Shanghai is recovered!

At the same time as holding a grand ceremony to enter the city, the high-power radio station of the newly formed Sixth Army reported this happy event to the people of the whole country in clear code, and telegrams were transmitted one after another throughout the north and south of the great river, inside and outside the Great Wall, and throughout the motherland.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

Hearing that Shanghai had been officially liberated and that so many Japanese troops had been annihilated, the response from the whole country was enthusiastic, from the ordinary people to the high-level officials of the domestic government and the military, everyone was overjoyed.

Especially on the second day, a large number of newspapers carried a large number of reports on the whole page and page, and even accompanied by a large number of photos, illustrated and textual, and carried out a detailed and overwhelming report. There was also a great deal of coverage on the radio stations, and with a large number of newspapers and radio stations, the whole country was immersed in joy.

In some teahouses and restaurants, streets and alleys, the majority of ordinary people are talking about the new 6th Army and the recovery of Shanghai.

"Lao Guo, why are you so happy today, your face is full of red light!"

"Ha Luha, Lao Yang, aren't you the same, the new 6th Army has recovered Shanghai, which is worthy of the joy of our people!"

"Yes! Our China has produced such a new 6th Army, which is really an eye-opener! ”

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In many cities, restaurants, teahouses, streets and alleys are hotly discussing this matter, even some schools, many teachers and students are the same, everyone is a little more excited when they talk about the new 6th Army, and some enthusiastic young people are even ready to put pen to paper. went to the new 6th Army to join the army and fight devils.

Southwest Associated University.

A grand rally was being held, and thousands of divisions were temporarily set up on the rostrum as if they were celebrating a festival. A young student is giving an impassioned speech about the liberation of Shanghai.

Hearing the excitement and excitement, many students even raised their arms and shouted: "Down with Japanese imperialism!" Drive little Japan out of China! ”

"Long live the new 6th Army!"

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Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Wuhan University......

Whether in the occupied areas or in the nationalized areas. Mass assemblies were held at each university, where speeches were made and slogans were shouted to defeat Japanese imperialism. Although some students were arrested as a result, the rising anti-Japanese upsurge was simply irresistible.

In the vast Kuomintang area, large-scale demonstrations took place in most cities, and banners were unfurled. Shout the slogan. or support the new 6th Army, or call on everyone to actively resist Japan.

With the recovery of Shanghai, a large number of little devil troops were annihilated by the formation, the anti-Japanese upsurge in the whole country was high, and the prestige of the new 6th Army in the country also reached a new height.

The broad masses of the people and the vast number of intellectuals and young people have had such a great reaction, the vast number of anti-Japanese troops have also had a strong reaction, and some puppet army units in the occupied areas have also wavered. Some of the lowest puppet soldiers even deserted frequently and became deserters.

North. A small county town near Taihang Mountain, in a national army headquarters.

A colonel of the national army was frowning, swallowing clouds and spitting fog, and the cigarette butts in the ashtray on the table had already formed a hill, and more than a month ago, this colonel of the national army began to secretly contact the Japanese and prepare to join the Japanese.

The colonel's position was not firm, and the form of the War of Resistance was bleak, and the small Japanese occupied most of the cities in North China, and under the condition that he could not get military pay and ammunition supplies for a long time, the colonel of the Nationalist Army was ready to take his troops to the Japanese.

After the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression entered the stalemate stage, little Japan strategically supplemented by strategic offensive and political inducement, and many units of the Nationalist Army that were in a relatively difficult situation and did not have a firm stance defected to the Japanese army and turned into a puppet army.

Such a phenomenon is not uncommon in the whole country, and many troops who actively resisted Japan in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War took refuge with the Japanese within one or two years.

The colonel of the national army squeezed out the last cigarette butt in the ashtray, picked up the newspaper on his desk and read it for a long time.

This newspaper reported on the liberation of Shanghai on a full page and with pictures and texts, and there were even many close-ups of the soldiers and units of the newly formed Sixth Army, tanks and armor, and large-caliber howitzers leaping onto the page.

"It seems that little Japan is like this, it is not as strong as imagined, and it is difficult to say who the victory belongs to." Thinking about this, the colonel shouted loudly outside the door: "Someone! ”

An adjutant walked in quickly, stood upright, and said respectfully: "Tuanzao, what's the matter?" ”

"Shoot Ono and the others for me, and tell all the brethren to get into battle mode to prevent little Japan's retaliatory attack."

Ono is naturally a small Japanese officer, and he came over yesterday to talk to this national army about surrender. The adjutant was taken aback when he saw that his regiment commander had given such an order, but seeing the perseverance on his regiment commander's face, he was a little relieved in his heart, and immediately happily went out to convey the order.

