Chapter 5 Chapter 1 The Burning Land (5)

Now Chiang Kai-shek is once again facing the dilemma of fighting on two fronts. After the fall of Nanjing, the bewildered Japanese thought that they had achieved great success, and even issued a so-called government statement of "not taking the National Government as their opponent", which is the infamous "First Konoe Statement".Facts have proved that most Japanese politicians are short-sighted and militant. The occupation of the Chinese capital does not mean the demise of China. Even the remaining unoccupied territory of China is more than 20 times the size of Japan. Did you issue a statement by the Prime Minister of the Nationalist Government? Does it cease to exist?Will the resolute resistance of millions of Chinese troops disappear automatically?How come "not to use the national government as an opponent"?What a bunch of self-deceiving war madmen.Chiang Kai-shek traveled east to Japan many times, and he was well aware of the so-called "Bushido" spirit of the Yamato people who bully the weak and fear the strong. The limit of the Japanese's combat power is to mobilize 2 million troops, while China can mobilize at least 20 million troops. A snake, then China is an elephant, can a snake swallow an elephant?

Therefore, the War of Resistance must be continued. This is the only way out for China.Summarizing the experience and lessons of the ten months of the War of Resistance, Chiang Kai-shek came to the conclusion that victory or defeat on the negotiating table ultimately lies on the battlefield.If you don't want to fight, then you must fight a big victory; if you don't want to fight, then you must fight resolutely.Last year, the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, which lasted more than a hundred days, not only caused great suffering to the arrogant Japanese, but also almost forced the Japanese representative to sign the armistice agreement. This is the effect of "using war to force peace".The word "forced" reflects Chiang Kai-shek's core strategic thinking in fighting against Japan in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.

More than two months ago, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the mobilization of 600,000 troops to carry out the Battle of Xuzhou. On the surface, it seemed to block the enemy's access to the Jinpu Railway, but the deep intention of the base camp was still to force the Japanese to return to the negotiating table.For this reason, the Chinese army once defeated the main forces of the elite Fifth and Tenth Divisions of the Japanese army in front of Taierzhuang, and achieved the famous Taierzhuang victory.It is a pity that the banner of victory could not be held high as desired. The two major dispatched armies of Japan in North China and Central China carried out a north-south pincer attack. The fifth theater had to abandon Xuzhou and implement a strategic retreat.Although theoretically speaking the Battle of Xuzhou should not be regarded as a failure, because the main force of our army was not encircled by the enemy, and preserving our strength is conducive to the long-term war of resistance, domestic public opinion and the masses will not view the issue in this way.Retreat means that more land will be occupied by the enemy, and more people will be reduced to subjugated slaves. Therefore, retreat means fleeing. Wang Jingwei and the opposition will never fail to take advantage of this opportunity to attack.In a sense, any front-line military defeat will lead to a political crisis, and will push Chiang Kai-shek to the crater of the erupting volcano...

... The plane began to circle and descend, and the passengers felt dizzy and tinnitus.Suddenly the fuselage was shaken heavily, and then turbulent, the passengers could not help but let out a burst of exclamation. Jiujiang Airport has arrived.Chiang Kai-shek extended his hand to his wife, who took her husband's arm, and they both smiled knowingly.Madam stood up gracefully, and said softly: Daling, we are safe, God will bless China. 4 The spy chief Dai Li rushed to the heavily guarded Donghu Mansion early in the morning to meet the principal. He was told that the principal met with guests last night and had just fallen asleep in the early morning, so Dai Li had to sit in the reception room and wait patiently.But it didn't take long for him to be told that the headmaster had woken up and wanted to see him immediately.

Chiang Kai-shek was sitting in his study. The formidable ruler looked good at this time. He was wearing a thin poplin gown and round-toed cloth shoes. His eyes were bright and his expression was calm. It was impossible to tell that he had only slept for two hours. .It is said that Chiang Kai-shek slept very little, was clear-headed and energetic, and never received subordinates when he was disheveled or in low spirits.Dai Li has a ghostly aura all over his body. This spy chief runs rampant in the world, but he is afraid of Chiang Kai-shek for no reason. Dai Li came here to present two important pieces of information to the principal.

One report was that Wang Kemin, the head of the pseudo-North China government, led a delegation of the so-called "Interim Chinese Government" to visit Tokyo. The Japanese gave the pseudo-rebel the etiquette to receive foreign heads of state and made a lot of publicity. However, diplomats from several Western powers actually did the same. Appeared at the welcome ceremony at the Tokyo airport.The other report was a report that Wang Kemin's assistant, North China traitor leader and provincial chairman Gao Lingwei was assassinated by a secret agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

The two pieces of information brought two completely different tastes; both cold and warm, joy and worry, like knocking over a five-flavored seasoning plate, making Chiang Kai-shek frown and complex emotions.The first intelligence report shows that the Japanese have begun to create an international public opinion that "the National Government is not an opponent", trying to create a fact that the legitimate Chinese government is replaced by a traitor puppet government.Originally, this was just a farce directed by the Japanese, and it is not worth refuting. However, it is worth noting that "there were several diplomats from Western powers present." What kind of signal did this sign reveal? Starting to change positions?Could it be that the selfish Westerners have lost confidence in the Chinese Nationalist Government, which fought hard and fought hard, and instead reached an ulterior secret deal with the Japanese?

The second telegram came just in time, and it happened to give a stern warning to all the traitors who were willing to surrender to the enemy. I believe that Wang Kemin and his like, including those hidden capitulators, would definitely break out in a cold sweat.Of course, the content of the telegram was not completely accurate. Gao Lingwei was not killed on the spot, he was only seriously injured and died in the hospital until the next year. Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment, and instructed Dai Li to disclose the news that the traitor leader was killed by patriots to the newspaper, and continue to monitor the movements of the enemy and puppets.Dai Li, who understood the situation, had just retreated when the head of the guard came in and reported that the Soviet (Russian) ambassador to China, Mr. Rumgandz, had asked to see the chairman of the committee.

Chiang Kai-shek put on a majestic yellow woolen commander's uniform, a round military cap on his head, and an official short sword in his waist and walked into the reception hall.Chiang Kai-shek has always been very particular about receiving foreign envoys. During the Anti-Japanese War, clothing was an important prop. He wanted to convey an unshakable message to the international community through this diplomatic image, that is, his status as a leader cannot be shaken. The chairman is the supreme commander of the Chinese army.