Wang Lao Mao had a bad feeling at this moment, but what else could they do except turn around and face the chief's questioning?
So they all turned around and saw a group of officers standing in front of them.
The higher the rank, the easier it is for an officer to be recognized. This is just like the cold weapon era, when the general stood in the middle and the lieutenants lined up on both sides to note the stars.
Wang Laomao saw that the officer standing in the middle was about the same age as himself and about the same height as himself, but thinner than himself.
But the problem is that the aura of a soldier standing next to a military commander who looks similar to him is absolutely different.
The leader was looking at their group of people with a long-standing superior look.
Wang Lao Mao's mind was racing, but he couldn't think of a good way. He was surprised how people knew that these people like him were not from the 67th Army.
And then he thought that maybe the equipment of his people was a bit different compared to other Northeastern troops.
In fact, this was exactly the case. Mr. Wang was secretly observing the teacher opposite him, and why weren't they looking at them?
In the eyes of this division commander, Shang Zhen and the others are really different from the general Northeast Army!
A platoon of more than thirty people basically has one box cannon per person. The box cannon has become standard equipment, as if the box cannon is just a self-defense weapon.
In addition to the box bag in each hand, half of the people had flower weapons, and the rest had both rifles and machine guns, and even Japanese grenade launchers. However, the rifles were longer than all the rifles of the Northeast Army. So It is the Japanese Type 38 rifle.
But these are not the most conspicuous things. The most conspicuous ones are Shang Zhen and others. Each of them has 3 to 4 Japanese grenades on their bodies.
The Japanese grenades and the wooden handle grenades used by the Chinese army have their own advantages and disadvantages on the battlefield.
Generally speaking, the explosive power of Japanese grenades is stronger, but the wooden handle grenades are thrown farther.
At this time, those grenades were dangling on Shang Zhen's shoulders or waists, as if they were medals they received when they defeated the Japanese invaders.
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for them not to attract attention!
"Reply! I have a question for you!" At this time, another officer, probably the division commander's adjutant, asked displeasedly when he saw that no one in Shang Zhen's group said a word.
"Sir, we are here to join the 108th Division." Shang Zhen stood at attention with his chest raised and did not salute.
"I don't care which division you are here to join, why don't you salute the commander when you see him?" the adjutant asked coldly.
"Sir, we are now on the battlefield. For the sake of your safety, military salute is not appropriate!" Shang Zhen replied.
He answered neither quickly nor slowly.
In fact, Shang Zhen also considered how to answer the other party's questions.
He could only say that it was inappropriate to salute an officer but did not say why.
As for the reason, it was not because they were afraid of exposing the officer's identity. If the Japanese soldiers hiding in the dark saw him, the officer might be shot coldly.
But can such words be said in public? As a soldier, if you dare to speak like this, you are likely to be reprimanded by some officers who do not understand the reason.
People say that the chief is not afraid of death, or do you think the brothers around us are freeloaders? If that were the case, wouldn't Shang Zhen's face be made fun of?
But fortunately at this time, it was obvious that the adjutant was not a mediocre person, and he still heard the subtext in Shang Zhen's words.
He no longer bothered about the issue of military salutes, but then asked angrily: "Which department do you belong to? This is the mayor of our 108th Division, Commander Chang!"
Oh, it turns out this is Teacher Chang Enchang.
Shang Zhen quickly took out an envelope from his coat pocket and handed it over with both hands. The envelope contained the recommendation letter written by Lu Cao to them.
The adjutant glanced at Shang Zhen in confusion and took the envelope. He opened the envelope and handed the letter to Chang En without reading the content.
Shang Zhen and all of them focused their attention on Chang En's face. They were very concerned about Chang En's reaction, because Chang En's decision after reading the letter would determine their fate.
Chang En finished reading the letter without any expression on his face.
When ancient officials tried to figure out the emperor's thoughts, they often used four words: "The power of heaven is unpredictable", and the same goes for hurting them.
But who knows what Chang En thinks?
On the occasion of this war, a mayor had many things to consider. Perhaps he didn't take Shang Ren and the others to heart when he came back. He just handed the letter back to Shang Zhen and said casually: " Follow me!"
Naturally, Shang Zhen still stood at attention with his chest raised and said "yes", but at the same time, he might as well go out and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Look, Chang Wei asked them to serve as guards for him.
Chang En's arrangement is undoubtedly the best outcome for the businessmen and others.
In any case, if you follow the leader of the first division, you won't have many opportunities to go to the front line, and the chance of death will naturally be much smaller.
For people like Yu Shangzhen, they are not afraid of death at all.
They were afraid of death and did not want to be killed by Japanese artillery fire while holding their positions.
They are not afraid of death. They prefer to fight the Japanese army in their own way so that they can kill more Japanese soldiers. In the process, if they die in battle, they can only accept their fate!
Shang and the others followed Chang En, and finally they came to the division command post.
Naturally, they had no right to follow the command post, but at this time a young officer said to Shang Zhen and the others: "Follow me!"
Since everyone was from the Northeast Army, Shang Zhen and the others quickly became familiar with the officer.
The officer's name was Lei Liang, Chang En's guard company commander.
Yesterday, Wen Changqing led his troops, the vanguard of the 67th Army, to Songjiang County as quickly as possible, and then Shang Zhen and the others arrived.
Wen Changqing took them as members of the 67th Army and led them directly to the north bank of the Huangpu River to block the Japanese troops who were about to cross the river.
So Shang Zhen and the others actually passed through the city and went straight to the front line. Only then did Shang Zhen and the others have a deeper understanding of the entire battle situation in Songjiang County and even the Songhu battlefield.
The Chinese army on the Songhu battlefield retreated hastily.
It has to be said that there is a serious problem with someone's command in this matter.
He first did not allow the troops to retreat.
However, due to heavy losses, some of the Chinese troops on all fronts were unable to withstand the Japanese attack and began to retreat first, which resulted in a chaotic retreat.
However, at this time, in order to show off to the "League of Nations", he still did not allow retreat. When he later discovered that the Japanese troops could no longer hold out after landing at Jinshanwei, he issued an order to retreat.
This order came so suddenly that the Chinese military units were not prepared to retreat in advance, thus deepening the chaos of the retreat.
It was under this situation that the 67th Army received an order from the group army to intercept the Japanese army and cover the retreat of the large forces.
At that time, the defense force of Songjiang County only included the 43rd Army and a local security brigade.
It sounds exciting to hear that there is an army in a county, but the reality is depressing.
The 43rd Army was a team of the Sichuan Army. It had suffered heavy losses on the Songhu battlefield, so much so that when they received the order to assist in the defense of Songjiang County, the army commander's men could only scrape together a few soldiers. Hundreds of people.
As for the security brigade, you can tell from the name that it is even worse. Their guns are all old, and even the grenades they use are not even comparable to the standard grenades of the Chinese army. They are all homemade.
But just one like this. The team did not flee like other Chinese troops, but instead stood firm in Songjiang County.
Although the 67th Army arrived in time and did not start a battle with the Japanese army, their courage to never retreat has already defeated many Chinese armies.
