Rise From Eight Hundred

 Chapter 1482 The first military order!

After the headquarters was established, the first military order issued by Xianjue was to evacuate the entire city of Hengyang!

Fang Xianjue understood that since he and the 10th Army wanted to defend Hengyang City, the entire city of Hengyang would become a position.

The only ones left here are warriors!

But the evacuation of the people cannot be just a military order. It is 300,000 living people, not 300,000 sheep.

Even the extremely capable Zhao Junmai had a bitter look on his face when he was handed the military order that gave him full authority to evacuate the people.

Hengyang had accepted Zhao Zili's order three days ago to destroy all roads outside the city. If you want to leave Hengyang, you have to either walk or rely on railway transportation.

Fang Xianjue was extremely decisive. After issuing the military order to evacuate all citizens that afternoon, he drove to Hengyang Railway Station with Tang Dao, who had just arrived in Hengyang.

There, more than 100,000 people have gathered.

These people stood in the wilderness of the train station with bedding on their backs and the most valuable and delicate packages in their homes hanging around their necks. They held dolls in their hands and looked around blankly.

Hengyang is no longer the small county town it was back then, but a 'Little Shanghai' with a population of over 300,000. To evacuate 300,000 people within a week, even in the future with developed transportation, will not happen overnight, let alone What's more, it's China at this time.

There were only two tin can trucks from Guangxi Province. Even if they were full and people were even on the roof, they could only take away 10,000 people. In seven days, they could only take away 70,000 people at most.

The panic on the faces of the people and the heart-wrenching cries of the children became the main theme of this wilderness.

Fang Xianjue frowned fiercely. If the people could not evacuate completely and fled to the wilderness, they would be destined to become living targets for the Japanese army. In the city, they would only become victims of artillery fire.

Not only will there be heavy casualties, but more importantly, the army will also be responsible for the food supplies of these people, which will also lead to a deterioration of the army's continuous combat capability.

But people can't put on wings and fly away. Even he is a little helpless in the face of this situation.

"Sir Fang, I suggest that you don't tell the people about the difficulties of evacuation first, but first express your feelings and our Hengyang army's determination to defend the city to stabilize the people's hearts." Tang Dao, standing next to Fang Xianjue He suddenly spoke.

"What do you mean?" Fang Xianjue obviously didn't quite understand what Tang Dao meant.

"In the past, the 67th Army and I were ordered to defend Songjiang for three days. The people of Songjiang took the initiative to stay and help defend the enemy. There were as many as 6,000 people. They may not be able to carry guns and fight the Japanese army, but without their help in digging trenches and building fortifications, we soldiers alone would "You can't fulfill the military order," Tang Dao replied with a firm look.

"In Songjiang, our army had no choice but to retreat after completing the order, but this time, I was a little tired. If anyone is willing to stay and fight against the Japanese pirates with me, then this Hengyang City will become the home for me and the entire Sixing Regiment. The burial place of officers and soldiers is not a bad idea!”

Songjiang was Tang Dao's second defensive battle in this era, and it was also one of the cruelest battlefields he had ever experienced in this era.

30,000 VS 100,000, mortars faced 105 howitzers, the combat effectiveness of both sides was completely different.

After the Battle of Songjiang, Tang Dao almost never mentioned Songjiang in front of others, and few people knew that this battle was actually the hidden pain in Tang Dao's heart.

Yes, the 67th Army avoided the tragedy of time and space. It did not completely collapse after losing its commander on the Huangpu River. It still maintained a certain combat effectiveness after killing a large number of Japanese invaders in Songjiang City.

But what about Songjiang City? Still lost.

And what about the Songjiang people who took the initiative to stay and fight with them against the Japanese pirates? They took huge risks and stayed in the city to transport supplies and build fortifications for the army. Their simplest purpose was to protect their poor home.

Before the evacuation, more than 1,000 of the 6,000 young men who took the initiative to stay behind were killed by artillery fire. More than 2,000 people were temporarily recruited into the army, and nearly 3,000 people survived.

But they could only watch helplessly as the troops who completed the blocking order had to use the night to evacuate. Otherwise, the remaining more than 10,000 soldiers would all die in that small town.

Whether strategically or tactically, the 67th Army and the Sixing Battalion must retreat.

