Chapter 186: Meritorious Service
readx;? Du Yuesheng laughed and said: "This kid is bent on protecting his family and defending the country, how can the old man not fulfill him? General Wang can rest assured, even if this kid dies on the battlefield, the old man will not complain about General Wang, he will only be proud of this child, and the old man has 300 subordinates, all of whom dare to work hard, and now they are also handed over to General Wang, hoping that they will kill more enemies here with General Wang." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
When Du Yuesheng's words came to this, Wang Haitao had no choice but to accept them all. Du Yuesheng and Wang Haitao agreed that Du Haisheng would come to report with 300 subordinates tomorrow, and then he left with a smile on his face and satisfaction.
The next day, Wang Haitao met with Yun Yiqun again in the reception room. After the two sides met, Yun Yiqun first made a symbolic interview with Wang Haitao. After Wang Haitao instructed his subordinates not to disturb them, Yun Yiqun got to the point. Yun Yiqun first said: "General Wang, my identity must have been understood by General Wang, and on behalf of our party, I would like to congratulate General Wang on his achievements in the War of Resistance against Japan.
Comrade Pan Hannian, a representative of the Shanghai Party of the New Fourth Army, also asked me to convey his respect and greetings to General Wang on his behalf. I don't know what General Wang thinks of us?" This question made Wang Haitao not know how to answer for a while, and after thinking for a while, Wang Haitao said: "I respect and appreciate your party, I am a pure soldier, and my goal is to defeat little Japan and drive little Japan out of China." For the sake of this goal, I am willing to sincerely cooperate with all patriots who sincerely resist Japan, regardless of their origin or origin.
I have always believed that only when all Chinese unite and go to the outside world can the Chinese nation become strong and prosperous, and thus defeat enemies stronger than us; as for partisan disputes are family affairs, when there is an invasion by foreign enemies, family affairs can be put aside first, and after the foreign enemies are defeated, family affairs can be fought over family affairs. As for some of you joining the New 90th Division and propagating your party's theories in the New 90th Division, as long as it is not excessive, I will not oppose or support it. However, as I have emphasized, as long as you are in my troops, you must obey my orders unconditionally, otherwise military law will be ruthless. If you can't do it, please leave my troops. Please also tell your supervisor about this.
And I, Wang Haitao, guarantee here with my personality that my troops will never meet with your party's troops at any time, and I will treat your party as a friend. By the way, the equipment of your New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army is very simple, this time our army has captured a large amount of Japanese equipment and materials, I will take out some of it and send it to your department, as a sign of my respect for you, you can send someone to contact you in a few days, and I will send a convoy to send you out of Shanghai, you can receive it at the agreed place. ”
Speaking of which, Yun Yiqun was already very satisfied, and after expressing his gratitude to Wang Haitao, Yun Yiqun left Songjiang County. Wang Haitao took out Japanese-style equipment and materials that could equip the soldiers of a regiment, and after sending 20 60 mortars and 10 82 mortars, he asked the 1st battalion of the 546th Regiment to escort the car out of Shanghai. These weapons, ammunition and military supplies are like Western medicine and medical supplies that are in short supply in the New Fourth Army, which made General Ye Ting, the commander of the New Fourth Army, full of good feelings for Wang Haitao, who he had never met, and also made the top brass very satisfied with Wang Haitao.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek and his entourage secretly arrived in Shanghai and held a toast party at the Shanghai City Hall, and Wang Haitao was naturally among the invitees. On the last night of October, Wang Haitao and Su Zuxin drove to the auditorium of the Shanghai Municipal Hall with Tangshan Leopard and a platoon of soldiers from the guard battalion. The closer you get to your destination along the way, the more guarded and scrutinized you become.
After more than ten inspections, Wang Haitao and his entourage finally arrived at the destination, Wang Haitao got off the car, the city hall in front of him was brightly lit, the band was playing music, and the people in and out were all well-dressed, and the whole scene of singing and dancing was level. Looking at the scene in front of him, Wang Haitao sighed, and then ordered the guards to stay in the car, and he and Su Zuxin tidied up their military uniforms and walked towards the auditorium.
When they came to the door, after the guards saw the documents handed over by Wang Haitao and Su Zuxin, they stood up and saluted, and then shouted loudly: "Lieutenant General Wang Haitao, commander of the New 90th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, and Lieutenant General Su Zuxin, chief of staff, have arrived!" With the shouting, all the eyes in the hall turned to Wang Haitao and Su Zuxin, who were striding into the hall from the door in a standard military posture.
The moment he entered the door, Wang Haitao had a full view of the situation in the hall. On the rostrum on the front, there was a megaphone, and there was no one, but the audience was the chief officers of the various units that arrived first, as well as some civilian personnel, these people Wang Haitao almost didn't know, but Su Zuxin also recognized a few people. After Wang Haitao entered the hall, people kept coming forward to say hello, and some showed disdain for Wang Haitao. Wang Haitao has always been neither humble nor arrogant to these people, and he is comfortable with them.
