Nanjing High Command.

In less than half an hour, the first line of defense outside Kunshan was broken through by the Japanese army, and Chairman Chiang's face became more and more solemn as he looked at the dazzling blue arrow that had been on the second red line extending to Kunshan again on the map.

Although Xue Laohu is a tiger general, he also has a limit after all, and it is indeed difficult to expect him to hold Kunshan with 10,000 remnants of soldiers with low morale and no fighting spirit, but the problem is that Kunshan really can't be lost, Kunshan will be dumped by small Japan as soon as he loses more than 80 main divisions and more than 500,000 troops in Huxi!

Another communications staff officer hurriedly walked into the command hall with a folder, and in an instant, everyone's faces fell, wouldn't it, the second line of defense was broken through by the Japanese again? Only ten minutes have passed since the first line of defense was broken through by the Japanese army, and the offensive of small Japan was so fierce, and the defense line of the national army was so unbearable?

Thankfully, what everyone feared didn't happen.

Just a moment ago, the radio station of the headquarters suddenly detected an unfamiliar radio signal and called the other party, but the other party did not respond, but when the telegraph operator of the communications department inadvertently translated the code that had been recorded according to the cipher code that had just been discarded, he made a surprising discovery!

"The 51st Division went south to Qingpu along the Songjia Highway? Wang Yaowu in Baihe Port?! ”

"No, isn't it true that the 51st Division was still in Beixinjing just now, why did it arrive at Baihe Port in a blink of an eye?"

"The 58th Division was deployed on the spot, except for one part that was holding Qingpu, the 343rd Regiment and the 344th Regiment of the 172nd Brigade and the 347th Regiment of the 174th Brigade went south to Songjiang along the Songjia Highway, so as to recover Songjiang before dark? God, I'm not dazzled, am I?! Didn't Wu Jiguang's 174th Brigade run out yesterday, why did a 347th Regiment pop up again? ”

"This is Liangzhen's (Yu Jishi's cousin) to the 51st Division and the 57th Division?" Chairman Jiang was also stupid, in terms of the format of the text, this should be a telegram issued by Yu Jishi, the commander of the 74th Army, to Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 51st Division, and Feng Shengfa, the commander of the 58th Division, and immediately turned his head and asked Liu Feidao, "Isn't Liangzhen in Suzhou, call him and ask him, what's going on?" ”

Liu Fei didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran to make a call, and he came back after a while, reporting that Yu Jishi had never given such a telegram order to Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa at all, and now, everyone in the command hall was confused, where did this radio signal come from? What is the purpose of the Japanese impersonation?

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The reaction of the Japanese side was not slow, in fact, before Shimono Ichihuo asked for help from the Central China Direction Army Headquarters, the Jishu personnel of the Shanghai secret service had already deciphered the secret code of the national army, which was also the main reason for the replacement of the secret code by the national army, so Shimono Ichihuo soon received a reply from the front army headquarters.

Looking at the telegram translated by the front army headquarters, Gu Shoufu's expression was as gloomy as the sky outside.

Shimono Yihuo said: "Division commander, it should be right, the branch army is moving south from Baihe Port along the Songjia Highway, and its forward division has already seized Qingpu, and the Nakamura brigade should have crashed into this branch last night and was annihilated, and next, this branch army will continue to move south to seize Songjiang." ”

As he spoke, Shimono Kazuho drew another line on the map, from Hakuzuru Port to Matsue.

Looking at the blue line that suddenly appeared on the map, Gu Shoufu's eyelids jumped suddenly, and then he picked up a pencil and drew a circle in Pudong, Nanshi to Huxi, and then an arrow extended from this circle, which also pointed straight to Songjiang, and continued to extend forward after crossing Songjiang until Jiashan!

Looking at the arrow drawn by Gu Shoufu, Shimono Kazuho couldn't help but gasp.

