China Cannot Be Conquered!
December 7, 1939
Chungking, Republic of China
It had been very stressful for the past few months. The Japanese and their warlord puppets had managed to spread their tentacles to Wuhan, and now the Republic had evacuated to the stronghold of Chungking. The chaos was compounded by the disappearance of Chair Jiang Jieshi of the Supreme Council of National Defense in the midst of the retreat. For now, Vice-Chair Zhou Enlai was holding things together, even as the vultures like Wang Jingwei were maneuvering to take the vacant position.
Just where was the Commandant? As much as things did not go well in the past few years, it was never really the Commandant’s fault when things come down to. The European capitalists had empowered the Japanese devils with near unlimited funds, and the Northeast had turned into an industrial hell sucking up half a million souls to fuel the output of infernal machines that were grinding up the brave soldiers who would become human bombs to keep even a single bit of dirt free. Exactly how was any one person to hold against such a daunting challenge? If that damn Wang was Chair, China would likely have already become conquered like what some previous Japanese monkey tried to do during the Ming. Zhou would never blame his dear Commandant for not liberating all of China.
There was a loud crash as a guard stumbled into his office. “Vice-Chair! Come quickly, there is something you must listen to!”
Intrigued, Zhou followed to the common room where a crowd was gathered around a radio shouting out a broadcast. ”…The historical mission of our National Revolution will be fulfilled…”
It, it was the voice of the Commandant! Zhou pushed through to get close to the radio. Just where was the Commandant! Where was his dear speaking from! For all those months!
”… but by a dispirited and cowardly minority within the governing class and society of the time. Today, those evil forces are the Communists and the traitors who have been seduced by the poison…”
All suddenly fell silent at the words. This was the military leader of the Republic? Jiang Jieshi, who everyone here followed with all their heart, the shining wall against the barbaric hordes? He who managed to hold out against all the warlords trying to tear apart China? He who was the capstone in the KMT-CCP alliance that held despite all the clamoring for a purge by the Rightists? He who weathered the economic depression caused by the Americans when they devalued silver and strangled the Chinese people? He who held back the constant waves of the Japanese and their puppets, with all their industrialized steel daggers constantly stabbing into the heart of the workers? Just what was going on here! How, how was this possible!
Zhou suddenly felt dizzy and started falling backwards. Several caught him and sat him on a chair to recover. In the haze of semi-consciousness, Zhou looked at a poster on the war. It was of his Commandant standing firm with the people of China against the Japanese devils attempting to crash down like a series of Tsunami.
”…The cheers and rejoicings of our armies and people here have their deepest meaning in this upcoming new freedom of our long-oppressed compatriots. As such, I take upon the role of Chief Protector of the Chinese Nation, and will do all to work towards eradicating the Red Plague and liberating the nation! CHINA CANNOT BE CONQUERED!”
The speech ended, and some announcer was talking about the next speaker, some Japanese general. All of that did not register for Zhou, for his lover had gone over to the Japanese. His dear Commandant, a traitor against China… the sky had fallen upon him.
Someone came into the room, and Zhou recognized that weasel face: Wang Jingwei. “Ah, Vice-Chair Zhou, I figured you would be here. I’ve come to notify you that I am now the Chair of the Supreme Council of National Defense.”
Zhou leap from the chair and grabbed Wang’s collar. “You knew you fox! You knew what the Chair was doing yet did not inform us! Is this how you repay the kindness that allowed you to still be the political head! You good-for-nothing Zhang Bangchang!”
Others around Zhou pulled him off Wang. The latter coolly dusted off his collars and smirked at Zhou. “Ah, also, you will be replaced from the Vice-Chair position. I believe our Communist comrades need a few more commissars on the front, and you have been picked for such an esteemed role. Please pack up and go, time is scarce.” Laughing, Wang left.
Fighting back tears, Zhou had only on thought on his mind: “Commandant, my Commandant, this must be some dream. Why have you forsaken us.
Full text of Jiang’s Speech
“Right will triumph over might-this great truth which we never once doubted will be vindicated. Our faith in justice through black and hopeless days and long years of struggle will be rewarded. The historical mission of our National Revolution will be fulfilled.
We are fighting this war for our own national existence and for freedom to follow the course of national revolution laid down for us in the Three Principles of the People. We must instruct our people to take lessons from the annals of the Song and Ming dynasties. The fall of these two dynasties was not caused by outside enemies with a superior force, but by a dispirited and cowardly minority within the governing class and society of the time. Today, those evil forces are the Communists and the traitors who have been seduced by the poison.
I think of one very serious problem-how to make the peoples misguided by communists and their insidious supporters admit their mistakes and defeat, and recognize that our struggle for national independence, democracy and the welfare of all the people is more in harmony with truth and human rights than their struggle for land and power by means of violence and terrorism.
The enemy’s evil designs on China will be thoroughly crushed. The people of China suffered and sacrificed more each year as our long war of defense went on. But the confidence that we would emerge victorious also grows from day today. Our fellow countrymen in the enemy-occupied areas have endured a long night of devastation and disgrace. However, they will be liberated and will see again the White Sun in the Blue Sky. The cheers and rejoicings of our armies and people here have their deepest meaning in this upcoming new freedom of our long-oppressed compatriots.
As such, I take upon the role of Chief Protector of the Chinese Nation, and will do all to work towards eradicating the Red Plague and liberating the nation!
CHINA CANNOT BE CONQUERED!
Note: this piece was requested by me from @Sumeragi , but since she cannot post right now and the posting must move on I’ve gotten her permission to post it here with her attribution. *[WPA]: Works Progress Administration *[NBI]: National Bureau of Investigation
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