Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Puyi waved his hands in annoyance, and said to Xiandong: "We are all descendants of Aixinjueluo, and we have noble blood flowing through our bodies!

From the moment we were born, we are destined to be not ordinary people, so we can't look at the world with the eyes of ordinary people!

Ishihara Wanji is indeed different from other Japanese people. We have no way to refuse the conditions he offered. No matter what, we must work together and fight hard. If we can recover the Qing Empire, we will be able to laugh at each other in the future. Ancestors! "

"What the emperor said is absolutely true! We are seeking wealth and wealth, and we must not let go of such an opportunity! We must build a strong military force as soon as possible, and let the Japanese know how powerful our Eight Banners are!"

Yoshiko Kawashima's eyes were full of excitement, and she had already started planning in her heart.

Puyi nodded with great satisfaction and said: "Well said! You need to be strong to strike the iron. As long as we show enough value for use, then we can have enough bargaining chips. At that time, we won't be afraid that the Japanese will turn their heads and refuse to admit it!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"The Qing Empire will rise again!"

Pu Jie, Tan Yuling and others shouted one after another, fed up with their uselessness, they are extremely eager to regain their dignity, honor and independence!

Chapter 465 Scorched Earth Policy

Since the outbreak of China's all-out war of resistance, the U.S. government has been influenced by "isolationism" and because of the huge benefits of Japan-U.S. trade, it has always adopted a conniving and wait-and-see attitude towards the Japanese invasion of China.

It was not until Roosevelt read Chairman Chiang's "Report to the National Army and Civilians for the Retreat of Wuhan" published on October 10 that he sent a telegram on November 30: "I express my deep admiration and sympathy for the Chinese people's brave resistance and suffering. "

Roosevelt also said: If Huaxia can clarify the strategic purpose of retreating from Guangzhou and Wuhan and the will to resist the war in the future, he will be happy to approve loans to China.

Therefore, during the period when Roosevelt wanted to see the attitude of Chairman Jiang, Chairman Jiang was also willing to express his determination to resist the war to Britain and the United States.

Therefore, Generalissimo Jiang made up his mind to burn down the ancient city when the Japanese army arrived in Changsha, just as he had planned to flood the Japanese army long before Huayuankou broke the embankment.

然而蒋委员长和火烧长沙的具体执行者都错误的选择了日子，实际上中日长沙会战始于1939年9月14日，距离11月13日“文夕大火”相隔10个多月！

The main reason is that Generalissimo Jiang made a wrong judgment on the strength and movement of the Japanese army after the capture of Wuhan.

Chairman Chiang believed that after the Japanese occupied Guangzhou and Wuhan, they would be eager to open up the Guangdong-Han railway line, and would soon launch an attack on Wuhan.

The actual situation is that Generalissimo Jiang overestimated the strength of the Japanese army, and at the same time misjudged the direction of the Japanese army's attack.

Although Chairman Mao made a correct judgment on the situation after the fall of Wuhan long before the Battle of Wuhan, Chairman Mao pointed out in his report in May 1938:

In terms of Japan's overall national strength, he wants to defend the Soviet Union in the north, the United States in the east, Britain and France in the south, and the people in the inner town. Japan only has so much power, and the stage of stalemate has come conditionally!

The situation after the Japanese occupation of Wuhan was completely consistent with Chairman Mao’s predictions. Although the commander of the No. 11 Army Neiji Okamura pushed his troops to Yueyang at the north gate of Changsha on November 11, in the following ten months, The Japanese army did not advance to Changsha.

However, Chairman Chiang did not judge the situation based on Chairman Mao's thesis.

On October 1938, 10, Generalissimo Jiang held the Supreme Military Conference at the Rongyuan Mansion of He Jian, the former Chairman of Hunan Province in Changsha. The participants included Feng Yuxiang, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission, He Yingqin, Chief of the General Staff, Zhang Zhizhong, Chairman of Hunan Province, and the former Nanjing Garrison Commander. Tang Zhisheng, and Chen Cheng, Commander of the Ninth War Zone.

At the meeting, after listening to Chen Cheng's military situation analysis and defense plan, Generalissimo Jiang suddenly began to speak, and asked Zhang Zhizhong, chairman of the provincial government, "Wen Bai, what are you planning to do in Changsha when the Japanese are coming?"

The question came so suddenly that Zhang Zhizhong couldn't help being stunned. He speculated that Chairman Jiang was probably trying to figure out how he could stop the Japanese attack on Changsha!

After sorting out his thoughts, Zhang Zhizhong replied: "I infer that the Japanese army may invade from the two fronts of northern and eastern Hunan. We can use fortifications to resist tenaciously."

