Chapter 1348, I am responsible for ending the aftermath
"Fetch me Jiangyin Fortress."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Commissioner. The phone cannot be connected."
"Go on."
"yes."
Zhang Yong put down the microphone.
It seems that Jiangyin Fortress has experienced a big storm.
The Japanese invaders were very cunning.
I found myself in Jinling, so I immediately turned around and headed to Jiangyin Fortress.
Frankly speaking, without him being present and without system assistance, it would be very difficult for the Jiangyin Fortress to shoot down the Japanese aircraft.
Being besieged by thirty-three Japanese bombers, the losses to the Jiangyin Fortress were estimated to be huge.
Could it be that 10,000 tons of cement were used to repair the fortress?
You blow it up, I fix it.
If you blow it up again, I'll fix it again.
It's not over for you. It's not over for me either.
I am an invincible Xiaoqiang.
right.
that's all.
As long as Jiangyin Fortress remains, it will be difficult for the Japanese invaders to besiege Jinling.
At least, it is impossible to concentrate so many troops.
He, Zhang Yong, can kill him back to the fortress at any time.
"Commissioner, there is a call from the Presidential Palace, please go back to the Presidential Palace immediately."
"good."
Zhang Yong probably has a confidential phone number.
The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is a temporary headquarters. There is no confidential line.
"Lei Xinghu!"
"arrive!"
"What are the casualties?"
"Three hundred and eighty people were killed. One hundred and thirty were seriously injured. Five hundred were slightly injured."
"so much?"
"Yes. A lot."
"knew."
Zhang Yong nodded.
This is the result.
It's the result of everyone giving their lives in exchange for it.
There were about a thousand casualties. In fact, it was very small. Really, it could be a big book to write home about.
If it were not for the heroic firing of the anti-aircraft artillery regiment and for not shooting down nine Japanese aircraft, and allowing the Japanese aircraft to wreak havoc, a zero would have to be added to the number of casualties.
It may even be twenty or thirty times. Which will definitely include a large number of innocent people.
"Arrange personnel to prepare the cemetery. I will conduct the funeral in the evening."
"clear."
"The pension will be distributed immediately. Each person will receive one hundred oceans. No one will be left behind. Everyone will find the oceans."
"clear."
Lei Xinghu agreed.
Later, Wu Keren also came.
Among those who died in the battle, there were also many officers and soldiers of the 67th Army.
They all came to help voluntarily. Many of them fell under the strafing bombings of the Japanese invaders.
Pensions are the same.
The funeral was also held together. He was also buried near Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.
"According to the regulations, rewards will be given based on merit."
"yes."
"Is Sun Dexi's cavalry company here?"
"exist."
"Order them to explore south. The Japanese vanguard may arrive soon."
"good."
Wu Keren agreed.
He came to Zhang Yong and felt danger.
Not only did the Japanese invaders launch a fierce attack from the air, but the ground troops were probably also faster.
Two days ago, the Japanese vanguard had arrived in Liyang.
Now, it is possible to reach Jurong.
The national army troops shrunk very quickly. They were basically all outside Jinling.
Lishui, Jurong and other places do not have the main force of the national army. They are all local security groups.
The Japanese invaders can sweep through any squadron.
While talking, a staff officer hurried over.
"Report."
"explain."
"Sir Commissioner, the headquarters has informed that the Japanese vanguard has occupied Jurong and the Lishui front line. They are advancing towards Ma'anshan..."
"not good!"
Wu Keren blurted out.
The Japanese invaders are actually advancing towards Ma'anshan. What are they going to do?
Of course, the goal is to control the west of Jinling and cut off the connection between other national army units and Jinling.
Once the Japanese invaders besieged Jinling, the Nationalist troops to the west would not be able to reinforce them. The surrounded Nationalist troops would not be able to evacuate smoothly from the land.
"Ma'anshan..."
Zhang Yong also knew that Jinling's time was running out.
The comprehensive strength of the Japanese invaders is too strong, and they cannot be stopped by shooting down nine aircraft.
It can be said that as long as the Japanese invaders occupy Ma'anshan and other places with one main division, they can successfully separate Jinling from the national army in the west.
When the time comes, Jinling will fall into the hands of the Japanese invaders like a ripe peach.
