Shunroku Hata took the message with a tense face, shook it off and looked at it, his face, which was already extremely gloomy, suddenly turned blue, and his brows were even more tightly wrinkled.

Noda Bugu asked curiously, "General, what did Commander Muto say?" ”

Shunroku Hata did not answer, but directly handed the message to Noda Bugu.

Noda Bugu took the telegram and looked at it hurriedly, and his face suddenly changed drastically.

Suppressing his excitement, Noda Bugu asked, "General, what should we do?" Did the evacuation be organized in accordance with orders? ”

Shunroku Hata looked up at Noda Bugu with a solemn face, and looked at him with a burst of hair in his heart, before he spoke: "Noda-kun, you and I have been working together for a while, tell me your opinion, what do you think of Shenyang, can we continue to hold on?" ”

"Speaking from the heart, you don't have to have any psychological burden."

A trace of confusion flashed in Noda Bugu's eyes, and finally he boldly said: "General Hui, I think that what Commander Muto said in the telegram is reasonable, and we did lose the battle of Shenyang." ”

After saying that, Noda Bugu lowered his head, not daring to look at Shunroku Hatata's gloomy face and gaze that could frighten people to death.

But he never thought that Shunroku Hata said amazingly: "Then retreat." ”

Noda Bugu looked up at Shunroku Hata to make sure he didn't seem to be joking.

Fang Cai suddenly bowed his head: "Hai! He turned around and walked away quickly with his saber on his shoulder.

North of the city, in the front-line trenches of the 2nd Reading Division, Alice and Erin were finally found, and were finally taken away from the front-line trenches for safety reasons.

Before leaving, Erin and Alice took as many precious photos as possible, because some of the soldiers in the photos were likely to die in the next moment.

These photographs will even become the only images they have left in the world.

North Battalion, when Alice and Erin are taken back to their place of departure, the sortie base of the Northeast New Army front.

They found that the security at the base seemed to be much tighter than it had been before leaving.

Soon, several military cars drove into the base from the rear.

The few people who got out of the car immediately made Alice's eyes light up, and she turned her head and said to Erin in confusion: "Erin, look who is here." ”

Erin followed Alice's hope, only to see that Zhang Xinghan had already stepped out of the car surrounded by a group of officers and walked towards the military tent of the division headquarters of the 2nd Division of Reading Force.

"Zhang Xinghan, he also came to the front line." Erin was a little surprised, "As a commander-in-chief, why is he here?" Isn't he afraid of danger? ”

Alice said to herself with a smile on her face: "Maybe this is his charm, as far as I know, in the previous battles, this commander-in-chief has led his troops to fight behind enemy lines more than once, and each time he has won brilliant victories. ”

"This time it is not a deep attack behind enemy lines, his troops have already gained the initiative and completely suppressed the Japanese army, this can be regarded as going to the command post of the former enemy in person at most."

"Alice, do you like him?" Erin said suddenly.

Alice blushed a little, patted her lightly, and said coquettishly, "Irene, what do you say?" ”

"Oh my God, you don't know that affectionate look you just now, it's like a spring chick!" Erin teased with a smile.

"Please, Zhang is already married, so it's impossible for me to like him." Alice feigned composure to hide her weakness.

"Married? This is not a problem, don't Chinese men like three wives and four concubines? As long as you want and he wants, the two of you can be together. Erin said with a deliberate smile.

"Erin, would you like to share your lover with others?" Alice asked directly.

"If I have someone I like, I'm willing to give everything for him, and as long as he's happy, I can share him with other women." Erin said seriously.

"Oh my gosh, you must be crazy." Alice only felt a little big, and I have to say that the straightforward peer in front of her was really a little different from her ideology and her ideology who had received a strict education from a noble family since she was a child.

…………………… In the division headquarters of the 2nd Division of Reading Force, several division commanders on the front line of the Northeast New Army have all arrived except for Huang Xiansheng.

Zhang Xinghan waved his hand at them, motioned for them to sit down, propped his hands on the conference table and looked around at everyone, and said: "Brothers, the victory of the Battle of Shenyang is imminent, and we will be able to capture Shenyang and then recover the entire South Manchurian region, so in the next battle, I hope you will cooperate sincerely and fight hard!" ”

"Please rest assured, Commander, we will go all out to shed every drop of blood for the country and the nation!" Du Ting, commander of the 10th Division of Reading Power, took the lead in expressing his position.

