Chapter 720 I am here
On April 28, Mu Yaping took a special plane to Busan Airport on the Korean Peninsula. He was accompanied by Wei Lihuang, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense, and others. In Busan, he joined Peng Dehuai and Fu Zuoyi, and then boarded the No. 01 destroyer. The warship sailed towards Japan through the wind and waves. The warship sailed all the way through Maguan, southeast of Shikoku Island, and southeastern coastline of Japan, aiming at Tokyo Bay.
At this time, General MacArthur, commander of the US Pacific Theater, and commander of the British Pacific, were also on the aircraft carrier Enterprise, and also sailed in the vast Pacific Ocean. The Allied forces officially signed an unconditional surrender ceremony with Japan, and planned to be held in Tokyo Bay.
When the destroyer No. 01 arrived at Maguan, Li Yunlong sent two frigates to escort it, and then continued to move forward. After four days of voyage, he arrived in the waters of Tokyo Bay on April 31. At this time, the US Army's Enterprise aircraft carrier had arrived first. From a distance, the US aircraft carrier fleet was majestic, and Peng Dehuai couldn't help but sigh: "Look! The US aircraft carrier fleet's posture is really strong. When will we have a mighty aircraft carrier fleet ourselves!"
The sea breeze on the bow of the ship blew gently, and Mu Yaping replied: "There are not only Chinese aircraft carriers, but also when they appear, they will look down on the heroes. If they don't speak, they will make a splash!" Hearing Mu Yaping's bold words and seeing Mu Yaping's confident face, everyone was moved, and no one doubted this powerful voice.
Mu Yaping looked at the waters of Tokyo Bay and the coastlines on both sides of the straits, and shouted again in his heart, "I'm here, my dreams for decades have become reality now. It's hard to be like this. Should history be like this? It's hard to have a conclusion in the dark? After a long time, Mu Yaping returned to peace.
He turned around and said to Peng Dehuai and Fu Zuoyi: "You two must be mentally prepared and be prepared to shoulder heavier burdens. I have proposed that Peng Dehuai serve as Minister of National Defense, Fu Zuoyi serve as Deputy Minister of National Defense, and Wei Lihuang continue to serve as Chief of General Staff." The three of them couldn't help but straighten their chests when they heard this. Mu Yaping continued: "I guess you two will take office next month."
Mu Yaping changed the topic and said: "The war is over, and the focus of the country must be shifted to economic construction. After we go back, we must start the capital. There is no doubt about establishing the capital in Peiping. The next step is to form a coalition government, and our coalition government will be established and officially exercised its rights next year. During this period, we will hold general elections and hold meetings of various parties. At the same time, we must formulate the Chinese Constitution so that China's political system can operate under a democratic and legal framework."
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mu, this transition period is very good and can be fully prepared. What are your plans for the National Defense Force?" Fu Zuoyi asked. Mu Yaping pondered and said: "In order to adapt to the needs of future wars, we must vigorously develop the navy and naval aviation. We must vigorously develop the air force and armored forces. Therefore, we will greatly disarmament from next year and implement the military service system!"
Mu Yaping continued: "I decided to set up a border police force to be responsible for patrol tasks on the border line. Establish the Central Military Region, which covers the inner and outer Mongolia regions based on Beijing and Tianjin. The central cluster should be built into a rapid force and all of them will be mechanized. Special forces, airborne troops, and armored troops are the core of the central cluster. The central cluster should become an important strike force in future wars."
Mu Yaping continued: "Based on national defense, we will form the Far East Military Region, Xinjiang Military Region, Southeast Military Region, Central South Military Region and Southwest Military Region. The Southwest Military Region includes **. In the future, we will form a sequence of national defense forces with six major military regions. Air force, naval force, logistics, etc. are not included. My vision is that the total strength of the National Defense Forces will remain at around 2.5 million in the future."
Peng Dehuai was worried, "We cannot bear to lay off half of the soldiers at once. Especially the problem of resettlement of soldiers will have unstable factors." Mu Yaping smiled and said, "This is easy to solve. At present, everything is in trouble and all walks of life need manpower. Now it is the time to start disarmament, otherwise it will be troublesome in the future." "In addition, our Far East, Outer Mongolia, and Southern Tibet are vast and sparsely populated. We should encourage soldiers to settle down in remote areas. The government should give priority to allocating land to them, and the re-employed soldiers should give priority to taking care of them. I think there is no pressure to disarmament! Therefore, you two should consider this issue."
At this time, a whistle sound came from the sea, and a US Navy's traffic boat was leaning on the warship. "Okay, let's not talk about it today, let's go back to China for detailed consultation." The group boarded the US military traffic boat and headed towards the huge aircraft carrier Enterprise. At this time, the whistle of the US warship on the sea suddenly sounded to show respect. Mu Yaping felt a little excited and burst out again, "I'm here!" A silent shout shocked on the sea.
"God of General! MacArthur, Commander of the Pacific War Zone, is here to welcome him!" On the deck of the aircraft carrier, MacArthur led the generals to raise his hands to salute. The sincere expression on the arrogant MacArthur's face was not pretended. He admired Mu Yaping from the bottom of his heart. Mu Yaping returned the salute and then introduced his subordinates. The British commander was obviously neglected, but everyone turned a blind eye.
That night, Mu Yaping and MacArthur had a private talk. In a living room of the aircraft carrier, Mu Yaping and MacArthur met alone, and there was no one at the scene. Because Mu Yaping could talk in English without translation, there was no trouble. Without politeness or greetings, Mu Yaping went straight to the point. Because he knew that he would interact with Americans, there would be more troublesome things than just a lot of function words.
