When Feng Shengfa, Zhang Baiting and a few senior staff members looked back, Xu Shijiu had already walked in proudly, but when he saw that Xu Shijiu was still wearing the wrinkled security uniform, Sun Yuanliang frowned and said unhappily: "Brother Han Soul, why are you still wearing this skin, don't like the German-style military uniform of our Central Army?" ”

"How can you?" Xu Jiu said with a smile, "Master, I am reluctant to wear it, so I think that if I get a reward or something one day, I will take it out and put it on, and I can be more decent in front of media reporters, do you say yes?" ”

"You kid." Sun Yuanliang shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "You won't be worried that I will take the opportunity to absorb your troops, right?" ”

"How so." Xu Nineteen smiled again and replied, "If the master can really be kind and incorporate our Nineteenth Brigade, it's too late to be happy, how can you worry?" ”

Sun Yuanliang snorted and prevaricated the topic, he really didn't think about incorporating the 19th Brigade, although the remaining 100 veterans of the 19th Brigade can fight, but there are still fewer veterans in the Central Army who can fight? Xu Nineteen was able to get into his eyes, but he categorically didn't dare to recruit Xu Nineteen into his 88th Division, it was too much of an eyesore.

Don't look at him Sun Yuanliang is a favorite general, but there are some taboos that must not be touched.

"Alright, let's not talk about that." Sun Yuanliang pulled Xu Shijiu to the map and asked, "You told Han Xianyuan before that there is a path that leads directly to the Navy Headquarters, tell us quickly, what's going on?" ”

"There is indeed such a path, which should be a dead end strictly speaking." Xu Shijiu pointed to the map and said, "This alley is between Sichuan Road and Wusong Road, just in this block, the north end of the alley is blocked, and there is only a wall from Duolun Road, and over this wall is the naval headquarters of Little Japan." ”

Sun Yuanliang, Feng Shengfa, Zhang Baiting and several senior staff officers pricked up their ears one after another.

Xu 19 continued: "The southern end of this alley, which is the entrance, is connected to a shantytown on the west side of the Honghe River, and the people living in this shantytown are poor people, and the streets are very messy, dirty and narrow, and it is precisely because of this that the Japanese army ignored this shantytown and did not send troops to guard this alley.

Ladies and gentlemen, although this shantytown is still under the control of the Japanese army, it is not well guarded, and in fact it cannot be tight, because the shantytown is too chaotic, and our army can use the cover of night to quietly climb over this block between the Honghe River and Wusong Road, and then pass through the shantytown and this dead end, and launch a fatal blow to the Japanese naval headquarters. ”

Feng Shengfa slammed the knot and said: "Master, this is a heart-slashing knife!" If the regiments can first launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army from all directions, first transfer the Japanese reserves out, and then launch a surprise attack on the Japanese naval headquarters from this dead end, they will definitely be able to catch the old devils of Okawauchi by surprise! ”

"Okay, that's it!" Sun Yuanliang threw the pencil in his hand on the table, and said to Xu Shijiu, "I will transfer the division guard battalion to you, this operation is still dominated by you, you will touch me in tonight, first lurk in the alley, and wait for tomorrow after the offensive in all directions, you will suddenly kill!" ”

Xu Shijiu was not hypocritical, and snapped his feet and said: "Yes!" ”

Feng Shengfa patted Xu Shijiu's shoulder and asked again, "Are there any difficulties?" ”

"Report to the deputy division, there is no difficulty!" After Xu Nineteen finished speaking, he smiled again, "There is really no difficulty, the division seat and the deputy division seat have already equipped our nineteenth brigade with one-color German equipment, what else to say?" ”

Feng Shengfa bowed his head lightly and said solemnly: "When the naval headquarters is defeated, I will definitely ask for credit for you!" ”

Feng Shengfa said this loudly, Sun Yuanliang, Zhang Baiting and several senior counselors were surprised when they heard this, and Xu Shijiu couldn't help but be a little moved in his heart, for so many years, Feng Shengfa was still the first senior general of the national army who was willing to ask for credit for him, no matter what kind of battle Zuihou fought, Xu Shijiu had already accepted his feelings in his heart.

At this time, Xu Shijiu didn't know that he couldn't fight this battle, and Sun Yuanliang, Feng Shengfa and Zhang Baiting didn't know that the situation in Shanghai had changed again.

On the evening of the 15th, that is, at 8 o'clock this evening, the Japanese ambassador to China, Kimasa Okamoto, said through a Western media that for humanitarian reasons, the Japanese army could temporarily suspend the war for two days so that the citizens of Shanghai who were trapped in the Japanese concession could be evacuated urgently.

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Nanjing, small conference room of the General Staff of the Military Commission.

"The International Red Cross Humanitarian Relief Team?" Bai Chongxi and Chen Cheng looked at each other.

Chairman Chiang, who was sitting behind the conference table, bowed his head slightly, and his shiny bald head was particularly eye-catching in the light.

"Bench, when did this bullshit humanitarian rescue team come out?" Chen Cheng spread his hands and said a little angrily, "What kind of truce initiative did they jump out at this time, don't they want to block us?" ”

"Rhetoric, don't say it so ugly." Chairman Jiang frowned and said, "The proposal of the humanitarian rescue team of the International Red Cross Society for a temporary truce is also for the safety of the citizens of Shanghai. ”

"However, this will delay the fighter!" Bai Chongxi also said, "Commission, the 88th Division has paid a great price, and it is not easy to have the current favorable situation, and it will be able to wipe out the Japanese army in Hongkou!" However, once the truce is two days, it will inevitably give the Japanese army a chance to breathe, once the Japanese army brings reinforcements from the country......"

