Chapter 16 Report to the Compatriots in the Country (1)
Zhabei, Sihang Warehouse.
Before the Japs could be chased out, more than two hundred soldiers of the Baoshan Battalion were nervously setting up defenses. Yue Weihan led "Old Hei" and was inspecting the terrain. Looking around, Yue Weihan discovered that no matter where the four rows of warehouses came from,
On the one hand, it is a strategically dead spot. As long as the little devils form an encirclement, there is basically no way to escape.
Fortunately, the Sixing Warehouse is a six-story brick and cement structure, which can be regarded as the absolute commanding heights in Zhabei. There are two tall buildings hundreds of meters apart on the west and north sides. If there are enough troops, Yue Weihan will definitely take them down.
These two buildings should also be defended. In this way, they can form a horn with the Sihang Warehouse, and it will not be so easy for the little devil to break through.
It is a pity that Yue Weihan only has half a battalion of troops. If he really wants to divide his troops to guard the two buildings, he will only have forty or fifty people at most for each building. With this small number of troops, it is obvious that he can withstand the onslaught of the Japs.
It's impossible, so dividing the troops to guard is equivalent to asking the brothers to die. Yue Weihan would never do such a stupid thing.
Turning back again, right behind the Sihang Warehouse is the new garbage bridge across the Suzhou River.
However, the New Garbage Bridge was under martial law at this time. The British set up roadblocks on the opposite side and built barricades along the river bank. Nearly a hundred British soldiers were watching nervously, as if they were worried about the national security forces here.
The army will suddenly cross the bridge. In the eyes of these British devils, the Chinese army and the Japanese army are equally dangerous and both are their enemies!
These foreign devils never thought that the land under their feet was actually the territory of the Chinese nation.
For these British guys, Yue Weihan also lacked goodwill in his heart. The reason why the official commander Xie Yuan and the four hundred warriors met a tragic end was because they left their fate to these British guys, but Yue Weihan would never put himself and
The fate of more than two hundred brothers is left to these selfish and cowardly British guys!
"Sir, what should I do?" A crisp voice suddenly sounded.
Yue Weihan turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw a pretty figure standing beside him at some point.
The chief of staff of the 98th Division, Huang Meiwu, was as meticulous as his hair. Before retreating, he did not forget to leave a radio station for the Baoshan Battalion. Along with the radio station, there was this beautiful female national army officer in front of him. This girl's name was Liu Xin, and she had a slender figure.
A typical beauty, this national army uniform originally looked tacky, but when she put it on she immediately became extraordinary.
"Sir, what are you looking at?" When Yue Weihan looked up and down, the corners of Liu Xin's mouth turned up.
"What are you looking at? Of course it's the beauty." Yue Weihan pulled on his woolen military uniform and said without changing his expression and his heart not beating.
Liu Xin's cheeks suddenly flushed with red clouds, and her expression became a little shy.
This girl is really asking for trouble. She originally thought that Yue Weihan was like other officers of the national army. He would blush and speak awkwardly when he saw a beautiful female officer, so she wanted to make a few jokes, but as soon as they came into contact, she knew
He made a fatal mistake. This "legendary battalion commander" is no ordinary military officer.
Apart from anything else, his wild wolf-like look in his eyes could make her heart beat wildly.
Seeing that Liu Xin's chin was almost touching his bulging chest, Yue Weihan smiled and asked, "I heard that you graduated from Tongji University, right?"
"Yeah." Liu Xin hummed softly.
"Do you have any classmates who work at a newspaper or radio station in Shanghai?"
"Yes." Liu Xin finally stopped being embarrassed and raised her chin and said, "Many classmates have joined major radio stations and newspapers in Shanghai after graduation. Xinyi even became the editor of the application."
I don't know if it was an illusion or something else, but when Yue Weihan heard the name Xinyi, he felt a vague sense of familiarity. It seemed that the name held a very important weight in his heart, but Yue Weihan was very sure that he
I have never been in contact with a girl named "Xinyi", what the hell is going on?
"Sir, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Yue Weihan was a little distracted, Liu Xin asked.
"Oh, it's nothing." Yue Weihan said hurriedly, "Then can you get in touch with your classmates?"
"Of course." Liu Xin said without hesitation, "Newspaper offices and radio stations have radio stations. You can contact them with clear codes."
"Okay." Yue Weihan nodded and said, "You go back and set up the radio station now, contact your classmates as soon as possible, and then issue a 'Letter to the Countrywide Compatriots' in the name of Baoshan Camp, saying that the National Army will never abandon Shanghai.
Our Baoshan Battalion was ordered to garrison Sihang Warehouse, vowing to fight the Japanese aggressors to the end, and vowing to live and die with all the citizens of Shanghai!"
