Chapter 559 Consolidating Achievements
Accompanied by the shouts of newspaper boys on the streets of Chongqing, the whole Chongqing once again became a jubilant ocean. In the main commercial area, a clear and pleasant voice of a female broadcaster came from the air: "·········Central News Agency, now it is starting to report on the war situation in the Northeast. My brave national defense force has gone out of the Northeast and achieved brilliant results...."
Pedestrians stamped their feet on the street, and people were confused and began to find out where the sound came from. "Look! The sound came from the roof of the three-story building!" Everyone had no time to discuss and listened quietly to the news about the Northeast. At this time, the whole street seemed to have solidified. When they heard the excitement, several young women couldn't help but hugging each other and making sobs. Maybe they were excited about the results of the big counterattack, maybe they came from the Northeast. []
In order to inspire the Chinese people, Mu Yaping ordered Wuyuan Radio 4 to develop a tweeter and install it in the bustling areas of major cities. He also spread the inspiring news at the first time, further arousing the people's patriotic enthusiasm and the increasingly powerful pride of the motherland. In recent days, major media have speculated that our powerful counterattack corps attacked the Northeast, but it was just speculation. This time, the complete data on the annihilation of the Japanese army was reported, allowing the people to know the real situation for the first time.
After listening to the war in Northeast China, the people of Chongqing were unable to control their joy. They organized themselves spontaneously, singing and dancing, and exuding joy and excitement. The pride that had never been before turned the prosperous area of Chongqing into a sea of joy.
Chongqing was commanding with joint commanders, and several prominent figures stood in front of the window, looking at the excited scene on the street, with an excited expression on their faces. "Brother Mu, my wife called me just now and invited her to go out to the street, saying that she was going to give a speech, and I agreed to their request. The results of the troops going out of the Northeast were so brilliant, and I did not expect them to be so brilliant. I thought that it would be good for them to gain a foothold, but when I thought about the first phase of the battle, most of the areas in the Black Province would be captured by us." Old Jiang said excitedly.
Mu Yaping said: "President! We must take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the big counterattack, constantly mobilize the enthusiasm of the people to return the people to the country, make the people feel proud, and take the opportunity to cultivate the people's patriotic enthusiasm. Recently, I heard that the recruiting office was surrounded by people, and young people actively signed up for the army, but they could not even withdraw, which shows the people's support and trust in the government."
Lao Jiang said with the same feeling: "Yes! This scene happened a long time ago. The people cheered and cheered in the early days of the Great Revolution. Today I saw this scene again, and I was filled with emotion!" Mu Yaping knew what Lao Jiang meant, and obviously he was reviewing his faults.
At this time, Eisenhower said: "General Mu, the people are full of confidence in the government. I believe that China will definitely defeat Japan's ferocious beast. President Roosevelt sent a condolence message and expressed high praise for the achievements of the first phase of the Lightning Plan. Congress made a decision to add another $500 million in military and economic aid."
After hearing Mu Yaping's translation, Lao Jiang was overjoyed and said, "General Eisenhower! Thank you for your government's strong support. Please tell me to President Roosevelt to express my personal respect!" Mu Yaping answered after translating in English: "General Eisenhower, what I care most about is when will the US ground troops join the war?"
"The Ministry of National Defense has formulated a plan to send troops from India to Myanmar and fight side by side with the expeditionary force!" Eisenhower replied. Mu Yaping nodded and said, "It's very good! But I'll reiterate what I said, we don't welcome the British army into Myanmar. They can open the second battlefield anywhere in the Southeast Asian region!" "This...!" Eisenhower didn't know how to answer. "I don't make things difficult for you. You can convey my words directly to the British side immediately and let the British deal with me!" Mu Yaping's tone was unquestionable.
"Report, call from Xi'an!" A communications officer handed the telegram to Mu Yaping. Mu Yaping quickly finished reading the telegram and handed it to Lao Jiang and said, "President! Mr. Li Yixuan has formed the first batch of receiving officials in Xi'an. I suggest that they go to the northeast immediately." Lao Jiang nodded. Mu Yaping ordered the newspaper to be sent immediately and 500 personnel were sent to the northeast in batches on US military transport planes."
The sun is shining, and Jiamusi Field Airport has a new look. A few days ago, an aviation division was stationed at Jiamusi Field Airport. It was the 7th Aviation Division led by Zhang Jun, with a total of 180 fighter jets. Their main task is to prevent Japanese aircraft from sneak attacks, and to be responsible for the safety of the US military's direct air route to Jiamusi. At present, US transport planes have begun to take off and land at Jiamusi Field Airport.
A US transport plane was about to take off, Lu Erhu and his wife Yang Xue saw Ji Yunfei off. The commander of the 1st Airborne Brigade was also here to see him off. Ji Yunfei held Erhu's hand and said, "Second brother, second sister-in-law! The command center of the Yeshi Department is about to move to Qiqihar. Commander Lin ordered the 1st Airborne Brigade to continue staying in Jiamusi on standby, and the 2nd and 3rd Airborne Brigades went to Qiqihar to assemble. The Yeshi ordered me to return to the headquarters. Second brother, what do you have to send to my elder brother?"
