20demayo Chapter 205: Change of strategy, evacuation of surnames
Chapter 205: Change of strategy, evacuation of surnames
Gu Changfeng smiled. He looked at Tang Shengzhi and nodded with satisfaction. "I like dealing with smart people. Now I have to trouble you with something."
Tang Shengzhi understood and asked Gu Changfeng: "If you have any requests, please feel free to ask."
This is what he was waiting for. If he made a request, at least he could keep his name. What he feared most was that if he didn't make a request, he would be dead.
Gu Changfeng turned to look at Xiao Wu next to him and asked, "Have they brought back the radios?"
Xiao Wu nodded slightly and said, "It should be in the car."
This time they hijacked the place midway and pulled back almost everything.
"Okay," Gu Changfeng looked at Tang Shengzhi again and said, "I'll have to trouble you to issue a new retreat order."
"First, we must force all military commanders not to evacuate first. Those who violate this will be subject to military law. They must remain with their troops."
"Secondly, to ensure the orderly withdrawal of the civilians and the troops from Jinling, have all units continue to hold their positions and await subsequent orders to break out."
"Third, order the 36th Division in Xiaguan to prioritize the transportation of civilians. All officers are prohibited from leaving."
"The fourth and most important point is that you must issue a statement guaranteeing that you, as the commander-in-chief, will not evacuate until all other units have done so."
After Gu Changfeng finished speaking, he looked at Tang Shengzhi with a playful smile, a very kind smile.
He is risking everything for the sake of the people of Jinling. If he does such a thing, it is possible that he will be enemies of the whole world.
Hijacking the commander-in-chief is a big deal. If it gets out, it will be enough to shock the whole of China.
"who are you?"
Tang Shengzhi was obviously not prepared for this change, and was extremely surprised by these requests.
At this time, everyone was thinking of escaping, but this man kidnapped him directly from the middle of the road to Pukou and made several demands.
"My last name is Gu, and my given name is Changfeng. I'm currently serving under Liao Lei of the 21st Group Army. Perhaps you've heard of me."
"Of course, I took the initiative to kidnap you. I wanted to shoot you before."
"But you're lucky, I'll change my focus now."
"As long as most of the people can escape from Jinling, your lives will still be yours, and I will not kill you."
Gu Changfeng answered directly.
It is not so important whether Tang Shengzhi saves his life or not. What he needs is to save hundreds of thousands of people in Jinling and prevent the tragedy of his previous life from happening again.
"Gu Changfeng? 21st Army?" Tang Shengzhi muttered to himself. He was still unfamiliar with this name.
His attention is usually on the upper level, and he has no impression of these middle and lower-level officers.
What's more, Gu Changfeng deliberately concealed the truth, so it's normal that Tang Shengzhi has no impression of it.
In fact, if it was Chang Guangtou who came, he would understand it instantly.
However, Wang Yaowu had reported directly to Chang Guangtou before, and Tang Shengzhi had no idea about it.
In order to hide the truth, Chang Guangtou never told Tang Shengzhi about Gu Changfeng.
Of course, there is also a protective intention in this. After all, Gu Changfeng's record is too brilliant, and there is no benefit in exposing it, whether internally or externally.
This was also the decision Chang Guangtou made after finding out Gu Changfeng's background.
"Okay, stop guessing." Gu Changfeng didn't want to waste time and said directly:
"In Chunhua Town, I cooperated with Wang Yaowu to wipe out tens of thousands of Japanese troops. At Zhongshan Gate, I cooperated with the Training Corps to wipe out an entire regiment."
"At Zhonghuamen, I cooperated with the 21st Army to kill to Japanese soldiers. By the way, I also killed two Japanese battalions at Yuhuatai."
"So you should understand that if you don't cooperate, it will be bad for both you and me, right, Commander Tang..."
Gu Changfeng's last threat made Tang Shengzhi shudder.
Of course, it was the wind that blew...
Tang Shengzhi was not frightened by Gu Changfeng, but was frightened by his record. He couldn't help but ask:
"Young man, are you the one who supported Zijin Mountain and Yuhuatai?"
He remembered this matter, as it had caused quite a stir before.
As for the battle in Chunhua Town, he really didn't know anything about it. He just felt strange at the time and didn't say much.
