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Chapter 164: Vow to the death not to be a slave to the subjugation of the country

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    Chapter 164: Vow to the death not to be a slave to the country¡¯s subjugation (new book, please watch)

    North bank of the Yangtze River. Whole pepper.

    After the independent brigade breakout troops crossed the Yangtze River, under Li Guoyao's order, the entire army went straight to Quanjiao County.

    The reason why the troops have to be withdrawn to Quanjiao instead of withdrawing to Chuzhou like other troops is mainly because the city of Chuzhou is now full of withdrawn national troops and ordinary people. The whole city is already overcrowded. In addition, Xuzhou  Hu and others had escorted a large amount of gold and silver and evacuated to Quanjiao in advance, so it was naturally impossible for Li Guoyao to go to Chuzhou.

    More importantly, all units of the national army have suffered heavy losses after experiencing the Battle of Nanjing. Except for the 36th Division, which is in relatively good condition, units such as the 87th Division and the 88th Division are all left with nothing but empty frames.  The two divisions combined may not necessarily have a thousand men.

    The more this happens, now all the troops are in urgent need of fresh blood. Before receiving additional troops from higher-level departments, annexing other local troops has become an important way for the Central Army to quickly regain blood.

    Although the Independent Brigade has suffered heavy casualties, it still has a lot of troops. Once they withdraw to Chuzhou, they are likely to be targeted by these Central Army troops.

    Although the Independent Brigade performed well in this battle and even turned the tide, except for the big soldiers on the front line, I am afraid no one will appreciate it, at least not Tang Shengzhi, and the senior commanders of the Central Army may not be grateful to Li Guoyao.

    As for the reason, it is also very simple, because Zhou Weiguo's intrusion is equivalent to a slap in the face of those smart people in the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters, and they will be grateful to themselves for being the ghost.  And if the commanders and division commanders of the Central Army knew that it was Li Guoyao who directed them to fight with the Japs at the last moment, they would probably put the responsibility for the heavy losses of the troops on themselves.

    Based on the above reasons, Li Guoyao simply led the troops to evacuate to Quanjiao on his own. Anyway, the little devils would not be able to catch up for a while!

    It was already early morning on December 16 when they withdrew to Quanjiao County. When Li Guoyao arrived at Quanjiao with thousands of remaining soldiers, Xu Hu, Ma Desheng and others were waiting at the city gate with the officers who had withdrawn in advance.  Li Guoyao.

    After meeting, the three of them hugged each other fiercely. After life and death, they were finally reunited!

    Quanjiao County. Temporary Brigade Headquarters of the Independent Brigade!

    After settling the troops, Li Guoyao immediately called a meeting with all regiment-level cadres at the brigade headquarters without taking a rest!

    After experiencing the initial excitement, everyone fell silent when they saw that nearly half of the familiar faces in the conference room were missing. The atmosphere in the entire conference room was very depressing for a while.

    "Brothers, it has been a full week since our independent brigade arrived in Nanjing on December 8. During this week, we have transferred more than 400,000 civilians to Jiangbei, and at the same time, we have covered the retreat of nearly 100,000 friendly troops.  During this process, we had many battles with Japanese spies and regular troops, killing and injuring tens of thousands of Japanese troops. No matter in every aspect, we achieved the pre-war strategic goals, so I suggest everyone to chirp for themselves!  "

    As soon as he finished speaking, the conference room suddenly burst into fierce applause, which lasted for a long time!

    Then Li Guoyao signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Brothers, it goes without saying that the results of this battle are brilliant, but the losses of our unit are also obvious to all! When we had a meeting in Nanjing a few days ago, there were enough officers at the regiment level alone.  There are more than a dozen people, plus the deputy commander and chief of staff, there are forty or fifty people. But now look at the brothers around you, these are the only ones left, and the rest will stay in Nanjing forever!  "

    Hearing Li Guoyao¡¯s words, the atmosphere in the conference room became solemn again!

    As a soldier, casualties are inevitable, and it is also the problem that people least want to face.

    "Don't be sad, everyone. It is sad and sad that our brothers died on the battlefield, but as a soldier, I am even happier for them because they have realized their long-cherished wish to serve the country in horse leather. And they are not the last group. In the near future,  Everyone here may follow in their footsteps in the future. This is the fate of our soldiers, and it is also our highest honor!"

    Having said this, Li Guoyao said again: "In this battle, we not only lost a large number of outstanding officers and cadres, but also a large number of soldiers. Now let the Chief of Staff tell us the casualty statistics!"

