At dawn on November 5, 1937, the newly formed Japanese 10th Army, under the command of Commander Yanagawa Heisuke, was escorted by the fleet to make a sudden landing at Caojing Town, Quangong Pavilion, Jinsiniang Bridge and other places near Jinshanwei in Hangzhou Bay, outflanking the southern part of the defense line of the Chinese army in Songhu. Because Lao Chiang always believed that the Japanese army would attack the front of Shanghai with all its might, there would be no possibility of landing from Hangzhou Bay, so when the fighting became fierce and the source of troops was exhausted, the troops defending Hangzhou Bay were thrown into the front battlefield one by one, and when the Japanese army landed, on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay, on the coastline of several tens of kilometers from Quangongting to Zhapu, only two infantry companies of the 62nd Division, six companies of the 2nd Artillery Brigade and 6 companies of the 2nd Artillery Regiment, and a few local armed defenses were quickly routed by the Japanese army. After the successful landing of the Japanese 10th Army, the Japanese base camp in Tokyo issued an order to combine the Shanghai Dispatch Army and the 10th Army to form the Central China Front, which was under the unified command of General Matsui Ishone, and the Japanese base camp stipulated that its combat area was east of the line connecting Suzhou and Jiaxing, and the task was to dampen the enemy's will to fight, obtain a place for the purpose of ending the war, and coordinate with the navy to eliminate the enemy near Shanghai. The 6th and 18th Divisions rushed to the Songjiang and Shanghai-Hangzhou railways respectively according to the pre-deployment.

After Lao Chiang learned the news of the Japanese landing in Jinshanwei, he immediately ordered Chen Cheng, the former enemy commander of the Songhu battlefield, to deal with the situation, and Chen Cheng urgently ordered the 67th Army of the Northeast Army of the Right Wing Army to reinforce Songjiang, but failed to retreat the enemy. On the night of November 8, the Japanese army broke into Songjiang Castle from the east, south and west with strong firepower, and the 67th Army fought to the last man, the whole army was annihilated, and the Japanese army occupied Songjiang. Immediately, the troops were divided into two routes, one along the east bank of Taihu Lake, through Zhejiang and Anhui to Nanjing, and the main force pointed to Fengjing Town, Jiaxing, and Pingwang. On the 9th, the Shanghai-Hangzhou railway and highway were cut off. At the same time, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, under the command of division commander Nakajima Imayogo, successfully landed at Baimaokou in Taicang, Jiangsu, and the front line was directed at the Beijing-Shanghai railway and highway, forming a trend of convergence. After the six divisions of the Japanese army on the north bank of the Suzhou Creek forcibly crossed the Suzhou Creek on October 31, they quickly moved closer to the Japanese troops who landed on both routes, and the 700,000 Chinese troops in the Songhu area were suddenly in a dangerous situation. In desperation, Lao Jiang gave the order to retreat.

On November 13, the Nationalist Government issued a statement to all compatriots in Shanghai: "Soldiers from all over the country, hearing the righteousness of the people who went to the difficulty, and the day was coming, they built trenches with their flesh and blood on the front line, and their positions were reduced to ashes, and the military spirit was still as strong as iron and stone, and the courage of the battle and the fierceness of the death were enough to show the spirit of national independence and lay the foundation for the rejuvenation of China." ”

Wuxi, the station of Hong Yu and others.

Tang Xingshang ran to Hong Yu with the telegram he had just received, and said, "Brother Yu, take a telegram!" ”

Hong Yu took the telegram, read the contents of the telegram, and frowned. Tang Xingye, who walked in from outside with a newspaper he had just bought, saw that Hong Yu's expression was wrong, he glanced at Tang Xingshang who was standing on the side, and asked, "What's wrong?!" ”

Tang Xingshang said: "We have just sent a telegram from the department, asking us to harass the Japanese army attacking Nanjing at all costs and gain time for the defense of Nanjing. ”

"What?!" Tang Xingye was taken aback and said, "Just a few of us to make trouble for the little devils, isn't that tantamount to a moth to a fire?!" Seeing that Hong Yu was distracted, Tang Xingye then asked, "Brother Yu, what do you think?!" There are no outsiders here, do you know the bottom?! ”

Hong Yu came back to his senses and said, "Since the order has been issued, we have to carry it out. Then he asked, "What are you holding in your hand?!" ”

Tang Xingye remembered the newspaper in his hand at this time and said, "It's today's newspaper." Brother Yu, Shanghai has fallen! With that, Tang Xingye handed the newspaper to Hong Yu. Hong Yu took the newspaper and quickly read the article in the newspaper, sighed, and said: "Commission, the order to retreat was only issued on the evening of the 8th, and in just five days, the whole of Shanghai fell into the hands of the Japanese. At the speed of the little devil, it's no wonder that the seat would give us such an order. After hesitating for a while, Hong Yu took the Tang brothers into the temporary office.

Walking to the map, Hong Yu looked at the map and said, "If you are the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army of the Japanese Army. Where will you put your headquarters?! ”

Tang Xingshang didn't think about it, and replied directly: "Of course it's in Shanghai." Now except for the concession in Shanghai, everything else has fallen into the hands of the little devils, and there are devils' warships parked on the Huangpu River, if there is any accident, the devils can move their headquarters to the warships. ”

Tang Xingye looked at Hong Yu and asked, "Brother Yu, you won't go to fight the idea of the devil Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters, right?!" ”

Hong Yu replied: "There is this idea, but ......"

