Nanjing, the headquarters of the commander of the Nanjing garrison.

Tang Shengzhi once again convened the generals above the division level to discuss the battle situation, at this time most of the positions on the outskirts of Nanjing had been lost, and the situation was very urgent, and last night Chairman Chiang personally sent an urgent telegram to Tang Shengzhi, instructing him to decide at his discretion whether to abandon Nanjing, and whether to break through the siege of the Nanjing defenders.

Because before the war, Tang Shengzhi once boasted that Haikou would lead the defenders to swear to live and die with Nanjing, so at this time, he ordered to abandon Nanjing, which was really a dumb person to eat Coptis chinensis and have suffering.

Everyone present had different opinions, some withdrew, and some shouted an oath to live and die with Nanjing, so after discussing for a long time, no result was discussed.

Chen Cheng, who was sitting under Tang Shengzhi, patted the table impatiently, stopped everyone's argument, and turned to Tang Shengzhi and said, "Commander-in-Chief Tang, you must have received the telegram from the commission, right?" Now that most of the positions on the periphery of Nanjing have been lost, and the Yamada detachment of the partial division of the army has also approached the Yizheng, it seems that the loss of Nanjing is only a matter of time before it is a matter of time, and there is no need for us to lose more than 100,000 troops in vain. Therefore, I propose to immediately order the troops to break through and retreat, otherwise it will be too late by the time the Yamada detachment approaches Pukou and cut off the rear of our army. ”

Chen Cheng's words resonated with many people present, and Yu Jishi, the commander of the 74th Army, also got up and nodded in agreement: "General seat, what Brother Ci Xiu said is reasonable, we should consider retreating." ”

"Yes, since the commission has already been ordered, why haven't you withdrawn?" Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, also took advantage of the situation to get up and said.

couldn't stand everyone's urging, and Tang Shengzhi himself never planned to really die for the country and defend Nanjing, so he cleared his throat and pretended to be a gesture, just wanting to agree to retreat.

Suddenly, a communications staff officer strode in, stood up and saluted Tang Shengzhi: "Commander, good news, good news, I just received a clear report from Suzhou from the Tiger Ben Regiment, the Tiger Ben Regiment broke through the defense line of the Yue Army about an hour ago, completely annihilated the enemy in Suzhou, successfully recovered the city of Suzhou, and also captured the commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army of the Yue Army, Prince Hatohiko Asakamiya, and killed him half an hour ago!" At present, all units of the army outside the city have stopped their offensive and have taken the initiative to shrink the positions they occupy. ”

As soon as the communications staff officer said this, there was an uproar at the scene:

"What? Recovered Suzhou? Isn't the Tiger Ben Regiment in the Gaochun area and the 18th Division of the Yue Army? Why did you suddenly appear in Suzhou? ”

"And captured the commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army? Knocked out the command hub of the Shanghai Dispatch Army? Oh my God, is it really fake? It can't be a lie, right? ”

Tang Shengzhi's face became more and more solemn, his eyes were like knives, and he stared at the communication staff officer in disbelief: "What did you say?" The Tiger Bentuan has recovered Suzhou? ”

"Yes, commander, the Tiger Ben Regiment not only recovered Suzhou, but also cut off the headquarters of the Shanghai Dispatch Army in one fell swoop, and captured the commander of the Yue Army, Hatohiko Chaoxiang Palace!" The communications staff officer hurriedly nodded and replied.

Tang Shengzhi didn't have time to speak, but Chen Cheng on the side stood up with a solemn face, and said with a suspicious expression: "Commander Tang, there is something strange about this matter, if the Tiger Ben Regiment really achieved a great victory in Suzhou, you can directly send a telegram to my Nanjing Garrison Headquarters to report the victory, why use clear code to generate electricity?" ”

Without waiting for Tang Shengzhi to answer, the communications staff officer handed over the telegram in his hand and said with excitement on his face: "Commander, Chief Chen, this is the last sentence of Regiment Commander Qiao Anbang in the message. ”

