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Chapter 55: Eight Hundreds (Part 2)

Wu Siren, who knew Chiang Kai-shek's character, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he finally issued an order to withdraw his troops. This was the biggest change in this world, and a feeling of satisfaction couldn't help but surge in his heart.

Because the Tax Police Corps was in charge of cutting off the rear, hundreds of thousands of troops did not become a defeated army like the original time and space. Under the command of Zhang Wenbai, Chen Cixiu, Xue Boling and others, they successfully withdrew from the battlefield.

Although everyone did not say this, they all accepted the favor of the Tax Police Corps. Ten days later, Fang Zishan's third regiment of the Tax Police Corps, who had suffered nearly 5,000 casualties, retreated to Suzhou and Jiaxing, where Hu Boyu's second regiment, and were preparing to continue to block the invading troops of Japan here and gain time for the subsequent Jinling Defense War.

In history, in view of the increasing difficulty of resistance in the Zhabei region of Shencheng, Chiang Kai-shek decided to withdraw most of the troops in the area to defend the western suburbs of Shencheng; at the same time, General Gu Mosan ordered his 88th Division to stay alone to resist. Because the signatories of the Nine-Nation Convention will hold a meeting on November 6, Chiang Kai-shek hopes to win the sympathy and support of the international community with the sacrifice of the 88th Division.

The long-legged general Sun Yuanliang, who was the commander of the 88th Division, proposed to Gu Mosan through Chief of Staff Zhang Baiting: Since it is for political purposes, the troops left behind in Zhabei are more powerful than sacrifices, and less strength is also sacrifices; guarding multiple strongholds is guarding, concentrating forces to defend one, and two strongholds are also guarding. Finally, Gu Zhutong agreed to leave a regiment of troops to deal with the remaining places on their own. Sun Yuanliang decided to use the Sihang Warehouse as a stronghold to defend, and the time for a period of seven days was also proposed by Chiang Kai-shek to him. After thinking about it, he felt that the first regiment was still too much. When he finally evacuated, he decided to leave only a strengthening battalion, the First Battalion of the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division. The battalion commander was the army major Yang Ruifu; in order to strengthen his leadership, he specially sent deputy lieutenant colonel Xie Zhongmin as the supreme commander.

Sihang Warehouse is a warehouse building located on the north bank of Suzhou River, the new garbage bridge, that is, the northwest corner of Tibet Road Bridge. It is a joint warehouse built by the Bank of Communications and the North Sihang (Jincheng Bank, Central South Bank, Mainland Bank and Salt Bank) in 1931. It was the tallest and largest building in the Zhabei area at that time, and it was built very sturdy.

Battalion Commander Yang Ruifu was very reluctant to receive an order to retreat from the frontier position in Zhabei because he had been holding on this position for two months and sacrificed almost half of his brothers. When Sun Yuanliang told him to retreat to Sihang Warehouse, he only held on one battalion for seven days to cover the retreat of the entire army, he was very happy. He knew that it was possible to sacrifice all his subordinates, but he said, "The enemy is in front of him, and men should serve the country with death."

After two months of hard work and five replenishment of troops, the entire battalion retreated to the Sihang Warehouse, including the regiment deputy Xie Zhongmin, only 414 people. Their opponent was the Third Division of the Japanese Ace Army, who later committed the Jinling Massacre.

This time and space may be the inertia of history, and the task of blocking the Japanese army in the Sihang Warehouse fell on Xie Zhongmin again.

Xie Zhongmin was a student of the fourth stage of Huangpu. He participated in the Northern Expedition. In the first four stages of Huangpu, he was called the direct disciple of Lao Chiang and was praised as the "son of the emperor". He should be highly favored and promoted step by step. Unfortunately, Xie Zhongmin had no background, and he would not flatter like Sun Yuanliang, who was lustful and greedy for money, and was incompatible with the large dye vat that was rampant in the national government, which made the road to promotion "hard".

Wu Siren naturally would not allow Xie Zhongmin, a potential military savage, to be killed by traitors as frustrated as in history, so this time he specially sent Chi Tiecheng and his first special operations team to over 200 people.

"Tiecheng, Ma San, this time your mission is mainly to bring Xie Zhongmin and his subordinates safely. Your Master Feng will send these people to Nanyang. Remember, there is no sight in the guns and cannons, and let Xie Zhongmin command on the surface. You two should act in a low-key manner and you must not force yourself until the end." Wu Siren taught earnestly.

