In fact, on the Songhu front line and in China's previous wars against Japan, it was not uncommon for troops to openly communicate with the whole country without following the rules, and the 43rd Army was definitely not the only one.
For example, during the Great Wall War of Resistance, Liu Lang suddenly came to electrify the whole country and vowed not to retreat. Another example is the Battle of Sihang Warehouse. The defenders also electrified the whole country to express their determination to resist the war. Although all the officials were dissatisfied, they
Afterwards, the major incident was basically turned into a trivial matter, and no one pursued the matter again.
But it has never been said that anyone can arbitrarily electrify the whole country. Generally speaking, only the supreme commander of the country has that qualification. The reason why those few violations were not punished is that the victory boosted morale;
Their status is not high. Even though they may appear to be high-ranking officials in the eyes of the top soldiers, in the eyes of the top forces, they are just carrots and the leaders of a bunch of carrots.
The 43rd Army is different. It is a military-level unit. The person who signed the power generation is a dignified Army Lieutenant General. Those little guys can say that they don’t understand. How can you, the Army Lieutenant General, not understand this? This is really against the rules.
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Xiao Yisu began to vigorously oppose the Army Lieutenant General's doing this, mainly because of this consideration. Once this illegal message was sent, if he died in battle, the senior officials would have to posthumously award him a general.
After all, death is the most important thing! But if they can survive by chance, the other officers of the 43rd Army will be fine, but the two lieutenant generals who signed the name will be unlucky. No matter how hard they fight, if they are not obedient, the big boss will not be able to use it.
Yes, just look at the fat commander of the Independent Regiment. He won battles one after another and won medals one after another. But this military rank seemed to be welded to death and remained motionless.
It can even be said that by sending this message, the Army Lieutenant General was not only gambling with his own life, but also with his military future. Moreover, it was a bet that was bound to lose. From that moment on, no matter whether the battle was
Lose or win, for him personally, he is a loser.
Huxi, China's Third Theater Command.
"What does Guo Rudong want to do? Hundreds of thousands of troops in Songhu are fighting a decisive battle against the Japanese invaders. Could it be that his 43rd Army is fighting to the death? He wants to take credit for clearing the whole country without permission from the theater headquarters.
It is also a case of forcing a woman to have an abortion. It must be reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs and the General Headquarters will punish her severely to prevent such a situation from happening again." An Army Lieutenant General with a slightly longer face and a mustache spoke sternly and tapped the table in front of him with the pipe in his hand.
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Many other army lieutenant generals and even army generals were either sitting upright or smoking with squinted eyes, but did not express their opinions as eagerly as this one.
Those who can sit in the frontline headquarters of the third theater have the lowest rank of army lieutenant general, and the lowest positions are corps commander and group army commander. Isn’t that a smart person? If you just look at the lieutenant general of the 20th Group Army and the 43rd Army in front of you.
Lieutenant General Guo had a very bad relationship with him, and he said that these extremely harsh criticisms were completely normal.
However, the strange thing is that this person has never been a good person. He knows that he doesn't need to say anything and can be determined by just saying: "This matter is inappropriate", but he still wants to use a fierce tone to accuse a large number of the old enemies of Sichuan Province.
Granted, I was looked down upon even if I didn't get a good grade.
Could it be said that he has been in Sichuan Province for more than 20 years in vain? Obviously, the lieutenant general who has been able to fight against the King of Sichuan for so many years is not as simple as it looks. Especially the sentence about reporting to the police.
The words of the Military and Political Headquarters are even more embarrassing to think about. Are they telling the deputy commander of the Third Theater District sitting behind the desk that the Third Theater District cannot handle this matter, so the boss above him has to say it?
They are obviously enemies, but they seem to be helping when they criticize. There is a story in this! In addition, the 43rd Army is currently guarding the retreat of all of them. It is not authentic to rush to say bad things about others.
Naturally, the generals and lieutenants will not participate.
"The military situation is urgent. As Brother Zihui said, this matter should be decided by the headquarters!" General Gu, who had been frowning slightly, nodded and directly changed his words. "Now, it is our army that calls everyone to a meeting to make a decision.
The matter of retreat..."
After hearing this, the Army Lieutenant General who spoke in Sichuan dialect who was still emotional just now stopped talking. Sensing the seemingly inadvertent inquiring eyes around him, he curled his lips disdainfully and said to himself: "I do things based on my own preferences.
Damn, it’s my business to fight you to death in Sichuan, the people of Sichuan. When you go out of Sichuan, you have to rely on brothers and sisters to help each other. You know a thing! If you guessed my thoughts, would I still be Yang Zihui?
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"Guo, I can only help you so much. You idiot, don't let the 43rd Army suffer." Only he could hear the Army Lieutenant General who lowered his eyelids to cover his tears.
The voice whispered: "My 20th Army is almost finished!"
The Ministry of Military Affairs and the Military Committee in Nanjing are also expressing their own opinions on this unexpected "Letter to the Compatriots in the Nation". Some praise and some criticize. Basically, they praise its spirit of defending the country and criticize it.
Self-assertive moderation prevailed.
