Zhang Liangfeng has been in charge of the ocean affairs of the Cadet Army for a long time, and he has dealt with the Americans in the "Singapore Rescue" operation, so he was named by Ouyang Yun to be responsible for receiving the Americans. He and Grant were also old acquaintances, and after a brief greeting, he said, "Please, I will introduce you to the head of our Cadet Army." Then, under the tracking of a camera, he took Grant and walked towards Ouyang Yun and them.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television of the Xuebing Army has the organizational strength to carry out on-site reporting, and Mei Lanshu is specifically responsible, and she also serves as an on-site reporter. She instructed the cameraman to follow closely, and the camera recorded the historic moment of Grant's meeting with the top brass of the Cadet Army.

"This is Brigadier General Grant, the captain of the US mixed fleet 'New Orleans', and this is Admiral Ouyang Yun, commander-in-chief of our Cadet Corps, this is the ......" Zhang Liangfeng first introduced Grant to the Cadet Army, and then introduced them to Grant one by one. After the end, he said to Ouyang Yun: "Commander-in-chief, Brigadier General Grant is the commander of the American evacuation fleet that helped us rescue the overseas Chinese in Singapore. ”

Saluted each other, then shook hands, and the "click" of the camera shutter was pressed, Ouyang Yun smiled and said to Grant: "I have heard your name, thank you for your help in the evacuation operation." ”

When Grant saw the star on Ouyang Yun's collar badge from a distance, he expected that this person might be Ouyang Yun, the supreme commander of the Scholar Army. However, when he really stood face to face and found that this was just a young man who was less than thirty years old, his thinking had a short circuit, and he was stupid - because of the performance of the Scholar Army on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, especially what he had done in Thailand recently, and the name "Scholar Army", the word "Ouyang Yun" has also spread all over the world. In the eyes of foreigners, the Xuebing Army and Ouyang Yun are tied together, so the legend of the Xuebing Army is actually the legend of Ouyang Yun. It is no wonder that his name appears on the desks of leaders of many countries such as Britain and the United States.

There are not many reports on Xuebingjun and Ouyang Yun by reporters from various countries in China, including mentioning his age. But even so, when everyone, including the Chinese, saw him for the first time and learned of his identity, they were shocked by his youth, just like now—Grant was stunned for two seconds before he came to his senses, and then said in a slightly exaggerated tone: "Your Excellency, I really didn't expect you to be so young, it's incredible. ”

After seeing this scene a lot, Ouyang Yun had already developed immunity, so he just smiled and gave way to his position.

Ouyang Yun was followed by Ji Xingwen, Li Tieshu, Stern, and then Guo Kui and other military officers who went on expeditions to the Philippine Islands. There were all lieutenant generals, and there were three generals, all of whom were no more than forty years old (no more than thirty-six years old, to be exact—Wallef, the commander of the 17th Division, was the oldest of all the people, but he was only thirty-six years old), and Grant could not help but feel a little embarrassed when he thought that he was thirty-nine years old, but he had only just been promoted to brigadier general.

A few minutes later, as Mei Lanshu, who was in charge of the dispatch of the live audio equipment, came to report that everything was ready, Ouyang Yun led Grant and them to the queue of the first division of the expedition, stood in front of a microphone and said loudly: "Brothers, soon, you are about to embark on the ship of the expedition to the Philippine Islands, are you afraid?" ”

"Don't be afraid!" "Down with Japanese imperialism!"

