Yuanquan ordered the 277th Regiment of the Caoqiao Guards to guard Caoqiao for one day. He led the army directly under the army to Qianhuang. Bad news came one after another on the way.

The main force of the 48th Division, which drove to the north shore of Taihu Lake, had no time to retreat. It was isolated after the Japanese front and was retreating to Panjia Town. The division commander Xu Jiwu reported that he had lost control of the troops. He could not find Yang Shaodong and Guo. He is currently leading the troops directly under the division to detour Yangcun west of Panjia Town to Qianhuang.

Before Xu Yuanquan could respond, worse news came. The Sixth Division attacked fiercely. The 287th Regiment of the Caoqiao Guard (the previous text was wrong, not the 614th Regiment) fought hard for a long time. The regiment commander Zhao Wohua was killed. None of the entire regiment survived. Caoqiao guarded him.

Xu Yuanquan's eyes suddenly appeared. The former Huang Guardian had only one company, and there was also a baggage battalion with extremely weak combat power. With such strength, the Sixth Division could completely go down in one go.

"Captain of the Legion. Former Huang seems to be unable to defend." Chief of Staff Ma Dengying caught up with Xu Yuanquan and reminded that Ma Deng has always been Xu Yuanquan's deputy. From serving as the 48th Division to the 10th Army, he was both deputy division commander and deputy commander. When forming the Second Corps, Xu Yuanquan did not let him be the deputy commander of the army. Instead, he served as chief of staff.

Xu Yuanquan stopped his horse and turned his head and said, "What should I do? Guo Xun just arrived in Wujin. The troops have not yet been launched. If Gu Shoufu is allowed to pounce on Wujin's city, the consequences will be unpredictable."

"Stop them in Nanxia Villa and order Xu Jiwu to notify Guo Xun of this arrangement. The Japanese army is moving too fast. The deployment above is wrong. We are not complaining about it." Ma Dengying's meaning is very clear. He told Guo Xun that they may not be able to withstand two days: "Even if we arrive at Qian Huang, Qian Huang may have lost. In this way, we will block the Japanese army without preparation."

"Okay. Order the troops to be strong | Army. All other things except weapons and ammunition will be left behind.

"Xu Yuanquan said that, and the horse under his crotch ran quickly.

The situation of Qian Huang was beyond Xu Quan's expectations. The company commander of the defending army and the baggage battalion commander did not escape and led his troops to fight to the death in Qian Huang. Most of the town still fought to the death and refused to retreat. He successfully held the Japanese army for two hours. Guo, the commander of the 144th Brigade, led the first battalion troops to rush into Qian Huang. He led the remnants of the defending army out and then continued to resist in Xiwan.

Tansuo was very dissatisfied with the progress of the troops. Deng had been on the whole day. Before he could reach Wujincheng, he divided the troops into three routes and continued to attack along Qianhuang. The other route was inserted into Zhengping Miaoqiao and attacked Panjia Town to protect the division's flank.

The next day, Tansuo continued to attack, but suddenly found that the enemy troops in front of him disappeared. Tian Zai Wan's passing troops who were resisting tenaciously disappeared. Zhengping took them down without a single shot and an ammunition. But he was subjected to tenacious resistance from the Pan family. Then news came from the front that the 23rd Brigade conquered Xing. The Zhong** team retreated to Yang; it seemed that the Zhong** team was adjusting very quickly. Tansuo muttered in his heart.

Gu Shoufu didn't know that he beat Zhuang Jihua to death when Zhou Tie landed. However, when he went north to attack Wu Jin, he made Zhuang Jihua celebrate.

The strings of the 74th Army were already too tight. If Tani Shouo advances westward to Yixing, the 74th Army may be surrounded again. After receiving the report from Jishi, Jihua's first reaction was that the 74th Army immediately retreated. But then there was news from Guo Xun. The Japanese army attacked Caoqiao. In this way, the movement of the Sixth Division was basically clear.

The 74th Army escaped. That night, it quickly withdrew from Yixing Xiangyang and turned into the 23rd Brigade to follow and pursue. The 74th Army opened Yang and continued to retreat to Wawu Mountain in the northwest of Yang.

Ueno Guipu commanded the main force of the 23rd Regiment to continue attacking the water. The morale of the whole army was high. They might have the first group of imperial men to attack the Chinese capital. They will always be recorded in the history of the empire.

The problem facing Zhuang Jihua is that the attack of the Sixth Division is like a stinger deeply embedded in the side of the Xicheng line. If you cannot defeat Tani Shouo, you must retreat from the Xicheng line. And it must be faster.

However, it is very dangerous to retreat from the Xicheng Line. The Japanese offensive on the Xicheng Line is very fierce. The front-line troops are fighting fiercely. Both sides are holding back their energy. If either side relaxes a little, it will be a disaster immediately. The Japanese army will rush to the city of Nanjing in one fell swoop.