Chairman Jiang asked in an aggressive tone: "Do you think these fortifications can resist the Japanese invasion? Do you think the provincial government can hold on for a long time?"

Zhang Zhizhong replied resolutely: "Yes, my seat! As the chairman of Hunan Province and the commander of security, I will never shirk my responsibilities, and I will never be afraid of hardships. I am willing to live and die with the 3000 million people in Hunan, share weal and woe, and swear to defend Hunan to the death!"

At this time, Tang Shengzhi, a fellow from Hunan, felt that Zhang Zhizhong's words were as inspiring as his oath in Nanjing at that time, so he went on to say:

"Brother Wen Bai is the official of our parents in Hunan. He said that he would resolutely defend Hunan. The 3000 million people must be very excited to hear that, and they are willing to defend their hometown to the death."

Chairman Jiang saw that none of the civil and military officials understood what he meant, so he said in an enlightening tone: "Wen Bai's determination is very good, but things are not that simple. Do you have any opinions?"

Feng Yuxiang, who came here specially from Guilin for the meeting, not only did not understand the intentions of his brother, but instead he said which pot was not opened:

"In addition to the local preparations in Hunan, the central government also needs to provide strong support, such as food and clothing for the troops and other urgent needs, so that it will be beneficial to stick to the war of resistance for a long time!"

Generalissimo Jiang said impatiently: "Hunan is a land of fish and rice and is rich in products. Food and military uniforms can be raised locally, which is not difficult to solve. The urgent problem at present is that the Japanese invaders are coming. What should Changsha do?"

At this time, Zhang Zhizhong suddenly realized: Chairman Jiang did not care about how the army fought, but what he cared about was how to deal with the provincial capital of Changsha.

Zhang Zhizhong immediately said: "What Generalissimo Jiang said is very true. Changsha has hoarded a large amount of strategic materials, and almost all the locomotives and wagons on the Yuehan Road have come to Changsha!

These materials must not fall into the hands of the enemy, so we must find a way to deal with them as soon as possible. Should they be transported to the southwest as soon as possible? "

Seeing that Zhang Zhizhong finally got to the point, Generalissimo Jiang said smoothly:

"If the railway is full of empty trains, should the Southwest Railway be used? The solution is very simple, that is, to fortify the wall and clear the fields, pour kerosene and burn it directly!"

Zhang Zhi suddenly burst into the center, and asked cautiously, "What about Changsha?"

Generalissimo Jiang emphasized: "What else is there to think about? They are all burned! Since Changsha can't hold it, it can't be left to Japan! Everything is burned!"

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"this!"

Generalissimo Jiang shocked everyone, and everyone was deeply astonished. The topic of the meeting was how to resist the Japanese army's attack on Changsha. There was no mention of abandoning Changsha, yet Generalissimo Jiang wanted to directly set fire to Changsha?

Chairman Jiang continued: "After the July [-]th Incident, we made up our minds that even if we fight on scorched earth, we will never be subjugated slaves!

The Japanese pirates are pressing every step of the way, and they will not stop until they get through the Cantonese-Chinese line!The Japanese invaders will not perish in China, and they will not stop! "

Bai Chongxi once suggested at the Wuhan Military Conference that "strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness", "resistance on scorched earth", "developing guerrilla warfare and cooperating with regular warfare", "accumulating small victories into big victories, and exchanging space for time" and so on.

Scorched earth warfare is a military strategy that involves destroying anything that may be useful to the enemy when the enemy enters or withdraws from a certain place.

The meaning of scorched earth includes burning crops to destroy the enemy's food sources, and can also include the destruction of shelter, transportation, communication and industrial resources.

These suggestions were adopted by Chairman Jiang, the supreme leader of the Military Commission, and became the highest strategic guidelines for the Anti-Japanese War. The overall strategy of the Anti-Japanese War had a profound and extensive impact.

Chapter 466 Burning Changsha

After a pause, Generalissimo Jiang suddenly raised his voice and said: "When Wuhan retreated, I repeatedly said that we must fight against the scorched earth, burn it, burn it, but in the end, so many supplies fell into the hands of the enemy!

I think you, Chen Cixiu, neither follow orders nor accept orders! "

Chen Cheng blushed immediately, and immediately stood up in trepidation and said: "The instruction from the commissioner is very good, not only for Changsha, but also for the entire Ninth War Zone."

Chairman Jiang ignored Chen Cheng, picked up his cup and took a leisurely sip of plain water, then waved Chen Cheng to sit down, and then said:

"When Napoleon led a large army to Moscow, Marshal Kutuzov was able to turn defeat into victory by burning Moscow!

