The old army commander knew very well what meeting the Nanjing Garrison Command was going to have, and it was estimated that he was going to retreat from Nanjing, and it was announced at the meeting that such a big thing, as the commander of the 79th Army, he had to go, even if he had to go with a stretcher.
The old army commander made up his mind, struggled to climb off the stretcher, and said: "Zhou Wu, I must attend this military meeting, our 79th Army has suffered heavy losses, several division commanders are dead, wounded, and left, if I don't go, I can't explain to the above, rest assured, this little injury can't hinder anything." ” Zhou Wu saw that the old army commander insisted on going, and he did not persuade him again, and finally he called Ge Sanmin to go to Nanjing City for a meeting together.
Before leaving, Zhou Wu specially instructed the fat man, asking him to always pay attention to the movements of the little devil, and in case of emergency, he did not need to ask for instructions, and made a decision on the spot.
Zhou Wu took the old army commander to drive on a large truck on a potholed road that had been bombed by planes, and turned around for almost an hour before stopping at the Nanjing garrison headquarters.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Wu found that the other officers above the division commander of the garrison had already arrived, and the room was full of smoke, and Chief Tang was losing his temper there with a gloomy face.
Seeing the old army commander and Zhou Wu who came in with a limp, Chief Tang nodded his head slightly and said, "Brother Zhengfang is here, let's start." ” Commander Tang roughly talked about the preparedness of Nanjing, and the more the old army commander and Zhou Wu listened, the more chilled they became.
The troops on the Western Front have collapsed on all fronts, the Japanese army has broken through to Nanjing, and is attacking at Xiaguan Wharf and Rujiangmen, and the Song Zhilian Department stationed at Rujiangmen is fighting fiercely with devils, and the current situation is unknown.
The situation on the southern front is also extremely bad, most of the peripheral positions have been captured, the little devils have taken advantage of the occupied high ground to bombard the city frantically, the common people have suffered heavy casualties, a large number of refugees have fled to Rujiangmen with their families, rumors have spread in the city, people are panicked, and the situation has gotten out of control.
In view of the current situation in Nanjing, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee decided to start tomorrow, that is, 12 December, all the troops defending the city to retreat to Jiangbei.
After Chief Tang said this, he immediately announced the dismissal of the meeting, and everyone raised their feet as if they were hiding from the plague god, for fear that if they stayed here for one more minute, they would be caught by the little devil.
The old army commander and Zhou Wugang wanted to get up, and Chief Tang spoke: "Brother Zhengfang, Tang has something to say to you."
When Zhou Wu heard this, it must not be a good thing for Chief Tang to keep them at such a time, otherwise he had already said it at the meeting, why wait until everyone is gone, and then leave them alone.
Sure enough, Chief Tang spoke: "Brother Zhengfang, there is something I want you to help with, Mr.
Song just called, please help me and fish out the teaching group that was trapped in the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum by the little devil." ” "Mr.
Song knew that the 79th Army was also difficult, and he assured me on the phone that as long as the 79th Army could fish out the Teaching Corps, no matter how many people, as long as they were not all destroyed, he promised that no matter how many people your 79th Army lost in Nanjing, after breaking through to Jiangbei, he would immediately let the chairman make up for it."
"For this reason, Mr.
Song also ordered the people in the Nanjing Ministry of Communications to prepare a few steamers in a secret place near the Yangtze River behind the Purple Mountain, which is specially used for you to break through and cross the river, about the specific location of the hidden boats, even I don't know, Mr.
Song said that he will only say it after rescuing the teaching corps."
When the old army commander heard this, he immediately became angry: "Old Tang, you know my temper, when did I be blackmailed by someone whose surname is Song and deceived people too much, and we even want to use our lives to help him take care of the family in the nursing home, I don't do it, you find another Gao Ming, I will not accompany you." ” Chief Tang hurriedly played a round and said, "Brother Zhengfang, don't worry, you listen to me first." ” Lao Tang grabbed the old army commander who was leaving, and the army commander looked at him with a helpless look, thought about it, and sat down.
"Brother Zhengfang, now there are only the two of us here, and this one next to him is your henchman, I'll tell you this, the situation in Nanjing City is very bad now, and it is about to be breached, you know Mr.
Song's energy, he said a word to the chairman, and he can say a few hundred words to us."
"The 79th Army is your hard work, you can't watch it end up in Nanjing, how many troops have been withdrawn by the chairman of the committee, and how many generals who have failed to defend the city have been ordered to be shot."
"Brother Zhengfang, think about it, weigh it, what to do, give me an answer immediately, and I can explain to Mr.
Song.
To be honest, I can't get used to the surname Song, but I can't help it, we can't afford to mess with it. ” Old Tang said something heartfelt and honest, and let the old army commander do it himself.
The old army commander was very entangled in his heart, if he didn't save the teaching corps, it would be tantamount to forming a bond with Mr.
Song, and if he couldn't get it, he would wear small shoes everywhere in the future.
If it is against him personally, if he blows the wind to the chairman of the committee and revokes the number of the 79th Army, what should he do?
If you go to save it, the 79th Army now only has such a formed force as the Independent Brigade, and at that time, it will definitely have to sacrifice a lot of brothers, and the rest of the people will crawl out of the pile of dead people, let them go to death, how can you bear it Zhou Wu saw that the old army commander was in a dilemma, so he stood up and said: "Commander, you don't have to be embarrassed, our independent brigade listens to you, if you want us to save it, we will save it, if you want us to withdraw, we will withdraw immediately."
But now all the troops are busy withdrawing, and it is estimated that there are no more ships on the Yangtze River. ” Zhou Wu knew that the military spirit of the troops defending the city had been dispersed, and there was an armed conflict in the Rujiang Gate defended by Song Zhilian two days ago, and some troops actually fought their own people in order to flee for their lives, how could this city be defended Earlier, in order to show his determination to live and die with Nanjing, it was this Tang chief who actually burned all the ferries on the Yangtze River, causing the 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers who had retreated from the front line to scurry around like headless flies.
Especially in the area of Shimonoseki Wharf, the little devils who broke into the city have already begun to slaughter the city, and many refugees and defeated soldiers are huddled there, looking at the rolling Yangtze River and sighing.
Some troops fought for a few small boats that could only hold a few people, completely ignoring the lives of the refugees and civilians around them.
As for those powerful and high-ranking officials, they had long since evacuated Nanjing with gold, silver, fine and soft airplanes, large steamers, and even combat tanks and other equipment, and they were accompanied by a large group of cronies and guards, as if they were not going to Jiangbei for refuge, just like going out for an outing, and did not pay attention to the ordinary people who were starving to death and freezing to death on the roadside.
Now, if their 79th Army wants to break through and retreat, they must use their lives to grab the ferry, it's really a fucking bag.
Zhou Wu was deeply favored by the old commander, no matter what decision the commander made, he would faithfully implement it, so when he saw that the commander was in a dilemma, he got up to show his attitude.
The old army pondered for ten minutes, during which time no one spoke, except for the rumbling of artillery and the chaotic sound of gunfire outside. t1706231537: