Mr. Zhu, Mr. Peng and the commanders of the three divisions were walking on the hillside. Mr. Peng was holding a pack of compressed biscuits and eating them with relish.
Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "How is it? It tastes good, right?"
Mr. Peng carefully ate the biscuit crumbs on his hand and said, "Haha, it's delicious. This one is beef-flavored. A small piece is enough to fill you up. It's really a rare good thing. I don't even know what I'm going to fight for."
It’s still a picnic.”
Mr. Zhu pulled Mr. Peng to sit on the ground, looked at the soldiers practicing shooting on the hillside and said, "Yes, our conditions are much better now. The soldiers actually have ammunition to practice shooting. This was something they never dared to think about before."
I'm thinking about it. Comrade Lin Sanhu, your division is the first team to cross the river, do you have any thoughts?"
Lin Sanhu was different at this time from the future. Although he was taciturn, he was still a very sunny young man. He smiled and said, "Boss, we are so well equipped now. I want to fight a bigger battle and make our name as the Eighth Route Army."
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Mr. Peng agreed and said, "Now Chiang Kai-shek is in Shanghai and is fighting hard at Nankou, and the whole country is bragging. We must also win the battle and make our voice heard."
Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Mr. Peng said it well. This first battle must be fought well, and it must be fought beautifully. This is a political battle, but we cannot fight a hard battle because of this. We must fight a smart battle. Comrade Lin Sanhu, you
You need to think more about this issue. My opinion is not to engage in positional warfare, but to engage in ambushes or mobile warfare. In short—"
"We have to fight a profitable war!" all the generals around said in unison. After saying this, they burst into laughter.
Boss Peng seemed to be still savoring the taste of the cookies and said with a smile, "We are just fighting to make money. Our Red Army has small capital and cannot afford to lose even one loss."
At this time, the situation in Shanghai suddenly changed dramatically.
Due to the loss of naval gun support, although the Japanese army had densely built fortresses around the headquarters and even installed many modern electronic steel gates, several units of the National Army were suddenly lowered by the steel gates after rushing in due to unknown circumstances.
After the gate was divided, they were massacred, but the continuously attacking troops finally reached the headquarters.
Kiyoshi Hasegawa has completely lost his demeanor as a Japanese officer. At this time, his eyes were red and his mouth was wet. He was looking at the map like a madman. The only territory belonging to the Japanese army on the map was less than a hundred meters around the headquarters.
, less than two thousand defenders are making their final resistance.
"Reinforcements, where are our reinforcements?" Hasegawa Kiyoshi no longer knows how many times he has asked this question. The military flag has been placed beside him, ready to be destroyed at any time.
"Boom" was the sound of another heavy artillery bombardment. Although it was difficult for the 150 artillery pieces to have an impact on the fortress-like headquarters, because the war broke out faster than Jiang Zhong and others expected, the armor-piercing bombs and other special bombs Jiang Cheng talked about were not in place.
But the feeling of being surrounded and beaten by dozens of such heavy artillery is really uncomfortable.
Suddenly there was a louder explosion. Hasegawa Kiyoshi stood up fiercely and shouted, "Navy gun, this is the sound of 203 mm naval gun! Our reinforcements are coming!!"
August 21, 1937
Tens of thousands of Japanese troops successfully landed under the cover of naval guns and aircraft, and the offensive and defensive situation in Shanghai changed. Chiang Kai-shek's intermediary plan to attract Japanese troops to Shanghai for a decisive battle was successfully realized, but the plan to eliminate Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai in advance failed.
At the same time that the war situation in Shanghai changed, the war situation in the north also underwent drastic changes.
After a week of fighting with Tang Enbo, the Japanese Fifth Division still made no progress and suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese were afraid that the Fifth Division would be surrounded and annihilated by Chinese troops, so they immediately transferred the troops originally attacking Hebei to the south entrance and attacked the flanks. Chiang Kai-shek
Immediately ordered Wei Lihuang's troops to rush for reinforcements. When Wei Lihuang led the troops to reinforce, they were unable to coordinate operations due to the sudden rise of the Yongding River. As a result, they were defeated by the Japanese army one by one, and the overall situation was in danger.
--Nanjing
"Peng" Agent Jiang slammed the tea cup to the ground and cursed, "Mother Xipi, you can't boast. The south entrance was attacked and the flanks fell. Shanghai fell short and the good situation was ruined."
Bai Chongxi, who was standing next to him, advised, "Commissioners, don't be anxious. We expected the battle situation to be like this. It's good that Tang Enbo fought like this. The key to the battle situation still lies in Shanghai."
Agent Jiang calmed down and asked, "Does Jiansheng have any good suggestions?"