But for those people who stayed behind, they were abandoned, their lives were still here in vain, their blood was shed in vain, and their homes were still occupied by the Japanese.

Tang Dao still clearly remembers the numb and despairing look in the eyes of a group of young people from Songjiang who were following him to deliver supplies to the Sixing Camp when he last looked at the small town before leaving.

Tang Dao turned around and never looked back!

But that scene reappeared repeatedly in his mind extremely vividly.

Tang Dao didn't hope that Hengyang would still be like this.

"I understand what you said!" Fang Xianjue lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and made the most important decision in his early days of guarding Hengyang.

During the Battle of Stalingrad, didn’t the residents of the city completely evacuate? Since everyone can't evacuate, let's stay here and live and die with the city!

After receiving the news that Fang Xianjue was going to speak to the people, the city government under the leadership of Zhao Junmai was quite efficient. It took only half an hour to get the broadcast and loudspeakers ready. Fang Xianjue boarded a platform near the train station. Tutai, delivered a speech:

"Dear fellow citizens of Hengyang, our 10th Army has been stationed in Hengyang for three years since it entered Hunan. It has received great care and love from the people of Hengyang. Fang and the 10th Army are grateful. However, I am very ashamed that this time the Japanese invaders Attack, our Chinese soldiers have disappointed our fellow countrymen. More than 100,000 tigers and wolves of the Japanese 11th Army are heading straight towards our Hengyang, forcing everyone to leave their homes. This is a shame for us as soldiers!

However, I can express to you the wish and attitude of someone on our side. I can only fight the Japanese pirates with my blood and flesh until the end. I will never leave the front line until the Japanese pirates are completely eliminated!

The 10th Army is determined to be with Hengyang City. The 10th Army is Hengyang and Hengyang is the 10th Army. I am determined to repay the kindness and love of the folks in Hengyang to my 10th Army in the past three years! "

When Fang Xianjue said this, his mood was gradually getting higher, and he pulled out his Browning pistol from his waist: "With me, Fang Xianjue, there will be Hengyang City! I ask my fellow villagers to witness that if the city is destroyed, this will be the beginning of a war." Kill my own pistol!"

Fang Xianjue's voice echoed in the wilderness. Looking from a distance, the body of the Army Lieutenant General holding the pistol was as straight as a javelin.

Even the most stupid person can understand the general's determination to defend the city at this time.

"General Fang is mighty!"

"The 10th Army is mighty!"

There were also many people who had read books and had some knowledge. After a brief silence, they were so excited by Fang Xianjue's remarks that they raised their hands and shouted.

More and more people joined in, and the shouts of tens of thousands of people rumbled around the wilderness. The panic that previously enveloped everyone's faces was replaced by excitement.

Although the most urgent thing for them now is to leave Hengyang, a place that is about to become a battlefield, at least Fang Xianjue's determination gives them a little peace of mind.

If they can't leave, as long as Hengyang City is still there, the family will have a place to stay.

Tens of thousands of people chanted for nearly five minutes. After letting them vent their inner panic, Fang Xianjue pressed down and leaned closer to the microphone again: "I came to the train station today, naturally, to solve the problem of the evacuation of my fellow villagers. Regarding the situation in Guangxi Province, the government there has already coordinated the situation. Each city along the route has arranged special departments to solve the problem of food and water for the people fleeing there. For this purpose, the Executive Yuan has allocated special funds. The folks who left their hometowns do not have to Too worried.

But practical problems are also facing us. Due to insufficient transportation capacity, only two trains can be transported every day, with a capacity of 10,000 people. However, Hengyang has a population of 300,000. Some of them leave on foot and by horse-drawn carriage, and nearly half of them are still stranded in Hengyang. TRAIN STATION.

Based on this, I would like to make a suggestion: let the old, young, women and children go first, and the young and middle-aged last, if you really can’t leave.”

The scene suddenly became silent. Zhao Junmai, who was standing not far away, looked a little pale and put his hands behind his back to signal the surrounding security personnel to be more vigilant.

Mayor Zhao, who returned from studying in the United States, understands that what Fang Xianjue told is the truth, but sometimes the truth is the most hurtful. These ordinary people gathered at the train station in a fashionable and orderly manner without disturbing the makeshift sandbags. cordon, because they still have a glimmer of hope in their hearts, hoping to escape the battlefield quickly by train.

