On November 25, Wuxi, Changzhou, Guangde and other places had been besieged for three days, and during these three days, in addition to the non-stop bombing by the Japanese army, the Japanese army only carried out several tentative attacks.

Although these cities have not yet fallen, the people in the cities have fled in large numbers, and the Chinese troops who had been stranded in these cities have begun to move to other inland cities one after another, and a large part of the motley army with no way to go has flocked to Nanjing.

Since these miscellaneous troops had not been paid for several months, many troops had given orders that after entering Nanjing, they could rob them for three days.

The result is self-evident, and the scourge of the rout is fiercer than that of the tiger. Tang Shengzhi, who had just been appointed commander-in-chief of Nanjing's defense, received hundreds of reports of routs, robberies, and even murders every day.

In fact, at this time, the regular guard force in Nanjing was only 20,000 people, in order to effectively prevent the rout and robbery in the city, Tongjin was also to better prevent the Japanese army from taking the opportunity to occupy Nanjing.

Tang Shengzhi also selected several divisions from the defeated troops that were relatively complete and relatively large in strength as the battle supervision team and the garrison troops.

For example, the 36th Division, which had just been withdrawn from Shanghai, was appointed by Tang Shengzhi as the supervising team, responsible for the security of the whole Nanjing, and disarming the stragglers who disobeyed orders.

As Commander Chiang's most relied on the newly formed 87th Division, the 88th Division and the Teaching Corps were entrusted by Tang Shengzhi with important responsibilities to guard the four gates of Nanjing, as well as various important streets and traffic arteries in the city.

There are also some Jiangning fortress troops, artillery units, special service teams, etc., although the artillery has no artillery, and the special forces do not have hardcover weapons, but they are all the most well-organized troops in the city of Nanjing, and they are also entrusted by Tang Shengzhi with important responsibilities, responsible for guarding various key government departments, such as the telegraph office, the presidential palace, the Executive Yuan and other important buildings.

However, although these divisions were all elite units of the Nationalist Army, they were all disabled by the Japanese army, and each division was seriously understaffed.

Although there were many defeated troops in Nanjing at this time, and these divisions replenished their troops quickly, the combat effectiveness of each division was greatly reduced.

Excluding these recruits who could just shoot guns, Tang Shengzhi calculated carefully, and the veterans with combat experience who could really be used would be 50,000 when they were full.

By the day of the 25th, the city actually had a total of 80,000 defenders, including 50,000 veterans and 30,000 recruits, and claimed to have 150,000 defenders.

At this time, both the staff of the government agencies in the city and the ordinary people were scurrying around like headless flies, and the chaotic soldiers who also had no order at all, everyone stirred up the huge city of Nanjing.

Even if the Japanese troops were already close at hand, most of the Chinese people in Nanjing believed that Nanjing, as the capital of the Republic of China, had thick walls and a large number of soldiers in the city, so it would not be a problem to resist the attack of the Japanese army for a certain period of time.

Therefore, even if Commander Chiang has issued the order to move the capital and the mobilization order, in fact, there are not many people who really want to leave Nanjing, after all, the Chinese have a very heavy idea of leaving their homeland.

Moreover, at this time, although the common people also hated the Japanese occupation of China, they did not know how cruel the Japanese were, and in their opinion, it was really impossible to hold back and live for a few years.

After a few years, the Chinese army will come back, and naturally everything will be the same as before.

According to the development of the previous life, nearly 300,000 poor Nanjing people did not leave Nanjing, and were finally slaughtered by the Japanese army. In this life, since Li Tie came to the Republic of China, of course he didn't want the people of Nanjing to die in vain under the butcher's knife of the Japanese army.

Therefore, as early as the morning of the 23rd, in Dai Li's office at the Nanjing Military Command Headquarters, an uninvited guest was arguing with Dai Li's office in Dai Li's office.

"Brother Li Tie, don't scare me, don't they really dare to slaughter the city by the Japanese army, aren't they afraid of the condemnation of the international community? You must know that Nanjing is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and a world-famous city, so they have such courage to burn it down?

Aren't they afraid that their foreign friends in Nanjing will expose their conspiracy? There are so many foreigners in Nanjing, if they dare to burn the city, won't they be afraid of causing international disputes? Dai Li didn't want to believe the news sent by Li Tie, who came in disguise.

Early this morning, Li Tie, accompanied by Wang Qi and others, went to the headquarters of the Nanjing Military Command Bureau to secretly meet with Dai Li.

Because he was afraid that once his materials were known to Tang Shengzhi, Tang Shengzhi would expropriate them on the grounds that he needed to war. And these equipment are related to the success or failure of the future battle to defend the city of Nanjing, so Li Tie can only be in his own hands.

At present, the four gates of Nanjing are controlled by agents of the military command, and the personnel of the army are responsible for inspecting the goods entering and leaving the city of Nanjing, and the military control bureau is responsible for checking the traitors and Japanese spies.

In the past few years, under the leadership of Dai Li, the Military Command Bureau has prospered, and wherever there is an army in all parts of the country, there are agents of their Military Command Bureau, and in Nanjing, it is Dai Li's world, so Li Tie must cooperate with Dai Li if he wants to make a difference in Nanjing.

Hearing that Dai Li didn't believe his words, Li Tie took the trouble to explain:

"Brother Dai, my intelligence sources have always been accurate, can't you trust my brother again? I don't have a high demand, I just want your military commanders to help organize the evacuation of the people of Nanjing.

