In the afternoon, on a rare sunny day, Chairman Chiang actually fell asleep in his rocking chair.
When Mrs. Jiang walked quietly to the side, she found that Chairman Jiang actually held a declaration in his hand. When he looked at the page again, it was the declaration for "Battlefield Diary: The 4th Day" that war correspondent Zhao Xinyi was serializing.
The name Zhao Xinyi is now as well-known as Yue Weihan and the Baoshan Regiment, and everyone in China knows it. Shen Shen also became the most influential newspaper in the country because of the serialization of her battlefield diary, and even the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The influence of daily newspapers is far from being comparable to that of declarations.
As if hearing footsteps, Chairman Jiang suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Madam, are you here?"
Mrs. Chiang gently put her coat on Chairman Chiang and said, "Darling, it's time for you to issue the New Year's proclamation."
"Yes, it's New Year, it's time to issue a proclamation." Chairman Chiang said, but he showed no intention of getting up.
Mrs. Jiang said softly: "Darling, are you still worried about the safety of hundreds of thousands of refugees in Nanjing? Tang Shenzhi just sent a telegram that more than 300,000 refugees have been safely transferred to Jiangbei. At this rate, at most
In ten days, all the people in Nanjing will be able to move to Jiangbei."
Chairman Chiang remained silent, but thought to himself, yes, in ten days all the refugees in Nanjing will be transferred to Jiangbei, but my dozen or so direct line ace masters will almost be exhausted.
Seeing that Chairman Chiang still had no intention of getting up, Mrs. Chiang thought for a while and then said: "Darling, are you still worried about the safety of Yue Weihan's Baoshan Regiment? No one knows the specific situation of the Baoshan Regiment now, but from the report of this reporter
From the battlefield diary, we can still feel that the Baoshan Regiment should still be able to persist..."
"Don't mention the Baoshan Regiment to me, let alone Yue Weihan!" Chairman Jiang suddenly stood up and said angrily, "I don't want to listen!"
After saying that, Chairman Chiang stood up and walked away quickly, leaving Mrs. Chiang there in a daze: What happened to Darling today?
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In the southern suburbs of Jiangpu, the headquarters of the Guoqi detachment.
Major General Noboru Kunisaki is holding a military review meeting to review the gains and losses of the five-day war with the Baoshan Regiment.
The chief of staff of the detachment, Osada Yasuda, said: "After five days of fierce fighting, we have learned enough about the Baoshan Regiment. We must admit that this Baoshan Regiment is indeed the most tenacious Chinese army we have ever seen. We have an absolute advantage.
The artillery, as well as the overwhelmingly superior infantry, and even the aviation and tank detachments to assist in the battle, were still unable to defeat the opponent quickly. The tenacity of this army really exceeded my expectations!"
Captain Yamada of the 11th Regiment said: "This Baoshan Regiment is especially good at night fighting! During the day, we managed to seize the position, but at night, the Chinese Army could take it back with a single counterattack. The position changed hands repeatedly.
, not only delayed the imperial army’s offensive, but also seriously dampened the imperial army’s spirit.”
Captain Nagashima of the 21st Regiment disagreed and said: "I think the reason why the Imperial Army has not completely defeated the Baoshan Regiment until now is entirely because the opponent has built a large number of permanent fortifications with masonry and cement structures in advance! However,
, most of the enemy's permanent fortifications have now been captured by the imperial army, and the enemy's effective forces have been compressed into a small area supported by several large bunkers, and their destruction is only a matter of time."
Colonel Tsukino, captain of the Independent 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, said rudely: "I think we made a tactical mistake from the beginning. We should not have entangled the enemy too much in Jiangpu, but should have sent a small force to attack Pukou.
, once Pukou is captured by the imperial army, the Chinese army on the opposite side will immediately lose morale, abandon the permanent fortifications and escape. In this way, how can they suffer the losses they have suffered today? Let alone the embarrassing situation today!"
"Tsuno-kun!" Noboru Kunisaki reminded unhappily, "The order issued by the Fangsi Army Headquarters is to quickly annihilate the elite Baoshan Regiment of China to seriously weaken the determination of the main force of China to resist in Nanjing. It is not to allow us to capture Pukou and strengthen Nanjing.
Please clarify the determination of the main Chinese forces in the city to resist."
After saying this, Kunizaki Noboru said coldly: "What's more, with the bravery of the Baoshan Regiment, do you think that after the imperial army captured Pukou, their military morale would become unstable and they would run away? Childish! Ridiculous!"
"Hai!" Colonel Tsukino suddenly stood up and lowered his head, then put his feet back and stood at attention.
"Okay." Kunizaki Noboru waved his hand, indicating to Tsukino Colonel to take his seat again.
Major General Noboru Kunizaki waved his hand again, and a staff member from the headquarters came in holding a stack of documents and gave one to each colonel present. Major General Noboru Kunisaki also took a copy and said: "Everyone, the Empire
The special high-level course of the intelligence agency provided us with a very valuable piece of information!"
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Ten miles away, the Baoshan regiment headquarters.
Zhao Xinyi once again took out the red notebook she kept close to her chest and started her battlefield diary.
Warfield Diary, Day 5 (New Year's Day, 27th year of the Republic of China).
The situation is already quite serious. Following the 2nd Battalion and the 1st Battalion, the 4th Battalion also lost its position today.
Now, the entire regiment's officers and soldiers have been compressed by the Japanese army into a small area of less than 500 meters in depth, and are in danger!
