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103 Take on the Shogun Mountain mission

Sure enough, halfway through the meeting.

Xiao Shanling stated the purpose of this meeting.

"In order to prevent the Xiaguan ferry from being captured by the Japanese, Commander Tang ordered that Mufu Mountain must be defended.

Friendly forces in other directions had no extra manpower to support them.

Commander Tang ordered our gendarmerie headquarters to select an elite force to support the Shogun Mountain defense line.

Who of you wants to go?"

The meeting room was quiet and no one spoke.

This battle was not easy to fight, as the Japanese troops from a division and a brigade with more than 30,000 men were coming in full force, and they also had artillery support from the warships on the river.

I'm afraid we can't defend Mufu Mountain.

Most of the officers who are assigned to the gendarmerie headquarters have connections.

In other words, more than half of the officers in this conference room have very strong backgrounds.

Otherwise, you can't enter this circle.

Even Ye Qingshan himself actually has a backer.

Whether it is his father, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang financial group he represents, or teacher Sun Yuanliang and others, they are all his backers.

Otherwise, how could Xiao Shanling have given Ye Qingshan the green light before.

As a result, most of these officers are just joining the ranks.

They will fight for credit, but they will not volunteer for a tough battle like this one when they know it's going to be a tough one.

That's stupid!

When Xiao Shanling saw that no one stood up, his face became colder and colder, and he shouted sternly: "What, are you all deaf? Didn't you hear me?

Who wants to go?"

Still no one spoke.

In fact, Ye Qingshan was already ready to take on this task.

However, he wanted to see if there were any like-minded people among this room full of military police officers who shared the same aspirations to serve the country.

Unfortunately, the result disappointed him.

Just when Xiao Shanling slammed the table and was about to get angry.

Ye Qingshan stood up and said, "Report, I am willing to fight.

I am willing to lead my troops to support Mufu Mountain and ensure that Mufu Mountain will not fall into the hands of the devils."

Ye Qingshan's initiative to ask for a fight made Xiao Shanling's expression look a little better.

If no one volunteered to fight today, he would be so angry that he would die.

Xiao Shanling looked at Ye Qingshan and sighed in his heart.

To be honest, he didn't want Ye Qingshan to fight this battle.

After the Battle of Shanghai, Ye Qingshan's positioning seemed to have become a spiritual symbol in the army.

Now, countless people and students from all over the country worship Ye Qingshan as a hero.

As long as Ye Qingshan is alive, he will make calls to the outside world from time to time.

It can play a role in recruiting soldiers for the national army and boosting the morale of the people in the war of resistance.

This is also one of the reasons why the higher command had no objection after Xiao Shanling transferred Ye Qingshan to the Military Police Headquarters.

To put it bluntly, the top leaders of the National Army do not want to see Ye Qingshan get into trouble.

The encouragement that Ye Qingshan can bring to the national army while he is still alive is very important.

On the contrary, if Ye Qingshan died on the front line and was killed by the Japanese, it would inevitably affect the morale of the national army soldiers.

But unfortunately, among so many National Army officers present, no one took the initiative to take on this task.

Now, Ye Qingshan volunteered himself.

Xiao Shanling had no choice but to agree, otherwise the suspicion of sheltering someone would be too great and he would be able to get hold of something.

"Okay, Colonel Ye, this mission is left to you.

You should prepare as soon as possible, and you must lead your troops to set out tomorrow night at the latest."

Xiao Shanling looked at Ye Qingshan, his eyes softened a lot, and said.

"Yes, I obey."

"Sir, how many people can I take with me?"

After Ye Qingshan received the order, he immediately asked Xiao Shanling.

This time, it was Xiao Shanling's turn to look unnatural.

Because he really couldn't provide Ye Qingshan with many men and horses.

Other gendarmerie units all have their own tasks and defense areas, and it is impossible for them to be transferred to Ye Qingshan.

And his superior, Tang Shengzhi, did not give him any extra troops.

This is also one of the reasons why other officers did not accept this task.

Because these people had already known the inside story through their parents.

I know this battle is not an easy mission and I will most likely die if I go.

Of course I can’t answer it.

