August 13, 1937.
With the roar of Chinese artillery, the Battle of Songhu broke out on this day!
This battle was initiated by the Chinese side, and the change from passive counterattacks in the past to this proactive attack was actually the result of many discussions by the Nationalist Government.
After the July 7th Incident, Japan successively captured Beiping and Tianjin in the north, then went south to Hebei, and to the west to Shanxi, preparing to attack all the way south.
From the perspective of Chinese history, everyone knows that it is easier to fight from north to south, and the possibility of success is very high.
That's why the Chairman of the Standing Committee and the Ministry of National Defense wanted to change Japan's strategy and launch the Songhu Battle, so that Japan would fight from north to south to east to west.
This time is more difficult for Japan.
At that time, we can recharge our batteries and wait for the international situation to change.
This is the so-called "space for time".
As for before this battle broke out, it was the Japanese Navy who also wanted to provoke a war on the pretext that soldiers were killed.
At that time, the Japanese army successively captured Beiping, Tianjin and other places in the north.
So the navy here couldn't sit still and wanted to earn some face. However, it found out that it was not strong enough and wanted to call the army in the north to help. The army in the north had been standing still and said it needed to rest.
From this we can also see the serious contradiction between the Japanese Navy and the Army.
Starting at 9 a.m. on August 13, the Chinese army assembled artillery, air force, and tanks, in conjunction with the army's elite troops, to launch a full-scale attack on the designated target.
This is the first time in the history of the Chinese military that the navy, land and air forces have coordinated operations.
After the war broke out, the Chinese army launched a full-scale attack on the enemies in urban Shanghai. At the same time, it dispatched its air force to bomb the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters, Huishan Pier and ships on the sea. The focus of its attack is Hongkou.
All the military command teams became active on the battlefield.
The first person to die in the Battle of Songhu was not a soldier, but a military commander.
"Fu Gensheng, male, 28 years old, joined Lixingshe in the 24th year of the Republic of China...the frontline artillery instructor of the Military Command Shanghai Station...at 9:08 a.m. on August 13, the 26th year of the Republic of China, while observing on the frontline Exposed, shot by Japanese troops, killed in action..."
This man named Fu Gensheng was just a small spy, insignificant among the countless soldiers who died in the Battle of Songhu.
The long river of history will soon submerge him.
A few years later, when talking about this tragic war, all we could talk about were the names of the familiar heroes.
Fu Gensheng? Who is that?
From the military? Oh, that's a secret agent.
Bah, dog agent!
The sound of cannons also sounded at Hujiang University.
One by one, the roaring artillery shells rained down on the Japanese positions.
Area No. 4, 3, 6...1, 7!
This is a precise positioning sent by a hidden agent to the Chinese artillery.
The artillerymen had no idea who the agent was.
Their only mission is to follow the shelling instructions and accurately hit the shells.
Therefore, caught off guard, the Japanese heavy-armed squad, which had always thought it was well hidden, suffered heavy casualties under the precise attack of Chinese artillery.
Of course, not every cannonball could accurately hit the target. Some cannonballs were also thrown into Hujiang University.
In war, there will always be accidental injuries and civilian casualties.
When a war ends, no matter which side wins, what is always talked about is the wise command of the commander, the courageous fighting of the soldiers, and the remarkable results achieved.
civilian?
Who cares about civilians?
Civilians should give everything they have for the war.
Including life!
It is not the civilians who are remembered by history.
But those great heroes!
There were explosions everywhere, and planes flew overhead from time to time.
It's chaos, everything is chaos.
There was a real war.
Exclamations and screams sounded from time to time in the place where students were supposed to study happily.
No one came to help them, no one came to save them.
Passionate students, the future of the motherland, be patient for the sake of victory.
"When the artillery fire covers the land of the motherland, we are magnificent for victory... Look, the unyielding figure holds the shining bayonet; listen, the most beautiful movement of the struggle for independence and freedom is the rumbling sound of the artillery... The most beautiful dance on the battlefield is The romantic dance makes the snow-white doves of peace fly across the sky..."
This is a poem written by a student named Zhao from Hujiang University. This poem once made countless classmates scream with obsession.
romantic.
In their eyes, war is romantic. If it can lead to a love, it will be even more romantic.
bullet? can not see!
Cannon fire? Can't hear it.
But when bullets and cannonballs really fall in front of them, they will realize that there is no romance, no beautiful music, and no dove of peace in war.
There is just blood and death.
The student surnamed Zhao, who once wrote beautiful poetry, died.
Killed by a flying brick.
A poem that had just begun was still in his hand.
The title of the poem is:
Human nature in war.
"Plop la la".
A pigeon flew from nowhere and landed on his body, curiously watching and listening to everything around him...
"Sir, what should we do now?"
Liu Meihua was obviously panicked.
"Hide the radio station immediately and evacuate." Meng Shaoyuan said loudly: "Remember, protect yourself, we will be able to occupy Hujiang University sooner or later, and then return to the team. If captured, surrender is allowed!"
"What?" Liu Meihua was stunned: "Family law stipulates..."