However, before the head of the Military and Political Department and the supreme leader of the country made a decision, these opinions could at best be said by oneself without even being recorded. But what is extremely strange is that this time, the Military and Political Department
The two big bosses from the General Headquarters and the General Headquarters did not speak out, as if they did not know about this telegram that had caused an uproar within the military and among the people.
Obviously, this is impossible.
No one knew that the big boss who held the 43rd Army's "Letter to the Nationwide Compatriots" had been sitting silently on the side of the table. After a long silence, he spoke: "Military affairs will depend on the results of the war. Who is talking nonsense?"
Everyone will say that if Guo Rudong and the 43rd Army can persist until the reinforcements arrive and save hundreds of thousands of troops from fire and water, they will be rewarded by orders."
Wang Shihe, who had been quietly waiting at the side, bowed to receive the order.
Obviously, the supreme leader has set the tone on this matter, that is: the country is at the time of hiring people, let alone those who violate disciplines or not. As long as the battle is fought well, you can be rewarded. If you can only talk big words, you will also be rewarded.
If you violate discipline and brag, your crime will be increased.
Judging from the understanding of the highest level of the national government, whether the purpose of the 43rd Army's message can be achieved, the final result still depends on whether they can hold Songjiang. And judging from the intensified advance of the Japanese Sixth Division, another aspect of the clear message
The purpose has been achieved.
The Chinese people naturally do not think as complicated as those powerful people. They only know that there is another heroic and fearless army who declares war on the Japanese invaders at the cost of the life and death of the entire army. They are heroes, heroes of the Chinese nation.
Especially in Sichuan Province, where the 43rd Army has the largest number of soldiers, major newspapers in the two largest cities in the southwest, from Rongcheng to Shancheng, are publishing newspapers with this "Letter to Compatriots All Over the Country" from the 43rd Army of the Sichuan Army as the main page.
There was no time to print it, so the government propaganda agency simply copied the original text of the telegram into a large-character poster and posted it on the streets.
Countless Sichuan people gathered in the streets, listening to the literate people reciting this famous Sichuan Army's message to the country's compatriots. Their eyes filled with tears and they raised their arms and shouted.
An army of more than 10,000 people vowed to resist the Japanese invaders of more than 20,000 people. That is the glory that belongs to the entire Sichuan Province.
The people were moved by the sacrifice and honored by the sacrifice. But reporters did not entirely think so. China needs heroes, and the propaganda front needs more heroes.
In particular, the People's Daily, which has a reporter at the forefront, and has branches in Shancheng and Chengcheng, at the request of Liu Xueyuan, immediately started the operation of "searching for the families of the heroic troops". They wanted to organize in the rear.
Donate money and materials, and send these materials to the families of heroes to express your gratitude to the soldiers on the front line of Songjiang.
Even if you die in battle, you will die fighting with peace of mind and fighting for this country with peace of mind.
Both the official and the private sector were in a state of excitement because of this clear message. The Songjiang defenders had already faced the first wave of tests from the Japanese invaders.
The young soldiers, no, to be precise, they are young "veterans", lying quietly on the top of Ximencang City, not daring to breathe.
Because of his heroic performance in the Battle of Huangpu River, after a night of hard fighting, the young soldier not only became one of the six soldiers in the squad with no casualties, but also killed two Japanese invaders. After returning to the city, the young soldier was promoted to deputy squad leader, responsible for commanding five soldiers.
A new recruit who had just been added to the squad from the supply camp. He, who was once a new soldier, instantly became a veteran.
At this time, most of the officers and soldiers responsible for defending the 152nd Regiment had already taken refuge in the tunnel, except for a few warning sentries.
Unfortunately, the young "veteran" who had just become the deputy squad leader was selected to lead three recruits to guard the south gate of Cangcheng. Hundreds of meters away, the Japanese army was clearly visible.
Although the Japanese artillery can't be seen several kilometers away, today's young soldiers are no longer the recruits who only cover their heads and turn pale when the cannon fires. He has already seen the Battle of Huangpu River.
If the lethality of Japanese artillery is exceeded, especially the large-caliber heavy artillery, one shot will create a big crater, and a whole platoon of people will be gone!
Not to mention hiding in the simple observation post fortifications made of sandbags on the city wall, even if he was hiding at the firepower point within the city wall, he was not very safe from the terrifying large-caliber artillery shells. But no matter how afraid he was, he had to grit his teeth.
Hold on! As a soldier, how can he escape from the battlefield? Besides, he is still the deputy squad leader and has several soldiers under his command.
At this time, the young soldiers can only pray for the blessings of their ancestors!
"Squad deputy, why did the military commander say in the message that our entire army of 15,000 people will fight to the death with the Japanese? There are so many of us?" Not far away, a man buried his head in the sandbag fortification.
The recruit asked with a pale face.
Obviously, the soldier also wanted to distract himself.
"Gua Wa Zi, that's for the Japs, you're scaring the little Japs!" the young "veteran" tried his best to grin and cursed with a smile.
"Then, squad deputy, are you afraid?"
"I'm afraid there will be no use for the ball. We brothers, we don't want to loosen our belts." The young "veteran" tried hard to imagine himself as the veteran squad leader Hai Ge, who not only encouraged the new recruits but also motivated himself, and replied boldly.
Before the recruit could answer, a whistle suddenly sounded from the sky! The whistle was long and low.