Chapter 849 "Two Treasures on the Battlefield"

September 22, 1934.

The full-scale assault of the Chinese army on the island of Kyushu reached its peak on this day.

Two divisions, as well as two brigades of Chinese troops that landed subsequently, were already unstoppable in their attacks on the island of Kyushu. Those Chinese soldiers wearing steel helmets and under the cover of tanks rushed forward with a rainbow of momentum.

Hamae Takasumi already knew very well that without the support of the Japanese government, it was only a matter of time before he failed here.

The Japanese government once thought that Hamae Takasumi could hold out on Kyushu for ten months to a year, or even longer, but now it looks like everything has become so ridiculous

On the contrary, Wang Mingzhang, commander-in-chief of the Chinese landing, and Bai Chongxi, chief of staff, could breathe a long sigh of relief.

The largest landing operation since the founding of the Chinese National Defense Forces was a success

They also wondered why the Japanese government had not made any military moves other than protests. Why didn't even a single reinforcement ship be sent?

Even now that the Japanese fleet appears again, they don't have to worry about anything. The entire landing has been completed, and there is nothing Japan can do about it.

Everywhere on the island, you can see the vigorous figures of Chinese soldiers, and everywhere you can see the mighty gallop of tanks.

Those planes that are constantly flying at low altitude are also flaunting China's military force there!

On the 22nd, with the beginning of the major offensive, a Chinese press corps also appeared.

With their cameras and pens, these reporters faithfully recorded what happened on the island of Kyushu and how these brave Chinese soldiers fought hard for their country

Liu Qinglin, the ace reporter of "China Daily", was very lucky to "catch" the 11th Company, which was the first to land.

He had heard many stories about the 11th Company, and he also knew how the 11th Company fought on Kyushu Island, and when he arrived on Kyushu Island, the first thing he did was to find the location of the 11th Company. And he did it.

He followed the brothers of the 11th Company and witnessed with his own eyes how this company fought, and he also saw with his own eyes the most real, cruel and bloody war on the battlefield.

A lone tank, always fighting with the infantry brothers of the 11th Company. Thanks to this tank, the battle of the 11th company went a lot smoother.

Of course, what made Liu Qinglin feel a little unbelievable was that the soldiers of the 11th Company were very fierce in fighting, and they were also very fierce in grabbing things.

But all the materials delivered to the front line must not be seen by these wolf-like soldiers, there is only one result to see:

Rob!

Fuel, grab! Tanks are useful! Ammunition, grab! You can use it yourself! Supply, grab, 11 companies can be used!

"Company commander, aren't you afraid of being accused in the future?" A burst of shells flew, and Liu Qinglin hurriedly fell to the ground, raised his voice and almost roared there and asked.

Ji Dechun swept out a shuttle of bullets with a submachine gun he had just grabbed, knocking down two Japanese soldiers who tried to approach here: "When the old men can survive, they will go and sue them." Now that the island is in such chaos, where can my company be noticed? If I don't rob it, my tank won't be able to drive, and my brother will have no ammunition! ”

Liu Qinglin was making notes in his notebook.

The war was completely different from what he imagined

There are no rhetoric in battle, just curses and invectives; There are no tall and mighty heroes, just soldiers who are no different from ordinary people; There is no romance on the battlefield even more, there is only blood and death

Don't expect to hear any patriotic slogans from the mouths of these GIs, on the contrary, they scold more than anyone else.

When the enemy's artillery shells hit, these soldiers were all very uncivilized lying on the ground, and when the Japanese attack was fierce, they would not hesitate to abandon their positions, and then retreat, and wait until their own artillery fire returned fire to retake the position back into their own hands! …,

They're definitely not going to stick there.

It seems that they are very afraid of death, but the victory of the Chinese army on the island of Kyushu is completely caused by these soldiers who seem to be "afraid of death" on the surface.

At night, when the generals were in charge, the sound of the guns became much quieter, and the soldiers could finally take a breath, fill their empty stomachs with some food, and smoke two puffs of cigarettes.

Liu Qinglin took out a piece of chocolate and put it in his mouth, the pen was writing quickly, he had to write down everything he saw today as soon as possible.

After writing, he was tired of writing, and the pen in Liu Qinglin's hand was aimlessly drawing something in the notebook, which made Gong Xiujin extremely curious.

