At around ten o'clock in the morning on the 23rd, when the US mixed fleet consisting of nine battleships and ten transport ships flying the Stars and Stripes sailed into the eyes of the students at the Zhuhai Navy Pier, the huge crowd on the shore to see them off did not know. A woman suddenly let out a cry, which immediately aroused the resonance of everyone. Immediately, there were sobs and shouts. The mother called for her son, the wife called for her son, the sisters called for their brothers... The atmosphere at the dock suddenly turned from gloomy to rainy. become depressed,
The organization of sending off family members was authorized by Ji Xingwen at the request of the Jews, and those who received bribes were Jews and cadets with family members in Guangzhou.
Ninety percent of the officers and soldiers of the First Expeditionary Division are from North China and Northwest China. Most of them are alone. Even if they hope to have someone to accompany them, it is impossible.
The First Mountain Division came from the junction of Fujian and Guangdong. It was a long journey. Except for those who settled near Guangzhou, it was impossible for their families to come to see them off.
The Seventeenth School Master is an exception. Except for the orphans, their families basically live in Jewish settlements near Guangzhou. Therefore, among the people seeing off at the dock at this time, ten out of ten are Jews.
Seeing this scene, Ouyang Yun turned to Guo Kui and said, "Old Guo, it's time for you to start a family."
"I swear I will never become my home until the Japanese invaders are destroyed." Guo Kui said,
Ji Xingwen: "Lao Guo, I don't agree with what you said. It's just to eliminate the Japanese invaders that you should get married."
"How do you say this?"
"If two more little Guo Kui are born, we can fight the Japanese better."
"Ha." Ouyang Yun, Guo Kui and everyone around them all laughed,
"Woo," the whistle sounded, and the two tugboats faced the American fleet. As the whistle sounded, Ouyang Yun said to Guo Kui: "Lao Guo, do you still remember the scene when we first met?"
Guo Kui smiled: "Of course I remember, time flies so fast, it has been six years in a flash."
"Do you know how many of our old brothers there are?"
Guo Kui's expression darkened,
"There are still one hundred and seventy-six people, and among them, one hundred and sixty-three are not in the front-line troops. If they are all in the front-line troops, it is not sure how many people are alive now, Zhang Liang."
"Here we come." Zhang Liang responded loudly and took a step forward to stand next to Ouyang Yun.
"You take a platoon of soldiers to follow Commander Guo to the Philippines, and I will leave his safety to you."
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, don't worry. Even if I, Zhang Liang, am shattered to pieces, I will still protect Commander Guo's safety."
Ouyang Yunsha intervened, and Guo Kui smiled and said: "Commander-in-Chief, we are all people who have been through a hail of bullets, so we shouldn't do this."
Ouyang Yun said seriously: "Old Guo, you must not be careless. The Japanese are bound to win the Philippines. This battle is dangerous."
Guo Kui was solemn, but also calmed down and said: "I know, don't worry, I will bring back a complete second expeditionary army."
Outsiders only saw the Xuebing Army's rapid growth and rocket-like rise from the Xuebing Army, and thought it was a miracle. However, Ouyang Yun and other senior leaders of the Xuebing Army were filled with the bones and blood of the martyrs. How could the Xuebing Army achieve what it has today? , it is actually obtained by hundreds of thousands of good sons and daughters of China with their youth and lives,
At the beginning of the Japanese expeditionary fleet's invasion of the Dutch East Indies, although the Japanese swore to the US government that they would never harm US interests in Southeast Asia, how could the US government believe such nonsense? They quickly established the Far East The U.S. Army Command, with D. MacArthur as commander, is sending additional troops to the Philippines while building defenses in Palawan, Mindanao, and Panay Island; at the same time, it is strengthening the air force of Clark Air Force Base and the Cavite Naval Base. Naval strength, with T.C. Hart as commander, established a mixed fleet with nearly fifty warships of various types.
At this time, the mixed fleet that will be berthed at the Zhuhai Naval Terminal is from the mixed fleet, and its commander is Grant, the commander of the American evacuation fleet who once helped the Xuebing Army complete the "Singapore Rescue". brigadier",
The U.S. government and military believe that the reason why the Xue Bing Army agreed to reach a de facto alliance with the United States was that the evacuation fleet commanded by Grant played a considerable role in helping the Xue Bing Army during the "Singapore Rescue" operation. For this reason, Grant was promoted to brigadier general and was named to command the mixed fleet to Zhuhai.
As the military rank was promoted, the ship was also different. When Grant's ship, the "New Orleans" with a displacement of 11,000 tons, was the first to dock at the dock, Ouyang Yun narrowed his eyes and inspected the ship. The nearly two-hundred-meter-long hull and the thick barrel of the main gun on the bow said: "Did you see it? This is the foundation of a powerful naval nation. Any warship is 10,000 tons."
"'New Orleans', Commander-in-Chief, is that the name?" Li Tieshu asked from behind.
Ouyang Yun looked over and perked up: "That's the name. Wait, New Orleans class. I remembered that there is a sister ship of this battleship in our Pacific Fleet, haha."
"We also have such a giant ship." Guo Kui asked, his eyes shining.
At this time, the American sailors on the "New Orleans" had lowered the gangway, and Grant, wearing a brand new U.S. Navy commodore uniform, was walking down the gangway.
This was the first time for everyone on the Chinese side to see such a huge warship at such a close distance. Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun was shocked. Naturally, they were not exempt from this, and saw off the crowd on the shore because they were overwhelmed by the huge "New Orleans". When the ship diverted its attention and gradually became quiet, Grant and his men were also shocked by the neat formation of cadets on the pier.
Because Grant had dealt with Cui Lin and the others before, he had a certain understanding of the cadet army. He knew that the cadet army had a special force such as the Jungle Special Operations Brigade, whose combat power was comparable to that of the most elite U.S. Navy. The Marines were not inferior either. However, when he saw tens of thousands of well-equipped cadets with excellent spirits, he was still shocked.
Based on reports from American journalists in China, Americans are not completely ignorant of the Chinese military. From this, their impression of Chinese soldiers is that they have a good fighting spirit but relatively backward weapons and equipment. Gradually, they came to the evaluation: combat effectiveness. limited,
Before setting off from the Cavite Naval Base, Grant discussed related issues with MacArthur and Hart. No matter how high the evaluation given by the U.S. government, MacArthur and Hart had a very poor impression of the cadet army. This warlord-like force only had a fair will to fight. For this reason, MacArthur even considered asking Washington to help the Chinese replace their equipment.
Grant's understanding of the Xuebing Army was limited to Cui Lin and the others, so he thought that the equipment of the ordinary troops of the Xuebing Army was very poor, and then he felt like he was shocked at this moment.
"Is this really the Chinese army?" Behind him, the adjutant Major O'Leary questioned softly,
"It's strange that there are still us Westerners." Behind O'Lai Lai, Grant's captain of guard Boudmont exclaimed,
"They are Jews." Grant said, then put on a reserved smile and faced Zhang Liangfeng standing on the pier.
(Old Poisoner: It’s a bit difficult to write the new volume when it’s opened. I’ll probably finish seven or eight chapters today)