There is something in this, calling the Wang Puppet Government a quagmire. It sounds like Chen Gongbo doesn’t mind Zhou Fahai leaving Jinling, but is jealous that the other party has a way to retreat. As the number one figure, he has no place to retreat now.
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"I hear what you mean. It sounds like you have encountered some big trouble. Who is making you so anxious? Is it those stubborn factions or the Japanese?" Chen Mingxiang asked knowingly.
"Who else could make me feel so uncomfortable except the Japanese? Neji Okamura and Kanju Yazaki came to the Executive Yuan office to see me twice, forcing us to raise food for the Japanese army. And the best food-producing area in Central China
, they are all under their own control, where can I get food for them?" Chen Gongbo said as expected.
"Food? They want it and we want it too. People are starving to death in Shanghai every day. Now the price of one stone of rice has actually reached 100,000 yuan of Central Reserve Certificates. Millionaires can be found all over Central China! Minister Zhou arrived in Shanghai
The first problem that gave him a headache was food, and there was no way to solve it."
"In the grain-producing areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, grain output has plummeted year after year. Coupled with the open plundering by the Japanese army and the forced purchase by the American Federation, the people are starving to death. Even if they want to collect grain, there is no grain to collect. Today,
The plan is to drag it out, push the top down, and shift the responsibility to the local governments of these three provinces."
"In addition, the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry is in Shanghai, and the headquarters of the Federation of Trade Unions is also in Shanghai. You can leave this job to Minister Zhou. Since he wants to be the mayor of Shanghai, he has to bear these pressures.
, do you think what I said is reasonable?" Chen Mingxiang said.
In fact, now that the Wang Puppet Government is facing the pressure from the Japanese army, there is no better way. The only magic weapon is to drag it back and forth to drag things down. Otherwise, it will be like meat on a hob. You say your
I do my thing, but if you think I'm not good enough, kick me off the stage!
"What Mingxiang said is a solution. Minister Zhou wants to be the mayor of Shanghai. You can tell the dispatched army headquarters to hand over the matter to Minister Zhou and urge the US Congress to implement it as soon as possible. They are looking for trouble, and they are looking for Zhou Fahai.
If you put it this way, I think it would be best to send Zhou Fahai away as soon as possible." Mo Guokang said with a smile.
In the next two days, Chen Mingxiang first visited Zhou Fahai, old friends such as Colonel Hamada and Colonel Saito of the Meiji Agency, and also visited the Jinling Military Police. Anyway, he was busy every day.
When the official work started on January 4th, the Executive Yuan of the Wang Puppet Government held a meeting and decided to appoint Finance Minister Zhou Fahai to concurrently serve as Mayor of Shanghai, and he officially took office on the 15th of this month.
Luo Junqiang, a senior official from Anhui Province, was appointed as Secretary-General of the Shanghai Special Municipal Government, effective on the same day. Wu Songpeng, former Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, was appointed Minister of Justice and Administration.
"Brother, this time I went to Shanghai to make a living, but that's your territory. Please take care of me!" Luo Junqiang said with a smile.
At noon that day after the meeting, Chen Mingxiang and Luo Junqiang took a Japanese military transport plane back to Shanghai and made working friends with former Secretary-General Wu Songpeng. In the evening, Chen Mingxiang treated Luo Junqiang to a meal.
There is another joke this time. Luo Junqiang originally wanted to take a Japanese Army Air Force transport plane to Shanghai. Unexpectedly, his request was rejected by the Meiji agency. Zhou Fahai also knew that Yazaki Kanju was annoyed because of the food issue.
, and there is no way to coordinate in person.
For this reason, Secretary-General Luo Junqiang had to find Chen Mingxiang, and they finally flew to Shanghai with them. He also saw what it means to have hands and eyes that can reach the sky.
Chen Mingxiang made a phone call directly to Chief of Staff Matsui Tataro, and immediately arranged a plane for him. As for him, the Japanese army thought it was a waste of resources. What contribution do you have to the empire?
"The secretary-general is joking. We brothers are not outsiders. If you need help in Shanghai, please feel free to ask. I will never refuse within my ability!" Chen Mingxiang said.
"When Minister Zhou comes to Shanghai, I will be arranged to concurrently serve as the municipal finance director. Everything about me is easy to talk about. The reserve certificates are almost useless. I will do more funding applications for the departments where I work part-time.
"Luo Junqiang said.
At this time, the 40th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Daoxian County, Hunan Province dispatched four advance teams to secretly carry out sneak attacks on important targets. This was also to prevent the mountain city government troops from discovering the Japanese army's attempts to
The railway was blown up.
The First Battalion of the 234th Infantry Regiment of the 40th Division dispatched four infantry squadrons and a machine gun squadron to form an advance team A, and set out on the 3rd to begin a secret march towards the target Pingshi.
The First Battalion of the 236th Infantry Regiment sent three squadrons and a machine gun squadron to form the B advance team. The target was Liangtian Station in the south of Chen County. Because this is within the scope of Hunan Province, it will not set off on the 13th.
Carry out an attack.
The four squadrons and the machine gun squadron of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 234th Regiment formed the C Advance Team, and the 235th Regiment Infantry Third Battalion formed the D Advance Team. They set off on the 7th to carry out the attack, mainly to reinforce the A advance.
team and occupy the areas along the railway within the target range.
Each advancing team consisted of about 500 to 650 people, all of whom were disguised and wore local civilian clothes over their military uniforms. When they arrived along the railway line, they took off their civilian clothes and fought in military uniforms in accordance with international law.
The method adopted by the enemy this time was that all four advancing teams were on foot and did not carry horses or vehicles as means of transportation. When marching, they avoided villages and roads along the way. They could only march at night and camp in the mountains and valley bottoms during the day.
When camping, turn on the radio to listen to the headquarters' instructions. The time for scheduled transmission should not exceed thirty seconds. The content of the transmission must use the predetermined code name. Only after a battle occurs, can normal radio contact be used.
When there were wounded during the battle, local civilians were not allowed to carry stretchers to prevent military secrets from being leaked. The lightly wounded continued to move with the troops, while the seriously wounded had to commit suicide to ensure the mission was accomplished. To this end, each person carried two grenades, one to bomb the enemy.
Blow yourself up with one.
"Secretary, Dongfeng has sent the latest military intelligence. The main lineup of the Japanese army's campaign against the Kuomintang-controlled areas of Guangdong and Gan provinces has been completely figured out. Small units have now begun to penetrate into the Kuomintang-controlled areas. The attack of the large forces will be in
Mid-term."
"The dispatched army headquarters mobilized the 57th Infantry Brigade of the 27th Division and the 68th Division under the 20th Army, the 40th Division under the direct jurisdiction of the Sixth Front Army Headquarters, and the Guangdong Province
The 104th Division of the 23rd Army and the 8th Independent Infantry Brigade have a combined strength of three divisions and two brigades.”
"According to the deployment of the Japanese dispatched troops, the 27th Division and the 40th Division, after completing their combat missions, were incorporated into the battle order of the Japanese 23rd Army. The purpose is to strengthen the coastal defense system of Guangdong Province."
Pan Qiwu said while holding the message.lt;/tentgt;