What Fang Xianjue said cut off their last hope of escape. God knows what people in despair will do?

Mayor Zhao didn't know what the people would do. I'm afraid the people who were enveloped in despair didn't know either. They were more confused.

Staying on the battlefield is almost certain to lead to death, but being separated from flesh and blood is also an unacceptable choice!

"Te Liang, I fled from Pingbeicheng to Xuzhou. Xuzhou disappeared. I continued to run and fled to Jiangxia. Jiangxia was also occupied by the Japanese. I finally made it to Hengyang, but the little Japs came to Hengyang again. This time How long will it take to reach the end?" A big man threw the bag on his shoulder to the ground.

"The child's father, stop talking! Stop talking." A woman with a worried face tightly grabbed her husband's hand and begged.

"My dear, it's not that I don't want to run, it's that I can't run. If I run again, you and the three kids will have no place to run. Didn't you listen to the officer who said that a maximum of 10,000 people can be transported every day? And here, there are at least hundreds of thousands of people, and half of them can't leave. If you want to leave even if your family is lucky or not, then they won't be able to leave." The big man looked back at his wife and three children. , said plaintively.

"Gou baby, dad can't accompany you this time. You are the eldest brother. Remember to take good care of your younger brothers and sisters, and take good care of your mother." The big man reached out to touch his eldest son's head and whispered.

Although the boy who was touched on the head and warned was not young anymore, he was actually only 12 years old. Hearing his father's instructions, his eyes were full of horror.

In 1937, the family moved from Pingbeicheng to the mainland under the leadership of their father. The most profound memory of the 5-year-old child at that time was hunger. If his father had not found wild vegetables and went to the river to catch fish and mussels, their family would have been hungry. Died in the wilderness.

In the eyes of the now 12-year-old boy, his father is God and the support of the family. What should he do if he is not there?

"Dad" before the 12-year-old boy said anything, he saw that his father had opened his mother's hand, gently placed all the bags on the ground, and carefully placed the small bag containing 10 yuan in his hand. .

"Remember what dad said, take good care of your mother and younger brothers and sisters at all times."

Then, the big man turned around resolutely, walked to a group of people amidst the screams of his wife and children, and shouted loudly: "It belongs to a man, come with me, and make a living for your wife and children!"

That group of people must have fled from the north, and they all spoke with a northern accent. As the saying goes, fellow villagers burst into tears when they see fellow villagers. No matter where the Chinese go, they will feel more cordial when they see fellow villagers, and they will naturally gather together. This habit will not change due to war.

Within two minutes, hundreds of young men gathered behind the big man amid the cries of women and children, and then walked towards Fang Xianjue under the leadership of the big man.

A captain in charge of security nervously led people to stop them. Although the soldiers did not point their guns at the group of people, they had quietly opened the safety.

"Let them come over!" Fang Xianjue, who was standing on the earth platform, suddenly said.

"Mr. Fang, my name is Luo Dahu. I am from Pingbeicheng. I came to Hengyang five years ago. These are my fellow northerners. I would like to ask, do you think you can do what you just said about letting women and children go first?" The big man asked with his hands folded in his fists.

"That's natural. Our 10th Army is fighting on the front line, not just to protect my parents, wives and children from being humiliated by the Japanese invaders. At this time, the old, young, women and children should be the first batch of people to evacuate." Fang Xianjue said very He replied simply.

"Okay! As long as I can wait for my parents, wife and children to leave, it doesn't matter if my fellow villagers and I risk our lives. We are willing to stay in Hengyang City and work for the army." The big man suddenly knelt down and shouted loudly.

"As long as our parents, wives and children can leave, we are willing to work for the army!" Hundreds of young men imitated Luo Dahu, who took the lead, and knelt down together.

"Everyone, please get up, everyone, please get up! I can't make all my fellow villagers evacuate. Fang is so ashamed. Fang is so ashamed!" Fang Xianjue was deeply moved and hurried to help these young people up.

Although he had just followed Tang Dao's suggestion that if someone could stay to help build the fortifications, the entire Hengyang City's defense would be able to increase by 10%, but when people suddenly took such initiative, he was moved from the bottom of his heart.

"The people from the north are men, and we people from Hunan Province are not weaklings!" Seeing this posture, the locals from Hunan Province who were still a little confused over there were not happy.

