Chapter 1454 Willing to be a battlefield ghost after death, not a hometown person before death
The Japanese army's use of tactics was very proficient, but whether the tactics were executed effectively or not probably depends on whether the Chinese soldiers could, as Hisao Tani said, never turn into a battle like the Jinshanwei landing battle.
If he could go to Songjiang City to take a look, he might not dare to make bold statements here.
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Time returns to one day ago.
Three o'clock in the morning.
Yu Xiancheng met with Lieutenant General Guo Rudong, commander of the 43rd Army of the Sichuan Army, at the temporary military headquarters command post of the 43rd Army in Songjiang County.
"Hello, Commander Guo!" Yu Xiancheng, who had been promoted to Army Colonel because of the First World War in Shandong, saluted the famous Sichuan Army general. "On the order of Commander Liu of our Independent Regiment, a group of 27 people from the Reconnaissance Brigade of our Independent Regiment specially escorted the "People's Daily"
Famous war reporter Liu Xueyuan arrived at the 43rd Army Defense Area."
After the salute, Yu Xiancheng handed the order signed by Liu Lang personally and stamped with the seal of the Minister of Military Affairs to the frowning Lieutenant General Guo Rudong.
"Oh?" Guo Rudong first carefully looked at the military order in his hand, and after confirming that the seals of the Independent Regiment and the Ministry of Military Affairs were correct, he returned a salute to the Colonel of the Independent Regiment of the 23rd Sichuan Army Group Army in front of him and said: "Chief of Staff Yu, your military affairs
The execution has been completed. Our army should have entertained you, but the military situation is urgent. The Japanese army may arrive at any time. Our army will deploy fortifications outside the city and inside the city. I ask Captain Yu for your forgiveness. Please take your brothers to rest for a while and return after dawn.
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As the Sichuan Army's most glorious and powerful unit, the personnel composition of the Independent Regiment is obviously no secret among the Sichuan Army generals. It is a special operations brigade internally and a reconnaissance brigade externally. Yu Xiancheng, who also serves as the chief of staff of the Independent Regiment, is named
It's not obvious, but as Liu Lang's right-hand man, his name is obviously very clear to army generals like Guo Rudong, who are also senior generals in the Sichuan Army.
Otherwise, an army colonel is not worthy of being called Chief of Staff Yu by an army lieutenant general. Among ordinary soldiers, an army colonel is already unattainable, but at the general level, everyone below the general is a small person. This is a hierarchy difference.
brought about by necessity.
Of course, the attitude of the officers and soldiers under his command is another. After all, when a general fights a war, he has to rely on the hard work of the little people under his command. It is the record of the independent regiment that a general can use the honorific title to a colonel.
Tough enough, no one dares to ignore it easily.
"Yes!" Yu Xiancheng responded with a smile on his lips.
The Army Lieutenant General then turned his eyes to the beautiful reporter Liu Xueyuan who was also wearing a military uniform. He tried his best to squeeze out a smile on his serious face, stretched out his hand to Liu Xueyuan and said: "Guo has heard about Reporter Liu's name for a long time, and you
The beautiful article has become a must-read article for all our officers and soldiers before joining the war. Today, Guo and his brothers are lucky enough to meet the real person."
Liu Xueyuan held out her small hand somewhat reservedly and shook hands with the Army Lieutenant General, with a determined smile on her face: "Commander Guo was so complimentary. Xueyuan only used a pen to truly record the bloody battle between our Chinese soldiers and the Japanese invaders. The real
Those who are worthy of respect are those soldiers who surround the country and nation with their lives, including you and the officers and soldiers of the 43rd Army. They are the most respectable people in our entire Chinese nation."
Liu Xueyuan is no longer the fledgling reporter she was four years ago. She has experienced war first-hand and has met many big shots. She knows how to deal with these generals who lead troops. Especially before arriving, Liu Lang had specially explained
, the personality characteristics of the commander of the 43rd Army and his determination to fight the war. Naturally, she would not be stingy with her praise.
Although, this general who led the army from Guiyang all the way to Changsha and then to Wuhan and Nanjing by waterway failed to catch the train, and then walked to Songhu on a pair of iron feet without having time to join the battle, he had not yet been tested by the fire of war.
He is determined, but judging from his performance of walking thousands of miles and not hesitate to fight, he deserves respect.
What's more, he was specifically told by Liu Tuanzuo that he was one of the most respectable army generals of this era. She knew that Liu Lang never made mistakes when it came to judging people.
Of course, although Liu Lang is only a 26-year-old young man in this era, and will be just a hairless young man in the future, the books of history are destined to make him 80 years older than the people of this era.
Years of experience and wisdom.
Historically, Guo Rudong, the general who welcomed the red troops into Chengdu, was not highly praised, but the only infantry division under his command called the 26th Division of the 43rd Army was highly praised.
The entire 26th Division has even been used as one of the flags of the hundreds of thousands of Sichuan troops that came out of Sichuan. Because it fought on the Songhu battlefield and rushed to the battlefield in the early days of the war, the Sichuan army was nicknamed the "Double Gun Army" by other armies.
People face it, including their opponents the Japanese. And this was achieved with their sacrifices.
Using the Wuhan Military Conference of the Military Commission in March 1938 to review the gains and losses of the first phase of the battle, the 26th Division was rated as one of the five divisions with the best record in the Songhu Battle.
