said in the previous episode: In order to oppose the Kuomintang’s propaganda control, Li Kenong conducted a reasonable, beneficial and measured struggle and achieved victory after victory. This episode will continue to tell the story of Li Kenong.
During these struggles, Li Kenong also deeply realized that it was more important to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda only by having his own newspaper, so he actively prepared for the establishment of Xinhua Daily. This was the second negotiation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to cooperate in resisting Japan, and Chiang Kai-shek had already verbally agreed.
In the second half of 1937, Li Kenong actively prepared "Xinhua Daily". Of course, it was not that simple to succeed. After that, Li Kenong negotiated with the Kuomintang government many times regarding the establishment of the "Xinhua Daily", but he was blocked by Chen Lifu, the leader of the CC faction of the Kuomintang. Run your own newspaper.
It was not until late September 1937 that Li Kenong negotiated with the Kuomintang again, and the matter of newspaper operation took a turn for the better. Shao Lizi, then director of the Central Propaganda Department of the Kuomintang, agreed to organize the Xinhua Daily in Nanjing. Shao Lizi's attitude towards the CCP is relatively mild.
According to the instructions of the Party Central Committee: "Xinhua Daily" is Pan Zinian, who was recently released from prison, is in charge of the overall responsibility, Qian Zhiguang is in charge of the managerial work, Yuan Chaojun, who has just been released from prison, and Lai Zulie, who is looking for a Communist Party organization, also participated in the preparations.
Qian Zhiguang was responsible for the military supplies work in the Eighth Route Army Office in Beijing and had many contacts with various parties. He specially invited Yu Youren, a veteran of the Kuomintang , to write the masthead of the "Xinhua Daily" in order to facilitate the spread of this newspaper in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. Publishing of . The
office also sent people to Shanghai to buy a large amount of Bering paper, rented a house on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing as a sales department, and rented a printing factory through connections, so they quickly installed the power cord of the printing machine.
By mid-October 1937, the preparations for "Xinhua Daily" were generally ready. At this time, due to the tension and defeat in the battle in Shanghai, the capital Nanjing was in danger of falling. Shao Lizi called Pan Zinian and told them to retreat to Wuhan and set off as soon as possible. As for newspaper publishing, we can wait until Wuhan.
So the office sent Qian Zhiguang and other advance personnel to rush to Wuhan before October 19th. Ye Jianying and Li Kenong later reported to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
In November, the situation in Nanjing became even more critical. The heads of the National Government have already evacuated, and it is meaningless for the Eighth Route Army Office personnel to stay in Nanjing. After consulting the central government, they also decided to leave Nanjing in batches and go to Wuhan.
At this time, the Japanese army was getting closer and closer to Nanjing. The Nanjing defenders began to erect barbed wire fences on the streets and roads. They were not fully prepared to defend the city against the enemy, and the city of Nanjing was in a shambles. Military vehicles were not used to transport troops to the anti-Japanese front, but to transport boxes, toilets and other supplies belonging to important Kuomintang officials to the rear.
When officials from various agencies of the National Government met, the greeting they exchanged was, "When are you leaving?" Residents in the city fled one after another, and the cars of dignitaries drove forward among the fleeing crowd. People's shouts and car horns were heard. At Nanjing Railway Station and the pier, there were crowds of people, luggage piled up, people panicked, and order in chaos.
Bogu (Qin Bangxian)
Under this critical situation, Li Kenong calmly coordinated the evacuation of the office personnel. In addition to Bo Gu who had already taken a boat from Nanjing to Wuhan on October 19, Qian Zhiguang, Xia Zhixu, Kang Yanmin and others took a train from Nanjing to Wuhan via Xuzhou and Zhengzhou on November 19. Li Kenong himself remains in the last batch and is expected to leave in early December.
This episode has finished telling the story, and we will continue telling the story of Li Kenong tomorrow. You are welcome to leave messages and comments in the comment area.
