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Volume 2: Nanjing Nanjing Nanjing!  !  !  Chapter 237 Grand Military Parade!

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    On October 13, the 98th Army regained Fengtian City.  In normal times, people would have been extremely excited about this news, but now it has been overshadowed by the news that the 98th Army suddenly captured Zhengzhou and Langfang.  At first, people¡¯s first reaction when they heard the news was that a civil war was about to start, but what happened next was beyond their expectations.  The 98th Army almost held a press conference as quickly as possible, and then used the strongest words to condemn the Kuomintang in the strongest terms, and claimed that their behavior was a complete betrayal of the cause of the war of resistance.  If the Kuomintang Central Committee cannot give a satisfactory explanation, the 98th Army will retain the power to take further military action.  Faced with the 98th Army¡¯s behavior of being obedient despite taking advantage, the Kuomintang Central Committee was of course furious.  Although they did cause some trouble there, the 98th Army should not have captured these two cities.  They immediately made the most severe accusations against the military operations of the 98th Army and claimed that this was an absolutely unforgivable act of treason.  If Lu Mingxuan does not withdraw the troops from these two places, they will condemn the 98th Army in the strongest possible terms.  Of course, Lu Mingxuan would not take the threat from the Kuomintang to heart. Now that he has a strong army, he is eager for the Kuomintang to take the initiative to take action against him.  So he ordered his troops to enter a state of first-level combat readiness, and any enemy who dared to threaten them should be struck mercilessly.  Faced with this grim situation where a national war is about to break out, the bosses from all parties finally jumped out to make peace.  Yan Xishan, Li Zongren, Sun Zhen and others all issued national statements, hoping that the 98th Army and the Kuomintang could each take a step back, and in the spirit of thinking about the overall situation, not to break out a full-scale war at this critical moment, so as to avoid the pain of relatives and the pleasure of enemies.  Of course, the high-ranking officials of the Kuomintang, who are fierce in appearance and weak in spirit, are reluctant to do so. They know that a conflict with the 98th Army at this juncture will not bring any good results.  However, they still said a lot of harsh words, threatening that Lu Mingxuan would regret it sooner or later.  Of course Lu Mingxuan was dismissive of these harsh words. If harsh words were effective, then why would the army be needed?  On October 16, the 98th Army officially announced that after arduous fighting, they officially liberated Lushun, and the Northeast War officially ended.  Throughout the war in Northeast China, they wiped out more than 400,000 enemies and captured countless rifles and artillery pieces.  But the brave 98 soldiers also made huge sacrifices.  A total of more than 8,000 soldiers fell on that land forever, 16,000 soldiers had to retire due to serious injuries, and more than 30,000 soldiers suffered various minor injuries. The number of casualties in the entire 98th Army reached more than 50,000  .  Although all the officers and men of the 98th Army made huge sacrifices for this war, their sacrifices resulted in the liberation of Northeast China, and all these sacrifices were worth it.  To commemorate this great moment, Lu Mingxuan officially announced three things.  The first thing is that on November 10th, the 98th Army decided to hold a grand military parade and military exercises in Jiyuan to commemorate the victory of this battle.  At that time, they will issue invitations to major forces and celebrities across the country, welcoming them to visit the military parade and exercise.  The second thing is that Lu Mingxuan decided to permanently exempt the three northeastern provinces from agricultural taxes. If anyone dares to collect agricultural taxes from the northeast in the future, all the people of Lu Mingxuan will swear a poisonous oath, and everyone can do the opposite.  The third thing is that in order to promote the development of China's industry, the 98th Army will hold the first national industrial expo starting from November 1st. The expo will not only display various products produced by the 98th Army to people from all walks of life, but they will also  A large number of industrial production lines and processing machine tools will be sold to patriotic compatriots from all over the country at extremely low prices to promote the development of China's industry. They warmly welcome patriotic compatriots from all over the country to come and participate.  When the 98th Army officially released the news, it caused an uproar across the country.  Growing grain and paying taxes has been a tradition in China for thousands of years. The 98th Army actually plans to exempt the Northeast from agricultural taxes?  is it possible?  Although the vast majority of people do not believe it, they are also full of confidence in Lu Mingxuan, because Lu Mingxuan has sworn a vicious oath that if they collect agricultural taxes in the Northeast in the future, everyone can do the opposite.  