Rise From Eight Hundred

At the meeting, the unique metallic sound of Tang Dao began to stir again!

"It has been more than a year since our 200,000 Sichuan Army brothers left Sichuan to fight against the Japanese last September. Tang Dao was fortunate to have fought side by side with the Sichuan Army soldiers of the 23rd and 22nd Army Groups in Songhu, Guangde and North China, and survived by chance!" Tang Dao's voice gradually became low.

In the meeting, the faces of 4,500 new recruits and tens of thousands of people also became solemn along with Tang Dao!

Although 99% of them did not know the battles that took place in the cities they had only heard of within the past year, a great commander who was already considered the best in their eyes used the four words "survived by chance", which fully showed how fierce the battlefield was.

"In the battles of Songhu, Nanjing, and Xuzhou, our Sichuan Army soldiers fought bravely and killed no less than 10,000 Japanese invaders! However, when our Sichuan Army left Sichuan, we were in a hurry, lacked food and clothing, and had simple weapons and equipment, so we had to fight the enemy's bullets with our flesh and blood, so we suffered heavy losses!

The 26th Division of the 43rd Army, including the division commander and below, 6,000 people went to the battlefield, and only one or two of them could walk off the battlefield by themselves;

The 145th Division guarding the wing of Nanjing, including the division commander Rao and below, had 7,000 people in the entire division. Our regiment rushed to support At that time, only one battalion was left. At that time, Division Commander Rao was ready to die for his country;

The 122nd Division stationed in Teng County, in order to delay the enemy's pace and buy time for the war zone to set up an encirclement, defended the city for five days with only 4,000 troops. Only a hundred people survived in the entire division, and Division Commander Wang died for his country!

General Liu Xiang, who had previously ordered all our Sichuan troops to go out of Sichuan to fight against the Japanese, died of illness at the front-line command post of the Anti-Japanese War at the beginning of this year due to the urgent military situation and his long-term illness! "

The scene was dead silent!

Including several county officials with a somewhat wooden face, they learned through radio and newspapers that the Japanese army was pressing forward step by step on the two major fronts in the southeast and North China, and that the Chinese army was defeated. A lot of territory was occupied by the Japanese army within a year. They all knew that the balance of victory in this national war was gradually tilting towards the Japanese invaders!

But no one knew that the battle would be so tragic. An infantry division was reduced to only a few hundred people, and even a great figure like the division commander died for his country. No wonder the regiment commander Tang Dao said that he was just "lucky to survive"!

Western Sichuan is a remote place. It takes more than half a month for newspapers issued in big cities to be delivered here. Moreover, only the elites in the county know about it. Even if the people in the countryside heard about it, they only had a few pieces of information. How could anyone tell them the situation on the front line so clearly?

I don't know how many people burst into tears. There may not be many soldiers from Jinxi County who went out of Sichuan to fight against the Japanese, but there are still thousands of them. Have the previous worries become a reality?

But for parents, as long as they haven't received the bad news, it doesn't count. This has also become a reason for countless parents, wives and children to comfort themselves.

But they don't know that due to the urgency of the war, countless death notices were not sent to their families until many years later. Some troops even lost all their soldiers' files because all the members of the regiment and brigade were killed. Until decades after the end of the war, the relatives who waited hard did not get an answer whether their relatives were alive or dead.

Knowing, grief!

Waiting, pain!

"But, this is a national war. In addition to our Sichuan army, the sons and daughters of many provinces such as Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan also fought bloody battles. There were even entire divisions and brigades without a single person left! In the Battle of Songhu alone, our Chinese sons and daughters lost more than 300,000 men, and 13 generals above the rank of major general!"

Tang Dao didn't seem to see the grief on his fellow villagers' faces, and continued to tell the tragic losses suffered by the Chinese army in this national war over the past year.

This made the county magistrate look panicked. He recruited soldiers with his eloquent words, but more often concealed the heavy losses of the front-line troops in the war.

There are many soldiers in Jinxi County, but if a family hears that their eldest son has died on the front line, would they still be willing to send their second and third sons to join the army? Are there any as heroic as the Yang family? Yes! But they are a minority among the minority after all, and the vast majority of villagers still want to keep the incense.

Who knew that this commander Tang, who was very experienced at the beginning, actually talked about the unfavorable situation of the war of resistance at the beginning of the speech, which would shake the morale of the army!

