At dusk, the bombing was over after more than 30 minutes, and these Type 93 single-engine light bombers that took off from the Dagong Yarn Factory were extremely ugly and extremely inflexible, but at this time, the prematurely depleted Chinese Air Force was no longer able to compete for air supremacy, and nothing could pose a substantial threat to the condor-like flock of aircraft except for the sparse chain of anti-aircraft fire fired from the ground bunkers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Nanxiang is China. The location of the army headquarters is also the supply place for the rear soldiers and materials. The railway station here has long been bombed and only a pile of rubble remains, and the platform and railway have also been bombed and potholed, but after each bombing, the sappers will repair the railroad again, and the battle between the Japanese bomber pilots and the Chinese sappers is in this small stop.

In the smoke of gunpowder, the Type 93 single-engine bomber left towards the east with a low humming sound. The railway station was in another mess - a train entering the station to unload its goods was burning, and although the front of the train drove into the woods in the distance, more than forty wooden carriages were blown to pieces, the flames were burning, and the unloaded ammunition was constantly exploding.

Xu Wenyuan, a representative of the Shanghai Bicycle Dealers Association, had just come out of the air-raid shelter, his ears were deaf from the violent explosion just now, but after all, he couldn't see anything in the air-raid shelter, and now he saw a whole train burning in front of his eyes, his legs subconsciously weakened, and he was about to fall to the ground.

"Boss Xu has to stand firm!" A voice sounded behind Xu Wenyuan, and then a strong hand grabbed him, this is the plainclothes country that invited him out of the concession. The military officer, although he was invited, actually almost tied him to Nanxiang. "If something really happens, I can't afford to be the head of the regiment."

"Where, where." Xu Wenyuan has always been silent, but as a Shanghainese, he has not seen the world, and now he is just overly frightened. As he spoke, there was another loud 'boom' from the burning train, presumably from the detonation of the cannonballs loaded on it. This time he didn't have weak legs, but he just shook all over his body, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

Fortunately, after a while they left the train station and came to a secluded compound on a Zendap robotic bicycle, which was covered by several large trees, which seemed to be an important reason why it had remained intact to this day. The yard is getting closer and closer, a broken bicycle is thrown on the side of the road outside the courtyard, it is the trapeze of Tongchang Automobile Company, and then a fierce dog, as well as the British three guns, the Japanese iron anchor, and the most dazzling is the Red Lion of Deli Automobile Company, the two tires of this car have been twisted and deformed, I don't know how much cargo it carries......

The big bicycle on the side of the road made Xu Wenyuan no longer so worried, he told himself that this was actually a single business, and if he really wanted to say that there was any difference, it was nothing more than that the guests asked for more and asked for a larger amount.

"Report! Boss Xu of Deli Automobile Company is here. "When he entered the courtyard, the officer who was traveling with him entered the room and shouted loudly. After waiting for a while, a voice came from inside, "Please come in, Mr. Xu." ”

By the time I was at the train station, the sun had already set, and it was already a little dark at night. Xu Wenyuan, who entered the house, only saw an officer in a gray military uniform standing up in the dark, and he also saluted himself and said, "Mr. Xu was frightened all the way. ”

"No, no!" Xu Wenyuan immediately clenched his fists. When he was about to say a few kind words, the officer said: "At the moment when the war is urgent, I, Du Yuming, will not be polite to Mr. Our army now needs 20,000 bicycles, they must be of good quality, they can't be the kind of worship cars, when will the sir be able to deliver them, and what is the price? ”

"20,000 vehicles?!" As the owner of Deli Automobile Dealers and the initiator of the Shanghai Bicycle Dealers Association, Xu Wenyuan's business is a big order, but he has never seen the owner of 20,000 vehicles at a time.

"Yes, 20,000 vehicles." Du Yuming's voice is a little hoarse, his beard is sloppy, and his military uniform is also black and yellow, and he is very dirty. In the past three months, the armored regiment of the war has almost been exhausted, but fortunately, more than 60 LT-35 tanks, 72 120mm mortars, and more than 500 trucks ordered by Europe and the United States have either arrived or are about to arrive, and the light tanks purchased by the Soviet Union are also on the way. Based on the achievements of the armored regiment in capturing Huishan Wharf, the Ministry of Military Affairs has decided to form a new armored division, tentatively numbered the 200th Division. In addition, according to the report approved by Chang Kaishen, two bicycle motorized infantry divisions will be assigned to cooperate with the 200th division.

