After entering the retreat order... the army of government agencies and military institutions at all levels in Wuhan began to revitalize, and all the vehicles were requisitioned, including ships, cars, and carriages. All of them were filled with people, and those who were unwilling to leave flocked to the French Concession in Hankou. The French Concession was crowded for a while, and all of them were filled with people from the basement to the attic.

Among all the retreat organs, the logistics department had the heaviest task. Hong Junqi first organized transportation forces to withdraw the materials from the Wuchang Warehouse, which had the most stored materials, to Yueyang, Changsha, and then crossed the river to Hankou to send five or six warehouse supplies from Jiangbei to Zaoyang and Yichang, Sui County. However, the biggest problem he encountered was transportation. There were only a dozen trucks left in Jiangbei. Hong Junqi had no choice but to open the warehouse after filling the trucks in his hand and let the troops coming from the west take them away. However, there were not many troops who dared to withdraw into Hankou. When the Japanese army approached Hankou, there were still two warehouses with supplies that had not been dispersed and had to blow them up.

The jeep was quickly leaving the city, and there were many people fleeing on both sides of the road. They were dragging their families and struggling on the road. The elderly sat on the side of the road to rest, and the children were crying loudly, which was heartbreaking in the cold wind.

Hong Junqi was tightly wearing a military coat, expressionless, and the atmosphere in the car was very low. Everyone stared at the front, not daring to look at the refugees on both sides.

After leaving the city for more than 20 miles, the road gradually became less smooth. The carriage and carriage blocked the road. It was not far from the city at this moment. With the Japanese's mobility, it could catch up quickly. The adjutant anxiously poked out half of his body and shouted at the carriage in front: "Give it! Give it!"

The common people in front turned around and saw two military vehicles and hurriedly leaned to both sides. The jeep slowly drove into the crowd. After walking a short distance, the road was completely blocked. A truck was shut down in the middle of the road, and the car was loaded with a long load. A large group of soldiers were pushing the cart under the command of a second lieutenant.

Behind the truck were several carriages, and at the end was a Chevrolet sedan. Two high-nose foreigners were standing anxiously in front of the car and looking forward. When they heard the brakes behind, they looked back and looked back. When they saw the jeep, they were delighted. With their knowledge, they knew that only colonels or above were equipped with such jeeps in the squadron, and the officers coming must be taller than the colonels. They understood from the escort behind him that carved heavy machine guns.

The adjutant quickly found out the situation ahead. Hong Junqi turned around and got out of the car, walked quickly to the truck. The lieutenant saw his rank of lieutenant general and stood at attention.

"Report, the car is trapped in the protection. We are pushing the cart." The second lieutenant reported to Hong Junqi, who lowered his head silently. Then he asked: "What is the car installed? If it really doesn't work, just lift it aside. You are blocking the way, do you understand!"

"The ammunition was received by the logistics department warehouse, and the boss ordered that the cart of ammunition should be sent to Yichang no matter what, otherwise the military law would be carried out." The second lieutenant looked directly at Hong Junqi without any ambiguity.

"Which unit are you?" Hong Junqi frowned and listened to the sound of the concubine's voice from the engine.

"The 103rd Division of the 86th Army." The second lieutenant replied.

Hong Junqi ignored him and waved his driver and called him: "Give it to them, why do I feel there is something wrong with it? You give it to them."

He ran to the cab and shouted at the driver: "You come down, I'll try it."

Hong Junqi then turned around and faced the lieutenant: "I am Lieutenant General Hong Junqi, the commander of the Logistics Command. I will give you another twenty minutes. If the car cannot leave, I must push him to the side of the road. I will give you a proof that you gave up the truck if you had no choice."

Wei immediately replied that after Hong Junqi turned around and left, he looked at the supplies on the car with some heartache. Such ammunition was rare in the division. They were local troops in Guizhou. Grandma did not hurt and uncle did not love them. They had never given enough supplies. After retreating from Tianjia Town, they had never received any supplements, whether it was personnel or weapons. Commander He took the risk of taking the entire army to Hankou for no reason, just to replenish ammunition. After the battle of Tianjia Town, there was only five bullets left per soldier in the division, and all the shells were exhausted. They finally got the supplements in Hankou, and the supplies in the warehouse were taken at will. This was why this car of ammunition was found. Now it was time to destroy it, so why didn't it hurt?

Hong Junqi turned around and walked towards the jeep. He couldn't bear to see the refugees' dull expressions, "General, have the Japanese entered the city?"

One sentence interrupted Hong Junqi's thoughts. Hong Junqi looked up and saw that it was a foreigner. He looked at him with some confusion. The foreigner quickly introduced his identity.

"I am Charles, a reporter from the Times. Inside the car is my colleague, Mr. Weber, a reporter from the Washington Observer, and Mr. Logan, a reporter from the Tyverns." Charles smiled and looked at the general wearing the rank of lieutenant general in front of him, but was thinking about his identity in his heart.

"Oh" Hong Junqi didn't intend to pay attention to him, but after hearing Weber's name, he changed his mind: "Mr. Reporter, why are you here?"

