The person who was blushing and roaring half an hour ago is now sleeping like a pig. Anyone with a little common sense will probably not believe Li Hanhun's nonsense.
Shaoshuai Zhang and Zhang Zhizhong looked at each other. The former burst into laughter and said softly: "You are too young to be so ridiculous in such a situation."
Zhang Zhizhong became more interested in the guy who seemed to be sleeping soundly, and responded: "Interesting guy, the Battle of Nanjing has been going on for so long, and the Xuebing Army is indeed the only bright one in the Chinese army. Let them hold back. If so, it should be able to reduce some losses, but is it worth it? If the most combat-effective and promising troops are delayed, what if they are surrounded by the Japanese army? Is it not worth the gain?"
Marshal Zhang looked at the sworn brother with bright eyes on the rostrum, and said in a low voice: "Why do you say this? You are a direct descendant of the Chairman. He did this not to save you."
Shaking his head, Zhang Zhizhong said sternly: "You can't say that. The national crisis is at the forefront. If you continue to care about these things, how can the country not be destroyed?"
"You are right, but have you ever thought about it? If you can think like this, why can't Ouyang Yun think like this? Even though he is pretending to be asleep now, I think since he is willing to come to this meeting, and he is He made a proposal to withdraw troops, and I think we have already made preparations."
Before he finished speaking, Li Hanhun had already answered on Ouyang Yun's behalf: "... before coming here, the commander once told us that the Xuebing Army is willing to stay as a back-up, and we only have one condition."
Upon hearing this, both Chiang Kai-shek and He Yingqin were all refreshed and said in unison: "Here comes the Tao."
"Our commander demands complete command power, power of life and death, including civil affairs and military affairs." Li Hanhun said proudly. What he meant by this was that he was already bargaining with Chiang Kai-shek.
"With the power of life and death, what does Ouyang Yun want to do?" Someone immediately questioned,
Some people even said: "Did he give the wrong order? If our subordinates don't execute it, we can kill them."
... There are different opinions. Obviously, everyone is very cold about the power of life and death.
Before attending this meeting, the main backbone of the Xuebing Army's mixed army discussed relevant issues. The final conclusion was that this meeting was probably a Hongmen Banquet for the Xuebing Army. If nothing else, the Xuebing Army The army will definitely be selected as the back-up force. In the end, Ouyang Yun persuaded his subordinates with great effort, and everyone agreed to the decision to sacrifice the individual and preserve the greater self.
"Yes, even if there is a national crisis, the top leaders of the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek still think more about their own interests. However, as soldiers of the Chinese nation, can we bear to watch our compatriots being bullied by foreign enemies? No, as long as There is still blood in our hearts, so we will not allow such things to happen. Don’t forget the original intention of establishing the Xuebing Army. Brothers, others may not believe me, but I hope you remember this. I established the Xuebing Army. The original intention of the army was to drive out the Japanese invaders... No matter how much sacrifice I have to make, as long as I can ensure the continuation of the blood of the Chinese nation, I will not care about my life."
These words were a bit serious, so they made Li Hanhun and others feel a little inexplicably heavy. What he just said was the result of everyone's discussion. As the capital, Nanjing naturally has a large population. If you want to evacuate all before the Japanese army takes over, then you must have a strong plan. In name, even if the Xuebing Army is responsible for the final breakup, other troops from other departments will definitely be indispensable. From the perspective of containing the Japanese army's strength, The existence of these troops is indispensable. After all, the current strength of the Xuebing Army is only this small. However, if the control is not good, the role of these troops is likely to be negative. It is precisely with this in mind , Only Li Hanhun would say such tough words,
Faced with the questioning of many people, Li Hanhun said solemnly: "This is our only request and the condition that must be met. If we don't have this power, we would rather return to Fujian and Guangdong with the infamy on our backs."
When it comes to this level, one party must make concessions. Chiang Kai-shek's original idea was to leave one or two direct relatives to help maintain the situation in Nanjing. However, after hearing Li Hanhun's decisive words, he changed his mind. In addition to the two divisions of security forces under the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters, the two divisions of the Sichuan Army and the two divisions of the Northeast Army were all assigned to the Nanjing Garrison. The garrison commander was Ouyang. Cloud is in charge,
The chairman of the committee had spoken, and naturally the others had no objections, so the matter was settled. After the matter was settled, as Shaoshuai Zhang expected, Ouyang Yun woke up leisurely. When he opened his eyes, he saw something unexpected. The few people, including the chairman of the committee, all looked at me with red eyes. This one was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, I fell asleep."
Lao Jiang didn't say anything, and talked about some matters about moving the capital to Chongqing, and then announced the adjournment of the meeting. When everyone was about to get up and leave, he called out to Ouyang Yun and Marshal Zhang, and then spoke to them alone. great truth,
No one knows whether Ouyang Yun was really asleep just now. The only ones who know the answer may be the two Xuebingjun people, because just last night, before Li Hanhun went to bed, he persuaded Ouyang Yun to go to bed early. Zeng said: "It doesn't matter, don't we have a meeting tomorrow? It's just a good time to catch up on some sleepiness."
