It was already dark, and the entire Jiangpu Town was immersed in a thin morning mist.
Yue Weihan was walking on the streets of the town accompanied by Liao Xin and Tang Dashan. After issuing the notice to the people, Yue Weihan completely calmed down. Before that, he had hesitated, hesitated, been afraid, and retreated.
However, after all, Yue Weihan is also afraid of death, and very afraid of death. However, in this world, some things are really more precious than life, such as... the dignity of the nation!
On the road in the distance, Zhang Zhongyi was leading the 3rd Battalion back to Pukou.
Chi Chengfeng's 1st Battalion, Cao Xinglong's 2nd Battalion, and Lu Xiufeng's 4th Battalion have been deployed back and forth along the road. More than a thousand officers and soldiers are digging fortifications with their arms outstretched. Li Yulin's 5th Battalion probably got the preliminary lottery.
, but he is not idle either, he is helping Niu Dagen's artillery battalion to dig out artillery fortifications.
"Dang-dang-dang..." A crisp sound of bells suddenly came from the front.
When Yue Weihan heard the sound, he turned around and saw an old gentleman standing under an old pine tree more than ten meters away. He said he was a gentleman because he wore glasses and a long gown and held a few books in his hand.
There is a small bell hanging on the pine tree. The gentleman is gently pulling the pull rope. Every time he pulls, a clear bell rings.
Soon, two half-teen-year-old children arrived under the old pine tree with their book boxes and benches in their arms.
The Japanese invaders have reached the other side of the river. Many people in Jiangpu Town have fled to the countryside, but many people have chosen to stay. Yue Weihan noticed that there was a ruins behind the old pine tree, which was supposed to be a primary school.
But now it has been blown up by Japanese aircraft.
After the two children sat down, the old man adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said slowly: "Students, the mayor told me last night that the Japanese invaders have already reached Hexian County, and maybe they can reach Jiangpu tomorrow."
, so today may be the last lesson that Mr. Sir teaches you, please listen carefully."
"Sir, with the heroes of the Baoshan Regiment guarding Jiangpu, the Japanese can't get in."
The old man nodded and said: "Yes, the soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment are all heroes, real heroes. Therefore, you must not waste your studies, let alone waste your time. You must study hard. When you grow up,
Try to be a hero like them, and never let them be the last heroes, okay?"
The two children nodded very seriously and responded in unison: "Okay."
"Now please turn the textbook to page 48." The old gentleman adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose again and said, "The text we are going to teach today is called the last lesson..."
Not far away, Yue Weihan suddenly turned his head away.
Liu Xin, who had just walked closer, couldn't help but open her beautiful eyes in shock. When Yue Weihan turned his face away just now, she clearly saw that his eyes were filled with tears. How could such a strong-willed man shed tears?
Yes, Yue Weihan did shed tears because he saw the soul of the nation in that old gentleman!
As long as tens of thousands of these old gentlemen are not extinct, as long as tens of millions of such children are not extinct, the soul of the Chinese nation will never perish! The Japanese invaders can trample our land and trample our
Cities can massacre our compatriots, but they cannot destroy our national soul!
"Tuanzuo, it's snowing, put this on."
Liu Xin stepped forward and put the woolen coat on Yue Weihan. This woolen coat originally belonged to Shigeto Chiaki, but Liu Xin had it changed. The Japanese army's collar insignia, epaulettes and armbands were all removed, but the national army's collar insignia was removed.
After putting it on, it looks majestic and warm. This little girl's hands are really clever.
Yue Weihan subconsciously tightened his woolen coat, and when he looked up again, there was indeed heavy snow falling in the sky. But the next moment, Yue Weihan's expression immediately changed, and he turned back to Liu Xin and shouted: "Plane, little devil."
The reconnaissance plane is coming, Datang, take Captain Liu and hide quickly!"
"Master, I..." Tang Dashan was in a dilemma. His duty was to protect Yue Weihan.
However, Yue Weihan rushed to the foot of the old pine tree in three steps and two steps at a time, picked up the two children, and then turned to the old gentleman and said: "Sir, please find a place to take shelter quickly. The Japanese invaders' plane is coming."
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As soon as he finished speaking, the huge roar of airplane engines sounded in the sky.
Just as Yue Weihan ran into a nearby house to hide with his two children and the old man in his arms, two planes emerged from the low clouds, only a hundred meters above the ground at most.
The quality of this little devil's pilot is really not low.
With such thick clouds and heavy snow, it was possible to carry out ultra-low-altitude reconnaissance missions. No wonder after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese Air Force was able to defeat the old U.S. Air Force until it was defeated at the Battle of Midway the following year.
After the Japanese lost a large number of ace pilots, their air force began to decline.
When Yue Weihan was about to turn around and leave, the smaller child on the left suddenly gently pulled his sleeve and said timidly: "Uncle Hero, can I borrow something from you?"
"Uncle is not a hero." Yue Weihan patted the child's little face and said, "But what do you want to borrow?"
The child pointed to the two melon grenades hanging on Yue Weihan's waist and said, "Can you lend me one?"
"You want to borrow this?" Yue Weihan said in shock, "What do you want this for?"
"Fight the Japanese." The child said seriously.
