Chapter 675: Being a hero in life, and being a ghost in death

"Ding Dong!"

System prompt: The four famous anti-Japanese generals who have died are as follows:

1. Rao Guohua, 1894~1937, a native of Ziyang, Sichuan, was the commander of the 145th Division of the Sichuan Army when he died;

2. Tong Linge, 1892~1937, a native of Gaoyang, Hebei, was the deputy commander of the 29th Army when he died;

3. Fan Zhuxian, 1882~1938, a potter from Hebei Pavilion, was the commander of the Luxi Guerrilla Zone when he died;

4. Hao Mengling, 1898~1937, a native of Gaocheng, Hebei, was the commander of the 9th Army when he died. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"This, this, this~~~~!"

At this moment, Ouyang was shocked!

Why?

The four anti-Japanese generals rewarded by the system are all famous anti-Japanese martyrs!

Fan Zhuxian, who has the lowest military rank, is a major general in the army.

Rao Guohua, Tong Linge, and Hao Mengling, all of whom were lieutenant generals of the army, were posthumously awarded the rank of second-class generals of the army.

In the War of Resistance Against Japan, all four of them were iron-clad Chinese generals.

In 2014, it was included in the first batch of 300 famous anti-Japanese martyrs and heroes by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China.

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"Now is the time for soldiers to serve the country, we must win glory for the country and shed the last drop of blood!"

- General Rao Guohua.

In November 1937, Rao Guohua, commander of the 145th Division of the Sichuan Army, was ordered to hold Guangde, Anhui Province to defend Nanjing.

But he fought alone, was almost completely annihilated, and Guangde was lost.

Then he wrote a desperate letter with tears, saying, "Drive the enemy out of the country and restore the soul of our country!" Now he is determined in the city, although he dies without hatred. Then he shot himself and became generous.

A native of Ziyang, Sichuan (now Baotai Town, Yanjiang District).

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"Provocation will be inevitable, our generation will bear the brunt, those who die in war will be honored, those who steal the life will be humiliated, and the honor and disgrace will be light for one person, but heavy for the country."

- General Tong Linge.

On the eve of the outbreak of the Battle of Nanyuan in 1937, Song Zheyuan had already ordered the Nanyuan military headquarters to withdraw to Beiping City, and Tong Linge should evacuate first.

At this time, Mrs. happened to send a letter, saying that his father was seriously ill, and Tong insisted on not withdrawing.

replied, "At the moment of the great enemy, when I am filial piety and loyalty, I can't serve the decoction in person, please serve the children on my behalf and honor my parents." ā€

And the edict said: "When you kill the enemy and serve the country!" ā€

Tong Linge, the deputy commander of the famous 29th Army, was martyred.

Comrade Mao Zedong once spoke highly of it: "It has given the whole Chinese a lofty and great model."

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"It is the responsibility to defend the land, to split the eyes of the north, never to cross to the south, and not to hesitate to do so"

- General Fan Zhuxian.

In October 1937, when the Japanese army invaded Shandong, Han Fuyu, chairman of the provincial government, twice asked Fan Zhuxian to lead his troops to retreat south, and Fan Zhuxian sent such a telegram to the whole country.

His second son, Fan Shumin, died in the battle against the Japanese invaders, and he endured his grief and said: "The people died on the battlefield for the country and the nation, and they died a well-deserved death." ā€

In November 1938, Liaocheng was lost, Fan Zhuxian was seriously wounded, unwilling to be captured, raised a gun to kill himself, and died a heroic martyr at the age of 56.

After the news of General Fan Zhuxian's heroic martyrdom came out, the whole country mourned.

A memorial meeting was held in Chongqing, and Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Wu Yuzhang, Dong Biwu, and Jiang Zhongzheng respectively sent couplets.

Zhu De and Peng Dehuai sent a couplet:

"The war is in full swing, endure the casualties of the toast, and show its loyalty and bravery; We are still here, and we are bound to resist for a long time and return our rivers and mountains. ā€

Wu Yuzhang and Dong Biwu sent a couplet:

"Three friends see the spirit, the pine road, the bamboo body is straight, the plum blossoms are also clear and high, and the old man is old, until the cold of the year; A family is loyal, the husband is martyred, the wife is for the people, and the children are all brave, stubborn and cowardly, and they can alleviate the country's difficulties and legacy. ā€

Jiang Zhongzheng's elegiac couplet said:

"Blue blood is the mountains and rivers, and the hundred-mile dangerous city is left with the society as a model; The mighty spirit exists in the world, and the history of thousands of years has been combined into the national hero. ā€

The Nationalist Government also issued a "special order of praise" and ordered the flag to be flown at half-mast for three days.