Tang Shengzhi took the telegram suspiciously, read it in a hurry, and then handed the telegram to Chen Cheng, and said with great relief: "Obviously, Qiao Anbang's purpose is to provoke the Yue army and attract the main force of the Yue army to attack Suzhou, so as to alleviate the danger of Nanjing!" This person proceeded from the national righteousness, in order to save the capital Nanjing, he did not hesitate to risk his life and was willing to be encircled, which is really a model for my generation of soldiers to learn! ”

After saying this, Tang Shengzhi said to the communications staff officer with an awe-inspiring expression: "Immediately send a commendation message to the Huben Regiment and the regimental commander Qiao Anbang himself in the name of the Nanjing Garrison Commander's Headquarters to encourage him. In addition, the news of the Suzhou victory will be reported to the committee. ”

"Yes!" The communications staff officer hurriedly stepped forward and immediately turned to leave.

"Commander, then what should we do now, is Nanjing still defending?" Yu Jishi asked curiously.

"Defend, of course, defend, now that the Tiger Regiment has recaptured Suzhou, it can completely threaten to cut off the logistics supply line of the Yue Army, and they not only destroyed the command hub of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, causing the command system of the Yue Army to be paralyzed, and the most important thing is that the commander of the Yue Army Hatohiko Asaka Palace was captured alive, you should all know that the old devil of Hatohiko Asakami Palace is not an ordinary devil, he was born in the royal family, and is the uncle of the current Emperor Hirohito, just imagine, Once Emperor Saimoto, who was far away in Tokyo, learned that his own uncle had been captured, it was very likely that the embarrassed and angry senior officials would order the army to turn around and besiege the city of Suzhou, and then we would be able to take the opportunity to regain the lost positions of these Emperors, and gain precious time to recuperate, and Nanjing would be safe. Tang Shengzhi said confidently.

"If this is the case, then the Tiger Ben Regiment will be dangerous, it is true that the Tiger Ben Regiment has strong combat effectiveness, but once the main force of the Shanghai Army is sent back to Suzhou, it will not be a half division, it will be several divisions and tens of thousands of troops." General Gui Yongqing, the commander of the teaching corps, said with a sad face.

"Brother Frank, don't worry too much, since the beginning of the battle of Ma'anshan, the Tiger Ben Regiment has been staging miracles, in our opinion, the impossible things, the Tiger Ben Tuan has done it one after another, this time I believe that the Tiger Ben Tuan will also be able to turn evil into good fortune, and finally break through smoothly!" Tang Shengzhi said.

"I hope so!" Gui Yongqing sighed.

"Okay, if there is nothing else, let's dismiss the meeting, I hope that all colleagues will return to their respective posts as soon as possible, urge the troops, and take strict precautions in case of accidents!" Tang Shengzhi saw that everyone had nothing to say, so he immediately waved his hand.

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It is said that the Tokyo Imperial Palace.

The current Chief of Staff Marshal Prince Zaihito walked into the palace with a pale face and a heavy step, and went straight to the study of the current Emperor Hirohito, accompanied by his chamberlain.

In the study, Emperor Hirohito was reading a book, and suddenly there was a report from the chamberlain: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Zaihito asks to see you!" ”

As soon as he heard that it was Prince Zaihito, Emperor Hirohito hurriedly raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Please come in!" With that, he hurriedly got up and prepared to greet him, Prince Zaihito was his grandfather's generation, and Hirohito knew that the support of Prince Zaihito was indispensable to maintain his rule over the empire.

As soon as Emperor Hirohito got up, Prince Zaihito strode in with a heavy face, and before he could salute Emperor Hirohito, Prince Zaihito said in a sad tone: "Your Majesty, I just got the news that Duoduo was defeated and captured in Suzhou, China, and may have been killed. (Note: Duoduo is the nickname of Hatohiko of Asakamiya.) ）

"What? Uncle Hatohiko was defeated and captured? Emperor Hirohito was shocked. He couldn't believe that Prince Hatohiko of Asakamiya, who was the commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, had been captured by the despicable and stupid squadron.

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