Chairman Chiang knew the news slightly later than President Roosevelt.
Speaking of which, Juntong actually has an underground intelligence station in Tokyo. This intelligence station was founded by He Zhonghan, the founder of the Blue Clothes Club, the predecessor of Juntong. Before Xu Rui and the others went to Tokyo, this intelligence station was located every once in a while.
They can also spy on some information. Although it is not confidential, it is at least information.
Because of this, the Nationalist Government was not completely unaware of Japan's movements.
For example, during the first Battle of Songhu, this intelligence station accurately and timely detected the important information being assembled by the Third Division and the Eleventh Division, and sent it back to the country. General Zhang Zhizhong, the commander of the Songhu garrison, decisively proposed to seize the opportunity.
The two Japanese divisions arrived and drove the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai into the Huangpu River.
Unfortunately, because Chairman Chiang was full of unrealistic illusions about Western intervention at that time, he did not agree with General Zhang Zhizhong's suggestion, but categorically ordered the Ninth Army to stop attacking for one day. It was this day's truce that ended the war in Shanghai.
The opportunity for the Japanese army to prepare for war also gave the Japanese troops time to assemble reinforcements and transport troops.
Therefore, the military command intelligence station in Tokyo still played a very important role.
But after Xu Rui and the others went to Tokyo, Maori Kogoro launched two consecutive investigations in Tokyo, which almost wiped out the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Tokyo. The Tokyo intelligence station founded by He Zhonghan also suffered a disaster.
It was destroyed in one fell swoop by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
Therefore, Chairman Chiang knew nothing about what happened in Tokyo three days ago.
In fact, the reason why Chairman Chiang knew about Tokyo this time was because the Americans revealed it.
The Americans did not know for what purpose they disclosed this news to the Nationalist Government. Perhaps the Americans hoped that the Chinese would be inspired by this incident and then fight Japan more fiercely. In this way
, the Americans can sell more weapons to the Nationalist government and at the same time sell more steel to the Japanese, thus making money on both sides.
Of course, the Americans mainly want to make money from the Japanese, because compared with the US-Japan trade, the amount of US-China trade is really not worth mentioning. The Americans don't care about the Chinese people's little money, and the National Government is close to bankruptcy. Now
They couldn't even afford that small amount of money. They just cried out to the US government all day long, hoping that the US government would lend them money.
To get to the point, not long after Roosevelt knew the news, Chairman Chiang also knew it.
It was around eight o'clock in the morning in Washington and around nine in the evening in Chongqing. At that time, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was attending a dance organized by a party and state elder to celebrate his aunt's eighteenth birthday.
The Kuomintang's status was respected, and Chairman Chiang had to sell his face.
The dance venue was chosen to be the best Jialing Hotel in Chongqing!
Jialing Hotel is the highest-grade foreign-related hotel in Chongqing. The embassies of Belgium, Denmark and other countries are located in Jialing Hotel. The military delegation of the United States and Poland also often stay in Jialing Hotel. Jialing Hotel has a banquet hall covering an area of several hundred square meters.
The decoration is very western-style, and its level of luxury is comparable to that of hotels in Shanghai.
The magnificent grand banquet hall, bright and bright lights, well-dressed guests gathered in groups, and bursts of laughter burst out from the crowd from time to time. It is difficult to connect such a gorgeous scene with the cruel battlefield on the front line.
It is even more unimaginable that the National Government at this time was almost bankrupt.
It’s no wonder that those truly patriotic people will sarcastically say that the Kuomintang is tight on the front line and tight on the rear! These party and state officials have never really put the safety of the country and the life and death of the people in their hearts! For these officials
, it is nothing if millions of people starve to death on the front line, but the birthday of the eighteen-year-old concubine must be celebrated with great care.
Johnson, the U.S. Minister to China, quietly walked up to Chairman Chiang with a glass of wine and whispered: "Mr. Chiang, I just received a top-secret piece of information from China. The Japanese Emperor Yu was assassinated during the Kanda Festival parade three days ago. He suffered a serious injury.
He was seriously injured, and we still don’t know whether he is dead or alive.”
Suddenly hearing the news, Chairman Chiang's right hand shook violently. As a result, the wine glass that was held between the thumb and index finger of his right hand immediately fell down and fell to the floor with a clatter, breaking into pieces.
The wine splashed out of the glass, staining Chairman Chiang’s leather shoes and trousers red.
Fortunately, the grand banquet hall was big enough and the sound was very noisy, so no one heard the sound of the glass breaking.
Jason shook the glass in his hand and continued: "Also, the Bacteriological Weapons Research Institute hidden in the Army Medical School was also attacked. The bacterial culture fluid inside may have been leaked. Tokyo is now under full martial law. In addition,
In the past two days, a series of assassinations occurred in Tokyo, and even former Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, who had just announced his resignation, and Army Deputy Minister Hideki Tojo were assassinated."
