Chapter 1761 Expedition
At ten o'clock in the morning on the 23rd, when the United States mixed fleet composed of nine warships and ten transport ships flying the Stars and Stripes sailed into the eyes of the students at the Zhuhai Naval Wharf, the huge crowd on the shore did not know A woman suddenly uttered a wail, which immediately resonated with everyone—then, there was a sound of weeping and shouting. The mother called her son, the wife called her son, and the sister called her brother... The atmosphere on the pier suddenly turned from cloudy to rainy become depressed.

It was Ji Xingwen's license to organize family members to see them off at the request of the Jews, and the bribes were Jews and soldiers with families in Guangzhou.

90.00% of the officers and soldiers of the first division of the expedition came from North China and Northwest China. Most of them are alone, and it is impossible to hope that someone will send them off.

The first mountain division came from the junction of Fujian and Guangdong, and the journey was far away. Except for those who settled their homes near Guangzhou, it was impossible for family members to send them off.

Learning the Seventeenth Division is an exception.Except for the orphans, their family members basically lived in the Jewish settlements near Guangzhou, so nine out of ten of the people seeing them off at the wharf were Jews.

Seeing this scene, Ouyang Yun turned around and said to Guo Kui: "Old Guo, you really should have a family!"

"If the Japanese invaders are not destroyed, we will not be our family!" Guo Kui said.

Ji Xingwen: "Old Guo, I don't agree with what you said, you should start a family just to eliminate the Japanese invaders."

"how do I say this?"

"Give birth to two more little Guo Kui, so that we can fight devils better!"

"Ha!" Ouyang Yun, Guo Kui and everyone around laughed.

"Woo--" the whistle sounded, and two tugboats greeted the American fleet.As the siren sounded, Ouyang Yun said to Guo Kui: "Old Guo, do you still remember the first time we met?"

Guo Kui smiled: "Of course I remember. Time flies so fast, it's been six years in a flash."

"Do you know how many of our old brothers there are?"

Guo Kui's expression darkened.

"There are still 170 and six people, and among them, 160 and three are not in the front-line troops. If they are all in the front-line troops, it is uncertain how many of them are still alive——Zhang Liang!"

"Here!" Zhang Liang responded loudly, and stepped forward to stand beside Ouyang Yun.

"You take a platoon of soldiers to follow Commander Guo to the Philippines, and I will entrust his safety to you!"

"Yes! Commander-in-Chief, don't worry, even if I, Zhang Liang, are smashed to pieces, I will do my best to protect Commander Guo's safety."

Ouyang Yun was serious, Guo Kui smiled, and said, "Commander-in-Chief, we are all people who came under the hail of bullets, so there's no need for this?"

Ouyang Yun said seriously: "Old Guo, don't be careless. The Japanese are bound to win against the Philippines. This battle is dangerous!"

Guo Kui calmed down and said, "Understood, don't worry, I will bring back a complete Second Expeditionary Army."

Outsiders only saw that the Xuebing Army had grown rapidly from the Xuebing Corps, and it jumped up like a rocket, thinking it was a miracle.Ouyang Yun and other senior officers of the Xuebing Army are filled with the bones and blood of the martyrs—the Xuebing Army can achieve today's achievements because hundreds of thousands of good sons and daughters of China have exchanged their youth and lives for it. .

At the beginning of the invasion of the Dutch East Indies by the Japanese Western Expeditionary Fleet, although the Japanese assured the US government that they would never harm the interests of the US in Southeast Asia.But where is the U.S. government willing to believe this kind of nonsense-they quickly established the Far East U.S. Army Command, with D?As the commander, MacArthur dispatched additional troops to the Philippines, while establishing fortifications in Palawan, Mindanao, and Panay; at the same time, he strengthened the air power of the Clark Air Force Base and the naval power of the Cavite Naval Base. C?As the commander, Hart formed a mixed fleet with nearly fifty warships of various types.

At this time, the mixed fleet that will berth at the Shangzhu Naval Wharf is from the mixed fleet, and the commander is Grant, the commander of the American evacuation fleet that once helped the Xuebing Army complete the "Singapore Rescue". brigadier".

The U.S. government and the military believe that the reason why the Xuebing Army agreed to form a de facto ally with the United States is that the evacuation fleet commanded by Grant played a considerable role in helping the Xuebing Army in the "Singapore Rescue" operation. The impetus, because of this reason, Grant was promoted to brigadier general, and was named to command the mixed fleet to Zhuhai.

The military rank has been raised, and the ship is different.When Grant's ship, the "New Orleans" with a displacement of 200 tons, was the first to dock at the pier, Ouyang Yun narrowed his eyes and inspected the nearly [-]-meter-long hull and bow of the ship. The thick barrel of the main gun said: "Do you see it? This is the background of a powerful naval power. Just take out a warship that is [-]-ton class."

"'New Orleans', commander-in-chief, is that the name?" asked Li Tieshu from behind.

Ouyang Yun looked over and cheered up: "That's the name! Wait - New Orleans class, I remembered, there is a sister ship of this battleship in our Pacific Fleet, haha!"

"We also have this kind of giant ship?" Guo Kui asked, his eyes shining brightly.

At this time, the American sailors on "New Orleans" had already lowered the gangway, and Grant, who was wearing a brand-new U.S. Navy Commodore uniform, was walking down the gangway.

It was the first time for all the Chinese people on the pier to see such a huge warship at such a close distance. Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun was shocked, and they naturally couldn't help it.And when the crowd on the shore gradually quieted down because they were distracted by the huge hull of "New Orleans", Grant and his men were also shocked by the neat queue of students on the pier.

Because Grant has dealt with Cui Lin and the others before, he has a certain understanding of the cadet army. He knows that there is a special force in the cadet army, the Jungle Special Forces Brigade, whose combat power is comparable to that of the most elite U.S. Navy. The Marine Corps was no slouch either.However, he was still shocked when he saw tens of thousands of well-equipped and energetic students.

Originating from the reports of American journalists in China, Americans are not ignorant of the Chinese military.As a result, their impression of Chinese soldiers is that they have good fighting will but relatively backward weapons and equipment, and gradually come to an evaluation: their combat effectiveness is limited.

Before departing from Cavite Naval Base, Grant had a discussion with MacArthur and Hart about the issue.No matter how high the U.S. government gave it, MacArthur and Hart had a very bad impression of the cadet army, thinking that this warlord-like army only had a fair will to fight.For this reason, MacArthur even considered whether to ask Washington to help the Chinese replace their equipment.

Grant's knowledge of the cadet army was limited to Cui Lin and the others, so he also thought that the ordinary troops of the cadet army were poorly equipped, and felt shocked at the moment.

"Is this really the Chinese army?" Behind him, the adjutant Major O'Leary questioned softly.

"It's strange, why are there us Westerners?" Behind O'Leary, Grant's bodyguard chief Budmon exclaimed.

"They are Jews," Grant said, and then he put on a reserved smile and greeted Zhang Liangfeng standing on the pier.

(End of this chapter)

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