Chapter 10-Evacuation from Songhu
After changing into the 88th Division uniform, everyone followed Zhang Mo to Kunshan. There was a train to Jiujiang there. Zhang Mo wanted to go back to his hometown in Anhui to pull the flag. He would definitely participate in the next Nanjing defense battle. His hometown, Anqing Susong County, was located at the junction of the three provinces and there was also a Fuxing dock that could be used. If they went east by water, they could reach Shanghai and Nanjing. If they went west along the river, they could reach Chongqing. If they went north by land, they could support the battle of Xuzhou. Therefore, the place Zhang Mo chose was still very strategic.
Zhang Mo carried the rank of colonel and passed through the various checkpoints, successfully arriving at Kunshan. The group boarded the train to Jiujiang. A major stationed at the train station did not dare to casually inquire about the identity of Zhang Mo and the others, but when he saw the equipment and the identity of the colonel, he did not dare to ask casually.
After about 24 hours of travel, they finally arrived at Jiujiang. After successfully leaving Songhu, the world was free for the birds to fly. Zhang Mo brought everyone to rent a fishing boat from Jiujiang and crossed the river to reach the Renaissance Pier in Susong County.
"From now on, this is our territory!”Zhang Mo sighed as he looked at Renaissance Pier, which had not been hit by the flames of war. Some fishermen subconsciously retreated when they saw more than a dozen fully armed soldiers coming down from the boat. It seemed that they were very afraid of soldiers.
"Captain, the garrison here hasn't been cleared yet! Should we recruit some soldiers and train them first?”Liu Haisheng reminded Zhang Mo.
"Yes! Buy a big courtyard first! Settle down!" Zhang Mo sent someone to buy a large courtyard.
Soon, they found a large courtyard. It was the ancestral home of a poor scholar. It was said that his ancestor was an official. However, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, his family began to decline. In his generation, this ancestral home was the only thing left.
"To be able to contribute to the war against Japan! It's worthy of this ancestral home!" The poor scholar brought Zhang Mo and the others into the courtyard.
"Thank you for your righteousness, sir!" Zhang Mo thanked him.
"No, no! As long as you don't mind, sir!" The poor scholar laughed.
"Actually, I'm Sou Song Di Yin!" After Zhang Mo used a standard Susong dialect to tell the poor scholar, the poor scholar was first stunned and then used the Susong dialect to talk to Zhang Mo.
"I really didn't expect this! Our poor little county will have a young colonel!”The poor scholar sighed. In his opinion, he was just one step away from becoming a general. Moreover, looking at Zhang Mo in front of him, he was even younger than him. It was really infuriating to compare people!
"This time, I came back to pull the team! Recruiting! The Battle of Songhu was destined to fail for the national army. If Songhu was finished, Nanjing would be next! Brother Zhao, you must have heard of how cruel the Japanese are. Nanjing has millions of people. Once Nanjing falls, it will be an unprecedented massacre! I don't want this to happen! Therefore, he returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers to prepare for the Nanjing defense battle!”Zhang Mo sighed.
"The Songhu area is small, so it's not suitable for large-scale battle! Although I am not in Songhu, I often go to the county town to listen to the battle reports on the front line. Just from what I heard, no less than 50 divisions have been invested in the Battle of Songhu! Facing the well-trained and well-armed Japanese army, the national army was no match for them! Especially when he couldn't fully unleash it!”The poor scholar surnamed Zhao did not expect to see the drawbacks of the Battle of Songhu at the first moment! It seemed that this person was not simple.
"You hit the nail on the head! The reason why they withdrew from the Battle of Songhu! It was because there was not much left for him to do. Instead of wasting his energy there, it was better to withdraw in advance and make sufficient preparations for the next battle!”Zhang Mo admired Scholar Zhao.
"Although I have never held a gun before, I am willing to contribute to the country! Please give me a chance, sir!" Scholar Zhao said seriously.
"Sir, you're a genius! With Mister's help, our division will become even stronger!”Zhang Mo pulled Scholar Zhao's hand and said gratefully. Zhang Mo felt very lucky that such a talent could join him.
The next day, Zhao Demin informed the village squires and land guardians early in the morning to gather the villagers from all over the village outside the small courtyard.
"Company Commander, you've picked up a treasure this time! This Mr. Zhao is really not bad!" Liu Haisheng looked at Zhao Demin, who was wearing a tattered patched long robe and a pair of black patched glasses, and sighed.
"I didn't expect Renaissance Town to have such a person!”Zhang Mo went down the stairs.
"Everyone, this is the colonel of the national army, Colonel Zhang Mo from our Susong!”Zhao Demin introduced Zhang Modao to everyone.
"Hello, everyone!”Zhang Mo greeted in Susong dialect.
"Fellow villagers, the purpose of Officer Zhang returning to Susong is to recruit soldiers to fight the Japanese! I, Zhao Demin, will be the first to sign up!”Zhao Demin stood up and said loudly. At the same time, he registered his name with the soldier. However, Zhang Mo gave him a settlement allowance on the spot. No matter who you were, you had to take the settlement allowance!
