On August 6, the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima; On August 9, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

On August 10, the Emperor of Japan decided to surrender unconditionally, with the only demand being the preservation of the imperial system. On the same day, the Japanese government, through the governments of Switzerland and Sweden, sent a note of surrender to the warring countries.

Eight o'clock in the evening.

Chongqing.

Bursts of cheers suddenly came from the headquarters of the US military stationed in China, and the surrounding masses did not know what was going on, and they thought that those American soldiers were having another convulsion.

An American officer who could speak Chinese walked out into the street and shouted with a smile: "Japan has surrendered, Japan has surrendered, China has won the War of Resistance Against Japan!" ”

People were suspicious and gathered outside the gate of the US military headquarters to inquire about the situation.

Not far from the next door is Qiujing Middle School, and several boarders who went out to buy things couldn't hold back their excitement, and rushed into the campus while running and shouting: "Japan has surrendered, and the War of Resistance has been won!" Japan surrendered, and the War of Resistance was won......"

Lights were lit up in the dormitories of teachers and students, and one teacher, who didn't even bother to put on his shoes, grabbed the students with an oil lamp with his bare feet and asked, "Who said Japan surrendered?" ”

"The U.S. military next door said it." The students rejoiced.

Teachers and students frantically ran towards the US military headquarters, and the teacher at the front of the run asked in English, "Sir, has Japan really surrendered?" ”

"Yes," the American officer laughed, "Japan sent a note of surrender through the Swedish and Swiss governments, and on the Chinese side, our U.S. military headquarters in China was the first to receive the news." Now the US and British embassies should also receive the telegram. ”

The Chinese present were collectively stunned for half a second, and suddenly burst into earth-shaking cheers.

"Long live China! Long live the Chinese nation! ”

"We've won, we've knocked little Japan away!"

"Go buy firecrackers!"

"Where's my gong and drum? Go back and get the gongs and drums. ”

“……”

At this moment, Chang Kaishen was praying when he suddenly heard the sound of crackling firecrackers. When he saw Jiang Xiaozhen guarding the door with a happy face, he immediately asked, "What happened?" ”

Jiang Xiaozhen said with a smile: "General, Japan has surrendered, and the people are setting off firecrackers to celebrate." ”

Chang Kaishen was ecstatic, but he couldn't believe it, and smiled: "You go to the US military headquarters to confirm it again." ”

"Yes!" Jiang Xiaozhen turned around and ran.

Jiang Xiaozhen is Chang Kaishen's fellow villager, and he can be related to relatives, so he can barely be regarded as the nephew of Lao Jiang. At the time of the Xi'an Incident, Jiang Xiaozhen was already Lao Jiang's attendant adjutant. Lao Jiang ran away with his shoes when he fled for his life, so Jiang Xiaozhen took off his shoes for Lao Jiang to wear, and ran barefoot with Lao Jiang over the wall.

Now, Jiang Xiaozhen has become Chang Kaishen's chief of internal affairs.

A moment later, Jiang Xiaozhen came back to report: "General, the news has been confirmed, the British and American embassies and the headquarters of the US military in China have said that Japan has sent a surrender note. ”

"What about our Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Chang Kaishen asked.

"Report!"

Before Jiang Xiaozhen could answer, another adjutant stood outside the door and waited.

Chang Kaishen said: "Come in!" ”

The adjutant said happily: "Report to the general seat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called, and they have received a begging note from Japan!" It was conveyed by the Government of Switzerland. Except for the request to retain the emperor system, Japan surrendered in accordance with the terms of the Potsdam Proclamation. ”

"Good, good, good!"

Chang Kaishen said yes again and again, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and then ordered: "Order the Ministry of Military Affairs to convene a meeting of military cadres immediately." Also, let Chen Bui and Wu Tiecheng do a good job in the work of the party department, and prepare a draft of the order to launch a telegram to all war zones! ”

The meeting lasted until 12 o'clock that night, and the next morning Chiang met with US Ambassador Hurley to reply to Japan's advisory opinion on surrender. After Hurley and Truman had an urgent exchange of views via transatlantic telegram, Chiang met with Hurley again and summoned Weidemeyer, commander-in-chief of the US forces in China, to discuss the military disposition of the occupied areas.

On this day and night, Lao Jiang was not idle, all kinds of meetings and telegrams, and he also sent an urgent telegram to Mr. Zhu and Mr. Peng. It probably means that I have already arranged the disposal of the Japanese puppet army and the occupied areas, and your communist army is on standby, and you must not act without authorization.

At this time, the Japanese emperor had not officially announced his surrender, but had only sent a note of begging for surrender. If the allies do not agree to retain the emperor system, he probably does not intend to surrender, and to put it bluntly, he is still bargaining. But the sound of firecrackers will be heard from time to time in the urban area of Chongqing, and this kind of news always spreads quickly, not to mention that some newspapers already have relevant news - on the night of the 10th, several major newspapers were issued at the same time, and the newsboys were still selling along the street at 11 o'clock in the evening.

