The New Fourth Army miraculously conquered Wuhu, collected tens of thousands of troops from the National Government Army for its own use, and even broke through the two main divisions of the Japanese army before and after the Japanese army came to attack, and achieved the greatest victory since the War of Resistance Against Japan. Not only was the Nationalist government amazed by this result, the Japanese were confused by this loss, and ordinary Chinese were in disbelief after hearing the news.

This made people who specialize in information for a living sharpen their heads and go to Wuhu, all wanting to find out why the New Fourth Army, which was about to be cornered, suddenly became so powerful, and wanted to see if China's arduous war of resistance against Japanese aggression would also take an important turn for the better.

Cao Gubing, manager of the Chongqing edition of Ta Kung Pao, is a journalist who is bent on finding out what is happening in Wuhu. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Jiluan, editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Pao, took a tough attitude, resolutely not running a newspaper in the occupied areas, and at the same time vigorously publicized the Anti-Japanese War. At the same time, because of Zhang Jiluan's own personality charm, although "Ta Kung Pao" is not absolutely fair and impartial, compared with many sycophantic and lacking positions, "Ta Kung Pao" at this time is still worth watching.

When Shangguan Yunxiang's army was routed by the New Fourth Army, the Japanese army in Wuhu was routed by the New Fourth Army, and the important town of the Yangtze River was occupied by the New Fourth Army, Zhang Jiluan, editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Pao, already had a premonition that something terrible should have happened in Wuhu.

Cao Gubing was not enthusiastic about going to Wuhu, but the editor-in-chief asked him not to refuse, but when he walked halfway, he heard that the Japanese puppet army from Wuhan to Wuhu had come to brake sharply, and was even ready to go home. The reason is that the Wuhu New Fourth Army defeated the two main divisions of the Japanese army in a row, and there are even rumors that one of the two divisions did not escape.

Not to mention the total annihilation of the two master regiments of the Japanese army, even if he resisted the attack of these two divisions, by the standards of the Chongqing Nationalist Government, Chang Kaishen would definitely have to write a big book, and even report a big victory with a shy face. Now that the New Fourth Army has directly annihilated the Japanese army, Cao Gubing can't believe this kind of thing at all, but all the merchants and travelers who come and go to the Yangtze River are talking about it, and the hasty retreat of the Japanese army seems to show that they have suffered a huge setback in Wuhu, and they can't act rashly before they understand the situation.

Under such circumstances, Cao Gubing took his people to rush overnight and rushed to Wuhu as fast as possible. It wasn't his first time in the city, but he clearly saw something different.

Compared with many cities that have become increasingly depressed, Wuhu seems to be quite prosperous, many traders are doing business in the market, and there are many pedestrians coming and going, but more people come to Wuhu from all over the country to join the army. It's not that Cao Gubing hasn't seen those young people who are enthusiastic in their hearts and are bent on expelling Japanese invaders to join the army, but the popularity of the Wuhu conscription point is still slightly beyond his imagination.

Cao Gubing casually stopped a man who looked quite simple on the side of the road and asked, "This brother, let me ask, why did you join the army?" "As the War of Resistance continued, large-scale battles gradually stopped, especially in the army, where it was difficult to supply salaries, making joining the army a thing that many people were unwilling to do.

The man didn't realize that he had encountered a street interview, after all, the reporter at this time did not have a microphone or a camera, but just asked questions casually. The man said: "I have long wanted to fight devils, but the government army is too useless, fight a battle and lose a battle, if I resist Japan like this, I don't have so much spare life to spend on them." Unlike the New Fourth Army, the New Fourth Army has now received the gift of God, and with the help of heavenly soldiers and generals, little Japan is not an opponent at all. ”

Cao Gubing's heart moved, he had long heard that the New Fourth Army was able to fight several beautiful victories, on the one hand, it was related to the fact that the Guofu Army that had taken refuge in them had strengthened their lineup, and on the other hand, they also had an iron giant who was strong and persistent for them on the battlefield, which was really like a god-like battlefield, making the New Fourth Army invincible.

"Can you tell me more about that day?" Cao Gubing took out a piece of the ocean and handed it to the man. The man's eyes lit up, he picked up the ocean and blew on it, listened to it in his ear, and made sure it was a real silver dollar.

"You really asked the right person, when the New Fourth Army attacked Wuhu that day, I saw that the New Fourth Army would be dispatched on this day, and it would be as high as several floors on this day, wearing silver armor, which was really majestic. There is still a pair of iron wings behind it, and it can fly into the clouds in a moment, and if the little Japanese want to shoot him, it will not be able to do it! This day the general will not take any spears and knives or the like, but will be armed with guns, but this gun is ten times more powerful than the guns in the world, I have seen with my own eyes that this day will be a cannon, and the entire barracks of the Japanese army have been bombed and there is no scum left! The man described it vividly.

