Liang Yixiao asked curiously: "Captain, why do you ask this?"
Xu Rui cooed at Wang Husheng and Zheng Wen, who were chatting animatedly, and said, "Xiao Liang, do you think it is possible for Lao Wang and Xiao Zheng to be together?"
"You mean political commissar?" Liang Yi smiled.
Xu Rui nodded and said, "Do you think it will work?"
Liang Yixiao said: "Captain, is the political commissar a little older?"
"Nonsense." Xu Rui said, "Old Wang is only in his early thirties, and he is still a young man."
When Liang Yixiao heard this, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh. He thought that the political commissar was still a young man in his early thirties, but you, commander, are not thirty yet, so aren't you just a brat?
"Don't laugh." Xu Rui said, "I'm serious."
Liang smiled and suppressed his laughter and said, "Well, I'll find some time to explore Wenwen's tone first."
"Okay." Xu Rui said again, "Xiao Liang, you have to take this matter seriously and be sure to hurry up."
Liang smiled and stood upright, saying: "Don't worry, captain, I will try my best to facilitate this matter."
"Hey, that's right." Xu Rui smiled slightly, glanced over there again, and then hummed a tune and turned away, "What's the difference between us soldiers? It's just because we all wear simple clothes.
Military uniforms, what's the difference between us soldiers? Since we left our hometown, it's hard to see our parents..."
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The second half of 1938 was a difficult half year for the Japanese government and the Japanese army, but it was even more difficult for the National Government and the National Army.
Whether it was the Shanxi battlefield or the Wuhan battlefield, the National Army was retreating steadily, losing divisions and ground one after another.
Just three days ago, Guangzhou, China's only outlet to the sea, was captured by the newly formed 21st Army of the Japanese army. So far, the Nationalist Government has lost its last outlet to the sea, and the sea passage with the outside world has been completely cut off by the Japanese army. From now on, it will only be able to pass through Yunnan.
The Vietnam Highway and the Yunnan-Burma Highway receive external supplies.
At this time, the Burma Highway was still under investigation.
The Yunnan-Vietnam Highway was also in danger of being cut off by the Japanese army at any time because it was too close to the coast. It was not enough to support China's war of resistance. Therefore, in fact, the connections between the National Government and the outside world had been completely cut off by the Japanese army. In fact, the huge China had
It became an isolated island, and for a while, arguments for surrender began to surge.
In particular, Wang Jingwei, a veteran of the Kuomintang who was the executive director of the National Government at the time, secretly fanned the flames. When the people were struggling to fight the invaders on the front line, he summoned the China-based reporters from Haitong News Agency and Reuters in Wuhan and publicly declared that the door to the armistice was still not closed.
, and vigorously promoted the three conditions for surrender proposed by the Japanese government.
Because the Japanese government was deeply aware of the difficulties caused by the expansion of the Sino-Japanese War, although the Wuhan Battle was not over yet, the national-level strategy had actually turned to political surrender, and it proposed three extremely deceptive surrender conditions to the Nationalist Government: Do not want China.
Territory, no compensation, withdraw troops within two years!
Externally, the Japanese government tried every means to induce it to surrender, and internally, the capitulationists headed by Wang Jingwei added fuel to the flames. For a time, capitulationism began to surge in China and became very rampant! This is also a normal thing. A country or a nation will never and will not do so.
It may be just one voice, and it is impossible for everyone to be a hero.
In peaceful times, the voices of these scum would not pose a threat.
For example, in the time and space before Xu Rui traveled through time, China had actually risen to become a superpower, but traitor capitulationism was also prevalent in the country. Shootings broke out every day in the United States, and Europe was attacked every day. But some people have been kneeling for a long time.
The slaves just don't want to stand upright and always clamor for Western-style democracy.
Fortunately, China's country was peaceful and peaceful at that time, and the surrender argument could not become a thing at all.
However, in war years, the argument of surrender will pose a serious threat to the security of the country and the nation.
Therefore, the Party Central Committee pointed out at a meeting in Yan'an that public opinion must be used to resolutely fight against domestic surrender arguments, and public opinion must report more heroic deeds on the anti-Japanese battlefield to give the whole people more confidence and compatriots across the country to unite as one.
If we persist in the war of resistance, those capitulation arguments will have no market.
Against this background, the majority of base areas behind enemy lines began to vigorously explore the heroic deeds of the Anti-Japanese War and publicize them through various Chinese and foreign media.
The Nationalist Government is also happy to see this happen.
Because the Nationalist Army fought very hard on the frontal battlefield, and since they are willing to take the lead and use all their firepower to fight the capitulationists, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang are certainly happy to see this happen, because if they do so, they will become a little Japan.
A thorn in the flesh will attract the attention of the little devil.
With the vigorous promotion of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, a large number of heroic deeds about the Anti-Japanese War behind enemy lines were disseminated through newspapers, radio and communications. The most well-known among them is Xu Ye, the anti-Japanese hero in Dameishan Base Area, because he created
A legend who not only killed a Japs regiment leader as a new recruit, but also captured a Japs regiment flag!