Changsha is located between Wuhan and Guangzhou, under the attack of the Japanese army from north to south, easy to defend but difficult to attack!Therefore, we should not fight tough battles with the Japanese army here, and adopt a scorched-earth policy on the Changsha matter! "

The military meeting that night turned into a meeting discussing arson, and the Generalissimo turned into an arson expert, talking for two hours on how to set fire and how to burn everything down.

Everyone finally understood Generalissimo Jiang's hole card: Judging that the Japanese army would attack Changsha soon, they planned to abandon Changsha and burn the whole city of Changsha to scorched earth before giving up!

Feng Yuxiang, Bai Chongxi, Tang Shengzhi, and Zhang Zhizhong expressed their opposition repeatedly, but they could not shake Chairman Jiang's determination.In the end, he invited everyone to supper, and the military meeting was hastily closed!

After the midnight snack, Generalissimo Jiang summoned Dai Li, Changsha Garrison Commander Feng Ti, Commander Xu Kun of the Second Garrison Regiment, Changsha Police Chief Wen Chongfu and others, and secretly told them:

"The situation is urgent. Remember what I said in today's meeting: If the Japanese army comes, we will set it on fire first, and we will not hesitate to sacrifice anything!"

Zhang Zhizhong wandered around when he was young, witnessed the poverty of the people in China, and had a lot of ambitions. Because of his military exploits in the Songhu War of Resistance, he was transferred to Hunan to preside over the political situation, and now he has been in charge of the political situation for a full year.

As a soldier, Zhang Zhizhong also served as one of the parents' officials, and he wanted to benefit the common people. However, the military order was hard to violate, so he could only bite the bullet and carry out Chairman Jiang's scorched-earth war of resistance!

On November 1938, 11, the Changsha government began to mobilize citizens to evacuate, and decided to move the provincial government to Yuanling and the city government to Shaoyang.

The originally few means of transportation were occupied by various agencies, the station wharf was in chaos, and people fought each other for a seat, often resulting in bloodshed.

After the defeat in the Battle of Wuhan, a large number of refugees and wounded soldiers poured into Changsha. Coupled with the transfer of organs and factories in Wuhan, the population of Changsha has increased from 30 to more than 50.

The transfer of such a large number of people is a cruel and severe test for Changsha's railway, highway, shipping and other transportation capabilities. The roads are congested and extremely congested!

On November 11, Generalissimo Jiang came to Changsha again to hold a military meeting.

This meeting mainly discussed the gains and losses of Changsha's war defense. Chairman Jiang once again clearly instructed: Changsha will carry out the scorched earth war of resistance. If it is not defended, it must be completely destroyed, and it cannot be left to the Japanese!

On November 11, the Japanese army invaded northern Hunan. On the same day, the Japanese army dispatched planes to bomb Changsha and Hengyang!

On November 11, the Japanese army captured Linxiang and occupied Chenglingji on the 9th.

On November 11, Yueyang fell and opened the gateway to northern Hunan, and the Japanese army set foot on the land of Hunan.

At this time, Changsha no longer had the prosperity of the past, and the market place was shrouded in desolation and chill.

Everyone has heard that the Japanese army burned, killed, raped and kidnapped in the occupied areas, and the tragic Nanjing Massacre was even more appalling.

The women, children, and children in Changsha turned pale when they mentioned the Japanese devils, and their social life had been completely disrupted by the war.

On this day, Zhang Zhizhong once again received a secret telegram from Chairman Jiang from Hengshan:

One hour to arrive.Changsha Chairman Zhang, secret.If Changsha falls, the whole city must be burned down. Please prepare carefully in advance, so don't miss it!

Chinese ginseng

This matter is no small matter, Zhang Zhizhong did not dare to neglect, immediately rushed back to the provincial government, found Chen Cheng, and asked in a low voice: "This time Changsha adopts the scorched earth policy, Cixiu, what's your opinion?"

Chen Cheng said with certainty. "Military orders are hard to break, of course we have to do it."

Zhang Zhizhong was extremely helpless, so he had to find Feng Ti, Xu Kun, and Wen Chongfu to discuss together, made a careful plan, and arranged a signal for action.

Zhang Zhizhong gave clear instructions from the very beginning, and there are four rules for carrying out the fire according to the plan: the first is the order issued by the provincial government, the second is the order issued by the garrison headquarters, the third is the rhythmic long and short calls of the siren, and the fourth is the order issued by Tianxin. A pillar of fire appeared on the pavilion!