Tanks, artillery, and trucks can only be purchased from outside, and in addition to gasoline, lubricating oil, and spare parts must be imported, tank shells and 120mm mortar shells can also be produced in China -- the Gongxian Arsenal has been relocated, and once the work resumes, 120mm mortar shells can be produced according to the requirements of the French-made Brandt 1935 120mm mortar. Du Yuming, who did not want to waste time, asked Chang Kaishen for instructions and directly found Xu Wenyuan of the trade association, hoping to buy a batch of bicycles as soon as possible, so that the armored corps could form combat effectiveness in the second half of next year.

"Chief Du, the number of 20,000 vehicles is very large, and it is not easy to produce during the war in Shanghai, so we can only import foreign goods." Xu Wenyuan groaned and said, "If you import it, it will take at least four months......

"Four months is too long!" Du Yuming shook his head categorically, after four months, all the other equipment had arrived, and it was impossible for him to wait for the bicycle alone. "Can it be done in two months? This is military materiel. ”

"This ...... Only a part of the goods can be delivered in two months. "Deli car dealers are now acting as agents for foreign goods, less than 10,000 is good to say, 20,000 is too big, even if the manufacturer may not have so much spot, Xu Wenyuan can only rely on a few manufacturers to make up the goods.

"Okay! But the car must be strong, this is military, and it is a field without a road; It should also be light, so that it is easy to walk in places where you can't ride; And it should be easy to repair, preferably the same brand, and the parts are universal......"

Du Yuming has found a lot of bicycles to study in the past few days, and he thinks that domestic and Japanese products are not good, only Western goods are better, but he doesn't know which brand of goods is affordable and which brand is delivered quickly.

There are all kinds of things, and before Du Yuming's request was finished, Xu Wenyuan changed his words, "Chief Du, do you really only need one family's goods?" Most of the foreign cars are saved, and most of the gear chains inside are made of the same goods, which are easy to repair and match, and the parts are the same......"

Xu Wenyuan's understanding of bicycles is naturally deeper than Du Yuming's, and if he sees the current situation, he can't immediately convince the country in front of him. Military commander, this business may not make money and lose money and lose his life, but he was speechless for a while, and he confessed all the inside stories related to bicycles. Du Yuming, who he was talking about, nodded frequently, but the business began to discuss, Du Yuming's adjutant Hou Teng broke in with a report, and he saw that there were guests who did not speak in public, so he only walked up to Du Yuming and whispered: "Brother Guangting, the principal is coming to ......."

"What?!" Du Yuming was shocked, the command headquarters had already ordered a retreat yesterday, why did the principal come again today, could it be that the order had changed.

The order did change - after hurriedly finishing the military appearance, when Du Yuming rushed to the primary school near the Nanxiang headquarters, Chang Kaishen had already arrived. He was accompanied by Gu Zhutong, deputy commander of the Third Theater, Li Zongren, commander of the First Reserve Army, and Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of the General Staff. In addition to the commanders from Nanjing, there were also Chen Cheng, commander of the 15th Group Army, Zhu Shaoliang, commander of the 9th Group Army, Zhang Fakui, commander of the 8th Group Army, Xue Yue, commander of the 19th Group Army, Liu Jianxu, commander of the 10th Group Army, Liao Lei, commander of the 21st Group Army, Yang Sen, commander of the 20th Army, and even the commanders of the front-line divisions such as Sun Yuanliang, Wang Jingjiu, Song Xilian, Xia Chuzhong, and Huang Wei.

The lights in the narrow classroom are bright and the stars are shining, but the commanders who come up and down the firing line are all dusty and full of gunsmoke, Du Yuming can be regarded as early to get the news, except for the beard that is not hanged, everything else is still neat, and some other division commanders who are far away have not washed many of their faces, and their faces are red, black and yellow, and they are embarrassed. Chang Kaishen cared most about the appearance of the army, but this time he didn't force everyone, and only smiled at the generals.

At half past eleven o'clock in the evening, it was estimated that all the division commanders had arrived, and the meeting officially began. First of all, Chen Cheng, commander-in-chief of the Left Route Corps, reported the battle situation to Chang Kaishen, which was actually nothing new, and he had reported these things when he asked Chang Kaishen for permission to retreat a few days ago. The key to the battle of Shanghai was the big field, and the big field was lost, and Shanghai had lost the need to defend, which was also the reason why the 88th Division withdrew from the north bank of the Suzhou Creek (leaving only more than 400 people such as Xie Jinyuan to garrison the Sixing warehouse).

