"China, this ancient country, has been in war for six years, won the first victory this spring. Over the past six years, they have been retreating. Although they have won, they rarely recovered important cities, except Guangzhou. This city is more precisely the Japanese army voluntarily gave up; their counterattacks always stopped after repelling the Japanese army. However, this spring, in the spring of 1943, they recovered the first important city, the first provincial capital city, Nanchang, and the capital of Jiangxi Province. General Gu Zhutong, commander of the Third War Zone, stepped into Nanchang City today.

Chongqing, the temporary capital of the National Government, was completely shrouded in joy. Firecrackers were ringing on the streets, and countless people burst into tears, pouring out the pain of six years, losing their homes and losing their loved ones..." ----Associated Press reporter Lang Qiman

"On the day when the king's army expelled Japanese pirates, I never forgot to tell my husband about his family sacrifice. My loyal and brave soldiers, after hard fighting, successfully eliminated the Nanchang defenders and restored Nanchang. The chairman ordered a special commendation, and all the soldiers of the 24th Army..." ----"Central Daily"

"The recovery of Nanchang is only a prelude to the entire Hubei-north battle, and greater victory is still behind. At present, the Zhong** team has completely controlled the battlefield. The troops in the Ninth War Zone commanded by General Xue Yue are attacking Heshengqiao, and the troops in General Wang Jingjiu are attacking Huanglingji. This place is only a few dozen kilometers away from Hanyang, while the center of gravity of the entire battlefield is in Changshou northwest of Zhongxiang. The Fifth War Zone encircles the 6th Division and the 13th Division of the Japanese 11th Army here.

Before this, they had annihilated the 39th Division, the 58th Division, the 17th Division, and three Japanese divisions. In Xinyang, they were still surrounded by the 3rd Division. It can be said that the entire Japanese Central China defense system had been completely defeated and was divided and surrounded by the Chinese team.

For the United States, the war has only been a year, but for the people of this ancient country, the war has been six years. Today, they are finally going to usher in a great victory…” - New York Times reporter Foreman reported on the Hubei frontline.

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The car slowly walked forward in the joyful crowd. The star-striped flag fluttering in front of the car was hung with a small blue sky and white sun flag by the citizens celebrating victory. The driver did not press the horn of the urging. Thomas, in the passenger seat, urged the driver with his eyes anxiously, but Gauss said lightly: "Child, don't worry, the chairman's mood recently must be very good. Even if it is not good, the news we bring him will make him feel better."

Wilkie showed a hint of self-deprecating. The advisory team submitted a report to Washington a few days ago, believing that the Chinese team had already controlled the outcome of the Battle of Northern Hubei. The Chinese team was likely to annihilate the main force of the Japanese 11th Army in the next week and would take advantage of the situation to capture Wuhan.

After receiving this report, Roosevelt immediately decided to accept Chiang Kai-shek's request and appoint Stilwell as the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar theater, who fully commanded the Chinese, British and American troops on the battlefield in Myanmar, and appointed General Wei Demai, deputy director of the Operations Department of the General Staff as the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Theater.

"Will the British agree?" Gauss asked in a daze.

"This is the president's coordination." Wilkie sighed slightly. In his heart, he had to admit that Chiang Kai-shek won this round, and the Stilwell dispute appeared at an inappropriate time. The president's choice was the only one in the face of such an unprecedented victory.

Of course, whether Stilwell can successfully become the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar War Zone depends on the attitude of the British. Churchill has appointed Lord Mountbatten as the commander of the Southeast Asian War Zone and set up another Myanmar War Zone below the Southeast Asian War Zone, which can only be the result of political reconciliation.

"Counterattack Nanjing to drive out Japanese pirates and return them to our country"

A group of students lined up in an orderly line, waved the flags in their hands, shouting slogans along the way, their faces flushed with excitement, and their black skirts were flying in the air under the breeze.

A flyer was stuffed into the crack of the car window, a pink, beautiful flyer. Thomas picked it up and looked at it. The beautiful paper was covered with thick black font.

"Congratulations to ** for restoring Nanchang", "Long live Chairman Jiang".

"What's wrong, child." Gauss asked casually when he saw Thomas' expression fluctuating.

"Nothing." Thomas sighed and said with emotion: "I remember six years ago, at the Shanghai Industrial Bureau's cocktail party held by the Shanghai Industrial Bureau at the beginning of the Shanghai War, all diplomats believed that China could only resist for three months, but now, they have been fighting for six years and are still getting stronger."

"That is the support of our partner country." Gauss reminded lightly.

