On the evening of April 1, 1935, the U.S. military temporary camp on Beilun Port Beach, Ningbo
The air raid a few hours ago has long been a thing of the past. The cutting-edge air force taking off from Zhoushan Island - several Grumman ff/sf fighter jets - first easily dispersed the Bolshevik novice pilots, and then drove aggressively inland in an attempt to attack the enemy's ground airport until they were defeated. They had to escape in pieces - but in this simple port, there were still traces of war everywhere. The ruins of torn apart houses stood on the shore, and an upturned ship lay in the shallow water. Most of the trestles were burned down, leaving only charred stumps.
Although the situation at the port was already so miserable, groups of Kuomintang military and political officials, as well as landlords and tycoons from Ningbo and other places, still waited here with their children in tow, enduring the bombings of enemy planes and the harassment of defeated troops, waiting. I don¡¯t know when the ferry will arrive In the dilapidated villages in the distance, thick smoke billows, and sporadic gunshots are heard. I don¡¯t know if the Kuomintang troops are exchanging fire with the Red Army guerrillas, or if they are simply burning, killing and looting.
Fortunately, the distance from Beilun Port to Zhoushan Island is relatively short. It only takes two or three hours for a small steamer to make the round trip, and even hand rowing can make do. If it's the closer Jintangshan Island, it's simply within sight. You can just get a big bathtub and paddle across
Due to the insufficient number of ferries, the captain took the opportunity to extort high prices. Some of the defeated soldiers who thought they were good at water simply jumped into the sea and swam across to the Jintang Mountain Island on the other side. But more defeated soldiers like to use the barrels of guns in their hands to rob the ferry. They even robbed refugees and caused a commotion on the dock.
A small number of U.S. troops were still holding guns near the pier at the pier, trying in vain to maintain order. But in the face of these chaotic human rights with language barriers, they could only use bullets to suppress the riots. Some of these guys with bad moral character simply joined the criminal ranks of robbing refugees
It was not until he directed the soldiers to extinguish the fire caused by the bombing that Colonel Whitney dragged his exhausted body to his temporary camp.
There was a scent of fragrance in the air in the camp. Several soldiers built a small stove on the beach and stewed something to eat on it. Colonel Whitney suddenly felt that his stomach was really hungry.
When he walked into his tent and found a folding chair to sit down, the orderly handed him an aluminum lunch box. The lunch box was filled with sticky hot porridge mixed with a lot of meat. "Sir, the original camp has been burned down, and the new field kitchen has not been set up yet. I can only ask you to make do with it." The orderly was so sorry. explain. "This is an assorted creamy meat porridge that we stew together with bacon, canned cheese, and grated military hard biscuits. Try it. Although it doesn't look pretty, it still tastes very good."
" Let the brothers have a good rest. There is no need to build any more field kitchens! According to the latest order from the fleet headquarters, we will only stay on this beach for one day and will retreat to Zhoushan Island to rest tomorrow morning. So just make up for it. Just fill your stomach with something"
Colonel Whitney waved his hand feebly, "According to wireless telegrams and aerial reconnaissance, the Chinese Bolshevik troops have entered the city of Ningbo, not far from here Alas, we have obviously not seen the enemy yet. What kind of thing is it to just run away without fighting?"
Colonel Whitney sighed as he tried the poor-looking assorted creamy meat porridge. It tasted a little salty and milky, but it felt really good on the tongue.
The orderly handed him another piece of bread. This piece of whole-wheat bread obtained from somewhere was a bit thick, but it had just been toasted. It was not only buttered but also filled with fried sausage slices. It was delicious when you were hungry. It's really delicious.
I finished the battlefield dinner happily, followed by a cup of hot black tea. Although the taste of black tea did not suit Colonel Whitney's taste - like most Americans, he also prefers coffee - but, Bathing in the warm spring breeze and gorgeous sunset, drinking hot black tea, and watching the undulating sea in the dusk and twilight, this unfamiliar world seems to have become more comfortable.
However, as soon as he heard scattered gunshots and explosions in the distance, Colonel Whitney felt that his good mood was completely ruined.
