In the venue, the unique metallic sound of Tang Dao began to stir again!
"It has been more than two years since my 200,000 Sichuan Army brothers came out to Sichuan to fight against Japan in September last year. Tang Dao was fortunate enough to have fought side by side with the Sichuan Army officers and soldiers of the 23rd and 22nd Group Army in Songhu, Guangde and North China, and he was lucky enough to survive!" Tang Dao's
The voice gradually became deeper.
In the venue, the faces of 4,500 recruits and tens of thousands of people were also solemn along with Tang Dao!
Although ninety-nine percent of them did not know what battles were taking place in the cities that they had only heard about in the past year, a large regiment leader who in their opinion was already worthy of the sky was used
The four words "lucky to survive" can fully imagine the intensity of the battlefield.
“In the battles of Songhu, Jinling, and Xuzhou, our Sichuan Army fought bravely against the enemy and killed no less than ten thousand Japanese invaders! However, when our Sichuan Army left Sichuan, things were in a hurry, they lacked food and clothing, and their weapons and equipment were crude, so we had to fight with flesh and blood.
The body resisted the enemy's bullets, so the losses were heavy!
In the 26th Division of the 43rd Army, 6,000 people from the division commander on down walked onto the battlefield, but only one-tenth of them could walk off the battlefield on their own;
The 145th Division guarding the Wings of Jinling had 7,000 people under Commander Rao. When our regiment rushed to support, only one battalion remained. At that time, Commander Rao was ready to die for his country;
The 122nd Division stationed in Teng County, in order to delay the enemy and gain time to formulate an encirclement in the war zone, with only 4,000 troops left, defended the city for five days. Only a hundred people survived, and Commander Wang even died for his country!
General Liu Xiang, who previously ordered all our Sichuan troops to come out of Sichuan to fight against Japan, was also ill and could not be treated due to a military emergency. He died at the frontline headquarters of the Anti-Japanese War at the beginning of this year!"
There was dead silence in the venue!
Including several officials from the county government who looked a little dull, they learned through the radio and newspapers that the Japanese army was pressing hard on the two fronts of Southeast and North China. The Chinese army was defeated and a lot of territory was occupied by the Japanese army within a year.
Knowing that the balance of victory in this national war is gradually tilting towards the Japanese invaders!
But no one knew that it would be so brutal. An infantry division was beaten down to only a few hundred people, and even a big figure like the division commander died for his country. No wonder Tang Dao, the regiment commander, said that he was just a 'lucky survivor'!
Western Sichuan is a remote place. It takes more than half a month for newspapers published in big cities to be delivered here. Moreover, only the elites in the county know about this. Even if the people in the countryside have heard about it, they only know it.
How could anyone tell them the situation on the front line so clearly?
Unknown how many people burst into tears. There may not have been many soldiers from Jinxi County who came out to fight against the Japanese in Sichuan, but there were still thousands of them. Could it be said that all the previous worries have become a reality?
But for parents, as long as they haven't received the bad news, it doesn't matter. This has also become a reason for countless parents, wives and children to comfort themselves.
But they didn't know that due to the emergency of the war, countless death notices were not sent home until many years later. In some units, all members of the regiment and brigade headquarters were even sacrificed, and the soldier files could not be found until after the war.
For decades, the relatives who have been waiting so hard have not yet received an answer as to whether their loved one is alive or dead.
I know, sorry!
Wait, it hurts!
"However, this is a national war. In addition to our Sichuan army, other people from Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and other provinces are also fighting bloody battles. There are even entire divisions and entire brigades without a single person left! Only in the battle of Songhu, our Chinese sons and daughters were killed in the battle.
More than 300,000 people, 13 generals above major general!"
Tang Dao seemed not to notice the grief on the faces of his fellow villagers, and continued to talk about the tragic losses that the Chinese army had suffered in this nationwide war over the past year.
This caused panic to appear in the eyes of the county magistrate. He recruited troops, relying on a smooth tongue to deceive, but more importantly, he concealed the heavy losses suffered by the frontline units in the war.
There are many people in the army in Jinxi County, but who would be willing to send their second and third sons to join the army if they heard that their eldest son had died on the front line? Are there any generals as heroic as the Yang family? Yes! But after all, they are a minority among the minority, absolutely.
Most of the villagers still want to keep the incense.
Who would have thought that Commander Tang, who seemed very sophisticated at first, would talk about the unfavorable situation in the War of Resistance at the beginning of his lecture. Wouldn't this shake the morale of the army?
