Chapter Seventy-Two: Nightmare

Looking at Xie Chengrui's puzzled face, Xue Ru said: "Head Xie, I said that Nanjing can't be held at all, believe it or not." ”

Xie Chengrui nodded: "I believe, it's just a matter of time, but the Japanese army can't do it if they want to occupy Nanjing quickly." This is the capital, and Commander Tang has sent all the ships that can cross the river with the south. It's a last-ditch fight. ”

Xue Ru sneered: "Head Xie, do you believe it?" ”

Xie Chengrui was stunned for a moment, and then remembered what Xue Ru said in the reeds, it seems that she is really a fox spirit. Understanding, he knew in his heart that Xue Ru was right. But he still held on to a glimmer of hope and said: "Since it is this order, Nanjing is the elite of the Central Army, even if it is the remnants of the retreat in Shanghai, it is not without combat effectiveness, and the Japanese army will have to pay the price if they want to take Nanjing." ”

By now, Xue Ru no longer cared about how anyone doubted how he knew. Say you're a vixen, just a vixen, and take one step at a time. Now it's the seventh, the Japanese army has begun to attack, I believe that there will soon be a scene in history, if you can't do anything, then why do you come to Nanjing? It's better to retreat directly to other areas and look for opportunities to eliminate the devils.

Since he is here, he has to make some efforts, whether the devil can leave the Snow Fox Brigade in Nanjing, Xue Ru doesn't think about it at all. Just know in advance, and the devil doesn't want to keep himself.

There are still five days left, if you can work hard, can you extend the perseverance time? That would buy time for the retreat, and at least move some of the people. He did not discuss this issue with Xie Chengrui again, but said: "You immediately carried out a thorough reorganization of the troops, and the military badge that Lan Xun Zhou brought back was issued, and within a few days, the troops were familiar with the establishment and replenished ammunition and weapons." A large concentration of pistol bullets and machine-gun bullets. ”

"How many days?" Xie Chengrui was stunned.

Xue Ru said: "Everyone of the Nanjing guard officers left a retreating steamer for themselves, and even Tang Shengzhi left a small steamer to escape privately and defend Nanjing, which is to fucking lie to those soldiers, afraid of death." I don't want to do anything, Nanjing can't hold out for seven days. ”

This statement was too shocking, Xie Chengrui wanted to ask Xue Ru how she knew, knowing that she couldn't say it, so he didn't open his mouth. Xue Ru said: "Don't ask the reason, when I'm a monster, I just know, you send someone to the riverside dock to check it." I'll see Tang Shengzhi tomorrow to see if there's a turnaround. If you don't find a way, it will be a disaster. ”

Xie Chengrui said: "I'm afraid it's difficult, but you can find Chief of Staff Zhou Wei first, he is still a very responsible person and has military talents." Besides, the deputy commander is your old superior, Commander Luo. ”

Xue Ru's eyes lit up, Luo Zhuoying? That's good, and I won't lose sight of myself. Besides, if it doesn't work, you can find Xue Yue by telegram, or you can find Chen Cheng. But what do you say? Is it holding or retreating? It seems that they can't hold on, will they listen to retreat?

Xue Ru had to think about it and said, "We only have five days to prepare, and we have ordered the troops to rest. There are conditions to take a bath and change clothes, the old military underwear is burned, the number is unified, and it is officially called the Snow Fox Corps to the outside world. ”

The "Yes" unit added Lai Changwen and the 300 or so people they brought back, and they were immediately assigned to various squadrons. Lai Changwen also officially took over as the leader of the eighth squadron. Xie Chengrui left to work, he didn't understand very much, the captain, now he is the chief captain, why do he still care about the soldiers' clothes. But that's fine, at least the morale won't be low, so I'll go out and make arrangements.

In the middle of the women's college is a large lawn, which is the center of the college, and the place is spacious. Blue Flood Week has already told Sister Mary that the damaged lawn will be repaired for them.

Mary was an American nun, and the Snow Fox Corps was the most qualified Chinese army she had ever seen, and they didn't even make a loud noise, and when they saw themselves, they even turned sideways to give way.

Let her be full of affection for this army with a red silk scarf and a very western cowboy demeanor. also quickly knew that their chief turned out to be a woman, which was really amazing, and Lian Lian said that he didn't have to pay compensation.

At this time, nearly 3,000 people gathered on the lawn to change clothes. Lai Changwen and the others came to Nanjing, with Commander Xue taking care of them, and the Nanjing garrison didn't care about them, taking this opportunity, they began to get back a lot of things, military uniforms and uniforms, and some weapons, and also collected dozens of wounded soldiers, and after recovering from their injuries, they joined the Snow Fox Brigade.