It took more than ten minutes for Chen Cheng to finish his report, and just as Zhu Shaoliang of the Central Corps got up to report, Chang Kaishen smiled and waved him to sit down, and then began to lecture: "At the beginning of the war, the Japanese military department threatened to destroy China in three months, and now, the Shanghai theater alone has been fighting for nearly three months, and until now, it cannot be said that Shanghai has been occupied by them. We still have hundreds of thousands of troops, as well as generals and pillars of the country, so we cannot say that Shanghai has fallen. The spirit of desperate resistance for the country has been fully manifested in the spirit of desperate resistance for the country by leading the troops to inflict a great blow on the Japanese at the cost of heroic sacrifices, thwarting their attempts to fight a quick battle and stopping the fierce flames of the Japanese invaders.

Ordinary foreigners always think that China. The army is inferior in weapons and equipment, and in the face of the attack of hundreds of thousands of men and horses, the left flank of our army can still maintain its original position, and the central and right flank positions can be strategically moved as planned. This kind of courageous and extraordinary record, both Chinese and foreign, to China. The armed forces were all impressed, and not only changed their contempt mentality, but also could not but express their great approval and admiration. British and American newspapers have published articles praising our army's will to fight above its own army. Although we have not won a major victory in the past three months, under our predetermined strategy of war of attrition, we have dealt an unexpected blow to the enemy, and mentally, we have truly defeated the Japanese who have been abandoned by the whole world! ”

At the mention of spirit, Chang Kaishen's voice was an octave higher. As for the casualties of the troops, this is not a problem at all, and the sacrificed people can be erected as a memorial arch to let the latecomers go forward and succeed. However, in the past, this kind of requirement was only for the Whampoa system.

Chang Kaishen, who was excited, remembered the officers and soldiers who had died on the battlefield in Shanghai in the past three months, and he also felt a lot of excitement, and he continued: "According to the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting of the Nine-Power Pact will be held in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on November 3, and the meeting will be devoted to the Far East issue. This meeting has a great bearing on the destiny of our country. In view of this, the ministries should do their best to hold out in Shanghai for at least two weeks in order to ...... the meeting"

As soon as Chang Kaishen said that he would hold out in Shanghai for two weeks, there was an uproar at the bottom, although no one objected on the spot, but everyone looked at each other -- the order to retreat had just been issued, and it was all a breath to hold the position before, and now that the order to retreat has been given, the will to hold on has been slackened early, and besides, the war is already in an unfavorable state for us, and holding on again is tantamount to increasing casualties.

At the bottom, Chang Kaishen kept silent, the Huangpu department was the quietest, and then Chen Cheng's civil engineering department, and then the Gui department and the Sichuan army, seeing that there was no longer any noise below, Chang Kaishen continued: "In order to facilitate the command, the retreat route is now changed, and the army north of Suzhou Creek is strongly defending Nanxiang and Jiading. Hu Zongnan's 17th Army, 61st Division, and 67th Division withdrew to the area west of Suzhou Creek and placed them under the command of Zhang Fakui and Huang Qixiang, and insisted on connecting with the concession. What do you think? ”

Chang Kaishen's plans have all been arranged, and now no one can say any opinion when he asks anyone who has an opinion, but the generals are panicked. 'Hold on for at least two weeks', it's no joke! With Japanese planes overhead and Japanese artillery on the front line, how can flesh and blood block steel? But if you oppose it and disobey the military order, you will have to go to a military court, and you will not be able to get by in general justice.

After Chang Kaishen finished speaking, the next thing was for Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of the general staff, to arrange specific arrangements, and the meeting ended in this peculiar atmosphere. Chen Cheng, Zhang Fakui and others, who sent Chang Kaishen off, were silent and quietly waited for Chang Kaishen's convoy to go away.

Chen Cheng watched Chang Kaishen leave with deep thoughts, and in the city of Nanjing, Dai Li, from the secret service, looked for Chang Kaishen and was so anxious that he jumped to his feet -- news came from Berlin again, the Japanese army was about to increase its troops in Shanghai, and if you wanted to make a specific plan, you would need to transfer 20,000 pounds to a Swiss bank first. After spending 10,000 pounds to buy a file of the mistress of the German Minister of Defense last time, Chang Kaishen, who was a little unhappy, did not make up the money in Tang Zong's temporary account. This time, the other party asked for 20,000 pounds at once, and Tang Zong didn't have enough money, so he had to send him a telegram. However, tens of thousands of pounds is a huge amount of money, and Dai Li didn't dare to put it on casually if he had money, so he had to wait for Chang Kaishen's instructions after returning to Nanjing.

From midnight to dawn, when he learned that Chang Kaishen's special train would arrive at Nanjing Railway Station immediately, Dai Li immediately hurried there. As soon as Chang Kaishen got off the train, he rushed up and reported: "Principal, the situation is urgent, Mr. Gao is urgent!" ”