Chapter Seventy-One: Are You Still Considered Men?
When the sun had set, Hu Biao, who was still in charge of the palace, led a company commanded by Tian Sili and the remaining guards and soldiers to leave Lin Cheng in the afterglow of the setting sun. Before leaving, Hu Biao still asked people to post the last notice.
The content written on the notice is not the anti-Japanese war propaganda slogan imagined by the common people, but a notice advising the people of Lincheng to leave. After reading this notice, many people began to muttered in their hearts, whether to leave for a while.
In the notice, Hu Biao recounted some examples of the brutality of ordinary people since the Japanese invasion. This time, Lincheng was attacked by a sneak attack, and the Japanese troops stationed in Juxian and Lincheng were completely annihilated. Once the main Japanese forces returned, they were bound to retaliate.
Unable to find the Snow Shame Camp that was about to hide, the Japanese encirclement and suppression troops were bound to retaliate against the common people. To prevent this from happening, Hu Biao had to warn the people of the city. As for how to choose, Hu Biao couldn't help it.
At least one thing Hu Biao knew very well that when the human tragedy in Nanjing City was repeated, perhaps the people of the south would really know what a murderous team the Japanese army was. To put it bluntly, it's no different from a bunch of brutes.
Regarding the imminent human tragedy, Hu Biao really wanted to save it. But Hu Biao knows better that in this case, he can't save it at all. As far as the people of Nanking were concerned, they did not believe that the Japanese army would do that.
Uprooted from home, how many of these people living in the capital city are willing to try? In the eyes of many people, the Japanese occupation of Nanjing was nothing more than a change of royal flag in the city.
Walking on the way to Anhua Mountain, Hu Biao still looked at the direction of Nanjing City with a solemn expression, and secretly prayed in his heart: "I have done what I can, and the rest depends on whether the military commander can turn the tide!" ”
But Hu Biao didn't know that after receiving the secret telegram he drafted, Dai Li, who had great power, was very hesitant. Although the corresponding instructions and orders were issued to the Military Command Liaison Office in Nanjing, they still could not prevent the rout.
The so-called 'generals are outside, and the king's orders are not granted', for the many generals stationed in Nanjing at this moment, in the face of Tang Shengzhi's retreat order. The first reaction of these generals was not to become prisoners of the Japanese army.
Once they become prisoners of the Japanese army, then everything they have now is over. Even if a general gave an order to retreat to his troops, they could retreat there, and that unit was responsible for blocking and covering, and there was no corresponding instruction.
It can be said that from the moment the retreat order was issued, the nerve that had been tense among the officers and men on the front line was finally broken. More than 100,000 garrisons of the city, together with some civilians who were about to flee their homes, were crowded together. This kind of retreat can be called hell mode.
And all this, Hu Biao and others, who were forcibly marching, did not know. Dozens of miles of torches illuminated the snow shame camp that was rapidly retreating to Anhua Mountain. Most of the prisoners of war, who knew that they could not be left behind, gritted their teeth and stood firm.
If someone really can't hold on, the company commanders or platoon commanders who lead the team can only helplessly let them stay. By the time Hu Biao led the company to arrive, these soldiers also looked depressed, and felt that their way of life had been cut off again.
Looking at these soldiers who were left behind, Hu Biao asked them to gather together and said, "Don't you feel very frustrated? ”
Such an inquiry once again made these abandoned soldiers full of shame, but Hu Biao ignored them and said: "Now I will ask you a word, do you still want to follow the army?" Or have you decided not to leave? ”
As a result, a soldier soon said: "Sir, we want to go, but we really can't walk!" ”
"Is your leg broken? Or are you already dizzy? What you say about not being able to walk is more just that you feel tired in your heart. Why can't you hold out if other fighters can hold on? Are you worse than them? ”
After a few questions, most of these fighters were red-faced and did not dare to say anything. They all came out of the prisoner of war camp, even if they were not as good as people. But why can't others hold on?
"As your battalion commander, I am responsible for the rear of the palace, and I am also responsible for collecting you people. But I still have to warn you that once I give you up, then you really have to be abandoned here. What will happen, you know?
If we can't reach the scheduled assembly point before dawn, we may be caught up or even discovered by the little devils. You still want to be a captive of the little devils? Touch your crotch, are you still a man?
