reiterate that the imperial army will not give up on you and Mr. Wang. Unless Mr. Wang dies, we will not choose anyone else."
Chen Bijun nodded quickly and said, "Thank you so much. We will definitely contribute to mutual assistance in Greater East Asia."
Zhongxi Gong continued to obey and said, "Secondly, the Imperial Army hopes that you can form troops as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army's defeat in Shanxi was only because the Imperial Army's main target was placed elsewhere. You must reflect your own
It’s worth it, so I can speak for you.” After saying that, he turned and left, leaving only Chen Bijun with his head bowed in thought.
--Chongqing
Agent Jiang walked into the conference room. Bai Chongxi, Li Zongren, He Yingqin and others were present. There were even the chiefs of the major military regions, and even Wei Lihuang was sitting on one side.
Agent Jiang sat down and said with a smile, "Long time no see, everyone. What a great New Year."
He Yingqin smiled and said, "Thanks to the appointment, I think everyone is a little fatter than in Wuhan."
Bai Chongxi and others also said something and I responded, making it very lively.
Agent Jiang took a breath and said, "I don't know if you guys are having a good year. I'm not having a good year at all. Look, is there a commander in chief of the war zone who is missing?"
Everyone knew without looking that Agent Jiang was talking about Yan Xishan.
Jiang's intermediary took notice of the case and shouted, "I don't want to tell you the specific situation, but everyone should know it by heart. The Red Party has made trouble, ignored the superiors, and disobeyed military orders. It is extremely abominable! What do you think we should do?"
Wei Lihuang hesitated and said, "Commissioner, in the final analysis, the development of the Red Party is in the name of resisting Japan. Even if they set up a so-called anti-Japanese government now, it will be under our central government. Even the chairman of the government must be appointed by Yan Xishan."
, and the Eighth Route Army has just defeated the Japanese army again, and all four divisions have become their victims, which is very popular among the people, so I do not recommend dealing with them too directly."
Tang Enbo said, "I don't agree with General Wei's idea. We are bleeding in the front against the Japanese, and the Red Party is grabbing territory from behind. If this continues, the Japanese may be driven out, but the whole world will also become the Red Party's."
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Wei Lihuang kept silent. After all, the Red Party had robbed the entire Shanxi Province and sidelined Yan Xishan.
He Yingqin knew that Chiang Kai-shek did not intend to start a full-scale war with the Red Party at this time. After all, neither public opinion nor the general environment allowed it. Japan was the biggest enemy, and sanctions were still the main thing against the Red Party.
He Yingqin said, "Commissioner, I think the Red Party's control of Shanxi is irreversible. But fortunately, Zhongtiao Mountain is still in our hands. We must strengthen the defense of Zhongtiao Mountain. Once there are changes in Shanxi, we can send troops to Zhongtiao Mountain."
sweeping across Shanxi. In addition, we should once again reiterate that each war zone cannot move across regions without orders, and explain that any violation will be severely punished.
Of course, the Red Party has always acted on its own and will not obey the central military orders, but when the reckoning comes in the fall, we will have something to hold on to, right?"
Agent Jiang hummed and said, "Zhongtiao Mountain must be strengthened. Junru, what do you think?"
Wei Lihuang hesitated for a moment, then expressed his opinion and said, "Commissioner, the Eighth Route Army will never dare to take the initiative to attack us. Therefore, I think we can transfer our forces to counterattack the Japanese army now."
Jiang intermediary shouted, "Confused! Who are the Red Party members? They are best at messing around and creating public opinion. Can't you find a reason even if you are looking for it? Junru! Your experience in political struggle is still too shallow. As for counterattacking the Japanese army...
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Bai Chongxi then said, "I don't think it's time yet. Everyone, there are secret reports showing that the Japanese army is withdrawing from the pass to the northeast and letting the Nanjing puppet government train troops to help them rule the occupied areas.
But this is just intelligence. The Japanese troops have not withdrawn yet. I think we should wait a few more months until the Japanese troops have withdrawn and the puppet army has not taken shape before attacking. I believe there will be gains."
