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The commissioner pondered for a while, and said: "The establishment of the No. 20 Sixth Army is empty. If you have no objections, I will immediately ask the attendants to draw up a document to expand the Special Operations Division into the 26th Army. You will be the commander of the lieutenant general. How about it?"

Liang Xiao can have any opinions, the committee is determined to let him take the place of the dead ghost, what he says is useless.

"Students obey the principal's arrangement."

The committee member nodded slowly: "No one will have any objection to serving as the commander of the No.20 Sixth Army with the garrison position of Nanjing city defense."

"It's just that the students also lead the commander of the Hangzhou Coastal Defense Line"

Liang Xiao frowned slightly. If he stayed in Nanjing to command the troops to deploy defenses, the coastal defense line in Hangzhou would be gone. After all, he only has one, and it is impossible to cover everything.

"Hangzhou Bay Coastal Defense is handed over to Gui Yongqing and Huang Jie. The Japanese army occupied Songhu, and the Suzhou-Hangzhou area is bound to become the front line of the Japanese army's offensive. Gui Yongqing and Huang Jie have six or seven forces in their hands. Let them rely on the Hangzhou Bay Festival. We will fight in a timely manner and buy enough time for the government to fully evacuate."

Appointment Road.

With an idea, Liang Xiao said: "Principal, the students have received a secret message from the Shanghai Navy Intelligence Station that the Japanese army has built a large defensive position on the south bank of the Suzhou River. In order to advance, since the Japanese commander regards our retreat as a retreat, why not follow the plan and strive for the initiative on the battlefield."

"what do you mean"

The commissioner frowned.

"Assemble the elite troops, advance along the Nanjing-Shanghai line, march on a large scale during the day, and turn back at night, and so on. The Japanese reconnaissance plane saw our elite troops continue to advance to Songhu, which confirmed the Japanese commander's advance Is it a retreat strategy?"

Liang Xiao said.

"Although this method can delay for a few days, when the Japanese army sees through our intentions, they will rush to Nanjing without any scruples."

Appointment Road.

"Therefore, the coastal defense of Hangzhou Bay.

The troops must tentatively attack the Wusong area, so that the Japanese can't figure out our real intentions, and when they react, the national government has been moved, and Nanjing's city defense has been properly arranged."

Liang Xiao said.

"There is only this way at the moment. It can be delayed for a while...for a while...to preserve vitality and exchange space for time."

Appointment Road.

"The principal is wise."

Liang Xiao gave a small flattery.

"The matter is thus settled. I will announce your appointment at the meeting later."

The commissioner informed Liang Xiao in advance, also to let him have a psychological preparation.

"Students understand."

Liang Xiao nodded slowly, and promised him the establishment of the No. 26 Army, provided that he was appointed as the commander of the Nanjing Garrison. If he declined, the establishment of the No. 20 Six Army would have nothing to do with him.

Next, he sat down and chatted for more than half an hour about the situation of the war and the general retreat of the government.

6 p.m. [-].

A military meeting was held.

All lieutenant generals and above generals in Ning attended the meeting, including Long Yun of the Yunnan Army, Liu Xiang of the Sichuan Army, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Guangxi Army, Yu Hanmou of the Guangdong Army, and other local military leaders.

Conference Hall of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

The general star shines, and an admiral wearing three gold stars walks into the hall and sits on a chair under the conference table.

There are only [-] chairs placed on the conference table, the eight chairs on the left are reserved for senior members of the central government, the eight chairs on the right are reserved for the chief executives of the Military and Political Council, and the chair in the middle is for commissioned persons.

The generals who are qualified to sit at the conference table are all the decision makers of the Military and Political Council, such as Vice Chairman Feng Yuxiang, He Yingqin, Gu Zhutong and so on.

With Liang Xiaogang promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, he is not qualified to sit at the conference table.

He entered the conference hall, found a place in the back row, and sat down alone:.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was very dull, and all the generals present knew that today's meeting decided whether Nanjing would be war or peace.

The so-called harmony is nothing more than... withdrawing from the capital again like withdrawing from Songhu.

If you want to fight, with Nanjing's geographical location, it is difficult to stop the three-dimensional attack of the Japanese army.

Moreover, the troops that retreated from the Songhu battlefield have only rested for a few days, and their morale has not yet recovered. , with less than 5000 people, how could such an army hold Nanjing.

