Chapter 227 First meeting with seniors
At this time, Li Yunsheng was sitting on the Yangtze River with a small steamer, but he stayed more than ten miles away from Nanjing. He did not follow the waterway to Wuhan, but made other plans.
Because Wang Dahai was shot, Li Yunsheng sent a telegram to the postmaster. Although he had done it well and had no clues, he could not catch the problem, but he should report it to the superiors.
The call back to the seat is also very simple, with only three words: "I know," and then there is no following.
Seeing these three words, Li Yunsheng knew that if the ministers do not care about this matter, there should be no trouble.
At this moment, the telecommunications staff received another telegram and came over to report to Li Yunsheng: "Section Chief, Commander Chen from Wuhan sent a telegram to ask about our specific location and ask us to call back immediately."
After hearing this, Li Yunsheng immediately spoke, "Call back to Commander Chen immediately and report our location."
Although Chen Xiucheng's telegram was a bit surprised, Li Yunsheng thought for a moment and knew what was the reason. He should have asked himself to pick up some people. After all, he openly snatched Tang Wuneng's little steamer, and this matter could not be hidden from the senior officers in Nanjing.
Nanjing City is now in danger, and the defenders in the city are in danger, so they will naturally try their best to escape. This is why Li Yunsheng parked the ship here.
After all, several absurd orders from Tang Wuen have cut off the retreat of the Nanjing defenders, and the situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak cannot be changed at all. Nanjing City will sooner or later be lost. The purpose of Li Yunsheng staying here is to respond to the retreat of some defenders and the people at the critical moment.
The reason why Li Yunsheng did this was not because he had any other thoughts. What the Japanese army did after capturing Nanjing was really shocking. As a man with some conscience, he could not ignore all this.
But a small person cannot change the overall situation at all, so he can only stay here and do his best. When Nanjing City is lost, one more can be rescued.
Fortunately, due to previous rumors, many people in Nanjing have left, and this time it should not have been massacred 300,000 people like in history.
Li Yunsheng guessed it was not bad at all. After a while, the telecommunications staff brought a telegram and said softly: "Section Chief, Commander Chen asked us to return to Nanjing, and then rushed to Kingsoft Wharf to pick up the 11th Division who was staying there across the river." After that, he handed over the telegram.
After Li Yunsheng took the telegram, he took a few casual glances and realized that Chen Xiucheng's tone in the telegram was wrong, with a little request. He seemed to be really anxious, so he ordered the telegraph staff: "Give a power to Commander Chen immediately, without further ado, just send two words and obey the order."
Li Yunsheng originally planned to pick up the defenders of Nanjing City, and Chen Xiucheng was his backstage, so he naturally would not go against his intentions. In addition, Li Yunsheng's instructor was also in the 11th Division, so it was a duty for him to pick up the support as a student.
The telecommunications officer immediately sent a telegram to Chen Xiucheng, and then two small steamers drove towards the Kingsoft Wharf in Nanjing.
Since Chen Xiucheng sent the contact information of the 11th Division, Li Yunsheng rushed to Nanjing and asked someone to send a telegram to the 11th Division.
When Wang Zhengdao and Hao Jinyuan received a telegram from Li Yunsheng, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The two of them looked at each other and saw the glory in each other's eyes.
Wang Zhengdao immediately ordered his subordinates to keep in touch with Li Yunsheng, and then said, "Chief Hao, it seems that you and Commander Chen are really worth a lot of face. That kid came back so happily."
Hao Jinyuan looked at the telegram and said with emotion: "It's not just Commander Chen and I have a great reputation. Look at their location. It's not far from Nanjing City. You can reach Jinshan Wharf in more than half an hour. It's been four or five hours since they left Nanjing, so they should have other purposes and stayed."
Wang Zhengdao nodded and said in agreement: "You are right. They must have other purposes when they stay near Nanjing. Otherwise, they would have been heading west to Wuhan, but what should they do if they stayed."
Hao Jinyuan thought for a while, then said in a daze: "I guess it might be to support the defenders in Nanjing. Only in this way can it be understood. After all, anyone with discerning eyes can see the current situation. Moreover, during the war in Shanghai, if it weren't for Yun Sheng's reminder, we wouldn't have prepared in advance."
Wang Zhengdao said with emotion: "If this is true, I will look at you as a student with admiration."
Wang Zhengdao's words were also inspired. After all, many senior officers have left their troops and fled alone in order to save their lives. If Li Yunsheng really stayed to support the defenders, of course, this upright soldier would be impressed.
Hao Jinyuan immediately said: "Master, let alone these things now. No matter why he stays for, it is a good thing. Moreover, the ship is not far from the dock, so we have more time. Now we need to think about how to retreat."
Wang Zhengdao did not hesitate and simply changed some plans, and then ordered the division headquarters to move to Jinshan Wharf.
During the transfer process, another accident occurred. A investigator came to report to Wang Zhengdao: "Mr. Now there is a man retreating in the same direction as us."
