"Captain, you are really overthinking. I just don't want all the officers and soldiers in the battalion to be in jail. I want to save your life! What kind of person am I, Wen San? Have you really not seen clearly? Charge into the battle, When have you ever been vague about going into battle to kill the enemy?"
"I don't have any doctrinal disputes here. I just stand on the side of the Chinese people!" Wen San felt depressed and sad at the same time.
He really didn't expect that the group leader's reaction would be so violent. Although I had long anticipated that there would be an uneasy ideological confrontation, I didn't expect that it would come to this point so quickly, and it almost led to a breakup.
The group leader looked at Wen San, the anger on his face gradually disappeared, and he turned to look a little confused. Some disputes have been going on for a long time, and he can't figure out who is right and who is wrong. He only hopes that there is only one voice in his army.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside and the excited voices of the soldiers.
The battalion commander was about to stand up and go out to see what was going on, but several company commanders had already walked in.
"Two sirs, we have received reliable information that tomorrow's retreat is a trap. The foreign powers have set up guns and cannons, just waiting for us to get into their pockets. Now the soldiers are anxious, and we hope that the sir will make an early decision. "The first company commander said loudly.
Several company commanders seemed a little excited. They originally thought that tomorrow would be the hero's triumphant return, but unexpectedly there was a huge conspiracy waiting for them.
"Where did you receive this news?" The battalion commander was a little anxious this time.
They didn't quite believe what Wen San said. Now it seems that all the soldiers in the battalion know about it, but they are the only two officers who are kept in the dark.
"This...everyone is spreading it, and we don't know where the news comes from."
The first company commander turned his attention to the other company commanders, who also looked confused.
"You guys should exit first, we are studying this issue." The leader's face darkened again. He knew that this move must have been done by Wen San, which was equivalent to giving him a chance to kill first and then reveal later.
Seeing that the two officers were not panicked, the company commanders finally felt a lot more relaxed. They all believed that the two commanders would make the right decision.
After the company commanders left, the battalion commander simply closed the door. Obviously, he also realized the seriousness of the problem. Wen San not only came to discuss with them, but also had a showdown with them.
"Are you determined not to go to the concession?" The group leader calmed down now. In doing so, Wen San had obviously made the greatest determination.
After all, Wen San is just an outsider. Including the soldiers in his platoon, they were not direct descendants of the first battalion. It is not surprising that the thoughts are not unified at this time.
"Captain, I've already said it. I don't want to see everyone being oppressed by the big powers and being imprisoned like prisoners. I, the son of a generation, should be galloping on the battlefield and shed the last drop of blood for the prosperity of the motherland. Instead of becoming one of the big powers. The bargaining chip became their toy." Wen San simply told what happened to these people.
In fact, the humiliation suffered by these '800 warriors' was much more serious than Wen San said. Many people died tragically in various dark ways, including the leader himself.
"So you want us to evacuate overnight? But have you ever thought that once we evacuate tonight, will we be blocked by the Japanese? And will others think that we are unfaithful and will not help us if we evacuate to the great powers?" False words.”
"The order given to us by the superior is to retreat to the British Concession tomorrow morning, and then rendezvous with the division headquarters. If we leave tonight, we will not respect the order of the superior. To put it more seriously, this is called disobedience on the battlefield, and this can be killed The crime of being the leader. Can we bear it?"
Wen San was unable to answer the group leader's rhetorical question. Putting aside whether it was disobedience on the battlefield or not, if the entire battalion of defenders left tonight, the national government would definitely be labeled as dishonest by the foreign powers. The gaffes and breaches of trust behind the backs of the great powers will not be revealed, allowing them to stand on the highest moral level.
It is inevitable that the upper echelons of the government will lose face as a result. It will also become a fact that the defenders disobey orders, and the corresponding responsibility will fall on the two commanders.
Wen San was stunned. This turned out to be a dead end, and there was no best-effort solution.
"Can you inform the superiors of the news overnight so that they can be mentally prepared?" This was the last solution Wen San could think of.
"No, the relevant communications have already been cut off by the Japanese." The battalion commander rejected Wen San's idea. The enemy and ourselves reached an agreement, and the defenders were about to evacuate. At this time, there was no way to contact the commander's department.
The command headquarters fell into a dead silence again. Neither the two officers nor Wen San spoke again.
"Is your news really reliable?" After a long time, the group leader spoke.
"Absolutely true!"
After the brief conversation, there was silence again. The group leader stopped asking Wen San about his source of information because it made no sense.
He had already made a preconception, confirmed Wen San's identity, and stopped talking about this issue. As Wen San said: The meaning of their existence is to eliminate more Japanese.
"Since you have made up your mind to leave, then take your platoon and leave. I will not stop you again." The leader's voice became much deeper.
He was very optimistic about Wen San, but he didn't expect to say goodbye at this time. Over the past few days, they have actually developed a very deep friendship. These are brothers who have fought together in the same trench. As for the rest, it is not that important.
"Then what will you do? Are you just going to watch being oppressed by the powerful powers and not resist?" Wen San's eyes suddenly turned red.
From the bottom of his heart, he really hoped that the regiment commander would give the order and leave with the troops. But this doesn't seem realistic.
"As long as they don't go too far, just disarm. I believe the supreme commander will try their best to rescue us." When the regiment leader said this, he obviously lacked confidence.
They displayed military prowess in this defense battle and achieved great results. They must be the heroes. They may not be able to be rescued. It really isn't up to the upper echelons of the government to have the final say.
You work hard, but others may not take your efforts seriously. To put it more directly, the great powers did not care about the life and death of such a small number of people at all. On the contrary, they care more about their own interests. You must know that in the early days of the war, the Japanese purchased most of their important military supplies such as steel from the Eagle Kingdom.
The two countries even signed a non-war treaty. It was not until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that they broke up.
The Italian concession where the first battalion of defenders was imprisoned was an Axis power that signed an offensive and defensive alliance with the Japanese. They were later transferred to White Russian custody and tortured. No matter how hard the government tried, it was impossible for the foreign powers to release them.
In subsequent battles, the country suffered a large-scale defeat and was not taken seriously by the great powers. There were problems everywhere. Who could remember the hundreds of imprisoned soldiers at that time?
The following content is true history and the general fate of the soldiers of the first battalion.
In the 40th year, Battalion Commander Yang's old injury recurred, and he passed away at the age of 38 after failed rescue efforts.
On the morning of April 24, 1941, the regiment leader was killed by four rebels, Hao Dingcheng, Long Yaoliang, Zhang Wenqing, and Zhang Guoshun, who were bribed by the enemy and puppets. He was only 37 years old. These traitors should be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever!
After the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941, Britain and the United States finally declared war on the Japanese. The Japanese army occupied the SH public concession, directly took over the Gujun Camp, and escorted the "Eight Hundred Warriors" to a military camp at Yuepu Airport in Baoshan County, with a power grid installed around it. , tightly guarded, became a veritable prisoner.
Later, the Japanese forced a lone soldier to dig a road protection trench for the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway. The soldiers wanted to use this opportunity to contact nearby guerrillas. Unfortunately, they were discovered and were escorted to Laohuqiao Prison in the original capital the next day.
42 years later, the Japanese army requisitioned a large amount of labor. At the same time, in order to prevent the isolated soldiers from uniting together, the Japanese soldiers were separated and escorted to many different places to do coolies.
Some were even sent to a small island in Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific to work as laborers, and were eventually buried on the deserted island.
