Chapter 201 Defending Nanjing

Chiang Kai-shek first passionately re-read his declaration of the war of resistance. We hope for peace without peace, and we are ready to fight and never fight. We know that the situation after the national anti-Japanese war can only be sacrificed to the end, and there is no reason to avoid it. The war has started, that is, there is no division between the north and the south, and there is no division between the old and the young. No matter who is, they have the responsibility to defend the land and fight against the war, and they should be determined to sacrifice everything.

"Now sacrifice to the last minute!" Chiang Kai-shek pressed his hand on the table to look around the generals present. Tang Shengzhi, who looked a little thin and hairy, stood up and shouted, "No one wants to guard. I'm here to guard Nanjing. I'm willing to coexist in Nanjing!"

"Bullshit!" A very discordant voice surprised everyone present, and Tang Shengzhi also looked around with a red face? Only then did everyone find that Zhang Xuewu looked sideways at Tang Shengzhi with provocative eyes!

Chiang Kai-shek immediately said angrily, "You can't be rude to learn martial arts. This is an important meeting of the Supreme Military Commission. How can we make a second time?"

Tang Shengzhi roared, "Little generation, don't bully people too much!" You officers are here today. If you don't make it clear to me, I will definitely splash your blood!"

Feng Yuxiang and others also watched coldly. He Yingqin showed a look of concern, while Chiang Kai-shek's face was pale and he regretted why he let Zhang Xuewu attend the meeting!

Zhang Xuewu still looked at Tang Shengzhi, who was trembling with anger, and said, "Do you dare to stick to Nanjing with your sick man? Tang Mengxiao, you like to do what you want. After you are unwilling to be others, you have a strong desire for power and have a very obvious tendency of unrealistic romanticism and idealism. Have you ever participated in the Revolution of 1911 and the war against Yuan and the protection of France? Do you think you are an old qualification? Bah! You are ambitious and have no talent. First, you were defeated by Li Zongren during the confrontation between Ninghan. Later, in the 19th year of the Republic of China, when Jiang Gui returned from the war, he organized to protect the party and save himself as the commander-in-chief. He wanted to unite with the northern warlords against Chiang Kai-shek. As a result, he was attacked by Yang Hucheng on a snowy night. The general headquarters was destroyed and the whole army collapsed! The troops guarding Nanjing are all the headquarters of our Huangpu Central Army. How can you command these troops? What's your evacuation plan? Is it possible to defend Nanjing? You are joking about the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Nanjing! I also put my words here today. You can guard Nanjing. If the city loses you to death, I, Zhang Xuewu, will accompany you. If the city loses you and you don't die, I will kill your whole family!"

With a bang, Zhang Xuewu patted an M1911 on the table! The guard on the side hurried forward and confiscated the pistol that I don't know when it was brought into the venue? However, everyone knows that Zhang Xuewu has the habit of bringing machine guns into the venue. Today, he brought a pistol. It seems that he gave Chairman Jiang face? However, the security department immediately informed him in private that the next time Officer Zhang came, he must check more carefully, but the premise was not to annoy him.

After listening to what Zhang Xuewu said, Chiang Kai-shek's face seemed to be a little more relieved than before. He frowned and looked at Zhang Xuewu, as if he wanted to see through what Zhang Xuewu was thinking?

In fact, Zhang Xuewu was simply disgusted with Tang Shengzhi. Historically, he served as the commander of the Nanjing garrison. First, he vowed to coexist with Nanjing and order the blockade of Nanjing's road to Jiangbei and destroy the ferry, making it impossible for a large number of soldiers and civilians to evacuate. He issued an order to abandon the city on December 12 without organizing any retreat, but he fled in a reserved motorboat. The defenders lost their command, their hearts were shaken, and they killed each other. The next day, Nanjing fell, and then the Nanjing Massacre occurred. It can be said that the Nanjing Massacre was caused by the name of the military beast, but Tang Shengzhi, who was incompetent and incompetent, also bears most of the responsibility! It's stupid to know that you can't do it! If hundreds of thousands of soldiers are killed in the fall of Nanjing, there is no doubt that there will be no compassionate grief in future generations. The most important thing is that most of the hundreds of thousands of people who have been forcibly annihired and massacred are civilians, which is absolutely unforgivable.

