Liu Xing, the commander of the Jiang Defense Group Army, wanted to widely publicize Liu Ming and his troops who had broken out from the occupied areas for two main purposes.
The first is to boost the sluggish morale of the army after the current rout and awaken their military responsibilities and bloody spirit. The second is to hope that through this propaganda, the disappointed and depressed people will see that the national army is still fighting bloody battles against the enemy!
As the commander of the Jiang Defense Group Army and the deputy commander of the Nanjing garrison, Liu Xing found it easy to create a heroic figure to fight against the Japanese invaders to boost the morale of the army.
The deeds of Liu Ming and others in the supplementary regiment were sent to major newspapers via radio that night, and they were printed overnight, such as the Central Daily News, Shanghai Shenbao and the Republic of China Daily. After all, this was another step to boost the morale of the military and the people after Xie Jinyuan's department who stood firm at the Sihang Warehouse.
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On the second day, the front pages of major newspapers printed the heroic deeds of Liu Ming's supplementary regiment in fighting against the Japanese invaders, such as "The Weak Brigade! Three Fights and Three Victories!" published by the Central Daily News and "Anti-Japanese Heroes Regiment, Bloody Battle" reported by Shanghai
Kill a thousand enemies!"...
Liu Ming and others were just lucky enough to annihilate some Japs during the breakout process. However, under the propaganda of various newspapers, they immediately transformed into anti-Japanese heroes respected by everyone, and Liu Ming became a figure that attracted much attention.
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Liu Ming knew very well that it was not him who led the troops to successfully break out of the encirclement and fought those victorious battles, but the battalion commander Yang Ling. Without Yang Ling, they would have explained the situation long ago. Now facing the admiration and compliments from around him, he really couldn't sleep or eat well.
"Sir Liu, the command and battles along the way were all directed by Yang Ling. I did nothing, but now I have become a hero. I feel really uneasy. Do you think you can..."
Liu Ming found Liu Xing, the commander of the Jiangfang Group Army, and told his true thoughts.
Although he has dreamed of being promoted and making a fortune countless times, this time is a very good opportunity.
But these days, he and those brothers have been fighting in the death heaps of bullets and bullets. He knows that he must do things that are worthy of his conscience. If he accepts this honor, it will chill the hearts of the brothers who follow him.
Liu Xing, the commander of the Jiangfang Group Army, naturally understood the thoughts of deputy commander Liu Ming, but he also had his own considerations: "As for the fact that various newspapers have already printed newspapers, I can't say that the situation is wrong. The hero is not Liu Ming but Yang Ling, right?
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Liu Ming didn't expect that the matter would become so big, and he was stunned on the spot not knowing what to do. Now that everyone knew that he was a hero, he was too embarrassed to go back to see his brothers, for fear of being stabbed in the spine.
"Sir Liu, can you also report on Yang Ling? After all, he deserves the first credit for killing so many Japanese." Seeing that the fait accompli was irreversible, Liu Ming argued.
Liu Xing sighed and stood up from his seat, walked to Liu Ming and said, "Why don't you understand? I need a living hero, not a fallen hero, do you understand?"
"But……"
Liu Xing waved his hand to interrupt Liu Ming, the regimental deputy: "Nothing, this matter ends here."
Although Liu Ming felt guilty and uncomfortable in his heart, seeing that Liu Xing no longer wanted to talk about the matter and his lips twitched, he finally did not insist anymore and silently said sorry to Yang Ling in his heart.
Liu Xing turned around and picked up a telegram from his desk, and said with a smile: "You fought hundreds of miles away and killed many enemy invaders. You showed the majesty and bloodiness of our party and country's soldiers. The commissioner has personally inquired."
Liu Ming was shocked to hear that his little deputy leader actually asked for help. Liu Ming was excited but also felt uneasy. After all, he felt guilty. He had received so much attention and honor while lying on a stretcher, but the real Yang Ling was still alive and dead.
