Chapter 71 Are You Still Men?
When the sun had set, Hu Biao, who was still in charge of the palace, led the company commanded by Tian Sili and the remaining guard platoon soldiers to leave Lincheng in the aftermath of the sunset. Before leaving, Hu Biao still asked someone to post the last notice.
The content written on the notice was not the anti-Japanese war propaganda slogan that the people imagined, but rather a notice admonishing the people of Lincheng to leave. After reading this notice, many people began to wonder whether to leave for a while first.
In the notice, Hu Biao counted some examples of the murder of the people since the Japanese invasion. This time, Lincheng was attacked and the Japanese troops stationed in Juxian and Lincheng were completely wiped out. Once the main force of the Japanese army returned, they would inevitably take revenge.
If the Japanese encirclement and suppression troops cannot be found, the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression forces will inevitably retaliate against the people. In order to avoid this, Hu Biao must remind the people in the city. As for how to choose, Hu Biao can't force it.
At least Hu Biao knew very well that when the human tragedy in Nanjing happened again, perhaps the people in the south would truly know what a brutal team the Japanese army was. To put it bluntly, it was no different from a group of beasts.
Hu Biao wanted to save the upcoming human tragedy. But Hu Biao knew better that under such circumstances, he could not save it at all. For the people in Nanjing, they did not believe that the Japanese army would do that.
How many people who leave their hometowns are willing to try these people living in the capital city? In the eyes of many people, the Japanese army occupied Nanjing was nothing more than changing the royal flag on the city.
Walking on the way to Anhua Mountain, Hu Biao still looked at the direction of Nanjing City with a serious expression, and prayed in his heart: "I have done what I can, and the rest depends on whether the Military Commission can turn the tide!"
But Hu Biao didn't know that Dai Li, who had great power, was hesitant when he received the secret telegram he had drafted. Although he issued corresponding instructions to the Military Affairs Bureau Liaison Office stationed in Nanjing, he still could not stop the defeat.
The so-called "the general is outside, and the king does not give any orders." For the many generals stationed in Nanjing at this moment, when facing the retreat order issued by Tang Shengzhi, the first reaction of these generals was that they could not become prisoners of the Japanese army.
Once they become prisoners of the Japanese army, everything they have now is over. Even if a general gives retreat orders to his troops, he can retreat there, and the troops are responsible for blocking and covering the cover, there is no corresponding instruction.
It can be said that from the moment the retreat order was issued, the nerve that the front line officers and soldiers had always been tense finally broke. More than 100,000 defending troops gathered with some people who were preparing to escape from their homes, and this retreat was a hell mode.
Hu Biao and others who were forcibly marching did not know about all this. The torches that stretched dozens of miles illuminated the avenge camp that quickly retreated to Mount Anhua. Most of the prisoners of war who knew that they could not fall behind gritted their teeth and stood up.
If someone really can't hold on, the company commander or platoon leader who led the team could only helplessly let them stay. When Hu Biao led the company to arrive, the soldiers also looked depressed and felt that their life was cut off again.
Looking at the soldiers left behind, Hu Biao asked someone to gather them together and said, "Do you feel very frustrated?"
Such inquiry once again made the abandoned soldiers look ashamed, but Hu Biao ignored these and said, "Now I will ask you one thing, do you still want to follow the large army? Or, you have decided not to leave?"
As a result, a soldier quickly said, "Sir, we want to leave, but we really can't walk!"
"Did you break your leg? Or are you already fainted? What you said is that you can't walk, but you feel tired. Why can't you hold on if other soldiers can persist? Are you worse than them?"
After several questions, most of these soldiers were blushing and did not dare to say anything. They were all from prisoners of war camps, even if they were not as physical as others. But why can others persevere but they can’t persevere?
"As your battalion commander, I am responsible for the rear of the palace and the gathering of you. But I still want to remind you that once I give up on you, you will be able to be abandoned here. What will happen? Do you know?
If we cannot arrive at the scheduled assembly site before dawn, we may be caught up by the Japanese and even discovered. Do you still want to be the Japanese and you still want to be the Japanese and you touch your crotch, are you still men?
Ershuan, take off all the things they carry, can this little thing be exhausted? If you feel that you are still a man, then grit your teeth and keep up. If you still can't keep up, then you will continue to rest and no one will care about you when you sleep until you sleep!"