Thomas shook his head: "I remember the former commander of Nanjing garrison and the current commander of the Fifth War Zone, General Zhuang Jihua, once said that China would build a country in the war. Six years have passed. I have to admit that they said and did this. In the past six years, they have successively developed Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and continued to carry out social reforms, organized the entire society, and built a national defense industrial system that was enough to support the war. They frugally saved their food and mobilized the whole nation to send every grain of food and every inch of cloth to the front line. Our support is just icing on the cake."

Gao Si was stunned and then was stunned. He was unable to refute that such a huge war, the more than 20,000 tons of materials transported on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway every month were not enough to support such a war of war. This victory was mainly achieved by China's own strength.

"N, n, Thomas, you see only one aspect," Wilkie shook her head against: "Almost all the technology in China is from us," he pointed his finger at his chest: "Their equipment is purchased from us, aircraft, cannons, steel, electronics, cars, all from the United States of America. The President approved almost all the technology transferred to them, even the latest Mustang fighter, which is enough to shorten the time for Chinese people to study, and time is crucial to them."

Thomas was silent and nodded: "You are right. But why did the president approve the transfer of so many technologies to them? And it is surprising that the Chinese can master these technologies quickly."

"I am not surprised at the former, but I am really surprised at the latter." Wilkie said without objection.

Gauss and Thomas both turned their heads and looked over, but Wilkie closed her mouth tightly and stopped talking. The car gradually drove out of the parade area and began to speed up, bypassing Shangxin Street and entering the Nanshan Mountain area.

"However, this victory is a great encouragement to the Allies, and General MacArthur's pressure will be much less." Gauss said with a sigh.

"If we can wipe out the 6th and 13th Divisions, it will be more than a great encouragement, but it may be the turning point of the war. If there are more than 100,000 Japanese troops, does Japan still have so much manpower to replenish it? I'm afraid we can only bring the children to the front line." Wilkie's tone was a little joyful. This trip to China was not over yet. According to Roosevelt's order, he would go to the Fifth War Zone.

According to the understanding reached between China and the United States, China will launch a counterattack in the Fifth War Zone. It seems that the Chinese government has fulfilled this promise, but this brings another problem.

When Wilkie was sailing to the Huangshan official residence, Chiang Kai-shek was listening to the prospects of He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi's Battle of Northern Hubei in the official residence.

"….. Wusheng Pass was lost, and the Third Division quickly moved south, which invisibly disintegrated the attack on Wuhan in the north of the Cultural Revolution," Bai Chongxi pointed to the map and analyzed. He returned to Chongqing a few days ago. After the Battle of Northern Myanmar, the work of the Kunming camp completely became the logistics of the expeditionary force. Chiang Kai-shek intended to organize it in the form of the Five War Zones and wanted to separate the Expeditionary Force into a single war zone. The Kunming camp became less necessary. It was obviously inappropriate to put Bai Chongxi here.

The atmosphere of the Huangshan official residence was not as exciting as the streets, or even less relaxed. Wusheng Pass fell this morning. The Fifth Brigade quickly defended Wusheng Pass and blocked the Seventh Army that followed. The 104th Division and the Second Mixed Brigade went south to Donghuangdian and Dawu attacked.

"Sun Lianzhong's attack on Xinyang was not strong enough, and the 13th Division would soon go south. I suggest that the 60th Army, the 33rd Army, and the 95th Division establish a blocking position in Xiaogan, and in addition, the 8th Army will be drawn to Wenxia as a reserve for the entire battle."

After Bai Chongxi finished speaking, he stood up and felt deeply regretful. Li Zongren had already telegraphed him about the deal with Zhuang Jihua. He understood the meaning of this move. Now that Du Yuming stopped, it would mean giving the honor of restoring Wuhan to Chen Cheng.

"Wusheng Pass is a natural danger. How did Wei Yunsong fight? He lost it like this." Chiang Kai-shek was very angry, but in front of Bai Chongxi, he still gave the Guizhou clan a little face, which was still an important force.

Bai Chongxi was a little embarrassed, but he still defended Wei Yunsong: "The equipment of the 31st Army is weak, and they are fighting continuously, and they are attacked by both sides of the Japanese army, so they are not caught."

"Jiansheng, this is not a reason. The Seventh Army and the Forty-Eighth Army fought very well. In this way, Li Pinxian was sent to dismiss Wei Yunsong and made meritorious service." Chiang Kai-shek said seriously: "Look at Zhuang Wenge, he dealt with four commanders in one breath, without any mercy. If he fights well, he will expand the system, and if he fights poorly, he will shrink the system. Jiansheng, you should do the same."

In fact, Bai Chongxi had previously believed that Zhuang Jihua was still too hasty. If the methods were slightly slower when reorganizing the 86th Army, the situation might be different. The Second Army's attack on Xinyang would not be delayed, which was obviously dissatisfied with the rectification before the war.
Chapter completed!