Chapter Eighty-Three: Stubbornness
Xiao Jian came to the door of Tang Shengzhi's office and stood straight.
"Report, Xiao Jian is here to report!"
"Come in!"
Tang Shengzhi faced the military map while sucking, thinking hard about military strategies. Fine beads of sweat oozed from the emaciated pale horse's face. In the face of the fierce sea, land, air and Japanese forces, he could not come up with a complete set of response plans except for despair. During the Northern Expedition, Tang Shengzhi used to be a fierce general, relying on his wisdom and bravery, on the way to the crusade against the Northern Valve, he passed all the way through the hurdles and slashed the generals like a bamboo, and the warlords from all walks of life lost their armor and fled for their lives. At that time, he had only tens of thousands of troops at hand. But now, hundreds of thousands of troops are in their own hands, but they can't be put away, and there is always something uneasy. Nanjing City is like a big iron pot, as long as there is a hole, the whole iron pot will be broken, and the iron pot is a piece of scrap iron. The Japanese army divided into five routes and approached Nanjing. Every devil is fierce and unusually well-armed. The rumbling guns of the Japanese army could already be heard in Nanjing. The Japanese army was like a bamboo, and the demon Matsui Shigen, the victorious division of the Battle of Songhu, was invincible. He wanted to surprise the Japanese army command and the whole world, and he wanted to personally lead his troops to plant the sun flag at the head of Nanjing, the capital of the enemy country, and at that time, he would rewrite the history of Japan.
Tang Shengzhi thought that once the Japanese army attacked the city, there were 700,000 residents and 150,000 defenders in the city, and he had learned the murderous nature of the Japanese army. If the Japanese army implements the policy of slaughtering the city, he will become a historical sinner. Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on my face. He regretted that he shouldn't have recommended himself in the first place. As long as the devils open any gap in Nanjing, the devils will rush into the city like a tide. At present, the combat units feel that the operational area for which they are responsible is very tight, the quality of the fortifications built is extremely poor, and the fighting quality of the soldiers is poor; although they are enthusiastic, because they have no actual combat experience, there are too few veterans, and their combat strength is very weak. And the devils have undergone harsh devil training, and their combat power is strong. In particular, the troops led by Matsui Ishine were all imitating Hitler's ghostly devilish extreme training, which was even more difficult to deal with. Today, the situation of the Chinese and Japanese armies is that the enemy is strong and we are weak. How long can Nanjing be defended, even he, a fierce general who has fought countless battles, can't say how ugly he is. The fortifications built in Nanjing were able to withstand the attacks of Japanese heavy artillery and tank soldiers. He didn't dare to say in his heart.
Tang Shengzhi was in a bitter thought.
"Report to the Commander! Senior Colonel Xiao Jian was ordered by the chairman of the committee to report for duty. Xiao Jian saw that Tang Shengzhi was engrossed in looking at the military map, so he had to shout again to report for duty.
Tang Shengzhi finally came back to his senses, looked at Xiao Jian, for a while, Tang Shengzhi seemed to have discovered a new continent, slapped his palms, and finally squeezed out a smile on his face: "Yes, the fellow came at the right time!" ”
"Commander, now that the Japanese army has been defeated in the city, has your battle plan been prepared?"
"Stationmaster Long, my good fellow, the chairman has already called me. I have promised the Chairman to send you the best soldiers. Go and complete the task given to you by the chairman. If I'm not mistaken, you went to two military schools, one of the central ** and one of the Japanese non-commissioned officer schools. Very good, very good! I also suspect that the chairman gave you a secret mission. I don't want to know. I know that you are an honor student studying in Japan and that you know Japan's tactics well, and I would like to hear your opinion. ”
"I'm here today with one request: change one of your orders at once."
"What order?"
Xiao Jian said coldly: "Immediately retract the order to smash the boats on the river." And more civilian ships should be recruited. Apply to Chairman Chiang for more warships to be placed in Xiaguan. ”
"You came today and want me to be a deserter?"
"Who asked you to be a deserter? Fighting a war is not about feelings, but about military wisdom and strategy. There are advances and retreats, and we should seize the initiative in the military. ”
"It's late." Tang Shengzhi said coldly.
Xiao Jian asked, "Commander Tang, why did you smash the boat crossing the river?" It's a dead move. Do you take into account the path of retreat of the hundreds of thousands of troops? And the lives and deaths of the hundreds of thousands of residents of the city? Why are you giving this stupid order? ”
"Instructor Long, what do you mean? You want me to be a deserter? I said, it is a soldier's duty to defend the homeland and the country! I have decided: live and die with Nanjing! If I don't give this order, the defending troops will not have the will to fight, I will cut off their back road, fight to the death with the little ghosts, and come back to life. Do you know the story of the broken axe and Shen Dan? ”
"Instructor Long, I'm also doing this to motivate Shi San. Do you know the story of the shipwreck? ”
Xiao Jian said coldly: "In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, people everywhere held uprisings one after another to resist the tyrannical rule of the Qin Dynasty. At that time, the 300,000 horses of the Qin State surrounded the giant deer of the Zhao State, and the King of Zhao asked the King of Chu Huai for help overnight. Xiang Yu sent Dangyang Jun and General Pu to lead 20,000 people across the Zhanghe River to rescue Julu. There were only a few small victories in the war, and Chen Yu came to ask for reinforcements.
