Nanjing City.

The second regiment of the Purple Mountain is stationed.

Since that meeting on the train, Sun Yumin has become a celebrity in the whole group. From the second regiment to the regimental headquarters to the cooking squad man, everyone looked at him with respect, and many people were naked envious.

Sun Yumin didn't have the time to manage other people's opinions and statements, and a lot of things in the second camp were spread on him, which made him physically and mentally exhausted.

In the first two days, nearly 700 new soldiers from the rear came to the second battalion, and Sun Yumin could not let the second and third companies be all newcomers, so he scattered all the remaining 142 people in the 123rd company and distributed them evenly.

According to Sun Yumin's arrangement, the second battalion was organized into four infantry companies and one battalion headquarters. The battalion headquarters has one guard platoon: 11 members of the first guard squad, 13 members of the second scout squad, and 25 platoon commanders. In addition, it has jurisdiction over one machine gun platoon: 13 people in the third class of small artillery (including 6 machine guns), 14 people in the fourth class of mortars (6 mortars), 13 people in the fifth class of machine guns, plus 42 platoon commanders and deputy platoon commanders. In addition, the battalion headquarters has two hygienists, two communicators, one division commander, eight cooking squads, and a total of 81 people in the battalion commander, including secretary Qian Jin, battalion commander Sun Yumin, and deputy battalion commander Zhou Hainan. Each company consists of four platoons, each platoon has four squads, each squad has 11 people, plus the communicator, platoon commander, and deputy company commander, a total of 183 people. Liu Wenzhi, the commander of the first company, Zhang Xiaohu, the commander of the second company, Li Tiedan, the commander of the third company, and Zhou Hong, the commander of the fourth company. The total number of the battalion was 815.

In the past two days, all the weapons and equipment allocated by the Ministry of National Defense have been distributed. The original equipment of the companies of the second battalion was not outside, and an entire battalion of equipment was redistributed, ranging from heavy machine guns and mortars to socks and water bottles, all equipped with German-style equipment. The rifle is a 7.92 mm medium formal rifle, the light machine gun is an imitation of the Czech ZB26 light machine gun, the heavy machine gun is the Maxim 24 water-cooled heavy machine gun, and the pistol is a 7.63 mm Mauser 1932 fully automatic pistol, commonly known as a barge gun or box gun. There are also six Type 20 82-mm mortars (imitation of the French Bronde 81-mm mortar) and six 20-mm Soros machine guns.

Sun Yumin hadn't slept well since he settled in the camp, and by the time he had put up the shelves of the second camp, it was already November 23. Sun Yumin knew in his heart that the Japanese army was about to attack Nanjing in less than half a month, but many troops on the Nationalist side had not yet arrived, let alone preparations such as fortifications.

Sun Yumin was impatient, but he was soft-spoken, and no one in the high-ranking members of the national army at the garrison headquarters cared about the opinion of a small major acting battalion commander.

Sun Yumin had already seen it, and the only thought in his heart was how to fight this battle, how to make his brothers sacrifice less, and how he could take them out of this Shura field alive.

In the evening, Sun Yumin organized a meeting of all the officers above the platoon level in the battalion.

Zhou Hainan, deputy battalion commander, and the commanders of the third and fourth companies were all newly recruited Hunan army officers, which was very good news for Sun Yumin. He himself is from Hunan, Liu Wenzhi and Zhang Xiaohu are from Xiangyin and Nanxian. Most of the new soldiers who came in were also from Hunan, which made Sun Yumin's work very good.

At the meeting, Sun Yumin first introduced himself, and then asked Zhou Hainan and the four company commanders to make introductions one after another, and the theme of the meeting began.

