"And annihilated more than 20,000 Japanese and puppet troops?"
"Have all the local armed forces in more than a dozen counties in southern Shandong been integrated?"
As soon as the senior staff officer finished speaking, the senior generals in the war room immediately went crazy!
Vice Commander Bai just said that the national army urgently needed a victory to boost morale. Unexpectedly, victory was coming, and it was an unprecedented victory! Since the Qiqi Lugouqiao Incident and the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the national army has been in rout.
No matter how defeated it was, the territory was lost piece by piece, and the occasional lost territory was only recovered in very small amounts.
But this time, the Baoshan Brigade liberated more than a dozen counties in southern Shandong alone!
Although in terms of the number of enemies annihilated and the results, this battle was nothing to boast about.
But if you look at it from another angle and measure it from the area of the recovered territory, this is an unprecedented victory!
Although the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, and the Battle of Xuzhou severely damaged the Japanese army, the Chinese army was defeated in the end. Songhu, Nanjing, and Xuzhou were also lost. In this Battle of Lunan, although less than 20,000 enemies were wiped out, and
Most of them were still puppet troops, but what was different from previous battles was that this time the national army achieved a staged victory and even liberated more than a dozen counties!
"Commissioner, this is an unprecedented victory!" General He asked anxiously, "Should we publicize it immediately?"
"Propaganda must be carried out with the utmost intensity! Let the major news agencies draft the newsletter immediately and let the major newspapers and periodicals type it overnight. The news of the recovery of Lunan must be published in the newspapers tomorrow morning!" Chairman Chiang gave the instruction decisively.
It was said that Yue Weihan had never lied about his military achievements. Even if he was lying about his military achievements this time, Chairman Chiang decided to publicize it.
Nothing else, because the National Government and the National Army need this kind of victory too much, even if it is just a false victory.
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The next day, all the major news agencies of the Nationalist Government rarely started broadcasting at the same time at 6 a.m., announcing the news of the recovery of Lunan to all walks of life and Chinese people and overseas Chinese around the world. At 10 a.m., General He issued a press release at the General Staff Headquarters.
A press conference was held in the hall, and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek also attended the press conference in person to answer questions from reporters from various countries.
Immediately, the news that the Baoshan Brigade had regained Lunan was like a hurricane, quickly blowing across the entire world.
At noon, we report the sequel to war correspondent Zhao Xinyi’s war diary—War Diary: Rebirth from the Fire.
In her diary, Zhao Xinyi described the Baoshan Brigade's breakout from Xuzhou to the soldiers and civilians across the country in passionate terms. Only then did the soldiers and civilians across the country realize that even though the Baoshan Brigade encountered great difficulties, the total strength of the troops was reduced sharply to less than the original ten percent.
At this time, the entire brigade officers and soldiers did not give up hope, let alone surrender.
Because the Chinese people will never give up easily, and the Chinese nation will never be conquered!
In Zhao Xinyi's writing, the bloody spirit and unyielding will of the Chinese people come to life vividly on the page.
Although the Japanese army responded quickly, claiming that the Baoshan Brigade had only occupied a few remote small counties and that most of southern Shandong was still under the control of the Japanese army, the Japanese army was still under the control of the Japanese army in this extremely critical propaganda campaign.
They have lost their opportunity in the war, and no matter how hard they try, they can no longer reverse the public opinion that has been formed.
The situation that Chairman Chiang and Yue Weihan wanted to see finally happened.
The Baoshan Brigade came back after disappearing for more than half a month and was once again active at the forefront of the anti-Japanese battlefield. This gave great encouragement to the soldiers and civilians across the country. Starting from Sihang Warehouse, the Baoshan Brigade has become the core of the Chinese army.
A flag, her every move touches the heartstrings of the military and civilians across the country and all overseas Chinese.
The sharp sword of the Baoshan Brigade was unsheathed again after being dormant for more than half a month, and once again inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese army!
Immediately, there was an upsurge in donations of money and materials in major cities across the country and overseas Chinese. The soldiers on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War were deeply inspired by the words in Zhao Xinyi’s battlefield diary. The Chinese people will never give up lightly. The Chinese nation
Never be conquered! In an instant, the petition for war written in blood flew like snowflakes to the headquarters of the national army at all levels.
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Central Henan, Pingdingshan.
At the headquarters of a certain regiment of a certain division of the Central Army, a certain colonel leader silently took out a black-and-white photo from his jacket pocket.
Through the dim light, you can clearly see that it is a photo of a beautiful young woman. The beautiful woman is wearing the most typical young woman's attire during the Republic of China. She is gentle and pleasant. The colonel leader gently touches the smiling and silent beauty in the photo.
Woman, two drops of heroic tears can't help but flow from the tiger's eyes. Being ruthless may not be a true hero. How can a loving wife not be a husband?
Tears fell down and wetted the letter paper on the table.
It was a letter from home, but it was also a blood letter of farewell!
Dear wife Jingru:
We said goodbye to each other at the Dragon Boat Festival last year, and another year has passed in a hurry. I miss you very much.
