On August 6, the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima; on August 9, the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
On August 10, the Japanese Emperor decided to surrender unconditionally, and his only requirement was to retain the imperial system. On the same day, the Japanese government sent begging notes to the warring countries through the governments of Switzerland and Sweden.
Eight o'clock in the evening.
Chongqing.
Suddenly bursts of cheers came from the headquarters of the US military stationed in China. The surrounding people were unaware of the situation and thought the American soldiers were having convulsions again.
An American officer who could speak Chinese walked onto the street and shouted with a smile: "Japan surrendered, Japan surrendered, China's War of Resistance Against Japan is victorious!"
People were doubtful and gathered outside the gate of the US military headquarters to inquire about the situation.
Not far next door is Qiujing Middle School. Several boarding students who were out shopping couldn't restrain their excitement. They rushed into the campus and ran while shouting: "Japan surrendered, the Anti-Japanese War was victorious! Japan surrendered, the Anti-Japanese War was victorious..."
Lights lit up in the dormitories of teachers and students. A teacher didn't even bother to put on his shoes. He grabbed a student with an oil lamp on his bare feet and asked: "Who said Japan surrendered?"
"That's what the US military next door said," the student said happily.
Teachers and students ran frantically towards the US military headquarters. The teacher at the front asked in English: "Sir, did Japan really surrender?"
"Yes," the American officer laughed, "Japan issued a surrender note through the Swedish and Swiss governments. On the Chinese side, our US military headquarters in China was the first to receive the news. Now the US Embassy and the British Embassy should also receive it.
The telegram has arrived."
The Chinese people present were stunned for half a second, and suddenly burst into loud cheers.
"Long live China! Long live the Chinese nation!"
"We won, we beat little Japan away!"
"Go buy firecrackers!"
"Where are my gongs and drums? Go back and get the gongs and drums."
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At this moment, Chang Kaishen was praying when he suddenly heard the crackling sound of firecrackers. Seeing Jiang Xiaozhen standing outside the door with a happy face, he immediately asked: "What happened?"
Jiang Xiaozhen smiled and said: "Chief, Japan has surrendered, and the people are setting off firecrackers to celebrate."
Chang Kaishen was ecstatic, but couldn't believe it. He smiled and said, "Go to the US military headquarters to confirm."
"Yes!" Jiang Xiaozhen turned around and ran away.
Jiang Xiaozhen is a fellow villager of Chang Kaishen. He can be related to him through various twists and turns, and he can be regarded as Lao Jiang's grandnephew. During the Xi'an Incident, Jiang Xiaozhen was already Lao Jiang's aide-de-camp. Lao Jiang
He lost his shoes while escaping, so Jiang Xiaozhen took off his shoes and gave them to Lao Jiang to wear. He carried Lao Jiang on his bare feet and ran over the fence.
Now, Jiang Xiaozhen has become Chang Kaishen's internal affairs chief.
A moment later, Jiang Xiaozhen came back and reported: "General, the news has been confirmed. The British and American embassies and the US military headquarters in China have said that Japan has issued a surrender note."
"Where is our Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Chang Kaishen asked.
"Report!"
Before Jiang Xiaozhen could answer, another adjutant stood waiting outside the door.
Chang Kai said: "Come in!"
The adjutant said happily: "Reporting to the headquarters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called and they have received Japan's surrender note! It was conveyed by the Swiss government. Except for Japan's request to retain the emperor's system, all other requests for surrender were in accordance with the conditions of the Potsdam Declaration.
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"Okay, okay, okay!"
Chang Kaishen said yes again and again, couldn't help but ordered: "Invite the Military and Political Department to convene a meeting of military cadres immediately. Also, let Chen Bulei and Wu Tiecheng do a good job in the party headquarters, draft the order and prepare to launch the campaign in each war zone
telegraph!"
The meeting lasted until 12 o'clock that night. The next morning, Chiang Kai-shek met with U.S. Ambassador Hurley and responded to the advisory opinion on Japan's surrender. After Hurley and Truman urgently exchanged opinions through transoceanic telegrams, Chiang Kai-shek met again.
Hurley, and also called Wedemeyer, the commander-in-chief of the US military in China, to discuss the military disposal of the occupied areas.
Chiang Kai-shek was not idle all day and night. He had various meetings and telegrams. He also sent an urgent telegram to Mr. Zhu and Mr. Peng. It probably means that I have to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops and the occupied areas.
Everything has been arranged. You Communist troops are just waiting in place and are not allowed to act without authorization.
The Emperor of Japan has not officially announced surrender at this time, but only issued a begging note. If the allies do not agree to retain the emperor system, he probably does not intend to surrender. To be honest, he is still bargaining. However, firecrackers will be heard from time to time in the city of Chongqing.
This kind of news always spreads very quickly, not to mention that some newspapers already had relevant news. On the night of the 10th, several major newspapers issued news at the same time, and after eleven o'clock in the evening, the newsboys were still hawking along the street.
