In order to allow Zheng Man to raise her baby safely and securely, Zhang Tianhai took it upon himself to grant her a month's leave, and even transferred a platoon from the secret service company to protect her safety.
Zhang Tianhai has never been the kind of person who doesn't know his priorities, but everyone has selfish motives, and he is no exception. He doesn't want anything to happen to the woman who is following him.
As for Shen Wei, Zhang Tianhai thought for a moment that it might just be an unreliable promise given to others by his ignorance when he was young. Nowadays, he can't find it in the vast sea of people. In this chaotic world, even he can't find it. I don’t know what will happen to me tomorrow, I can only say that I have to cherish the people in front of me.
Zhang Tianhai is not the kind of irresponsible person, so when he learned that Zheng Man was pregnant, instead of trying to escape, he wanted to settle her down and get married.
It can be said that Zhang Tianhai spent most of the day busy with Zheng Man's arrangements. At the same time, the recruitment of troops for the City Defense Headquarters began.
Since this task was handled by deputy team leader Zhou Fangjie, Zhang Tianhai got another chance to be lazy.
During Zheng Man's vacation, Deputy Director Xiong Shaokang was in charge of the Communications Department; in addition, Zhang Tianhai also specially assigned Liu Houming, his adjutant and commander of the special agent company, to be responsible for Zheng Man's security work.
The training of the special agent company is under the responsibility of Qin Tian, the deputy commander of the special agent company, who will serve as the acting company commander until Liu Houming returns to the team.
There is no other reason, just because Liu Houming is alert enough and has good skills.
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At noon that day, a table was set up at the four gates of the east, west, north and south, with a staff officer in charge, followed by a squad of officers and soldiers from the special agent company.
I saw that the table was covered with a white tablecloth. The tablecloth was near the front edge and there was a line of large characters written on it: City Defense Headquarters Recruitment.
After the staff officer took out the thick stack of paper, the officers and soldiers of the secret service company also began to stand up and maintain order. They also placed the "Book of Notice to the People of Lanling" posted on the board.
This "Letter to the People of Lanling" is actually very simple, with only a few pages, and it says -
"I would like to tell the people of Lanling that the situation is very critical now that the bandits are marching southward.
The Japanese invaders were determined to destroy China and massacred 300,000 of our soldiers and civilians in Nanjing. Their methods were extremely cruel and inhumane.
Now, the Japanese forward troops are approaching Mengyin, and Linyi, the important town in southern Shandong, is in crisis of war. I am afraid that the troops of our city defense headquarters alone are not enough to defend Lanling.
The purpose of posting this notice today is actually to recruit soldiers from Lanling to fight against the Japanese invaders, to return China to us, and to return Lanling to a bright and prosperous world.
——Lanling City Defense Headquarters
February 2, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China."
As soon as the notice came out, it immediately attracted countless people to wait and watch, and those who were educated and literate had already begun to read the notice.
After someone read this notice, the crowd was very excited. Some of them had already signed up to join the army on the spot. The registration office was a bustle.
The news that the City Defense Headquarters was recruiting soldiers from Lanling to participate in the defense of Lanling and Lunan spread throughout the ancient city of Lanling like wings. Many villagers who went to the market also hurried back to the countryside to meet with their elders. They talked about these things.
At this time, the population of Lanling County was not large, probably less than 100,000, only about 50,000 to 60,000.
But as soon as the news came out, the four conscription registrations were filled with people and it was very lively.
"Xu Jinghu, from Xujiazhuang, eighteen years old..." The staff member who was marking his name was reading and writing, as if he was afraid of writing the person's address and place of birth wrong. After all, if someone died, a family letter or a pension would have to be given. Go back to the family.
The officers and soldiers sacrificed their lives in tears at the front line until they died, and their families could not get a pension. This is a very sad thing. Therefore, this task is a top priority, but you must not make a mistake.
"Regiment seats, these are quite lively now. It is estimated that they will be full in the next two days." Gu Shi'an, director of the regiment staff department, who was inspecting the city gate situation with Zhang Tianhai, said.
"It's probably going to be soon. You've been working hard these past few days, old classmate." Zhang Tianhai said.
Gu Shi'an shook his head and said: "It's okay, this is a matter of humble duty, not hard work. It's you, our group is slowly starting to have a big business now, and there are really a lot of things for you to worry about. The main force of the Japanese Itagaki Division is approaching Mengyin, and the Battle of Linyi is imminent. It is estimated that our regiment will have to go to the front line before long."
"Now the training within the regiment is almost complete. The next focus is on the construction of the cavalry battalion and the construction of the Lanling City Defense Camp. It can be said that this cavalry battalion was donated to me by the people of Lanling and is directly under the Third War Zone. The first group, so we have to repay this debt." After saying that, Zhang Tianhai looked at Gu Shi'an.
"What do you mean by the group?" Gu Shi'an asked with a frown. He knew that Zhang Tianhai would not bring this up for no reason.
"Our regiment's promise for this cavalry battalion is to train the city defense battalion for the folks in Lanling. However, this city defense battalion has just been formed into an army. If our regiment is rushed to the front line in a hurry. The city defense battalion will The construction will stagnate. I am really worried and want to keep one of the generals to train here." Zhang Tianhai looked at Gu Shi'an and said slowly.
Gu Shi'an naturally understood what Zhang Tianhai meant. The latter wanted him to stay in Lanling to train the city defense camp, but he could not force himself to give the order because he was an old classmate.
Gu Shi'an thought for a while, and it seemed that staying in Lanling was a good choice. After all, staying in Lanling could still command the strength of two battalions, which was better than being the chief of staff at the regiment headquarters.
"Okay, that regiment, I can lead my troops to stay in Lanling. But you have to leave some veterans here for me, otherwise it will be difficult for me to stay here alone, even if I have three heads and six arms. ." Gu Shi'an nodded and smiled, as if he didn't think it was a chore.
"Okay, I will draft a document later and appoint you as the deputy commander of Lanling City Defense. As for the veterans, I will reserve a platoon for you. I will also leave you with the staff officers from the training group. , is this enough?" Obviously, Zhang Tianhai was quite satisfied with this answer, otherwise he really didn't know who would be more suitable to keep.
"That's enough, old classmate. I can't thank you enough for giving me a chance to be my own man this time." Gu Shi'an gave a military salute to express his gratitude.
"No need to thank you. We are all brothers. We fought together from Nanjing and were classmates at the same time. I just hope that if you can be promoted one day, don't forget me as a classmate." Zhang Tianhai said half-heartedly. Jokingly, after all, he is still weak among the Huangpu clan, so it is better to have many friends.
In Zhang Tianhai's view, as the war of resistance goes on, there will be fewer and fewer Huangpu students after the sixth period. Gu Shi'an, who also graduated from the seventh period of Huangpu like him, is also a member of the teaching corps. With his background, it was only a matter of time before he got promoted.
I just hope that we will be friends rather than enemies.
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While Zhang Tianhai and others were still busy expanding their army and preparing for war, Mengyin finally ushered in a formidable enemy.
The 21st Brigade under the Japanese Fifth Division, under the command of the brigade commander Major General Jun Sakamoto, approached Mengyin City...
The clouds of war have once again shrouded Mengyin, and a war has slowly begun...
"Reporting to the division commander, a call came from the north gate. A large number of Japanese troops are approaching, and the artillery positions have been deployed!" A staff officer ran to Ma Fawu's side and reported.
After hearing the news, Ma Fawu took off his military cap, revealed his shining bald head, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the moment of death has arrived, get ready!"
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