Faced with this situation, the Kuomintang is both happy and worried.  The worry is that if the 98th Army can really do this, then more than 300 million farmers will undoubtedly stand on their side.  The good news is that as a result, the 98th Army will not be able to obtain the fiscal revenue from the Northeast, and they may even fall into financial collapse as a result.  In addition, the 98th Army¡¯s military parade and military exercises also attracted a lot of attention.  98Why does the military conduct military parades and military exercises?  At this critical moment, Lu Mingxuan¡¯s only purpose is probably to show off his muscles and force to the major forces, and to warn them not to make wrong choices.  As for the industrial expo, although it attracted the attention of many people, it did not attract much attention. Of course, no one realized that this was an olive branch thrown by Lu Mingxuan to the national capitalists.  So in the next period of time, Lu Mingxuan began to prepare for the grand military parade. In addition to the major forces and celebrities across the country, various ministers in China also received invitations from Lu Mingxuan.  They are still very interested in this military parade.  Because Lu Mingxuan told them that all the advanced weapons of the 98th Army will be unveiled in this military parade, including the mysterious weapons that defeated the Japanese in the Battle of Qinhuangdao. In addition, Lu Mingxuan will also announce a very important thing.  After hearing the news, all of the ministers were of course very excited and couldn't wait for the time to rush to November 10th.  There has long been a quarrel abroad about the mysterious weapons of the 98th Army. Some people say that the 98th Army has absolutely no mysterious weapons. The reason why the Japanese failed is because they are just stupid Japanese monkeys.  Of course, some people disagree with this, because merchant ships from other countries also rescued Japanese naval soldiers who fell into the water. Many of those soldiers were shouting about the mysterious weapons of the 98th Army.  Now that they have the opportunity to see the mysterious weapons of the 98th Army with their own eyes, they are certainly not willing to let this opportunity go.  So they sent telegrams to their countries one after another, and after seeking their consent, they rushed to Jiyuan with their respective military attach¨¦s stationed in China.  ****** ****** ****** October 22, in Chiang Kai-shek¡¯s office in Wuhan.  Chiang Kai-shek walked around the room with his eyebrows furrowed. It should be obvious from his thin face and gloomy expression that his life has not been easy recently.  Chen Cheng and Dai Li stood aside and carefully accompanied Chiang Kai-shek.  Due to the tense relationship with the 98th Army, Chiang Kai-shek's temper became very bad during this period.  In addition, the 98th Army kept making excuses such as agricultural tax exemptions and military parades, and even the precious porcelain in the room was damaged by Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, Chen Cheng and Dai Li were unwilling to touch it at this juncture.  His bad luck.  "Do you think we should send people to participate in this Laoshizi military parade?" Chiang Kai-shek said, looking at the three invitations on the table.  This invitation letter was sent by Lu Mingxuan yesterday. Only with this letter can you watch the 98th Army's military parade and military exercises at close range.  "I think we should go. According to our intelligence, not only celebrities from all walks of life across the country have decided to visit this military parade, but even ministers from various countries are no exception. If we don't go, wouldn't it mean that we are afraid of him."  Chen Cheng thought for a while and said.  Chiang Kai-shek nodded, thinking that Chen Cheng's words were very reasonable.  "And we can take this opportunity to get a feel for the 98th Army and see how far its strength has developed." Chen Cheng continued.  "You are right, and it is said that he will have a very important decision to announce after the military parade. What decision do you think it will be?" Chiang Kai-shek said with a gloomy look.  "Is this" After hearing his words, Chen Cheng and Dai Li looked at each other, not knowing what to say.  Although they all had a very bad guess, they did not dare to say that guess.  "Yunong, let me ask you, how strong is the 98th Army now?" Chiang Kai-shek said to Dai Li calmly.  "According to our intelligence, even after the Northeast War started, the recruitment work of the 98th Army has never stopped. Although because we blocked it, their recruitment work has encountered great resistance. But now they have obtained the territory of the Northeast, so  Their recruitment work has made rapid progress. " "According to reports from our special agents in the Northeast, because people are grateful to the 98th Army for its presence in the Northeast, and coupled with their generous rewards, the enthusiasm of the people in the Northeast to join the 98th Army is very high.  . And some time ago they announced the permanent exemption of agricultural taxes in the Northeast, which led to a sharp increase in the number of people signing up to join the 98th Army. Every day, a large number of cars and trains are loaded with recruits. According to our estimates, the 98th Army can now.  