"What you said is not impossible. I returned from the front line a few days ago and I know the pain of the Japanese army." Hearing Liu Lang mention that the Japanese army might retaliate against the people, General Zhang frowned and thought for a moment before nodding, "
We cannot underestimate the brutality of the Japanese invaders at the cost of the lives of the people. I will raise this at the military affairs meeting. However, you know, I cannot say this lightly when the Chairman of the Generalissimo has not withdrawn his troops, and the withdrawal has been several times.
Hundreds of thousands of people are not something you and I can accomplish with just a touch of our lips."
Looking intently at the dark window, the Army General looked desolate and said slowly: "That requires huge manpower and material resources, but I am exhausted just to maintain the military supplies used by hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line at this time.
Consider it."
Liu Lang also remained silent.
He knew that what the general said was true. The cost of hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line must have been astronomical. With the current financial resources of the government, even the gross industrial production in 1936 had reached 10,000 in the Republic of China.
At its peak, it is extremely difficult to support, let alone organize the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents to Wuhan, thousands of miles away. This is completely beyond the financial resources of this country now.
However, how could Liu Lang sit idly by in the face of the upcoming nearly 400,000 innocent souls? The man named Steve Jobs who made great achievements in the business field in the future once said: Live to change the world!
Even if he came to this time and space, it would not change Nanjing's doomed tragic ending. Liu Lang didn't know if he would still have the courage to stand outside the gate of this ancient city in the future.
"Sir, I may be able to contact General Manager Fan of the Huashang Group to reduce the taxes of his headquarters in Sichuan Province and ask them to provide financial support for organizing the people's evacuation." Liu Lang looked at General Zhang with a sharp look.
At this moment, Liu Lang was ready to risk his life, and he even did not hesitate to expose his inextricable connections with the Huashang Group in front of the general. Although he also added a pale reason like reducing taxes in Sichuan Province, but for the
For these people in high positions, they are of course nothing more than a dispensable fig leaf.
If Liu Lang was not closely connected with the Huashang Group, or even personally involved in it, how could a business group be able to make such a big effort just for so-called taxation? You know, the financial resources involved are not tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of silver.
Hundreds of thousands of people travel thousands of miles to eat, drink and have sex, and the average expenditure per person is no less than ten dollars, and the most conservative estimate is more than millions. Even if the Huashang Group has now emerged and become famous in the country by selling drugs
This money can also shake the foundations of a large business consortium.
It is actually just a common thing for political groups and business groups to communicate. Looking at the major forces in China, who does not have the support and protection of a large consortium behind it? However, the Huashang Group, a new conglomerate, has risen too fast, and the scope of its business is also extremely large.
Sensitive, because it is a new type of drug, it is even involved in the military industry of Huamei Company. If it is just a business group, it would not matter, but if the power of princes is involved, it will be a bit scary for those in higher positions. Naturally,
The relationship network of the Huashang Group has long been under the focus of surveillance by the Investigation Bureau of the Military Commission.
Although there are rumors that the Liu family of Sichuan Province has a close relationship with the Huashang Group, and even Liu Xiang has a stake in it, but they have not grasped the actual handle, Director Dai can't do anything about it. But if Liu Lang said this, it would naturally be almost
This is a disguised admission that the Liu family of Sichuan Province has more contacts with the Chinese business group than some people imagine.
That's natural. In order to prevent Liu Xiang from having the financial and material resources to compete with the central government, the big boss' attack must be violent.
Sure enough, upon hearing what Liu Lang said, General Zhang's eyes sparkled, and he stared at Liu Lang for a long time before saying, "Liu Lang, I know what you are thinking. You would rather risk the annihilation of the entire army."
When you led more than 20,000 people in Chengde to evacuate to the Great Wall defense line, I knew that you were not only a true soldier, but also a general who cared about the people. However, some things cannot be decided just by the patriotism of you and me.
Yes, even the chairman of the committee cannot make a decision based on his own opinion due to many considerations."
He took a deep breath and said: "I promise you that I will do my best to make arrangements for the safety of the people, but the matter ends here. What you just said to me, I pretended to have never heard it. The reason is,
Do you understand?"
Before Liu Lang could continue to speak, General Zhang waved his hand and said: "You have made great achievements on the eastern Shanxi front line this time. No matter what, you have to use the title of colonel, otherwise it will be unreasonable both emotionally and rationally. However, Chairman
This is not a conversation between you and me. Some things should be said and some should not be said. You have to think about it. I still have official business to deal with, so you should go back and rest first!"
"Adjutant, see off the guests for me!"
"Sir, take care!" Seeing Admiral Zhang acting like this, Liu Lang had no choice but to raise his hands, salute and leave and go out.
Although he did not get the full support of this person, Liu Lang's trip was by no means without any results. At least, this army general who could speak out at the military affairs meeting of the headquarters would speak for the people of Nanjing, even if it was just a few days in advance, Nanjing
The tragedy will definitely not be as painful as it was in time and space.
