The soldiers of the regiment who had just experienced a life and death battle did not show any excitement when they heard the rest order from the battalion commander. Some of them were numb from the blood of war. Those so-called fear and fear were not important in the face of death.
Many of them were lucky enough to survive, just like Li Dadan. Their veteran squad leader had used his own life to explain to them the meaning of protecting the country. On the battlefield, everyone had never felt so good to be alive. They were extremely eager to go home and see their wives, children, and parents.
But now, they could not go home because there was a group of vicious enemies in front of them. If the enemy broke through their positions, their families, children, parents, and brothers would all die in front of them. This was something that no northeastern man could watch helplessly.
In order to protect their loved ones from the Japanese, to prevent their homes from being occupied by the Japanese, and to prevent their descendants from being enslaved by others like dogs, they had to muster their courage and fight to the death with the Japanese.
As a man, a man of the northeast, it was an extremely glorious thing to be able to fight for his country and people on the battlefield, to be able to shed his blood for his family and children.、
Feng Yong, who was sitting at the top of the city wall, looked at the smoke that had not completely dissipated. His face was filled with a solemn expression, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings. He knew that he was doing the right thing, but he had seen countless northeastern men die on the battlefield with his own eyes. How many families were wailing in grief? It was truly heartbreaking!
However, if they did not go to the battlefield and fight the Japanese army, what awaited these 30 million compatriots in Northeast China and the vast northeast would be a river of blood. Thinking of this, his heart was boiling with blood. He could not help but shout,"The long clouds and dark snow mountains of Qinghai, a lonely city looking at the Jade Gate Pass. The yellow sand has been through hundreds of battles, wearing golden armor. If you don't break the Japanese pirates, you won't return.”
The majestic voice of a man resounded throughout the entire Fengtian South Gate. Countless soldiers were boiling with blood as they roared loudly,"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
When night fell, Feng Yong brought the guards back to the garrison headquarters. Although the first battle was a victory, he knew that the battle had just begun. Therefore, he needed to focus on the battlefield.
Before Feng Yong returned to the headquarters, Zhao Zhenfan was waiting in the war room. When he saw Feng Yong enter, he asked impatiently,""Young Master Feng, since the Japanese have been defeated, shouldn't we take the opportunity to counterattack and wipe out the Japanese Second Division in one go?”
"That's right! Commander! We should use our remaining courage to pursue the enemy, not to seek fame and learn to be a tyrant!”Huang Xiansheng said anxiously.
However, looking at their excitement, Feng Yong's face was not excited at all. Instead, it was full of anxiety. Even these two veteran generals thought so. It was no wonder that the Nanjing government and Zhang Xueliang were not interested in the behavior of the Japanese Kwantung Army.
Haha! A lucky victory did not mean that the Japanese army was really weak. The main reason for the Northeast Army's retreat was that Zhang Xueliang had issued a 'no resistance' order, and the bigger reason was that the army itself was very weak.
From head to toe, the old-fashioned warlords 'style was deeply rooted. Embezzlement of military pay was a common phenomenon. In history, Zhang Shao Shuai had ordered Tang Yulin, the leader of Rehe, to counterattack the northeast. However, during the march, Tang Yulin's two brigades had protested and refused to leave because they had not been paid for a long time. This was simply the biggest joke in the world.
However, jokes like this were everywhere in the 300,000 Northeast Army. Of course, there were also anti-Japanese heroes, such as Feng Zhanhai's Guard Regiment, which was stationed in the border defense force office in Ji Lin, and Ma Zhanshan, the acting head and military commander of the provincial government of Hei Long Province.
"Sigh! The two of you are too optimistic about the current situation!”Feng Yong sighed and shook his head."The victory just now was entirely due to the close cooperation between our army and the Air Force. We seized the opponent's gap, but in fact, we did not hurt the main force of the Japanese army at all.”
"Ishihara Kaner and Itagaki Seishiro are famous for being cunning generals in the Japanese Army. I'm afraid they're waiting for us to launch a sneak attack. He wants to defeat our army in one fell swoop and take over Fengtian.”
"How could this be?" Zhao Zhenfan and Huang Xiansheng looked at each other in disbelief.
In their opinion, the Fengtian Guards were outnumbered and well-equipped, while the Japanese army was a motley crew. They had attacked hastily and were cut off by the First and Second Divisions. How could they defeat them?
Looking at their expressions, Feng Yong knew that his previous victory over the Japanese Army's 29th Regiment had created the illusion that the Japanese army was very weak.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little speechless. He gritted his teeth and said,"Generals, our troops are all new recruits, while the others are veterans. How can they be defeated so easily? In the Russo-Japanese War, even the Russians had to kneel.”
As veterans who had led troops for many years, Zhao Zhenfan and Huang Xiansheng immediately understood. So that was the case! He looked at Feng Yong and said dejectedly,"Then what should we do now?"
If it was before, they would still have had a lot of distrust towards Feng Yong. However, now, they truly acknowledged the young man in front of them. Whether it was strategic vision or leading troops to fight, Feng Yong's ability far exceeded theirs. Therefore, they subconsciously listened to Feng Yong's opinion.
"The most important thing now is to tell the whole country about the ambitions of the Japanese army and gather everyone's strength to deal with the upcoming war!”Feng Yong said solemnly.
The 2nd division of the Japanese army was nothing. What they were really worried about were the 30 or so permanent divisions in Japan and the North Korean army. If they flew into a rage out of humiliation and sent out three or four conventional combat divisions in a fit of anger, the Fengtian Guards would definitely be in trouble.
"Electricity to the entire country?" Zhao Zhenfan looked at Feng Yong suspiciously.
"Yes, that's right! It was to send a message to the whole country, and it was to tell everyone that Fengtian was under attack by the Japanese imperialists. They wanted to destroy China, and their ambitions were obvious.”Feng Yong said meaningfully.
"Currently, Japan does not know about the actions of the Kwantung Army. The vast majority of them are unwilling to start a war with our country. Moreover, internationally, Britain, France, and the United States will not watch the northeast be occupied by Japan, especially the Soviets.”
"In this way, we have put everything on the table, forcing the Japanese to make a choice. They can either attack our country with all their might, or stop here.”
"You can even force Old Jiang." Zhao Zhenfan blurted out.
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