He came over and saw that the big reporter had drawn a Chinese soldier in his notebook, Gong Xiujin looked at a portrait for a long time before he said cautiously: "Big reporter, how can I look at this person like me?" ”

"That's you." Liu Qinglin smiled: "What I painted is you." ”

This sentence immediately attracted all the brothers, and they all gathered around Liu Qinglin's body, constantly whispering, and their eyes all fell on Liu Qinglin's notebook.

Liu Qinglin suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and quickly drew a set of four-panel comics.

The first depicts two Chinese soldiers, named Dabao and Erbao, on the battlefield for the first time; The second picture shows that they met a group of Japanese soldiers, Erbao was so scared that he lay on the ground, Dabao picked up a grenade and threw it; The third picture shows a grenade flying onto a mobile arsenal carried by the Japanese with the army, and as a result, the entire arsenal was blown up; The fourth picture shows that all the Japanese were killed by the bombing, and Daiho and Erbao stood up and cheered.

The soldiers were dumbfounded, how could there be a mobile arsenal? Two people can take out a group of enemies with one grenade? But when I look at it again, I find it interesting.

It would be fun if it was really that magical on the battlefield.

"I'll find someone to send it to the newspaper, the story of the two treasures called Dabao is not good, it's not good" frowned and thought for a long time, Liu Qinglin suddenly smiled and said: "How about calling two treasures to the battlefield?" ”

The first issue of "Two Treasures on the Battlefield" was published in the September 29 issue of China Daily, which was the first time that a battlefield cartoon appeared in China. Subsequently, China Daily published this series of cartoons in succession.

The images of Dabao and Erbao quickly took root in the hearts of the people. They are stupid and always unenlightened on the battlefield, but they always have good luck to accompany them. Either a grenade blew up a group of Japanese soldiers, or Dabao caught a Japanese spy lurking in the thatched pit when he went to the thatched house; Either Erbao was ordered to reconnoitre, and as a result, he captured a Japanese Osa and came back

In short, the cartoons of "two treasures on the battlefield" are very exaggerated, and every time you see their heroic deeds on the battlefield, or their foreign appearances, you can always make people laugh.

Subsequently, the four-panel comic became an eight-panel comic, and in the later comics, they added a boss, "Fat Chief", the fat chief always likes to give some inexplicable orders, and then Dabao and Erbao can always complete it inexplicably

Two treasures became three treasures, and the whole of China knew about the existence of these three comic characters.

The circulation of China Daily increased suddenly, and each issue was always sold out. When everyone eats and relaxes, they always like to discuss what strange things Dabao and Erbao have done on the battlefield, and they always like to discuss what strange orders the fat chief has given.

This sensational effect was something that Liu Qinglin, who had created these cartoons on the battlefield to relieve his fatigue, did not expect.

In 1935, "Two Treasures on the Battlefield" was made into a movie, and the tickets were sold out on the day of the premiere. The actor who played Dabao and Erbao in the movie, as well as the fat chief, became the brightest star in China in one fell swoop.

Subsequently, from 1935 to 1945, nine more films were filmed in a row, each of which caused a huge sensation. …,

"These two fun-looking treasures are actually based on real heroes on the battlefield!"

At the premiere ceremony of "Two Treasures on the Battlefield", Liu Qinglin, who returned from the front line on Kyushu Island, said: "Although the exaggerated things in the comics do not exist, our soldiers are actually better at everything they do on the battlefield. I didn't mean to belittle our heroes by creating these two characters, on the contrary, I wanted to make everyone remember our brave soldiers and their bravest deeds on the battlefield. ”

Liu Qinglin did it.

When I learned that Dabao and Erbao were created based on the company where the 11th Company was located, the 11th Company also became a star in the Chinese army.

The advent and hot sales of comics also made young people who were afraid of the military camp before begin to feel that the military camp is not as terrible as imagined, but very interesting, which also triggered a new round of military enthusiasm.

Who is the specific prototype of the "two treasures". There is no real answer, maybe even the author Liu Qinglin himself does not know, but this is irrelevant.

Many Chinese soldiers who went to the battlefield for the first time were ignorant and full of curiosity about the battlefield, just like Dabao and Erbao in the comics.

Many of their heroes did not become heroes overnight, but also grew up step by step after doing a lot of stupid things like Dabao and Erbao.

But this was not so easy for the 11th Company at that time, which was fighting bloodily on the battlefield and advancing in a little bit of difficulty.

The landing operation on Kyushu Island, which began on the 22nd, entered a general attack, and also entered a very critical stage from the 22nd.

The time has come to settle the battle on Kyushu Island, and this is the final determination of the General Command of the Front.

All operations on Kyushu Island must be completed by the end of September!

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