Chiang Kai-shek's regret

The news of the victory of the Northeast Field Army in the first phase of the strategic counteroffensive also reached the Central Military Commission in Taiyuan as soon as possible. Seeing the telegram from the Northeast Field Army in his hand, the chairman. The faces of Vice Chairman Zhou, the commander-in-chief and others were immediately enveloped by thick smiles. After a brief moment of shock, the chairman spoke first.

"***, boss. Now it seems that our Comrade Liu Hua is becoming more and more proficient in fighting. In less than a year after entering the Northeast, with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, the situation was completely opened.... Comrade Lihua really deserves to be a rare general in our party."

"Chairman, the current three eastern provinces are not just as simple as opening up the situation. You look at the map and look around. In the entire three eastern provinces, the Kwantung Army, which boasted of being invincible in the world, had fallen into our Northeast Field Army and connected with the Eighth Route Army in the distant region. Under heavy encirclement of the Soviet Red Army in the Far East. I can say that from a military point of view, as long as the three forces can work together to eliminate the remaining hundreds of thousands of Kwantung troops in the three eastern provinces, it will not be too difficult to do..."Looking at the huge operational map in front of him. The commander-in-chief couldn't help but open his mouth with a twinkle in his eyes

As soon as the commander-in-chief's words fell, Vice Chairman Zhou, who was in charge of the intelligence department, followed closely behind, and said, "Chairman, boss. In the entire encirclement, although the total strength of the Kwantung Army still has a population of nearly one million, according to intelligence, these nearly one million Kwantung Army troops have been completely cut off from the country. More importantly, with the occupation of the Mukden Arsenal by our army, the Kwantung Army has lost most of its sources of weapons and ammunition. Especially their heavy weapons. Artillery shells, aviation fuel. Aerial bombs ... The source of the almost complete interruption .... In a word, the current Kwantung Army looks like a big bear.

But this big bear, in fact. The Great Bear, who has already suffered a lot and has no medicine to cure it....."

This metaphor is apt. But. As the saying goes, the emaciated disgrace is better than the horse. Although the Kwantung Army has reached the point of desperation. However, with the current strength of our Northeast Field Army, we do not have the ability to swallow it in one gulp. As for the Soviet Red Army in the Far East, let's not get our hopes up too much. After all. This is our Chinese business, the Soviet Red Army, will not use its own troops to help us Chinese fight little devils .. …… The chairman nodded approvingly to the two people's thoughts, and then spoke.

"Or the chairman's thoughtfulness...、. Vice Chairman Zhou spoke. Then. There was a look of doubt on his face. In front of him, at this moment, the chairman, who was looking at the map in silence, asked.

"Chairman, in that case, do you think. I Northeast Field Army. What should I do in the next period of time? What do you think of Comrade Liu Hua's suggestion? ”

"What you said just now is very right, in a word, that is, the three eastern provinces are about to change. With regard to the future development line of our Northeast Field Army, I very much agree with Comrade Liu Hua's idea that the Kwantung Army will gradually weaken the effective forces of the Kwantung Army and the limited heavy weapons in their hands through two major strategic counteroffensives. Finally, launch a major strategic decisive battle, and through a war, completely annihilate all the troops of the Eastern Army in the three eastern provinces and liberate the entire three eastern provinces...."The chairman replied with great certainty.

Comparing the military map in front of him, after a short period of thought, he was still the commander-in-chief full of confidence just now. I couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Then. He said, "Chairman, you are thoughtful. To liberate the entire three eastern provinces, with the exception of the Northeast Field Army and the Eighth Route Army in the distant areas, the Soviet Red Army in the Far East is simply unreliable for the time being... It's because I'm too anxious......

"According to Liu Hua's thinking, the pace of liberating the three eastern provinces is divided into two stages, and it is true that the minimum casualties can be exchanged for the greatest results... I also agree with Comrade Liu Hua's suggestion that the troops take a temporary break. After fully regaining its combat effectiveness, it attacked from all sides and killed and wounded a large number of the living forces of the Kwantung Army. Constantly weakening their war potential. In the end, through a major war of annihilation, all the troops of the Eastern Army in the three eastern provinces will be wiped out at one time, and the entire eastern three provinces will be liberated...."

I saw the two partners in front of me who said a word from you and a word from me. Vice Chairman Zhou, who has not been very concerned about military affairs, said: "Since the chairman and the boss agree, then I will immediately send a telegram back to Dongye in the name of the Central Military Commission and agree with their plan...", Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Chongqing, with the outbreak of the Pacific War, the news of the US army's participation in the war reached Chongqing. Although, the front-line ** troops, under the repeated blows of the Japanese army, still retreated step by step and did not make any progress. But. Chiang Kai-shek, the chairman of the committee, as the supreme commander of this army, did not show any displeasure ....

Because he knew that with the entry of the United States into the war, all the advantages that the Japanese army had achieved on the battlefield were temporary. As long as the war machine of the United States is completely opened, the Japanese army will not be too far from the final defeat. And now the ** troops, what they need is to recharge their strength and wait for a big counteroffensive in the future.

As a result, for half a month, no matter where he went, Chiang Kai-shek's face showed a thick smile. However, such a smile, with the broadcast of a news from Xinhua Radio Station, immediately became ossified....