On 14 August, Japan sent a note to the governments of China, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom, announcing its acceptance of the Potsdam Proclamation. On the 15th, the Emperor of Japan officially announced Japan's unconditional surrender in the form of a broadcast.

China Radio.

Zhou Xuan came to the broadcast studio with joy, she had just turned 25 years old and graduated from the music department of Central University two months ago. However, she has long been a famous red singer in the rear, and has released a total of four patriotic records in recent years, and has also been an announcer of China Radio since her sophomore year.

"Xuanzi, this is the radio transcript of the Japanese emperor's announcement of surrender." Broadcast director Liang Guangdu handed over a piece of paper.

Zhou Xuan sat down with the radio script, auditioned a few times and said, "You can start!" ”

After China Radio moved from Tianjin to Chongqing, the listening rate has been very high, even crushing the Central Radio that later moved to Chongqing. After all, China Central Radio pays attention to politics and takes its content more seriously, while China Radio, which does not have government funding support, needs to be responsible for its own profits and losses, and entertainment content accounts for more than half.

At noon, not long after Chongqing citizens had lunch, they suddenly heard the patriotic songs on the open-air radio stop, and turned into Zhou Xuan's voice:

"Now for the urgent insertion of a piece of news, just 40 minutes ago, Emperor Hirohito of Japan officially announced his unconditional surrender on the radio. His Armistice Edict reads as follows: "In view of the general situation of the world and the current state of the empire......"

The sound of the radio still wafted over Chongqing, and the whole city was plunged into a sea of joy, with people spontaneously taking to the streets to cheer and celebrate, and countless people crying and laughing with tears.

The announcement of the Japanese emperor can also be heard in the occupied areas of China. However, the rear and liberated areas could not receive it, and the Chunghwa Radio Station was the first to relay the contents of the "Armistice Edict" in its entirety, and at this time the major newspapers were still urgently printing outside the issue.

In the middle of the afternoon, the bureaucratic and unresponsive Central Radio broadcast the full text of the "Armistice Edict," while the major newspapers will have to wait until tomorrow morning to reprint the full text.

Naturally, it was impossible for the China Broadcasting Corporation to translate the "Armistice Edict" into Chinese within 40 minutes, and they had obtained it from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which had already received the Chinese version of the "Armistice Edict" the day before.

Most of the Chinese version of the "Armistice Edict" is in classical Chinese, which really looks like an edict issued by the emperor. It was written by the Japanese sinologist Masato Yasuoka, who studied imperial studies, Yangming psychology, and Chinese history every day, and had a profound knowledge of Chinese culture, and now it finally came in handy.

By August 16, the news of Japan's surrender was reported on all pages and pages in major newspapers across the country, and the full text of the "Armistice Edict" was published countless times. Although the Japanese emperor did not admit defeat and did not use the word surrender, in the eyes of the Chinese he was surrendering!

Southwest Associated University.

Although it was summer vacation at this time, there were still three students in Hua Luogeng's dormitory, they were Zhou Weilie, Zhong Kailai and Min Sihe.

When Hua Luogeng first started teaching the course "Stacking Prime Number Theory" at Southwest Associated University, he was not only sought after by students in the Department of Mathematics, but also students from the Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Mechanics. At that time, the classrooms were crowded, and the aisles were full of people. As a result, after a few lessons, there were only three students left, and the classroom was empty – I didn't understand!

Zhou Weilie studied with Hua Luogeng for a year and a half, and gradually stopped listening to the book on prime number theory, but it was still difficult to understand it thoroughly, and he was still studying it hungrily.

The three students who can now understand the theory of stacked prime numbers have all graduated, Zhou Weilie is about to go to Cambridge University for a master's degree, Zhong Kailai is going to Princeton University for a doctorate, and Min Sihe is going to Oxford University for a doctorate.

said that he was studying at Hua Luogeng's house, but in fact, Zhou Weilie was the only one who really learned. Zhong Kailai and Min Sihe were next to him to make up for the lesson, chewing the peanuts bought by the junior brother in their mouths, and they almost left a pot of wine next to them.

"Victory! We've won! ”

Suddenly there was an earth-shattering cheer outside, Hua Luogeng stood up abruptly, limped out of the dormitory door and looked. I had only heard that Japan had sent a note of surrender, but there was no news for the next few days, and many people were ready to continue the war.

A bunch of students rushed towards the teacher's dormitory, and Hua Luogeng hurriedly asked, "Did Japan really surrender?" ”

"Surrender," a student waved a newspaper in his hand, "Professor Hua, the Japanese government surrendered the day before yesterday, and yesterday the Japanese emperor officially announced his surrender on the radio, this is today's newspaper!" ”

"Great, great," Hua Luogeng returned to the room and said excitedly to his three beloved disciples, "Japan has surrendered!" ”

Zhou Weilie threw away the pen in his hand and cheered: "I won't study today, teacher, Senior Brother Zhong, Senior Brother Min, I invite everyone to go down to the restaurant and eat well!" ”

"Let's go, I'm going to drink today!" Zhong Kailai laughed.