Outside the village, Luo Tianyou had gathered all the officers and soldiers of the battalion into a clearing field outside the village. Except for a dozen seriously injured people, the remaining more than 300 people were ordered to gather.

More than 300 people lined up in the open space, with a military flag standing in the wind. Zhang Xinghan could feel a stern and murderous aura coming from the distance.

Surrounded by Deputy Battalion Commander Luo Tianyou and several chiefs and deputy company commanders, Zhang Xinghan held his head and walked towards the open space with his chest raised his head and strode towards the open space.

Seeing Zhang Xinghan coming, Wu Wenhu, who was in charge of leading the team, immediately stepped forward and turned around and said sternly: "Everyone is attentive! Salute!"

More than 300 officers and soldiers immediately stood at attention and saluted Zhang Xinghan and others with a standard military salute. The movements were neat and smooth, especially several soldiers with injured arms, who stood attentively and saluted them regardless of the pain on their arms.

Zhang Xinghan swept over every soldier present with praise, and stood attentively to return a military salute. Then he said with a cold tone: "Stop!"

After everyone was determined, Zhang Xinghan did not act artificially and said straight to the point: "Brothers, today we are urgently summoning everyone. It is not because of combat missions, but because I received a telegram from the Commissioner. The Commissioner asked our Zhongrui Battalion to immediately withdraw the rear reorganization. The Zhongrui Battalion should at least be expanded into the Zhongrui regiment. I will be promoted to the regiment commander. Your company commander will be promoted to the battalion commander, the platoon commander will be promoted to the company commander, and the squad leader will be promoted to the platoon commander. Everyone will be promoted to the rear and make money. Do you want to?"

Zhang Xinghan's words caused a stir. Seeing that everyone was hesitant, Zhang Xinghan continued to speak generously: "Brothers, now the national crisis is in the face of the country. Our Zhongrui Battalion is known as the first elite battalion of the national army. We use the weapons and equipment well and get a lot of military pay. Now brothers from all over the country have volunteered to fight.

If we withdraw and reorganize, yes, everyone can be promoted and made a fortune, but have you ever thought about how we can be worthy of the country? The nation? How can we be worthy of the military uniform and equipment on us? All the money for purchasing these weapons and equipment is saved by the villagers and elders in the rear who donated it to us for fighting the Japanese.

It is just that the army is raised for a thousand days, and it is used for one day. As a soldier, how can we sit still and watch in the crisis of the country? Although retreat is an order, the brothers ask themselves, how can they be worthy of their hearts?"

Zhang Xinghan had already said this inspiring words, and Luo Tianyou next to him suddenly changed his face. This is not the time to consult, it is simply arousing the soldiers.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Xinghan deliberately took the lead in disobeying military orders at this time. Just pretend that he wanted to speak out and stop him.

Zhang Xinghan continued to whisper, "Brothers, let's not hide it from it. If we choose to stay, it would be a blatant disobeying military orders. It is very likely that we will be dealt with by military law. However, everyone has their own aspirations. I will not force you. If anyone does not want to stay, then leave your weapons and equipment and leave on their own. We who are willing to stay will fight side by side together, take up weapons and fight with the invaders to the end, and swear to defend the country to the death! Even if we disobey the military orders, we will do whatever we can!"

"I stay. Bei Zhi is willing to follow the camp and kill the Japanese and defend their country!" Wu Wenhu raised his hand first and expressed his opinion.

"I am willing to stay and fight with the little Japanese to the end!"

"I do, I do, I do..."

Soon the officers and soldiers raised their hands indignation and made their voices sounded neatly and loudly.

"Okay, I am worthy of being a brother of my Zhongrui Camp. Zhang knows that there are no people who are afraid of death in my Zhongrui Camp." Speaking of this, Zhang Xinghan turned to Luo Tianyou and said, "Previous officer of Luo Camp, immediately call the commissioner and report the determination of our soldiers to fight against Japan to the commissioner and ask the commissioner to approve it. Xinghan is determined to lead all the soldiers to fight to the death with the Japanese invaders and defend Shanghai to the death!"

"But..." Luo Tianyou was a little embarrassed, but when he saw that the public was in trouble, he had to stand up at the right moment: "Yes!" He then turned around and left quickly.

…………………

Nanjing, the leader’s residence.

Chairman Jiang hurriedly finished his lunch and hurriedly headed straight to his office, with a lot of documents waiting for him to sign.

Now that the national crisis is in full swing, not only the soldiers on the front line are fighting bloody battles, but as the leader of the national anti-Japanese war, Chairman Jiang is also very busy. In addition, he is worried about the front line war, Chairman Jiang never sleeps for more than five hours a day.

