Chapter 16 Report to the Compatriots in the Country (Part 2)
Zhabei, Sihang Warehouse.
After an afternoon of intensive construction, the original six-story warehouse building has basically become a military fortress. Most of the windows on the front and back have been blocked with sandbags, leaving only the shooting holes. There were no windows on the east and west walls.
, and in accordance with Yue Weihan's requirements, two rows of shooting holes were drilled on each side of each floor.
Two barricades were also erected between the edges of both sides of the building and the Suzhou River Embankment.
In addition, according to Yue Weihan's instructions, in addition to the corner near the gate on the ground floor of the building, three hidden bunkers were built with bricks on the other three corners of the floor. Each bunker also reserved two hidden shooting holes.
The resulting crossfire can definitely cover the entire first floor hall without leaving any shooting dead spots.
"Grandma, what's the point of building three machine gun bunkers?" Chi Chengfeng complained to Yue Weihan while leading his brothers to quickly build brick walls, "If you say it, these bunkers should be built outside.
, you can’t hit the little devils at all, so why don’t you use it to hit your own people?”
"Grandma, we don't understand." Chi Chengfeng said, "Then you can tell me, is this bunker useful?"
"Stop talking nonsense and work harder. Then you will know how useful they are." After Yue Weihan finished speaking, he turned back to the brothers who were cutting the walls on the east and west sides and said, "You guys, take out the bricks you just unloaded."
Then I built it back up, remember, you have to disguise it on the outside so that you can't see anything strange, but you can't build it to death."
"Yes!" The officers and soldiers who had just drilled shooting holes in the wall quickly put the bricks back.
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Just as Yue Weihan led more than 200 officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Battalion to step up the deployment of defense fortifications, Liu Xin had already sent a "Letter to Compatriots All Over the Country" in clear code to major radio stations and newspapers in Shanghai. At the same time, the Japanese army sent various units of the Condemning Army to Shanghai.
As well as all the army divisions and even regiments in the third theater of the National Army, they also received this clear message.
Rear area of Songhu Theater, Commander's Department of the Third Theater.
When Cheng Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the left-wing corps, arrived, Gu Zhutong, the deputy commander-in-chief of the third theater, was furious: "There is no law and discipline, it is simply lawlessness! How dare a small battalion commander to issue a notice of denunciation without authorization? He thought he was
Who is it? Does he still have me as a commander in his eyes? This is simply unreasonable!"
When he saw Cheng Cheng, Gu Zhutong immediately threw the message in his hand over, and then asked in a face-to-face manner: "What's going on? Huh? Can you tell me what's going on?"
Seeing Gu Zhutong getting angry, Cheng Cheng felt a little unhappy.
In terms of qualifications, Gu Zhutong and Cheng Cheng are almost equal. In terms of military rank, they are both party-state generals. Although Gu Zhutong is the deputy commander-in-chief of the third war zone, has Cheng Cheng ever really regarded him as a senior officer? He frowned and said: "
I already know about this matter. Yue Weihan is lawless and issued a civil notice without authorization. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."
"A thorough investigation? This complaint has been issued. Is a thorough investigation still useful?" Gu Zhutong said coldly, "Also, why did you only leave half of the camp to guard Zhabei? And it was Baoshan camp! I was not the one at the beginning.
Did I tell you that you should keep an elite division? You should think carefully about how to explain it to the committee!"
"Explain to the committee?" Cheng Cheng frowned more and more, "What do you mean by this?"
Gu Zhutong snorted softly and said sadly: "To tell you the truth, this Yue Weihan is also a loanee from Fenghua, and he is from the same hometown as the old man! You should understand what I said, right?"
"What? Yue Weihan is actually from Fenghua!?" Cold sweat poured down Cheng Cheng's face.
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Nanjing, official residence of the leader.
Just as Gu Zhutong expected, Principal Jiang was furious, and he was furious like never before!
