Chapter 319: Recruiting the Defeated Army
Chen Zhaofeng couldn't help but bow his head in shame when he heard Jin Zhao's question, and whispered, "Report to the chief!" Our regiment commander ran away, and the other troops also ran away, and we also wanted to retreat, after all, only one of our companies and some remnants of the soldiers left in the city could not stop the attack of the little devils. But there were more than 20 wounded soldiers under my command, all of whom were wounded in the Battle of Songjiang, and I couldn't bear to abandon them, so I withdrew slowly, and was finally chased by the little devils! ”
Jin Zhao nodded with satisfaction, in the face of Jin Zhao's questioning, Chen Zhaofeng did not say anything in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner, it is the duty of a soldier to defend the land and resist the war, and he did not dare to abandon an inch of land before receiving the order, but told the truth and honestly explained the situation at that time, which made Jin Zhao very pleased, and Chen Zhaofeng's unwillingness to abandon his former comrades-in-arms also made Jin Zhao feel that this was a passionate and righteous man. Jin Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Captain Chen, do you know who I am?" ”
"Know! The commander is the commander-in-chief of the 25th Group Army, the deputy commander of the Nanjing Garrison Command and the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, ** second-class general Jin Zhao, commander-in-chief of Jin! Chen Zhaofeng replied loudly.
Jin Zhao nodded, and then asked, "Then are you willing to stay and fight devils with us?" ”
Chen Zhaofeng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, of course he heard that Jin Zhao wanted to absorb them, Chen Zhaofeng had already expected such a result. Since Zhang Shaoshuai was placed under house arrest, the Northeast Army has become a motherless child, who wants to take a bite when they see it, there are already many troops that have been annexed and absorbed by other troops, and some have even been incorporated as a whole, not to mention the defeat of these remnants of their own troops! To Chen Zhaofeng's surprise, he didn't expect that Jin Zhao's dignified commander-in-chief of the group army, the ** second-class general, would actually ask for his opinion, and looking at Jin Zhao's expression, it obviously didn't look like a fake.
Seeing Chen Zhaofeng stunned there, Jin Zhao thought that Chen Zhaofeng was unwilling, so he continued, "Captain Chen, maybe you don't know yet!" In the first battle of Songjiang, your 67th Army suffered heavy losses, and the chairman of the committee has ordered the cancellation of the number of the 67th Army, and the remnants have been scattered and replenished to other units! ”
"What? The number of the 67th Army was canceled! Chen Zhaofeng asked in surprise, "Why?" Just because we lost the battle in Songjiang! But can we be blamed for the defeat? Our 67th Army lacks guns and ammunition, how can it be possible to stop the 100,000 army of the little devils. Even our military seat was killed on the battlefield, and in the end, did it change to such a result? Why? Just because we are the Northeast Army, are we a ragtag army? Speaking of this, an angry light flashed in Chen Zhaofeng's eyes.
Jin Zhao shook his head secretly in his heart, Lao Jiang wanted to reorganize the national army and take the opportunity to collect miscellaneous cards, Jin Zhao could understand, but this method was really flattering. Moreover, at the moment of this national crisis, some radical measures can only chill the hearts of these miscellaneous soldiers who have been co-opted. "Captain Chen, don't be sad, the battle of Songjiang, you fought very well, this is well known to the people of the whole country, all the officers and men of the 67th Army from Commander Wu to the bottom are all good, and the defeat of Songjiang is not a fault of the war. As for the central government's handling of your 67th Army, it is indeed improper! But the central order has been issued, and I can't do anything about it. ”
"Commander-in-Chief Kim, don't say it! I am willing to join your Fujian army! Because I believe that your Fujian army is a real anti-Japanese army, because our original division seat Weng Zhaoyuan is now in the Fujian army. I hope that one day, you can lead us back to our hometown in the Northeast! Chen Zhaofeng said loudly. Weng Zhaoyuan once served as the commander of the 117th Division of the 67th Army, and later the 117th Division and the 107th Division were combined into the 107th Division, and Chen Zhaofeng was originally the 117th Division.
"Good!" Jin Zhao said happily, "Chen Zhaofeng led the lone army to hold Huzhou City, defeated the attacks of the Yue army many times, and was loyal and brave, and was specially promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel!" ”
"Thank you!" Chen Zhaofeng said loudly.
Jin Zhao nodded and said, "You can gather all the armies in the city now, and then reorganize them into a reinforced battalion, with you as the battalion commander." ”
"Yes!" Chen Zhaofeng replied loudly, and then asked, "Boss!" What about our wounded brethren? ”
"You can rest assured that the lightly wounded will stay in the field hospital for treatment, and the seriously wounded will all be sent back to Fujian for recuperation! Our Fujian army will not abandon a comrade-in-arms again, even if it is the body of a comrade-in-arms, we will try our best to recover it, and then bury it! Jin Zhao said with a smile.
"Thank you!" Chen Zhaofeng said gratefully, then saluted Jin Zhao again, turned around and strode away.
At that time, because of the fierce fighting at the front, thousands of soldiers were wounded every day, and at that time, there was a shortage of medical care in the country, and many troops regarded the wounded soldiers as a burden, especially those who were seriously wounded, because the medical conditions were limited at that time, the mortality rate of the seriously wounded was very high, and even after the recovery of these seriously wounded, some of them could not return to the front line because of their disabilities. But Jin Zhao regards these wounded soldiers as treasures, because these wounded soldiers are the elite of a hundred battles, as long as they are healed from their injuries, they are excellent soldiers. As early as the beginning of the Battle of Songhu, Jin Zhao sent several medical teams to the front line of Songhu to treat the wounded, and took the opportunity to transport a large number of wounded back to Fujian.
Among this large group of wounded soldiers, there was the famous General Sun Liren in later generations. Sun Liren led his troops to participate in the Battle of Liaohu. He took the lead in the blocking battle on the front line of Yunzaohama and was wounded 13 times. Originally, he was going to be sent to Hong Kong for treatment, but Wen Yingxing called Song Ziwen and said that the medical conditions in Fuzhou were no worse than those in Hong Kong, and suggested that Sun Liren be sent to Fuzhou for treatment. Song Ziwen still trusts this old subordinate very much, so he agreed! And at this time, Huang Jieyou, the head of the tax police corps, was co-opted by Gu Zhutong, and Song Ziwen was afraid that the hard-built army would be completely out of control, so he transported most of the wounded soldiers of the tax police corps to Fujian, hoping to leave some seeds for himself, so Sun Liren and thousands of wounded soldiers of the tax police corps were sent to Fujian for treatment. Song Ziwen naturally never dreamed that his move would end up cheapening Jin Zhao.
Looking at the back of Chen Zhaofeng's departure, Xu Wenqiang walked over and said, "General seat! Chen Zhaofeng's even soldiers are good. With only a few dozen people, they were able to fight with the little devils for nearly two hours despite the lack of guns and ammunition, and finally persevered until the arrival of our army! But the previous group of defeated soldiers ran away when they saw the little devils, and such soldiers were also recruited, will it affect the combat effectiveness of the troops! (To be continued.) )