Zhuang Jihua sat on the chair. He sat in the chair in reverse. He hugged the back of the chair with his hands. His blood-red eyes stared at the picture. Silk did not care about the officers entering and leaving the side. Fu Chang often marked the latest battle situation on the picture. Jiang Baili sat on the side and back sand table of Zhuang Ji. He was looking at the sand table. His expression was still calm and elegant.

"Gui Shoufu's progress is so fast. Xu Yuanquan only resisted for most of the day in Xiashu. Chief of Staff Ma Deng and brigade commander Guo from the 144th Brigade. Gui Shoufu will be able to fight to Wujincheng tonight." Fu Chang pulled the flag on Nanxiashu on the sand table and replaced it with a sun flag representing the Japanese army. Then he turned to Zhuang Jihua: "Cultural Revolution. Withdraw the troops. If you don't leave, our main force on the Xicheng line may be surrounded."

Zhuang Jihua still didn't say anything or look back. He followed the picture he was staring at. Zili was constantly thinking. Deputy Chief of Staff Zhou Lan was a little anxious. He took a breath: "Commander, you should withdraw from the Xicheng Line immediately. If Gu Shoufu turns to Lijia Luoyang (not Henan Luo|) and then cut off the Beijing Railway, our Xicheng Line defenders will be in danger."

"Then why did he want to enter Wujin?" After a long time, Zhuang Jihua said slowly. His voice was a little hoarse and tired.

Zhou Lan was stunned. Logically, even Tani Shouo could not see this, Matsui Ishione and the Japanese Base Camp could not see this. I'm afraid he would not believe this.

"There is only one explanation. Fight for merit." Zhuang Ji's voice was still slow. If he only listened to his voice, he would definitely think that he was as calm as Jiang Baili. But in fact, he now has no appearance that the commander should have. He was lying on the back of the chair, his shirt was loosened halfway, and his military coat was half on his shoulders.

"The Japanese are also competing for merit." Jiang Baili cast a look of praise at Zhuang Jihua's back. A general was facing this situation. He ordered a retreat. But he was still looking for loopholes in the Japanese army: "The Japanese's utilitarianism is more important than ours. They can become the first general to invade the Chinese capital. They will definitely be famous in history. For this honor, the Japanese generals have already started open and secret battles. The 23rd Brigade desperately attacked Shui instead of bridging Guangde from the north. This is the same reason."

"What is the organization of the 23rd Brigade?" Jihua suddenly interrupted Jiang Baili.

"The 18th Division has been established from time to time. It is a permanent division in Kurume on September 9 this year. It is a Class B Division. The cavalry brigade of the 18th Division under the 23rd Brigade should be strengthened for them.

Artillery Corps. Two teams have more than 7,000 people plus cavalry artillery. There are always many people." Zhou Lan was a little strange. Zhuang Ji should have known about these situations for a long time.

"More than 10,000 people?" Zhuang Jihua murmured to himself: "That was the number of people who set out in Japan. I fought for more than a month. I should have lost a thousand people. Nine thousand people can't be more than a hundred."

"What? Cultural Revolution. Want to make an idea about him?" Jiang Baili asked with interest when he heard Zhuang Jihua's voice.

But Fu Chang and Zhou Lan wondered. What was the idea of ​​playing the 23rd Brigade? The current focus is on the tin line. How to remove the main force on the tin line?

"Cultural Revolution. Tell me what you think? It's been a long time since I was a long time. You should come up with an idea." Fu Chang was actually extremely anxious and the situation of the battle changed too quickly. Once the troops on the Xicheng line were finished, guarding Nanjing was just an empty talk.

"The Xicheng Line must retreat, but it cannot be completely withdrawn." Zhuang Jihua turned around to look at them. His spirit suddenly became full: "The Jiangyin Fortress must be held. He ordered Liu Xing to stick to the Jiangyin Fortress. He held back the Japanese army's progress in the west, especially to block the Japanese Navy's advance towards Nanjing."

"The second order Guo Xun must guard Wu Jin for at least five days. If Wu Jin loses within five days, he will not have to come back.

The 87th Division retreated overnight and retreated to Nanjing; the 47th Army ordered the 47th Army to withdraw to Danyang and immediately construct fortifications to tell Li Jiayu to prepare for the three days of persistence in Danyang; the 5th Army left by the 47th Army was taken over by the 20th Army; the 6th Army ordered the 83rd Army to enter Zhenjiang. The 7th Army ordered the 32nd Division of the First Army to immediately cross the river and enter Nanjing. The First Army's headquarters remained in Pukou; the 88th Army ordered the Lan Yundong Division to secretly leave Xuanwu Gate tonight. Then go south to Tianwang Temple to stand by."

