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We must hold on, we must hold on!

However, the dark green front of the German army hardly slowed down. Although half of the six 38t tanks blocking the front were destroyed, Rurik's anti-tank firepower was lost even faster!

Only a few guns remained operational from the two first anti-tank batteries, and the assorted artillery pieces that arrived later were rapidly extinguished in the exchange of fire with the Germans. The Zis-3, after dismantling a 38t tank, was caught by an attack aircraft and hit by several bombs, completely crippled. The 19-K and 82 high- and low-pressure guns concentrated their fire on the Type 22 armored vehicles, but were targeted by the German tanks. The 107mm gun's arrows and bullets mowed down an entire row of German soldiers like a spear, and then the newly appointed gunner was blown to pieces by the 20mm gun...

According to statistics, a Soviet anti-tank gun on the Eastern Front often had fewer than four rounds of fire. In such a high-intensity battlefield, if both the attacker and the defender were equally determined, the statistically based law of y-exchange would become the most equal and cruel battlefield law, inevitably tilting the tide of battle in favor of the side with greater manpower - and in this case, the German army, with two or three infantry divisions, clearly had the advantage.

Lieutenant Colonel Rurik and Political Commissar Titalenko looked into each other's eyes. They both understood that the moment had finally arrived.

"Comrades one by one!"

Rurik dialed the radio to "all frequency" and Political Commissar Titalenko drew his pistol. They shouted in unison on eight radio bands, in the trenches of the position! "Hold your guns tight and follow my steps!

"For the Motherland! Hurrah!"

“Hurrah!!!!”

A reckless counterattack will fearlessly destroy lives, but a counterattack is also a desperate struggle for survival for the disadvantaged party. When the enemy is less than a hundred meters away,

-A full-front charge can just bridge the most critical firepower gap between the two sides!

The soldiers, armed with fixed bayonets and sharpened engineer shovels, even clutched pistols in one hand and the kitchen staff's large soup spoons in the other, unleashed a terrifying roar. The German frontline was practically stunned. On such a fiercely attacked front, a Soviet unit with such a cautious commander would launch such an unreasonable counterattack at this moment! Several tanks and armored vehicles braked slamming, shifted into reverse, and began to retreat, intending to return to the protection of the second echelon infantry and break contact with the Soviets, then use machine guns and cannons to inflict heavy casualties on the exposed Soviet infantry.

But what greeted them was a barrage of "turtle fists" flying all over the sky, and...

A bright line of fire shot out from the jungle, with an almost straight trajectory. In an instant, it kissed the front armor of a 38t tank and penetrated it, after blasting through the entire fighting compartment, destroying the engine compartment along the way, and finally shot out from the rear of the tank.

That's a KV tank with a 100mm gun!

More tanks, pushing down small trees, began to pour out of the woods. There were KV-1s, T3476s, and even several Komsomol tractors equipped with 82mm high- and low-pressure cannons. In the sky, the biplane attack aircraft that had been wreaking havoc suddenly swerved and retreated in a panic, while the twin-engine bombers that had previously flown past fled in a trail of black smoke. From the west, Yak, MiG, and P400 fighters painted in cyan and tawny yellow slashed into the battlefield, firing bullets at the fleeing German aircraft.

"It's reinforcements! It's reinforcements! Comrades, keep charging, keep moving forward! We must destroy the Nazi artillery positions and capture their positions!"

Rurik shouted orders into the walkie-talkie, and a soldier leaning against the back of the tank reached out his hand to him and pulled him into the vehicle.

"We must drive them as far away as possible!"

Chapter 649: The Line Drawer on the Eastern Front

A combined assault by Rurik's temporary group, the Soviet 327th Division defending the northern front, and approximately two battalions of armored units finally pushed the Germans back more than ten kilometers. However, after the Germans regrouped and launched a counterattack, the exhausted Soviets could no longer maintain their defense, and the precious retreat route was once again blocked by the Germans.

However, in the nearly day and a half that passed between them, the Second Assault Army and the troops blocking the crossing completed their evacuation along the railway, retreating back to the Soviet-controlled area east of the Volkhov River. A subsequent inventory revealed that, with the exception of a rearguard of approximately 300 men who ultimately failed to withdraw, the remainder of the Second Assault Army, though somewhat disorganized, had successfully completed its retreat.

