"Hello listeners! This is Chagar Radio Station, I am your old friend Yang Siyu, and now it is news broadcast time. At 12 o'clock yesterday at noon, the 25th and 36th Divisions of the Kwantung Army were completely annihilated in Tongliao City, killing Lieutenant General Kajiro Muranaka, commander of the 36th Division.

At this time, the Japanese army that had been reinforced, regained on the Songhu battlefield, was very arrogant, "the national army was in a disadvantageous situation, although some advanced aircraft of Chahar were purchased, but the number was too small, "it could not withstand large-scale attrition, and there were too many places to defend in Nanjing", and the strength of the Japanese aircraft carrier was replenished by the aircraft, and the strength did not decrease but increased, so the battle in Shanghai was gradually defeated. The 700,000 Nationalist troops were defeated and retreated in Shanghai, "losing nearly 200,000 and being forced to retreat one after another."

In this atmosphere, the war report of the Seventh Theater was like a dose of "excitement" and aroused great repercussions among the people throughout the country.

"Hey, have you heard, the Seventh War Zone annihilated the two divisions of the Ping Pong Devil in the northeast, and there are more than 30,000 people!" As soon as I got up early in the morning, the news of the Seventh War Zone was frantically circulating in Xiǎo Lane, the main street in Shanghai.

In Beiping, which had not been liberated for the long time after liberation, the students organized a huge march to celebrate the series of victories achieved by the Seventh War Zone. The slogan of "go to the northeast and recover the three eastern provinces" has risen one after another.

Tianjin, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing and other major cities also held celebrations, with the propaganda of Chahar radio, the heroes of this battle, the Tiger Division, the Fifth Infantry Division, the Tenth Division and other troops have gradually become known.

At this time, in the official residence of the leader of Nanjing, the chairman of the committee was discussing the matter of the Battle of Songhu with a high-ranking official of the National People's Government. Due to the unfavorable situation of the battle, the atmosphere in the conference room was very dull at this time, and everyone was silent, and each lowered his head and stared at the teacup in front of him, as if everyone had begun to concentrate on studying the tea ceremony.

The chairman of the committee sat on the first seat with a calm face and sank for a while, and turned his gaze to He Yingqin, "respectful" Shanghai is really undefensible? ”

He Yingqin smiled bitterly and said, "Chairman of the Committee, this is a little foolish opinion of a lowly person" Naturally, I want to ask you to make a final decision. However, the lowly people thought that "in a decisive battle with the Japanese themselves in Shanghai," that all the superiority in the sea and air had fallen into the hands of the Japanese themselves, and that the huge strength of our army had become the best target, "it was really not a good place." Especially the opponent's large-caliber naval guns, as soon as the cannon falls, we will disappear the entire company and battalion formation-"

"Niang Xipi, luàn play the piano! Then why did the 102nd Division play so well in Shanghai some time ago, but when it was our turn, it played so badly! This is clearly your incompetence! Just yesterday he met with the German Ambassador to China, Mr. and Mrs. Todmann, during which Ambassador Todmann bluntly pointed out: "If the performance of the Kuomintang and the army is still so bad, it will be difficult for him to obtain the benefits he deserves for the Nationalist Government in the mediation between China and Japan."

He Yingqin and the others looked at each other and smiled bitterly, how could the national affairs fǔ compare with the 102nd Division, "When people are fighting, there is a group of locust-like planes above their heads at any time ready to support at any time, and when they charge, there are a bunch of tanks as hard as turtle shells in front" When they encounter something that can't be gnawed, the large-caliber shells will be smashed down as if they don't want money, compare with him, isn't it called huāzi and dragon lord to compare treasures?

Intellectually speaking, he also knew that Shanghai was not a good place for defense, and that the Nationalist Army there was facing a blow from the combined superiority of the three armed forces of the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force, and that the tactics of the crowd also needed a place to put it down." The more than 200,000 officers and men of the Nationalist Army who have been killed in battle are living examples.

At this time, He Yingqin made a face to Yang Yongtai on the side" Yang Yongtai looked at the talent on the side and said helplessly: "Chairman of the committee, I also think that the Japanese army is in full swing at this time, and our army should avoid its edge and retreat to the Wufu defense line to preserve its strength and resist the Japanese army." ”

The Wufu Line was a line of defense against the Japanese that had been built at great expense by the Kuomintang with the help of German advisers, and was known as the Maginot Line of the East, which boasted of being an impregnable and impregnable line.

But the real situation of this line of defense is clear to everyone here, this line of defense is not a line of defense, but a point of defense as a key defense, well, point defense is not bad, but the worst thing is that the funds to build this line of defense were stuck by countless officials of the National People's Republic of China, I don't know how many layers of oil, the fortress originally built with reinforced concrete turned into a civil structure in the end, and some only built a pergola as a bunker.

When He Yingqin went to inspect the Wufu defense line, he found that the so-called blockhouse did not even have a roof, "I can tear out a layer of soil from the outer layer of the blockhouse with my hands, and it is a joke to expect such a defense line to resist the attack of the Japanese army." Now He Yingqin moved it out just an excuse.