In addition, I have hidden ten cargo ships at the Shimonoseki Pier, each of which can transport a team of 300 people at a time. It can transport 30,000 people across the river in one day.

I am telling you this news just to let you know that once Nanjing cannot be defended, we only need to hold Nanjing for ten days, and we can evacuate all the people of Nanjing City safely. But I need your people to keep order.

You must know that once the city of Nanjing is broken, it will be a disaster if there is a disorderly escape like Shanghai. The Japanese can do nothing in Shanghai without killing innocents, but in Nanjing, which is far away from the eyes of the international community, they can do anything. ”

"Brother Li, you are too alarmist, Nanjing is our capital. The Japanese army came from afar again this time, and our defenders were more than 100,000 people, so I don't believe it, we can't even hold it for ten days?

Now that the city is in chaos, I advise your troops not to enter the city, after all, the matter is very high, once it leaks out, you and I will not be able to eat and walk around. Dai Li didn't seem to agree with Li Tie's request.

"Brother Dai, we have known each other for more than ten years, when did I say something big, I reported to me from the inside line of the Shanghai Dispatch Army.

The Japanese army will soon launch a full-scale attack on Nanjing, and the evacuation of the people now will allow China to retain some more vitality, if the withdrawal is late, when the Japanese army occupies Nanjing, they will definitely slaughter the city.

The order was given by General Matsui Ishine himself, and most of the troops of the Tenth Army and the Shanghai Dispatch Army, totaling 200,000 men, were to attack Nanjing.

In Shanghai, none of our 800,000 people could defeat the 200,000 Japanese troops, and now there are only 150,000 defenders, and most of them are frightened remnants of defeated soldiers.

Now that we don't have a single heavy artillery, not a single plane, and not a single tank, do you want our soldiers to use only rifles and grenades against the Japanese aircraft artillery?

With these flesh and blood drives, do you really think we can hold Nanjing for three months? Li Tie persuaded Dai Li again.

"But in your Huaxing industrial zone in Shanghai, your 5,000 men and horses and more than 20,000 miscellaneous troops of the Nationalist Army were besieged by more than 60,000 Japanese troops for ten days.

Later, not only did you evacuate Shanghai safely, but you also killed and wounded nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers? In Shanghai, where there is no danger to defend, we can all top for three months, and there is no reason why we can't hold three months in Nanjing, where there is danger to defend around? Dai Li asked.

"Brother Dai, Shanghai is my base camp, and I have been digging air-raid shelters and building secret passages under all the industries in Huaxing since 31 years.

I invested a lot of money and food, and spent six years of hard work, so that one day in the future, something would happen with the Japanese army, and we would not only be able to fight the Japanese army well, but also be able to get out of the way.

But where is this, this is Nanjing, this is the base camp of the Nationalist Government, although the headquarters of my Grain Statistics Bureau is also located here, but you see how many times a year I can come to Nanjing, how dare I build a large number of buildings here?

Once the Japanese army attacked Nanjing, we had no choice but to fight the Japanese army desperately. Therefore, the equipment I am going to send tonight is extremely important, and these things are all important materials related to whether we can hold Nanjing.

Now that the war is urgent, you have to believe in me and you have to support me. Otherwise, we won't even have to be friends in the future. Li Tie finally forced Dai Li unceremoniously.

Dai Li made Li Tie unable to do anything, after all, he had been mixed up in the national government over the years, and Li Tie's guidance and support had made a lot of efforts, and he really trusted Li Tie.

Seeing Li Tie so insistent, Dai Li finally reluctantly compromised, but he still had to ask some questions clearly: "Okay, I'm convinced of you, what do you say, just do it."

But I also want to ask you, what do you want to do when you bring so many people into Nanjing this time? Is it really just to help defend the city? ”

"Brother Dai, what do you think I can do with bringing nearly 10,000 people? When you can't support it, these 10,000 Hainan guards are your firefighting team, and you will go wherever you need it.

If it weren't for the national disaster, I wouldn't want to sacrifice in vain, and my Huaxing guards in Shanghai would have sacrificed more than 2,000 people.

I believe that in Nanjing, if it were not for my 10,000 people, you would not want to escape from Nanjing safely. Maybe when the time comes, you'll have to come and beg me to arrange a way back for you? Hearing Dai Li's obedience to his own opinions, Li Tie began to talk and laugh with Dai Li.

"But your troops don't belong to the National Army, so I can't arrange a station for you? Moreover, Tang Shengzhi is a close confidant of Principal Jiang, if he knew that you were coming with 10,000 horses, the first thing he would do was to hand over your weapons first, and then ask the principal for credit. Dai Lian reminded that tonight's events had to be tight.

"When is it still here. Rest assured, our Huaxing company also has a lot of industries in Nanjing, and it is not a piece of cake to hide 18,000 people.

But I don't care what method you use, tonight my troops will secretly enter the city, you have to find a way to cover me, if the news of my troops entering the city is exposed, let the Japanese know, there is no need to fight this battle to defend Nanjing. You wait to collect your brother's body. Li Tie emphasized.

"Alas, you are willing to sacrifice your life for the country with such a big net worth, and I am so reluctant to be a poor and white mud leg. Well, tonight you come in quietly through Simon, and I will send my sister to fetch you. Dai Li said.

"Your sister? The Dai Yinghui who kidnapped my wife, why does it have to be her? Li Tie asked in surprise.

"What so much nonsense, you'll know when the time comes." Dai Li said impatiently.