Chairman Chiang heard the good news while having breakfast. At that time, Chairman Chiang had just picked up a spoonful of soup and put it into his mouth. Suddenly, he heard the news from the mouth of the head of the bodyguard Wang Shihe, and then he
With a pop, all the soup in his mouth spurted out, and it hit Mrs. Jiang's face without any bias.
"Darling, what are you doing?" Mrs. Jiang rolled her eyes and raised her eyebrows.
However, Chairman Jiang has completely neglected to comfort his beloved wife. At this moment, all he can think about is the news that Wang Shihe just told him about the earth falling apart. Yes, the earth is falling apart. The earth is falling apart. It is really going to fall apart.
, the patrol camp actually regained Shanghai, the sky is really going to fall apart!
But the next moment, Chairman Chiang felt that the news was too false.
At that moment, Chairman Chiang suddenly stood up and said: "Shihe, are you kidding me? Are you serious? This kind of thing is easy to joke about? You know it will scare people to death?"
Wang Shihe smiled bitterly and said, "Commission, this is true."
Chairman Chiang immediately froze there and could not recover for a long time.
Seeing Chairman Chiang like this, Mrs. Chiang was so frightened that she didn’t even bother to wipe her face. She quickly stood up, walked around the dining table, stretched her chest and patted Chairman Chiang’s back. After working for a while, Chairman Chiang finally finally
He let out a long sigh, then slumped back on the chair, and cursed in a low voice: "Mother Xipi, you are in big trouble now."
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When the patrol camp recovered Shanghai, Chairman Chiang only saw trouble, because it meant that the patrol camp was exposed in front of the media of Western countries. It also meant that the Communist Party gained a lot, and it also meant that the Kuomintang lost a serious point.
This is extremely detrimental to future military and economic assistance from the West.
Chairman Chiang only sees the negative side, but compatriots across the country do not.
When compatriots across the country heard the news, they all rushed to tell each other and cheered!
Why? This is the first time since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War that the Chinese army has regained a big city! If Shanghai can be regained, the people of the country will definitely think, what difficulties are there that we cannot overcome? Therefore, we will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese devils and win all the victories.
The great victory of the national war of resistance!
After the news of the liberation of Shanghai spread, students in the Shanghai Concession, Tianjin Concession, as well as Chongqing, Chengdu, Kunming and other places took to the streets one after another, risking the possibility of being bombed by the Japanese, and launched massive demonstrations.
The parade in the Shanghai Concession was particularly powerful. Not only students but also many refugees spontaneously participated in the victory parade. In addition to launching large-scale parades, Shanghai students also spontaneously organized fund-raising activities, calling on the general public and businessmen to donate money and materials to support the patrol camp in Shanghai.
In the war of resistance against Japan, young people were even mobilized to directly participate in patrol camps.
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By noon, students in Shanghai, Tianjin and other places had been holding large demonstrations for a long time, and the great news of the liberation of Shanghai finally reached Yan'an.
Yan'an is a bit far away. The power of the Songhu Battlefield Radio Station is not high enough and the signal does not cover the northwest region, so the news cannot be received immediately through the broadcast. Chongqing is further away from Shanghai in a straight line, but the military command has technical means.
Receive and amplify the signal of Songhu Battlefield Radio Station.
However, Yan'an still had to send a telegram.
However, the Songhu Military Division could not skip the level and sent a telegram directly to Yan'an. It had to first call the New Fourth Army Military Headquarters. As a result, the New Fourth Army Military Headquarters couldn't believe it after receiving the good news. They called repeatedly for verification until they were sure that the news was conclusive. The New Fourth Army Military Headquarters
I hurriedly sent a telegram to Yan'an, so it was too late.
After receiving this telegram, Yan'an burst into joy.
At that time, the Central Committee had just finished a work meeting. Mr. Zhu took Vice Chairman Zhou to Chairman Mao's house to have lunch. While the three of them were eating, the news was delivered. After reading the telegram, Chairman Mao did not say a word, but just
The telegram was slapped on the table hard, and because it was hit too hard, it almost knocked over the small dining table on the pit.
Mr. Zhu reacted quickly and quickly reached out to support him, and then said: "Runzhi, don't get excited. Even if the sky falls, it won't be able to overwhelm us Communists."
Mr. Zhu also asked what kind of bad news it was.
Vice Chairman Zhou saw that Chairman Mao was not angry, but excited. He immediately picked up the telegram from the dinner table, and after reading it at a glance, Vice Chairman Zhou immediately couldn't hide the joy between his brows and said: "Okay,
Well, good news, this is really great news, the Songhu Military Division actually liberated Shanghai!"
"What are you talking about? The Songhu Military Division is liberating Shanghai?" Mr. Zhu's eyes widened.
"Look." Vice Chairman Zhou handed over the telegram in his hand and said, "This telegram says that the Songhu Military Division of the New Fourth Army completely annihilated the Japanese Ninth Division last night and successfully recovered Shanghai!"
