All the company-level officers of the Baoshan Brigade gathered in the conference room, and Yue Weihan was giving a pre-war lecture.
As the five elite divisions of the Japanese army approached, the aviation force also intensified its bombing of Xuzhou. In the past two days, the bomber brigade of the flying regiment directly under the Central China Front of the Japanese army dropped at least a hundred heavy aerial bombs, white phosphorus, etc. into the city of Xuzhou.
Bombs and hundreds of poison gas bombs were thrown, and Xuzhou was already in a mess.
Fortunately, the vast majority of the people in Xuzhou City had already evacuated in advance. Although a few people were unwilling to leave their homes, they were mobilized by the special forces and evacuated into the tunnels. The officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Brigade and all military supplies had also been evacuated in advance.
It entered the tunnel, so the loss of personnel and materials was not large.
Yue Weihan's hawk-like eyes swept over the participating officers one by one and said: "The special operations team has just sent an urgent message. The fifth Japanese field heavy artillery brigade has arrived in the eastern suburbs of Xuzhou. In addition, the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th and 18th
The division has also entered outside Xuzhou City, and tomorrow morning at the latest, the Japanese army will launch a large-scale attack!"
All the participating officers of the Baoshan Brigade suddenly became excited, and their eyes shone.
If another national army division or brigade were to defend Xuzhou, they would probably be able to fight bravely even if there was no way to escape, but all the officers and soldiers would definitely be very depressed and desperate, facing the five elite Japanese troops.
With a division of more than 100,000 troops, who can not be depressed and who can not despair?
There are really people who are not depressed, that is Baoshan Travel!
If there is anyone who is not desperate, it can only be Baoshan Travel!
After the victory in the Battle of Jiangpu, the Baoshan Brigade was completely formed. After experiencing that hell-like battle, all the veterans of the Baoshan Brigade no longer had difficulties in their eyes, let alone fear. Among these steel veterans,
In their eyes, even if the sky falls, they can push it back with their bayonets.
Every recruit who has just joined the Baoshan Brigade will be infected by this spirit consciously or unconsciously, so that each and every one of them becomes heroic, walking with wind, talking with breath, and even having erotic dreams at night,
The women in the dream also changed from maids of wealthy families to young ladies, and there were several of them.
"I just want to say something when we gather everyone together this time!" Yue Weihan waved his fist vigorously and said, "We are not fighting as a brigade. Outside us, there are dozens or hundreds of national army divisions fighting in coordination.
Behind us, there are 40 million compatriots in China, and they are our most solid backing!"
After Yue Weihan finished speaking, he sat down, and Chief of Staff Liu Yi immediately stood up and said: "Everyone, the defense of Xuzhou is very critical, because the entire Chinese army is looking at us, and all Chinese people and all overseas Chinese are also looking at us.
, we must fight well, and we must fight beautifully, with the momentum of Chinese soldiers! We must let the little devils know that the Chinese are not easy to mess with, and the Chinese soldiers are not vegetarians! If the Japanese aggressors want to destroy China,
That’s wishful thinking!”
In the corner of the conference room, Zhao Xinyi and American girl Helen, who were lucky enough to attend the meeting, quickly recorded the speeches of Yue Weihan and Liu Yi. They then worked on the manuscript overnight and sent it via radio waves to Wuhan, Shanghai and other major cities, as well as the ocean.
On the other side of the United States, the next morning, the Baoshan Brigade's "War Declaration" spread throughout the world.
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Wuhan camp, Chairman Chiang's official residence.
A declaration still exuding the fragrance of ink was presented to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's desk. After reading the headlines, Chairman Chiang could not help but punch the desk with his fist, and immediately stood up and said: "The Japanese aggressors want to destroy China.
, that’s wishful thinking! Well, these words are written with great momentum and express the aspirations of the Chinese people!”
General He, the Minister of Military Command standing nearby, lost no time in saying: "Commissioner, I think we should increase the publicity of the Xuzhou Defense War, so that the military and civilians across the country and even all overseas Chinese know the difficulty of the motherland's war of resistance, and let everyone know the hardships of the frontline soldiers.
Fighting with blood, thus recreating the climax of donating money and materials!"
Chairman Chiang's heart was thumping. This was a good idea.
The Nationalist Government has abandoned cities and lost land one after another, and its tax sources have been sharply reduced to less than one-tenth of its original value. However, military expenditures have increased exponentially. It is obviously difficult to cope with the large-scale issuance of legal tender and national debt. Donations from people across the country, especially overseas Chinese,
It has become an important part of the national government's economic resources.
After pondering for a moment, Chairman Chiang said: "In this case, you should immediately coordinate with Shen Shen. Doesn't Shen Shen have a war correspondent stationed in the Baoshan Brigade? Ask her to go deep into the firing line and write a few touching battlefield diaries, and then mobilize all the media in the country.
The force will be widely reported and will surely push the national anti-Japanese and national salvation movement to a new climax."
"Yes." General He stood upright and said respectfully, "I'll do my humble job now."
Seeing General He turn and leave, Chairman Chiang called Wang Shihe in again and said: "Shihe, go and send an urgent message to Yue Weihan immediately, asking him not to rush to dig up the Yellow River embankment, and to let the Baoshan Brigade hold on no matter what.
