Glorious Mission 1937

() Having figured this out, Chen Feng didn't care whether it was too late or not. A top-secret telegram about exposing the Japanese army's planned retaliatory massacre after occupying Nanjing City was sent to Wuhan through the No. 60 First Army's secret radio station.

Sure enough, as Yan Changxi expected, although the officers who received the telegram were very skeptical about the authenticity of the content of the telegram, because the matter was so important, they still reported it step by step, and it took less than an hour to reach Lao Jiang's hands.

In the past two days, Lao Jiang has also been anxious about the war on the front line in Nanjing. Since the National Revolutionary Army lost in the Songhu Battle in November, and Shanghai was occupied by Japan, Lao Jiang's life has been sad day by day.Nanjing is only more than 11 kilometers away from Shanghai. The most important thing is that due to a mistake in the tactical command, the troops withdrawn from Shanghai did not retreat in an orderly manner, but in a mess. Lao Jiang was originally scheduled to rely on solid defense fortifications to block the Japanese army. The idea was completely destroyed.In desperation, Lao Jiang had no choice but to organize the Nanjing Defense War relying on Nanjing City.

However, compared with the Japanese army, the strength of the Nanjing garrison composed of more than [-] routs is too weak. In addition, the various troops participating in the Nanjing battle at this time can no longer compete with the Songhu battle in terms of their quality and morale. In comparison, the combat effectiveness of the troops has declined severely.

Therefore, after the start of the Nanjing Defense War, the Japanese army's three-way offensive was overwhelming, and strategic points around Nanjing fell one after another.Soon the Japanese army broke through the first-line defensive positions outside Nanjing. On December 12th, the Japanese army arrived at the foot of the city of Nanjing, and used planes to drop an ultimatum to the Chinese defenders from the commander of the "Central China Front Army", Matsui Iwane, to the city to persuade them to surrender.

Tang Shengzhi, the commander of the Nanjing Garrison, ignored Matsui's ultimatum and issued the order "Wei Can Zuo Zi No. 36" on that day as a reply.The content reads: "Our army's current occupation of the Fukuo position is the final battle to defend Nanjing. All units should try their best to hold on with the determination to survive and die with the position. Never abandon an inch of land or shake the entire army. If you do not obey the order and move back without authorization, Decide to obey the order of the commissioner, and strictly handle the ships acquired by each army according to the law of continuous seating. Crossing the river by boat, offenders will be arrested and severely punished. If you dare to resist, you will be stopped by force." Attempt to fight to the death with the spirit of "breaking the boat and sinking the boat".

In fact, there is no need to defend Nanjing for the sake of the war, and if it continues to fight, it will only increase the casualties, that's all, Lao Jiang is very clear about this.But after all, Nanjing is the capital of the Republic of China. If the Japanese were allowed to occupy it without firing a single shot, Lao Jiang knew that he would be stabbed in the back by the Chinese, so he left [-] troops to stand firm.

Now the fortifications are almost completely destroyed, and the casualties of the troops are extremely serious, so the veteran has already made up his mind to let the troops in the city withdraw. If the civil war does not improve in the past two days, the order to retreat will be issued.

But Lao Jiang fell silent after reading the telegram urgently submitted by the attendant's room. If the news in the telegram is true, then this matter must be taken seriously.

"Jingzhi, Cixiu, and Yunong are you here?" Chairman Jiang asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to the commissioner, the people in the attendant room have already called, and they should be on the way now." Wang Shihe, the head of the guard, replied.

"Well! Let him come in directly!"

"Yes!"

Soon, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Dai Li hurried in. After obtaining Lao Jiang's permission, the three of them sat down on the chairs opposite to Lao Jiang's desk.

"This was sent by Chen Feng an hour ago, take a look!" After speaking, Lao Jiang pushed a piece of telegram to the opposite side of the desk.

Dai Li hurried forward and picked up the telegram. After reading it, he passed the telegram to He Yingqin. After a while, Chen Cheng put the telegram back on Lao Jiang's desk.

"After reading it, tell me, will the Japanese army really slaughter the city?" Lao Jiang asked.

Dai Li was silent for a while before saying: "It's not impossible. Although our people haven't got any news about it, as far as the Japanese army is more like a beast than an army, I'm afraid there's nothing they can do. won't come out."

"What Director Dai said is very reasonable. In this regard, the little devil has a criminal record. Whether it was Lushun during the Sino-Japanese War or Jinan during the Republic of China, the Japanese army repeatedly killed people after they invaded the Northeast. There were no less than a thousand villages destroyed. Moreover, the high-level Japanese army often indulged soldiers in burning, killing, and looting in the occupied areas to boost the morale of the troops, so this matter should be believed to be true or not." He Yingqin also responded. .

"I also agree with Minister He and Director Dai's judgment. Although this Chen Feng did not provide us with strong evidence, if we are not fully sure, I am afraid that this telegram will not appear here." Chen Cheng also said loudly.

