Gu Zhutong frowned slightly and said: "Only more than 3,400 people are left? It seems that your division's losses are not small. This time the Military Commission transferred your division back to Nanjing, and it is very likely that your division was asked to guard Nanjing. .”
"It should not only be our division. In addition to our division, there should be Shen Fazao's 87th Division and Sun Yuanliang's 88th Division." Song Xilian said.
Gu Zhutong nodded and continued: "Now Shen Fazao's 87th Division has assembled in Nanjing, the 88th Division has been defeated, and now Commander Sun Yuanliang has led the remaining troops on the way to Nanjing."
"Sun Yuanliang's Eighty-eighth Division was defeated by the enemy? This guy is really a idiot. The Eighty-eighth Division is a waste in the hands of such a person." Song Xilian said with great disdain. He felt deeply for Sun Yuanliang. Look down on it - this guy is greedy for money and lustful, and he can still become a teacher. He is really blind.
As for Sun Yuanliang being nicknamed "Flying General", Song Xilian really didn't care. Wasn't Song Xilian also called "Eagle Dog General"? At their level, any title is just a title. The key is character and whether they are in the same group.
After the "August 13th" Incident, Sun Yuanliang's dirty behavior of raping a Shanghai female student representative at the division headquarters when he was contacting the masses to express condolences is not a secret in the National Guard circle. In addition, he usually resells arms and supplies, Such bad behavior as making huge war fortunes has long been despised by other division commanders who were born in the National Guard. Song Xilian despised it, as did Wang Jingjiu, Shen Fazao and others.
It can be said that the "Flying General" is a unique and strange scenery of the National Guard system.
(Note: Sun Yuanliang raped a female student at the division headquarters when he was contacting the masses to express condolences. This incident did indeed happen and was not made up by the author. It happened in early October 1937. Later, he served as the director of the Ordnance Department of the 88th Division and the director of the Nanjing Communications Department. Ge Tian recalled: "I arrived in Shanghai in early October (1937), and that day I happened to meet a Shanghai student representative at the 88th Division Headquarters in Sihang Warehouse to express condolences. At this time, Sun Yuanliang saw a female student representative with a pretty face, so he asked her with sweet words. The girl played alone in the division headquarters for a while and attempted to rape her. After Feng Shengfa, the deputy division commander of the division, knew about this situation, he went to persuade her but it failed. When I arrived at the division headquarters, Feng asked me to persuade Sun again. I followed Feng's wishes to Sun. After persuasion, he actually said: 'Heroes are always associated with beauties. Heroes have always liked beauties since ancient times, especially since we had meritorious service in the battle in Shanghai. It is nothing to do such a small thing.'")
Listening to the deep disdain in Song Xilian's words, Gu Zhutong probably knew what was going on, so he hurriedly said to He Xini: "Okay, Yin Guo, now is a national crisis, so don't talk about these hurtful things. We are talking about our feelings towards our comrades-in-arms. Please take the troops to Nanjing as soon as possible. I have arranged the vehicles."
"Yes, sir!" Song Xilian responded, turned around and led the troops towards the railway bureau. The car was nearby.
Due to the large number of retreating soldiers along the way and the brutal bombing by Japanese aircraft above, the march was very slow for a time.
By the time Zhang Tianhai and others arrived in Nanjing with the large army, it was already 9 a.m. on November 22. Commander Song Xilian directly ordered the troops to be stationed in private houses in Nanjing, and then went to meet with Chiang Kai-shek in the afternoon. .
As the war was approaching, Nanjing had lost seven or eight of its millions of people at this time, leaving a large number of empty houses. This allowed the officers and soldiers of the 36th Division to finally have a good place to sleep that was sheltered from the wind and rain after sleeping in the open air. , the only bad thing is that they have to face bombing by the Japanese army, but for the officers and soldiers of the 36th Division who have withdrawn from Shanghai, this is a minor problem and they are used to it.
Song Xilian was the one who met Chiang Kai-shek at four o'clock in the afternoon. Chiang Kai-shek lived in a small bungalow in Sifangcheng outside Zhongshan Gate in order to avoid the bombing of Japanese aircraft.
The surroundings of the small bungalow look okay, and the number of houses that were blown down is relatively limited. After all, this is no longer the main city. There are many guards at the door, and the distribution is very regular. This is a war period, not a normal time. Who knows what will happen? Will there be one or two traitors showing up?
Song Xilian met Chiang Kai-shek in the small bungalow. Although the lights were slightly dim, Song Xilian could see that Chiang Kai-shek's face was very haggard and pale, but his mood was very nervous.
"Yin Guo, you are back. How is the strength of your Thirty-sixth Division now?" This was the first thing Chiang Kai-shek asked after seeing Song Xilian.
"Report to the principal, our Thirty-sixth Division has only more than 3,400 men left, and the troops have suffered heavy losses. But basically we can guarantee that each man has one gun, and can still form combat effectiveness. Students can guarantee that as long as we go to the battlefield, our three The Sixteenth Division will not be inferior to any army!" Song Xilian stood at attention and saluted with a very serious look on his face. He had fought in Shanghai for three full months, which also built up his confidence!
"Very good. With your assurance from Song Yinguo, I, Jiang, feel much more at ease. By the way, how was the situation along the way?" Jiang Jieshi nodded and asked again.
"With all due respect to the students, I'm not optimistic. The Japanese troops marched straight in. Our army lacked effective resistance and was defeated like a mountain..." After saying this, Song Xilian let out a long sigh, his face full of worry.
Sure enough, after hearing Song Xilian's words, Chiang Kai-shek's eyebrows, which had just soothed a little, furrowed again. He said, "The reason I am sending you back this time is to take part in the task of guarding Nanjing and return you to the Commander-in-Chief of the Tang Dynasty (Tang Shengzhi) Command. Minister He (He Yingqin) is still in Nanjing. If you need additional soldiers, weapons, equipment, etc., please report to Minister He immediately!"
"Yes, principal!" Song Xilian stood at attention and saluted, then turned and left immediately.
Just when Song Xilian was about to go out, Chiang Kai-shek called out to Song Xilian: "Yin Guo, is Battalion Commander Zhang who your division won the last battle in Shanghai still alive?"
Song Xilian returned to Chiang Kai-shek and said: "Principal, are you talking about Zhang Tianhai? He is also a graduate of our Huangpu, but he is just a student in the seventh batch."
Chiang Kai-shek nodded and continued: "Yes, this is Zhang Tianhai. He is indeed a hero. The battle he fought last time was so beautiful that it can be listed as a typical example of a lesson plan. Now the War Zone Commander's Department has decided to establish The First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone. After thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai from your division can be put in the position of commander of the First Regiment. While the First Regiment directly under the War Zone is not completely independent, he will be yours for the time being. As for the headquarters command and the backbone of the direct regiment, please transfer it from your Thirty-sixth Division! In this regard, you must do your best to support us."
Hearing these words, Song Xilian felt a little surprised, but he still chose to obey Jiang's order unconditionally: "Yes, principal. The students would like to thank the principal for his cultivation on Zhang Tianhai's behalf. In terms of establishing a direct-affiliated regiment, the students will definitely not let down the principal." expect!"
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PS: Another day.