Gu Shoufu threw a pencil on the map, looked up and asked Shimono Kazuho: "Shimono-san, what do you think?" ”

"Division commander, this possibility cannot be ruled out." Shimono Yihuo said in a deep voice, "If the main force of the division is here, the two divisions are not worth mentioning at all, but now the main force of the division has poured out, and the 18th Division, the 114th Division and the Kunisaki Detachment have also advanced for hundreds of kilometers, and there are only a small number of troops in the rear, which can be described as an empty garrison."

Once these two divisions discover the flaws of the imperial army and advance from Songjiang to Jiashan, then the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway that have been cut off will be re-connected, so that the dozens of Zhina divisions withdrawn from western Shanghai will be able to break out of the encirclement from here, and even if the Sakai detachment blocks Kunshan, it will be completely useless. ”

"Shimono-san, it's not once it's discovered, but the Shina Army has already discovered this flaw!" Gu Shoufu corrected, "Don't you think that this 74th Army is here for this flaw? After a pause, Gu Shoufu said, "It seems that we are indeed underestimating the Chinese army, and the advance of the 18th Division, the 114th Division, and the Kunisaki Detachment is too fast. ”

Shimono Kazuho said: "Division commander, in this case, we must make tactical adjustments as soon as possible." ”

Gu Shoufu said: "The gap in Qingpu must be plugged, as long as the gap in Qingpu is blocked, the 18th Division and the Kunisaki Detachment will still have a chance to block the main force of the branch to the west of Dianshan Lake, however, I am afraid that it will be too late to transfer the Niudao Brigade back, so it is better to transfer the Sakai detachment back from Kunshan, the Sakai detachment has many cars and is fast." ”

"Hello!" Shimono Kazuho bowed his head and got up and went to deliver the order.

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In Kunshan, the Japanese Sakai detachment had broken through the second line of defense of the national army.

When Sakai Tokutaro's armored car appeared at the front of the position, Wing Commander Okamoto Hoyuki Osa and Deputy Wing Commander Fujiwara Taro of the 13th Infantry Wing were already waiting outside the temporary command tent.

After saluting each other, Tokutaro Sakai went straight to the headquarters of the Okamoto Wing, and Okamoto Hoyuki, Fujiwara Taro, and the senior generals who came with Sakai Tokutaro also entered the tent one after another, and the map had already been erected in the tent, and a striking red arrow was marked on the map, which had been inserted into Kunshan.

Okamoto took two steps forward, pointed to the map and said: "Detachment leader, the outer defense line of the Chinese army has been completely swept away, and the railway station and bus station have also been taken, and then you can attack the city wall, the city wall fortification may be a little more troublesome, but the detachment leader can rest assured, by noon at the latest, the imperial sunburst flag will definitely be planted on the head of Kunshan City." ”

"Yo Si." Tokutaro Sakai nodded happily and asked another nonsensical question, "Okamoto-san, have you found a locomotive and train wagons in Kunshan Railway Station?" ”

"Locomotives, train wagons?" Okamoto was confused.

Fujiwara Taro, the deputy wing commander next to him, seemed to have guessed Sakai Tokutaro's intentions, and immediately stepped forward and replied: "Report to the detachment leader, there is a locomotive and four wagons in the Kunshan Railway Station, but it has been damaged by the Chinese army, but the damage is not serious, and it should still be usable if the sappers repair it." ”

"Yo Si." Tokutaro Sakai patted Fujiwara Taro on the shoulder with relief, then turned his head and instructed Nakamura Makoto, the commander of the engineering wing, "Nakamura-kun, immediately send someone to repair the locomotive and wagons, quickly!" ”

Sakai, this old devil is really not an ordinary arrogance, dare to love him wants to take a train directly to attack Nanjing after taking Kunshan, but then again, for the vast majority of senior Japanese generals, the first to enter Nanjing is definitely an irresistible temptation, if Sakai Tokutaro can be the first to set foot in Nanjing, it is enough for him to go down in history.

