Capital, garrison headquarters.

In Commander Tang's combat command room, Commander Luo, Commander Tang, and deputy commanders Liu Xing, as well as Chief of Staff Zhou, and all the combat staff stood at the combat command map with heavy hearts.

Stunned.

"Yuhuatai has been lost, and so has Guanghua Gate!"

"The Japanese 6th Division mobilized the 23rd Regiment, the 45th Regiment, the 13th Regiment and the 47th Regiment and are also besieging the remaining troops of the Teaching Corps!"

"The remnants of the 264th Brigade of the 88th Division are also evacuating, and they have lost contact now!"

"The Japanese 16th Division also joined the storming of Purple Mountain!"

"Also, after the Japanese army occupied Yuhuatai, they adopted a condescending fighting method and intensified their firepower attacks on Zhonghua Gate. Now, the remaining officers and soldiers of the 262nd Brigade of the 88th German Arms Division are holding on there, fighting bloody battles.

The city wall position!"

"The Taiping Gate is about to be lost!"

"..."

"That is to say, the entire capital is about to be captured by the Japanese. What do you think we should do now?"

The first person to speak was Commander Tang. His face was extremely gloomy, and he spoke irritably and slightly despairingly.

After the words fell,

Commander Luo also remained silent, feeling very heavy and helpless.

At this moment, he is powerless,

As for the other staff officers, they were even more helpless.

Because they had no good way to stop the Japanese army from advancing straight in.

"Didn't that mean that Liu Feiyang's troops came to fight here in our capital? And I also heard that he annihilated a Japanese regiment, and even the captain of the 11th regiment, Fukushi Sota, was killed!

"

"Where are they now? If they come to support the operation, I think we also want to have some way to resist these menacing Japanese troops!"

When everyone was very pessimistic, Deputy Commander Liu suddenly remembered. "I don't know either! But they have sent a battalion commander over to bring the troops of the two regiments I dispatched to them.

Let’s go!”

"Since the order was given personally by the commissioner, I didn't ask any more questions!"

"Anyway, I believe in the combat effectiveness of Liu Feiyang's unit. It's just a pity that their operations are secret combat missions. I have no power to mobilize them, except for the chairman of the committee who can mobilize them!"

Commander Tang shook his head and said.

"Ah! Liu Feiyang's troops came to our capital?"

"How come I didn't know?"

Hearing this, Commander Luo was surprised.

The other combat staff were also very surprised.

"Because you are currently busy with the deployment of your 36th Division in Xiaguan, don't let other troops pass by!"

"So of course you don't know that Liu Feiyang's troops came to our place, and that it is a relatively secret thing for him to bring his troops to our place!"

"It's not like they annihilated a regiment of the Kunisaki Nobori detachment somewhere outside the capital. I'm afraid no one knows that he brought troops to our capital and is killing Japanese troops!"

Commander Tang laughed and cried before responding.

"You're right! I really don't know!"

"It's a bit embarrassing!"

Commander Luo also responded with an embarrassed smile.

"Then is there any way to contact Liu Feiyang's headquarters and ask them to reinforce the battle situation over at Purple Mountain? It seems that the teaching corps is about to be unable to withstand the Japanese army's attack!"

"Of course you can also go and support the Zhonghua Gate where the 88th German Arms Division is defending! The battle situation there is also very critical!"

"If there is no way to hold on to these two positions, I'm afraid the capital will fall under the iron heel of the Japanese army in less than two days!"

But at this time, Deputy Commander Liu continued to propose.

"Yes! Commander Liu is right. Commander Tang, please contact Liu Feiyang's headquarters!"

"If he doesn't take action now, I'm afraid the capital will be able to hold on for less than two days!"

Commander Luo also agreed.

"Okay! Fortunately, I got their telegram contact information. I'll ask Staff Officer Zhou to contact Liu Feiyang's headquarters!"

"Let's see what their opinions are!"

Commander Tang nodded in agreement.

...

...

Just when they were talking about this,

However, communications officer Jin Jiucheng ran in with a cold sweat on his face and a frightened look on his face.

"Something bad is going to happen!"

"The 88th German Arms Division has been completely defeated, and the Guangdong Army has been withdrawn out of Taipingmen with most of its troops led by Chief Deng!"

"Part of the Japanese 6th Division has successfully attacked Zhonghua Gate, as well as the Japanese 16th Division and the Japanese 3rd Division, which have also approached Zhongshan Gate and Guanghua Gate, as well as the Japanese 6th Division's Left Wing Brigade

They are also approaching Shuiximen. However, the defending 2nd Army could not withstand it and had already retreated to Wulong Mountain. Moreover, the battle after the teaching regiment retreated to Zijin Mountain was also retreating steadily, and it was about to lose Zijin Mountain!"

"In addition, the 74th Army also secretly sent people to build a pontoon bridge on the Sancha River in an attempt to cross the river and retreat to Pukou, but they were discovered and stopped by the 36th Division!"

"The war situation is very critical now, please Commander Tang to issue new combat arrangements!"

"Otherwise, I'm worried that the Japanese army will march straight into our capital in less than a day!"

As soon as he entered the combat conference room, communications officer Jin Jiucheng immediately saluted with a military salute, and then reported the report breathlessly and with fear on his face.

"What!"

"Is the Japanese army advancing so fast?"

Hearing this, Commander Tang, all the officers and combat staff present, including Commander Luo, all exclaimed in surprise.

"Quickly find a way to defeat these devils!"

"Also, Commander Tang, go to the telegraph room and send a telegram to the commissioner yourself to see what his instructions are!"

"The current war situation is so critical, we can't make up our mind!"

"Go quickly! I'll mobilize the troops!"

But soon, Commander Luo decisively issued a new order.

Commander Tang quickly recovered from the shock, nodded immediately and left.

He also went to the telegraph room in a hurry to send a telegram to the Chairman.

As for Commander Luo, he also replaced Commander Tang and began to mobilize troops and generals.

Because the current war situation was so critical that the capital city was about to fall completely, Commander Luo Luo was more anxious than anyone else to mobilize his troops.

Although the Chairman of the Generalissimo had told him early on that he was only responsible for commanding the 36th Division to guard the dock in Xiaguan and prevent other troops and civilians in the city from escaping and leaving the capital.

But as one of the anti-Japanese generals, he also wanted to make the capital hold on a little longer, or kill more Japanese officers and soldiers.

Even if it requires more casualties, the National Army troops will be able to kill those fierce and damn Japanese troops.

After Commander Luo issued a series of command operations from Wanli, he quickly took his guard team back to the 36th Division and continued to defend Xiaguan.

And are waiting for additional combat notifications from the Chairman.

At this time, Commander Tang also finished sending the telegram to the chairman of the committee, and waited for the telegram to be replied by the other party before he was stunned again.

"Because the content of the Chairman's reply this time is exactly the same as the content of yesterday's telegram on the 11th: "If the situation cannot last for a long time, you can retreat in an attempt to organize and counterattack."

"Be sure to keep the main force as safe as possible!"

After seeing such a brief but profound reply, Commander Tang immediately thought about how to withdraw his troops.

Then he issued a combat order for a complete withdrawal of troops from the capital.

Moreover, he also issued verbal instructions, stipulating that the 87th Division, 88th Division, 74th Army and the Teaching Corps "if they cannot all break through, they can cross the river when there is a ferry and assemble in Chuzhou."

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Chapter completed!