Unfortunately, the microphone was in Tang Dao's hand, and nominally, Tang Dao, as the receiving officer, was the protagonist today. No matter what the county magistrate thought, he could not stop Tang Dao from continuing to "make trouble"!

Moreover, the "white flag" raised by the lieutenant officer in the field was cold and awe-inspiring.

Seeing that the nearly 1,000 security guards with live ammunition around them did not even have the courage to look at them again, it is clear why Tang Dao's five men and five horses shocked the whole audience as soon as they appeared.

"As a son, I may not know how heartbroken parents are, but as a comrade, I know the pain of losing a comrade!

From the Sihang Warehouse to Songjiang, Guangde and then to North China, our regiment was upgraded from a battalion to a regiment, from less than a hundred people to thousands. Tang lost thousands of comrades. To this day, the tombstones of the sacrificed soldiers in the Martyrs Cemetery specially built at the Sihang Regiment’s station have become like shrubs on the mountain!

Whenever I think of this, as the head of a regiment, Tang Dao can't sleep at night!

But my Sihang Regiment, but the more we fight, the braver and stronger we become!

Let the elders of my hometown know that now there are one lieutenant general and three major generals who died in the hands of my regiment. The rest of the Japanese invaders are more than 20,000. The life of one of my Tang Dao brothers needs five times the heads of the Japanese invaders!" Tang Dao's voice suddenly rose, deafening!

The field was silent again!

"Good!"

"The Sihang Regiment is great!"

"My Sichuan Army is mighty!"

Especially after hearing Tang Dao's words, 'One of my brothers' lives needs five times the number of Japanese heads', the suppressed emotions due to the previous huge sacrifice erupted like a volcano!

"Therefore, the government has issued many medals to our brothers who are still lucky enough to survive!" Tang Dao took out a handful of medals from his purse and stared at them in his hand.

The county magistrate and the fat police chief took a breath of cold air. They were not qualified to see such medals. They didn't know what a treasure tripod, loyalty and bravery were, and what the blue sky was. But they knew that with any medal in Tang Dao's hand, they dared not touch the Tang Dao clan.

That was the recognition from the high-level figures they would never be able to contact.

But what Tang Dao said next made them never forget it in their lives.

People are different after all.

"This medal represents the recognition from those big men, and represents honor and money!

But in my opinion, it does not represent honor, but the lives of thousands of brothers who sacrificed on various battlefields in my Four-Line Regiment. Holding them, my heart aches.

The medal that truly belongs to a soldier can never be replaced by these gold and silver. It is forever engraved on the soldier's body." Tang Dao gently put down the medal in his hand, and under the sudden wide-eyed gaze of the recruits and the people, he unbuttoned his neat army colonel uniform and white shirt!

The steel body that was so strong that it was dazzling was exposed to everyone.

A cry of surprise!

It was not the perfect muscle lines of Tang Tuanzuo's upper body, but the layers of scars on his body and several hideous scars!

'Luckily survived' is not just a matter of words, the bullet penetration wounds, shell skin lacerations and scars burned by flames are the best proof!

Tang Dao has been very careful since he returned home for ten days. Even when Xiao Handan used the excuse of taking measurements for her son, she still didn't see the scars Tang Dao had hidden under his shirt!

Let alone the scars on his chest and back, the ten-centimeter-long shell skin laceration would probably make Xiao Handan cry for many days. Tang Dao would never do such a stupid thing.

It is said that everyone only hurts the people closest to them. This is really true. Tan Tai Mingyue is such a tough woman. Every time she sees the scars on her fiancé, she can't help but have sparkling eyes. Tang Dao can't hide it from her, but can only prevent more people who love him from seeing it. But today, in order to win the hearts of these 4,500 new recruits, Tang Dao is completely exposed!

Perhaps, it is not just for these 4,500 people, but also for those people who sent their children to the front line. Tang Dao wants to let them know that as their superior, he will never just hide behind their sons and step on their corpses to gain countless merits.

Needless to say, the recruits and the people will know that the heroic commander in front of them will fight side by side with his comrades!

Slowly putting on the military uniform, Tang Dao pointed to the flag with black characters on a white background held by Lv Sanjiang: "Do you see the flag with the word death?"

The people and the recruits involuntarily cast their eyes on the flag with a huge word "death" written on it, which was terrifying!

"Lv Sanjiang, read!" Tang Dao suddenly roared.

