Anami was born into a noble family. His father, Anami, was an internal affairs official in Oita Prefecture. When he was in junior high school, his father's friend, Nogi Nogi, the commander of the 11th Division, came to his home, inspected his kendo and praised him greatly.
His father said: Having a son like this is not a waste of his life. He advised him to join the army. From then on, Anan regarded Nogi as his lifelong mentor, and he set up his dream of joining the army. However, he was stupid and not very articulate because of his articulation problem.
, took four exams before getting into mainland China, and was considered to have taken the back door. He was tall and had become Hirohito's military attache since 1929.
The biggest characteristic of Anami Weiji is that he is self-aware. He knows that he is not smart, so he does not join any factions, let alone make any political remarks. Instead, he follows Hirohito wholeheartedly and becomes one of Hirohito's few confidants. At this time
He is 53 years old, but he only served as the division commander of the 109th Division for a few months in 1938. It can be said that he is an officer with very little combat experience in the Japanese army.
At this time, Hirohito sent him to replace Okamura Neiji, but it was precisely because Japan had a huge financial problem at this time that he wanted to cut military expenditures but was unanimously opposed by the navy and army. Although Hirohito did not want the Chinese battlefield to end like this.
ended, but still felt that the army would easily disobey the central government's orders after being overseas for a long time, so Anan Weiji was sent to control the main force of the Central China Front Army.
As soon as Anami arrived in Changsha, he immediately made a handover with Neji Okamura and ran to Seishiro Itagaki's room to say hello. After all, judging from his position, Seishiro Itagaki was his boss.
Itagaki Seishiro was looking at documents in the room when he heard the sound of riding boots, and it was very rhythmic. Itagaki Seishiro raised his head with a slightly curved corner of his mouth. Sure enough, he saw the door being opened by the guard. Anami Weiji walked in and saluted, "Anan Wei
I came to report. Hello, General Itagaki Seishiro."
Itagaki Seishiro stood up laughing and said, "I knew it was you when I heard that voice. Come on, come on, sit down, the situation is very good now. I hope you can make greater achievements!"
Anami nodded and sat down, took out a letter and handed it to Itagaki Seishiro and said, "This is what General Ishihara asked me to forward to you."
Itagaki Seishiro took the letter and did not shy away from it. He opened it and read it. He nodded and said, "Ishihara-kun is indeed so far-sighted. He thinks that we only have half a year to attack at most, so he requires us to speed up the attack. If
Even if we can’t win yet, we still have to be in an invincible position.”
Anan Weiji lowered his head and said, "I just arrived in Changsha. Although General Okamura told me a lot about the situation, there are still many things that I don't understand. As far as I know, our army has been at war with the National Army for almost three months."
The troops are also very tired, do they need to be repaired?"
Itagaki Seishiro immediately vetoed, "Absolutely not. The morale of the troops is like a balloon. Now is the time to be full of energy. If it is repaired, the morale of the troops will immediately relax. We have to continue the attack with full strength, not to mention that we are tired.
, the National Army will become even more tired, and repairs will do more harm than good."
Anami trusted Itagaki Seishiro's judgment very much. He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I will formulate an attack plan immediately."
Itagaki Seishiro did not expect Anami Yoshiki to be so vigorous and resolute. After thinking about it, he realized that this was because Anami Yoshiki did not have much military merit, so he hoped to use this opportunity to express himself. He nodded and said, "Okay, I will return to Nanjing soon.
, where I will wait for your good news."
——Chongqing
News of the fall of Changsha has spread in Chongqing, and people are suddenly panicked. Many rumors about the failure of the Anti-Japanese War have spread again. Although the Eighth Route Army has won consecutive battles in the north, the New Fourth Army has also captured many places in northern Jiangsu, and the third theater of war has been recovered.
Nanchang and Bai Chongxi won a great victory in Guinan, but for Chongqing, these places are just corner areas, and Changsha is the real frontal battlefield. Once Changsha is lost, the Japanese army will basically capture half of Hunan. If Hunan is completely lost, the next
One of them is Chongqing.
Many people who fled all the way from Shanghai and Nanjing to Chongqing, and businessmen began to pack up their things and continue to move westward. Especially during this period, the bombing began to intensify, which increased the chaos in Chongqing.
Jiang Cheng sat in the car, looked at the crowd outside the car, sighed, closed the window and said to Du Yuesheng next to him, "It seems that the news in Changsha has a great impact on the people's hearts."