Xiang Yu led the entire army of 8,000 Jiangdong disciples to cross the Zhanghe River, sank all the boats, smashed all the pots and pans, burned all the barracks, and only brought three days' dry food, so as to express to the soldiers that they must fight to the death, and have no intention of returning.
When the troops arrived at the front, they defeated the Qin army and captured Wang Li. Shima refused to surrender to Chu, ** and died. At this time, the Chu army was the first of the princes, and the princes who came to the rescue of Julu built more than a dozen camps, and none of them dared to send troops to fight.
The soldiers of the Chu army were all ten, and the soldiers were killing the sky, and the princes and soldiers were trembling. After Xiang Yu defeated the Qin army, he summoned the princes and generals, and when they entered the military gate, they all knelt and walked forward on their knees, and no one dared to look up. Since then, Xiang Yu has truly become the general of the princes, and all the princes are subordinate to him. ”
"It seems that my brother has learned well, I just want to learn from Xiang Yu and fight to the death with the Japanese army. Xiang Yu led 8,000 men to defeat the Qin army of hundreds of thousands. I now have 150,000 people in my hands, and the Japanese army only has 200,000, what are you afraid of! ”
"You are not Xiang Yu, and the Japanese army is not the Qin army. Sun Tzu said, know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. I can't imagine you commanding this battle like that. You will be a sinner in history. ”
"Historical sinners? If you say it or not, let history judge! For the sake of the dignity of the country and the nation, I, Tang Shengzhi, should do what a soldier should do. Die without regrets. Kill yourself. Vow to live and die with Nanjing. ”
"Killed? You're kidding hundreds of thousands of lives in the city. It's an asymmetrical battle. Anyone with a little military knowledge knows that Nanjing cannot be defended. If you want to defend it, you must evacuate the inhabitants of the city. In doing so, you have blocked the last chance of survival for the inhabitants of the city. Fellow, do you know what the consequences of doing this will be? ”
"Xiao Jian, the matter has come to this, and now I am the commander-in-chief. All actions are under command.
What you have to do now is become a tinkerer. ”
"Tinker?" Xiao Jian felt foggy. "There's a hole there, and you're there. Your special forces should be like war eagles, where there is danger, you will be there. Once you find that one hole has been torn open by the devils, you and your special combat team must arrive as quickly as possible to repel the devils. Little Japan must not be allowed to set foot in Nanjing! Tang Shengzhi's tone was very unambiguous.
"Okay!" Xiao Jian said lightly. There was no way back for him.
"Okay, I'll give you the fox wolf special combat team of Gui Yongqing's department. Fellow, it was all German-style equipment, and the soldiers were all trained by German instructors with Hitler-style devils. The combat power is very strong! That's the war eagle of our army, and each soldier is one in a thousand. As you know, Gui Yongqing's teaching team is the direct descendant of the chairman, and the special combat team is the chairman's heart. The chairman wanted to make him his own guard. The chairman of the committee wanted to take away this support team, but I kept this tiger and wolf special combat team on the grounds that he was sent to various units as tactical instructors, and now it has really come in handy, and now it has finally come in handy, you must make good use of this unit, he is like a falcon in the blue sky, guarding this piece of the sky in Nanjing. If an enemy comes in there, you will pounce on it and destroy it there. After a pause, Tang Shengzhi said: "Actually, this is also what the chairman meant.
"Commander, what do you want me to do?"
"As the saying goes: when a fellow meets a fellow, there are tears in his eyes. I don't say polite things to my own people. Now the enemy has pounced on Nanking in five large armies. The enemy is attacking fiercely, and once that place is torn open by the devils, it is your responsibility to close the hole. Nanjing is in trouble. That's why I appointed you as the captain of this special combat team, with the rank of colonel. The original captain was changed to vice captain. You falcon personnel are responsible for the military affairs of each unit, and if you find that you have committed treason and violated military discipline, you will be killed!! After Tang Shengzhi finished speaking, he pulled out the Zhongzheng sword on his body and inserted it deeply into the desk in front of him.
"There's one more mission." Tang Shengzhi said: "You have to find a way to get a batch of sniper rifles from the devils." From the Battle of Songhu to the present, the Japanese army has snipers in every wing, and these snipers are extremely harmful to our army, and we must also have our own snipers. You go and think of a way, and I will think of a way. ”
"Commander, when are you going to take over the special operations team of Gui Yongqing's department?"
"Feel free to go, the sooner the better. The captain of the special operations team came out of the German special forces school. They were Hitler's followers, and they were all fierce wolf hunters. Be prepared! ”
"Don't worry! I have the dictate of the chairman! ”
Nanjing has become a city of terror. Like mosquitoes, the planes came in batches, and the heavy artillery of the Japanese army continued to pour them down. The sound of explosions in the city was deafening, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the blood was everywhere, and the citizens in the city were panicked, and Nanjing had become a city of terror.