But these are all things for later. At this time, the public opinion propaganda machine has not yet been fully activated, but is only on the eve of the storm. However, the Japanese military secret service, which has always been sensitive to smell, has already smelled the smell of this storm, and immediately
Reported the news to the generals at all levels of the Japanese invaders.
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"Nani?" Shunroku Hata suddenly turned around, looked at Shozo Kawabe in disbelief, and hissed, "Regiment flag? Are you saying that the regiment flag of the 10th Infantry Regiment was captured by the independent regiment?"
At this moment, Shunroku Hata simply wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.
This can't be blamed on Shunroku Hata, because what Kawabe Shozo said just now is really unbelievable.
As the commander of the Central China Condemnation Force of the Japanese invaders, no one knows better than Shunroku Hata how difficult it is to capture the regiment flag of the Japanese infantry or cavalry regiment, because each infantry or cavalry regiment has a dedicated
The flag protection team has almost no combat missions. Their only mission is to protect the safety of the military flag.
Not only that, when a certain infantry or cavalry regiment is in danger of being destroyed, according to Japanese military regulations, the flag guard squad can burn the regiment flag in advance. As long as the flag guard squad burns the regiment flag in advance, it will
Even if an entire infantry or cavalry regiment is killed in battle, it can still be rebuilt, and the organization does not need to be abolished.
Therefore, since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese Army has never had its regiment flag surrendered.
Previously, whether in Feicheng or the Wanjialing battlefield, the flags of the Kagoshima Infantry Regiment and the four infantry regiments of the 106th Division were all burned in advance. Therefore, Shunroku Hata could not believe that the 10th Infantry Regiment
The cruel fact was that the regiment's flag was captured by the independent regiment.
Is the independent group really so powerful?
Is the independent regiment's offensive really so fierce? Is the progress so rapid?
Could it be that the independent regiment's offensive was really so fast that the flag guard team had no time to burn the alliance flag?
At that moment, Shunroku Hata shook his head and said: "Kawabe-san, could it be that the flag of the 10th Infantry Regiment has been burned in advance by the flag guard team, and the independent regiment just forged a military flag?"
"Hai, we can't rule out this possibility." Hebian Zhengsan paused and added, "However, according to our internal reports lurking in the third theater of China, the Dameishan Independent Regiment has reported this news to the New Fourth Army.
The Military Headquarters and the Chief of Staff of the Third Theater District of the National Army should be considered true, not to mention..."
Shunroku Hata frowned and asked, "Besides what?"
Hebian Zhengsan paused and said, "What's more, although Xu Rui is always scheming, it seems that he has never broken his promise in what he said."
After hearing this, Shunroku Hata immediately fell silent.
Because what Kawabe Shozo said is true.
Although Xu Rui is scheming and cunning as a fox, it seems that the words he has spoken in public and the threats he has made have never gone back on his word. Thinking of this, Shunroku Hata felt chills on the back of his neck, because
Xu Rui also publicly threatened him personally and threatened to behead him.
Kawabe Shozo said again: "General, this is not the worst."
"Nani, what could be worse?" Shunroku Hata asked, "What's going on?"
Kawabe Shozo said in a deep voice: "Kitada just called and said that they had just received intelligence from an insider lurking at the top of the China government. In order to suppress the moderates led by Wang Jingwei, someone from Chiang Kai-shek has agreed to use the propaganda of the Nationalist government.
Machines are helping to publicize heroic deeds on various battlefields, and I'm worried..."
Shunroku Hata's expression changed and he said in a deep voice: "Are you worried that the China Army will make a fuss about the flag of the 10th Infantry Regiment?"
"Hai." Hebian Zhengsan said after a pause, "Other things, even the disastrous defeat on the Wanjialing battlefield, no matter how much the Kuomintang publicizes it, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, because the victory achieved by the imperial army on the Sino-Japanese battlefield is important.
Far more than a failure, but the regimental flag of the 10th Infantry Regiment is no small matter."
Shunroku Hata nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "You are right. Each regiment flag is a gift from the Emperor. It not only represents the highest honor of the Japanese royal family, but also symbolizes the supreme glory of the Imperial Army of Japan. If the Chinese people
If you really make a fuss about the captain of the 10th Infantry Regiment, it will not only seriously damage the honor of the imperial family, but also cause serious damage to the image of the Imperial Japanese Army. It is completely conceivable that there will definitely be another international round.
The public opinion slander against the empire and the imperial army.”
"Hai, they will definitely do it. Even Germany may add insult to injury." Hebian Zhengsan paused and said, "These white people in the West have never really looked at us Easterners. One day, we will use them on the battlefield.
Iron and blood tell these Western white-skinned pigs that Easterners are no less intelligent, courageous, and capable than them."
"Let's not talk about that." Shunroku Hata said, "Let's talk about the alliance flag first."