Chapter 9 Chapter Two

At the end of the green farmland and low hills planted with tea trees, a round of morning sun slowly rises.In the wilderness of Sanxiang at the turn of winter and spring, there is always a thin layer of frost covering the surface of the earth in the early morning.In Hunan, where everything is most suitable for free growth, this is the coldest season. At the beginning of 1941, there were people on the earth who rose at dawn.There are people watering and fertilizing the fields, and farmers and traders with black scarves on their heads and carts carrying loads are hurrying along the road. At 8:00 a.m. on this day, Dongchang Road, located in the downtown commercial area of ​​Changsha, was covered in red.Four or five old-fashioned drum ensembles and a western military band played and played, and several long hanging Liuyang firecrackers crackled and crackled, and the air was filled with festive joy.

The citizens who watched the excitement saw dozens of gentry in silk cotton shirts, officials in Chinese tunic suits and several military officers exchanging greetings.After several pushbacks by the first few, an old man finally uncovered a big red silk cloth in the middle of the white marble archway at the intersection of Dongchang Road Street.A large plaque five feet long and two feet wide was exposed, on which were written three big gold lacquer characters: Boling Road. Wu Yizhi, Chief of Staff of the Ninth War Zone, was full of joy. He clasped his fists and thanked the gentry and local officials frequently: "Mr. The result of the battle..."

The elder gentry also murmured words, and praised Xue Yue's martial arts and martial arts.A group of people walked into the market from the archway, and saw that many shop fronts had been repainted, and all the street lights beside the street were replaced with new poles and new lights.The lamps are brand new and exquisite made in Guangzhou, and they are placed every ten feet away, although they are not at night, they already make people feel that they are shining brightly. After the Battle of Changsha in the autumn of 1939, Chiang Kai-shek convened the second Nanyue Military Conference to summarize the operations and deployment and use the opportunity of the Japanese army to rest and rehabilitate to train the army and restore people's livelihood.The governors of all major war zones across the country also served as the chairman of the major province where they were stationed. After the Nationalist government moved to Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek also personally served as the chairman of Sichuan Province.Since the retreat of the Japanese army in Hunan, there has been no war again. According to the requirements of the second Nanyue meeting, Xue Yue arranged for half a day every day to seriously act as a parent official.

At the beginning of Xue Yue's tenure, after conducting a series of studies on the conditions of Hunan Province, he put forward the three-character policy of "safety", "convenience" and "foot". "An" means living in peace, a job, and peace of mind; "convenience" means the people, the country, and war; "sufficiency" means enough soldiers, enough food, and enough wisdom. After the introduction of this idea, it aroused praise and criticism from old and new officials in the province and people full of knowledge.Some said it was very good, some said it was flashy and unrealistic, and did not see any new tricks, and some simply denied it, saying that if this word game continued, Hunan would fall into the hands of warlords and be ruined ever since.

After the first battle of Changsha, Xue Yue proposed the "six policies" based on the three-character policy, namely "living the people, raising the people, educating the people, defending the people, managing the people, and employing the people".Each article has specific implementation content and required targets, causing people to have different opinions. From the beginning of 1940, Xue Yue vigorously urged the development of production and prosperity of the economy.In order to restore the Changsha market, he approved the allocation of funds in February to restore the Zhongshan Road National Products Exhibition Hall, which was destroyed by the Wenxi fire, and 114 stores opened in it. In March, he approved the "Eight Measures for Building Shed Houses in Changsha City" drafted by the Changsha Police Department, relaxing the housing construction policy and solving the living difficulties of citizens.

The Ninth War Zone also issued instructions to all the troops stationed in Hunan, requiring that a certain amount of farmland must be reclaimed to grow grain after training to supplement the army's rations. The local people called it "soldier field". On April 15, Xue Yue ordered the execution of Tian Weizheng, the head of Changsha County, and Wang Lun, the head of Xiangtan County.The announcement stated: "This is a warning to punish corruption, and establish a legal authority for strict discipline."Since then, all cities and counties have investigated and dealt with a group of corrupt officials and illegal businessmen, and the whole province has been cheered up.

On the May 4th Youth Day, Xue Yue came to the provincial capital sports meeting and delivered a speech entitled "Iron Youth, Iron Spirit, Sacred Labor, Sacred Survival" to thousands of young people, inspiring the spirit of youth resistance and construction. On May 14, the 110th regular meeting of the provincial government revised and passed the "Measures for Performance Evaluation of County Chiefs in Hunan Province", which put production and military service at the top of the evaluation of political performance. During the year, the provincial government and the Ninth War Zone also dispatched a group of officials to hold multiple training sessions to train guerrilla cadres, women cadres, and Baojia chiefs. Xue Yue gave a speech on "Conditions for a Healthy Cadre" in the provincial cadre training group.

After more than a year of rectification, Hunan Province has basically returned to the situation in which all work was well organized and production continued to develop when Zhang Zhizhong was in office before the fire.At the end of the year, the agricultural, industrial and commercial industries all had a big improvement, so in early 1941 there was a topic of gentry and celebrities in the province jointly asking Xue Yue for meritorious service and naming a bustling road in the city after him. At this time, Xue Yue, who was reporting his duties in Chongqing, had something else in his mind.

As soon as Xue Yue arrived in Chongqing, he saw the "Long-term Combat Guidance Plan for China" and "Showa 16 (1941) Annual Plan" that had just been translated by the second office. The former document not only admitted that China can only be based on a long-term combat, but also called for a strong military pressure to resolve the incident in China as soon as possible. The main force of the "Whampoa Army" loyal to Chiang Kai-shek dealt a heavy blow, destroying the Chongqing government's will to resist the war and promoting the resolution of the Chinese Incident.

Xue Yue fell into deep thought.According to the strategic situation of the Japanese army, if the communication line between Guangdong and Han was opened up, the Japanese army in South China and Central China would be connected as one, and they would approach Sichuan, the rear of the War of Resistance. Then Hunan would be the place that the Japanese army must attack. He went over the situation of the troops under the jurisdiction of the theater in his mind.After more than a year of training and rectification, it can be said that the soldiers are well-equipped. Between July and August 1940, the theater command selected one army from each group army, and one division from each non-group army, and launched a summer offensive against the Japanese army in front of them. The purpose was to test the training results in actual combat.Although no major results were obtained, it was also seen that the morale of the troops was high, and the combat strength had returned to what it was before the first Changsha battle.If we fight again this summer and autumn, the combat effectiveness should at least not be lower than before.

It is reported that Ningji Okamura is about to leave the 11th Army and will take up the post of one of the six members of the Military Senate, the headquarters of the Japanese military core organization. Then who will take over the post of Commander of the 11th Army, this person's military experience and command style will be different What is the effect of a battle? Thinking about it, Xue Yue couldn't help laughing to himself.When did you become so worried?As soon as the gunshot is fired, it is natural to meet this new opponent, but there is absolutely no reason to lose to him! After reporting on his duties in Chongqing, Xue Yue quickly returned to Hunan and began to formulate a combat plan to counterattack the enemy who attacked Xia Qiu.