The biggest problem of the Japanese in World War II was that they imagined themselves too strong and others too weak. This was manifested in the Army's unauthorized expansion of the war of aggression against China and the Navy's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

The same was true of the Battle of Nomenhan, where the Kwantung Army believed that it could defeat the Soviet Union. As a result, they were beaten by the Soviet Union and ended up looking for teeth, and it was from this that they entered the state of southward expansion from the controversy between the south and the north.

After being pulled out of his mouth full of teeth by Chuikov, Japan did not wake up, but provoked the United States, which was stronger than the Soviet Union at that time. And then...... And then there was no then in Japan.

With Tu Qianjun's attitude, these two naturally relayed it to the Japanese. As for how the Japanese are furious, they don't care. If you have the ability, you can find the tiger yourself!

At this time, after a long journey to Nagase, Hirose finally arrived at Nagaru with his troops! After a night of repairing, they marched at full speed towards the Minjiang River!

On the edge of the Min River, Lu Xingrong and more than 4,700 people of the 52nd Division under his command were already ready for battle!

The nearby residents have all been evacuated, and even the city of Fuzhou behind them has been evacuated. They were the only ones left to defend the position.

And now, Lu Xingrong is holding a telegram from Nanjing, and his face is pale! Trembling, he couldn't say a word.

But I saw that the telegram read:

After the study of the members and chairmen of the Military Commission, I hereby call! The 52nd Division must not easily clash with Japan, and it must be known that our strength is weak, and if it clashes with Japan, it will be given an excuse to go to war.

The matter of electrification is already a self-proclaimed opinion. Go to war, but there is a risk of losing the country! The 52nd Division was allowed to retreat after a short battle to show its determination. However, the Japanese side must not be given an excuse. The government will not support it. This matter shall be handled by the national government, and the localities shall not make claims without authorization.

This is a military order, and there must be no mistake.

Nanjing State Mansion, 24th year of the Republic of China.

Looking at this telegram, Lu Xingrong couldn't help but smile miserably! He did not expect that Nanjing would be afraid of the Japanese. In fact, this was also the mentality of most people during the Republic of China.

And the most representative of them all. It is none other than Hu someone.

In 1915, when Japan forced China to accept the "Twenty-one Articles" treaty, the young Hu copied the full text of the "Twenty-one Articles" treaty in his "Diary" and praised it: "(1) Our country's current negotiations with Japan can be described as knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent. Being able to be soft and rigid is something that has never been seen in the history of diplomacy. Will there be an enlightened hope for our diplomacy? (2) This time, the Japanese will return to us with Qingdao...... Do you also have repentance? ”

As a result, he said, "the remaining optimism is not exhausted." (The Complete Works of Hu Someone, Vol. 28, p. 89) Hu was able to see "hope" and feel "optimistic" from "Twenty-one Articles".

Hu then issued an "Official Letter to the Study Abroad Community" to oppose the patriotic student movement protesting against the "21 Articles" traitorous treaty, and scolded the patriotic students as "irrational" and "patriotic insane" (ibid., p. 129). This is Hu someone who has risen up to defend the "Twenty-one Articles".

It is worth mentioning that someone's argument is the same as the public opinion created by the Japanese right-wing invading forces. Japan's new textbook also says "Twenty-one Articles...... Asking the Japanese to be political, financial, and military advisers and to purchase large quantities of Japanese-made weapons" is a "hope clause" and there is no question of "coercion."

At the same time, it is also said that the Chinese themselves "created the name of the '21 demands'" and that the Chinese created "anti-Japanese public opinion."

Hu's point of view is that the weak cannot fight with the strong. Hu believed that if we "fought" against Japan, a rich and powerful and well-armed country, "we would have nothing to gain in the war, and all that remained would be a series of destruction, destruction, and re-destruction." (The Complete Works of Hu, Vol. 23, p. 76) Therefore, he said, "I would rather die in the country" than "fight" against Japan.

What's more, in the eyes of this gentleman, the Chinese nation is a "stupid and lazy nation...... One is like a human and nine is like a ghost, and it is a nation that does not grow...... We must admit that we are inferior to people in everything, not only in material machinery, but also in political systems. And moral...... Knowledge............ Music...... Art...... Even the body is inferior to a person" (The Complete Works of Hu, vol. 4, pp. 666, 667).

Well, this is what the "elites" of the Republic of China really thought, they were inferior. And this kind of compromise, evasion, and even fear really made Lu Xingrong's teeth cold!

He didn't expect it. I planned to fight to the death, but I got such a response! At this moment, he suddenly had the idea of giving up. What's the point of fighting for such a government?! Even if you win by luck, what can you do?!

Is it like the Nineteenth Route Army?! Tell you to stop, and then get someone else ready to keep hitting you?! Until you are crippled after fighting, you still have to lose power and humiliate the country even if you win......

At this time, the adjutant walked in and whispered to Lu Xingrong: "Report!" The Wehrmacht artillerymen sent a telegram. It was sent by the commander-in-chief......"

Lu Xingrong was stunned for a moment, nodded at the adjutant and said in a deep voice: "Please let him in......"

