The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 151 Nanjing!Nanjing!
Four days later, Nanjing, outside Guanghua Gate, at the University Airport.

There are more than a dozen dark green Chinese Air Force Hawker III fighter jets and Boeing [-] fighter jets parked in the dense open-air hangar in the center of the airport. Around the airport, large-caliber German-made anti-aircraft searchlights and searchlights with green camouflage nets can be seen everywhere. Lined with anti-aircraft guns.

The Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun of the Anti-aircraft Artillery No. 75 Regiment, the German-made Flak 37-mm anti-aircraft gun, the British-made Vickers 42 mm large-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun, and the Suroton [-]-mm machine gun of the [-]nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment. The artillery and Jinling-made Type [-] anti-aircraft machine guns were all ready, and the anti-aircraft gun observers stared intently at the high-magnification air telescope and anti-aircraft gun rangefinder.

The wreckage of Japanese fighter planes and the craters of aerial bombs next to the airport represent the bloody battles that this place has experienced.

There was a roar of aircraft engines. Under the cover of two Boeing 100 fighter jets, two gray civilian aircraft slowly landed on the runway of the airport, rolling up smoke and dust all over the sky. After a few minutes of taxiing, , slowly stopped, and more than [-] soldiers of the Mavcom Special Agent Regiment with live ammunition quickly surrounded the two planes. The doors opened, and a lieutenant officer got off the plane first. It was the bloody battle in Shanxi battlefield a few days ago. He Wei.

"The air in Nanjing is just different."

He Wei carried the alliance flag and a medium-sized formal rifle on his back, and shouted. The soil under his feet was already the land of Jiangnan. There was an aroma like the smell of powder floating in the air. She was really a beauty from Jiangnan. The land is the Imperial State of Jinling. After staying in the rough and rustic Shanxi for a long time, it is quite interesting to come to Nanjing again.

This was not his first time to Nanjing. He had been here before traveling back in time, but as a tourist at that time. His impression of Nanjing was the Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty, the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, and roast duck. Salted duck, salted duck with soy sauce, duck blood vermicelli soup and lotus root slices old braised noodles.

The original owner of this time-traveled body graduated from the eleventh phase of the Central Army Military Academy in Nanjing, and also spent three years in the military academy in Nanjing.

But this time, what he faced was a Nanjing city covered with war clouds, a Nanjing that was about to face a catastrophe. From the moment he flew to Nanjing, He Wei secretly swore in his heart that he would not face that kind of disaster. He must do something about the tragic catastrophe that is about to happen in a few months, otherwise, he will be sorry for his time-travel journey!

Even if you can't save the overall situation, you must do your best to make some changes within your own capabilities. Otherwise, the city was harmed by the devils when you didn't come, but the devils will still harm you when you come. Then he Mom herself didn’t come here in vain.

After getting off the plane, He Wei kept moving his body, which had been tortured on the plane. It was a torture to fly on an airplane of this era. He had to endure the stuffy cabin and the roar of the engine, not to mention the suffering of later generations of airliners. The comfortable seats are all iron seats, which really allowed He Wei and the brothers to "enjoy" it.

After He Wei, Tao Heiwa, Chen Xinsheng, Hu Zhaowu, Fang Jing, Ge Guicai, Yang Biao and others walked down one after another. He Wei immediately ordered the formation of the team to count the number of people and equipment.

He Wei brought a total of 65 people, including a total of 47 remaining officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company. By the way, he also brought the remaining [-] officers and soldiers of Chen Xinsheng's tank defense artillery platoon. Of course, Chen Xinsheng was following He Wei. Before departure, he had obtained the consent of his superiors, allowing Chen Xinsheng to lead his platoon to follow He Wei back to Nanjing, and the Army Armored Corps to which Chen Xinsheng belonged happened to be stationed in Nanjing.