Chapter 52 Recommended by the generals, with evil intentions

Conference hall.

The atmosphere is extremely dull, and the war has developed to the point where no one dares to lightly say how to fight next.

"Everyone tell me how to fight next."

Appointment Road.

All the senior generals were silent. Although some of them supported the war, they dared not express their views easily in this kind of public occasion.

"Mo San, you are the commander-in-chief of the third war zone, tell me how to fight this battle"

The commissioner directly clicked on Gu Zhutong's name.

Gu Zhutong hesitated for a moment, and said: "The Ministry of Staff believes that Nanjing must be defended...... There are three reasons. First, Nanjing is the capital of the country. If you don't shoot a single shot, it will be occupied by the Japanese army. There is no face for the national government, and the western countries will only despise us even more, thinking that we are not the opponent of the Japanese army at all, and the aid supplies to China will be greatly reduced. The national government will completely lose the support of the people. Without the support of the people, how can we turn defeat into victory? The tomb of the former prime minister is in the capital. If we abandon it, what will the veterans who have followed the former prime minister for many years think? "

His three points: The reason is what the senior generals here think.

"Keep, so what to do"

Appointment Road.

"After the Battle of Songhu, although the national army suffered a lot of losses, they still had vitality. We assembled elite troops and guarded positions outside the city. If the Japanese army came to attack, they would fight back fiercely. According to my estimate , the Japanese army lost no less than ours on the Songhu battlefield. Moreover, their military supplies were all shipped from the mainland, which took manpower and time. If our army can hold Nanjing for a month, the Japanese army will retreat due to the shortage of supplies. For the best policy, please sit down and make a decision.”

After Gu Zhutong finished speaking, he sat down.

"what about you"

The delegate looked at the other senior generals.

"I agree with Commander Gu's defensive strategy."

"It's the only way right now."

"Nanjing can't be lost, people's hearts can't be lost, and morale can't be lost."

"The lower ranks agree with Commander Gu's strategy."

The senior members of the military and political council spoke up one after another.

The committee member nodded slowly, and asked, "Since we have decided to defend, who wants to be the commander of the Nanjing garrison and command the elite troops to fight the Japanese army to the death."

As soon as these words came out, all the generals fell silent.

They are all human beings, how can they fail to see that Nanjing is already a dangerous city, no matter who is the commander of the garrison, the final result will be the same.

"Appointment, I recommend Lieutenant General Liang Xiao to be the commander of the Nanjing Garrison."

He Jingzhi opened his mouth and said.

"I agree with Jingzhi's words. Liang Xiao fought so many victories in the Songhu battlefield, and was listed as the number one enemy by the Japanese army. With him guarding Nanjing, he is also a deterrent to the aggressive Japanese army. Furthermore, Liang Xiao has outstanding commanding skills and is good at defensive operations. , the Battle of Wusongkou was a classic battle. In the face of the three-dimensional firepower of the Japanese army, land, sea and air, General Liang firmly nailed his position and did not let a single Japanese army land from Wusongkou. The important task of defending Nanjing this time belongs to him.”

Vice Chairman Feng said.

"There are different opinions under the post. Although General Liang has outstanding commanding skills, he is still young and lacks qualifications. Moreover, he has just been promoted to lieutenant general. Even if he is ranked by seniority, it is not his turn to guard Nanjing."

Chen Cheng saw that the people from the Military and Political Council wanted to use Liang Xiao as a scapegoat, so he stood up and said something fair for Liang Xiao.

"There is no precedence in learning, and those who are masters are teachers. General Liang has the ability to command, and I will let him be a talented person. If Cixiu thinks his rank is too low, I am willing to demote myself to lieutenant general. Give him the military rank, so, is he qualified to be the commander of the Nanjing Garrison?"

Zhu Peide said.

Tang Shengzhi, who was sitting on the chair, was silent for a while, then stood up and said, "Now that the country is in crisis, if Nanjing doesn't sacrifice one or two generals, how can it be worthy... First, the Prime Minister is a hero in Tianying, and Tang is not talented. He is willing to serve as the commander of the Nanjing Garrison , fight to the death with the Japanese invaders, if you lose, you will die for your country.”

What he said was very righteous.

Aroused the sympathy of many generals.

