The butterfly wings have begun to flap.
As the instigator, Jing Jing was counting stars on the rooftop of the west building of Sihang Warehouse.
"It's so quiet!" After a long time, Yan Yan looked away from the starry sky and said quietly, "It would be great if Songhu could always be so quiet and peaceful."
Xie Jinyuan sighed: "The reality is that this can only be a good wish."
"That's not true," Yan Yan said, "As long as the Japanese devils are beaten away and the domineering foreigners are driven away, Songhu can still regain peace and tranquility, and it will definitely become the most dazzling pearl."
"Drive away the Japanese? Drive away the foreigners?" A look of loneliness flashed across Xie Jinyuan's face.
It's not that he is discouraged, but Xie Jinyuan really feels that neither of these two goals can be achieved. Times have changed, and he has long lost the enthusiasm he had when he just graduated from Whampoa Military Academy.
"Deputy Commander Xie, don't be so pessimistic. I'm sure there will be such a day." Yan Jun said, "As for now, let's hold on to Songhu first."
"Guard Songhu?" Xie Jinyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What are you doing to defend it?"
"What to defend with?" Yan Yan said with a serious face, "Use the guns in our hands to defend! As long as our soldiers dare to fight and have the support of the people, there will be no enemy that we cannot defeat!"
"Chief of Staff Yan, we can't win." Xie Jinyuan sighed and said, "I won't say much in front of people, but there are only you and me here right now, so I might as well tell you frankly that the government has mobilized nearly a hundred divisions or The brigade, with a total strength of more than 900,000, failed to hold Songhu in the end. With only 70 or 80 people in your Songhu Independent Regiment, how could you hold Songhu?"
"With our mere 780 members in the Songhu Independent Regiment, we certainly can't hold Songhu, but Deputy Commander Xie, don't forget that behind us is the Concession. There are millions of Chinese people gathered in the Public Concession and the French Concession. There are thousands of wounded people recuperating in the hospitals in the two major concessions, and these wounded people are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles!"
"It's useless. Even if all the veterans who were recuperating in the concession hospital return to the army, it will be useless. You only have people and no weapons and equipment. How can you fight against the Japanese? Do you want to fight with your fists? As for the Chinese people in the concession, although there are many There are millions of people, but they are all unarmed people, so you can’t count on them even more.”
"Deputy Commander Xie, don't you think that people can conquer heaven? As long as there are people, why don't you worry about not having guns? As for the people, since ancient times, the people are the real creators and promoters of history."
"Chief of Staff Yan, you have such a wonderful idea. War is not just playing house, let alone shouting a few slogans." Xie Jinyuan's thoughts were brought to the tragic battlefield.
"You have never seen the scene of destruction of heaven and earth when the Japanese warships fired thousands of cannons."
"Those are large-caliber artillery shells of 20 mm or even 30 mm. If one falls, a building like Sihang Warehouse will collapse immediately, and a whole company of brothers will be buried in an instant!"
"There is also the bombing by the Japanese air force. When a bomb falls, it explodes into pieces."
"Within tens of meters there is no grass. Even a cockroach can be blown to pieces. The brothers guarding the position can't even find a complete finger bone."
"Not to mention, the devils also have various chemical weapons."
After a slight pause, Xie Jinyuan sighed again: "I really can't withstand it, and I can't defend it either."
"Deputy Commander Xie, I have not only seen what you are talking about, but I have even experienced it myself." Yan Yan solemnly said.
Although the Japanese artillery fire during the Songhu Battle was also very fierce, it was not necessarily more fierce than the Wudong Battlefield, right? The warring parties in Bamukht even used thermobaric bombs and depleted uranium bombs.
"But what I want to say is that no matter how hard the bombardment is, someone will survive."
"No matter how brutal the bombing, there will always be soldiers who survive and continue to fight on the battlefield."
"Even if the Japanese bomb the entire Songhu into rubble, some of our people will survive and continue to fight. As long as we don't give up, Songhu will never fall!"
"No, no, you don't understand at all, you don't understand what a bombing like that means."