He Wei looked at the soldiers with guns and ammunition around him. He didn't know what the method was. Suddenly, a major officer walked towards He Wei with a smile. He Wei saw his rank and then looked at his uniform. It was obviously the same as that of the army. The military uniform was different, so he immediately stepped forward, gave the major a military salute, and handed the major his military officer ID and military disc.

"Hello, sir, Lieutenant He Wei, 14th Regiment, 28th Brigade, [-]th Division, Army No. [-], has been ordered to lead the report."

The major also returned the gift. After confirming He Wei's identity, he smiled and said to He Wei: "Yang Xiyu, the major commander of the first battalion of the Aviation Commission's Special Agent Group, has been specially ordered by the Military and Political Department to come to pick up your unit."

"It turns out he is the commander of the Air Force. No wonder the military uniform is different from our Army."

The major waved his hand: "Hey, Lieutenant He, what's the difference? They're all in the national army, and they all serve the party and the country. And I was in the army before. A few months ago, I was working in the 88th Division, and later we were in the Aviation Commission." Captain Li Liangrong, the leader of the secret service group, found Commander Sun Yuanliang of the 88th Division and specially asked me to come over. Only then did I arrive at the Air Navigation Commission unit."

"I see."

After He Wei finished speaking, he looked at the soldiers of the Aviation Commission's Special Task Force. These soldiers were very strange. They were all looking at him, sizing him up, and their eyes were very strange. The major in front of him seemed to see something in He Wei's heart. He Wei had doubts, so he said to He Wei: "Brother, you are so smart that you dare to rob Little Japan's chariot. Now your deeds are almost unknown in the streets and alleys. My brothers also admire you very much. In the newspapers I have been reporting on you these past few days. Some of these little brothers are only sixteen or seventeen years old. They are the age to worship heroes. Times create heroes, and heroes create times. This is an era that needs heroes. Brother, you are the one! "

The major battalion commander gave He Wei a thumbs up. He Wei didn't expect that he had become so famous that even the soldiers in the aviation committee admired him so much. He Wei couldn't help but feel a little elated.

"Take a break, stand at attention!"

"Pack up your gear!"

On one side, the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company have already organized their queues. More than 60 brothers are lined up in platoons. All of them are lightly equipped. This time they flew from Taiyuan. In addition to basic backpacks and daily necessities, the soldiers each I only brought a medium-sized formal rifle bayonet.

Only the squad leaders of each squad carried a formal rifle and twenty rounds of ammunition to deal with emergencies. He Wei left all the rest of the equipment with the original troops. After all, He Wei took away more than 40 elite veterans, and then took away so many Too many weapons and equipment will not be authentic.

Just as he was reorganizing the queue, Battalion Commander Yang of the Aviation Commission's Special Task Group looked at the soldiers under He Wei and couldn't help but praise him secretly. These soldiers' gestures, every order, and every movement could be seen as good. The training and the chilling aura of having experienced bloody battles make him look like he is a veteran who has fought hard on the battlefield.

A layman watches the excitement, an expert watches the door. Battalion Commander Yang is no layman either. He has worked in the 88th Division for many years. He also fought with the Japanese in Songhu on [-]th. Whether the soldiers are good or not and whether the army is strong or not can be determined at a glance. Know.

"Brother, these soldiers of yours are all good soldiers!"

The two of them smiled knowingly, and then two more large trucks arrived. Battalion Commander Yang immediately organized the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company to board the trucks, and explained some specific matters to He Wei.

"Brother, this time you return to Nanjing, the Ministry of Military Affairs specially told us that your return this time involves major secrets, and you must be closely protected. I don't know what the secrets are, and we shouldn't inquire about them. I only know that I will send you there. The Central Military Academy, the Ministry of Military Affairs has specially arranged for the military academy to be your camp. My people will take you outside the airport, and then change cars outside the airport, and people from the Second Military Police Regiment will escort you to the military academy."

