"Traveler!" Zhang Xinghan first saluted Wang Yizhe, and then knelt down to the second elder on the side: "Parents, the unfilial son is lucky not to die, but due to busy military affairs, he failed to report in time, which makes the second elder worried, and I hope to forgive the sin!" ”

"Hurry up." Zhang Yuxi and his wife looked at their son in surprise, and they didn't know what to say for a while, all along, their son was also well-behaved, and he didn't have any outstanding performance, and he could be regarded as a qualified ordinary soldier.

But they never imagined that he, who was not reluctant to speak in peace, could play such a huge role at the time of the national crisis, turning the tide of the tide, helping the building to fall, and making the first contribution to defending the family and country.

After helping Zhang Xinghan up, Zhang Yuxi gave Zhang Xinghan a look and said, "Ruoying has been worried about you all night, and she hasn't rested until now." ”

Zhang Xinghan nodded knowingly and walked towards Wang Ruoying.

"You're stupid." Zhang Xinghan's face was serious, and his eyes revealed a hint of reproach and pity.

"I do." Wang Ruoying held back her tears and pretended to be stubborn.

"Later, you will have to retreat with the brigade, so that I will not worry, so that I can command the battle with all my strength." Zhang Xinghan said ruthlessly.

"I don't!" Wang Ruoying directly refused, and then looked at Zhang Xinghan with tears in her eyes and said word by word: "The king dies for the country, and the concubines follow each other, not to live together, but to die together." ”

Looking at the infatuated woman in front of him, Zhang Xinghan, who has been living in the drunken and charming money society of later generations, is full of infinite emotion.

In this era, as a soldier who lives and dies unpredictably, what more can he ask for if he can get such a confidant?

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Xinghan hugged Wang Ruoying into his arms, and repeated firmly with tears: "Don't seek to live together, but to die together!" ”

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Knowing that there were still many things he needed to do next, Zhang Xinghan took his parents and Wang Ruoying home and waited for him, and he walked into the headquarters with Wang Yizhe, who had something to say.

As soon as he entered the headquarters, Wang Yizhe said to Zhang Xinghan in a serious tone: "Xinghan, I think you should be clear about the current situation, right?" Tieling, Yingkou, Siping and all the important towns along the South Manchurian Railway have fallen into my hands, Changchun is also in danger, Shenyang is now a lonely city, I have contacted the young marshal, the young marshal means to immediately abandon Shenyang, the whole army to withdraw to Jinzhou to standby.

Therefore, don't insist on it, you don't want to be the commander of the city defense of Shenyang City, this is a thankless position at all, if Shenyang is lost, then you are a national sinner, the young marshal will definitely use you as a scapegoat in order to deal with public opinion and give an explanation to the people, and I will not be able to protect you at that time. ”

Zhang Xinghan naturally understood Wang Yizhe's good intentions, and immediately said: "But, Brigade Seat, I just killed Rong Ziheng, so even if I am ordered to withdraw, the young marshal and Chief of Staff Rong will not let me go." ”

"What? You killed Rong Ziheng? Wang Yizhe's face changed dramatically in shock.

"Hmm." Zhang Xinghan nodded seriously.

"Oops!" Wang Yizhe was suddenly annoyed, and said suddenly: "Why do you say that you kid is so confused, why did you kill Rong Ziheng?" Don't you know that his father is Rong Zhen, the chief of staff of my Northeast Army? In addition, he is also the captain of the young marshal's personal guard, think about it, can he be the captain of the young marshal's personal guard, and the relationship with the young marshal can be poor? ”

You are in trouble, you shouldn't have killed Rong Ziheng! He is still the only seedling of the Rong family, and Chief of Staff Rong will definitely not give up. ”

"He disobeyed the military order and escaped without authorization, and I was dealt with in accordance with military law." Zhang Xinghan said disapprerovingly.

"Military law? Military law is to punish those ordinary officers and soldiers who have no background, Rong Ziheng is obviously not among them, and retreat is the meaning of the young marshal, he Rong Ziheng, as the captain of the young marshal's personal guard, commands the guard battalion, whether he retreated on the orders of the young marshal, this is unknown, how can you kill him so hastily? Wang Yizhe asked anxiously with a sweaty face.

"It's just a straw bale, kill it, kill it, the young marshal's guard battalion are all elite and loyal warriors, and give it to this kind of person to command, that is the young marshal has no knowledge of people, and I think it's a pity that such an elite soldier and strong general don't stay in Shenyang and fight to the death with the army, and then retreat to Jinzhou in embarrassment." Zhang Xinghan said this, paused and said to Wang Yizhe with determination: "

In addition to this, there are also a large number of retired servicemen and young adults in Shenyang, as long as we open the warehouse of the Shenyang Arsenal, these people can quickly expand into an army, and as for the officers, there are more than 2,000 students who have not yet graduated from the Northeast Lecture Hall in the Dongda Battalion, and it is completely possible to use them as the backbone to enable the newly formed troops to quickly form combat effectiveness.

And most importantly, we also have the Air Force.

The Kwantung Army, together with their newly formed retired soldiers in the township, had a total strength of only about 20,000 troops, and they attacked in all directions, and their forces were extremely scattered, and the maximum number of troops that could be used to attack Shenyang was 10,000.

As long as we work together to fight to the death, the victory or defeat of Shenyang is not yet known, and once we hold Shenyang, if the young marshal transfers the main force of our Northeast Army out of the pass to the north, and the cavalry of Heiji Province to move quickly to the south, and attacks on both sides, he will definitely be able to completely annihilate the Kwantung Army, recover the lost territory, and win the battle in one battle.

Once the Kwantung Army suffers a heavy defeat, the anti-war faction in the country will immediately have the upper hand, and war will most likely not break out.