Yue Weihan asked again: "Do you know how to use it?"
"I know." The child said proudly, "Dad taught me."
Speaking of his father, the child's big eyes immediately filled with brilliance and he said excitedly: "Two months ago, my father went to Shanghai to fight the Japanese. He hasn't come back yet. My mother said that my father has been beaten to a very high level.
He has gone to a far, far away place, and my father may not be able to come back until I grow up."
Yue Weihan felt miserable and immediately took off a grenade from his waist.
Then he took out five silver dollars from his pocket, handed it to the old gentleman and said: "Old gentleman, please pass this to the mother of the child, and say that this is issued by the government to her husband..."
"Okay, okay." The old gentleman nodded repeatedly, "I thanked the officer for his mother."
"No thanks." Yue Weihan immediately turned around and walked away. After walking a few steps, he turned back to the child and said, "Prince Guan, study hard and don't let your father down."
"Yes." Baoguan nodded seriously and held the grenade tightly.
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As soon as Yue Weihan returned to the regiment headquarters, regimental deputy Liu Yi came back excitedly and shouted: "Regiment leader, good news!"
"What news makes you so happy?" Yue Weihan joked, "I picked up 20,000 yuan and found it in the ocean?"
"Twenty thousand is a ball in the ocean." Liu Yi said, "Tuanzu, I found a large warehouse in the northern suburbs of Jiangpu. It is filled with cement, at least several thousand tons!"
"What did you say? Thousands of tons of cement!?" Yue Weihan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Thousands of tons of cement, what is the concept? A 50kg bag can hold tens of thousands of bags. It is estimated that it can repair several national defense fortresses. With this batch of cement, the Baoshan Regiment can build large groups of concrete
Structural bunker fortification, but time is a problem. It takes time to build so many bunkers, and it takes even more time to let the concrete solidify!
Hua Hanlin, the guard company commander who had just returned to the team next to him, said: "Deputy Liu Tuan, where did Jiangpu come from so much cement?"
Liu Yi said: "Hey, I asked just now. There used to be two cement factories in Jiangpu, but they have been moved to Wuhan now. As for these tens of thousands of tons of cement, they were originally going to be used to build national defense fortifications outside Nanjing.
, I don’t want the little devil to arrive so quickly, this batch of cement hasn’t even had time to be transported across the river.”
Yue Weihan said: "Okay, let's inform each battalion to send people to pull cement immediately, and use cement to repair fortifications."
"This..." Liu Yidao said, "Regiment leader, do you want to ask the garrison headquarters for instructions? After all, this is thousands of tons of national defense supplies, and the headquarters still has two platoons to guard it."
"The military situation is so hot, I'm asking for permission!" Yue Weihan said, "All the cement will be requisitioned immediately, and the two platoons from the headquarters no longer need to return to the team. They will all be incorporated into the battle order of the guard company."
"Yes! Yes!" Liu Yi and Hua Hanlin agreed at the same time and immediately turned around and left.
Liu Yi informed each battalion to go to the warehouse in the northern suburbs to collect cement, while Hua Hanlin gathered the two platoons. Although the two platoons were small, mosquitoes were still meat no matter how small they were. At this point, as long as there was a soldier, there would be only one
Count one.
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On the narrow road from Chaohu to Hanshan, the mechanized equipment of the Guoqi detachment was forming a long snake formation and moving forward mightily. Although the forward of the Guoqi detachment, the 3rd Infantry Battalion under the 21st Wing, had already begun to attack.
We arrived in He County, but the headquarters of the Guoqi detachment had just set off from Chaohu.
In fact, if he had not just received a telegram from the Front Army Headquarters, Major General Noboru Kunisaki would not have led his main force to attack Ukou.
Major General Noboru Kunisaki comes from a well-known family and is a top student who graduated from the Imperial Continent University. His military qualities are by no means comparable to those of an old man like Shigeto Chiaki. He is more sophisticated than rising stars like Tashiro Motoshi and Nakagawa Hiro. However, for China
However, their views on the Chinese army were surprisingly unanimous. They all believed that the Chinese army was an army made of sand.
Therefore, Major General Kunizaki Noboru only sent an infantry brigade to flank Pukou. In his opinion, this infantry brigade was enough to capture Pukou and cut off the retreat of the hundreds of thousands of national troops in Nanjing. As for the main force of his detachment, it was natural that he would attack Pukou along the
Quickly advance north along the highway and capture Hefei, Bengbu, and even Xuzhou as quickly as possible!
As long as Xuzhou is captured, the Central China Front Army and the North China Front Army of the Empire of Japan are likely to join forces! This is undoubtedly a huge victory for the Empire of Japan, but it is a huge blow to the Chinese, and the Chinese people’s military morale
, the people's hearts and even their determination to resist will be greatly shaken!
However, a telegram from the Front Army Headquarters disrupted Major General Noboru Kunisaki's plan!
Major General Noboru Kunisaki had to suspend his plan to advance north and instead attack in the direction of Pukou. For this, Major General Noboru Kunizaki was full of regrets. The only good thing was that after taking down Pukou, he could still move along the Jinpu Railway.
If the North advances quickly, it will be delayed for seven or eight days at most.