Bai Chongxi walked to the map and said, "Now that the Japanese invaders have landed in Shanghai, the next main battlefield must be Luodian. Once Luodian is lost, our army's flanks will not be protected. It is located in the suburbs and there are not many building obstacles. It will be very difficult for our army to defend. The Japanese army will
You can also bomb our troops on a large scale without restraint. I can predict that this place will definitely become a flesh and blood mill."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Then what should we do?"
Bai Chongxi suggested, "My opinion is to abandon Shanghai step by step, lure the Japanese troops to a place where naval guns cannot reach, reach the Wufu line, and use fortifications to kill and injure the enemy troops."
Agent Jiang immediately waved his hand and said, "No! Shanghai cannot give up. The Soviet Union has shown us goodwill, and Britain, Germany, France and other countries have expressed sympathy and support to us. Why, it is not because we have exerted international influence in Shanghai, Shanghai must persist.
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Bai Chongxi nodded and said, "If we must fight in Shanghai, my method is to attack black and not white. Our weakness lies in firepower, so we will defend during the day and counterattack at night, using our army's advantage in light weapons to continuously kill and injure the enemy."
Agent Jiang thought for a while and said, "Okay! Immediately execute the order. What about the south entrance?"
Bai Chongxi shook his head and said, "The overall situation at Nankou has been decided. Now we must prepare the Shanxi-Sui Army in Shanxi. The Japanese army's next step must be to attack Shanxi. Also, the Eighth Route Army should make a move."
Chiang Kai-shek stood up and walked a few steps and said, "Immediately order Zhu De to lead the Eighth Route Army into Shanxi and prepare for the Shanxi battle together with the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Central Army."
——Taiyuan
Yan Xishan was a slightly chubby middle-aged man wearing glasses. He looked at the telegram from Nanjing, took off his glasses and sighed, "We're finally here."
Yang Aiyuan was Yan Xishan's Wutai compatriot. He was loyal and honest, so he had always been Yan Xishan's direct descendant. At this time, he was the commander of the Sixth Army. He asked, "Chairman, what does the telegram mean?"
Yan Xishan laughed and said, "What else can you mean? The south entrance is almost unstoppable. The Japanese are coming. Zhu De is coming with the Eighth Route Army. There are also 300,000 Central Army troops in Nanjing. We in Shanxi are going to be lively."
Yang Aiyuan sighed, "The Japanese army is indeed powerful, but our Shanxi-Sui Army is not bad either. Chairman, let's not talk about the Japanese army. The Eighth Route Army and the Central Army are coming. What should we do? At least we must allocate a piece of land for them to garrison when they come.
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Yan Xishan hummed, "This is all because we are rich in Shanxi. They come to Shanxi to eat the landowners, but we can give them the land, but we don't have any money, food, or arms."
Yang Aiyuan couldn't help but said, "The Central Army will naturally be supplemented by Nanjing, but the Eighth Route Army and the Red Party are notoriously poor. I'm afraid it won't be easy if they don't give them anything."
Yan Xishan banged the table and said, "Cry the poor. We must cry the poor and ask them to ask for it from Nanjing. Let me tell you, if you give him food, he will want guns. If you give him guns, he will want cannons. This man's
The army is infinite, so we must not give anything to them. We must pay attention to their marching route and ensure that all the military stations on their route are empty. Moreover, this hungry dog can be released to bite people.
What if we are fed and he sleeps for you? It is not easy for us to have such a small fortune. Also, the Eighth Route Army only has 300,000 to 40,000 people. The 300,000 Central Army has all come in. We, Shanxi, are still us.
Is it from the Jinsui Army? Besides, if an army like Nanjing brings 300,000 to Shanxi, it will reduce Shanxi to rubble without having to fight the Japanese! Instead of doing that, it would be easier to be a subjugated slave."
Yang Aiyuan smiled and nodded in agreement.
Yan Xishan then said, "I am going to call back and say that I am determined to use the 300,000 Shanxi-Sui army to fight the enemy in Datong and keep the enemy outside the gate to protect the territory. If I win, I will leave it alone. If I lose, I will invite a large army to defend Yanmen."
.Delay it for a while first.”
Yang Aiyuan immediately wrote it down to express his understanding.
Yan Xishan continued, "In addition, once Zhangjiakou and Nankou are lost, the Japanese army's target will be Datong. How are you prepared to deal with it?"
Yang Aiyuan smiled and said, "The 61st Army has already set up fortifications at key points near Datong. Army Commander Li Fuying is our old man."
Yan Xishan nodded and said, "Li Fuying? Well, I understand. In addition, we should not just make a plan. It is better not to fight or not to fight. We can shout anti-Japanese slogans. If we really fight, it is better not to fight."