Chairman Chiang was stunned and said: "So many big events happened in Tokyo?"
"Hmm." Jason tilted his head and said, "Mr. Jiang, this is a rare and good opportunity."
Chairman Jiang apologized, and then left directly with the head of bodyguard Wang Shihe. The two came to the door of the hotel. Wang Shihe waved again, and the car that had been waiting at the door immediately came forward. Wang Shihe opened the door again.
Protecting the top of the door with his hands, he helped Chairman Chiang get into the car, then walked around the front of the car to the passenger seat and got in.
After getting in the car, Chairman Chiang said in a deep voice: "Don't go back to the official residence yet, go to the headquarters!"
When they arrived at the headquarters, Chairman Chiang asked Wang Shihe to make phone calls one by one. Half an hour later, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi, and military commander Dai Li rushed over one after another. When they walked in, He Yingqin and the other two were still a little upset. It was late at night.
They are enjoying the nightlife, why are they suddenly called to the headquarters?
Chairman Chiang cast his gaze on Dai Li and asked, "Yunong, have you heard any news recently from the Tokyo Intelligence Station of your military command?"
"Tokyo Intelligence Station?" Dai Li's eyes were a little dodgeful. As the director of the military command, he certainly knew that the Tokyo Intelligence Station had been destroyed. However, this was a major failure, so he did not dare to report it to Chairman Chiang. This is what he thought,
After a while, when the Tokyo Intelligence Station is rebuilt, this matter will be considered a thing of the past.
At that moment Dai Li said: "There have been no major events in Tokyo recently."
"Really?" Generalissimo Chiang said angrily, "But just now, Minister Johnson told me personally that the Japanese Emperor Hirohito was attacked during the Kanda Festival parade three days ago and was seriously injured! And in the past two days
Recently, a series of assassinations occurred in Tokyo. Former Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro and Army Deputy Minister Hideki Tojo were both assassinated!"
"What? Hirohito was assassinated and seriously injured? Konoe Fumimaro and Tojo Hideki were also assassinated?" He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Bai Chongxi suddenly took a breath of air when they heard this. They were not only surprised that such a major incident had happened to the Japanese, but also
I’m surprised that China’s intelligence agency knew nothing about such a big incident in Japan!
Dai Li's face suddenly turned pale, but at this time, he also knew that he could not hide it, so he lowered his head and said honestly: "Commissioner, the intelligence station in Tokyo was actually destroyed a week ago, so
, I really didn’t know anything about the assassination that happened in Tokyo three days ago.”
"I will settle the score with you later." Chairman Jiang glared at Dai Li, then turned to Chen Cheng, He Yingqin and Bai Chongxi and said, "Cixiu, Jingzhi and Jiansheng, what do you think of this matter?"
Chen Cheng and He Yingqin were still a little confused and had not yet recovered from the huge shock, so they did not express their opinions immediately. However, Bai Chongxi recovered quickly and said: "Commissioner, we must first find out whether this news is reliable?
Is Hirohito really seriously injured? Is Tokyo really in chaos? And who did it?"
"The news is absolutely reliable, and the Americans will never lie to us!" Chairman Chiang had always believed in foreigners. He waved his hand vigorously and said, "So it is absolutely certain that Hirohito was seriously injured. As for who did it?
, Thinking about it carefully, it’s actually not difficult to guess. If nothing else happens, Xu Rui must have done this!”
Chen Cheng thought deeply and said: "Only Xu Rui can do such a thing!"
"If this is true, then the situation is very favorable to the National Government." Bai Chongxi said enthusiastically, "The assassination and serious injury of Hirohito will definitely severely dampen the Japanese arrogance, and the chaos in Tokyo will make Japan have no time to pay attention to the Chinese battlefield in a short period of time.
, I suggest launching a major counterattack across the country immediately."
After a pause, Bai Chongxi continued: "Even if we can't recover all the lost land, we can at least recover part of it!"
"That's what I mean." Chairman Chiang turned his attention to He Yingqin, Minister of Military and Political Affairs, and asked, "Jing Zhi, is it possible to launch a major counterattack?"
As Minister of Military and Political Affairs, He Yingqin was in charge of money and food.
Therefore, He Yingqin is the one who knows best whether he has the ability to counterattack.
"This..." He Yingqin said with a confused look on his face, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to appoint a seat."
To be honest, He Yingqin is actually quite capable, but since the fall of large tracts of land in North, Central and South China, the National Government's tax sources have been close to drying up. The fiscal revenue from the Southwest alone cannot even support the salaries of millions of National Government officials.
They are all weak, the soldiers on the front line are hungry, and ammunition is scarce. How can we counterattack?
Chairman Chiang's face immediately fell and he asked again: "Can't you even do a local counterattack?"
He Yingqin hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "Commissioner, we are really unable to counterattack at the moment unless the U.S. government is willing to provide economic assistance to the National Government."