Chapter 680: "Long live the soldiers"!!

July 2, 31st year of the Republic of China, Nanjing.

The soldiers were neatly arranged on both sides, waiting for something quietly.

"The Supreme Commander of the Third War Zone is here!"

With this sound, a car slowly drove into Nanjing. Standing on the car was Zheng Yong, the commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, the chairman of the Hubei Provincial Government, and the first-level general of the National Government!

The soldiers stood straight, and sporadic gunshots still came from afar.

The car stopped slowly. Looking at his subordinates who fought bloody battles and survived the disaster, Zheng Yong slowly raised his hand and saluted the loyal guardians of these countries with a righteous military salute.

What rewarded him was the salutes of the soldiers!

The battle in Nanjing has basically ended, and now the city has returned to its own hands.

Zheng Yong said in his low and hoarse voice:

"I'll invite the 111th Division of the National Revolutionary Army to enter the city!"

The soldiers raised their hands again!

A military flag that was burned to pieces by the war appeared at the city gate, which was the military flag of the 111th Division.

Brothers from the 111th Division are here!

Two thousand two hundred and eighteen people!

Two thousand two hundred and eighteen true Chinese soldiers!!

The one who walked to the front was Du Peng, the acting commander of the 111th Division. In his hand, he touched a blood-stained military uniform. Everyone knew that it was the military uniform worn by Commander Feng Zhenhua before his death!!

"Lt. General Feng Zhenhua, the commander of the 111th Division, entered the city!!"

These were the shouts of two thousand two hundred and eighteen soldiers.

The soldiers on both sides kept holding their hands and never fell.

Commander Feng Zhenhua, we have entered the city, we have obtained Nanjing, and we have liberated the capital!!

"The ceremony is over!"

The soldiers' hands finally fell down.

"Every inch of rivers and mountains, every inch of blood, Nanjing was stained with blood by us!" Zheng Yong's voice sounded in the soldiers' ears:

"I have thanked you before, but I still want to thank you for your efforts. If it weren't for your hard work, we wouldn't have entered Nanjing so quickly now!!

At this time, the whole country should have known that Nanjing has been restored. All the Chinese in the rear, frontline, and enemy-occupied areas must be rejoicing in the victory we have achieved. This is our greatest pride.

To be honest, before the Battle of Nanjing in the capital began, I had no idea. I was not worried about whether I could recover Nanjing, but whether you could bear the huge casualties, but now I know that I was wrong.

You are fully able to bear any casualties, because from the day you put on your military uniform, I believe that each of you has been prepared for martyrdom for your country.

The 111th Division was exhausted, and the 36,40,87,88th Divisions were almost replaced; the Sichuan Army brothers were disabled, the Gui Army brothers were disabled, and the Yunnan Army brothers were disabled...

Many troops were destroyed. If those troops who first went to the front line survived now, they would find that most of the brothers around them who went to the battlefield of Anti-Japanese War with them were gone.

Instead, there are some strange faces. The soldiers in the Sichuan army will not speak Sichuan dialect, the soldiers in the Yunnan army will not speak Yunnan dialect, and the soldiers in the Gui army will not speak Guangxi dialect.

It is like a melting pot, where everyone gathered together, regardless of faction or region, all people had one common goal, that is, to completely drive the Japanese pirates out of China!

I know that when the Sichuan Army attacked the Gui Army, the Gui Army attacked the Yunnan Army, the Yunnan Army attacked the Sichuan Army, the Central Army attacked you, and you attacked the Central Army, and all the fights were just for the benefit of the forces they represented.

You were not that brave at that time. I believe that in order to save your life, you will definitely escape in the fierce battle, because the battle between the warlords has nothing to do with you.

But this war is different. You are also fighting for a force. The only force, the name of this force is:

The Chinese nation!!

Your battle has faith and goals, because each of you knows very well that once you lose this war, all of us will become perfect slaves to the deceased nation!!

The slave of the country is a shameful name. This shameful mark will accompany us and our descendants, and will never disappear for several lifetimes.

So you take up your weapons to fight, for the sake of the country, for yourself, and for the sake of your sons and grandchildren, and for the sake of yours.

A British man once asked me, what was the purpose of the War of Resistance? You even lost the capital. Do you think there is any meaning to continue fighting?

