When Ouyang Wu let the troops in Yijiangmen pass, Zhang Tianhai immediately waved his hand and ordered the troops to move forward quickly.
Ignoring the rest of the defeated troops and refugees in the city, Zhang Tianhai said something to Ouyang Wu and then led the troops straight to Coal Port. At this time, the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing were still heard from all walks of life in the city. Remember everywhere.
It was already 5:05 when we arrived at Coal Port. The sky was slowly getting dark at this time, and the number of Japanese aircraft sorties was also much less. Because Song Xilian's 36th Division was on guard along the road, the order at this time was Fortunately, no trace of the defeated troops was found along the road.
At this time, there was no one in the coal port. Only the mountains of coal were too late to be transported away. When I walked into the coal port, I found two double-decker small steamers waiting quietly in the ship port. There were two small steamers next to them. More than a hundred small ferries are already controlled by about two companies of officers and soldiers. They are troops directly under the commander's department, which can be determined from the cuffs they wear.
"The troops in front, we are the troops directly under the First Regiment of the Third War Zone. We are now crossing the river under the order of the Chief's Department. This is the order of Chief Tang." Zhang Tianhai is the military chief of the Zhiyi Regiment, a diplomat. Naturally, he was given the task, and the others were not qualified either.
The troops guarding the Coal Harbor Ferry saw that the person coming was a colonel and they also had the same cuffs on their arms, so they were not embarrassed. After reading Commander Tang's order, they started to let them go.
The two small steamers are packed with a capacity of about seven to eight hundred people each, plus the two hundred or so small ferries, each of which can hold about 5-6 people, and can basically carry a whole person at a time The main force of the regiment has also been transported, but many firearms cannot be moved, so Zhang Tianhai immediately divided into two groups and went over. The first and second battalions, as well as the regiment headquarters agencies, directly affiliated units and the machine gun companies of each battalion were directly in the first group. To transport across the river, if there is a free ferry position, let the officers and soldiers of the third battalion go up and try to transport the absolute main force of the first regiment across the river during the first crossing!
According to Zhang Tianhai's arrangement, he stayed behind with the regiment's special agent company until all the officers and soldiers of the fourth battalion had boarded the boat.
Yes, it seems that the Zhiyi Regiment only has more than 3,000 people on its books. The baggage company, mortar company, and regiment's small artillery company, plus the machine gun companies of each battalion, the weapons and equipment of these troops occupy a very large area. Many.
As for those small ferries, they can only be fully occupied, and that is calculated as if they are full of six people. After all, in the current situation, even if they are squeezed, one more person will pass, one more person will survive.
"Old Zhang, how do we arrange this?" Guo Qiliang asked. After all, it was Zhang Tianhai who went to the meeting. Only the latter knew how to arrange the specific details.
Zhang Tianhai gritted his teeth and said: "Detain all the machine gun companies of the four battalions of the regiment, and board the steamer on the right with the baggage company, small artillery company, mortar company, and communication company! The first battalion and The various offices of the regiment boarded the steamer on the left. The officers and soldiers of the second and third battalions took the ferry. Each ferry took six people to see if it could be full. The officers and soldiers of the fourth battalion and I and the special agent company followed the next one. Once the ship has passed, just follow this instructions. Once you get over there, the troops will be under your command. If something happens here, you will have full command of the troops! If the chief of the General Department has not reached the other side before dawn, you Just drive straight to Xuzhou, I will come to Xuzhou to find you."
Listening to Zhang Tianhai's words, Guo Qiliang always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it, so he thought for a while and said: "Old Zhang, you are the regiment leader. Our regiment can do without me as the chief of staff, but it cannot be without me." You are the commander of the regiment."
Zhang Tianhai patted Guo Qiliang on the shoulder and said seriously: "Don't say so much. Brother Qiliang, your talent is no less than mine, so don't be humble anymore. As the leader of the regiment, Yu Lin absolutely cannot do it without the mission." Before you finish, leave here. When the Fourth Battalion passes, I will go find you. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly now, and my ability to capture fighter planes is much better than yours. Besides, when I am not at the regiment headquarters, don’t you also Are the troops commanded well? Execute the orders!"
After hearing what Zhang Tianhai said, Guo Qiliang could not refute, so he could only shake his head helplessly, and then commanded the troops to board the ship with Zhang Tianhai.
But what Guo Qiliang never expected was that Zhang Tianhai, an old Huangpu classmate who had known him for many years as a work partner and revolutionary comrade, deceived him.
Fortunately, the Zhiyi Regiment was mostly composed of veterans. With the joint efforts of Zhang Tianhai and Guo Qiliang, the progress in these days was not very fast. They only had five minutes to complete the formation adjustment of the entire regiment, and then began to move forward in an orderly manner. boarding order.
Just as Zhang Tianhai expected, the troops directly under the regiment, plus the machine gun batteries of each battalion, just filled up the other ferry except for the first battalion and the personnel directly under the regiment, and the first battalion again In addition, the staff of the agency directly under the regiment headquarters can just fill the ferry on the left. Don't forget, this agency directly under the regiment headquarters also includes a military police company...
Just as the first regiment directly under Zhang Tianhai began to board the ship, the two units of the Guangdong Army - Ye Zhao's 66th Army and Deng Longguang's 83rd Army also began their retreat sequence.
Ma Weilong's Third Brigade of the Teaching Corps saw the Sixty-sixth Army neatly exiting the Taiping Gate and then headed northeast. When asked where they were going, they refused to reply, so the soldiers of the Third Brigade of the Teaching Corps did not know this either. Where did the Guangdong team go?
After learning about this situation, Ma Weilong, commander of the Third Brigade of the Teaching Corps, immediately sent a liaison officer to the 261st Brigade Headquarters of the 87th Division, which was stationed at friendly forces, to report to Chen Yiding, then deputy division commander and commander of the 261st Brigade. informed of this situation.
At the same time, the Third Brigade of the Teaching Corps also approached the railway on the left under the command of brigade commander Ma Weilong.
At this time, most of the officers and soldiers of the 87th Division have not received the retreat order from the garrison commander's headquarters! What's the reason? The reason is that the corps commanders and division commanders who went to the meeting ran away as soon as the meeting ended, leaving one or two people behind to inform each brigade of the retreat. It was too late to elaborate on how to retreat.
As for the two troops from Guangdong, why did the senior officers go to the military headquarters to issue orders before retreating? It's very simple. For Ye Zhao and Deng Longguang, these tens of thousands of Guangdong soldiers were brought over from their hometown. If they just ran away, how would they face the Guangdong elders? And as for the commanders of some troops...hehe...
Soon, under the command of these irresponsible senior officers, many troops began to retreat without knowing why, especially towards Yijiangmen and Xiaguan.
Fortunately, the 36th Division's headquarters provided the last layer of insurance here. They fired directly to sweep back these defeated troops. There were angry curses and advocates of war with the 36th Division stationed at Yijiangmen. His voice became louder, but he didn't dare to take the first step. After all, the saying "a gun shoots the first bird" is never a groundless statement.
However, the situation in Yijiangmen did not last long. When Du Yuming's armored corps retreated, the situation reversed instantly...
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