The night was dark with clouds, and the city of Suzhou was shrouded in an atmosphere of terror. Those ferocious-looking Japanese soldiers were like ghosts from hell. They kept running through the streets and houses with bayonets in hand, in the name of hunting down soldiers who resisted the National Army.
Massive looting and killing.
The ruined city groaned and trembled under the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders. The wild laughter and screams echoing in the streets made people's scalp numb. The flames that were about to burn to ashes swayed in the cold wind, just like the waves from Jiuyou.
A will-o'-the-wisp, and the city is like hell.
The people who had no time to escape closed their doors and hid in their homes, suffering in fear and staying awake all night. The sound of gunfire that came and went in the distance made them even more frightened.
Hundreds of injured National Revolutionary Army soldiers who were hiding in Beita Temple were herded like ducks to the square in front of the temple, surrounded by Japanese soldiers armed with live ammunition.
The cold and damp square was illuminated by torches, and the figures of the Japanese soldiers were stretched out on the mottled walls by the firelight. They were fierce and tall, like giant beasts with huge mouths.
The Japanese pursuers came so fast that the wounded soldiers of the National Revolutionary Army, who had fought bloody battles and were injured, had no time to move. They had to hide in Beita Temple with the help of patriots and police in the city, hoping to escape the disaster.
However, their whereabouts had already been known by the bribed traitors. As soon as the Japanese soldiers entered the city, these traitors excitedly contacted the Japanese soldiers and treated the wounded soldiers one by one.
The wounded soldiers had been disarmed, and the corpses of the city police who protected them were being dragged out of the temple one by one and thrown messily in a corner of the square. Several Japanese soldiers were pouring gasoline on the corpses.
The smell of blood and gasoline filled the air, and they prepared to burn the body.
The wounded soldiers were exhausted and covered in blood. They had fought bloody battles with the Japanese soldiers in the Shanghai area for several months and had already exhausted the last bit of strength in their bodies. At this moment, facing the Japanese soldiers who were armed to the teeth, they became lambs to be slaughtered.
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On the blood-stained steps, Major Shotaro Higashi in uniform was straight, holding a saber in both hands. He looked proudly at the wounded soldiers of the China Army who were full of sadness, despair and anger with a victor's attitude. He felt extremely happy in his heart, in front of the Imperial Japanese Army.
All resistance will be reduced to dust.
Major Shotaro Higashi glanced over the faces of these wounded soldiers of the National Revolutionary Army, and saw their decadent, desperate, and sad faces. They had lost all morale and had become powerless to resist. He felt extremely sad in his heart.
Pride, as a soldier, there is nothing more proud than beating your opponent to the point of losing all confidence.
He waved to the traitor translator behind him who was wearing a cotton robe, and the traitor translator immediately walked up to him, nodding and bowing.
"Let them surrender, and the imperial army can spare their lives."
Higashishotaro pointed to the wounded soldiers and gave instructions to the traitor translator who was smiling.
Their conquest of China has always been more than just the use of force. They also used spies to bribe high-ranking officials, political inducement to surrender, regional division and rule, and the disorganization of financial order, which are all their usual methods.
To force the National Revolutionary Army who originally resisted them to surrender, they could dismantle the confidence of the Chinese army in resisting by publicizing it in newspapers. Therefore, Higashi Shotaro did not order the shooting of these wounded soldiers, but hoped to persuade them to surrender.
, thereby achieving their insidious purpose.
The traitor translator nodded obsequiously to indicate that he understood, then turned to face the wounded soldiers covered in blood, the smile on his face disappeared and he became extremely arrogant.
He coughed twice and shouted: "Brothers of the national army! You fought desperately and were scarred, but your commander abandoned you and ran away alone. Such a commander is not worth your life, and this kind of government is not worth it.
You go and die. The imperial army is kind today. As long as you surrender to the imperial army, the imperial army will find you the best doctors and use the best medicine. Not only can you save your life, but you can also get promoted and make a fortune, and you can start a new life. Brothers,
Surrender to the Imperial Army, the Imperial Army will give you whatever you want."
Before the traitor translator finished speaking, hundreds of wounded soldiers were already buzzing and whispering.
"Bah! You traitor! I won't surrender to the Japanese even if I die!"
"Brothers! The spirits of our dead brothers are watching us in heaven. If we surrender, how can we be worthy of those dead brothers!" A wounded soldier stood up tremblingly and shouted loudly.
Someone clenched their fists tightly and roared: "Yes! We will not surrender until we die. We are fighting a national war! If we surrender and become a traitor, we will be stabbed in the spine for the rest of our lives! The folks in our hometown will also be unable to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives!"
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"We can't surrender! We can't be traitors!" the wounded soldiers shouted, all of them furious.
When the traitor translator saw these wounded soldiers clamoring for refusal to surrender, his face darkened, and he pointed at the piled corpses over there and threatened severely: "As the saying goes, a man who knows the current affairs is a hero. If you don't surrender, what will happen to you over there?"
Those people are your fate!"
"You are a traitor! If you do evil, you will go to the eighteenth level of hell! You will not die a good death!" Someone spat at the traitor translator.
"Traitor! You will be punished!"
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Facing the insults from the wounded soldiers, the traitor translator's face turned blue and white, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "Since you won't surrender! Then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
After saying the harsh words, the traitor translator angrily returned to Major Higashishotaro and shook his head at him: "Your Excellency, Major, they refuse to surrender."
Higashi Shotaro looked at the angry wounded soldiers with gloomy expressions and waved his hand behind him. The Japanese machine gunners on the sandbags immediately understood and pulled the handles to prepare for shooting.
When the wounded soldiers saw the Japanese machine gunner pulling the handle of the machine gun, they stood up one by one with support, and raised their chests to face the Japanese machine gun muzzle.
Storms and clouds rise, mountains and rivers move——
The Huangpu army was founded with great momentum, and the revolutionary heroes were loyal——
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Someone among the wounded soldiers hummed a military song, and it started to float in the dark night. The sound became louder and louder, louder and more solemn.
Tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-The Japanese machine guns rang out, and strings of tongues of fire flew towards these exhausted and blood-stained Chinese soldiers. The bullets sprayed out balls of blood on their chests.
Fog, they are like autumn leaves, harvested by bullets and falling one by one.
Sweep across the country, revive China, be invincible, and achieve great success.
The banners are shining, the golden drums are ringing, the dragons and tigers are flying, the army is majestic, and the loyalty and discipline are high.
Mobile offensive, brave and calm, surprise attack initiative and resourcefulness.
Be sincere and sincere, unite and strengthen ourselves, annihilate the enemy and invaders, and sing triumphantly.
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Amidst the roar of the Japanese machine guns, the loud and sonorous military song penetrated the endless night and the smoke-filled battlefield. Countless Chinese soldiers fought bloody battles to protect their homeland and country, risking the enemy in this song.
The artillery fire came one after another, fierce and tragic.