In fact, Gou Defu was not the only one who collapsed when he heard Liu Lang's almost cruel order.
Even with the temptation of a military salary that was 30% higher than that of ordinary troops, a second lieutenant officer still sneaked into the mountains with sixteen of his soldiers while camping that night, and took away all the weapons.
equipment.
As the saying goes, he simply became a deserter.
When this news was fed back to Liu Lang, it was already twelve o'clock in the night. In the military tent, the faces of Yu Xiancheng and others who were still discussing the march arrangements for the next day changed drastically.
Ever since Liu Lang announced the march order in the mountains in the evening, Yu Xiancheng and others felt that Liu Lang was a little anxious.
In their view, the morale of the troops who had been marching in the field for several days was already extremely low, and another incident like this would make it even worse. This desertion incident was almost the straw that broke the camel's back. If the news got out,
, I am afraid that the lack of military morale is the best result. This was only the first night in the mountains, and a total of seventeen people including the officers ran away. As time goes by, there will probably be more and more people running away.
As for whether to recover the deserters overnight, Yu Xiancheng, Chi Dakui and others had never thought about it. It had been almost half an hour since they discovered the deserters. A dozen people were like a drop of water in the ocean in the invisible mountains in the middle of the night.
Finding them is simply as difficult as climbing to the sky. Unless the entire regiment is mobilized to light torches and search, but based on the current situation, if no one else is found, more people will run away, which means losing the wife and losing the troops.
The most urgent task is to stabilize the morale of the remaining sergeants before talking about anything else.
"Commander, please see if we revise the march plan." Yu Xiancheng still looked after Liu Lang and did not speak too directly.
But what surprised Yu Xiancheng and others was that Liu Lang's face was very calm, as if all this was expected by him, but the coldness flashing in his eyes could still make people feel his anger.
As a military commander, it is of course a shame, a huge shame, for a soldier under his command to desert. It is normal to be angry.
They didn't know that Liu Lang specially arranged the campsite on the first day of entering the mountain more than ten miles away from the edge of the mountain. The first was to prepare for the six-day devil training in the future, and the second was to wait for those who were not strong-willed.
the appearance of.
To be honest, when it comes to "professional" soldiers, the soldiers of the Republic of China are really called "professional". The soldiers of the Republic of China had a very clear purpose of joining the army, which was to get paid.
From the collapse of the Qing government and the establishment of the Republic of China to the warlords' melee to the revolutionary army's Northern Expedition to nominally unify the country, the war in the Central Plains has never stopped. In order to compete for territory and interests, it is normal for warlords to attack each other. Even in Sichuan Province today, it is still
War continues, and the battle between the two is beginning.
Most of the officers and soldiers would just go to the house where the pay was better. It was completely normal for the king's flag to change at the top of the city. There were even temporary defections in front of the Yangtze Formation because of Bai Huahua's appearance.
During this period, the national army was several times larger and its equipment was far better than that of the red troops armed with spear guns, but they were still helpless. It was not that they did not know how to fight, but that they lacked motivation. If it were not for some of the top brass of the red troops who had collective brain attacks and bald heads,
I'm afraid that within a few years the principal will still be able to slap his forehead and sigh: It's not that our army doesn't work hard, it's just that the Communist army is too cunning.
In fact, the difference between the two armies is nothing more than faith. Soldiers without faith can never be called true soldiers.
The American soldiers on the other side of the ocean cherish life the most. Even the soldier's manual specifically states that when encountering an irresistible crisis, they can lay down their weapons. To put it bluntly, it means surrendering to save their lives. But they pursue freedom and equality, and for this belief, they still
They can go on and on and tell the world their courage through sacrifice. In World War II, the 380,000 American soldiers who watched from the sidelines for several years and finally participated in the war died in the battle are the best proof.
Of course, when foreign enemies invaded, most of the Chinese soldiers finally had their own beliefs. The words "defend the homeland and defend the country" allowed China's most elite 800,000 troops to continue to fight in the face of the Japanese aggressors' artillery fire from the sea, land and air.
The huge casualties of 300,000 people in Shanghai shattered the Japanese aggressors' three-month plan to destroy China. In the entire Chinese theater, whether on the front battlefield or behind enemy lines, the Chinese army lost 1.327 million people in battle, and the Red Army lost 160,000 people in huge battles.
The sacrifice proved their courage.
(According to the figures of military and civilian casualties in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. In February 1947, the national military and civilian population casualty statistics in the "Report on Anti-Japanese War Losses and Japanese Compensation" by the Executive Yuan of the National Government: 3,227,926 military combat casualties (including 1,328,501 dead, 1,769,299 wounded, and 130,126 missing
people), 422,479 soldiers died due to illness, and 9,134,569 civilian casualties (including 4,397,504 deaths and 4,739,065 injuries). The total number of military and civilian casualties nationwide was 12,784,974. This number does not include the casualties of military and civilians in Taiwan Province, Northeast China and the Liberated Areas.
The number of civilian casualties in the 7 anti-Japanese base areas including Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei in the liberated areas. In April 1946, the "Preliminary Statistical Table of Population Loss in China's Liberated Areas in the Eight Years of the Anti-Japanese War" statistics: "According to preliminary statistics: Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Shanxi-Sui, Shanxi-Hebei, Luyu,
In the seven liberated areas of Hebei, Reliao, Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui, and the Central Plains during the Anti-Japanese War, a total of 3,176,123 people were killed or tortured by the enemy and puppets, resulting in injuries and illnesses, 2,760,227 young men were arrested, and 2,963,582 were widowed, lonely, and physically disabled." See
This set of figures made the author shed tears. The people’s heroes will be immortalized forever.)
This trip to Sichuan is an oven to remove the bad and retain the good. Only the soldiers with the most determined will are qualified to go on the battlefield with the Japs. It's not that Liu Lang is too eager for quick success, but that next year's three
The moon is almost here.
However, although he was mentally prepared for deserters, Liu Lang was still angry. An officer took all the soldiers under his command and became deserters. This kind of behavior was beyond Liu Lang's tolerance.
limit.
"The plan continues as usual, I will find the deserters." Liu Lang waved his hand and said decisively.
"Sir, how many people are needed to search the mountain? I will arrange it. If they dare to become deserters, I will kill them." Chi Dakui opened his eyes angrily and expressed his position without hesitation.
"You restrain the soldiers, I can go alone." Liu Lang shook his head and refused.
"Tuan Zuo, are you alone..." Yu Xiancheng was still waiting for further persuasion, but when he saw Liu Lang who had already begun to organize his equipment, he swallowed all the rest of his words.
Liu Lang's attitude said it all. He wanted to single-handedly pursue those damn deserters.
To be honest, from a safety perspective, Yu Xiancheng is not too worried about Liu Lang. In such an environment, there is not much difference between dozens of people and one person. One person with a small goal is even safer.
If the deserters were simply deserters, the commander might be too lazy to go to the trouble of running away, but if they dared to hurt the commander who was chasing after him, they would be in big trouble.
More importantly, in terms of individual soldier skills, no one in the entire independent regiment can surpass him.
A Hanyang-made, a shell gun, the bayonet Liu Lang was not sheathed at all, the sharp blade was inserted directly into the leggings, and Liu Lang stuffed two basic bullets into the bullet bag at his waist. Seventeen people were fully equipped.
Even Liu Lang did not dare to take it lightly when arming deserters who had experienced the bloody battle in Songhu.
This is a battle to rebuild faith, and Liu Lang doesn't mind using blood to prove it.