"Your Excellency, Commander of the Qiqi Brigade, the Chinese army south of Xinjiekou has been basically wiped out."

Nanjing Municipal Hospital, the brigade headquarters of the 36th Brigade of the Japanese Army.

The captain of the 45th Wing, Kanda Masa Daisa, stood in front of Ushijima Mitsuru and said confidently.

"Really?" Ushijima was incredulous, "How did I hear that this afternoon, there were hundreds of imperial soldiers who were ambushed together, and almost all of them were wiped out?" The number of troops in China that can completely annihilate hundreds of imperial soldiers will not be less than three or four hundred, right? ”

Kanda Masa was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained, "Back to the brigade commander, it was just an accident. Today, in one day, we annihilated thousands of Shina soldiers, which is basically the main force of the Shina army.

Even if there is still a branch of the army south of Xinjiekou, it is just a remnant, and there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

Perhaps in order to slap him in the face, suddenly there was a rotten fire in the northwest direction, followed by the sound of an explosion.

Ushijima and the others hurriedly walked out, and when they saw that direction, that distance, someone on the side couldn't help but remind.

"That looks like the 45th Wing's team headquarters, right?"

"Nani?" Kanda was a little incredulous.

At this time, the phone of the brigade headquarters rang, and soon a lieutenant Shaozo came to Ushijima Mitsuru and reported, "Your Excellency the commander of the Qiqi brigade, the headquarters of the 45th Wing was attacked by the people of China, and hundreds of people were lost, and more than a dozen combat vehicles and a large number of artillery and ammunition were destroyed. ”

As soon as this Shao Zuo finished speaking, Kanda Masa was very reluctant to immediately split the other party alive, and Ushijima's face was also very serious.

"Kanda Osa, this is what you said about the basic annihilation? What size can sneak up on your wing headquarters and lose hundreds of men to your wing? Don't tell me there are only a few dozen Chinese soldiers. ”

"This... Neglected in his duties! ”

Kanda Masa was also puzzled, in the evening, the Chinese army really didn't resist much, why did it suddenly drill out so many people?

"You must have been negligent!" Ushijima said angrily, "Because many of the Chinese army has withdrawn underground, your troops will naturally not be able to find it." ”

"Underground? Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what's going on? Kanda was a little puzzled.

"It seems that Kanda-kun, you are not careful enough to observe this!"

At first, Ushijima didn't know until he found out from several reports. Because suddenly, a Chinese army appeared behind the imperial soldiers and launched a sneak attack, but it disappeared in a blink of an eye.

It is also possible that the imperial army did not search carefully, but this situation has occurred many times, so it is not a problem of not searching carefully, but that the Chinese army is hiding in a place that the imperial soldiers ignore.

After several observations, Ushijima confirmed that the Chinese troops had gone underground.

He sent people to investigate, and even entered the underground water channel himself.

But when he saw the tortuous and complicated underground waterway, his head suddenly became big.

If the Chinese army really hid in it, the imperial army really had no way.

This is not a sewer, but a dense number of them, and there is no regularity, and it is very likely that it also leads to the inner and outer rivers of the Qinhuai River.

If he sends someone down, his eyes will be black, and he can't distinguish between the southeast and the northwest.

Moreover, the soldiers of the squad he sent to inquire about the news did not come back, not a single one, which made him even more worried.

In the end, he sent people to find the traces of the squad, and after walking less than 100 meters underground, he found the corpses of many imperial soldiers, and then a shootout broke out.

This undoubtedly confirmed his suspicion that the Chinese army had really put these underground waterways to use.

Hearing Ushijima's explanation, Kanda Masashi couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, "Brigade commander, what now?" If the people of China were to use these sewers, we would not be able to destroy them. ”

"That's what I'm worried about! The Chinese people in the security zone must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise more and more Chinese troops will come out of the security zone, and it is very likely that we will be caught up in endless street fighting.

The Imperial Army can't drag on like this forever! Ushijima said with a solemn expression.

Don't look at the victory of the Japanese army in the Battle of Songhu, and also took the opportunity to capture Nanjing and the richest Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions in the whole of China.

But the Japanese army also paid a lot of costs, and it has been four months since the battle of Songhu. After four months of continuous operation, the army was also somewhat tired, and many divisions and regiments suffered considerable losses, and the deficit was very large, and they had to rest for a period of time before they could fight again.

If Nanjing has not been able to take it, and it is still in endless street battles with the Chinese army, that is the last thing the empire wants to see.

The top priority is to find ways to prevent more Chinese troops from coming out of the safe zone.

The commander of the 23rd Wing, Okamoto Zhenzhi, said, "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I have a doubt, how did the Chinese army know the route of this underground waterway? It is reported that the sewer problem was never mentioned in the defensive strategy of the Chinese people.

And these defenders, except for the time of teaching the chief captain in Nanjing, other armies are mostly in other places. And the teaching corps can't be so familiar with underground waterways, right? ”

"You're saying they might have a map?" Ushijima said in a deep voice.

"Quite possibly!" Okamoto guessed.

"Then Okamoto-kun, do you think it was the people of Shina who took into account the use of sewers in street fighting during defensive operations, or was it just a map that was accidentally discovered by the stubborn Shina people in the city?" Ushijima asked.

"It's hard to guess. However, if you want to find a map of the underground waterways, you guess that there are three places with the best chance of having a map.

They are the Presidential Palace, the Nanjing Garrison Command, and the Nanjing Municipal Government. Especially in the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters, the retreat of the Chinese people was in a hurry, and if the Chinese really used the underground waterways, then the map is very likely to be missing here. Okamoto analyzed.

"Yo Xi, Okamoto-kun deserves to be an excellent officer of the empire!" Ushijima complimented, "Okamoto-kun, this task is entrusted to you, you must find a way to find a map of the underground waterways." ”

"Hey!" Okamoto nodded.

As for Kanda Masang, Ushijima Mitsuru didn't pay attention to the other party from beginning to end.

There is no way, who let him be severely slapped in the face, Ushijima Mitsuru didn't blame him for it.

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"Big brother, let's go with you! We know the way! ”

Just as Leng Jie was about to leave Xinjiekou and enter the safe zone with three platoons of soldiers from the spy company, Han Bin and a few people came over.

"Do you know the way? You have only been in Nanjing for a few days, what road do you know? Don't make a mess, stay here, and hide underground if you're in danger. Leng Jie said in a deep voice.

"Sir Leng, they don't know the way, I know. My name is Fei Shiyun, I am a student of Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences, and I am still from Nanjing, so I am familiar with the streets and alleys of Nanjing. ”。

Just when Han Bin was speechless, a female student stood up, and then Han Bin looked at Leng Jie with a smug face.

Leng Jie glared at the other party fiercely, and finally had no choice but to take Han Bin, the Taoist priest, and the female student Fei Shiyun to act together, and soon disappeared into the vast night.