Military Commission of the National People's Government of Chongqing.

The sky outside the window was gradually getting brighter, and there was still no trace of sleepiness on the faces of the Chairman and several Central Military Commission bosses who had been up all night.

A touch of heat rose from the tea cups in front of them. Several people had different expressions and different thoughts, but they were all waiting for the same news.

The Chairman's brows frowned and relaxed. He took a sip of tea and looked at the door of the war room from time to time.

At 8:15 in the morning, a hurried Dai Li appeared at the door of the combat command room again. His face was full of joy, and a piece of paper in his hand was waved and made a sound.

"Commissioner, the latest news from the front line has arrived!"

The chairman of the committee stood up together with several other people in the room. Everyone looked at Dai Li expectantly.

Although Bai Chongxi already had the result in his mind, he also wanted to hear the news of victory with his own ears.

The chairman placed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table.

"Win or lose?"

Dai Li did not dare to whet the Chairman's appetite, so he said simply:

"The latest news is that the Japanese Army's 40th Brigade Headquarters and Field Artillery Regiment outside Gaoping City have been eaten by Jiangdong. Now only a few thousand remaining troops are still trapped in Gaoping North City. The Independence Brigade has completely surrounded them. This time

There is no longer any suspense about winning or losing the battle!"

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

The Chairman clapped his hands excitedly, took the message from Dai Li and read it himself.

"I didn't expect that the extremely arrogant Japanese would be like this. How happy!" His face flushed with excitement.

The Chairman handed the telegram to He Yingqin.

Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi also showed excitement on their faces.

The unprecedented scale of the Wuhan Battle ended with the defeat of the national army, and they, the government bosses, had not felt the joy of victory for a long time.

A brigade of Japanese troops was wiped out. Such a victory was enough to go down in history and inspire the people across the country to resist the war.

The chairman took a few steps excitedly,

"Shihe, immediately publish the news of the victory in the newspapers and let the people across the country know about it!"

"Yes, I'll do it right away!"

Wang Shihe also had a smile on his face. To a certain extent, he and Jiang Dong were already tied together. The higher Jiang Dong's status in the future, the better it would be for him.

The chairman of the committee said to Chen Cheng:

"The specific situation of the Battle of Gaoping must be made known to the entire army. Some of our officers and soldiers were frightened by the Japanese, and their morale and morale have been almost lost. It is just a good opportunity to let those people see that our country can fight

There are still some generals and soldiers. Anyone who surrenders easily will be dealt with according to military law!"

Chen Cheng was in charge of the Political Department, and this aspect of work was his responsibility. He adjusted his military cap, assured the Chairman and left the combat command room.

Although he stayed up all night, the news of victory made the Chairman feel excited and he did not feel sleepy at all.

"Jiansheng, how about I ask you a favor?"

Bai Chongxi was confused and asked respectfully:

"Commissioner, if you have any questions, please give me direct instructions!"

He Yingqin looked like he was listening attentively.

The chairman looked at the two people, considered and said:

"The expansion of the Northern Anhui Independent Brigade into the National Revolutionary Army and the First Independent Division of the Ming Army has been decided for a long time, and Jiang Dong will also be promoted to lieutenant general and division commander!

It was just that the Japanese invaders suddenly launched what they called a serious campaign, which delayed both of these things.

Jiansheng, after the war in southern Shanxi is over, I want you to go to Jincheng in person.

After all, you were considered an old officer of Jiangdong when you were in Xuzhou. This time the Independent Brigade won a great victory, you, an old officer, personally went to Jincheng to represent the country and the Military Commission to reward the meritorious soldiers, and then brought Jiangdong to Chongqing.

After we said goodbye to Nanjing, I haven’t seen him for a long time and I miss him very much!”

Bai Chongxi thought for two or three seconds and said with a smile:

"Commissioner, there is no major war in the country now. It's not impossible for me to go to Jincheng, but I can't leave empty-handed. You see..."

"Haha..." the chairman smiled heartily,

"Don't worry about this issue, I will arrange it!"