The number of troops participating in the battle is at least 400,000. If you include those new soldiers, the number is likely to be more than 700,000! How is this possible? How can he afford so many soldiers?  Money?¡±  After hearing his words, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help being shocked.  "Reporting to the Chairman, the military production of the 98th Army is very developed. It is said that even the Germans purchased a large number of weapons from him, which enabled him to obtain a large amount of funds. In addition, they also have a number of quite powerful factories.  "Take their steel plant as an example. They now have four 2,000-square-meter blast furnaces, three 1,000-square-meter blast furnaces, and one 500-square-meter blast furnace. Their annual steel output may be about 2 million tons."  This is absolutely impossible! Are you mistaken? Take Japan, even though they have developed for so many years, their annual steel output was only more than 5 million tons.  How could they achieve such a high output?" After hearing his words, Chiang Kai-shek said with an incredulous look.  "Director Dai, are you mistaken? Even European and American countries may not have a 2,000-cubic-meter blast furnace. How could they have such a good blast furnace?" Chen Cheng also stood up and questioned.  "I know you don't believe it, and I didn't believe it at first, but several of my subordinates are working in the steel factory, and they all used their lives to guarantee that this matter will definitely be correct. And they also reported that this  This situation is still caused by the lack of raw materials and steel workers in the 98th Army. Otherwise, their steel output will be higher. " "And it is said that the 98th Army has also built a blast furnace with an area of ??more than 4,000 cubic meters. If this blast furnace is put into operation, it will be.  The daily output can reach more than 10,000 tons, and the annual output is more than 3.5 million tons. "After hearing his words, Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng looked at each other in shock.  "How is this possible? This must be a lie! This must be a lie!! Even Europe and the United States do not have such a powerful blast furnace, how could the 98th Army have it? You must be mistaken." Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and said.  Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to believe that he was dead, Dai Li could only shake his head and smile bitterly.  He said everything that needed to be said, but the chairman did not believe that he could do anything.  "Chairman, judging from the expansion speed of the 98th Army. It is better for us to fight against the 98th Army sooner rather than later, otherwise the 98th Army will only become stronger and stronger, and it will be too late for us to regret it." Dai Li said to Chiang Kai-shek  .  After listening to his words, both Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng fell into deep thought.  It¡¯s just that the truth is this. Could it be that if they declare war on the 98th Army now, they can defeat the 98th Army¡¯s 400,000 troops?  I am afraid that neither Chiang Kai-shek nor Chen Cheng has any confidence in this point.  "Ci Xiu, how are you talking with the Japanese now?" Chiang Kai-shek suddenly asked Chen Chengdao.  "The Japanese have made concessions in many places recently. They have agreed to return all areas except Shanghai to us. But they have always refused to make concessions in terms of compensation. They said that they have not failed and cannot pay compensation to us.  " Chen Cheng thought for a while and said.  "However, they agreed to provide us with financial assistance and free war loans. In Shanghai, they still insist that they will return it to us after three years." "It seems that the 98th Army beat them hard before they gave in." Chiang Kai-shek  Face said sarcastically.  "You are right, Chairman. When the 98th Army first conquered Northeast China, the faces of the Japanese were extremely ugly, as if their parents were dead. It was at that time that they agreed to abandon all areas except Shanghai.  ." Chen Cheng said with a smile.  "In that case, it's almost time to sign it." Chiang Kai-shek suddenly sighed and said.  "Chairman, do you really want to sign it?" Chen Cheng said with a reluctant look on his face.  "If we don't sign, both we and the Japanese will die. Otherwise, why do you think the Japanese would give in? We are better off. If we fail, we will lose our lives. The Japanese will be miserable, with a debt of 100 trillion taels of silver.  It¡¯s enough to make them unable to stand up for several lifetimes,¡± Chiang Kai-shek said helplessly.  "Speaking of it, we are in the same boat. We were all forced to join forces by the 98th Army." "It's just that if we sign a contract, many people in the party will disagree." Chen Cheng said solemnly.  A while ago, many powerful members of the Kuomintang, including Li Zongren, said that the Japanese must be humble and compensate China for its invasion of China.  Now it seems that I can¡¯t even think about it.  "I can't care so much now. I will find a way to convince them." Chiang Kai-shek thought for a while and said.  "Okay then." (To be continued.)
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