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In the official residence of the Chairman of the National Government in Nanjing, an aide-de-camp accompanied an officer in a colonel's uniform and walked quickly into Chiang Kai-shek's office.

Although the Nanjing government and Chiang Kai-shek secretly played a certain negative role in the September 17th Incident, after General Wang Yizhe died for his country and fought to the death in Luoyang, the public's attention shifted more to the Japanese.

Regarding the invasion, the Nanjing "government" was so happy that it ordered Zhang Xueliang, the commander of the Northeast Frontier Defense, to organize a counterattack while reorganizing more elite troops.

In conjunction with this, several large-scale factories were also established in Nanjing, Shanghai, and Hefei. Shanghai has the Shanghai Steelmaking Plant, a gun factory independent of the former Jiangnan Shipyard; Nanjing has an aircraft manufacturing plant and an automobile manufacturing plant.

factory; the chemical base in Hefei, etc. are all projects that are concentrated in this large number of projects.

"Principal, these are some of the latest information from Southwest China."[

The visitor was Deng Wenyi, one of the former secretaries of Chiang Kai-shek and now in charge of the Third Section of the Secret Investigation Team of the Central Party Committee. This person was specially responsible for spying on and analyzing the intelligence of the southwestern regime. He was one of the upstarts in the Central Committee who was highly regarded by Chiang Kai-shek.

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"There are a lot of things going on recently, Xuebing, tell me." Chiang Kai-shek dismissed the adjutant and asked Deng Wenyi to give him a systematic account of the recent intelligence points in the Southwest.

Deng Wenyi knew what the latest intelligence was without opening the file. He was quite proficient in this area of ​​work, "Principal, Southwest has indeed been moving very frequently recently. There are several aspects.

Zhang Shusheng sent Cai E, the principal of the Chinese Military Academy, as a lobbyist to Jinzhou to persuade Zhang Xueliang to build the Ningjin Defense Line in order to prevent the Japanese army from moving south to invade the Pingjin area. In order to justify his story, Zhang Shusheng lied about his previous anti-Japanese propaganda telegram and rushed ahead of the Japanese task force fleet.

, a batch of military supplies including tens of thousands of rifles, more than a hundred artillery pieces, and "medicine" were sent to the Tianjin port by sea. In addition, it is believed that Zhang Xueliang received an extremely considerable amount of "anti-war funds."

Yang Hucheng of Shaanxi Province, Ma Bufang of the northwest, and others sent secret telegrams saying that in the Sichuan-Shaanxi border and the Sichuan-Gansu border zone, the Southwest Army was found to be active, as if surveying the terrain, and that there might be ulterior military operations in the future.

The first section of the Southwest Army stationed in Guangxi marched into the coastal areas of Guangdong yesterday. In addition to guarding the border and guarding our Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, the Southwest Army in Guangdong also showed signs of large-scale mobilization to the Qiongzhou Strait area."

"Niang Xipi"

After hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek, who was originally in a calm mood, couldn't help but start scolding his mother. Deng Wenyi, who was familiar with him, was not surprised. She stood at attention and waited for the principal to finish getting angry before talking about business.

"The Japanese invaded our Northeast, but Zhang Shusheng wanted to occupy our Hainan. He really ignored the national justice and started a war. Han Qing is my sworn brother, how could I be bribed by him with a small favor, send guns, cannons, and money? He really didn't take advantage of Nanjing."

The central ‘government’ takes it seriously.”

When Chiang Kai-shek burst into flames, a fire rose three feet high, and he cursed indifferently, "Mother Xipi, if we don't fight against the outside world and have to pacify the country first, I will be able to send hundreds of thousands of elite troops northward in a moment. Now it's better, not only do we have to occupy

I, Qiongzhou, still want to shake the military morale of our Northeastern Army. This is simply a wolfish ambition!!"

Deng Wenyi lowered his head in training and waited for Chiang Kai-shek to calm down before saying, "Chen Ce in Qiongzhou has some grudges with Chen Jitang. Now Chen Jitang is the director of Guangdong Province of the Southwest Puppet Autonomous Government. If there is a war, we can provoke Chen Ce

, ordered him to use his navy to block the Southwest Army. Regardless of success or failure, it can be considered a success if it can cause greater losses to the Southwest Army."

