For the first time, Zhang Sixing took off his helmet, put on his boat-shaped hat, and even took out all the weapons from his body and put them aside.
He also asked someone to bring hot water, washed his face clean, then straightened himself up with one or two Iron Cross medals, and then asked everyone who looked at him worriedly,
"How about it"
"Sir, your pants..."
Hansen Raul shrugged and curled his lips as a reminder.
"There's nothing you can do about it. It's not a big deal if your clothes are not neatly dressed on the battlefield."
Lieutenant Colonel Marcus asked,
"If you want to drink, I'll go with you."
"No, you're going. There are some things that Captain Xie and I can't say. Also, if you think about it carefully, they will evacuate the Sixing Warehouse at twelve o'clock tonight. Let's think about where to go."
Everyone present looked at me and I looked at you. Cao Zijin moved his lips twice but did not speak in the end. Only Guan Shijie murmured a curse,
"As a mother, I know that these bastards in the Central Army are not good people. Sir, let those bastards run away. There is no shortage of ammunition and food in this warehouse, and the Japanese dare not use the artillery. I can keep guarding it forever.
"
Zhang Sixing neither affirmed nor denied this, but instead glanced at everyone.
Whoever he catches his gaze will automatically stand at attention.
"Whether you leave or not depends on you, and the same goes for your subordinates. There is no point in leaving people who are half-hearted. Those who want to leave will follow the 87th Division. We...have no plans to leave yet."
After saying that, he casually took a few steps with his cigarette in his mouth and then turned back and said,
"When I come back from drinking, if you want to leave, don't show up."
After saying that, he took the young man from the military camp who had been waiting aside for a long time, carrying a food box and a wine bottle, and walked slowly upstairs.
The first and second floors were still full of people preparing for battle in various military camps. Some people came down from upstairs carrying barrels filled with bullet casings, and some people came up from downstairs carrying large piles of steel helmets. Those craftsmen were still making landmines.
Going up to the third floor, there were also busy soldiers.
However, they had already received the order to assemble and pack their equipment one by one. When they saw Zhang Sixing, some stood at attention and saluted, while others turned a blind eye.
Anyone who salutes him, Zhang Sixing will return the salute seriously.
Soon we arrived outside Xie Jinyuan's office. Standing there were a group of officers from the 87th Division who had replaced their cannons. They looked a bit like they were facing a formidable enemy.
The few young men from the military camp who were serving food and drinks had never seen this kind of formation before, and they were somewhat cowered.
However, Zhang Sixing didn't take it seriously at all and walked directly to the door of the office. Standing in the crowd, Company Commander Tao, with mixed feelings in his heart, looked at Zhang Sixing.
But the latter had a faint smile on his washed face, and just nodded slightly at him, then walked into Xie Jinyuan's office with his head held high.
As soon as he opened the door, a heavy smell of smoke hit his face. Under the lantern, he could see a haggard face.
I haven’t seen him haggard after a few days of fighting, but I haven’t seen him for a while...
"give a feast"
Turning around and instructing several young men from the military camp, Zhang Sixing took off his boat-shaped hat.
Then, regardless of whether Xie Jinyuan was happy or not, he reached out and pulled out the things that had just been packed on his desk to the ground.
The debris fell to the ground, making a "ping-pong-ping-pong" noise. Following the sound, a group of officers carrying boxes of cannons rushed in outside the office.
Facing the officers' openings, Zhang Sixing kept his smile and remained motionless, just looking at Xie Jinyuan in front of him.
Xie Jinyuan, who was sitting on the chair, did not move at all, but gave a faint order,
"go out"
His eyes looked at Zhang Sixing, wondering which song he was singing.
Several young men from the miscellaneous barracks placed four plates of food, two bottles of wine and two porcelain bowls before exiting one by one.
"Bring it to the door"
This time, it wasn't Zhang Sixing who spoke, but he greeted his smiling gaze and thanked Jinyuan for his order.
There were four plates of dishes on the table, and it was obvious that the cooks in the military camp were really good. Even under such difficult circumstances, they still prepared four dishes, two meat and two vegetarian.
A piece of fish, a piece of pig water, pickled vegetables, mushrooms and fried peanuts. I really don’t know where they found these things in this warehouse.
But these are not important. While Zhang Sixing was pouring wine into the bowl, Xie Jinyuan grabbed the cigarette case on the table, took out a cigarette and handed it over. He spoke in a calm tone,
"The superiors want us to withdraw at twelve o'clock. Where are you and your men, Brother Zhang?"
Looking at Xie Jinyuan who was striking a match and lighting a cigarette, Zhang Sixing said nothing and raised the bowl filled with liquor in his hand.
"Done"
After saying that, he raised his neck and drank the bowl of wine without hesitation.
Seeing his bold look, Xie Jinyuan picked up the wine bowl and shook his head slightly, then he was also furious. The two of them pointed the bowls at each other, and then the wine bowls rested on the table.
Picking up the wine bottle, Xie Jinyuan poured wine for Zhang Sixing and asked again,
"Will you withdraw at zero o'clock?"
After taking a puff of cigarette, Zhang Sixing replied,
"We will withdraw with your army. I'm afraid there will be trouble. Let's eat food, eat food, and talk while drinking."
"Of course there will be trouble. To be honest, brother, the superiors want us to cooperate with the British army in disarming you."
Hearing that Xie Jinyuan made no secret of the order he had received, Zhang Sixing took a piece of fish, ate it, and spit out the thorn before replying,
"If we don't leave, the big gift I prepared for the Japanese hasn't been delivered yet. Also, my brother's advice to you is, don't believe anyone, leave the concession as soon as possible, otherwise things will change if you wait too long."
"Is this possible? Brother Zhang, who did you hear this from?"
Looking at Xie Jinyuan's inquiring expression, Zhang Sixing sighed,
"You don't know what the government is like. The affairs of foreigners are the fastest. They are the so-called people who have an overall view of the situation. What the hell."
After saying that, he raised the wine bowl to Xie Jinyuan, took a sip and put the bowl on the table.
"Brother Zhang, what do you mean..."
Facing Xie Jinyuan's gaze, Zhang Sixing felt that he had nothing to hide.
"I'm here to fight the Japanese. I don't have any big-picture ideas that would make the foreigners happy. If anyone betrays me for some bullshit big-picture thinking, then I'm sorry that I won't serve you. The devils want to fight, and the evildoers want to kill."
These words were clear enough. Xie Jinyuan understood that people like Zhang Sixing would never be appreciated by the Chairman. Probably the robber in front of him, a rich man, didn't care about the Chairman at all.
"Then if we withdraw, these four warehouses..."
"Of course we have to retreat, but how we do it is important. Do you think we can retreat like you? So... Brother Xie, you are good on the battlefield. I still want to say that despite this,
It’s okay if you don’t obey your orders.”
After hearing what Zhang Sixing said, Xie Jinyuan picked up the wine bowl and took a sip and said,
"If I don't cooperate with the British army, brothers... please come together. With the remaining people, I'm worried..."
"It's okay, I won't take them to death, but some people want to leave. Can your brother take the official document and take them all away together?"