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"Unified reply, the outer positions are in fierce battle, and it is expected that the whole line will collapse within a week."
Liang Xiao said.
"General, do you really want to reply like this?"
Chu Xiangxue was secretly stunned. When others reported the military situation, they picked up the good ones, but he was lucky. He directly told the people in the military and political council that the outer positions could only last for a week. Will pass out.
"Just reply like this."
Liang Xiao waved his hand, it's already this time, and he doesn't care about making friends with the big guys like the Military and Political Council.
"General, the Shanghai assassination team has sent a secret message."
Tang Menghan anxiously ran over with the message she just received.
Liang Xiao saw something unusual from her expression, and hurriedly took the telegram from her hand.
The telegram was sent by Wu Tian, the leader of the assassination team.
After the Japanese army occupied Songhu, the Japanese headquarters appointed Matsui Iwane as the commander of the Central China Front Army, and Ren Asaka Miya Hatohiko as the commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, taking over from Matsui Iwane to command the Japanese troops in Shanghai.
A few days ago, the assassination team had grasped the whereabouts of King Jiuyan of Chaoxiang Palace and carried out an assassination on him. Because King Jiuyan of Chaoxiang Palace changed his whereabouts temporarily, the success fell short. Poison.
This message came at the right time for Liang Xiao.
Historically, the instigator of the Nanjing Massacre was Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace. Without his orders, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians would not have been massacred.
Chapter 57 Air Defense Siren, Songhu District
After King Jiuyan of Chaoxiang Palace was poisoned, his life and death were unknown, Wu Tian sent information, one was to report to him, and the other was to ask him to send hidden agents in Shanghai to find out the life and death of King Jiuyan of Chaoxiang Palace.
Liang Xiao asked Tang Menghan to send a telegram to the Shanghai Navy Intelligence Station and the Shanghai Underground Intelligence Team, telling them to use their latent forces to immediately find out the life and death of King Chaoxiang Palace Jiuyan.
If King Hatohiko of Chaoxiang Palace is unfortunately poisoned and died, it will have unexpected benefits for this Sino-Japanese war.
According to related news, Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, has been feeling unwell recently. The Japanese side intends to let Asaka Miya Hatohiko replace Matsui Iwane in command. Asaka Miya Hatohiko is a member of the royal family and the uncle of the contemporary Japanese emperor.
This person has always advocated the strategy of burning, killing and looting. If he is allowed to command the central China dispatch army, it may harm innocent people.
Liang Xiao called back the Shanghai Assassination Team, asking them to take advantage of the emptiness of the Japanese army's rear to assassinate the senior Japanese commanders who stayed in Shanghai. The assassination did not distinguish between methods, whether it was shooting, poisoning or bombing, as long as they could achieve their goals.
In addition, he called the Shanghai Navy intelligence station and asked them to organize elite personnel to destroy the Shanghai-Nanjing railway track, so that the Japanese army's supplies could not be transported to the front line by railway.
In this way, the Japanese army will provide military supplies to the Central China dispatched army by sea, and the special warfare division has already detoured to the rear of the Japanese army. If their supplies land, they will be looted by the special warfare division in minutes. The more than 20 Japanese troops in the army can only be supplemented by looting.
Therefore, he drew up a document to fortify the wall and clear the wilderness. In any warring area, it is necessary to ensure that all the people in the area are relocated to a safe area, and the food in the area is transferred. Leave one item and one grain.
He wanted the Japanese army to run out of ammunition and food. Only in this way can the battle be won. Of course, Kazuhide Iwai's intelligence is also crucial.
December [-]th.
It's late winter, and the wind blows to the bone.
On the top of the Zhonghua Gate, Liang Xiao wore a general's coat and stepped on leather shoes, inspecting the defense on the top of the city. The defense force of the Zhonghua Gate was Song Xilian's 78th Army. After replenishment, the total strength was more than 7000.
Song Xilian and officers from the 78th Army accompanied him to inspect the defense.
"Commander Liang, the defense positions in front of the Zhonghua Gate are all circular fortifications built according to your order. On the basis of the circular fortifications, machine gun bunkers were also built. If the Japanese army attacks the Zhonghua Gate, I have the confidence to defend this gate. "
Song Xilian said.
"It's good to have confidence. Zhonghuamen, Yanyutai, Hanzhongmen, Zijinshan, Qingliangshan and other places are the last gates of Nanjing. If Zhonghuamen and other places are breached by the Japanese army, Nanjing will be in danger. I have sent the gendarmerie and police forces to Build defensive fortifications in the streets and alleys of the city, if the Zhonghua Gate falls, the streets and alleys in the city will be our battlefield, if all the streets and alleys are lost, it means that you and I will die for the country.”
Liang Xiao is not scaremongering, but he is already ready to succeed or be benevolent.
"Commander Liang has the determination to die for the country, and Song, a man of seven feet tall, will not fall behind."
Song Xilian said impassionedly.
"Report."
"Commander, Commander Hu of the First Army has sent an urgent message. Dahu Mountain has fallen, and the Japanese army is advancing towards Zhenjiang. He has ordered the people of Zhenjiang to go up along the river, promising to leave an empty Zhenjiang for the Japanese army."
The combat staff officer ran to the top of the city to report urgently.
"Da Hushan fell so quickly"
Song Xilian said in surprise.
"Dahu Mountain fell, and the Japanese army's next step was to capture Zhenjiang."
Liang Xiao said coldly: "Telegram Hu Zongnan, there are still four days before a week."
"Yes."
The combat staff was busy delivering orders.
"If the Zhenjiang fortress falls, the Japanese army will drive straight in and rush towards Nanjing."
Song Xilian said.