"Yes!" Liu Xin saluted Yue Weihan with a standard military salute, then turned around and walked away.
Yue Weihan knew very well that the military significance of holding on to Baoshan was negligible, but its political significance was immeasurable!
Domestically, the resistance war in Sihang Warehouse can greatly inspire the determination of the military and civilians across the country to resist the war. In terms of influence alone, the desperate resistance war in Sihang Warehouse is not even inferior to the victory at Pingxingguan!
Internationally, because the Sihang Warehouse is close to the public concession, and Western powers such as the United States, Britain, France, and Germany all have offices in the public concession, the national army's resistance war in the Sihang Warehouse can easily attract the attention of the Western powers.
For the sake of checks and balances, we definitely don’t want Japan to become dominant, so public opinion that is unfavorable to Japan will definitely be formed internationally.
In view of this, in order to build greater momentum, Yue Weihan simply exceeded his authority and issued a civil notice without authorization.
Once this complaint is released, the Army Headquarters, the War Zone Commander's Department, and even Principal Jiang in Nanjing will all get angry and scold Yue Weihan for being lawless. But Yue Weihan doesn't care at all. Anyway, after the battle of Sihang Warehouse is over, Jiangnan will probably be in trouble.
The army has fallen, and when the time comes, Yue Weihan will break away from the national army and go north to Shanxi.
Although the strength of the Baoshan Battalion is still slightly smaller, there are still a large number of defeated Chinese troops waiting to be contained on the way north. Yue Weihan believes that when he leads the troops to Shanxi, he will definitely be able to gather the strength of a regiment. All in all
, Yue Weihan is definitely the division commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region of the Eighth Route Army.
Yue Weihan was not greedy either, he would be satisfied just to be the commander of the division.
As for after the founding of the People's Republic of China, I really didn't think about the titles of marshal and general, but the general probably didn't run away.
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Public Concession, Eighth Route Army Office in Shanghai.
A bright red flag is posted on the wall to the east, with an eye-catching sickle and ax pattern embroidered on the flag. A young woman with long hair shawl raised her right hand to the party flag and solemnly swore: "I volunteer to join the Communist Party of China and support the party's policies."
program, abide by the party's charter...be ready to sacrifice everything for the party and the people at any time, and will never betray the party."
After the oath was taken, the middle-aged man next to him immediately extended his hands to the young woman: "Comrade Zhao Xinyi, you are welcome to join us."
There was a young man next to him, who also came over to shake hands with the young woman and said, "Xinyi, we are comrades now."
The young woman smiled brightly and said to the middle-aged and young people: "Secretary Yang, Brother Zhou, you are all proven old comrades of our party. You must help me more in the future."
"Of course." The middle-aged man nodded, his expression suddenly turned serious, and he said to the young man and the young woman, "Bowen, Xinyi, the superiors sent instructions, asking our Shanghai office to use existing resources to mobilize the masses extensively.
Support the National Army's war of resistance in the Songhu area as much as possible, so your work focus must also be adjusted accordingly..."
Before he finished speaking, another young man knocked on the door and said solemnly: "Secretary Yang, the radio station just received the 'Letter to Compatriots All Over the Country' sent by a certain unit of the National Army in clear code from the Sihang Warehouse in Zhabei. This is a telegram. Please tell me."
Take a look."
Director Yang reached out to take the telegram, read it quickly, and then said solemnly: "Baoshan Camp? The Baoshan Camp that held Baoshan and killed Lieutenant General Tengtian Jin, the commander of the Japanese 3rd Division? The Kuomintang authorities were really outrageous.
, only one battalion was left to defend Zhabei, isn’t this deliberately letting them die?”
A young man named Zhou Bowen said: "Anyway, those who died were all Kuomintang troops, so what does it have to do with us?"
"Brother Zhou, how can you say that?" said the young woman named Xinyi, "Whether it is the Kuomintang's army or our party's army, they are China's national defense forces. Besides, this is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
Secretary Yang, should we think of ways to provide support as much as possible?"
"Well, Xinyi is right." Director Yang said, "In this case, you can immediately use your connections to arrange for the publication of this message, and I will draft a newsletter and publish it together! I think this is a way to mobilize the general public in Shanghai.
This is a good opportunity for the masses. If the Baoshan Battalion’s deeds of holding on to the Sihang Warehouse are reported, I believe it will greatly inspire the confidence and morale of Shanghai’s military and civilians, and it will certainly greatly inspire the determination of the military and civilians across China to resist!”
"Yes." Xinyi nodded slightly, "I'll go find my uncle right now."