In fact, both Deng Wenyi and Chiang Kai-shek understood that once Guangdong left, Hainan would already be alone overseas, and it would be impossible to receive any assistance from the Nanjing "government". Zhang Shusheng did not take advantage of the situation at that time, but he was worried that the move would be too big.

"Xue Bing, we must pay close attention to the intelligence spying in the southwest. We cannot wait for everything to happen. At least we must know some of their important actions in advance. I will forward these three pieces of information to you for processing opinions. You can go down first."

From time to time, He Yingqin and Chen Cheng, the military and political ministers of the Kuomintang Nanjing government, walked into Chiang Kai-shek's office. The three discussed in secret for a long time, and finally Chiang Kai-shek decided on the final result.

"Please go to Peiping. With you in the north, I feel more at ease. The Japanese military strength in the Northeast is increasing day by day, and I am worried that Han Qing will not be able to stop it. If there is a huge crisis by then, will it be war or not?"

He Yingqin, you have to take some responsibility." Chiang Kai-shek's arrangement for He Yingqin was on the soft side. Of course, there was also a hard side to consider, "Ci Xiu, please prepare. Your 18th Route Army will set off in three days.

Prepare to enter Peiping and assist the remaining Northeastern Army in guarding the Pingjin area."

Soon, Chiang Kai-shek issued a series of orders. First, he urgently sent 10,000 "new rifles" and 40 cannons as well as fire-line supplies of supporting "medicine" to Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army. He also sent electricity to all provinces to raise funds for the war. The Nanjing National "Government"

A special amount of 1 million silver dollars was allocated for emergency military expenditures.

Of course, there is also a secret message sent to Qiongzhou, and Deng Wenyi, the colonel and section chief of the Third Section of the Secret Investigation Team of the Central Party Committee of the Kuomintang, went to Qiongzhou with 200,000 ocean coupons to persuade Chen Ce.

Xuwen County is located at the southern end of Leizhou Peninsula and is the county closest to Qiongzhou in the mainland.

Ye Mingguang is a fisherman in Wuli Township, Xuwen County. Because the village is very close to the sea, the Ye family has been a fisherman for generations, only there was a break during the Qing Dynasty. Now the four generations of the Ye family live together, and they are one big family.

Their livelihood depends on Ye Mingguang, his old father and three sons going out to sea to fish.[

On this day, the Ye family's fishing boat had just docked at sea.

"Hey, Mingguang, business is good today, right?"

Several fishermen who were mending their nets on the beach saw Ye Mingguang jumping off the fishing boat and shouted loudly that the fishermen were very sincere among themselves.

Today's business was indeed good. Thinking of the large pile of fish in the cabin, Ye Mingguang was in a good mood. While bending down to secure the fishing boat with his old father and sons, he shouted, "Not bad, the tide is rising these days."

Yes, after casting a good net for a day, it is enough to feed more than a dozen stutters in the family."

"Mingguang, people from the countryside came to your house again today. I tell you, these fish are easy to sell now, and the 'government' also provides subsidies for fishermen who go to sea. Your two and a half young men should also go to school."

Learn something. I heard from people in the countryside that fishing can feed a generation, but it cannot feed the whole world. You have to rely on knowledge to do anything."

An old fisherman who was collecting his net sighed and said.

Everything about this Ye family is good, but there are too many people. The whole family has to get on the boat together to survive. Of the three children, except for the eldest, who is already a teenager and has reached the stage of marriage, the other two

They are less than ten years old and fall within the scope of "older school-ready children" promoted by the "government".

Nowadays, the southwest government is much stronger. It first exempted a lot of messy taxes, and then provided subsidies to some fishermen who had difficulty going to sea. Among other things, people who don’t have a boat can ask for help.

Renting boats in the countryside. Many fishermen families who were previously in difficulty began to take their children off the fishing boats and send them to school. There was only one Ye family in the village, and they were unwilling to send their two children to school. They often resorted to going to sea to escape.