It's a pity that the microphone is in Tang Dao's hand, and nominally speaking, Tang Dao, as the receiving officer, is the protagonist today. No matter what the county magistrate thinks, he can't stop Tang Dao from continuing to "make trouble"!
Moreover, the 'white flag' raised by the lieutenant officer in the field had a chilling and chilling air, which was intimidating.
Looking at the nearly a thousand soldiers of the security regiment with loaded ammunition around them, they didn't even have the courage to take another look, and they knew why Tang Dao's five men and five horses shocked the whole place as soon as they appeared.
"As a son of man, I may not know how heart-breaking it is to be a parent, but as a comrade, I know very well the grief of losing a comrade-in-arms!
From Sihang Warehouse to Songjiang, Guangde and then to North China, our regiment was upgraded from a military establishment to a regiment, from less than a hundred to thousands. Tang lost thousands of his comrades. Today, our Sihang Regiment has a specially built martyrs cemetery.
The tombstones of the fallen soldiers are like bushes on the mountain!
Every time I think about this place, as the leader of a regiment, Tang Dao can't sleep at night!
But my Four Elements Group becomes braver and stronger as we fight!
So that the elders in my hometown can know that one lieutenant general and three major generals have died at the hands of the Japanese invaders. The remaining Japanese invaders number more than 20,000. The life of one of my brother Tang Dao requires five times the Japanese invaders.
Give me your head!" Tang Dao's voice suddenly increased in pitch, deafening!
The venue was silent again!
"good!"
“Well done to the Four Elements Group!”
"Our Sichuan army is mighty!"
Especially after hearing what Tang Dao said, "My brother's life is worth five times the head of the Japanese invaders", the suppressed emotions due to the previous huge sacrifice erupted like a volcano!
"For this reason, the government issued many medals to our brothers who were lucky enough to survive!" Tang Dao took out a handful of medals from his purse, held them in his hand and stared at them.
The county magistrate and the fat police chief took a breath. They were not qualified to see this kind of medal. They didn't know what Baoding was, what Zhongyong was, and what Qingtian was. But they knew that with any medal in Tang Dao's hands, they could
I don't dare to touch the Tang Dao Clan at all.
That's recognition from people at the top that they will never have access to.
But what Tang Dao said next made them never forget it in their lifetime.
After all, people are different.
"This medal represents recognition from those big shots, honor and money!
But in my opinion, this does not represent honor, but the lives of thousands of brothers of our four-pronged regiment who sacrificed their lives on various battlefields. Holding them makes my heart ache.
The medals that truly belong to the warriors can never be replaced by these gold and silver. They will always be engraved on the bodies of the warriors." Tang Dao gently put down the medals in his hands, and untied them neatly under the eyes of the recruits and the people who suddenly widened their eyes.
Army colonel uniform, unbuttoned white shirt!
The dizzyingly strong body of steel was exposed in front of everyone.
A cry of exclamation!
It’s not that Tang Tuanzuo exclaimed at the perfect muscular lines of his upper body, but the layers of scars and several hideous scars on his body!
"Survived by luck" is by no means just a word of mouth. Bullet penetration wounds, cannonball skin lacerations and flame burn scars are the best proof!
Tang Dao had been home for ten days and had been careful. Even if Xiao Hanlian had an excuse to tailor his son's clothes, she still didn't see the scar Tang Dao had hidden under his shirt!
Not to mention the scars that were densely covered on the chest and back, the ten centimeter-long cannonball skin laceration would probably have made Xiao Hanlian cry for many days. Tang Dao would not do such stupid things.
It is said that everyone only hurts the person closest to them. This is really true. Tantai Mingyue is such a tough woman. Whenever she sees the scars on her fiancé's body, she can't help but her eyes sparkle. Tang Dao cannot do that.
To hide her, he can only prevent more people who love him from seeing it, but today Tang Dao completely exposed his heart in order to win over these 4,500 recruits!
Perhaps, not only for these 4,500 people, but also for the people who sent their sons to the front line, Tang Dao wanted them to know that as their leader, he would never just hide behind their sons and step on them.
His corpse has received countless meritorious services.
Needless to say, the recruits and the public will know that the heroic captain in front of them will fight side by side with his comrades!
Slowly putting on his military uniform, Tang Dao pointed at Lu Sanjiang's 'white background with black characters' flag: "Have you seen that flag with the word "death"?
The eyes of the people and recruits involuntarily turned to the horrifying flag with a huge word "death" written on it!
"Lu Sanjiang, read it!" Tang Dao suddenly opened his tongue and shouted.