Zhuang Jihua issued eight orders in one breath, which made the staff on standby a little busy; Fu Chang was quite understanding of Zhuang Jihua's previous orders. Jiangyin Fortress and Zhenjiang Fortress are both important roads to block Nanjing. As long as these two fortresses are there, the Japanese army would not be able to land on Nanjing from the Yangtze River.

What Fu Chang didn't understand was what he wanted to let Lanyun East Division go to Tianwang Temple at this time. If the 101st Army was Zhuang Jihua's direct army, then Lanyun East Division was the direct army of the direct army. His foundation was the guard team, the unit trained by Zhuang Jihua, and the demonstration unit of the southwest. The combat effectiveness was the strongest among the southwest troops.

"As long as Guo Xun defended Wujin, there was no danger in Tianwang Temple." Fu Chang reminded him that his meaning was that Tianwang Temple was in danger. Instead, Tianwang was not important. There was no need for Lan Yun to guard the east.

"Zhenwu Tianwang Temple is in danger. However, if Sun Zhen can hold the main force of the Japanese army on the southern front in Guangde, and the Japanese army on the northern front can block the Zhenjiang line of Jintan, Danyang, the 23rd Brigade will be in danger." Jiang Baili said lightly.

"Oh." Fu Chang was about to look at the situation chart. Zhuang Jihua spoke: "The little Japanese is too rampant. It's okay to divide troops into three groups to capture my back. But a mere brigade wants to attack Nanjing. This is too bullying. Give them some lessons. Don't be too arrogant in the future. Be careful in action. Let's take less trouble."

"Do you want to wipe out the 23rd Brigade?" Fu Chang's expression became solemn. Until now, except for the Communist Party's small victory at Pingxingguan, other troops have not yet achieved a decent victory. Tang Enbo fought against Nankou. Although he eliminated thousands of Japanese troops, he was still defeated in the end. Wei Lihuang fought against the entrance of the gate. Victory was about to be obtained. But when the Niangzi lost the gate, he immediately failed. Not to mention the Battle of Song. Until today, China lost the city and suffered heavy losses. However, there was no decent victory. But Zhuang Jihua now said that he wanted to destroy the 23rd Brigade. And it was surrounded by Japanese troops around. This was a bit incredible.

"Whether it is completely wiped out depends on the situation. But it is certain that they will be defeated. In this way, we will reduce the threat. We can do our best to deal with the Japanese army on the northern front." Zhuang Jihua got up. The coat on his shoulder slid onto the chair. Ziniu immediately came over and put it on him again.

"This..." Zhou Lan was also stunned. He was an old corpse. He participated in the Revolution of Hai and was later admitted to the Baoding Military Academy. He was Tang Shengzhi's junior and a student of Jiang Baili. After graduating from Baoding, he has been following Tang Shengzhi and participated in the Northern Expedition. Ning Han split the eastward attack to fight against Han. Tang Shengzhi rebelled against Jiang and so on. He fought for half his life. Under such circumstances, he did not shrink his troops and wanted to fight back. I am afraid that only this Huangpu hero dared to think and do it.

"Shuqi, you should not be arrogant when you take office on the battlefield. If you look down on your opponent, you will definitely be punished." Jiang Baili also stood up: "Look. The Japanese army on the southern front is in Guang and the Japanese army on the northern front is concentrated west of Wujin. The 2nd and 3rd brigade in the middle becomes an isolated army. Who will you beat him if you don't hit him?"

Jiang Baili's words gave Fu Chang great confidence. Although Zhuang Jihua's performance in Chongqing was very good, Fu Chang admired him very much. But he had never seen him command the war. The battle in Yunnan can be said to be Long Yun careless. The Japanese army is different from the Yunnan army. Can Zhuang Jihua still achieve such a record? Fu Chang was in a hurry. Now Jiang Baili also said the same thing. His confidence immediately became available.

Fu Chang and Zhou Lan are different. Fu Chang knew the strength of the Forty-Nine Army. Zhou Lan did not know the strength of the Forty-Nine Army. He could only calculate according to the way ordinary Chinese teams dealt with the Japanese army. Usually, the Japanese army in a division had to be at least 100,000 Chinese teams to deal with. The brigade of more than 10,000 Japanese troops. There were three armies to deal with. But now, Jiang Bailiran said something. He stopped saying anything. He only regretted not accepting the position of Deputy Chief of Staff in his heart.

The adjustment of the Chinese team was quickly unfolding. What Zhuang Ji was most worried about was that when the Xicheng Line withdrew, the troops would collapse like the Wufu Line when the retreat. This collapse would spread as quickly as bacteria, and eventually lead to the collapse of the entire front. In that case, the Japanese army would rush into Nanjing without any obstacles.

"Order the Sixth Brigade to go out of Danyang immediately. Receive the 87th Division and tell Gu Huchen that he must be prepared to block the Japanese army."
Chapter completed!