Meng Shaoyuan parked his car and went to a nearby noodle shop to eat a bowl of noodles.
It's breakfast time now. Those who like to drink morning wine often call one or two friends and order a few noodle toppings in this noodle shop.
A small plate of pickles, a small plate of shredded bamboo shoots, a small plate of vegetarian vegetables, a small plate of dried shredded leaves, a bottle of wine, and a bowl of noodles per person.
It doesn't cost much.
There is something special about eating noodles.
Before drinking, pour some white wine into the noodles. In this way, the noodles will not be rotten.
There are many people eating breakfast and drinking morning wine.
The Sino-Japanese War was being discussed everywhere in the noodle shop. Everyone was talking about it, as if everyone had seen it with their own eyes.
Someone actually mentioned the "Pan Tianhu" there.
Who is it? Who is "Pan Tianhu"?
When a bowl of noodles came up, Meng Shaoyuan poured the toppings into the noodles, a little curious.
The table next door spoke happily, attracting other customers in the store:
"...That Senju Swordsman is also the number one figure. He is the great disciple of Yanagawa Ittōryu in Japan. He is invincible in Japan. After arriving in China, he has never encountered an opponent...
Thousand Hands Cut arrived in Shanghai and became domineering, which annoyed Pan Tianhu... The city wall was more than three feet high, and Pan Tianhu climbed up with a swallow and three water passes...
When Qian Hand Zhan saw the corpses of his eight disciples on the ground, he was filled with anger and hatred, and said that he wanted to challenge Pan Tianhu in a duel...
Pan Tianhu, who is that? The number one killer in Shanghai, the King of Killers, upon hearing this, threw away the two shell guns in his hands, turned his backhand, and drew out the golden-backed machete..."
Isn't this stupid?
Meng Shaoyuan smiled, this stupid Pan Tianhu doesn't use a good shell gun, but insists on getting into trouble with others. Isn't this because he has water in his head? What is that?
But the talk over there became more and more lively: "Thousands of hands chopped off a corpse, and it was so chopped by a golden-backed machete that it was almost unrecognizable. Pan Tianhu sneered, 'Whoosh whoosh,' and disappeared in an instant. No trace..."
"Old Li, where did this Thousand Hands Slash come from? And who is that Pan Tianhu?"
"Thousand-hand slaying is incredible. He is a child of a Japanese family. His surname is Akagi, and his given name is Qinzhi...Who is Pan Tianhu? I don't have the ability to know, I only know that his surname is Meng..."
That stupid disk... huh?
Kiss Akagi? Pan Tianhu’s surname is Meng?
Isn't that what you're talking about, Mr. Meng?
Holy shit?
I scolded myself.
This happened...
How Chiaki Akagi died has not yet been solved, and China and Japan have maintained a tacit silence.
But in folklore, the death of Akagi Oikayuki has been linked to the "Pan Tianhu".
In most folklore, there is always a heroic figure. No matter what happens, it is always placed on the head of this hero, regardless of whether it has anything to do with him or not.
It's good now that the story was correct by mistake. It was Meng Shaoyuan who killed Akagi Qinzhi.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, Meng Shaoyuan stood up and left the noodle shop.
At the door of the store, the old beggar was there again.
No one knows the name of the old beggar. They only know that he has been begging here for more than ten years.
Come during the day and leave at night.
No one knows where he lives.
There is a broken bowl in front of you. If you are willing, throw away two. If you are not willing, he will never ask you for it.
Sitting there all day without saying a word.
Some say he is mute, some say he is stupid.
Meng Shaoyuan would come here to eat noodles every morning when he was free. Ever since he saw the old beggar, he would always give him some money when he went out to eat a bowl of noodles.
Sometimes, the waiter in the shop would be asked to fill the old beggar’s broken bowl with a bowl of noodles.
Meng Shaoyuan touched it and found that there was no change in his pocket today, so he called inside: "Man."
"Master, do you want me to give the old man something to eat?"
"Yes." Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Make him a bowl of noodles. By the way, add a piece of meat. It needs to be fat. Here are ten yuan. Put it in your account and calculate it together later."
"Okay, sir, I'll go right away." The waiter took the old beggar's broken bowl and returned to the store.
The old beggar who was sitting there stupidly suddenly kowtowed three times to Meng Shaoyuan.
Turns out I can understand the words...
…
"Director Meng."
"Say it."
"On the 15th, the Japanese Sixth Division captured Kunshan, and on the 16th, Wujiang fell. On the 18th, the Japanese army concentrated the forces of three divisions and launched a fierce attack on Suzhou. The 40,000 defenders inside and outside Suzhou city were defeated in the direction of Wuxi."
"Wuxi can't hold on any longer."
Meng Shaoyuan frowned: "Order, our Taihu guerrillas are responsible for gathering and picking up the remaining soldiers. We will also operate deep in Taihu Lake. Once the Japanese occupy Wuxi, the guerrillas will launch raids in Wuxi, Suzhou, Changshu and other places."
"clear."
"Also, send electricity to He Ruyi. If any of his students are well-trained, they will be transferred to Shanghai as soon as possible."
"clear."
"Also. Tell people in Nanjing to evacuate under cover in batches according to the previously established plan. Hidden personnel must ensure their own safety and must not fight the Japanese head-on."