"Head!" Without waiting for Hong Yu to finish speaking, Gao Ming's voice sounded. Hearing the scream, Hong Yu walked out of the office and asked, "What's wrong?!" ”

Gao Ming said: "Head, didn't you say that there are few people?!" You see, I helped you get the manpower. ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Hong Yu looked behind Gao Ming. Seeing the person standing behind Gao Ming, Hong Yu's face immediately showed a bright smile and said, "Old cat, you won't bring me all the people in that company, right?!" ”

"Hey, hey!" Gao Ming smirked twice, unconsciously remembered those old faces, showed a sad expression on his face, and said, "Hong Yu, my company, there are only a few of them left now." Everyone else stayed in Shanghai. ”

"What?!" Hong Yu was taken aback, slowly walked in front of those veterans, and couldn't help but take them into his arms. It wasn't long before a low cry rang out. ……

After settling the people brought by Gao Ming, Hong Yu drove alone to the party department of Wuxi County.

"Who?!" Walking to the county party department, Hong Yu was blocked by two soldiers guarding the door. Hong Yu took out his ID from the pocket of his jacket and handed it over. The soldier standing on the left took the document and looked at it, hurriedly returned it to Hong Yu, saluted Hong Yu, and then got out of the way.

Hong Yu returned the salute, put away his documents, and walked into the county party department. Mao Renfeng, who was just sending the guests out, saw Hong Yu and asked with a smile, "Why are you here?!" ”

Hong Yu said: "Senior, I have received the order to sit down. I heard that there was a makeshift arsenal here, so I wanted to get some weapons and ammunition back. When you are looking for trouble with little devils, you have some confidence. Saying that, Hong Yu stepped forward and put his hand into his pocket, took out a small red bag, quietly put it into Mao Renfeng's pocket, and said with a smile: "Senior, Shanghai has fallen, and Wuxi has become a place of right and wrong." For your safety, it's better to leave as soon as possible! ”

Mao Renfeng smiled, touched his pocket unconsciously, and then patted Hong Yu's shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Thank you brother for your concern, Brother Fool remembered it in his heart." This time, the matter of the Heavenly Treasure and the Heavenly King's Guard has been investigated. Brother, you don't have to worry anymore. I will leave Wuxi tonight and go to Nanjing to meet up with the seat. Brother, I am very optimistic about you. Don't let him down! If there is something that cannot be handled, you send more telegrams and ask for instructions. Do you see what I mean?! ”

Hong Yu replied: "Senior brother understands! Thank you seniors for your advice! ”

"Hmm!" Mao Renfeng nodded and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the ammunition depot and have a look!" Whatever you like, take it with you! ”

After more than an hour of busy work, Hong Yu packed the selected weapons and ammunition into a box and put them on the car outside, and then took out a Japanese command knife from the trunk of the car and walked into the county party headquarters. Before coming to Mao Renfeng's office, Hong Yu knocked on the office door.

Mao Renfeng, who was sitting leisurely on a chair drinking tea, heard a knock on the door and shouted, "Come in!" ”

Hong Yu pushed the door and walked into Mao Renfeng's office, Mao Renfeng saw that it was Hong Yu who walked in, so he asked, "Brother, do you have anything else?!" ”

Hong Yu walked in front of Mao Renfeng with a smile and said, "It is said that beautiful women are worthy of heroes, and good knives are matched with strong men." I was ordered to go to Shanghai this time, and I fought a battle with the little devils on the way, and completely annihilated a squadron of the Japanese army. This is a knife that I captured as the command knife of a Japanese lieutenant, and I am now giving it to my senior as a souvenir. After that, Hong Yu handed the command knife in front of Mao Renfeng.

Mao Renfeng took the command knife with a happy face, pulled it out and looked at it, and couldn't help but shout: "Good knife!" Then he put the knife back in the scabbard, looked at Hong Yu with a smile, and said, "Brother, I like this knife very much." I'll take it, foolish brother! ”

Hong Yu said: "Senior, if I don't sacrifice my life for the country this time. The next time we meet, I'll give you an adjutant knife. ”

"Good!" Mao Renfeng responded, and couldn't help but say: "I'm just waiting for your adjutant knife, brother!" ”

Leaving the county party headquarters, Hong Yu drove back to the station. Gao Ming and others, who were sitting in the courtyard chatting, saw Hong Yu get out of the car and immediately surrounded him. Hong Yu said with a smile: "You guys, what are you still doing in a daze?!" Unload the contents of the car. ”

"Yes!" Gao Ming responded and said with a smile: "Brother, what are you doing in a daze?!" Why don't you help?! ”

In the end, it was easy to get things done, and soon all the things in the car were carried to the office. After Gao Ming sent the others away, he asked, "Hong Yu, when are we leaving?!" ”

Hong Yu was slightly stunned when he heard Gao Ming's inquiry, and said: "The Japanese army is now attacking Changshu, according to the current situation, if nothing else, the little devil will hit Wuxi, at least it will take about half a month." But we can't be too optimistic. I want to take you out of here with two days off. ”

Gao Ming said: "Hong Yu, now the majority of troops are retreating to Nanjing. Are we going to Nanjing too?! ”

Hong Yu shook his head and said, "Before you came back, you received an order from the seat to find a way to delay the Japanese attack, so we will not go to Nanjing at present." Seeing that Gao Ming's expression was wrong, Hong Yu asked, "What?!" What's the matter with you, in a hurry to go to Nanjing?! ”

Gao Ming said: "I have a younger sister who is now studying at Jinling University. I'm worried about her. ”

Hong Yu said: "This is easy to do, and I will ask Xingshang to send a telegram to the Nanjing family in a while, and let them take care of your sister." In addition, you ask, brothers outside, give me the address from home in Nanjing. I asked my family to send them out of Nanjing. ”

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