Chapter 61: The Verge (Part 2)
"Big brother, I understand your good intentions, but I think you should also understand that since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to complete, and the development and reproduction of the Chinese nation has never lacked loyal ministers and filial sons, let alone people who sacrificed their lives for the country and stood tall for the nation, you and my brothers are not the first batch, and will never be the last."
"The eldest brother is worried that after we die in battle, our parents and parents have nothing to rely on, but the other thousands of other comrades-in-arms who are happy to go to the country as if they were dead, have the eldest brother ever thought about their families? Have you ever thought that they also have wives and children? The justice of Zhang Xinghua's words was awe-inspiring, which made Zhang Xinghan speechless for a while.
Seeing this, Zhang Xinghua did not give up, but said to Zhang Xinghan in turn: "The eldest brother's intentions Xinghua understands, in fact, compared with you and my brother, the eldest brother should live more than me, because not only because of our father, but also because you have a woman who loves you deeply, Sister Ruoying is young and in her prime, if you love him, you should give her happiness and take care of her for the rest of your life."
On the contrary, I am currently alone, without any worries, if one day I die on the battlefield and sacrifice my life for the country, it will be considered a blessing! ”
At this moment, Wang Ruoying came out of the kitchen at some point, listened to the conversation between the brothers, and couldn't help but step forward and reprimand dissatisfiedly: "Are you two brothers drinking too much, what are you talking nonsense?" Whatever dies or not, you all have to give me a good life, if nothing else, just for my father and mother, for all those who care about you. ”
Zhang Xinghan took the last puff of the cigarette in his mouth, and said meaningfully with the smoke: "The second child taught me a lesson, he is right, we have fathers and mothers, we have relatives, and what about thousands of other comrades-in-arms and brothers?" After they die in battle, what will happen to their wives and children?
In the final analysis, this is a disaster that needs to be faced by all the sons and daughters of China, and it would be a blessing if we could shed blood and sacrifice for it. ”
Saying this, Zhang Xinghan patted Zhang Xinghua's shoulder and said: "Second brother, you go to the third regiment, everyone has their own ambitions, good men should not be afraid of life and death, shed blood and sacrifice for the country and the nation, shroud in horse leather, and have no regrets if they die on the battlefield." ”
"Thank you, big brother, for making it happen." Zhang Xinghua didn't say much, but looked at Zhang Xinghan with a deep gaze and saluted him.
There was gratitude, encouragement, and excitement in his eyes.
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Shenyang East Tower Airport.
More than 10 fighter planes took the lead in taking to the air one after another, and they were constantly circling and waiting over the airport.
With a deafening roar of engines, bombers loaded with ammunition took off one after another along the runway.
After all eight bombers were lifted into the air, the group of fighters that had been hovering and waiting immediately flew around them, and with the cooperation of the bomber group, a mixed group of fighters was formed with the fighter group outside and the bomber group included.
The leading fighter was Gao Delong's fighter plane piloted by Gao Zhihang, and this time Gao Zhihang personally led the attack in order to ensure that nothing went wrong.
Because Zhang Xinghan asked him to paralyze the entire South Manchurian railway line as much as possible, Gao Zhihang and his colleagues discussed it and decided to bomb and destroy it in stages and places.
After discussion, they selected the section of the road they bombed for the first time as the middle section from Liaoyang to Dengta County, and the bridges and culverts would be their main air attack targets.
The lighthouse was less than 100 miles away from Shenyang, and the mixed group of Gao Zhihang's aircraft flew over the lighthouse in the blink of an eye, and the fighters immediately scattered and flew in all directions, alert.
The bombers, under the cover of two fighters, swooped down on the railway line south of the lighthouse.
In a violent explosion, sections of rails and sleepers were reduced to fragments in the light of fire and gunsmoke, and debris was shot into the sky like stray bullets.
Due to the suddenness of the incident, the army did not have time to prepare in advance, so Gao Zhihang's air raid went very smoothly.
In just over 20 minutes, the important bridges and culverts along the dozens of kilometers of railway between the lighthouse and Liaoyang were basically destroyed.
Rail traffic in the area has been temporarily paralyzed.
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Dalian Lushun, known as the headquarters of the Kwantung Army.
The news that the South Manchurian railway line was attacked by the Shenyang Air Force quickly reached here.
Commander Shigeru Honjo immediately notified the two major think tanks, Ishihara Wanji and Itagaki Seishiro, who were also the masterminds and promoters of the 918 Incident.
After the two arrived, Honjo said with a solemn face: "The Chinese Air Force is too arrogant and has even begun to attack our South Manchurian Railway, how do you think we should deal with it?" ”
Ishihara Waner and Itagaki Seishiro glanced at each other and said: "Your Excellency Commander, I believe that the South Manchurian Railway is hundreds of kilometers long, and passive defense is not the best way after all, and only by destroying the air force of the Chinese people in Shenyang and seizing air supremacy can the safety of the South Manchurian Railway be ensured. ”
Itagaki Seishiro also gritted his teeth and said: "When the 918 Incident occurred, it was this Chinese air force that caused great damage to the attacking troops of the Imperial Army, which was hateful and must be eliminated. ”
After listening to this, Honzhuang Fan pondered for a while and nodded: "At present, the supplementary troops of the 2nd Division have basically completed the running-in, and a brigade of the 20th Division is also attacking and advancing in the direction of Heilongjiang according to the plan, and there is also Xiqia in the direction of Jilin to block all possible reinforcements from the Northeast Army of China to Shenyang, and the time is ripe for the Imperial Army to attack Shenyang." ”
Saying this, Honjo Fan suddenly said with an awe-inspiring expression: "Ishihara-kun, immediately order the air force to immediately prepare for battle, air attack Shenyang Dongta Airport, be sure to destroy all the air forces of the Shenyang China Army, the 6th Division, the 20th Division, and the 2nd Division shall complete all combat mobilization and preparations within three days, and after the third day, that is, on September 29, attack Shenyang." ”
"In addition, organize manpower to quickly repair the destroyed railway from the lighthouse to Liaoyang, and it must be opened to traffic after three days."
"Hay!" Ishihara Waner and Itagaki Seishiro suddenly bowed their heads excitedly, and immediately turned around and took the order.
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At the same time, Harbin.
Li Du had already led the troops to arrive outside Harbin, and Xing Zhanqing, the commander of the 26th Brigade of Reading Li, led his troops to greet him happily, and Ding Chao, the commander of the 28th Brigade of Reading Li, had no choice but to join Li Du's ranks to aid Shen's army.
So far, Harbin has gathered three reading brigades and a cavalry regiment, plus the military and police patrol and security forces in the city, the total number of infantry cavalry of the Northeast Army in Harbin has exceeded 40,000.
After some discussion, Li Du, Ding Chao and others decided to leave Zhao Zhenhe with a regiment to stay in Harbin, while Li Du, Xing Zhanqing, and Ding Chao each led the Reading Brigade and a cavalry regiment of Sabuli to advance along the Middle East Railway in the direction of Changchun.
The news that Li Du, Ding Chao, Xing Zhanqing and others joined forces to go south soon reached Xiqia, Jixing and others.
These two great Han annihilations, while gathering troops to prepare to intercept Li Du and other troops in Changchun to go south to aid Shen, sent a telegram to Honzhuang Fan asking for help, and at the same time asked Honzhuang Fan to immediately launch an attack on Shenyang.
The big war is on the verge of breaking out......