More than an hour after the end of the battle, the Japanese troops who captured the presidential palace searched inside and out, and found no hidden survivors. In several basements of the presidential palace, the Japanese army did not give up the search.

For these little devils who are responsible for cleaning the battlefield, they are very keen on cleaning the battlefield, and it is difficult for anything of value to escape their search. Even if the presidential palace is in ruins, there are still a lot of good things.

Similar to ancient texts and calligraphy and paintings, even if they are quaint and exquisite ceramics, these little devils will not let go. The looted items are gathered in a single room, and then a special person is responsible for registering them.

If it is some small and exquisite jewelry or antiques, many little devils will also find a way to keep it private and regard it as their own trophies. With this kind of scraping search, who would have guessed the danger hidden underground?

Originally, seeing that the sky was almost dark, there had been no gunshots on the side of the presidential palace for a long time, and the people who stayed in the safe area and looked at the presidential palace obsessively, their hearts were sour, knowing that the Jinling Dead Soldiers Battalion that was holding the presidential palace might be completely annihilated.

As a result, at this moment, the presidential palace once again heard the earth-shattering explosion, and countless huge explosions and flames soared into the sky, and people from miles away could see this sky-pounding explosion flames. Many people know that the explosion should have come from the presidential palace.

Thinking of this, the people immediately said, "Is there still anyone alive in the camp of the dead?" ”

"Even if there are still people alive, it is estimated that they will not survive when this explosion sounds. Oh my! That's how much explosives were planted! ”

To be able to explode such a movement, it is enough to imagine that the amount of explosives planted must be quite large. In fact, these people were right, half of the explosives looted from the ammunition warehouses of the troops in the city were buried in the presidential palace.

During the earlier battles, the explosives were buried in the ground, and the wires that activated the detonators were not connected. It wasn't until Chen Gongshu began to plan the retreat that he arranged for his action team members to connect all the wires.

Even if the little devil who enters the presidential palace sees a power line in the corner of the collapsed house, he will not suspect that the end of the wire is a pile of explosives with a detonator inserted. As the seat of a country's government, the presidential palace is naturally electrified and equipped with electric lights.

It was not the first time to detonate, but more for the safety of the retreat. As the explosives buried in the ground were detonated, the underground passages that had previously retreated were also blown up. In this way, the little devil will not be able to find this retreat channel dug in the ground.

Even for safety reasons, Chen Gongshu buried several special bombs provided by Hu Biao earlier in the explosives pile. In the explosion that rushed to the sky, a pungent and deadly smell was emitted from time to time, which made the little devils who were ready to rush in to rescue them fearful.

Seeing the Presidential Palace, which had been reduced to a sea of fire, and the houses that had collapsed again, the captain of the Japanese army who was staying outside said with a frightened face: "Quick, immediately wear a gas mask, and you must rescue His Excellency the division commander!" Fast! ”

Because the Jinling Dead Soldiers Battalion had used special ammunition in both the blocking and breakthrough battles, most of the infantry of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army who were ordered to attack carried gas masks. Seeing the yellow smoke coming out of the explosion, many Japanese soldiers knew what it was.

Even the two members of the Military Command Action Team who were in charge of initiating the explosion in the end would never have imagined that when they detonated the detonation, Sadao Ushijima, the commander of the 18th Division, happened to come to the Presidential Palace from the rear headquarters to inspect the results of the battle, and he also happened to enter the core area of the Presidential Palace.

As a result, it was obvious that when the little devil who was in charge of the perimeter guard died early and rushed into the presidential palace filled with gunpowder smoke and yellow smoke, and finally found out where the division commander was from the surviving soldiers, he found that the house that had not stood up before had collapsed.

The Japanese captain who was anxious to get on fire immediately shouted: "Go, go and find tools immediately, even if you dig it by hand, you have to dig out the body of the division commander." Damn, what did the search team do for food, why didn't you find out that there were still explosion traps in the presidential palace? ”

In the face of the roar of the Japanese captain, the soldiers under his command did not know how to answer. They only knew one thing, the entire division lost more than half of its strength, and in the end it only took a presidential palace that was completely reduced to ruins.

After the explosion, the presidential palace, which was completely reduced to ruins, did not even make sense to rebuild. Even for a long time, this ruin will be in a forbidden place for the living, and the remnants of those special ammunition will be deadly.

Correspondingly, the corpses buried in the rubble by this explosion do not need to be restrained. Over time, it is believed that the corpses of these war dead buried in the rubble may also decompose until they completely turn into white bones.

Chen Gongshu and the others, who were resting in the secret room of the passage, naturally heard a huge explosion in the distance. Even though the chamber was a little far from the center of the explosion, the flames of the lit oil lamps and candles could still be seen trembling slightly.

Knowing that Hu Biao's fatal blow that had taken a lot of effort to deploy was detonated, Chen Gongshu also smiled bitterly: "I hope that after the committee knows the results of the explosion, it will not hold us accountable." This presidential palace is estimated to not be rebuilt for a while and a half! ”

Listening to what Chen Gongshu said, Qin Tianyou said very directly: "It shouldn't take much time to build a presidential palace. But as far as the current situation is concerned, they want to recover Jinling, but I'm afraid it will take longer! ”

From the defeat in the Battle of Songhu to the defeat in the Battle of Jinling, the national army, known as the strongest in China, was still unable to resist the Japanese army. The main force of the Nationalist army, which had retreated to Wuhan, still maintained a posture of blocking the Japanese army.

