Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 210: Reorganizing Tens of Thousands of Defeated Soldiers
"Listen to me, I am Deng Zhuxiu, the commander of the guerrilla column. I am here to reorganize the troops under the order of the superiors. All soldiers, please gather here. I will only give you half an hour. Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be punished by military law!"

When the battalion commander of the defeated soldiers heard that another person pretending to be garlic had come, he was furious and ignored Li Daomin. He led more than 300 of his brothers to meet him.

No wonder he is so arrogant. As a battalion commander with 300 people around him at this time, he is indeed arrogant. Li Daomin has only more than 400 people around him. In the current Jinling City, whoever has a gun is the boss.

When they see the Japanese, they run faster than anyone else; when they see their own people, they are more awesome than each other. This is the current situation of the defeated soldiers in Jinling City.

When Deng Zhuxiu saw the troublemaker coming, he shouted coldly:
"Boy, you seem to have a different opinion?"

The defeated soldier looked at Deng Zhuxiu with contempt, and then said:
"Are you trying to play the big fish eat the small fish game? What a bullshit order from the top, they all ran away, a bunch of bastards.

You just want to recruit brothers, so ask the gun in my hand if it agrees!"

The other defeated soldiers echoed their opinion. Even though they were like lost dogs, they were still unwilling to be swallowed up because they trusted no one now. After being betrayed by their superior once, they were very disgusted with their superior.

No one wanted to be cannon fodder anymore, including Li Daomin. He seemed to remember that the commander of the guerrilla column was his elder brother Yue Qianli!

Now there was something interesting to watch, and he joined in the fun, gloating over the misfortune, to see how his elder brother would control such a chaotic situation.

Deng Zhuxiu raised his submachine gun and fired a few rounds into the sky, then said murderously:
"I don't have time to waste with you. The five main regiments of my 88th Division are fighting desperately with the 5th Division and the 6th Division in Xicheng. They have crippled the 114th Brigade that was rushing forward and killed its commander, Major General Ushijima Mitsuru!"

Everyone was suddenly in an uproar. Destroying an entire brigade was not just awesome, it sounded like bragging. Even the commander of the defeated battalion couldn't believe it. How could such an awesome person exist in the city of Jinling?

Li Daomin asked in a hoarse voice:

"Why did you gather the brothers together? To be cannon fodder?"

Deng Zhuxiu roared:
"We are going to fight the Japs to the death. You can understand it as cannon fodder. You should have heard of the name of our Commander Yue. He is going to lead us to fight the Japs in the city!
The devils want Jinling City. Are you willing to be their captives in exchange for your lives? "

It is true that a person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Yue Qianli's name is a golden signboard. If he were still fighting the Japanese in the city, these old soldiers who had already regarded themselves as dead would really be willing to follow him to fight the Japanese, even if it means being cannon fodder!

The battalion commander of the defeated soldiers also said loudly:

"Sir, you said it was Commander Yue's order, I want to see Commander Yue!
You can use me as cannon fodder, but you have to let me see the real God!"

At this moment, another group of people and horses came running from a distance. The one in the front was riding a Japanese horse and holding a saber in his hand. He looked majestic. Li Daomin smiled and remembered what his elder brother said before:
"The man riding the white horse may not be Zhao Zilong, he could also be Tang Monk!"

Then he looked down on him and said:
"What a fucking pretentious guy!"

Yue Qianli jumped off his horse in a cool manner, then raised his saber high and said loudly:
"I am Yue Qianli, the commander of the guerrilla column!
This saber was handed down from the family of the old devil, Ushijima Mitsuru, the commander of the 36th Brigade. Now it belongs to me, come and shave your beard!"

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere eased a lot. The Chinese have always admired heroes since ancient times, especially Zhao Zilong, who had fought seven times in a million-man army.