Enough to shine in the annals of history.
And what is the tenacity and brutality mentioned? Excluding the auxiliary troops and strong men, only 600 of the 5,000 combat troops participating in the battle stood up and walked out of the position. 2 of the 4 regiment commanders were killed, and 14 battalion commanders were injured or killed, almost
Yes, there is no one out of ten.
How can such an army and such a commander not be respected?
"Reporter Liu, you're serious, you're serious." Even Lieutenant General Liu couldn't help but feel flattered by Liu Xueyuan's praise, and the smile on his face turned into joy.
It’s not that Liu Xueyuan is an official, but that Liu Xueyuan, a war correspondent, has almost become a banner for China’s propaganda of the Anti-Japanese War. All the troops and people written about by her have eventually become national heroes in the eyes of the people. No matter what
Whether it was the Independent Regiment in the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, the 17th Division, the 129th Division, the 3rd Army in the Shanxi Campaign, including those little-known big-headed soldiers, they all became heroes.
For soldiers, in fact, no one wants to be a hero. The price of becoming a hero is death. However, when death is coming and you can only welcome it calmly, it is better to become a hero. After all, it can help your family
How can people get the last little benefit, even if they don't have money, but have fame? And the pen in Liu Xueyuan's hand definitely has such magic power.
No one is a saint who is so noble that he doesn't think about self-interest at all, whether he is a general or a soldier. You can't demand a general who already knows that he has led nearly ten thousand troops under his command to fall into a pit of fire, and wants to win a little bit for himself and his officers and soldiers.
Interest, and that interest has no effect on them who have already fallen into death.
Although the Japanese troops of Jinshan Guard have not landed yet, Tao Guang's unusual mobilization of the 62nd Division and the movement of his entire 42nd Army to Songjiang have already made this battle-hardened Army Lieutenant General aware that the Songjiang battlefield is extremely dangerous.
"However, Reporter Liu, you shouldn't have come to such a dangerous place. If the Japanese army chooses to land at Jinshanwei in Hangzhou Bay, Songjiang will be a place of death..." After the joy, the Army Lieutenant General sighed.
Got the truth.
He was not at all optimistic about the prospects of the Songjiang battlefield.
"Haha, let's not say that the Japanese reinforcements will land yet. Just say that the Japanese troops will land. Commander Guo, Xueyuan, please forgive me for asking you, what would you do if the Japanese reinforcements were directed towards Songjiang City?" Liu Xueyuan said.
It's a slight smile.
"Then what else can we do? Just fight to the death!" A trace of sadness flashed across the Army Lieutenant General's face, but more importantly, he was determined. "I, Mr. Guo, are not afraid of being loyal to the country, and the officers and soldiers of my 43rd Army are not afraid either. Just like
Xie Guji, the commander of the 152nd Regiment of the 26th Division under my command, left the poem he wrote in his suicide note to his mother before leaving: "I wish to be a ghost on the battlefield after death, but never to be a native of my hometown during my lifetime." This is our 43rd Army.
The whole army’s answer to the Japanese devils.”
"I wish to be a ghost on the battlefield after death, and not to be a native of my hometown..." Liu Xueyuan muttered, Yingying bent down and bowed to the Army Lieutenant General with the courtesy of a Chinese woman: "In that case, let Xueyuan accompany the 43rd Army
Brothers, let’s welcome the Japanese invaders together! Chinese soldiers with guns are not afraid of death, and Chinese literati with pens are also not afraid of death.”
"What a shameless girl, you deserve this gift." Army Lieutenant General's face was greatly moved, and he solemnly raised his hands to salute Liu Xueyuan. "On behalf of the entire 43rd Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, I would like to welcome Reporter Liu.
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Yu Xiancheng's expression on the side did not change, but he sighed secretly in his heart. He finally understood why this strange woman in front of him was qualified to tangle with Lang Tuanzuo.
It's not her beautiful appearance or her good figure, but she possesses the most outstanding advantages of Chinese women. She is elegant, confident and tough. When she bent down to pay tribute to the general with traditional ceremony and said her words personally,
Said: Let me accompany all the brothers to welcome the Japanese invaders! The beauty of dying calmly is so radiant that even the toughest soldier like Yu Xiancheng can't help but be moved.
At this moment, in the eyes of the two Chinese soldiers who were about to face a war, Liu Xueyuan was the most beautiful woman in all of China.
This is where the first chapter of Liu Xuewuan’s Songjiang battlefield diary begins.
The title of her battlefield diary is: "I would like to be a ghost on the battlefield after death, but never be a native of my hometown during my lifetime."
Through her pen, Xie Guji's name spread throughout his hometown and reached the ears of his old mother before the Japanese invaders arrived in Songjiang.
From Liu Xueyuan to the Army Lieutenant General, I am afraid that no one knows that in that time and space, all the soldiers of the 152nd Regiment of the 26th Division who participated in the great battle died heroically for their country, and the regiment leader Xie Guji was also blown up by Japanese heavy artillery.
Only 40 years old.
His hometown built a tomb for him, and the old mother who received his suicide note and the news of her son's death in battle a few months later built a thatched house next to her son's tomb and lived in it.
Lifelong, never half a step away.
My son defended the nation with his life.
Mothers spend the rest of their lives accompanying their children, that's all.