Huang Ershuan, who was with Hu Biao, knew that although Hu Biao was speaking badly, he also gave these people a chance. If these fallen soldiers still couldn't keep up, then such soldiers would be better off taking this opportunity to go back and be a commoner.
Looking at Huang Ershuan and others who came to get guns and supplies, many soldiers blushed and said, "No, we can carry it ourselves!"
"Okay! Don't show off! We are the last troops to set off. If you can't keep up, no one will care about you. If you really want to be caught by the Japanese, don't think about it. Follow up quickly and don't make the battalion leader angry."
Compared to Hu Biao's tone, Huang Ershuan and others would not do this. As soldiers, they could understand these soldiers who fell behind. They just had a little worse willpower and physical strength, but they didn't really want to fall behind as deserters.
Perhaps it was stimulated by Hu Biao's words, and Hu Biao set an example, and he still walked steadily after carrying six guns. Those who are battalion commanders can persist so much. What else can those who are soldiers say?
Tian Sili, who also carried three guns on his body, wanted to help Hu Biao. However, Tian Sili knew very well that he would be so tired that he would be too tired to force his arm with three rifles on his back. If he had to pay more weight, he might not be able to hold on.
On the contrary, as the battalion commander, Hu Biao kept cheering and encouraging the company soldiers. He walked forward and stopped to wait for the troops behind. Many soldiers who felt that they could not hold on, saw Hu Biao's concerning eyes, eventually gritted their teeth and persevered.
When Xu Sandao led the guard platoon and directly responded to Hu Biao and his party, the Second Company, which set out in advance, had already entered the mountain smoothly. Seeing the obviously lengthened troops, Xu Sandao and others who came to respond were also surprised.
"Captain, why are there so many more people in the row?"
"Those are all soldiers who are behind! You can help me and hold on until now, they are not bad!"
The force of marching for nearly a hundred miles overnight may not be anything for the Eighth Route Army, known as the iron foot, but it is indeed a very difficult thing for these prisoners of war who have just been rescued.
Fortunately, no one of the troops that entered the mountain finally fell behind. Even Xu Mingzhi and others who were waiting in front of the mountain also said admirably when they heard the news: "Battery Commander, this is amazing! There are so many people, but none of them fell behind!"
"What's so great about this? Compared to the Red Army's Long March, they forced their troops to march for 200 miles overnight. I'm afraid the road they walked is not as smooth as we did? After all, they still have not trained enough.
Although the Japanese have cars, they often rely on hiking to fight. If you want to defeat the Japanese, you can't do it without a pair of iron feet! In the future, you have to do this kind of long-distance training if you have the chance."
In Hu Biao's opinion, there is nothing to show off when marching a hundred miles overnight with light hikes. Hu Biao, who came from the special forces brigade in later generations, had experienced a longer and cruel long-distance training than this when he first joined the special forces training camp.
Fortunately, Hu Biao knew very well that night marching was indeed very rare for many troops in this era. Moreover, the physical fitness of soldiers in this era is somewhat insufficient compared to the soldiers in later generations.
After all, it takes time to build an iron army that cannot be defeated and cannot be defeated. It also takes a lot of materials. In the case where many anti-Japanese war troops are hopeful for a full meal, how can they conduct high-intensity training?
If you want to conduct high-intensity military training, it must be based on the fact that the soldiers have sufficient physical reserves. At present, the soldiers in the avenge camp have been detained in prison for a long time without exception, and most of the physical fitness is very poor.
Even though I had a night off yesterday and had a few full meals. It was really not easy to persevere until now. After entering the mountain, many soldiers mostly found a place to lie down, hoping to sleep for a few days and nights.
Unfortunately, with Hu Biao leading the company to arrive, the large army rested near the mountain pass, while Hu Biao took several company commanders to wander around the nearby mountains. This mountain will be used as a base for the avenge camp in a short time.
Since you need to establish a base, it is definitely not enough to be too close to the highway. For this reason, it is also very necessary to choose a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack and use it as a base for avenging the shame camp. Only when you choose a place to live can follow-up work be carried out.
After spending half a day, Hu Biao finally found a valley that was easy to hide and dangerous, and used it as a temporary camp for the avenge camp. Xu Sandao and others, who were responsible for going out to inquire about the news, also happened to bring back a piece of information that Hu Biao was interested in!
Chapter completed!