"Todayshould be April Fool's Day! Damn it, what happened today is like an April Fool's Day joke that makes people laugh! Poor old Foster is dead, and the previous The troops were defeated! As soon as my regiment landed, it had to face the humiliation of defeat, and before it could even see an enemy with its own eyes, it was bombed by Bolshevik planes"
Recalling all the encounters today, Colonel Whitney muttered to himself, feeling very unhappy in his heart, "after setting off from the countryAt present, people above say that China is just a backward, semi-civilized country and has nothing to fear. We are just here to suppress a group of rebellious ignorant natives. With our advanced weapons, we can just deal with them like the Indians But what will be the result? We were bombed by planes as soon as we landed, and the enemy guerrillas were all equipped with submachine guns! I heard they also release poisonous gas! It totally reminds me of the French trenches from the World War era! "
Seeing that the commander was upset, the soldiers below were naturally even more silent. However, the colonel's trusted adjutant laughed heartlessly, "Haha, sir, you are right! What we encountered today is very different from what we encountered today. What we saw does seem like the world has played an April Fool's joke on us. Those bastards in charge of collecting intelligence in the headquarters should be shot! But speaking of April Fool's Day Sir, you should really listen to China Those Bolsheviks¡¯ English radio broadcasts are so hilarious that they are boundless! Do they think they are God?¡±
While the adjutant was talking and laughing, he took off his headphones and turned on the speaker, "Listen, they are playing it again"
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At the same moment, in the vast land of China. All the radios listening to the Shanghai Soviet Government People's Broadcasting Station suddenly became silent, disturbing the vast audience who were already somewhat accustomed to listening to this program. They couldn't help but be stunned.
Next, as time passed, an indescribable pressure and fear began to slowly spread with the silence and seep into the heart.
After an unknown amount of time, a magnetic and deep male voice slowly sounded from the radio speaker:
¡°¡The darkness of ignorance and hypocrisy still shrouds the world!
I swear, starting from today, I will fight for the truth!
I will not be religious, delusional, or confused. I will expose the hypocrisy of all exploiters and perform my duties faithfully until death!
I am the seeder of civilization and science, and the preacher of democracy and progress.
I am the torch that drives away superstition. I am the sickle that destroys ignorance.
I am the hammer that breaks the shackles, I am the guardian of all mankind!
I dedicate my life and glory to the greatest scientific communist belief,
It is like this today and every day! ! "
¡ª¡ªThis word is so contagious. Through this low recitation, listeners sitting in front of radios across the country could not help but hold their breath. They seemed to see the fusion of steel, fire and blood, and seemed to hear the words of countless revolutionary sages. They roared and roared in response. It seemed as if he was being shocked and agitated by the lightning that tore apart the black clouds, as if he saw countless pairs of unyielding powerful arms suddenly emerging from the dead cemetery No matter how dark the age was. The yearning for fairness, happiness and freedom has never died in everyone's heart!
Then, the previous deep male voice disappeared, and the broadcast reappeared, which many listeners are already familiar with, Ms. "Red Princess" Kinchina, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Soviet Government, with a clear voice full of high-spirited passion:
"Listeners in front of the radio, people who are suffering all over China, unite! The final battle has arrived!
For many years, our glorious Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants has been fighting for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
We want to steal the fire from heaven for mortals!
We must let the light drive away the dust in the world! !
We will plant the red flag to the end of the world! ! !
Today, we will launch a glorious and desperate war!
Because our enemy is the entire capitalist world!
Today, we will launch a great and bright war!
Because our allies are the working people all over the world!
Those imperialist invaders who invade China's territory, whether they are Japanese, British, French or Americans, please listen carefully!
Because of your wanton atrocities, a ghost from hell has come to this world!
And you, the dirty blood of all imperialist exploiters, will dye this ghost red!
Be afraid!
Your time of being on top is over!
Cheers!
Your countless crimes have been forgiven!
Then let's all die! ! Because the world would be a better place without you! ! !
Here, in the name of the Chinese Workers¡¯ and Peasants¡¯ Red Army, I protest against all imperialist aggression that dares to invade the sacred territory of the Chinese nation.We solemnly issue an ultimatum to you and your troops to leave our land forever before this year¡¯s Tomb-Sweeping Day in the Chinese calendar, which is April 6 (the Tomb-Sweeping Day in 1935 was particularly late). Otherwise, we will bring the most brutal destruction to you! Don¡¯t say you didn¡¯t predict what you said! "
Next, after a moment of silence, another round of repetition of the above content began on the radio.
¡ª¡ªObviously, the US officers and soldiers on the beach at Beilun Port in Ningbo would only sneer at such a bluff intimidation. Colonel Whitney, who was unhappy, spat on the ground and cursed "bragging bitch."
However, as the reciter of this gorgeous declaration, Ms. "Red Gege" Kinchina knows very clearly that the so-called "cruelest destruction" is not a self-deceptive April Fool's Day joke, but a definite horror. fact.
¡ª¡ªIn less than a week, a hydrogen bomb with an equivalent of approximately 20 million tons of TNT will be detonated over Japan in this time and space!
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"Comrades, I think this matter needs to be discussed again! If the imperialist aggressors reject our ultimatum, well. It should be said that they will definitely reject our ultimatum. Are we really going to drop hydrogen bombs on Japan? ?Although we all hate the Japanese, but"
After completing the recording of the broadcast script. Jin Qina asked hesitantly, "the yield of twenty million tons of explosives! That is equivalent to two thousand times the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb! Even if it is wartime now, if we cause such a world-destroying catastrophe at once, it will It¡¯s a bit too much!¡±
However, what disappoints Jin Qina is that even Professor Yang, who she thinks is the most moral person, also expressed support for "nuclear explosion of Japan".
