Chapter 213: Reinforcements in the Battle of Nanjing (Part 2)

However, Chiang Kai-shek's promise, who had already evacuated Nanjing, was not of great value to Zhang Xuewu, because Zhang Xuewu knew that he would have to hold on for at least one and a half months or even two months before reinforcements could form a counter-encirclement of the Japanese army from the outside, and the premise was that the key points of Xuzhou must be held.

Moreover, this encirclement is equivalent to the Japanese army surrounding Nanjing, and the Japanese army surrounded the Japanese army from the outside line. One of the Japanese troops encircled Xuzhou. The Japanese Central China dispatched troops were determined to win Xuzhou, while the *** stopped the enemy's reinforcements at all costs in Xuzhou, and the *** troops in Shanxi attacked and supported.

This is a chaotic battle. Whoever can't stand it first will be defeated by a thousand miles. This will also be a decisive battle that the most people expect.

Zhang Xuewu knew that it was inevitable to engage in a large-scale strategic battle with the people, because the National Government was responsible for defending the territory and defending the country. He had to fight for an inch of land and had to pay responsibilities. However, it was a bit unwise to engage in a strategic decisive battle with the people. Because overall, the *** Empire was overwhelmed, so it was necessary to launch a comprehensive invasion of China to stabilize its rule in Manchuria, consume the domestic hoarded strategic materials, and transfer the national economy into the wartime system.

In fact, the transfer to the wartime system is equivalent to the state plundering the so-called money of the people. First, the state confiscates precious metals and does not allow private transactions. Then, the currency is depreciating significantly, causing the wealth of the people to evaporate. Then, the new currency is used to carry out the next round of plunder, leaving the people penniless and all resources are attributed to the ruling and privileged classes.

The National Government has no experience in such similar economic operation methods. The most fundamental thing is that the National Government did not expect that the people of the *** will take action so early? These can be said to be beyond the expectations of the Supreme Government. Although Zhang Xuewu had been making alarmist before this, there were not many people in the government who could really listen to it, or most of them were still pretending to be stupid. It was not that they didn't want to, but that they could not. So many officials and princes in the country had touched the nerves of all aspects that had to come forward.

Just like the casinos and brothels in Nanjing, people with backgrounds have entered the business, the security headquarters and the police are all named, and everyone is allocated to the money. You can try banning prostitution and gambling? If you block someone’s door, they will still open the next day, but your black hat will not be protected. Whether in front of you or in the future, the iron rule is not to block someone’s wealth and official path, it will be a death!

After Zhang Xuewu finished reading the secret message, Huang Feier handed over another appendix and said: "The special secret message from the Chairman's Office of the Supreme Military Commission is only for you to read alone. Here is the code book. The number code is the number of pages, lines and words of this West Chamber. You can only read the sealed telegram by yourself, which is related to confidentiality."

Zhang Xuewu didn't raise his head and said, "The Buddha said that if the Dharma is not passed on to Liu Er, you can just translate the telegram directly! You are the owner of my secret electricity room. I don't believe who else can you believe? Don't worry about those secret electricity that are not attached to each other. Since it is a secret electricity, there must be something to tell us to do it. So sooner or later, it's nonsense that is not confidential, it's nonsense!"

Huang Feier was slightly moved at this moment because no one knew the content of the telegram that Zhang Xuewu personally read. Generally, the superiors would choose to tell their subordinates after they had read the content. Zhang Xuewu's extremely trust in him made Huang Feier slightly excited.

After a while, Huang Feier placed the translated telegram manuscript on the table and said happily: "Sir Zhang, this time it is good news!"

Good news? When the Japanese army was in a heavy army, Chairman Chiang did not command the command level even if it was good news, what else could there be good news?

Huang Feier smiled and said, "It's really good news. Chairman Jiang secretly said that the Soviet Union agreed to sell weapons and equipment from 30 divisions, including tanks, artillery, aircraft and other weapons to our country. The first batch of 180 fighter jets from the Soviet fighter unit that volunteered to aid China will arrive in Suiyuan through Rehe, Jinan, and Xuzhou in three days to transfer to Nanjing to participate in the Nanjing defense battle."

"What?" Zhang Xuewu stepped forward and almost grabbed the telegram from Huang Fei'er with a snatch. He read it in detail. Zhang Xuewu did not want to make the so-called judgment on the Soviet Union's aid to China, because the powerful military force of the people made the Soviet Union feel deeply afraid, especially the Soviet Union's first five-year plan was in full swing, and when the second five-year development plan was just beginning, the Soviet Union was most reluctant to see threats and wars.

Zhang Xuewu remembers that on August 21, 1937, the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Non-aggression in Nanjing was signed by the National Government Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui and the Soviet Ambassador to China Bogmolov, respectively on behalf of their governments.