"Chop." A crisp sound of glass breaking came from Chiang Kai-shek's office. Hearing the broadcast, Chiang Kai-shek, who was angry, couldn't help but knock over the tea on the desk.

Chairman, what's wrong. One by one: Stormed Chiang Kai-shek's office. See glasses that have been shattered to pieces on the ground.

On the stool, Chiang Kai-shek, who had an iron face. The head of the guard immediately showed a worried look on his face, and hurriedly ran over. Asked in a whisper.

"Niang Xipi, what do you want to do. Do you want to fight the Central Chamber? I am not satisfied with having a North China, and I still want a three eastern provinces, which is simply a mix... Kwantung Army, why is it so unbeaten. In less than a year, he was beaten by the *** troops. Even Fengtian and the entire Liaoning Province were lost..."Seeing the chief of the guard in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek, who had nowhere to vent his anger, couldn't help but look at the chief guard in front of him. A roar with an angry face.

And until this moment, the chief of the guard with a worried look on his face. Only from Chiang Kai-shek's roar . I clearly know that the chairman in front of me is angry because of something. Thinking of this, the chief of the guard quickly turned off the tape recorder that was playing the news, and then said to the chairman in front of him.

"Chairman, the content in Xinhua Radio can't be taken seriously, it's all *** propaganda. With the strength in the hands of ***, how can it be defeated, it has always been the elite of the invincible Kwantung Army, it must be fake, chairman. Don't worry too much....."

"Mixed as.", for the comfort of the chief of the guard in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek's face was angry, not only did not disappear, but became even more angry. Then, facing the chief guard in front of him, he continued to growl.

"Niang Xipi, the party-state is destroyed in the hands of you people. Treat superiors, no matter when, it is good news or not. If the news broadcast by Xinhua Radio is fake, then none of the radio stations led by the party-state have broadcast a single piece of real news... Bastard.. ……

"Yes. The chairman of the committee taught to scrape is. …… In the face of the chairman's anger, the chief of the guard did not dare to say a word more. On his forehead, at the first time, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared. And then, be able to do it. It is to stand in front of Chiang Kai-shek with his head down. Silent.....

"What are you doing here, get out of here right now... In addition, inform Director Dai and Minister Chen to come to my office immediately, quickly...."Seeing the chief of the guard in front of him with a blank face, he thought of the broadcast he had just heard. Chiang Kai-shek's anger was even greater, and he ordered loudly to the chief of the guard in front of him.

"Yes, Chairman..... Facing the angry chairman, the chief of the guard did not dare to slack off, and quickly rushed out of the office.......

Perhaps the news of Chiang Kai-shek's anger was spread by the chief of the guard. In less than five minutes, Director Dai Li and Minister Chen Cheng walked into Chiang Kai-shek's office with a heavy heart. Then. stood in front of Chiang Kai-shek without saying a word, waiting for Chiang Kai-shek's scraping words...

"Niang Xipi, Cixiu, Yunong, what is the news that Xinhua Radio has just come out. Why did you not report to me that such a big thing happened, did you see that I was old and useless...", he slapped the desk in front of him. Chiang Kai-shek quickly stood up from his seat and questioned the two generals in front of him.

Seeing Chiang Kai-shek with an angry face in front of him. Chen Cheng hurriedly replied: I'm sorry, principal, it's all the students' negligence... I was going to report to you this morning, but suddenly something happened, so I delayed it, and I ask the principal for forgiveness...",,

Hearing Chen Cheng's answer in front of him, especially after hearing the word principal. The anger in Chiang Kai-shek's heart was obviously calmed down a lot. However, the news brought him anger. It is obviously impossible to calm down in a short period of time. So, Chiang Kai-shek immediately shifted his gaze to Director Dai Li.

"Yunong, what does your Military Command Bureau do to eat. The troops are in the three eastern provinces, and they have launched such a big campaign, why don't you even have any news. Do you think that the party-state's finances are very abundant and have enough funds to support you gangs of waste?

"Student, no," Dai replied quickly.

"The principal, it's all the negligence of the students, who thinks that *** leads the Northeast Field Army. After entering the three eastern provinces, they will definitely be wiped out by the elite Kwantung Army troops. Therefore, most of the forces of the military command were placed on the Japanese on the front line and on the Eighth Route Army, which was active in North China ... But what I didn't expect was that the Northeast Field Army, which entered the three eastern provinces, was not only not wiped out, but grew stronger step by step, and finally "laid a great foundation in the entire three eastern provinces."

Seeing Dai Li, who looked remorseful in front of him, and hearing Dai Li's explanation in front of him, the anger in Chiang Kai-shek's heart finally slowly subsided. After a short period of contemplation, he asked directly to the two generals in front of him.

"Niang Xipi, I didn't expect that the Northeast Field Army led by *** would have such a strong combat effectiveness... Resignation, immediately mark the areas occupied by the Kwantung Army and the *** troops in the three eastern provinces and the deployment of troops on the map in front of them. Now I'm going to be clear until. The current situation in the three eastern provinces. We must not let the three eastern provinces fall into the hands of *** again........"

"Yes, school.."

Less than half an hour. A map clearly showing the military strength of the three eastern provinces was presented to Chiang Kai-shek. After carefully reading the map in front of me. Angry

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