Knowing that the people coming back were from the 88th Division, Huang Hanju and his wife did not choose to leave. Instead, they followed the people sent by the county to the county compound with Tang Cheng. After all, the 88th Division was a direct descendant of the **, and the way they did things was also orderly.
Tian Guangquan, who rushed to Macheng in a hurry, did not go directly to the garrison or the Macheng prison. Instead, he came directly to the county government to find the county magistrate Zhou Peilin. Through Zhou Peilin, he took Tang Cheng out of the prison and brought him to the county government compound to face him.
ask.
When Tang Cheng and Huang's couple followed Zhou Peilin's people to the county government, not only Zhou Peilin was present, but also several gentry with some reputation in Macheng were invited by Zhou Peilin to listen. "After all, they are regular troops. They look different.
He's much stronger than that bastard named Sun." The military uniform on Tian Guang's body is no different from that of Sun Liansheng, but people who have fought in life-and-death battles can't hide the murderous aura in them. Sun Liansheng doesn't have these. Huang Hanju can
Feel it.
"How can it be the same? These people of the 88th Division are really arrogant, and Tang Cheng also has it. Sun Liansheng is just domineering, and it cannot be compared with real arrogance." Tian Guangquan and the others were sitting in the chairs.
The upright body of this figure is simply incomparable with Sun Liansheng's loose sitting figure. When you compare the two, you can immediately tell the difference.
The rank mark on Tang Cheng's collar had already been taken off by Sun Lian and the others, so Tang Cheng, who was only in military uniform, entered the lobby of the county government office. Tian Guangquan and the others who were in the middle did not know that Tang Cheng was now a second lieutenant officer. They looked around.
Among the people sitting in the lobby, Tang Cheng finally cast his eyes on Tian Guangquan. There were not many military ranks that Tang Cheng could recognize, so he couldn't tell what military rank the mark on Tian Guangquan's collar was, but he
I knew that this man's military rank was definitely not low, because the major military judge of the 71st Army who interrogated him with Sun Liansheng was sitting on Tian Guangquan's right hand.
Being able to make a major give up his position means that this person's rank is at least higher than that of a major. That's why Tang Cheng turned his attention to Tian Guangquan after adapting to the light in the hall. Is this Tang Cheng? Like Sun Shoutian,
Tian Guangquan, who saw Tang Cheng for the first time, was also surprised by Tang Cheng's age. There were also young officers in the 88th Division, but Tian Guangquan had never seen officers of Tang Cheng's age in the 88th Division, so Tian Guangquan subconsciously
It has been determined that Tangcheng's fake military officer story is true.
"Name? Place of origin? Age?" Tian Guangquan's voice was a little cold. Tang Cheng, who was standing in the lobby, seemed to be indifferent. However, Mrs. Huang, who was sitting aside and listening, felt her heart skip a beat and couldn't help but reach out and squeeze her man's arm tightly.
After experiencing Sun Liansheng's forced confession in jail, Mrs. Huang was a little worried whether these people from the 88th Division would also punish Tang Cheng. After all, the chief interrogator looked a bit unfriendly.
"Don't worry, don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let Tangcheng suffer again." Huang Hanju endured the pain in his arm and whispered to comfort his woman. Huang San and the others were already waiting outside the county government. If
These guys from the 88th Division also treated Tangcheng like Sun Liansheng did. Huang Hanju planned to go all out and rob Tangcheng from the county government hall.
Huang and his wife were worried next to them, but Tang Cheng, the person involved, was not impatient. He would answer whatever Tian Guangquan asked. Tian Guangquan didn't ask, and Tang Cheng didn't say anything. The two of them kept asking and answering questions in the lobby.
They don’t look like they are interrogating a case, but rather like teachers and students answering questions in a school. “Tang Cheng, let me ask you, Commander Lien Sun Liansheng, the avant-garde of the 36th Division of the 71st Army, said that you impersonated an officer of the 88th Division. Can you plead guilty?”
Tang Cheng was severely beaten by Sun Liansheng in prison. Although Huang Hanju hired a doctor to diagnose and treat him, the bruises on his face did not dissipate so quickly. Seeing Tang Cheng's appearance, Tian Guangquan couldn't help but soften his tone of voice.
Come down.
"Why should I plead guilty? I am indeed a second lieutenant officer of the 88th Division of the Communist Party of China. We were ordered to form a garrison regiment in Mengcheng to resist the Japanese attack. This is recorded in the fifth theater." Tang Cheng's answer surprised Tian Guangquan.
This boy who looked like he was in his early teens was quite courageous, and was much stronger than the supplementary soldiers newly transferred to the 88th Division.
"Boy, pretending to be an army officer will be beheaded. I advise you to tell the truth. Seeing that you are young and ignorant, I will consider trying to save your life. But if you are still so stubborn, you will end up with your head on the ground." Tangcheng
The loud statement did not dispel Tian Guangquan's doubts. Not only did he not believe that Tang Cheng at this age could be a revolutionary officer, but now even Zhou Peilin and the few Macheng gentry began to doubt Tang Cheng's identity.
"My name is Tang Cheng. I am the acting company commander of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division. The previous company commander died in Mengcheng. I have the roster of the 2nd Company here and a handwritten letter from the previous company commander Xie Bo." Tang
Cheng knew that Tian Guangquan would not easily believe his identity, but he was not worried. The roster of the Second Company and Xie Bo's letter that Liu Yangyang gave him for safekeeping could prove everything, and there should be Liu Yangquan in the fifth theater at that time.
The record of the battle report reported by the goat.