Wang Zhengdao immediately asked: "Which unit is it, and how many people are there."
The investigator hurriedly said: "It should be from the 74th Army. Due to the chaos of the situation, many defeated soldiers were mixed with them, so I couldn't figure out how many people there were, but there were at least thousands of people, and there were still people behind them."
This situation surprised Wang Zhengdao a little, so he asked the investigators to continue investigating and sent a liaison officer to contact the 74th Army.
The people who also retreated to the Kingsoft Wharf were the troops of the 74th Army. The reason they also retreated to the Kingsoft Wharf was because the ships of the 58th Division, which belonged to the 74th Army, were also snatched away by Tang Wuneng. Yu Liangzhen had no choice but to order the troops to retreat to the nearest Kingsoft Wharf, and when he arrived at the dock, he was thinking of a solution.
Because the two sides were in the same situation, the military chiefs of the two troops met soon.
As soon as they met, Yu Liangzhen asked: "Team Commander Wang, the situation is very critical now. Both of our troops are evacuating to Kingsoft Wharf. It is easy to be targeted by the Japanese. What do you think?"
Wang Zhengdao said coldly: "Don't worry, Commander Yu, we will never drag your troops down."
Now it is a critical moment of life and death, and Wang Zhengdao has also made some tricks and has not informed Yu Liangzhen of the situation.
Yu Liangzhen immediately said, "Team Commander Wang, I understand your situation. To be honest, the ships left by the 58th Division were also stolen by Tang Wuneng. The current situation is critical. I mean, our two troops evacuate together and build a solid line of defense outside the Jinshan Wharf to resist the Japanese for a longer period of time, and then use the ships left by our military headquarters to cross the river. Don't worry, I, Yu Liangzhen, are definitely not Tang, and will not treat you as cannon fodder. Everyone can retreat together."
When Wang Zhengdao heard Yu Liangzhen say this, he was a little ashamed. He was also an upright soldier. When he saw that he was heartbroken, he naturally would not hide any thoughts. So he said with emotion: "Captain Yu is really an open and honest person. It's because Wang is not interested enough." After that, he told him about Li Yunsheng's upcoming ship.
When Yu Liangzhen heard the news, he was immediately excited, then clasped his fists and said sincerely: "Secretary Wang, with these two ships, it will be convenient for you to evacuate, but I rashly asked for it, that we will evacuate together. After all, there are many soldiers and horses in the seventy-four soldiers, and it will be very difficult to evacuate with one ship."
Wang Zhengdao said seriously: "Captain Yu regards me as someone. Just now, my brother only has one boat and is willing to evacuate with us. With this intention, I will naturally advance and retreat with you."
Yu Liangzhen clasped his fists again to express his gratitude, and then the two discussed how to evacuate. After all, there were more than 30,000 people in just the 74th Army and the 11th Division. In addition, there were some unsuccessful defeated soldiers, there were probably 40,000 to 50,000. It was not easy to organize so many people to evacuate.
However, both military chiefs were there, which played a role in calming people's hearts. Therefore, these two troops were not as chaotic as other troops, but went to the dock in an orderly manner, and kept leaving small groups of people to establish positions to snipe the Japanese army. When the other defeated soldiers saw this, they did not dare to do anything randomly and obeyed the command of the two senior officers.
When the two troops arrived at the Kingsoft Wharf, it was almost dark, and Li Yunsheng had been waiting at the Wharf for a long time.
Seeing that Li Yun was born faster than him, Hao Jinyuan stepped forward quickly and said with emotion: "You guy is still worthy of being a kid, but you are actually back."
Li Yunsheng smiled and said, "I know the instructor is in trouble, so the student will definitely come back, not to mention that Commander Chen gave another order, so his subordinates are also acting on orders."
Hao Jinyuan patted Li Yunsheng on the shoulder and said softly: "Yes, he looks like a soldier."
At this time, Wang Zhengdao and Yu Liangzhen also came over and expressed their gratitude to Li Yunsheng.
Li Yunsheng quickly said a few polite words, saying that this was what he should have done.
Seeing this, Yu Liangzhen hugged his fists and said solemnly: "No matter what, it is very admirable that you can take the risk back. It is much better than those who escape alone. It makes Yu look at him with admiration. Unexpectedly, the people in the secret service also have bloody men like you."
Li Yunsheng naturally knew Yu Liangzhen. After all, this man was also a military boss and a direct descendant from Huangpu, so he did not dare to neglect and said seriously: "The senior is so serious. Even if he joined the secret service, Yunsheng is also a soldier. During the national crisis, he naturally does not lack the courage to sacrifice his life for justice."
Yu Liangzhen nodded, expressed his approval of Li Yunsheng, and then said, "I remember this matter, I will repay you this favor in the future."
After hearing this, Li Yunsheng immediately became happy. After all, this is a big shot. He can remember himself and is very helpful for his future development. So he said a few words of humility, which made Yu Liangzhen’s impression better.
Chapter completed!