When Tokutaro Sakai was full of ambition, a staff officer hurriedly walked into the tent and reported: "The division headquarters is in an emergency!" ”

The old devil of Sakai waved his hand lightly, and the staff officer of Shaozuo opened the telegram and read: "The Chinese army has been found near Qingpu, and I hereby order your department to return to the division as soon as possible, to defend Qingpu, the division and regiment headquarters, long live the Japanese Empire, long live the Emperor Bixia!" ”

The tent suddenly became as silent as death, and everyone's eyes were focused on Sakai Tokutaro's face, and the old devil Sakai also opened his mouth wide, his face was full of astonishment, seeing that Kunshan was about to be taken, and he might take the train directly to Nanjing, but the division commander ordered him to return to Qingpu?

However, Sakai Tokutaro knew more clearly that the division commander definitely didn't joke with him, a quick return to the division was enough to explain all the problems, if it weren't for the fact that the situation in Qingpu was already in danger, the division commander would never let him return to the division quickly, but at this time, he gave up Kunshan and returned to Qingpu, and Sakai Tokutaro was really unwilling.

After a long while, Okamoto Hoyuki asked in a low voice, "Detachment leader?" ”

Sakai Tokutaro woke up like a dream, and sighed: "Order, after the 13th Infantry Wing leaves an infantry brigade behind, the main force of the detachment will quickly return to Qingpu!" "It is true that Japanese officers like to disobey orders and like to be on the following lines, but that is also a matter of circumstances, like this situation where saving soldiers is like fighting fires, Japanese officers rarely disobey orders.

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At the head of Kunshan City, Xue Yue was inspecting the city fortifications in the rain.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the military uniform on Xue Yue's body was already soaked, wrapped around his body like a heavy armor, just like his mood at this time, it was so heavy that it was suffocating.

The two outer lines of defense have all been lost, and the fortifications of the city walls are already in danger.

From time to time, there are shells flying through the sky and falling in the city and exploding, the city has risen a ball of firelight, in the smoke of gunpowder there are countless figures shuttling, running, some people are fighting the fire, some people are calling for help, occasionally you can hear the helpless, desperate cries of children and women, listening to people is particularly upsetting.

Once the city wall is breached, the people trapped in the city are only afraid that it will be difficult to escape, but what worries Xue Yue more is the national army that is retreating from Nanxiang, Beixinjing, Nanshi and Pudong to Kunshan at this moment, these 500,000 national troops are the mainstay of the national government, Xue Yue can't imagine that if these hundreds of thousands of national troops are annihilated, what will happen to China?

Seeing the rout of the city, Xue Yue's heart became more and more cold, how could such morale compete with the murderous little Japan? Thinking of this, the corners of Xue Yue's mouth couldn't help but bloom with a wry smile, he had the intention to kill the enemy but was unable to return to the sky, the only thing he Xue Yue could do was probably to die here.

Just as he was sighing, one of the routs suddenly shouted, "Look, little Japan seems to be retreating!" ”

"Huh?" Xue Yue was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly raised his binoculars to look out of the city, and sure enough, he saw that the Japanese military convoys that had originally gathered in the bus station had already driven onto the highway, and the dozen or so side three-wheeled motorcycles that started the road had even driven for several miles, and they all blended into the rain and fog to see clearly.

After a while, even the Japanese cars, tanks and armored vehicles drove out of Kunshan Station and onto the Qingkun Highway, converging into a huge torrent of steel and gradually moving away.

Xue Yue was suspicious for a while, did the Japanese army really retreat? It shouldn't be, seeing that Kunshan is about to fall, and seeing that more than 800,000 divisions of more than 500,000 national troops withdrawn from Nanxiang, Beixinjing, Nanshi and Pudong are going to be dumplings, but little Japan has withdrawn, which one is this singing?

"Quick, immediately telegraph Nanjing!" Coming back to his senses, Xue Yue hurriedly sent someone to report the news to Nanjing.