After the arrival of the Blue Flood Week, the lion opened his mouth and went to the quartermaster department to ask for equipment. They arrived half a day earlier than Xue Ru and them, and they actually got a lot of supplies. Lai Changwen was able to do this thanks to their unit number, the Snow Fox Brigade of the 18th Army.

Luo Zhuoying served as the deputy commander of the Nanjing Garrison, who did not know that the 18th Army was Luo Zhuoying's old unit, especially the 11th Division was the unit started by Minister Chen. In a national army that values relationships and divides factions, this is the key. Otherwise, Wu Jianxiong, how could they be so dissatisfied with Xue Ru?

Under this banner, the Nanjing Garrison Quartermaster Department did not dare to make things too difficult. Besides, with the prestige of the snow fox coming out, this army with a red silk scarf around his neck appeared on the streets of Nanjing.

Looking at the constant influx of armaments, all the people of the Snow Fox Brigade were proud. Look at the respectful eyes of the people in Nanjing, and look at the reports in those newspapers, they are all full of pride.

But they didn't know that Xue Ru was just going around the office. She didn't think about what to say when she saw Luo Zhuoying, whether it was necessary to hold Nanjing in the end, even if it did not collapse, how long could it be held, how to fight, whether it was an external battle, or a city street battle, or a city outline battle?

After all, Xue Ru doesn't have the ability to have a grand strategy, that is, she knows the development of the situation, which makes her even more helpless. By the evening, the Snow Foxes had rested, and the campus had quieted down after a noisy day. Xue Ru was also too tired, took a shower and changed her clothes, and fell down to get a good night's sleep.

But she was awakened by nightmares many times, either dreaming of a soldier of the national army who was beheaded by a devil, or dreaming of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. When he saw a few naked devil soldiers smiling and pounced on him, Xue Ru was awakened.

The extreme horror made her eyes a little red, panting and looking at the already bright outside. For a long time, the horror in Xue Ru's eyes turned into hatred, no, he would not leave Nanjing, Xue Ru wanted revenge and murder. Kill all these Japanese criminals, these beasts, even if they die in Nanjing.

Li Wenxiu came in from outside, and saw Xue Ru, who was sweating and his eyes were shining with a fierce light, and was a little hideous, and retreated in horror: "Captain, what's wrong with you?" ”

Hearing Li Wenxiu's question, Xue Ru Jiling shivered, his eyes calmed down, but there was still a coldness: "I'm fine, is there anything wrong?" ”

Li Wenxiu still didn't dare to look at Xue Ru's eyes, and said in a low voice: "Those reporters have already come, Chief of Staff Wu invites you to come over." ”

Xue Ru said: "You tell Deputy General Xie and let him and Chief of Staff Wu come forward to answer reporters' questions, I still have something to do." ”

Li Wenxiu wanted to say what a good opportunity this was, why didn't the captain come forward, but when he saw Xue Ru's face, he didn't dare to say it, and stood up: "Yes" turned around and went out.

Xue Ru got up and put on his military uniform and tied the red silk scarf properly. Looking in the mirror, although this face is very immature, it is undeniable that it is much more beautiful than in his previous life, and it is also a long hair that he likes.

This is a tailor-made military uniform, it fits very well, Xue Ru looks a lot bigger, and some people will believe it if it is seventeen or eighteen. Since then, I've been eighteen years old, and I don't know how old I am anyway, it's too young to be believed.

Strap on your arm, pin that nice Browning pistol, and leave this bedroom with your hat on. Xue Ru did not go to his temporary office, did not go to the 100th building of the conference room, but called Fan Tiezhu, came out to inquire, and went to the garrison headquarters.

This is the original capital army headquarters, and now it has become the headquarters of the Nanjing Garrison Region, and it is also the center of operational command.

Tang Shengzhi looked at the map, holding a pen in his hand and constantly turning, just finished the meeting and sent the chairman away. Looking at the red and blue arrows on the ever-changing map, Tang Shengzhi had no bottom in his heart. But he has had several ups and downs, and he is about to be excluded from his rights, without a single soldier of his own. A person who has no generals has no status in the national government.

This is an opportunity, and Chairman Chiang's purpose in wanting to defend Nanjing is, of course, political, so it is not a matter of whether to defend it, but whether to defend it.

Sure enough, he stood up and immediately received the praise of the chairman. If you persist in Nanjing for a month this time, who will dare to look down on yourself in the future? Shanghai holds on for three months, and Nanjing for a month should be fine. What's more, the chairman of the committee promised that it would be enough in half a month, even if the task was completed.

These central armies did not listen to themselves, and if they were not restrained, they would have to abandon the city and flee. Cut off their way back, they can only persevere. Ten days and half a month is absolutely fine.