Last night, the 4th Battalion organized a suicide squad to launch a counterattack, but failed to regain the position again. The Japanese army learned from the lessons of the previous night battle defeats and strengthened their alert. The night battle killer stream that we rely on for survival is losing its original power! I don't
I understand military affairs, but I know that the Baoshan Regiment is now at its last moment!
Maybe...this will be the last diary I post!
If this is really the last battlefield diary I send, if all the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment really sacrifice their lives for the country, I hope that all Chinese who read this diary will not be sad, let alone despair, the Baoshan Regiment will be defeated.
, more Baoshan regiments will emerge. Commander Yue Weihan was killed in battle, and more Yue Weihan will appear on the anti-Japanese battlefield.
The Republic of China will not perish, and the great and ancient Chinese nation will never perish. Long live the Chinese nation!
After writing the last sentence, Zhao Xinyi was about to close the notebook when the sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded from behind. When she looked back quickly, she saw that Yue Weihan had already walked in, surrounded by confidential secretary Liu Xin and guard Tang Dashan.
"Are you keeping a diary?" Yue Weihan saw the notebook in Zhao Xinyi's hand at a glance, and couldn't help but snatch it away.
"The situation is critical...the last battlefield diary? No, Reporter Zhao, you are too pessimistic." After reading the diary, Yue Weihan smiled and handed the diary back to Zhao Xinyi, saying, "Reporter Zhao, I very solemnly say
You promise, this will never be the last battlefield diary in your life, nor will it be the last night we fight side by side!"
Zhao Xinyi said: "Commander Yue, although I don't know much about military affairs, I can still see..."
Before Zhao Xinyi could finish speaking, Yue Weihan interrupted her and said: "Reporter Zhao, sometimes your eyes can deceive you!"
"Can my eyes deceive me?" Zhao Xinyi couldn't help but frown and said in confusion, "I don't quite understand."
"You don't need to understand, or you will understand naturally by tomorrow." Yue Weihan said calmly, "I am just here to tell you that from today on, all military-related data and information will no longer appear in your diary.
Yes, but you can interview my soldiers and tell their battle stories to every Chinese."
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Ten miles away, the Kunisaki detachment headquarters.
Major General Kunizaki Noboru showed the information in his hand and said: "This is reliable information summarized by the intelligence elite of the Special High School based on the analysis of massive content published in all Chinese newspapers in the Shanghai Public Concession in recent days. The information related to our Kunizaki detachment is
The second section is the information about the Baoshan Regiment!"
"The information provided by this intelligence is completely consistent with the battlefield situation and our inference!"
"That is, the three infantry battalions deployed forward by the Baoshan Regiment have been basically defeated by the imperial army, and most of their permanent fortification groups have been captured by the imperial army!"
"Now, the remnants of the Baoshan Regiment have been compressed by the imperial army into a small area with a width of no more than 400 meters and a depth of no more than 500 meters. The situation is over! Tomorrow morning at 6:10, the independent 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment will start shelling
, at seven o'clock sharp, the infantry brigades of the 11th Regiment and the 21st Regiment launched a general attack at the same time to eliminate the remaining enemies in one fell swoop!"
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Five o'clock in the morning, Baoshan regiment headquarters.
Yue Weihan was convening a military meeting with officers above the battalion commander level.
"If nothing else happens, the Guozaki detachment will definitely launch a general attack this morning!" Yue Weihan said this, and then said, "According to the Japanese army's offensive practice these days, their artillery will start shelling around six o'clock, and around seven o'clock
, their infantry will move out in large numbers under the guidance of tanks and launch a final attack on my position!"
"I don’t need to say how important tomorrow’s battle is. If we win, we can buy at least ten more days for hundreds of thousands of fellow villagers in Nanjing to evacuate. If we lose, our regiment will be completely wiped out.
In the end, the names of everyone here and mine will be engraved on the Monument of Chinese Heroes!"
A burst of relaxed laughter suddenly erupted in the underground conference room.
At this point in the war, the regimental lieutenants and battalion commanders here really don't care about life or death.
Yue Weihan looked around with burning eyes and said: "The key to today's battle is to seize time!"
"Dagen, your Qiwu Mountain Artillery Reinforcement Company has been patient until today, and it's time to show its face. At 5:50, your Mountain Artillery Company will start artillery preparations on time." Yue Weihan said this, pointed at the map and said, "Put here, here
, and here, these three most likely Japanese army gathering areas will be plowed by me with artillery fire, making sure every inch of ground is plowed twice!"
"Yes!" Niu Dagen stood up suddenly and promised loudly, "Tuanzi, don't worry."
"Li Yulin, your 5th Battalion has been eating and sleeping for many days, so it should be full of energy and energy, right?"
"That's enough already!" Li Yulin, the regimental deputy and commander of the 5th Battalion, stood up suddenly and responded sternly, "As long as the regiment leader says something, our 5th Battalion will fight the little devil right now."
"I don't want you to go all out, I want you to take over the Japs' artillery positions!" Yue Weihan slapped the map hard and shouted, "Li Yulin, please show me carefully. The Japs are very cunning. According to the battlefield observations these days,
, their artillery positions were not built centrally, but were built in three different directions, at least two kilometers apart from each other!"
"Your 5th Battalion must take advantage of the short gap when the little Japanese are suddenly bombarded and have not yet reacted, and pass through from the left as quickly as possible, and then quickly divide into three groups. Remember, at any cost, even if the entire battalion
I have to fight all these three artillery positions to take down the Japanese artillery positions for me, do you hear me clearly?"
"No problem!" Li Yulin saluted suddenly, "Don't worry, our group."
"Okay, let's adjourn the meeting!" Yue Weihan waved his hand and said coldly, "Let's all go back and prepare!"