Although Robert visited Wuhan when he was very young in Tangcheng, Tangcheng had little impression of Wuhan. The three towns of Hankou, Wuchang and Hanyang are the core of Wuhan. After the Battle of Nanjing, the whole Wuhan was filled with people from Nanjing and the whole country.
There are all kinds of people fleeing here, including poor and rich. Heaven and hell are staged here every day. Facing the brutal Japanese invaders and the ruthless and troubled era, it is not easy to stay alive. The literati and poets
There are many poems praising Wuhan, but now I am afraid they can only stay in poetry books forever, otherwise they will be trampled under the iron hoof of the Japanese invaders and withered.
The words spoken by Wuhan people belong to the northern dialect branch of Mandarin. Generally speaking, it belongs to the Han accent in Southwest Mandarin. It is also the easternmost branch of Southwest Mandarin geographically distributed. This makes it very difficult for northerners like Tangcheng to listen.
Fortunately, Mrs. Huang, who was temporarily stranded in Wuhan, had already learned about the news that Tang Cheng had been transferred to Wuhan, and had already sent several servants who could speak Wuhan dialect to wait on the outskirts of Wuhan. If not, Tang Cheng and the others might not even have the 88th Division.
The detention center in Wuhan cannot be found.
The 88th Division's stay was like a shelter. Since the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War, the 88th Division had fought every battle. However, after every battle, the 88th Division suffered heavy casualties, including those who were injured and fell behind or strayed with the defeated troops.
A place like the detention center is needed for shelter, otherwise the 88th Division would have become a third-rate army full of newcomers. According to the address given by Tangcheng, the servants sent by the Huang family took Tangcheng and the others through the streets with great difficulty.
Only then did we find where the 88th Division was staying in Wuhan.
After passing through an alley that could only accommodate one large vehicle, Tangcheng and the others stopped outside a dilapidated gate. On one side of the gate was a sign that read "Wuhan Office of the 88th Army Division." On the dilapidated gate,
Not much of the black paint was left, giving it an air of dilapidation. Through the ajar door, Tangcheng could see a two-story house with a wooden structure in the yard. The open space in the yard was full of
It was garbage and weeds. There was a row of low houses in the corner of the yard. Looking through the open door of one of the rooms, you could see neatly folded quilts. It was obviously a place where soldiers were temporarily placed in the detention area.
Tang Cheng scratched his head and took out the address telegram sent by the 88th Division and looked at it carefully. The 88th Division was also a direct descendant of the army. He originally thought that the 88th Division's stay should be a similar place, but he
Unexpectedly, the detention area was hidden in such a nook and corner. "Is this the 88th Division's detention area?" Niu Laogui and the others could not believe it as well as Tang Cheng, especially Lao Dongbei, whose eyes were widened.
Chai immediately shouted out. This place is not as good as the Second Company's station in Macheng.
"Stop, who are you?" A soldier wearing a military cap and empty hands was coming out of the yard. When he saw Tang Cheng and others standing outside the gate, he asked loudly. Although Tang Cheng's group still had morals,
They were wearing steel helmets and the weapons on their bodies were still fully functional, but there were still faintly visible blood stains and bullet holes on their uniforms. A group of people dressed like this suddenly appeared outside the gate of the detention center, and he couldn't help but ask questions to find out.
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"Please go in and report that the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 524th Regiment have been ordered to deploy to Wuhan. We have a warrant and we are here to report to the detention center." Tang Cheng was somewhat glad that the guy who stopped him was from the north. If he had changed his Wuhan accent, he would have been able to
He didn't understand a word. After explaining his identity, Tang Cheng took the remote telegram warrant from Liu Shitou and handed it over. He looked at Tang Cheng inquiringly. The soldier wearing his military cap was tilted.
He took the message from Tang Cheng and turned around and entered the gate.
"Have you seen the small building in the yard? Go up to the second floor and find Director Huang." The soldier who took the warrant turned around and came out in a short time, said something to Tang Cheng, and then walked out of the gate. Tang Cheng only brought
Niu Laogui and Liu Shitou entered the courtyard and walked up the wooden stairs. Tang Cheng took Niu Laogui and Liu Shitou to the second floor. They heard a "crazy" laugh coming from a room on the second floor.
Sound. Opening the door, Tang Cheng walked in. The two men and two women in the room just glanced at him and continued counting cards.
"Who is Director Huang?" There were two men in the room, but both of them were wearing casual clothes. Tang Cheng could only ask the men and women playing mahjong in general terms. Xu Shi's voice was too messy.
, no one answered Tang Cheng’s inquiry, so Tang Cheng had to increase his voice and ask again. A man in his forties, with a big belly and a bald head, then raised his head to look at the three people in Tang Cheng, and asked impatiently, “What are you looking for?
thing?"
Tang Cheng was already impatient. Someone finally spoke to him, so he took out the warrant and said, "We are the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 524th Regiment transferred to Wuhan from Macheng. We are here at the detention center with the order from the commander."
Report." The mahjong players ignored Tang Cheng and the others before. It was just a gesture. The person who helped them deliver the message had already gone up to the second floor with the warrant. How could Director Huang not know that Tang Cheng and the others were ordered to do so?
Come.
