Spain in the 1930s could be said to be in a state of extreme chaos. The numerous social contradictions that had accumulated over the years reached their limit and resulted in civil war!
The left and right parties attacked each other, failed government reforms, religious issues, etc. Finally, under the planning of some people with ulterior motives, a three-year civil war broke out.
On the surface, the two sides of this war are the National Army, which is dominated by the right, and the Republican Army, which is dominated by the left. However, the actual background is actually extremely complicated-after Spain established the Second Republic five years ago, in just a few years, Spain There have been more than ten governments, and the chaos of the political situation is evident.
The Spanish Civil War was also the first war in which new weapons were used on a large scale. New fighter planes, new tanks, etc. were successively added to the battlefield with the participation of countries around the world, because everyone has regarded it as a testing ground for new weapons.
Bf-109 fighter jets, He-111 bombers, I-16 fighter jets, SB-2 bombers, T-26 light tanks, etc. have all emerged, and both sides have also received a large amount of foreign aid.
In the end, the war that lasted for nearly three years came to an end with the victory of the National Army.
Regarding the failure of the Spanish Republican Army, Zhou Changfeng's view is that it is regrettable but not worthy of sympathy. In previous war history and history courses, the teacher emphasized that the Spanish Republican Army was only a loose alliance.
It includes a large number of parties with different political views and positions, such as center, left, extreme left, etc., and there are varying degrees of differentiation within each party. The only consensus of the Republican Army so united is to oppose the monarch and support the republic. There is no agreed program.
Being so loose, constantly fighting among themselves, and even ostracizing their own troops, many officers and soldiers had to defect to the other side. This behavior is comparable to self-destruction of the Great Wall. It is outrageous.
The decisive factor in war lies in people, but courage alone cannot win.
Therefore, although the soldiers of the Republican Army were full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit, they were mainly composed of militiamen and volunteers who lacked training, had uneven quality, and had low combat effectiveness. The military advisers sent by Moscow spent a year on training. Barely allowing them to fight back and forth with the National Army.
The most typical example is the siege of Toledo in the early days of the war - a large number of Republican militiamen surrounded the Toledo Castle where a small number of National Army troops were stationed. The latter had a total of 1,028 people, 5 heavy machine guns, and 2 artillery pieces, and the former had more than 15,000 people. , 23 artillery pieces, 2 tanks.
As a result, the Republican Army fought for more than two months but failed to defeat them, and were finally forced to retreat.
There was even more nonsense during the period, that is, the Republican Army captured the son of the castle garrison commander and forced the garrison to surrender, but was sternly rejected.
In Zhou Changfeng's opinion, this operation is like having his head caught in the door - making his upright image look like a villain. Is this something a normal person would come up with?
With just this dish of loose sand, it’s surprising that it could succeed. Do you really think that’s a treat? It is really a waste of the bloodshed and sacrifice of thousands of soldiers!
That night, Zhou Changfeng went to bed very late. He couldn't sleep because of the pain, and he couldn't even toss and turn.
The next day, early morning.
The students are on summer vacation, and the teachers naturally have nothing to do.
According to regulations, the government and government agencies should pay wages on the last day of each month. However, since there is a holiday in early July, the school finance office pays wages a few days in advance as usual.
The staff of the Finance Department still had a frosty expression. They distributed wages according to the roster, and then the recipients signed.
"Get it."
"Thanks."
After putting seven ten-yuan Sihai notes into her small purse, Xia Xiaoshi, who was in a good mood, was already thinking about how to spend money today when she crossed the threshold.
Paper money has a long history in China. Not to mention Jiaozi in the Song Dynasty, the Yuan and Ming dynasties issued a large number of "Dayuan Tongxing Baobao" and "Daming Tongxing Baobao". However, it was obvious that the feudal dynasty could not afford banknotes, so the excessively issued banknotes depreciated significantly and became a tool for the government to exploit the people, so they became infamous.
Emperor Gaozu of the Later Ming Dynasty chose to abolish treasure banknotes after unifying the world. His original intention was to use silver honestly from now on. However, after his death, the inexplicably confident court soon planned to issue banknotes again. .
Considering that the credibility of Baobao among the people has long been thrown into the pit, the tax superintendent changed it to issue "Ming Dynasty Official Tickets", which are essentially the same as Baobao except for the appearance and name.
Therefore, after holding on for more than ten years, official votes in the Ming Dynasty began to flood, and finally ended up being hated by everyone.
When the currency was reformed in modern times, official banknotes were abolished. The tax supervisor combined the names of treasure banknotes and official banknotes into one, and took the meaning of "traveling all over the world" and named the new banknotes "Daming Sihai". banknote".
[Because the taxation and financial system of the Ming Dynasty was in complete chaos, the later Ming Dynasty stripped away the taxation rights of the Ministry of Revenue (Taicang), the Ministry of Works (Jieshenku), and Taipusi (Changyingku), and established new yamen separately." "Tax and Tax Supervision" shall be under the unified management of it. This prison is not the prison of the Si Lijian, but the prison of the Qin Tianjian, not an eunuch institution. 】
Although Xia Xiaoshi thought about many things she wanted to buy along the way, she finally shelved those thoughts because for now, what she wanted most was a Leica camera.
While buying a newspaper at the newsstand, she suddenly thought of the successful reports of the Battle of Uzang that had been reported in the past few days. It was said that the Imperial Army who had traveled all the way over also participated in the battle and fought brilliantly.
Now that we have won the battle, will we be able to come back soon?
Xia Xiaoshi was naturally still thinking about the jade pendant she had worn since she was a child. She felt a little uneasy when she thought about her belongings being taken so far away.
Alas, I only blame myself for being too impulsive at the time. Never act on impulse in the future.
How about going to the military camp and asking about it? Find out when to return.
She decided to get her jade pendant back as soon as the guy returned to camp.
With this idea in mind, she simply took a bus to the west of the city. It was not difficult to find the location of the Hunsan Brigade, because a large area there was owned by them.
Since there were only a few people left behind, the huge military camp looked deserted. There were only two guards at the gate and one person on the guard tower.
"What are you here for? Looking for someone?"
"I would like to ask when the large army will return."
The two guards were tired of hearing similar questions. In recent days, people came to inquire almost every day.
The guard on the left shook his head slightly, "I don't know, maybe ten days and a half."
When Xia Xiaoshi was about to turn around and leave, another person reminded: "Are you here to find someone? There is a note book here for you to leave. You can fill it in yourself."
"I...came to see your commander." Although it was difficult to identify the military position, her simple description was enough for people to guess who it was.
The two guards looked at each other. The man on the left thought for a while and replied: "The battalion commander came back yesterday, but he is injured. He is now in the Army Hospital for treatment."
