Chapter 513: Interesting History

Ren Chao did not realize the importance of the flamethrower before, and after it was worthy of the Germans to put this sharp weapon into the battlefield, Ren Chao suddenly realized the importance of the flamethrower on the battlefield in the future, so he ordered the relevant departments to study it, and soon put it into use. The flamethrowers produced by the Chinese Empire were mainly imitations of the German flamethrowers, and the Chinese Empire did not invent those flashy heavy flamethrowers like the British.

Flamethrowers are usually used to destroy enemies at close range, and are also used to clean those pillboxes and fortifications (burning oil will enter from the shooting holes and vents of the fortifications, bringing heat and suffocation to the enemies in the bunkers), especially suitable for positional attrition and street fighting, so all units of the Western Expeditionary Army are equipped with a large number of flamethrowers.

"Good! Well done! Ge Lin roared excitedly, then jumped up, brandished the rifle in his hand and shouted, "Brothers, continue to attack!" ”

"Kill!" Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the heroic soldiers continued to attack. The brigade commander Ge Lin personally led the charge of the whole army, which greatly boosted the morale of the whole army, and the brave and fearless soldiers rushed towards the enemy's position at the cost of their lives.

The hidden forts were constantly cleaned by the Chinese soldiers, and finally the Chinese soldiers successfully attacked the 391 heights. When the last French soldier fell under the guns of the Chinese soldiers, a bright golden dragon flag finally fluttered at the top of the 391 Heights.

In the headquarters of the 12th Group Army, Song Laohu was discussing the next offensive deployment with several staff officers, and a communications staff officer walked over quickly, stood up and said loudly with a stern face, "Report to the commander, I just received a telegram from the 45th Army, Ge Lin, the commander of the Second Brigade of the 90th Division of the 45th Army, personally led the charge and successfully occupied the 391 Heights, the largest stronghold of the French army. ”

"Good! Well done! Finally pulled out all these nails! In this way, our army can go all the way north. Drive straight to Lyon! Song Laohu said excitedly, "This Ge Lin did a good job, he is worthy of being a soldier brought out by Lao Tzu, and he has such a momentum, which makes a great contribution to this Ge Lin." ”

At this time, an operational staff officer had already pulled down the 391 heights on the sand table and several nearby French flags representing the enemy, and replaced them with bright golden dragon flags.

The chief of staff next to him said with a smile, "In this way, there will be no more enemy fortifications in the generation from Marseille to Lyon, and according to the combat effectiveness of our army, there will be no obstacle to the capture of Lyon." ”

"Let's start Valence. Then we went all the way north to attack Lyon, and I heard that the Second Front had captured Grenoble, so that more than a million troops of our two front armies joined forces to attack Lyon! Taking Lyon will allow you to attack directly in the direction of Paris, so that the defeat of France is just around the corner! Song Laohu said excitedly.

"I heard that the 500,000 troops of the Fourth Front Army are about to land in Marseilles, so that the total strength of our three front armies will be close to 1.8 million, and this 1.8 million troops will form a sharp blade and pierce the heart of France. Drain the last shred of the blood of the French! The chief of staff said excitedly, waving his fist.

"Marseille! I remember that the national anthem of the French was the Marseillaise! Song Laohu said with a smile.

"Not bad! During the reign of Louis XVI in France, various social contradictions intensified, and the emerging bourgeoisie sympathized with the plight of the peasants and was influenced by the Jacobins in Paris. Arno led the citizens of the port of Marseille to seize the fortress, obtain weapons, and expel the duke, and they held a rally to organize a resolution of 500 volunteers to march to Paris to rescue the parliamentarians who were sympathetic to the reform. The citizens of Marseille actively joined the army, singing the Marseillaise and marching forward, opening the prelude to the French Revolution. And the marching song "La Marseillaise" composed during this period has also become a hymn to the fighting spirit. Later, the Marseillaise was chosen as the national anthem of France! The chief of staff nodded and said.

Winter 1779. Famine gripped Strasbourg. Mayor Dietrich's family was also poor. One day, with only wartime rations of bread and a few slices of ham on the table, Dietrich looked serenely at De? "As long as the citizens do not lack a lively atmosphere in the festival, and as long as the soldiers do not lack courage," Leel said, "we will not eat abundantly, but it will be nothing!" He then said to his daughter: "There is one last bottle of wine in the cellar, let us toast to freedom and the motherland." Strasbourg is going to hold a patriotic festival, de? Lil should have a few glasses of wine and write a song that will inspire the people! The daughters applauded in unison, brought wine, and filled their glasses for their father and the young officer until they were finished.

It's midnight, and the cold is blowing. Let the fantasy gallop with virtue? Lil returned to the room excitedly, composing the music first and then filling in the lyrics, and composing the lyrics and then the music. Did the note or the verse come first? Is it music or psalms? He couldn't tell. He just sang aloud, but nothing was written, and he grew tired and fell asleep on the piano.

When I woke up in the morning, the songs of the night came back to me like a dream. He wrote the lyrics in one breath, wrote the notes, and ran to Dietrich's house. He found Dietrich hoeing winter lettuce in the vegetable shed, and the elderly patriot immediately woke up his wife and daughter, and called a few friends who loved music and could play, accompanied by Dietrich's eldest daughter. Lil began to sing passionately. After listening to the first verse, everyone's hearts were stirred; When they heard the second verse, everyone shed tears; When the last verse was heard, the frenzy of the people exploded. Dietrich, his wife, his daughters, the young officers and friends, wept and hugged each other. They cheered: the anthem of the Motherland has been found!

This new song, originally titled "March of the Rhine", was written on April 24, 1792 by De? Lille made his debut in Strasbourg and soon spread throughout the country. Three months later, the workers' revolutionary procession of Marseille, France's second largest city, sang the song and marched into Paris. The club in Marseille must play this song at the beginning and end of every meeting; The Maasai also sang this song on their march. Hence the name "La Marseillaise".

"History is really interesting! I think that the Maasai workers sang the Marseillaise song and marched to Paris, which opened the prelude to the French Revolution. Now our Chinese Imperial Heavenly Soldiers are singing the Imperial Army Song, and they are also marching from Marseille to Paris, but this time we are going to completely end France! Make the once mighty French Empire a thing of the past! Song Laohu said with a sneer. (To be continued......)