The haze of early winter shrouded the ancient capital of Nanjing, and the severe cold river wind caused the ancient city to wither. A black car slowly drove out of the Tang Mansion in Baiziting and drove towards the Zhongshan Gate.

Tang Shengzhi, director of the Hot Movement Department of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, was dressed in the uniform of a first-class army general and sat upright in the car.

It seems that everything is still calm here, singing and dancing, but dozens of miles away, the Chinese and Japanese armies are fighting to the death, and blood is spilled on the battlefield. At the beginning, the Japanese army threatened to destroy China within three months, but the Battle of Songhu was fought for three months, and the Japanese army's vain words were destroyed. Let the Chinese people breathe a sigh of relief.

However, Tang Shengzhi judged from the battle of Songhu that the defeat of the battle of Shanghai was decided. The next target of the Japanese army was Nanjing. Who will guard Nanjing? Tang Shengzhi felt a hint of bad omen. It seems that the candidate for guarding Nanjing has been decided. Judging from all kinds of signs, this terrible rope is only afraid that Lao Jiang will put it on himself. He knew very well that the battle of Songhu under the command of Lao Jiang was defeated and retreated, but he commanded China's elite division, an unprecedentedly tragic bloody battle, and in three months, our army killed 230,000 people, including Huang Meixing, Cai Bingyan, Yang Jie, Qin Lin, Pang Jiazhen, Guan Huimin, Wu Keren, Wu Jiguang and other more than 10 generals spilled blood in Songhu and became benevolent.

In the first battle of Songhu, the deification of the Japanese army's "quick battle and quick victory" has come to naught. However, the super combat power of the Japanese army could not but arouse the vigilance of the Chinese army. Tang Shengzhi knew very well that the battle to defend Nanjing would be even more tragic. The national army has been greatly damaged. Nanjing, Nanjing, Tang Shengzhi thought about it, and felt that a cool air was inexplicably emerging behind him. He couldn't help but shiver.

Tang Shengzhi's small bridge car stopped at the door of Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and Tang Shengzhi hurried into Chiang Kai-shek's office. Chiang Kai-shek was already sitting in the center, and He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Xu Yongchang, Liu Fei, director of the War Department of the Military Command Department of the Nationalist Government, and Xiao Shanling, director of the Military Police Department and commander of the Nanjing garrison, had all arrived.

In the Nanjing crisis, Tang Shengzhi attended the Nanjing Abandonment Conference for the second time today.

In the past few days, Chiang Kai-shek has been unpleasant to eat and unable to sleep.

The Japanese deceived people very much, Britain and the United States were not friends enough, and Chiang Kai-shek had always fantasized about the "glorious peace" achieved between China and Japan.

"Niang Xipi, who can make Japan stop attacking?"

Chiang Kai-shek obviously lacked confidence in saying this, and in the Battle of Shanghai, more than 70 divisions were sent to the Shanghai battlefield, and most of these troops were Chiang Kai-shek's descendants, but they were defeated by the Japanese army and retreated one after another. Chiang Kai-shek threw out all his family funds, how can he not be sad? However, although he knew in his heart that Nanjing could not be defended, and only the loss of troops was lost, but if he did not defend it, he could not afford to lose face. Who will take this fateful mission? The generals who came to the meeting today couldn't see who meant this.

Liu Fei said: "I believe that the Japanese army is taking advantage of the situation gained in the battle at Shanghai, with its superior navy, land, air force, and heavy equipment, and taking advantage of the favorable water and land transportation conditions such as the Yangtze River and the Shanghai-Nanjing and Beijing-Hangzhou National Highways, to directly approach Nanjing. Nanjing is located at the bend of the Yangtze River, and the terrain is backwater, so the Japanese army can block our artillery from the river and block us with the navy, cut off the line of communication from the rear of our army from Juhu Lake on land, and then attack with the coordinated attack of the army and air force. It puts Nanjing in a three-dimensional encirclement situation, and it is impossible to defend it......"

He Yingqin nodded, Bai Chongxi frowned, Chiang Kai-shek was shocked, and only Xu Yongchang remained silent. Tang Shengzhi was lost in thought.

"What do you think?" Chiang Kai-shek wanted to hear the opinions of other generals.

Bai Chongxi was the first to speak: "I agree with Liu Fei's opinion. Our army is newly defeated, and it is urgent to strive for a chance to recuperate, so as to facilitate another battle. The enemy wants us to fight him, and we don't want to be fooled by him. That's right. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was greatly annoyed, but in fact, Chiang Kai-shek did not want to lose Nanjing in his heart. However, he was the leader of the Anti-Japanese War and left Nanjing to the Japanese in front of the people, and he had to bear the infamy of non-resistance. He can't pull this face, no matter what, Nanjing is to be guarded. However, the opinions of these generals who came to the meeting today were all withdrawn and they did not want to defend Nanjing. No one wants to leave themselves here. In the battle of Songhu, everyone has learned the power of Little Japan. That was to take out all his belongings and gamble with Little Japan. I thought that this big bet on the national army must win, but I didn't expect to lose, and it was a miserable loss. If Little Japan occupies Nanjing, how will the national army have face? Where did he put his own face? For a Chinese culture, Sun Yat-sen placed great trust in himself. A magnificent China was defeated at the hands of a small island country. Chiang Kai-shek really didn't want to lose face in front of his countrymen for the second time.

Chiang Kai-shek saw that everyone was a shrunken ghost, and he couldn't help but sigh: "When the national disaster is at the head, no one responds to the war!" ”

Just when Chiang Kai-shek was in a dilemma, a general stood up and said: "Chairman, if there is no one to guard, I will guard!" I will swear to live and die with Nanjing! ”

When Chiang Kai-shek saw it, he was shocked, it was him!