"I don't want you to be filial in my presence,
I only hope that you will be loyal to your nation.
The national crisis is looming, and the Japanese invaders are ferocious.
Fate of the nation, everyone is responsible.
I wanted to serve, but I couldn't get over my age.
Fortunately, I have a son, so I take the initiative to take care of him.
Give me a flag and carry it with me at all times.
Wipe the blood when you are injured and wrap yourself up after death.
Move forward bravely and never forget your duty.
Father’s handwriting!”
Lu Sanjiang mustered up all his strength and finished reading the small words written on the flag with an almost heart-rending roar.
After hearing this, at least half of the people in the audience burst into tears, and even the old official standing in the audience had a face full of emotion.
I recall that in the late autumn of last year, my father gave me a flag with the word "death", and my son bid farewell to his father in the autumn wind, and resolutely turned around and walked across the mountains to the battlefield. What a magnificent scene!
Even an old man who has been immersed in the turbulence of the officialdom for many years can't help but feel his pores suddenly open at this moment, thinking of his youth more than 20 years ago!
When he came into contact with the New Culture Movement articles about saving the country and the nation in school, wasn't he also a passionate young man?
But later on, who made him get lost in the exchanges and flattery in the officialdom, only looking at the face of the person sitting in a higher position, and forgetting to look at the sorrow on the faces of those in ragged clothes?
After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, the old official waved to the police chief who was also a little stunned and whispered in his ear.
The fat police chief stayed for a while, then he led a few people to squeeze out of the crowd and ran to the county seat not far away.
"This flag with the word "death" was given to his son by an old school teacher from An County, Bei'an County, Sichuan Province in October last year. It was later transferred to our Sixings Group!
Every time I look at it, I can't help but feel passionate about killing the enemy and resisting the war! I will never look down on people easily unless it is extremely urgent!
I once ordered the entire regiment that once the "death" flag is raised, the entire regiment will be destroyed even if it is destroyed. It will be regarded as a decisive battle and a fight to the death!
You may be a little surprised, then why on this occasion, I would sacrifice this flag!" Tang Dao's words spread throughout the audience.
Everyone held their breath and kept silent, waiting for Tang Dao's explanation.
The father of the Wang family who gave his son a "die" flag is a role model for my parents in Sichuan and a representative of my Chinese parents.
If we don’t protect such parents, who will? If we don’t protect such a home, who will?
I want to ask the army standing in the audience, are you willing to join me in using our body to protect my home and my parents? Even if you wrap your body in white cloth, you will never be able to see the green mountains of your hometown again!" Tang Dao's voice gradually grew louder.
, like a thunder exploding over the entire field.
"Are you willing to die with me, Mr. Tang?"
The whole place was as silent as death!
The official face also showed worry. He was afraid that these new recruits who had never seen the battlefield would be frightened by a warrior like Tang Dao. He was even more afraid that if no one responded, Tang Dao's hard work would be in vain.
If he still doesn't understand that Tang Dao is using his iron-blooded cruelty to instill spirit into these soldiers who are about to go to the front line, then his twenty years in officialdom have been in vain.
But, was the medicine a little too strong?
But after all, he still doesn’t understand the people under his rule!
"Every dog is slaughtered for justice, but all the scholars are unfaithful!" Any magnificent change of the times is caused by the mountains of corpses of a group of small people, but history will always only record the names of those big people.
Tang Dao has never thought about leaving a name in history. He just wants to be with these little people and do what he should do. He has never had the worry of politicians being so hesitant. He believes that they will, they dare!
In the past, the generals who made important decisions and the soldiers who rushed to the battlefield had no idea whether they could win the final victory by giving their lives and doing everything they could.
Human beings are born to be afraid of darkness, because in the dark night there are wild beasts that choose people to eat, and there are poisonous snakes with venomous fangs!
What's more terrifying than darkness is that you never know when the long night will end and whether light will come!
But it was these people who resolutely stepped into the darkness, went to those vast lands that they had never even heard of, and then buried themselves in a foreign land and returned to their hometown!
I wonder if they know the news of victory!
"I do!"
"I do!"
"I will never return home until I destroy the Japanese pirates!"
A tsunami of slogans suddenly erupted in the venue. Not only the recruits in the venue were blushing and roaring, but even the people outside the venue who were seeing them off were also infected and raised their hands!
The golden sunshine shone on those young or wrinkled and extremely weathered faces. Everyone's eyes seemed to be shining, and the wilderness and distant mountains seemed to be startled and trembled by the huge sound.
