The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 711
In addition to the field trenches dug on the ground, the national army positions in Dachang City used sandbags and bunker fortifications made of wood. There was no reinforced concrete at all. The Japanese army's wanton bombing not only caused huge casualties to the defenders, but also to the positions. All the fortifications were destroyed.

The sandbags were blown apart. If there was no sand to fill them, they were filled with mud.

The engineers not only had to build trenches, but also had to install sandbags. There was no time at all. In addition, the Japanese bombing and attacks did not give them a chance to breathe. The sandbags were also used up. There was no other way but to remove the comrades who died on the position. The corpses were piled into the gap created by the Japanese heavy artillery.

The machine gun was placed on the corpse of his comrade, and he continued to fight the Japanese army.

The Japanese tanks fired their cannons and landed on the Chinese defenders' position. The rolled up soil was mixed with blood, and the sky reflected was blood red.

Facing the more fierce Japanese offensive, the defenders in the direction of Ochang did not take a step back.

Under the cover of more than 100 tanks, the Japanese infantry swooped down on the Chinese defenders' positions. The few remaining soldiers used the only rifles, machine guns, mortars and other weapons in their hands to fight back the Japanese army. After suffering heavy casualties and losing strength, Under extremely disparate circumstances, the Chinese army still severely damaged the Japanese army.

In response to the Japanese attack, the Chinese army also began to adjust its fighting style.

When the Japanese army rushed to the front, the Chinese army let them in and approached the Chinese army's position. When the Japanese army followed up, the Chinese army concentrated heavy firepower to stop the following troops. In this way, the Japanese army that rushed in had no backup for the troops behind them. A disconnect occurs.

The national army took the regiment as a unit and blew the charge horn. The national army soldiers rushed out of the trenches and drew their sabers.

There are many Sichuan troops guarding the field. When they go out to fight in Sichuan, their weapons and equipment may not be so luxurious, but they must have a saber in each hand. And during daily training, they have national martial arts instructors to teach them sword skills and martial arts.

At that time, almost all Sichuan soldiers would lay down or roll their swords, close to the Japanese army, and with one roll, they could roll to the side of the Japanese. Before the Japanese could see clearly, the saber flashed and chopped off the Japanese's hand first. In conclusion, it was by using this method that the Sichuan Army officers and soldiers gained a reputation on the Songhu battlefield.

However, the Japanese army invested too many troops and heavy firepower, and they were still outnumbered and had no choice but to retreat.

At dawn on the 26th, the Japanese army captured Dachang Town.Jinling received news from Shanghai that Zhu Yaohua, the commander of the 18th Division who was holding the field, felt ashamed of the world. He took out his pistol and pulled the trigger, ending his life with one shot.

The fall of Dachang led to a sharp deterioration of the situation on the Songhu battlefield. The Japanese army completely seized the initiative. The Japanese army that captured Dachang crossed the Pengpu area and went south to the Chinese army on the north bank of the Suzhou River.

At the same time, the Japanese troops on the front line of Jianggong Road also began to move from east to west, across the Qiujiang River and Yangshupu Port, and went straight to Jiangwan and Zhabei, forming a two-sided pincer attack with the Japanese troops in the direction of Dachang.

The defenders stationed on the north bank of the Suzhou River faced the danger of being surrounded by enemy troops and being attacked from both sides.

The Chinese army began to retreat to Suzhou Henan. From the Kaixuan Road Bridge on the Suzhou River and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, it quickly retreated from Zhabei, Hongkou and other places to the south bank of the Suzhou River in an orderly manner, building fortifications and blocking the Japanese army along the way.

Just the day before the fall of Dachang, generals Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and other generals proposed to Bald Head that they should continue to retreat across the entire line, withdraw from Shanghai, and rely on the Wu Fu, Su Jia, and Xicheng defense lines in the rear to consume the Japanese army's battle record and preserve their effective forces to defend Nanjing. .

The bald man remained silent for a long time after hearing the suggestion.

At this time, representatives of the signatory countries of the 'Nine-Nation Pact' have gathered in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. There are less than ten days left before the meeting of the 'Nine-Nation Pact' signatory countries is held.

The bald head is full of expectations for this meeting. In order to allow China to occupy a favorable position in this crucial meeting, and to show China's determination and confidence in the war of resistance, he hopes that before the meeting, the battlefield in Shanghai will have a better record. .

At least we must be able to stick to Shanghai.

The battle to defend the Sihang Warehouse is about to begin.

On the 28th, with regard to the content of the speech at the Supreme National Defense Conference, the bald man got the speech written by Chen Brai, read it in a hurry, and was quite satisfied with it, so he decided to hold a meeting the next day to carry out a large-scale mobilization to move the capital.

It was completely time-constrained, and Baldhead couldn't think about it that much.

The Japanese are about to attack, and relocation must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Even meetings must be held as soon as possible.

On the 29th.