Chairman Jiang, "Heng", muttered: "Wu Fu defense line? ”

Chen Bui on the side stretched out his head and was about to retract his head, but was seen by the chairman, who sighed and said softly: "Yan Ji" You can say whatever you want, am I so domineering that I don't let people speak?" ”

Chen Bui plucked up his courage and said: "Otherwise, we will ask the Seventh War Zone to send a force or air force to support us, and it would be good to cover our retreat." ”

Chen Lifu on the side rolled his eyes, "Heart, the Nose Seventh War Zone has made such a big splash this time, but Shanghai has lost again and again, the old man is now on fire in his heart, you still bring the Seventh War Zone out, isn't this adding fuel to the fire." Sure enough, when the chairman heard this, his face, which had just improved, fell again, and He Yingqin hurriedly said: "This is not good, now the Seventh War Zone is facing off against the Kwantung Army in the northeast" Where are there still surplus troops to support us. Besides, people may not agree, but it is better to buy some aircraft and artillery from the Seventh War Zone again. ”

"Yes!" The chairman of the committee who was about to get angry temporarily suppressed his anger as soon as he heard about the purchase of aircraft and artillery, "Although he is becoming more and more jealous of Su Tong, he is still very satisfied with the weapons produced in the Seventh War Zone, and the Battle of Songhu, which originally had more than 400,000 casualties and nearly 500,000 casualties in history, is also because of the aircraft and cannons sold by Su Tong to the Guozheng Fǔ, which greatly enhanced the strength of the Guomin Fǔ, so that the casualties were reduced to more than 200,000, and the credit of these weapons and equipment is indeed indispensable."

Let's slack, about the retreat, you first draw up a charter," and then the General Staff will present it to me. When it comes to buying weapons, let's draw up a list first! After the chairman finished speaking, he walked out of the conference room with a flick of his sleeves.

As a result, the matter of retreat was decided, and one after another orders became radio waves flying from Nanjing to Shanghai.

Chen Chenghe, commander of the 15 th Group Army in Shanghai, and Luo Zhuoying, commander of the 18 th Army, were worried after receiving the order from Nanjing: "Although Nanjing ordered them to retreat to the Wufu defense line, there was no detailed plan for the hundreds of miles along the way, and there was no air and follow-up force cover." Then the retreat could easily turn into a rout, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Brother Cixiu, if we retreat like this, we will lose a lot." Luo Zhuoying thought of the scene of nearly 500,000 troops retreating together, and his heart beat a drum.

Chen Cheng smiled bitterly, "What's the way, the country is extremely weak to this point, and the Japanese himself has strong ships and sharp cannons" We can't let the soldiers hit the guns of the Japanese with their bloody bodies, Shanghai is indeed not a good place for a decisive battle. ”

The two sighed relatively wordlessly, turned around and gave the order, "For a while, the situation in the entire Shanghai has become unpredictable.

The Shanghai Dispatch Army Command, which should have been jubilant when the war went smoothly, was now immersed in a solemn atmosphere.

Matsui Shigen looked at the commanders of more than a dozen divisions and senior staff officers below, and said with a calm face: "Gentlemen, now that the battle in Shanghai has come to an end, and the army of Nanjing has been defeated and retreated" I believe that soon our empire will occupy the entire Shanghai and then advance to Nanjing. Due to the unfavorable situation in Manchuria, the base camp asked us to speed up the occupation of the coastal provinces of China" to force the surrender of the Nanjing government in order to resolve the China incident as soon as possible, so as to free up our hands to settle the Chahar government. What do you think? ”

When Matsui Shigen said Chahar Masa, the expression on his face showed a look of hatred and fear.

The Seventh Theater's achievements in Tongliao the day before yesterday turned the efforts of the Shanghai Dispatch Army these days into a trivial matter. The loss of more than 30,000 troops in two divisions, how many 30,000 troops are there in the entire Great Japanese Empire? How many more times can you afford such losses? Yesterday a telegram was sent from the base camp, ordering Matsui Ishine to quickly end the war in Shanghai, to advance to Nanjing, and to take Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shandong into the hands of the empire.

At this time, he stood up from his seat and said: "Commander Matsui don't have to worry, when we annihilate the troops of Nanjing Zhengfu in Shanghai, Nanjing Zhengfu will have no capital, and then they will have no way to surrender even if they want to." The Fifth Division is willing to be the vanguard and share the worries of His Majesty the Emperor! ”

When everyone looked at it, it turned out to be Lieutenant General Ita Heng Seishiro, the commander of the Fifth Division, who had just been transferred to Shanghai from Manchuria.

Itachi Hengjing Shiro is full of light, and his flat head is "extremely short." The two thick "eight-character" beards are black and long, and they look like seals. His foolishness and woodenness have become the joke of those aristocratic lords after dinner.

But in fact, Banheng Seishiro was a very jīng person, after being transferred from Manchuria to the Songhu battlefield, "his Fifth Division was squeezed out intentionally or unintentionally by several division commanders led by the commander of the Sixth Division, Gu Shoufu, so that he did some thankless work and few things." This time, as soon as he heard such a good thing as chasing the enemy army, he took the opportunity to stand up