Sun Yumin said: "You are well aware of the situation facing Nanjing, and a big war is coming. For the sake of the more than 800 brothers of the 2nd Battalion, and for the sake of this great battle in front of me, I hereby state three points. ”

Sun Yumin paused, stared at Zhou Hainan and the third and fourth company commanders, and continued: "First, my troops must unconditionally obey my orders. Secondly, anyone who wants to move troops must obtain my consent, and in case of emergency, if I am not available, I must obtain permission from the deputy of the battalion. Thirdly, if my order conflicts with the order of the Theater Commander's Department, my order must prevail. ”

Zhou Hainan, Li Tiedan and Zhou Hong didn't expect Sun Yumin to do this, they looked at each other, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

"I will not explain it now, but when this terrible battle is over, you will understand my good intentions. If anyone can't do these three things, they can be transferred out of the second battalion immediately, and Sun will not stop him. Seeing that the three of them were still silent, Sun Yumin continued: "If Sun is unfortunately killed in this battle, then Deputy Zhou Ying, you must take the second battalion out." If both of you and I are killed, then the four of you will have to work together to protect the second battalion. Even if only one person survives, the fire in the second battalion cannot be extinguished. Did you hear that?! ”

Liu Wenzhi and Zhang Xiaohu came down from the Songhu battlefield with Sun Yumin, and they had already lived and died together, and they had no slightest doubt about Sun Yumin's command, and they were his followers of the dead heart. The two immediately stood up and replied, "Yes!" ”

Zhou Hainan and the other three have never been on the battlefield, and when they occasionally fight, they are all suppressing bandits, grabbing territory from each other. For them, on the battlefield is just two people climbing on the ground and putting their guns down, shouting, and then one side surrenders and the battle ends. To be precise, they have not experienced the cruelty of war, they have not experienced the baptism of blood, and they have no idea the ferocity of the Japanese army, let alone the advanced equipment of the Japanese army and the quality of individual soldiers.

Zhou Hainan opened his mouth and asked: "Yingza, is the little devil really that difficult to beat?" ”

"What do you say?" Sun Yumin asked rhetorically. "If it is not powerful, can the 400,000 national troops be repelled from the Songhu battlefield? If it's not difficult to fight, Shanghai has been fighting for two months but still lost? ”

“……”

"The three companies of the second battalion before the reorganization had 600 people, and more than 300 people were killed in five minutes on the octagonal bridge position. In the near future, all of you here will experience it for yourself! ”

"Let me ask again, can you do what you just said?"

"Yes." Zhou Hainan and the three also replied.

"Good. I hope you can do what you say, and if you disobey orders on the battlefield, don't blame me for being ruthless. ”

Looking at the god-like Sun Yumin, listening to his cold words, coupled with the long scar on his hideous face that crossed the entire left side of his face, he couldn't help but feel chills in his heart and shiver.

The platoon commanders who had been promoted by the veterans who had experienced the battle of the Octagonal Bridge knew that Sun Yumin was a person with real knowledge and loyalty to his subordinates, and everyone sat up straight and listened very carefully. The platoon commanders of the newly recruited Hunan Army felt extremely frightened, and most of them were panicked and uneasy, and they couldn't figure out what kind of person this battalion commander was.

Sun Yumin asked Qian Jin, the secretary general, "Has the ocean allocated by the regiment arrived?" ”

Qian Jin was the secretary of the previous company, and Sun Yumin was promoted, so he would naturally take his former subordinates with him. He replied, "I have already received it, but I have only received sixty percent of the total, that is to say, only more than four thousand oceans." The pensions of the brothers who died in the battle were not paid, and only useless notes were given. ”

Sun Yumin frowned, and said hatefully: "These livestock, even if they take food from everyone's mouth, and the brothers dare to take the money for their lives, they are not afraid of retribution." ”

"It's okay this time, only forty percent of the total number of military rings I received before." Qian Jin replied.