Chi Tiecheng said solemnly: "Teacher, let Ma San stay and guard you! Wen Qian is not here, I am worried that the Japanese will continue to be detrimental to you. You are the safety of all of us alone."

"Commander, let me stay! Although Ma San is a common man, he can resist open and hidden arrows for you." Ma San said sincerely.

In this time and space, Ma San joined the special forces of the Tax Police Corps and found a new life goal. He did not become a traitor who killed his master like the original plot. After all, no one was born to be a humble person and liked to forget his ancestors.

Wu Siren laughed and scolded: "Get out quickly, you two are not my opponents when they are tied together. I still need your protection? Besides, there are so many brothers from the special forces around me, so safety is enough."

Wu Siren did not tell Chi Tiecheng what Su Wenqian was going to do, and Chi Tiecheng did not ask, this is the steel discipline of the Tax Police Corps. Among all the troops in the National Government, the equipment of the Tax Police Corps may not be the top-level, but the discipline is indeed the strictest, which also caused the Tax Police Corps to be different from other armies of the National Government. Even German military advisers praised Chiang Kai-shek more than once, saying that even if the Tax Police Corps was placed in Germany, their combat effectiveness was top-level.

Su Wenqian led the second special operations team to Songjiang at this moment. He was responsible for bringing Qin Henian, the veteran of the Tongmenghui, the founder of the Chu army, the founder of the Xinhai Revolution, and his family to Xiangjiang for refuge.

Wu Siren sent Su Wenqian to save Qin Henian, not only to achieve his marriage, but also to fight against the Chu army.

Originally, there was no such unit as the Chu army in history, but after searching this time and space, Wu Siren found that the army appeared out of thin air, and the soldiers were all composed of Xiang Chu people.

In modern Chinese history, the saying that "no Hunan can form an army". As a local miscellaneous unit, although the Chu army's weapons and equipment were backward, its combat effectiveness was not weak.

Late at night, in the Qin Mansion Study Room.

Looking at Su Wenqian who suddenly appeared, Qin Henian calmly asked: "I don't know which hero you are. If you ask for money, Qin is just a poor family, you can only give him some travel expenses; if you have other purposes, Qin is just an old apartment house and can't do anything."

Qin Henian thought Su Wenqian was a thief sent by Japan to threaten him, and wanted to force him to come out and become a traitor.

"Old coach, my name is Su Wenqian, and I am under the command of Chief Wu Xiaoren. This time I came to visit because I wanted to pick you and your family out of Songjiang before the Japanese could react."

Su Wenqian took out the secret order issued by Wu Siren and handed it to Qin Henian.

"It turns out that General Wu sent you here. General Wu [      www.biqugex.biz] fought very beautifully in the Battle of Intercepting the River and the Battle of Hangzhou Bay. It can be called a master of military service. Qin has been in a long history. Unfortunately, Qin is going to let General Wu down. This is our land in China. Qin will not be a deserter like others." Qin Henian said resolutely.

Before coming, Su Wenqian had a good understanding of Qin Henian's temper and knew that the founder of the Chu army had a stubborn temper. Sometimes he decided to make one thing that even eight horses could not pull back.

"Our sergeant said that he was going to fight to the death with Japan in Jinling Kingdom, and he might need the help of the Chu brothers, but if the old general was under the control of the Japanese, he would not dare to fight side by side with the Chu army. After all, Commander Liao Jie would be afraid to throw a weapon, so please think twice."

Su Wenqian was not aggressive, but only put the facts in the clear.

Qin Henian was also stunned, thought for a while, and asked firmly: "When will we leave?"

"Now, right now!" Su Wenqian said.

Qin Henian looked at Su Wenqian meaningfully and chuckled: "It seems that if Qin does not cooperate, Mr. Su will force me to take me away!"

"For the country, the people, all brothers of the Tax Police Corps, and the sergeant, Wen Qian doesn't mind doing something against his conscience, and let the old commander deal with it later!" Su Wenqian said firmly.

Qin Henian carefully looked at Su Wenqian with clear eyes and praised: "It is said that strong generals have no weak soldiers under them. Mr. Su seems to be General Wu's favorite general. Well, for the sake of the country and nation, Qin will be a deserter and leave you tonight."

"Thank you, Mr. Shuai, for your accomplishment!"
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