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"This war is a war for the survival of the nation, and there is only sacrifice. This means that I live and live in the country, and I live and die in the country. ā€

- General Hao Mengling.

Before the outbreak of the Battle of Xinkou in 1937, Hao Mengling encouraged the officers and soldiers so much.

When the war reached a fever pitch, he personally went to the front line to supervise the battle and admonished the officers and men, "Now I will hold this position with you and never retreat first." If I retreat first, whoever you are, you can shoot me!" Whoever you are, take a step back, and I'll shoot him right away. ā€

Hao Mengling was the first commander of our Chinese army to die in the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

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"System, let me ask you where the four generals Rao Guohua, Tong Linge, Fan Zhuxian, and Hao Mengling are currently located?" Ouyang asked.

"Ding Dong!"

System prompt: These four people will appear in Guantao County in 1 month, and join the leading guerrillas at the invitation of Li Dakang, the secretary of Guantao County.

Naked soldiers?

Joining alone?

At that moment, Ouyang also understood.

Only when the characters are revealed in the system will the identity and power be placed, such as Xie Wendong's Beihongmen, Cai Yi's Hainan Army, and so on.

"With the addition of four generals, Rao Guohua, Tong Linge, Fan Zhuxian, and Hao Mengling, the command system of the leading guerrillas will be greatly strengthened, and the combat effectiveness of the entire leading guerrilla force will also be multiplied."

After all, a good commander plays a huge, even decisive, role for a team.

"Three lieutenant generals, one major general, obediently, isn't my leading guerrilla going to heaven!"

But there is a premise for all this, that is, Ouyang can get out of Tai'an City alive!

Otherwise, everything is blind!

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April 29, 1939, 1 p.m.

The 10th Division of the Japanese Army, launch an attack!

In the first wave of the offensive, the Japanese army brazenly fired hundreds of shells, and the offensive was extremely fierce!

As inferred by Chief of Staff Jiang Dengxuan, the defense line of the southern gate of Tai'an City has become the direction of the main attack of the Japanese army.

The defense lines of the east gate and the south gate of Tai'an City were also attacked by the Japanese army.

Japanese planes also took turns bombing the city of Taean.

Over the next few hours, the Japanese launched a series of 9 attacks, although all of them were routed by the stubborn Japanese army, and the city of Taean was held.

However, the casualties of our army are also very large.

After several hours of fierce fighting, our army directly reduced thousands of people, and countless people were wounded.

The defense lines of the South City Gate, the East City Gate, and the West City Gate were in a precarious position under the onslaught of the Japanese army, with scorched earth and corpses all over the field.

The buildings in the city have almost turned into a land of ruins, lying on the rubble.

Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, said directly: "On the day the city is broken, no people and animals will be left, and no plants and trees will grow!" ā€

It was not until dark that the Japanese stopped their attack.

Under the fierce battles, the surviving soldiers all fell to the ground limply.

"Commander, although it is already dark, I think the Japanese will definitely not stop their offensive because it is dark, because they don't delay for a minute, and their pressure will increase by a point." Chief of Staff Jiang Dengxuan cut the railroad in a decisive way.

"Good~~~!"

Ouyang said in a deep voice: "I agree with your judgment, Tai'an City is too important to the Japanese army, they will definitely not stop the offensive, and I think that the Japanese army will not only not stop the offensive, but the next attack will become more and more ferocious!" ā€

Ouyang immediately issued an order and ordered all units to be vigilant to prevent a sneak attack by the Japanese army.

In fact, Ouyang knows a truth, if you keep it for a long time, you will lose!

Tai'an City can't be defended!

Now the Japanese army outside the city has only one division of the Japanese army, plus a Japanese brigade in Jinan, 20,000 Japanese troops.

However, with the passage of time, the ranks of the Japanese army in Shandong will swarm towards Tai'an City like locusts.

At that time, the enemy outside Tai'an City is likely to reach more than 40,000 people, or even more!

On the other hand, our army, which is constantly decreasing in strength, will not be able to hold Tai'an City no matter what!

Ouyang didn't know how long he could last?

One day?

Two days?

Three days?

Ouyang only knew one thing, the first column of the Eighth Route Army on the periphery, as well as the officers and soldiers of the 106th Division of the National Army, as long as they could wipe out the outlying strongholds of the Japanese army in Linyi, Jining, Laiwu and other places.

The Japanese army's sweep in Shandong was completely bankrupt.

At that time, it will be the time for our combined forces to break through!

At the same time, the field hospital under the establishment of the 512th Brigade, which was far away in Handan City, was suddenly attacked by the Japanese special combat team.