The only advantage of knowing history well is knowing what will happen. Zhang Tianhai remembered that the two Cantonese troops were the most successful in breaking through. In addition, he had participated in the meeting where Tang Shengzhi commanded the retreat, so he knew these two Cantonese troops. Where did they go? The place where they successfully broke through must be a safe zone!
Even if you take a gamble, the odds of winning are definitely much greater.
About five minutes later, Zhang Tianhai checked the time again. It was already close to twelve o'clock at night, and he had to start taking action.
"Commanders of all battalions and tank company commanders gather immediately!" Zhang Tianhai stood on the tank and shouted loudly, his voice even being heard above the noisy crowd.
Soon, the tank company commander Zhao Huzhen, the temporary first battalion commander Wei He, the temporary second battalion commander Zhou Fangjie, the temporary third battalion commander Chen Yuxiong, and the temporary fourth battalion commander Li Zuoliang gathered in front of the tank.
"Brothers and comrades-in-arms, the situation is urgent now. It's close to the twelve o'clock that I planned. In the next time, you must accept my command unconditionally. Can you do it? If you can't do it, Just say something." Looking at the five people in front of him, Zhang Tianhai made his request straight to the point without being verbose.
"Report to the regiment, I have no problem with the first battalion!" Wei He first stepped forward and stood at attention and saluted. As the direct descendant of the regiment leader, he must stand up to support the regiment leader as soon as possible.
Among the five officers present, except for Wei He, the others were all top students from Huangpu. They looked at each other, looked around the crowd, and looked at each other. Finally, Zhou Fangjie stood up and said: "Captain Zhang. , in terms of military rank, you are a colonel; in terms of position, the eldest among us is the battalion commander. No matter from any aspect, it is most appropriate for you to command the penetration regiment. For the time being, the entire second battalion is Absolutely obey Commander Zhang’s command!”
Originally, this temporary team was formed by Zhang Tianhai, and since he also had the highest military rank, these people were originally intended to obey his command. However, when Zhang Tianhai said that he wanted command power, everyone subconsciously He hesitated for a moment.
But when someone decided to go all out and resolutely obey the command, everyone chose to obey Zhang Tianhai's order. After all, is there anyone more qualified to command the battle than Commander Zhang at this time?
Zhang Tianhai nodded and said: "Okay, since everyone is willing to obey my command, Zhang Tianhai, first of all I want to thank you for your trust. I must first state that the main goal of this operation is to break out of the encirclement, but it is also absolutely necessary." We cannot leave behind these ordinary people who are retreating with us. If any of you suspect that I, Zhang Tianhai, am consuming your troops to preserve my strength, you don’t have to think about it."
Zhang Tianhai paused and continued: "I am the commander of the first regiment directly under the theater. I am not afraid to tell you that I also participated in the retreat meeting held a few hours ago. Commander Tang gave me the command of the first regiment. My mission is to cross Jiangbei and clear the way for the officers of the Chief Department and the troops and agencies directly under them. Moreover, the first regiment directly under me has also crossed Jiangbei. It was I who chose to disobey the order and take the commander of my special agent company, who is now Wei He, the temporary commander of the first battalion, and the special agent company stayed behind. The purpose is to rescue you!"
"Captain Zhang, what I am more curious about in this humble position is, sir, why are you so sure that you can rescue us?" Someone finally asked this question. The speaker was Chen Yuxiong, the temporary commander of the third battalion, a major from the 87th Division. battalion commander.
"Just because I have participated in the withdrawal meeting, and I know the latest situation of the current situation in Nanjing. Are these two points enough? I only know that if we are all at this point now and cannot be twisted into a rope, we will all It all has to be played out. And the most important thing is, I don’t want to watch so many of our elite national army disappear in this battle to defend Nanjing!" Zhang Tianhai said coldly, the question asked by Chen Yuxiong was too serious It's time, otherwise if you rely entirely on what you say, your credibility will inevitably be compromised.