Some units of the Nationalist Army, which had privately negotiated with Little Japan to prepare to surrender, began to repent, and strengthened their stance on the War of Resistance, while some units of the Nationalist Army, which had recently taken refuge with the Japanese, began to secretly regret it.

The south bank of the Yangtze River.

In an ordinary national army barracks, dozens of national officers and soldiers are gathering together, looking at a newspaper with relish, although some of these national soldiers do not know a basket of big characters, but the newspaper has a large number of pictures, through the pictures and guesses, you can also know what is going on.

A captain of the national army who was holding the newspaper, after reading it for a long time, handed the newspaper to another second lieutenant of the national army who stretched his neck next to him, and said to everyone with emotion: "Brothers, the new 6th Army has done what everyone wants to do, annihilated hundreds of thousands of little devils and recovered Shanghai. ”

"Company commander, when will we be real men again, and find a little devil to do a good job."

The captain and company commander waved his fist vigorously and said loudly: "Brothers, don't worry, sooner or later, we will have a big battle with the little devil and play the prestige of our Chinese masters." ”

In the past few days, as a large number of newspapers have flowed into the vast barracks, many officers and men of the Kuomintang have admired the new Sixth Army from the bottom of their hearts, and they are not only proud of the new Sixth Army, but at the same time, their determination to resist Japan has become even firmer.

Chongqing, the official residence of Chairman Chiang.

After reading a newspaper sent by Wang Shihe, the chief of the guard, Lao Jiang felt as if he had knocked over a five-flavor bottle, and said with a long sigh: "Shihe, the new 6th Army has done a big thing that we have always wanted to do but have never been able to do, annihilating so many small Japan and recovering the big city of Shanghai. ”

After speaking, Lao Jiang slowly closed his eyes, and his thoughts seemed to return to a few years ago, back to the time of the Battle of Songhu in 1937.

"Shihe, how should we commend the new 6th Army for achieving such great results?"

People throughout the country know that the newly formed 6th Army has dealt a heavy blow to the Central China Front, annihilated so many little devils, played the prestige of the Chinese soldiers, and also played out the confidence of the Chinese to resist Japan, and even recovered Shanghai.

Wang Shihe, who is also an eight-sided figure, did not answer Lao Jiang directly, but said: "Chairman of the National People's Congress, we have just received a telegram from the new 6th Army, which says that the new 6th Army is ready to once again support a large number of weapons and equipment from the central government, as well as a batch of medicine and food. ”

"Good!" Lao Jiang nodded, at present, after the Anti-Japanese War entered the stalemate stage, the supply of the national army is becoming more and more difficult, especially after the loss of a large number of arsenals, weapons and ammunition have been difficult, Lao Jiang is naturally very happy to hear this news.

"This Ye Feng is also a smart person, so let's do it, you personally draft a telegram to commend the new 6th Army, and at the same time, award the new 6th Army the title of 'Iron Army', and award the number of the 43rd Group Army of the new 6th Army, and from now on, the new 6th Army will be expanded into the 43rd Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army."

Hearing this, Wang Shihe was full of astonishment, and muttered in his mouth, Tie Jun, the 43rd Group Army......

After a long time, Wang Shihe suddenly woke up, secretly said that he had lost his temper just now, and immediately apologized and said: "Chairman, you are really smart, so everyone is happy." ”

Lao Jiang just issued a commendation order and gave an official number, but he didn't pay anything practical, no wonder Wang Shihe admired Lao Jiang's cleverness.

In Lao Jiang's view, awarding the title of "Iron Army" to the new 6th Army will definitely push the new 6th Army to the cusp of the storm, and then grant the 43rd Group Army the number, completely pushing the new 6th Army to the top.

It's just that Lao Jiang didn't expect that with the expansion of the new 6th Army into the 43rd Group Army, Ye Feng's army has completely become a towering tree, and even a 12-level typhoon will not be able to move it in the slightest.

For Ye Feng, what he wants is this number, to achieve such great results, to recover Shanghai, Ye Feng never wanted to get anything from Lao Jiang, Ye Feng has sufficient funds, sufficient weapons and ammunition, sufficient talents of all kinds, and there is no shortage of anything, if you want to say that there is still something missing, that is, a number, an expanded number.

The new 6th Army has three armies under its jurisdiction, with a number of hundreds of thousands, which has long exceeded the size of an army in terms of number and scale.

The number of the 43rd Group Army came very timely! (To be continued......)