"You can ask Commander Liao about this later, Commander Wang. Right now, I need you to issue a telegram order immediately."
Gu Changfeng's patience was almost exhausted. If Tang Shengzhi didn't cooperate, he would really shoot him to death and then think of other ways.
"Young man, you must know the consequences of doing this," Tang Shengzhi reminded.
You should know that the previous person who did this has been imprisoned. Although his life is not in danger, he can forget about his freedom.
Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. Are you reminding me of the fate of the young marshal?"
"That's exactly what I wanted to say. I'm not the Young Marshal, and I won't surrender myself."
"So, you can do things now."
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Wu and instructed, "Have him send out the four points I just mentioned without missing a word. Keep a close eye on him and don't let him leak any information."
"Yes, Commander Gu." Xiao Wu saluted seriously.
After hearing what Gu Changfeng said, Xiao Wu's blood was boiling. Everyone was not stupid, and Xiao Wu knew very well what Gu Changfeng was doing.
He did not feel afraid, but rather quite eager to try.
There is no way. Confidence is gained by killing the Japanese. He is just a commander-in-chief. What is there to be afraid of?
"By the way, send some troops to Xiaguan. If there are any high-ranking officials leaving by boat after receiving the order, arrest them immediately."
After Gu Changfeng finished speaking, he looked at Tang Shengzhi again and said, "Commander Tang, please issue a warrant. This should be very simple."
Tang Shengzhi smiled bitterly. He was threatened by this young man again and again, but the key was that he dared not disobey, which made him very helpless.
Seeing that Tang Shengzhi had begun to act according to his wishes, Gu Changfeng was completely relieved.
If the commanders of each army could be stopped from fleeing, perhaps the soldiers on the front line would not have been defeated so quickly.
After all, Tang Shengzhi was still the commander, and all troops had to obey his orders. Disobeying orders on the battlefield would be subject to military law, so no one dared to act recklessly.
As the telegram order was issued, the front-line commanders of various armies were shocked and looked at each other in confusion.
At the Purple Mountain Command Headquarters of the Teaching Corps, Gui Yongqing and Qiu Qingquan sat opposite each other.
"Staff Officer Qiu, what do you think Commander Tang meant by this? Why did he suddenly issue such an order?"
Qiu Qingquan shook his head and said, "It's very strange. Commander Tang had clearly already evacuated, so why would he issue such an order?"
The two men's confusion was also the confusion of the front-line commanders. The evacuation order was changed only half a day after it was issued. No one could understand it.
Of course this does not include some people with ulterior motives.
In the afternoon, Tang Shengzhi's motorcade was hijacked. It was not done very secretly and some people still saw it.
For example, Liao Lei, the army commander who pays more attention to the headquarters' movements, and Song Xilian, the commander of the 36th Division stationed in Xiaguan.
"This kid is so brave!" Liao Lei's words were full of disbelief.
Liu Quan said: "Our people saw it clearly. It was Changfeng's special forces who did it."
"What does this kid want to do!" Liao Lei shouted angrily after getting the affirmation.
Liao Guangyi smiled bitterly and said, "General, don't you understand Changfeng yet? He wants to save the people of Jinling."
The orders have been made very clear: the people must evacuate first before others can evacuate.
"Does he think the people are that important? How dare he do such a thing, despite the wrath of the world!"
Liao Lei was furious, because Gu Changfeng was still under his command.
How would he face the principal and his military colleagues in the future if he did this?
"Commander, I don't think now is the time to discuss this. We should think about how to respond to these orders."
Liao Guangyi felt very bitter, and he was also shocked that Gu Changfeng would do such a thing.
"What can I do? Just follow orders and pretend I don't know."
Liao Lei felt as if he had stepped on dog shit, very disgusting, but he had to force himself to hold it in. He felt very sad and angry.
It was obviously not him who did it, but in the end it is very likely that it will be blamed on him.
At this moment, we cannot directly expel Gu Changfeng from the 21st Army, otherwise he will do it immediately, which is really infuriating.
As for reporting it, he has no idea of doing so for the time being.
First of all, if Gu Changfeng is forced to kill someone, no one will be held responsible.
The second point is that although he does not agree with Gu Changfeng's approach, Gu Changfeng can do such a thing for the people.
Deep down, Liao Lei still admires him very much.