The Third Part of the Bloody War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression of the Republic of China, Chapter 1, the Battle of Nanjing, Section 8, Nanjing, Nanjing

After the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek left Zhuang Jihua and let him get into his own car, and it was obvious that Chiang Kai-shek's escort had increased, originally only two car escorts, now increased to five. , qВ5, CoМ// The car slowly exited the gate of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the curtains were drawn so tightly that the inside of the car could not be seen from the outside.

"Cultural Revolution, defend Nanjing, how sure are you?" Chiang Kai-shek spoke slowly after the convoy had gone a long distance, and it was clear that his expression was much more real now than at the meeting, and he was equally skeptical.

"Bai Jiansheng's concerns are justified," Zhuang Jihua said after deliberation: "After the battle in Songhu, the vitality of the troops has been greatly damaged, and I still don't know the true situation of the troops, and now I can only rely on the four divisions of the 49th Group Army, and the strength is not enough, so we must let some of the troops retreat first and reorganize in Nanjing." The only reinforcements outside could count on were the two armies under the jurisdiction of Guangting, but they were a little far away. My idea is to fight in Nanjing for half a month to a month, and if they can't arrive at Guangting at that time, then retreat from Nanjing. ”

Chiang Kai-shek didn't say a word after hearing this, he was also embarrassed, most of the elite of the Central Army were in the Songhu battlefield, and 200,000 of the 300,000 German armor divisions were in the Songhu battlefield, if all these troops were wiped out, what it would mean to him was very clear.

"If we talk about peace now, can we make the Japanese stop attacking?"

Zhuang Jihua sighed softly, Chiang Kai-shek's mind was obvious, and he wanted to delay time with negotiations, but he did not directly talk about Japan, but only talked about the negotiation conditions: "I estimate that Japan will ask for a price." Even if it were for me, I would. The alliance under the city will not be so cheap. ”

"But the news from Todman is true, is it true that Japan does not care about international influence at all?" Chiang Kai-shek was somewhat unconvinced that this was not a direct negotiation between China and Japan, but was conducted through a third country, and if Japan adopted deceptive means, it would not only be China but also Nazi Germany that would be deceived, and it would seriously affect Japan's international reputation.

"Japan has little credibility. There are so many lessons to be learned. If it weren't for Chiang Kai-shek, Zhuang Jihua's words would be much meaner, but he was very unimpressed.

"Principal, now that I have lost a lot of points politically in peace talks with the Japanese, I will become the target of others' attacks, such as ** and Director Deng. The domestic political climate does not allow for peace talks. ”

"You don't know this, there are still people who want to talk about it, and there are people in that low-key club who openly declare that the war will die, and China can only fight for three months at most." Chiang Kai-shek's tone fluctuated slightly, and Zhang Qun once gave 14 words, "The war will be defeated, the peace will be chaotic, and the war will be followed by peace." and then peace", Zhuang Jihua's attitude is that peace will be chaotic, but he does not believe that the war will be lost.

"These people have ulterior motives, or they are just a mouse." After the outbreak of the war, the surging anti-Japanese war cries in China were also mixed with some different voices, Wang Jingwei, Chen Gongbo, Kong Xiangxi and others organized an informal club, and Shi's cronies Chen Lifu, Chen Bui, Xiong Shihui, and the famous scholar Hu Shi and others claimed to be sober people, in order to show that they were different from the anti-Japanese sentiment that was rising throughout the country.

Zhuang Jihua didn't want to comment on these people. He has spoken many times about the future of the war. If you say the same thing too much, it will be as tasteless as boiled water, and Chiang Kai-shek should remember what he said before.

Chiang Kai-shek felt Zhuang Jihua's contempt. He was a little surprised in his heart, he thought that 200,000 troops equipped with completely German weapons should be able to drive the Japanese army into the sea, but he didn't expect the troops to fight in pieces, and finally failed, which made him hesitate a little, is it really a battle to lose?

Chiang Kai-shek was thinking about the pros and cons of war peace, but Zhuang Jihua began to think about how to organize the defense of Nanjing and evacuate the citizens

The two of them each thought about their own thoughts, silently all the way, unconsciously the car stopped, Zhuang Jihua got out of the car only to find that this is already outside the city of Nanjing, the car is parked outside a small building, this small building is smaller than the rest house, surrounded by green trees, very secret.

Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling moved to this small building after the outbreak of war, and the target of the rest house was too large to be easily attacked. Zhuang Jihua followed Chiang Kai-shek into the house, and Chen Bui greeted him.

"Chairman, Ambassador Todman has come here."

Only then did Zhuang Jihua understand that Chiang Kai-shek came to him to meet Toddman, but he Chiang Kai-shek quickly gave him an answer.

"During the Cultural Revolution, although Germany mediated in the middle, their attitude was uncertain, can you use your personal connections to persuade Hitler and Goering to put more pressure on the Japanese?"

"Letter, I can write, but I can't guarantee that it will have any effect." Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly, why did Chiang Kai-shek go to the hospital in a hurry, how could the interests of the country be mediated by personal relations.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded, this was originally no way, Zhuang Jihua quickly wrote a letter and handed it to Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek took it and saw that it was all in German, Zhuang Jihua realized his recklessness, quickly took it, and read the credit Chinese again.

Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied after hearing this, Zhuang Jihua did not go around in circles in this letter, and very frankly admitted China's current predicament, asked Germany to intervene, exert greater pressure on the Japanese side, and forced Japan to withdraw its troops from China, and at the same time asked Germany to increase arms exports to China, especially aircraft, and the people of Chinese will always remember the friends who helped in difficult times.