Sun Yumin frowned, was silent for a while, and said to Qian Jin: "From tomorrow onwards, I will add food to the brothers and spend all the cash in my hand." The food standard is that breakfast must be fine grains, Chinese food must see meat, and dinner must be eaten every day. In addition, buy some liquor to satisfy everyone's cravings. ”

As soon as they heard that there was more food and wine to drink, the officers sitting below were all dumbfounded when they heard this, and Deputy Zhou Ying said next to him: "Yingzuo, this money is not made." Besides, after spending the money, you can't live the rest of your life? ”

"I didn't think about the future!" Sun Yumin said to Qian Jin again: "Take out the five hundred oceans that were awarded to the first company last time, plus the little money left from before, and give a sound to the brothers of the whole battalion tomorrow." According to the standard of two soldiers, three for squad leaders, four for platoon commanders, and five for company commanders! ”

"Yes!"

Hearing Sun Yumin say that there was still a sound, the officers below immediately couldn't sit still. All of them were beaming and elated. In particular, the Hunan officers and soldiers who have been supplemented have long forgotten that there is such a thing as a sound. So everyone felt that this scarface didn't seem to be so difficult to deal with, at least they regarded the brothers below as human beings.

Everyone was still happy, but they heard Sun Yumin's voice again.

"Tomorrow is a holiday, after six o'clock in the morning, each company organizes its own morning run, a distance of ten kilometers, and the battalion headquarters organizes a unified meal at eight o'clock. Training began at nine o'clock, three hours of military posture and queue. At 12 o'clock, the camp headquarters organized a unified meal. I took a break for an hour and a half at noon, and I trained at two o'clock in the afternoon, and the training content was set by me. The dinner will start at half past six in the evening, and you can drink alcohol, and the amount is determined by each platoon leader. Seeing that everyone below listened very carefully, their attitudes changed, and they said with a smile: "You can get drunk, but I and the deputy committee of the Zhou camp will conduct random inspections from time to time, or I will organize a run when I am happy, and I can't pull the company's platoon, so you have to be careful, I promise that the next days will make your life refreshing." ”

"Don't worry, camp. If you hear the news of the sound and food, the bunnies below must be very happy. Not to mention training, even if they are pulled to the battlefield immediately, it is estimated that few will frown. Someone replied with a loud voice.

"Camp, according to your orders, the cooking team is not manpowered." Qian Jin said.

"It's easy to do, starting tomorrow, each row will take turns to help the cook, starting from a row and going down. Tomorrow, the first row will help the cook, and the second row will be responsible for assisting the secretary to make a sound. ”

"Yes!" The two officers stood up and replied particularly loudly.

Sun Yumin turned his head and asked Zhou Hainan: "Do you have anything to say?" ”

Zhou Hainan glanced at the four company commanders, and all four of them shook their heads, so they waved their hands and said, "The secretary general and several company commanders will stay, and the others will be disbanded." ”

Sun Yumin didn't know what Zhou Hainan was going to do, so he had doubts in his heart, but he didn't show it, pulled over a stool, and sat down with a golden knife.

After Zhou Hainan waited for everyone to leave, he closed the door, walked to Sun Yumin's side and asked, "Yingzao, did you receive any wind?" Otherwise, such a decision would have been made suddenly. ”

Of course, Sun Yumin will not tell them why.

Because only he knows the fate of these people, but even if he knows that his people will become dust on the battlefield, he can't take them away from here.

Did he flee the battlefield for the lives of these 800 men? Is it just to abandon the defensive line and put the friendly forces to death? Will you just open the door and let the invaders drive in, occupy my territory, deceive my people, and insult my sisters?

Sun Yumin couldn't do it, and Li Wei, who was attached to him, couldn't do it.

He can only do his best to let everyone eat and drink well before they go on the road. Even if he is about to be destroyed, Sun Yumin will take everyone to walk with their heads held high and majestic.

Zhou Hainan saw that Sun Yumin was silent, and said: "Yingza, we can all see that you are a good person. I hope you'll tell us the truth so that we can be prepared. We are not afraid of death, even if we die, we want to be a clear ghost. ”

"Yes, Camp!" Li Tiedan and Zhou Hong also agreed.

