Yu Hongjie's cry also reached the ears of more than 200 officers and soldiers of the Songhu Independent Regiment.
Listening to Yu Hongjie crying loudly on the radio, many veterans were also sad.
Pictures of artillery fire could not help but appear before their eyes. How many comrades fell on the Songhu battlefield? How many people have shed all their blood? They have really spent everything they have on this war.
Yu Hongjie is still giving a speech: "I have also signed up to participate in the rescue committee, and have led teams to treat the wounded many times, in Baoshan, Zhabei, Hongkou, Jiangwan, Dachang..."
"There were many times when we dug out soldiers from the bomb craters and dug them out of the rubble of collapsed houses,"
"It was found that their entire bodies were in pieces. The bodies of many people had been broken together. It was impossible to tell who was who. There was no other way but to put them together and bury them together..."
Speaking of this, I choked and sobbed again, and couldn't make a sound for a long time.
"We brought down a Sichuan Army boy from the battlefield."
"Looks like he's fifteen at most, he's just a kid."
"But he told us with a proud face that he had just killed two Japs!"
"He also asked us if he was about to die? He also begged us to give him a message, saying that he died fighting for the national war, which was honorable and not shameful!"
"We once rescued a soldier from the Hunan Army."
"Hunan people, as you know, are very domineering."
"He screamed in pain while bandaging his wound."
"He also cried and told us that he wanted to go home and miss his parents. He didn't want to die here."
"But after bandaging the wound, he wiped away his tears and went to the battlefield again. That was at Wanzaibang. After that, their troops withdrew, but I never saw this Yazi again..."
The new recruits of the Songhu Independent Regiment had tears in their eyes.
Even though the veterans were as stone-hearted, they could not help but burst into tears at this moment.
Who is not afraid of death? If given a choice, who wouldn't want to live?
But who made them soldiers? If you are a soldier, you must fight. If you are a soldier, you must obey orders. If you are a soldier, you must fight for the country. As for whether you die or not, you can only leave it to fate!
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The rooftop of Chinachem Hotel.
Yu Hongjie's speech is still continuing, and it is completely unscripted.
"I want to tell everyone that we have tried our best and the soldiers of the national army have tried their best."
"But I feel that we are not qualified to say this. Songhu fell, the country was lost, and the nation was in danger... Every official, including me, Yu Hongjie, is a sinner. We are guilty! We... are sorry for everyone!"
Standing on the rostrum and in front of the microphone, Yu Hongjie bowed deeply in public.
The entire press conference was silent, with only a few ladies sobbing softly.
By this time, the sky was completely dark, and the lights on the roof of the building were turning on one after another.
The dazzling light shone on Yu Hongjie's body, drawing a curved shadow behind him, which looked particularly depressing.
Yu Hongjie bowed deeply, and it took three minutes to straighten up. However, after standing up, his face had returned to resoluteness, and then he began to stare directly at Okamoto Jimasei, until Okamoto Jimasei felt uncomfortable all over.
"I say all this not to exonerate myself, nor to win sympathy."
"I just want to tell the citizens of Songhu and the Chinese people that no one has given up. Everyone is working hard. Government officials are working hard, and the soldiers of the national army have never given up. They have been fighting for the country."
Yu Hongjie's voice suddenly became louder, like a roller coaster that had gone through a deep trough and then suddenly shot up into the sky.
"I want to warn those foreign invaders even more!"
"The national government will not give up, the national army will not give up, and the Chinese people will not give up!"
"Even if Songhu falls, even if Jinling falls, even if East China and North China fall, the Chinese will still not give up!"
"As long as there is still one person in China, and as long as China still has a sizeable land, it will never give up resistance!"
"The invaders' attempt to destroy China is just wishful thinking, and they are just trying to shake the tree. One day, you invaders will pay the price for today's atrocities!"
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Sihang Warehouse.
Yu Hongjie's voice spread throughout the entire lobby on the first floor of the West Building through the cabinet radio.
"Well said! It's so obvious!" Yan Yan said and pressed the detonator.
The next moment, a dazzling red light bloomed somewhere in the ruins outside the west wall.
"Brothers from the 2nd Battalion, come on!" Xie Jinyuan pulled out his pistol and fired randomly outside the gate.
As soon as the gunfire rang out, Zhu Shengzhong was the first to rush out of the west building gate with a Czech style, shouting loudly: "Anyone with eggs should follow me and fuck little Japan to death!"
Nearly a hundred veterans followed him.
Gunfire rang out and the counterattack began.
…
A huge explosion suddenly sounded, instantly shattering the night sky in the concession.