Tang Shengzhi, who was pale, sat back with his buttocks. His body shook and a mouthful of blood spewed out. After a burst of panic, Tang Shengzhi was carried away by the nurse. The blood stains on the table were still so clear. Zhang Xuewu looked around at everyone and said generously, "You seniors, humble and talented. I'm willing to die. Guard Nanjing and buy time for our army to reorganize and reorganize the army. Nanjing is the capital of our country and the premier's tomb is located. It is an unstoppable place in terms of military tactics, but it has to be defended strategically. The first mechanized division and the second heavy artillery brigade are all in Nanjing, and there are also 52 air force fighters. Please hold on to Nanjing and wait for help. The generals and soldiers of the department will carry the coffin and fight, vowing to stick to the February time. If Nanjing is lost, the lowly generals will lead all the soldiers to fight until the last soldier, with the idea of no idea of life, so that our army can form a siege against the Japanese army from the outside and carry out a strategic counterattack!"

Feng Yuxiang took the lead in shouting hello first! He Yingqin was also slightly excited. In the applause, Chiang Kai-shek sighed that it was difficult for the country to see loyal ministers! However, the exclamation was extremely low, and only Feng Yuxiang beside him could hear it clearly.

On April 29, 1937, Zhang Xuewu was officially appointed as the commander of the Nanjing garrison. Chiang Kai-shek finally gave up the hope of international mediation at this moment. Chiang Kai-shek also assigned Zhang Xuewu to the 74th Army, the 66th Army and the 83rd Army, which were from Shanghai as a cover for the retreat. The supplementary soldiers of the 40 battalions returned to Nanjing from Hangzhou, and more than 10,000 remnants of the Guangxi army were accommodated, together with two brigades of the Sichuan Army's anti-advanced column.

Zhang Xuewu was about to disband the Second Army. He was supplemented by the two divisions of the 41st and 48th Divisions and was integrated into the Strategic Reserve Corps. Wu Jianxiong, who belongs to the 66th Army, was the division commander, and Ye Zhao of the 60th Division, was also the division commander. The two divisions were supplemented in Nanjing. Ye Zhao, the commander of the army, immediately reported to the grison headquarters, between the 71st. There is only one division of the 88th Division, so it is planned to temporarily revoke the 71st Army, keep the 88th Division, and make up for it on the spot in Nanjing. Sun Yuanliang, the division commander, went to Wuhan to report.

For the 72nd Army, which also has only one division, it should be handled according to the case of the 71st Army, but Wang Jingjiu, the commander of the 87th Division, remained in office. What made Zhang Xuewu happy is that only the 51st Division and the 58th Division of the 74th Army in history participated in the Nanjing Defense War, but under the supervision of the Supreme Military Commission. The 57th Division was rebuilt in time. Zhang Xuewu ordered his commander, Yu Jishi, to report to the grison headquarters that his troops were resting in Nanjing, adding 5,000 Guangxi veterans and 10,000 new recruits.

Zhang Xuewu also rudely revoked the number of the 78th Army and retained the number of the 36th Division. The division commander Song Xian immediately reported to the Nanjing Garrison Command. At the same time, he ordered Deng Guanglong, the commander of the 83rd Army to report to the Garrison Command, and the two divisions of the 15th and the 15th Divisions of Nanjing were on standby. The 103rd and 12th divisions of the teaching brigade were stationed on the front line of Zijin Mountain. Gui Yongqing, the captain, immediately reported to the garrison headquarters that the three regiments of the gendarmerie were directly under the Nanjing garrison headquarters.

The two brigades of the Sichuan Army's advance anti-Japanese column immediately changed their clothes in Nanjing and were organized as the first brigade of general reserve reading power and the second brigade of reading power. Zhang Xuewu also issued an announcement in the name of the Nanjing Garrison Command to set up cards on all roads, detain all the scattered soldiers and small established troops who passed through Nanjing and sent them to Jiangbei for strengthening concentration. Training for supplementary use at critical moments.

The main reason why Zhang Xuewu transferred Sun Yuanliang from the 88th Division to the direct administration of the grison headquarters and the division commander is that in the later stage of the Battle of Nanjing in history, Sun Yuanliang could have organized troops to break through the siege, but he abandoned the troops and fled alone, and It is a shame for soldiers to escape into the girl's home. The war is approaching. Zhang Xuewu wants to eliminate all unstable factors, even if he openly excludes dissidents. Anyway, Chairman Jiang of the Supreme Military Council supports himself.

On the other hand, Zhang Xuewu got Chiang Kai-shek's hand. The lieutenant generals and first-class generals do not need to report to the Supreme Military Commission, but those who keep ordering reckless behavior to be executed directly on the spot will not be tolerated! Even Hu Zongnan in Jiangbei was under the jurisdiction of Zhang Xuewu.

