War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 481 Xu Chaoyang, please fight!

After the 115th Division formulated the defense plan, it was the commander who swore in the division.

Xu Chaoyang still remembers the oath-taking ceremony vividly. The general stood on the podium and stirred up the emotions of the entire army with just a few words. Even though the content of the speeches was different from those in history, the exciting emotions could still be felt.

"The Northeast was occupied, Chahar was occupied, Rehe was occupied, Beiping was occupied, Tianjin was occupied, North China was in danger, Zhangjiakou was occupied, Datong was occupied..."

He started the oath-taking ceremony in the simplest language, without even a microphone. He just shouted through a tin loudspeaker, but Xu Chaoyang standing in the audience was already excited. This is how he got all the way here and witnessed every scene with his own eyes.

"Now, the Japanese invaders are heading straight for Taiyuan!"

"How many years has it been?"

"In just a few years, half of our country fell into the hands of the enemy. Wherever the Japanese invaders went, people's homes were broken up and people were starving everywhere!"

"At this time, I heard the devils solemnly shouting, 'China will be destroyed in three months.' I heard people who were pessimistic about the country's fate saying in the newspapers, 'The war of resistance is nothing more than fighting first and then losing. This cycle is meaningless.' The survival of the country and the crisis of the nation are imminent!"

"Comrades, do you know what our country needs right now?"

A soldier in the audience couldn't help but shout, "Fight to the death!"

Everyone's emotions began to rise, and they shouted as if they wished they could grow wings and fly to the anti-Japanese front: "Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"

The boss laughed: "No..."

At this time, all the soldiers were stunned.

The boss then made an extremely excited voice: "It's a victory!"

"Your commander doesn't need you to die, I don't need you to die, and the Party doesn't need you to die. All this country needs is a victory!"

"But war will certainly result in casualties, so the description of 'not fearing sacrifice' was included in the Ten Principles for Resisting Japan and Saving the Nation'..."

"I'm not asking you to sacrifice, but I'm asking you not to be afraid of sacrifice. Sacrifice is the last step in saving the country. It can be done without, but if it must be done, I'm willing to go!"

The whole scene was quiet. Xu Chaoyang led the 217th Regiment to stand at the forefront of the entire division. Next to him was Yang Chengwu, and in front of him were the leaders of the 115th Division. The emotion was constantly passing through his body, and finally, he shouted loudly: "217th Regiment, Xu Chaoyang, please fight!"

This is not fake, it is a feeling that people who are not here cannot understand!

"Independent Regiment, Yang Chengwu requests to fight!"

"344th Brigade, Zhao Erbai requests to fight!"

"342nd Brigade, Yu Xiao requests to fight!"

Even Qu Yong shouted, "Qu Yong, please fight!"

Yu Minghao stood beside him and glared at him: "Do you understand? Are you asking for a fight?"

"I don't understand."

"Then you'll shout?"

"I don't know, but after I shouted... it felt great!"

The sound of their conversation was drowned out by countless voices of "asking for battle". Everyone at the scene looked up at the boss, excited. "Okay!"

“我代表组织上，同意115师及129师217团的请战申请，以党和国家的名义，派遣115师全军及129师217团即刻奔赴前线！”

"As long as heaven and earth last, our oath will not change!"

After the general said this, the commander of the 115th Division replied in a loud voice: "If we don't win, I will never come back in this life!"

It turns out that the commander can shout so loudly, and he is not just a whisperer!
Immediately, a roar like a tsunami spread throughout the entire scene. Led by the division commander, the 115th Division screamed madly: "If we don't win, we will never come back in this life!"

"If I can't hear the sound, I won't come back in this life!"

The boss waved his hand and shouted, "Move out!"

The 115th Division set out. At that time, the entire division had only 30 homemade cannons, which were dismantled and placed on mule-drawn carts. Xu Chaoyang couldn't even recognize the models of the cannons, as they were too old. One cannon was so old that Xu Chaoyang thought it might have been used since the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It was already rusty, and Xu Chaoyang was embarrassed to even mention the shape of the cannonballs...

It seems that the 115th Division's expedition really emptied our party's funds. Apart from the 13 Liao 79-type 770 rifles used by the entire division, which were still in good order, Xu Chaoyang also saw people following the team with red tasseled spears. Compared with them, the muskets carried by the th Regiment were considered advanced firearms.

Xu Chaoyang left Yunyang with the team, wondering why he remembered the Imperial Guards again. Then he realized that if Lao Yang hadn't gone out and chopped that knife with trembling hands, he might get angry one day and cause consequences that would be difficult to resolve...

The problem is that you, Old Yang, fell ill at a very inappropriate time. Do you know what military ranks the regimental-level cadres who participated in the Pingxingguan Battle finally held?
"The rising sun."

"Director... Luo!" He was almost in the middle of the marching team when he heard the word "handsome" shouted out!
"It doesn't matter what you call me, don't be shy." The director walked to Xu Chaoyang with a smile, put his hand gently on his back, and the two of them walked side by side on the edge of the team on the road, slowly moving forward.

"Give."

He handed over an envelope.

Xu Chaoyang saw that the envelope had not been opened yet. He looked up at the director, who said, "This is the punishment that your teacher handed over to you through the boss."

"But, we were stopped by our commander."

"The division commander said that the troops are about to set out, and issuing a punishment at this time will have some impact on the morale of the troops. Please ask the Party and the Military Commission to temporarily suppress this punishment. Our 115th Division is willing to devote all its strength and request the organization to revoke it in the form of victory."

"Do you have any comments?"

Only the commander of the 115th Division can do this, and only he can do this and dare to do this!

This is a typical case of protecting one's own people, but this kind of protection makes the 129th Division, the boss, and even Xu Chaoyang feel comfortable!
Xu Chaoyang's division commander must submit this punishment. This is not to punish Lao Yang or the 217th Regiment, but to tell everyone that the 129th Division has this attitude and determination and will never protect anyone under its command.
The boss couldn't say anything, so he could only bring the punishment over;

At this time, it is necessary to second the 217th Division of the 115th Regiment to suppress this punishment!

Remember when a parent beats a child, an outsider would say, "That's enough, the child is still young." Will it end? As long as the 115th Division suppresses this punishment, what will happen if the 217th Regiment fights again?
Are you, Xu Chaoyang, willing to give this punishment to Old Yang?
If you are punished, will you still have the heart to fight against Japan?

But the punishment has been imposed, and when you look at the leaders of the 115th Division again, all they have left is gratitude. They fought hard on the battlefield and used their combat achievements to suppress this punishment to the lowest level until no one remembers it.

Who doesn't know what kind of combat effectiveness the 217th Regiment would have if they fought with all their might?
But in the eyes of people of Xu Chaoyang's generation, the character of the commander of the 115th Division was just like that. He protected his subordinates, and everyone seemed to think that was normal.

"Good job."

The director left quickly, but Xu Chaoyang put the letter into his coat pocket. He would never let anyone mention the letter or open its envelope again.

(End of this chapter)