I wanted to slap him, and then asked him, once the Germans occupied London, are you Britain ready to surrender? But to be honest at the time, I was not confident at all.

Because our capital has really fallen...

But now I can proudly face anyone’s questioning and tell everyone loudly that our capital has been regained, and any lost territory we have will be regained sooner or later, and we will inevitably carry out the War of Resistance to the end!!

You can also proudly erect your chest in front of you and tell anyone in a arrogant tone that the capital was recovered by you at the cost of life and blood!!

You are all heroes of the country. If there is still a gold medal for avoiding death now, I will definitely ask the president to give each of you a big gold medal for avoiding death.

This is what you deserve, and no one can take away what you have earned with your life!

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, one day you take off your military uniform and stop joining the army. You can still return to your hometown proudly with your noble heads, and then tell everyone, and tell everyone you know:

‘I’m back, the hero who revives the capital is back!!’

No one can underestimate you, no one has to smile at you. If someone dares to say anything to you, speak coldly, show your scars to those people, and then slap him with a big mouth!

Remember, this is what I said, your commander, Zheng Yong said!

Some people say that heroes have no privileges. After fighting the war, the heroes should be the same as ordinary people. But I say that heroes have privileges, especially you, who have been killed in the war against foreign aggression!

You are not fighting a civil war, you are fighting to the death for the integrity of your country's sovereignty and territory!

Long live the soldiers! Long live the heroes! Long live the soldiers who recovered the capital! Long live the heroes who shed blood and sacrificed for the nation!!”

The soldiers listened quietly, but at this moment their hearts were filled with blood.

The capital has been recovered, and perhaps the war will end soon. So once the war is over, what will they do?

Some of them can do nothing except fight.

Some people are covered in scars and have long become useless people. Even if they want to do it, they are willing but unable to do it.

What they worry most is that after the war is over, the country and people will forget their merits and put aside these soldiers who have shed blood and sacrificed their country.

There have been so many such things happening in history...

But now they know that as long as the commander-in-chief is there, such things will never happen, and they will never be abandoned by this country.

The commander-in-chief is always on their side.

Zheng Yong paused for a while, then slowly breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes swept across the soldiers one by one, and said:

"The war is coming to an end soon. Some of you will take off your military uniform and return to your hometown, while others will continue to wear military uniforms.

If one day the Japanese pirates were driven away by us, but the same warlord melee as in the past happened again, what choice would you make then?

Turning the gun around, and attacking your own people? Just as hard as fighting against Japanese pirates, or are you numb and just firing firecrackers to be a soldier?

Maybe at that time, I was no longer your commander-in-chief, but today I have a saying to tell you that each of you must remember it firmly:

‘Never touch the gun!’

No matter where you go, I hope you all remember this sentence. Never behave in the gun, and the Chinese don’t hit the Chinese!

China has experienced too much trauma and can no longer afford a civil war.

The interests of parties and conflicts between factions can be resolved in another way. Soldiers are used to defend the country, not to kill their own people!

I don’t want the day when the civil war breaks out. It is the tragedy of the country, the greatest damage to the entire nation, and it is the political party that ignores the entire Chinese nation for its own interests!

If that day really comes, I hope that when you raise your gun and aim at the enemy opposite, you can remember what I said today and think more about whether you should be right before pulling the trigger.

Today's words, I hope you can remember them firmly, and in the future, I hope you can tell your so-called enemies.

You, like the so-called enemies in the future, are all Chinese people of the same roots and veins. No matter how many of your compatriots you have won, no matter how great the victory you have won, there is nothing worth showing off.

That is not the glory of a soldier, it is the greatest shame of a soldier!

Not only you, but also those who may launch a civil war and prepare to launch a civil war, but may be involved in a civil war in the future, everyone can hear what I said today:

Civil war is always the greatest sorrow and shame of a nation!

When the weapons were put down, they were all brothers who were thicker than water. They could talk about anything and discuss anything. The brothers worked together to drive away the robber and murderer, but in the end they fought by themselves, they would only make outsiders laugh at them!

After the War of Resistance ended, I would continue to stay in the army, but I would not command my army to fight my own people, and I would not need medals stained with blood from my compatriots.

If one day the civil war really breaks out, if this country still needs me, if I can stop the civil war, then I will definitely stand up without hesitation, no matter what price I need to pay!
Chapter completed!