However, if we evaluate this battle without emotion—in fact, the Soviet army's objectives were not achieved in this battle: Lyuban was not captured, and the German army was not encircled. Instead, the Soviet Volkhov Front paid a heavy price, sacrificing nearly 30,000 men and losing a large amount of technical equipment. The headquarters of the Second Assault Army was completely destroyed in the rearguard, with only one deputy commander, N. Beredyev, surviving by chance with serious injuries…

In this battle, the German army was the actual victor.

But all in all, the Battle of Lyuban finally came to a temporary pause, and the entire Leningrad Front became quiet.

Learning defense in 1941, learning offense in 1942. In the original time and space, some people commented on the Soviet army during World War II. Even though they had withstood the Germans' lightning-fast offensive, the Soviet situation remained bleak in the first half of 1942.

During the winter counter-offensive, the Soviet army's underestimation of the enemy and misjudgment of the situation often led to the valuable offensive forces being surrounded and destroyed by the German army.

For example, the first offensive in the Rzhev salient failed to completely eradicate the massive salient due to insufficient Soviet armor and follow-up forces. Even the paratroopers dropped into the salient were surrounded by German forces, resulting in heavy casualties. The first offensive in the Kharkov region, also known as the "Second Battle of Kharkov," was a disastrous outcome due to poor Soviet command, weak offensive power, and inefficient use of armor. The Soviets suffered heavy losses of equipment and personnel, depriving the Southwestern Front of valuable mobility.

However, some changes, unlike those in history, were ultimately having a lasting impact. While the Soviet army was learning about war through painful losses, it was also constantly tugging at the "Eastern Front," a behemoth with powerful historical inertia, gradually changing its direction.

Near Moscow, the Soviets launched a series of counterattacks from the winter of 1941 to the spring of 1942, including the Kalinin Offensive and the Battle of Sychevka-Vyazma. Although the Soviets were unable to close the Rzhev salient and encircle the Germans, they did manage to establish smaller encirclements of German forces in places like Demyansk.

Although the Germans eventually broke out of the Demyansk Pocket due to inexperience in encirclement and the inability to disrupt the German air supply lines, the Soviets ultimately inflicted greater casualties on the Germans while minimizing their own losses. The active "Totenkopf Division" was reduced to just over 3,000 men by the time it was relieved by friendly forces. The Luftwaffe, particularly its unescorted transport and bomber units, lost at least 300 aircraft and a significant number of aircrew members.

At the same time, the Third Assault Army, which was at the forefront, seized the weak link in the German army's mobilization of troops and, in coordination with the cold winter environment, crossed the swamp and

The enemy broke into the railway hub "Velukki" where bunkers were being built.

"City", and drove the German troops about 20 kilometers from the city, driving them to the vicinity of Novosokolniki.

By the end of May 1942, although the Soviet army was exhausted from its attack and could no longer advance, by the time the Germans mobilized their troops to counterattack, the swamps around Velikiye Luki had thawed and turned into mud. Even if the German army assembled a large number of troops, it would probably not be able to easily capture this key railway hub again.

On the southern front, despite the "Kharkov Curse," Soviet forces in the Crimean Peninsula performed remarkably well. They successfully utilized the Perekop Isthmus to withstand several German probing attacks and ultimately achieved a standoff with the Romanian corps within the Nazi corps. Safely behind the scenes, the valiant Red Navy Air Force and the Soviet Air Force, utilizing airfields in Novorossiysk, Simferopol, and Sevastopol, launched bombers such as the TB3 and IL-4PE-8 (with updated engines) to carry out air strikes on surrounding German facilities.

The Red Air Force flew over the oceans, even penetrating deep into Axis-controlled territory. In just a few months, they not only bombed the Ploiești oil refinery in inland Romania, instantly reducing its refining capacity by 40%, but also attacked the port of Constanta on Romania's Black Sea coast and intercepted Axis transport ships bound for Odessa, reducing the efficiency of the German Army Group South's logistical supply.

Even a PE-8 bomber that had been replaced with a US-made engine made in China failed to drop a bomb during an experimental bombing flight due to weather conditions.

A 5-ton bomb was mistakenly dropped on the Hungarian Embassy in Bucharest.

The massive explosion razed the entire building to the ground. However, according to Soviet interception of Romanian radio, the Romanians in Bucharest showed no sign of grief and even held a small parade to celebrate the event, which was truly shameful.

"No spare capacity? No spare capacity! Romanian oil, like the North German oil fields, is of great importance to the Reich. Don't they know that?"

The mustache man who had just returned from the Munich "Beer Hall Putsch" memorial ceremony lost his temper on his "Erica" ​​special train, causing Bob to report to him.