I wake up almost three or four hours, and sometimes I can't sleep at all anxiously, and I have to take some sleeping pills in moderation to stay asleep.

Less than a month since the Battle of Songhu started, Chairman Jiang has lost weight, his face is a little pale, and his already thin body looks even thinner.

Chairman Jiang had just walked into the office and sat down. Before he could start working, he heard rapid footsteps in the corridor outside the door.

The voice went from near to far away. Chairman Jiang looked up and saw his major general, deputy Wang Shihe, walked in quickly with a hurried look on his face.

"Committee!" Wang Shihe stood attentively as soon as he entered the door, holding a document in his hand.

"Shihe, what's the matter when you look in a hurry?" Chairman Jiang asked calmly.

"Commissioner, I just received a call from Zhongrui Battalion." Wang Shihe stepped forward and handed the message in his hand to Chairman Jiang, saying in a serious tone: "All the officers and soldiers of Zhongrui Battalion unanimously requested to stay and continue to fight, and were unwilling to withdraw and reorganize!"

Chairman Jiang took the telegram with a serious expression, slowly opened it, read it quickly, then put it on the table in front of him, sighed lightly, and said with regret: "The loyalty and righteousness are unparalleled, the model of the army! If all the soldiers of the Party and the country can regard reputation and power as dirt as Zhang Xinghan, they can control life and death. If all the troops can be as brave and good at fighting like this newly established Zhongrui Camp, they are not afraid of life and death, and are determined to sacrifice their lives for the country and achieve good deeds, why should I be afraid of mere Japanese pirates in the East?"

Chairman Jiang changed his tone and said in a high spirit: "It is a great blessing for the party and the country and a great blessing for the nation. Shihe, please call the Zhongrui Battalion immediately, approve the Zhongrui Battalion to continue fighting with the Japanese invaders, and revoke the military order to withdraw it back to Nanjing to replenish the military order. In addition, the Ministry of Military Affairs ordered the Ministry of Military Affairs to immediately build a battle flag and give it to the Zhongrui Battalion. I would like to encourage you, and I hope that all the officers and soldiers of the battalion will continue to carry forward the Huangpu spirit, fight bravely, and defend the country!"

"Yes!" Although Wang Shihe was a little surprised, he quickly agreed with confidence, and then turned around and took the order and left quickly.

Watching Wang Shihe leave, Chairman Jiang sighed heavily, and regretted Zhang Xinghan and Zhongrui Camp again, and felt regret for his possible loss of a tiger general who could fight in the future.

Not long after Wang Shihe left, General He Yingqin hurriedly walked in. Seeing Chairman Jiang He Yingqin, he quickly stood at the sight of saluting, and immediately said hurriedly: "Committee, just now, the 98th Division has heard news that the 3rd Battalion of the 583rd Regiment, which was left behind in Baoshan County, has been trapped in the Japanese encirclement. All the battalions are fighting to the death under the leadership of Yao Ziqing, and they are sending people to send a message. He will lead the officers and soldiers of the third battalion to fight the Japanese invaders until the last soldier, and will survive and die together in Baoshan City!"

"Oh?" Chairman Jiang changed his color slightly when he heard this, and immediately stood up and said, "What is this Yao Ziqing's origin?"

"Report to the committee, after investigation, Yao Ziqing is a graduate of my sixth class of Huangpu!" He Yingqin replied decisively.

"Oh? Huangpu student? I am worthy of being my Huangpu soldier. I told Xia Chuzhong that I must bring this battalion and at least bring Yao Ziqing out. Such a soldier should not be killed like this. It is a loss for the party, the country and the nation." Chairman Jiang was a little excited when he heard that he was from Huangpu.

"Commissioner, the 98th Division of Xia Chuzhong has fought several bloody battles with the Japanese invaders, and may not be able to reinforce Baoshan. Moreover, the Japanese army has surrounded Baoshan County, and its vanguard troops are continuing to attack forward. If forced assistance is provided, it may not only fail to rescue Yao Camp, but also cause significant losses to the front-line troops. Please also put the overall situation first." He Yingqin explained and persuaded.

Chairman Jiang did not speak when he heard this, but frowned tightly. Indeed, he was really excited just now, and perhaps because of the influence of Zhang Xinghan and Zhongrui Camp, his emotions fluctuated a little.

After pondering for a while, Chairman Jiang returned to normal and said in a deep voice: "Call back to the 98th Division, and let Yaoying stand on the spot and resist to the end, and awarded Yaoying the title of "Baoshan Camp" to inspire the soldiers to fight bravely and fight to the end with the Japanese invaders!"

"Yes!" He Yingqin stood up attentively, and then happily took the order and left.
Chapter completed!