The letter was written, but Chiang Kai-shek did not let Zhuang Jihua go, but asked about the situation in Sichuan, especially Liu Xiang, Zhuang Jihua told him that Liu Xiang's illness was real, and he saw him vomit blood with his own eyes, and Liu Xiang handed over the work of forming a group army to Tang Shizun, if nothing else, Tang Shizun would become the commander of the new group army.

Later, Chiang Kai-shek asked about the West Yunnan Highway, and Zhuang Jihua also explained in detail one by one. The western Yunnan highway has been fully opened, and the current problem is on the British side, they are not active enough in repairing the Burmese road, and Li Anding is trying to negotiate with the British.

"The southwest will be our big rear. It is also the foundation of our long-term war of resistance, and you have worked hard all these years. Hear Zhuang Jihua's story. Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied.

"Principal, Mr. Anding's contribution to the repair of the Yunnan-Burma Highway this time is huge, is it a commendation." Zhuang Jihua took the opportunity to seek credit for Li Anding.

Since Li Anding was assigned to the southwest, he stayed away from the central government and devoted himself to doing things, first Panzhihua and then western Yunnan in these years. It was all the hardest and poorest party, and he never asked about Nanjing, as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Anding did a good job with you, and you played well last time in Huili." Chiang Kai-shek knew in his heart that Zhuang Jihua was interceding for Li Anding, and he organized a small group at the beginning. has something to do with Li Jishen, committed a big taboo, and almost shot him to death, but after so many years, I haven't seen any connection between him and Li Jishen or Deng Yanda, it seems that he was a little wronged at the beginning.

"It should be commended that the Yunnan-Burma Highway will be our only road to the outside world, and this is not a small credit." Chen Bui was beside him to help, and he could see that Chiang Kai-shek's mind had moved. I am also happy to do personal favors.

"Awarded a Yunlu Medal in recognition of his dedication to the construction of the Yunnan-Burma Highway." With a wave of his hand, Chiang Kai-shek gave away a medal.

Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly in his heart, his purpose was not to ask Li Anding for a medal to return to the center of the political stage, thinking that he would help him, but Chiang Kai-shek's hand made him have nothing to say.

If Todmann's mediation in August was only a tentative, the current mediation was dictated by Hitler. Hitler weighed the pros and cons and felt that it was not in Germany's interests to support anyone, and that China and Japan were both German allies. Now that the two allies are fighting, he can only be a peacemaker. In October, Hitler finally decided to mediate the Sino-Japanese war. To this end, Ambassador Dixon and Ambassador Todman acted as intermediaries.

When Dixon came to Japan, there was no change in the terms of peace. Toddman was surprised, and he repeatedly questioned Dixon. After receiving an affirmative reply, Todman was excited, realizing that this was an opportunity and that Chiang Kai-shek was likely to accept these conditions under the present circumstances.

When Todman walked into the room in a happy mood, he was a little surprised to see Zhuang Jihua, he had already heard of this general, and he was also aware of his contacts with the high-level of the Nazi Party, and the two heads of the advisory group, Seckert and Falkenhausen, also admired him, and he had long wanted to meet this general, but he had never had the opportunity, and today he finally met in this environment.

However, Todman did not have a chance to understand Zhuang Jihua now, and Chiang Kai-shek waited for him to sit down and went straight to the topic.

"Mr. Ambassador, have the conditions on the Japanese side really not changed?" Chiang Kai-shek asked.

"The message from Ambassador Dixon is this," said Todman, solemnly dressed in a suit, and meticulously cleaned up his whole body, not even a single hair was messy.

"If so, we agree to negotiate on the basis of these seven articles, but we demand that military operations be stopped first during the negotiations." Chiang Kai-shek said.

"I will definitely convey this request to the Japanese side." Todman nodded: "I fully understand the difficulties of your country. But Your Excellency, where is the point of negotiation going to be? ”

"Up..." As soon as Chiang Kai-shek was about to talk about Shanghai, Zhuang Jihua rushed ahead of him and said: "Hong Kong, we can negotiate in Hong Kong." ”

Chiang Kai-shek glared at Zhuang Jihua with some annoyance, but Zhuang Jihua added indifferently: "Due to the war in Songhu, Shanghai is very chaotic now, it is better to go to Hong Kong, where it is safer." ”

Chiang Kai-shek now understood that Zhuang Jihua was worried about leaking secrets in Shanghai, and the peace talks could only be carried out in secret, otherwise he Chiang Kai-shek was afraid that before the results of the talks were reached, the country would fall out

Toddman stared at Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek nodded slightly: "Okay, it's in Hong Kong." ”

"In addition to Japan's seven articles, what conditions does your country have?" Toddman asked.

"Mr. Ambassador, we hope to restore the status quo before the Lugou Bridge Incident," Chiang Kai-shek said slowly: "This is our bottom line without damaging our sovereignty and without paying compensation." Mr. Ambassador, you can convey these two articles to Prime Minister Konoe, and if they agree, we can start negotiations. When Todman came out of the house, he was very happy, and the somewhat gloomy sky became much brighter, and it seemed that the Sino-Japanese war was about to end in his hands.

"Mr. Ambassador."

Todman looked back but Zhuang Jihua was calling him.

"Mr. Ambassador, please give a message to the Japanese, now our condition is to return to the status quo ante before the Lugou Bridge Incident; Next year our condition is that the Japanese army withdraw from the Great Wall; Three years later, our condition was that the Japanese army withdraw from all Chinese territories, including the three eastern provinces, Taiwan, and Korea; Five years later, we have only one condition, unconditional surrender! ”

Confused, thank you, brothers, there is a more tonight, thanksgiving.

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