Cao Gubing nodded again and again after hearing this, he naturally didn't think that this day would really be some God who took pity on the tragic fate of China, and specially descended to help the Chinese people resist Japan. And this so-called heavenly general still uses guns, which makes Cao Gubing feel that it can't be really a ghostly thing. Cao Gubing also speculated that this steel giant is a great war machine, but it is far beyond people's understanding, and as for why it became the New Fourth Army, there is a story in it.

Cao Gubing was secretly happy that if he could open up all the joints and write a news article that could explain the whole incident, then Ta Kung Pao would inevitably rise. Of course, Cao Gubing is not completely news-oriented, and he is sincerely happy, if this steel giant can really help the Chinese resist the Japanese invaders and restore the country, it is really the most wonderful thing.

The man said to Cao Gubing excitedly: "This New Fourth Army has won the favor of God, not only has the help of heavenly soldiers and generals, but also the waist bag is bulging." Eighty percent is that the God of Wealth threw the cornucopia to them to use, otherwise how could they be so rich recently, the New Fourth Army conscription has been good for a while, as long as it is after their review and enters the New Fourth Army, you can get a settlement fee of 60 oceans, and you can have a salary of 12 yuan in the first month, if you pass the recruit training period and become a formal soldier of the New Fourth Army, this money will rise to 15 yuan. It doesn't sound like much, but the money is actually in your hands. Even if you don't believe that this soldier's salary can be paid in your hands, the 60 yuan settlement fee can indeed be sent home. ”

Cao Gubing then understood why the recruitment of the New Fourth Army was so popular, on the one hand, the New Fourth Army has won many battles, and naturally there are people like this man who are a little bit of an anti-Japanese effort, but they are not willing to send them to death in vain, on the other hand, the salary that the government army cannot guarantee makes many people who have no way to make a living voluntarily join the army to seek a way to survive.

But the question is, the New Fourth Army relied on the Nationalist Government to distribute materials and military funds before, and it is obviously impossible for the Nationalist Government to really distribute all these military funds to the New Fourth Army, and where does the money for the New Fourth Army come from? Did it really fall from the sky?

Let go of this man, Cao Gubing found that his doubts did not decrease, but became more. At this time, a group of soldiers of the New Fourth Army on patrol on the street were wearing Soviet-style Type 55 military uniforms, which were much more powerful than the earth-gray military uniforms used by the national government army in this era. Cao Gubing knew at a glance that all the support for a unit that could match such a uniform must be national-level.

Cao Gubing also doubted the Soviet Union, but anyone who understands international politics knows that the CPC is so for the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union is always looking at it, but the real Soviet Union uses it when it is useful for the CPC, and discards it if it is useless, and there is no sense of watching over each other. In order to make friends with Chang Kaishen's national government, he also sold Yan'an's CPC many times, presumably the CPC side also hates the Soviet Union so much, but the Soviet Union is very strong, as long as you are in a good mood and squeeze a little out between your teeth, it is enough for CPC to support for a while.

But to say that such a powerful steel giant was given by the Soviet Union to the CPC New Fourth Army, Cao Gubing would never believe it. Obviously, the Iron Giant is already a superweapon that can turn around the situation on the battlefield today, and any country that has mastered such a superweapon will not show it lightly, let alone use it for people who are not very kind to themselves.

"It seems that the people who are still going to visit the New Fourth Army are still going to visit me, but I don't know if they will tell me the truth." Cao Gubing smiled bitterly and shook his head, obviously he was not optimistic that the New Fourth Army would tell the truth, but he was also energetic, even if the origin of the steel giant could not be fully explained, but the whole country must also be very curious to know how the battle that wiped out more than 20,000 Japanese troops was fought.

The Chinese need the dawn and such positive examples of war, which can inspire them and strengthen their confidence in fighting the Japanese army to the end. As a journalist, Cao Gubing has clearly felt that with the progress of the tug-of-war period of the Anti-Japanese War, many Chinese people have no idea about the Japanese army entrenched in their own territory, since it is impossible to get rid of the Japanese for a while, then it is good to coexist with them first, in short, China is so big, the Japanese cannot occupy it all, and everyone can live in a non-enemy-occupied area.

Cao Gubing hated this kind of thinking, and he wanted to prove to this part of the people that China had great power in its hands, and that the Japanese were not invincible, and that China would eventually be able to achieve its goal of driving the Japanese out of the country.