Not to mention whether Ouyang Yun listened to Chiang Kai-shek's great principles, he gave Chiang Kai-shek a firm reply: "Chairman, don't worry, there is only one person in the Xue Bing Army, so he will not let the little devils do whatever they want. "
What Lao Jiang wanted to express was not this. Although the Xuebing Army did not deal with the central government, it actually did not respect him very much. However, under the current situation, he also knew that the Xuebing Army was an indispensable force. Once Nanjing If it is revealed, then the Japanese army will definitely march inland and along the coast. Inland, because of the terrain, Chiang Kai-shek is not too worried, but in the Fujian and Guangdong area, because it is close to Taiwan, he has to do something I am worried, because once the Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas fall, then foreign materials will have to be introduced from the coast of Fujian. And if the Xuebing Army suffers too much loss in this battle, or even if Ouyang Yun suffers an accident, the consequences will be unimaginable,
In view of this concern, Lao Jiang finally said to Ouyang Yun: "Brother Ouyang, no matter what conflicts we had in the past and the current national crisis, I still hope that we can join hands to tide over the difficulties. As you said, Nanjing will definitely What cannot be defended has no value in guarding. Once the main force has retreated, you should seize the time to retreat. The Fujian and Guangdong areas will ultimately need to be controlled by you. Remember, pay attention to your personal safety. The little Japanese hate you very much. .”
For Chiang Kai-shek's kindness, Ouyang Yun sincerely thanked him: "Chairman, thank you for your concern. I will do my best."
After Chiang Kai-shek led his men away, Marshal Zhang pulled Ouyang Yun and spoke again. The nature of his concern for Ouyang was naturally beyond what Chiang Kai-shek could match. As a comrade who had suffered together, he sincerely hoped that Ouyang would be safe. Yun was able to be more careful. For this reason, he even left him the two most elite divisions among the five divisions of the Northeast Army that came to Nanjing this time, and in front of him, he asked those two division commanders to only Ouyang Yun in the future. Look forward to the horse's lead,
Naturally, it was impossible for the Chinese army to hide its retreat from the Japanese army. After all, reconnaissance planes were always paying attention to the situation in Nanjing. It can be said that the large-scale military mobilization of the Chinese army without exception fell into the eyes of the Japanese army. What surprised Ouyang Yun was that, faced with such a good opportunity, the Japanese army calmed down and stood still. He didn't know what their intentions were.
After Ouyang Yun was promoted to the commander of the Nanjing Garrison, he had ten divisions under his jurisdiction, including two divisions of the Sichuan Army, two divisions of the Northeast Army, three divisions of the Xuebing Army, and one division of the security forces originally belonging to the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters, plus the subordinate For the two divisions under the direct control of the Military Commission,
When the Central Army began to leave the battlefield and retreat toward the interior, Ouyang Yun did not rush to evacuate the people. Instead, he first reorganized the troops below.
There is no so-called ace unit in the army allocated by Chiang Kai-shek to Ouyang Yun. As a result, although the combat effectiveness is not guaranteed, there is not much arrogance. In general, for this young Nanjing garrison The commander still has a certain degree of fear. Of course, this may be related to Li Hanhun's encouraging words at the meeting. Since Ouyang Yun has absolute power of life and death, and based on this person's previous performance, Whether it is the Sichuan Army, the Central Army or the security forces, all the division commanders and brigade commanders naturally feel that it is better to provoke him less.
After the reorganization, the Nanjing garrison was divided into two parts, distinguished by defense and ground. Among them, a Sichuan Army Division, a Northeast Army Division, and two cadet corps formed the outermost defense line. They will be responsible for the defense of the city wall section. , and surrounding Zijin Mountain, a second line of defense consisting of a Sichuan Army Division, a Cadet Division and a Northeastern Army Division was established. As for the two divisions of the Central Army and one division of the security forces, they served as the reserve force. Role,
At the first meeting of officers above the brigade commander level held by the garrison headquarters that day, when Ouyang Yun announced the organization plan, as he expected, he was immediately criticized by the two division and brigade commanders of the Central Army. The reason for their opposition is very simple. Commander Ouyang looks down on others. Why should his own troops serve as reserve forces? Does he think we can't fight?
This was an injustice to Ouyang Yun, because this plan was actually between him, Li Hanhun, Wu Keren, and Fang Shuhong (two division commanders of the Northeast Army, among whom Wu Keren was also the deputy commander of the 67th Army. These two people They are all patriotic generals. The young marshal left these two people with Ouyang Yun, which shows that they are indeed learning from the army), Rao Guohua (Commander of the 145th Division of the Sichuan Army), Liu Yuqing (Commander of the 26th Division of the Sichuan Army) and others. Of course, it is a good thing for Ouyang Yun that the Central Army can have such a mood.