"I don't want you to be filial to me,

I only want you to be loyal to the nation.

The country is in crisis, and the Japanese invaders are ferocious.

The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every man.

I wanted to serve, but I was too old.

Fortunately, I have a son who volunteered.

Give me a flag and carry it with you at all times.

Wipe the blood when you are injured, and wrap the body after death.

Go forward bravely, don't forget your duty.

Father's handwritten order!"

Lv Sanjiang gathered his breath and read the small characters written on the flag with an almost heartbreaking roar.

At least half of the audience burst into tears after hearing this, even the old official standing in the audience was moved.

Recalling the late autumn of last year, the father presented a flag with the word "death" on it, and his son bid farewell to his father in the autumn wind, resolutely turned around and crossed the mountains to rush to the battlefield. What a magnificent scene that was!

Even though he was an old official who had been tainted by the officialdom for many years, he couldn't help but suddenly open his pores and think of his youth more than 20 years ago!

When he came into contact with the articles of the New Culture Movement that saved the country and the nation in school, wasn't he also a passionate young man?

But later, who made him lose himself in the officialdom's exchanges and flattery, only looking at the face of the person sitting in a higher position, and forgetting to look at the sorrow on the faces of those ragged people?

After bowing his head and thinking for a moment, the old official waved to the police chief who was also a little stunned, and whispered in his ear.

The fat police chief stayed for a long time before he squeezed out of the crowd with a few people and ran to the county town not far away in a hurry.

"This flag with the word death was given to his son by an old teacher from An County, northern Sichuan, in October last year. Later, it fell into our Four-Line Regiment!

Every time I look at it, I can't help but feel excited and determined to kill the enemy and fight against the enemy! Unless it is extremely urgent, I will never look down on anyone easily!

I once ordered the whole regiment that once the flag with the word "death" is raised, it means that even if the whole regiment is destroyed, it will not stop until death, and it will be regarded as a decisive battle and a battle to the death!

You may be a little surprised, then why would I offer this flag on this occasion!" Tang Dao's words spread throughout the audience.

Everyone held their breath and waited for Tang Dao's explanation.

"The father of the Wang family who gave his son the "death" flag is an example for all parents in Sichuan and a representative of Chinese parents.

If we don't protect such parents, who will? If we don't protect such a home, who will?

I want to ask the soldiers standing in the audience, are you willing to join me in using our bodies to protect my homeland and my parents? Even if we have to wrap ourselves in white cloth and never see the green mountains of our hometown again! "The sound of Tang Dao gradually rose, like a thunderclap exploding over the entire venue.

"Are you willing to die with me, Tang? "

The whole place was as silent as death!

The old official also showed a worried look on his face. He was afraid that these new recruits who had never seen the battlefield would be frightened by a brave general like Tang Dao. He was even more afraid that if no one responded, Tang Dao's efforts would be in vain.

If he still didn't understand that Tang Dao was using iron and blood to infuse the spirit of these soldiers who were about to go to the front line, then his twenty years in the officialdom would be in vain.

But, was the medicine too strong?

But, he still didn't understand the people under his rule after all!

'The righteous are often butchers, and the unfaithful are all scholars!', any magnificent change of the times is exchanged for a group of small people's corpses, and history will only record the names of those big people forever.

Tang Dao never thought about leaving a name in history, he just wanted to be with this He never had the worries of politicians who looked ahead and behind. He believed that they would and dared to do it!

In the past, those generals who made important decisions and those soldiers who went to the battlefield did not know whether they could win the final victory by giving their lives and fighting for everything.

Humans are born to fear darkness, because in the dark night there are beasts that choose to eat people and poisonous snakes with venomous fangs!

What is more terrible than darkness is that you never know when the long night will end and whether the light will come!

But it is these people who resolutely stepped into the darkness and went to the vast lands they had never heard of, and then buried themselves in a foreign land and returned to their hometown!

I don’t know if they know the news of victory!

“I do!”

“I do!”

“I will never return home until the Japanese pirates are destroyed! "

The venue suddenly erupted with thunderous slogans. Not only were the recruits in the venue red-faced and roaring, but even the people outside the venue who were seeing them off were also infected and raised their hands!

The golden sunlight sprinkled on those young or wrinkled faces. Everyone's eyes seemed to be shining. The wilderness and the mountains in the distance seemed to be startled and trembled by the huge sound.

