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spn After the liberation of Sichuan, Chengdu, as an important town in the southwest, developed the fastest. In just a few years, it became an economic center radiating to the surrounding areas. Unlike Chongqing, which uses its advantages along the river to develop heavy industry, Chengdu takes a high-tech route.

, represented by Qingyang Science and Technology Park and Longquanyi High-tech Park

The industrial park in the table will complete the first phase of the project in the fourth five-year plan. Among them, the picture tube factory, Chenghong TV factory, Minsheng Electrical Appliance Factory, second-generation and third-generation electronic tube projects, and national defense SSS-level projects

Downstream supporting electronics factories, transistor research institutes, etc. are some of the typical representatives.

Southwest People's Army, the main headquarters of the Third Division stationed in Pixian County, Chengdu

On the huge training ground, the rotating company was undergoing military training, and a burst of neat gunfire was heard from the shooting range. As one of the ten main divisions of the Southwest People's Army, the Third Division was stationed in the suburbs of Chengdu.

It has always been an important force in maintaining stability in half of Sichuan.

A huge slogan banner is posted on the training ground: Serve the country with loyalty, protect the family and kill the enemy.

In front of the slogan banner, a young officer looked at these eight characters quietly, with a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.[

"An Lan"

A deep voice sounded. The young officer turned around and saw the person coming, and reflexively saluted, "Old Battalion Commander."

It turns out that this young officer is Dai Anlan, one of the representatives of the Southwest Young Officers.

Strictly speaking, the Southwest People's Army has been established for less than 20 years, and the overall composition of officers is very young. However, as a cutting-edge representative of the Huaxia Military Academy, Dai Anlan has risen in the army like a shining martial arts star. First, there is

During the Sino-Burmese War in 1925, he served as the basic company commander of the Second Division of the Garrison Division, and then in the first border battle, he blocked the British vanguard Indian Battalion with a company of troops.

That battle was Dai Anlan's famous battle. China and Britain fought against each other. Before the first battle, many people were not particularly confident. Although the Southwest was a newly emerging powerful force, there were still some negative voices in the face of the established empire. However,

, it was under this situation that Dai Anlan took the first step, blocking the British and gaining precious time for the main force to build a defense line.

The old company commander in his mouth was naturally Chen Jiheng, the old battalion commander of the garrison division. In seven years, as the battalion commander of the garrison division with actual combat experience, Chen Jiheng was first transferred to the deputy battalion commander of the main division, and Dai Anlan also arrived as his capable subordinate.

The main division became one of his subordinates

Company Commander. Seven years have passed. Chen Jiheng was already the commander of the second regiment of the main third division. Three months ago, the commander of the third regiment was transferred to Macau as the garrison commander. Dai Anlan, a key seed officer of the military, finally

He was promoted and became the youngest regiment leader in Southwest China.

"Serving the country with loyalty, protecting the family and killing the enemy are truly my long-cherished wish as a Southwest soldier." Chen Jiheng stepped from the old warlord to the Southwest Army until he became the commander of the Southwest Army. It can be said that he has seen all kinds of things along the way.

Having experienced the decay of the old warlord army, he has also received modern new military education, and has more experience in frontline combat. It can be said that he is a typical example of an officer who has transformed from an old system officer to a modern officer commander.

Dai Anlan nodded. As for the division meeting last night, both of them, as regimental leaders, naturally attended. Talking about certain things would not violate the rules. Looking at the dark circles under the eyes of the old battalion commander Chen Jiheng, he couldn't help but smile lightly,

"Old battalion commander, I'm afraid you didn't sleep all night last night."

"No, the news announced at the briefing meeting at the division headquarters yesterday was so exciting. I didn't expect that our Third Division would actually have the opportunity to become the first unit in the southwest to go north. It depends on Chiang Kai-shek. I hope there won't be any complications."

Yesterday's division headquarters briefing meeting, Commander Chen read out the latest order from the military headquarters on the spot, secretly ordering the regiments of the 3rd Division to be ready to head north at any time. At the meeting, Chen Jun was ordered by the military headquarters to respond to some current political actions in the southwest.

A brief explanation was given.

Dai Anlan adjusted his military cap, sighed, and said: "Tianjin is in danger, but we are thousands of miles away. I really hope to show up at the gate of Tianjin tomorrow to fight the Japanese army to the death. Old battalion commander, if the mission is really

Come down, you have to support me and let my third regiment fight in the front line."

"You are still so strong-willed. People who don't know may think that my old boss is afraid of death. Okay. If there is definite news about dispatching troops at the next division meeting, I will definitely support your third regiment as the vanguard.

An Lan, you are a soldier with a promising future, and I am optimistic about you." Chen Jiheng knew that his talents were at best comparable to those of a deputy division commander, but in the end it was still up to Dai Anlan and his group of young people to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the entire People's Army.