"Mother Xipi, the little devil is really deceiving people. In 28 years, he slaughtered more than [-] soldiers and civilians in Jinan. This time he will commit heinous crimes in Nanjing. It is unbearable." Lao Jiang said angrily. .

"Committee, since Chen Feng dug out this news from the mouths of senior officers of the Japanese Army, it is very likely that it is true. In addition, the general of the Japanese Army, Matsui Iwane, issued an order to the troops attacking Nanjing a week ago. An order was issued, in which Matsui Iwane told the various armies of the Japanese army: "Even if the defenders opened the city peacefully, the imperial army would "sweep" separately after entering the city, and did not mention a word about the prisoners of war. The humble office believes that the Japanese army It is very likely that in the name of "mopping up", the prisoners of war, stragglers, and civilians in Nanjing were massacred. In addition, the Japanese army also frequently caused massacres on the way to Nanjing along Shanghai, among which the No.16 Division of the Japanese Army, the Tenth Army The Sixth Division is the most vicious, according to incomplete statistics, at least [-] soldiers and civilians were killed by these two Japanese armies in just over [-] days." Dai Li said in a deep voice.

"Atrocities, atrocities! No, the troops in Nanjing cannot be withdrawn. Once they withdraw, the millions of people in the city will be in danger." Chairman Jiang said angrily.

"Committee, the situation in Nanjing has been completely corrupted. Even if you don't retreat, the final result will be gathered and wiped out by the Japanese army. Therefore, I think that the troops in Nanjing must be withdrawn, but how and when to withdraw should be discussed in the long term. " Chen Cheng suggested.

"Then what if the Japanese army slaughters the city after our army retreats? No one will be able to bear the responsibility." Lao Jiang said loudly.

"Committee, in fact, the Japanese army does not dare to talk about things like this in the open, and even if they want to massacre the city, they must plan to do it secretly, otherwise the international public opinion will be enough to put the Japanese army to death. Other countries will not ignore the atrocities committed by the Japanese army. Moreover, Emperor Hirohito of Japan is a man of modern knowledge. Before he succeeded to the throne, he roamed around Europe. In addition, Japan is one of the signatories of the Second Hague Convention in 1899 and the Geneva Convention on Land Warfare in 1929. Emperor Hirohito and ordinary Japan should be aware that captives and non-combatants who lay down their arms It should be protected and must not be killed. As long as we inform other countries that the ri army is about to carry out a massacre in Nanjing, and our newspapers publish such news, it will definitely attract the attention of the international community. Compared with even ri I would not commit crimes against the wind. So the most important thing now is to let the defenders of Nanjing City continue to stand firm for a few days to buy time for Zheng Fu." Chen Cheng suggested.

Lao Jiang was silent for a while and said: "Cixiu's suggestion is good. If we make this conspiracy of the Japanese army public, for the sake of the image and reputation of the Japanese army and the entire Japanese army, the top leaders of the Japanese army will definitely stop the soldiers." Create atrocities, after all, there are still a large number of expatriates from Britain, the United States, Germany and Italy in Nanjing, once the Japanese army continues to commit atrocities, it will definitely arouse the disgust of the international community, and even directly intervene."

"Committee, the troops in Nanjing are in complete disarray. The only thing we worry about now is how many days, one day or two days will they last? We must release this news before the troops completely collapse, and we must Give the media of Britain, the United States and other countries, as well as high-level government officials a time to react, so our troops must stand firm for at least a week." Chen Cheng said with a frown.

"Well, respectfully, it is up to the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs to inform the governments of other countries and expose the conspiracy of the Japanese army in newspapers. Yu Nong, your Military Control Bureau must always pay attention to the movements of the Japanese army in Nanjing. In addition, send a report to Tang Shengzhi, Order him to continue to hold on, and if it doesn't work, organize a street fight, no matter what, he must hold on for more than a week." Lao Jiang said loudly.

"Commissioner, I think we should also send planes to distribute leaflets to the people in Nanjing and the military and police units to expose the conspiracy of the Japanese army, and let the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters distribute the news to all units. Stimulate the morale and combat effectiveness of the troops, and at the same time allow some civilians to withdraw in advance." Chen Cheng said.

"Well, what Cixiu said makes sense, so let's do it!" Old Jiang said in a deep voice.

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When several bigwigs from the Kuomintang government were in Wuhan to discuss countermeasures and had headaches, Chen Feng was also having headaches. He was both worried about the Nanjing matter, and he was also worried about the sugar-coated bullet that Lao Jiang called.Not long ago he received a telegram from Ma Cao, saying that they had received that Miss Song and that the troops were returning to Datong day and night.

In addition, Ma Cao also sent back an important news, that is, the two infantry regiments of the No.17 First Army came with that Miss Song, with a total strength of more than [-] people. The two regiment leaders are Shi Jianfei. One is Xue Qubing, both graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, one is from the Whampoa Sixth Infantry Division, and the other is from the Whampoa Vth Artillery Division.