12dz Chapter 806 A little impatience ruins a big plan
Chapter 806 A little impatience ruins a big plan
Li Zongren looked at the polished petition and was also very satisfied.
"That's right, Xiaoying. With your writing skills, it's a bit of a waste for you to be the president. When I reach the top in the future, you can be my secretary!"
"Humph, I know that my uncle is not only doing this to save the country and the people, I'm afraid he is also doing it for power, right?"
Li Zongren was a little embarrassed. If he was facing other people, he would not need to hide it and could admit it openly. But facing his niece who always admired him, he still felt a little ashamed.
"Alas, I am not forced to do this. He put me on the bench, leaving me with a passion for serving the country but nowhere to display it. I feel so frustrated! Now I have a chance to improve my prestige, why not do it?"
Zhou Guiying thought of her uncle who was lost and lifeless before and was completely different from now, so she forgave him.
"Okay, but you have to remember your original intention and don't let the people think that after you drive away the tiger, the wolf comes back!"
"Of course. I've spent my whole life practicing the Three Principles of the People! By the way, Xiaoying, please help me make an appointment with Li Muzhi. I have something to discuss with him!"
Zhou Guiying was not a fool, so she naturally knew what Li Zongren wanted to talk to her about.
"Okay, then let's do it at our newspaper office?"
That afternoon, Li Muzhi, with dark circles under his eyes, and Li Zongren, who was full of vigor and vitality, met in the reception room of the newspaper.
After the "Women and Children" newspaper sold like hot cakes, the newspaper company upgraded its business and simply bought out two surrounding courtyards and decorated them.
"Director Mu Zhi, you look so haggard, what have you been busy with recently?"
Li Muzhi put his eyes on the teacup and let the hot tea vapor soothe his eyes. His red and swollen eyes finally felt better.
"General Li, the fighting in Hunan has been fierce recently, and our independent column cannot ignore it. So we organized the actors of "Children of China" to hold a rally in Chongqing, calling on our compatriots to donate money and materials to help the front line!"
"Thank you for your hard work! The battle on the front line is a mess, and we in the rear are also restless. But can donating money and materials solve the problem? I don't think so."
Li Muzhi glanced at Li Zongren meaningfully. It seemed that the time had come to break the window paper again. Did they have to compete in willpower again?
"General Li, there are no outsiders here, why don't you just tell us your ideas directly? If there is anything we can cooperate with, we will do our best. For the sake of the people, we will not hesitate to die!"
This is exactly what Li Zongren wanted.
"I would like to ask the independent column to go south to fight the war and save the people of Hunan and Guangxi from the dire situation!"
Li Muzhi smiled slightly, feeling as if he was confessed by his sweetheart. Although it was a confession as expected, he couldn't help but feel a little excited when the moment really came.
Be reserved and be reluctant to refuse.
"General Li, I am only the director of a small Chongqing office. I cannot make the decision on this matter. As far as I know, when Chief of Staff Wang Meng came to Chongqing to meet you, he mainly asked for two flying divisions to help the war, but was rejected.
As the saying goes, a broken heart is hard to heal. I don't know if Commander Li Yunlong and Chief of Staff Wang Meng have any ideas, but I can try my best! "
Li Zongren thought about it and wondered what saying was this? Why had he never heard of it?
But this is not important. Since the Independent Column wants face, he will give it enough face.
"Director Mu Zhi, as long as the independent column is willing to go south to fight, I will organize representatives from Chongqing's business and academic circles to present them with the Ten Thousand People's Umbrella, and publish a letter of thanks in newspapers all over the country!"
With a "bang", Li Muzhi slammed the table, which scared Li Zongren.
"Okay, since Director Mu Zhi is so sincere, I will also dare to make the decision on behalf of Commander Li Yunlong and Chief of Staff Wang Meng. The main thing is that the Revolutionary Committee has issued an order and the masses support it. Even if our independent column is wiped out, we will not let down the children of China!"
"A word is settled!"
"A word is settled!"
The two of them made a verbal agreement.
After leaving the newspaper, Li Zongren immediately found the veterans and representatives from all walks of life who supported him, decided to organize a fundraising speech for the War of Resistance the next day, and prepared to call on the independent column to move south on the spot.
Just as the fundraising rally for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression began, General Yokoyama Isamu gathered the troops besieging Changsha again and prepared to move south to support the Hengyang offensive.
The 34th Division and the 68th Division advanced eastward and had reached Quanxi Town, only kilometers away from Hengyang.
Hengyang Bajialing Airport is the main base connecting the Southwest Airport and the Southeast Airport of the Chinese Air Force. It is also the largest airport on the Guangdong-Hankou Line and one of the bases of the National Aid Air Force.
If Hengyang falls and Bajialing Airport is breached, the connection between the southeast and southwest will be completely cut off.
Therefore, when Changsha was besieged, Chang Guangzhou immediately ordered Fang Xianqie to lead two divisions of the 10th Army and the 5th Temporary Division to defend Hengyang a week in advance.
Fang Xianqie led the 10th Reserve Division and the 190th Division and a total of more than people into Hengyang, and led the entire city's residents to use all the available materials in the city to build fortifications.
Finally today, the fortifications inside and outside Hengyang City were completed, waiting for the Japanese to arrive.
Because Chang Guangzhou bypassed the Ninth War Zone and directly ordered the supervision of the battle, the troops around Hengyang had wanted to escape for a long time, but were stopped and fought fiercely with the Japanese attacking troops heading south and east.
However, the Japanese advanced rapidly with tanks and railway troops, causing heavy casualties to the defenders who were not fully prepared.
On April 1944, 4, troops were at the gates of Hengyang.
While Chang Guangzhou continued to issue meaningless "admonition notices", he also fought wits and courage with the "unstable forces" in Chongqing who demanded that the independent column go south to fight the war.
His sworn brother Li Zongren kept showing up in the streets, publishing so-called "petitions" in newspapers, and leading party elders and progressive figures to hold open meetings in the room, forcing Chang Guangzhou to submit.
"Damn it! As soon as there is a little difficulty, these people want to bring in the wolf and force me to step down. Don't they know what the problem is?
Each corps fought on its own and failed to defend its positions according to orders, allowing the enemy to advance hundreds of miles every day. Is this Chang Guangzhou's responsibility alone?
I think he and the others have ulterior motives. Their purpose of threatening me is not to resist foreign humiliation, but to take my position!
Since you like to sit so much, then sit down. I will find a beautiful place to fish and drink tea!"
Chen Bulei shook his head helplessly. He had heard him say this so many times that his ears were callused.
Can he really give up the power in his hands and step down peacefully?
Absolutely impossible!
Wasn't it just to keep his position that he deliberately took control of the military power?
"Sir, a little impatience can ruin a great plan. For the sake of the people of the world, you need to be patient for a while longer!"