Visits by township government staff.

"Uncle Jiang, please don't worry about this matter. Who can tell for sure in this world? I won't be able to see any good policies for a long time. You can't be sure every day. It's better to take advantage of the good market price and do more.

Fish. I, Ye Mingguang, can’t write a word in big characters, so I’m not the best fisherman in the village?”

When it comes to letting his two children go to school, Ye Mingguang is not happy. He has been fishing for generations, so what kind of books should he read? After finishing his studies, he will come back and continue fishing? It is better to catch more fish and not worry about famine.

"I'm afraid your brain has been filled with salt. You have only been good at studying for a long time. You are a fisherman and you can't even make a prince or general. Alas, the world is different now." Other villagers saw Ye Mingguang.

The oil and salt were not coming in, so I sighed and stopped talking. I just felt that the two children were suffering and could not sit in the spacious and bright classroom in the countryside to read and read like other children in the village.

"Ye Mingguang...Ye Mingguang..."

While the fishermen were talking, they saw a rare motorcycle with a trailer roaring past in the distance. The village chief was actually sitting on the car. He jumped out of the car and shouted in this direction.

Ye Mingguang vaguely saw a man wearing a military hat sitting in the car. He was startled and frightened. He thought they were not here to arrest him. After thinking about it, he didn't make any mistake. Could it be because he didn't let his children go to school?

, the "government" is here to arrest people?

Feeling bad, Ye Mingguang scolded the children to quickly untie the rope and jump on the boat to escape.

"Ye Mingguang, why are you running? Stop right here."

The village chief is still very authoritative. After shouting, Ye Mingguang did not dare to run away. The old father and three sons on the boat were also at a loss. Everyone present recognized him. He was very similar to the person coming from the village chief.

He's a policeman from the countryside, but the color of his clothes is a little different.

"I said, Lao Ye, you don't care about your son, he is messing around all day long. Isn't it just a child studying? He is like a criminal, hiding here and there." The village chief was out of breath as he ran.

Then he introduced the people next to him, "Everyone, this is Squad Leader Wang of the 14th Division of the Southwest People's Army Garrison in Guangzhou. He is not an outsider, not an outsider."

As soon as they heard that he was the squad leader of the Southwest Army, the fishermen immediately gathered around him, ready to see what trouble Ye Mingguang had gotten into. Ye Mingguang's father was even more honest and hesitant, unable to speak clearly. The three of them

The child also looked timidly at Monitor Wang.

Squad leader Wang saluted and said with a smile, "Comrade Ye Mingguang, don't be nervous, I'm not here to arrest you, haha. I'm quite familiar with this area, and you're not an outsider. My hometown is Gaotang."

When everyone heard that Squad Leader Wang was from nearby Gaotang, they became less afraid. People in small places were a little more resistant to these soldiers.

"Wang, Wang...What does squad leader Wang want from me? Just tell me."[

Squad leader Wang smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. It's a good thing to find you. Even the village knows that you are the best fisherman within ten miles. There happens to be a job here and I want to find you to cooperate. Of course, we will pay you

Those who pay for it.”

"What kind of job? I know nothing except fishing."

"It's okay, we won't force you. This salary is equivalent to half a month's worth of fishing. If you are willing, just follow me and you will know. Don't worry, the Southwest People's Army is a soldier and will never make things difficult for you."

Sure enough, not long after Ye Mingguang and his old father left the village, the fishermen in Bali Township spread the news that a large number of troops had passed through Zhanjiang and arrived at the nearby Hai'an Port, and this brand-new harbor had already docked.

Countless small and medium-sized motor boats.

There is going to be a war, this is the most direct reaction of the fishermen. However, they are not afraid, because this is their own soldiers going to sea to fight, rather than being bombarded by foreign warships thousands of miles away.

After sleeping for a while, I got up and wrote this. Sorry, I was supposed to have 3,000 words left, but I couldn’t bear it anymore. Thanks to two brothers: Falling Frost Leaves and Baojiuzou for their large reward.

Bao Shuzo Brothers provides a book club group, and Xiaoyu will join it later. The group number
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