The battle that took place in the Sihang warehouse attracted widespread attention worldwide due to its special geographical location. Countless domestic and foreign media practitioners desperately pressed the shutter of their cameras, and the spotlights blazed on the banks of Suzhou Creek.
Just an hour after the battle ended, newspapers with the eye-catching title " Sihang Great Victory " were printed from the major newspapers in the concession. The news of the Sihang warehouse's great victory was spread to the outside world amidst the shouts of countless paperboys.
The close-up photos of the battle, the brave and fearless charging figures, and the vivid black-and-white videotapes quickly spread throughout Songhu and even the whole country.
Yes, we really need to use a victory to boost the morale of the people.
A telegram from the 6th Division was sent to the Supreme Command along with the telegram of the first victory in the Sihang warehouse. It was personally presented to the Supreme Commander, President Jiang, by Chen Xixiu, an aide of the Supreme Command.
Chen Zixiu's face was filled with unconcealable excitement as he said,"Headmaster, your student is amazing. He first attacked the Japanese's 9th division's Takeuchi United Headquarters with a remnant troop at the front line of the Great Yarn Factory, killing the Major General Takeuchi Nei Santo. Then, he led his troops to rescue the Sihang Warehouse. He showed off our military's prestige in the first battle and became the first to fight in the Sihang Army.”
Hearing this, the originally gloomy CEO Jiang immediately stood up from his office chair and took the two telegrams from Chen Zixiu's hands. He flipped them over and over.
"Yes, Principal. He graduated from the Huangpu Ninth Army Combat Division.”
"Good, good, good!"
" Good!" President Jiang said three times." You are indeed a good man who walked out of Huangpu. These two battles were fought beautifully and brilliantly. We have shown our military's prestige and morale. We can also let these foreigners see that our soldiers are still resisting on the battlefield of Shanghai."”
Chen Ci Xiu echoed," Yes, he killed a Japanese Major General's regiment commander with one strike. It is said that Takeuchi Renzo himself is from a powerful family and is a member of the royal family."”
President Jiang laughed heartily and said," Good, very good. Retreat? I, Jiang, have always been clear about rewards and punishments. I want to reward this student of mine properly. Help me think about how to reward him."”
Chen Zixiu, an aide from the same hometown, naturally understood President Jiang's thoughts very well. He naturally understood that the principal had a tradition of promoting direct generals from Huangpu Military Academy graduates.
Since the Battle of Songhu, the defeat of the national army had cast a shadow over the entire country's anti-Japanese battlefield. The whole country urgently needed to set up a heroic model to boost the low morale and stimulate the determination of the people of the country to resist the Japanese.
On the battlefield of Songhu, they also needed to defend the four warehouses to show the attitude of the highest command of the Western powers and win the sympathy of the international community to stop Japan from further invading China.
After weighing the pros and cons, he said," Principal, in my humble opinion, Guo Zixu is a proper Huangpu graduate. He has received systematic military command training and is now a major. According to military merits, killing a Japanese major general can be promoted two ranks in a row. Considering the importance of the defense of the four warehouses, I think he can be promoted to the rank of major general. The special agent battalion under his jurisdiction will be expanded to an independent brigade of the Central Army. Guo Zixu will be a major general brigade commander. He will have a high position and a low position, which is also in line with our current military practice.”
After some thought, he added," In addition, we can award Guo Zixu with a third-class Tripod Medal as an encouragement. At the same time, we can also send a reporter to report on this matter on a large scale. We can set it as a model for our army to encourage our soldiers to fight bravely and serve the country."”
Chen Zixiu echoed,"The president is wise."”
The final conclusion was that the supreme command of the national army wanted to use the Sihang warehouse as a stage to convey the attitude and determination of the war to the various western countries.
However, the bravery and tenacity of the warehouse guards also surprised and scared them.
They were surprised that there was such a brave and good fighting force among the garrison troops. They were afraid that the Japanese would use heavy weapons in anger if they could not take down the Sihang warehouse, which would affect the safety of the concession.
In the end, the ambassadors of the various countries unanimously decided to wait and see.
On the battlefield of Songhu, the countless defenders who had yet to withdraw heard the news of the victory through the radio speakers in the concession.
Most of them were scattered soldiers who had been defeated and lost their way with the main force. After hearing the news that the main force of the national army was still fighting in the Sihang warehouse, they were excited. They climbed out of the ruins under the cover of the night and formed groups of twos and threes to rush to the Sihang warehouse that represented hope and victory.
This was a private house located in the concession. More than a dozen young students were anxiously waiting by the roadside. There were men and women, and each of them had an unconcealable excitement on their faces.
Finally, the lights on the second floor of the residential building went out. A bundle was thrown down from the second floor, followed by a head with short hair that reached his ears. He waved at the students downstairs and threw a piece of cloth that was torn from the bed sheet down.
The woman was Chen Qiuling. With the help of her companions, she climbed down from the second floor.
"Qiuling, we've been waiting for you. We thought you weren't coming.”
"How can that be? Aren't I here? Let's go!”
As she spoke, Chen Qiuling looked up at the second floor reluctantly. The lights in her parents 'bedroom had been turned off long ago.
Under the night sky, the shadows of seven men and five women were stretched out by the street lamps. They found a cut wire fence in the lower reaches of Suzhou Creek. The twelve of them dived into the cold Suzhou Creek without hesitation and swam to the four-row warehouse on the other side.
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