The committee member looked at the impassioned Tang Shengzhi, his eyes flashed, if he could stand up earlier, he would not have to put this burden on Liang Feiyu.

"Brother Tang thinks that the ability to command can win the battle"

He Jingzhi said in a strange way.

"How will you know if you don't try it? There is an old saying that Jiang is still hot. Tang has led the army for more than [-] years. He hasn't seen any battles. The mere Japanese invaders don't pay attention."

Tang Shengzhi has the spirit to look down on the world.

But those who are familiar with him know that Tang Shengzhi is a great talent, and he has retired to the second line. This time, he took the initiative to ask for a job because he wanted to re-experience the feeling of majesty in the past.

"Appointed seat, under the post is still a word, guarding Nanjing is none other than Liang Xiao, and no one else."

Comrade Gu Zhu.

"Gu Mosan, haven't you forgotten that when I beat you to the ground and ran away in a hurry with your tail between your legs, you have the right to look down on me?"

Tang Shengzhi was furious.

"You also said, that was back then, and now, I can beat you to death with one hand."

Gu Zhutong said coldly.

"Gu Mosan, you want to make gestures"

Tang Shengzhi rolled up his sleeves, as if he wanted to compete with Gu Zhu.

"It's a joke, you think this is brave and fierce, and you even make gestures with me. If you have the ability, wait until the meeting is over and find a place to practice a few times."

Gu Zhutong sneered.

"Practice alone, practice alone, Tang is afraid that you will fail to take care of the bald man"

Tang Shengzhi said loudly.

As the saying goes, you don't slap someone in the face, and you don't expose your faults when you scold someone. Due to physical reasons, Gu Zhutong lost a lot of hair. Many people privately nicknamed him Gu Bald. Dare to say this in front of him, Tang Shengzhi called him Gu Baldy in front of so many people, without any sympathy.

Snapped.

Gu Zhutong jumped up and said, "Monk Tang, I'm not done with you."

"quiet."

The committee member roared loudly and reprimanded: "When the party and the country are in crisis, two senior generals of the party and the country rose up because of a trivial matter. How can you be worthy... how can you be worthy of your military rank... ...the former Prime Minister's spirit in heaven."

Gu Zhutong and Tang Shengzhi stopped talking immediately.

The two of them sat down: , with a look of disbelief.

"Appointment to appease the anger. The most important thing now is to choose who will be the commander of the garrison. After all, the national government is already in the process of relocation, and there is an urgent need for a general to lead the overall situation in Nanjing."

He Jingzhi's way.

"I have decided on this matter. I will appoint Liang Xiao as the commander of the Nanjing City Defense Garrison. The specific appointment documents will be issued later."

Appointment Road.

As soon as this remark comes out, there are those who gloat over misfortune, those who are happy, and those who sigh.

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After the commissioner finished speaking, he said: "The specific combat areas and combat missions will be arranged by the staff in the attendant's room to each division level."

Liang Xiao couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this.

The commissioner has already arranged the battle plan, why do you need him as the garrison commander? Is it possible to let him sit on the bench? "The commissioner, since he decided to defend Nanjing City, his subordinates think that the government's decision should be informed to the media reporters to appease the people and avoid The people with fierce emotions caused trouble."

He Jingzhi's way.

"On this matter..."

"No............"

Before the commissioner could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an angry voice.

"Committee, Minister He, since we have decided to guard Nanjing, this plan is a military secret. Since it is a military secret, how can we publicize it with great fanfare?"

Liang Xiao said in a resonant voice: "I believe that Nanjing must be a bad battle. If we want to defend Nanjing, we must first evacuate all the people in Nanjing City from the city to give the Japanese a false impression that we have abandoned the defense of Nanjing City." , Second, take away all the food and supplies that can be taken away, and third, the garrison headquarters must have absolute command power, and no one can interfere in the war without authorization."

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone's faces are quite wonderful.

Everyone could hear that Liang Xiao's words were aimed at the commissioner, and even the commissioner was greatly surprised, he never thought that Liang Xiao would say such a thing.

"I think what General Liang said is reasonable. Since we want to defend Nanjing to the core, we should keep it secret and not give any explanation to the outside world. Moreover, in order to avoid the casualties of innocent people in Nanjing, all government departments should actively send people out of the city to seek refuge."