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Liu Xing looked at Liu Mingdao with a smile: "From now on, all the officers in your department will be promoted to two levels as a reward. You, especially, will be awarded a third-class Baoding Medal."
"How good is this? I deserve my position..."
"There is nothing to be ashamed of. Your ability to annihilate many Japanese invaders is the best proof. You are excellent soldiers of the party and the country. You have lived up to the military uniform you are wearing. Now that the country is in danger and the Japanese invaders are ferocious, I hope you will continue to work hard."
Carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties or sacrifices, fight tenaciously, defend the leader, and defend the country!"
Liu Xing's words were so resounding that they made the blood in Liu Ming's bones boil. He said loudly: "I will live up to the trust of the leader, live up to the trust of Chief Liu, and not embarrass the elders in my hometown! We will not be afraid of difficulties when we carry forward our work.
Fight to the bitter end with the Japanese invaders with a spirit that is not afraid of sacrifice!"
"Okay, okay, your words are enough." Seeing Liu Ming's chest thumping, Liu Xing smiled with satisfaction.
"Go back and tell your brethren the good news, so that everyone may be happy."
"Yes!" Liu Ming snapped to attention and saluted the military salute, then limped away from the Jiang Defense Group Army Headquarters on crutches.
The deeds of Liu Ming and others fighting alone to annihilate Japanese invaders were like a strong wind blowing across the country, quickly setting off a new round of patriotic craze.
Since the defeat in the Battle of Shanghai, the haze of defeat has been hanging over the hearts of the Chinese people, but now this exciting news has come.
The deeds of Liu Ming and others sent a signal that the army was still fighting bloody battles on the front line. Although they lost ground, they did not stop fighting.
Patriotic students and people took to the streets and shouted to resist Japan and save the country. Countless merchants and vendors also donated money and materials to support the anti-Japanese front line. The entire land of China was enveloped in a wave of patriotism.
In the field hospital of the Garrison Headquarters on the outskirts of Nanjing, thousands of wounded soldiers transported from the front line were crying and howling day and night. Most of them were brought in with bloody bodies, and then carried out with stiff limbs.
The former health worker Zhang Hongying has now become a glorious medical soldier. More and more wounded soldiers are being transported from the front line, and she is already too busy to keep her feet off the ground.
Although she was sleepy and tired, she never cried out in pain, because compared to those frontline soldiers whose bodies were beaten to pieces, their pain and fatigue were nothing at all.
"Let's carry it away." Seeing that the wounded soldier who had just been delivered in the morning was no longer alive, Zhang Hongying sighed helplessly and waved to the stretcher team to be carried out of the ward.
"Hongying, you haven't slept for two days, so you'd better go and squint for a while." Seeing the haggard Zhang Hongying, doctor Zhou Wenru came over feeling distressed and persuaded her.
Zhang Hongying smoothed the loose hair on her forehead, forced a smile and said, "Dr. Zhou, I'm not tired."
Seeing Zhang Hongying being so brave, doctor Zhou Wenru sighed and handed her the lunch box in his hand: "I just went to get some eggs and they are still warm. You should eat them quickly. Although rescuing the wounded is important, but
Don’t tire yourself out either.”
"Doctor Zhou, this is yours, I can't take it..." As a medical soldier, Zhang Hongying clearly knows that there are no eggs in their dietary supplies, only doctors have them.
"I've already eaten. You can eat it while it's hot." Doctor Zhou Wenru didn't wait for Zhang Hongying to retort, put the lunch box into her hand, and turned around to go to work.
"Hongying, Hongying, good news, good news--" A female medical soldier rushed into the ward with a newspaper in her hand.
Zhang Hongying hurriedly made a shushing gesture and hurriedly pulled her carefree best friend out of the ward.
"What good news, I'll make you happy." Zhang Hongying said with a smile when she saw the excited female medical soldier with a red face.
"Here is news about the replenishment group..."
Before the female medical soldier finished speaking, Zhang Hongying seemed to be stimulated and couldn't wait to grab the newspaper in her hand and read: "Where is it? Where is it?"