Back to the Republic of China to be a editor

"...According to various sources, it has been confirmed that a part of the Kuomintang army actually began to attack and enter the Northeast as early as the end of July 1945. Therefore, on the Northeast battlefield, the GC party army is actually the main team, while the national army is the visiting team , which may come as a surprise to many.”

"Because the GCD army in the Northeast entered the customs first, it has controlled quite a lot of Japanese weapons, including heavy artillery above 100mm..."

"The author guesses that the opponent's strategy has changed from attacking everywhere and defending everywhere in the early stage to 'get out of the way and occupy the hatchback'. Except for the northernmost Harbin and Luda, they can give up the rest of the cities..."

Chapter 15, the magazine was 404

After getting angry, Chiang Kai-shek opened his diary and wrote a long diary.

"Recently, Marshall and other three-member military team returned from inspecting North China. Especially after Ma Shi met with Zhu Mao in Yan'an, he seemed to have a better understanding of Zhu Mao's conspiracy. Yu told him that in the next 18 months, a total of Before the reorganization of the army is completed, if there is a military conflict between China and Russia, or Russia fights against China and the United States, the communist army will be loyal to the Soviet Union and follow the orders of the Russian communist party to attack us. Madam Ma also cannot impose any restrictions on this. Deny also."

"If you tell the truth directly, unless you first change Marshall's attitude and policy towards Zhu Mao, the goal of mediation will never be achieved; only if the U.S. insists on actively assisting our government's policy can we achieve the goal of passive 'tolerance'. If we still adopt the past approach of softness and compromise If the policy is not adopted, the plan will be missed, and it will eventually fail."

"Recently, our army in the Northeast has advanced to Shenyang. The front line first announced that tens of thousands of enemies were killed, and then a week later, a low-key report was sent for review, admitting that there were two defeats near Shenyang. It was lost, and one was victorious. The battle report also stated that the communist armies in both wars had [-] heavy artillery to participate in the battle, and the number was not weaker than that of our army, so they could not resist. Russian aid, the Shenyang offensive was blocked, and even ended the battle early, I am very disappointed. One is that our army’s guns and ammunition are all American weapons, and it is difficult to replenish them. This time Marshall’s mediation prevented me from sending ammunition from the rear to the front line. This is a pure mistake. Me too. Second, although our army has equipment, it has no rules, although it has a large army, it has no intelligence, and although it has intelligence, it has no analysis, so that half the effort is half the effort.”

"The camp in the Northeast doesn't know anything about the movement of the Communist army. When I was in Chongqing, I read a magazine published a month ago. The editor had clearly stated that there would be war in the Northeast. Nine out of ten of what he said was true. It's so stupid that I get angry after reading the battle report."

1946 3 Month 7 Day.

Tang Hua tossed around in Guangdong and Hong Kong, and returned to Shanghai by boat.Sun Shi and Liu Huagang greeted him at the pier, looking worried.

After getting in the car and sitting down, Liu Huagang pondered for a while, and said: "Received the notice from Shangfeng, "World Military Pictorial" has temporarily suspended its publication."

Tang Hua turned his head and said "hmm", "What? This... is a bit fast?"

"Secretary Sima knew that you were coming back today, and said that we will meet immediately after seeing you." Liu Huagang continued.

"Then go to Sima Mianqun's place now," Tang Hua said.

In Sima Mianqun's office, the four met.

"I got the information from here. After the Northeast and Shenyang battles, the Chairman of the Standing Committee read the battle reports and was very dissatisfied. He summoned several heads of the Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff and gave them a lecture," Sima Mianqun said. Said, "The chairman may have read "World Military Pictorial" before, and when he was training people, he used your articles to train them several times, saying that you, the pillars of the party and the country, don't know what you are thinking every day, you don't study tactics, you don't study strategies, If the communist army does not study intelligence and knows nothing, it is not as useful as an article written by a magazine editor.”

The four fell into silence.Is this why the magazine gets 404'd?

"Secretary Sima, let's put it this way... Let me guess, there is nothing wrong with the chairman, but those who were scolded by the chairman came back after being scolded, and then they gave us a good meal?" Tang Hua said.

"Exactly."

"Who made us? Chen Cheng? Xu Yongchang? Bai Chongxi?"

"The news I heard is Chen Cheng." Sima Mianqun continued, "There is no final decision on this matter. It can be regarded as their public revenge. Moreover, the chairman of the committee does not know about it now..."

"In this case, let's suspend the publication for now." Tang Hua interrupted Sima Mianqun. "Editor Liu, has the third issue of the magazine been printed?"

"Yes, the distribution has already started in Shanghai. After all, they didn't dare to use the Central Command and Military Command, so it's impossible to check them back one by one. Now they are not allowed to do the next issue."

"Okay." Tang Hua said, "Editor Liu, you don't have to worry too much. The magazine won't be published, but the salary of the editorial department will still be paid. Secretary Sima, I have something I want you to tell Mr. Li about."

Tang Hua decided to make a small use of the relationship between Minzhao and Li Jichen.

"please say."

"I know Li Gong has a way to reopen the magazine, but I happen to have a plan, which will take two or three months. It's just right for the magazine to stop publishing for a few issues." As mentioned, we need to keep in touch with ZG and communicate closely. Li Gong had some contacts with Zhou Gong in Chongqing, but we should go to Yan'an to contact more ZG high-level officials. Personally, I also want to go to Yan'an to see. Therefore, I hope that in the name of ADMO, I will be allowed to visit Yan’an as a representative of ADMO.”

"This idea is very good. I will report it to Mr. Li when I get back," Sima Mianqun said. "It shouldn't be a big problem."

"This is part of the plan..." Tang Hua didn't say this, but secretly said it in his heart.

