When gunfire rang out at the Marco Polo Bridge, the media agencies directly under the Renqiu government immediately informed the country and the world of the news.
Renqiu's media originally had only one newspaper, the one where the beautiful girl Mei Lanshu worked. After the Xuebing R&D Institute later developed semiconductor radio and television, it established a radio station.
In China at this time, television was definitely a new gadget. In order to allow the people under the rule to accept and enjoy the convenience and entertainment brought by this high-tech product, and also to facilitate policy propaganda and influence the direction of public opinion, the military government imitated the military government. It was first implemented on a trial basis in Renqiu, where TVs were distributed directly to the brigade, and sales funds were directly withdrawn from the brigade's surplus finance and tax.
At this time, land reform in Renqiu had been completed, and various cooperatives and cooperative production groups abounded. Due to the promotion of mechanized operations, agricultural productivity has been greatly improved, allowing many families to free up their manpower to work in factories, making farmers more productive. Living standards have been significantly improved, and there are even many farmers who have become rich from reclaiming wasteland. At the beginning, most people went to the brigade headquarters to watch the new gadgets out of curiosity, and later they gradually became fascinated. Then wealthy people began to buy them, which promoted the rapid development of Xuebingjun’s electronics industry. The rise of television in Renqiu caused an eye-catching effect. So, first it was Pingjin, then Zhangjiakou, and then it quickly became popular throughout North China. Now, Guangdong and Businessmen with certain vision in Nanjing and other places began to go to Renqiu to request orders. Luckily for Guangdong, Xuebingjun will set up a TV station in Dongshan sooner or later. Covering the surrounding areas should not be a problem. However, it will not be possible in other places. After all, the establishment of the TV station is closely related to the interests of the local government. However, even so, the electronics factory under Xuebingjun is still in short supply. So far, three production lines have been started, and two sets of equipment are being shipped from the United States to Dongshan, Fujian. on the way,
The profits brought by televisions are huge. You must know that compared to China, the market in the United States and its surrounding areas is much larger. Exporting electronic parts alone is enough for Xuebingjun to make a fortune. The electronics industry The profits are so huge that even just a few months after its launch, it is already on par with the pharmaceutical industry.
Someone once said that the Chinese people are individually a dragon, but together they are a swarm of worms. There is some truth to this statement, but it is by no means the truth. Due to the timely and powerful reporting of the Xuebing military government and its high degree of openness to the media, the Chinese people were twice Both the Battle of Wen'an and the Great Victory of Tianjin received timely and necessary publicity. Undoubtedly, these three victories inspired the confidence of the Chinese people, and also promptly allowed the Chinese people who were in darkness and could not feel the light to see a glimmer of light. When the Marco Polo Bridge War was exposed , immediately triggered a patriotic upsurge across the country. Except for the Nanjing government, which remained silent, all local forces in North China immediately made a strong stance statement, and the Chinese Communist Party even called the country: My compatriots, Beijing and Tianjin are in danger, North China is in danger, and the Chinese nation is in danger. Only the whole nation's resistance war is our way out. We also proposed that "Japanese imperialism will not be allowed to occupy an inch of China's land." "Shedding the last drop of blood to defend the country." The slogan was loud, and the governments of Guangdong and Guangxi, which were allies with the Xuebing Army, immediately sent out a nationwide telegram to support the Xuebing Army in resisting Japan, saying: Under necessary conditions, if the Nanjing government compromises with Japan, Guangdong and Guangxi will send troops northward at all costs. It is bound to defend North China and prevent it from becoming another three eastern provinces. Many civil organizations have called in to support the student army. Among them, the Overseas Chinese Federation organized two large-scale fundraising activities, raising funds of three million US dollars. Said that it would support the military operations of the Xuebing Army with practical actions. Under this general situation, the Nanjing government had to make an explanation on the 15th from Chiang Kai-shek, proposing the policy of: "Do not surrender, do not expand; do not seek war, but must resist war." , the Chinese people finally stood together at the critical moment of national survival, and the benefits brought by such public opinion to the Xuebing Army were not only a batch of financial aid, but more importantly, the status of their own image in the hearts of the people across the country. Great improvement, which also gained enough popular support for the Xuebing Army to control Guangdong in the future.
Still focusing on the Wanping front line, the Japanese army began to attack the defensive end of the Marco Polo Bridge Corps of Soldiers with a small force supported by artillery fire.
At the cadet army position at the east end of Marco Polo Bridge, a platoon of soldiers had been waiting there with eager eyes. At about ten o'clock at night, the night was so dark that no one could be seen clearly from ten meters away, and as a flare rose up into the sky behind them, , immediately exposed the group of Japanese soldiers advancing on the bridge. Platoon leader Yang Jian glanced around him and saw that each of the brothers looked as if they were facing an enemy, excited and nervous. He shook his head and sighed. , and then turned his attention to the bunkers on both sides of the bridge,
The soldiers didn't know that they were still waiting for the fun of shooting, but he knew clearly that as long as those two bunkers existed, it would not be their turn to show off. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be a little jealous of Wang Deshui and Gong Bihai. I thought to myself, grandma is such a bear, why am I so unlucky? Just when I was rotated out of the bunker, this little devil came over.
On the Lugou River, in the two bunkers in the north and south, Wang Deshui and Gong Bihai did not have the free time like Yang Jian to think wildly. The Japanese used 75 field guns and mortars. The Japanese artillerymen had already prepared to shoot at Zhu Yuan. Therefore, the artillery shells were extremely accurate. Although they could not blow up the stone bunkers, the sound of the artillery shells made the people inside buzzing and dizzy. It is said that when these two bunkers were designed and built, they had already Taking into account the factors of earthquake protection, it seems to be ineffective now. Of course, maybe it is just because the sound of the gunfire so close at hand is too deafening.
After the gunfire, gunpowder smoke dispersed, and a smell of sulfur and charcoal drifted into the bunker. Many soldiers guarding the firing port couldn't help but choked and coughed violently. When Wang Deshui's deputy Wang Dazhang saw this, he said to him: "Platoon commander, let the brothers Put on your gas mask."
At this time, Wang Deshui opened his mouth wide to protect himself from the shock. Hearing the words, he cursed: "You, put on a gas mask and still shoot a bird." Turning around, he shouted to his subordinates: "Brothers, hold on, open your eyes wide, pay attention. Listen to my command and prepare to shoot." After saying that, he also choked and coughed loudly.