"I understand your humble position. Sir, please accept the courtesy of your humble position!" With that, Chen Yuxiong solemnly saluted Zhang Tianhai, and the two officers except Wei He and Zhou Fangjie also followed suit. .
"Okay, let's not hurry up with these nonsense. Now I will announce the battle plan for this march." Zhang Tianhai stood at the rear of the tank, and then took out a folded piece of A4 paper from behind. The size of the map of Nanjing is then spread out and opened.
Taking advantage of the still bright moonlight, Zhang Tianhai and others could barely see the route and text above. He took out a red and blue pen, which he had prepared a long time ago. After all, how could it be possible at this time? Is there a special staff officer to bring him these things?
"Everyone, come here." As he said that, Zhang Tianhai marked a point on the map, "This is the location of Xiaguan Pier where we are now. If we want to break out, we must go around the city wall at night and go around to Tongji Gate, and then wait for an opportunity to break through from Qiqiaoweng to Zhonghe Bridge, and advance towards Chunhua Town. From the gap between the Japanese troops, choose to break out. After breaking through, head towards Lishui County, Langxi County, Shizipu, Retreat along the Ningguo, Qingxi, and Shexian lines. The Japanese army on this line should not be too strong. The 66th Army of the Guangdong Army Ye Zhao retreated from this line."
"In addition, there is another route. After breaking through from Chunhua Town, it is to advance quickly along the Jiangnan Railway, march into the Wuhu area, take advantage of the empty defense of the Japanese troops in Wuhu, and then pass through the Wuhu branch line, and then circle around Make a big circle, and then go to Xuzhou. If there are people who don't want to follow me to Xuzhou, you can leave on your own to find your own troops. Do you understand?" After Zhang Tianhai drew the second branch line with a red line, he raised his head Ask everyone.
"Understood. Just tell me, sir, which route to retreat from, and we will listen to you." Li Zuoliang, the temporary commander of the fourth battalion, said first.
"What about you?" Zhang Tianhai looked at Zhao Huzhen, Zhou Fangjie, and Chen Zixiong. Wei He's opinion could almost be ignored. This guy would unconditionally obey Zhang Tianhai's orders, so he could choose to ignore them.
"Sir, we all listen to you. Since we have agreed to obey your orders, Commander Zhang, we will not do anything regretful." Chen Zixiong expressed his position. He could see that Zhao Huzhen and Zhou Fangjie also meant the same. of.
"Okay, then let's implement the second combat plan. After breaking through the encirclement in Chunhua Town, immediately drive at full speed along the Jiangnan Railway toward Wuhu!" Zhang Tianhai slapped the table and gave the final order.
"Yes! Sir!" Five officers including Wei He, Zhou Fangjie, and Chen Yuxiong responded in unison.
"Wei He, sound the rally call!" Zhang Tianhai ordered loudly.
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But what Zhang Tianhai didn't know was that Guo Qiliang, who had been waiting for a long time on the north bank of the Yangtze River, finally issued a retreat order.
After giving the order to retreat, Guo Qiliang walked to the river and said to Zheng Man, who was squatting by the river: "Director Zheng, let's go. Lao Zhang has his own destiny. We have done everything we can for him. , and it is estimated that the Japanese army will not be able to fight back from the Yangtze River for a while, so our troops can still wait while walking. Let's go, let's follow his instructions and go to Xuzhou to wait for him to come back."
"Chief of Staff Guo, do you think Zhang Yulin... can really come back alive?" Zheng Man stood up. Her eyes were red from crying. She is really not afraid of death. What she is afraid of is this kind of abandonment. Feel.
At this time, Guo Qiliang said: "Don't worry, Lao Zhang has fought so many battles and is still alive. Last time he even brought a Japanese army headquarters, so you can rest assured."
Guo Qiliang's tone was very firm, even though he was unsure in his heart, he couldn't say "Don't wait, that guy may not come back", right?
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