The river wind is flying, and the boats that are staggering up the river... are staggering, compared to the boats that are rushing along the river like angry horses, splashing long splashes, and are full of soldiers and supplies roaring towards the river. The two sides are lush and the mountains are full of flowers, covering the majestic mountains with a layer of charm.

There were many guests on board the boat from Wuhan to Chongqing, and almost every boat was filled with these refugees who fled their homes. The war was getting closer to Wuhan, and a few alert people took the lead in fleeing to the Bashu Basin surrounded by mountains, but more were refugees who were unable to find jobs in Wuhan.

The children were not worried about the troubles and noisy on the boat, but the adults were a little sad, not knowing what the road ahead was waiting for them. They whispered, talking about the various rumors about Sichuan and various rumors about the survival in Chongqing.

As they were getting closer and closer to Chongqing, the crowd on the ship began to surge on the side of the ship, eagerly looking at the foggy mountain city in the distance. At this time, they noticed that the cabin door of the first-class cabin, which was rarely opened, had been opened. A soldier stood beside the side of the ship, next to it was a beautiful female officer, and there were two burly soldiers not far away. Their cold eyes prevented anyone from approaching.

The river breeze in April was still a little cold. The boat was getting closer and closer to Chaotianmen, and the passengers on the boat began to pack up their luggage and prepare to start a new life.

"Cultural Revolution, aren't you a little bit timid in the hometown?" Gong Xiuhua said with a teasing smile, holding the boat's side with both hands, and the military coat did not affect her slim figure at all.

"It's a bit scary when you are close to home," Zhuang Jihua nodded slightly: "But..., I feel like I'm a deserter."

Gong Xiuhua shook her head gently, the wind blows her hair, and the ends of her hair sway gently, adding a little charm: "Desergeant? Haha, if you are a deserter, it will be someone else's force. Forget it, don't pretend to be worried, it's very disgusting."

Zhuang Jihua couldn't help but smile. He exhaled softly and turned his head to look at Gong Xiuhua: "The Japanese are doing a lot this time. It seems that the battle to defend Wuhan will be very harsh."

After leaving Xuzhou, Zhuang Jihua stayed in Wuhan for a few days, and the Japanese situation finally came. Hiranuma finally released a State of the Union address, in which he proposed the ultimate strategy to resolve the Sino-Japanese War.

In this strategy, Hiranuma clearly proposed to resolve the Sino-Japanese War during his term, and to work with Chinese knowledgeable people to build a new order in East Asia. At the same time, it also proposed to vigorously develop the economy, strengthen international cooperation, and resolve the current economic difficulties.

Information from Rigao and Osawa showed that Japan decided to expand its army of 500,000 and add 6 billion yen to war funds. The current Fourth Regiment Division was adapted into the Third Regiment Division, and the brigade system in the division was abolished to make up for the shortage of officers and veterans.

The commander of the North China Front Army, Sugiyama Motobu, was transferred back to China and served as the director of the army's education. Nishio Suzusaki served as the commander of the North China Expeditionary Army. Tada Shinji replaced Hata Shinji as the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Army. Prince Tokuhiko Hirohiko served as the commander of the Second North China Army and formed the 11th Army, with Okamura Nishiji as the commander.

In terms of the Air Force and Navy, 800 aircraft were drawn from the domestic and the Navy to build airports in Nanjing and Xuzhou and other places; the Navy was responsible for the attack mission along the river by 120 ships of the Third Fleet.

After obtaining this information, Chiang Kai-shek secretly convened He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Zhuang Jihua. Even Jiang Baili, who was lingering in sick, was taken over and held a secret meeting at his official residence. At this meeting, he decided to defend Wuhan's specific strategy - to defend Wuhan, not to fight in Wuhan. He decided to defend Wuhan as the basic strategy to consume the strength of the Japanese army and use the peripheral terrain of Wuhan to deal with the Japanese army.

What surprised Zhuang Jihua was that Chiang Kai-shek's confidence was boosted by three great victories. He had to go with Bai Chongxi, Jiang Baili, He Yingqin, and even Chen Cheng finally stood up. Zhuang Jihua and Chen Cheng made a temporary battlefield deduction. Only then did he convince Chiang Kai-shek.

At this time, China, from Jiangnan to the outside of the Great Wall, the frontal battlefield was calm and the two years of fierce battles were fierce. Both sides understood the weakness of the other side. The Japanese knew very well that their biggest weakness was their insufficient troops, so they decided to increase their troops and conquer Wuhan in one fell swoop. They also knew that China had few elite troops and had difficulty in logistics supply, so they could not take advantage of the victory without winning. However, China's victory was vast and its strategic space was vast. Even if the wealthy Jiangnan and North China were lost, it would not be fatal to this giant.

Not only did the front line remain calm, but the base areas behind enemy lines were also calm. The New Fourth Army of the Eighth Route Army also stopped large-scale operations and began to seize the time to consolidate the base areas, widely carry out rent and interest reduction in the base areas, carry out military training campaigns in response to the current decline in combat effectiveness of the troops, and form various anti-Japanese organizations.