Hunan Province is a relatively special place in China. It was called Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Yes, it was the Chu State that said, "Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will surely die." Sure enough, although Liu Bang accepted Ziying's surrender, the main force of the Qin army that was eliminated was Xiang Yu, the former Chu general Sun Tzu, and the main force was today's Xiang Province people.

The people of Hunan Province are not fond of spicy food, and their personalities are like Chaotian peppers, domineering and fierce. This also makes Hunan Province a place where strong soldiers are produced.

Take the Battle of Songhu as an example. The Chinese army that participated in the battle totaled about 70 divisions, and the Hunan army that participated in the battle had a total strength of 15 infantry divisions. This is not boring data, but all the armies of Hunan Province at that time. , they are not just walk-ons, but can make any central army and local troops look at them with admiration.

When soldiers of the Hunan Army go into battle to kill the enemy, they often say "see you in the next life" and then rush to the battlefield without hesitation. The Hunan Army's style of "if you die, you will turn into an immortal" is even more troublesome for the Japanese.

How could the people of Hunan Province, the land that gave birth to such a strong military, be any worse off? Before Fang Xianjue and Tang Dao left, at least Wan Qingzhuang had already bid farewell to his wife, children, parents, and one after another went to the registration table set up by the overjoyed Mayor Zhao to register.

In the evening, at Tang Dao's suggestion, the Hengyang headquarters issued a notice that the families of those young men who chose to stay to assist the army in building fortifications would be given priority on the train, and each person would be given 5 yuan as settlement allowance.

At night, the numbers reported to the command headquarters were simply jaw-dropping. A total of 50,000 young people took the initiative to choose to stay.

The youngest is 16 years old and the eldest is 53. It is said that they are still a grandfather and a grandson. The grandfather was reluctant to let go of his 35-year-old son, let alone his 16-year-old grandson. He deceived the registration officer by claiming that he was under 50 years old, and was later arrested. expose.

But each person has received the 5 yuan settlement allowance, and even if the little old man is asked to withdraw it, he will not do so.

That’s 50,000 people! This is not so much helplessness as it is the trust that these Hengyang people have in the 10th Army. They believe that they will definitely defend Hengyang, and then they will hand over their sons, husbands, and fathers to the Hengyang Army. The generals here are all tearful. moist.

"Mayor Zhao, the folks in Hengyang trust us so much. We must live up to their trust and transport away the old, young, women and children stranded at the train station at all costs." Fang Xianjue solemnly told Zhao Jun Mai said.

"I can also ask the U.S. transport aircraft fleet to do a favor. After unloading all kinds of transported materials, they can take the people away. If one transport aircraft is crowded, 50 people can be crammed into it. 20 aircraft can carry 1,000 people. Two flights a day. You can take away 2,000 people in one time, and you can take away 14,000 people in seven days." Tang Dao said.

"That's great. Let's move some people to the countryside for temporary refuge. Within 8 days, no other people will be stranded in the city. I can also lead the civilian team to help build fortifications." Zhao Junmai had a headache. I was simply overjoyed. "Captain Tang! You are simply my great savior in Hengyang! Tell me, how can I thank you?"

Let alone Zhao Junmai, a small mayor, not to think of letting the American transport planes take people, even Fang Xianjue and even the commander surnamed Xue of the 9th theater don't have such a big face.

But the Tang Sword Pointer might really be able to do it. The head of Tang Da was not only famous throughout China for his fierce fighting prowess, but his affectionate ‘kiss’ with Miss Laura of the Rockefeller Foundation at Jiulongpo Airport was also talked about in the military.

Moreover, even though Tang Daolian had offended that person, he was only demoted to the Xiuzhong Martyrs' Shrine in Hengshan. He was not dismissed from his post and held accountable, which indirectly confirmed the authenticity of this rumor.

Who doesn’t know that that person is hugging the American’s thigh tightly now? It’s only realistic that Tang Dao has an awesome foreign girl lover!

A middle-aged man who was originally elegant and elegant looked at Tang Dao with such a "affectionate" look, which made Tang Da's group members feel chills. He waved his hands repeatedly: "Then we have to rely on you to lead people to make our group's position stronger. I I deserve to be thanked by you!”

All the generals laughed!

This may be the first time that everyone has shown off like this since they knew they were going to fight the Japanese army to the death in Hengyang.

Because, be trusted!

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