On the afternoon of November 18, 1937. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Nanjing.

As soon as Xiao Lu sent Yang Diankun away, he received a notice from Lao Jiang to study the battle plan.

This time, Lao Jiang summoned everyone to look at the terrain and inspect the city defense. On the way, he called Xiaolu into his car and asked, "You were the one who made a name for yourself in Nanjing last night?" ”

Xiaolu said: "Not bad. I am just putting into practice the government's idea of loving the people. The Great War is coming, the people are numb, sad. It was too late to slaughter the city. ”

Lao Jiang said: "What do you think of Tang Shengzhi guarding Nanjing?" ”

Xiaolu said: "General Tang is impassioned and worthy of admiration. It's a role model for my generation. However, I was afraid that he would secretly prepare a speedboat for himself and flee before the soldiers. Even if he doesn't do it himself, it is inevitable that some of his subordinates will love the commander and secretly prepare to retreat. In any case, the senior, very old and high-ranking prefect is really not suitable for this drudgery here. A high-ranking general, who was arrested by the Japanese, was even more inappropriate. ”

Old Jiang was silent.

Xiaolu said: "If you guard, I only need 350,000 people, and I will be given enough food, ammunition, and communication equipment." I need time to mobilize them and teach them tactics. I don't want generals who are higher than me, as long as I can have some brigade commanders and regiment commanders. I also have one condition, that is, the people of Nanjing City will withdraw. The Japanese slaughtered the city, notorious. Please sit down and decide, and do not hesitate any longer. ”

This morning, I saw a few city gates and a few mountains. Xiaolu sighed and arranged his position, hoping to gather other troops and hurry up the construction of fortifications to resist the Japanese army. Although the battle of Jiangyin could hold the Japanese for a few days, it could not be too long.

The meeting continued in the afternoon, and Lao Jiang's spirit was much fuller, and he said: "Nanjing City is a dead place militarily, but it is also possible to live after death." In my opinion, according to the plan of team leader Liu Fei, one unit should be left to hold on to Nanjing and wait for change. ”

Then, Lao Jiang said to everyone: "I think it is absolutely impossible to retreat without fighting. Hit, now discuss who will stay. Meng Xiao, your determination to die generously is good, but being trapped in a lonely city is really what a young man should do. You have more important things to accomplish. In my opinion, I awarded Lu Xiaoming the rank of lieutenant general, commander of the Nanjing garrison, responsible for guarding Nanjing. Forty thousand troops were left to defend the city. Everyone stepped up to transport supplies, bringing in arms and food, and transporting the wounded and other supplies. ”

Xiao Lu stood up and saluted: "Yes, resolutely defend the city!" ”

Xiaolu was two days earlier than Tang Shengzhi in history.

The troops left 40,000, all of whom were brigade commanders and regimental commanders, and the highest was a major general and deputy division commander. None of the division commanders or above remained.

Koji first called a meeting of all the commanders above the head of the regiment.

The morale of these officers is not high. Looking at these officers, and then reading the roster in his hand, most of them were officers who died in the defense of Nanjing.

Xiao Lu not only sighed a little, but he was simply competing with Lord Yama for manpower. The most important thing at the moment is to mobilize their morale.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lu said: "Everyone, everyone is basically older than me, to be honest, I am a junior." Except for the fact that you have killed more devils than you, the others are not as good as you at all. ”

The words were very stinging, and there were a few people who had wrong faces at that time.

Xiaolu said: "At that time, it was spring and June, and I was fighting a blocking battle in Yichun, and I had less than 4,000 soldiers on hand, and only 3,000 had combat effectiveness, because I couldn't get more guns." At that time, I was attacked on two sides, on the other side was a puppet army, more than 2,000 people, and the equipment was better than mine. On one side are two thousand devils, and the equipment is even better. ”

Seeing that everyone listened to the story, Xiao Lu continued: "I only have 1,500 on this east road, and I can deal with 2,000 devils. I had two paths, one was to spread the team and go into the mountains to fight guerrillas, and I was broken by each one. The second is to fight with him and fight a blocking war. I chose the second one. As a result, along the way, I lost 853 dead and 630 wounded, and only 100 or so people were not injured. ”

"Who are my warriors? It's a rabble. Most of them were bandits, some were landless peasants, and a few were intellectuals or military officers. They can fight with the wind, and when they encounter a strong enemy, the first thought, thirty-six plans, and go as the best plan. The result is that they are broken by each one. The result? ”

The result was that the warriors had no confidence in victory, and the people had no faith. This is the failure of politics. So how do I fight this battle? There are only about 200 people who can help me. I divided them among the soldiers, took them to dig fortifications before the war, and reasoned almost non-stop. Anyway, it's dead, it's better to have a look like a dead person, and pull him on his back. Fortunately, they are bloody men. Soon, the enemy came. ”

"In the end, the devil was no longer good, and later, I duel with the devil lieutenant general. Luckily for me, his gun was dumb. At this time, reinforcements arrived, the Western Route Army annihilated the puppet army, and reinforcements came. So, my ground was secured. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the military order is like a mountain. Everyone can't go, let's go forward and backward together from now on. I know that none of you here are descendants, and your subordinates are not fully organized. If you retreat and are chased by devils, you will die more. I didn't expect the so-called elite of the national army to stay with me. I can assure you that if I run early, anyone can shoot me in the back. This is a military discipline, and any commander who abandons a soldier and flees without permission has the right to shoot the commander in the back. ”

"Besides, if you fight according to my play, I can guarantee that the vast majority of you will survive, and the vast majority of your soldiers will survive. We can not only firmly attract the devils in the ruins of Nanjing, but also create the miracle of winning more with less! ”

"Some people say that we were abandoned along with the city of Nanjing. What I'm trying to say is, do you want to abandon yourself yourself? ”

"Look at the way you look like a dead lady. That's it, it's better to go back and pick up the child. If you want to do it, cheer up! Who dies first on the battlefield? Those who are scared die first! It only takes three warriors to kill one devil and we can achieve a great victory! ”

"Follow me. I'll lead you to a bloody path! When the battle is over, we will withdraw completely. I lead you to miracles! Not convinced? Good. Now let's assign a plan and explain the tactics of battle. My tactics are positional warfare plus street fighting. First, let's talk about the retreat plan. ”

Everyone was in good spirits at once, and this was the best thing everyone had ever heard. Especially when they heard that they could retreat, some people began to feel energetic.