Zhang Feilili and Yazhi went to kill Tang Jun, but there was no news at all. Xiao Jian was in a hurry. Send Li Wei and Hu to find out the news of Zhang Fei and Gen Yazhi. He and Hu came and went to Gui Yongqing's department to receive his special combat team.
It was December 8, 1937. The Japanese army appointed General Matsui Ishine as the commander of the attack on Nanjing, and had already given a death order to capture Nanjing in early December.
Matsui Ishine is of medium height, his face is like a knife, and his small eyes are clear, ruthless and poisonous. On this day, as if crazy, he waved his saber at his men, "Forward, forward!" Your goal is to attack! Attack! Planted the flag of the Empire of Japan on the head of Minamijo. Capture the city of Nanjing, whoever retreats, military law is engaged. "The Japanese soldiers were all militarist minions, like a pack of hungry wolves, frantically the positions of the national army pounced, killing and wounding one batch after another. Mountains of corpses and a sea of blood, the war has reached a grim moment of life and death.
Gui Yongqing was the "Iron Guard Captain" cultivated by General Kai-shek himself, and his combat effectiveness was very strong, and he was the strongest unit in the entire Nanjing garrison. Chiang Kai-shek was very hesitant about the presence of this force. Due to the tight war, if Chiang Kai-shek pulled this army away, it would cool the hearts of the other defenders of the city. In the end, I stayed. But Chiang Kai-shek was determined to pull away the special combat team of Gui Yongqing's troops, and Tang Shengzhiqiang was left behind. In the end, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to take his wife Song Meiling and quietly take a plane away. In the end, this special combat team was still used to defend facilities such as the Zhongshan Cemetery and important cultural relics in Nanjing. After Japan's surrender, this special combat team lived up to its mission and successfully completed the task of handing over Kai-shek to Xiao Jian.
Since the retreat of the Teaching Corps from Shanghai to Nanjing on November 9, after replenishment, there are still more than 30,000 troops, and they are well-equipped and maintain a strong combat effectiveness.
He accepted the difficult task of defending the Purple Mountain against the frontal enemy.
Gui Yongqing gave a death order: "If you can't hold your position, come and see you." ”
Under the pressure of this death order, the soldiers fought very tenaciously, and the Japanese army lost their troops and did not move forward. Tang Shengzhi was very satisfied with the performance of the teaching team. Special Commendation.
Seeing that the Japanese army could not gnaw on this hard bone, they left a small number of troops to contain the teaching team, which reduced Gui Yongqing's pressure a lot.
Xiao Jian took He Hu to Gui Yongqing's command post, Gui Yongqing saw Xiao Jian, and said lukewarmly: "Instructor Lin, what blew you here, the bullets here don't have long eyes." "Gui Yongqing has always looked down on the idle officers of the army. He is the descendant of Chiang Kai-shek's lineage, Xiao Jian's official is too small, and his attitude is indifferent.
Xiao Jian saw Gui Yongqing's arrogant attitude, knowing that he had a big shelf, and looked down on himself. Xiao Jian said coldly: "Captain Gui, I am here to take over your special combat team on the orders of the commander-in-chief. We hope you will cooperate! ”
"Take over my special operations team?" Gui Yongqing laughed all of a sudden, and said, "In broad daylight, what crazy words!" ”
"Do you want to disobey military orders?" What Xiao Jian despises most is the person who has nothing in his eyes.
"Whose military order am I resisting?" Gui Yongqing didn't expect a school official to speak like this to himself. His face suddenly darkened.
"Orders from Commander-in-Chief Tang and Chairman Chiang." Xiao Jian decided to speak in a showdown.
"Is there a letter from the chairman?" Gui Yongqing attaches great importance to this special combat team, although there are only one hundred and eight members, but Gui Yongqing loves this special combat team as much as he loves his own eyes. In the Battle of Shanghai, he destroyed two command posts of the Japanese army and destroyed an artillery position of the Japanese army. Speaking of his exploits, Gui Yongqing is like a treasure. He is a killer sword by Gui Yongqing's side. Now, it's time for this special combat team to show its talents. Gui Yongqing said that he was unwilling to hand over this mysterious special combat team.
"This is the chairman's decree!" Xiao Jian pulled out the Zhongzheng Sword on his body at once.
"Yes!" Gui Yongqing saw the Zhongzheng Sword in Xiao Jian's hand and stood up straight. At this moment, he had nothing more to say. In fact, before Xiao Jian came, Tang Shengzhi had already called Gui Yongqing. Gui Yongqing wanted to stay with this army, but Tang Shengzhi hung up the phone as soon as he said "carry out the order". This made Gui Yongqing's heart ache. Then, Gui Yongqing had no choice but to inform the special operations captain Ou Long, asking him to prepare to go to a new combat post, but Ou Long said that he was unwilling to leave.
Gui Yongqing finally said, "Obey the order, I hope Instructor Long will treat them well." They are a fierce flock of falcons in our army. Cherish it! ”
"Rest assured, Chief Gui, I will love them as much as you do!"
At this moment, a big man broke into Gui Yongqing's command post and said coldly: "Captain, I haven't passed this level yet."