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Chapter 896 Battle of Nanchang

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    The problem of refugees in the concession is originally a very thorny issue.

    Because by the second half of 1938, the number of refugees pouring into the French Concession and the Public Concession even exceeded three million!

    The influx of so many refugees has had a serious impact on the social security and economic order of the concession!

    The first thing to bear the brunt is the food and accommodation problems of the refugees. Most of these refugees fled their homes because of the war. Because they left in a hurry and did not bring any money with them, they had to beg for a living after they fled into the concession!

    "But the original population of the concession was only more than one million, and now there is a sudden influx of more than three million beggars. How can there be so much food for you to beg for?"

    If you can¡¯t ask for it, you can only rob it.

    This has caused serious security problems in the concession.

    But more refugees can only lie down and wait to die.

    In fact, a large number of refugees starve to death every day.

    In the streets and alleys of the French Concession and the Public Concession, sanitation workers who clean the streets use garbage trucks to haul away truckloads of hungry people every day.

    Most of these people who died of hunger were the elderly, women and children.

    Although the National Government tried its best, with the meager fiscal revenue at that time, it was already very difficult to even ensure the supply of military supplies for the frontal battlefield. How could it find the funds to relieve the refugees?  Therefore, we could only call for private relief, and established a relief committee with Pan Gongzhan as the director.

    Pan Gongzhan also tried his best to lobby the concession authorities and the patriotic businessmen headed by Yu Fangqing. However, for the more than three million refugees in the concession, whether it was a small amount of housing provided by the concession authorities or several patriotic businessmen such as Yu Fangqing,  Even if you have a lot of money, it's just a drop in the bucket.

    In Shanghai, thousands of refugees still starve to death every day.

    It is no exaggeration to say that Shanghai¡¯s refugee problem is a huge powder keg.

    And now, what the Mei Agency has done is to throw a spark into this powder keg!

    As a result, this powder keg was detonated in an instant. All the public opinion forces in Shanghai went crazy, launching round after round of appeals and even pressure on Zhong Yi, Yinjiang and even the Chongqing authorities, demanding that Yinjiang  The municipal government and even the Chongqing authorities have effectively solved the resettlement problem of more than three million refugees in the concession.

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    Such a huge public turmoil finally alarmed Principal Chang.

    This morning, Principal Chang had breakfast and took the briefing prepared by the attendant¡¯s room.

    After scanning the results, I saw a dozen more articles about refugee resettlement.

    Now Principal Chang couldn¡¯t just take it lightly. He immediately called Lin Wei over and asked, ¡°Wei Ran, why did the refugee problem in Shanghai suddenly explode?¡±

    Lin Wei coughed lightly and said, "Principal, how do you say this?"

    Principal Chang frowned and said angrily: "It's hard to tell, just tell it like it is."

    "Then I have the courage to speak out for my humble position." Lin Wei said, "For this matter, the blame lies with Ziren, who is too capable. After he took office in Yinjiang, he launched a drastic crackdown on public security, and then he launched a series of  His grand development plan made Yinjiang's economy prosperous. After he had money, he ordered another 200,000 tons of corn from the United States!"

    "Two hundred thousand tons of corn?!" Principal Chang couldn't help but feel excited when he heard this.

    This is 200,000 tons. This much food can feed an army of 400,000 people!

    "That's right, but the problem lies in these 200,000 tons of corn." Lin Wei smiled bitterly, "I don't know who brought this news to Shanghai, but it was exposed by the media, and then it exploded, and the concession  The authorities and the Shanghai Refugee Relief Committee have asked Zhong Yi and the Yinjiang City Government to take responsibility and accept some refugees."

    Principal Chang said: "Since the Yinjiang City Government has this ability, it is appropriate for it to accept some refugees."

    "This is natural, and Zi Ren did not delay at all, and agreed to accept 100,000 refugees at once." Lin Weidao, "But the problem now is that the concession authorities have too much appetite.  Millions of refugees were all pushed towards the Yinjiang River in one fell swoop, and Ziren naturally refused to do so, hence the current public opinion crusade."

    Principal Chang was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Those who are able work hard. Since Zhong Yi and the Yinjiang Municipal Government have this ability, they might as well accept more refugees. After all, these are precious manpower. If they are resettled, these  Refugees can still contribute something to the country and the nation."

    "Yes." Lin Weigong said in a respectful voice, "I will send a letter to Ziren in the name of the attendant's office."Telegram, requesting him to accept as many refugees as possible from Shanghai.  "

    "Yeah." Principal Chang hummed softly, and then asked, "What's the latest trend in Nanchang?"

    "Not yet." Lin Weidao said, "Although the Japanese troops have been deployed, they have not launched an attack. I guess they are not ready yet."

    Principal Chang nodded and asked: "Where has the 41st Army reached?"

    Lin Wei replied without thinking: "When I contacted them yesterday evening, the Honorary First Division, the vanguard of the 41st Group Army, had passed Shanggao County and was less than 100 kilometers away from Nanchang."

    Principal Chang added: "This time, Xue Yue will not go to Nanchang, because compared to Nanchang, Changsha's strategic position is more important and cannot be missed. I can only rest assured if Xue Yue is personally in charge."

    After a slight pause, he continued: "As for Nanchang, the Ninth War Area North Gansu Front Enemy Command will be established immediately, with Luo Zhengying, commander-in-chief of the 41st Group Army, as the former enemy commander-in-chief, with full authority to command the troops near Nanchang! Let me know again.  Luo Zhengying, this battle is the first major battle since the Sino-Japanese war entered the stalemate stage, and there is no room for failure."

    "Yes!" Lin Wei stood up to attention, but did not leave immediately.

    Principal Chang noticed something was wrong. Looking back, he found Lin Wei's face looking like he was hesitant to speak.

    "What's wrong?" Principal Chang asked in surprise, "Wei Ran, do you have something to say to me?"

    "Yes." Lin Wei responded, and then said, "Principal, since the Battle of Nanchang is the first major battle after the Sino-Japanese War entered the stalemate stage, and there is no room for failure, then why not transfer Zi Ren to the Nanchang Battlefield?"

    He paused for a moment, and then continued: "After all, the nine divisions of the 41st Group Army are all old units that participated in the Wuhan Defense War. Ziren must be comfortable in commanding them."

    Principal Chang frowned and asked, "Is this what Luo Zhengying means, or is it yours?"

    Lin Wei gritted his teeth and said: "This is not only the meaning of humble position, but also the request of Commander-in-Chief Luo."

    "Then let me tell you clearly now that this is not feasible!" Principal Chang said flatly, "The Battle of Nanchang is important, but Yinjiang is equally important, and it is also inseparable from Zi Ren!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel  .com
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