So on May 1, 1937, Zhang Xuewu held the first emergency meeting at the Nanjing Garrison Command, because Zhang Xuewu knew that the Japanese army, which had now occupied the Shanghai, Beijing-Hangzhou area, was burning and looting everywhere. The Japanese army was waiting for its base camp to officially issue an order to capture Nanjing, and it was also waiting for its shipping. I'm afraid I don't have much time left for myself. I'm afraid that all the efforts of German Ambassador Toddman's final mediation will be was in vain.

Ye Zhao, commander of the 66th Army, Wu Jianxiong, commander of the 59th Division, Wang Yaowu, commander of the 51st Division of Yu Jishi, commander of the 74th Division, Shi Zhongzhong, commander of the 57th Division, Chen Shizheng, commander of the 58th Division, Deng Guanglong, commander of the 83rd Army, Wang Jingjiu, commander of the 87th Division, commander of the 36th Division Song Xilian, Gui Yongqing, the captain of the teaching team, Hao Wenbin, the temporary commander of the First Mechanization Division, Ye Yunfei, the chief of staff, and Feng Zhongliang, the commander of the heavy artillery cluster, it can be said that this lineup is much better than the Nanjing defense war in history.

Zhang Xuewu also knew that this was a group of Huangpu direct descendants who ranked first in the world, so he tried his best from Chiang Kai-shek and finally got this hand with the help of his wife!

So the first thing Zhang Xuewu did was to expel Sun Yuanliang. In fact, Sun Yuanliang did not make Zhang Xuewu so disgusted. Zhang Xuewu's impression of Sun Yuanliang basically came from a movie star in Taiwan. His son Sun Zhongxiang, whose stage name was Qin Han!

Zhang Xuewu expelled Sun Yuanliang and gave almost everyone a reminder that this son of the Zhang family is not as talkative as Zhang Hanqing. He can be called a ruthless man. He is not a good king of Saibei, but he wants to take the risk of flying to Nanjing to die? It's really incomprehensible and difficult to reason!

Everyone saw that Zhang Xuewu entered the house and stood up in a hurry. Although almost all of them were older than Zhang Xuewu, and their military rank was not lower than him, Zhang Xuewu was in the name of the garrison commander. In advance, whether it was Chen Cheng, He Yingqin, or even Chiang Kai-shek personally greeted him. Zhang Xuewu was extremely strict and serious, and he was a killing. Desolvent people, there should be no mistakes in defending the capital Nanjing this time, otherwise they will mislead the country and themselves.

Zhang Xuewu came with Shang Fang's sword, but Gui Yongqing, Yu Jishi and others also saw for the first time that someone framed the chairman's oracle to let people hold it up, especially a pistol and a middle sword hanging below?

Gui Yongqing frowned slightly at Zhang Xuewu's style. As the saying goes, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by Lin Feng. Not to mention this now high-ranking young man, why doesn't he know how to keep a low-have at all? Aren't they afraid of offending people?

Zhang Xuewu looked around and looked at Hao Wenbin and shouted, "Master Hao, please explain to me the meaning of my gun and the middle sword!"

Hao Wenbin is helpless in his heart! However, since the commander of the army spoke, he had to stand up obediently and said, "Those who lost the position and the whole army were destroyed alone were executed on the spot regardless of the reason. Those who lost the position and did not retreat from the death battle were forced by their subordinates to survive. They should be cut off by themselves with the middle sword, and should be punished by martyrdom. The rest are treason and rejected by the people!"

Zhang Xuewu looked at the generals with a change of face below. With a wave of his hand, there were envelopes behind the chairman's oracle. Zhang Xuewu looked at Hao Wenbin and nodded. Hao Wenbin had to continue: "The whole army fought bravely and did not die for 200,000 yuan to settle down, 200,000 generals, and 100,000 to 50,000 brigades. Depending on the situation, the battalion, company and platoon range from three to five thousand yuan, and the ordinary soldier is 100 yuan to 20 yuan each! Killing the military reward is calculated separately!"

Zhang Xuewu's three million oceans of courage lost a table like snowflakes and said, "We can't let the martyrs bleed and tears. I can't control other places. In Nanjing, I will do as I said. Each of the officers and soldiers will be rewarded with ten oceans first. Those who don't believe it can ask me how I received it after accepting it in the Battle of Rehe. The money? I have three million cash here, add vegetables and wine! Soldiers should live a strong life, kill banditage and drink blood, and rest with the country!"