Hearing what Major Yang said, He Wei thought to himself that the Military and Political Ministry really took the Japs' regiment flag seriously. After Li Mo'an telegraphed He Wei's seizure of the Japs' regiment flag to the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs took it very seriously and responded immediately. We must pay attention to confidentiality and come to Nanjing as soon as possible. Now that we have arrived, we have arranged for a special agent group of the Aviation Commission and an escort of the gendarmerie. We really take this matter seriously.

Several large trucks drove slowly, pulling dozens of brothers out of the airport and all the way to Guanghua Gate. When they arrived near Guanghua Gate, another company of military police came to hand over the troops.

He Wei had no choice but to take his brothers out of the car and get back on the truck driven by the military police. These military police officers were all wearing British-style woolen coats and equipped with Browning pistols. The military police soldiers were wearing gray woolen uniforms, and the sergeants were carrying shiny German military police uniforms. Machine guns were made of flowers, and the soldiers carried on their backs the new Chinese-style rifles produced by Gongxian Arsenal and German-made speed machines. Everyone's hands were wearing white gloves used for duty.

After counting the number of people, the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company were pulled onto the truck one by one. The physical fitness and cultural level of these military police officers and soldiers were much better than those of the Army and the Aviation Commission. However, when they saw He Wei, they also looked at him with admiration and admiration. Even the fierce-looking commander of the military police company also smiled and exchanged words with He Wei. Needless to say, it must have been because of him. Become a hero yourself.

When he was in the military academy, the military police were not so polite to He Wei. The main job of these people was to inspect the military appearance, conduct, and discipline of the soldiers and military academy students. They made He Wei miserable back then, and he did not dare to wear military uniforms when going out to eat. .

Then, the truck started and accelerated along the road outside Nanjing City until it reached Zhongshan Gate. Then it drove in from Zhongshan Gate and passed through the majestic Ming City Wall built during the Ming Taizu period. This was considered entering Nanjing City.

"This building is so tall. How come it is so beautifully built?"

"It's delicious."

"What's the food? I want to eat too."

“How does this car drive and why is it still connected to the wires?”

After entering the neighborhood, what appeared in front of the officers and soldiers was a modern city, with tall buildings, cars, buses, trams, and fragrant food. Today's Nanjing is still peaceful and prosperous, with people on the streets Pedestrians were smiling, the shouts of rickshaw pullers, the cries of hawkers, the coquettishness of women, the laughter of children, and the hearty laughter of men were all intertwined together, it was almost like a war period.

There were even traffic jams at some street intersections. The officers and soldiers on the cars opened the curtains on the carriages and pointed at the streets and pedestrians. Most of these soldiers came from rural areas and most of them saw modernization for the first time. Every corner of this city is worthy of their exciting taste.

Tao Heiwa, Yang Biao, and Ge Guicai all looked left and right like curious babies. Only He Wei, Chen Xinsheng, and Fang Jing, who had studied at the Nanjing Central Military Academy, were calmer.

He Wei also leaned on the carriage, carefully savoring the atmosphere of human fireworks. Suddenly, among the bustling crowd, he heard a familiar command, and saw a group of soldiers walking through the crowd, shouting neatly With the password, a road was opened and slowly drove towards the Zhongshan Gate. These people attracted He Wei's attention.He Wei looked over and saw that the leader seemed to be a school officer, followed by more than 100 infantrymen with round collar badges. Each soldier wore a German steel helmet, and the riflemen carried Chinese official rifles and cowhide imported from Germany. Cartridge belts, light machine gunners carry Czech light machine guns on their shoulders, each Czech light machine gun has a training wooden flechette launcher on its muzzle, and each soldier carries a German-made gas mask can on his waist. On the carriage behind the infantrymen were pulling boxes of wooden arrowhead training bombs.

Behind them are several artillery carriages, including four Japanese-made modified 100-type field guns and four Bofors mountain guns, which are exactly the size of two artillery companies. Behind them are more than [-] cavalry on tall horses. These soldiers all wear round collar badges, and their faces are all young and immature.

