Inside an office in Chongqing that is not too luxuriously decorated
A man wearing the rank of general was sitting behind the desk reviewing documents. There was a knock on the door and then a colonel walked in and placed a document in front of the desk.
"Sir Chen, this is the latest battle report from Zhongtiao Mountain sent by Chief He. Please take a look."
Chen Cixiu put down the pen in his hand, leaned on the chair, and rubbed his sore Yintang point with his hands.
"I won't watch it anymore. Please tell me."
"yes!"
The colonel paused and then said: "According to the latest intelligence we have received, the originally critical situation in the Zhongtiao Mountain area has been alleviated due to the timely reinforcements.
Most of the troops either withdrew to the other side of the Yellow River or re-stabilized the situation and are now consolidating the defense lines and reorganizing the troops."
Chen Cixiu showed a half-smiling look: "Reinforcements are coming in time? Where are the reinforcements?"
"This..." the colonel coughed slightly, "is... the Liantai Militia and the Eighth Route Army in the World War II zone."
Chen Cixiu snorted lightly, "He Jingzhi didn't explain where the reinforcements came from, did he?"
There was a trace of embarrassment on the colonel's face, and his voice became lowered several times: "Zhongtiao Mountain was defeated for the first time, and Chief He was also worried. If the people across the country knew that it was the Eighth Route Army and a local militia that rescued them, it would probably spread.
The impact is not good.”
"Has the influence been bad?" Chen Cixiu laughed, and then shook his head: "This is the situation of He Jingzhi. He has saved so many soldiers of the national army, but he doesn't even have a chance to show his face.
Giving it to others is really..."
Although Chen Cixiu didn't finish what he said, the staff officer also understood what his parents wanted to say.
"Tuk tuk tuk..."
Just when the colonel didn't know what to say, there was another knock on the door, and then an officer walked in and saluted Chen Cixiu, "Sir, the Air Force Command has forwarded a report.
Please give me your instructions."
"Nonsense!"
Chen Cixiu became angry when he heard this, "What should I do with the Air Force matters? They should be sent directly to the Chairman's Attendant's Office."
"No...that's it." The officer hurriedly explained: "The Liantai Militia Group came by a plane today, along with dozens of people and several sets of film equipment. It is said that they brought real images of the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain.
Gao Hongming, leader of the Liantai Militia, had these video equipment edited into a documentary that could be played on the streets of Chongqing for people across the country to watch, in order to expose the brutal acts and wolfish ambitions of Japanese imperialism and inspire people across the country to resist the war.
But Captain Gao has no connections, so..."
Chen Cixiu finished speaking without the officer, then interrupted him: "So they found Zhou Zhirou, and then Zhou Zhirou found us, is that right?"
The officer smiled awkwardly.
"Hey... this Gao Hongming will really cause trouble for me."
What is Chen Cixiu? A person who has been in officialdom for most of his life can see through the truth at a glance.
Gao Hongming naturally had to obtain government approval if he wanted to broadcast movies nationwide, so he thought of Air Force Commander Zhou Zhirou. He had no choice. Last time he sold 50 P40 fighter jets to the Air Force. Speaking of which, the Air Force still owed him a favor.
, Otherwise, why would Zhou Zhirou do this?
But as for playing movies...
Chen Cixiu thought for a while, and soon had an idea in his mind, and immediately grabbed the phone on the table.
"I'm Chen Cixiu, pick me up from the chairman's office..."
The nameless hillock of the Japanese army more than 20 miles away from Yangping Town, with the death of Shigeyasu Suzuki and all the personnel in the headquarters, became the location of the last remaining troops of the 9th Brigade. Colonel Nakano Yoshizo, captain of the 100th Regiment, led the last remaining troops.
More than a thousand Japanese troops made their final resistance here.
In the largest semi-underground bunker, several Japanese military staff members were burning code books and other secret documents.
Although Nakano Yoshizo did not know that his boss, Major General Suzuki Shigeyasu, had been killed, out of a soldier's intuition, he had realized that he might not be able to pass this level today.
For this reason, he had ordered the burning of the military flag half an hour ago to avoid falling into the hands of the Chinese army. In other words, from today on, the Ninth Brigade will no longer exist.
After doing all this, he jumped over the hierarchy and sent a telegram to the North China Command: "Since the Ninth Brigade participated in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Brigade fought bravely, and Zhong Ye was extremely pleased.
Just half an hour ago, our department lost contact with the headquarters of the 9th Brigade, and the whereabouts of Major General Suzuki Shigeyasu is also unknown. The current situation has reached a critical juncture.
In this battle, the Ninth Brigade repeatedly fought decisive battles with the enemy who had absolute material superiority in land and air. Facing the Chinese Army tanks, more than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the Ninth Brigade launched countless melee attacks with the determination to be loyal to the Emperor.
bomb offensive, destroyed many Chinese tanks, and repeatedly repelled multiple attacks by the Chinese army...
However, due to the outnumbered enemy, our army suffered heavy casualties and was unable to stop China's attack. In recent years, China's Liantai militia has developed rapidly and has a large number of tanks and aircraft, which is actually a serious danger to the imperial army...
At present, the Chinese Army has reached my last line of defense, and the Hundred Regiment is in a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food. I have performed the flag-burning ceremony... Thinking of the kindness that the Empire has shown us, I have no regrets even if I am shattered to pieces.
On the occasion of parting, Zhongye told the commander of Gangcun with heartfelt words that the Liantai militia has become a serious problem for the empire.
Unless the China Liantai Militia is completely defeated and Gao Hongming is killed, Japan will never have peace. I sincerely hope that my soul will serve as a vanguard when the imperial army comes back... I pray for the victory of the empire and An Tai... Farewell! Ninth Brigade
Captain Nakano Yoshizo of the 100th Regiment on May 23, Showa 16."
Nakano Yoshizo watched the telegraph operator send out the farewell message, and then ordered the telegraph operator to destroy the radio station and burn the code book. As soon as he finished all this, he heard a fierce explosion in front of him, and artillery shells fell one after another.
On the ground, deafening explosions were accompanied by bursts of earth-shaking explosions, shaking the entire land.
Nakano Yoshizo shouted loudly: "The Chinese are attacking again, everyone is ready!"
It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that the explosion stopped. As soon as the hidden Japanese soldiers remembered, they heard a dull explosion around them, followed by bursts of white smoke rising up, and soon the white mist moved towards the surrounding area.
It spread and even began to penetrate into the bunker.
"Poison...poison gas bomb!" Nakano Yoshizo suddenly screamed.
"Gas bomb! Quick! Quick! Gas mask!" While hurriedly taking out the gas mask from the box on his waist, Nakano Yoshizo shouted loudly, asking the soldiers to put on the gas masks in time.