"Understood." Wu Jingyi hesitated: "Director Meng, Nanjing, will it be lost?"
"It will be lost."
"I don't think it's that serious, right? In Nanjing, there are two disciples of the emperor, Gu Zhenglun and Gui Yongqing, a gendarmerie, and a central training corps. They are all the best of the best. They are also assisted by Luo Zhuoying, who fought in the Luodian defense battle. , coupled with the famous general Tang Shengzhi taking charge of the overall situation, I think Nanjing will not be lost so easily."
"Famous general." When Meng Shaoyuan heard the name "Tang Shengzhi", his face turned ugly: "Nanjing is backed by water. The Japanese army can use the navy to carry out artillery blockade on the river, and can also attack Wuhu in a roundabout way, cutting off the rear communication lines, and then The navy and army attacked Nanjing three-dimensionally. How could Nanjing be defended? How could it be defended?
Tang Shengzhi vowed that Nanjing must be defended and could be defended. He also said that Nanjing could be defended by sending only one army commander and several divisions. Isn't this nonsense? Millions of troops couldn't hold Shanghai. How many divisions could hold Nanjing? "
Director Meng was so angry that Wu Jingyi did not expect: "I heard the news from Nanjing. The Chairman seems to admire Tang Shengzhi very much and is determined to defend Nanjing?"
"Do you think the Chairman can really believe that Nanjing can be defended?"
"Then this is..."
Meng Shaoyuan lowered his voice: "Tang Shengzhi said that Nanjing can be defended for at least half a year, but the Chairman said at the Military Commission that Nanjing can be held for one to two months. This shows that one to two months is already the limit in the Chairman's mind. He knew very well that Nanjing could not be defended at all. But why should we defend it anyway? It is our capital.
Nanjing's position in the hearts of the Chinese people is very important, and the international audio-visual influence is very great. Giving up Nanjing easily will hinder the international view, and it will also have a great impact on the confidence and morale of the Chinese people to win the war of resistance. Our Director of Operations Liu Fei said well that after the decisive battle in Shanghai, our army will no longer be able to fight another decisive battle in a short period of time. Although Nanjing must defend, it can only be a symbolic defense. After making appropriate resistance, retreat proactively, regardless of the gains and losses of one city or one pool. 12 regiments, or at most 18 regiments, can be used to defend Nanjing. "
At the same time, the troops should be reorganized and repaired in the rear, and then look for fighter planes before decisively fighting the Japanese pirates.
Unfortunately, Liu Fei's combat proposal was not adopted.
The Chairman knew that Nanjing could not be defended, but he must defend it.
Although Tang Shengzhi was the main architect of the previous Nanjing defense plans and was very senior, the Chairman still misjudged the wrong person if he was asked to take charge of Nanjing alone.
"If Nanjing falls, it will definitely be a bloody storm." Meng Shaoyuan said there in a daze: "Assistant Wu, tell our people that those who can evacuate should all evacuate to preserve their strength."
Wu Jingyi really didn't understand why Director Meng was so pessimistic about the battle to defend Nanjing. In her impression, Director Meng had always been a very optimistic person.
Even those seemingly impossible tasks were accomplished by him in an incredible way.
Although Shanghai is lost, in Nanjing, with the gathering of famous generals and elites, why can't they create another miracle?
We can’t blame Wu Jingyi for this. Most Chinese people thought like this at that time. They saw with their own eyes that the soldiers of the Chinese army fought in Shanghai for more than three months to defend the capital. Can they still hold on for a year and a half?
They did not see that the Battle of Songhu had injured and disabled the Chinese army, and that the retreat was in chaos and without any organization.
The most important thing to do now is not to defend the capital, but to retreat to the rear as soon as possible to replenish the supply of troops and rest and reorganize the troops in order to fight again.
However, this is not something I can interfere with. As a little director, if I publicly say that Nanjing cannot be defended, at least it will be regarded as nonsense, and at worst, I am afraid that I will be slapped with a hat for sabotaging the war of resistance and swaying. Military hat.
Forget it, let's keep this little life and continue to fight the Japanese to the end.
"Prepare the car, I have to go out." Meng Shaoyuan felt helpless.
"Okay, I'll ask Pony to come over."
"Xiao Ma? Where is Du Changshui?"
"asked for leave."
Wu Jingyi said immediately: "Today is the sixtieth birthday of Du Changshui's mother. Du Changshui is a filial son, so he asked me for a day off, and I agreed."
"That's it." Meng Shaoyuan didn't care: "Can you help me give the old man a gift?"
This is also Meng Shaoyuan's habit. If there is a family affair, he will always ask Wu Jingyi to send him a message, whether it is to take care of his subordinates or to win people's hearts. In short, doing so has a lot of benefits. One harm.
"Sent it, in your name."
"That's it." Meng Shaoyuan asked smoothly: "Have your husband and children arrived in Hong Kong?"
"Counting the time, it should not be here yet." When she mentioned her husband and children, Wu Jingyi showed a smile on her face: "Director Meng, I really want to thank you for evacuating my husband and children from Shanghai. When the Anti-Japanese War is won, …”
"It's early." Meng Shaoyuan smiled bitterly: "The war of resistance has just begun, how can we think of the day of victory? You and I, let's survive first."
Survive first, this is the most basic requirement.
