eurekapd Chapter 191: Don't forget your roots
Chapter 191: Don't forget your roots
Soon, the Japanese also got the news about Chiang Kai-shek.
But the Japanese now dare not respond to any message from Chiang Kai-shek.
Because just before that, Zhang Ling sent a telegram to the whole country, and also to the Japanese at the same time.
If you dare to let a national scum like Chiang Kai-shek surrender and run away.
Then the First Army will definitely kill all the Japanese in Longguo.
If someone else said this, the Japanese would just laugh.
But these words came from Zhang Ling's mouth.
Then the meaning is really different.
Zhang Ling can do what he says.
This is also one of the reasons why the Japanese were afraid.
At this time, Ishiwara Kanji, the representative of the Japanese devils who had been in contact with Chiang Kai-shek.
At this time, he also said directly to the staff officer: "Return to the mansion, Chang Kaishen."
"The Empire will not negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek any more."
"Hayi!"
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Zhang Ling led the First Army to capture Shiyan first.
Next, he headed towards Xiangyang.
In the whole Hubei, the most important Xiangyang must be taken.
If Xiangyang is captured, the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army in the north can be connected with Hubei.
In this way, when the Eighth Route Army moves south to liberate the country in the future, it will be able to quickly assemble here.
This is also the reason why Yan'an asked Zhang Ling to quickly go south to take over Hubei and Jiangxi.
However, Zhang Ling did not encounter any resistance along the way.
Therefore, after arriving in Xiangyang.
There were a total of 2 Japanese defenders in Xiangyang, and with the puppet troops, there were as many as 5.
Zhang Ling didn't have time to persuade them to surrender.
The troops in the city had already begun attacking the Eighth Route Army's First Army.
Zhang Ling didn't tolerate it either.
Directly order the army to open fire.
At this time, thousands of cannons were aimed at Xiangyang City.
Then there was a single shot.
In an instant, the cannons roared.
The surrounding animals were frightened by the sound of the cannons and ran away everywhere.
On the city wall, the Japanese defense was extremely tenacious.
Although they could not withstand the fire from the First Army's 155mm howitzers.
But the Japanese still stubbornly held their positions.
Then use the defense of the city wall to resist the attack of the First Army.
Among them, a large number of puppet troops even launched a suicidal charge.
This surprised Zhang Ling very much.
It is not uncommon for the Japanese to launch suicide charges.
But why are you joining in the fun, puppet army?
Could it be that the puppet troops in Xiangyang have become friends with the Japanese?
Therefore, facing such an abnormal state of the puppet army.
Zhang Ling really couldn't make up his mind for the moment.
And the battle continued.
The First Army was covered by crazy artillery fire.
It was unexpected that they failed to capture Xiangyang within half a day.
This made Zhang Ling a little confused.
You know, since he established the independent regiment, it has now become the First Army.
The team led by Zhang Ling can be said to be able to hit wherever he points.
You can hit anyone you want to hit, and there is nothing you can’t take over wherever you want to take over.
Today we are facing Xiangyang.
Surprisingly, they encountered extremely stubborn resistance.
Even the puppet troops joined in the frantic fighting.
Zhang Ling also immediately ordered the artillery unit to bomb the city again.
After that, the tank troops also followed the attack.
But just like that, the day passed.
The First Army still failed to take down the city gate.
For this reason, Zhang Ling was also curious.
This was the first time he encountered such tenacious Japanese devils and puppet troops.
In the combat command room, Zhang Ling was eating dinner.
At this time, Zhao Gang walked in with a puppet soldier.
See Zhao Gang escorting the puppet troops in.
Zhang Ling asked, "Why, does this puppet soldier know something?"
Zhao Gang shook his head: "I caught him while on patrol just now, and I haven't asked him anything yet."
Zhang Ling looked at the puppet soldier after hearing this: "Tell me."
"Why are the Japanese and puppet troops in Xiangyang so determined to resist?"
Zhang Ling particularly wanted to know why.
The puppet soldier also quickly said: "Sir, it's not that we want to resist."
"But there is no way not to resist. It was the Japanese who said so. "
"Once you enter Xiangyang City, you will all be killed without distinction."
"We have no other choice. We were all ordinary people in the past."
"It's not that the Japanese have arrived in Xiangyang, we have no choice but to follow them to make a living."
"Now that it has come to this, we don't want to make things like this."
"But Chief, you are indiscriminately trying to kill us all."
"We have no other choice. We all just want to survive and have something to eat." said the puppet soldier.
Zhang Ling snorted coldly after hearing this: "You just want to make a living, no one will care about you."
"But why didn't you say anything when you were harming the people?"
When the puppet soldier heard Zhang Ling's words, he immediately said, "Sir, I beg your pardon."
"The Japanese are causing real harm to the people, but we are not."
"We are all ordinary people who have no choice but to serve as puppet soldiers for the Japanese in order to survive."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask the people of Xiangyang City."
"Have the puppet troops in our Xiangyang city ever harmed the people?" said the puppet soldier.
After hearing this, Zhang Ling said to him, "Okay, I'll let you go back."
"Tell the people in your team when you get back."
"We, the First Army of the Eighth Route Army, only want the lives of the little devils, not the lives of your puppet troops."
"If you are willing to open the city and surrender, then everything that happened before can be written off," said Zhang Ling.
When the puppet soldier heard this, he immediately said that it was no problem.
After treating the puppet soldiers to a delicious meal.
Zhang Ling asked someone to release him.
Zhao Gang also said cheerfully: "Commander, this move of yours is quite ruthless."
"We let the traitor eat his fill, and then let him go back to apply eye drops to the Japanese."
"But what do you think the chances of success are?" Zhao Gang asked curiously.
Zhang Ling smiled slightly: "I'm afraid the success rate is not very high."
"But it doesn't matter, since we have already arrived in Xiangyang City."
"Whatever we can do is good, and the Japanese in Xiangyang are still resisting stubbornly."
"We also have injured soldiers."
"As the saying goes, you can conquer the enemy without fighting. At least when bloodshed is not necessary, don't bleed. This is actually the best strategy."
"So, if we can make the Japanese lay down their weapons on their own, then let them lay down their weapons on their own." Zhang Ling said happily.
Zhao Gang also understood Zhang Ling's temper.
"If that little devil lays down his weapon, will you kill him?"
"Kill him, why not?" Zhang Ling said directly.
"The overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia have told me that if we want good things, we must kill more Japanese devils."
"I don't care about others, but our First Army must have the tradition of annihilating the Japanese invaders."
"Otherwise, where did our First Army get its equipment?"
"One should never forget one's roots, my Political Commissar Zhao."