On the rooftop of the east building of Sihang Warehouse.
Yan Yan was teaching Gu Qing and Shang Wu: "I will give you the first lesson today, sign language."
"The so-called sign language is to accurately convey the meaning you want to express to your comrades through different gestures, tell your comrades what you want to do, and how to ask your comrades to cooperate with you?"
As he spoke, Yan Yan pointed at himself: "This gesture means me."
Then he pointed at Gu Qing and Gu Qing respectively with his fingers: "This gesture means you."
Then he pointed to his eyes: "This gesture means seeing."
Gu Qing and Shang Wu listened very attentively. Although they still couldn't figure out the exact definition of the special forces, their intuition told them that this should be a very powerful force.
It took almost two hours to strictly explain the most commonly used gestures.
Shang Wu said with a sad face: "Chief of Staff, you have hundreds of gestures. I am stupid and can't remember so many at once."
Yan Yan said: "You don't need to memorize everything at once, take your time, and practice as much as possible when you have nothing to do."
Shang Wu groaned and was about to memorize it, but Gu Qing immediately learned and sold him a set of sign language.
"What?" Shang Wu looked at Gu Qing in confusion, and Gu Qing repeated the sign language just now.
"Oh, oh oh oh." Shang Wu finally woke up from a dream, and immediately responded to Gu Qing with a set of sign language.
Yan Yan left Shang Wu and Gu Qing to practice on the rooftop, while he picked up the FAL rifle and went downstairs.
Arriving at the lobby on the first floor, only Yang Deyu and a dozen motley army veterans were left in the huge hall, collecting pots and other kitchen utensils as well as leftovers.
The sound of reading could be faintly heard from the east building.
That was Wu Jie's literacy class having a literacy class.
Strictly running literacy classes is not just about talking.
"Deputy Commander Xie and the others are all asleep?" Yan Yan asked.
"Sleep." Yang Deyu put down the big iron bucket in his hand and said, "I probably didn't sleep well in the Hebang Building these days."
"It's weird that I can sleep well." Yan Yan said with a sigh, "The water, electricity and heating in Hebang Building were stopped by foreigners, and their equipment including bedding were also confiscated. It's good that they didn't freeze to death."
Although the Sihang Warehouse does not have heating, water or electricity, it still has cotton and cotton cloth.
"The food is not good." Yang Deyu sighed, "What they have been eating these days is like shit."
"It's something that was expected." Yan Yan sighed softly and asked, "Deputy Commander Xie should have already talked to you, right? What does he mean, leave or stay?"
"We talked, but we haven't said whether to leave or stay yet." After a pause, Yang Deyu continued, "But from their tone, I think they still want to leave."
"Really? It seems that he still has feelings for the 88th Division." Yan Jun was thoughtful.
Yang Deyu shook his head and said: "But given the current situation, we can't leave even if we want to."
"That's not necessarily the case." Yan Yan said, "If we really want to break out, there is still a chance to do so, because the main battlefield has been moved to the Caojiadu and Beixinjing areas in the west of Shanghai, while the Jiangwan and Dachang areas that the two sides have repeatedly fought for have been There is no one, so as long as we penetrate Zhabei, we can break through from the direction of Jiangwan and Dachang."
"Is there really a chance to stand out?" Yang Deyu looked at Yan Yan blankly.
"There is definitely an opportunity." Yan Yan said, "The question is whether to break through?"
"Of course I have to break out if I have the chance." A Cantonese accent suddenly sounded behind him.
Looking back, I saw Xie Jinyuan walking from the east building, but he wasn't sleeping either.
Yan Yan said: "Deputy Commander Xie, can I ask you a question?"
"You ask." Xie Jinyuan said with his hands down.
Yang Deyu thoughtfully pulled over a gasoline barrel.
A few more pieces of firewood were added to the gasoline barrel.
The bonfire in the gasoline barrel soon started to rise again.
Yan Yan put his hands into the gasoline barrel to warm himself by the fire, and asked: "Deputy Commander Xie insists on breaking out, is it out of feelings for the 88th Division, or is it out of consideration for the overall situation of the War of Resistance?"
"Is there a difference between the two?" Xie Jinyuan asked with a frown, "Isn't the 88th Division contributing to the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War?"
He said solemnly: "Of course the 88th Division is contributing to the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, but the impact on the overall situation of your 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment returning to the west of Shanghai to build up is completely different from staying in Sihang Warehouse to fight against the Japanese."
Xie Jinyuan frowned. He had never thought about this problem.
