The twenty-ninth year of the Republic of China, May 18, 1940.
The establishment and commendation meeting of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Supervision Office of the Military Unification Bureau was held in Shanghai.
This is considered fresh.
The enemy situation is so tense right now that Shanghai District actually held such a meeting.
Most of the detachment leaders from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Zhongyi Rescue ** arrived.
It is said that at this conference, a promotion ceremony will be held and bonuses will be awarded.
In fact, this is still secondary.
Most importantly, special instructions were given when notifying these detachment leaders of the meeting. This meeting will work out the supplies and material supplies for the second half of the year. Once they are unable to arrive in Shanghai for the meeting, it will be deemed to be automatically abandoned.
Loyalty rescuers in various places are under the jurisdiction of the Military Command Bureau, but in many places they just have a designation. It is up to them to launch armed struggle on their own.
Some of them were composed of defeated soldiers, some were recruited by bandits, and some were assembled by local civilians.
Lots and lots of them.
Because in Jiangsu territory, there is a mixture of fish and dragons.
The captains of the various detachments under the leadership of the Military Command Bureau have long known that their immediate superiors, Meng Shaoyuan's close and direct troops, such as the Buffalo Detachment, the Swallow Detachment, etc., are all full of fat.
They have sufficient funds, sufficient firepower, and sufficient medicines.
Whatever requests they make, Shanghai District will do its best to satisfy them.
Although they need to hand over half of the funds they seized, at least they have a backer and a backbone, right?
Let’s look at other places?
That's completely different.
Some have the title of captain of a detachment, but have only a few dozen men under them. Their weapons are in tatters, and they often have too much to eat, and are extremely poor.
Therefore, it is inevitable to do something to rob the people.
Because of this, the reputation of being loyal and rescuing people has gradually become harder to hear. As soon as the local people heard that the loyal rescuers had arrived, every house was closed and every household was closed.
This creates a vicious cycle.
Now, a perfect opportunity presented itself to them:
Go to Shanghai to swear allegiance to Meng Shaoyuan. Although it is a close relationship, at least when others eat meat, you can always get a bowl of soup to eat, right?
In the future, I will be confident in asking for military pay.
For a time, those who are close to Shanghai have already arrived, and those who are far away from Shanghai have to find ways to climb to Shanghai.
Among them, at least four detachment captains were captured on the road.
After Meng Shaoyuan heard about this incident, he was so painful that he wanted to cry.
"We must rescue them at all costs!"
Meng Shaoyuan openly issued this order.
In the blink of an eye, he whispered to Wu Jingyi:
"Damn it, the Japanese are also bastards, why don't we arrest them all?"
The Shanghai District of the Military Command Bureau made every effort to rescue the captured personnel. This news also greatly enhanced the confidence of the detachment leaders.
When we arrived in Shanghai, these detachment leaders were all popular and well-cared for.
Shanghai is a great place after all.
On the 17th, detachment leaders from various places arrived one after another.
Meng Shaoyuan couldn't wait to hold a meeting the next day.
Tea, melon seeds, and peanuts were placed in front of each position.
At first glance, it seems that this is not a meeting of the Military Command Bureau, but a party.
The captains of these detachments were familiar with each other and greeted each other. For those who don’t know each other, we introduce ourselves to each other and hope to help each other and take care of each other in the future.
Some people also discovered that why none of the detachment captains of Meng Shaoyuan's direct troops, such as Wei Yunzhe, Yuan Zhonghe, and Song Deng, came?
Thinking about it again, it's true, they have all eaten so much, why should they share the food in the bowl?
"General Meng Shaoyuan, Chief of the Operations Section of the Statistical Investigation Bureau of the Military Commission of the National Government, Director of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Supervision Office, and District Governor of Shanghai is here!"
With a "swish" sound, everyone stood up.
During the Changshu Mutiny, Meng Shaoyuan's military rank was promoted to major general, and under the personal supervision of the Chairman of the Standing Committee, his official military rank also jumped to lieutenant colonel as an exception.
In the history of the National Revolutionary Army, it is very rare that Meng Shaoyuan did not follow the normal procedures and was directly promoted from major to lieutenant colonel.
And the rank of major general just sounds nice.
Meng Shaoyuan, who appeared in front of each detachment leader at this time, was actually wearing the uniform of a major general of the National Revolutionary Army, and all the medals he had received were hanging on his chest.
How long has it been since you wore a military uniform?
Li Zhifeng muttered there: "You said our commander, dressed like this, doesn't look like a general?"
"No, he looks like a nouveau riche." Lu Chengtian dismissed him: "Look, he's swaying when he walks, and he doesn't look like a soldier."
"You all want to be wearing small shoes, don't you?" Wu Jingyi scolded them in a low voice.
"Yes, we were wrong."
But who would have thought that Wu Jingyi sighed again: "When I see our Young Master Meng like this, I think of many idioms. The villain is successful, the traitor is powerful, and the cauldron is thunderous."
"Assistant Wu, you are much more educated than our Chief Meng."
It's a pity that Meng Shaoyuan didn't hear what these guys said.
He walked to his seat and waved his hand:
"Brothers, thank you for your hard work!"
"Thank you sir!"
Everyone answered loudly.
Really uneducated, Wu Jingyi shook her head repeatedly.
In such a formal occasion, the title "comrades" should be used. Why is it that "brothers" are also used?
This "comrade" is universal. It is used by the Kuomintang Party and the Workers' and Peasants' Party.
"Brothers." Meng Shaoyuan was at a loss: "In the past year, all the detachments of our Loyalty Rescue Corps have performed outstandingly..."
He said a lot of "blah blah blah", nothing more than praising the military exploits of these detachment captains.
"The good leadership of the chief has led to today's great situation."
A detachment leader stood up.
As an assistant, Qi Xuezhen said something in Meng Shaoyuan's ear.
This person is Gu Changming, the leader of the Dongtai detachment.
He used to be the company commander of the security group. When the Japanese came and the security group was dispersed, he pulled up a team, which always seemed to have about a hundred or ten people. Later, he was also awarded a number.
"Although this is the first time I see your commander today, I have long admired his name." Gu Changming flattered him: "Sir, he is famous. He made the Japanese weep like ghosts and wolves howl when he killed them. When we are outside, whenever we think of your commander, we feel warm and happy. Everything you do is done with great energy. With the leadership of the superiors, you are invincible..."
Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.
Meng Shaoyuan was greatly benefited from what he heard.
He couldn't help but look towards Li Zhifeng, which meant:
You look at the flattery of others, that’s called a good person, you should learn more from them!
"Captain Gu is too polite."
Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said: "I also heard that Captain Gu and the Dongtai Detachment fought bloody battles against the Japanese invaders and made many achievements."
Gu Changming was a little ashamed.
As soon as his detachment saw the Japanese, they ran away without a trace.