Chapter No.16, this is part of the plan

In the industrial empire built by Lao Xun—that is, Tang Xiong, "World Military Pictorial" is actually a very small industry, or it is a basically unprofitable industry under his name.Lao Xun's money printing machine is futures and stocks, and it happens that Tang Hua is also.For other industries, after arriving in Chongqing, I will do some trade business. Of course, I will buy and sell some scarce supplies. After returning to Shanghai, I will follow a few KMT officials with good relations and drink some soup from the robbery in a low-key manner.

As for "World Military Pictorial", according to Liu Huagang's recollection, when it was established in Shanghai in 1936 and 1937, it was able to make a little money, but after it was withdrawn to Chongqing, it was operating at a loss. For operating expenses, the magazine that should be published does not lose a single issue, and the salaries of Liu Huagang and five or six editors in the editorial department are not bad. When Japan surrendered in August 45, Lao Xun moved back to Shanghai, and the editorial department moved here like other industries.Three issues were released from September to November, and sales were even worse than in Chongqing.

"Three months after returning to China, I lost my father's magazines. Editor-in-Chief Liu, do you think I look like a prodigal?"

Tang Hua was in the small building rented by the editorial department, directing the editors and porters to load the books and materials of the editorial department into the cart. He was neither in a good mood nor bad, so he suddenly asked Liu Huagang beside him.

"Master, this kind of thing is not your fault, Master, it's just plotted by those talented but unscrupulous members of the Kuomintang." Liu Huagang said, "Also, during the three months since Master came back, except for the magazine, all other industries have been in trouble. It’s very profitable, and it’s not a big deal that World Military Illustrated will stop publishing.”

Tang Hua patted Liu Huagang on the shoulder: "By the way, although this magazine is no longer printed, the content is still to be produced, and it will still be issued once a month. So I didn't fire you. I keep all the text and picture editors in the editorial department. It is for you to do things.... The editorial department has been delisted, and it is actually a different place to work. The next issue of the magazine will continue to prepare articles, and I am also writing the opening article of the next issue."

"Yes, master," Liu Huagang said, "after we have prepared the content, we will sort out the manuscript, transcribe it, and print some privately with a mimeograph? Or secretly find a printing factory to print some samples?"

"It's really necessary to print some mimeographs. I will really need them in a while. In this case, the pictures cannot be printed with offset photos. Let's change them to hand-painted lines."

……

Yangtze Hotel, Yangtze Ballroom.

Colorful beams of light flickered on the dim dance floor. This lighting system was probably newly imported from the United States. The light and shadow effects made it impossible for Tang Hua, who lives in the 21st century, to see anything wrong.On the dance floor, men and women hug each other and circle around.Tang Hua sat in a dark corner, smiling and toasting with the person sitting opposite him.

"Mr. Kong, since it's something you entrusted to do, I will definitely handle it properly!" Tang Hua took a sip of his foreign wine, "It's not worth talking about the division here!"

Kong Lingkan laughed loudly, "Fresh, as expected of Tang Xiong's son. Since this is the case, I will also sell you a favor. Li Wei Automobile Company, this company is almost unsustainable. You can go to their boss Xu Dafang and ask him to clear it. In stock, I guess I can get it with a [-]% discount, if he doesn't want to, just mention my name."

Tang Hua laughed loudly: "Cheers!"

Kong Lingkan took a sip of foreign wine, patted the shoulder of the woman beside him, "Okay, I'll drink until here, and leave." The woman with heavy make-up and her entourage walked away.

Outside the Yangzi Ballroom, Sun Shi stood respectfully, ready to answer Tang Hua's call at any time.After a while, Liu Huagang also arrived. The two exchanged glances, nodded to each other, then moved to a secluded corner, and each lit a cigarette.

"What has Mr. Tang been doing for the past ten days?" Liu Huagang asked.

"He, with the feasting and feasting in front of people, and the angry horses in fresh clothes, looks very much like a rich second generation," Sun Shi said. "When he returned to the mansion, he began to write articles, and he wrote a lot. He also moved half of the photo studio here. , what are you making... a slideshow?"

"That is to say, he pretended to be depressed and indulged in fun?" Liu Huagang said, "That's true... This time I want to talk about something. In December, the leader instructed me to reassign my work. I originally planned to transfer it. But on March 12, the higher-ups sent a new notice, asking me to continue to follow in the "World Military Pictorial."

"That's right, Tang Xiong was seriously ill in December, and he won't last long. The superiors think that the magazine should not be worth reporting," Sun Shi took a puff on his cigarette. "I didn't expect Tang Xiong's son to be stronger than his father. Both father and son are geeks. The superior may have read the last two or three issues of the magazine, and then changed his mind."

"Oh, I'm a party member of 17 years, the district secretary of Shanghai," Liu Huagang seemed unwilling, and touched his chin with his right hand, "As a result, I spend half of my time editing magazines, secretly copying a copy of the unprinted manuscript and handing it back. Yan'an; the remaining half of the time has to be allocated to ask questions to Tang Xiong in a roundabout way..."

Sun Shi laughed when he heard Liu Huagang's complaints, "Secretary Liu, you haven't delayed the work of the underground party, so don't complain..."

The music on the dancehall records stopped, and a few notes from the band's trombone began to appear.Then, suddenly, there was a burst of cheers.

Sun Shi and Liu Huagang walked to the door and could see the inside of the ballroom.

The small band in the Yangtze Ballroom has long been taken down by Tang Hua, and many strange instruments have been added.Now, Tang Hua is standing on the small stage of the ballroom, holding the latest American microphone, while 4 long-legged girls are dancing behind him.

"I have followed you for thousands of miles,"

"But you don't care,"

"You don't seem to be in my dream,"

"In my dream you are my only one"