King of Secret Service

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Liang Xiao is studying the next move of the Japanese army. It stands to reason that after the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, they would take a short break to replenish their military supplies, and then send troops to the Shanghai-Nanjing line and attack the capital along the Shanghai-Nanjing line.

According to the information fed back by the Shanghai Navy intelligence station, after the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, they were not in a hurry to attack the capital of Nanjing. The Japanese troops built up positions in the suburbs, built camps, and put on a defensive posture.

Liang Xiao was guessing the real intention of the Japanese army in this move. Could it be that they were worried that the national army would counterattack Songhu? In fact, the national army only had local miscellaneous troops in the Songhu area, with a strength of about 15.

However, these troops have received the retreat order and are retreating in batches and batches. When they retreated, they blew up bridges and buildings in the Songhu area, dug up roads, and left a big mess for the Japanese army.

December eighteen.

weather, cloudy.

It was cold and windy.

Bitter cold.

The cold wind blowing over the river made people's hands and feet cold.

Liang Xiao has been stationed in Hangzhou for many days. These days, although the Japanese navy showed their power on the river, they did not forcefully land. After all, the bloody lesson has just passed, and they will not forget the pain after their scars heal.

Liang Xiao took advantage of the short spare time to reorganize the troops, improve the pension system, promote military officers with outstanding military exploits, evacuate refugees from the city, recruit new soldiers, etc..., his hands were too busy.

As soon as everything was settled, he received a telegram from the military and political council, inviting him to attend the military council in Nanjing.

As for... the theme of this meeting, he can guess with his toes, it is nothing more than the question of war or peace in Nanjing.

According to the news from the Nanjing branch of the Anti-Japanese War Association, the top generals of the national army generally believed that Nanjing was not dangerous and should abandon Nanjing and withdraw troops to the area around Zhongtiao Mountain, using the terrain of Zhongtiao Mountain to block the Japanese army in the area south of the Yangtze River.

And Nanjing is the capital of the Nationalist government, it doesn't matter if you don't shoot a single shot and abandon the country...

, Will the people of the world still believe in the Nanjing regime? Therefore, the Commissioner desperately hopes that a certain high-ranking general of the Military Commission will stay and guard Nanjing. Even if he cannot hold it, he will teach the Japanese army a painful lesson.

Liang Xiao will never take over this pot. Abandoning Songhu means abandoning the capital. No matter who takes over the Nanjing City Defense Commander, they will eventually be unable to escape the crisis of defeat.

Of course, with his seniority, the post of garrison commander will not fall on him to a large extent, but he must also be on guard against someone doing bad things.

According to the news from Qian Dajun, someone has suggested to the committee that he be transferred to be the commander of the Nanjing garrison, commanding 20 people from the Central Army to guard Nanjing.

To others, this is a great honor, but to him, it is a hot potato. Taking over the command of Nanjing City Defense means that he will take on the heavy responsibility of defending Nanjing. If Nanjing falls, the people of the country will scold him Incompetent, when the time comes due to the pressure of the fishing boat, he will have to resign from an important military post and become an apartment, which runs counter to his ambition.

Historically, Tang Shengzhi pledged to the Military and Political Council that he would live and die with Nanjing, but as a result, the command was chaotic and the general orders were inconsistent. The Japanese army attacked Yuhuatai successfully, and Tang Shengzhi left 20 troops to abscond alone, leading to the Nanjing Massacre and so on. A horrific event.

He didn't want history to repeat itself, nor did he want to refer to the defeated generals.

"General, please send a secret message."

Chu Xiangxue put the telegram in front of him.

Liang Xiao picked up the secret telegram and glanced at it. The commissioner urged him to leave as soon as possible. Before the Military Council held a military meeting, he went to the mansion to meet him.

It seems that the commissioner has listened to some people's slander and intends to appoint him as the commander of the garrison.

"Call back to appoint a seat, and leave immediately."

He knew that this matter could not be delayed, as the fire in Nanjing was imminent, and he had to communicate with the commissioner in advance, otherwise, if he was really asked to serve as the commander of the garrison, even if he wanted to, he would not be able to refuse.