Second bolt, take off all the things they carry, can this little thing exhaust people? If you feel like you're still a man, grit your teeth and keep up. If you can't keep up, then you continue to rest, and no one cares about you until you sleep! ”
Huang Ershuo, who was by Hu Biao's side, knew that although Hu Biao's words were ugly, he also gave these people a chance. If these stragglers still can't keep up, then such soldiers might as well take this opportunity to go back and be a common man.
Looking at Huang Erzhuan and others who came to get guns and supplies, many soldiers blushed and said, "No, we can carry it ourselves!" ”
"That's it! Don't be pushy! We're the last to go, and if you can't keep up, there's really no one to care about you. If you really want to be caught by the little devils, don't think about it. Hurry up and keep up, don't make the battalion commander angry. ”
Compared with Hu Biao's tone, which is a little mean, Huang Erzhuan and others will not be like this. As fighters, they can understand these stragglers. It's just that the willpower and physical strength are a little worse, but I don't really want to fall behind and become a deserter.
Perhaps stimulated by Hu Biao's words, coupled with Hu Biao's example, a person still walks like a fly with six guns on his back. Those who are battalion commanders can be so persistent, what else can they say when they are soldiers?
Tian Sili, who also carried three guns, wanted to help Hu Biao. But Tian Sili knew very well that he was just as tired as he was forced to march with three rifles on his back. If you increase the weight, he may not be able to hold on.
On the contrary, Hu Biao, as the battalion commander, has been cheering and encouraging the soldiers of the company. One will go forward, the other will stop and wait for the troops behind. Many fighters who felt that they couldn't hold on to it, saw Hu Biao's concerned eyes, and finally gritted their teeth and insisted.
When Xu Sandao led the guard platoon and directly responded to Hu Biao and his party, the second company, which had set off in advance, had also successfully entered the mountain. Seeing that the team was obviously a little elongated, Xu Sandao and the others who came to meet were also surprised.
"Captain, why are there so many people in the company?"
"Those are the fighters who have fallen behind! You guys helped me in the past, and if you can hold on to it until now, they're not bad! ”
The forced march of nearly 100 miles in one night may be nothing to the Eighth Route Army, which is known as an iron footboard. But for these newly liberated prisoners of war, it was indeed a very difficult thing to do.
Fortunately, none of the troops who entered the mountain at the end were left behind. So much so that Xu Mingzhi and others, who were waiting in front of the mountain, also said with admiration when they heard the news: "Battalion commander, this is amazing!" There are so many people, and no one is left behind! ”
"What's the big deal about that? Compared with the Red Army's Long March, people forcibly marched 200 miles in one night. I'm afraid that the road that people walk is not as smooth as ours, right? At the end of the day, it's not enough exercise.
Although the little devil has a car, the little devil marches and fights, and many times he also relies on foot. If you want to win against the little devil, you can't do it without a pair of iron feet! In the future, this kind of long-distance training will be done often if you have the opportunity. ”
In Hu Biao's opinion, marching 100 miles lightly in one night is nothing to show off. Hu Biao, who came from the special operations brigade in later generations, experienced a longer and more brutal long-distance training than this when he first participated in the special forces training.
Fortunately, Hu Biao knew very well that night marches were indeed very rarely organized for many troops in this era. Moreover, the physical fitness of the soldiers of this era is still somewhat deficient compared with the soldiers of the army in later generations.
In the final analysis, if you want to build a truly unbreakable and unbreakable iron army, it also takes time and consumes a lot of materials. In the case of many anti-Japanese war troops, where having enough to eat is a luxury, how can it be possible to conduct high-intensity training?
If you want to carry out high-intensity military training, it must be established when the soldier has sufficient physical reserves. At present, the soldiers of the Snow Shame Camp have been in prison for a long time without exception, and most of them have poor physical fitness.
Even yesterday I had a night off and had a few full meals. It is indeed very difficult to persist until now. After many soldiers enter the mountain, most of them directly find a place to lie down, eager to sleep for a few days and nights.
It's a pity that with the arrival of Hu Biao and a company. The large army rested near the mountain pass, while Hu Biao took several company commanders around the nearby mountains. This mountain will be used as the base of the Snow Shame Camp for a short time.
Since you want to build a base area, you can't get too close to the road. For this reason, it is also very necessary to choose a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and use it as the base of the Snow Shame Camp. Choose a place to live, and the follow-up work can be carried out.
After spending half a day, Hu Biao finally found a valley that was easy to hide and the terrain was dangerous, and used it as a temporary camp for the Snow Shame Camp. Xu Sandao and others, who were in charge of going out to find out the news, also happened to bring back an intelligence that Hu Biao was interested in!