Chapter 55: Evacuation of Suzhou
"What? Are you retreating? ”
Hearing what the representative sent by the tax police corps in front of him said, Wu Jianxiong was a little surprised.
If people are talking about the number of people, he can naturally not take the tax police corps of hundreds of people in front of him in his eyes.
But after the day's battle, Wu Jianxiong's mind changed.
He thought that the hundreds of people on the other side would not be able to hold the train station, but he didn't expect that not only did he hold it, but also destroyed nearly ten devil tanks and wiped out hundreds of Japanese soldiers.
In fact, there were less than 200 people, and it was only because of too many tank losses that the Japanese retreated.
If his troops thought of holding their positions with more than 1,000 Japanese troops and tank support, they would have to send at least one brigade, and one regiment alone might not be able to hold it.
And the tax police corps is only a few hundred people!
In his opinion, if such a unit were to guard the railway station, the pressure on his division on the front would be very small.
But now the people from the tax police corps told him that the other party was going to withdraw, and poured a basin of cold water directly on their heads.
"In today's battle, we suffered heavy losses, and if we continue to fight, we all have to explain here. We will hold out one more day tomorrow and retreat tomorrow night.
The main reason is that we saw that they were all comrades-in-arms, so we came to inform you.
With our troops, we could not hold Suzhou, Changzhou was lost, and the Wufu line was already in vain, and only by withdrawing to Wuxi could we hold it for a longer period of time. ”
"Have you forgotten Chief Xue's order?" Wu Jianxiong was a little annoyed.
"Chief Xue just asked us to cover the withdrawal of the main force to Wuxi. Now there is no main force in Suzhou, and our task has been completed.
If we don't leave, the Japanese army will most likely surround us here, and we won't be able to leave if we want to. Could it be that Commander Wu wants all the thousands of brothers of the 154th Division to die here?
We are not here to seek your permission, but because we do not want to put the Witch Chief's Department at a disadvantage because of our retreat. Even if the Witch Governor does not agree, we will retreat. ”
Soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, and although Leng Jie felt that what he did was a little inappropriate, he still chose to persuade Li Hong to retreat.
Now that the national army has been defeated, the Wufu line and the Xicheng line will not last for a few days, and the next most important thing is the defense of Nanjing.
He didn't want to miss the battle, and now that he was on this plane, he felt that he had to do something.
And today's injury also affected his performance a lot.
He escaped from the battle, but after the Battle of Songhu, there were fewer people who escaped?
He didn't think he was noble, at least he informed his allies when he chose to retreat, so that they wouldn't be unaware.
After speaking, Leng Jie and his two subordinates left the headquarters of the 154th Division.
Seeing the three Leng Jie leaving, Wu Jianxiong's expression was uncertain, and he wanted to take out his gun and shoot these three people, especially the person who led him.
But in the end, he still held back, who let the other party be the Central Army.
Although within the Central Army, the Tax Police Corps is not welcomed, it is a fact that the Tax Police Corps is well-equipped and capable of fighting. If there is really a conflict, Lao Jiang will also help the tax police corps, instead of helping their miscellaneous army.
"Sir, what now?" The chief of staff asked.
Wu Jianxiong hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind, "Send someone to call officers above the regimental level to the division headquarters for a meeting." ”
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"What are you doing? Stop! ”
"Old immortal, get out of the way, or I'll kill you directly! Hurry up and move it for me, otherwise it's a cheap little devil. ”
In Wuxi, in front of a store, a lieutenant viciously pushed a middle-aged man to the ground. Then a dozen soldiers rushed into the store like wolves and grabbed anything they saw.
The shopkeeper got up and rushed forward, only to be greeted with a rifle butt.
"Old immortal, get out of the way!"
"You it, put it down...
The shopkeeper howled and cried as he watched the contents of his shop being removed by the GIs and placed on the truck outside the store.
But in the face of fierce soldiers, neither the shopkeeper nor the shopkeeper dared to move.
As for the passing troops, when they saw this situation, some people wanted to step forward to stop it, but they were stopped by others.
"What are you doing? Look for death! Don't be nosy! ”
"Do you just watch them do whatever they want?"
"That's the soldiers of the 88th Division of the Central Army, that's the German Armament Division, there was a conflict, and it was us who suffered."
This happened more than once, but when they learned that the soldiers who robbed the goods were from the 88th Division, they all flinched.
"What are you doing?"
But at this time, someone still stood up, but not soldiers, but students.
Seeing that these soldiers in front of him were behaving like bandits, Liu Yue couldn't help but rush forward, and helped the shopkeeper to find these soldiers to theorize.
"Girl, forget it, don't get in trouble!" The shopkeeper was also kind-hearted, and he was afraid that Liu Yue would suffer a loss, so he hurriedly persuaded him.
"How can you forget it? As a soldier, shouldn't you be defending your family and country? What difference does it make to rob the property of their own people, then bandits? Liu Yue retorted.
"That's it!"
The students were just impulsive, and soon someone echoed Liu Yue, and then stood beside each other, pointing at these soldiers.
Han Bin wanted to dissuade him, but he didn't expect Liu Yue and the others to be so breathless.
But since a few people had already stood out, he didn't hide behind.
You must know that the soldiers of this era are not very good in military discipline.
At least compared with the Eighth Route Army or the soon-to-be-established New Fourth Army, the former is in the sky, and the national army is underground.
The military discipline of a small part of the national army is okay, and most of them have problems, as can be proved by these central armies in front of them. There is a reason why the national army could not defeat it in the end.
"Ouch, there are still people who take care of our business, it's quite bold!"
Seeing the students in front of him with a strong sense of justice, the lieutenant couldn't help but laugh, and the rest of the soldiers also stopped their movements and looked at the people who were blocking their way.
"Platoon leader, these girls are good, quite punctual."
Seeing Liu Yue and several female students beside him, one of the soldiers smiled evilly and reached out to touch the nearest Liu Yue, but was knocked off by one hand.
"What do you want to do first? In broad daylight, not only robbing the store, but also molesting schoolgirls? Are you still soldiers? Wang Chengpeng hurriedly stood up, knocked out the dirty hand that stretched out, and stood in front of Liu Yue to protect the other party.
Han Bin also stepped forward and stood beside Wang Chengpeng, his eyes were on guard, and his hands were subconsciously placed on his waist.
There was a pistol there.
Before taking the train, those rifles were left, and only a few pistols were left for self-defense.
"Soldiers? When we were fighting devils on the front line, you all hid behind and enjoyed the blessings. What is it if I take something from them? We don't take it, and we want cheap little devils anyway. Rather than being snatched away by the devils, it is better to take it to us to fight against the Japanese. ”