All joking aside, work still needs to be done. Zhang Tianhai was not joking when he said he would work with Guo Qiliang until dawn.
No, after dinner, Zhang Tianhai ordered the troops to assemble at a nearby school campus that had long since been moved, and announced the disbandment of the temporary companies directly under the regiment headquarters and the recruitment of additional soldiers into each battalion.
Of course, before the supplementary soldiers entered the camp, Zhang Tianhai asked Xu Sangou to select more than 300 soldiers from the supplementary camp to supplement the troops directly under the regiment headquarters.
In addition to supplementing the guard platoon and military police company, the more than 300 newly recruited officers and soldiers were included in the logistics and military supplies department for emergencies.
Originally, Zhang Tianhai's direct regiment was full, with a maximum of more than 2,700 people including the logistics troops. But now Zhang Tianhai's army has almost 2,700 combat soldiers, including the regiment headquarters. The direct troops are a large group of 3,000 people.
For Zhang Tianhai, raising three hundred more people is not a problem at all. Who told this to be a war period? War is always fought by people, so in this period, soldiers are the most precious, especially veterans who have been on the battlefield!
After issuing the distribution order, Zhang Tianhai asked the twenty-two officers selected from the collapsed troops to gather in the compound of the regiment headquarters. He wanted to go back and issue the allocation order. Stand next to him and issue the allocation of officers together. The order was given by Chief of Staff Guo Qiliang.
This period of the Republic of China was very strange. Some people had names, nicknames, and even nicknames, such as Tang Shengzhi, Hu Zongnan, Luo Zhuoying, etc.; of course, there were also people who only had names but no nicknames or nicknames. , such as Sun Yuanliang and others.
Guo Qiliang also belongs to the category of people who only have names but no characters or nicknames.
"Brothers, you have just joined my regiment. Maybe you haven't heard of my name, Zhang Tianhai and Zhang Yulin. It's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, there are so many officers of my rank among them. , that is everywhere. So today, I will officially let everyone get to know me." Zhang Tianhai stood on the stone steps, his hands with white command gloves attached behind his back, looking quite messy Long style.
The twenty-two officers standing in front of Zhang Tianhai were arranged in three rows by rank, with captains and majors in one row, lieutenants in another row, and second lieutenants in another row.
"My name is Zhang Tianhai, from the sky of blue sky to the sea of sea, and my courtesy name is Yulin, which means Yulin from Qilin in Jade. I am the colonel commander of the first regiment directly under the Third Theater Command, and graduated from the seventh phase of Huangpu Military Academy. Like many brothers, I He is also an officer promoted from the front line. Three months ago, I was a small acting company commander, and I only became the acting company commander because the company commander died. "
"The battle in Songhu was so brutal. Our Thirty-sixth Division entered the battlefield on August 19th and fought for three full months. The brothers around me changed batch after batch. At the beginning of September, I was I was promoted to the major battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment of the 36th Division. Maybe I am still very young, but I have a lot of experience. To be honest, our first regiment directly under the Third War Zone was just yesterday afternoon. I don't have many requirements for the officers of our regiment, who are divided from the first battalion of the 216th Regiment of the 36th Division. They must fulfill their duties and be worthy of the party and the country."
"I, Zhang Yulin, was able to go from being a small deputy company commander before the war to being the leader of a reinforced regiment today because of my courage to not be afraid of death. Today, I will also leave my next sentence here. , that is, during the war, even if the enemy comes to kill me, I will not take a step back. I will live and die with the motherland and my brothers! If anyone dares to be a deserter, I will be the first to kill him. If he is the nephew of a certain commander in the war zone, that is no exception!"
"We are Chinese, and behind us is our home, our brothers, sisters and parents. My head may be cut off, but my ambition will not be lacking. As long as I still stand on the anti-Japanese front, he will always be my Zhang Yulin’s brother, if anyone dares to escape or surrender to the enemy, don’t blame me, Zhang Yulin, for not recognizing anyone with his bullets!”
