Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 221 Brothers meet, 88th Division withdraws

The troops in Xiaguan and Pukou were evacuated throughout the entire day.

Although the Japanese prince's bombardment order was implemented, the effect was not very good.

In the foggy weather, the Japanese couldn't find their target and were just venting their anger. They stopped after firing a dozen rounds perfunctorily.

In fact, Prince Higashikuni Hato also knew that the heavy fog at the critical moment was completely God's help to these Chinese people.

It was difficult for them to do anything, which was why he did not continue to issue other orders.

Of course, another reason was that with the 36th Division and the Military Police Corps led by Deputy Commander Xiao Shanling, they were unable to break through the defense of this line for a while.

In the city of Jinling, as the various armies withdrew one after another, the entire Jinling fell into the hands of the Japanese.

Pukou, where Xie Jinyuan's 88th Division evacuated, came here as soon as it did.

Xie Jinyuan was very happy to see Gu Changfeng. He walked over, hugged Gu Changfeng tightly and laughed, "Brother, we finally meet again today after our separation in Nanxiang."

"Brother Jinyuan, it's been a long time. I was so busy that I forgot. I should have contacted you as soon as I arrived in Jinling."

Gu Changfeng also smiled. Seeing his old friends alive was the happiest thing for him, especially when the Battle of Nanjing was about to end.

Xie Jinyuan let go of Gu Changfeng, looked at him carefully for a while, nodded and said:

"You are really good, you managed to evacuate so many people."

"But you've lost a lot of weight. Thank you for your hard work."

He understood everything Gu Changfeng had done, but he just didn't say it out loud.

Gu Changfeng sighed and said, "There are still over 100,000 people in Jinling. Some are unwilling to leave, while others want to leave but it's too late."

It took time for Rabe to organize the refugees, and the people also had information gaps.

Although he had asked people to promote it before, it is hard to say how much effect it has.

Xie Jinyuan patted Gu Changfeng on the shoulder and comforted him, "You have tried your best. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"I just can't bear it. Everyone knows the devil's brutal behavior. They won't let ordinary people go!"

Gu Changfeng also knew that being able to achieve this was already a blessing from God, and he shouldn't ask for more.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this," Gu Changfeng smiled and changed the subject when he saw that he had made the atmosphere dull.

"Brother Jin Yuan, where are you going to retreat to next?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Jinyuan turned to look at Brigade Commander Gao Zhisong who was walking over, and introduced him to Gu Changfeng in a low voice.

In fact, he was not very clear about the exact location, and he had not been informed of this matter beforehand.

"Brigade Commander, where will we be stationed next?" Xie Jinyuan asked directly.

Gao Zhisong was a typical soldier, very straightforward. When he saw Xie Jinyuan asking, he couldn't help but smile and said.

"We received orders to garrison in Luoyang."

After saying that, he looked at Gu Changfeng and thanked him: "Brother Changfeng, I have to thank you again this time. You gave me 30,000 rounds of bullets at the critical moment."

"But have you forgotten, kid? We are a German-equipped division."

He had been paying attention to Gu Changfeng since he came to support Yuhuatai. When he saw the two of them standing together, he immediately knew that this was the one.

When Gao Zhisong said this, Gu Changfeng suddenly felt embarrassed, scratched his head and said:

"This, I seem to have forgotten. My troops have always used this kind of bullet."

He really forgot about this when he exchanged the money, and only remembered it now after someone reminded him.

Gao Zhisong saw Gu Changfeng's expression and laughed out loud: "I'm kidding you. Although we can't match most weapons, we have also captured some.

Didn't you send out heavy artillery to help us wipe out two Japanese battalions? We captured four or five hundred Type 38 rifles from them at that time."

Gu Changfeng was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that such a great brigade commander would actually make such a joke. He couldn't help but say with a mixture of laughter and tears.

"Captain Gao, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Gao Zhisong waved his hand and said with a smile: "You are a good fighter, otherwise don't follow General Liao, come to our 88th Division!"

This blatant poaching made Gu Changfeng burst into laughter, and he said to Gao Zhisong.

"Thank you for your kindness, Commander Gao. I'm used to my freedom, and joining the 21st Army was a last resort. Forget it."

After the Battle of Nanjing, he planned to find a place to develop quietly and had no intention of joining any forces.

With the powerful weapon of the system, he only needs to assemble the team and the speed will be very fast.

Gao Zhisong didn't take Gu Changfeng's refusal seriously. He was just testing him and didn't have the intention of bringing him into the team.

The 88th Division is the principal's own son. There are many people who can fight, and they will not be left without anyone.

"Okay, you guys chat for a while, I'm going to organize the soldiers to cross the river."

Seeing that his goal was not achieved, Gao Zhisong said goodbye and turned away.

Xie Jinyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, why don't you agree to our brigade commander's request? He rarely asks questions like this."

As he spoke, his voice lowered a bit, and he leaned close to Gu Changfeng's ear and said:

"Division Commander Sun fled the battlefield and abandoned his troops. I suspect Brigade Commander Gao will likely be promoted to division commander upon his return."

"Brother Jin Yuan, everyone has their own aspirations. Don't talk too much. We're all fighting the Japanese, so it doesn't matter where we are."

Gu Changfeng looked down on the position of a division commander, not to mention that it was not his.

He had his own purpose, so he was not willing to fight this kind of war with the national army.

This little Karami would be finished in any big battle. He can't develop his power at all. It's meaningless.

"Okay, then I won't make things difficult for you," Xie Jinyuan said no more when he saw Gu Changfeng insisted.

Gu Changfeng looked at the progress of the river for a while, thought for a moment and said:

"It'll take some time for you to evacuate. We brothers have never drunk alcohol before, and I happen to have some left. How about some?"

The wine was all strong liquor, purchased by Zhou Qianli before the Battle of Nanjing began, and intended for use for disinfection.

However, after entering Zhonghua Gate, they had the logistical support of the 21st Army and did not use these things.

This is considered to be some left, otherwise it would have been gone long ago.

When Xie Jinyuan heard that there was wine, his appetite was immediately aroused. He turned around to look at the busy Gao Zhisong, thought for a while, and ran over to ask for instructions.

After a while, he came back in a hurry and said with a smile: "Brother, how much wine do you have?"

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and said, "There should be more than twenty jars."

Xie Jinyuan was delighted when he heard this and said directly, "Brother, considering our relationship, giving you ten jars is not too much, right?"

He was ordered to drink but not get drunk, and to bring back some for all the soldiers, so he asked Gu Changfeng if he had any left.

Gu Changfeng agreed directly. He was not greedy for wine, so since Xie Jinyuan wanted it, he would just give it to him directly.

In fact, there were more than that. During the past few days, the people were evacuated and the weather was quite cold. Almost every soldier under his command had a wine gourd.

Of course, under the strict order, no one dared to drink more, it was just to drive away the cold.

Near dusk, the 88th Division completed its evacuation from Pukou.

After agreeing with Gu Changfeng to keep in touch, Xie Jinyuan left with the troops.