"Defend Great Wuhan! Destroy the Matsuura Division!"
"Fight Japanese imperialism!"
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News of the victory in the first stage of the Wanjialing general offensive was quickly sent to Wuhan, and spread throughout the streets and alleys at lightning speed.
Hundreds of thousands of people who were still stranded in Wuhan, various patriotic associations, and students... took to the streets to celebrate the victory on the front line with a massive parade.
Although the outer battlefields were in darkness, the streets of the three towns in Wuhan were full of people, and the cheers were louder and louder.
Since the Wuhan Defense War, more than 100 divisions of squadrons have fought desperately against the Japs along the Dabie Mountains, the Yangtze River, Poyang Lake and other mountainous lakes.
The people and patriotic groups in Wuhan also donated money and supplies, and organized countless stretcher teams, medical teams, transport teams, and performance troupes to do their best to protect Wuhan.
However, the Japs pressed heavily on the territory. Although the Chinese officers and soldiers fought bloody battles, the Japs continued to approach Wuhan. As time went by, people became more and more disappointed, and Wuhan was shrouded in a huge haze.
But now the phased victory in Wanjialing has given everyone hope of victory again. This victory excites them and makes them cry with joy.
No one left his homeland to become a refugee, and no one was willing to give up his home to wolves. The news of victory from Wanjialing made this gloomy land once again shine with the light of hope.
The streets were crowded with cheering people, and everyone's face was flushed with excitement. They shouted excitedly, which was the sound of their bones and souls. It was the sound of this nation's unyielding voice.
Although it is not a Chinese New Year holiday, Wuhan is even more lively than the Chinese New Year. Firecrackers are going off and people are popping their hats to celebrate.
Compared with the people who took to the streets to cheer, the well-dressed politicians were much more elegant. They appeared in high spirits under the spotlight of the reporters who flocked to accept interviews.
"Minister Liu, I heard that the fighting at Wanjialing is still going on. Is it true?" The reporter couldn't wait to ask questions.
Minister Liu always maintained an elegant smile and faced questions calmly.
"Yes, the battle in Wanjialing is not over yet, but it is just our officers and soldiers clearing out the remaining enemies. Most of the Japanese 106th Division has been wiped out..."
Before the minister finished speaking, another reporter crowded in.
"How long does it take to clear out the remaining enemies? Have you captured the commander of the 106th Division, Junroku Matsuura?"
"I think we will be able to clear out the remnants of the enemy soon. After all, our officers and soldiers are brave. They will not let any Japanese go. We have to make the invaders pay the price!" Minister Chen replied indignantly, which immediately attracted a burst of cheers.
Voice.
"As for the leader of the Japanese division, Junroku Matsuura, we have not caught him yet, but as soon as there is news, we will inform you as soon as possible..."
"I heard that the Japanese have dispatched several elite divisions to the Wanjialing area. Will it have an impact on clearing out the remaining enemies?"
Another official smiled and replied: "No, we are absolutely sure to block them where we want to block them. Our officers and soldiers are not afraid of any enemy!"
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A reporter stopped a military commander and asked, "Sir Zhang, what do you think about whether Wuhan can be defended?"
"I firmly believe that Wuhan can be defended. Not only do we have millions of officers and soldiers fighting bloody battles, but we also have the support of 40 million people. The devils can't even think of breaking into Wuhan! We must live and die with Wuhan!"
"But I heard that you had sent someone to move your family and property to Chongqing the day before yesterday..."
A flash of anger flashed across the officer's face, and he retorted loudly: "You are slandering me. As a government official, how can I escape first? Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. As officials, we should set an example...
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"Okay!" Someone started to applaud, and people cheered and praised the officials for their selflessness.
The well-dressed officials chatted eloquently under the reporters' questions, showing their determination to fight the war. It seemed that defeating the Japs was an easy task.
But they didn't know that in the mountains and ravines of Wanjialing, the officers and soldiers on the front line and the Japs were still fighting cruelly, and the earth was dyed red with blood.
Chinese officers and soldiers from several armies fought all night and captured many of the Jaap's positions, commanding heights, and water sources, achieving the first stage of victory.
But as the battle continued, the resistance of the Japs became more intense, and almost every step forward resulted in huge casualties.
The extremely vicious little devils were not willing to be eliminated. Even though they were beaten to the point of dying, they still resisted tenaciously.
The battlefield has been turned into a graveyard, and the tired Chinese officers and soldiers gritted their teeth and pounced on the Japanese positions everywhere.
The Japs received airdropped supplies. Although the number of remaining Japs was less than 3,000, their combat effectiveness was still strong.
In front of every captured Japanese position, the corpses of many Chinese officers and soldiers were lying strewn about. Many of them were naked death squads and had died last night.
In order to make it easier to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy at night, they all took off their clothes.
Taking off their clothes means they will become people without identification. Even if they die in battle, no one will know their unit number and name, and their family members will not even receive pensions.
In order to stay alive and allow their families to receive pensions, they had to keep fighting forward and completely defeat the Japanese. Then their familiar brothers would come back to collect their bodies and send back their honors and pensions.
They are a force that does not care about life and death. They have no way out and can only keep fighting forward, either to sacrifice themselves or to destroy the Japanese.
The officers and soldiers who came up later did not know whether all the sacrificed suicide squads were sacrificed, or whether the surviving ones were still continuing to fight forward.
They could only silently carry their bodies together, hoping that living brothers would come to claim them, so that they would not die in obscurity and their families would not even get any news.
In the dark sky, Chinese and Japanese planes were chasing each other and fighting each other. From time to time, one plane after another emitted black smoke and fell into the ravine.
Whenever a Japanese plane was shot down, the brothers would burst into loud cheers.
In order to deal a fatal blow to the remnants of the Matsuura Division, the Ninth Theater Command made an exception and dispatched the air force to join the battle.
Chinese flying officers and soldiers fought side by side with Soviet volunteer pilots aiding China to defeat the Japs cluster above Wanjialing.
The planes in the sky were turning over and fighting, and the ground troops did not stop either. Their blood boiled with excitement as they watched the fighting in the sky.
"Brothers, the air force brothers are covering us, go ahead!" The officer with scars all over his body grabbed his gun and rushed out of the bomb crater and rushed towards the bomb crater where the Japanese were guarding.
"kill!"
The brothers rushed forward with murderous intent. Although they looked exhausted and staggered, they still had high fighting spirit.
"Kill Gai Gai!"
The remaining Japanese soldiers also rushed out of the crater with bared teeth and claws. Both sides had used up all their bullets, leaving only hand-to-hand combat.