Chapter Twenty-Three: Breaking Out of the Siege (Part II)

Nanjing, the highest command of the Songhu Theater.

In the spacious and bright conference room, many [***] senior generals and peers gathered together, and the person presiding over the meeting was Gu Zhutong, the deputy commander-in-chief of the theater, and the two leaders on the left and right were also generals, and there were actually several generals, but everyone's faces looked extremely solemn, and the atmosphere in the conference room was extremely depressing.

Although they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of heavy firepower and naval and air forces, they still inflicted unimaginable heavy losses on the Yue army by virtue of the heroic dedication of the vast number of officers and men, and fought fiercely for nearly three months, killing and wounding more than 70,000 Yue troops, and suffering nearly 100,000 casualties on their own side, and the proportion of casualties between the enemy and the enemy was quite close.

However, in the final retreat stage, [***] made a big fuss, and the casualties caused by the three-day rout were almost equal to the total casualties of the previous three months, which inevitably made people sigh.

The main responsibility for such a result lies with Chairman Chiang, because Chairman Chiang was indecisive, so that the best time to retreat was delayed, and secondly, there were many internal factions in [***], and when they were desperate with the enemy, they could still work together, but once they gave the order to retreat, they immediately started a small calculation, and the result can be imagined.

Therefore, Gu Zhutong was quite angry in his heart, not only because Chairman Jiang had just trained him to be bloody, but also because the historical responsibility for the defeat of the Battle of Songhu was borne by him.

Although, Gu Zhutong is only the deputy commander-in-chief of the Songhu Theater.

"On the occasion of the life and death of the party-state, I hope that you will focus on the overall situation, consolidate your defense line after you go back, and block Yuekou in the east of Changzhou and Liyang no matter what, so as to ensure the safety of Nanjing! Ensure the safety of the party-state! Keep your leaders safe! Gu Zhutong said this, immediately stood up, and said murderously, "I'm stacking my words here, if anyone dares to retreat without regard to the overall situation, don't blame me for being unsympathetic!" ”

Although the commanders of the various group armies present at the meeting were full of slander, none of them dared to protest in person.

When Gu Zhutong was about to announce the dismissal of the meeting, the adjutant suddenly hurried in and said with a strange expression: "General seat, Shanghai emergency electricity!" ”

The senior generals of the party-state attending the meeting turned their eyes to Gu Zhutong's adjutant, and the adjutant dared to break through at such a high-level military meeting, which shows how urgent the telegram he received? It's just that the telegram actually came from Shanghai, could it be that something big happened in Shanghai?

Could it be that the army openly invaded the Public Concession and the French Concession?

If this is the case, then Xiao Yue would have greatly offended the British, the Americans, and the French, and if he could have drawn the British, Americans, and France into the war, then the positive pressure on [***] would have been greatly reduced.

Gu Zhutong frowned, and said without raising his head: "Read!" ”

"Yes!" The adjutant agreed, and immediately read, "Nanjing Headquarters, Third Theater Commander's Department: At three o'clock in the morning, more than 100 people from the remnants of the Baoshan Battalion who held the Sixing Warehouse, except for some seriously wounded who withdrew into the concession, most of the rest broke out of the encirclement from the front of the army, and destroyed the headquarters of the 36th Wing of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army on the way to break through, killing many enemies, and keeping the Eighth Bureau secret. ”

Quiet! Quiescence! There was silence!

Including Gu Zhutong and Cheng Cheng, the senior generals of the party-state attending the meeting all looked stunned.

Almost everyone's face is full of the word "don't believe", if someone in Nanjing suddenly telegraphed to announce his departure, most of them can barely believe it, but to say that Yue Weihan's Baoshan battalion can break through head-on, it is to kill them and not believe it, is this simply a fantasy? No possibility, no possibility at all!

How many people are there in Baoshan Camp? With half a battalion of troops, how many puppet troops are there who can besiege the Sixing warehouse? There must be nearly 10,000 people, right? With the Sixing Warehouse Building, the Baoshan Battalion may still be able to survive, but if they still have the strength to break through and be able to break out from the front, then the person who said this must have suffered a brain injury.

"Adjutant Zhang, is there a mistake in the Eighth Bureau of Secrecy?" It took a long time before someone questioned.

Suddenly, there was a sound of doubt in the conference room, and Cheng Cheng said very unceremoniously: "Boss Dai's people are really getting more and more disagreeable, and a lie like this kind of three-year-old child can easily expose actually dares to report to the commission?" ”

Adjutant Zhang smiled bitterly and asked, "Commander-in-Chief Cheng, and all the commanders, if this matter is really false, how dare the Eighth Bureau of the Security Bureau report it to the commission?" ”

Cheng Cheng and the [***] senior generals were speechless for a moment.

In fact, even if the agents of the Secret Service are not sensible, they will never joke with their own lives, right? If the breach of the Baoshan Battalion had not been confirmed again and again, how could they dare to report it to Chairman Chiang? It's just, speaking of which, the breakthrough of the Baoshan camp is real, incredible, incredible!