"Huh?" Yu Hongjie was stunned. Where did this explosion come from? Are there still nationalist troops resisting?
Okamoto Jimasa was also stunned there. What's going on? The drama I arranged has already been performed, why is there anything left? Is the Navy Red Deer adding to the drama? What are these idiots doing?
Xu Jason was also stunned. Didn't all the national troops withdraw?
Shanghai's celebrities, reporters and diplomats on the rooftop were also confused. What's going on?
Finally, a diplomat with sharp eyes discovered that the explosion came from the direction of Sihang Warehouse. He immediately rushed to the west edge of the rooftop and shouted loudly: "It's Sihang Warehouse, God, the explosion came from Sihang Warehouse!"
"Oh, God, I even forgot that there is a national army in the Sihang Warehouse in Zhabei."
"Yes, there is still a national army in Songhu that is still resisting, and Songhu has not yet fallen!"
The next moment, all the Shanghai celebrities, diplomats and reporters on the rooftop rushed to the west edge of the rooftop. Dozens of guards guarding the south edge also hurriedly sent telescopes over.
Zhang Yifu was so excited that he burst into tears, Sihang Warehouse!
Yu Hongjie also subconsciously turned his attention to Sihang Warehouse.
Sihang Warehouse? Songhu Independent Group? Is this a counterattack?
However, with only three to four hundred people in the Songhu Independent Regiment, it is still difficult to protect themselves. If we fight back, isn't it just asking for death? It's nothing more than adding more than 300 lives.
Yu Hongjie's expression darkened again.
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Nanjing, official residence.
The Chairman of the Standing Committee also learned about the counterattack launched by the Songhu Independent Group at the first time, because the announcer of the Central News Agency was broadcasting live on the rooftop of the Chinachem Hotel.
"Mo Yin, Yanji, do you know anything about the battle situation in Zhabei?"
Chairman of the Standing Committee is keenly aware that if the Songhu Independent Group can really create some movement in Zhabei and even win a battle, the benefits will be huge.
This can not only minimize the political impact of the fall of Songhu, but also distract the Japanese army to a certain extent. Even if it is just to transfer an infantry regiment or even an infantry brigade back from the western front line of Shanghai, the seven soldiers on the Songhu battlefield More than 100,000 national troops will have one more chance to break through.
However, Qian Moyin and Chen Yanji shook their heads at the same time.
"Commissioned, the Songhu Independent Group only has 300 people."
"And the Japanese Navy is in charge of Zhabei District."
"If the Songhu Independent Regiment did not fight back and just huddled in Sihang Warehouse and defended it, the Japanese army also had scruples, so they could barely hold on for a while. But now they have rashly launched a counterattack, which will only lead to a quick defeat!"
"It is unrealistic to expect the Songhu Independent Regiment's counterattack to eliminate the political impact of the fall of Songhu."
Chairman Standing's eyes also darkened.
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The rooftop of Chinachem Hotel, the scene of the press conference.
After a brief period of astonishment, Okamoto quickly reacted and immediately returned to the stage to ridicule Yu Hongjie from all angles.
"Yusang, is this what you said about never giving up?"
"Is this the price you said you need to pay?"
"Haha, I really didn't realize that you actually had a talent for comedy."
Speaking of this, Ji Zheng Okamoto continued with a straight face: "Yu Sang, if I guessed correctly, you must hope to use this night counterattack of the Songhu Independent Regiment to neutralize the Imperial Japanese Army's occupation of Song." Shanghai’s influence, right?”
"You want to create the impression that Songhu has not fallen yet, right? You are just wishful thinking!"
"If the Songhu Independent Regiment huddles in the Sixings Warehouse, it may be able to survive. If we attack, we will be courting death!"
"Yusang, stop struggling in vain. I hereby advise all Chinese people to stop struggling."
"Songhu has already fallen. Next will be Jinling, then Wuhan. Soon the whole of China will also fall. China's demise is inevitable. The whole of China will soon be incorporated into the empire's territory. You Chinese The only way out is to join the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and become an obedient citizen of the empire.”
ps: To tell you something, I originally had a chance to go to Sanjiang next Monday, but I ran into a book with more powerful data. Unlucky, I can only wait until next week to see if there is a chance. In this case, it will not be available until around the ninth day of the first lunar month. , there are still nearly half a month, it’s too long, I really can’t stand it if I update it three times a day, the free chapters are already running towards 400,000 words, so I’ll just update it twice a day during this period, so that I can save some money The manuscript will explode when it is put on the shelves, but I still bother everyone to click and read it every day. It is very important to keep up with the reading. Don't be squeezed out next week because there is not enough reading, and you will be blinded.
