"Special Commissioner, this is the biggest difficulty our army is facing today. A large number of troops are used to evacuate the people. And many people don't understand. They think there is food in Changshu City and can save their lives, and they also ask us to escort them to Go to the rear.
Some people have even reached the point of being unreasonable. It's really a dilemma now. On the one hand, the brothers of the 44th Division are fighting on the front line without effective support, but on the other hand, a lot of manpower and material resources are wasted on educating the people.
Moreover, news came from the front line earlier that the front troops could no longer withstand it..."
Zhang Jie's face was solemn. I'm afraid that at this time, he could only express his bitterness about the Dragon Boat Festival.
Duan Wu was a special commissioner. If he didn't tell him this kind of thing, Zhang Jie might not be able to find someone to complain to.
Dragon Boat Festival listened carefully and nodded frequently.
But those common people only saw Dragon Boat Festival's actions and were very young. They thought that Dragon Boat Festival was young and easy to talk to. Someone said: "You are the special commissioner, right? Then you have to solve the difficulties that our people are encountering now.
First, we have nothing to eat and we need you to provide us with enough food. Second, you must escort us to safety. Otherwise, why should we, the common people, support you in vain? "
Duanwu still nodded and listened carefully.
Zhang Jie said quickly: "Commissioner, the food for the frontline soldiers is in short supply now. Where can we get food for them? Our soldiers are also insufficient. Now it is not enough to stop the Japanese, so where can we allocate troops to escort them?"
"Excuses, these are all your excuses!"
Before the people could say anything, Duanwu spoke first.
When the people heard Zhang Jie being reprimanded during the Dragon Boat Festival, some secretly gave a thumbs up, while others applauded.
Because they finally found a good official who can make decisions for them.
The two young men with Northeastern accents also showed mysterious smiles.
They thought they had won. They were spies, lurking among these people in order to create chaos and weaken Changshu's military power. At this time, a young boy turned out to be some kind of special commissioner, and he looked stupid and easy to deceive.
Moreover, he even agreed to the unreasonable demands of these people, and even scolded the soldiers who gave him correct opinions. Where can they find such a stupid special agent?
They took the opportunity to say: "This special commissioner is a good official. He can make decisions for us. He is the backbone of our people!"
"Yes, the special commissioner is still the one who understands the sentiments of the people!"
As soon as the two devils shouted, other people also shouted: "The special commissioner is a good person, he is a good official who can make decisions for the people."
"Yes, the special commissioner is much stronger than those big-headed soldiers."
"Look at other people. Only educated and knowledgeable people can say such things."
"A good official can understand the sentiments of the people!"
"Although he is young, he is far-sighted and knows that people can carry a boat or capsize it."
"Yes, yes, we ordinary people are the cornerstone of the entire country!"
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People are talking a lot, and their favorability towards the Dragon Boat Festival has skyrocketed.
The two Japanese spies added fuel to the flames and held the Dragon Boat Festival high.
But in Zhang Jie's eyes, Duan Wu is a bastard. How long has it been now that you are still here showing off your official power, singing a high profile, and trying to increase your favorability?
The Japanese have already invaded the city. You just don't want to evacuate the people, but you still continue to boo?
There is no food in Changshu City. What will the defenders eat? Doesn't that shake the morale of the military?
Sending people to escort the people to the rear would number several thousand people. Adding in the original residents of Changshu City, the number would be more than 10,000.
And with so many people in need of escort, how many people will be needed to escort them? At least one group is needed, right?
And how many people are there in the 44th Division?
Zhang Jie is so hateful. He really hopes that there will be a sensible upper-level official who can solve the problem practicably. Instead of sending a young boy to make things more chaotic.
I just didn't expect that at this time, Dragon Boat Festival had already become one with the common people.
While chatting cordially with the people, he said: "I know all your demands. In general, there are not many. There are only two, one needs food and the other needs escort. This request is really very important. It’s reasonable and not too high.”
"Yes, yes, our requirements for the special commissioner are really not high. The food problem has been solved for us, and then he will escort us back. It would be better if he gave us some travel expenses before leaving."
One of the spies responded quickly and put forward new conditions.
Other people didn't know what was going on and echoed: "Yes, yes, it's better to give us some travel expenses. After all, the mountains are high and the roads are far away. We can't be hungry all the time, right?"
"Reasonable, reasonable, very reasonable."
The Dragon Boat Festival promised, and the people around him were excited. Some people even knelt down and started to worship the Dragon Boat Festival.
Human hearts are made of flesh, and they themselves feel that their request is too much. But I didn't expect that the young commissioner in front of me actually agreed to everything.
And the two Japanese spies were laughing in their hearts. Because of this, Changshu City may be empty before the imperial army arrives.
Because these more than 300 people are just part of the refugees who have poured into Changshu City. There are thousands more people, some have already entered the city and some are still on the way.
Although the Japanese drove them away and destroyed the 44th Division's stronghold outside Changshu, they did not really drive them all away. Otherwise, how could the 44th Division carry such a big burden?
"well!"
Zhang Jie sighed heavily when he heard this, and even felt that with the Dragon Boat Festival here, Changshu might not even have the need to guard it. Because the city of Changshu is empty, how can we still fight the Japanese?
At this time, Cheng Wanli thought so too. It's just that he can't figure out why Brother Duanwu, who was originally smart and capable, turned into such a bastard. Could it be that because his official position was too high and no one could control him, he started acting arbitrarily?
Cheng Wanli sighed and thought: It would be great if Xie Jinyuan was here, and he could also persuade the Duanwu brothers in front of him.
It turned out that Duanwu and Cheng Wanli came first, and the large army was followed by Xie Jinyuan, Zhu Shengzhong, Sun Boan and others.
Coming from the 39th Army Headquarters, the troops were not allowed to ride in cars during the Dragon Boat Festival. Because the Japanese reconnaissance planes and bombers appeared above their heads from time to time, if they drove in a long convoy, they would definitely be looking for death. And it's easy to expose their surprise attack force.
So Duanwu gave up the mountain road and took the forest road. Once they encountered the Japanese reconnaissance plane, they hid. And he led the troops to investigate first.
Therefore, he and Cheng Wanli's independent battalion arrived at the checkpoint first and encountered the matter of common people rushing to check the checkpoint! ...
