"Adjutant Yao, have you contacted the British Consulate?" Sun Yuanliang didn't forget to ask the adjutant beside him while watching the show.
"Reporter, the British Consulate has been contacted." Adjutant Yao reported in a low voice.
"Well, everything has been delivered, right? You can't be a petty person at this time." Sun Yuanliang asked further. The things he was talking about naturally meant yellow croaker. At this time, if you ask people to do things and don't have enough money, how can you do it? What about the good things?
"It's been delivered. The Consul General also said that if the situation goes bad, they will do their best to ensure your safety." Adjutant Yao said seriously, with no trace of hypocrisy in his expression.
After hearing this, Sun Yuanliang nodded with satisfaction: "Well, very good, things are done beautifully. Remember, this is our last retreat. If Nanjing is destroyed, thousands of people will be killed as a last resort. Never take the embassy route.”
"Yes, Master." Adjutant Yao responded. Under the shadow, no one could see his expression, but there was a slight hint of disappointment in his eyes.
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By the time Zhang Tianhai returned to the regiment headquarters, drizzle was already falling in the sky, which made the chill in the air even colder.
"Duanzao!"
"Duanzao!"
As soon as the car stopped, the two guards responsible for guarding the regiment entrance immediately stood at attention and saluted after seeing Zhang Tianhai.
In response, Zhang Tianhai just nodded and strode into the regiment headquarters.
Xiaguan was still a larger village at this time, and the word "Guan" in its name did not mean that it was a checkpoint like Moling Pass.
At this time, all the common people in Xiaguan had already fled, leaving only empty houses. At this time, the Japanese aircraft mainly visited Chunhua Town, Guanghua Gate, Zhonghua Gate and Yuhuatai, so Xiaguan was rarely attacked for the time being. to Japanese air raids.
The headquarters of the Zhiyi Regiment was set up in the center of the village. Even if something happened outside the village, there would be enough time to burn the confidential documents of the regiment.
As soon as he entered the regiment headquarters, Zhang Tianhai heard Zheng Man's voice: "Chief of Staff Guo, there is an urgent call from the division headquarters."
Just as Guo Qiliang was about to receive the translated message, Zhang Tianhai's voice rang out: "What urgent task can you tell me?"
"It's an urgent order from Chief Tang of the Garrison Commander's Department. The division headquarters conveyed it to us and directly handed over the task to us." Zheng Man handed the translated message to Guo Qiliang and then reported it to Zhang Tianhai.
"What is the order?" Zhang Tianhai was not in a hurry to get the translated message and just asked directly. The two people in front of him were the two most trustworthy people at present.
"The Chief of Staff ordered our Seventy-eighth Army to collect all the ships along the Yangtze River for unified custody, and no troops who have not received orders are allowed to control the ships privately. Violators will be punished according to military law, and they can be punished on the spot if necessary! The master ordered us that our regiment will be specifically responsible for carrying out this task." Zheng Man did not hesitate and directly informed Zhang Tianhai of all the details.
"Okay, Lao Guo, let's send the third and fourth battalions directly to perform the mission! The second battalion will stay at the regiment headquarters and send a platoon of troops to guard south. How about it?" Because Zhang Tianhai had already said before that he would temporarily The command in the direction of Xiaguan was given to Guo Qiliang. He just came back to check the situation. Generally speaking, he should respect Guo Qiliang as the chief of staff, otherwise the latter would not be able to convince the public.
"You are the leader and you have the final say. Besides, your commanding ability is much stronger." Guo Qiliang said with a smile. He is not the kind of person who doesn't know how to cooperate. Zhang Tianhai has good commanding ability and can fight tough battles. He knows it.
"Okay, you will be responsible for handling the specific details of the task!" Zhang Tianhai spread his hands and became a hands-off shopkeeper.
Soon, Guo Qiliang called Xu Xun and asked him to make a detailed action plan immediately. At the same time, he asked the soldiers in the order squad to come to the regiment headquarters with the three battalion commanders for a meeting to issue tasks.
After giving the order, Zhang Tianhai pulled Guo Qiliang into the conference room. After passing another cigarette to the latter, he lit another cigarette himself.
As the smoke filled the air, Zhang Tianhai asked Guo Qiliang: "Qiliang, what do you think of this order?"
Hearing these words, Guo Qiliang couldn't help but laugh: "What else can you think of? This peripheral frontline position is probably about to be broken through by the Japanese army. The main force of the Japanese army has already pressed across the board from Shanghai. The worst case scenario is that you will die. What else can I say? There are not many cowards in Huangpu."
"If you ask me, this frontline position is probably in danger. Commander Tang ordered us, the Thirty-sixth Division, to gather these ships. He is probably afraid that the commander of the frontline troops will think of an escape route behind, and then bring them with him. Just let the troops evacuate backwards." Zhang Tianhai exhaled a puff of smoke and said calmly.
"Mr. Tang has his own reasons for doing this. I personally think that the Japanese army is now fierce. If we can't even defend the capital, then which piece of land in China cannot be defended?" Guo Qiliang said with a wry smile, he is not Those people who are greedy for life and afraid of death are frighteningly wise when considering their nation and humanity.
"Should we ask the master for instructions on where to put these collected boats and how to deal with them?" Zhang Tianhai asked.
Guo Qiliang shook his head and said: "No need. When the commander issued the combat mission, he also said that it should be placed at the dock of Hutchison Company. Hutchison Company is a foreign company. Little Japan dares to bomb us now, but it still doesn't Dare to bomb them. In the final analysis, it is because our motherland is too poor and weak. If our country were as rich and powerful as the United States and the United Kingdom, how could our people and land be invaded and bombed by the enemy?"
Hearing what Guo Qiliang said, Zhang Tianhai couldn't help but think of the 21st century. At that time, China had already stood up through decades of hard work. From scratch, it had atomic bombs, tanks, aircraft, artillery, etc. The people's army has warships and aircraft carriers. It is precisely because China has stood up that it has not suffered from imperialist aggression and ravages like it did a few decades ago.
Zhang Tianhai nodded seriously and said, "Well, you are right, but the premise is that we must win this foreign anti-aggression war."
Soon, the other three battalion commanders besides Li Chunfei arrived one after another, Lu Shaojie, Wang Ziqing, and Wang Yongcheng.
"Team seat. You're back." Lu Shaojie, the last one to arrive, greeted him. Seeing that the group leader Zhang Tianhai was also there, he felt an unusual atmosphere here, but what exactly this atmosphere was like, he didn't know. I can’t tell, but it just feels a little weird.
"Well, okay, you are all here. Then you can first talk about the situation of the troops, especially the battle mood of the soldiers." Zhang Tianhai said to the three battalion commanders in front of him.
Because when Zhang Tianhai was on duty at Yijiangmen that day, his mind was filled with the issue of division commander Song Xilian saying that he didn't trust his troops' will to fight, so he had to completely clarify the situation.
If the specifics of these issues are not clarified, I'm afraid he won't even be able to sleep tonight.
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