Zhang Xinghan nodded with satisfaction and said: "Now that the battle of Shenyang has reached the most critical moment, I personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, just to encourage the officers and soldiers of the whole army to fight bravely to kill the enemy, and immediately inform all divisions in my name that whoever is the first to attack Shenyang City will be rewarded with a thousand yuan in the ocean, and the rank will be promoted by three levels!" ”

Suddenly, Shen Xingye hurriedly walked in, walked straight to Zhang Xinghan's side, and whispered in his ear: "Commander, according to the report of my agents lurking in Shenyang City, I am concentrating my forces in the east of the city, and my intentions are unknown. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Xinghan's face changed slightly after hearing this, and then he said: "Monitor closely and report at any time." ”

"Yes!" Shen Xingye saluted and turned to leave.

"Commander, what's wrong?" Jiang Baili, who was sitting under Zhang Xinghan, asked.

"In Shenyang City, I am gathering troops towards the east of the city, and my intentions are unknown." Zhang Xinghan said.

"Chengdong?" Hearing this, Jiang Baili got up and walked towards the map.

Zhang Xinghan followed and stood up, Zhao Zhenfan, Wang Yizhe and they also stood up when they saw this, and followed Zhang Xinghan to the map.

Staring at the map, Jiang Baili muttered: "Commander, the northeast of Shenyang City is Dongshanzuizi, and the east of the city is the site of the East Tower Airport, is the little devil planning to break through from the east of the city?" ”

"It's not that it's not impossible, now Dongshanzuizi has been controlled by our army, but the Dongta Airport is still in my hands, if they really break through from the East Gate, it will be really a bit troublesome." Zhang Xinghan nodded and frowned.

Due to terrain constraints, the main forces of the Northeast New Army were indeed deployed in the north and southwest of the city, and only two regiments of the 10th Division of Reading Li were seized by Dongshanzuizi.

And the south of the city is still in the hands of the army, if the army really breaks through from the east of the city, it is difficult to say whether the two regiments of the Northeast New Army can resist.

"Commander, Dongshanzuizi guards the main road along the river, and it is by no means so easy for me to break through the blockade and interception of our army, and my two regiments will definitely be able to support until the arrival of reinforcements." Du Tingdao, commander of the 10th Division of Reading Power.

Zhang Xinghan was noncommittal and fell into deep thought, Jiang Baili explained: "Master Du, you don't know, if the Yue army really intends to break through from the east of the city, then it is bound to make thorough preparations, such as containing and preventing our reinforcements from reinforcing Dongshanzuizi, once the reinforcements are blocked, then the strength of the two regiments may not be able to stop the all-out breakthrough of the Yue army, so we still have to do a good job." ”

Zhang Xinghan pondered for a long time, stepped forward and looked at the map, and finally said: "If I really break through from the east of the city, then the two regiments of the 10th Division will try their best to block them, and there is no need to let them go." ”

"Commander, just let the little devil go, then won't all our previous efforts be in vain?" The commander of the 9th Division of Reading Power said in a hurry at first.

Zhang Xinghan smiled and waved his hand, signaling him not to worry, and said: "If the 100,000 Yue army really fights to the death in Shenyang City and does not retreat, and fights street battles and attrition wars with us, it is really not so easy to gnaw on."

On the other hand, if they leave the city defenses and have no houses and buildings in the city as cover, they will directly face the crushing attack of our tank regiments of various divisions.

In contrast, I'd rather fight a field encounter with Yu than a city battle.

Moreover, I think none of you here want to bomb such a thousand-year-old city into ruins, right? ”

Everyone nodded, and Zhao Zhenfan said: "Commander, once I break through, it is an important question whether we can stop them in time, otherwise it is really possible to let them slip away." ”

"There is no need to worry at all, the Hunhe River Valley, which is hundreds of miles long, has become the best natural barrier to intercept the Japanese army, and now, all the large and small bridges on the Hunhe River from Shenyang to Fushun have been destroyed by our air force.

The Yue army that broke through the siege would never dare and could not force the river halfway under the condition of serious lack of equipment to cross the river, so their target must be Fushun County.

Only by taking Fushun can they bypass the Hunhe River and retreat to the southeast via Salhu.

Therefore, as long as we hold Fushun, the army will be unable to escape. Zhang Xinghan said calmly.