Gu Zhutong's heart has already turned up a stormy wave!

Amazing, thinking about it, Gu Zhutong only thought that the word "amazing" could be reluctantly used to describe Yue Weihan's series of wonderful performances since he was born.

Hold on to Baoshan for six days and nights, and beat the 68th Wing of the 3rd Division of the Yue Army so that it can't find the north!

Then he led a small group of troops deep into the enemy camp, successfully destroyed the advance base of the 3rd Division and killed the commander of the division of Lieutenant General Yue Kou!

In the end, with the remaining forty-two people of the Baoshan battalion, Qiao Xiang broke through and assisted the 98th Division to recover the position on the south bank of Fuzaobin!

Although these three outstanding military exploits fell on Yao Changqing's head on the surface, the old man and the senior generals of the Songhu Theater all knew that it was Yue Weihan who fought it! In addition, this time he held on to the Sixing warehouse for a full twenty days, killed and injured thousands of puppet soldiers, and finally broke through with the remnants, and it was a heavy encirclement that protruded from the front!

This Yue Weihan, how did this battle go? What is so remarkable about his tactical command?

Regardless of Yue Weihan's Huangpu background and Fenghua's pretext, just by virtue of his series of unbelievable achievements, it is impossible for the old man who loves talent to ignore him, there is no doubt that this son will become the old man's confidant and favorite general, and will become the pillar of the party and the state, it seems that he must have a good relationship with him as soon as possible.

"Adjutant Zhang." Gu Zhutong Huo Ran raised his head and asked in a deep voice, "Doesn't the Baoshan Camp have a radio station?" ”

"Yes, Chief." Adjutant Zhang hurriedly said, "Before the 98th Division retreated, a radio station was left for the Baoshan battalion. ”

"Order the communications office, call me non-stop." Gu Zhu said, "As soon as the radio station of the Baoshan Camp is turned on, report to me immediately, and I will talk to the Baoshan Camp and Yue Weihan as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!" Adjutant Zhang saluted and then turned to leave.

"Adjournment." Gu Zhutong waved his hand, and then left the conference room with an expressionless face, and the [***] senior generals who attended the meeting also left with different expressions.

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Nanjing, the leader's official residence.

Chairman Chiang was listening to the farewell messages of all the officers and men of the Baoshan Battalion over and over again through the gramophone, and his thin face was already stained with tears.

How many years have passed, Chairman Chiang has lost count of how many years he has not shed tears.

Today, however, Chairman Chiang found that he was a little unable to control his emotions.

Song Ziwen came to Chairman Jiang's study again and sincerely persuaded: "Commission, you can't wait any longer." ”

Madame Jiang also persuaded softly: "Darling, I understand your feelings, as the leader of the party-state, but to watch the capital fall, this is not pleasant, but no matter how uncomfortable we are, we have to go, if you insist on not leaving, insist on coexisting with Nanjing, your personal reputation is certainly preserved, but what about the whole country, the whole nation?" The party-state can't live without you. ”

"Yes, commission, my little sister is right, the party-state can't live without you." Song Ziwen also persuaded deeply.

This is not false; given the current situation of the national political axe, once Chairman Chiang has a good deal, I am afraid that the entire country will immediately be divided, and the national anti-Japanese united front that has been formed with great difficulty will immediately fall apart, and in this way, the Chinese nation is only afraid that it will really be destroyed and the species will be wiped out.

Chairman Chiang did not say a word, but was still listening silently and weeping silently.

Mrs. Jiang and Song Ziwen glanced at each other, and no longer persuaded each other, and then wept silently beside them.

In the oppressive silence, a rush of footsteps suddenly came, and then Wang Shihe, the chief of the national guard, walked into the study quickly, and said with an excited expression: "Commission, the Shanghai Station of the Military Command Bureau called, the Baoshan battalion has broken through in the early hours of this morning, and it is still a siege from the front, and on the way to the breakthrough, it also destroyed the headquarters of the 36th Wing of the 3rd Division of the Army!" ”

Mrs. Jiang and Song Ziwen immediately showed shocked expressions on their faces, although neither of them knew much about military affairs, but they could still clearly know how amazing this news should be! This Yue Weihan actually created a miracle again, and in an instant, the eyes of the two turned to Chairman Jiang in unison.

Chairman Jiang seemed very calm, as if what Wang Shihe said was just a trivial matter.

After a moment of silence, Chairman Jiang suddenly got up and walked out of the study, from beginning to end, he did not say a word, let alone comment on the breakthrough of Yue Weihan and the Baoshan camp, and even Madame Jiang could not guess what he was thinking in his heart, only Wang Shihe, who had been with Chairman Jiang for nearly 20 years, faintly felt that Chairman Jiang's mood had turned from gloomy to sunny.

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ps: There is a small mistake to change, the Secret Bureau is changed to the Military Command Bureau, and thank you for correcting it.