Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

This matter seemed to have wings. No matter how it was concealed, such a big thing could not be concealed. Some newspapers have begun to speculate that when the Japanese launched the war in North China, the anti-Japanese enthusiasm across the country was instantly ignited.

Many ordinary people have taken to the streets and started petitioning the government to send the 72nd Army to North China. Now that Li Shaoyi appeared on the streets of Tianjin, they changed their minds and demanded that Li Shaoyi be appointed commander-in-chief of the North China War Zone.

This is equivalent to putting the 29th Army on the fire. Although you have the ability, the people do not trust you very much. If the entire North China is handed over to you, I am afraid you will not be able to do it perfectly. When the 29th Army retreated before, the Japanese began to send reinforcements to North China, but you did not take any action.

As for Li Shaoyi's arrival in Tianjin, many people believe that the Nationalist government acquiesced. But did the Nationalist government really acquiesce? They didn't think so. They didn't regard the attack on North China as a full-scale war. They believed that this was just a small-scale conflict, just like before. As long as we could cede some interests, the Japanese army would still negotiate with us as before.

In fact, this is indeed the case in history. When the Battle of Shanghai began, many people still held this idea. They also believed that the war would only be fought to a limited extent. After occupying Pujiang or the surrounding areas of Pujiang, the Japanese army would most likely stop. Li Shaoyi didn't know what to say to these people about their decadent ideas.

Li Shaoyi is a time traveler and is familiar with the current history. In order to inflict the greatest possible casualties on the Japanese, he must turn North China into a battlefield, a battlefield no less serious than the Battle of Shanghai, and force the Japanese to continuously send in troops. According to the original trend, the Pujiang War will not start until more than a month later. In this period of more than a month, if the Japanese suffer more casualties here, perhaps the Pujiang War can be delayed.

Therefore, flying directly to Tianjin is not only a tactical decision, but also a strategic decision.

That evening, Li Shaoyi issued a telegram at Tianjin Airport, calling on the people of the whole country to unite, jointly resist Japan, and face foreign enemies with one voice.

He also said that his abilities were limited and he could not serve as the commander-in-chief of the North China Theater. He only wanted to join the war of resistance as an ordinary soldier of the National Revolutionary Army.

Li Shaoyi did this because he did not want to overly stimulate the 29th Army, nor did he want the National Government to think that he wanted to divide the land and become king.

I just want to make it clear to everyone that I just want to fight against Japan. I don't really care about other power struggles. You don't need to make a fuss about this matter. You just need to support ourselves in fighting against Japan, and we can keep Tianjin and Beijing and North China.

Scholars and celebrities from all walks of life in North China were the first to respond to what Li Shaoyi said in the newspapers. Young people from all walks of life also actively participated in the War of Resistance, helping the front-line troops dig trenches and transport all kinds of supplies. Everyone's enthusiasm was also aroused.

The Nationalist government fully entrusted the affairs of North China to Commander Song of the 29th Army. They seemed to have not seen the statement made by Li Shaoyi at all, because they knew that Li Shaoyi would not negotiate with the Japanese. They did not want the war to continue to expand. Once it affected Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it would damage their fundamental interests. Therefore, by entrusting this matter to Commander Song of the 29th Army, there was still a chance to extinguish the war.

Li Shaoyi didn't know what to say about their idea. He could only say that these people were too good at dreaming. There were currently more than 29,000 Japanese troops in Tianjin, and many of them were preparing to disembark. You were still thinking about the original negotiations. I really didn't know whether to say that you people were naive or too stupid.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the area around the airport has been cleared, and our hiding action teams in various places have all begun to return to their teams."

After two days, the entire airport belonged to us, and the Japanese troops in the area around the airport also began to retreat slowly. I guess they were afraid that we would beat them, so they kept their distance from us.

"The first phase of the mission is complete. Subsequent troops will continue to arrive. We must use the airport as the center and slowly expand to the surrounding areas. This place is a cancer to the Japanese, but for us, it is our forward base. Every day, we must occupy a new piece of land and annihilate a Japanese army. When they can no longer bear it, we will become their main attack direction."

Li Shaoyi stood happily on the tower, watching the Japanese flags getting farther and farther away. He had seen the statements issued by the National Government and the 29th Army. They even criticized Li Shaoyi for not obeying orders and removed him from his position as a member of the Supreme Military Commission.

Li Shaoyi didn't care about this. The Nationalist government has always been a bad teammate, so he didn't care about it. Anyway, I don't care what you say, and you have no right to control what I do.

"Marshal, there are some people in society who say we are the ones stirring up trouble. If we hadn't done what we did in Tianjin, they say the Japanese might not have recruited soldiers. It's simply us who brought the war."

Ma Feng said speechlessly that there were quite a few declarations from such scholars in the newspapers. These people were either fed by the Japanese or served as advisers to the National Government and various warlords. In any case, they directed the spearhead of the war at Li Shaoyi.

"Say whatever you want. Now that the Japanese have begun to invade us, should we not resist? Tell our reporters to write an article focusing on the current situation in the three northeastern provinces, and explain the situation under the Japanese occupation. If they support their talk of non-resistance, then they should be prepared to be slaves to the Japanese. If not, then they should hurry to the nearby 72nd Army Recruitment Office and pick up their weapons to defend their country."

After hearing what Li Shaoyi said, a smile immediately appeared on Ma Feng's face. Our Marshal is smart. No matter how terrible what these scholars say is, we will fight back with facts.

If we don’t resist, will the Japanese not invade?

This is sheer bullshit! The Japanese were constantly sending more troops to North China before we even took action. Furthermore, we seized some secret telegrams between the North China Front Army and the Japanese headquarters, which showed they had already made preparations to occupy North China in July. As soon as the newspapers published these, the whole country was in an uproar...