In a few moments, I will personally lead a death squad to fight back against the Japanese army. The chance of survival is really slim.
When I wrote this, I was a single person in the world. When you read this letter, I am afraid that I will become a ghost in the underworld.
Whenever the night falls and people are quiet, I often think of the loving relationship between the couple and the joy between the two, and I can't help but feel like a knife. However, as a soldier of the party and the country, I must follow the example of the martyrs and kill myself to repay the country. If I die in battle, it will be a blessing!
However, I have an old mother who is unable to fulfill her filial piety, and I have two young sons who are unable to fulfill the responsibilities of raising children. I feel very sad and guilty. I only hope that my wife will fulfill her filial piety and take good care of her, so that she can be my husband in Jiuquan.
After all, there are no regrets.
If I die in battle, you should choose another lover and marry him. You don't have to keep my integrity, but you only hope to treat my son well...
The colonel leader silently wiped the tears from his face and was about to continue writing when a rapid whistle sounded outside the regiment headquarters.
The colonel leader immediately sighed, carefully folded the letter and put it into an envelope. Then he put the black and white photo back into his jacket pocket and put it away. He immediately stood up and walked out of the regiment headquarters resolutely.
Outside the ministry, the five hundred officers and soldiers of the death squad have been assembled, each with a determined look on his face.
"Brothers, follow me! Fuck you stupid little devil!"
The colonel leader took the submachine gun from the adjutant's hand, turned around resolutely, and rushed out of the trench.
Behind the colonel, five hundred officers and soldiers suddenly rushed out of the trenches howling like a flood that burst a dike.
Outside the trenches, countless machine guns were firing fiercely, and hot bullets were whizzing across the battlefield with their streamers. The colonel commander had just rushed out of the trench, and a hail of bullets hit his right shoulder. The colonel commander's strong body suddenly changed.
He shuddered, but finally stood firm, then picked up his submachine gun and started firing fiercely forward.
The colonel commander began to charge while firing fiercely.
More and more nationalist officers and soldiers rushed out of the trenches and swarmed forward.
"Da da da da da..." The hot bullets roared towards me.
The adjutant standing in front of the colonel suddenly fell into a pool of blood.
The colonel commander's charge is still going on, and the death squad's charge is still going on.
"Boom..." A grenade landed next to the colonel, knocking him to the ground instantly.
The lieutenant colonel's deputy stepped on the colonel leader's body and continued to charge forward.
The charge was still going on. The death squad composed of five hundred officers and soldiers was like a sharp bone-picking knife. It penetrated the Japanese army's position and cut open the Japanese army's defense line. In a short time, countless national army officers and soldiers swarmed in from the rear.
, following the road paved with blood and lives by the death squad officers and soldiers, they launched a fierce charge towards the Japanese defense line.
The colonel struggled to sit up, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth like spring water, but he was completely unaware of it.
On his deathbed, the colonel leader struggled to take out the photo of his beloved wife from his coat pocket and gave his last affectionate gaze in his life. Being ruthless may not be a true hero. How can a loving wife not be a husband?
With a sigh and two drops of heroic tears, the colonel leader let go of his hand and the photo fell.
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Half a month later, the colonel's letter home was sent to a remote mountain village in western Jiangxi.
A beautiful young woman in her thirties led two four or five-year-old boys out the door. With trembling hands, she took the envelope from the security guard, Uncle Jiu. There were two letters, one of which was sent by the colonel.
One letter from home was...a death notice! When she saw the signature on the envelope of the death notice, the young woman's eyes suddenly darkened and she collapsed to the ground.
"Mom, mother..." The two young children were frightened and fell on their mother's body, crying loudly.
Not far behind, an old lady in her seventies slowly walked out of the heavy and simple door. Looking at her daughter-in-law who collapsed on the ground and her two grandchildren who were crying loudly, the old lady suddenly lost everything.
After knowing it, two lines of turbid tears quietly slipped down from the old lady's cheeks covered with vicissitudes of life.
After a long while, the beautiful young woman slowly stood up, hugged her two young sons and cried silently.
The security guard, Uncle Jiu, shook his head and sighed for a long time. When he turned to leave, he was stopped by the beautiful young woman.
Turning back, the beautiful young woman had already taken out a pension bill of five thousand yuan from the envelope of the death notice and handed it over. She said faintly: "Uncle Ninth, let's donate this money to the national treasury."
"Silly daughter-in-law, you can't do this!" Bao Zhang Jiu Shu shook his head and said sadly, "Silly baby is no longer here. You, a newly widowed woman, have to support the elderly and raise a young son. It's not easy.
It's better to keep this money. Besides, the current situation is difficult and the National Government is indeed short of money, but it is not short of your money."
"This is your husband's wish." The beautiful young woman insisted and put the money order into the hands of the caretaker and said, "As for my mother-in-law, I will provide for her until she is old. She also has two children, and I will definitely raise them.
I also want to educate them and let them be upright Chinese people, and I also want to tell them that the Chinese nation will never be conquered."
The beautiful young woman's voice was very soft and soft, but it conveyed a decisive meaning.
The chief security officer had no choice but to take the money order, then shook his head and turned around.