Yes, the Lieutenant General Ruan Xuanwu mentioned by Lieutenant General Zhang is none other than the commander of the 39th Independent Brigade of the 29th Army.
During the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the 39th Independent Brigade remained in the rear and was surrounded by heavy Japanese troops. In the end, all of them were disarmed and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Liu Lang exchanged Japanese prisoners of war for them half a month ago. He got the elite into the Independent Regiment, and the rest
All four to five thousand men returned to the Seventeenth Division.
But what can embarrass Lang Tuanzao, who is as thick-skinned as a city wall, is naturally not the commander of the Independent 39th Brigade who is not here, but the one in front of him. The Independent 39th Brigade is under the direct jurisdiction of the 38th Division of the 29th Army, and
The commander of the 38th Division is talking about Lieutenant General Zhang, the commander of the 39th Brigade!
In other words, what Liu Lang swallowed was Lieutenant General Zhang's soldiers, and he was a legitimate creditor. If he asked him for help, Liu Lang would really be in the wrong.
If it were someone else, Liu Lang could naturally walk away. If you have the ability, you can go to the Minister of Military and Political Affairs to file a lawsuit yourself, but Liu Lang really wouldn't do that for the person in front of him.
Liu Lang's old face couldn't help but blush slightly, and he coughed twice: "General Zhang, I'm really sorry. The 29th officers and soldiers I rescued from the prisoner exchange with the Japanese invaders that day should all be returned to the independent 39th Brigade if its organization is basically sound.
38th Division, but because it was still on the front line, Commander Zhao’s 17th Division lost more than half of its personnel in the Battle of Shandong, so I made the decision without authorization and placed all the 5,000 officers and soldiers of the Independent 39th Brigade under Commander Zhao.”
Although Lang Pang said it quite sincerely, he still had some nature and a bit of a rogue tone. I did it, but I am here with Lao Zhao. It is useless to ask people to find me now.
Just look for Lao Zhao.
Although Lieutenant General Zhang is also a kind person, he can get into the position of Lieutenant General, and his emotional intelligence is naturally very good. When Liu Lang said this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Haha! I'm sorry, where can I start with this?
The day before yesterday, Youxuan came to Nanjing to see me and specifically talked about the 39th Independent Brigade. He said that one of his regiment commanders was recruited by the 17th Division and continued to serve as colonel commander. He used the radio station of the 17th Division Headquarters to send a telegram to him.
, informing that all the officers and soldiers of the 39th Independent Brigade have escaped from danger. Except for a few who have returned to their hometown, the rest still choose to serve in the army. He also specifically mentioned you, saying that if I meet you one day, I will definitely thank you. Thank you.
He rescued thousands of his brothers from the prison of the Japanese invaders. As their former direct commander, do you think I, the former commander of the 38th Division, have to bow to you?"
I dare say that these two lieutenant generals did not want people, but wanted to thank Liu Lang for saving people. Liu Lang was relieved and felt a little sorry at the same time. A trace of doubt flashed on his face and asked: "What happened since Peking?"
After the war, why did Lieutenant General Zhang serve in the Ministry of Military Affairs? I remember that the first part of the 38th Division was still fighting against the Japanese invaders along the Ping-Han Line in the north."
Liu Lang was not a master of everything and knew everything in detail. He only knew that Zhang Zizhong went to Nanjing after escaping from Peking, but he did not know that Zhang Zizhong also spent a period of time in the Military and Political Department.
When he said this, Lieutenant General Zhang showed bitterness on his face and his eyes were full of humiliation. He almost shed tears. He calmed down for a while and then said: "I fell in Peiping and the Japanese army searched for me all over the city. I am not willing to be captured."
He hid in the embassy district of Dongjiaominxiang, and later disguised himself with the help of friends and left Peiping to go to Nanjing to plead guilty to the National Government and the Military Commission; Youxuan, on the other hand, could not do anything. In order to prevent the Japanese army from using his name as a lieutenant general to make trouble, he went to Nanjing overnight.
Escaped from the Japanese encirclement and boarded a ship from Tianjin, then traveled to Hong Kong, from Guangzhou to Nanjing.
After we fled Peiping, our biggest worry was not that we were worried about losing the war and being punished, but that the 39th Independent Brigade would be incorporated by the Japanese invaders and become a puppet army of the Japanese invaders. Then Youxuanke and I really became the newspapers and young students.
Wu Sangui is said to be second, and Zhang Bangchang is second!
And now, Captain Liu, you have rescued 6,000 soldiers of the 39th Independent Brigade from suffering and returned to the anti-Japanese battlefield. You have also exempted Youxuan and I from the reputation of traitors. For the two of us, it is really a kindness and kindness; as for these 6,000
When soldiers return to the anti-Japanese battlefield, as long as they can fight the Japanese, what does it matter which unit number they use?"
Only then did Liu Lang suddenly realize. No wonder this man was so excited when he saw him. It turned out that there was such an important point in it. In the past time and space, this man was not as lucky as he is now. He was criticized verbally and written by a group of literati.
For a long time, the name of "traitor" could not be cleared for several years, which may have a lot to do with the tragic ending of the 39th Independent Brigade.
After all, not everyone can become a hero who is willing to accept death, especially after enduring long-term torture. As long as one person's will is relaxed, the terrible group effect is likely to cause most of the officers and soldiers of the Independent 39th Brigade to be forced to become puppet soldiers.
I am afraid that in that time and space in the past, the Army Lieutenant General who escaped from Peiping alone did not return to the army but chose to go straight to Nanjing to plead guilty. He was already determined to die, otherwise he would not be able to fight in the future battles.
