Zhang Zizhong sighed with emotion: "The trustee is so generous and virtuous that he can only repay his kindness if he dies in battle."
165438+1October 12, Shanghai fell. The 9th Party Army and the 9th West Army retreated, and the Japanese pursued them, which matched Nanjing, the capital of China. As early as the later period of the Battle of Songhu, Chiang Kai-shek had a premonition that Nanjing would be difficult to protect, so he decided to move the capital to Chongqing. However, given that Chongqing is located in the southwest corner, transportation and communication are very inconvenient. In order to facilitate the anti-Japanese war command, most of the military and political core institutions were temporarily moved to Wuhan.
As the Japanese army approached, the military and political organs in Nanjing moved to Wuhan. 12 At the beginning of February, the Beijing office of the First Army also began to move. Zhang Zizhong arrived in Xinxiang by moving train. A few days later, the first war zone got a call from Chiang Kai-shek, and approved Zhang Zizhong to act as the commander of the 59th Army temporarily in the name of the army.
When the news came, Zhang Zizhong was extremely surprised and grateful. He said solemnly, "Thanks to all of you, we will be reborn. On the 9 th, Zhang Zhi's life should serve the country, serve the chief, and serve him! " This is from the heart, and tears are coming down.
This is a crucial turning point for Zhang Zizhong. The significance of this turning point lies not in the restoration of power and status, but in Zhang Zizhong's opportunity to redress grievances and serve the country. From then on, Zhang Zizhong began a brilliant and intense golden age in his life.