Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 187 Press Conference

Outside Kunshan City, the main force of the 9th Division had already arrived. In a hurry to go to the feast in Jinling City, Yoshika Ryosuke could not wait to launch a fierce attack on the outer positions. Countless shells fell from the sky, forcibly flattening the defenders' positions;
Yoshika Ryosuke had already become ruthless and was ready to use tons of artillery shells to make his case, and the dog started to bite when it got angry.

"Warriors, kill the chicken!"

Following Yoshika Ryosuke's order, countless Japanese soldiers rushed towards the defenders' positions with ferocious faces. They were mentally prepared to fight the Chinese to the death.

When they rushed towards the position with murderous intent, they found that it was already empty. They were stunned at first, and then began to cheer on the position, as if they had won a great victory.

Yue Qianli had become their nightmare, and now they finally didn't have to fight with Yue Qianli's troops, which made every devil ecstatic;

Then they rushed towards Kunshan City screaming and started a carnival mode. Almost all the residents of Kunshan City evacuated, leaving only a small number of people who were still hoping for a lucky break. As a result, these people became the targets of the Japanese devils' animal desires.

The devils of the Ninth Division showed him what beasts were. They killed anyone they saw, robbed anything they saw, and burned any house they saw. Wherever they passed was like a swarm of locusts, with rivers of blood and devastation everywhere...

Many of them only felt afraid when they were about to die, but it was too late. Believing in the Japanese was the greatest cruelty to themselves.

The Japanese slaughtered Kunshan City with blood. The murderous Japanese were no longer satisfied with wreaking havoc in the city, and sent small groups of Japanese to sweep the surrounding towns and villages. As a result, they encountered an ambush and suffered heavy casualties. Many teams were wiped out, with losses exceeding hundreds of people.

Seeing that Xiu San was hurt by the beating, Ren cursed:
"Bakayaluo, the Chinese are cunning and sly. Your Excellency, Division Commander, please allow me to lead the warriors to destroy them!"

Ji Jialiangfu's heart moved, and then his face turned cold and he said:

"Bakayaro, it's not your turn to make the decisions for the Ninth Division!
The target of the Martial Arts Group is Jinling City. We don't have much time to tangle with these scattered soldiers. We just need to defend Kunshan City and avoid unnecessary troubles!"

Hitomi Hidezo was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and immediately bowed to Yoshika Ryosuke to apologize. This angered the division commander, and it would be troublesome if he was left behind to guard Kunshan Castle.

Seeing that Xiu San's attitude was quite good, Yoshika Ryosuke's face looked better, and he snorted coldly:
"Mr. Nakagawa, report the victory to the Commander immediately, saying that our military division has recaptured Kunshan City after half a day of fierce fighting.

Most of the city's supplies were destroyed in the war, most of the defenders were annihilated, and the remnants fled everywhere, killing more than 3 enemies, and the imperial army also suffered hundreds of casualties. I request that the garrison troops be sent to take over the defense of Kunshan City. "

Hitomi Hidezo immediately admired Yoshika Ryosuke wholeheartedly, and those who were slaughtered were just right to be used as military merits;

As long as the garrison troops are in place, they can get rid of the hot potato of Kunshan and go to Jinling City to join the carnival.

"Your Excellency, the division commander is great! I have learned a lot."

After Hitoshi Hidezo finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Yoshika Ryosuke. Yoshika Ryosuke waved his hand with satisfaction and sent this stupid guy away. What annoyed him most now was who caused him trouble.

After sending his men away to see Xiu San, Yoshika Ryosuke could not wait to leave Kunshan City. After their massacre, Kunshan City had become a dead city, and he did not want to stay there for even a minute longer.

Jinling City, after the bombing, was covered in white, every family was in mourning, and Monica published photos and news in the New York Times via fax;

It allowed peace-loving people all over the world to see the suffering of the Chinese nation and exposed the evil done by the Japanese army in Nanjing. The people of New York began to get angry and took to the streets, demanding that the government punish the brutal Japanese.

