Each one fights!
With the issuance of this order, it meant that the organized resistance of the Japanese troops on Knighting Street no longer existed.
Now, every Japanese soldier is only fighting for himself.
Hiromi Kawauchi no longer cares about victory or defeat, or life and death.
He only wants to know one thing:
Who is that person in the commercial building?
Because, just after he gave the order to fight on their own, something happened that shocked everyone on Knighting Street.
A national flag was flying on the broken roof of a commercial building!
That’s not from the United States, and it’s certainly not from the Philippines.
That's one side:
The sky is blue and the sun is red!
That is, the flag of China!
Yes, on the battlefield in the Philippines, a Chinese flag fluttered in the wind!
That is the pride of a country and a nation!
At this moment, Meng Shaoyuan, who personally let the national flag fly in a foreign country, burst into tears.
He raised his hand, saluted the national flag with the most righteous military salute in his life!
At this moment, the national flag is flying!
That is the pride of this country and nation!
That is, telling the whole world the huge sacrifice the Chinese nation made for the final victory of the war!
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Li Zhifeng saw it.
Xie Changcheng saw it.
Meng Junzhe saw it!
Their eyes were red.
To that flag:
salute!
Now, they finally knew why the chief had to stay on Knighting Street.
Now, they finally knew why the chief stayed in the commercial building.
Because that is the tallest building in the entire Knighting Street!
There, everyone can see:
The flag is flying!
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In February 1945, the Japanese invaders assembled two divisions, and under the cover of tanks and cavalry, launched an attack on the isolated city of Laohekou!
This is the last gateway to the Central Plains!
Sichuan Army, attack!
The 125th Division was ordered to defend Laohekou City for three days.
However, the order changed from three days to seven days, and then to fourteen days!
They don't care at all!
In the defense battle of Laohekou City, the Sichuan Army as the defender had 4 regiments with less than 10,000 troops. It had to fight against the Japanese army, which had four times the number of troops and superior weapons and equipment to itself. This was a battle in itself. Brutal struggle.
The only thing the Chinese army can rely on is its tenacious fighting will and its determination to defend Laohekou City to the death.
The battle on the city wall was extremely cruel. In just one day, Laohekou Airport had been lost.
Fortunately, at this time, the defenders still had city walls that they could rely on as fortifications. Although the Japanese attack was very fierce, the defenders fought closely and used their last strength to defend Laohekou City.
However, in the continuous offensive of the Japanese army, Laohekou City was also captured.
The defenders had no place to rely on and could only fight with bare hands and hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese troops.
The Sichuan Army did not have advanced weapons and equipment, let alone the supply of troops and materials. They relied solely on their strong will to prevent Japan from entering the Central Plains. They defended until the last moment and fought with their own blood and lives until the last moment.
The 125th Division of the Sichuan Army fought bloody battles with the Japanese army without stopping for 13 days and nights, killing and wounding a total of 1,668 Japanese soldiers. The Sichuan Army suffered a total of 1,600 casualties, including two-thirds of the battalion commander's casualties, and half of the company commander and platoon commander's casualties.
Until the last moment, the flag was still at the highest point of the old city:
Flying in the wind!
That was February 1945!
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In February 1945, the Japanese army, under the command of Okamura Ningji, launched a large-scale attack on Zhijiang Airport, the last remaining Sino-US military base in China!
Eighty thousand Japanese troops surged in!
The Chinese army is ready.
After that, this directly evolved into the Battle of Xiangxi!
The war lasted for three months!
The Chinese army inflicted 36,358 casualties on the Japanese army at the cost of more than 20,660 casualties!
This battle was the last important frontal battle in the Chinese people's eight-year war of resistance, and played an important role in accelerating the Japanese surrender process.
After that, the Japanese army completely stopped offensive operations on the Chinese battlefield until they were defeated and surrendered.
This battle later became the only battle recognized by Japan's official war history as a complete failure.
Japanese historians even bluntly said that it was a disaster for the Japanese army at that time.
Until the end of the Battle of Xiangxi, that flag was still at Zhijiang Airport:
Flying in the wind!
That was February 1945!
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In February 1945, there was another national flag on the top of a commercial building in Manila, Philippines:
Flying in the wind!
Let the tears fly.
Let your emotions flow.
That my beloved motherland!
Meng Shaoyuan put down his hand and wiped away his tears.
Raising this flag here may expose the fact that he is still alive.
But so what?
In any domestic file, he is already a dead person.
Even if those high-level officials knew that he was actually still alive, no one would reveal it.
To die is to die.
Dead people can avoid a lot of trouble, right?
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May 1945.
"Mr. Dai, this is an American newspaper we just got. I brought it to you."
Mao Renfeng put a newspaper in front of Dai Li.
It was taken by a frontline military reporter.
The photos are taken very clearly.
On the bombed-out floor, a Chinese flag was flying in the wind!
In the accompanying text, the reporter did not hesitate to praise the sudden appearance of the Allied flags in Manila.
In the reporter's opinion, maybe a Chinese soldier did this.
But this is an expression of the feeling that the Allies are working together, sharing the same hatred, and are about to end the war!
This also strengthens the indestructible friendship between the Allies!
Dai Li took the newspaper and read it for a long time before saying:
"I know, get out."
When Mao Renfeng left, Dai Li murmured in a low voice:
"Little monkey, it's you, right?"
He suddenly found that his eyes were moist.
Little monkey, get out of here and don't come back, otherwise I'll be upset when I see you.
Now, let those foreigners worry.
You little monkey, you are really cruel. Once you leave, there will be no more news.
If you want to know your current situation, my dignified boss Dai, you have to read American newspapers!
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USA.
The eldest lady looked at the newspaper that had just arrived in her hand. She was attracted by the photo on the front page of the newspaper at first sight.
"Miss, I heard it was a Chinese soldier who did it."
The maid said on the side.
"No, no."
The eldest lady's tears immediately flowed out.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" The maid panicked immediately.
"it's okay no problem."
The eldest lady wiped away her tears, and then smiled again: "You scoundrel, stinking scoundrel, I knew you wouldn't die that easily. Why did you go to the Philippines? Why don't you come to the United States? You Shameless scoundrel!"
The maids were dumbfounded.
Miss, what happened today?
Sometimes he laughs, sometimes he cries.
Then, he cursed people.
Smelly scoundrel?
Who is the scoundrel?
"Today, don't do anything, I will tell you a story."
The eldest lady seemed to be in a particularly good mood: "A very long story about a scoundrel..."
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