At the Supreme National Defense Conference, a speech titled "Relocating the National Government to Chongqing and the Future of the Anti-Japanese War" was delivered. Baldhead clearly announced that in order to persist in the long-term anti-Japanese war, the National Government would move the capital to Bajun and use Sichuan as the rear area of ​​the Anti-Japanese War.

The plan to 'move the capital to Berkshire' was finally formally held for the first time at an official high-level meeting.

In this meeting, the necessity and importance of moving the capital to Bajun was analyzed.

Baldhead has made up his mind to move the capital to Bajun, and all that remains is to turn this determination into action.

On the 30th.

The National Government held a state meeting.

The next day, the Nationalist Government issued a declaration: "The national government decided to move the capital to Bajun and continue the war of resistance in order to strive for the final victory."

Entering November, the Songhu Anti-Japanese War was coming to an end, and the fall of Shanghai was inevitable.

On November 11, the Third War Zone, with Bald Head as its commander-in-chief, ordered the Chinese army to withdraw from the Songhu battlefield.

On the 9th, Liu Xiang flew to Jinling via Xi'an and once again urged the Nationalist Government to move to Chongqing.

On the 11th, Baldhead met with Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, and informed that Sichuan's planning and deployment had recently been completed and preparations for moving the capital were ready.

As a base for national anti-Japanese war rejuvenation, it was formally agreed to move the capital to Bajun.

The National Government's decision to move the capital was finally completed after a period of deliberation.

And there are many ups and downs in this.

Although Lin Sen agreed to move the capital, his worries were far more than ordinary people.

The first group of the National Government, including Chairman Lin Sen, evacuated on the evening of the 16th. Before leaving, Zongzhi gathered with close friends from the military, political and civil circles in Jinling. When they talked about Jinling's future destiny, they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.Many people said.

It is really shameful and sad that each of these huge countries has an army of 200 million, but they cannot withstand Japan, which has only 20 invaders.

Some people also say that during the Battle of Songhu, a god of war suddenly appeared in the public eye, which stabilized the morale of many soldiers and became a hero that many people yearned for. This was the basis for many people to participate in the Anti-Japanese War.

Talking about this person, everyone talked more. In the newspapers, there was a lot of news about this God of War, and there were many battle cases. However, with the end of the battle of Zhizaobang and the fall of the battlefield, this God of War seemed to have disappeared.

Many people said that he died on the battlefield, but more people believed that he was still alive.

Many people in Jinling believe that he is still alive and not dead.

In the hearts of many people and soldiers, the God of War has become an indelible spiritual pillar.

As soon as the conversation changed, another friend started complaining. When they talked about the breach of Rozaobang and the fall of Dachao, some people naturally blamed Bald Head, thinking that it was due to his command errors, and saying that he was the sinner who brought disaster to the country and the people.

Others say that Bald's plan to move the capital was to send away those civil servants who opposed his fake war of resistance and pillow boxes first, so as to remove these stumbling blocks.

The essence is to use the name of moving the capital to surrender.

Every time Lin Sen heard about such a round, he would inevitably explain it to the bald head, ensuring that the bald head would never surrender.However, as more people talked about it, Lin Sen began to have some doubts.

He believed that the bald man had great talents, great foresight, and skillful commanding skills, but he was also a man of deep knowledge and had a businessman-like shrewdness that made people unable to grasp and guess.Is this capital relocation what people are talking about?He couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in the bald gourd.

On the contrary, this capital relocation reminded him of the capital relocation dispute that took place in 1927.

1925 7 Month 1 Day.

The National Government of the Republic of China was formally established in Guangzhou.

On June 6 of the following year, the Nationalist Government officially passed the "Initiation of the Northern Expedition" and appointed Baldhead as the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army.Starting from the "Red Capital" Guangzhou, we hit the vast areas of the seven provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu in the Yangtze River Basin.

When the Northern Expeditionary Army conquered Jiangcheng and Jiangxi, Tang Shengzhi served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. He mobilized troops, captured the city, and recruited troops. The military power rose, expanding from 20 regiments to 40 regiments. The speed was astonishing, directly threatening the bald man. political and military strength.

Bald Head, who holds military power, arrived in Jiangcheng. In order to divide and disintegrate Tang Shengzhi's military power, he first proposed to move the capital to Jiangcheng. However, some people firmly opposed the capital move, saying that Bald Head was preconceived and wanted to establish a National Government headed by him in Jiangcheng in the name of moving the capital. .

12 month 7 day.

At the military and political meeting held in Lushan, after debate, everyone agreed to move the capital to Jiangcheng. However, during this period, Baldhead used various methods to achieve the purpose of weakening and disintegrating Tang Shengzhi's military power.

At this time, someone proposed to welcome Wang Jingwei, who had been squeezed out of Hong Kong by the bald head, to participate in government work.In order to crowd out Wang Jingwei, Baldhead proposed the idea of ​​moving the capital to Nanchang, and quickly established the Nanchang Branch of the Zhongyang Political Conference. He wanted the Nanchang Branch to lead the Jiangcheng National Government, which was actually a separate 'zhongyang'.