"Yes, there can be no truce." Chen Cheng said urgently, "The last time the ministers of the United States, Britain, France, and Italy proposed to turn Shanghai into an undefended free port, and they had to make a two-day truce, which had already caused our army to lose the best opportunity to annihilate the Japanese army in Shanghai. ”

Bai Chongxi said: "If there is a truce for two more days, this battle will not be able to be fought!" ”

Zhang Zhiyuan was scheduled to launch an attack at dawn on the 12th, but because of the pressure exerted by the powers, he had to make a truce for two days, and missed the fighter plane in vain, and the end of the battle on the 14th turned out to be because of the carelessness of the enemy, and the losses were heavy.

The combat operation is so fragmented, what the hell is this battle fought?

"A truce is necessary, it's non-negotiable." Chairman Jiang shook his shiny bald head and said in a unique and thick local accent of Ningbo, "Shanghai is a place of international perspective, and if the Nationalist Government ignores humanitarianism and ignores civilian casualties, what will Western countries think of it, and what will the Western media say?" ”

Bai Chongxi and Chen Cheng glanced at each other and closed their mouths helplessly.

In view of the beneficial initiative of the International Red Cross, the Nationalist Government decided to make a truce on the 16th and 18th to facilitate the emergency evacuation of the citizens of the northern and eastern districts of the public concession. ”

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Guanyin Hall, 88th Division.

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous!" Feng Shengfa waved his arms and roared angrily, "The International Red Cross? Did they go earlier? At this time, the Japanese made a fuss about the Shanghai citizens in the Japanese concession, this is a conspiracy, this is a complete conspiracy, and little Japan can't hold it so it wants to delay time! ”

Zhang Baiting also said: "Master, I also think that this is a conspiracy of the Japanese!" ”

"Master!" Feng Shengfa turned to Sun Yuanliang and said word by word, "Outside, the king's order is not affected!" ”

Zhang Baiting continued: "Master, the eldest husband has done something and not done, killing the widow to serve the country, this is the right time!" ”

Sun Yuanliang gritted his teeth and was about to make up his mind, but the phone ringing in the war room suddenly remembered quickly, and was disturbed by the phone ringing, Sun Yuanhao's anger that was not easy to muster up was a little discharged, and when he picked up the phone, he completely stopped, and the phone turned out to be from Chairman Jiang himself, who specially told him not to disobey his orders.

Putting down the phone, Sun Yuanliang weakly instructed Zhang Baiting: "Chief of Staff, call the 19th Brigade immediately, cancel the raid on the Japanese Navy Headquarters, and then order the 262nd Brigade and the 264th Brigade, the 16th and 18th are not allowed to take the initiative to attack, but if the Japanese provoke first, give me a fierce and resolute blow!" ”

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Chinachem Hotel, the restaurant on the eighth floor.

Bogmonov put down his knife and fork, shook his head and said to Stilwell: "Colonel Stilwell, have you heard?" The Chinese government has already ordered a temporary truce on the 16th and 18th, which is ridiculous, this is simply ridiculous. ”

Stilwell shrugged his shoulders and removed his pipe from his mouth to give Bogmonov a wry smile.

Bogmonov added: "Don't they know that this is delaying the fighter plane? ”

Stilwell spread his hands and said: "It's really a pity that although China has first-class soldiers, but unfortunately, they only have second-rate officers and third-rate senior generals, and even more unfortunately, they also have a commander who is not in the stream at all, and having a supreme leader like Chiang can be said to be the biggest misfortune of this country." ”

"Oh no, Colonel Stilwell, you're one-sided." Bogmonov did not agree with Stilwell's point of view, shook his head and said, "Chiang may lack military vision, but he still has quite a lot of achievements in politics, for example, I think it is very wise to forbear after the September 18 incident, which at least bought China an extra six years of preparation time." ”

"Yes, I have to admit that." Stilwell nodded in agreement, "After the 918 Incident, if the Chinese government rashly declared war with Japan, thus forcing Japan's war machine to be fully activated, it was indeed not something that China could compete with at that time. ”

Bogmonov added: "There is also the five-year army reorganization proposed by Chiang, which is also very wise and far-sighted. ”

"No, no, no, I don't agree with that." Stilwell waved his hand and said, "Regarding Chiang's proposal to reorganize the army in five years, I think he is too optimistic, to organize 60 German divisions in five years, I think this is an impossible task, the weak financial situation of the Chinese government simply cannot support such a huge Jihua."

Also, the level of corruption in the Nationalist government is shocking, especially in the four families of Jiang, Song, Kong, and Chen.

As of now, although the Nationalist Government claims to have organized 59 German armament divisions, except for the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps, the rest of the German armament divisions are only equipped with a very small part of the equipment, let alone large-caliber heavy artillery. ”

I have to say that Stilwell is really a China expert, and he has all kinds of inside information about the Nationalist Government at his fingertips, so that Bogmonov, the Soviet ambassador, was stunned for a while, and he couldn't answer for a long time.