"Comrade Jin Qina. Please remember that you are not living in the 21st century that emphasizes humanitarianism, but on the eve of World War II where the weak are preying on the strong and there are mountains of blood! The international community in this era is extremely cruel and ruthless. Weak and backward nations have no way of survival at all!¡±
Professor Yang explained, "the wormhole connecting the two worlds has been maintained for a year. Next, it will be one or two years at most. It will be no more than a few months. The wormhole will close. There will be no industrial production capacity in the modern world. The super plug-in adds that the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, which has severely offended the imperialist powers, how can it deter the enemy's aggression? How can it deal with being surrounded by powerful enemies? No matter how you look at it, it can only rely on strategic nuclear deterrence. Come on!"
"Even if it is a strategic nuclear deterrent, there is no need to actually drop hydrogen bombs into densely populated areas! Wouldn't it be enough to find a sparsely populated desert island and blow it up to show off its muscles to the imperialists around the world? Do the Japanese still dare to invade? A country with nuclear weapons?" Jin Qina replied, "You can say that I am too soft-hearted, but as a woman, I still feel that the devil of nuclear weapons should not be released"
"Uh. Comrade Jin Qina, you don't seem to understand. What exactly is strategic nuclear deterrence? From my point of view, first, you must have nuclear weapons in your hands, second, you must have the determination to use nuclear weapons in war, and third, You must convince your opponent that you dare to use your nuclear weapons in war!"
Having said this, Professor Yang shrugged, "and in this era when nuclear weapons have not yet been invented, one more thing must be added, that is, you must let everyone understand that nuclear weapons really have the potential to destroy the world on the battlefield. Power! If the United States at the end of World War II only conducted an atomic bomb test in the desert of its homeland, but did not drop two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, do you think Japan would surrender unconditionally?
If the enemy feels that you are not determined to use nuclear weapons decisively, then no matter how many nuclear bombs you have in your hands, you will not be able to scare anyone. You will only be coveted by others - in the hands of cowards who have never seen blood. Even with the dragon-slaying sword, he can't scare any little gangster!
Therefore, unless Japan's core hinterland is bombed or the Japanese are allowed to bleed dry, there is no way to hinder the Japanese militarists' determination to invade China - they dare to launch such a desperate Pacific war, and How could one be afraid of a nuclear bomb of unknown power? If you want them to give up invading China, you are simply asking them to give up all their dreams and hopes since the Meiji Restoration! "
"Furthermore, the General Staff also hopes to observe the actual destruction effect of a multi-gigaton nuclear explosion on the city. Ready-made urban targets are not easy to obtain over there, so we want to build a one-time target at the Lop Nur test site. City model, the cost is really too high"
Wang Qiu also interjected, "Sister Jin, do you still remember the mass graves in your hometown in Fushun? We are just fighting tooth for tooth!"
¡°¡?After all, China and Japan are only separated by a thin strip of water. After the nuclear explosion in Japan, we will also be adversely affected! "Kinchina is still struggling.
" Of course there are impacts, but after all, we are still separated from Japan by the East China Sea. At best, it is just a little nuclear radiation and a tsunami! Well, at most, there is also the electromagnetic pulse produced by the nuclear explosion, which may paralyze Just drop the entire radio equipment in East China."
Senior Sister Ma Tong said nonchalantly, "compared to the mountains of corpses and seas of blood that the Japanese invaders invaded China, you don't have to worry about this little thing at all!"
¡ª¡ªNuclear radiation and tsunamis are still trivial matters? Well, well, compared to the life-and-death war against Japan, this little trouble is really not a big deal.
¡°Alas, I can no longer look directly at this cruel world Jin Qina finally knows how kind-hearted a literary young woman like herself is.
¡°Compared to these guys who treat dropping nuclear bombs like setting off firecrackers, I am such a pure, beautiful, kind, lovely and morally good woman!
Jin Qina, whose views were refreshed again, sighed and lit forty-four candles in her heart for the Japanese civilians who were about to be killed by the nuclear explosion. Then she turned around and opened her notebook and began to prepare for the next lecture of today's "Currency War" radio program ¡
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In short, the ultimatum issued by the Shanghai Soviet government on April Fools' Day was completely regarded as an April Fool's Day joke by the European and American powers. The embassies of various countries in China and the expeditionary force headquarters simply did not even bother to give a reply.
What's even more embarrassing is that the Japanese "South China Expeditionary Force" who had been stranded in Nanjing for a month finally left their temporary camp on April 2 after repeated urging from the United States and Britain and the fierce petition of young officers. Station, launched a fierce attack on the Southern Red Army on the Taihu front line!
¡ª¡ªThe "All Quiet on the Western Front" confrontation between the Shanghai Soviet regime has finally come to an end.
Next, the arrogant Japanese troops who brazenly attacked Suzhou, Yixing and other places were met with an unbelievable head-on attack (To be continued)