"We plan to go to Yichang and then to Chongqing. The tickets to Chongqing are too tight. When we go, there are no more. General, have the Japanese entered the city?" Charles explained tactfully, and still insisted on his own problems.

Hong Junqi looked at some cars. The ugly Webber used a noon typewriter to yell "The sound of the typing of the scare typewriter is still vaguely heard on the noisy road.

"Not yet, but now I may have entered the city. The latest information when I left was that the Japanese vanguard was only ten kilometers away from the city.

Charles clearly felt that the other party's attention was more focused on Weber, and he did not care about this. Weber's naked support for China in the report, and then he won a high favor among the Chinese and became more and more famous in China. Due to the Lhasa incident, the British blocked the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and the relationship between the two countries deteriorated sharply. The Chinese government attached more importance to its relations with the United States. Soong Mei-ling accepted Weber's exclusive interview, which led to Weber's fame becoming even higher and almost became the first European and American journalists in China.

"In this bad weather, Charles did not rush to open up the topic, but looked up at the sky. The sky gradually became gloomy and the sky gradually became darker, indicating that a heavy rain or heavy snow was coming.

Hong Junqi looked up and felt something. He sighed heavily. Heavy rain or heavy snow would bring more difficulties to the refugees' escape, the road would become muddy, and Yichang would become more shocked and farther away.

"General, haven't you asked for your surname yet? Logan came over from the other side of the car.

Hong Junqi looked at him vigilantly, and then hesitated and said: "Hong Junqi, Commander of the Logistics Command."

Charles and Logan exchanged glances. They also read from each other's eyes that the excitement of catching a big fish. After the Sino-British relations were bad, British journalists were treated specially in China. Chinese officials collectively banned British journalists. Only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would allow them to attend the regular press conference. Everyone else refused to accept their interviews. Their interview certificates were also greatly restricted. Therefore, it is rare to interview such a lieutenant general who holds real power.

"Why didn't you go to the British Consulate?" Hong Junqi asked in confusion.

"We don't want to go there. We think the British consulate will move to Chongqing in the near future and replied slowly, but his eyes were on the refugees passing by.

"Why?" This aroused Hong Junqi's curiosity.

"It's nothing, we are not fools of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sooner or later, China and Britain will come together to fight the Japanese together." Charles said lightly.

Hong Junqi was very surprised that there was such a recognition among the British. He looked at Charles sharply, wondering if he was telling the truth.

"I hope London also thinks so, and Hong Junqi answered without comment.

"After Guangzhou fell, the Yunnan-Burma Road became the only channel for your country to contact the outside world. To resist the Japanese, I need to open the Yunnan-Burma Road." Logan nodded in agreement.

Guangzhou was lost five days ago, and the National Government was deeply surprised by the fall of Guangzhou. The Japanese army invested huge forces to besiege Wuhan. The National Government did not realize that the Japanese army still had the power to fight in Guangzhou. When Henan was in a tight situation, Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly drew troops from Guangdong and went to Tianjia Town to fight fiercely. Chiang Kai-shek also asked Yu Han to draw an army north. A few days before the Japanese army landed, Chiang Kai-shek also drew a division. When the Japanese army landed, there were only two divisions left in Guangdong with more than 20,000 troops.

The truth about Guangdong was known by the Japanese army. The Japanese army drew 50,000 people from Taiwan, North Korea and Jiangnan to form the 21st Army, with General Guzhuang Ganlang as the commander, landed in Daya Bay, and then led Tamsui, Huizhou, Zengcheng, and Boluo. It took only ten days to attack the city of Guangzhou. The squadron was unable to reinforce, Guangzhou fell, and Yu Han planned to retreat north to Shaoguan.

"So your government wants to force us to make concessions again, or use the Yunnan-Burma Highway to trade with the Japanese. Is that true?" Hong Junqi's question is very sharp.

"I don't know what London's idea is. But this decision is undoubtedly very wrong." Charles said solemnly. To be honest, when he first heard about the Lhasa incident, he was also very shocked, thinking that it was a conspiracy against Britain, but as the situation developed, he gradually accepted Weber's point of view. He believed that this was an outbreak of Chinese nationalist sentiment.

Regarding the diplomatic news that China would negotiate with Japan after Wuhan fell, he and Logan believed that it would not happen. The strength of the pro-war faction in the Chinese government is stronger than they thought, even Chiang Kai-shek could not fight them.

"I hope Mr. Chamberlain can have the same understanding as you, Hong Junqi said lightly: "Don't think that blocking the Yunnan-Burma Road is more concessions than us. We had expected London to do this."

The sound of typing in the car suddenly stopped. Hong Junqi saw through the window that Webber was taking out a piece of paper and reading it carefully. He turned his head and said to Logan: "The only three of you are walking this path? I heard that there are many foreign journalists in Wuhan.

"We were at the end, they walked in front. We were blocked by the damn truck. Charles signaled the cobalt-throwing truck in front.
Chapter completed!