Ye Ruxue almost finished writing the newsletter with tears in her eyes.

Two press releases, one is "How the Pudong God Cannon was made", which mainly tells the story of artillery observers of the 2nd Artillery Brigade of the 8th Army of Pudong, using their lives to guide artillery fire. The protagonist is Liu Genshuo, the company commander of the 1st Artillery Company, and the article "The Last Nineteenth Route Army", which mainly tells the battle of Fort Mount, and the protagonist is Xu Shijiu.

After writing the press release, a US warship happened to pass by Wusongkou, and Ye Ruxue took the US warship back to the French Concession directly. Powell, editor-in-chief of Miller's Commentary, highly praised these two battlefield communications. In order to make these two battlefield communications public as soon as possible, he also specially asked the newspaper to print the battlefield and issued it in the afternoon of the same day.

These two battlefield communications immediately caused a sensation throughout Shanghai.

Although Miller's Review was an English publication, Shanghai was the largest trading port in China at that time, with a high degree of internationalization and a large number of elites proficient in foreign languages. There were many church schools in Shanghai. These elites and church schools basically subscribed to Miller's Review, and they translated them to their relatives and friends around them, and the response quickly expanded.

The sentence Ye Ruxue said at the end of the "The Last Nineteenth Route Army" immediately became a frustration in the entire Shanghai: He was the last Nineteenth Route Army, but we must not let him become the last hero!

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"He is the last nineteenth Route Army, but we must not let him be the last hero!"

On the steps in front of the world, a young student in Zhongshan suit was waving his arms and shouting loudly, "Students, don't hesitate anymore. Hurry up and put on his military uniform, pick up the steel gun, and go fight against the Japanese invaders. If a 19th Route Army dies in battle, thousands of 19th Route Army will stand up, and the Chinese will be killed endlessly!"

"If Japan wants to destroy our vast China, it is a daydream and a delusion!"

"I don't care about Han Xingquan. I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood. Students, let us fight for the survival of China!"

The blood of young people is always hot. They may be impulsive, reckless, and even easily misled by the outside world. However, they are always the future of the country and the hope of the nation. It is precisely because of their passionate blood and because of their impulsiveness that society can progress and nations can evolve.

At the call of the young people on the stage, young students wearing Zhongshan suits walked to the recruiting place not far away without hesitation, and resolutely wrote down their names on the roster.

The second lieutenant in charge of recruiting soldiers repeated the sentences routinely: "Li Mingran, aren't you afraid of death?"

"I'm afraid of death, but the last 19th Route Army has already died in battle. If I don't take my own life, the country will perish. If even the country is perished, what's the point of living?"

"Zhao Huajun, you may never have a chance to take it off today."

"I know, I know, if I become a soldier, I will die in battle, but if I don't join the soldier, the country will die!"

"Li Deling, was that your girlfriend just now? Are you really willing to leave her behind and face death?"

"Sir, you have no desire to give up, only willingness or not. As a descendant of Yan and Huang, fighting for the country and the nation is our duty! If the country does not exist, how can the family be safe?"

"Yes, if the country does not exist, how can the family be safe?"

The young students lined up behind agreed, and the crowd was in full swing.

Five years ago, the 19th Route Army fought bloody battles with Japanese invaders in Shanghai. Citizens in Shanghai still remember this. Ye Ruxue's battlefield communication suddenly aroused their shared hatred of the enemy. For a moment, young students enthusiastically joined the army, and the general public also donated money and supplies. Even beggars on the street donated money and money. The enthusiasm for the War of Resistance Against Japan was unprecedentedly high.

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While Shanghai youth join the army enthusiastically, a Miller commentary has been put on Chairman Jiang's desk. Of course, Chairman Jiang does not understand English, so there is also a translation manuscript attached below.

When reading the press release of "How the Pudong God Cannon was Made", Chairman Jiang was in a good mood, but when he saw the second article "The Last Nineteenth Route Army", his face immediately became gloomy.

The last nineteenth Route Army? There is still someone who claims to be the remnants of the nineteenth Route Army?

Since Chairman Jiang started his career in Huangpu, he first competed for the party's dominance with Hu Hanmin and Wang Jingwei, and later competed for territory with Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan and others. He basically spent the first half of his life in intrigue, so he was basically numb about betrayal and betrayal.

But there are still two betrayals that Chairman Jiang still remains resentful until his death.

One is Zhang Xiaoliu's betrayal in the Xi'an Incident that had just subsided not long ago, and the other is the 19th Route Army. Before the Fujian Incident, the 19th Route Army had always been a unit that Chairman Chiang relied on, otherwise they would not have been guarded by important places in Beijing and Shanghai. However, such a unit eventually betrayed the party and the country and established a new government.

Therefore, Chairman Jiang could not have any good feelings for the remnants of the 19th Route Army.

After closing his eyes and pondering for a moment, Chairman Jiang asked Dai Li, who was standing in front of the case, and said, "Yunnong, has the identity of the so-called last 19th Route Army been found out?"