He ordered the collection of ships and unified management, and immediately won the support of the citizens of Nanjing. At the same time, the 36th Division was ordered to guard the Rujiang Gate and not let the troops go out of the city. Just as he was thinking proudly, a voice interrupted his train of thought: "Report, the position of the 74th Army has been fiercely attacked by the Japanese army, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties, so I ask for reinforcements." ”

Looking at the telegram in his hand, Tang Shengzhi was a little puzzled, since the attacking Japanese army had been repelled by the Snow Fox Brigade, how could it not be held? Could it be that the four regiments of the 74th Army are not as good as one Snow Fox Brigade? Reinforcements, I only have these troops, not the 700,000 troops in Songhu, how much is the total strength of Nanjing? It is said that it is 150,000, but they are all broken troops, with only 120,000 troops, and many of them are temporarily captured, and they can't even shoot, where are the reinforcements.

Zhou Yu said: "Commander, I think let the 74th Army withdraw, resist gradually, and finally engage in urban battles, otherwise it will be consumed in vain like Shanghai." ”

Tang Shengzhi didn't understand, if he retreated like this, how could he hold on for more than half a month? So no decision was made. said in a cold voice: "Order Yu Jishi to hold his position and not to retreat." ”

This was a stupid decision, but Zhou Wei didn't say anything, and directly issued an order to the front.

In the following time, a series of reports made Tang Shengzhi blind, and the Japanese army launched an attack on the second line of defense of the national army in three directions, with thousands of troops and dozens of artillery in each place. On the Yangtze River, in the direction of Shanghai, all planes took off and bombed the positions of the Chinese defenders.

Luo Zhuoying also had no choice: "Commander Tang, it was the 16th Division of the Japanese Army that attacked Chunhua Town, and the 9th Division was heavily damaged by Snow Fox, and there was no attack for the time being, but there was no retreat, so it was difficult for the 154th and 156th Divisions to retreat." The attack on Chunhua was divided into troops by the 16th Division after occupying Zhenjiang. I suggested that the teaching corps be withdrawn into the city and that the fortifications of the re-establishment positions be strengthened. ”

"Well, since Zhenjiang has been lost, Jurong Danyang has been lost, order the troops to retreat and enter the Fukuo position." Tang Shengzhi agreed.

Xue Ru was not there, if she heard it, she would have to scold Tang Shengzhi for being a stupid pig, since there were troops on the periphery, why didn't they let them attack behind the periphery to contain the Japanese army, and even let them retreat to the front of the Japanese army to block the attack, they were already addicted to defense, right?

It is a pity that the idea of defense has always been carried out, and a few people in the entire headquarters did not understand the mistake of doing so. The headquarters immediately issued an order to the teaching corps and the troops of the second line of defense on the periphery to retreat back to the reconstructed positions outside the city to block the Japanese attack.

The four of them sat down, and Tang Shengzhi said: "Since the commission handed over Nanjing to us, the mausoleum of the father of the nation is here, and the world will be laughed at without a fight, I have decided to live and die with Nanjing, draw up a few general orders, and we will study them." ”

Tang Shengzhi told him about his plan, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liu Xing, Luo Zhuoying, and Chief of Staff Zhou Wei did not object. Each of them had their own arrangements, and it didn't matter what they did, they all nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to give an order to the troops, the meeting of the four was interrupted by the sound of a report. The staff officer reported that more than half of the casualties of the 74th Army, Ji Hongru, the commander of the 301st Regiment, was seriously wounded, Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 302nd Regiment, was seriously injured and fell into a coma, and the 51st Division had lost its combat effectiveness and Chunhua had lost its defense.

Just when a few people were in a daze, the sound of the staff officer's report made Tang Shengzhi's heart tremble. Yes, the report is that Dangshan, Longtan, and Moling Pass have all been lost, and the Japanese three-way army has approached Nanjing.

Two days, only two days, the outlying positions were all lost. If you want to hold Nanjing for half a month to a month, it seems that there is little hope. A few people did not have time to issue the order that had just been studied, so they immediately adjusted the strength of the periphery and made drastic adjustments in succession overnight.

Just when Xue Ru had nightmares, the Japanese army broke through the position and approached the city of Nanjing.

Xue Ru, who got up in the morning, didn't go to the war room, and the snow fox hadn't entered the Nanjing combat unit yet, so he didn't know anything. The tragic situation in his sleep ignited Xue Ru's anger, hatred and a trace of fear.

She left the matter of answering the reporter to Xie Chengrui and Wu Yuzhao, and went to the headquarters by herself, since Luo Zhuoying is the deputy commander, she does not ask to see Tang Shengzhi, and it is okay to see Luo Zhuoying directly.