Zhang Liangfeng has been responsible for the overseas affairs of the Xuebing Army for a long time, and he also dealt with the Americans during the "Singapore Rescue" operation. Therefore, he was named by Ouyang Yun to be responsible for receiving the Americans. He and Grant were also old acquaintances. After a brief greeting , he said: "Please, let me introduce you to the leader of our student army." Then, under the tracking of a camera, he led Grant towards Ouyang Yun and the others,
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television of the Xuebing Army has organized forces to conduct on-site reporting, and Mei Lanshu is responsible for it. At the same time, she also serves as an on-site reporter. She directs the cameraman to follow closely, and the camera captures the meeting between Grant and the senior officials of the Xuebing Army. The historic moment was recorded,
"This is Commodore Grant, the captain of the USS New Orleans, and this is Admiral Ouyang Yun, the commander-in-chief of our cadet army. This is..." Zhang Liangfeng first introduced Grant to the cadet army. Then he introduced Grant one by one. Finally, he said to Ouyang Yun: "Commander-in-Chief, Commodore Grant is the commander of the American evacuation fleet that helped us rescue overseas Chinese in Singapore."
They saluted each other and then shook hands. With the click of the camera shutter, Ouyang Yun smiled and said to Grant: "I have heard of your name. Thank you for your help in the evacuation operation."
When Grant saw the star on Ouyang Yun's collar badge from a distance, he expected that this person might be Ouyang Yun, the top officer of the student army. However, when they stood face to face, he found that this person was just a man who was not even thirty years old. As a young man, his thinking briefly short-circuited and he became stupid, because the performance of the Xuebing Army on the anti-Japanese battlefield, especially what they did in Thailand in recent times, together with the name "Xuebing Army" , the word "Ouyang Yun" has spread all over the world. In the eyes of foreigners, Xuebingjun and Ouyang Yun are tied together. Therefore, the legend of Xuebingjun is actually the legend of Ouyang Yun, which means No wonder his name appears on the desks of leaders of many countries including the United Kingdom and the United States.
Reporters from various countries in China have reported a lot about Xuebingjun and Ouyang Yun, including mention of his age. However, even so, when everyone, including the Chinese, saw him for the first time and learned about his identity, , would be shocked by his youth, just like now, Grant was stunned for two seconds before he came to his senses, and then said in a slightly exaggerated tone: "Your Excellency, I really didn't expect you to be so young. , it’s really incredible.”
Having seen this scene so many times, Ouyang Yun has developed immunity, so he just smiled and moved away.
After Ouyang Yun came Ji Xingwen, Li Tieshu, Stern, and then Guo Kui and other military officers who were on the expedition to the Philippine Islands. They were all lieutenant generals and three generals, and they were all under forty years old. Years old (to be precise, he is no more than thirty-six years old. Among them, Vallef, the commander of the Seventeenth Division, is the oldest, but he is only thirty-six years old). Grant thought that he was already thirty-nine years old. Yes, but I have just been promoted to brigadier general, so I can’t help but feel a little ashamed.
A few minutes later, as Mei Lanshu, who was in charge of the on-site audio equipment dispatch, came to report that everything was ready, Ouyang Yun led Grant and the others to the queue of the First Expeditionary Division, stood in front of a microphone and said loudly: : "Brothers, you are about to embark on an expedition to the Philippine Islands. Are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid." "Down with Japanese imperialism."
"A brother once asked me, our fallen mountains and rivers have not yet been recovered, why should we help this and that? You know what my answer is, Ma, two points, first of all, this is related to the purpose of the establishment of our Xuebing Army , The existence of our student army is to fight the Japanese, so whether it is at home or abroad, as long as there is a little devil, we will beat him severely. Secondly, this shows that our student army has grown into an army with the ability to fight against Japanese soldiers. It has become a strong army with international influence. This is the pride and pride of each of our cadets and soldiers. Brothers, no matter when and where, please remember this firmly. We are glorious cadets and our soldiers. The mission is to destroy the militarism of little Japan and make the little devils tremble because of our existence. Brothers, the expedition is very dangerous, but please remember that no matter what time and no matter what the situation, you are never just one person. In battle, I, Commander Ji, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li, Commander Stern, and all our cadets and soldiers will always stand behind you and give you the most resolute support. Lao Ji, serve wine to the brothers. .”
