kingnovel Chapter 204 Hijacking the Commander-in-Chief
Chapter 204 Hijacking the Commander-in-Chief
While each company was taking action, Gu Changfeng arrived at Pukou first. He no longer had control over the city, and order was the most important thing here.
There are so many deserters. If our ships are taken away, we will be completely screwed.
"Old Zhao, the weather is perfect, so we don't have to worry about the Japanese planes, haha!"
Gu Changfeng looked at the large and small boats on the river and couldn't help but laugh.
It was already 6 o'clock in the afternoon, which meant that he could transport at least people in one night. He was very satisfied with this situation.
"Once the Japanese react tomorrow, the river will no longer be safe." Zhao Ziqing is not as optimistic as Gu Changfeng.
Gu Changfeng patted Zhao Ziqing on the shoulder and said cheerfully:
"Don't worry, I have already made arrangements."
"When the time comes, we'll put anti-aircraft machine guns and heavy machine guns on the ship. If the Japanese don't want to die, they can come over and try!"
At this point, there is no need to think too much. Just take away as much as you can.
In Jinling City, as the news of the ships arriving at Pukou spread, the people rushed to Pukou with their families as if they were grabbing a life-saving straw.
As the retreat order was gradually decentralized, officers took the lead in fleeing, and many soldiers lost their desire to fight and began to leave their garrisons in groups.
Of course, if there are deserters, there must be some troops that are still holding their positions, such as the Teaching Corps.
They had received the order to retreat. Except for a few officers in the city, the others still held on to Purple Mountain and refused to give in.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, under the leadership of various companies, the first group of tens of thousands of people gathered in Pukou.
"There really is a boat. There really is a boat here. The commander didn't lie to us. Damn it, we're saved."
A middle-aged man burst into tears of joy when he saw the river full of boats.
"Master, we are saved." The woman was obviously a little bit in disbelief until she saw the boats on the river.
In fact, when everyone was organized, many people were skeptical.
When they saw the ship, everyone's face was filled with excitement.
The people on the river who were not visible from behind naturally understood the situation by listening to the discussions of the people in front, and their faces were naturally full of gratitude.
Everyone has heard about the brutality of the Japanese devils, and now that the hope of survival is right in front of them, they can't help but be excited.
Huang Zhengkui saw Gu Changfeng and walked over to him and reported, "Changfeng, the first batch of people have arrived."
Gu Changfeng nodded and said, "Give priority to women and children, and give priority to the whole family. Pay attention to the order and don't make a mess."
With tens of thousands of people gathered here, if something goes wrong, it will be a real big trouble.
"Yes, I'll arrange it." Huang Zhengkui agreed, turned around and ran to the front of the people and shouted.
"Everyone, be quiet for a moment. Follow the instructions from now on. Women and children should get on board first. Hurry up."
Many people in front had seen how powerful Huang Zhengkui was. When they heard him speak, they began to shut up and line up silently.
With Huang Zhengkui's pressure, many people went forward with women and children first. The people who had objections did not dare to say anything, after all, there was a precedent in the afternoon.
Those who disobeyed the rules were beaten up by Huang Zhengkui and ordered not to follow.
The consequences of staying in Jinling can be imagined. The people know that this opportunity to escape is not easy to come by, so they naturally cherish it.
"Boil some hot water for the people. It's freezing cold out here, don't let the wind cause any illness."
Gu Changfeng gave orders to the soldiers beside him.
He had really forgotten about this. The soldiers in each company had thick clothes captured from the Japanese, so they were no problem in this kind of weather.
But the common people were different. He saw that many of them were wearing thin clothes.
After being blown by the cold wind, many people's faces have turned a little blue, and coughing sounds can be heard from time to time.
Without hot water to warm them up, many people would probably get seriously ill if they were transported out. Gu Changfeng would naturally not turn a blind eye to this, as it was just a simple matter anyway.
