Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 206 Commander Song’s Thoughts

At Xiaguan, the temporary command post of the 36th Division, Song Xilian looked at his chief of staff with amusement and smiled.

"Kaiming, what do you think this kid wants to do?"

Ever since he found out who hijacked the commander-in-chief's convoy, he felt relieved.

He is different from Tang Shengzhi. He knows a little about Gu Changfeng's existence.

After all, the deal with Wang Yaowu was not so airtight.

Song Xilian is not stupid. He must investigate the whereabouts of so much food, so it is inevitable that he knows about Gu Changfeng's existence.

Not only that, with his subsequent attention, the battle of Chunhua Town naturally came into view.

At this point, he had a clear idea of ​​everything.

Seeing his boss asking him, Luo Kaiming glanced at Song Xilian's expression and said with a wry smile.

"Commander, I think you're just enjoying the fun. The commander-in-chief has been kidnapped, and you still have the mood to talk about this."

According to his idea, the two places were not far apart, so he could just surround them with heavy troops.

He didn't believe that Gu Changfeng could withstand the pressure and would definitely let him go.

Song Xilian waved his hand and said, "Hey, Old Sun, don't worry. This kid wouldn't dare to do anything to Commander Tang."

Although he had never seen Gu Changfeng, he had Liao Lei to protect him, so even if he was kidnapped, his life would definitely not be harmed.

What does it matter if that's the case?

At this moment, he was actually still wondering whether Liao Lei would be there.

If Liao Lei knew about this, he would be so aggrieved. After all, he had no involvement in this matter, so he still had to take the blame...

"General, should we really not take any action? We are insiders." Luo Kaiming asked unwillingly.

Song Xilian smiled, stood up, patted Luo Kaiming on the shoulder, and said earnestly.

"The retreat order was issued by the principal, and Commander Tang was just executing it. Is there anything we can do about it?"

"But Kaiming, think about it carefully. How many Communist Party officers have been transported out of here this afternoon? Is this kind of retreat really feasible?"

"I know the principal's intentions very well. The goal of the Jinling Campaign has been achieved, and he wants to conserve some strength for future battles."

"But now look at you. Once the retreat order is given, the whole of Jinling is in chaos."

"If this continues, who will be able to evacuate? You, me, or those high-ranking Party and government officials?"

These words stunned Luo Kaiming. He didn't expect that the military commander would have such an idea.

Song Xilian actually said it very clearly, that is, the incident has already happened and the order has been reissued.

They just need to pretend not to know and let the bullet fly in the air for a while. If there is any problem, they can stop it at any time.

After a while, Luo Kaiming reminded: "Commander, if this is the case, our losses..."

They still have to guard against the Japanese attacking this last retreat route, so the pressure is equally great.

Song Xilian said with a righteous look on his face: "Our losses are nothing compared to the losses suffered by the various armies and the hundreds of thousands of civilians in Nanjing."

"As long as we can eventually withdraw most of the troops, we can report to the principal."

Luo Kaiming still had some hope: "Commander, Commander Tang..."

"Haha!" Song Xilian laughed, looked at Luo Kaiming meaningfully and said:

"It wasn't our order. Commander Tang gave it. We were just following orders."

After a pause, he continued, "I saw that one of the orders was for the people to evacuate first."

"It just so happens that Gu Xiaozi is also organizing the evacuation of the people in Pukou. Old Sun, cooperate with them and don't interfere."

"Don't we still have some ships in the 78th Army? Let's send them all to support Gu Xiaozi."

Luo Kaiming had no choice but to stand up and agree.

He didn't know whether this act of covering up the truth would be exposed in the end, and what they would do then.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, someone has come with Commander Tang's order to take over."

Just as Luo Kaiming was struggling, a lieutenant officer walked into the command center and reported.

Song Xilian looked at Luo Kaiming and said jokingly, "Our little friend is really quick."

After saying that, he looked at the lieutenant, his expression changed, and he solemnly ordered: "Cooperate with them, evacuate the civilians as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir." The lieutenant saluted and then went out to make arrangements.

This time, the special forces team dispatched a small number of people, only about thirty or forty people, led by Xiaowu himself.

"Brothers, open your eyes wide! Anyone who dares to pretend to be a civilian and get on board the ship will be arrested immediately."

Seeing that he had taken over smoothly, Xiaowu immediately began to arrange the follow-up matters.

"Platoon leader, what should we do with him after he's captured? We can't just kill him!"

A special forces soldier asked carefully.

Xiao Wu chuckled and said, "Just kill him, there's no need to cause this trouble."

"Just build a platform, put the person on it, and write down which army commander he is."

"If you also write about deserting the army, I don't believe anyone would dare to take the risk."

After hearing this, the team member said with admiration: "Platoon leader, if this happens, those people will probably lose face. It's really a heartbreaking move."

Xiao Wu said happily, "That's exactly the effect we want. Why are ordinary soldiers still fighting the Japanese in the Nanjing battlefield, while they can just walk away with impunity?"

The team member nodded and agreed, saying, "That's how we should do it. I'll let the brothers make the arrangements."

"Wait," Xiao Wu stopped the team member and whispered a few more instructions.

At this moment, the team members' faces suddenly became very interesting, and they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

"Okay, go ahead," Xiao Wu waved his hand, and then personally watched the people getting on board.

Due to Tang Shengzhi's sudden order, the personnel who had not yet been transported were directly driven off the ship.

It was not until now that the special forces took over and began to rearrange personnel on board.

Now things got lively. Almost all the people who were able to board the ship in the afternoon were officials from Jinling at all levels. After verifying their identities, the special forces directly took them out.

"I'm the director of the Ministry of Transportation. Here are my credentials. Why are you not letting me get on board?"

The speaker spoke in an aggressive tone, attracting the attention of people nearby.

"Oh, there's a high-ranking official here!" Xiao Wu walked closer and said in a sarcastic tone.

As he spoke, he took the ID from his hand, then raised his hand high, trying to let the light from the ship shine on the ID, and muttered, "Meng Fanyu, that's a good name."

"Who are you? Ask your superior to come and see me." The director named Meng Fanyu was still arrogant and didn't take Xiaowu seriously at all.

Xiao Wu scoffed and said, "That's not necessary. I'm in charge here."

Since Commander Tang Shengzhi had been kidnapped, how could he be afraid of this small official from the Ministry of Transportation? He spoke to him very rudely.

"You, I'm going to report you to the higher-ups." Meng Fan's face turned blue with anger. He never expected that his identity was useless to this soldier.

Xiao Wu said cheerfully, "I guess you haven't received Commander Tang's latest order. Let me tell you."

He turned and looked at the people in line, and said loudly: "Commander Tang's latest order is that no officials are allowed to evacuate. You must wait until the people leave first before you can leave."

After saying that, he looked back at Meng Fanyu: "Now you should know what to do."

"Since you are not an officer, I won't make things difficult for you. Now, either wait here or go back to Jinling."

Now Meng Fanyu didn't dare to say anything. His eyebrows drooped slightly, and he was thinking about how to escape early.

The soldier was so tough that he had no way to stop him.

The soldiers of the 36th Division had just received the order, so they naturally just watched the fun and ignored the dispute here.

After all, in their eyes, these senior officials are not good people, and it would be better if someone taught them a lesson.