It is a tradition for Chinese soldiers to drink a glass of wine from their hometown before an expedition. In order to see each other off at the dock today, Ji Xingwen had already prepared hundreds of full beer barrels and more than 40,000 porcelain bowls, and told his wife Yun The entire Guard Brigade was requisitioned,
Hundreds of beer barrels were pried open, and the aroma of wine overflowed. Soon, each of the cadet soldiers had a bowl of beer in their hands. After smelling the aroma of wine, Grant and other American soldiers looked at each other with strange expressions. He glanced at it, and then exclaimed in surprise: "Beer." With sharp eyes, O'Leary saw that the place of origin on the beer barrel was actually San Francisco, USA. He whispered this to Grant, and the American's face became even weirder.
Ouyang Yun raised the wine bowl with both hands and said loudly: "Brothers, on behalf of the General Headquarters of the Xuebing Army, I only send you this wine. I wish you all the best to kill more Japanese invaders, so do it."
"Dry."
Tens of thousands of people drank at the same time, and the scene was quite spectacular. Ouyang Yun drank the wine in the bowl with a gulp, and then said loudly: "Brothers, you must come back alive." Then he handed the bowl to a woman next to him. soldiers,
O'Leary knew something about China's military drinking culture. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but wonder: "Shouldn't it be smashed?"
Ouyang Yun heard this and used the topic to say: "Brothers, this American friend thinks we should smash the bowl. You tell him why we don't smash it."
This question had already been concluded in the Xuebingjun, so someone immediately answered: "Because we are going to kill the enemy, not to die."
Ouyang Yun laughed: "Yes, we are here to kill the Japanese, but not to die." Then he turned to Oli Lai and said: "Breaking bowls is a treatment only given to death squads, but every soldier here is The treasures of our Xuebing Army, I still hope to rely on them to break into Tokyo in the future, how can we allow them to die casually."
Oli Lai said "Oh", but Grant began to think thoughtfully.
When Gu Lianyun and Guo Muyi signed the relevant terms of the agreement with Hull, they clearly stated that the troops supported by the Xuebing Army to support the US military would have battlefield dominance. There is no doubt that the Americans hope that the Xuebing Army will support a certain number of troops to help with the resistance. The Japanese army attacked the Philippine Islands in the hope that they could fight the Japanese to reduce US casualties. Gu and Guo emphasized this point, so the frontline commanders of the Xuebing Army could make their own judgments based on the battlefield situation and decide whether to To carry out the order of the U.S. Far East Command, Grant had read through the cooperation agreement, so he could clearly judge the meaning behind Ouyang Yun's words.
For this reason, when the students began to board the ship, he was distracted for a while, and he was not even able to concentrate on observing what kind of logistics supplies the students were carrying.
The trainees began to board the ship one after another. Ouyang Yun, Ji Xingwen, Li Tieshu, and Stern stood at the edge of the boarding queue. From time to time, they straightened the collar of this trainee and tied the shoelaces of that trainee. , although he didn’t say anything, the students unconsciously straightened their waists and their eyes became firmer.
The entire boarding operation lasted for more than three hours. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, when the last transport ship sounded its whistle and began to leave the port, Grant gave an order, and nineteen warships sounded their whistles together and then slowed down. Slowly sailing towards the open sea, the people seeing her off on the shore saw her son getting further and further away from them, and many people immediately started sobbing again.
On the pier, the trainees headed by Ouyang Yun lined up and raised their hands in salute. About five minutes later, Ouyang Yun put down his hands and looked around Ji Xingwen, Li Tieshu and Stern and said: "Do you know how I feel at this time? I I feel useless. In order to fight the Japanese, I am willing to take the initiative, but there is a premise, that is to protect the interests of our own country. I hope something like this will not happen again in the future."