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Dai Anlan stood up and saluted, and said seriously to the old superior who had led him all the way and now the same-level officer: "Please rest assured, old chief, if it can be done, I will fight to the death under my command and will never humiliate the Southwest Army."

You have to bear the burden of 40 million compatriots."

On April 31st, the long-planned Japanese army officially launched the Tianjin Campaign. The Nanjing National Government and Chiang Kai-shek seemed to have been hit with a heavy hammer. The Japanese vanguard quickly defeated the Tianjin garrison and launched an attack on Tianjin that day.

At this time, Tianjin City had no regular troops and relied entirely on the two security brigades of the Tianjin Security Force for defense.

It has to be said that although this battle to defend Tianjin was destined to fail, some surprising heroes emerged. The police force that people originally thought was poorly equipped and had a bad style actually resisted to the death. Outside Tianjin, a brigade

The garrison troops, plus the defeated regiment and a half, held off the Japanese army for a whole night, and it was not until the morning of May 1 that the Japanese troops were able to break through the defense line.

This battle was very hard. The garrison only had a few of the oldest heavy machine guns. The rifles they were equipped with were still from the Zhili warlord era, and there were only a few old cannons whose rifling had long been smoothed. Two brigades in Tianjin

When the garrison was finally defeated, it suffered 2,000 casualties.

This number does not seem like much at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, it is very surprising. Not to mention whether the security forces can withstand such tragic casualties, even the regular army of the Kuomintang would have been defeated long ago. Even in the Northeast Army,

Such a casualty ratio will also force troops to be withdrawn to rest and recuperate.

It is worth mentioning here that Wang Yimin himself was from the Northeast Army. After the September 18th Incident and Zhang Xueliang went north to fight against Japan, Wang Yimin became the commander of the Tianjin Security Command. When he took up his duties, Tianjin's security force had less than one brigade of troops.

, the current military emergency is not enough to piece together the security forces and police, barely two brigades that are not fully staffed. The actual number is one brigade at most.

And it was these soldiers who did not even have formal military uniforms who fought to the death outside Tianjin, bleeding like rivers.

On May 1st, Major General Wang Yimin, commander of the Tianjin Security Command, issued a radio message: The Japanese are rampant. Even though he is a commoner, he knows how to protect his family and the country. However, he led his troops to fight to the death and was defeated. I hope that all the Chinese people will do their best and not give in.

National Peace Day.[

With a simple power outage, no one could have imagined how determined the Tianjin garrison commander would be to fight against Japan. At 11:00 on May 1st, the city of Tianjin was broken, and Major General Wang Yimin was dismissed.

In order to avoid becoming the first general-level officer to be captured, he persisted until the last moment and "committed suicide" at the Tianjin Security Headquarters after sending his wife and children away.

At 12 noon on May 1st, the Southwest United Government and the Nanjing National Government issued a declaration of war of resistance almost simultaneously, saying that the situation of the war of resistance was acute and the Japanese were pressing forward step by step. The joint war of resistance was urgent and they hoped to concentrate the efforts of all the people.

With the strength of the nation, he fought to the death with the Japanese. At the same time, Nanjing posthumously awarded Wang Yimin the rank of Lieutenant General of the Nationalist Army.

On May 1st, at three o'clock in the afternoon, members of the Southwest Government's Anti-Japanese Cooperation Delegation, led by Bai Chongxi, Director of the Anti-Japanese War Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Southwest United Government and Director of the Mainland Affairs Department, entered the National Government for the second time.

” office building, and launched the final round of cooperation negotiations with the Nanjing National Government headed by Chiang Kai-shek.

At 9 a.m. on May 2, reporters from major newspapers in China, Chinese and foreign reporters, and reporters from Southwest Radio gathered outside the conference building of the Nanjing National Government, where the Southwest Joint Government and the Nanjing National Government will send messages to 40 million people.

The Chinese people announced an unprecedented and important decision.

The reporters only waited for less than five minutes before a large number of Southwest and Kuomintang officials arrived at the press conference. To everyone's surprise, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek of the Nanjing Kuomintang actually came to the scene, and the Southwest officials brought a radio.

Without too much etiquette and formality, and without diplomats speaking, Chiang Kai-shek stood on the podium in person, cleared his throat, and announced a decision that made the reporters almost cry with joy.

"Gentlemen and ladies: Today I am going to announce an important decision on behalf of the Nanjing National Government. Recently, the Japanese invaded our land of China rampantly. Three thousand of our iron-blooded men were defeated in a bloody battle in Tianjin, and the important town fell. It was for our 40 million

It is a great shame for our countrymen.

