Just when Qiao Anbang was still thinking about the next battle plan, Yali suddenly walked in with an anxious face, and seeing that there was no one around, Yali hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "Master, it's not good, I just intercepted and deciphered several telegrams from the army. ”

"Huh?!" Qiao Anbang turned his head suddenly when he heard the voice, and immediately said awe-inspiringly: "What's the matter?" What's the bad news? ”

"According to the contents of the telegram I deciphered, the base camp has reorganized the battle sequence of the Chinese army in Central China, abolished the battle sequence of the former Central China Dispatch Army, its subordinate Shanghai Dispatch Army, and the 10th Army, and reorganized it into the Central China Front, and the former commander of the 10th Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, has been promoted to commander of the Central China Front." Yali paused for a moment and continued: "The most important thing is that the newly formed Central China Front Command recently sent a telegram to several infantry divisions and regiments under it, asking them to immediately deploy defenses along the Huzhou area west of Taihu Lake. ”

"What?" Qiao Anbang was taken aback when he heard this, the devil's trick was really not an ordinary poison, once their plan succeeded, then the retreat route he had expected before would be blocked.

The worst thing is not only this, there are several main divisions of the army in the east bank of Taihu Lake, so the possibility of a successful breakthrough from the eastern front is zero, and once the western front is also blocked by devils, then their own tiger brigade will become a turtle in the urn.

Thinking of this, Qiao Anbang couldn't sit still any longer, and began to pace back and forth with an anxious expression. At this point, the Shanghai Tiger Brigade must not stay any longer, and must evacuate Shanghai as soon as possible, and it is best to break through before the army reaches the Western Front.

After making up his mind, Qiao Anbang immediately stopped and turned his head to Yali and said, "Yali, immediately notify all regiments and prepare to evacuate immediately!" ”

"Hmm!" Yali nodded in response, then turned to leave

The night was dark, and the Zhabei Tiger Brigade was stationed.

Thousands of officers and men of the brigade have been ordered to assemble, and after the previous continuous fighting, the total strength of the Tiger Brigade at this time is almost less than 5,000 people.

Dense columns stood on the entire street outside the headquarters of the Huben Brigade, and the officers and men with loaded guns stood solemnly on the street without squinting, ready to go.

Suddenly, there was a sound of heavy footsteps falling in the courtyard of the brigade headquarters, and the eyes of the officers and men turned to the gate of the brigade headquarters compound, only to see Qiao Anbang, who was wearing a major general's uniform, striding out of the courtyard surrounded by everyone.

Striding to the front of the team, Qiao Anbang glanced at the soldiers present with his eyes like a knife, and then opened his voice and shouted: "Brothers, the devils are surrounding from all directions, Shanghai is not a place to stay for a long time, so we have to continue to drive, now that our task has been completed, the next thing is to go back to your hometown in northern Anhui, your parents, wives and children, brothers and sisters are waiting for your triumphant return in your hometown, so, brothers, no matter whether there is a mountain of swords or a sea of fire ahead, we must persevere, and we will break through the encirclement side by side, Triumphant home! ”

"Go home!"

"Go home!"

"Go home!"

Most of the soldiers in northern Anhui raised their steel guns and shouted in unison, and a few soldiers from other provinces were a little lost at first, and finally they were deeply affected and shouted loudly, yes, they all want to go home, who doesn't miss their elderly parents, and don't love their wives and children who are still in swaddling clothes?

If it weren't for the war years, many of them would have lived that ordinary and happy life at home with their parents, wives and children.

But it's all this damn war, it's all damn devils, ruining their ordinary and happy life, in order to protect their parents, wives and children at home, they must put down their hoes and pick up guns, leave their hometowns, and go to the front line with compatriots all over the country to fight bloody battles with the invaders to protect their families and defend the country!

Probably concerned about a small number of soldiers from other provinces, Qiao Anbang opened his throat with an awe-inspiring expression: "Brothers, no matter where you come from, as long as you enter the Tiger Brigade, we are a brother of life and death who stirs horses and spoons in a pot, I promise you that as long as the big guys can break out of the encirclement alive, you can take your relatives at home to our northern Anhui base area in the future and reunite with them." ”

"If you can be a soldier in the brigade, it's worth it even if you die in this life!"

"Yes, the brigade is always thinking about the brethren, where can such a chief be found?"

"Long live the brigade!"

"Long live the brigade!"

"Long live the brigade!"

First, a small number of soldiers who were not from northern Anhui raised their hands and shouted loudly, and then all the officers and soldiers roared in unison, and the huge waves soared into the sky, and the neat and powerful shouts of the soldiers could be heard for miles from far and near.

Qiao Anbang waved his hand to signal the officers and soldiers to be quiet, and then ordered in a deep voice: "All open!" ”

Soon Qiao Anbang's orders were conveyed by the heralds one by one, and the soldiers, under the command of their respective commanders, turned around and boarded the vehicles, and the armored company took the lead, followed by the military trucks of each regiment, and hundreds of trucks formed like a steel dragon and drove towards the suburbs

Due to Shanghai's special surname, after capturing Shanghai, the Tiger Brigade did not massacre or arrest the devil expatriates in Shanghai, which also left room for agents to survive and hide.

