After hearing what Yang Ling said about the guerrilla camp in Nanjing, the battle in Nanjing was brutal, and only about a hundred brothers were left alive, Liu Ming sighed with regret.
"It's such a pity for these veterans..."
These are all veterans who have come through the hail of bullets on the Songhu battlefield. Now that we have lost so much, how can we not be heartbroken?
"These brothers fought for the country and sacrificed their lives with honor. They did not embarrass us Chinese people. Brother Yang, don't be too sad. This war is not over yet. You still need to cheer up. The party and the country need officers like you who have fought in the war.
The living brothers also need you to continue to command, and you still need to shoulder this responsibility."
Staff officer Liu Ming was worried that Yang Ling would be disheartened by the failure of the Battle of Nanjing, so he comforted him with kind words.
Although Yang Ling hated the officers who escaped, he also knew that the bloody debt must be blamed on the little devils. If they had not launched a war of aggression, all this tragedy would have been avoided.
Although Yang Ling wanted to save the soldiers and civilians of Nanjing from being massacred by the Japanese army, he was humble and humble. Although he tried his best, he was ultimately unable to turn the tide, and he felt guilty about this.
"Brother Liu, don't worry. I should cheer up and avenge my brothers, avenge the dead people, let the Japanese aggressors pay with blood, and drive the Japanese aggressors out of China!"
Yang Ling's words were so convincing that Liu Ming, the staff officer, dispelled his doubts. What he was most worried about was that Yang Ling was in ruins due to consecutive defeats, which would really be a pity for a general.
In just four months from Shanghai to Nanjing, hundreds of thousands of elite members of the National Revolutionary Army were lost. Most of those officers who dared to fight were killed. At this difficult time, what is most needed is Yang Ling who dared to fight the Japanese army.
An officer.
It was not Yang Ling's original intention to fight with the Japanese invaders, but he also knew that without these troops fighting bloody battles at the front to hold back the Japanese offensive, a large number of factories, schools, people and institutions along the coast would not be able to be safely relocated
to the rear.
If these fall into the hands of the enemy, then the war cannot be fought solely by relying on the poor teaching resources and weak industrial capabilities of the Southwest. Although these two battles were fought fiercely, they also laid the foundation for a long-term war and avoid
The country suffered rapid subjugation and became a slave to the subjugation.
Thinking of the two tragic battles that had just passed, in which so many brothers were stained with blood on the battlefield, and in the end no bones were left, Liu Ming and Yang Ling sighed speechlessly at each other for a long time.
However, Yang Ling did not forget the purpose of his trip, which was to use Liu Ming's help to prevent the crippled guerrilla battalion from being transferred to the third theater and being annexed by the rest of the troops and used as cannon fodder.
Yang Ling asked tentatively: "Brother Liu, our guerrilla camp is under the direct jurisdiction of the garrison commander's headquarters. Now that Nanjing has been defeated, we don't have a place to stay. Is there any arrangement for us?"
Liu Ming picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He looked at Yang Ling and sighed and said, "Brother Yang, I won't hide it from you. Now that Nanjing is defeated, the Nanjing Garrison Commander's Department will probably be abolished. When Chief Liu left a few days ago, he said
, most of the troops that break out of Nanjing will be assigned to the third theater."
"What about our guerrilla camp?"
"Your guerrilla battalion, including the gathered skirmishers, now only has more than 200 people. After the containment is over, it should be reduced and reorganized into the troops with greater losses in the third theater. But don't worry, you performed well in Nanjing.
, everyone sees it, at least your battalion commander can’t run away.”
Yang Ling smiled bitterly in his heart. What he was most worried about now was not whether he could keep his position as battalion commander, but what he was worried about was the brothers under his command.
These brothers have fought through mountains and seas of fire together. They are brothers who can stop each other's bullets on the battlefield. It would be a lie to say that they don't have feelings.
He couldn't leave them alone. These skirmishers who had been reorganized into the rest of the army would most likely be used as cannon fodder once a war broke out. This was not what he wanted to see.
"Have we decided on which unit we will replenish?" Yang Ling asked.
"That's not true," Liu Ming paused and said, "Brother Yang, do you have any troops you want to go to?"
"The 88th Division, the 87th Division, and the 36th Division have suffered heavy losses in these battles. If you want to go, I can give you a note to replenish you."
The 87th and 88th Divisions used to be elite German weapons, and every soldier was carefully selected from all units across the country. However, after five or six rounds of fighting from Shanghai to Nanjing, all the real veterans fought
It's all gone, and now there's only an empty frame left.
Although Liu Ming had good intentions and could recruit them into this elite unit through connections, Yang Ling shook his head.
These elite German weapon divisions have become nothing more than empty frames. The elite veterans have long been exhausted. And after China and Germany break off diplomatic relations next year, Soviet weapons and American weapons and equipment will replace a large number of German weapons and equipment. This German weapon force will also become
It's a thing of the past and no longer taken seriously.
"Brother Yang, what's the matter? Not satisfied?" Liu Ming frowned when he saw Yang Ling shaking his head: "But the security forces of the Third Theater Command Commander's Department are already fully staffed. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to make up for them. Otherwise, it's like this
, I’ll go talk to Chief Liu..."
Seeing Liu Ming's embarrassed look, Yang Ling hurriedly explained: "Brother Liu, you misunderstood. The German weapon masters are elites. We brothers are all used to being wild. Do you think you can add us to the 74th Army?"
go?"
"74th Army?"
Liu Ming frowned and thought for a while, this was a newly formed unit in September. Although both Shanghai and Nanjing fought well, they were still far behind the famous elite German troops.
"Brother Yang, the 74th Army has just been established. Are you sure you want to go? You have to think about it carefully. It's still too late to regret it. If you want to switch to the German Arms Master, I can help. Once you decide to go to the 74th Army
If I want to change it back again, there is nothing I can do."
Yang Ling smiled and said, "Just go to the 74th Army."
"I really don't understand you." Liu Ming shook his head helplessly: "Then I will write you a note right now."
Now the staff officer Liu Ming is the person in charge of collecting the stragglers left behind in Chuzhou. He is responsible for sending these stragglers to various units. With his help, Yang Ling also saves a lot of things.
Although the 74th Army was only formed in September, it fought bloody battles in Luodian, Shanghai and Nanjing. There were more than 21,000 people in the army. Although there were only more than 7,000 remnants left in the battle, many Japanese troops were annihilated.
Thousands of people.
Now the 74th Army is inconspicuous in the battle order of the National Revolutionary Army, but Yang Ling knows that in the future it will be the main ace force in the War of Resistance.
As long as you embrace this thigh, then the future supply of troops and weapons will be replenished first, and there is no need to worry about logistics.
Being in such a powerful force, one would not have to worry about fighting the Japanese. Of course, Yang Ling and Liu Ming cannot understand this now.