"General MacArthur, first of all, I express my deep condolences for President Roosevelt's sudden death. I want to know if the agreement reached between Yalta and President Roosevelt, I want to know if it can be fulfilled?" Mu Yaping did not lay any preparation. MacArthur said: "General Mu! America is an excessive democracy, and the decisions of the United States will not change because of irresistible natural laws. The consensus reached between the general and the President Roosevelt will not be invalid. President Truman will bear the agreement reached between China and the United States, and will not change due to various factors."
Mu Yaping smiled and said, "General MacArthur, I hope to obtain the existing warships of the Japanese Navy, and I hope General MacArthur will provide convenience." MacArthur said, "The Pentagon decided to dismember all the Japanese aircraft carrier warships. I have no right to decide on the aircraft carrier warships. I can provide conveniences in the destroyer, frigate, etc.." In fact, this is the result that Mu Yaping wants.
After Mu Yaping said goodbye, a subordinate reported: "Genius General, according to the report of the reconnaissance submarine, the Chinese airborne troops have controlled Shikoku Island. The two unfinished aircraft carriers in the Guimaru Shipyard are ready to transport them back." MacArthur said easily: What's the use of transporting the two aircraft carriers that have just completed the skeleton? No need to worry, the Chinese will not build aircraft carriers within 20 years. The Chinese pulled the two aircraft carrier skeletons back, which was nothing more than to convert them into transport ships!"
The next day, at 8:00 a.m. on September 1, 1945, the solemn time came, and the Allied surrender ceremony was officially held. There was no change on the deck of the Enterprise, but there were only a full flag, with several tables and a row of chairs on the deck. The US, Chinese and British troops, all the generals were dressed very casually and did not dress up deliberately to show their contempt for the Japanese army. The highest rank of the Japanese army who participated in the surrender this time was Navy Minister Umetsu and the new Foreign Minister Shigekimi.
At 8:10, the music started. Representatives of China, the United States, Britain and other countries joined the seat, and the Japanese representatives stood on one side. There was not much difference between the Chinese and American military uniforms. The only difference was the badge on the military uniform. The British representatives were pure white short-sleeved, shorts and stockings. The Soviet representatives were dark brown and dark blue inlaid with red stripes. France represented light yellow military uniforms. Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Dutch echoed on the deck.
The colorful military uniforms, coupled with the dazzling medals and ribbons, are dazzling and dazzling. The words are rumbling one after another, and are very lively. The deck becomes a colorful diplomatic place, and the reporters are busy. The scene is a bit funny, the Japanese representatives stand in a regular manner without any sound, while the representatives of the Allies are very casual.
At 9 o'clock, the band played the American national anthem, "The Stars and Stripes will never fall." MacArthur and Mu Yaping left the seat and stood side by side in front. Commander of the US Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet, Nimitz and Peng Dehuai, and British commanders, stood behind, and later were generals of the Allied forces. At this time, the sailors on the ship seized a favorable position to watch. Umezin and Shigemitsu gave gifts to MacArthur and Mu Yaping, but the two did not return the gifts.
After the warship priest made a prayer, Mu Yaping walked to the microphone and first preached the basic content of China, the United States and Britain on unconditional surrender, and then said: "History will always remember this moment, and I believe that the Japanese government and the people will always remember this moment. The barbaric launch of an injustice war can only succeed for a moment, and its final outcome will be destruction!" The audience exclaimed applause.
MacArthur stepped forward and picked up the microphone and said, "Today, our representatives of the belligerent countries gathered here. Signed a solemn document to restore peace. Disputes involving completely opposite ideals and ideologies have been known on the battlefield and we do not need to discuss them here. As the vast majority of representatives on the earth, we are not gathered with distrust, maliciousness and hatred. The responsibility of our victory and defeat is to achieve noble dignity. Only this dignity will benefit the goals we are about to strive for, and to enable all our people to faithfully implement this understanding without reservation!"
MacArthur continued excitedly: "After this solemn ceremony, we will bid farewell to the old world full of bloody massacres and usher in a beautiful world. A world that safeguards human dignity, and a world dedicated to the pursuit of freedom, tolerance and justice. This is the hope of America and the hope of the whole world!" The audience burst into applause again.
MacArthur finally said: "Now I announce that General Mu, the Supreme Commander of the Chinese War Zone, signed on behalf of the Allied Forces, and the representatives of the Japanese Imperial Government and the Imperial Army, signed on the place designated by the surrender letter!" Mu Yaping stepped forward with a solemn expression.
For a long time, Shigekami and Meijin looked at Mu Yaping, and their focus was always on Mu Yaping. They tried to see the difference between China, an unprecedented legend in ancient times. But the two were very disappointed. The legendary figure in front of them was no different from others. The only difference was that they were calm and had a pair of wise eyes full of confidence.
It was the turn of Foreign Minister Shigekikura to sign, which almost made a joke. Because he had just lost his mind, Shigekikura didn't know where to sign. Under the guidance of the clerk, Shigekikura signed with trembling hands. Umejin stepped forward to sign, and he saluted Mu Yaping again to show that a soldier surrendered.
Such a scene was frozen, and the cameras of the surrounding reporters recorded this moment. The sailors around were cheering and thundering, and the colorful and dazzling flags on the aircraft carrier seemed to dance happily.
On the day after signing, Mu Yaping and his party boarded a US military transport plane on the Enterprise aircraft carrier and returned to the Korean Peninsula, and then redirected back to China.
Chapter completed!