Chapter Seventy-Four: The Broadsword Team
At about eight o'clock in the morning, in the headquarters of the Huabeitun garrison in Haiguang Temple, Zhigu, more than a dozen devil officers sat solemnly, and some of them even had angry flames in their eyes - they were collectively completely enraged by what happened last night. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
At the sound of "Bo Bo" footsteps, Tashiro Wanichiro, Tada Jun and Shozo Kawabe walked in.
"Stand up!" A Shaozo shouted loudly.
Tashiro Wanichiro's face was white and blue, and he seemed to be in extremely bad condition. After he sat down, he waved his hand to everyone, looked at everyone and sat down, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you all know about the battle that happened in Nanyuan yesterday?" β
The devils replied in unison: "Hay! β
"Now, I announce the order of the base camp......"
Xiao Zhange and Zhao Dengyu were not only angered by the Japanese troops stationed in Huabeitun, but also by a group of old and young devils in the Japanese base camp. Xiao Zhange and Zhao Dengyu teamed up to set a new record for the Japanese army, that is, a single-day casualty record. And this is a great shame in the eyes of the Japanese.
As Tashiro Wanichiro finished reading out the order from the Japanese base camp, all the devils shouted in unison: "Attack, attack, attack!" β
"Now it's up to Chief of Staff Tada to assign combat missionsβ" Tashiro Wanichiro finished speaking, and collapsed directly from his chair.
Historically, the old devil had already gone back to Japan to recuperate due to physical reasons at this time. Now, according to his physical condition, he could hold on for a while, but with the bad news of last night, after he was severely reprimanded by the base camp, he was in a hurry, and he immediately failed.
Tashiro suddenly collapsed, and all the devils were frightened, shouting one by one: "Your Excellency! "Call the doctor," he said.
Tashiro suddenly fell ill, which made all the devils angry at the same time, and at the same time, they had more feelings of mourning in their hearts. After Tada Jun finished arranging the combat mission, all the devils did not want to stay for a moment, and immediately gathered their troops.
At about 12 o'clock at noon, more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers of the Huabeitun garrison Zhigu troops divided into three routes and went straight to the French Concession, preparing to forcibly arrest Song Zheyuan; The other two roads went all the way to the Zhigu City Government and all the way to the garrison of the 38th Division of the 29th Army, demanding that the Zhigu City Government and the 38th Division surrender or change their flags.
Originally, the 38th Division only participated in the battle in the middle and late stages of the Lugou Bridge Incident, but now, because the Japanese chose to start a full-scale war, the 38th Division went to the battlefield in advance.
Zhang Zizhong had an extremely uncomfortable time during this time. The photo of him with his daughter and niece in Japanese kimonos was repeatedly reprinted by many newspapers across the country, and he was suddenly branded as a "traitorous general". Originally, Zhang Zizhong could have put down the turmoil by publishing a statement in the newspaper or sending a nationwide telegram to express his position. On the contrary, he was a donkey temper, he felt that he was right, and insisted that the current war with Japan was not good. He didn't say a word, and was directly understood by the outside world as a loss, and wanted to go all the way to the dark, so not only did the voice of abuse appear in the newspaper, but even the outer wall of his apartment in Beiping was painted with slogans like "traitors, widows, and lackeys".
The Japanese were also dizzy, originally the two sides were at peace, even if the fighting in Beiping was lively, but before the Jinling government of China clearly issued the general mobilization order for the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Zizhong might not have moved. Now, they directly forced the door, which backfired, but allowed Zhang Zizhong's accumulated anger to find an outlet for catharsis.
The two sides engaged in a major battle near the city government of Zhigu and the 38th Division, and the Japanese barely managed to maintain the front thanks to air support.
The appearance of Xiao Zhange, an outlier, made the Nanyuan Incident like a powder keg, and suddenly detonated the long-standing grievances between China and Japan. As the Japanese army began to send additional troops to North China on a large scale, Yan'an was the first to speak out, sending a telegram to the whole country: "Compatriots in all China, Pingjin is in danger!" North China is in danger! The Chinese nation is in danger! Only when the whole nation carries out the war of resistance is our way out! Immediately afterwards, Lao Chiang of Jinling put forward the principles of "not yielding, not expanding" and "not seeking war, but fighting war". Not only that, but he also called Song Zheyuan and Qin Dechun, asking them to ensure that the traffic points such as Changxindian Railway Station and Lugou Bridge are not lost.
The 77 incident turned into the 616 incident, Xiao Zhange just went through this concept in his mind and left it behind.
It should be from the perspective of boosting morale, this time, whether it is the headquarters of the 29th Army or the Jinling side, the commendation of the meritorious personnel in the June 16 Incident is very fast. Zhao Dengyu was promoted to the line of fire and was promoted to the commander of the 132nd Division, still responsible for the defense of Nanyuan; Below Zhang Hefang of the Military Training Corps, all the military ranks will be raised by one level. Well, that's right, Xiao Zhange became a general, a freshly baked major general, and was promoted to deputy head of the military training regiment and head of the training section. Because Zhang Hefang didn't know how to fight at all, and Tong Linge was responsible for the overall defense, in fact, he became the highest military commander of the military training regiment.
The first thing Xiao Zhange did after taking office was to assess the cadets outside the squadron, and there were only two assessment items, one was a race, and the other was responsible for guarding the tombs of the martyrs at night.
The next day, after the routine bombing by the Japanese planes ended, Xiao Zhange ordered the entire military training regiment to assemble, took out a list, and asked those whose names were read out of the list.
There were not many people whose names were read, only about 200 people in total, including those who were kicked out of his squadron by him. Because of the existence of these apprentices, the apprentices who were asked to be listed were generally uneasy, and Li Kechang and other officers also thought that Xiao Zhange's villain was successful, and he was preparing to take revenge on those apprentices who betrayed him.
"Now, I announce a new formation plan, and the cadets of the third brigade and the fourth squadron of the third brigade will form a broadsword team. Others, maintain the original formation. Now, except for the members of the Broadsword team, the other departments have brought it back. β
When Xiao Zhange's words came out, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what kind of medicine he was going to sell in his gourd. Xiao Zhange was in no mood to explain, and frowned and shouted, "What? Didn't you understand my orders? β
Xiao Zhange put on an official posture, and even if Li Kechang and others were full of questions, they could only stuff in their stomachs. And after the other departments were brought back, Xiao Zhange took out another list and began to group the Broadsword team.
Why did Xiao Zhange do this? Because the Japanese have stopped giving him time to retrain the military training corps. That's why he used this seemingly simple and crude way to select the trainees who could be used to strengthen his strength.
After the grouping was completed, Xiao Zhange glanced at the students and said, "Now I will give you one last chance to choose, if you don't want to join the Broadsword Team, take a step forward." β
No one moved. The cadets did not lack enthusiasm for the war of resistance. Even though they had all kinds of cautionary thoughts, when the war officially started and the country and the nation were at a critical juncture of life and death, they still showed the blood and backbone that they should have as sons and daughters of China. (To be continued.) )