He Wei and Fang Jing, who was sitting in the same car, looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Needless to say, the circular collar badges on those soldiers must have the words "military academy" and "student" written on them. He Wei, Fang Jingdu After wearing it for three years, this team looked like students from the Central Military Academy coming out of the military academy. They drove along the Zhongshan Gate to the field and organized field combat drill education for students from various military disciplines, commonly known as field fighting.

The helmets they are wearing now, the rifles and light machine guns they carry on their backs, the [-]-type field guns used for field artillery operations, and the Bofors mountain guns used for mountain artillery operations may be the ones used by He Wei, Fang Jing, and Chen Xinsheng back then. of.

"The tide of anger is surging, the flag is flying, this is the revolutionary Huangpu, principles must be implemented, and discipline must not be relaxed..."

When they reached the place with the largest crowd, this team of military students suddenly sang the high-spirited school song of Whampoa Military Academy.

"Hey, brother, where are you from Huangpu?"

Suddenly, in another car, Chen Xinsheng stuck his head out and shouted at the marching team.

No one in the marching column paid any attention to him. Instead, a cavalry science student on horseback turned his head and glared at Chen Xinsheng, seeming to blame Chen Xinsheng for interfering with the march. His serious look made him look like a fool.

"Brother, I am from the [-]th phase of Huangpu, and he is from the [-]th phase of Huangpu. We have both left the army."

He Wei shouted with a smile, pointed to his lieutenant rank, and showed his identity as a senior. The cavalry science student's face turned red and white, as if he had been disgraced. He only left one sentence and shook his head to continue. go ahead.

"The [-]th issue of Huangpu."

The convoy continued to drive forward, and finally, it was completely blocked at an intersection, with pedestrians everywhere. What was even more unfortunate was that there was a car accident here, and all the cars on the road stopped. At this time, several vendors surrounded When they came over, they were not afraid to see that the car He Wei and the others were riding in was a military vehicle. A man who looked like a small boss leaned against the truck where He Wei was sitting, holding a tray in his hand, which contained two large bowls of duck blood vermicelli soup and fragrant pancakes.

"Fuck you, get out!"

As soon as they got closer, a military policeman raised a machine gun and tried to drive them away, but was stopped by He Wei.

"Brothers, they are just trying to make a living. There is no need. Besides, they can't do anything to us even if they are like this. My soldiers all carry bayonets, and the squad leader has a formal weapon in his hand."

The military police sergeant couldn't help but feel his throat twitch when he smelled the fragrant duck blood and vermicelli soup.

He Wei smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, how do you sell your duck blood vermicelli soup and pancakes?"

But the hawker waved his hand and said: "Sir, this soup has just come out of the pot and is still hot. You can't drink it now. Please listen to me carefully. After listening, I will give you this soup for free. If you want If you think it’s delicious, it’s not too late to pay for it.”

There was a traffic jam, and He Wei had nothing to do, so he said, "Oh? Then tell me, what can you tell me? Is there some allusion to your soup?"

The vendor nodded.

"Sir, you don't know that our soup has a history of hundreds of years. This is the royal soup cake. When our ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, first established his capital in Nanjing, he sold soup here. Your Majesty, It was not easy either. Once, the emperor was tired of the food in the palace and wanted to try food outside, so he summoned many snacks from outside the palace. Our ancestors were summoned into the palace and boiled water in the palace. , freshly cooked soup, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Bigfoot Ma all ate the soup and cakes made by our ancestors and said they were delicious."

"My ancestors were also very courageous. The emperor ate soup and cakes and rewarded them with money, but he did not give him the imperial title. The ancestors of the little man had the courage to add the imperial title of soup cake. At that time, Jinling When the people in the city learned that the soup and cakes were used by the emperor, they all scrambled to eat them. But one day, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty paid a private visit incognito. He happened to come to the door of the shop of the ancestor of the villain and saw the ancestor of the villain. He actually dared to use the word "imperial". At that time, the Jinyiwei around him was about to search the store. Fortunately, His Majesty Zhu Huang stopped the Jinyiwei in large numbers. He did not search the store. He just told the villain's ancestors that the word "imperial" was used. , you can keep it, but the price of soup and biscuits is not allowed to increase, sell it as you should."