"General, the car is ready. In order to prevent ambushes from a small group of Japanese troops on the road, I specially dispatched a company from the guard battalion."

Chen Huadao.

"Secretary Chu, Secretary Tang, you two stay at the division headquarters and forward important information to me. If it is not particularly important information, it will be temporarily withheld until I come back."

Liang Xiao got up and said.

"Yes."

Chu Xiangxue and Tang Menghan responded.

"Walk."

Liang Xiao nodded lightly, came out of the headquarters, boarded the bulletproof car, and headed towards Nanjing at full speed.

On the official road from Hangzhou to Nanjing, along the way are fleeing civilians and local troops who subsequently retreated from Songhu.

"General, the commissioner has urgently called you back to Nanjing, is it to entrust you with a heavy responsibility?"

Chen Huadao.

"Song Xilian lost the Lion Grove and was promoted to lieutenant general of the 78th army, Wang Jingjiu lost his troops and was promoted to lieutenant general of the 71st army, Sun Yuanliang lost the Rongshugou position and was promoted to lieutenant general of the 72nd army."

The corner of Liang Xiao's mouth raised a hint of sarcasm.

"Based on your combat achievements, it is logical to be promoted to lieutenant general. After all, you are already a lieutenant general. Although the special warfare division is the size of a division, its strength has already surpassed that of a reorganized army. The commissioner did not appoint you as an army It’s probably too long, probably because I’m too busy during this period, and I haven’t had time to issue an order.”

Chen Hua comforted him.

"You and I make a bet."

Liang Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Just bet on what position the committee will appoint me this time."

"Lieutenant General"

Chen Huadao.

"Guess again."

Liang Xiao shook his head lightly.

"Legion Commander"

Chen Huadao.

"Neither is right.

"Liang Xiao sneered and said: "The committee member is so eager to ask me to see him, because he wants me to be his scapegoat."

Chen Huafan's face changed color, his expression was slightly anxious, and he said: "Does the committee member not trust you?"

"It is precisely because he trusts me that I am the best candidate to replace the dead ghost."

Although Liang Xiao's words were rough, his reasoning was not rough.

"Then why do you still want to go to Nanjing?"

Chen Huadao.

"Because I can't just watch hundreds of thousands of people in Nanjing die under the brutal Japanese army's massacre."

Liang Xiao let out a long sigh. If he couldn't escape this time, he could only accept this errand. After all, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Nanjing are the most important.

Chinese Gate.

The city towers and alleys are full of people with their families and families, coming out of the city in an endless stream, fleeing for their lives outside the city.

Before the Japanese army sent troops to attack, the capital was filled with chaos and panic.

Liang Xiao only sighed, the war has reached this stage, he has done his best.

The convoy entered the city and drove towards the official residence.

official residence.

Liang Xiao got out of the car, stared at the shining leather shoes, and walked towards the small red building.

Not only is the atmosphere in the city tense, but even the atmosphere in the official residence is full of anxiety and anxiety.

Come to the door of the Little Red House.

The head of the attendant's room, Qian Dajun, is already waiting at the door, and now he has the qualifications to talk to Qian Dajun on an equal footing.

During this period of time, he was preoccupied with the war, but he still read a lot of important telegrams sent by the General Intelligence Department of the Military Intelligence Division. Among them was a secret telegram about Qian Dajun, who was accused of embezzling foreign air force funds. , the matter got into the Military and Political Council, it is estimated that his position as head of the attendant room is coming to an end.

"General Liang."

Qian Dajun smiled politely.

"Director Qian."

Liang Xiao nodded slightly, people are like this, once they lose power, they are like a dog in the water.

"The commissioner ordered me to meet you at the door."

Qian Dajun smiled slightly.

"The principal asked Director Qian to welcome Liang, who was terrified."

Liang Xiao was indeed a little apprehensive, so he asked the dignified Lieutenant General's attendant to greet him. Among the top generals in the country, very few people have this kind of treatment.

"Please come in."

Qian Dajun sighed from the bottom of his heart, the situation is not as good as others, so what can we do.

Liang Xiao nodded slightly, and walked in from the mansion.

"

Appointed to wait for you in the study, I will not bother you."