"Okay! I'll give you half an hour to say goodbye to your family. In half an hour, the whole army will set off. Those who are late will be killed!" Tang Dao nodded.
"Wait a minute, Commander Tang, I have something else to say." The old official suddenly ran to the stage.
"Fellow fellow villagers and fellow recruits, please wait for 10 minutes, just 10 minutes." The well-dressed county magistrate behaved a little differently than usual.
Tang Dao frowned slightly, but did not offend the parents.
The whole audience was waiting for the top administrative person in Jinxi County to speak. Until 10 minutes later, they watched from a distance outside the venue. The fat police chief and several people hurriedly arrived in a carriage. He had already taken off his hat and was only wearing a Chinese robe.
The county magistrate stood in front of the microphone.
Before he said anything, he bowed deeply to the thousands of recruits and people in the audience, which caused a commotion among the people who knew the person of the county magistrate.
This guy's reputation in Jinxi is average. If you want to say that he is partial to others and bullies men and women, that's not the case. He is just a little bit greedy and usually doesn't look at the people with his nostrils in the sky. Most people in Jinxi County also keep a respectful distance.
, I scolded him a few times behind his back, and that was all.
Like today, people are still very uncomfortable with it.
But obviously, the people of Jinxi County are destined to be shocked today.
"Fathers and fellow countrymen," the well-dressed county magistrate actually choked up as soon as he spoke. He calmed down for a while and then said in a hissing voice: "Most of the officers and soldiers who are about to go to war are my people in Jinxi. Song hereby promises that on one day in office,
He will treat his parents and relatives well so that they can have enough food and clothing.
Song has been an official in Jinxi County for three years. He did not do many good things but did many wrong things. But today, after listening to the words of Captain Tang, especially the generosity of Mr. Wang from An County, I feel deeply ashamed.
Song wanted to correct his previous mistakes and built a donation platform here to raise military pay and military supplies for our soldiers on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War. Song donated 10,000 yuan from his family."
After saying that, the county magistrate waved to the audience. The fat police commander led his men to carry a large wooden box and placed it on the stage. He took the ax handed to him by a policeman and slashed at the wooden box, leaving white flowers all over the place.
Now the ocean is rolling out, and it's snowy.
Ten thousand yuan is not a lot of money. Many families that have been in business for hundreds of years have much more money than this hidden in their cellars. But this money is not much for this person who lives in a remote country and has to give gifts to his boss.
This is definitely a large number for the small county magistrate who came to maintain the relationship.
Good guy, this is a really high level of consciousness! Tang Dao was immediately impressed by this guy, and if he had the chance, he would really recommend him to Comrade Lao Guo.
Sometimes people really can't be too calm. Only by being more passionate can they inspire the kindness and justice deep in their hearts.
Maybe this person will wake up later and regret it, but at this time, he is definitely full of light.
And this old man in officialdom was definitely full of passion. Not only did he split open the silver box, but he also threw the gold pocket watch hanging in his arms and the jade ring on his finger onto the silver ocean.
With his demonstration, a group of qualified county gentry and businessmen stood on both sides of the wooden platform. Regardless of whether they were willing or not, those who brought money to prepare for labor carried Dayang onto the stage. Those who did not bring money also brought their valuable things.
The child was thrown on the silver ocean.
The man took out his gold watch, and the woman took off the gold bracelet from her wrist.
What Tang Dao didn't expect was that it wasn't just these rich people who were taking action.
Twenty thousand people spontaneously formed two long lines and walked under the wooden platform. Some threw a piece of ocean, some threw a few copper coins, and some even threw a bag of rice and a small bamboo.
Basket of eggs.
But the most unexpected thing is that an old beggar in ragged clothes, holding a broken rice bowl and holding a cane, tremblingly placed the three copper coins hidden in his arms on the pile of money. The value was only 15 silver yuan, but
That might be his last property, or it might be the money he reserved to survive in case he didn't have food for several days.
But he didn't remember anything and was determined.
Looking at that trembling and stooped back, at that moment, everyone was silent and everyone's eyes were moist, no matter officers, soldiers or civilians.
That scene, countless years later, still remains in the minds of everyone who stood in this venue.
He is as resolute as a Tang sword and his eyes are moist, while Long Yan has already burst into tears!
We will definitely win this war because we can give everything to it!
This should be the only firm belief that the soldiers and civilians at the scene in Jinxi County could have that morning!
As for life, the ‘death’ flag has been the leader of all Sichuan people since last year, so why should we be afraid?
Once you go, if you don’t come back, then don’t come back!
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