Man was also extremely embarrassed, not knowing whether to stand or sit, and could only look around and talk about other things.

The mustache man had just received two telegrams. One was from Hamburg, reporting that the British had attacked the SUB-9 drilling platform in the North German oil fields the night before with Mosquito bombers. Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire, the Mosquito bombers had dropped torpedoes on the oil field. Normally, the torpedoes would have been stopped by the mine netting surrounding the platform, but this time, the torpedoes seemed to have an unusually sensitive fuse. Upon impact, they exploded, blasting through both layers of netting. Two of the three subsequent torpedoes passed through the punctured netting and struck the drilling peninsula. The massive explosion didn't destroy the platform itself, but it did fracture and jam the fragile drill pipe and casing in the seawater, forcing SBU-9 to be shut down for 15 days for repairs.

The other was from Romania. Following the recent bombing of the Ploieşti refinery, the Yulia refinery suffered a disaster. A high-flying Soviet four-engine bomber, at high altitude, peppered the refinery's tank farm, dropping a 250-kilogram (approximately 250 kg) bomb. Although only one hit a pipeline, causing actual damage and reducing the efficiency of the refinery's No. 2 refining tower by 5%, it still left the mustache bearer in a very bad mood.

In particular, his Air Force Marshal, Hermann Wilhelm Goering, told him that he had no extra air force to deploy to reinforce Romania.

"Didn't he say he'd change his name to Meyer if British bombs landed on the oil fields? Should we call him 'Marshal Meyer' from now on? Go out! Tell Meyer that if there's no spare capacity, we should at least find a way to free up extra planes!"

"Understood, my Führer."

Martin Bormann left, while the man with the mustache remained sitting in his chair, sulking.

In fact, the Air Force was not short of manpower at all. He once asked his subordinate, "Chicken Farmer" Heinrich Himmler, that the Air Force now had at least two million personnel recruited to operate all the aircraft in the Reich. Why did they need so many people?

I wouldn't have to ask Ribbentrop to contact the Italians to help Romania defend the oil fields, would I?

Wait, it seems that this... maybe it really can...

The mustache-faced man rubbed the side of his face and began to ponder. He considered the exchange of interests with Italy and the subsequent war arrangements. He turned to the map of Europe hanging on the wall, then fiddled with the world map on the table. "I really need to find Ribbentrop to coordinate the actions of the allies... Humph, those selfish yellow people... The Empire has now been reduced to seeking their help."

The mustache snorted, his eyes once again falling on the map of the Eastern Front, which was covered with arrows and lines - from Kiev and Kharkov all the way east.

Finally, his eyes fell on the Caspian Sea, on this extra-large saltwater lake.

Above the two nearby cities, Baku and Astrakhan.

As for the city located on the Volga River, Stalingrad, formerly known as "Tsaritsyn", the Führer initially did not pay any special attention to it.

Chapter 650: In other corners of the world

(Chapter on Concentrated Inventory)

When the Chinese were recovering the land after the war and replanting crops; when the Japanese and Americans were fighting naval battles in the Pacific, each winning and losing.

When the Germans and Soviets fought for their lives on the thousands of miles of Eastern Front,

Even as the two sides are in a stalemate, history is still moving forward slowly and steadily.

Even in this history where the time traveler Comrade Liu Helian participated and interfered, many things have changed greatly, and there are still many things that have not undergone any major changes. However, if you look carefully, you may always be able to find some small and subtle changes that are stubbornly occurring.

On the Western Front, the second front that had not yet been opened, the confrontation between Britain and Germany was still limited to the air force level.

The German air raids on Britain had completely turned into symbolic small-scale night raids, and could no longer cause any trouble to the British. After the US Eighth Air Force entered the British mainland (although the bombing mission had not yet officially begun), the British, who were more confident and stronger than in history, began to plan large-scale air raids on major cities in Germany to strengthen propaganda, boost morale, and use a great victory over Germany to dilute the adverse effects of the surrender of the Tobruk defenders and save the support rate of "that adult".

Unlike the original history, after Churchill's direct intervention and the Royal Air Force's analysis, the British decided to carry out air strikes on Hamburg, a key city in northern Germany, and the North German oil fields at the same time. Hamburg is an important industrial city and railway hub in Germany, with a large population and a key position. Bombing it can effectively produce a propaganda deterrent effect. The North German oil fields are the Prime Minister's target and a key strategic resource production area. They are as important as the Majiagang Oil Field. After all, although the heavy oil here cannot be refined into gasoline, it can produce synthetic fuel for the Air Force and diesel and heavy oil for the Navy.