"Okay! You will be given half an hour to say goodbye to your family. After half an hour, the army will set out. Those who are late will be beheaded!" Tang Dao nodded.

"Wait, Captain Tang, I have something to say." The old official suddenly ran to the stage.

"Please wait for 10 minutes, fellow villagers and recruits, just 10 minutes. "The well-dressed county magistrate behaved a little differently than usual.

Tang Dao frowned slightly, but did not offend the official.

The whole audience was waiting for the first person in charge of Jinxi County to speak, until 10 minutes later, when the fat police chief and a few people hurriedly arrived in a carriage outside the venue, and the county magistrate, who had already taken off his hat and was only wearing a Chinese robe, stood in front of the microphone.

Before he said anything, he bowed deeply to the thousands of recruits and the people below the stage, which caused a commotion among those who knew the county magistrate.

This guy's reputation in Jinxi is average. If you say he is partial to someone, , bully men and women! Not really, just a little greedy. He usually looks down on the people and doesn't look at them at all. Most of the people in Jinxi County keep their distance from him, and they just curse him behind his back.

Like today, it's still very uncomfortable for people.

But obviously, the people of Jinxi County are destined to be surprised today.

"Fathers and villagers" The well-dressed county magistrate choked up as soon as he opened his mouth. After a long time of calm, he said in a hoarse voice: "The soldiers who are about to go to war are mostly the people of Jinxi. Song promises that he will treat their parents and relatives well and make them worry-free on the first day of his term.

Song has been the parent official of Jinxi County for three years. He has done few good things but many wrong things. But today, listening to the words of Captain Tang, especially seeing the generosity of Mr. Wang from An County, I feel ashamed.

Song wants to correct his previous mistakes and build a donation platform here to raise military pay and military supplies for the soldiers on the front line of the war. Song donated 10,000 yuan of his family property. "

After saying that, the county magistrate waved to the audience. The fat police captain led people to carry a large wooden box to the stage. He took the axe handed to him by a policeman and chopped the wooden box fiercely. White silver dollars rolled out, shining like snow.

Ten thousand silver dollars are not a lot. Many family cellars that have been in business for hundreds of years have much more silver money hidden than this. But this amount of silver dollars is definitely not a small amount for this small county magistrate who lives in a remote area and has little money to make and has to give gifts to his superiors to maintain his livelihood.

Good guy, this is really a high level of awareness! Tang Dao immediately looked at this man with a new look. If there is a chance, he really wants to recommend Comrade Lao Guo Recommend one or two.

Sometimes, people really can't be too calm. Only by being a little passionate can they stimulate the kindness and justice hidden deep in their hearts.

Maybe he will regret it when he wakes up later, but at this time, he is definitely shining.

And this old official was absolutely passionate. Not only did he split the silver box, he also threw the gold pocket watch hanging in his arms and the jade ring on his finger onto the silver dollar.

With his demonstration, a group of county gentry and merchants who were qualified to stand on both sides of the wooden platform, whether they were willing or not, brought money to entertain the troops and brought the silver dollars onto the stage, and those who didn't bring money also threw their valuables on the silver dollars.

The man took out his gold watch, and the woman took off the gold bracelet on her wrist.

What Tang Dao didn't expect was that it wasn't just the rich people who were taking action.

Twenty thousand people spontaneously lined up in two long lines and walked under the wooden platform. Some threw a dollar, some threw a few copper coins, and some even threw a bag of rice and a small bamboo basket of eggs.

But the most unexpected thing was that an old beggar with a cane and a broken rice bowl, tremblingly placed the three copper coins hidden in his arms on the pile of money. The value was only 15 silver dollars, but that might be his last property, or even the money he reserved to survive in case he couldn't get food for several days.

But he had no regrets and was determined.

Looking at the trembling and somewhat hunched back, at that moment, everyone was silent, and everyone's eyes were wet, regardless of officers, soldiers, or civilians.

That scene, countless years later, still remains in the minds of everyone who has stood in this venue.

As resolute as a Tang sword, his eyes were wet, and Longyan had already burst into tears!

We will definitely win this war, because we can give everything for it!

This should be the only firm belief that the soldiers and civilians on the scene in Jinxi County could have that morning!

As for life, the "death" flag had already been the head of all Sichuan people last year, so what is there to fear!

If you don't come back after this trip, then don't come back!

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