"A brother once asked me, the mountains and rivers that our own family has fallen have not yet been recovered, why do you want to help this and help that, I know how I answered the horse? Snake eyes. First of all, this is related to the purpose of the establishment of our Cadet Army. The existence of our student army is to fight devils, so whether it is at home or abroad, as long as there is a little devil, we will beat him hard. Secondly, this shows that our cadet army has grown into a strong army with a certain international influence - this is the pride and pride of every one of our cadet soldiers. Brothers, no matter when and where, please firmly remember this, we are glorious student soldiers, and our mission is to destroy the militarism of little Japan and make the little devils tremble because of our existence! Brothers, the expedition is dangerous, but please remember that no matter what time and situation, you are not just fighting alone—I, General Commander Ji, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li, and Commander Stern, all of us will always stand behind you and give you the most resolute support - Lao Ji, serve wine to your brothers! ”

It is a tradition of Chinese soldiers to drink a glass of water and wine from their hometown before the expedition. For today's dock send-off, Ji Xingwen has already prepared hundreds of full beer barrels and more than 40,000 porcelain bowls, and requisitioned all the Niangzi Yunwei Brigade.

Hundreds of beer barrels were pried open, the aroma of wine overflowed, and soon, each soldier had an extra bowl of beer in his hand. And Grant and the other American GIs looked at each other strangely after smelling the wine, and then exclaimed: "Beer?!" O'Leary's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the origin of the beer barrel was actually San Francisco, USA, and he whispered this to Grant, and the American's face became more and more strange.

Ouyang Yun held the wine bowl high with both hands and said loudly: "Brothers, on behalf of the General Headquarters of the Cadet Army, I only send you this wine, and I wish you all the best in killing more Japanese criminals!" Dry—"

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Tens of thousands of people drank at the same time, and the scene was quite spectacular. Ouyang Yun drank all the wine in the bowl with a crunch, and then said loudly: "Brothers, you must come back alive!" He then handed the bowl to a female soldier next to him.

O'Lelei has some understanding of China's military wine culture, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but wonder: "Shouldn't it be smashed?" ”

Ouyang Yun heard this, and took advantage of the topic to play: "Brothers, this American friend thinks that we should smash the bowl, and you tell him that we will not smash it for anything." ”

This question was already settled in the cadet army, so someone immediately replied: "Because we are here to kill the enemy, not to die!" ”

Ouyang Yun smiled: "Yes, we are here to kill devils, but not to die." Then he turned to O'Lelei and said, "Smashing bowls is the treatment of the death squads, but every soldier here is the treasure of our student army, and I still expect to rely on them to enter Tokyo in the future, how can I allow them to die casually?!" ”

O'Lelei let out an "oh", but Grant thought for a moment.

When Gu Lianyun and Guo Muyi signed the terms of the agreement with Hull, they clearly stated that the troops supporting the US army would have the leading power on the battlefield. There is no doubt that the Americans hoped that the Cadet Corps would support a number of troops to help resist the Japanese invasion of the Philippine Islands, that is, they hoped that they would be able to fight the Japanese to reduce American casualties. If Gu and Guo emphasized this point, the front-line commanders of the Cadet Corps would be able to make their own judgments based on the battlefield situation and decide whether to carry out the orders of the US Far East Command. Grant has read through the cooperation agreement, so he can clearly judge the meaning behind Ouyang Yun's words.

For this reason, when the cadets began to board the ship, he was distracted for a while, and he was not even able to concentrate on observing what logistical supplies the cadets were carrying.

The cadets began to board the ship one after another, Ouyang Yun and Ji Xingwen, Li Tieshu, and Stern stood on the edge of the boarding column, and they straightened the collar for the cadet from time to time, and tied the shoelaces for the cadet, although they didn't say anything, but it made the cadets unconsciously straighten their waists and their eyes became more determined.

The whole boarding operation lasted for more than three hours, and at about two o'clock in the afternoon, when the last transport ship sounded its whistle and began to leave the port, Grant gave an order, and the nineteen warships sounded the whistle together and then slowly sailed towards the open sea. The crowd on the shore saw their sons and daughters getting farther and farther away from them, and many of them began to sob again.

On the dock, the students led by Ouyang Yun lined up and raised their hands to salute. About five minutes later, Ouyang Yun put down his hand and looked around at Ji Xingwen, Li Tieshu, and Stern and said, "Do you know what kind of mood I am in at this time?" I felt useless. In order to fight devils, I am willing to take the initiative, but there is a premise for this, that is, to protect the interests of our own country. I hope it won't happen again. ”