Qian Dajun took him to the stairs and said.

"it is good."

Liang Xiao stepped on the steps, walked up to the second floor step by step, came to the door of the study, and pushed open the door.

He walked in with heavy footsteps.

"headmaster."

Snapped.

He gave a standard military salute.

The commissioner raised his head, looked tired, and smiled a little: "Fei Yu is here."

After finishing speaking, he got up and took Liang Xiao's arm, motioning him to sit down and talk.

"Principal, the students are here to listen to the instructions."

Liang Xiao said.

The committee member smiled slightly and said: "Let's not talk about business for now. We have been busy with... the war, and we haven't had a good chat. It's rare that we have time today, so we need to have a good talk."

"Students get what they want."

Liang Xiao also wanted to take this opportunity to have a good talk with the committee member.

"You are a member of the ninth generation of Whampoa. It took you just four years to grow from a second lieutenant to a lieutenant general. Do you know that your achievements today are beyond the reach of countless Whampoa generals?"

The commissioner laughed.

Chapter 51 Garrison Commander, Council of War

"Thank you for your cultivation, principal. Without your teaching and trust, the students would not have been able to wear the rank of lieutenant general and command tens of thousands of people to fight against the Japanese invaders."

Liang Xiao said.

There was a flash of satisfaction in the eyes of the committee member, and he said kindly: "From the Huaqingchi incident to today, I have seen and remembered your loyalty to the party and the country. You wiped out the Japanese Shanghai dispatched army on the Shanghai battlefield, Annihilated most of the Taiwan brigade, wiped out a whole division of the Japanese army on the Yangzhuang battlefield, captured the commander of the enemy division Taro Kanazawa, sank the entire fleet of the enemy navy at Wusongkou, and blew up the enemy navy transport ship. Under the bombardment of hundreds of Japanese planes like a storm, you firmly held Wusongkou, did not let a single Japanese soldier land, and severely damaged the enemy's ninth division. The defense of Hangzhou Bay blocked the Japanese army's sneak attack and landing from Hangzhou Bay."

"Looking at your performance in the War of Resistance, as a famous general of the country and as the principal, I am proud to have students like you, and happy to have subordinates like you."

"The national army retreated from the Songhu area across the board. After the Japanese army established a firm foothold in the Songhu area, the next step is to send troops to Nanjing, the capital of the country. The capital of the country is the capital of the country. It is also the mausoleum of the former Prime Minister Mr. Sun Yat-sen. The Japanese invaders cannot disturb it." First the peace of the Prime Minister."

"The national government has decided to move westward to Wuhan, but Nanjing, the capital, must be guarded. Otherwise, why would I face the people of the country? I thought about it again and again. Among the senior generals of the national army, only you come to guard the capital to make the Japanese army fearful, and only you can Keep Nanjing from falling into the hands of Japanese invaders.

"I listened to what the commissioner said.

Liang Xiao pondered for a while, the one who should come still came.

"Principal, although the students have made some minor achievements in the war against Japan, it is all thanks to the full support of the principal and the soldiers' desperate efforts to kill the enemy. The students absolutely dare not take credit for it."

"Fei Yu doesn't need to be humble, your military exploits cannot be erased by anyone."

The commissioner stood up, took a letter of appointment from the desk, and handed it to Liang Xiao.

He took a look at the letter of appointment, and as expected, he was appointed as the commander of the Nanjing Garrison.

"Principal, the students have little morality and ability, and lack prestige, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to take on this important task."

Liang Xiao hurriedly declined.

"Looking at the top generals of the entire national army, no one is more suitable for this important task than you."

The committee member said earnestly: "This is not my idea alone, but the meaning of most of the senior generals of the national army. With your military exploits, there is nothing wrong with taking on this important task.

""Principal, it's not that the students refuse, but that the students have shallow morals and talents, and they really can't take on this important task. Moreover, the student is just a teacher. He suddenly takes the position of the commander of the Nanjing Garrison. Who will obey the orders of the students? At that time, the military order was chaotic, which delayed the country's major affairs."

Liang Xiao seemed to be politely refusing, but he was trying to maximize the benefits for... himself.