Nanjing, garrison headquarters.

Tang Shenzhi, a first-class general of the party-state and commander of the Nanjing garrison, convened more than a dozen subordinate division commanders to hold a military meeting overnight, and the central topic of the meeting was only one, whether to defend or withdraw? By the time the battle had been fought, all the fortifications on the periphery of Nanjing had been lost, and it was impossible to hold out for too long with the Purple Mountain position and the fortifications of the city walls.

In addition, the Jiangyin fortress has also been lost, and the 104th Wing of the 13th Division of the Army has crossed the river from Zhenjiang and is cooperating with the Chongdo detachment to storm Yangzhou.

Just now, Chairman Chiang had sent a secret order, claiming that Nanjing was no longer defendable, and instructed the Tang Department to retreat, but Tang Shenzhi was unwilling, so he had the idea of violating the order and holding on.

Putting aside all the things during the warlord melee, Tang Shenzhi at this time alone can indeed be called a man with a blood surname.

After the defeat of the Battle of Songhu, people with a little military knowledge of the situation in Nanjing could see at a glance that there was no way to defend it, and the warlords of the Gui family, Li Zongren and Bai Chongqi, who were known as soldiers, both advocated abandoning the defense, and the vast majority of the senior generals of the party-state also agreed with Li and Bai's views, and only Tang Shenzhi advocated defending Nanjing and fighting a bloody battle with Yue Kou to the end.

However, fighting a war does not only rely on determination, but also requires strong military strength, the Battle of Songhu, [***] more than 70 elite divisions that are fully equipped can only be tied with the 5 elite divisions of the army, at this time Tang Shenzhi only has a dozen incomplete divisions of major generals, how can he block the thunderous offensive of the 9 elite divisions of the little devil?

"Ladies and gentlemen......" Tang Shenzhi stood up, his eyes swept over the faces of more than a dozen division commanders attending the meeting, and said angrily, "Tang has made up his mind and swears to live and die with Nanjing!" Swear to live and die with the Prime Minister's mausoleum! However, the decree cannot be violated, so you can evacuate Nanjing one after another with your headquarters......"

"Commander Tang, what do you call this?" Gui Yongqing, the captain of the Central Military Academy's teaching corps, got up angrily and said, "Your Excellency wants to live and die with Nanjing, and you want to live and die with the mausoleum of the former prime minister, is it true that I, Gui Yongqing, am I greedy for life and afraid of death?" Could it be that the teaching corps of the Central Military Academy is a division that is afraid of the enemy? ”

Tang Shenzhi frowned and said, "However, the commission order ......"

Gui Yongqing said coldly: "Outside, the king's order is not affected!" ”

When the two were arguing, Tang Shenzhi's adjutant suddenly barged in with a strange expression, and said quickly: "Commander, the forward positions such as Purple Mountain, Zhonghua Gate, Guanghua Gate, and Yuhuatai have all reported that all units of the army suddenly stopped advancing, and some even began to shrink and retreat, and their movements are extremely suspicious!" ”

"What did you say?" Tang Shenzhi said in disbelief, "The various units of the army suddenly stopped advancing? ”

The more than a dozen [***] division commanders who attended the meeting also looked at each other, obviously, the move of the army was also greatly unexpected by their expectations, the army has always been arrogant, and it is easy not to stop the momentum, and it is impossible to take the initiative to retreat, but today the little devils are abnormal, are they taking the wrong medicine? Or rather...... Their Emperor His Majesty has died?

The adjutant hesitated and said, "Commander, there is another situation......

Tang Shenzhi waved his hand and said loudly: "What's the situation?" Speak! ”

The adjutant said: "Not long ago, the Technical Section of the Nanjing Garrison Office of the Military Command Bureau discovered that there was a sudden increase in telecommunications between various units of the Chinese army, and according to their analysis, if there was no major change within the army, it was brewing some major action. ”

"Damn, what the hell is the little devil doing?" Tang Shenzhi frowned and said, "It's shrinking again, and it's telecommunications again." ”

Gui Yongqing, the head of the teaching corps of the Central Military Academy, said: "When the battle is fought, the strength of both the enemy and us has been laid out on the surface, and the little devils can't play even if they want to play. ”

Tang Shenzhi said categorically: "Regardless of whether there is an accident on the little devil's side, this is a rare opportunity, order, all divisions and brigades to counterattack on all fronts, and swear to recapture the peripheral positions!" ”

"Yes!" More than a dozen division commanders present at the meeting stood up at the same time and made a promise.

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Wuhan, Xingying.