Soon, the devil agents reported the news of the Tiger Brigade's withdrawal from Shanghai to the Central China Front Headquarters in Hangzhou.

Hangzhou, the headquarters of the Central China Front.

Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake hurriedly walked into Yanagawa Heisuke's bedroom with a telegram in his hand, and Yanagawa Heisuke drank a little wine and was about to rest.

"General, as expected, the people of China have been evacuated from Shanghai." Without waiting for Yanagawa Heisuke to ask, Tanabe Moritake hurriedly reported.

"Huh?" Yanagawa Heisuke suddenly fell asleep, took the telegram from Tanabe Moritake's hand and hurriedly read it, and said in a solemn tone: "Tanabe-kun, what is good now?" The 6th and 114th Divisions are still far away in Changshu, and even if they march quickly, it is impossible to rush to Huzhou in front of the Zhina Army. ”

"Your Excellency General, don't worry, the 18th Division is still in Wuxi, we can order Nakajima Sadao to quickly collect ships and light troops to cross the Taihu Lake, and immediately march to Huzhou, so that we will definitely be able to reach Huzhou before the Tiger Brigade, as long as the 18th Division arrives in Huzhou in time, even if it cannot defeat the Tiger Brigade, it can also be prevented from continuing to flee north, so as to win time for the arrival of the main force of the imperial army." Moritake Tanabe said confidently.

"Yo Xi, just do what Tanabe-kun said." Yanagawa Heisuke frowned and nodded happily.

"Hay." Tanabe Moritake suddenly bowed his head in response, and then turned around and left with his saber on his shoulder

In the northern suburbs of Shanghai, the 5,000-strong army of the Tiger Brigade is heading north, looking down from the sky, hundreds of trucks with bright headlights like a giant light dragon winding forward on the highway in the night, the scene is extremely spectacular.

In the first battle of Shanghai, the land-based aviation of the 3rd Flying Corps of the Chinese Army was completely wiped out by the Tiger Brigade, and the Third Fleet of the Navy was even more frightened because the flagship Izumo was sunk, and it was even more frightened to flee the waters of Shanghai.

Therefore, the Tiger Brigade did not care about it at all, and all the trucks were running fast with their lights on.

After the devil also lost his air power, the Tiger Brigade no longer had to worry about being bombed and leaking its whereabouts during the day, and it would be difficult for the devil to accurately grasp the movements of the Tiger Brigade.

While on the march, the jeep that Qiao Anbang was riding suddenly stopped, and outside the car, Yali hurriedly straightened up her chest and reported: "Brigade seat, emergency." ”

"Huh?" Qiao Anbang got out of the car with an awe-inspiring expression and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Just cracked the urgent telegram order issued by the Central China Front Army Headquarters to the 18th Division stationed in Wuxi, the Chinese army may have learned the news of our army's withdrawal from Shanghai, so the army headquarters urgently ordered the 18th Division to take the Taihu Lake waterway and go straight to Huzhou, the devil's intention is obvious, that is, to cut off the retreat of our army to the north." Yari replied softly.

"The 18th Division? Crossing Taihu Lake? Qiao Anbang was slightly stunned when he heard this, and immediately turned around and took out the portable combat map from the jeep, stared at the map and said in a deep voice: "We are now nearly three hundred miles away from Huzhou, and the 18th can march in a straight line if it crosses Taihu Lake from Wuxi, and the middle distance is only ninety kilometers. ”

"Yes, if nothing else, it is very likely that the Yue army will rush to Huzhou before us." Yali nodded slightly.

Qiao Anbang suddenly fell into deep thought, if the 18th Division rushed to Huzhou, it would not be good, if the Huben Brigade could defeat the 18th Division before the arrival of the main force of the Yue Army, it could directly break through, if not, it would be encircled by the heavy army of the Yue Army.

After pondering for a moment, Qiao Anbang immediately turned his head to the herald on the side and said: "Pass my order, each regiment will immediately change the marching route, we will not go to Jiaxing, go directly to Huzhou!" Tell the brethren that marching at full speed means that even if the wheels of the car are blown out, they must reach Huzhou before the 18th Division! ”

"Yes!" The herald suddenly complied, and quickly turned around and took the order.

"Brigade, the front is Songjiang County, and we won't go into the city anymore?" Wang Gensheng asked suspiciously, according to previous intelligence, there is definitely no more than one infantry squadron in Songjiang County, as long as the Tiger Brigade wants to, it will not take half an hour to capture it.

"If you don't go, you can't be greedy for petty profits." Qiao Anbang waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, don't stand, hurry up and get in the car, the guard company is moving forward at full speed!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Gensheng hurriedly jumped into the car, and the jeep started with a bang and galloped forward.

(To be continued)