Chapter 171: Conquering the Remnants

When Yuan Hua finally lowered his head, a smile flashed quickly on Chen Xiuwen's face. As long as a soldier has a sense of honor, it can prove that the soldier's military soul is not dead.

"Okay, everyone is a soldier. I also know that many of you climbed out of the dead. I will ask you one more thing: Do you want to fight back to your hometown in Northeast China one day and completely drive the Japanese out of China." Chen Xiuwen said with a serious face.

The officers around him who were originally angry were stunned. Yuan Hua also raised his head in surprise and looked at Chen Xiuwen in surprise. It has been six years since the Northeast Army retreated into the pass. When he returned to his hometown in Northeast China, this initial bold statement has become a luxury as time goes by, and no one can believe that he can see this day alive. Now this sentence has been said again from a young major general. After a brief surprise, someone was soon whispering: "Tsk, just by you, or by the honorary First Division that he had never heard of? Stop talking nonsense."

Someone raised his head and the people around him responded. The scene became noisy again, and the contemptuous expression on their faces became more obvious.

"Don't you know who he is? He is General Chen Xiuwen, the anti-Japanese hero. You must have heard of General Chen Xiuwen's name? You must have heard of it too, did you have also heard of it?" Adjutant Chen could no longer hold it back and shouted loudly from the side.

Jing, quiet. One by one, one looked surprised, and couldn't help but restrain his presumptuous posture, and stood attentively. Yuan Hua, who was sitting on the bunk, changed his expression, immediately jumped up, quickly sorted out the tattered colonel uniform on his body, ran to Chen Xiuwen, stood attentively and saluted: "Yuan Hua, the former colonel leader of the 327th Regiment of the 109th Division, reported to Chief Chen."

"Report to Chief Chen." All the officers in the house saluted Chen Xiuwen together, with a look of shame.

The Japanese Navy Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai were completely wiped out, fighting against Luodian and defending Songjiang. The record of the 20th Independent Brigade had long been spread. Although the Battle of Songhu failed, the 20th Independent Brigade had become a legend, and the brigade commander Chen Xiuwen was even a legend.

Chen Xiuwen returned to them with a solemn look, and suddenly his face changed, and he said sternly: "It turns out that you all know that you are soldiers. Look at your appearance and look at this barracks. Do you still look like soldiers? You are just a group of mobs, a group of beggars, and a group of trash. You are eating here and waiting for death. Are you worthy of your parents and family who are far away in the Northeast who are looking forward to you to rescue you day and night? Are you worthy of your brothers who died in battle? Now tell me, who will rescue your family who were thrown in the Northeast? Who will revenge the revenge of the brothers who died under the guns of the Japanese?"

"Wow. Chief Chen, I beg you, don't say it, don't say it anymore." The lieutenant officer standing in front said with a wow, squatting on the ground and burst into tears.

Everyone was filled with tears, full of shame and excitement. A captain in his thirties wiped his tears and said loudly: "Sir Chen, you are right. We did not fire a single shot and retreated to the pass, but we were defeated. But, do you know? Do you think we are unwilling to resist? When the Japanese attacked Beida Camp, the officials ordered that they were not allowed to resist and locked all the guns into the warehouse. The brothers all watched them fall to the Japanese. Under the bayonet." As he said, he tore open his chest, revealing a scar as big as a bowl, and cried, "Sir Chen, look, this is the scar that the Japanese stinged on me back then. In the Northeast, I have parents, brothers and sisters. I dream of going back to the Northeast every day. Defeat a war? Can we blame us for defeating the war? When the Japanese's planes and cannons came, the officials ran away first and had no command at all. If Commander Yuan had not led us brothers to fight a bloody road and retreat, we would have all died there."

Yuan Hua, who was originally humiliated by Chen Xiuwen's words, suddenly raised his head and said firmly: "Sir Chen, please accept us? We want to follow you to fight the Japanese and fight back to our hometown in Northeast China."

"Sir Chen, please accept us. We will follow you back to our hometown in Northeast China." At this moment, these officers who were like beggars completely regained their military spirit and shouted excitedly.

Chen Xiuwen's sharp eyes swept across their faces one by one. At this time, they did not avoid Chen Xiuwen's gaze. Their eyes were no longer as cold and dull as they had at the beginning, full of firmness and hope.

"Adminton Chen."

"Come." The group of arrogant people who had no commanders and no military discipline were instantly motivated by Chen Xiuwen. Adjutant Chen, who was stunned, quickly took a step forward and said loudly.