But, on the night of November 1938, 11, madness spiraled out of control.

It was exactly at 13 o'clock in the morning on the 2th that the Tianxin Pavilion Trauma Soldiers Hospital at the south gate of Changsha suddenly caught fire!

Seeing a sudden fire in the wounded soldiers' hospital, Ding Sen and other soldiers from the self-defense regiment immediately took the lead in setting fire to their house.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the south gate was already on fire.

Xu Quan quickly got the report from the soldiers, and immediately called Guan Linzheng's headquarters to learn that there was no fighting ahead, so he judged that "one was careless, and three were set on fire"!

However, the trouble is that the police and firefighters have all evacuated, and there is no one to put out the fire, and the fire cannot be controlled at all!

It just so happened that Feng Ti's phone line was busy that night.

Hundreds of soldiers and police who were about to carry out the task of setting the fire thought it was a signal to set fire, shouted wildly, "set fire", raised torches and carried oil drums on their backs, and started setting fire from house to house from street to alley!

The east gate, west gate and north gate of Changsha were ignited one after another, and for a while, the whole city was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames.

Some of the ordinary people who stayed in the city were called up by the arsonist team, and some were awakened in their sleep. They all thought that the Japanese army had really entered the city, and all of them were terrified and rushed to escape.

However, in the face of raging fire, there is no way to go to the sky, and there is no way to go to the earth, and the sky above the city is filled with cries of crying father and mother.

The fire is spreading, the flames are getting fiercer and the temperature is getting higher and higher. Changsha, a famous historical city, has become a veritable stove on this cold night in early winter, and the flames devour all life.

The code name of the telegram that day was "Wen", and it was called "Xi" because the fire happened at night, so the fire was called "Wenxi Fire".

This is "the fault of the entire group." In fact, long before November 11, the fate of Changsha had been doomed by the decision of "Scorched Earth War of Resistance".

The fire eventually killed more than 30000 people in Changsha, burned more than 90% of the houses in the city, and caused an economic loss of about 10 billion yuan.

It also made Changsha, along with Stalingrad, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the most damaged city in World War II.It is one of the three major tragedies in the history of the Chinese Anti-Japanese War, together with the Huayuankou embankment breach and the Chongqing air-raid shelter tragedy.

After the fire, the Japanese army sent planes to take pictures over Changsha, and then played it up in radio and newspapers, saying that after the fire, Changsha "the whole city is like a lick" and so on.

As a result, the truth about the burning of the city aroused strong indignation among the people.

Chapter 467

From the evening of November 1938th to 11th, 12, a fire set off by the Kuomintang in Changsha burned for three days and three nights, and the ancient city of thousands of years was destroyed.

99% of the streets and houses in the city were burned, more than 1900 stones and grains were swallowed by the fire, 300 million yuan of silk and satin were burned to ashes, 400 priceless Chinese seals and many cultural relics disappeared, and more than 30000 people died in the sea of ​​fire .

Zhang Zhizhong couldn't face the scorched smell permeating the whole city, broken bricks and ruins and ruined buildings every day. He felt that his spirit was about to collapse and asked Generalissimo Jiang to punish him.

On the second day of the fire, that is, on November 11, Chairman Jiang came to Changsha from Nanyue!

"Niang Xipi!"

When Generalissimo Jiang saw that the entire city of Changsha was almost covered in scorched earth and no tiles remained, his face turned red and his veins swelled!

Although the scorched earth war of resistance is an established strategic policy, but this time the Japanese devils have burned the entire provincial capital without launching an attack, which is too embarrassing and unacceptable!

Coming down from His Excellency Tianxin, Chiang Kai-shek immediately ordered the arrest of Feng Ti, commander of the Changsha garrison, Wen Chongfu, chief of the Changsha police, and Xu Kun, head of the second garrison regiment, and organized a joint military trial to close the case within two days.

Foreign nationals and members of diplomatic missions asked one after another: "Why did the city burn down before the Japanese army arrived?"

Chairman Jiang knew that he was wrong, and said that those who failed their duties must be strictly punished.

Then, Generalissimo Chiang held a tea party to apologize to the foreigners, but his subordinates couldn't buy tea because the shops were all burned down, so they had to go to the countryside to get some tea.

In the end, Generalissimo Jiang listened to people's complaints and ordered Feng Ti, Xu Kun, and Wen Chongfu to be executed. As for Zhang Zhizhong's punishment, he was dismissed from his post and retained to deal with the aftermath.

On the 20th, Feng Ti, Xu Kun and Changsha police chief Wen Chongfu were executed by shooting.