"I found out that it was the 3rd Regiment of the 119th Brigade of the 60th Division of the 19th Route Army, which is the guard company commander of Huang Hanting Regiment. Five years ago, in the 128th Shanghai War, Huang Hanting Regiment first shot Taiwan and then Miaoxiang, and fought with the Japanese army in a bloody battle. In the end, only two people survived. One of them was the person mentioned in the press release, whose surname was Xu, whose original name was Hanhun, and whose name was later changed to 19th."

"Xu Shijiu?" Chairman Jiang sneered coldly, "Just a mere company commander, overestimating one's own abilities!"

Obviously, Chairman Jiang believed that Xu Hanhun's name was changed to Xu Shijiu in an attempt to restore the number of the 19th Route Army.

Chairman Jiang thought for a while and reminded him: "Hasn't Zhong Song's brigade entered Wusong Town and was shot in Taiwan? He could search for his body and give him a grand funeral. He was posthumously awarded it as a colonel of the army by the Ministry of Military Affairs. After all, he was a hero who sacrificed his life for the country. At this time of national survival, we should not let the people be disgusted."

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Chairman Jiang was unhappy, and Zhang Fakui, commander-in-chief of the 8th Army, was also very angry.

The reason why Zhang Fakui was angry was very simple. Ye Ruxue exposed an important information in the press release "How is the Pudong God Cannon made": the cannons of the Pudong artillery were hidden in the bamboo forest during the day.

"Nothing is nonsense!" Zhang Fakui slapped the Mile's commentary newspaper on the table and roared at his adjutant, "Does this Ye Da reporter still have a sense of confidentiality? Pudong is flat, and only a few bamboo forests can hide cannons. How could she expose such important information to the newspaper?"

"This..." The adjutant's face changed drastically when he heard this. He really didn't expect this level.

Zhang Fakui said again: "Import Cai Zhongfue immediately to transfer all the cannons in the bamboo forest, hurry!"

"Yes!" The adjutant stood at attention and hurriedly ran to call Cai Zhonghu, the commander of the 2nd Brigade of the Independent Artillery.

Zhang Fakui's caution finally saved the artillery in Pudong. Almost the twelve Bufus mountain cannons from the 2nd Artillery Brigade had just been transferred, and the Japanese Navy's bomber group flew over Pudong immediately, and then one by one, one heavy bomb was dropped like rain, and several bamboo forests in Pudong were almost razed to the ground.

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Zhang Fakui was angry, but Zhang Zhizhong was a little sad.

Looking at Tong Yuanliang, Zhang Zhizhong asked, "Mu Tao, is the Nine Life Cat really dead?"

"Nine Life Cat?" Tong Yuanliang was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he realized that what Zhang Zhizhong was talking about was Xu Shijiu. Because of the 128th Shanghai War of Resistance against Japan five years ago, Xu Shijiu participated in more than a dozen death battles. In the end, only two people died, but he survived and was unscathed, so he was nicknamed Nine Life Cat.

"I'm afraid I'm a rare escape this time." Tong Yuanliang sighed, "The observation sentries of the East Fort observation post and the reporter Ye saw it with their own eyes. The four Bufus mountain cannons fired at least two hundred shells on the top of Fort Mountain. The entire mountain was blown away so that no one could survive. Not to mention the flesh and blood, even the steel bars and iron bones had to be melted."

"What a pity." Zhang Zhizhong shook his head, then sighed softly.

But soon, Zhang Zhizhong was in a state of no mood to sigh, because the iron fist plan, which was highly anticipated by Chairman Chiang, was about to begin, and the two armored companies that had arrived late finally arrived, and the general counsel of the German advisory group, Farkenhausen, had also arrived at the headquarters of the 9th Army in Nanxiang to take charge of command.

At 9 p.m. on August 21, all combat units participating in the Iron Fist Plan had entered the attack position. Song Xilian, the commander of the 36th Division, called Hu Jiaji, the commander of the 216th Regiment, who was the main attack, to the division headquarters and encouraged him in person.

At midnight on the 22nd, more than 500 officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment, led by battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Xiong Xinmin, took the lead in launching a fierce attack from Zhaofeng Road. Lieutenant Colonel Gu Xinheng led the 3rd Battalion to feint attack from the flank of Gongping Road. The 1st Company of the 216th Regiment also dispatched all 15 Vicks tanks and cooperated with the 216th Regiment to go straight to Huishan Wharf along Zhaofeng Road.

This is the first coordinated combat between armored soldiers and infantry in Chinese military history, but the effect can only be described as a terrible sight.

Although tanks have strong protection and strong firepower, they need to cooperate in infantry protection. They especially need protection in street battles, otherwise they will easily be blasted by the enemy. However, the officers and soldiers of the National Army do not understand these at all. They only know that tanks are very thick armor, and such thick armor requires infantry to protect them. Isn’t this a bullshit?
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