War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 434 Who else can help? (Thanks to 'Tool Room' for the 500 reward)

Fukuyama.

When the train carrying troops finally arrived at the Fushan to Changshu front-line defense position outside Songhu after a long journey, the train stopped at Fushan.

On the railway, white steam was rising from the trains everywhere. The iron chain of the padlock outside the door was pulled out. The moment the iron door of the train carriage opened, the first reaction of everyone in the carriage was to squint their eyes at the sunlight coming in from the door.

They had been in this environment for too long, and the sunlight was only glaring to their eyes, especially since it was midsummer in August.

"get off!"

"Get off! Get off!"

The shouts from outside the door came in, and those Northeast Army soldiers who thought they were superior to the able-bodied men were also confused. They didn't know where to look after getting off the car.

"Chaoyang? Chaoyang? Wake up!"

When Xu Chaoyang was woken up by Shang Kun, he didn't know how long he had slept. He just felt that he didn't sleep enough. It seemed that he couldn't open his eyes, and he couldn't relieve the fatigue in his body. His feet were numb.

"Here is the place."

Xu Chaoyang followed the team of able-bodied men out of the car, stepping slowly. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt as if electricity had been turned on. He turned his head to look at the others, and they were all jumping or stamping their feet. They were all the same, regardless of whether they were from the Northeast Army or able-bodied men.

"Help me up, my feet are numb." Xu Chaoyang put his hand on Shang Kun's shoulder. Shang Kun complained, "Numbness in my feet? I've been sitting in the car so hard that the nerves behind me are numb!"

There is probably no better way to describe the feeling of a long train ride in such detail than this sentence. If you have ever taken a train in the green-skinned train era and have stayed on a train for more than two days and two nights, you will definitely understand what it means to "feel numb behind the stars."

"67th Army, 4nd Division, 13th Brigade, th Regiment, assemble!"

"Sixth Company, assemble!"

"Fifth row, assemble!"

The entire 67th Army began to assemble at the edge of the platform, and the team stretched out along the railway line in a long line with no end in sight.

"I command!"

Not quite right!
In addition to the 67th Army, Xu Chaoyang also saw another troop at the station. This troop had a company-sized structure, but... everyone had a helmet!
In addition to the steel helmets, these people also have magazine boxes hanging around their waists. The style is the German M1911 type, but this thing should be called the Zhongzheng type in China;

They were wearing the standard field uniforms of the German Army at that time, and the officers were wearing leather boots. He had worn the same uniform before.
Field lunch box, field water bottle... and gas mask... gas mask!
In his hand, he was holding a Zhongzheng rifle, which was a weapon made by Gongxian Arsenal imitating the 98K...

Are these people the German-equipped division?

But this scene that looks like a vast wilderness all around, it can't be SH, right?
Xu Chaoyang followed his sight and when his eyes swept across the team on the far left that had already assembled...

"Hey, hey!"

He quickly reached out and poked Shang Kun, who was still jumping around next to him: "Old Li."

He saw Lao Li, and saw Lao Li and a fifty-year-old man with no hair on his head standing in the first row in front of a line of Northeast Army soldiers. In the whole row, they were the oldest and very conspicuous.

"Old Li?" Shang Kun muttered and was about to walk away, but Xu Chaoyang pulled him back!
"What are you doing?"

"What am I doing? The troops are gathering here. If you move around at this time, are you a Japanese spy who doesn't understand orders, or are you here to cause trouble? Either of these two charges will get you shot!"

Shang Kun looked at the direction where Lao Li was, his head unable to turn back, his eyes were always fixed there, as if these two people could be lost.

After a long while, he turned around and asked Xu Chaoyang: "Is this a battlefield?"

"It's not the main battlefield, but it must be somewhere on the Fushan to Changshu defense line. This place is the defense line that the diary writer has been secretly building since 1934, and the German-equipped division of the National Government entered the Songhu battlefield from this place."

In fact, Brother Diary built a total of four such lines of defense, namely the Wufu Line between Wuxian and Fushan in Suzhou (the name sounds depressing), the Xicheng Line between Wuxi and Jiangyin, the Zhapingjia Line between Zhapu and Pinghu and Jiaxing, and the Haijia Line from Haiyan via Jiaxing to Wujiang.

When talking about these four lines of defense, we have to start with the "Yangtze River Strategy" pointed out by the Japanese during the invasion of China. At that time, the Japanese believed that as long as they controlled the Yangtze River Delta, they would control the country's economic lifeline, and it would also open the door to completely occupying the country.

However, the writer of the diary had already asked the SH Garrison Command to study the current situation before the Battle of Shanghai. The so-called current situation, to put it bluntly, was how to capture Hongkou after the outbreak of the war.

"Chaoyang, do you think the National Government can really fight the Japanese in SH?" Shang Kun finally withdrew his gaze and asked this question when the troops were gathering. At this time, the brigades of the 67th Army had already assembled, and under the leadership of the German-equipped company, they set out towards the Fushan German-equipped division station.