"Niang Xipi! Niang Xipi! Niang Xipi!" Principal Jiang cursed three times in a row. He still couldn't suppress the raging anger in his chest, and slammed the table again, "Cheng Cheng, as a senior general of the party and state , doesn’t want to help the leader solve his problems, but only wants to create factions on the mountaintops. I asked him to leave at least one elite division to guard Zhabei, but he only left half of the battalion. It’s unreasonable, it’s simply unreasonable!”
Although Mrs. Jiang next to her remained silent, she knew that Principal Jiang was not angry because Cheng Cheng only left half a battalion of troops in Zhabei. Regarding the issue of guarding Zhabei, Gu Zhutong had already sent a telegram and stated it repeatedly. To defend Zhabei is to defend a division and a battalion. Politically speaking, the meaning is exactly the same. Principal Jiang also acquiesced in this.
What really made Principal Jiang furious was that Cheng Cheng left Yue Weihan's Baoshan Camp in Sihang Warehouse.
Ever since Yue Weihan led the Baoshan Battalion to severely inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army, break out of Baoshan and return to the ranks of the National Army, Principal Jiang has regarded his fellow countryman as a future star among the National Army generals. Last time, because of the newly formed Seventh Regiment Even though the incident caused some minor unpleasantness, it was not enough to change Principal Jiang’s ardent expectations for Yue Weihan.
Fortunately, Cheng Cheng actually misunderstood the leader's intention and directly left Yue Weihan and Baoshan Battalion in the Sixing Warehouse in Zhabei to serve as cannon fodder for the Japanese army. What's better? Now that the national army has retreated across the board to Xixiao, Shanghai, the Japanese army Shanghai will soon be encircled. Wouldn't this mean that Yue Weihan, the future general of the party-state, will wither?
"Send the report to Gu Zhutong immediately." Principal Jiang walked back and forth several times, then suddenly stopped and said to Wang Shihe who was standing in front of him, "Move up Sun Yuanliang's 88th Division and replace Yue Weihan and Baoshan Battalion! "
"It's too late to encircle Shanghai." Wang Shihe sighed and persuaded in a low voice, "The national army has already retreated to Shanghai to fight in the west, and the Japanese army has also completed the encirclement of Shanghai. At this time, Sun Yuanliang If the 88th Division is mobilized, not only will Yue Weihan and Baoshan Battalion not be saved, I'm afraid an elite division will be lost in vain."
"Alas..." A trace of regret suddenly flashed across Principal Jiang's face, and there was even more indescribable loss.
Yue Weihan and the Baoshan camp were hopeless. Even his wife could see this, so how could Principal Jiang not see it? He just didn't want to admit this cruel fact.
After pondering for a long time, Principal Jiang finally said to Wang Shihe in a solemn tone: "Immediately send a secret message to Gu Zhutong, and then ask Gu to forward it to Yue Weihan: Let the Baoshan Battalion stay at Sihang Warehouse for a symbolic two days, and then withdraw into the public area as soon as possible. In the concession, the Japanese army, under pressure from international public opinion, may not dare to openly break into the concession to take people."
Wang Shihe agreed and was about to leave when President Jiang said again: "Shihe, wait a moment. After sending the telegram, you can call Dai Li. After Yue Weihan and Baoshanying retreated to the public concession, let the Secrecy Bureau Shanghai The agents of the branch escorted Yue Weihan out of Shanghai at all costs, remember, no matter the cost!"
"Yes." Wang Shihe agreed before taking the order.
Principal Jiang said to Mrs. Jiang again: "Madam, you call Ziwen right away, and he will come forward to mediate with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau of the Public Settlement. No matter what, we must admit Yue Weihan and Baoshanying into the public settlement. As for whether to surrender their weapons, that's a good idea."
We will discuss it, but we must ensure the safety of Yue Weihan and all the soldiers of Baoshan Battalion."
"Okay, I'll call my brother right now." Mrs. Jiang immediately nodded in agreement, thinking that Darling had really gone to great lengths to keep his student and fellow countryman who was good at fighting but rebellious.
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