Xie Jinyuan didn't believe that Yan Yan had really experienced that kind of intense bombing. He shook his head and said, "Chief of Staff Yan, you are a rare military genius. Although the battlefield at Sihang Warehouse is not big, your battles in the previous two days The commanding attainments, especially the spirituality, displayed in the battle are what we Huangpu Military Academy students lack."
"So, why don't you come with me? It would be a pity to leave you on the battlefield in Songhu."
"If you can grow up, you can inflict fatal damage to the Japanese invaders."
After a pause, Xie Jinyuan said again: "Just follow me. I will recommend you to our assistant teacher. Our deputy teacher values talents the most, and he will reuse you."
Well, after talking for a long time, neither of the two people could convince the other.
Yan Yan shook his head and smiled: "It seems that I can't convince you, Deputy Commander Xie. Fortunately, it's already the early morning of November 4th, and the results are about to come out."
"Are you talking about the Japanese army landing at Jinshanwei?" Xie Jinyuan shook his head and said, "Chief of Staff Yan, you have just returned from overseas, so you don't know much about it. The astronomical tide in Hangzhou Bay is usually in July and August, and now it is already It is the tenth month of the lunar calendar, so there will be no more astronomical tides, and it is impossible for the Japanese army to land at Jinshanwei..."
Just as he was talking, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the night sky in the southwest.
This shimmer may be because it is too far away, so it is not very noticeable.
But Yan Jun's eyesight was very good, and he still spotted this glimmer of light in the night sky.
"Huh?" Seeing this faint red light, Yan Jun jumped up.
Xie Jinyuan also stood up and asked, "Chief of Staff Yan, what's wrong?"
Yan Jun did not say much, but went down to the second floor as quickly as possible and brought the 25x low-light sight specifically for the Barrett M82. With this 25x sight, it was clear to see what was going on. too much.
Although it is still not clear, it can be distinguished that it is the flash produced when the shell explodes, and the caliber of the shell is not small, and the number is very large, connected together.
Xie Jinyuan stared intently at the scope in Yan Yan's hand.
Xie Jinyuan discovered that not only was the origin of Chief of Staff Yan a mystery, but he also had guns and some equipment that he had never seen before, or even heard of.
However, Xie Jinyuan finally resisted asking.
At this time, Yan Yan put down the scope and said: "It's ahead of schedule, it's actually one day ahead of schedule!"
"What's ahead of schedule?" Xie Jinyuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face changed slightly, "Chief of Staff Yan, are you saying that the Japanese army landed at Jinshanwei one day ahead of schedule?"
"Yes, the Japanese army was supposed to land in the early morning of tomorrow, but now it has been changed to today."
After saying that, Yan Yan took out the Mate60pro from his trouser pocket and saw that the clock had reached 4 o'clock on November 4th. The Japanese landed at Jinshanwei a whole day earlier than in history.
Xie Jinyuan glanced at Mate60pro and asked, "How do you know this?"
Yan Jun did not continue to keep the secret this time, but directly handed the 25x low-light sight in his left hand to Xie Jinyuan: "Deputy Commander Xie, see for yourself, one direction, southwest!"
Xie Jinyuan subconsciously took the scope and froze on the spot after just one glance.
What kind of telescope is this? Can you actually see the scene clearly in the dark?
Then, Xie Jinyuan saw a red light flashing in the night sky in the southwest.
"Is this... the flash caused by the explosion of a large-caliber artillery shell?" Xie Jinyuan said.
"Yes, and it's not one or two guns, but a group of dozens or even hundreds of guns! Deputy Commander Xie, under what circumstances do you think the Japanese would mobilize so many large-caliber heavy artillery?" asked Yan Yan. road.
"No, that's not an ordinary cannon, it should be a naval gun!" Xie Jinyuan was startled by his own inference, "So the fourth batch of Japanese reinforcements are landing at Jinshanwei?"
"Yes, we really landed at Jinshanwei." Yan Yan said.
The Japanese were obviously stimulated by Lotov's signed article, so they moved ahead of schedule.
I wonder if the national army has been affected? Were the wounded transported to the concession as suggested by Lotov?