We call for a bill to be passed as soon as possible to prohibit relevant companies from continuing to export scrap steel to the Japanese. Every ton of steel they sell will eventually become a weapon to massacre the Chinese people.

This anti-Japanese wave intensified, and with the help of some people, it soon swept across the North American continent, and then spread to Europe;
More and more countries began to condemn the Japanese atrocities. Some of them did so out of sympathy for the Chinese, while others wanted to use this to gain benefits in China. For a time, the Japanese reputation was rotten on the streets, and everyone was proud to curse the Japanese.

The Nationalist government quickly sensed something was wrong. Many senior officials viewed this as an opportunity. The president, who liked to play the political card, ordered the Political Department to keep up with its public opinion offensive and strive to win international sympathy and intervention. He also placed his hopes on intervention from the League of Nations.

Since they wanted to build momentum, they naturally had to use Monica, the real protagonist. Nothing about Jinling City could be hidden from Dai Yunong, so they soon found out that Monica was staying in the 527th Regiment.
Rumor has it that Monica has fallen in love with Yue Qianli, and the two are now a couple, as sweet as honey.

When the principal heard that it was "one of their own", he immediately had a new idea. He decided to have the Political Department organize a press conference in Jinling City and invite Monica to attend.

At the same time, we also need to introduce Yue Qianli, the anti-Japanese war hero. The 527th Regiment fought its way out of Kunshan, overcame many difficulties and returned to Nanjing in triumph.

This legendary story is enough to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm, satisfy the fantasies of all Chinese people about heroes, and revive the military morale that has fallen to the bottom since the disastrous defeat in Nanjing.

The principal's idea was the will of the government, and everyone from top to bottom had to revolve around it. The political department was in full swing, inviting domestic and foreign news media to set up a makeshift stage for Monica and Yue Qianli to perform;

Monica was not an amateur and was not good at singing opera. Finally, under the repeated bombardment of lobbyists from the Political Department, she reluctantly agreed to play a minor role. The leading role had to be played by Yue Qianli.

As for Yue Qianli himself, there was no need to be polite. It was not the place for a colonel to say anything nonsense regarding the government's order.

Yue Qianli accepted the task with a smile, then respectfully escorted the head of the political department out of the brigade headquarters and stuffed him with a few large yellow croakers. It is easy to see the King of Hell, but it is difficult to deal with little devils.

The smile on the face of the "imperial envoy" of the Political Department became even wider after he received the benefits. He wrote several blank checks on the spot, thinking that he could fool Yue Qianli, the new celebrity in the attendant room. He couldn't just take the benefits for nothing.

Yue Qianli was just trying to get along well with him, and after sending him away, he buried himself in his own little room, always preparing some "drama".

The political department was very efficient. Reporters from all countries in Jinling City were invited. Monica was going to announce the ironclad evidence of the Japanese massacres of cities and villages for the first time at the press conference.

At the same time, the captured flag of the Seventh Regiment and the brilliant achievements made by the guerrilla column since the breakout from Songhu should be displayed publicly.

Reporters from various countries were not originally interested in this. It is normal for the strong to slaughter the weak in war. This is how they made their fortunes. This is the law of the jungle.

But they were interested in Yue Qianli. Westerners admired individual heroism and used a regiment to defend the Marine Corps headquarters building;
He withstood the siege of the Ninth Division, then broke through the encirclement, recovered Kunshan, annihilated the Ninth Regiment, and fought his way out of the gap between several Japanese divisions, returning to Nanjing in a high profile...

This sounds a bit like a myth, but the public likes to listen to myths and join in the fun, so they sent out their strongest reporting teams;

Even Japanese journalists submitted applications to the National Government, giving the reason that news has no borders and that they wanted to expose Yue Qianli's lies on the spot.

(End of this chapter)