Patrol camp station, conference room on the first floor.
Except for the two chief officers Xie Yuan and Yang Rui, all the other officers above the company level have gathered together. The conference room is more than one hundred square meters in size, but after dozens of people were squeezed into it, it immediately seemed a bit awkward.
It was crowded, especially since these chief officials kept whispering to each other, and the whole conference room was as lively as a vegetable market.
"I heard no, more than a hundred veterans were arrested in the French Concession."
"I just heard that he is also from the 88th Division and is in the same regiment as us."
"If you want me to say that he was caught well, what did they say when we came to invite him? What did they say that he had been born and died for the country for more than ten years, but what had the country done for him?"
"Yes, you deserve to be arrested. What kind of human words are you talking about?"
"You can't say that. The war zone commander's department did go too far at that time. It's no wonder they were disappointed."
"The ones who have gone too far are the commanders of the Third War Zone. They have nothing to do with us. Now that we are going to invite them, why should they look down on us? Do you really think that our patrol camp will not fight without them?"
"But Broadway Tower did go too far this time, and so many people were arrested."
"This is not the most cruel thing. The most cruel thing is that it is said that all these veterans will be shot."
"Let me tell you, we must not sit idly by and ignore this matter. We must find ways to save people."
"Rescue people? How to save people? Broadway Building is not weaker than us. If we really fight, we may not have a chance of winning. What's more, there is the Ninth Division of the little devil watching from the side."
Dozens of company commanders, battalion commanders and regiment commanders were talking non-stop when suddenly shouts came from outside the conference room: "Commander is here! Deputy Commander Leng is here! Brigadier Xie is here! Deputy Brigade Commander Yang is here!"
The dozens of troop commanders who were discussing each other immediately shut their mouths, and then stood up in unison.
Then, crisp footsteps sounded outside the conference room, and then, Xu Rui walked in surrounded by Leng Tiefeng, Xie Yuan and Yang Rui. The four of them went straight to the rostrum in the front row of the conference room, and then walked in the empty space behind the rostrum.
He sat down on the chair with Xu Rui sitting in the middle, Leng Tiefeng on the left, Xie Yuan on the right, and Yang Rui on the further right.
"Sit, everyone, sit down." Xu Rui sat down first, then motioned for everyone to sit down.
It wasn't until everyone sat down that Xu Rui said again: "Let me introduce someone to everyone first, Leng Tiefeng! From today on, he will be the deputy commander of the patrol battalion. When you meet him, it is like meeting me."
Leng Tiefeng, who was sitting to the left of Xu Rui, immediately stood up and raised his hand in salute.
Many officers on the scene immediately looked at Xie Yuan, because Xu Rui clearly wanted to sideline Xie Yuan, the brigade commander, by hiring such a deputy commander. This meant that he did not trust Xie Yuan and was not at ease! However, Xie
Yuan's face was expressionless, as if he had no idea about it at all.
In fact, Xie Yuan really didn't have any ideas.
In the entire patrol battalion, only Shi Changqing and several other regiment leaders, as well as Xie Yuan and Yang Rui, knew the truth. The remaining officers below the battalion level did not even know about the patrol battalion being incorporated. Although they had some doubts, they really knew what was going on.
Only officers above the regiment level knew the truth, and this was also due to the need for confidentiality.
Because Xie Yuan knew the truth, he had no idea.
Because Leng Tiefeng was the deputy commander of the Songhu Military Division and not the deputy commander of the patrol battalion at all, there was no such thing as the suggestion that Xu Rui brought Leng Tiefeng in order to isolate him.
What's more, Xie Yuan also knew that Leng Tiefeng was interested in special operations.
When Leng Tiefeng sat down, Xu Rui continued: "Everyone must have known about the arrests of National Army veterans in Broadway Building in Shanghai these days. It is said that the reason was because there were more than a dozen National Army veterans arrested.
He escaped from prison and killed a dozen agents in the Broadway Building before escaping."
"In order to take revenge, Broadway Tower went crazy all over Shanghai to arrest National Army veterans."
"Broadway Building not only arrests people, but it is said that in a few days, the captured National Army veterans will be collectively taken to Tilanqiao Prison for execution. This is a bit excessive."
"To be honest, we in the patrol camp should not join in the fun. After all, when we came to ask for help, we were kicked out directly. Some even humiliated us and said ugly things, saying that I love the country, but the country loves the country.
Me? I fought so many battles and shed so much blood for the country, but what has the country done for me?"
"This seems to make sense at first, but when you think about it carefully, it is not the case! As a person, does patriotism have to be conditional? When you honor your parents, do you still have to ask, what have your parents done for me?
What? If you are not patriotic, if your parents are not filial, how are you any different from an animal?"
"But then again, although their words are unpleasant, they were our comrades after all! Many of them even took bullets for us on the battlefield! They can be unkind, but we cannot be unjust! So,
We have to go through the troubled waters, we are all once brothers, and it is not our turn to be bullied by these traitors in Broadway Building!"
