As the seat of the highest ruling authority of the Republic of China government, the presidential palace has built corresponding emergency evacuation passages from the beginning of its construction. Emergency evacuation passages like this are actually common in later generations, but they don't know much about it.

Initially following Hu Biao into the presidential palace, Chen Gongshu was given the authority to open the emergency evacuation channel. This kind of survival channel, which can safely transfer the president in an emergency, is naturally not qualified for everyone to use.

Now that the presidential palace has fallen into ruins, even if Lao Chiang leads his troops back to Jinling to regain power in the future, he is afraid that he will not be able to enter the presidential palace, and can only build a new presidential palace, so it naturally does not matter if the emergency refuge channel is activated.

If it weren't for Hu Biao's determination to stick to the presidential palace earlier, I was afraid that Chen Gongshu and his spy staff would have moved into ** and hidden. This emergency evacuation route, although it cannot escape from the city, can ensure that those who enter the passage can survive for a certain period of time.

Unless someone digs three feet into the ground, or someone leaks the location of the passage, it is almost impossible to find the person hiding in the evacuation passage. Unfortunately, the evacuation passage can accommodate only a limited number of people, and Chen Gongshu cannot take everyone away.

Frankly recruited Liu Quan, the company commander of the first company of the army's guards, and Qin Tianyou, the temporarily appointed commander, and selected one of the two to be in charge of the palace. In other words, to create the illusion that Hu Biao has been killed in battle.

Liu Quan, who knew very well what it meant to stay, chose to stay without the slightest hesitation. In Liu Quan's words, he has brothers and children, and even if he dies on the battlefield, he will die without regrets. On the other hand, Qin Tianyou is still alone!

Facing Qin Tianyou, who was competing with him for tasks, Liu Quan, as the company commander, said with a smile: "In terms of military rank, I am higher than you, Chief Hu is in a coma, you must accept my command and orders." So you don't have to fight with me about this.

Besides, many of my brothers have died here in my company of guards, and as their company commander, I must stay with them. And I believe that you have a greater role in life than me, take good care of Chief Hu! ”

Liu Quan, who said these words, turned around and left very calmly. At this moment, Qin Tianyou really understood why Hu Biao said that sometimes life is more painful than death. This taste, at this moment, he finally tasted.

Seeing that Qin Tianyou was uncomfortable, Chen Gongshu, who sighed, got up and said, "Second Lieutenant Qin, don't let down Company Commander Liu's wishes. Time is pressing, with your captain on our backs, we have to prepare to withdraw! ”

"Sir Chen, can you bring the body of the bolt with you? When we came out of Shanghai, we said that we would never leave! ”

Regarding Qin Tianyou's request, Chen Gongshu thought for a while and said, "Okay! I'll arrange it! ”

Considering the large number of people, Chen Gongshu only selected the snipers around Hu Biao, and then selected some fighters from the guard company. The team, which totaled less than 30 people, soon arrived in a side courtyard of the presidential palace that had been blown down.

The military commander who was waiting in front of the side courtyard stepped forward at the right time and said, "Director, the passage has been opened, you should hurry in!" ”

"Have you arranged the rest?"

"That's it! Earlier, when Chief Hu was in the presidential palace, he had already made a lot of arrangements in advance. We have just installed the detonator. As soon as the Japanese army enters the presidential palace, we will wait for an opportunity to detonate the explosives that have been planted earlier. ”

"Good! Remember, don't rush and take a break when the time is right. You have to make sure that there are no gunshots in the presidential palace, and when a large number of little devils enter the presidential palace to carry out a search, they then detonate the buried explosives and let the little devils be buried with them! ”

"Yes, Director!"

The evacuees who were called to Chen Gongshu's side were all his cronies or Hu Biao's cronies without exception. The only exceptions may be the two doctors who were hired by Chen Gongshu, and Lin Yashi, the only woman in the presidential palace.

Entering the underground passage that was opened in advance, Chen Gongshu and the others quickly entered it. At this time, outside the presidential palace, there was once again a fierce exchange of fire. Liu Quan, who succeeded the commander, also duly announced the false news that Hu Biao was killed.

Even if Liu Quan knew that this news would severely demoralize the defenders, at this time, the other living soldiers would die sooner or later. What is the point of sacrificing early and dying late?

"Brothers, Chief Hu has already taken the first step, we can't embarrass the dead soldiers' battalion, even if we fight to the last soldier, we must let the little devils know that if you want to attack the presidential palace, you will step on our corpses."

"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

The spread of this false news is more to prevent people from being captured and revealing to the Japanese army that Hu Biao was seriously injured but was rescued. Of course, more of it is also to motivate the remaining fighters to fight to the death against the attacking little devils to the end.

didn't know that Hu Biao, who was stunned, had been taken away by Chen Gongshu of the military commander. All the surviving warriors once again threw themselves into the selfless slaughter. The Japanese army, who was in charge of the attack, once again launched a strong attack on the presidential palace.

Because of the bombing by the planes earlier, many machine-gun forts and positions were blown up, so that the Japanese army successfully found a gap to attack the presidential palace. It's just that many little devils don't know that there are many wounded soldiers lurking in the ruins of the gap.