Agent Jiang also nodded and said, "This is the opinion of the Military Commission. In the following time, we will continue the first phase of training after the Wuhan battle, streamline the troops, and remove those who did not fight effectively in the past year, those who did not obey orders, and those who were damaged."
Those that are too heavy will be reorganized. It has been initially decided to reorganize 120 divisions first. The time point is the end of March. If the fighter planes do not appear after the end of March, the second phase of reorganization training will begin and all remaining troops will be reorganized.
The time node is early June, and the specific reorganization plan will be released at that time. Do you have any opinions?"
At this time, everyone realized that this was not a meeting to deal with the Red Party, but a meeting to deal with the miscellaneous army. Training, training, training, in the end I am afraid that the miscellaneous army will be gone.
At this time, the only commanders of the major theaters who were not from the Central Army were Yan Xishan, Li Zongren, and Zhang Fakui. Needless to say, Yan Xishan, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi looked after each other, so they were not afraid of this reorganization. Zhang Fakui was the leader of the Cantonese warlords.
When Ninghan was divided, he supported Wang Jingwei. Now Wang Jingwei is treason. He is worried that someone will make a fuss about what happened back then. How can he dare to object, so no one in the entire meeting spoke.
Agent Jiang looked at it and nodded and said, "Since everyone agrees, let's do it this way and adjourn the meeting!"
After the meeting, Dai Li kept reporting to Agent Jiang in Agent Jiang's room. Agent Jiang nodded silently and said, "Let's do it."
Dai Li then saluted and left with confidence.
Since then, the whole of China has entered a stable period, except for the battlefields behind enemy lines of the Japanese army in North China, which are still filled with smoke. Whether it is Chongqing, Yan'an or Nanjing, Peiping is recruiting troops, training troops, and preparing for the next war.
In Shanghai, a war without gunpowder began again.
The Shanghai Concession, known as an isolated island, has become a place where countless anti-Japanese comrades lurk. Under the protection of European countries, anti-Japanese newspapers here are publicly distributed, and anti-Japanese rallies are held every day. Whenever the Japanese army suffers a defeat, there will be
Celebrating with gongs and drums, whenever the National Army lost, white flags would be staged here to summon the souls. The Japanese army was filled with hatred but helpless.
Also because of the stable situation on the isolated island, the number of commercial banks on the isolated island increased from 200 in 1937 to 500 at this time. There are also countless hotel dance halls, cafes and entertainment venues, and even more than 20 movie companies.
This place is full of feasting, drunkenness and extravagance. Countless people use alcohol and opium to anesthetize themselves to make themselves forget the war outside the isolated island.
The prosperity of the economy has made Shanghai's financial industry flourish. The four major banks established by the Chongqing government here continue to issue treasury bonds to replenish the Chongqing government's blood. However, in the past two months, a new bank has opened its doors.
It is the central reserve bank of the Nanjing puppet government. Not only does it not recognize legal tender, but it issues "China Reserve Bonds". This has caused a dispute between legal tender and "China Reserve Bonds" to break out. Patriotic businessmen from all sides have publicly stated that they do not recognize "China Reserve Bonds".
Li Shiqun and others also led thugs to continuously force merchants to subscribe for "China Reserve Bonds", and a financial war broke out.
Outside a beautiful villa, an old man walked out with the help of two bodyguards and was about to get in the car. Suddenly a car rushed out. Two people wearing Chinese tunic suits, masks and hats, holding
Holding a shell gun, he leaned out of the window and beat the old man. In a few breaths, more than a dozen bullets were fired at the old man and the two bodyguards around him. Before anyone else could react,
The car roared away.
In the business hall of the Shanghai Branch of China Reserve Bank, people kept coming in and out. Three middle-aged men walked in speaking authentic Shanghainese. They kept talking about the cloth business in the south, holding several boxes in their hands.
Probably here to save money.
The eyes of a lobby manager in a suit lit up, and his instinct told him that this was a big customer. He quickly wanted to go over and talk to him.
But he saw the leader of the three middle-aged men also smiled and nodded to him, but did not stretch out his hand. Instead, he tore open his clothes and saw only densely packed grenades tied in his clothes. The other two men didn't know where he came from.
He took out his pistol and shot the lobby manager twice.