"The 1st Battalion and the 2nd Company of the 524th Regiment?" Tian Guangquan repeated this unit number repeatedly, looking a little lonely. In Tian Guangquan's memory, the entire 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment had been left on the Shanghai battlefield. The then deputy commander Xie Jinyuan
Leading 414 people from the 1st Battalion to stay in Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai, he was ordered to cut off the retreat and contain the Japanese troops. The battle at Sihang Warehouse started on October 1st and ended on November 1st. The 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment lost 30 people at the cost of 30 casualties and injured 300,000 Japanese troops.
After a hundred years of negotiation between the national government and the Shanghai concession, Xie Jinyuan led his troops into the concession and was disarmed by the British army and imprisoned in Jiaozhou Park.
"Who the hell are you?" Tian Guangquan's eyes widened, and he suddenly stood up and drew the short gun from his waist and pointed it at Tang Cheng. This sudden change stunned everyone in the lobby. "Morning, 1st Battalion, 524th Regiment
They were all wiped out in last year's Battle of Shanghai, and those who were still alive were all imprisoned in Jiaozhou Park in Shanghai. We don't have a second lieutenant officer as big as you in our 88th Division. Who are you? How dare you?
Impersonating someone from the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment?" Tian Guangquan's voice echoed in the lobby of the county government office, with a hint of murderous intent.
"Brother Huang, please send someone back to ask Shitou to bring my cowhide satchel." Tian Guangquan's voice was loud enough, but Tangcheng, which had already seen big scenes, was not afraid of these, and the Japanese army's overwhelming shelling.
In comparison, the short gun in Tian Guangquan's hand is obviously not enough to deter Tangcheng. "Sir Tian, please wait a moment. The answer you want is in my satchel. When the satchel is delivered here, everything will be over."
The truth is out."
Tang Cheng's calmness was in sharp contrast to Tian Guangquan's rage. Tian Guangquan, who was extremely angry, pointed at Tang Cheng from a distance with the short gun in his hand, "Okay, I will give you time. If there is nothing in that satchel that I want."
You kid, just wait for your head to fall off." Tian Guangquan did not put the short gun back into the holster on his waist, but casually slapped it on the table in front of him. Several Macheng gentry who were watching looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
, if you really see the bloody light, it will be a huge bad luck.
Huang San's movements were not slow. In just one cup of tea, he had already rushed to the county compound with Liu Shitou and the cowhide satchel on horseback. "Mr. Tian, what you want is in this satchel."
As a result, when Liu Shitou handed over the satchel, Tang Cheng looked back at Liu Shitou who looked anxious. After Liu Shitou exited the lobby and Huang San stayed in the yard, Tang Cheng opened the satchel and took out a letter from it and handed it to him.
To Tian Guangquan.
"I joined the Second Company during the Battle of Shanghai. The company commander at the time was Xie Bo. During the Battle of Shanghai, Company Commander Xie Bo lost an arm, and the number of casualties in the Second Company was less than 30, so the Second Company was ordered
Evacuate Shanghai in advance and go to Daqian Station in Qiandeng Town to take care of the wounded. When the Second Company arrived in Nanjing, Company Commander Xie had already been ordered to lead the wounded across the river to Chongqing. This was the letter left by Xie Bo before handing over the position of Company Commander to Liu Fengtang."
"This is the roster of the Second Company. When Guanghua Gate was first breached by the Japanese army, Captain Liu Fengtang gave it to me for safekeeping. It has the names of all the people in the Second Company. The third one from the bottom is me, Tang Cheng.
His name." Before Amada Hikaru could finish reading Xie Bo's letter, Tang Cheng took out the second company's roster from his bag. The roster full of creases and bloodstains didn't look like it could be faked.
, the officer who followed Tian Guangquan to Macheng opened the roster, and sure enough found Tangcheng among the last three names.
"During the Battle of Nanjing City, the Second Company was temporarily under the command of the Second Regiment of the Teaching Corps due to the number of people. Because I captured 13 Japanese scouts during the night patrol at Zhonghua Gate, I was promoted to the rank of non-commissioned officer. I later fought against the enemy at Guanghua Gate.
At that time, I followed the death squads out of the city and blew up two Japanese tanks. I was promoted to sergeant by the fire line because of my meritorious service. When the city of Nanjing was captured by the Japanese army, the Second Company had been beaten down to only three people. Later, we and several people from the 87th Division attacked the wood.
The platoon crossed the river, but because we didn’t know where the troops of the 88th Division had withdrawn, we had to move towards Xuzhou.”
"During the street fighting with the Japanese army in Nanjing, all three of us were injured. I fell ill after crossing the river. In order to treat my injury, company commander Liu Fengtang had to follow a group of broken troops to Mengcheng. We were in Mengcheng.
During my stay in the city, I had a conflict with the Mengcheng militia, so I was appointed by the Fifth War Zone to form the Mengcheng garrison. I was promoted to a second lieutenant. Mengcheng was defeated by the Japanese army. Company Commander Liu Fengtang died in the battle, and there were only 7 of us left in the garrison.
One person escaped alive, and then we came to Macheng. I am now the acting company commander of the second company. There are currently 25 people in the second company and are being restored to form."
Tang Cheng's narrative was a bit dry, but Tian Guangquan and the others from the 88th Division listened with interest. From the moment Tang Cheng mentioned Xie Bo and Liu Fengtang, Tian Guangquan had begun to believe that what Tang Cheng said was true. Especially him.
He also held the letter left by Xie Bo and the roster of the Second Company. Xie Bo, who was born in Huangpu, and Liu Yangyang, whose famous name was Liu Fengtang, were not unknown in the 88th Division. Tian Guangquan happened to know these two people.