"Zhang Yulin, I can only help you so far. You guys need to come back soon, otherwise you will be charged with deserting and sent to a military court." Guo Qiliang thought silently in his heart. He was indeed silent and looked calm.
I saw Zheng Man rolling up his sleeves and wiping his tears that had dried up. He steeled himself and said, "Let's go, Chief of Staff, let's go to Xuzhou and wait for him."
Seeing Zheng Man's appearance, Guo Qiliang was finally relieved. If he couldn't take care of Zheng Man at this time, not to mention the question of whether Zhang Yulin could come back alive, even in his own heart. It feels so bad. When my brothers in life and death need help the most, I can't help at all. This feeling is very uncomfortable.
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On the south bank of the Yangtze River, Wei He personally ordered the trumpeter of the special agent company to blow the assembly horn.
A rush of trumpets sounded, and the improvised team of the penetration regiment immediately rehearsed according to the temporarily arranged order.
It has to be said that these temporarily assigned company commanders are quite powerful. After all, they are all officers who graduated from serious military academies and have rich combat experience. Under the shouts of these company commanders, these are originally The veterans' broken troops were quickly formed.
"Ahem." Zhang Tianhai cleared his throat habitually. At this important moment when the battle was about to begin, how could he not give a speech to boost morale? After all, this political and ideological work still needs to be done well, and cannot be taken lightly.
Zhang Tianhai climbed onto the turret of the tank again, and then said loudly: "Brothers, please be quiet!"
As soon as Zhang Tianhai said this, the noisy scene suddenly became quiet. The defeated soldiers all turned their attention to the man who said he would lead them to break out of the Japanese encirclement.
For a moment, the silence here was in sharp contrast to the noise on the river beach.
"Brothers, Nanjing cannot be defended now. The Japanese army has entered Nanjing. We must find a way to survive. Otherwise, when the little devils reach the river, none of us will be able to survive! We must break out and open a bloody path!" I, Zhang Tianhai, am the commander of the first regiment directly under the theater. Originally, the order our regiment received was to clear the way for the officers of the Chief Executive Department and directly affiliated agencies and troops. Even my troops have all crossed the Yangtze River, so there is no I want to ask, why should I stay here?" Zhang Tianhai's voice was as loud as a bell.
Before the people below could answer, he continued: "The Japanese army is raging on our land, and it's time to retreat, but there are still many officers who have no time to inform our officers and soldiers that it's time to retreat. We are all soldiers , are all part of the resistance force. I don’t want to see you die in vain on this chaotic battlefield, so I stayed. Some of you are teaching corps, some are from the 87th Division, and some are from the 87th Division. Those from the 18th Division and the garrison military police regiment, in short, you are all the elite of the national army!"
Zhang Tianhai is laying the groundwork, and he still understands what he wants to express. He must arouse the blood and morale of this group of people!
"You are still strong, great, and are real soldiers! Little Japan was born and raised by his mother, and he has two shoulders and one head. Why should we let them kill? Brothers, pick up your The gun in hand tells me, can we let it be slaughtered?!" Zhang Tianhai seemed to yell with all his strength, his whole face was already red.
"No!" the officers and soldiers below responded in unison.
"Louder, can you act like a man?" Zhang Tianhai roared again.
"cannot!!!"
"cannot!!!"
The sound this time was much louder than the last time. Everyone was shouting. It was a stubborn sound that refused to admit defeat and was not afraid of death. It made the surrounding people look sideways - this army did not look like a mob. This is a roaring army!
Even Liu Ying, the commander of the 108th Brigade who was in charge of commanding the retreat on the dock, felt the unusual atmosphere here.
"Captain Wu, what do you think this Yulin is doing over there?" Liu Ying asked Wu Guangzongdao, the commander of the 215th Regiment beside him.
Wu Guangzong shook his head and said: "Brigade, I don't know about my humble position, but I can tell from my humble position that Zhang Yulin is not an ordinary person. He can create such an effect from a defeated army, if it were us , he may not be able to do it to his level, right?"
"Indeed, Zhang Yulin is a talented person, but if he only leads such a group of defeated troops, he may have a good chance of winning, but if he leads thousands of people, it won't be that easy, right?" General Liu Ying He turned his gaze to the row of common people on the other side, his eyes already filled with concern.
Zhang Tianhai led his special agent company to temporarily form a penetration group by the river. This behavior undoubtedly benefited Liu Ying, the commander of the 36th Division at Hutchison Wharf - at least the dock. The order on the border has been relatively restored, and the boarding speed of the officers and soldiers of the 36th Division has also increased much faster.
Whether from the perspective of being from the Thirty-sixth Division or Zhang Tianhai's behavior, Liu Ying did not want Zhang Tianhai to die in this battle! What's more, Zhang Tianhai shouldn't have appeared here in the first place, right?
Liu Ying asked herself, if she were herself, she might not be able to do what Zhang Tianhai did.
"Prince, are you saying that these common people will become a burden to Commander Zhang?" Wu Guangzong asked in a deep voice, and he also heard Liu Ying's worries.
"Who knows?" Liu Ying said with a wry smile, "Zhang Tianhai has come to prominence since he entered the Songhu battlefield. He took the lead in attacking the Japanese naval headquarters, and later defeated a Japanese regiment. The headquarters also killed two Japanese army captains. He gave people too many surprises. I can’t see through him."
Wu Guangzong gritted his teeth and said to Liu Ying: "Commander, since Commander Zhang is from Huangpu like us and is from the same 36th Division, I would like to help Commander Zhang and the others because of my humble position!"
"Oh? How to help?" Liu Ying asked, then thought for a moment and added: "You can help in time, but you should not go too far. Please note that Zhang Yulin's starting point is good, but he left the army before the battle and disobeyed military orders. You can’t get away with two crimes, and this matter will definitely be mentioned after the war.”
"Brigade, I understand what you mean. We are afraid that we will be involved, right?" Wu Guangzong said, "Brigade, please don't worry. I have sent a company of troops to help. After all, with With the speed we are crossing the river, even if it is daybreak, it is impossible to transport all the troops across the river. Instead of doing this, it is better to send a capable regiment to help Zhang Yulin."
I saw Liu Ying gently stroking the beard under his long face, thinking for a moment and then said: "Okay, in addition to sending an infantry company, send a machine gun company from your unit over!"
Originally, Wu Guangzong was a little worried about transferring a fully armed machine gun battery to Zhang Tianhai's command, but when he thought of the brigade commander's intention, he immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Yes, brigade seat!"
Yes, for the current troops of the 36th Division crossing the river, the first thing to protect is the people and guns, and finally the heavy equipment such as heavy machine guns and mortars. As long as the 36th Division is still there, as long as The master seat is still there, so the lost weapons and equipment will eventually be replenished.
But if the people are gone and the old foundation of the Thirty-sixth Division is gone, then the Thirty-sixth Division is really doomed.
As a qualified commander, Liu Ying naturally knows what is urgent and what is important. Anyway, these heavy weapons are likely to be useless, so why not give Zhang Tianhai a favor? Let him make good use of these troops and carry out breakout battles!
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PS: Update is coming.
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