Lu Erhu said: "Take me a good gift for my elder brother, and I said that everything is fine now, but I am too busy and have no time to see him!" At this time, Yang Xue took out a photo and said: "Brother Ji! This is a new photo taken by Erhu and I. Unfortunately, there is only my daughter but no boss in the photo. My younger brother and sister have never met my elder brother. Please give this photo to my elder brother and take me to say hello to him!"
Ji Yunfei boarded the transport plane until the plane disappeared into the sky. Lu Erhu and his wife Yang Xue got into the car. The car drove towards the city. Lu Erhu seemed to remember something and asked: "Yang Xue, how are the hospital prepared? A large number of wounded people will arrive immediately. Don't make any mistakes at that time. You, the medical officer, have a heavy responsibility!"
Yang Xue smiled and said, "Don't worry! The Japanese army's hospitals in the city have been successfully taken over, especially those Japanese medical staff. The measures to force our services have also been completed. In addition, the private hospitals in Jiamusi City have been requisitioned, and we guarantee that the injured will receive the best treatment and recuperation."
While talking, the car was parked at an intersection. Yang Xue, who was about to get off, patted her husband's thigh and said, "Don't be too busy, be careful!" "You should also pay attention!" The couple broke up. Although both of them were in Jiamusi, they rarely met in a month, and there were too many things in all aspects. Lu Erhu was not only the commander of the advancing column, but also temporarily served as the highest administrative officer of the North Manchuria administration.
The Advance Column must not only expand rapidly, but the next step is to cooperate with the army to continue fighting. At the same time, Lu Erhu also has to undertake local public security work, and all local public security is temporarily managed by the Advance Column. At present, with Jiamusi as the center, the Advance Column has expanded to more than 10,000 people, but this is far from enough. The Yeshi Department requires that the Advance Column must be expanded to 200,000 people by the end of the year.
Lu Erhu not only needs to expand its troops in large quantities, but also raise food and grass for hundreds of thousands of troops. This task is also heavy, so Lu Erhu is too busy to open up the rubber. Lu Erhu got off in front of the commander's department, and Zhou Baozhong, deputy commander who was responsible for raising food and grass, greeted him at the store. "Commander! You are back, I will go to the surrounding county town immediately. At present, the military supplies for confiscating Japanese military food have been completed. It is very troubled that our local administrative staff is too few, and many regional administrations are now paralyzed."
Lu Erhu said: "Your task now is to raise food and grass, and you don't always have to do anything else. The central government will soon send a large number of administrative officials, so don't worry about this!" "Report!" With a loud report, Hu Dongjie appeared in front of him. "It's Captain Hu. You came too timely, and you're lucky to be on the road!" Lu Erhu stepped forward and hugged Hu Dongjie enthusiastically.
"It's really a world-changing! The Japanese army in Heihe has withdrawn. I ordered the troops to take over Heihe. Now my troops have expanded to 1,500 people." Hu Dongjie said happily as soon as he met. In recent years, Hu Dongjie led the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldiers from the secret camp in Laojingou and have been operating on the northern border.
Erhu said: "The headquarters officially appointed you as the chief of staff of the Advance Column. There is no way you just arrived and have to go back!" Hu Dongjie said with his chest straight: "What is my mission?" The appearance of the young and stubborn little intellectual back then has long disappeared. Although he was wearing glasses, the eyes behind the lens were full of confident eyes.
Lu Erhu said: "According to information, the Japanese army has withdrawn all border troops on the northern border and the eastern border. At present, the border area is in a vacuum state. Therefore, your mission is to patrol the northern and eastern borders. I will allocate 3,000 people to you, and you will have to hunt all the war horses. The weapons are temporarily used to temporarily use the captured Japanese weapons."
"Finish the task resolutely!" Seeing Hu Dongjie's face with a happy smile, he said, "Don't be too happy too early. The composition of these 3,000 people is very complicated. There are former puppet soldiers, surrendered bandits, and former policemen. Therefore, you not only guard the border area, but also take this team member well. The number of your unit is temporarily called the North Manchuria Advance Column and the Border Independence Detachment."
Lu Erhu continued: "Due to conditions and time constraints, we cannot wear military uniforms now. In order to prove our identity, we will temporarily wear the armband with the four words "Advance Column" on our left arm. Tonight I will welcome you, and tomorrow morning you will lead your troops to set off!" "Yes!" Hu Dongjie answered with his chest out.
There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, Lu Erhu personally sent Hu Dongjie to the road. The team wearing military uniforms of various colors rode war horses and drove in chaos. Erhu looked at the team with extremely poor military discipline and showed a helpless expression on his face. Now, it is the top priority to quickly gain a foothold in the liberated area, and the others have to face reality.
Chapter completed!