"There is not much time left for your 78th Army. Once the Japanese army approaches the city, even if your 78th Army is completely wiped out, you will have to hold off the Japanese army for half a month."
Liang Xiao said.
"Commander, don't worry, as long as I, Song Xilian, don't fall under the guns of the Japanese army, Zhonghuamen will never lose."
Song Xilian said rightly.
Liang Xiao nodded, he was still clear about Song Xilian's fighting style.
"If we win this battle, history will be rewritten here. If the Japanese army wins, you and I will be buried here."
Liang Xiao said this to every senior general at the commander level during this time.
"Regardless of victory or defeat, our Whampoa soldiers all hope."
Under Liang Xiao's exaggeration, Song Xilian became more determined to die for the country.
"Hurry up and build an air defense position. Go and see the position of the 72nd Army."
Liang Xiao patted his shoulder.
"Commander, go slowly."
Song Xilian nodded.
Liang Xiao walked down the gate of Zhonghua Gate with his entourage.
"General."
Chen Hua hesitated to speak, his expression carried a trace of unspeakable concealment.
"What's wrong, there's something wrong.
"
Looking at her expression, Liang Xiao knew that she had something to say.
"The Japanese army attacked Zhenjiang, I am worried..."
Chen Hua stopped after speaking halfway.
"You are worried about the Chen family"
Liang Xiao saw through her thoughts at a glance.
"Although my father and brother have gone to Chongqing, the Chen family is a well-known family in Zhenjiang, and many members of the Chen family remain in Zhenjiang. If the Japanese army enters the city, I am worried about their safety."
Chen Hua worried that during this period, almost every time the Japanese army captured a place, they would bloodbath the local villages and burn houses.
"Hu Zongnan has said that he will leave an empty town of Zhenjiang for the Japanese army."
Liang Xiao said lightly.
"hope so."
Chen Hua disagrees with Hu Zongnan's words. This... No. 1 disciple of the Son of Heaven's performance on the battlefield can only be described as mediocre, hesitant, looking forward and backward, he is really not a qualified general.
Beep...the air defense siren sounded.
"Air strike."
"Air raid, everyone run to the air-raid shelter."
Immediately someone shouted in the city.
"General, the Japanese planes are coming to bomb again. We will escort you back to the garrison headquarters."
Chen Hua said anxiously.
"The general air defense siren sounds. After 10 minutes, the Japanese bomber fleet will come to bomb. It is too late to rush back to the Garrison Command. Let us take shelter in the air-raid shelter under the Zhonghua Gate."
Liang Xiao said.
"Yes."
Chen Hua hurriedly took the guards to protect Liang Xiao and went to the air-raid shelter.
In the past few days, the Japanese air bombing formations have frequently bombed Nanjing. Fortunately, the people in the city have already evacuated, and the rest are all soldiers and civil servants. The soldiers have experience in dealing with enemy bombings, so there have been no casualties.
A few minutes later, Liang Xiao led the guards to the air-raid shelter to take shelter.
Large-scale air-raid shelters were built on all sides of Nanjing City, mainly during the Shanghai War, the Japanese army frequently bombed the capital, and thousands of people died under the Japanese air raids every day. Under pressure from fishing boats, the government built many large-scale air-raid shelters in the city , in order to ensure that the common people have a safe shelter under the Japanese air raids.
Facts have proved that the air-raid shelter built by the government has indeed come in handy. Under the large-scale bombing of the Japanese army, the people in the city did not suffer major casualties. A good refuge.
In a short period of time, the air-raid shelter under Zhonghua Gate was full of soldiers and civil servants, policemen, military police, etc...
Liang Xiao and his guards were squatting at the front of the air-raid shelter. It was very close to the exit: and could hear the movements of the Japanese bombers.
After about ten minutes.
The sound of buzzing came from the entrance of the air-raid shelter:
Hearing this voice, Liang Xiao's mouth turned bitter. The little devil has also learned a lot these days. Sometimes a whole fleet of aviation bombers will come to circle over Nanjing and throw a few bombs in a symbolic demonstration. Leaving, sometimes there are seven or eight bombers, but they are throwing bombs and incendiary bombs endlessly, which makes him nervous.
"General, listening to today's movement, it seems that the devils are here to investigate."
Chen Huadao.
"Not necessarily, the devil has played tricks with us in the past few days, it's better to be careful."
Liang Xiao said.
After a long time.
The sound of beeping beeped.
This is the sound of the alarm going off.
Liang Xiao got up and patted the dirt, and led the guards out of the air-raid shelter.
"General Liang."
A loud shout came from behind.
When he looked back, he saw a middle-aged man in a tunic running over panting.
After seeing this person, Chen Hua stepped back subconsciously.
"Xu Enzeng."
The corner of Liang Xiao's mouth raised a sarcasm, he thought that the head of the Zhongtong spy had evacuated with the Party Affairs Investigation Office, but he didn't expect him to stay in the city.
"Director Xu, what's wrong with you so disgraceful?"
Liang Xiao deliberately joked.
Xu Enzeng came running over, gasped and said, "General Liang, I'm looking for you."
"Director Xu did not evacuate to Wuhan with the Party Affairs Investigation Office"
Liang Xiao asked.
"The Party Affairs Investigation Office has been withdrawn, and I will stay and deploy the intelligence work in Songhu District. I will go to Wuhan in two days."
Xu Enzeng said.
"Are you looking for me"
Liang Xiao didn't have a good opinion of Xu Enzeng, the head of the Central Union spy. In May and June this year, he set up an investigation team to go to Shanghai to make trouble with him. Liang Xiao clearly remembered this account.
Xu Enzeng blushed and said, "General Liang, take a few steps to speak."
Liang Xiao pondered for a while, and walked towards the corner, Xu Enzeng hurriedly followed.