Sun Yumin sighed: "The information has been received from above, the Japanese high-level is preparing to attack Nanjing, and the vanguard has set off. After the mobilization of the Japanese army, the next step is a large-scale siege. ”

"When will the war break out?"

"It won't be more than the middle of next month, it should be on the 5th and 6th."

"What will it look like?"

"I don't know about this, but I can guarantee that it will never be inferior to the Songhu battlefield, it will only be more cruel!"

Everyone fell silent, and after a while, Zhou Hainan said again: "It's all a shoulder and a head, I don't believe how capable the little devil is." Even if he dies, Lao Tzu will drag a few cushions. ”

"As long as you can strictly implement the battalion commander's orders, you will definitely kill no less little Japan." Zhang Xiaohu said.

"At the Octagonal Bridge, the battalion commander led our company of remnants to defeat more than two squadrons of the Japanese army. , more than 1,000 people. ”

Zhou Hainan had heard of Sun Yumin's name before he was transferred, and knew that he was quite famous in the Second Regiment. But he still didn't see where he was powerful, and thought that the people of the second regiment had deified him a little. In addition, these Hunan army officers have not yet seen what a real battlefield is, and they are a little arrogant, feeling that these veterans who have experienced life and death are too long for the morale of the Japanese army to destroy their prestige.

Liu Wenzhi looked at Zhou Hainan's demeanor and knew that this person was a little arrogant, and he couldn't believe anything he said to him at this moment, so he said, "Does Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou have any other instructions?" If not, we'll go back first. ”

Zhou Hainan shook his head and signaled that it was gone.

A few people were about to leave, but Sun Yumin said, "Wait a while, I still have something to do." Then he said: "Xiaohu went to guard the outside and didn't let anyone approach. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaohu smashed out the shell gun, pushed open the door and walked out, stood still in front of the door and turned around to close the door.

As soon as Zhang Xiaohu closed the door, Sun Yumin asked Qian Jin: "How many guns are left in the camp that have not been issued?" ”

Qian Jin took out a small notebook from his body, flipped through a few pages, and read: "There are one hundred and forty-one Chinese rifles, including sixty-two new guns and seventy-nine old guns. Nineteen Czech-style, all old. There are six Maxim heavy machine guns, all of which are also old. Grenades and rifle cartridges were not counted this time, and there were still 37 boxes left in the past, with more than 80,000 rifle rounds. ”

Sun Yumin thought for a moment when he heard this, and then asked: "Can you find a way to exchange for a batch of current oceans or gold bars?" ”

"This batch of ammunition is not a small amount, plus it is German equipment, it may not be easy to find buyers!" Qian Jin replied.

Zhou Hainan and the three of them were shocked when they heard this, and they were all dumbfounded, where did they think that Sun Yumin was so bold that he dared to sell arms privately.

Zhou Hainan hurriedly stopped: "Yingzao, this is a headless thing, can't we do it?" ”

"Do you think I'm afraid of losing my head?" Sun Yumin laughed. "What is the point of this bit of weaponry that I struck? Some of the big officials on it sold their weapons in groups and brigades. As long as people give money, brand-new cannons can report war damage, and my sesame seeds can get into anyone's eyes. ”

Then he said: "We are the descendants of the chairman of the committee, but even so, there are still people who dare to deduct our military sound, if it is not for the urgency of the war, how many of these new weapons and equipment can reach us?" At least we won't see those mortars and machine guns. ”

"We have more than 800 mouths in our hands, and most of these 800 mouths are the pillars of a family, in other words, the heaven and earth of 800 families. If one day the sky and the earth of these 800 families collapse, how will these 800 families live in the future? Sun Yumin's heart was full of sentimentality, and tears were about to ooze from his eyes.

"As their commanders, they entrust us with their lives, can you and I bear to see people shed blood and let their families shed tears?"

"But you and I are also big soldiers, if you want money, you have no money, you have no power, only this little guy in your hand can exchange some money, what do you say I can do?"