For a time, after several feint attacks, bombers from the British mainland that were capable of carrying out this attack took off one after another. The Royal Air Force assembled nearly 700 large and small bombers in one breath, and used the radio guidance method used by the Germans to fly towards Hamburg and the North German oil fields.

As a result, the German Air Force, which had suffered a lot in the air raid on Majiagang Oilfield, took advantage of the home court this time. Marshal Meyer, who had three night fighter wings (NJG), relied on the cutting-edge radar early warning network to successfully intercept the British bombing formation.

Although nighttime interception was not very effective, the Luftwaffe still managed to destroy or severely damage nearly 10% of the British bombers—over 60 Wellingtons, Halifaxes, Hamptons, and other bombers were hit by machine guns, becoming falling fireballs from the sky, creating many aces for the Luftwaffe. Anti-aircraft guns, searchlights, and radar deployed around the city hampered the remaining British aircraft from dropping bombs, and the indiscriminate bombing of the city failed to cause any decisive damage.

The Mosquito formations heading to the oil fields to "steal chickens" also encountered numerous difficulties. The "meticulously" designed, ultra-sensitive air-dropped torpedoes either exploded upon impact or failed to function as the aircraft evaded and dropped their bombs, becoming kinetic iron rods. The accuracy of their attacks on the associated gas flares on the drilling platforms was also worrying. Ultimately, only one crew successfully carried out the attack, which blew open the protective netting surrounding the SUB-9 drilling platform, damaging the pipelines within the oil field and requiring the platform to be shut down for maintenance.

This air raid was undoubtedly a failure, but even if it failed once, how could the British give up so easily? Even though they knew that the same "bloodletting" consumption that had occurred during the Majiagang Oilfield air raid would be repeated on the British themselves, given Churchill's stubborn character, the Royal Air Force seemed to persist in launching attacks here.

Over the blue ocean, Britain and Germany were fighting in the air, while above the yellow ocean, the Allies and the Axis powers were also fighting each other.

As a theater of war largely unaffected, the situation in North Africa unfolded largely in line with history. Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, reached the pinnacle of his military career. The powerful offensive launched in January and lasted until June 1942, allowing his Axis forces to capture the British fortress of Tobruk, known as the "Unbreakable," in one fell swoop, redeeming his regret from the previous year.

Thanks to this great victory, Rommel finally received his coveted Field Marshal's baton, becoming a German Field Marshal. After receiving the rank, an exhilarated Rommel had his chef prepare a sumptuous meal in Tobruk using the captured ingredients, including seared tuna, IPA beer, curried prawns, and pasta. He then had reporters take photos and published a newspaper article with lines like "Thank you for your fortress and your meal," mocking the British.

However, the China Resources Company and the "(Eighth Route Army stationed in) Indian Ocean Yemen Squadron", whose supplies were seized by the Germans, expressed their calmness - after all, the British had already paid the money, and whether the supplies ended up in the stomachs of the British or the Germans was not something the Eighth Route Army should worry about.

The only thing the Eighth Route Army cared about was how to use this small squadron to train more naval cadets and lay the foundation for the real naval construction in the future.

Since its significant contribution in sinking the Atlantis, the Sino-British Indian Ocean Yemen Squadron (Flotia), represented by Pandaria, has become renowned. Not only have several of the ship's commanders received commendations, promotions, and medals, but the entire squadron has also been able to undertake more challenging missions within the Allied system, learning how to operate a navy.

By mid-1942, this "squadron" which originally had only three armed merchant ships had become a "large" regular fleet with the "three old members" Pandaria, Shanwei and Badajie, the fast refrigerated freighter Jinggangshan (formerly the Italian auxiliary cruiser Lambu IV, abandoned in Massawa Port and later taken over by the Eighth Route Army) and the supply tanker Qingliangshan (formerly the Norwegian tanker Katie Brufeger, which was captured and used by the squadron after being damaged). The combat ships also included two newly added "Hua" class frigates, as well as a large number of MBT torpedo boats and "Fellmier" gunboats.

Although the Eighth Route Army had to pay for the logistical supplies other than fuel and artillery shells of such a squadron, and had to be affiliated with the Allied naval command system and be subject to others' control, it was at least large enough to accommodate hundreds of naval cadets for internships on legitimate ships.

Starting from 39, these selected students who were politically reliable, had strong learning abilities, and had at least primary school level, successively participated in tasks such as logistics transportation in the North African battlefield, intercepting attack ships and Axis merchant ships, landing transportation in Somalia, and shelling missions on the opposite shore, and gained valuable first-hand experience.

