"Chairman!" The chief of staff said: "The Japanese Front has sent a letter to Nanking urging him to surrender. ”

"Oh?" Commissar Jiang couldn't help but glare, and asked, "What did Commander Tang say?" ”

"Of course, Commander Tang refused."

The chief of staff then said in a sinking tone: "However, after the commander of Chaoxianggongjiu learned the news, he immediately asked the troops to launch an all-out attack on Yuhuatai, Tongjimen, Guanghuamen, the third peak of the Purple Mountain and other positions, and the battle situation was more intense than the previous two days.

Especially in the southeast of Nanjing, because the re-establishment position was basically lost, the Japanese army directly attacked the city wall. ”

"Then how should the Nanjing General Headquarters respond?" Commissar Jiang's face was solemn, and he stared at the chief of staff and asked urgently.

After consulting with Deputy Commander Luo and others, Commander Tang of the Weiwu Command urgently ordered the 156th Division of the 83rd Army to reinforce the garrison of Guanghuamen and Tongjimen city walls, and hurriedly built preparatory fortifications for street battles at various points in the city, and at the same time transferred the 66th Army from Dashuiguan and Yanziji into the city, and deployed and built fortifications in Zhongshan Gate and Xuanwu Gate to prepare for street battles.

They also ordered the 103rd and 112th Divisions, which had just been withdrawn from Zhenjiang into Nanjing, to be under the command of Captain Gui of the Teaching Corps, and to be responsible for the garrison of the city wall near Zhongshan Gate and the Purple Mountain position.

As for Yuhuatai, due to the coordinated attack of the main forces of the two divisions of the Japanese army and the infantry, artillery, tanks, and aviation, the first line of positions on the right flank guarded by the 88th Division of our army was completely destroyed, and its remnants were forced to retreat to the second line of positions. ”

"Hey! The situation is dire! Hearing this, Committee member Jiang couldn't help but sigh, his brows furrowed, and he was sullen.

After a long while, he asked, "Chief of Staff!" You say, is the combat effectiveness and morale of our troops far inferior to those of the time when we fought in Songhu? ”

The chief of staff raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Chairman, how can you say this?" ”

"They defended the main position on the periphery of Nanjing, and they lost it in only two or three days. However, the position of the recontour was not firmly established, and the enemy broke through and forced the city wall in the main direction. The vicinity of Dangtu was successfully crossed by the Japanese army. ”

In the end, Commissar Jiang couldn't help but scold: "Mother Xipi!" How did they lead their troops to war? ”

The chief of staff was suddenly startled and did not dare to refute. After a long while, he asked in a low voice: "Chairman, do you say, will the defenders of Nanjing be surrounded and annihilated by devils?" ”

However, instead of answering, CPPCC National Committee member Chiang kept pacing back and forth and thinking.

Finally, he turned around and said, "Chief of Staff! You send a telegram to Commander Gu of the Jiangbei Third Theater and ask him to call Commander Tang and prepare to retreat from the defenders of Nanjing. ”

"Retreat?" The chief of staff's face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly asked, "Didn't Commander Tang promise to defend Nanjing City?" ”

Commissar Jiang glanced at the other party and snorted: "Do you want to use my 300,000 troops to bury in Nanjing City?" When there are no troops, who will listen to me in the country? ”

When the chief of staff heard this, his face changed again.

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Nanjing General Headquarters.

Commander Tang and Deputy Commander Luo studied in front of the battle map.

That's when the phone rang.

Chief of Staff Zhou immediately ran over to pick it up.

Then, he put down the phone and quickly walked to Commander Tang's side: "Commander Tang!" Commander Gu of the third district called for you. ”

"Commander Gu looking for me?" Commander Tang couldn't help but be stunned.

"Yes." Chief of Staff Zhou nodded.

Commander Tang immediately ran over and picked up the phone: "Hey, Commander Gu!" I'm Tang Zhixin. What's the matter? ”

"Commander Tang! Commander Gu's voice came from the phone: "What is the situation in Nanjing?" ”

"Not optimistic."

"Commander Tang! How many days do you think you can keep? ”

"This ......," Commander Tang was speechless for a moment.

"Commander Tang! I'll just get straight to the point. Commander Gu's tone sank on the phone.

When Commander Tang heard this, his brows tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "You say." ”

"Now the city of Nanjing is surrounded by Japanese troops, and the city is broken overnight. You might as well cross the river first and come to my side of the north of the river. ”

"Shall I leave first?" Commander Tang's eyes widened suddenly, and he couldn't help blurting out: "What about the defenders?" ”

"Do you want other troops to see the situation and then break through!"

Commander Gu's somewhat dissatisfied tone came from the phone: "Don't you remember what Commissar Jiang once said?" Since the devil troops are menacing and well-equipped, instead of fighting hard, it is better to avoid the edge and exchange space for time strategy?

"So? ……”

Commander Tang hesitated a little, he thought that because he had insisted on holding on, if he suddenly withdrew first, he was afraid that he would be unable to bear the responsibility in the future.

"Commander Gu! Let me think again. ”

After hanging up the phone, Commander Tang walked back with a heavy heart.

"Commander Tang! Is there bad news again? Deputy Commander Luo saw it and hurriedly asked.

"It's not." Commander Tang shook his head and said the content of the conversation with Commander Gu just now.

"Why did Commander Gu propose a retreat to us at this time? Has he forgotten that we had said in front of Commissar Chiang that we had sworn to defend Nanjing? Deputy Commander Luo asked in surprise.

"I guess it may be that the chairman entrusted him to tell me." Commander Tang pondered for a moment and replied.

"Hmm...... That's right, too. Deputy Commander Luo thought for a while, nodded, and said: "In mid-November last year, the chairman of the committee convened three successive meetings of senior staff to raise the issue of who would defend Nanjing, but no one spoke, and it was you, Commander Tang, who dared to stand up.

However, I suspect that in fact, the chairman does not want to fight the troops with the devils. But because he said that he wanted you to defend Nanjing, it was not good to let you retreat directly, so he let others tell him what he meant. ”

"yes, I guessed it, but now he's telling me to retreat. It's up to me to arrange it. Commander Tang pursed his lips and lowered his eyebrows.

Deputy Commander Luo also said with a sad face: "The most important thing now is, how do we explain to the officers and soldiers who defend the city?" ”

"I don't know." Commander Tang shook his head and grimaced.

Everyone was silent for a while.

After a long while, Commander Tang muttered: "If we want to evacuate, we must first convey the intentions of Commissar Jiang to the defending generals before we can evacuate." ”

"Two commanders, you might as well take advantage of tonight's banquet to express yourself to everyone."

At this time, the chief of staff proposed next to him.

-

The heavy rain stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and a golden moon appeared in the sky over Nanjing.

This side of Zhonghua Gate.

Zhao Zilong sat on the edge of the road, wiping the dagger dragon blade.

There was a notch and a crack in the dagger, caused by the collision with the opponent's knife during the last hand-to-hand combat with the Captain Tanaka.

"Brother! It's ready to go. At this time, Wang Zhong walked over.

"Okay." Zhao Zilong immediately put away the dagger and stood up.

"Chief of Staff! No need to arrange a vehicle, we went straight on foot. When he and Wang Zhong walked off the horse, they saw Sun Jian talking to the chief of staff.

As soon as Sun Jian saw the two of them, he immediately asked, "That restaurant is two or three kilometers away from Zhonghua Gate, how about everyone walking?" ”

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