Zhang Tianhai's words were very exciting and full of passion, but everyone could hear the determination in his tone. If anyone really surrendered to the enemy or became a deserter, then Captain Zhang would definitely be the first to kill him. .
"Sir, I am a member of the Northeast Army and a graduate of the eleventh batch of the Northeast Military Academy. I am willing to follow the regiment leader's steps to expel the Japanese invaders and will never take a step back!" The person who spoke was an unknown person. A lieutenant in a gray-blue military uniform, he took a step forward and said loudly.
Zhang Tianhai took a closer look. Isn't this the lieutenant of the Northeast Army who was at the train station reception area in the morning?
"What's your name?" Zhang Tianhai walked down the steps and walked to the lieutenant.
I saw that this lieutenant was slightly shorter than Zhang Tianhai, about 1.80 meters tall. He was quite young, about 26 or 27 years old, with an imposing look between his eyebrows.
The lieutenant of the Northeast Army stood at attention and saluted Zhang Tianhai in front of him and said, "Report to the regimental commander. His humble name is Xu Xun. He is a former company commander of the 67th Army and a native of Jilin. Before he was taken into custody, he came from Songjiang County. Escaped."
"From the 67th Army?" Zhang Tianhai was obviously not familiar with this unit.
"Yes, I just escaped from Songjiang County. Most of the people in the 67th Army are good people. We fought in Songjiang City for three days and three nights, and many people died. Even our commander Wu Keren died. Yes, but there are also some scum..." Speaking of the Battle of Songjiang, tears welled up in the corners of Xu Xun's eyes and his eyes turned red. He would never forget the shameless actions of his battalion commander.
That day was November 12, 1937. The Japanese Kunisaki Detachment captured Matsue Castle and Matsue fell. The main force of the 67th Army was defeated by the Japanese. In the ensuing battle, in addition to some Northeastern officers and soldiers who died at the gunpoint of the Japanese, There were also many organized troops who surrendered to the Japanese army. Unfortunately, Xu Xun's unit was one of the units that surrendered. He ran away with the remaining thirty or so people in the company. He did not want to be a traitor.
According to the battle log of the Japanese Army's Kunisaki Detachment, on November 12, a battalion commander named Song Huimin of the 67th Army led his troops to surrender to the Japanese army, and also submitted a flattering "letter of surrender" to the Japanese army. It is better to say that it is a letter of surrender than a letter of surrender. Due to the limited space, the author will not put the content of the surrender letter here.
In that war-torn era, in addition to the emergence of many heroic heroes, many traitors also emerged. Some dared to die, while others were afraid of death.
Xu Xun wiped the tears welling up in the corners of his eyes with the edge of his sleeve, and said firmly, "But please don't worry, commander, as long as you are still alive in a humble position, even if you die, you will never be regarded as a traitor or a deserter. As long as the commander still needs Xu Xun to charge into the battle, , Xu Xun will never frown or embarrass the regiment leader!"
As soon as the words "some scum have appeared" came out, Zhang Tianhai understood what they meant. It was nothing more than the commander leading the troops to surrender, or becoming a traitor.
Zhang Tianhai can also understand the situation of someone surrendering or becoming a traitor. After all, some people are afraid of death and some people are not afraid of death. But he understands and will never forgive someone who puts on this military uniform and eats it. After eating this bowl of rice, you should have the consciousness to sacrifice your life for the country at any time!
As a commander, you should not be afraid of death and war.
"To be honest, if you can escape from there and return to our camp, it proves that you are a Chinese with backbone and an upright man. As long as I, Zhang Tianhai, am still in this regiment, I will be directly under the command of the Third Army." It is absolutely impossible for a regiment to surrender to the Japanese army. It is better to die in battle than to be a slave to the subjugation of the country!" Zhang Tianhai patted Xu Xun on the shoulder and said, but the last words were as heavy as a stone.
I would rather die in battle than be a slave to the subjugation of my country!
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