On September 25, 1939, the New Fourth Army liberated Jiujiang. As soon as the news came out, apart from the Japanese who felt ashamed, the Chinese felt incredible. You must know that Jiujiang is an important military city located on the south bank of the Yangtze River. If Jiujiang was liberated, it would be the National Army.
, maybe everyone will not be surprised.
Yan'an
"Okay, it's a good thing we took out all the money." The great man took the telegram, happily smoked a cigarette, and said with a smile, "This time, Jiujiang, Yongxiu, and Nanchang are all connected together, and I feel more at ease.
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"Well, I guess they are surprised over there." General Zhu also laughed, "I guess they will try their best to save some face this time."
"Yes, but it's not easy to fight." The great man thought for a while and said, "Either leave Fuzhou from Xinyu, or leave Xinyang from Suizhou."
General Zhu looked at the map and nodded in agreement, "Wuhan is definitely not easy to fight, so these are the two routes."
"Yes." The great man nodded, "But next, we have to stabilize Jiujiang and then continue to advance eastward."
"Is the pace going too fast?"
The great man shook his head, "Don't worry, there is that little guy standing behind us. If anything happens, Nanchang will not sit idly by and ignore it. You see, this time, it is also the cooperation of Nanchang that makes us so smooth."
Take Jiujiang, otherwise we will fight on our own, and the sacrifices will be huge."
"That's right. You said, how about we find some soldiers and let them help with training for this special operations?"
"Do you think you still need to talk about this matter?" the great man asked, "I have sent people there a long time ago. It has been three months of training now."
"Hiss! How many people did you send?"
"Not many, just 100 people."
"Their special forces didn't have 100 people in total before, right?"
"It's long overdue now."
"That's fine. In this way, maybe our next plan will go more smoothly."
"Um."
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Chongqing
"Bastard!" Lao Jiang angrily slapped the telegram on the table, "What is this? Are you looking down on us?"
Dai Li stood aside and did not speak. He had one hand behind his back, and in that hand, he held a newspaper. The newspaper obviously reported on the New Fourth Army's recovery of Jiujiang. He even arrogantly pointed out the independence of Jiujiang.
Both the division and the New Fourth Army had good news, but the National Army did not. Obviously, this report was written by a thoughtful person.
However, since the Emperor of Japan once promoted Zhou Weiguo, few people continue to regard the Independent Division as a sequence of the national army. The Independent Division loses fewer battles and wins more, while the National Army is the opposite. Therefore, newspapers will refer to the Independent Division as the New Fourth Army.
Juxtaposed, no common people thought it was inappropriate. However, the common people who read this report were also convinced by the argument in the newspaper. Indeed, the national army did not seem to be very concerned about recovering the lost territory. This is a matter that affects reputation.
things.
"Principal, calm down." Dai Li said after Lao Jiang scolded him again. At this time, he didn't know how to persuade Lao Jiang, let alone handed the newspaper behind him to Lao Jiang.
"Meeting!"
"yes!"
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laiyang
Zhou Weiguo read the telegram, read the newspaper again, and smiled. This time, even if Chiang Kai-shek wanted to regain the lost ground, he would not allow it. After all, it was public opinion. And this public opinion was planned by him.
As early as a few days ago, he sent a telegram to Yan'an, expressing his willingness to cooperate with them in taking Jiujiang. This coincided with the Yan'an side who was planning to regain some lost territory at that time. Therefore, some soldiers from Nanchang cooperated with the New Fourth Army.
They took Jiujiang.
There is only one Japanese regiment in Jiujiang City. Most of the Japanese troops who previously besieged Nanchang and Yongxiu retreated to Wuhan, and a small number retreated to Fuzhou and Panyang areas. As for Jiujiang, the Japanese have always been very confident because Jiujiang is close to water.
Their warships can reach Jiujiang. This also leads to the fact that there are not many soldiers in Jiujiang City, and the loss of Nanchang and other places also makes Jiujiang a useless existence. If Nanchang is still there, Jiujiang can become Nanchang's
An important transfer station for troops and supplies.
"The smell of gunpowder in this article is too strong." Liu Yuan looked at it and said, "The chairman of the committee will not accept the challenge."
Zhou Weiguo raised his eyebrows, nodded, took a sip of tea, and then said, "I accepted the challenge, isn't it just right? Let's work together to drive the Japanese out and avenge the people and soldiers. If everyone works together, the country will be able to
Only when it is strong can the nation be strong."
"It's naturally good to think so." Liu Yuan shook his head, "I'm just afraid..."
"Don't worry, brother." Zhou Weiguo smiled, "Aren't we still here?"
Liu Yuan just shook his head and said no more.
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Japan, Kyoto.
Emperor Showa's face was so black that ink dripped from his face. In the past, Gaomi and Jiaozhou were lost. After all, it was the independent division that took action. But now, when Jiujiang was lost, it was the New Fourth Army that they looked down upon the most.
"Do you think our previous policy was wrong?" Emperor Showa sat on the main seat and asked the people below, all of whom were his ministers.
"No." Takeshita Jun stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the benefits the empire has gained in China require too much sacrifice. Your Majesty's policies and policies are completely correct."
Seeing Takeshita Jun standing up, Emperor Showa looked better. After all, Takeshita Jun was his cousin, and Takeshita Jun agreed with his policy. "Tell me carefully."
"Yes!" Takeshita Jun nodded, "Now the empire has actually obtained huge benefits in China. And these benefits are actually enough for some development of the empire. China is too big. In other words, assuming that all 70 million people in the empire have moved
When we get to China, it’s also a vast land with few people.”
Everyone nodded.
"So, it is not very scientific to take over all of China. In the early days, there was not much hindrance to the empire's interests in China. This made the warriors of the empire, including the generals, feel a sense of pride.
Complacency. Many times, the empire's generals are dismissive when facing Chinese soldiers."
Takeshita Jun's words aroused everyone's thinking.
"But, in fact, the strength of Chinese soldiers is constantly improving. Even though he was very weak before."
At this point, Takeshita Shun paused, "But now, when the empire wants to obtain the same benefits in China as before, the price it has to pay is much higher. Such a gap makes even the warriors of the empire feel suspicious.
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"But in war, there are always wins and losses."
"In the past, the empire went too smoothly on the Chinese battlefield, but in fact, this is the normal state."
"The war is fought based on a country's national strength. The empire's military is much more advanced than China's, but the population and area of the empire cannot compare with China. In terms of war potential, the empire is at a disadvantage."