"Each person has a new military uniform, each soldier has ten yuan for fiat currency, and each officer has thirty yuan for each officer. All expenses are included in the military expenses of our Honorary First Division." After saying that, Chen Xiuwen looked at the officers with joyful smiles on his face, stretched out three fingers, and shouted: "Three days, I will give you three days to time. I want to see that you and the brothers outside are a group of soldiers, a group of real soldiers, not a group of beggars, and a group of mobs."

"Everyone has it, stand at attention and salute." Yuan Hua shouted loudly while looking grateful.

"Thank you, Chief Chen, we will not let you down."

On the way back, Chen Xiuwen finally showed a comfortable smile. The three or four thousand people in the Eastern Suburb Barracks were veterans who had been on the battlefield, which was a force that cannot be ignored. Conquering the officers was equivalent to conquering this force. Chen Xiuwen believed that in three days, he would definitely see a new look.

After returning from the barracks, Chen Xiuwen unexpectedly discovered that Chen Yi and his guard squad had arrived in Nanjing first.

"Second Young Master, the army is now in Changzhou, and we will come to Nanjing tomorrow afternoon. The Chief of Staff is not at ease with your safety, so let us come first." When we arrived at home, Chen Yi was not as restrained as in the army. He said with a smile: "Second Young Master, congratulations. Our Shen family has two generals now. If the master knows, he will not be happy as if he is."

Chen Xiuwen, who was in a very good mood, patted Chen Yi on the shoulder and said, "Chen Yi, if you lead the troops, you might become a general in the future." Although Chen Yi has no education, it is still good to lead troops to fight. If he hadn't insisted on being his guard commander, he would have been the commander of the major guard battalion now. What's more, Chen Xiuwen has been in love with Shen Yi and his servants and friends for so many years, so Chen Xiuwen really hoped that Chen Yi could do something in the army.

"Second Young Master, I don't have this blessing. My task is to complete the master's instructions and protect your safety." Chen Yi grabbed his head and said with a smile.

"Look at your success." Every time I see Chen Yi's appearance, Chen Xiuwen is always angry and funny, and at the same time is moved by Chen Yi's loyalty.

The troops will arrive in Nanjing in two days. Chen Xiuwen can hardly extricate himself in Yu Wenwan's extremely lingering gentle country these two days. Seeing the young couple falling into a honey pot, his sister-in-law He Zhenru and sister Chen Xiuping were happy in their eyes.

Two days were about to pass in a blink of an eye. The next night, after the couple enjoyed the joy of fish and water, Chen Xiuwen hugged Yu Wenwan, who looked satisfied, and said with some embarrassment: "Wenwan, the troops will enter General Mountain tomorrow. Now the troops are in the construction stage, and things are all in a mess. Moreover, I don't know when the troops will be brought to the battlefield. As a division commander, I should set an example, and I am afraid I can't go home every day in the future."

Yu Wenwan, who was immersed in extremely happy, heard this, her body trembled obviously, hugged Chen Xiuwen tightly, lay in front of his chest, and sobbed softly.

"What's wrong, Wenwan. It's not that I'm not coming back. I will come back often whenever I have time." Chen Xiuwen pulled Yu Wenwan's body and comforted softly.

Yu Wenwan, who was covered in rain, looked at Chen Xiuwen and stretched out her trembling little hand to stroke the scars on Chen Xiuwen's bra, "Promise me, don't leave me forever no matter how many."

Seeing Yu Wenwan's weak look, Chen Xiuwen's heart was filled with tenderness. He hugged her into his arms and said with a chuckle: "What are you saying? You are my wife, how could I leave you forever? Besides, if you have such a wife, I will die."

Before Chen Xiuwen could finish speaking, Yu Wenwan's little hand blocked his mouth: "Don't say death, I don't want you to die." Then he looked at Chen Xiuwen with a affectionate look, stroked his face with his hands, and said softly: "You must be careful when you go to the battlefield in the future. Remember, I will wait for you to come back forever."

A man can't resist the gentleness of a woman he loves deeply. Chen Xiuwen was moved and hugged Yu Wenwan tightly, murmured constantly: "I remember, I must remember"

The areas of General Mountain and Fangshan are very familiar to Chen Xiuwen. This place was originally the garrison of the 88th Division, but now the 88th Division is stationed in the city. This place has become the garrison of the first honorary division.
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