"Fart!" Meng Shaoyuan yelled: "It's easy to say that you will sacrifice your life to be a benevolent person and pledge your life to the country. You are a bitch and you don't even have a fucking weapon. How can you commit suicide to become a benevolent person? What if the Japanese find out that you are a spy and are caught? You, you damn well know what you will face? Surrender, then say that you are the direct leader of me, Meng Shaoyuan, and the Japanese will definitely think that you are valuable."
Meng Shaoyuan has never been a male chauvinist, but he has always firmly believed:
War, let women go away!
The men were captured and nothing more than tortured and killed.
What about women?
What kind of nightmare will a woman face once she becomes a prisoner?
Especially female agents.
If one day I have the right to speak, I will definitely give the first order:
All female agents, evacuate the front line immediately!
Even if he is criticized wildly by those feminist activists, he doesn't care!
Meng Shaoyuan rushed out.
what to do?
Who the hell has ever experienced such a big scene?
There was artillery fire on the ground and planes smashed in the sky.
Damn it, it's not worth getting killed by one of your own people.
Slip away.
Liu Meihua checked the radio station and quickly left the building.
She saw Chief Meng right in front.
"long……"
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she realized something was wrong.
You can't call him sir here.
"boom"!
Suddenly, a bomb exploded near her...
"boom"!
Meng Shaoyuan was blown away by the air current.
It took him a long time to wake up.
All the bones in his body seemed to be falling apart.
Everywhere hurts.
Standing up unsteadily, he especially wanted to say to the air force brothers in the sky:
“Damn it, you’re going to blow it up if you’re right!”
After moving for a while, he turned around and saw that he was still there.
Then, he quickly rushed towards the building.
It's late, it's late.
Liu Meihua was killed.
Killed by one of his own bombs.
Her legs were blown off and there was a bloody hole in her chest.
The whole person has long since died.
Meng Shaoyuan suddenly felt the urge to cry.
How old is she?
Is it just gone?
"Liu Meihua, a 22-year-old native of Jinhua, Zhejiang, joined the Juntong in March of the 26th year of the Republic of China. He was killed in action on August 13... On that day, Liu Meihua, who was an agent of the fourth hidden group of the Juntong, provided the Japanese army with a hidden heavy equipment team The intelligence was reported to Meng Shaoyuan, who signed it as "Young Master" and sent it back to the headquarters. Later, his identity was exposed, and he stabbed a Japanese soldier to death with a scalpel, took his gun, and fought unyieldingly... The last bullet was left for himself, and he committed suicide to be a benevolent person. country.
Witness: Meng Shaoyuan! "
This is the information about Liu Meihua’s martyrdom in the military archives.
Meng Shaoyuan had told lies countless times, but this time, he felt it was the most worthwhile.
This lie completely changed the nature of Liu Meihua's death, who was originally killed by one of her own people.
She became a hero.
A hero who fought bloody battles to the end and ultimately died for his country!
Meng Shaoyuan even gave Liu Meihua the credit for discovering the hidden heavy armored squad of the Japanese army.
Liu Meihua was posthumously promoted to second lieutenant.
Her pension standard has also been significantly increased, and her family can receive a sum of money from the military reunification special fund every year.
Money cannot save her life.
But this was the last thing Meng Shaoyuan could do for her.
Military commanders have the saying "Seven Tigers, Six Leopards and Five Little Dragons" in the mouths of folk artists. There is also another list, which folk artists call:
The Eighty-eight Martyrs of the Military Reunion!
These eighty-eight people are all named and recorded.
More than 18,000 officially registered personnel and trainees of the military command died in the War of Resistance Against Japan. Folk artists selected 88 martyrs from these martyrs and compiled stories one after another that will be passed down forever...
"Unspeakable heroic deeds, endless heroic blood shed...
That Liu Meihua is like a comet from the sky and descends to earth. She is nicknamed "Nurse Jiao" by others. She is good at using two scalpels. No one can escape within five steps...
The Japanese soldiers who rushed into the infirmary were littered with corpses. A small team was killed by Liu Meihua... Faced with the Japanese army commander who rushed in again, Liu Meihua smiled brightly and actually fired a grenade and died with him...
That wisp of loyal soul returns to the throne of God! "
Meng Shaoyuan knew that he had to retreat.
"Rukawa-kun, Rukawa-kun!"
But at this moment, Matsumoto Hiroyuki appeared with two Japanese expatriates holding weapons.
"Your Excellency Matsumoto, I'm here." Meng Shaoyuan faced him bravely.
"You're okay, that's great."
Matsumoto Hiangkuni grabbed him: "The Chinese started bombing. I was worried about you, so I brought people to find you. By the way, where is Koshikawa?"
Meng Shaoyuan's eyes immediately turned red: "He...he was killed by the bomb."
"Damn China people!" Matsumoto Hiangkuni cursed bitterly: "Rukawa-kun, the China people are about to attack, let us take up arms and fight for the Empire of Japan!"
I rely on your eighteen generations of ancestors!
Meng Shaoyuan's nose was almost crooked with anger.