On the contrary, if we are cowardly and afraid of war, and say that we are wolves, we will definitely have to make inches, and in the end, we will no longer have to hold foreign land! ”

Zhang Xinghan's words made Wang Yizhe fall into silence, and in an instant, the blood in his body also showed signs of boiling, and his mind was hot and wanted to fight to the death with the army in Shenyang City as Zhang Xinghan said.

But this thought was only a fleeting thought, and it was quickly overwhelmed by reason, after all, he was not a time-traveler, he could not predict history, and he did not have enough anticipation of the development of events.

And he didn't have Zhang Xinghan's unlimited ammunition supply as a strong backing.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Yizhe was still forced to shake his head and said: "Xinghan, I admit that what you said is not unreasonable, but the young marshal has the grace of knowing me, and I can't help but carry out his orders, so Fengtian City can't be defended."

Therefore, you must also retreat with me, for the sake of Ruoying's happiness in life, even if I beg you. ”

"Brigade, have you thought about it, if the city of Shenyang is broken, how many compatriots will be in a miserable life from now on, if we abandon the Northeast, then the white mountains and black waters will be devastated, starvation all over the wilderness, 30 million compatriots will be trampled by the iron hooves of the army, and become slaves without dignity."

"As a soldier, how can Xinghan abandon 30 million compatriots because of my happiness?" Zhang Xinghan changed his title to Wang Yizhe in a hurry: "Uncle Wang, I know that you are a person who values affection and righteousness, and the young marshal has the grace of knowing you, you don't want to disobey his orders, but you should understand which is more important than Uncle Wang, personal emotions and the country and the nation?!" ”

"Don't say it, Wang Yizhe would rather die than betray the young marshal, and never be the disloyal and unfilial person." Wang Yizhe knew that what Zhang Xinghan said was reasonable, but he still stubbornly raised his hand.

Zhang Xinghan's expression was a little gloomy, he still failed to persuade Wang Yizhe, otherwise with the combat strength of the Seventh Brigade of Reading Force, he would definitely be able to hold Shenyang very easily, and deal a devastating blow to the Kwantung Army, Zhang Xinghan had this confidence.

After being silent for a while, Zhang Xinghan continued: "Since this is the case, then Xinghan is not strong, before you evacuate, Uncle Wang, please agree to Xinghan's request." ”

"What requirements?" Wang Yizhe looked at Zhang Xinghan with some puzzlement.

"I beg Uncle Wang to leave me all the chariots and armored troops of the Seventh Brigade of Reading Li, they are the invincible armored troops of the Northeast Army, and they should stay with Shenyang City and hundreds of thousands of fathers and villagers in the city." Zhang Xinghan got straight to the point.

"What?" Wang Yizhe was obviously taken aback, Zhang Xinghan's request was beyond his expectations, as the first-class trump card of the Northeast Army, the Seventh Brigade of Reading was equipped with a company-level combat vehicle unit, a total of 12 Renault FT17 tanks, four armored vehicle personnel carriers, of which the Renault tanks were imported and bought through special channels after Zhang Xueliang took power, equipped with a 37mm gun, a Czech light machine gun.

It is slightly more advanced than the Renault, which was only equipped with machine guns, purchased by Zhang Zuolin when he was in power.

When the Yue army attacked Beidaying, because the 3rd Battalion led by Zhang Xinghan blocked the attack of the Yue army, so that the troops had ample time to retreat, all the chariot units of the 7th Brigade of Reading were able to withdraw and now stop at the temporary station of Dongshanzuizi.

As we all know, at this time, the tank unit of the Northeast Army can be said to be the only and most powerful in the whole of China, and it is the extremely rare baby pimple unit.

Zhang Xinghan asked himself if he wanted to leave it, and Wang Yizhe was really reluctant.

However, when he saw Zhang Xinghan's expectation, thinking that he was about to lead a small number of troops to fight in Shenyang City alone, Wang Yizhe still nodded bitterly: "Okay, I promise you, I will order them to enter Shenyang at full speed when I turn around, and hand it over to you with full command." ”

"Thank you, Xinghan thank you for the hundreds of thousands of fathers and elders in the city!" Zhang Xinghan was ecstatic, and the king saluted with Zhe, and said excitedly.

After officially taking over Shenyang's defense, through Wang Yicai's report, Zhang Xinghan learned that at this time there were still a batch of Renault tanks stranded in Shenyang, and there were also a large number of automobiles and self-assembled armored vehicles in the warehouse of the Shenyang Arsenal, plus this armored company of the Seventh Brigade.

He has armored forces that far surpass the army, and he can give the army a fatal blow at a critical time, as for talent? Among the students of the Northeast Lecture Martial Arts Hall, there are many people who can drive armored vehicles and tanks.

With these, can Zhang Xinghan not be excited?

"But I have one thing you have to promise me." Wang Yizhe said suddenly.

"What?" Zhang Xinghan asked suspiciously.

"If the defense of the city fails, you must give me life, Ruoying refuses to go with me, you all have to live, return to Jinzhou alive, I will wait for you there." Wang Yizhe said resolutely.

Zhang Xinghan immediately nodded solemnly: "Please rest assured, Uncle Wang, I will definitely protect Ruoying and will never let her be hurt in the slightest." ”

Wang Yizhe patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "If the war is not going well, you can lead the armored company to break out of the encirclement, and leave the green mountains to not worry about running out of firewood!" ”

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps sounded, Zhang Xinghan looked back, and Xiao Lizi, a communications soldier, ran in in a panic.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Xinghan had a bad premonition in his heart and asked.

"Brigade seat, I just received the news that the cavalry of the Yue army suddenly rushed to the city of Xinmin half an hour ago, and the defenders were caught off guard, plus the young marshal ordered not to resist, and Xinmin has now been captured by the Yue army."