This treaty is the only international legal document that can strengthen China's position in the War of Resistance after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, and is also an important milestone on the development of Sino-Soviet relations. It should be noted that since the outbreak of the full-scale aggression against China, Britain, the United States, France and other countries have forcibly detained more than 500 artillery pieces, 358 aircraft, more than 50,000 rifles, and 6,000 machine guns that have purchased by the Chinese government for payments. The total amount of these weapons and materials exceeds 1.5 billion US dollars.

Even Germany, which was very close to the ***, still insisted on completing the last batch of transactions. Compared with the trustworthy Germans, Americans, and British, the French were just a group of trustless and unrighteous pigs, despicable and shameless villains, especially the British and French who claimed to be noble and white, they were actually even more dirty and despicable. Zhang Xuewu probably might be that people from these two countries love to do things that are not bad. They do dirty and vulgar things but are afraid of others' words, and they say that they are self-proclaimed with great thoughts.

In the eyes of these countries, there is only eternal interest. For such countries, if you dare to trample on their so-called principles, then you will become their strategic partner. If you dare not, then you are just the target of his attack on plunder.

In Zhang Xuewu's view, the Soviet Union and China took the initiative to seek to conclude the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Non-aggression. In terms of form, it is limited to the basic principles of mutual relations between the two contracting parties, ensuring that the two countries do not aggression and do not support aggression. However, from its content and its practical role in the future, it has a very far-reaching impact on further eliminating the influence of unfriendly relations caused by various complex factors in the past and has a very far-reaching impact on establishing the mutual assistance and cooperation relationship between the two countries during wartime. The standards for the eternal interests of the Soviets, Americans, British, and French are also applicable.

However, for the Chinese government, which has almost no gold reserves, it is necessary to provide goods and raw materials to the Soviet Union according to the following list every year, such as tea, leather, animal hair, antimony, tin, zinc, nickel, tungsten, silk, cotton, tung oil, medicinal materials, red copper, etc. The specific types and quantities of goods delivered by the Chinese government each year are determined by the Soviet Union.

Zhang Xuewu looked at the map and estimated that the two main transportation lines of Soviet weapons and military equipment aid to China should be no different from those in history. One is transported from the Soviet ports such as Sevastopol and Vladivostok to Hong Kong, Vietnam Haidong or Yangon, Myanmar, and then transported to China's hinterland via the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway or the Yunnan-Burma Highway. The other is transported from Almaty through Horgos and Urumqi to Lanzhou.

Zhang Xuewu remembered that in the early and mid-terms of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Soviet Union provided a total of 1,285 aircraft to China in the form of preferential military loans, including 770 fighter jets, 415 bombers, and 100 trainers. However, the main types of fighter jets of the Soviet Union aided China were n-15 and n-16. Compared with the Japanese Type 92 and Type 93 destroyers, these two fighters were still competent. However, if faced with the zero war developed by the Japanese army or fighter jets such as the BF-109f, then the n-15 and n-16 were too far apart.

This time the Japanese army attacked China, dozens of Japanese divisions on the north and south sides were advancing rapidly or were on tight battles. The Zhongzhang team fought tenaciously in Songhu, but the Zhongzhang team in Shanxi was abandoning their armor. The Jin army, the Central Army, the Northwest Army, the Eighth Route Army and other units defended northwest Shanxi, forming a support with the Rehe Army in Suiyuan, and formed a state of resistance with the Japanese army in Zhongtiaoshan area.

The repeated defeats of the Chinese team really scared the Soviets in a cold sweat. They needed a unit that could effectively restrain the main Japanese army from heading north. Zhang Xuewu's Rehe Lehe Legion was undoubtedly the best choice. In fact, as early as early 1937, Zhang Xuewu sent Feng Heping, the secretary-general of the three provinces of Rehe, Chahar, and Suiyuan to visit the Soviet Union secretly.

Feng Heping received extremely enthusiastic reception in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had a very strong interest in aiding the Baotou Industrial Zone in Suiyuan. However, Zhang Xuewu knew very well that the Soviets came to China-Germany cooperation projects such as BF-109f multi-purpose fighter jets and jackal tanks.

Zhang Xuewu did not have the talent of a great diplomat like Gu Weijun of the Republic of China government. Zhang Xuewu was just a scoundrel and asked me to exchange for tungsten ore, iron ore, and coal? I had nothing, but I wanted everything. This is Zhang Xuewu's principle. It can be said that the performance of jackal tanks and their performance in actual combat shocked the Soviets, because all the models of fast tanks in active service in the Soviet army are vulnerable in front of jackal. If the jackal tanks are amplified by the jackal tanks, theoretically, the design and production of large jackal tanks only require some necessary adjustments.
Chapter completed!