A first-level general who swore to defend Nanjing City to the death tied the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians to his personal glory. But after the real test of life and death came, he finally chose life instead of glory. All he lost was
For the glory of the general, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians lost their lives.
Liu Lang only hoped that at the meeting twenty days later that would involve the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, the general would think of his proposal today and speak up, and that would achieve his goal.
On the front line of eastern Shanxi, Liu Lang, a colonel of an independent regiment, was not a big man, but he was not a small one either. He would be given a bit of face when he went to be the chief military officer in various military houses. But in Nanjing, where the generals roamed all over the country, Liu Lang was not a big man.
The Colonel's Committee is really nothing. I'm going to visit General Zhang. Liu Lang once fought under his command and won a shocking victory. He has an old friendship, so it's natural to go. As for Liu Lang, there is an old boss in Nanjing.
It was General He who used to be the chairman of the Northern China Military Commission Branch, but at this time he had served as the commander of the Fourth War Zone, responsible for commanding the war against Japan in Guangdong and Fujian. Liu Lang just wanted to use the name of his old subordinate to
Even if you lobby, you won’t see anyone.
An old acquaintance of mine is still under house arrest at the moment. Needless to say, he is in dire straits. Going to see him during this sensitive period will completely push both of them into the fire pit, so naturally there is no need to go see him.
In the next few days, Liu Lang did not go out to visit any generals. Instead, he took Chen Yunfa and Zeng Shui around Nanjing. If it were not confirmed that this person was the world-famous Liu Lang and Liu Tuanzuo, three or even
The officer who pointed at Nanjing's important city fortifications and commented on it almost escaped being arrested as a spy by the Bureau of Investigation spies.
Of course, they didn't know the specific content of the discussion between Liu Lang and the two lieutenant-level officers. If they heard the truth, they would probably be arrested immediately. What Liu Lang and the two special forces were discussing was how to operate in this city.
Special operations.
Yes, what Liu Lang taught the two special forces was not defensive warfare or street fighting, but assuming from the beginning that the entire city had been occupied by the Japanese army. As a special forces soldier, how to fight the Japanese army in this ancient city.
It is not blind revenge, nor blank resistance, but the use of terrain and individual tactics to carry out special operations with tactical skills. Every moment, the Japanese army will face bullets from invisible corners, whether they are soldiers or generals. Just like Stalin in the future
Like Gullah, countless times, the crumbling defense line seemed to have collapsed, but the gunfire that never stopped indicates that this city is not a delicious trophy, but a battlefield.
It's a battlefield, so you can't do whatever you want.
This was Liu Lang's final arrangement for Nanjing, and it was also the last move he had to make. If Nanjing fell, if the residents still did not evacuate as he expected, he would not even have the chance to lead the independent regiment in
If Nanjing fights to the death, then the special blades who have trained hard for five years will be put into this city.
If you can't even protect your own people, who can be the sharp sword of the country?
If sacrifice is inevitable, then start with the soldiers.
In five days, Liu Lang led the two special forces soldiers through every corner of Nanjing. It seemed aimless and more like looking at the scenery. In fact, it took nearly three years to bury the treasures everywhere in this ancient city.
Weapons, food, hiding tunnels and other supply points were all presented to the two special forces.
"Shanghai, we can throw it away. What is lost is just some property, but Nanjing cannot be thrown away! What is lost is the soul of my China, and what has created my China is the suffering of decades and hundreds of years!" Liu Lang stood at the bottom
After closing the pier, I looked at the rolling Yangtze River with a rare expression of sadness. I was silent for a moment, as if talking to myself, but more like a request, I murmured.
Of course the two special forces did not know that one and a half months later in another time and space, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed just by their foothold. In the leaderless and disorderly retreat, countless elite soldiers had no boats to cross the river and had to swim across the river in the winter.
Drowned in the roaring river.
"I receive the order from the commander of the regiment and defend Nanjing to the death!" Two special forces stood behind their commander, standing upright, receiving the military order.
Although, they are just small soldiers, far less heroic than the first-level national general who said at a national military meeting that he would "never retreat without the commander-in-chief's order and vow to live or die with Nanjing."
However, Liu Lang knew that they would never run faster than anyone else with empty words. When they said these words, they had already decided to leave their lives in this city just like him.
Not living to death, but dying to death.
This time, how many brothers can leave the battlefield alive? Liu Lang doesn't know.
Sometimes, not knowing anything is not a kind of happiness.
On the rolling Yangtze River, the setting sun is like blood.
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At this time, it was already the evening of October 23. After seven days and six nights of hard work, the entire independent regiment had arrived at Nanjing Pukou Station by train from Jinpu Road.
Liu Lang also waited for Wang Shihe's notification.
Tomorrow afternoon, he will be received by the supreme commander on behalf of the troops on the eastern Shanxi front.
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