Among the big guys in Shanghai in the past, Lin Guisheng has been in poor health since he was injured and has been bedridden for many years. Although he still doesn't forgive Huang Jinrong on the surface, he actually lives with Huang Jinrong. On the day of Jiang Cheng's wedding, Lin Guisheng also
He wanted to come, but Jiang Cheng stopped him and continued to let him recuperate in Hong Kong. Huang Jinrong lived in seclusion in Hong Kong and had no interest in worldly affairs. He just went to bathhouses, listened to plays and smoked cigarettes every day. Zhang Xiaolin died. Yu Qiaqing lived alone in Yan'an, and went to Nanyang from time to time to meet Tan Kah Kee.
and others contacted. Only Du Yuesheng was entrusted by Jiang Cheng and others. In the past few years, he has been providing disaster relief in the Yellow River area of Henan Province. He also arranged for members of the Green Gang to help the military reunification in Shanghai. The Red Party attacked Japanese and puppet officials, and he was active in everyone's eyes.
Du Yuesheng was over sixty at this time. He coughed for a while and said, "Hey, the people here still have food to eat. You haven't been to Henan for a long time, right? Where are the people complaining? There are 44 counties and cities.
The mouths of millions of people, if you hadn’t brought in food, I don’t know if I could have persisted..."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "But also because of your rescue, I don't know how many people survived. Now you can be said to be popular among thousands of families in Henan."
Speaking of this, Du Yuesheng couldn't help but puff up his chest and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. You also know that I am a person who wants to save face. In the past, people called me Boss Du and Counselor Du. I felt that it was very face-saving, but I always felt that
Something is missing, but now when I show up in Henan, those people sincerely call me Du Bodhisattva, and I realize that it is the sincerity of those people that is missing..."
Du Weiping, the son of Du Yuesheng, who was standing next to him, said, "Huh, what kind of Bodhisattva is it called with money? I said this matter should be handled by the government. Why should we do it? Dad, for the sake of Henan, I don't know."
How many times have I contacted the Chongqing government, but every time I have been greeted with good words and sent out good words? Just because people like us help with disaster relief, the government not only does not reduce the tax burden, but instead levies military rations. What is the reason for this?"
After hearing this, Du Yuesheng couldn't help but glared at him and said, "Just a joke, we actually took on this matter, so of course we have to do it well. Besides, the country is indeed in trouble, so don't talk about it anymore."
, That’s it, Xiao Jiang, are you here also for Changsha?”
However, Jiang Cheng knew what Du Yuesheng was thinking. It was one thing that Du Yuesheng, who was burdened with the task of saving face, had to grit his teeth and continue to do it. In addition, Du Yuesheng knew that after doing this well, the red party would really win the world in the future, and he could also borrow it.
Thinking of this matter to get rid of the sins of April 12, he said, "Yes, it is a fact that Changsha has been lost, but there are still many places where we can continue to hold on. I am going to go to Hengyang. No matter what, Hengyang must be defended."
, but Hengyang now has not only the Youth Army, but also the Tenth Army and the troops that Xue Yue will send later. If I want to assist them, I have to tell the Chairman first."
Du Yuesheng nodded and said, "You have worked hard. The money you earned overseas has basically been invested in our domestic battlefield. Mr. Yu complained to me last time, saying that our Miss Yu was a golden branch and a jade leaf when she was in Shanghai."
, after I followed you, let alone money, I didn’t even keep my salary with me, I donated it all.”
Jiang Cheng laughed loudly, knowing that this was a joke, but he didn't say anything. Yan'an now has more and more supplies due to his aid, and because he is also a senior leader in the Red Party, the supplies are distributed, and Yu Yishan naturally also
We don't need the money, so we just donate it and gain a reputation.
After a while, the government arrived, and Jiang Cheng and Du Yuesheng got off the bus together. Du Yuesheng was entrusted by the Henan government to come to Song Ziwen to talk about the tax burden. Although he knew it was of little use, he still tried his best, while Jiang Cheng directly
He sent a famous invitation and asked to see Agent Jiang. Agent Jiang was discussing the war in Changsha with Bai Chongxi and others who had rushed back all the way in the conference room, so he asked Jiang Cheng to wait outside.
Jiang Cheng was drinking tea and resting in the waiting room. At this time, two people walked in. One person saw Jiang Cheng and asked the person next to him strangely, "Who is this person? He is actually waiting here. He must have a high status.
How come I’ve never seen it before?”
The man next to him was Chen Brai. When he saw Jiang Cheng drinking water, he smiled and said, "You don't know, this man's name is Jiang Cheng, also known as Gu Quan. He is a big boss. He has big business all over the world. He is the same as Yu Qiaqing."