After returning home, the first batch of cadets quickly joined forces with soldiers from the former coastal defense forces of Suzhong and Shandong Provinces. Utilizing torpedo boats and gunboats that could be disassembled for transport and assembled on-site, they jointly established the Eighth Route Army's first "small boat navy." They undertook the missions of protecting fishermen, combating pirates, and disrupting commerce, capturing and sinking numerous Japanese Army coastal transport vessels. Currently, the Pandaria, flagship of the "Yemen Squadron," lazily sailed back from the waters of Madagascar, accompanied by a makeshift fleet of two Flower-class frigates, and loaded with cadets.

During the just-concluded Operation Ironclad, the squadron was requisitioned by the British Navy and went to the waters of Madagascar to provide supplies to the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and conduct anti-submarine patrols in the waters north of Madagascar - it was heard that Japanese Navy submarines were active in the area, waiting for an opportunity to attack Allied transport merchant ships.

Upon hearing that there were Japanese to fight, the entire fleet was extremely motivated. After completing their resupply mission and arriving at the patrol area, the three ships began patrolling in a very standard anti-submarine formation, and efficiently operated the ship-borne "Little Beaver" seaplanes to conduct anti-submarine searches.

However, during the search for several days, the Eighth Route Army did not find any large Japanese submarines. It was only in the evening of one day that they encountered a suspected Japanese submarine.

An attack was launched against a suspicious target that did not respond to the call sign but was too small.

The three ships in the fleet surrounded the target and attacked it several times, dropping more than ten depth charges and having a great time. But by the next morning,

No typical signs of a sunken submarine were found in the sea area, nor were there any

Diesel oil films and the bodies of crew members were seen floating to the surface, but the fleet reported that Japanese submarines had attacked the Allied ships in Diego Suarez Bay, resulting in one sinking and one damaged, with heavy losses.

This caused great embarrassment for the Eighth Route Army Navy, and the suspected submarine kill could not be confirmed for a while. But by then, the mission was over, and everyone could only reluctantly leave the fleet and return north, thinking that next time they would have to sink a submarine properly to count.

However, unknown to everyone in the squadron, a large Japanese submarine "-20" was hovering at periscope depth, searching everywhere for the "target" it had released.

According to the predetermined plan, the "target A" carrying two torpedoes should have completed its attack mission long ago and returned safely to reunite with me. Even if they didn't complete their mission, or lost their way, they should at least send the agreed-upon telegram to inform me of the situation, right?

The 1-20 submarine waited and waited, and finally, considering that the pure electric "A-class" could no longer persist in the open sea, the captain made up his mind. After some thought, he announced to the entire crew:

"Oharu-kun and Tanaka-kun tragically died for their country when their Type 01-class ships struck British foes with torpedoes. Their victories were fruitful!" He paused for a few seconds, a moment of silence. "They have become military gods. Gentlemen, we must remember their spirit and continue to fight bravely!" "Now, everyone, prepare to return!"

Chapter 651: The Other Side of the Eastern Battlefield

(Human Resources Chapter)

Just as there were other "corners" in World War II besides the European and North African battlefields, in the Chinese Anti-Japanese War, in addition to the Eighth Route Army bravely shouldering the heavy responsibility

In addition to making great strides in the fight against Japanese fascism, there is also a name

The KMT was the force that had just declared war and started to "rise up to resist Japan."

Compared to the Eighth Route Army's brilliant achievements after launching its strategic counteroffensive, the KMT had few achievements to boast. Unlike historical records, in mid-1941, although the Japanese delayed launching the Second Battle of Xingcheng, the depleted 11th Army, after inflicting heavy casualties on the KMT and capturing Xingcheng, the capital of Hunan Province, was severely disrupted by the well-manpowered Nationalist forces' "Tianlu Tactics." Their logistics were nearly strained, and the Japanese troops entering the city were frequently starved, suffering from intermittent hunger.

Seeing this, Japanese commander Anami Korechika, recalling the strict order from Imperial Headquarters that "no expansion of the occupied territory without prior authorization," retreated to the Yueyang area. After reestablishing his defensive line, he inflicted heavy losses on the pursuing Nationalist forces. However, the Nationalist forces did manage to follow the Japanese lead and recapture the provincial capital, Xingcheng, achieving a "major breakthrough."