As for the counterattack, in Qin Tianyou's opinion, it is only possible in the short term. With the current economic and manufacturing strength of the Nationalist Government, it is almost impossible to defeat the Japanese army, which is currently in its prime.

Perhaps, as Hu Biao said before, as soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War, they must be mentally prepared for a long-term war of resistance. Now that they have survived, it is unknown whether they will have the opportunity to see the day of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War!

Qin Tianyou, who was talking, couldn't help but look at the room that was temporarily used as a ward on the other side of the secret room, thinking of Hu Biao, who was still not awake, as a subordinate and an old comrade-in-arms, he was indeed a little relieved.

Also seeing the worry in Qin Tianyou's eyes, Chen Gongshu could only smile and comfort: "Don't worry, Brother Hu will definitely wake up." I heard that you were his squad leader earlier? You should know him better, right? ”

"It's alright! Speaking of which, this guy's personality has not changed, and his temper is as stubborn as a second stunned person, but his luck has always been good. On the Songhu battlefield, this guy was shelled twice, and finally survived.

Especially in the battle of guarding the Sixing warehouse, I personally tried his snort and found that he seemed to have lost his breath. As a result, not long after being carried to the morgue, he miraculously survived again, and later made so many contributions. ”

"And what did he do before, do you know?"

"I know, his identity is very ordinary, a native of Hebei, and he studied martial arts with others for a few years in his early years. Later, his hometown was hit by a disaster, and his parents did not survive in the end. When our division was recruiting, this guy took the initiative to join the army in order to have enough to eat, and I was his squad leader for two years.

Don't look at him now that he is doing things seriously, in fact, this guy is not very old, and he is only twenty-two years old this year. In the past, he was even more stunned in the company, and his temper was very stubborn, but he was really good at training and shooting, and our company commander loved and hated him. ”

Referring to Hu Biao's incident in the machine gun company, Qin Tianyou also felt that the battlefield could really train people. Who would have known that the second stunned man who made him uneasy at the beginning has now become his commander, but has taught him so many skills to fight.

Although Qin Tianyou was also curious about why Hu Biao had undergone such a big change, he naturally wouldn't say anything to Chen Gongshu about these things. Even if he believes that Chen Gongshu has no bad intentions for Hu Biao, but the other party is a military commander after all!

When the outside world was shocked by the final shocking explosion of the presidential palace, Dai Li, who was far away in Wuhan, was also anxious. Knowing that the Japanese army had captured the presidential palace, the Jinling dead battalion seemed to be all killed, but Dai Li still refused to believe this result.

Spy personnel who are hiding in the international security zone are instructed to keep an eye on the movements of the Japanese troops in the city. At the same time, inquire about the relevant news of the Jinling Dead Soldiers' Battalion. As for the radio contact that has been interrupted, Dai Li is also paying close attention.

But Dai Li did not expect that early the morning of the second day after the Japanese army captured the presidential palace, he received a call from the camp. Looking at Lao Jiang, who looked a little unhappy, Dai Li, who was called in the morning, looked a little worried in his heart.

"Yunong, did you forget to report something to me?"

"Bench, please give me instructions!"

"Show it! What did I tell you earlier? must save that kid's life, but if you look at it now, all the major newspapers are promoting the collective martyrdom of the Jinling Dead Soldiers' Battalion. My presidential palace has been stormed, why didn't you report it? ”

Looking at the newspaper thrown in front of him, the first page headline was the report on the capture of the presidential palace by the Japanese army, Dai Li, who picked up the newspaper, could only explain with a wry smile: "Commission, can you tolerate the humble explanation, I think the news in the newspaper may not be accurate!" ”

"What? Is that kid still alive? ”

Perhaps during this time, he had heard too much news about Hu Biao, so that Lao Jiang also loved Hu Biao. Now that he heard that Dai Li was about to explain, Lao Jiang also heard the news that Dai Li told him that Hu Biao should still be alive.

As a result, Dai Li shook his head and said: "Commission, according to the telegram sent by the supernumerary team of the Jinling Detention Office, the Japanese army did capture the presidential palace before nightfall yesterday. More than an hour after the exchange of fire stopped, the presidential palace again heard the sound of earth-shattering explosions.

Although I haven't received any definite news yet, I believe that Chen Gongshu should have rescued Hu Biao. Because the incident happened too suddenly, Chen Gongshu, who had withdrawn into the emergency shelter, did not come to send an urgent telegram. The news in the newspapers is not entirely accurate! ”

That is to say, what the newspaper says is also possible? Niang Xipi, it's hard to find a general, is this kid going to die so soon? ”

Dai Li's explanation, Lao Jiang still felt dissatisfied. But he also knew that there was really no need to report the unverified information. It's just that no one expected that a piece of information received by the military commander not long ago would bring the Jinling Dead Soldiers Battalion to the forefront again!