The in-laws are very favored by the old man. When he got married some time ago, the old man was his witness, which was so honorable. He is now the money bag of the Youth Army. I don’t know what happened this time. The Youth Army’s
...You know!"
The man who spoke suddenly nodded and couldn't help but ask, "So...he is very rich?"
Chen Brai said with a wry smile, "He is really rich, but no one dares to touch him. Touching him is like touching the old man. Don't discuss him in the future. His status is very sensitive."
The man hummed, and Chen Brai walked up and chatted with Jiang Cheng for a few words, and then left with the man.
When the man returned home, he heard a knock on the door. He looked at it warily, then opened the door and let him in and said, "Why are you here during the day?"
The man who came in smiled and said, "Luo Jun, what are you afraid of? No one knows me, and no one knows me. I'm here to ask you if you have made up your mind? Mr. Zhou talked about you again and again, and said that last time
I left in such a hurry. I didn’t take you with me. I miss you so much.”
This man is called Luo Junqiang, a native of Changsha, Hunan. He is 38 years old at this time. He joined the Chinese Red Party in his early years. Together with Li Lisan and others, he launched the "Support Tan (Yankai) and Anti Zhao (Hengti)" movement from all walks of life in Hunan. He edited "Red Light Weekly" and
He also served as the secretary of the Hunan branch of the Marxist Theory Research Association. After his father died, he was criticized by the party for throwing a banquet, so he left the party. He later joined the party again and left the party again in 1925. He defected to Zhou Fohai and began to follow Wang Jingwei. When Wang Jingwei fled last time, because
He was in a hurry and didn't call him. When he found out, he immediately scolded Wang Jingwei for defecting to the enemy and treason in the newspaper. Jiang's agent just happened to have Wang Jingwei's escape and people were panicked. He needed someone to stabilize the morale of the army, so he continued to let him serve as the secretary of the attendant's office, but many confidential matters
I didn't dare to tell him.
The person who came in was an old acquaintance of Jiang Cheng - Toushan Geming.
Luo Junqiang said to Toushan Geming, "I know how much Mr. Zhou values me, and I also know the gap between China and Japan, but Mr. Chiang treats me very well. It is really impossible for me to defect at this time."
Toushan Geming waved his hand and said, "What's wrong? With your ability, can you only be a small secretary? Besides, you also know that as a secretary, you can't participate in many important things. He, the agent, is just taking the job."
You are just a sign. Besides, you are from Changsha. Who is in the hands of your hometown now? Then Xue Yue defended Changsha to resist the imperial army. It can be said that everyone has his own master, but in the end he should not have
The whole city of Changsha should not have been burned down. So what did Jiang Jie say? Not only did he not blame him, but he praised him. This shows that in Jiang Jie’s heart, what is the status of you Changsha people? Why do you see him asking for Zhejiang?
The guard burned the city and destroyed the land? Then Jiang Jie is just a butcher. You still want to be loyal to him. How stupid are you?"
Speaking of this, Luo Junqiang is also full of resentment. He is from Changsha. The last time the Tianxin Pavilion fire happened, he punished many people. He just let it go. Now the whole of Changsha has been burned to a white ground. His alma mater
It was also ruined. It is impossible to say that there is no resentment. After being told by Toushan Geming, he also felt that Jiang Jiajun had no love for Hunan and only trusted those who came from Zhejiang.
There are three types of people that Chiang trusts the most when employing people. One is from Zhejiang, the other is from Huangpu, and the other is someone who is extremely loyal to him and has proven himself. And he is one from Zhejiang, the other is not from Huangpu, and the other is the one in front of him.
First he joined the Red Party, and then he worked with Wang Jingwei. His resume couldn't be any worse. It's basically impossible to get reused.
Toyama Kakuaki continued, "And General Itagaki Seishiro has said that as long as you are willing to go there, at least you will have a ministerial position. If you want to join the army, at least you will have a lieutenant general rank. Wouldn't it be a hundred times better than here?"
When Luo Junqiang heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. He nodded and said, "Mr. Zhou really values me too much, and it's hard for me to refuse."
Toushan Geming continued, "And look at it now. Xue Yue has been defeated and the city of Changsha has been destroyed. How long can Intermediary Chiang hold on? Let me tell you a secret. In fact, Intermediary Chiang is also secretly in contact with us in Chongqing, saying
Maybe a few months after you go to Nanjing, Agent Jiang will come too!"
When Luo Junqiang heard this, he immediately felt that all the burdens in his heart were gone. He, Jiang Jie, and himself can contact the Japanese, why can't he? He immediately said, "He is actually such a person! Are you serious about this?"
