Anhui, Anqing City.

"Sir, when will we be able to evacuate to Wuhan by boat?"

Li Hong shook his head, "I don't know, wait for the news!" ”

"Sir, our tax police corps is fighting bloody battles on the front line in Songhu, do you just ignore us?" Li Chengshuo was a little dissatisfied.

This group was the 4th Regiment of the Tax Police Corps, but they could not be evacuated to Wuhan, and due to the problem of ships, they were abandoned halfway, and then transferred to Anqing for temporary rest.

And then there was no follow-up.

If only the station is not followed, the key is that there is a big problem in the entire tax police corps, that is, the financial source.

The Ministry of Finance believes that the Tax Police Corps has been assigned to the 8th Army, and the military expenses will naturally be borne by the Military Commission; Because of the tension of the war, the Military Commission is also considering whether to retain the establishment of the Tax Police Corps or completely change it to the Army, so it has been delaying military spending.

Li Hong's group of people now have food, but the military salary has not been paid, and the weapons and ammunition have not been replenished, so they are consumed in Anqing City.

"Oh no, no!"

A shout broke the silence of the camp of the Tax Police Corps, and I saw a soldier running in, then stopped in the clearing, supported his knees, and shouted breathlessly, "The Japanese army has announced the full occupation of Nanjing, and the ceremony of entering the city will be held in the afternoon." ”

"What about the cold company commander?" Li Hong hurriedly asked.

"I don't know, no news!" The visitor shook his head.

"Can you believe the words of this Japanese soldier? announced the occupation of Nanjing City a few days ago, and it wasn't that they were beaten up by Chief Leng! Li Chengshuo pouted.

"Sir, I think Chief Leng must be fine, before on the Songhu battlefield, Chief Leng came and went freely, just a Nanjing City. Maybe the other party will surprise us in a few days! Seeing Li Hong's sad expression, Wang Sen hurriedly persuaded.

"That's right, maybe this guy is getting mixed up in Nanjing. But no one knows what is happening in Nanjing City now, and we are almost unaware of the outside world now. Li Hong sighed.

"Sir, I heard that the corps is now stationed in Hefei, or we should go to the corps." Suddenly, someone said.

After hearing the news that the regiment was in Hefei, the soldiers of these tax police regiments were a little nervous.

They really can't stand the situation of being abandoned here these days, they are the elite of the Songhu battlefield, but they are forgotten here.

"But we didn't get an appointment!" Someone hesitated.

"Is it possible to continue to spend here? I can't stand it anyway! ”

"That's right, wait a little longer, I'm almost moldy!"

Seeing these soldiers who were talking a lot, Li Hong felt the need to hold a meeting to decide whether to go or stay.

"Inform me and let the officers of the platoon commander and above come to the regiment headquarters for a meeting!"

。。。。。。

Early the next morning, the Japanese could not wait to begin to advertise that they had wiped out the Chinese army that was resisting in Nanjing.

In a-for-tat confrontation, the Nationalist Government also announced that tens of thousands of soldiers of the National Army had successfully broken through in the early morning of the 17th under the leadership of Qiu Qingquan, chief of staff of the Teaching Corps.

As for Leng Jie, the national government did not mention it at the press conference. Even if a reporter asked, he prevaricated on the grounds that Leng Jie was just acting on orders.

Obviously, it is not in the interests of the national government to make Leng Jie a savior. If Leng Jie is established as the first hero, then many senior generals of the Central Army will be very faceless.

In order to highlight Qiu Qingquan's status as a high-ranking general, Lao Chiang, the chairman of the committee, directly ordered the promotion of Qiu Qingquan to major general and commander-in-chief of the Nanjing guerrillas, responsible for directing the troops that broke through the encirclement to withdraw to the defense area of the Third War Zone.

For all this, Leng Jie didn't know yet, because he was still in the process of breaking through.

On the Japanese side, however, they were a little annoyed and angry.

Originally, Hatohiko Asakanomiya was ready to happily participate in the entrance ceremony in the afternoon, but he learned that the division headquarters of the 6th Division had been served by someone, and the division commander Lieutenant General Tani Toshio, the brigade commander Major General Sakai Tokutaro, and the chief of staff Shimono Ichiho Daisa, and other general-level officers were all killed in the division headquarters.

"Yaga!" Hatohiko Asakanomiya gritted his teeth and said, "A division headquarters was terminated, and a lieutenant general, division commander and a major general brigade commander were killed, and the imperial army has never suffered such a big loss since the beginning of the war.

It's a shame!

Not only the shame of the 6th Division, but also the shame of the entire sending army, but also the entire imperial army. Find the murderer and destroy this army! ”

"Hey!" Iinuma Mamoru said, "But I don't know which army attacked the commander of the Tani Shouo Division, this... ”

So many people broke through last night, who knows which unit did it? Isn't this looking for a needle in a haystack?

"Yaga!" Hatohiko Asakamiya scolded, "The division headquarters of the 6th Division is guarded by hundreds of imperial soldiers, and those who can defeat these imperial troops and sneak attack the division headquarters can be ordinary troops?" Sending warplanes to look for the larger Chinese troops, which must be among them. ”

At this time, a staff officer of Nakasa walked in, came to Hatohiko of Asakamiya, closed his feet and said, "Telegram from the commander of the 36th Brigade Ushijima Manchu Brigade!" ”

Mamoru Iinuma took it and looked at it roughly and said, "Your Royal Highness, the commander of the Ushijima Brigade said that he has already found out which unit attacked the division headquarters of the 6th Division, and is willing to lead his troops to pursue it. ”

"Which troop is it?" Hatohiko Asakanomiya frowned, and when he saw Mamoru Iinuma's expression, he remembered someone, "It can't be that Leng Jie!" ”

Mamoru Iinuma nodded, "Your Royal Highness, the commander of the Ushijima Manchu Brigade has captured a few Chinese prisoners. According to the confessions of these prisoners, there was only one unit in Nanjing City equipped with a large number of submachine guns, and that was the spy company under Leng Jie, who had been fighting against the imperial army.

It is reported that the number of this spy company is about 200 people, and each person has a submachine gun!

The 6th Division had a large number of German submachine gun cartridge casings at its headquarters, and a damaged German submachine gun was also captured.

This confirms the guesses of the commander of the Ushijima Brigade! ”

"This is a disgrace to their 6th Division, let them wash it off themselves, and let Major General Ushijima's troops join the pursuit force sequence." Hatohiko said coldly.

"Hey!" Iinuma Mamoru said, "Your Highness, the Koshina army has strong firepower, and with the 36th Brigade, even if it catches up, I'm afraid it will be easy for the Shina troops to escape." ”

"What do you mean?" Hatohiko Asaka was puzzled.

"Your Royal Highness, I suggest that you transfer to a special service brigade directly under the Dispatch Army. The special service brigade is brave and well-equipped, and should be able to suppress the Chinese army in terms of firepower. Mamoru Iinuma suggested.

"Yo Xi, that's it." Hatohiko Asakanomiya nodded, "By the way, when will Commander Matsui's plane arrive?" ”

"Arrive at Okoba's Airport at eleven o'clock!"