Xu Rui's last words were very resounding, and immediately aroused everyone's strong recognition of the word comrade-in-arms. Yes, no matter what, the National Army veterans captured by the Broadway Building were once their comrades-in-arms.
We have fought in the same trenches with them, and have stirred the same pot with them! For no other reason than this alone, we cannot let the traitors on Broadway bully them!
The officers present at the scene started shouting.
"The commander is right, we can't ignore this matter!"
"Damn it, it's time to show the people at Broadway Building how awesome you are!"
"If you don't give these bastard traitors some color, how many eyes does Prince Ma really have?"
"I didn't say anything, this time I will fight for the entire patrol camp, fight for these thousands of brothers, and vow to rescue the old brothers who are unreasonably detained in Broadway Building!"
"Commander, just give me the order, how to fight?"
In the midst of the noise, Xu Rui suddenly raised his hand, and the noise in the conference room suddenly stopped.
Xu Rui stood up, his warm eyes swept over the faces of the dozens of officers attending the meeting one by one, and then said with a smile: "Since everyone has no objections, it's such a happy decision!"
After a pause, Xu Rui suddenly retracted his feet and said sternly: "Now I give the order!"
Including Xie Yuan, Yang Rui, and Leng Tiefeng, everyone at the scene stood up and stood at attention.
Xu Rui's gaze suddenly turned to Leng Jun, and swept across everyone's faces like cold electricity. Leng Sensen shouted: "One group, take charge of the main attack on Sihang Warehouse. You have only one mission, win it in the shortest possible time.
Sihang Warehouse, and rescue all comrades in custody. During the battle, be careful not to accidentally injure your comrades!"
"Yes!" Shi Changqing suddenly stood up, stood at attention towards Xu Rui, and then saluted.
"Second Regiment!" Xu Rui's eyes turned to Wu Liang, the leader of the Second Regiment, and continued, "The mission of your regiment is to block the attack. After the operation begins, it must be nailed to the Alabaster Road, no matter what
Whether it’s the Broadway Building or the Japanese who come, no matter how many people come, no one is allowed to come over for at least two hours!”
"Yes!" Wu Liang suddenly stood up, stood at attention and saluted, and then said enthusiastically, "Our Second Regiment will be nailed to Alabaster Road like nails, and we will never let a Broadway traitor or a Japanese go by. If there is a little
If the Japanese or traitors have passed, the only possibility is that all of our more than a thousand brothers in the Second Regiment have been killed!"
"Okay!" Xu Rui's eyes finally fell on the faces of the other three chief officers, and he said in a deep voice, "The third regiment, the artillery battalion and the reconnaissance battalion are responsible for the response. You must pay special attention to guarding the station. Don't let Broadway
The traitor in the building or the kid from the Ninth Division took advantage of the situation and took advantage of our patrol camp's lair."
"Yes!" Ding Wenbao, Qin Gang, and Bi Xiancheng stood up at the same time and saluted.
"Check the watch now. The current time is five minutes past five in the afternoon, and the action launch time is a quarter past ten in the evening!" Xu Rui looked at his watch and said, "Let's all go back and prepare."
The regiment commander, battalion commander and company commander who attended the meeting dispersed one after another.
After a while, only Xu Rui, Xie Yuan, Yang Rui and Leng Tiefeng were left in the conference room.
Xie Yuan suddenly asked: "Commander, if you are not in the Broadway Building, will Ying Zuo, an old devil, become suspicious?"
Yang Rui also said with concern: "Yes, Commander, otherwise you should go back to Broadway Building first. Anyway, the battle plan has been drawn up. We will just take the medicine according to the prescription and nothing will go wrong."
"You don't have to worry about this. I have already arranged it. Since I dare to stay in the patrol camp at this time, I must have a complete plan to deal with Yingzuo Zhenzhao." Xu Rui waved his hand and asked again, "But you guys
Here, are the cannon fodder troops I asked you to prepare before ready?"
Xie Yuan nodded and said: "Commander, don't worry, there are still a lot of gangsters caught during the previous crackdown, but in order to ensure that there are enough cannon fodder, I sent people to the streets to arrest more than 3,000 Qinggang gangsters a few days ago.
When we come back, we are all locked up in several secret camps prepared in advance, which can be used at any time when necessary."
Yang Rui added: "The number of cannon fodder troops has exceeded five thousand!"
"Very good!" Xu Rui nodded and added, "When using these cannon fodder, don't worry about the money. You must give them the best military uniforms, the best boots, and preferably new guns. You must let the Japanese
I believe that these cannon fodder are not cannon fodder, but the most elite troops in our patrol battalion!"
Xie Yuan nodded and said worriedly: "I'm worried about what the dog agents on No. 76 will smell. After all, we have captured so many cannon fodder, and these dog agents have noses that are sharper than dogs. If
They are really determined to track it down, and they can easily find out the secret location where we hold the cannon fodder."