Nanjing Command.

The miracle that Chairman Jiang and a group of military and political officials had been looking forward to did not happen. In less than half an hour, the first line of defense outside Kunshan City was broken through by the Japanese army. Looking at the map extending to Kunshan again, the dazzling blue arrow that had already been pressed on the second red line, Chairman Jiang's face was becoming more and more serious.

Although Xue Laohu is a tiger general, he has his limits after all. It is indeed a bit difficult for him to defend Kunshan with a remnant defeated general with a low morale of 10,000 or 20,000 yuan and no fighting spirit. But the problem is that Kunshan really cannot be lost. As soon as Kunshan is thrown away more than 80 main divisions from Shanghai and west, more than 500,000 troops were made by Japanese!

Another communications officer hurried into the command hall with a folder in his arms. In an instant, everyone's faces collapsed. No, the second line of defense was broken by the Japanese army again? It was only ten minutes after the first line of defense was broken by the Japanese army. The Japanese army's offensive was so fierce, and the national army's defense line was so unbearable?

Fortunately, what everyone is worried about hasn't happened.

The communications officer reported another news. Just a moment ago, the radio station in the command department suddenly detected a strange radio signal and called the other party, but the other party did not respond. However, when the radio operator of the communications office accidentally translated the recorded code according to the secret code that had just been abandoned, he made an amazing discovery!

"The 51st Division went south along Songjia Highway to Qingpu? Wang Yaowu was in Baihe Port?!"

"No, isn't the 51st Division still in Beixinjing just now? Why did it arrive at Baihe Port in a blink of an eye?"

"The 58th Division was launched on the spot, except for one defending Qingpu, the 343rd Regiment of the 172nd Brigade, the 344th Regiment and the 347th Regiment of the 174th Brigade went south along Songjia Highway to Songjiang, and to recover Songjiang before dark? God, I am not dazzled?! Didn't Wu Jiguang's 174th Brigade be exhausted yesterday? Why did the 347th Regiment appear again?"

"This is a telegram from Liangzhen (Yu Jishi's name) to the 51st Division and the 57th Division?" Chairman Jiang was also stunned. The text format should be a telegram from Yu Ji, the 74th Army, to Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 51st Division, and Feng Shengfa, the commander of the 58th Division. He turned his head and asked Liu Fei, "Isn't Liangzhen in Suzhou? Call him and ask him, what's going on?"

Liu Fei did not dare to neglect, so he ran to call. He came back a moment later and reported that Yu Jishi had never issued such a telegram to Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa. Now, everyone in the command hall was confused. Where did this radio signal come out? What was the purpose of the Japanese pretending to be?

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The Japanese responded too slowly. In fact, before Shirō Ikawa Shirō asked Central China for help from the Military Command, the technicians of the Shanghai secret service had already deciphered the secret code of the Kuomintang army. This was also the main reason why the Kuomintang army changed the secret code, so Shirō Ikawa Shirō Ikawa soon received a reply from the Front Command.

Looking at the telegram translated by the Front Command, Tani Shouo's expression was as gloomy as the sky outside.

Shimoya Kazuki said: "The division commander, it should be right. The Chinese army is heading south along Songjia Highway from Baihe Port. The vanguard division has seized Qingpu. The Nakamura Brigade should have hit the Chinese division last night and was annihilated. Next, the Chinese army will continue to move south and seize Songjiang."

As he said that, Shino Ichiho drew another line on the map, from Baihe Port to Songjiang.

Looking at the blue line that suddenly appeared on the map, Tani Shoufu's eyelids jumped suddenly, then he picked up a pencil and drew a circle in Pudong, Nanshi, and went to Shanghai West. Then an arrow extended from this circle and pointed straight towards Songjiang. After crossing Songjiang, he continued to extend forward until Jiashan!

Looking at the arrow drawn by Tani Shouo, Shinono couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning.

