Songhu: Never to Fall

Anyone with a basic understanding of history knows that the Sihang Warehouse incident was a staged performance for the West. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek still pinned his hopes on Western mediation, demonstrating his utter incompetence. Not only did he lack strategic vision, but he was also ruthless in embezzling military funds. Half of the money donated domestically and internationally to buy airplanes was embezzled by his wife. It's no surprise that he was quickly defeated.

This resume is problematic. Even with two large crates of modern military equipment, how many people can that arm? At most a few dozen. Only one person has received modern army training; the rest haven't. I can barely believe you can lead a few hundred men to cripple an entire enemy regiment, but what about facing a full-fledged Class A division, one capable of calling in naval and air support?

After the end of the War of Resistance against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek hired Okamura Yasuji, a war criminal, as his military advisor to fight the civil war. Are there still people who defend him? During the Nanjing period, upon learning of the Japanese attack, he abandoned the capital of the Republic of China, leaving only a small detachment as a symbolic gesture, and fled, indirectly leading to…

The isolated battalion was valiant, and most of its soldiers deserve respect. However, traitors emerged, including four who betrayed Xie Jinyuan. Xie Jinyuan and his 400-plus men became pawns in Chiang Kai-shek's hopes for British and American mediation, serving as a substitute for the "Flying General Sun Yuanliang," the "General of Non-Resistance" and the "Flying General of the Anti-Japanese War."

Please, in the Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese used their land, sea, and air forces, especially their naval guns. A division could be wiped out in less than two days. Unless you could bring back an entire aircraft carrier fleet from the modern era, there was simply no way to turn the tide.

I don't usually like reading novels about the War of Resistance against Japan. The reason, as everyone knows, is that writing this genre is like writing formulaic essays—the rules are too restrictive, and it's not enjoyable at all! I only clicked on this book because I saw it recommended multiple times in the daily reading guide and was looking for something to read.

Why choose this subject matter? The Republican era and modern times are the easiest to get wrong; this is really stubborn!

There are all sorts of people in China who try to whitewash Chiang Kai-shek; aside from not being a true traitor, his actions are not much different from those of a traitor.

Why are all the comments belittling a legendary figure who rose from humble beginnings in a small town in Ningbo to become the leader of a nation? You may disagree with his actions, but you should acknowledge his abilities; his life story is a chronicle of an emperor.

The first half is excellent! It's on par with the old version of "Bright Sword"! The second half introduces colloquialisms like "giant locusts," making it more like an anti-Japanese war epic! I suspect the readership will dwindle as it goes on; it only caters to a segment of readers who enjoy smashing cars with U-locks. Anyone with a modicum of sense would probably find it a bit cringeworthy.