Xu Chaoyang tilted his head as he walked and said, "We will definitely fight."

This is not only because he is familiar with history, but also because of factors such as the current situation and geographical location.

Judging from the current situation, the Japanese proposed to build SH into an "undefended city", which means that the government should withdraw all its troops and even the security headquarters...

What can the diary brother do?
If you attack Northeast China and North China, he will keep silent. But SH is his territory. If you don't fight, the territory will definitely belong to him. SH is Brother Diary's money bag. Is it possible for him to let go?
Secondly, Diary Brother is the "King of Kings", and now the Xi'an Incident has just passed, and the July 7 Incident has broken out again. At this time, the whole country is waiting for a hero to stand up and turn the tide. If you don't stand up? If someone else stands up, are you still the boss?
In terms of geographical advantages, SH is closer to Jinling, which is much better than the North China Plain, which has no strategic location to defend and no terrain to utilize. There are many waterways here, and it is also the place where Brother Diary has been operating for many years, so it is more convenient for supply. At least it is not like the North China Plain where distant water cannot quench nearby thirst...

As for expecting mediation from Europe and the United States...

Xu Chaoyang felt that this must be a case of blind wishful thinking.

The Japanese are now a stakeholder of the United States and an oil exporter. What about us? We have to ask for their support, and they may not be willing to pay attention to you. Do you expect them to mediate?

Even if someone comes out to mediate, on one side, there are the Japanese who enter your house and take the gold needles and silver looted from your house to pay tribute to the Americans; on the other side, there are the Japanese who cry endlessly after being robbed all day long. We, who have no actual interests with them, have to stand up and criticize their "Silver Act" for no reason. You are a live broadcast host, and these two people fight in your live broadcast room. Who will you help?
Isn’t there a saying that if you are America’s enemy, you are in danger, but if you are his friend, you are dead.

This sentence not only applies to us at that time, but also to the Japanese devils at that time.

Shang Kun turned his head and looked at Xu Chaoyang, asking in disbelief: "How do you understand all this domestic and international situation?"

Xu Chaoyang was happy. It wasn’t that he understood everything. In his era, as long as you had a mobile phone, you could understand everything.

In fact, Xu Chaoyang knew more than that. He also knew that before Diary Brother started this battle, many people had advised him against it, including He Yingqin.

He Yingqin made a comparison for him. At that time, the Kuomintang government had a total of 191 divisions with a total of 210 million people, including miscellaneous troops. Among them, there were three German-equipped divisions, plus the Teaching Corps and the Tax Police Corps. However, among these so-called German-equipped divisions, there were only 98 3800Ks that were truly produced in Germany in each division of people, and the rest were Zhongzheng produced in Gongxian.

炮？
There is no need to mention the artillery. Once the SH started fighting and the naval guns fired, the artillery positions were almost as if they did not exist.

As for the Japanese, they have 17 standing divisions. After the war, they can quickly expand their army three times, bringing the total strength to 110 million (data, not reality). The Type 650 rifle has been deployed throughout the army. Each division has at least 110 light and heavy machine guns, and at least artillery pieces.

Moreover, they have the world's top navy and aircraft carriers that our country does not have at all...

After saying these words, He Yingqin asked Diary Brother: "How do we fight this battle?"

The diary-writer was confused by the question!

In addition, the German instructors of the Training Corps also disagreed with sending the German-equipped divisions that had not completed training to the battlefield. Their reason was that the training time was too short, the soldiers had not yet fully mastered the new weapons and artillery, and were still a little unfamiliar with their use, which would cause many accidents on the battlefield.

But Diary Brother can’t wait any longer. If he doesn’t do something, the curses from all over the country will change from cursing Xiao Liuzi and Song Zheyuan to cursing him. Now that such voices have already appeared, how can you ask him to wait?
This is the main reason why Diary Brother completely placed his hopes on mediation. He might be thinking that if we fight here, we can kill thousands of Japanese soldiers in SH. Once Europe and the United States mediate, we can stop the war and win a victory without losing face...

Then everything you wished for will come true.

"What can the devil do?"

Shang Kun followed up Xu Chaoyang's question.

Xu Chaoyang turned his head and smiled: "What can I do? I was captured by the Japanese garrison in Tianjin, and what happened? On July 12, the Japanese landed in Tianjin, and the garrison reached 30,000!"

"Do you think this is a fight between children at home? Your son slapped the other kid in the face, and the adults from both families came over to pull him apart and persuade him to stop fighting by saying 'let it go'?"

“This is a battlefield!”

"Is it possible without completely killing one of them?"

The sky turned cloudy as the team marched, and a drizzle began to fall as Xu Chaoyang whispered a description. Wu Fuxian, I'm afraid he's really going to be unlucky this time.

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