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——Datong
Li Fuying inspected the fortifications, but saw that all the fortifications were still in the state of being excavated. They were still civil engineering works, not even any reinforced concrete works.
Li Fuying asked excitedly, "What's going on? Where are our fortifications?"
The official in charge of these fortifications nearby pulled Li Fuying and said, "Mr. Li, please take a step to speak."
Li Fuying walked to the side with him in confusion and asked, "What's going on?"
The officer smiled bitterly and said, "Commander Li, please let me tell you about this matter, but you must keep it confidential."
Li Fuying nodded to express his understanding, and the official continued, "The total amount of steel bars and cement we applied for during this period was less than one percent of the planned amount, and the construction tools were even less. The wages of migrant workers and military workers' allowances
She was even deprived of her in every possible way.”
Li Fuying said angrily, "Who dares to do this? Chief Yan has applied for a large amount of special funds from Nanjing."
The official quickly signaled and continued in a low voice, "Keep your voice down. Outsiders say that our Chief Yan is a businessman. This is true. All in all, you just need to know it in your heart. Those of us who are subordinates can just do our best."
Li Fuying suddenly understood. Cold sweat broke out on his back. He gritted his teeth and said, "I know, I will keep it a secret."
August 23, 1937
Shaanxi——Jingyang
Jiang Cheng finally rushed to the scene shamelessly. After greeting Mr. Zhu and others, he took out his mobile phone and used his notebook as a cover to take pictures from behind. This is a precious historical shot. It is the SKS carried by some soldiers.
Most likely, future generations will think it is another anti-Japanese drama.
I only saw neat rows of square formations, with machine guns and mortars placed at the front. But what was different from Jiang Cheng's memory was that the Eighth Route Army uniforms were not blue-grey but yellow-green. Later Jiang Cheng found out,
Gray is actually the color of the military uniforms of the New Fourth Army, and the Eighth Route Army is actually yellow-green. However, as the number of troops increased later, the Central Army did not have enough military uniforms, so the gray military uniforms of the local armies were adopted. I don’t know if the color is unclear because the historical photos are all black and white.
, or everyone has become accustomed to it. In later movies and TV shows, the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army are always gray. But because there was no oath-taking ceremony at this time, they still wore Red Army hats.
Lin Sanhu led several division leaders of the 115th Division to the front and loudly said to Mr. Zhu, "The total number of 115th Division should be 11,982 people, but the actual number is 11,982. Please give instructions from the commander."
Mr. Zhu nodded and walked forward and said, "Comrades, in the past month or so, I believe everyone has changed a lot in their thinking and life, but everyone must remember that no matter what hat or clothes we wear, our hearts will always be there."
It is bright red. What we are wearing now are the clothes worn by the Northern Expeditionary Army during the Great Revolution. We must maintain the essence of the Red Army and carry forward the revolutionary spirit of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Comrades, in order to save China, say goodbye to the Red Army hat for the time being!" said
Wearing a military cap with a blue sky and white sun badge on his head.
More than 10,000 people all began to put on their hats. Many people held on to their Red Army hats tightly, and tears flowed out of their eyes.
Mr. Zhu shouted loudly, "On July 7th, Japanese imperialism started its invasion of China again. Beiping, this thousand-year-old city and the ancient capital of seven dynasties has now fallen into the hands of the Japanese invaders. The fellow villagers in the Northeast have been invaded.
We have lived under the iron heel of the Japanese invaders for seven years, including Taiwan, which was a matter of the Qing Dynasty. Now that the Japanese invaders have launched a full-scale attack on our country and said that it will take three months to solve our country, we Chinese can still continue to fight the civil war.
What?"
More than 10,000 people continued to shout "No!"
Mr. Zhu waved his hand, "So, our Red Army is now wearing white clothes for one purpose, to fight the Japanese invaders. You are the 115th Division, the first Eighth Route Army team to go to the anti-Japanese battlefield. Your image is good or bad, and your fighting performance is good or bad."
It affects the image of our Eighth Route Army, so everyone remember to obey orders, obey commands, fight the enemy bravely, and save China!"
After speaking, Mr. Zhu motioned to Mr. Peng to say a few words.
Mr. Peng nodded and walked forward, looked down and shouted, "Mr. Zhu has said everything that needs to be said. I just say one thing, if the devil dares to enter China standing upright, we will let him leave lying down! The whole army obeys the order! Follow.
I will fight the Japanese to the death!"
Suddenly the whole army became even more fanatical, "Fuck the Japanese! Fuck the Japanese!"