On August 14, in the Japanese note, the governments of the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom announced their acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. On the 15th, the Emperor of Japan formally announced Japan's unconditional surrender in the form of a radio broadcast.
China Radio.
Zhou Xuan came to the broadcasting studio happily. She had just turned 25 and graduated from the Music Department of Central University two months ago. However, she has long been a famous singer in the rear area. In the past few years, she has released a total of four patriotic records.
Since my sophomore year, I have also been working as an announcer for China Radio.
"Xuanzi, this is the broadcast script of the Japanese Emperor announcing his surrender." Broadcasting Director Liang Guangdu handed over a piece of paper.
Zhou Xuan sat down with the broadcast script, tried a few times and said, "It's time to start!"
After China Radio moved from Tianjin to Chongqing, its listening rate has been very high, even crushing the Central Radio that later moved to Chongqing. After all, Central Radio focuses on politics and has more serious content, while China Radio, which does not have government funding support, has to bear its own profits and losses.
Entertainment content accounts for most of it.
At noon, shortly after lunch, Chongqing citizens suddenly heard the patriotic songs on the open-air radio stopped and turned into Zhou Xuan's voice:
"Now an urgent news break. Just 40 minutes ago, Emperor Hirohito of Japan officially announced unconditional surrender on the radio. The content of his "Armistice Decree" is as follows: In view of the general trend of the world and the current situation of the empire..."
The sound of the radio was still floating over Chongqing, and the whole city was plunged into a sea of joy. People spontaneously went to the streets to cheer and celebrate, and countless people shed tears and cried and laughed.
The broadcast announced by the Emperor of Japan could also be heard in the occupied areas of China. However, it could not be received in the rear area and the liberated areas. China Radio was the first to fully reproduce the contents of the "Armistice Edict". At this time, major newspapers were still printing urgent numbers.
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It was only in the middle of the afternoon that the bureaucratic and unresponsive Central Radio broadcast the full text of the "Armistice Decree", and the major newspapers had to wait until tomorrow morning to reprint the full text.
Of course, it was impossible for China Broadcasting Corporation to translate the "Armistice Decree" into Chinese within 40 minutes. They got it from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which had received the Chinese version of the "Armistice Decree" the day before.
Most of the Chinese version of the "Armistice Edict" is in classical Chinese, and it really looks like an edict issued by the emperor. It was written by the Japanese sinologist Masatoshi Yasuoka, who studies imperialism, Yangming's philosophy of mind and Chinese history every day.
, Chinese cultural attainments are profound, and now they are finally put to use.
On August 16, major newspapers across the country reported the news of Japan's surrender full page, and the full text of the "Armistice Edict" was also published countless times. Although the Japanese Emperor did not admit defeat and did not use the word surrender, in
It seems to the Chinese that he is surrendering!
Southwest Associated University.
Although it was summer vacation at this time, there were still three students taking classes in Hua Luogeng's dormitory. They were Zhou Weilie, Zhong Kailai and Min Sihe.
When Hua Luogeng first started teaching the course "Stacking Prime Number Theory" at Southwest Associated University, he was not only sought after by students from the Department of Mathematics, but also from the Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering. The classroom was packed at that time.
, and the aisles were full of people. As a result, after a few classes, there were only three students left, and the classroom became empty and I couldn’t understand!
Zhou Weilie studied with Hua Luogeng for a year and a half before he gradually stopped listening to the theory of stacked prime numbers. However, it is still difficult to understand it thoroughly, and he is still studying eagerly.
Now the three students who can understand stacked prime number theory have all graduated. Zhou Weilie is about to go to Cambridge University to study for a master's degree, Zhong Kailai is about to go to Princeton University to study for a doctoral degree, and Min Sihe is about to go to Oxford University to study for a doctoral degree.
It was said that he was studying at Hua Luogeng's house, but in fact Zhou Weilie was the only one who was really studying. Zhong Kailai and Min Sihe were giving him extra lessons, chewing on the peanuts bought by their junior brother, and leaving a pot of wine nearby.
"Victory! We have won!"
Suddenly loud cheers came from outside. Hua Luogeng stood up suddenly, limped out of the dormitory door and looked around. Before, I had only heard that Japan had issued a begging note, but there was no news for several days. Many people had made good plans.
Prepared to continue fighting.
A group of students rushed towards the teachers' dormitory. Hua Luogeng quickly asked: "Japan really surrendered?"
"Surrendered," a student waved a newspaper in his hand, "Professor Hua, the Japanese government surrendered the day before yesterday. Yesterday the Japanese Emperor officially announced the surrender on the radio. This is today's newspaper!"
"Great, great," Hua Luogeng returned to the room and said excitedly to his three disciples, "Japan has surrendered!"
Zhou Weilie threw away the pen in his hand and cheered: "I won't study today. Teacher, Senior Brother Zhong and Senior Brother Min, I'll treat everyone to a restaurant and have a good meal!"
"Let's go, I want to drink today!" Zhong Kailai laughed.