On March 1st, 1932, the National Government officially returned to Jinling. On the same day, at the American Embassy on Jinling Road in Tianhai, due to the mediation of the four countries and the devastating destruction of the Japanese 9th Division in the Zhabei area, the Japanese officially agreed to sign the "Songhu Armistice Agreement" and the Japanese returned to the pre-war defense zone. The National Revolutionary Army would stop at the line between Anting Town on the Shanghai-Nanjing railway and Hupu on the Yangtze River. The previous war zone was also classified as a non-armed zone!!
The war in Songhu lasted from the end of January to the end of February. For nearly a month, the Songhu area, with Zhabei as the core, suffered from large-scale bombing by the Japanese. Countless houses and shops were damaged…civilians were killed and injured, and property was damaged. Unfortunately, the National Government was still unable to make the Japanese receive compensation. Even though the Japanese had already surrounded the 9th division, the losses suffered by the National Revolutionary Army were still too much to look at!
This was the tragedy of a weak country without diplomacy. The entire Republic of China had no industry, no military, no heavy industry system, no navy, and no air force. With such a national strength, how could they fight Japan, even if it was a low-tier industrial country!!
The armistice agreement was more like a post-war agreement. The Japanese government and the Japanese knew that the war between the two countries would break out one day. However, this time was delayed by the Songhu War!
On one hand, the National Government needed time to prepare for war mobilization!!
As for the Japanese, they needed to digest the three northeastern provinces that they had just swallowed!!
Both countries needed time, but the time was precious for Li Yao. He needed to strengthen his military strength quickly with the help of the god-level overlord so that he could acquire enough capital in the future war of resistance against Japan. Li Yao needed time more than anyone else!!
On the other hand, the reactions of the various circles in the country to the Songhu War were different. However, most of them were praises for the war. The National Government did not give up on the Northeast like they did to the Northeast, or rather, like Zhang Xueliang. They did not directly let the 30 million people in the Northeast become slaves of the Japanese puppet Manchuria. The young marshal of the Zhang family was mainly responsible for this!!
One shot, one blast, and not even a fart was released. It was a pity that the Fengtian Munitions Factory's assets, planes, and tanks were all gone. He wondered if Zhang Zuolin would look at Zhang Xueliang from the sky and curse at him!!
Li Yao, on the other hand, took advantage of the time to lead his troops all the way to the north. Wherever they passed, they were not stopped. In a chaotic world, no one was more intimidating than a huge army. The equipment of Li Yao's team was not very eye-catching, but the real rifles were in everyone's hands. The hideous muzzles seemed to be able to eat people up. The ordinary people could not stay any longer when they saw such a lineup. Even their curiosity was gone!
Ever since the Japanese invaded the northeast, the hatred of the Republic of China towards Japan had been extremely strong. Therefore, who knew if this army had moved to the north to fight!
The news channels of the Republic of China were still too blocked. After going north and passing through the villages of Jiangnan Province, many people did not even know about the Song Hu War. There was no other way. In this era, only newspapers and radio could be heard. Otherwise, they could only listen to other people's words!
When Li Yao's first regiment of the Iron-Blood Infantry was moving, they were all taking remote roads. Because of their luxurious equipment, coupled with the military jeeps, trucks, and 105-mm howitzers, it would not be a good thing if they were targeted by someone!
Even when crossing the river, they kept making detours to cover up the route of the army!
On February 28th, the Iron Blood Army arrived at Jiang City!!
On March 2nd, the Iron Blood Army returned to Chang City from Jiang City!!
On March 5th, the Iron Blood Army returned to Jiang City and headed south!!
On the night of March 6th, the Iron Blood Army returned to Jiang City and decided to cross the river!!
In the end, they completed the task of crossing the river at a river crossing in the western part of Jiang City. When they reached the northern part of the river, the Iron Blood Army's speed was like a wild horse that had lost its reins and could no longer stop!
Meanwhile, at the presidential palace in Jinling, the telegram from Jiang City was two steps slower. The former 44th Brigade of the National Army was like a nimble rabbit. No matter how many ways you tried to intercept it, there was nothing you could do!!
Jinling, the presidential palace, the streets filled with parasol trees. Although the weather was cold, it still could not hide the strongest feelings that the city brought to everyone. It was heavy, magnificent, and had a solemn air of history. This ancient capital of the Six Dynasties showed its unique advantages!
In the chairman's office, after receiving the news that the 44th Brigade possessed advanced equipment, the shrewd chairman immediately issued an order to intercept Li Yao. However, Li Yao relied on his flexibility and agility along the way, as well as the fact that he took remote paths, to forcefully prevent the national army from seizing the opportunity. This gave the Huangpu Military Academy's principal a headache. Indeed, he admitted that he had underestimated Li Yao!!
The gloomy-faced chairman, the National Government that had just won the war in Songhu, at least compared to the northeast, had done a good job!
Even if the price the national army had to pay was huge!
But preserving the Songhu region and ensuring the peace of the Jiangnan region was enough to buy the National Government precious time to prepare for war!!
" Commissioner, Jiangcheng Telegram, Li Yao's 44th Brigade, crossing the river overnight…"
"Humph!"
" Crossing the river overnight. Crossing the river overnight. If you guys didn't want to release Li Yao, Li Yao would have been court-martialed long ago!!!”
The furious chairman's face was green and red with anger. He pointed his finger at Zhang Zhong fiercely. These trusted military figures under him really knew how to behave!
"Zhizhong, did you and Cai Tingkai already know that the command center of the 9th division of the devils was destroyed by Li Yao?!”
Zhang Zhong, the director of the training department of the Central Army Military Academy of the National Revolutionary Army, pretended to be careless. There was no other way. The chairman was such a shrewd person. He could hide it for a while, but he would definitely not hide it for a long time!
"I was just guessing myself. I only confirmed it recently!”
Cai Tingkai and Zhang Zhong had the same thoughts. They both wanted to protect the 44th Brigade. Otherwise, how could the 44th Brigade have completely withdrawn from the battlefield in Songhu?
Once the chairman saw the threat, he would definitely think of a way to eliminate it directly. He would not wait until the Iron Blood Army reached the border of the Yangtze River, where there were not many soldiers, to intercept them...
" Forget it…"
The chairman waved his hand, signaling for Zhang Zhong to leave. Then, he made another call…
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