flstandardbreds Chapter 151 New Orders, No Retreat or Surrender
Chapter 151 New Orders, No Retreat or Surrender
151 New Orders, No Retreat or Surrender
"hehe."
Faced with Tang Shengzhi's accusations, Ye Qingshan could only sneer.
"You said I was a traitor? Don't you know who is committing treason?
As the commander-in-chief of the Battle of Nanjing, at this time, hundreds of thousands of national army soldiers on the Nanjing front line were still fighting bloody battles with the Japanese.
What are you doing?
You are running away, you are abandoning hundreds of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of civilians in the city, running away!
At the beginning, you made a solemn promise in front of the principal and all the people in the city.
Swear to live and die with Jinling!
Now, the war has just started and the Japanese haven't completely broken into the city, and you're running away?
Tell me, who of us is guilty of treason."
"You...I...
I didn’t run away, I…”
After being criticized by Ye Qingshan, Tang Shengzhi's face turned red like a monkey's butt, and he was so angry that he spoke incoherently.
He himself knew that this retreat was not an honorable one.
Otherwise, he would not have issued the order to retreat until night.
We had to take advantage of the cover of night and take a bus to Xiaguan Ferry.
He was also worried that his escape would be known to other national army soldiers.
The angry soldiers would kill him directly.
Ye Qingshan looked at Tang Shengzhi with disdain in his eyes and continued, “Didn’t you just ask me?
Whose orders were they to protect you?
I am telling you now, I am here to 'protect' you in accordance with the will of hundreds of thousands of people in this city and 400 million compatriots across the country."
"Ye Qingshan, stop saying so much useless things.
I’ll give you one last chance…”
Tang Shengzhi stopped pretending at this time and directly issued a final threat to Ye Qingshan.
boom!
As a result, Tang Shengzhi hadn't finished speaking yet.
He was stunned by the sudden punch.
"Damn it, old thing, I've tolerated you for a long time."
Zheng Quezi jumped out from the side and punched Tang Shengzhi.
Ye Qingshan was also confused.
"There are too many parasites like you in the top brass of the Nationalist Army, which is why they keep failing.
Damn it, we are on the front line, fighting the Japanese devils to the death.
You guys are officials, so it's fine if you just make money behind the scenes.
Do some human work.
The Japanese haven't even invaded yet, and we haven't lost the battle of Nanjing yet.
You just ran away by yourself?
He completely ignored the lives of so many soldiers on the front line and hundreds of thousands of civilians in the city.
What are our lives worth in the eyes of an old dog like you? "
Zheng Quezi roared harshly.
His words also resonated with other veterans around him, and they all stared at Tang Shengzhi with red eyes.
If Ye Qingshan hadn’t been there to calm these veterans down.
Tang Shengzhi had no doubt that these people would rush up and tear him to pieces on the spot.
Before the action, Ye Qingshan told these veterans that he would take them to hijack Tang Shengzhi's convoy this time.
To prevent Tang Shengzhi from abandoning hundreds of thousands of national troops and escaping without permission.
These veterans were so excited that they were even more enthusiastic than Ye Qingshan himself.
In fact, these veterans could not accept Tang Shengzhi's act of deserting the battlefield as the commander-in-chief even more than Ye Qingshan could.
This surprised Ye Qingshan. There was no need to do ideological work for the veterans.
Even these veterans knew that kidnapping a commander on the battlefield was a serious crime.
But no one of them cared.
They've all died several times, who's afraid of this?
The only thought these veterans have in mind now is to kill the devils and take revenge.
They carry too much hatred of their dead comrades.
Zheng Guizi's words made many veterans around him even more excited.
Several veterans from behind rushed over and pulled Tang Shengzhi out of the car.
Tang Shengzhi finally showed an expression of horror on his face.
"Shoot him, shoot him!"
Many veterans around shouted with gnashing teeth.
Ye Qingshan saw that the situation was not good and he couldn't let things continue like this.
Otherwise, the situation will be out of control.
Tang Shengzhi cannot die, at least not now. He is still useful.
Ye Qingshan's purpose of kidnapping Tang Shengzhi this time was to seize power.
Rather than killing him to vent his anger.
A living Tang Shengzhi, a living commander-in-chief of the National Army in the Battle of Nanjing, this title and identity will be useful to Ye Qingshan.
"Alright! Be quiet."
Finally, Ye Qingshan shouted loudly.
In an instant, the angry veterans around quieted down.
These veterans still have faith in Ye Qingshan.
Ye Qingshan was still able to calm the situation down when he spoke.
“Brothers, it’s not the time to kill this old guy yet.
Now, what we should do is to unite as one and fight our way back into the city.
Join forces with the brother troops in the city to fight against the Japanese.
I swear to live and die with the people of this city.
If you brothers trust me, Ye Qingshan, please let me handle this matter."
After Ye Qingshan finished speaking, he immediately gave a look to Zheng Quezi next to him.
Zheng Quezi understood immediately and shouted, "I believe in Commander Ye."
Although Zheng Quezi is a scoundrel, he still has a lot of prestige among these veterans.
When he shouted this, the other veterans nodded.
Seeing the situation was about to get out of control, Ye Qingshan was finally able to stabilize it, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Then, Ye Qingshan grabbed Tang Shengzhi and stuffed him into the car.
Then he sat in it himself.
"Back to the city!"
Immediately, the order to return to the city was issued.
Ten minutes later, Tang Shengzhi's convoy returned to the previous headquarters location.
By this time, the remaining civilian staff in the headquarters had already burned most of the confidential intelligence.
Everything that needed to be packed was almost done, and we were ready to follow Tang Shengzhi's convoy and head towards Xiaguan.
Suddenly, at this time Tang Shengzhi's convoy came back again.
"Commander Tang has ordered everyone to stop retreating."
A soldier rushed in and shouted loudly.
Not long after, Ye Qingshan entered the headquarters with Tang Shengzhi, who had a gloomy face and a black eye.
Then, Zheng Quezi and others guarded the gate of the headquarters and did not allow anyone to enter or leave.
Controlling Tang Shengzhi is only the first step for Ye Qingshan to seize power.
The next step is to eliminate the headquarters and Tang Shengzhi's other direct subordinates in the city.
Otherwise, we should eliminate Tang Shengzhi's direct subordinates. They have troops in their hands and will be defeated if they find something is wrong.
Sooner or later, it will cause trouble for Ye Qingshan.
Either don't do it, or if you do it, do it thoroughly and never leave any seeds of trouble.
"Brother Ning, Commander Tang has ordered that from now on, you will be in charge of the telegraph room."
Not long after, Ye Qingshan found Ning Yongchen and put him in charge of the telegraph room.
The person who was previously in charge of the telegraph room was also Tang Shengzhi's trusted military officer, and is now under house arrest by Ye Qingshan.
Ning Yongchen seemed to have understood something at this time.
"leaf……"
Ning Yongchen wanted to say something but didn't say it, and his mood was complicated.
"Yes!"
Finally, he just saluted and accepted the order.
"Now, send a new telegram to all commanders along the entire line.
For example, half an hour ago, the telegram ordering the retreat was sent by a Japanese spy for sabotage.
Now, the Japanese spy has been captured.
We hereby inform all soldiers on the front line that any orders to retreat or surrender from now on are tricks of the enemy.
In this battle, our army had no options of surrender or retreat.
The only way is to fight the devils to the death.
Either win or die! "
Ye Qingshan looked into Ning Yongchen's eyes and spoke word by word.
"Yes!"
This time, Ning Yongchen's voice was louder and he turned around to send a telegram.