But in Shandong, Xu Xiangqian led his troops into Shandong, and the Fifth Division troops entered the Hebei-Shandong Border Area, preparing to enter Shandong to reinforce at any time. After Xu Xiang's front troops entered Shandong, he bypassed Jinan and other places where the Japanese army was heavily deployed, and passed through the wilderness to the vicinity of Boshan. Then he defeated the Japanese Zolin Squadron in Wuweidang, achieved Wuweidang's victory, and established a regime in six nearby villages.

Peng Xuefeng led his troops back to central Anhui. He ambushed the Japanese transport team at Lishuao near Dingyuan, destroyed twenty Japanese transport convoys, and then defeated the Japanese Nomura Squadron and the puppet army Zheng Yuan's troops at Xiao Hu's house, and established an anti-Japanese base in central Anhui.

The situation in central Anhui and Shandong did not attract Chiang Kai-shek's attention, but it aroused Zhuang Jihua's vigilance. There were ** troops in both places that could easily cause conflict between the two armies.

"Cheng Chiang is jealous of the virtuous and capable, what can you do? You should do whatever you should do. We have fulfilled our responsibilities." Gong Xiuhua said lightly. When she knew that Chiang Kai-shek was going to transfer Zhuang Jihua back to Sichuan, her first reaction was that the Moses incident broke out, and Chiang Kai-shek would never continue to let Zhuang Jihua's reputation grow endlessly.

Zhuang Jihua said in a silent meeting: "You can't think like this, let alone do this. This is a way to evade responsibility. If you think like this, I wouldn't have come back at the beginning."

Gong Xiuhua was also silent now. She understood Zhuang Jihua's depression, so she said a lot of comforting words, but unexpectedly it made Zhuang Jihua even more depressed.

"How long does it take to expand Sichuan's industry to meet the needs of one million people?" Gong Xiuhua asked with a different question.

"One million people?" Zhuang Jihua has been planning this matter these days, how to expand production scale. Currently, Sichuan's industrial equipment is bought from abroad, and he produces most of the equipment himself. However, he does not have the ability to produce core equipment yet, so the bottleneck for expanding production lies in these.

"We must speed up equipment research," said Zhuang Jihua. "In addition, a batch of equipment must be imported from abroad, and at least twenty factories must be started every year. These factories must start construction within one year. In this way, after three to four years, we can meet the equipment needs of 1.5 million people. The workers in the factory must also recruit more, and the more the better. This will not only solve employment and alleviate people's livelihood suffering, but also store technical workers."

"In addition, road construction must be strengthened. Especially the road transportation from Guizhou to Yunnan, the transportation construction from Xikang to Yunnan will connect Xikang with the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and the mining development in Yunnan must be strengthened, steel plants must be expanded, and aircraft manufacturing plants must be expanded. By the way, once Wuhan is lost, the Japanese army will inevitably launch air strikes on Chongqing. Chongqing must formulate a thorough air defense plan. This is our industrial base and an air raid shelter must be built. There are many mountains here, so digging holes should not be a big problem."

Zhuang Jihua said a lot, and the boat gradually approached the bay of Chaotianmen Pier. The passengers on the boat became even more excited, but neither of them moved, but they just calmly turned their eyes to the shore.

Suddenly, Zhuang Jihua's face changed and turned around and left. Gong Xiuhua was unclear. She looked at the shore for a while and then turned back to the cabin.

"Wu Ziniu, pass the order down, everyone is left in the cabin, and no one is allowed to face him."

On the shore, the people on the shore looked up, and the gongs and drums beat twice and then stopped. In the cabin, Gong Xiuhua said angrily: "What are they here to do? It's really okay to find trouble."

Wu Ziniu laughed: "I said to Commander, even if the Japanese come, there is no need to hide like this."

"The problem is, what should I say to them?" Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly: "What do you say? I'll come back first if your children are on the front line. Or something, I'll come back for a few days before going? Our boat tickets were originally bought from Guanyin Bridge, so go down to Guanyin Bridge."

Wu Ziniu was also silent now. He remembered Lu Ruishan. Before Zhuang Jihua left, he specifically solicited Lu Ruishan's opinions. He was willing to go back with him. After he hesitating for a long time, Lu Ruishan still did not agree. Instead, he proposed to go to the front line to fight troops, and Zhuang Jihua simply placed his guard brigade (leave a battalion) to Liao Yaoxiang's new 22nd Division.

The cabin was silent, and the anger became very depressed. The people on the shore looked at each other and talked a lot. This time, the people came to welcome not only the Chongqing Municipal Government, but also some central agencies of the National Government, the Sichuan Provincial Government, and Chongqing business people. They got Zhuang Jihua to return to Chongqing by taking the ship to Minsheng Company, and prepared the welcome ceremony early. Unexpectedly, they could not see Zhuang Jihua disembarking the ship on the shore of the ship. These people were talking about whether the news was wrong.

Lu Zuofu was also surprised. The telegram he received was written like this. Zhuang Jihua went to Chongqing today, so he rushed back from Dianjiang.

"Director Lu, are you making a mistake? Is Chairman Zhuang the ship today?"

Lu Zuofu smiled bitterly: "Everyone, let me get on the boat. Is Chairman Zhuang disembarking from the boat somewhere else?"
Chapter completed!