Shen Shaofan was not very good at socializing with Zhu De; Zhou Enlai; Ye Jianying: The three of you, I have no time to defend one sentence at a time, so I have to respond with laughter. At this time, the door of Chiang Kai-shek's office was opened again, and Chiang Kai-shek personally took He Yingqin; Yan Xishan and others sent it out and said: "You have to come up with a definite plan, and the fate of China depends on you." ”

"Commission, rest assured that your subordinates will go all out." He Yingqin replied on the side.

Yan Xishan was not to be outdone, and said: "Chairman don't worry, Yan doesn't dare to guarantee other places, but I, Yan Xishan, in Shanxi, will never let Little Japan take half a step." ”

This bold remark made Chiang Kai-shek so excited that he almost shed tears, he held Yan Xishan's hand and said: "Brother Yan, Shanxi depends entirely on your brother and your ministry." Chiang Kai-shek said with emotion: "Everything is unpredictable! We used to be stupid students, and we were still studying in Japan, but now we have to fight each other! Brother Baichuan doesn't know because I'm old, right? Now it's getting emotional. ”

Yan Xishan said with a smile: "Commission, we are all old. ”

Chiang Kai-shek held Yan Xishan's hand and patted it and said no more, He Yingqin; After Yan Xishan and others left, Chiang Kai-shek personally took Zhu De; Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying introduced the door, and the two sides turned to the topic after a few words. Zhou Enlai also found out one or two points in Chiang Kai-shek's words to Yan Xishan just now, and Chiang Kai-shek now does have the determination to resist Japan.

By the time Shen Shaofan went to see Chiang Kai-shek, it was almost six o'clock in the evening, and Chiang Kai-shek took Shaofan back to the official residence for dinner.

At the dinner table, Chiang Kai-shek said a few words of Shaofan: "You didn't notice it before the 12th Division mutinied? ”

"Headmaster, in fact, I have already noticed it, but because the Chen family has a huge influence in Nanjing, I don't dare to speculate." Shao Fan Dao.

Chiang Kai-shek said: "Shaofan, do you know why I admire you so much? ”

"The students don't know." Shaofan is refreshing.

Chiang Kai-shek said: "Because you are different from other soldiers, you don't think about politics, so your troops will be invincible." But now you have to think about the political factor, and you'll be like any other soldier. ”

Shaofan was shocked to find that he was a bit like the principal said, but he also knew that he had to be careful in this environment. The government at that time was like a thin piece of ice on a great river, and all those who walked on it had to be careful or they would fall into the ice. At this time, he no longer seems to be as impetuous and excited as he was then, he is growing up, but he is still exploring who his oath is for.

Chiang Kai-shek said: "I have thought that you are suitable for you on the battlefield, and you can't stay in Nanjing, and now Zhang Zhizhong needs people like you and the troops you brought out, so I am ready to let you go to Shanghai to assist Zhang Zhizhong in the defense work in Shanghai." ”

Shen Shaofan stood up and said, "Headmaster, I don't think it's necessary to enter Shanghai now, because the Japanese will attack Shanghai soon." I think we should go to Zhejiang and establish a beachhead in Hangzhou Bay. ”

"Hmm!" Chiang Kai-shek said: "Do you think the Japanese will land in Hangzhou Bay?" ”

"Yes. It is impossible for the Japanese to swallow the defense Japanese in Shanghai now, and even if they succeed in landing hard, they will have to pay a high price. Therefore, if I were the commander of the Japanese army, I would choose a relatively weak place to land in Hangzhou Bay, Zhejiang Province, which is the best landing point, first, our army does not have enough troops to deploy there, and second, after landing in Hangzhou Bay, we can easily detour back to the rear of Shanghai to carry out a two-sided attack on our army. Shen Shaofan said.

Chiang Kai-shek listened to it and nodded a little reasonably: "If I ask you to guard Hangzhou Bay, how will you defend it?" ”

Shen Shaofan said: "Principal, I can't keep it. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was shocked: "What? ”

"I can't keep it!" Shen Shaofan said: "Because my troops can't take into account the entire landing area of Hangzhou Bay. ”

Chiang Kai-shek said: "How many landing zones do you think there are in Hangzhou Bay?" ”

"Four. One of them can be ignored, that is, the Zhenhai District, which is along the Zhoushan Islands, is too close to the Japanese army, considering that our army's coastal defense line there is strong, so it will not choose there, and it is too far away from Shanghai, which is not conducive to a quick and accurate detour of Shanghai. Shen Shaofan said.