Pretending to glance at the warrant handed over by Tang Cheng, Director Huang chuckled and said, "Now that supplies are tight in the rear, the commander's order is for you to guard the warehouse. Let's do this. I will place you in Sanli Town. Our 88th Division is here.
There is a material warehouse in Sanli Town, you can go and garrison there." Sanli Town is not within the urban area of Wuhan. Director Huang was also entrusted by others to stumble Tangcheng. He wanted to force Tangcheng to have a seizure. In this way, he
You can report it to the division headquarters and say that Tangcheng is too proud.
Director Huang put down the warrant and looked at Tang Cheng calmly, still playing with the dice in his hand. He was waiting for Tang Cheng's reaction. To Director Huang's surprise, Tang Cheng smiled and agreed to leave for Sanli Town tomorrow.
. Damn it, looking at Tangcheng going downstairs, Director Huang threw the dice angrily. This Tangcheng is very deep and not as young and energetic as Sun Shoucheng said. I received a message from Sun Shoucheng yesterday morning.
The telegram said that this Tang Cheng had offended the Sun family, and they wanted Director Huang to make things difficult for Tang Cheng. It was best to force Tang Cheng to have a fit on the spot, so that they could discredit Tang Cheng in front of Zhong Bin.
There was a warehouse of the 88th Division in Sanli Town where Director Huang wanted Tangcheng and the others to go, but it was just an empty shell. There was nothing in the warehouse. Being sent to Sanli Town was equivalent to banishing Tangcheng and the others.
The warehouse in Sanli Town was just an empty shell, and it still needed people to guard it, but Tangcheng just agreed. It was difficult for Director Huang to do it.
An old woman sitting across from him saw through Director Huang's thoughts, pointed at Director Huang with a finger with red nails, and smiled, "Old Huang, what's wrong? Tell me what's on your mind."
When Director Huang said what he was worried about, the woman lit a cigarette and smiled wildly, "What do I think it is? Why is it so difficult? Just let them go. I heard that damn guy from my family say, Sanli
The town is Wang Mazi's territory, and I guess they won't be able to stay for more than a few days before they run back. When the time comes, if you convict them of fleeing, everyone will be happy, right?"
Tang Cheng, who went downstairs, naturally didn't know that Director Huang was plotting against them, and Director Huang also didn't know that Tang Cheng would agree to go to Sanli Town, not because Tang Cheng was so difficult to deal with, but because Tang Cheng didn't know how to deal with them at all.
Although he was familiar with Wuhan, he didn't know where Sanli Town was. From Tang Cheng's point of view, it was a great good thing that the second company was transferred to Wuhan to garrison. It would allow his brothers to have a chance to recuperate from their injuries away from the war. For Tang Cheng,
For the city, this was no less than a victory achieved by defeating the Mitsui Squadron.
"Second Master, Madam has told me that when we are done here, we will go home. Food and wine have been prepared at home. Madam is waiting to greet Second Master." Tang Cheng was still standing in a daze outside the gate of the detention center. The Huang family sent
The few servants who came were already urging. The Huang family had already bought a mansion and shop in Wuhan. When they learned that Tang Cheng had been transferred to Wuhan to garrison, Mrs. Huang temporarily stopped the sale of the property, just to keep up with Tang Cheng.
She wanted to give Tang Cheng a place to stay in Wuhan before making a decision.
"There's no need to keep it. The Second Company has been assigned to guard the warehouse in Sanli Town. Besides, I don't have much impression of Wuhan and I don't have to go into the city. What do you want with such a big house? Let's sell it quickly while the current price is good.
"After walking around the Huang family's house, Tang Cheng, who already knew where Sanli Town was, persuaded Mrs. Huang to continue selling the property. If the situation gets tense, such a large house would not be easy to sell.
"On the way here, I took a good look at the map. Kunming is not bad. No matter how hard the Japanese army attacks, they will never be able to hit Kunming." Tang Cheng, who was full of wine and food, accompanied Mrs. Huang to talk. Regarding Mrs. Huang's view of the current situation,
Confused, Tang Cheng didn't have a good excuse, so he could only persuade Mrs. Huang to go to Kunming to establish herself first. "Brother-in-law has been appointed to Kunming. If you go there, you can take care of him. It shouldn't be bad to open a restaurant or business."
"I think so too. Your brother-in-law has already sent a letter once, saying that the environment there is better than that in Wuhan. Besides, since he is now in the administrative department, the officials in Kunming will give him less favor.
"Brother, what's the point of being the company commander? Why don't you just come with us to Kunming? Our family needs money and people, so we can do a lot of things in Kunming." Mrs. Huang was still trying to persuade Tangcheng to go.
In Kunming, someone who can lead a company to defeat over a thousand bandits, Japanese troops, and traitors is a good helper.
"Sister, you should go first. I still have many injured brothers here. These people have followed me through life and death. I can't leave them here. Besides, the Second Company has now fallen into the eyes of the 88th Division. The 88th Division
This is not a third-rate army. If I follow you to Kunming, I will become a deserter. My brother-in-law's little power cannot save my life." Tang Cheng dared to risk death in battle to face the Mitsui Squadron just to arouse
The attention of the 88th Division, which had some effect, then retreated, so his previous arrangements were in vain.