With the dignity of the commander of a group army, he personally led the front-line troops to charge forward. As a general of an army, he would not understand the risks of being on the front line, but he still did it. The only explanation is that he wanted to die. With death,
Prove your innocence.
"General Zhang, the reunion of you and my comrades in another place is something worthy of celebration. How about I treat you to a casual dinner?" Liu Lang looked at his watch and saw that it was already close to five o'clock in the afternoon, and then suggested.
"I'm afraid we have to wait a little longer, it's not here yet..." Lieutenant General Zhang looked at his pocket watch, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
"Hmph! Brother, I can see the grievances you have suffered here without asking. Why? The Ministry of Military and Political Affairs is great! If you want to punish me, why bother to torture my anti-Japanese frontline generals? I won't tolerate them today.
So what if you are angry? At worst, come to our Sichuan Army. With your qualifications, how difficult will it be to lead an army?" Liu Lang sneered and said angrily.
Of course, Liu Lang was not angry at this person, but at the arrangement of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Arranging a dignified army lieutenant general to do odd jobs here was even more humiliating than putting him in prison. And the reason why he was not put in prison
In prison, naturally, the upper echelons of the government knew very well that the responsibility for the loss of land did not lie with the lieutenant general. Once he was convicted, it would be difficult to find someone to take the blame in the future.
"Captain Liu..." Lieutenant General Zhang gave a wry smile, but when he saw Liu Lang standing up with an angry look on his face, he was extremely moved. He was afraid that Liu Lang was young and energetic, and if he had done something for him when he had just been promoted,
The quarrel in the Military and Administrative Department hurt him. After all, he had been a military general for a long time, and he had suffered many grievances since the July 7th Incident. It was not easy to see someone who understood him, and his heart suddenly became full of pride.
Fa, as Liu Lang said, the worst thing is that we don’t want this army lieutenant general. As long as we can fight the Japanese, which army can’t fight? "Okay! Then Zhang, don’t be pretentious. I will accompany Commander Liu to have a drink."
A drink, you are here as a guest, I treat you."
Both of them had a military style and did not say hello to anyone. They closed the office door and left the Military and Administrative Department directly.
It's quite common for an army lieutenant general and an army colonel to walk side by side in the Ministry of Military Affairs. It's really eye-catching for the two of them to drive a three-bouncer while walking on the streets of Nanjing. Even Liu Lang didn't wear it.
The result of the Army Major General collar badge issued to him.
Yes, although Liu Lang is now just a colonel and a major general, his collar badge can already be worn with the additional general rank like Lieutenant General Zhang Zhi with the general rank, but Liu Lang doesn't want to wear it. On the battlefield
On the other hand, the more pretentious you are, the easier it is to attract people's attention and attract bullets. In comparison, Liu Tuanzuo still feels that it is more satisfying to live a good life.
The place to eat was decided by Lieutenant General Zhang. It was a restaurant next to the famous Mochou Lake Park in Nanjing. It was called Shengqi Restaurant. It was a very famous restaurant in Nanjing at the moment, specializing in Huaiyang cuisine.
Maybe it was because of the war, or maybe it was because the two of them arrived a little early, and there were only a few diners, but business was extremely poor. The owner of the restaurant personally welcomed the two of them into a box near the lake, and poured tea before leaving. In normal times, it would probably be fine.
Lieutenant generals in the army will not receive this kind of treatment.
The restaurant is decorated in an antique and unique style, and there is a charcoal stove for incense. At this time in late autumn, the private room is as warm as spring and filled with fragrance. It can be regarded as one of the best restaurants Liu Lang has ever entered in the world.
One, it is not much worse than the future, except that there is no central air conditioning.
But since entering the room, Liu Lang stood in front of the box window, looking out the window at the completely unfamiliar bungalows and small buildings, but also the somewhat familiar geographical environment, and felt silent for a while.
Nanjing in this time and space should be a completely unfamiliar place to him. The people and things here have no intersection with him, and the houses and streets here are completely different from those in the future time and space. But the place under his feet
This piece of land, this Mochou Lake, is no different from what he remembers.
In that time and space, he had been training and living in this city for more than half a year, and this place was almost where he would go for his morning jog. Most of the time, he stood by this lake and walked towards the place that was only a few hundred people away.
Meters away, he stopped and stared at the place where he wanted to enter but didn't dare.
Yes, in the future, no more than 800 meters away from here, will be built the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Holocaust, which makes all Chinese people sad. It commemorates the greatest humiliation in the history of the Chinese nation.
It is also the pain of hundreds of thousands of compatriots under the city of Nanjing, and it is a forgetfulness that the entire nation will not be able to forget for decades or even centuries.
"We must never forget. Forgetting history means abandoning it." Liu Lang still vaguely remembered that the short and thin old professor pointed at this place in the class about modern Chinese history, and he must be angry and loud. It was difficult for Liu Lang
Imagine what kind of force drove that little old man, who was only 1.6 meters tall, to roar at a volume of over 130 decibels.
That is not a grudge, that is a responsibility, a responsibility to the entire nation.
Just as he said, Liu Lang had never forgotten it. So, when he set foot on this familiar yet unfamiliar land and looked at the direction not far away, he fell silent.
Because he didn't know whether he had the ability in this time and space to prevent his descendants from stopping and staring but not daring to enter, because there were rows of inscriptions with the names of the martyrs that could not be seen, because each one was made up of hundreds of thousands of people.
The sorrow in the heart caused by the blood and tears photos of soldiers and civilians.