"Not bad! What about the other three? Chiang Kai-shek asked again.

Shen Shaofan said: "There are still three places that must be heavily guarded and equipped with strong artillery support. The first place: Jinshan District, Shanghai. The second place: "The area of Jiulong Mountain." The third is the area around the North and South Lakes. Special attention is paid to Jinshan District. ”

Chiang Kai-shek listened a little intrigued: "You go on." ”

"Yes, Headmaster! Jiulong Mountain is located on high ground, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if our army is stationed here, the strength of a division can wait for the beachhead to inflict maximum damage on the Japanese army. Although the terrain of Nanbei Lake is flat and convenient for landing, Nanbei Lake is located within the Xincang area, the terrain is narrow, and it is difficult for the troops to carry out in an all-round way after they go ashore, and our army can wipe out the Japanese troops on the beachhead as long as they arrange a heavy artillery unit in Xincang. It is precisely the Jinshan District of Shanghai, where the terrain is wide and the sand is hard, which is very suitable for the landing and advancement of the baggage troops, and because the Jinshan District is relatively close to Shanghai, it is also suitable for encirclement, and the Jinshan District is a flat river all the way, and it is difficult to build a strong defense line and favorable deployment. ”

Chiang Kai-shek asked again: "If I were to give you a choice, would you choose that beachhead as the defensive position of your National Youth League?" ”

"Jinshan District!" Shaofan replied without any consideration: "Now the deployment of troops on the Songhu battlefield is already tight, so principal, there is no one in my party who has the ability to hold Jinshan District, except for my National Youth League. ”

"Good! A Shen Shaofan who made a lot of nonsense is back. Chiang Kai-shek smiled and said, "I'll let you go to Jinshan District." ”

"Yes!" Shen Shaofan said.

"Okay, don't say it's not over." Song Meiling walked over and said, "Hurry up and eat!" ”

"Yes!" Shaofan sat down and took a big bite of rice.

Song Meiling thought about it, "What about Fluttershy when your troops are out of Shanghai?" ”

"I have already asked him to go back to his hometown in Wuxi this morning." Shao Fan Dao.

Chiang Kai-shek ate two bites of food and seemed to have something to ask Shaofan, but he wanted to come out and stopped, and he went back and forth several times and still did not speak.

After dinner, Chiang Kai-shek called Shaofan to the study again, stood on the edge of a large map of China, looked at it for a long time, and then asked: "Shaofan! Once Shanghai is lost, do you think Nanjing needs to be defended? ”

Shen Shaofan was first startled and thought for a while and said: "Principal, if you look at Nanjing from a military point of view alone, there is no need to defend it, first: although Nanjing is the capital of our country, once Shanghai is lost, Nanjing will have no military value. Second: There is no dangerous place to defend from Shanghai to Nanjing, so it is very conducive to the advance and attack of the Japanese army's mobile troops, in fact, it is difficult to hold Nanjing with our current military strength. Third, if Nanjing is declared an undefended city, the Japanese army will not harass the people after entering Nanjing. After all, Nanjing is the capital of our country, and if you don't defend it, it is equivalent to admitting defeat, but such a result may be the price of the lives of the people in the city. If I were to make a decision, I would rather give up Nanjing, try to help the people evacuate from the north of the Yangtze River, and take advantage of the danger of the Yangtze River to hold the north of the Yangtze River. ”

Chiang Kai-shek asked again: "Where is the capital of Nanking abandoned?" ”

"Students' opinion, Chongqing, Sichuan!" Shao Fan Dao.

"Chongqing?" Chiang Kai-shek looked at it and said, "Yes." Sichuan is the ancient cloud of Shu: it is difficult for Shu to go to the blue sky. It can be seen that the danger of Shudi, Chongqing is a mountain city, which is the danger of the danger, which is easy to defend. It may not be easy for the Japanese army to attack Shudi. Shaofan said confidently.