Nothing to change.
There is a huge difference in strength.
All he can do is delay.
Reduce troop losses and casualties as much as possible.
Facing the crazy attack of the Japanese invaders, no matter who it was, it would be impossible to defend Jinling.
"Commissioner..."
"calm."
"yes."
Wu Keren replied.
In fact, I was still very upset inside.
Once the Japanese invaders occupied Ma'anshan, they would be tantamount to surrounding Jinling.
If, well, if the battle situation is unfavorable, the defenders of Jinling will have no choice but to retreat across the river. Obviously, this is not an easy task.
"I'll go back to the Presidential Palace first."
"yes."
Zhang Yong hurried back to the Presidential Palace.
Liu Zhenzhen came up to meet him. There was also a yellow dot, but it was not the familiar one before.
Complete stranger. Never seen it before.
"Who are you……"
"Sir Commissioner, I am humbled by Fang Zhihong."
"good."
Zhang Yong shook hands with the other party politely.
Of course, he didn't show any specialness at all, so as not to expose Fang Zhihong to suspicion.
"You go out first."
"yes."
Liu Zhenzhen quietly asked Fang Zhihong to leave.
Fang Zhihong turned and walked away.
Zhang Yong:???
What's the secret?
Liu Zhenzhen called.
After a while, the call was connected.
"Commissioner, please."
"good."
Zhang Yong took the microphone.
Liu Zhenzhen left quickly. Obviously, he could not listen to the content of the call.
So mysterious?
It made Zhang Yong a little nervous.
Could it be that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to talk to him personally? In the end, it was discovered that this was not the case.
"Young dragon..."
"Hello, Director Lin."
"Congratulations on receiving the Medal of Guoguang. No. 02. What a joy!"
"Willing to serve the party and the country!"
"Very good. The commission is very satisfied. Now there is something..."
"Director Lin, please tell me."
"The Japanese invaders are attacking Ma'anshan..."
"Yes. I just received the notification."
"Use your own name to transfer a few divisions to Ma'anshan."
"I?"
Zhang Yong was full of doubts.
I didn’t understand. Really.
Each word can be understood separately.
but……
Put them together and you can't understand them.
What does it mean to transfer a few divisions to Ma'anshan in one's own name? The focus is on the front.
Why use your own name? What is the situation?
Do you want to dig a hole for yourself to jump into?
"Shaolong, I think the 88th, 87th, and 36th divisions, as well as the Central Teaching Corps, the Traffic Corps are very suitable!"
"Yes……"
Zhang Yong answered mechanically.
Actually I still don’t understand.
What exactly does Director Lin mean?
wrong.
It should be said, what does "Lao Jiang" mean?
What Director Lin conveyed was definitely what Chiang Kai-shek meant. But what exactly did Chiang Kai-shek want to do?
If you want to mobilize troops, do it in the name of the headquarters!
Why do I, Zhang Yong, need to use my personal name? It doesn’t comply with the regulations!
Can't the headquarters be mobilized?
impossible.
These five troops were all Chiang Kai-shek's favorites.
Especially the 36th, 88th, and 87th divisions are the top combat power of the national army!
The commanders of these three divisions are also students from Huangpu. They are also under the command of Chen Cheng. There is absolutely no situation where they cannot be transferred. Why should they be transferred privately?
"director……"
"Move quickly!"
"yes."
"good."
Director Lin hung up the phone.
Zhang Yong held the microphone and was still in a state of confusion.
no……
What does it mean?
Can you explain it more clearly?
Even if there is a conspiracy behind my back, there is no need to go to such trouble!
Damn...
I really haven't figured it out.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find anyone to ask.
Even Liu Zhenzhen didn't dare to listen to this matter. How could he dare to tell others?
However, Director Lin said to hurry up...
Extremely anxious!
Mudd!
Headache……
Take a deep breath.
Be as calm as possible.
Exit the Presidential Palace.
This kind of nerve-wracking instructions is enough...
There is a yellow dot nearby. I don't see anyone and can't label it. But it's strange, it seems to feel familiar.
"I'll walk around as I please. You don't have to follow me."
"yes."
Zhang Yong walked over silently.
