"Report to Commander! With the strong firepower support of artillery and aviation, the Japanese army has begun to launch a full-scale attack on the main front line area. The first line of defense on the front line is about to be lost!"

"Report! The defenders of the first-line position have been defeated by the Japanese army and have retreated to the Fukuo position!"

"Report! Zhenjiang's 103rd Division, 112th Division, and 82nd Army have lost Zhenjiang and are evacuating to the capital. In addition, the 48th Division of the 2nd Army has evacuated to the capital, and the 83rd Army's 48th Division has also evacuated to the capital.

The 156th Division has also withdrawn to the capital and is waiting for the commander's next instructions. As for the 154th Division of the 83rd Army, it is still retreating and is being pursued by the enemy army. The situation is very optimistic!"

"Report! The 16th Division of the Japanese "Songhu Dispatch Army" has advanced to the Qilin Gate and Cangbo Gate areas; the Japanese 9th Division has also advanced to the Guanghua Gate area and occupied the Grand Campus and Tongguang Barracks!"

"Report! The 114th Division of the Japanese 10th Army has entered Yuhuatainan; the Japanese 6th Division has also advanced to the west of Yuhuatai, and its left wing has successfully occupied Dasheng Pass. Our 60th Army

The army has retreated to Dashui Pass and the Yanziji area, and is undergoing consolidation operations. In addition, the 74th Army has also retreated to inside and outside Shuiximen, waiting for the commander's next combat instructions!"

"Report! The Japanese Air Force is distributing letters persuading surrender over the capital. Many citizens, officers and soldiers are picking them up and reading them!"

"Report! Commander Luo reported on the situation of our army on the front line. Now our army has less than 80,000 remnant soldiers, and there are many wounded soldiers. Among them, there are 30,000 new soldiers. We have insufficient weapons and very low morale.

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"Commander, please make supplies of weapons and equipment, as well as supplies of troops!"

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Commander Tang, who had sighed in the combat conference room, and Chief of Staff Zhou Lan, who was silently thinking about something, suddenly heard one after another battle reports that were very unfavorable for them to hold on to the capital, but they were like snow flakes, and they followed the communication

The soldier came in to report, and the entire combat conference room instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Because anyone who hears so much news of defeat will have their mentality explode in an instant.

And the important point is that the Japanese army has begun to approach the city.

If we continue to lose like this, I am afraid that within three or four days, the Japanese army will be able to march straight in, capture all the gates of the capital, and break in to kill everyone.

"What should we do? Why are the Japanese advancing so fast?"

"Our troops are more powerful than theirs!"

"And didn't they just occupy Songhu? Don't they need to leave troops to maintain the results of the battle?"

Commander Tang, who was frightened by so much bad news about the defeat of the battle, suddenly became anxious and sweating profusely, and asked Zhou Lan, the chief of staff beside him.

"I think we need to send a telegram to Hankou to ask the Chairman for his opinion!"

"Because he and his combat staff are paying attention to every move on our side. Now the crisis has come so suddenly, so we should report it first and then think of ways to solve it!"

Chief of Staff Zhou Lan immediately suggested without thinking.

"Well! Just do as you say!"

"In addition, we also called all the senior officers over for a combat meeting, including Commander Luo! Now the Japanese army does not have much time left for us, especially since they are actually dropping leaflets persuading surrender in our airspace!!"

"It seems that these Japanese troops are determined to capture our capital!"

Regarding Chief of Staff Zhou Lan's proposal, Commander Tang quickly nodded in agreement.

"Yes! Commander!"

Chief of Staff Zhou Lan immediately responded and went to do it.

Because the current fighting situation is getting more and more critical, there is no time for them to think of countermeasures to counterattack.

Even Chief of Staff Zhou Lan had predicted that once the Japanese army was about to approach the city, many national army officers and soldiers would suffer a further drop in morale and even run away.

"Is the capital city going to be captured by the Japanese army like this?"

When Chief of Staff Zhou Lan left the combat conference room, he muttered with a very sad expression.

"Is there no way to solve the siege of the capital this time?"

"Damn Japanese troops!"

"I'm not willing to give in!"

"I'm really not willing to lose this capital battle like this!"

"This is our capital!"

Commander Tang, on the other hand, was alone in the combat conference room, feeling extremely distressed and helpless, and said sadly.

It's a pity that no one has a better idea now that can teach him.

Or someone who can support him.

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Not long after, Hankou.

The Chairman’s temporary combat conference room,

"Niang Xipi!"

"Is the capital really going to be captured by the Japanese army?"

"Isn't it possible that none of the 150,000 troops left behind can fight?"

"Why is this happening? The Japanese troops are moving in too fast! Not many days after the war started, the Japanese troops are already approaching the capital city, and now they have already reached Guanghua Gate and Yuhuatai!"

"How many days can the capital hold on?"

After the Chairman read the news of the defeat reported from the front line, he sighed deeply and helplessly, and then said to Guard Captain Wang next to him in a very unhappy mood.

Of course, Commander Bai and other senior generals were also analyzing the battle situation on the front line with him.

But when they all saw the extremely bad battle reports after the defeat, they also looked very bad and fell silent.

Because at this rate of defeat, it would really take less than four days, or even three days, for the Japanese army to capture the gate of the capital and rush in.

"Now we can only let them evacuate!"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid that after being surrounded by the Japanese army, all the main troops in the capital will be wiped out!"

"Once such a result occurs, I'm afraid it will be a great disadvantage to our entire rear war plan in the future!"

"So Chairman, I think it's better to ask Commander Tang to withdraw his troops as soon as possible!"

"Don't continue to fight, fight to the end!"

"Otherwise our losses will be even more tragic!"

After everyone was silent for a long time, Commander Bai was the first to speak up.

"I think so too!"

"So are we!"

Then other senior officers also agreed with Commander Chen's words.

"Niang Xipi!"

"I'm not willing to give in!"

"These damn devils!"

Seeing that everyone unanimously agreed to withdraw the troops, the Chairman suddenly roared in an even worse mood.

Then he closed his eyes in distress and tried to calm down his emotions.

"Report! Chairman!"

"Mrs. Song sent an urgent message!"

"Please take a look at it immediately!"

Just when everyone was feeling helpless and powerless, suddenly a communications officer hurriedly came to the door of the chairman's combat conference room and made an urgent report.

"Um?"

"When I'm in a meeting now, why did Madam send me a telegram so ignorantly?"

"What kind of telegram is so urgent?"

Hearing this, the chairman said with anger and confusion on his face.

Immediately, he asked Captain Wang, the guard next to him, to take the emergency telegram from him and hand it to him to read.

"Ah! This... is good!"

"Okay! These are the elite of our national army!"

After quickly browsing the contents of the telegram, the Chairman immediately smiled broadly and clapped his hands in praise.

The gloomy expression and troubled mood just now were instantly gone.

Instead, there was a happy and cheerful mood, as well as a bright smile.

In this regard, all the senior officers looked at each other, and they were all very curious about what the telegram that the Chairman had read said that made him so happy.

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Chapter completed!