Chiang Kai-shek listened with great satisfaction and said: "It's not a loss to be behind the gate!" than your father can fight. ”

It was hard for Chiang Kai-shek to imagine that the above words could come from the mouth of a young officer who was no more than 30 years old, and he gave this young man an extremely high opinion in his heart, and he was eager to immediately transfer this young man to the Ministry of Defense as chief of staff. But he understands better that Shen Shaofan can give full play to his military talents on the front line. At the same time, at Shaofan's request, Liu Feng and the 31st Division, who were already the commanders of the 31st Division, were transferred from Shandong to cooperate with the National Youth League in defending Jiulong Mountain, and the troops of Zhang Zhiheng, the 122nd Division of the former Northwest Army, were transferred to Nanbeihu for defense. Shen Shaofan pleaded for the officers and soldiers of the 12th Division, incorporated the remnants of the 12th Division into the National Youth League, and went to Jinshan District together, and casually knocked on Chiang Kai-shek's bamboo pole and asked for German-style weapons that were redistributed to the remnants of the 12th Division.

When Shen Shaofan went home, it was already night, he was sitting in a jeep, looking at the stars in the sky, and couldn't help but think of Jin Xiwen, he was about to drive, but Wenwen's news was not yet half. He has always had Jin Xiwen in his heart, although he is married to Gu Xiaodie, but he understands that he is a responsibility to Xiaodie, and he is true love for Jin Xiwen, he holds the silver cross necklace in his hand, hoping to find Wenwen before the troops leave, and he will be relieved to know that she is still safe.

Early the next morning, Tang Shengzhi ordered someone to come to Shaofan's courtyard to hand over the matter of Nanjing's city defense, Shen Shaofan was tired for the past few days, and Qu Bo didn't wake him up when he called him like this, so he had to have Sun Zhiyu to carry out the handover on his behalf.

Shaofan didn't wake up until noon, after freshening up upstairs and cleaning everything, he slowly paced downstairs, and saw that the telecommunications room and other regimental command units were busy moving, he looked at the house, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, he called Qu Bo to give some money, he called him Wuxi, and went to the old house of the Shen family. At first, Qu Bo didn't leave, saying that he wanted to keep a good home for the Shen family, Shaofan told him that the Japanese were going to fight Shanghai, but whether he could hold Shanghai is still unknown, so it is also good for you to go back to your hometown to avoid it, after all, the other courtyard is something outside the body, there is no need to stay together, not to mention that Xiaodie is also in the Shen family, Qu Bo can still have a care in the past. Qu Bo said that Shaofan couldn't do it, so he listened to the words of the third young master, packed his luggage, and said goodbye to Shaofan. Shen Shaofan sat on the sofa in the living room, looking at the Shen family's courtyard that suddenly became deserted, and his heart was a little lost, he seemed to see the three brothers of the Shen family chatting on the sofa, and seemed to see dinner with the family at the dining table, he didn't know when he would be able to return to this Shen family's courtyard, and he didn't know if he could return to the Shen family's courtyard. Shen Shaofan understands that he has really embarked on the road of war now, and if there are no soldiers like them who are willing to abandon their homeland and set foot on the battlefield, then more people in China will lose their homeland.

Sun Zhiyu walked up to Shaofan and said, "Shaofan, it's all done." ”

Shaofan nodded, stood up, breathed a long sigh of relief, looked around the house again, walked towards the door, and personally closed the door of the Shen family's courtyard. A convoy headed in the direction of Moling, and Shen Shaofan once said goodbye to his home and stepped on the battlefield that was cruel and necessary to go.

The mobilization of the entire regiment of the National Youth League is not a matter of leaving alone, because Tang Shengzhi will take over the defense of the Moling area, and the entire unit will also have to be carried out step by step, and the original 12th Division needs to strengthen management and investigation work.

In the Dinglin Temple of Moling, the regimental headquarters of the National Youth League, Shen Shaofan said: "Regarding the original 12th Division, I decided to organize it into an independent column, with Su Li as the column leader, and a teaching and pre-cadre column to arrange officers to support the independent column. Do you have any comments? ”

"I'm optimistic, it's just that the 12th Division has a general war-weariness after the mutiny on the 11th, and I think this kind of mood can easily affect the fighting spirit of the whole regiment!" Blocking the sky and letting go.

Sun Zhiyu said: "The 12th Division is an old army, I think we should consult the opinions of the officers and soldiers below, in my opinion, if you want to stay, you can stay, and if you don't want to stay, we will pay them the passage fee to go home." ”

Shen Shaofan nodded and said, "This method is good." That's it. Su Li, you immediately gather the officers and soldiers of the 12th Division, and I will announce this matter. ”

Su Li nodded and said, "Okay!" ”