"Reporting to Commander Gu, the brothers from the special forces team are back, but they are blocked at the back and can't get in."
A soldier from the telecommunications squad stepped forward and reported.
Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and ordered, "Call back and tell them to wait outside. Maintain order in the rear. I estimate that a large number of people will rush over."
"Yes, Commander Gu." The soldier agreed and went to reply.
As the first batch of people boarded the ship, the space became empty.
However, as time went on, more and more people gathered here, which made Gu Changfeng a little overwhelmed.
Zhao Ziqing couldn't help but say, "There will be even more people tomorrow. Let's see how you deal with them."
"The Japanese flying team is not blind. They will definitely see a large number of people gathering here. What will you do then?"
"It doesn't matter. Let's talk about it later!" Gu Changfeng said unhappily.
He had no idea what to do. As long as he took action, the news that there were ships here would definitely spread, and it would be impossible to avoid the gathering of people.
He has no way to exchange weapons now, otherwise he would have to get some anti-aircraft guns and shoot down a few Japanese planes.
Zhao Ziqing ignored Gu Changfeng and turned to look for Zhou Qianli.
Just because Gu Changfeng has no way to deal with it doesn’t mean he has no other options.
"Old Zhou, we can only transport about 10,000 tonight. Tell the people behind us not to come here and just hide in the city. If there are boats, notify them."
After listening to Zhao Ziqing's arrangement, Zhou Qianli nodded and said, "That's feasible. I'll let the brothers from the third and fourth companies go."
As he said that, he went to make arrangements.
This matter is quite urgent. If there are too many people gathered, the Japanese planes will drop dozens of explosive packs and kill a lot of people!
In this case, saving people becomes killing people, which completely goes against the original intention.
When Gu Changfeng saw Zhao Ziqing leave, he didn't stay to continue enjoying the breeze, but took a few people and walked to the back.
He had to go and see how the special forces were completing their mission.
When the people saw that Gu Changfeng was in military uniform and was obviously an official, they consciously made way for him to pass.
When they arrived at the back, before Gu Changfeng could ask, Xiao Wu said with a smile.
"Brother Gu, mission accomplished. This guy was trying to get the guards to resist, but we disarmed him."
Gu Changfeng was not surprised by this. The combat effectiveness of the special forces was no match for a group of guards, so it was normal to capture them.
"How many people have been captured?" Gu Changfeng asked as he walked. He had already seen Tang Shengzhi who was detained.
"There weren't many people there, just Tang Shengzhi, his adjutant, and his guards."
Xiaowu replied.
Gu Changfeng nodded slightly, looked at the somewhat excited Tang Shengzhi, turned to Xiaowu and gave instructions.
"Take the stinky socks out of his mouth. He's a commander after all, so give him some respect."
"I believe this guy will definitely cooperate, don't you think? Commander Tang..."
Xiaowu waved his hand and asked his men to let the man go and take the socks out of his mouth.
Tang Shengzhi felt uncomfortable now and fell to the ground, retching.
The socks of special forces soldiers don’t smell that good. They are not washed for ten days or half a month. It is normal for Tang Shengzhi to have this reaction.
After a while, looking at Tang Shengzhi who finally came back to life, Gu Changfeng smiled and asked, "How does it taste?"
"You, who are you? You look like a soldier, so why did you send troops to arrest me, the commander-in-chief?"
Tang Shengzhi was already quite old, and naturally he was not in good condition after all the trouble he had gone through. He was even a little out of breath when he was questioned.
Gu Changfeng sneered and asked, "You said you were the commander-in-chief? The kind who leads the escape?"
"Who was it that vowed to live and die with Jinling?"
This question left Tang Shengzhi speechless. After a long while, he said, "I was just following orders. I had no choice but to do it."
I am the fish on the chopping board, and his arrogance has subsided.
They are all smart people. Since they kidnapped him here, they must have something in mind. He is waiting for the young man to put forward his conditions.