"Hold Fushun?" Wang Yizhe and Zhao Zhenfan's eyes lit up, and then they said worriedly: "Commander, the main force of Huang Jingzhong's Reading Power 1st Division is all fighting with the Yue army in Sujiatun and the lighthouse, Fushun should not have many troops, can it withstand the onslaught of the Yue army?" ”

"Therefore, the two infantry regiments of the 10th Division stationed in Dongshanzuizi should withdraw from the battle immediately after giving the enemy a certain blow to the breakthrough troops, take advantage of the mobility advantage of our motorized infantry regiment, rush to Fushun first, cooperate with Huang Xiansheng's troops to hold Fushun City, block the breakthrough troops of the Yue army, and wait for us to eat all the remnants of the Yue army in Shenyang, and then concentrate the absolutely superior forces to encircle and annihilate the Yue army and Fushun City." Zhang Xinghan explained.

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, Zhang Xinghan paused, and immediately made a deployment: "Since the battlefield situation is clear to everyone, then I will order the 2nd, 4th, 3rd, 9th and 10th Divisions to continue to attack Shenyang City overnight, without giving me any respite!"

Remember, you don't have to save shells, use our firepower advantage to give me a hard blow, and kill and wound as much as possible. ”

"Yes!" Wang Yizhe, Zhao Zhenfan, Liu Jianguo and others stepped forward in unison, and immediately took orders to leave.

That night, four heavy artillery brigades of the Northeast New Army plus five artillery regiments directly under the artillery regiment, a powerful artillery group composed of a total of 13 heavy artillery regiments, began to continue to carry out fierce artillery bombardment on the city of Shenyang.

In the dark night, a cannonball swept through the sky with flames, like a meteor, and when it fell into the city, it suddenly exploded, and the huge fire was as dazzling as fireworks.

In the firelight, some buildings were destroyed in an instant, and the devil soldiers hiding inside were instantly wiped out.

In the center of the city, the headquarters of the army.

The vast majority of the command's staff officers and communications personnel were burning all the documents that could not be taken away, and the entire headquarters was busy.

In the war room, Shunroku Hata was still sitting upright as he did during the day, and the chief of staff, Noda Buku, walked in with a heavy step with a saber on his shoulder.

"General, the vehicles are ready, the breakout force is all ready, and it's time to start." Noda Bugu bowed respectfully.

Hata Shunroku took a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and took two puffs, and said meaningfully: "Noda-kun, you take the troops to break through, in order to keep the Liaodong Peninsula and use the last base kept by the imperial army in Manchuria as a springboard for the future counteroffensive, you have to bring these troops back to Dalian as much as possible." ”

Noda Bugu had an ominous premonition in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "General, what about you?" ”

Hata Junroku smoked a cigarette and said indifferently: "I will stay and lead 50,000 imperial warriors to fight to the death with Zhang Xinghan!" ”

"No, Your Excellency General, you can't stay, you are an excellent senior general, the empire still needs you, the Chinese have a saying that staying in the green mountains is not worrying about firewood, general, you are not necessary to make senseless sacrifices." Noda Cuckoo was in a hurry and hurriedly persuaded.

"Senseless sacrifice?" Shunroku Hata smiled bitterly: "In the Battle of Shenyang, we will lose at least 150,000 troops, 150,000, nearly seven divisions and regiments, as their commander, I have an unshirkable responsibility, and the only thing I can do now is to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor with them." ”

"But... The general ...... "Noda is not expensive and wants to persuade him again, but Shunroku Hata suddenly interrupted him with a loud roar: "Enough, there is nothing to do, you listen to me, you must bring these 60,000 troops back to Dalian in their entirety, this is an order, execute it immediately!" ”

Noda Bugu was helpless, so he suddenly bowed his head and said sadly: "Hai, Your Excellency General, please take care!" ”

…………………… At this time, the infantry of the Northeast New Army outside the city had begun to charge again, and almost all the city defense units of the Yue Army had withdrawn into the city in order to avoid being shelled.

The attacking troops easily broke through the defenses of Shenyang and attacked the city from two directions.

However, the attacking troops that entered the city did not have long to penetrate before they were strongly resisted by the Japanese army.

Fierce street fighting broke out between the two sides in the city, and at the same time, fierce fighting broke out again on the position of the Yue army outside the south gate.

In order to cover the breakthrough of its evacuated troops, the Yue army at the south gate even launched a counterattack on the 3rd Division of the Northeast New Army.

At the same time, 60,000 troops began to break through and evacuate from the east gate of Shenyang and the Dongta Airport to the east along the river.

After two regiments of the 10th Division of Reading Force, they quickly withdrew and ran in military trucks in the direction of Fushun.

The head of the line of the army was able to capture Dongshanzuizi, and the 60,000 troops began to pass through Dongshanzuizi in a steady stream, and began a great evacuation to the east, but as everyone knows, Zhang Xinghan has dug a grave for them and is waiting for them.

(To be continued)