However, after the front line stabilized, the Nationalist army, which was facing the Japanese army in the Yueyang area, actually began to do business with Japanese merchants on the other side. They sold tungsten ore, crude copper, and opium on a large scale, and purchased Japanese industrial products and even drugs such as "energy pills". As a result, the originally good combat effectiveness plummeted.

During this period, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and the garrison troops operating in the war zone even engaged in a nasty exchange of "market competition." In particular, a reporter from nowhere reported that the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics had been smuggling counterfeit currency and engaging in a conflict with the Military Bureau of Investigation, causing Chiang Kai-shek great embarrassment. He ordered an investigation, but the investigating agency insisted that it was "only done by subordinates on their own." Ultimately, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to execute several frontline personnel and loudly denounce the "shameless" in his diary.

However, this kind of scolding and blaming disappeared immediately after the Eighth Route Army launched the counterattack in Shanxi Province. As the Eighth Route Army almost wiped out the Japanese 1st Army, even in his diary, Chiang Kai-shek began to fall into a strange silence.

Then, after deep self-reflection and secret talks one day, Chiang Kai-shek began his own action.

If Chiang Kai-shek had a "governing paranoia" system like in a coloring game, he would now be in a state of maximum "paranoia".

Ever since the idol in his heart was shattered by reality, as the leader of warlords and compradors, the spokesperson of imperialist forces, and the admirer of modern Japan, Chiang had woken up from his dreams more than once after the Shanxi Provincial War and had to rely on sleeping pills to fall asleep again.

Ever since he lost all his money in the credit crisis in 121 BC and was stopped by people to collect debts, no one or any force has ever posed such a serious threat to all his identities at the same time. This sense of crisis that almost uprooted him forced Chiang Kai-shek to look with suspicion at his former trustworthy subordinates.

Can his students still be trusted? Are the loyal followers around him loyal enough?

It was understandable that the Eighth Route Army had wiped out one or two divisions in the Battle of Western Mengxi, but this time, the feat of annihilating eight divisions in a row had already exceeded the highest limit of his poor imagination - who knew if those guys would become disloyal once they saw the Eighth Route Army's strength?

After all, the entire Party-state was built on the principle of "who has more soldiers, who has more money, and whose bonds are recognized by the great powers." Chiang Kai-shek knew that those two-faced individuals might still fantasize about negotiating peace with the Eighth Route Army, but he, Chang, knew that if he fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, he would be killed without a burial place.

He pondered fearfully, and in a state of "looking around, all are potential traitors," President Chiang, a master of "traditional imperial tactics," could not help but cast his gaze on those with whom he was related by blood or marriage. What about the true descendants of Whampoa Military Academy and the direct line of generals? Perhaps only relatives, wives, and children could be trusted!

Thus, starting from April 1942, a violent storm blew up in the entire KMT personnel system.

The first person to suffer was Zhu Pianxian, the nominal "number three figure" in the preserved fruit business.

As the ultimate dream of many intellectuals in the Republic of China, Zhu Liuxian, who "gained the favor of a wise ruler" and reached the highest position in the government, was indeed extremely powerful at the time. He was the director of the Military Commission's Advisory Office, secretary-general of the Central Executive Committee and chairman of the Party Affairs Committee, director of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, acting secretary-general of the Central Committee of the Three People's Principles Youth League... He was also the head of the Organization Department of the Kuomintang, acting president of the Academia Sinica, and minister of education of the Executive Yuan. He was extremely popular.

Yet, this powerful official, simply because of his incompetent leadership, condoned a fight among Shaanxi Provincial Party members over northern goods, undermining the comradeship between the Party and the country. Furthermore, his failure to adequately supervise universities led to the long-standing "surrender to the bandits" of Zhejiang University, Northwest United University, Tangshan Jiaotong University, and the Peking Railway Institute. In April 1942, Chiang Kai-shek dismissed him from his post and brought him to justice. In a single day, he was stripped of eight positions, leaving only the idle position of a member of the Central Executive Committee.

Zhu Liuxian was completely powerless to resist Chiang Kai-shek's iron fist. Originally brought to power to cultivate loyalists, balance factional struggles, and establish a reputation as a loyal minister, he was completely unlike other high-ranking officials who possessed their own military or financial backing, and was forced to bow out in disgrace. The Central Bureau of Investigation, originally under his jurisdiction, was handed over by Chiang Kai-shek to Ye Xiufeng, a spy chief with a long history of bloodshed in the original time and space.

Next, Chiang Kai-shek once again directed his spearhead at Dai Yunong, the helmsman of the Military Control Commission.