"I want to participate!" A skinny young man stood up and raised his hand.
"Come and register! Good kid, you have guts!" Zhao Demin called the skinny young man over to register. Each person's settling down fee was 50 yuan. As for why it wasn't a large amount, it was because Zhang Mo was short of money. Although he still had a few thousand yuan on the books, it couldn't withstand the money.
On the first day, they recruited 26 new recruits. They didn't know what they were here for, but it was good that they could join the army. In order to be self-sufficient, Zhang Mo needed to open a factory. The price of the weapons and equipment that came out of the factory was halved. Because the risk factor also increased, the price was halved.
"Are there any local tyrants who are causing trouble in the village nearby? Bandits and bandits are even better!" Zhang Mo had no money and could only rely on the autumn wind.
"These people are indispensable in any era. Take our Renaissance Town for example. The day before yesterday, you saw an upside-down triangle-looking man wearing a silk shirt. He was a rich and heartless squire! He had bullied many commoners, and his son was even worse. He had forcefully snatched a woman from the commoners and beaten her to death. The county did not care, and just like that, the matter was left unsettled!”Zhao Demin explained the situation of one of the squires, and he gritted his teeth in hatred.
"Then pull him out!" Zhang Mo wouldn't show mercy to bad people and was prepared to kill him.
"However, I heard that his wife's brother, who is also his brother-in-law, is a high-ranking official in the national army.”Zhao Demin said worriedly. It turned out that he had such a backing. No wonder he was so arrogant. However, his brother-in-law was just a first lieutenant officer of a random master. His family had boasted that he was a high official. Therefore, everyone in the county had to give his family face. This gave his family the capital to be arrogant and despotic.
"Do I look like someone who's afraid of trouble? Gather the troops!" Zhang Mo smiled and asked Zhao Demin.
"Flying Dragon in the Pool!" Zhao Demin smiled and followed him out.
"This Huang Youfu! Presumably, all the recruits knew him, right? Bring disaster to the village! The township head is domineering and connives at his son to commit murder! Lawless! Today, we are going to get rid of this evil for the people! The target was the weasel's house! Let's go!" After Zhang Mo finished his simple explanation, he led his team and charged towards the weasel's house.
The weasel was teaching his good-for-nothing son a lesson at home. Today, a girl he had captured from some unknown village had been harmed. The weasel reminded his son to restrain himself recently because Zhang Mo, the colonel of the national army, had come. At present, the weasel was still unclear about Zhang Mo's preferences, so it was better to be careful.
"What are you afraid of? With Uncle around, what can he do?" The weasel's son said with disdain.
"He is a colonel, just one step away from becoming a general! The leader of the county's security regiment was a major! Do you really think he's afraid of us?!" The weasel said in disappointment.
"Isn't our uncle also a high-ranking official? What are you afraid of!" The weasel's son still did not know about his uncle's background, but the weasel knew very well how capable his brother-in-law was. He was still a long way off from the colonel in front of him.
Boom!
A loud explosion sounded out at the entrance of the Weasel's house. The two red doors collapsed, and a large number of soldiers rushed out from the smoke and quickly took control of the Weasel's house.
"Sir, what's the matter?" The weasel asked in fear.
"Do you guys know who my uncle is? How dare you barge into my house and blow up my door!”The weasel's son had never been beaten up in society. He still looked at everyone arrogantly and shouted, completely unaware of the situation.
Pa! Pa!
He slapped the weasel's son's face with his two big mouths until he was dumbfounded. Only when his face was swollen did he realize that there was a difference between reality and imagination.
"Write a crime report for him and his son to take a good look! I don't want to be accused of capturing the innocent! Bullying the good people!" Zhang Mo sat on an armchair and gestured to Zhao Demin.
"Demin! I've been taking care of you a lot! You can't treat me like this!" The weasel begged Zhao Demin.
"Don't worry, Old Master Huang. I won't write nonsense or less.”Zhao Demin said with a smile. This sentence kicked the weasel into the abyss.
"Sir! I beg you! Let go of our family! I'm willing to pay 10,000 yuan for the safety of my family!”The weasel was very rich. It actually offered 10,000 yuan!
"Your family is worth 10,000 dollars. Have you ever thought about how much those people who were killed by your son and indirectly killed by you are worth?”Zhang Mo grabbed the weasel's moustache and asked, causing the weasel to grimace in pain.
"Sir, I will compensate you! I'll compensate you!" The weasel knelt on the ground and kowtowed as it begged for mercy.
"10,000 yuan per family! Also, are your family members that worthless? A family of ten thousand dollars! Someone bring two grenades and tie them to his son!”Zhang Mo gestured for the soldiers to tie the grenades to the weasel's son.
"Sir, don't! I only have one son! Name a price. I'll pay, I'll pay!" When the weasel heard that he was going to touch his only son, he was so scared that he quickly begged for mercy to save his life.
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