I discovered that the yellow dot was actually Qi Jiuding. He was drinking tea.
My heart is relieved.
The savior is here. If you don’t understand, you can ask Qi Jiuding.
This man seems to have an unusual status. He is a well-informed man.
He appears here, it seems, just so that he can find it.
This is true both in Xi'an and in Shanghai.
Perhaps, they were the ones specially sent to help him.
"Boss Qi."
"Eh? Mr. Commissioner."
"This way."
"good."
Zhang Yong took Qi Jiuding into an empty house nearby.
With the help of the radar map, as long as there is no one at home, Zhang Yong owns the house and can borrow it temporarily.
Technical unlocking.
Enter the house easily.
I found that a thick layer of dust had fallen inside.
It is estimated that the owner of the house has left Jinling for a while. He must have gone to escape the war.
"sit."
"good."
Sit down separately.
Zhang Yong spoke frankly and asked for advice face to face.
Qi Jiuding thought for a moment and said slowly: "In my opinion, it's all Chiang Kai-shek's petty tricks."
"He wants to trick me?" Zhang Yong raised his eyebrows, "In the future, he will blame me for deploying troops without permission and punish me?"
"Not really. He had an agreement with that person."
"Which one?"
"Military Senate, Dean Tang."
"What agreement?"
"That is to hand over the defense power of Jinling to Dean Tang, and publicly promise not to secretly transfer any soldiers from Jinling."
"Then now..."
"He was worried that all his elite troops would be lost in Jinling, so he wanted to evacuate some of his elite troops. However, he had an agreement in front of him, so he couldn't speak in person to avoid telling the truth. So he could only ask you to come forward. It's up to you to operate.
Naturally, no one else can blame him."
"I see……"
Zhang Yong finally understood the general idea.
Just say that something needs to go around in such a big circle. It turns out that words don’t count.
Before, Dean Tang was asked to agree to serve as the garrison commander, and he agreed to any conditions. After the result, he regretted it again. So something happened.
But, I wanted to save face. It was impossible to slap myself in the face, so I had to cross the bridge with Zhang Yong.
"Can't he just give Chen Cheng a secret order? Why are you looking for me?"
"Because Dean Tang also has a temper. Once his temper rises, he will punish Chen Cheng. It's hard for others to say anything."
"Won't Dean Tang punish me?"
"You, the inspector general, are actually in vain. Dean Tang can't control you. But he can control Chen Cheng."
"Yes, it's a false position..."
Zhang Yong suddenly realized an important issue.
Chiang Kai-shek never gave himself a real job, including division commander, army commander, commander, etc.
Never.
The actual positions I hold are all at the school level. They are all with the Air Force.
This inspector's rank is indeed very high. But the other eight are all part-time. Others all have other real-time jobs, but he does not.
You can give yourself high honors. I am willing to give them even the Medal of Guoguang, but they won’t give them actual work.
When necessary, just take away his title of Inspector and he will be nothing.
And the troops he calls "inspectors" are just "inspectors". Others have a formal command system.
Take away his supervisory authority and there will be no changes in the army.
Li Tianxia, Li Xianzhou, and Long Muhan are all Huangpu students, and of course they listen to the principal.
Do you think Wu Keren would listen to Chiang Kai-shek? Of course he would.
Haha. Just playing tricks!
"What are you thinking about?"
"The Inspector is indeed not a real official..."
"You seem to have realized something."
"Thanks for the advice."
"We are friends. Now and in the future. What do you think?"
"certainly!"
Zhang Yong nodded slowly.
Thinking of the word "friend" that was given to me.
"What should I do now?"
"Shaolong, in your opinion, can Jinling be able to defend it?"
"Can't keep it."
"How long can we keep it?"
"A month at most."
"Then it makes no difference."
"No difference?"
Zhang Yong muttered to himself in confusion.
Then he nodded slowly and understood what the other person meant.
The other party is indeed an expert!
Every pointer was just right, enlightening and enlightening.
"Congratulations!" Qi Jiuding stood up and stretched out his hand.
"Congratulations on winning the Medal of Guoguang?" Zhang Yong stood up with a strange look on his face.
"Yes."
"I seem to be from the Fruit Party..."
"But what you destroyed were Japanese aircraft."