Now that the guerrilla column has seized Ushijima Mitsuru's saber, they are not bragging, they are really fighting the devils to the death. The battalion commander of the defeated soldiers then said in a loud voice:
"Commander Yue, you are a real man. I, Shi Song, admire you. If you want to recruit us, you can. Tell us your idea. Even if you die, you must let us know the truth!" Yue Qianli also knew that he could not fool these veterans to risk their lives just by relying on his reputation. They had already put down their guns. If he wanted them to pick up their guns and fight the devils, he had to let them see hope. So he said loudly:

"Brother Shi Song asked a good question. You can see the mighty Yangtze River to the north. How many people can cross it with just a few boats?

That's a dead end. Besides, there are so many fellow villagers waiting to cross the river. Do you have the nerve to steal the boat from them?
If we want to survive now, we must unite as one, fight the devils to the death, and fight our way out from the front. If we are real men, we must fight the devils to the death and fight our way out of the encirclement with dignity!"

It must be said that Yue Qianli's words were very contagious. Li Daomin was the first to be moved and immediately stood up and said:
"Brothers, we have at least tens of thousands of people here. Rather than being driven down the river by the Japanese like a pile of scattered sand, we might as well follow Commander Yue and fight the Japanese!

I would rather die in battle than be a slave of a conquered nation. I, Li Daomin, will lead all the brothers in the battalion to kill the devils with Commander Yue."

When Yue Qianli heard Li Daomin's name, he took a closer look and a smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth. After the two looked at each other, they turned their heads away, pretending not to know each other.

When Shi Song saw that someone had snatched his first prize, he immediately raised his hand and said loudly:

"Commander Yue, I, Shi Song, and 300 of my men are here to fight you!"

"Yue Qianguan, Wang Jianfei from the Training Corps led more than 700 people to fight you!"

Yue Qianli's eyes suddenly lit up. It was such a pleasant surprise that all the brothers were gathered together.

Otherwise, people say that these officials are all cunning ghosts. It will be a plus if you express your stance at this time. In addition, since you have reported the strength of 300 brothers, you will definitely be given an official position when the troops are reorganized later.

With a few people taking the lead, others came forward to express their opinions. As more and more people were willing to follow Yue Qianli's command, others would follow suit whether they wanted to or not, because people tend to follow the crowd.

When disaster strikes, a group will spontaneously choose a leader, and now Yue Qianli has become their leader.

Now the main force of the 88th Division is fighting with the 114th Division and the 6th Division in Xicheng. Troops from other divisions are also entering Dongcheng District one after another, starting the so-called carnival mode. A large number of people have been massacred, and the city of Jinling is about to become a living hell.

Yue Qianli couldn't stop it at all. The 88th Division alone was no match for the 20 Japanese devils, so he had to reorganize the defeated soldiers as soon as possible so that he would have the capital to fight the Japanese devils to the death!

After collecting tens of thousands of defeated soldiers, Yue Qianli began to reorganize the troops and organized them according to the model of guerrilla columns. He first reorganized three temporary detachments. The reason for using the temporary detachment number was to facilitate its cancellation after the war. This was a temporary organization, a carrot stamp;

Each temporary detachment consisted of 3 people, and was numbered the Temporary 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Detachments of the Shanghai-Nanjing Guerrilla Column. The detachment commanders were Li Daomin, Wang Jianfei, and Shi Song respectively.

Shi Song, the temporary detachment leader, is a pure horse bone in Qianjin City. He must give enough rewards to those who express their opinions first, so that others will jump out and follow him in the future;

The three temporary detachment leaders appointed Wang Jianfei to take unified command. Yue Qianli said to Wang Jianfei and others:
“Your three temporary detachments are reorganized from fully-formed units, so it’s easy for them to form combat effectiveness, but the reorganization of other detachments will take time.
The main forces of the 88th Division will hold the western and central fronts, so the eastern front will be handed over to you. You will hold out for three days. You will be in charge of the unified command and fight the Japanese in street battles. Can you hold them off for three days?"

Wang Jianfei bowed heavily. They were old brothers and they still had some trust in each other.

(End of this chapter)