On May 8, 1941, General Li Yunlong, deputy commander-in-chief of the Sixth Theater of the National Revolutionary Army and commander of the newly-formed First Army, led his troops into the urban area of Wuhan. At this point, the three towns of Wuhan were fully recovered, and the vigorous Battle of Eastern Sichuan was also annihilated. The nearly 400,000 Japanese and puppet troops ended the campaign by retaking the entire Hubei Province.
On the same day, the Supreme Command issued the latest situation report. Hubei Province was divided into two. The north of the Yangtze River was placed under the Sixth War Zone, while the south of the Yangtze River was placed under the Ninth War Zone. The war zone commanders of the two war zones were They are all placed in Wuhan, the accompanying capital.
That's right. In fact, when the Ninth War Zone occupied the south bank of Wuhan, the highest authority issued a radio speech, announcing that the government would "return the capital to Wuhan." If the north bank could not be recaptured, then he would also go to Wuhan to meet with the national army. Of course, the possibility of artillery fire against the Japanese army is not high, because at that time, the Japanese Eleventh Army on the other side had no artillery in hand. There were a total of 11 75mm artillery pieces, in addition to 8 Type 38 guns, there were also three Huzaukes. Lupp.
Half a month before the Eleventh Army completely withdrew from Wuhan, the military commanders in the city had already begun semi-public activities, and even arrested those lurking traitors and Japanese spies in front of the Japanese military police. As for those outside Wuhan, Several crucial fortresses were also taken over by troops from the Ninth and Sixth War Zones to repair facilities, reinforce forts, and install artillery. When the last Japanese navy left the Hubei Province area, the fortresses in Tianjia Town, Madang and other places were Several hundred alliance-made A-19 122mm cannons have been installed.
According to intelligence, the Chinese Navy is seeking to obtain coastal guns with a caliber of more than 300 mm. Once they obtain it, the Japanese Navy will no longer be able to break through the Wuhan defense circle from the water. Of course, with the consistent style of the Japanese Navy, I am afraid it will have to be Army soldiers use their lives to fill the gap. After all, this is basic work.
In order to return the capital to Wuhan, the highest authorities repaid the huge arrears owed to Wang Yue in kind as soon as traffic in the mountain city was restored. In addition, they also sold a large amount of gems and Chinese medicinal materials to Wang Yue. In exchange for a huge sum of fifty million silver dollars, it was used specifically to cover the cost of returning the capital to Wuhan. It is said that the fat man even slammed the table for this, but it was of no use. The victory ahead made the highest authorities more courageous. He actually appointed Uncle Da Guo as the chairman of the capital return committee, specifically to manage the funds for the return of the capital.
This is not the most embarrassing thing. The most embarrassing thing is that under the management of Uncle Da Guo, the 50 million first-year silver coins were not only lost but also turned into 120 million silver dollars. In addition, Uncle Da Guo also Taking this opportunity to redeem more than 100 million silver dollars in maturing treasury bonds in kind, the value of the legal currency increased by 20% in a short period of time. If Mrs. Kong hadn't blocked the highest authorities, the Finance Minister would have been replaced by now. .
In fact, even if there is no great uncle, the value of legal currency will still rise significantly. Hubei Province is the richest province in central China. The market for circulating currency is very large. Coupled with the dividends brought by the expulsion of a large number of counterfeit coins, the National Government's economy The environment can be said to have been improved instantly.
However, it was not all a good thing. The disgusting toads still popped up as expected. Just when the New First Army took over the city defense, the business representative of Country F actually stopped Li Yunlong's car and threatened that the Republic of China government must respect the spirit of the treaty. , restored the F concession in Hankou. If Xie Jinyuan hadn't stopped Li Yunlong in time, Lao Li would have killed that guy with one shot. But even so, those F people were still thrown into the Yangtze River by General Zhang Zhonglin. Of course , just to wake them up instead of actually killing people.
After the F people left, several reporters from The Times came out again and strongly demanded an exclusive interview with Li Yunlong. After being refused, they even mocked Li Yunlong as a butcher who used chemical weapons, and even produced various Don’t mention the battlefield photos obtained from special channels, they are really terrible, haha.
Under such circumstances, Xie Jinyuan took the initiative to stand up and held a press conference at the Hankou Grand Theater. He reiterated that he was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in the Wushan War. The use of chemical weapons was the unanimous decision of him, Zhang Zhonglin, and Qiu Qingquan, and it was not There are any chemical weapons of the Nationalist government. The chemical weapons they used were the remaining chemical weapons of the Japanese army captured in Fengjie, because China could neither produce chemical weapons nor have chemical weapons reserves.
This is the first time after the Wushan War that senior officials of the New First Army admitted to using chemical weapons. What is strange is that, except for a few Western reporters, including the Japanese reporters at the scene, no one was particularly dissatisfied. They were obviously more concerned. What kind of chemical weapons did China use in the Battle of Wushan? It killed 200,000 Japanese puppet troops at once. It was simply too terrifying. It is said that after the war, all the spies who tried to break into that area were gone. A man comes back alive.
Chemical weapons can not only be used to kill people, they are also strategic deterrents, right? Didn’t you see that after China’s bombers went to Japan for a tour, did the Japanese become more honest? Let’s not say that we are continuing to bomb cities, but let’s just say that the frontline troops are using less chemicals, okay?
As for the chemical weapons that were captured by the Eleventh Army, you can just say that if you are happy. As poor as the Japanese are, how can they carry so many chemical weapons to the front line? Tens of thousands of 120mm caliber chemical artillery shells manufactured by the alliance have made Comrade Steel inventory the chemical weapons of the Far East garrison, okay?
However, these are just minor episodes. Immediately after the New First Army completely took control of Wuhan city defense, the highest authorities and Comrade Hu Bicheng took a Junkers transport plane to Wuhan. Until the National Government started work in Wuhan, the highest authorities Neither Comrade Hu Bicheng nor I left here.
This move not only greatly boosted the morale of the people, but also improved the country's image and eliminated some unnecessary rumors of civil war. As for the fact that Comrade Hu Bicheng has been busy rescuing those on our side who were taken over by the military commander , will definitely not be told to the outside world.
On June 1, 1941, Chairman Lin of the National Government announced in Wuhan that the government would return the capital to Wuhan. At the same time, it was announced that the government had formulated a detailed and feasible counterattack plan. In the foreseeable future, the government would definitely return the capital to Jinling and wait for the Jinling puppet The only outcome for the government and the Japanese reactionary government is destruction.
At the military parade that followed, the government not only displayed its powerful armored forces, artillery units, and air force, but also displayed a Japanese Peace Army of more than 10,000 people. According to the instructions of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Japanese Peace Army in the future The army will fight under the new army system.
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