Jiang Cheng clicked his tongue when he saw it. The leaders of this older generation were indeed down-to-earth, but looking at the soldiers who were shouting below, they were indeed effective.
The next step is to send out the military flag. One by one, the troops receive the blue sky and white sun military flag and march eastward. They will cross the Yellow River and enter Shanxi through the Zhichuan Town Ferry.
Lin Sanhu and others led the army to march eastward. Jiang Cheng and Mr. Zhu stood on the hillside together and watched the neat team moving eastward like a belt, with high-pitched military songs floating in the air.
Jiang Cheng took a photo and showed it to Boss Zhu. Boss Zhu praised, "This machine is really good. Thank you so much, Xiao Jiang. Our troops are finally going to the front line with spears and swords."
Jiang Cheng looked at the troops and asked, "What equipment do you have now?"
Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "A division has 7,500 rifles, 100 submachine guns, 200 machine guns, and 20 mortars. Due to the long distance and inconvenient supply, I brought 500 rounds of rifle ammunition this time. When Lin Sanhu received the ammunition
The eyes are straight."
Jiang Cheng imagined Lin Sanhu's expression, and it was indeed funny, and said, "Do we only have more than 10,000 people in one division? Don't we have a strength of 15,000?"
Mr. Zhu sighed, "It is true that the establishment is 15,000, but the Japanese are not easy to fight, so this time none of our new soldiers have entered the main force of the three divisions. Most of the three divisions are old backbones from the Long March."
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Only then did Jiang Cheng realize that it was actually normal in the military for the troops to be dissatisfied with their numbers, and the actual full force of the dozens of German weapon divisions that Chiang had brokered was only three.
Jiang Cheng continued to ask, "I wonder when the headquarters will leave?"
Boss Zhu said, "At the beginning of September, I hope the war situation will be favorable to us by then."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "I'm really looking forward to our first battle."
Mr. Zhu asked, "What are you going to do next?"
Jiang Cheng sighed, "The chairman assigned me a task, asking me to help with the placement of the students and do their ideological work. He also asked me to prepare experimental materials that the intellectuals wanted. It seems that I won't be able to take any time off during this period. By the way.
, arms. News came from Germany. Germany is preparing to prepare weapons for Nanjing in the shortest possible time. We think it will be more difficult to buy weapons during this period. So I am thinking about whether to bring more weapons from modern times.
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Boss Zhu shook his hand and said, "It's okay. Don't worry about weapons. The Japanese have plenty of them. We can just go there and get them. Since Lao Mao has given you so many tasks, how come you still have time to come here?"
Jiang Cheng smiled slyly and said, "Because I took advantage of everything."
--extend
After Yi Bang and Tian Jie finished talking in the playground, they moved into the military camp with the graduates. There were thousands of people at this time, and only the military camp could accommodate so many people at once.
Yi Bang and Tian Jie were watching a movie at this time. It was said that this movie was urgently transferred from Yanchang Expressway. Although it was a silent movie, everyone watched it with gusto because this movie played the future in their hearts.
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This movie was actually prepared by Jiang Cheng to broaden the horizons of the Red Party. After all, many of the Red Party members were from Chinese migrant workers and their knowledge was not broad, but it is appropriate to use it now.
I only saw scenes from various parts of China in the movie, from deserts to rivers, from the Great Wall to the dense forests of Yunnan, the Leshan Giant Buddha, and the Yungang Grottoes. With subtitles, those watching the movie were all students who had read books. The one sitting at the front was
Those scholars.
Yi Bang patted Tian Jie gently and said, "How did you take these pictures? There are so many places, so amazing."
Tian Jie nodded and said, "Our country is so powerful, with so many great rivers and mountains, but it's a pity that it is now in raging war."
Next is the scene of the countryside, countless mature rice fields, farmers happily harvesting the farmland, and some children running around the farmland. The harvested grain becomes flour and rice through one process after another. Women and children wear new clothes.
The clothes walked to the village square to celebrate the festival, and the men were beating gongs and drums nearby, creating a festive scene.
Tian Jie blinked and said, "Yibang, have you ever seen such a scene?"
Yi Bang numbly shook his head and said, "Rural areas - can we still be so happy?"
The next shot moved to school, where the teacher was giving lessons in the classroom and the students below were reading books.
As the camera turned to the factory, surging black smoke, flowing molten steel, and steel ingots flowed out. Then they entered the processing plant and were processed into steel pipes one by one by machine tools. They were then continuously assembled and soon became a
A machine gun.
Machine guns have entered the army and are in the hands of soldiers, and the food they just had has become rations for soldiers. Soldiers guard national borders, farmers are farming, workers are producing, children are studying, hospitals, train stations, shops, cinemas, theaters