In April 1927, Bald Head commanded the Northern Expedition to march to Shanghai. On April 4, he raised the butcher's knife and massacred the Red Party members, creating the bloody massacre of "April 4".

At this time, Wang Jingwei, who was extremely popular within the party, arrived in Jiangcheng to preside over the work of the Jiangcheng National Government. On the 18th, Bald Head came to Jinling and immediately announced the establishment of the Jinling National Government. The Jiangcheng National Government showed great disapproval of Bald Head's behavior. Separated, Tang Shengzhi was sent to lead his troops eastward to conquer Chiang Kai-shek.

In order to avoid a stalemate in the relationship with the Jiangcheng National Government, Baldhead announced his resignation as a retreat.

Li Zongren of the Guangxi clan temporarily took charge of the work of the National Government and sent an invitation to the National Government of Jiangcheng. Wang Jingwei of the Jiangcheng Government naturally wanted it and readily agreed, and then announced that the capital would be moved to Jinling.

Soon after, Baldhead took advantage of various conflicts and resumed his duties.

Lin Sen thought of the battle to move the capital, and Bald Tou went back on his promise for his own selfish gain.

After all, there are lessons learned from the past, so is the capital move this time, as he said, for the sake of national plans, for the survival of the nation, and to fight a protracted war with the Japanese?Or is it, as others have said, fake resistance to Japan and real surrender?After we left, he stayed at Jinling River to sign an alliance with the Japanese.

After some consideration, Lin Sen decided to ask the bald head for clarification before leaving.

But how can we avoid offending the bald man and achieve the goal of clarifying his true thoughts?Lin Sen's position seems to be very high and he has seniority, but in fact he does not have any real power. His only advantage is his seniority. But if he offends the bald man, his superior life will be wiped out.

After thinking carefully, Lin Sen thought of a way to talk about history and make insinuations.

On the same day, Lin Sen got into the car and arrived at the bald head's residence on Huangpu Road.

The bald man has not left yet. He is thinking that Lin Sen will leave Jinling tomorrow and go to Bajun. He is preparing to go to Lin Mansion to lay out before Lin Sen leaves. Unexpectedly, the adjutant comes over and reports: "Chairman Lin is here."

The bald head greeted each other with a smile, and the guests and hosts sat down. After some pleasantries, Lin Sen said: "I have appointed you to stay and defend Jinling. This work is very hard, but the results are very little. The terrain of Jinling is three mountains and one river, which determines the location of Jinling." It’s hard to hold on to.”

As he spoke, he walked up to the map, pointed at it and said: "Jinling has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. The emperors who established their capitals here all wanted to rely on the natural dangers to achieve long-term peace and stability, which would be passed down to generations. But it is strange to say that the capital was established here. None of the dreams of the emperors came true. Since Soochow was the capital of the Three Kingdoms, six dynasties were changed in just 300 years. Including the Five Dynasties of the Southern Tang Dynasty, there were a total of seven dynasties, all of which were short-lived."

After a pause, he turned his head and glanced around. Seeing that the other party was drinking tea and seemed not to understand what he was implying, he continued: "No matter how strong they arrange and manage the Yangtze River Defense Line and Jinling City, in the end None of them could stop the invading enemy. Jinling City was breached again and again. The emperors were captured one by one, the imprisoned were imprisoned, and the killed were killed. No one could escape the tragic ending. Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, tabooed this place. , after usurping political power, he abandoned the magnificent palace and moved the capital to Beijing."

The bald head did not understand the voice of Lin Sen's words, "I know all this, Mr. Lin, don't worry too much, I will not follow the old path of those rulers."

Lin Sen fixed his gaze and said, "I know that you have the ability to control complex situations and deal with problems on the fly. However, I am still worried."

"Mr. Lin, please be rest assured that I will not be captured, and I will not be killed."

"Alas!" Lin Sen sighed heavily and said: "The emperors who were captured and killed are not hateful. What is hateful are those emperors who surrendered in Kaicheng. Let's talk about the fourth emperor of Soochow, Sun Hao. He was a licentious man. In the 280th year of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, raised an army to march eastward. Sun Hao had a strong army and horses, but because of his stupidity and cruelty, his soldiers were alienated and refused to sacrifice their lives. Before the enemy troops arrived, they fled when they heard the news, and the Jin army disappeared. After a few tough battles, the troops will come to the city."

"Sun Hao was so frightened that he surrendered to the jester. He first drafted a letter of surrender and sent it to the Jin army camp. Then, with his shoulders bare, he tied his body several times with hemp ropes and staggered out of the imperial palace, with a group of princes behind him. The emperor's grandson, the civil and military ministers, and the attendants holding jade seals, carrying shrubs, carrying surrender flags, and leading fat sheep. Sun Hao knelt on the ground, counting his sins, and begging the Jin State to be punished. If not allowed, let him The coffin for the corpse has been prepared."

(End of this chapter)