Facing Ye Qingshan's question, Xiao Shanling slowed down his tone: "Colonel Ye, Commander Tang also has difficulties.

There are really no troops available in Jinling City now.

All you can take away are the 36th Military Police Regiment and the th Guard Brigade on the Taiping Gate side.

You even have to leave at least one regiment behind to take charge of the defense of the Taiping Gate area after you leave."

After hearing this, Ye Qingshan really wanted to curse.

It seems that all the people I’m bringing with me are my former subordinates.

You don't provide any military support at all.

Even so, the number of troops Ye Qingshan can take away will not exceed seven thousand.

With such a small number of troops, what can we do to support Shogunate Mountain?

Ye Qingshan couldn't understand what the top leaders of the National Army were thinking.

Why didn't they allocate heavy troops to support Mufu Mountain even though they knew it was so important?

Ye Qingshan couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

The factions within the National Army's top brass are too complicated, and this might be the result of a power struggle within their ranks.

Even if Ye Qingshan racked his brains, he probably couldn't guess the reason.

Now that you have decided to go, what do you want to do?

Just do it!

"Yes, I obey."

Ye Qingshan still accepted Xiao Shanling's order.

This caused many officers at the meeting to show various expressions on their faces.

Some admire, some mock, and some despise.

Xiao Shanling was also moved.

He didn't expect that after he told Ye Qingshan about the situation, he still had no complaints and chose to lead his troops to support Mufu Mountain.

This made Xiao Shanling admire Ye Qingshan even more.

Xiao Shanling himself is a general with great ideals and responsibilities.

Otherwise, he would not have died in the Battle of Nanjing in history.

At this time, Xiao Shanling looked at Ye Qingshan and said, "Colonel Ye, if you have any other requests, please tell me.

As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely help you get it."

Since Xiao Shanling said so, Ye Qingshan will not be polite.

Ye Qingshan is no fool. If he can take the opportunity to make a request, he will do it quickly.

"Sir, since the headquarters cannot send me extra troops, please allow me to recruit my own troops from the retreating defeated troops.

Reintegrate them into my army."

"Yes, as long as the defeated soldiers are willing to go with you.

Take as much as you can."

Xiao Shanling agreed to Ye Qingshan's request without hesitation.

At this time, there were tens of thousands of defeated soldiers retreating from the front line in Jinling City.

However, these retreating defeated soldiers were very troublesome.

Even the high command could not force them to return to the front line.

They could only be allowed to rest in the city.

After all, they have just been evacuated from the front line where there are piles of dead bodies. If you give them another order, they will be asked to go back.

Believe it or not, if these defeated soldiers are pushed into a corner, they will dare to point their guns directly at the officials.

As a result, there were a large number of defeated soldiers near the gates of Jinling City at this time.

Ye Qingshan had already asked Sun Mingxu to secretly absorb some of the defeated troops that could be absorbed.

At this time, the number of people in Sun Mingxu's 36th Guard Brigade had actually returned to more than .

But this kind of thing is ultimately against the rules.

If someone finds out, Ye Qingshan will be in trouble.

But now, Ye Qingshan took the opportunity to ask Xiao Shanling for the power to recruit defeated soldiers.

From now on, even if Ye Qingshan gathers 10,000 people, it will be in accordance with the rules.

This made Ye Qingshan very happy.

After previous tests, Ye Qingshan found that his reputation was quite useful among the defeated soldiers.

Those retreating defeated soldiers were really not afraid of anyone. Even if some officers tried to stop them, they would ignore them.

When they were forced into a corner, they resorted to gunfire.

On the contrary, when they heard that they were Ye Qingshan's subordinates, their attitudes became much better.

In addition, Ye Qingshan paid out of his own pocket to set up a resettlement point for the defeated soldiers at Taiping Gate.

As soon as they arrived, they could drink hot porridge and be given a warm blanket. It was hard for these defeated soldiers not to have a good impression of Ye Qingshan.

Therefore, at this time, the number of defeated soldiers on the Taiping Gate side was the largest.

Up to tens of thousands of people.

In Ye Qingshan's eyes, these are all his future sources of soldiers.

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