Mr. Zhu quickly reached out and took the telegram. After reading it in a hurry, he was overjoyed.
"Xu Rui, this little guy! He really refuses to calm down no matter where he goes." Boss Zhu said with great joy, "I originally thought that since he was transferred to Shanghai this time, he should calm down for a while. After all, he didn't bring the troops to Shanghai.
We are all alone, but we never expected that in less than three months, we would make such a big noise."
"Xu Rui's victory this time is no better than before." Chairman Mao suddenly interjected, "From a tactical level, the Japanese 9th Division annihilated this time was only a standing division in name. In fact, it was absolutely
Most of the soldiers are temporary reservists or even reservists, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of an independent mixed brigade, let alone a real permanent division like the 10th Division that was annihilated by Xu Rui."
"That's true." Vice Chairman Zhou nodded gently.
Chairman Mao lit a cigarette and continued: "But from a strategic perspective, the destruction of the Ninth Division and the recovery of Shanghai proved an extremely important discovery! Or a historic discovery! This important discovery
The discovery is that guerrilla warfare can not only be carried out in mountain valleys, but can also be carried out in large and medium-sized cities!"
Having said this, Chairman Mao waved his hand vigorously to emphasize his tone.
"Well said." Mr. Zhu said with deep approval, "The recovery of Shanghai this time has indeed fully proved that guerrilla warfare is not only possible in mountainous areas, but also in large and medium-sized cities!"
"But guerrilla warfare is guerrilla warfare after all, not positional warfare, so it is necessary to telegraph Xu Rui and warn him not to bear the burden just because Shanghai is liberated." After a pause at this point, Chairman Mao continued, "We must never bear the burden.
If you don’t learn from Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, you will never defend a city or a place. When it’s time to give up, you will still have to give up.”
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At the same time, the grand parade in Shanghai was in full swing.
Helena, the Associated Press war correspondent in China, participated in the entire parade. According to her estimate, there were at least one million Chinese people participating in the victory parade. Therefore, Helena took this press release sent back to the Associated Press.
The title was very inspiring and shocking at the same time - Million Dollar March!
At the end of the article, Helena wrote: From Sichuan Road to Tibet Road, and then from Beijing Road to Gongguan Road, the crowds are all Chinese. It seems that people from all over China have gathered here, and they are shouting
slogan, because the patrol battalion was rejoicing at the victory they had just achieved. From their cheers or roars, I clearly felt the power from the depths of the soul of this ancient nation. Yes, this is a nation that cannot be underestimated.
!The Japanese will pay a bloody price for their stupidity, greed and arrogance. I firmly believe this.
After Helena's article was written, it was quickly converted into Morse code and sent back to the United States across the vast Pacific Ocean. However, before the article was officially published, it had to be sent to the FBI for review. Then, Helena's article
The article was submitted to the desk of President Roosevelt.
When the secretary sent Helena's article, Roosevelt was discussing the future direction of national policy with Secretary of State Hull.
The situation in Europe has become increasingly tense, and Germany's military expansion tendency has become very obvious. At this time, the glorious isolation policy of the United States seems inappropriate. Therefore, the U.S. government must make a choice. It is to continue to adhere to the policy of not favoring the two sides, and at the same time cooperate with all
Does the country do business? Or does it lean towards one side?
At this time, the secretary sent Helena's article to Roosevelt's desk.
Roosevelt apologized to Hull, then opened the article and read it.
After reading the article, a playful smile suddenly appeared on Roosevelt's lips, and he turned to Secretary of State Hull and said: "I remember that Colonel Stilwell, the military attache stationed in China, once told me when he returned to report on his duties that the National Government was so corrupt.
In essence, mud cannot hold up a wall, and the Communist Party is a new force. China’s hope for the future lies in the Communist Party, and it is recommended that the U.S. government fully assist the CCP. Hull, you seem to be opposed to it, right?"
"Yes, sir." Hull said without hesitation, "But this is not my opinion. I am just stating the opinion of the US Ambassador to China Johnson. I do not take a position on this matter."
"Then you'd better read this article." Roosevelt said, handing over the article.
Hull took the article and read it quickly, shrugged and said: "Sir, this is not enough to explain the problem. It is just a fluke that the Communist troops were able to regain Shanghai. And this Xu Rui is indeed very powerful in fighting, but he
Just because one person is great doesn't mean that everyone in the Communist Party is great."
"But at least, aiding the Chinese Communist Party can be used as a backup option, can't it?" Roosevelt subconsciously tapped the desk with his fingers, and then said, "If the concession bill is passed, appropriate consideration can be given to giving the Chinese Communist Party some
Military aid and diversified investment can also reduce political risks, what do you think Hull?"
"Well, I don't have a problem with that," Hull said with a shrug.