"yes."

"Order the 100th Army to withdraw to the starting position and get as close to the fortress as possible."

"yes."

The staff officer immediately went to deliver the order.

Zhang Yong was thoughtful and seemed to have thought of something.

Base area...

Right, that's what the Red Party said.

In fact, the basic meaning is the same. That is, there must be a base.

The wounded need to be treated.

Warriors need rest.

It is impossible to wander in the wild all year round.

Later aircraft carriers would be so big that they would dock once every few months!

The most fundamental reason for Li Zicheng's failure was that he had no reliable base and no basic base.

Rogue bandits...

It's hard to accomplish anything big.

The most important point that great men emphasize is to build a good base area. Only with a base area can everything be achieved.

Once the base is lost...

The Long March was actually very miserable.

If given a choice, no one would want to do it a second time.

Jiangyin Fortress is Zhang Yong's base for the time being. It is his basic base.

The wounded can be accommodated there.

Preliminary processing can be carried out and then sent.

As long as the Japanese warships did not enter the Yangtze River waterway, the waterway was safe.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Japanese invaders do not have extra aircraft to bomb ships on the Yangtze River, even during the day.

Therefore, the Yangtze River waterway can be used to transport supplies and even soldiers to the fortress.

As long as the Yangtze River waterway is open, Jiangyin Fortress will not be alone. It will not be a dead place.

I thought about giving up the fortress before, but it was actually hasty.

Hold on for a while first.

Use this as a base to beat the Japanese invaders a few times first.

As long as the Japanese invaders dared to get close to Jiangyin Fortress, he would dare to beat them. He would also dare to attack. After the beating, he would run back.

The Japanese invaders have been circling the west side of Taihu Lake. It's not a big deal. They must come to me, Zhang Yong. I am fighting with my back to the fortress. Hehe.

What to do with the previous retreat order?

It doesn't matter.

Non-combatants still have to evacuate.

Some of the unused equipment and facilities will be removed as well as those that can be removed.

In the end, only the combatants and combat weapons were left.

The vacated space can accommodate more troops. The 100th Army and the 167th Division are also stationed in the fortress as much as possible.

Taking turns to station.

Take turns to rest.

Only by recharging your energy can you continue to fight.

"Commissioner!"

Long Muhan hurried over.

Wave your hands and ask the people around you to step aside temporarily.

Zhang Yong looked at him doubtfully.

Have a secret?

"Commissioner, I received an order from the Military and Political Department..."

"What content?"

"You want me to lead the army to break out of the encirclement and move closer to Jinling immediately."

"What do you think?"

"This is asking me to die! The Japanese invaders have already come from Yixing. Once I leave the position, the Japanese invaders will catch up and I will not be able to escape. In the end, the whole army will be annihilated."

"Give me the telegram."

"yes."

Long Muhan handed the telegram to Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong reached out and took it. He did not tear it into pieces, but read the contents carefully.

That's right, it's a telegram from the Ministry of Military Affairs. It's from He Yingqin.

"There is no need to call back." Zhang Yong said bluntly, "If the Military and Political Department wants to ask, just call back and say that the telegram is in my hand."

"Yes." Long Muhan agreed. His heart dropped.

There are many ways to go about politics.

Very big head.

The order from the headquarters...

Order from the Ministry of Military Affairs...

Sometimes, there will be fights.

The Ministry of Military Affairs is a permanent institution.

The headquarters is a temporary organization.

In terms of power, of course, the headquarters is the highest, and the commissioner personally leads it.

However, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs controls the weapons and ammunition of all troops, logistics supplies, soldier recruitment, etc., and they do not dare to offend easily.

It is estimated that only people like Zhang Yong can directly look at Minister He's face.

"Boom boom..."

"Boom boom..."

The sound of gunfire in the distance became fierce again.

But it was the 103rd Division that launched the siege against the remnants of the Kunisaki detachment.

Since we were going to withdraw, of course we had to clean up the mess. The purpose of attracting reinforcements from the Japanese invaders was also achieved.

Of the hundreds of Japanese invaders left, we must not be able to keep any of them.

"Hurry up and withdraw!"

"yes."

Long Muhan immediately went to make arrangements.

Soon, the officers and soldiers of the 100th Army began to retreat.

Since there is no need to clean up the battlefield, the retreat speed is very fast.

All the wounded and so on were sent to the fortress for treatment.

There is a fortress, which is actually quite good.

The fortress also has a dock where seriously injured people can be sent to the back.

For example, send it to Hankou or other places. Anyway, it will be far away from the battlefield and you can be treated with peace of mind.

This is very important for troop morale.

The fortress is safer than Jinling.

Even if Japanese planes come to bomb us, don't worry.

As long as the Commissioner is here, the Japanese plane will be dead if it comes. It's just here to deliver food.

[Ten thousand tons of cement will be delivered soon]

The system suddenly prompts.
To be continued...