Half an hour later, someone walked up to the rostrum and shouted into the loudspeaker, "Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has arrived!" With the shouting, the audience fell silent, and from the main entrance of the hall, Chiang Kai-shek strode in, followed by a group of people. At a glance, Wang Haitao saw Chen Cheng, Zhu Shaoliang, Zhang Fakui, Xue Yue, Liu Jianxu, Luo Zhuoying, Liao Lei and other military officials, as well as several civilian personnel.
The people in the hall had already lined up in the second row along the central aisle, applauding Chiang Kai-shek's arrival, and Chiang Kai-shek waved to the people on both sides with a smile on his face. When Chiang Kai-shek stepped onto the rostrum, the man just now continued to say to the loudspeaker: "Welcome Chairman Chiang to speak. Amid the warm applause of everyone in the audience, Chiang Kai-shek walked to the megaphone.
Chiang Kai-shek pressed his hand to the audience, and after the audience was quiet, Chiang Kai-shek said in his Mandarin with a Zhejiang accent: "Ladies and gentlemen, I came to Shanghai today to express my condolences and thanks to the soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front line against the Japanese invaders. Thanks to them for all their efforts for the country, for the party, and for the people! Second, to celebrate the fact that the first soldier had won another great victory in Songjiang County, the 6th Division of the Japanese army, which was known as the strongest in combat effectiveness, was completely annihilated under Songjiang City, and the division commander Tai Toshio was awarded the title of lieutenant general and two major generals.
The Sixth Division successively captured Baoding, Zhengding, Shijiazhuang, and several other large cities in the North China battlefield with strong combat effectiveness, and this Sixth Division was again a unit that committed heinous crimes against the Chinese people, massacring more than 9,000 innocent people in Baoding City alone. Now this criminal army has been completely annihilated under Songjiang City, which is not only a great joy to the people, but also a major victory that has never been seen since the War of Resistance Against Japan!"
Chiang Kai-shek's words once again aroused thunderous applause from everyone in the audience, and the old-fashioned cameras in the hands of reporters flashed non-stop. After waiting for a while, Chiang Kai-shek pressed his hand to the audience again and continued: "The credit for this great victory in Songjiang should be credited to the ** New 90th Division and the 108th Division. **The New 90th Division had previously defended the front-line positions of Luodian, Yanghang, and Wujiaokou with the strength of the first division for a month, and inflicted heavy losses on the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, achieving a great victory in Luodian. Now, with the assistance of the 108th Division, the 6th Division of the Japanese Army was completely annihilated under Songjiang City and achieved a great victory in Songjiang.
This is my best model, the pride of our party and the state, and I hope that all the first troops will take the new 90th Division as an example, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and make more achievements to serve the party and the state. After Chiang Kai-shek's words were finished, amid applause, Chen Cheng came to the loudspeaker and said: "Now I announce the reward for the meritorious soldiers on the Shanghai front. Wang Haitao, commander of the new 90th Division, awarded the highest National Light Medal and a Zhongzheng sword. The prize money is 1,000,000,000 fiat Su Zuxin, chief of staff of the new 90th Division, awarded a medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun with a bonus of 500,000 legal currency. ”
Then there is a long list of meritorious service awards, as well as posthumous awards for officers at and above the regimental level who died in battle. Chen Cheng read for more than half an hour before he finished reading this long list, and after reading it, Chen Cheng said: "Please invite Lieutenant General Wang Haitao, commander of the new 90th Division, to come to the stage to receive the honor." In the applause of everyone, Wang Haitao strode onto the rostrum. Chiang Kai-shek walked forward in front of Wang Haitao and looked at Wang Haitao carefully.
Wang Haitao was also full of emotion to be able to meet this famous person in history, but at this time, Wang Haitao suppressed the emotion in his heart and gave Chiang Kai-shek a standard military salute. Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction, smiled and said, "Yes, I didn't mistake you, do it well." After speaking, he picked up the National Glory Medal from the plate he was holding by his side, pinned it to Wang Haitao's left chest, and then took out a Zhongzheng sword from the tray and handed it to Wang Haitao with both hands.
After Wang Haitao stepped down from the rostrum, many officers came to the stage to receive medals and awards, but none of them were awarded by Chiang Kai-shek himself, which also made Wang Haitao the focus, and reporters constantly came to Wang Haitao's side to do an exclusive interview with Wang Haitao, which made Wang Haitao tired of coping. At this time, someone walked up to Wang Haitao and whispered to Wang Haitao: "Senior Commander Wang, the chairman of the committee wants to meet you in person, you can go with me." ”
After Wang Haitao and Su Zuxin confessed, they followed behind this person and walked towards the side door of the auditorium. Out of the auditorium, walked through a few corridors, came to a room, along the way Wang Haitao secretly observed, there are six whistles alone, this place is really heavily guarded. After the person reported outside the door, he got permission, and then he opened the door and signaled that Wang Haitao could enter.
Entering the door, it is a foyer, and there is another door inside, and then entering this door, it is the living room, Chiang Kai-shek is sitting on a couch in the middle, and the other two sofas on the left and right are sitting General Chen Cheng and General Zhang Fakui. Wang Haitao hurriedly stood up and saluted, and then said loudly: "Wang Haitao, the commander of the new 90th Division, is ordered to come. Chiang Kai-shek smiled and said, "Very good! Our hero is here." Come sit down, I want to meet you, a hero who has done many great things. ”