"Yes!" As he spoke, the adjutant walked into the headquarters with the officers of the Wehrmacht-supported artillery. This is a lieutenant, the highest-ranking of those who have come to support.

"Report! Jiang Zhizhi, the platoon of the second platoon of the third company of the artillery regiment directly under the National Defense Army, reported to the commander! "The lieutenant who came in was more than 1.8 meters tall. Speak? Powerful!

The military salute was even more flavorful of iron and blood, and Lu Xingrong involuntarily stood up and returned a military salute! sighed in his heart, this is worthy of the army that won against Lao Maozi and the Japanese devils!

This spirit is much stronger than those troops under his command!

"This is a telegram from our commander-in-chief, please take a look!" As he spoke, Jiang Zhizhi took out a piece of letter from his pocket and handed it over. After Lu Xingrong received the telegram, he gave another military salute and turned around and left the office.

Lu Xingrong opened the telegram, only to see that it read:

Guangzong and my brother Dajian. I am glad to hear that my brother is determined to fight to the death with the Japanese invaders! My brother is very relieved, I am not alone! There is a little comfort in my heart. Although my brother is far away in Manchuria, he is concerned about Fujian!

However, there is not much support that my brother can give. I am ashamed. can only swear to the elder brother, and the younger brother will never let the heroic family of the enemy suffer during his lifetime.

The younger brother put pressure on the Japanese invaders in Korea, but hoped to curb the ambitions of the Japanese invaders. However, there is little hope for this.

The country is in danger, and we need more men like my brother who die for the country! If you can't do anything, my brother should try his best to protect my Minjiang disciples in order to come to Japan. Although it is not rich, it can meet the needs of my brother Minjiang's children! If the war is unfavorable, I implore my brother and the officers and men of our national defense forces to withdraw to Manchuria and then try to come to Japan.

Brother, Tu Qianjun. Twenty-four years of the Republic of China.

Looking at this letter, Lu Xingrong had an indescribable taste in his heart. But before he could come back to his senses, a guard hurriedly ran in outside, and said to Lu Xingrong: "Division commander! The Japs are coming! Crossing the river!! ”

"Inform the whole division! Prepare for war!! Lu Xingrong stood up with a shout and shouted at the adjutant beside him! Then a gust of wind rushed out of his headquarters.

At this time, it is already chaotic outside! Everyone hurried into the position, and all kinds of light and heavy machine guns and rifles were set up! Then, under the command of the veterans who came to support the Wehrmacht, these soldiers entered the anti-artillery hole in an orderly manner!

Lu Xingrong looked around everywhere and found Jiang Zhizhi and said in a deep voice to him: "Please call back to your commander-in-chief: just say that I, Lu Xingrong, plan to die on the edge of the Min River today!" After I die, I also ask him to treat me well! ”

After speaking, without waiting for Jiang Zhizhi to reply, he rushed to other positions with his adjutant.

Hirose Susuke didn't give Lu Xingrong much time to prepare, and the earth-shattering cannon that had just arrived on the shore suddenly rang out!

"Chirp~Chirp~Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! The roar of the ...... artillery shook the entire Minjiang River and seemed to be boiling, and the civil fortifications temporarily excavated on the bank were lifted off in large areas!

Although these Minjiang disciples have experienced a lot of battles, they have never seen this kind of scene of heavy artillery firing in unison! was immediately stunned, but fortunately, the more than a dozen veterans of the Wehrmacht played a role.

They taught the soldiers early on how to avoid getting harmed, and the anti-artillery tunnels they dug also played a huge role! Although some of the fortifications were destroyed by Japanese artillery fire, they rarely hit the fortifications directly.

At the time of the shelling, the Japanese troops on the other side of the river also began to use various requisitioned boats and makeshift rafts...... And so on began to cross the river. By the time the shelling was over, they had almost reached the shore!

"Quick!! Get on the ground!! "As soon as the shelling was over, the Wehrmacht veterans roared angrily and drove the bewildered soldiers of the 52nd Division to their positions!

All kinds of light and heavy weapons were lined up, although they had not yet recovered their senses, but habitually, they picked up their weapons and began to strafe at the Japanese soldiers who landed on the ......shore!

The Japanese army was also unable to show weakness, and all kinds of stragglers, lying down and looking for cover to fight back! I have to say that the Japanese army deserves to have undergone comprehensive training, and their shooting accuracy is extremely high!

In a short time, this kind of counterfire caused great casualties to the 52nd Division!

......At this time, the light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese army have also arrived on the shore! There was a burst of suppressive fire on the position of the 52nd Division!

And the veterans of the Wehrmacht in the back had already roughly calculated the position of the Japanese artillery according to the trajectory during the shelling, and without hesitation, a burst of mortars of "tom ~ tom ~ tom ......" was to return fire!

"Boom! Rumble! The Japanese artillery positions behind the bombardment ...... did not have time to move, and they were overturned by the bombarded people! The soldiers who came to support these Wehrmacht were all veterans of the war, and there was no need to mention the covering shelling.

After a fierce bombardment, he adjusted the angle and bombarded the Japanese troops on the shore! On the edge of the Min River, blood flows like a river! (To be continued)