Xuzhou for at least ten days to gain sympathy and support from overseas Chinese and international friends."
Just after Wang Shihe left, Chairman Chiang called Song Ziwen, Vice President of the Executive Yuan, and asked him to take advantage of the favorable atmosphere created after the Xuzhou victory to increase public relations with the U.S. government and strive to obtain US$200 million in free financial aid.
Implement it as soon as possible. This amount of money is really important to the current National Government.
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Xuzhou, the base of the Baoshan Brigade Special Agents Team.
Zhao Xinyi, the major captain of the special agent team, was packing her bags. Major Liu Xin asked with concern: "Xinyi, are you really going to go to the line of fire?"
Although Xuzhou has fallen into a tight siege by the Japanese army, and there is no obvious distinction between the front line and the rear in the entire Xuzhou city, there is still a big difference in personal safety between staying in the city and going to the firing line.
Zhao Xinyi said calmly: "The military order is like a mountain, and I can't do it even if I don't want to go."
"It must be safe." Liu Xin reached out to hold Zhao Xinyi's little hand and said, "Remember our agreement."
"Don't worry." Zhao Xinyi smiled sweetly and said softly, "I will definitely be your bridesmaid on the day you get married."
A blush suddenly appeared on Major Liu Xin's pretty face, but the figure of Yue Weihan could not help but flash through his mind. His expression dimmed again immediately, and he sighed: "Oh, this army is in chaos and the flames of war are going on.
If you don’t have any thoughts about romance and romance, why do you still want to get married?”
Zhao Xinyi turned her beautiful eyes and joked: "Liu Xin, did he neglect you?"
"You hate it." Liu Xin rolled his eyes at Zhao Xinyi and suddenly said, "Xinyi, I have a question I don't know whether I should ask?"
"Liu Xin, do you want to ask about the dispute between me and Yue Weihan?" Zhao Xinyi said in a quiet tone, "Originally, some things have passed for many years, and I don't want to mention them again, but tomorrow I will be on the line of fire.
I don’t know if I can come back alive once I go, so it doesn’t hurt to talk about it.”
Liu Xin unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, and Fang felt a little nervous.
Zhao Xinyi's eyes suddenly became a little blurred, and she said softly: "I have been betrothed by my father to the eldest son of the Yang family in Yuelin Town, Fenghua since I was a child. When I was sixteen years old, I followed my father's order to go to Fenghua to get married. As a result, I met someone on the road.
When I became a pretty and evil young man, I left with hatred after pestering him in every possible way to no avail."
"I thought it would just go away like this, but who would have thought that in the middle of the wedding, the evil young man led a group of green-skinned scoundrels into the Yang family. The Yang family father and son were seriously injured, and they were forced to terminate the engagement in public. Then
, I was robbed by the evil young man and taken to his house and hid in a courtyard outside the city."
Liu Xin's beautiful eyes suddenly widened, and she said in disbelief: "That evil young man...is he!?"
Zhao Xinyi responded silently. Not to mention that Liu Xin couldn't believe what she said, how could she dare to believe it herself? The contrast between Yue Weihan and Yue Weihan was really great. One was a playboy who bullied men and women in the fish and meat village, while the other was
A major general of the national army who was brave and good at fighting and indomitable. No one can connect the two.
However, Major Liu Xin obviously believed it, because she clearly remembered that when Mrs. Yue came to Xuzhou to visit relatives last time, she and Zhao Xinyi looked like they had known each other for a long time, and judging from Mrs. Yue's words and behavior, she felt quite guilty towards Zhao Xinyi.
Obviously, this is probably true.
"Then... what happened next?" Liu Xin said nervously, "Did he treat you..."
"No." Zhao Xinyi shook her head and said, "Although that evil young man is lawless, he didn't use force on me."
"Then...how did you escape?" At this moment, Liu Xin's mood was really complicated. She didn't expect that there had been such a ridiculous story between Yue Weihan and Zhao Xinyi.
"Later, Mrs. Yue discovered the clues and rescued me."
"Then you..." Major Liu Xin said hesitantly, "Do you still hate him now?"
"No." Zhao Xinyi shook her head and said calmly, "I don't hate him. In fact, that evil young man didn't hurt me very much. He even helped me get out of an arranged marriage. It's true that I'm a little scared. I'm afraid that evil young man will come again.
He pestered me, but he never showed up again until I was taken to Shanghai by my uncle and until I graduated from college."
"It wasn't until six years later that when we met again on the Jiangpu battlefield, the evil young man had transformed into a colonel of the national army, and he seemed to be a normal person when he saw me. Everything in the past seemed like smoke.
It has long since dissipated. Sometimes when I think about it, it feels like a dream."
Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said with complicated emotions: "Xinyi, he may not remember these past events. My brother told me that he was hit hard on the head during the Songhu Battle, so he lost his memory. In the end,
At first, I didn’t even know what his last name was, and it wasn’t until later that I slowly recovered some of my memory.”
"Whether he really has amnesia or is pretending to be stupid, it has nothing to do with me anyway." Zhao Xinyi pursed her lips and smiled and said, "Okay, now that I have said everything that needs to be said, you should be relieved, right?
No one will compete with you for a man. But you have to be careful about that American foreign girl, the look in her eyes is like two balls of fire, seductive."