    Ma Desheng did not show any pretense, and stood up directly and said: "Everyone, the casualties have been calculated. Although it is not very accurate, it is not far from the difference. From the time our unit entered Nanjing City, except for the more than 4,000 people in our unit, there were a total of  As well as Xiaguan Wharf, we gathered 28,398 remnant soldiers and recruited 6,213 Nanjing police officers. Before participating in the Japanese siege, weThe total number of soldiers is 38,665.  "

    "However, our troops withdrew from Nanjing to Jiangbei with only 12,532 troops, of which nearly 4,800 were lightly or seriously wounded, with a death rate of 70%. Counting those wounded, the independent brigade's casualty rate in this battle reached an unprecedented 80%.  More. In addition, we lost as many as 365 officers in this battle, including 75 battalion-level officers, which can be said to be a heavy loss."

    Hearing Ma Desheng¡¯s words, everyone¡¯s mood became even lower!

    Li Guoyao glanced at the officers in the conference room, and then said: "Everyone, raise your heads!"

    Hearing Li Guoyao's words, everyone turned their heads to Li Guoyao, wondering what he was going to say.

    "What's wrong with everyone? Shuangzhao? Looking at your potential, are there any immortals in the damn war? If you say you've lost the battle, this expression doesn't matter. If you've won the damn battle, you still have this bird.  This is so fucking embarrassing!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Hu hurriedly said: "Brigadier, calm down, so many people have died. It is understandable that brothers feel sad!"

    "Sadness is useless. If you are in such a mood, it is better to keep your spirits up and kill more Japanese when you get to the battlefield!" Li Guoyao said loudly.

    "yes!"

    After scolding, Li Guoyao's tone immediately softened a lot, and then said: "I, Li Guoyao, understand that everyone feels uncomfortable, and I am even more sad than you, because all the brothers who died in the battle were sent to the battlefield by me, Li Guoyao, personally.  Among them are my fellow villagers and my brothers, but this is by no means a reason for us to be sad!"

    "If the earthen jar is not broken outside the well mouth, the general will inevitably die in battle. We are not qualified to be sad in the face of this war that is related to the survival of the nation. If we do not rise up to resist and kill the enemy bravely, we will become slaves of the subjugated nation!"

    At this point, Li Guoyao¡¯s tone was trembling, and then he asked: ¡°Do you know what a subjugated slave is?¡±

    Seeing what Xu Hu and Ma Desheng were about to say, Li Guoyao raised his hand to stop them, and then said: "You don't know! But I know, every man in the Northeast Army knows."

    "After the September 18th Incident, our 300,000 Northeastern Army retreated into the pass in embarrassment, leaving three thousand miles of beautiful mountains and rivers and 30 million compatriots to the Japanese. In front of the Japanese butcher knife, every village was destroyed, and every flesh and blood was destroyed.  The brothers were massacred, and the Northeast Army that retreated to the pass also became rootless duckweeds. In recent years, they have been ordered to fight all over the country. The number of troops has become smaller and smaller, and the organization has become smaller and smaller! These are slaves who have subjugated their country!"

    Then Li Guoyao continued: "This is just a small Northeast. What the little devils want to do now is to completely destroy China. Japanese Minister of War Sugiyama Moto even publicly shouted the slogan of destroying China in three months. They are not for  Capturing a city or a place is not for simple extortion, but for the purpose of destroying our country, China. Can you agree?"

    "No yes! No yes! No yes!"

    Everyone replied in unison, the sound resounding throughout the world!

    "Yes, I will never agree, and I will never be a slave to the country's subjugation! If the family is gone, we can rebuild it, but if the country is destroyed, everything will be lost! So every one of us must be prepared to sacrifice in this battle. Wrapping one's body in horse leather is not a big deal here.  Sacrifice for the country may appear at any time. So I will be sad when my brothers are killed, but I will not show it on my face, I will comfort the souls of the fallen with actions!"

    At this point, Li Guoyao suddenly said solemnly: "The heroes have already shed their blood for the country, so we cannot let their families shed tears anymore. After the meeting is over, each regiment will immediately count the number of dead and detailed information and submit it to the brigade headquarters.  No matter how the Ministry of Military Affairs and Government provides pensions for this battle, our Independence Brigade will give a pension of two hundred oceans to the families of our fallen brothers! The pension for those who are disabled due to injuries will be halved!"

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