Rebirth of the National Marshal

In 1937, after the Lion Bridge Incident, the war broke out in Shanghai. According to Chairman Chiang's intention, the war should be fought according to our ideas and we cannot follow the pace of the Japanese. Therefore, the battlefield should be reopened in Songhu. At this moment, the most elite German-equipped divisions of the National Army have been involved in the battle, but with the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, the results of the battle are not optimistic.

With a "whoosh" sound, a train dragged a dozen carriages and stopped at the platform of Shanghai Railway Station. The passengers around were looking at these big guys on the train in surprise. Judging from the exposed outlines, these were not ordinary things. Experienced people could see that these were special artillery.

"Bang bang". As the door of the sealed car was opened, a group of soldiers in German uniforms and a small number of officers got out. People around should not be surprised by this, because in recent times, especially when the Songhu Campaign began, a lot of troops from all over the country have arrived. However, these soldiers in front of them still made people feel a little strange, because their uniforms were neat and they advanced and retreated in moderation. Even some foreigners on the platform felt that these people seemed to have more momentum than some of their own domestic armies. When did this backward country have such an army?

In the impression of these foreigners, Chinese soldiers carry two guns with them, one is a rifle for fighting, and the other is their heavy smoker. As for combat effectiveness, foreign guys do not admit it. What kind of combat effectiveness can such an army talk about? Especially recently on the Songhu battlefield, what foreigners talked about most was how big the gap in combat effectiveness between the National Army and the Japanese Army was. Although the National Army soldiers fought bloody battles in the past few days, they still lost many positions. Although there are various factors, the gap between the combat effectiveness of the National Army and the Japanese Army is also obvious.

Although the army in front of them had not yet revealed their identities, they knew from the blue sky and white sun emblem on their hats that they were part of the National Army's battle sequence. As for where such an elite army could be found, they searched their brains for everything but could not come up with an idea. German-equipped division? They have already been deployed. Sichuan Army? That's a bit funny, impossible, a team that can't even get enough food. Guangxi Clique? That's even more impossible. Shanxi Suiyuan Army? It seems that they are also fighting in Shanxi. Northeast Army? They thought about all the armies, but could not figure out where this army came from.

"Sir, are you here to fight the Japanese? Why are the equipment on you so strange?" Several drivers who were hanging around at the station asked carefully. They were extremely curious, but did not dare to ask at first. It took them a long time before someone brave enough to go over and ask what was going on.

"Haha, come, have a cigarette of mine." The man called the commander was the highest-ranking officer in this carriage, the company commander of the advance company, Song Jingshan. When he saw the cigarette handed over by the coolie next to him, he took it directly and then took out the cigarettes issued by the army from his pocket. Nowadays, if there is someone in our army who smokes opium, the entire squad will be punished, but as for cigarettes, ordinary soldiers can get a pack every two days, let alone a company commander like himself.

"Camel? American cigarettes?" The people at this station have been around for a long time and are very experienced. These officers are talking to them happily? And they are giving them American cigarettes? Are you kidding me? Are they still sleepy this morning?

What day is it today? In the past, not to mention the officers, even the privates would hit me with the butt of their rifles if they were unhappy. But this officer actually gave me a cigarette, and I really didn't dare to take it. Camel cigarettes are imported from the United States. Not everyone can afford them. It seems that this officer is a high-ranking official, but if he is, why would he still drive such a sealed truck?

"Haha, it's definitely imported from the United States. Of course we are here to fight the Japanese. Our equipment is basically American equipment, which is different from the ordinary national army." After the officer said a few words, he immediately began to gather his men, leaving the drivers with a puzzled look on their faces.

When teams of thousands of soldiers stood in neat rows, people really felt their strict discipline. The buttons on their clothes were buttoned tightly and each soldier had a different mental outlook. Just when they were surprised, something even more surprising happened. The covers on the last few carriages were pulled open.

Wow, this is heavy artillery. Due to the slow development of heavy industry in China at that time, it was difficult to manufacture even 70 caliber artillery in the country. This 105 caliber artillery was definitely a heavy artillery. At that time, the entire national army only had dozens of 150 caliber heavy artillery imported from Germany. However, more than half of them were lost in this battle. Such a big country was basically in a state of war without artillery. No wonder so many troops went up and had no effect.

In fact, the gap in light weapons between the National Army and the Japanese Army at that time was not very large. There was a big gap in the training level of the soldiers, but there would not be a rout. The main reason for the situation was the Japanese heavy artillery and air force support. Most Chinese people also understand this, but the problem is that now, let alone you have no money, even if you have money, countries around the world will not sell heavy artillery to you, for fear of offending the Japanese.

The cannons on the train were slowly pulled down. Wow, there must be more than a dozen of them. This was only the first train, and it looked like there would be quite a few more behind it. As the soldiers gathered, an officer from the station dispatch office finally came over, led by a colonel. He was dumbfounded when he saw these heavy artillery. The common people were watching the fun, but he could see how important these heavy artillery were. Pulling these out would force thousands of Japanese to hide in their trenches.

"Which unit are you from? Where is the dispatch order?" Seeing that the other party was just a captain and a company commander, he started to put on airs again. This is a tradition in the National Army.