"Ah!!" "Run away!" Everyone was startled by the gunshots. When they saw the three people, they thought they had encountered bank robbers. They were so frightened that they screamed and ran away. The three people took the box
When they opened it, they were filled with grenades, all of which had their lids opened and tied together with match ropes. The three of them fired the grenades one by one at a very fast speed and threw them towards the counter. After throwing them, they turned around and ran away.
"Boom" "Boom" The shrapnel and shock wave of the grenade caused the bank personnel on the counter to be covered in blood, and the entire bank lobby became a mess.
——76 Gasfield Road
"Bang" a teacup was smashed to pieces. Li Shiqun glared fiercely, bared his teeth and said, "Damn military commander, damn Dai Li, before I even took action, he took action first?"
Ding Mocun, a thin and tall man, was wearing a suit and leather shoes, but his tilted head and sinister eyes could not convey the solemnity of the suit. He smoked heavily every day, giving off a sense of decadence.
He looked at Zhong Xi Gong and Yuan Shu next to him and said, "You two, this military commander is getting more and more arrogant. Now everyone in the entire Central Reserve Bank is in danger. You must know that not only ordinary employees were killed, but even Ji Yunqing was killed."
Big bosses have been killed on their doorsteps, and now there are hundreds of resignation letters from bank employees alone. If this continues, the entire Nanjing government's economy will collapse. We are also forced to fight back."
Nakanishi Ko said with a smile, "The meaning of our Empire of Japan is very simple. Our country will not offend European countries for the Nanjing government. But if you act alone, we can't stop you, right? After all, you are also a sovereign country. Is not it?"
Hearing these words, several people looked at each other, and they all understood that the Japanese wanted to be **** and wanted to build archways. Li Shiqun said bitterly, "If we want to take action, I think we should just make it bigger, not just in Chongqing." People from the government's four major banks, even those newspapers who talk nonsense every day, literati, and the few entrepreneurs who give money to Chongqing every day can make a move. If they don't move, I'm afraid these people will never know this Shanghai. Who is the master?"
Zhongxi Gong narrowed his eyes. He was only here to attend the meeting, and the Japanese army did not give him the power to guide him. But if the two evil wolves Li Shiqun and Ding Mocun were really released, I am afraid that the anti-Japanese forces in Shanghai would suffer a lot.
Ding Mocun nodded and said, "I think we still need to track down the people who attacked these times, and we must pay with blood!!"
Li Shiqun laughed and said, "It's simple. There are not many other things on the beach, but there are a lot of little red guys. As long as they can pay, they can't find out anything. I don't know about those people from the military commander and the central commander? They are all lecherous." People who gamble will definitely get wind of it."
Yuan Shu said aloud, "It's best to ask Nanjing to speak out about this matter, otherwise I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future."
Li Shiqun was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he realized that he was saying that he should not be too high-profile, as he might end up being killed by a cunning rabbit or cooked by a hunting dog. He nodded, cupped his hands to Yuan Shu and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yuan, for your advice. Then I will Let’s gather people first.”
——A newspaper office in the concession
The slippery ghost was so frightened when he saw the information he had just translated. He even said he was lucky and destroyed the note first, packed up his things and hurried out.
——Five days later
Outside the bank dormitory of the Nationalist Government in Shanghai, twenty or thirty black shadows suddenly appeared. The leader looked at the moon in the sky, waved his hand, and several sparking grenades shattered the glass and flew into the dormitory.
"Boom" and "boom" were accompanied by several explosions. Those black figures broke into the door, holding pistols and machetes in their hands. They slashed and killed anyone they saw. Many of the bank employees were women, and these people showed no mercy. In the heart, the staff who had just been awakened by the explosion were frightened crazy when they saw this scene. All they could do was keep shrinking back and covering themselves with quilts. However, this cowardly appearance only showed the bestiality of these people. Several people were lustful. He smiled and kept raising and lowering his hands. As soon as one person took off his pants, he wanted to pounce on him, but was kicked down by someone behind him.
The man looked back and saw that it was his captain Wu Sibao.
Wu Sibao hummed, "Don't be embarrassed, hurry up and work, catch them all and take them away!"