Here today, I want to announce a major decision. In view of the seriousness and urgency of the anti-Japanese situation, the Nanjing National Government has decided to put aside differences and cooperate with the Southwest United Autonomous Government to jointly resist Japan..."

As soon as Chiang Kai-shek said these words, everyone was shocked. Although they knew that there was major news today, many people came here without eating breakfast, but they did not expect such shocking news. The North and the South, who were incompatible with each other, now actually

They stood together to resist Japan, and what was even more shocking was that Chairman Chiang, who had always been more anti-domestic than anti-foreign, agreed.

The cheers and cries of reporters immediately interrupted Chiang Kai-shek's speech, which forced him to stop and said solemnly,

"Quiet gentlemen and ladies, after Chairman Chiang's speech there was also a speech by Mr. Zhang Shusheng, the General Director of Southwest China. Please be quiet."

Gu Weijun's words immediately silenced everyone present. How could Director Zhang from the Southwest give a speech when he was not present?

Chiang Kai-shek continued, "In view of the urgent situation of the anti-Japanese war, I have urgently ordered Lieutenant General Chen Cheng of the 18th Route Army to set off overnight to deploy defenses in key areas. In addition, in order to embody the spirit of joint anti-Japanese resistance, the Southwest Autonomous Government has specially formed the 19th Route

The army can arrange corresponding matters and set out for Pingjin from now on."

After Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking, Bai Chongxi put the radio on the stage and tuned it to a channel that reporters were familiar with, FM 1017 MHZ, the channel of Southwest People's Broadcasting Station.

"Dear listeners, hello everyone. FM 1017 MHZ, this is the Southwest People's Broadcasting Station, based in the southwest, looking to the north and south of the Yangtze River. I am the host Ye Wanyu. Now I am temporarily broadcasting an important message. During the just-concluded Southwest United Autonomous Government

At the anti-Japanese talks with the Nanjing National Government, the two sides reached an important decision to jointly resist Japan.

Just now, Comrade Zhang Shusheng, the top leader of the Southwest United Autonomous Government, came to the recording room, and General Secretary Zhang will deliver an important public speech to the audience."

Chiang Kai-shek's face is a little ugly, but the conditions of the National Government in Nanjing are not as good as those in the Southwest, and the broadcasting network is not as developed as in the Southwest. Because many radios are Southwest products, even if the citizens of Nanjing buy that model of radio

, you can also receive broadcasts from the Southwest. The National Government once tried to import radios from abroad, but the result was the same. There was no way to prevent people from listening. At this time, the ultra-long-distance broadcasting technology in the Southwest was already very developed.

Soon, Zhang Shusheng's sonorous and powerful speech came from the radio.

"Compatriots, I am Zhang Shusheng, Chief of Staff of the Southwest United Autonomous Government. Here today, I want to announce an important decision to all Chinese compatriots. Just now, our Southwest United Autonomous Government and the Nanjing National Government reached an agreement

They reached an agreement and signed the "May Day Anti-Japanese Memorandum of Understanding" aimed at jointly resisting Japan. On the basis of this memorandum, the Southwest Joint Administrative Government and the Nanjing National Government will each organize military forces to go north to resist Japan.

The responsibility of the War of Resistance is always divided between north and south. Today, the 40,000 people of the country can work together to raise the banner of resistance against Japan, which must be a symbol of the rejuvenation of China.

As the highest person in charge of the Southwest, when the anti-Japanese war is about to begin, I appeal to heaven and the earth below to unite to resist Japan. Heaven and earth are the evidence. The Southwest People's Army must put the country first, the people first, and the people behind it.

The survival of our 40 million compatriots comes first..."

"Emergency collection, emergency collection"[

In the Guards Division of the Southwest People's Army stationed in the suburbs of Kunming, an emergency assembly call suddenly sounded in the camp. Amidst the extremely rare emergency sirens, the soldiers rushed out of the barracks with absolute speed and arrived at the huge training ground.

A division with nearly 20,000 iron-blooded soldiers stood in a huge training ground with a roar of cries. Then Li Junming, the political commissar of the Guards Division, walked up to the colonel review stage and said concisely and concisely, "Everyone has taken a break. Stand at attention. Turn on the radio."

Without any more words, the large radio was turned on with a slight ionizing sound, and a sonorous and powerful voice came from the radios scattered throughout the camp.

"...The land is divided into north and south, and people, old and young, all have the responsibility to fight and defend the land..."

As they listened, all the men in the Guards, including Li Junming, shed bloody tears. No one cried loudly, but they felt the greatest sadness and joy.

The same situation occurs in Guangxi, Guangzhou, Hainan, and even Hong Kong and Macau.

In addition to military camps, in Kunming, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Guilin and other places, the radio in the People's Square in the city center was also turned on. Citizens gathered in the square to listen to the speeches on the radio.
To be continued...