Yan Yan then asked: "Then let me ask Deputy Commander Xie another question. Do you think the Battle of Songhu can still be won?"
Xie Jinyuan's expression froze, and after a long while he shook his head and said: "It is impossible to win. We are lucky to have a draw and a stalemate on the three defense lines of Wu Fu, Xicheng and Jiacha."
He sighed solemnly: "Then I regret to tell you now that it is impossible for the Chinese army to form a stalemate with the Japanese army on the three defense lines of Wufu, Xicheng and Jiacha. The next situation must be hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers. The defeat was like a mountain, from Songhu to Jinling, and finally even Jinling was lost."
"Horrifying words! This is absolutely impossible!" Xie Jinyuan's expression changed instantly. "In the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War five years ago, the only participating troops were the 19th Route Army and the Fifth Army. There was no defense line to rely on. How could we fight? The result was a draw, forcing the Japanese army to sign a peace treaty with the government. This time the government invested nearly 100 divisions and more than 700,000 troops, backed by three defense lines. It made no sense but instead led to a huge rout!"
Yan Yan did not argue with Xie Jinyuan, but changed the topic: "Deputy Commander Xie, let me tell you some news. Just yesterday, the 3rd Theater Command Commander's Department issued a withdrawal order to all divisions and brigades participating in the war. The left wing cluster will start from now on." The Jiading and Nanxiang lines withdrew to the Wufu line, the central cluster withdrew from the current Beixinjing and Caojiadu lines to the Xicheng line, and the right-wing cluster withdrew from the current Pudong to the Jiazha line, and then relied on the national defense fortification group to fight with the Japanese army. Protracted resistance.”
Xie Jinyuan looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Where did you know about this military order?"
"You don't need to worry about it." Yan Jun said, "I just want to tell you that this is the case."
Xie Jinyuan nodded and said: "This was also the preset goal of the high command before the war started, which was to attract the Japanese army's main attack direction from North China to East China through a large-scale offensive operation in the Songhu area, and then rely on the three preset defense lines. The fortification group consumed the Japanese army for a long time and finally achieved the purpose of forcing the Japanese army to call a truce and negotiate peace."
"This should be Duke Dan Ning's decision, right? It's indeed a strategic decision."
Yan Yan sighed: "However, the League of Nations is about to meet in Geneva."
Xie Jinyuan said: "What does the League of Nations meeting in Geneva have to do with the outcome of the Songhu War?"
Yan Yan sighed: "Originally it was irrelevant, but a small country made a proposal before the League of Nations meeting to add the Sino-Japanese incident to the agenda of the conference. Wouldn't it be relevant?"
Xie Jinyuan said disapprovingly: "What does it have to do with it?"
"The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will most likely modify the combat order to allow the hundreds of thousands of troops on the Songhu battlefield to hold on for a few more days, waiting for the League of Nations Conference to discuss the Sino-Japanese incident before withdrawing," Yan said harshly.
"Nonsense!" Xie Jinyuan, no matter how well-mannered he is, is still anxious at this moment, "You are slandering, you are slandering! The principal has always been wise, how could he act like this?"
The serious foreshadowing has been going on for so long, and all that is needed is Xie Jinyuan's words, such a child's play!
Unless Xie Jinyuan is completely disappointed with Chairman of the Standing Committee, he and Gu Junying will not stay.
And if the lone battalion is not left behind, Yang Deyu's platoon alone may not be able to sustain the large number of wounded people coming to the team.
At that moment, Yan Jun said again: "Deputy Commander Xie, we only have three or five days left, why not wait for a few days before making a decision? If the situation I mentioned does not occur after three or five days, then I will break out with you, but If unfortunately I am right, Deputy Commander Xie and the more than 300 brothers under your command should stay here instead of breaking out."
After saying this for a moment, Yan Yan said again: "If the situation really develops to that point, even if you break through the encirclement, you will only have more than 300 defeated troops, which will not help. But if you choose to stay in Songhu, you will have It may play a key role on the battlefield behind enemy lines and help the government contain a large number of Japanese troops."
Xie Jinyuan insisted: "In short, the national army will not be defeated. Even if it has to withdraw, it will definitely be an orderly retreat."
Yan Yan shook his head and said, "Deputy Commander Xie, I have no intention of arguing with you, so let's wait and see."
"Okay, let's wait and see." Xie Jinyuan said, "If the situation in three to five days is as you say, then we will choose to stay and continue to fight in Sihang Warehouse!"