"So, our soup and cakes are a royal experience at a common price."

The hawker played so vividly that the soldiers of the Sixth Company behind He Wei listened very seriously in the carriage. Apparently, many brothers were fooled by this hawker, but He Wei did not.

Before time travel, he would sometimes travel and taste various delicacies. In his memory, many roadside shops would advertise that they were famous products that the Empress Dowager Cixi had eaten. He estimated that there would be several at least. Shijia, the hawker's words couldn't fool He Wei at all.

"Listening to what you said, your soup and cakes are really good things. Ming Taizu is such a heroic figure. We have to taste what he has eaten."

But the hawker waved his hand and continued: "Sir, don't say that the heroes of ancient times are the heroes of today. You are also full of praise for our soup cakes. Seeing that you are also a soldier, you must also know that he has become famous recently. The heroic figure is called He Wei, and all the newspapers write about him. He is definitely not an ordinary figure. He drove Xiaodongyang's Iron Bastard back by himself, and he is a famous hero."

"This hero used to be a student of the Central Military Academy in Nanjing. When the military academy had a holiday, he would go directly to the small shop, but he is now a regular customer of mine! Every time He Yingxiong comes, he always comes to eat snacks. We are very familiar with the soup and cakes in our shop, and we treat each other as brothers on weekdays."

The hawker was bragging as if He Wei was his brother, but he didn't see that He Wei's expression had changed, and the soldiers in the carriage behind him were also suppressing laughter.

"Then I am really ignorant. I have never heard of such a person. I am so familiar with this hero, so he must be a hero as well."

The hawker was a little complacent after being praised by He Wei. He took out a newspaper from his arms and boasted: "Look, this is him."

Before he could unfold the newspaper, He Wei snatched it over first, then unfolded the newspaper, placed the photo of himself in the newspaper next to his face, and smiled at the vendor.

"Don't you think this Hero He looks a bit like me?"

The hawker was dumbfounded. The officer in front of him looked exactly the same as the hero He Wei who captured the Japanese tank in the newspaper. Then, the guy's eyes secretly glanced at He Wei's badge. When he saw He Wei's badge clearly, After naming, the vendor knelt down with a pale face.

"Sir, sir, hero, you don't remember the faults of villains, so just spare this little one. He deserves to die. He has eyes but cannot see the mountain."

The vendor was so bragging that he didn't expect that the real owner was right in front of him. He kept kneeling down and begging for mercy, and even slapped himself in the face.

Behind He Wei, the brothers of the Sixth Company burst into thunderous smiles. Several soldiers almost fell down laughing, and the two military policemen in the car couldn't stop laughing either.

"Okay, okay, I have no intention of pursuing you. Get up. Hey, let me ask you. I have more than 200 people here. Each of them has a bowl of soup and a piece of cake. Can you handle such a big business?" ?”

When the hawker saw that He Wei was no longer pursuing the matter, he quickly stood up and responded with a smile: "Yes, yes, sir, that's great. Don't worry, I can eat three hundred people, let alone two hundred people." Just look at it, you can just pay half of the meal."

After saying that, he saw this guy shouting and waving back. Within a few minutes, more than a dozen vendors carrying hot soup and hot cakes arrived. He Wei looked at the groups of vendors and thought to himself that he seemed to be underestimated. This guy was definitely not a hawker, at least he was a small business owner. He delivered baskets of food to the car, and the brothers of the Sixth Company enjoyed their first meal in Nanjing amidst the smoke and smoke.

After a simple meal and waiting for about an hour, the traffic at the intersection returned to normal. After passing through the bustling streets and alleys, the motorcade drove all the way to Fugui Mountain, then to Huangpu Road, and finally arrived at He Wei The destination of others - Nanjing Central Military Academy.

(End of this chapter)