As soon as Zhang Xuewu's voice fell, Gui Yongqing picked up a stamp check of 200,000 yuan and looked at it. He looked at Zhang Xuewu and said with a smile, "I have been a soldier for so many years. You are the first strong officer! I have received this check. If I Lao Gui dies in the battlefield, the check will be divided equally to the brothers who died below!"

After saying that, Gui Yongqing pushed the check to Zhang Xuewu and continued with a smile, "It is said that Rehe farts oil crotch. Today, I looked at Officer Zhang's handwriting. This is not an oil crotch! This is a mother-doing refinery! Hundreds of thousands of small Japanese books, I'm afraid you're going to bleed a lot this time, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Xuewu also laughed and said, "Only it can be sudden. I promise to cash the reward!"

Yu Jishi also nodded and said, "Now that the morale of the army is not high, this hand can really boost morale quickly, especially the recruits and veterans! But it's a little nice to say in front of the Chinese people.

Zhang Xuewu waved his hand and said, "No matter how much he is! Brothers, put our heads on the belts in front of us. We who hang stars on our shoulders may hang up. What's wrong with it? It's so bad that they all come to me. Uncle has too many lice and won't bite!"

Many people have seen Zhang Xuewu's scoundrel style for the first time. However, it can be said that Zhang Xuewu's style is indeed very easy to integrate into the army. The army is actually a simple group, because there are small groups related to surname and life. Zhang Xuewu directly told Chairman Jiang. Everyone, now we are a grasshopper on a rope. Whoever embarrasses me will send me back to the west, and then put on the ocean to tell everyone that the benefits are everyone's. In fact, the method is very simple, simple to the point of rudeness, but the effect is surprisingly good.

After saying that, Zhang Xuewu began to distribute supplementary equipment to various units. As soon as he heard about the equipment, almost all the generals' ears stood up. Because of the serious losses of the various departments in the First World War in Shanghai, the Nanjing Military and Political Department added a small part. It is said that the Rehe Army had No one knows how much there is a lot of inventory. There is He Yingqin, the Minister of Military and Political Affairs, who dares to touch the guy Zhang Xuewu, but Gui Yongqing once heard that it seems that Minister He is not sure what Zhang Xuewu has shipped. The exact number is even more unknown.

At present, Nanjing only has 100 million shots of ammunition in stock, and the rest of the guns are basically empty. Since Zhang Xuewu said it was a supplement, he must have to pay for his own. The military commanders and division commanders present are looking forward to the list Zhang Xuewu is taking out of his pocket at this moment, as if Zhang Xuewu's pocket has become a treasure basin.

Almost in the eyes of the public, Zhang Xuewu took out the equipment supplies he had drawn up in his pocket, 5,000 Mauser standard rifles per division, 300 light and heavy machine guns, 12 combat defense guns, 36 75mm imitation Krustle Mountain wild guns, and 12 105mm caliber howitzers.

After Zhang Xuewu finished reading the distribution list, the whole venue fell into silence, including Gui Yongqing and Yu Jishi, who were stunned and asked, "Is this a supplement to the teaching team? Or is it a supplement for all division-level units?

Zhang Xuewu smiled and said, "Supplemented by division-level units, for example, the three divisions of the 74th Army should be supplemented with 15,000 Mauser standard rifles, 900 light and heavy machine guns, 36 war defense guns, 108 75mm imitation Krup Mountain wild guns, and 36 105mm shotguns! "

Gui Yongqing almost slapped himself in the face immediately. It would be enough to teach the team if it was organized into four divisions! Which army in the 105mm howitzer has it? Zhang Xuewu's handwriting is really scary!

After the meeting, Gui Yongqing and Yu Jishi found Zhang Xuewu together. Did they drink tea or drink? If it's a man, he drinks! As the war was approaching, the three senior generals gathered together to drink. It seemed a little unreasonable, but according to Yu Jishi, you are my brother, and you must respond to your brother's greetings and drinks. This is our Huangpu spirit!

Zhang Xuewu heard that Huangpu still had this kind of spirit for the first time, so after three rounds, Gui Yongqing and Yu Jishu both exposed the true face of evil, that is, Officer Zhang, give a few more 105mm howitzers! The artillery support of the heavy artillery brigade must think of your brother! We are working hard in front of us. You have to take care of it, brother! It's all the blood of our Huangpu!

(to be continued)