Dai Liyin, director of the Military Command Bureau, asked to see him at night, and Wang Shihe, the chief of the national guard, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led him to Chairman Jiang's office. ”

Dai Li approached Chairman Jiang and said in a low voice: "The commission, the Nanjing Detention Office of the Military Command Bureau, and the Shanghai Station have all sent secret telegrams, claiming that this afternoon there has been a sudden increase in the number of telegrams between the base camp of the Chinese Army, the headquarters of the Central China Front, the headquarters of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, and the divisions and regiments of the front, and the name of a person has been repeatedly mentioned in them!" ”

"Names? What is the name of a person? Chairman Chiang was slightly unhappy.

Dai Li hurriedly explained: "Bench, the name of this person repeatedly mentioned in the telegrams of the Yue Army is the same person as the commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army who arrived not long ago!" According to the information provided by the agents lurking in Tokyo, the new commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army is named Hatohiko Asakanomiya, who is from the royal family and is the nephew of Prince Zaihito of the Imperial Chamber, Chief of General Staff of the Imperial Army! According to our analysis, it is likely that this person has been ambushed and killed this afternoon! ”

"Oh?" Chairman Jiang immediately stood up when he heard this, if he could really kill the commander of the Shanghai Army, it would be really exciting news for the people, not to mention that this person is still a member of the Imperial Family, and his status is unspeakably precious, once the news spreads, it will inevitably deal a big blow to the prestige of the Army! The myth of the invincibility of the army will be completely reduced to a laughing stock, and even the dignified family and the commander of the group army have let [***] be killed, and he is embarrassed to say that he is invincible?

At that moment, Chairman Jiang said eagerly: "Yunong, is this what your people from the Military Command Bureau did?" ”

Although Dai Li wanted to be greedy for this great credit, he also knew that there would never be good fruits to eat if he took the credit in front of the old man, so he shook his head and said: "The lowly post did not arrange an ambush, and the Nanjing Garrison Office and the Shanghai Station of the Military Control Bureau did not arrange assassination operations in advance, so this is definitely not done by our people from the Military Control Bureau." ”

"If it's not someone from the Military Administration, who will it be?" Chairman Jiang frowned and said, "Since that Chaoxiang Palace Hatohiko is the commander of the Shanghai Army, the security measures around him must be quite strict, if it is attacked, even if two divisions are sent, it may not be able to take it, right?" Yunong, could it be that you are mistaken? ”

Dai Li said cautiously: "Although this news is speculation, I am six points sure of my humble position, but in order to verify it in the end, we need to decipher the military code again and confirm it." ”

Chairman Jiang hurriedly said: "Immediately organize capable forces to decipher the military code as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!" Dai Li agreed, then turned around and hurried away.

Seeing Dai Li's figure go away, Chairman Jiang's mind was no longer able to regain calm, and after pondering for a long time, he suddenly looked back at Wang Shihe, the chief of the guard, and said: "Shihe, if what Dai Li said is true, and the commander of the Shanghai Army, Hatohiko Chaoxianggong, was really killed, do you think it was the troops of Zhongshu who did it?" ”

Wang Shihe's heart suddenly froze, and the commission no longer called Yue Weihan by his name when he mentioned him, but referred to him by words, which shows that the weight of this kid in the mind of the commission has increased a few points, and then he thinks that Yue Weihan has graduated from the Central Military Academy less than two years ago, and he is so young, even Wang Shihe can't help but feel a little jealous.

However, Wang Shihe quickly suppressed this jealousy and replied: "Commission, if this matter is true, it should be Zhongshu's doing, because the troops in the third theater have all withdrawn from the Songhu area, and only Zhongshu's Baoshan battalion has been unknown since the breakthrough of the Sixing warehouse, and most of them are still active in that area." ”

"Hehe, if you think about it carefully, it does seem like Zhongshu did it." Chairman Jiang smiled and said, "Before, in Baoshan, didn't this kid also blow up the advance base of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, and also killed the commander of the lieutenant general division who Tengtian and what entered?" I will not be surprised at all if I kill another group army commander this time. ”

"yes." Wang Shihe also said with emotion, "It can really be said that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, this kid really dares to think about anything, dare to do anything, and can really do it!" I think that if the commission sends him to Tokyo, maybe this kid will really be able to kill the emperor of Komoto. ”

"Shihe's words are a bit exaggerated, hehe, besides, whether that Asaka Palace Hatohiko was loyal to the killing, has not yet been conclusively determined." Chairman Jiang smiled and waved his hand, and suddenly said, "By the way, you go and bring the bottle of foreign wine that my wife brought back from the United States, I am happy today and want to drink two glasses." ”