In the Malay Peninsula, on the Malan front line, in a simple but highly concealed tent, Zhang Lingfu sat on an empty ammunition box and was studying a military map placed on another empty ammunition box. In front of him , two majors stood with their heads bowed.
After a long time, Zhang Lingfu raised his head, looked at the face of one of the majors expressionlessly, and asked: "Feng Yuanzheng, you know where you went wrong."
"Yes, sir, I shouldn't blindly pursue the enemy and cause unnecessary casualties to my brothers." Feng Yuanzheng was about twenty-five years old. He instinctively moved his troops with both feet and answered loudly. The previous answer was very loud, but When he said "causing", his voice became lower and lower, and his face became filled with shame again.
"Chasing the enemy blindly, causing unnecessary casualties. How many people are there in your company? Damn it. You just lost a platoon to me this time. Let me tell you, this is also abroad. If you were in China, you would make this mistake. I should have been dragged out and killed." Zhang Lingfu suddenly roared, and threw the pen in his hand on the map.
Feng Yuanzheng and another major could not help but remain silent.
"Zhang Gaoming, you have realized your mistake." Zhang Lingfu's eyes squinted and turned to the face of the other major.
Zhang Gaoming put his feet together, raised his head and chest, and replied loudly: "Military seat, I am willing to accept the punishment."
In normal times, Zhang Gaoming's attitude would be the most correct, but now is obviously an unusual time, so instead of alleviating Zhang Lingfu's anger, his words made him "explode" again, like an aggressive rooster. Zhang Lingfu took two steps forward and stretched out his neck to Zhang Gaoming, shouting at him almost face to face: "Accept the punishment, damn, you are deliberately causing problems for me, right? You know clearly that I am short of personnel now, You also took the initiative to request punishment. Why, do you think you really want to go back to China?"
Of course Zhang Gaoming did not mean this, and he did not expect that Zhang Lingfu would get involved in this. He immediately panicked and quickly replied loudly: "Reporting to the military seat, a humble position has no such meaning."
"Then what do you mean."
Zhang Gaoming suddenly had sweat pouring down his face.
Zhang Lingfu wanted to continue to teach and encourage, but suddenly a voice shouted from outside: "Report to the headquarters, Soldier Xiang Shan of the Division Guard Regiment of the First Division of the Third Expeditionary Army is on duty, please give instructions."
Then, hearing the voice of Sun Liren who answered Xiang Shan, he growled at Zhang Gaoming and Feng Yuanzheng: "Get out." Then he straightened his clothes and went out to greet them.
"Why, you're reprimanding your subordinates again." Sun Liren walked in and asked straight to the point.
"These two boys are so unsatisfactory that they cannot do without training." Zhang Lingfu replied, and then asked: "Chief, why are you here?"
"I'm not afraid that you might be holding back something wrong. I know that everyone has been miserable during this period of time, but I tell you, good times are coming. The high command has clearly issued a notice to launch a new offensive in the Malay Peninsula. "Sun Liren said.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lingfu was dubious at first and asked: "Real or false?" When Sun Liren responded affirmatively, he cursed angrily: "Damn, those people in the headquarters knew how to talk on paper. We asked for an attack before the Japanese defense line was built. They obstructed us in every possible way. Now that the Japanese defense lines are fully established and they are letting us fight again, don’t they know that the difficulty of starting a fight at this time will increase several times."
Why is Zhang Lingfu so angry? No, in fact, not only Zhang Lingfu, but all the officers and soldiers of the Third Expeditionary Army were a little out of sorts during this period. The reason for this is not unrelated to the "non-cooperation" of the Supreme Command in the war situation on the Malay Peninsula. Relations, as the Third Expeditionary Army composed almost entirely of Huangpu officers, it has Huangpu-style pride from the top up. Therefore, when Sun Liren led a group of Huangpu geniuses to the land of Indochina, they were rushing to completely annihilate Southeast Asia. The target of the Japanese army came.
However, the development of the war backfired. Although the soldiers of the Third Expeditionary Army dared to fight hard, the indigenous troops who had taken stimulants did not hesitate to stop them. Later, it was difficult to open up the situation because the supplies could not keep up. So , the officers and soldiers of the Third Expeditionary Army clearly felt that they could open up the situation and drive the little devils out of the Malay Peninsula with just a little more force. However, their attacks became more and more difficult, and the casualties became more and more serious. Seeing the little devils The fortifications are being built stronger and stronger, but the Supreme Command has been unable to provide sufficient supplies of the requested flamethrower tanks, flamethrowers, rocket launchers and other equipment. From Sun Liren to the soldiers below, they are watching the best attack The opportunity is getting further and further away from you, and naturally you will inevitably get angry.
Sun Liren, who should be able to understand Zhang Lingfu's mood, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't talk nonsense. This time, the headquarters should be ready to take action. I heard that General Gu has been ordered to rush here, and he will be in charge personally." , I think the Supreme Command will definitely not shirk our reasonable demands."
"General Gu, Gu Zhutong."
"yes."
Zhang Lingfu blinked his eyes, and his expression became cautious, "Xiang Shan, if the chief executive and I want to talk, no other people are allowed in." He yelled outside, then thought about his words, and whispered to Sun Liren. : "Chief, this may not be a good thing, so don't worry."
Zhang Lingfu only said half of what he said, but based on the tacit understanding between him and Sun Liren, the latter could certainly understand its complete meaning. Sun Liren acted quite calmly and said: "I have nothing to worry about. As long as it is to fight the Japanese, let me Whatever I do is fine."
Zhang Lingfu also knew Sun Liren quite well and knew that his words were definitely not against his will. He thought for a while and said: "Chief Commander, why do I feel that this matter is weird? Otherwise, I will send a telegram to the Supreme Commander to ask. , Hehe, I spent some time with the Supreme Commander, and he promised at that time that I could come to him no matter what difficulties I had."
"That's not necessary. Brother Zhong Lin, since you mentioned the Supreme Commander, let me ask you, based on your understanding of him, what kind of person do you think he is."
Zhang Lingfu tilted his head and thought for a while, and said hesitantly: "It's hard to say, but the overall feeling is good. At least it's not like the rumors say that he doesn't recognize his relatives or is lustful and shameless. By the way, although he usually looks very easy-going, but once He is quite dignified when making decisions. It's strange that he and Gu Zhutong's gang are not on the same path. Why are they wearing the same pants this time?"
What Zhang Lingfu said was interesting, and Sun Liren couldn't help laughing. He smiled and said: "Okay, my General Zhang, stop thinking nonsense and tell me what I know. What the Supreme Commander did should be in line with the new situation in the world. Related to the changes, perhaps our country will face an unprecedented severe test."