"Okay, I'll go there for you, and you can take a good look at the situation in Shanxi now!"

"Ha ha……"

There were bursts of hearty laughter in the room.

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The Central Daily News was very fast. After receiving Wang Shihe's order, it took them just over two hours to print the first batch of newspapers.

Today is New Year's Day in the 28th year of the Republic of China. Most of the rivers and mountains have been occupied, and neither the gentry nor ordinary people have any intention of celebrating the festival.

The news of Wang Zhaoming's defection has spread among the people, and the people have gradually begun to distrust the National Government.

After all, Wang Zhaoming was a veteran of the Kuomintang. Such an important person would choose to surrender to Japan. What happened had a heavy blow to the people's confidence in the war of resistance across the country.

Pessimism fills the hearts of many people, and there seems to be no hope for the future of themselves or their country.

"I'm selling newspapers, I'm selling newspapers..."

Today the newsboy's voice seemed a little more cheerful than before, and the pedestrians on the street turned their heads in slight surprise.

Just listen to the newsboy continue shouting:

"I'm selling newspapers... I'm selling newspapers... A great victory in southern Shanxi, and the independent brigade in northern Anhui wiped out the Japanese 40th Brigade!"

"Great victory, I'm selling newspapers..."

“More than 10,000 little Japs were annihilated, and the Independence Brigade made another meritorious feat!

Come and take a look, they are selling newspapers..."

Hearing the newsboy's shout, pedestrians on the street frowned and stopped.

"Kill more than 10,000 little devils?

How is this possible?"

"Isn't the national army always losing battles? This newspaper is just bragging..."

Pedestrians on the street began to talk about it. This news was really exciting. No one had heard that there was a big war going on recently. More than 10,000 little Japanese were wiped out. It sounded a bit unbelievable.

"Huh..." Someone seemed to have thought of something,

"Did the newsboy mention the Northern Anhui Independent Brigade just now?"

The other person next to him turned his head slightly,

"It seems that the Independence Brigade is coming..."

The person who asked the question lit up his eyes and rushed towards the newsboy who had not gone far at an extremely fast speed.

His son went to join Commander Jiang's Independent Brigade and has been gone for three months without any news.

"Give me a newspaper, hurry up!" He directly took out a piece of paper and stuffed it into the hands of the newsboy, then quickly grabbed a newspaper and started reading it quickly, as if he wanted to put his head directly into the words.

"Uncle, I can't find a piece of ocean..."

The little newsboy said with some embarrassment.

The man had already seen what he wanted to see, and tears rolled down his eyes. He waved to the newsboy casually,

"No need to look for it. I have to thank you for the good news you brought me..." He choked with sobs.

The newsboy scratched his head in embarrassment. He didn't know why the uncle in front of him was so generous and excited, but it was always good to have money. He happily put Dayang in his arms.

"Uncle, I heard that today is a good day. The news reported in the newspaper is also good news. There is no obstacle in life that cannot be overcome. A good person like you should be happy every day..."

When the newsboy saw that the man was crying non-stop, he spoke comforting words in an innocent and childish tone.

"Haha..." A bright smile bloomed on the man's tear-filled face, and he scratched the newsboy's little head with his big hand.

"Thank you, I am very happy today!"

After he finished speaking, he quickly took the newspaper and ran towards home.

The newsboy's little face was full of confusion. He shook his head and continued to sell:

"I'm selling newspapers...the Independence Brigade has won a great victory..."

The scene that happened on the street just now was witnessed by countless people. More and more people reacted and rushed to the newsboys to buy newspapers.

Everyone didn't quite believe what the Central Daily News reported, because the newspaper had been saying that the situation on the front line was excellent, but the actual situation was that Wuhan was lost and hundreds of thousands of national troops were killed.

But today is different. There is news about the Northern Anhui Independent Brigade in the newspaper.

Judging from past experience, as long as it is about the Independence Brigade, 90% of it is true.
To be continued...