The wounded soldiers, without exception, were either carrying bundled explosives packs or carrying numerous grenades strapped to their bodies. Looking at the little devils pouring in from the gap, the wounded soldier hiding in the front smiled and said, "Brothers, I'll go first!" ”

The wounded soldier who was talking immediately pulled the grenade fuse tied to his body, quickly rushed to the collapsed ruins, and then jumped down to the frightened little devil below, and the wounded soldier who stayed behind before the explosion could still hear the words 'Long live the dead soldier battalion'!

The soldiers who were hurrying to build the blocking fortifications in the back watched as the wounded soldiers who bought them time for them bought time for them to rebuild their defensive positions one by one by suicidal charge.

Until all the wounded died in the explosion, the fighters, who had reconstructed the makeshift machine-gun position, weptly said: "Fight! ”

Liu Quan, who succeeded Hu Biao as the temporary commander, looked at the corpses left behind the Japanese soldiers who attacked the presidential palace, and also felt very happy: "Brothers, there are so many devils to accompany the funeral, we can also laugh at Jiuquan!" ”

After Liu Quan was killed by a wave of grenadiers from the little devil, the Japanese troops who had already poured into the presidential palace were shocked to find that after breaking through the forward position of the presidential palace, they were not blocked by any resistance.

The blue sky and white sun flag, which was still hanging in the gatehouse of the presidential palace earlier, had already fallen during the bombing. But on the position of the presidential palace that was reduced to ruins at this moment, the corpses of the Japanese soldiers who were killed could be seen everywhere, as well as a small number of corpses of the defenders.

Standing in the ruins of the collapsed gatehouse of the presidential palace, looking at the bloody battlefield that greeted their eyes, the two wing commanders said in unison: "These Chinese troops are indeed too tenacious!" In this battle, we suffered too many casualties! ”

Even if the 18th Division won the final victory, the infantry wing commander who could lead the command did not have the joy of victory at all. On the contrary, looking at the soldiers who fell on the ruins, the infantry wing commander only had a sense of defeat.

As for the bodies of those defenders in the ruins, the vast majority of them are incomplete. The reason is that these defenders, even if they still have a breath, will pull the grenades tied to their bodies, so that the little devils who try to take prisoners will be buried with them.

Such a tragic resistance battle was terrifying to the two wing captains who had participated in countless bloody battles. They knew very well that if every battle they fought with the Chinese Anti-Japanese War troops was like this, they would not have the slightest chance of winning this war.

The little devils who have already stormed the presidential palace are all red-eyed without exception. But they still hoped that they could catch one or two of the defenders alive, so that they could vent their anger and resentment.

It wasn't until a Japanese squad finally saw two wounded people leaning on countless ammunition boxes in a collapsed house, and one of the little devils instantly said: "Captain, there are still two alive here!" ”

But as soon as the words fell, the team leader said in horror: "Quick, exit the basement!" Come on! ”

The two wounded grinned and said, "Haha, what Lao Tzu said is right!" There will be little devils who will accompany us on the road. Father, mother, my son can't support you in old age, you must live a long life! ”

Amid the deep thoughts of the wounded for their distant families, the basement, which was used as a temporary ammunition depot, soon heard a violent explosion. The Japanese team that had searched earlier had no time to escape from the rapidly collapsing basement.

Looking at the building that was blown up, it fell again in an instant, and the underground warehouse where the ammunition depot was stored instantly turned into a huge hole in the ground. Many of the little devils who were searching nearby were also affected by the blast wave, and some were even killed by the explosion fragments.

Hearing the explosion from the center, the two wing commanders were also confused: "Damn! What is the place there? ”

"Listen to the explosion, it should be an ammunition depot! Didn't find a living one? ”

"Nope! These Chinese troops are extremely tenacious, not at all like the Chinese troops we fought before! ”

"Camp of the Dead! It seems that from the very beginning, they had the intention of dying, and this kind of army really can't stay! By the way, did you find the commander of the Dead Soldier Battalion? Let the soldiers look for it and see if there are any corpses wearing the rank of general! ”

The Japanese army, who didn't know who Hu Biao was, always mistakenly thought that Hu Biao was a major general, and the worst should be a colonel-level officer. So much so that many Japanese soldiers who collected the corpses began to search for the corpses of the defenders who had died on the position.

It wasn't until the Japanese army discovered that Liu Quan, who was killed by them with a grenadier earlier, looked at the lieutenant colonel's collar badge on the opponent's military uniform, and the guard who fell next to him with two pistols, and the Japanese army suddenly found a treasure.

"Could it be that this person is Hu Biao, the battalion commander of the Jinling Dead Soldiers Battalion?"

"Quite possibly! Collect and preserve this corpse, and then send it back to the division and regiment, and hand it over to the special high school to send someone to identify it! ”

Perhaps the Japanese army did not realize that with the Jinling Dead Soldiers Battalion in the defense of the Presidential Palace, they caused so many troubles and casualties that many Japanese soldiers hoped that the commander of this army could be eliminated by them.

If they knew that Hu Biao was not dead, maybe the Japanese army would try their best to kill Hu Biao. Because they don't want to repeat such a nightmare again in a future war. Out of this worry, they desperately hoped that this corpse was Hu Biao!