"this……"
"No matter what party you belong to, no matter who you were before, even if you had a blood feud with us in the past, as long as you put aside your grudges and stand on the anti-Japanese front, as long as you eliminate the Japanese aggressors and kill the enemy and perform meritorious service, you should be honored. We all admit it."
"Well……"
"Shaolong, congratulations. You are a true hero."
"Oh, it's a pity that Jinling still can't hold it. We still have to withdraw. We must trade space for time. Only by extending the Japanese invaders' front line can we have a chance to counterattack."
"You seem to have told me that it will take a long time for us to defeat the Japanese invaders. It may be ten years, it may be twenty years."
"actually……"
Zhang Yong subconsciously wanted to say that it would only take eight years.
But then I thought about it and shrunk it back. It’s better to mention this number as little as possible.
No one would believe me if I mentioned it anyway. It just makes me look like a bastard.
Now he doesn't seem to need a magic stick anymore.
"Thanks for the advice."
"That's serious. I just said it casually."
"Boss Qi, how old are you this year?"
"Thirty-five."
"I hope we can meet again fifty years from now. Then I'll go see you."
"Fifty years from now? That's possible."
"You must live. When the time comes, it will be a whole new world. Really. Boss Qi, I will definitely come back to see you when the time comes."
"return?"
"That's right. Come back."
Zhang Yong said goodbye with a smile, but his heart fell to the ground.
Fifty years later...
The spring breeze of reform and opening up...
You should be able to come back.
"Commissioner."
"Commissioner."
Zhang Yong returned to the Presidential Palace.
Come directly to your office.
Pick up the confidential phone number.
"Help me pick up Mr. Chen Cheng."
"yes."
Soon, the call was connected.
The tone is calm.
"Sir Chen, I am Zhang Yong."
"Commissioner Zhang, hello."
"Sir Chen, I now order you as the inspector of the Ministry of Military Affairs to immediately mobilize the 36th Division, the 87th Division, the 88th Division, as well as the Central Teaching Corps and the Transportation Corps to march towards Ma'anshan as quickly as possible to resist the Japanese.
The bandits attacked. Written orders were then sent."
"Understood. I'll make arrangements immediately."
"Okay. That's it."
Zhang Yong put down the microphone. His heart was calm.
I'm used to taking the blame. It's not the first time. I'm young and can afford it. It's okay.
"Liu Zhenzhen."
"arrive."
"Inform the staff to draft orders."
"yes."
Liu Zhenzhen went to convey it immediately.
Soon, a senior staff officer arrived and drafted an order.
Zhang Yong finished reading, signed, finished the process, and took the blame.
Chen Cheng had obviously known about this for a long time. As long as he, Zhang Yong, came forward, the troops would immediately set off.
With the withdrawal of the three most elite divisions, it means that Jinling has been abandoned, which is an ironclad fact.
There is no if.
Now, one more thing.
You must call Dean Tang. He must know.
Five of the most elite troops were transferred away. As the garrison commander, he was basically just a decoration.
In name, he is still the garrison commander.
However, from now on, no one will listen to him.
Sometimes, all it takes is a small action and other smart people will know all the answers.
well……
He himself is a bad person again.
"Help me pick up the garrison headquarters. I'll find Dean Tang."
"yes."
Soon, the call was connected.
There was silence for a moment on the other end of the phone before someone spoke.
"Why?"
"Dean Tang, Jinling can't defend it..."
"I am the garrison commander."
"I'm responsible for the aftermath."
"you……"
"I'm responsible for the aftermath."
silence.
a long time.
No one spoke.
Only the breathing of both parties. From solemn to calm.
"I see."
"Dean Tang, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood."
"well……"
"Dean Tang, I'm offended."
"The Qinhuai River is reserved, you pay the bill yourself."
"Well……"
Zhang Yong suddenly screamed inwardly that it was terrible.
Don't mention it!
Boss, seriously, don’t!
You know very well that it was Chiang Kai-shek who asked me to build a bridge across the river.
It was all Chiang Kai-shek who was behind this.
If you are unhappy, just scold me. I can handle scolding very well.
But you can't let me pay for the trip to Qinhuai River! It's such a huge expense, I'm so poor...