Tanisuo threw the pencil on the map and looked up and asked Shino Ichiho: "San Shino, what do you think?"

"The division commander, this possibility cannot be ruled out." Shimoya Kazuho said in a deep voice, "If the division's main force is here, only two Chinese divisions are not worth mentioning at all, but the main force of the division has already emerged in full swing. The 18th Division, the 114th Division and the Guozaki Detachment have also advanced hundreds of kilometers. There are only a few troops in the rear, which can be said to be empty in the garrison.

Once these two Chinese divisions discover the flaws of the Imperial Army and advance from Songjiang to Jiashan, the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway, which has been cut off, will be re-opened. In this way, dozens of Chinese divisions retreated from west Shanghai can break through the encirclement here, and even if the Sakai Detachment blocks Kunshan, it will be useless."

"Shino Sang, it's not that once it is discovered, it's that the Chinese army has discovered this flaw!" Tani Shoufu corrected, "Don't you think the 74th Army is coming for this flaw?" After pausing, Tani Shoufu said again, "It seems that we are indeed underestimating the Chinese army. The 18th Division, the 114th Division and the Guozaki Detachment are also advancing too fast."

Shimoya Kazuki said: "Second Commander, in this case, we must make tactical adjustments as soon as possible."

Tani Shouo said: "The gap in Qingpu must be blocked. As long as the gap in Qingpu is blocked, the 18th Division and the Kuozaki Detachment will still have the opportunity to block the main Chinese forces west of Dianshan Lake. However, it is too late to transfer the Niudao brigade back when he returns. It's better to transfer the Sakai Detachment back from Kunshan. The Sakai Detachment has many cars and is fast."

"Hayi!" Shirno Ichiho Ju stood up and conveyed the order.

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In Kunshan, the Japanese Sakai Detachment has broken through the second line of defense of the national army.

When Sakai Tokutaro's armored vehicle appeared at the forefront of the position, the captain of the 13th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Okamoto's corps, and the deputy captain Fujiwara Taro had already been waiting outside the temporary command tent. As soon as the armored vehicle was stopped, Okamoto's corps quickly ran forward and opened the car door for Sakai Tokutaro.

After saluting each other, Sakai Tokutaro walked straight into the command center of the Okamoto United. Okamoto Yoshiyuki, Fujiwara Taro and senior generals who came with Tokutaro Sakai also entered the tent. A map had already been set up in the tent, and a striking red arrow was marked on the map, which had been inserted into Kunshan.

Okamoto took two steps forward and pointed to the map and said, "Captain, the outer defense lines of the Chinese army have been completely wiped out, and the railway station and bus station have also been taken down. Next, you can attack the city wall. The fortifications of the city wall may be a little troublesome, but the detachment leader rests at noon. The empire's rising sun flag will definitely be inserted into the top of Kunshan city."

"Yoxi." Sakai Tokutaro nodded happily and asked another irrelevant question, "Okamoto San, have you found a locomotive and a train widget in Kunshan Railway Station?"

"Locomotive, train widow?" Okamoto Yokono was confused.

The deputy captain of the regiment next to him seemed to have guessed the intention of Tokutaro Sakai, and immediately stepped forward and replied: "Report to the captain of the detachment, there is a locomotive and four-car wand in the Kunshan Railway Station, but it has been damaged by the Chinese army. However, the damage is not serious, so it should be used if the engineers repair it."

"Yoxi." Sakai Tokutaro patted Fujiwara Taro's shoulder with relief, then turned his head and ordered Nakamura Seiichi, the commander of the corps of the Engineering Corps. "Nakamura, send someone to repair the locomotive and the carriage immediately, hurry up!"

The old Japanese devil Sakai is really not ordinary arrogance. It turns out that he wants to take the train to attack Nanjing after capturing Kunshan. But then again, for most senior Japanese generals, it is definitely an irresistible temptation to enter Nanjing first. If Tokutaro Sakai was the first to enter Nanjing, it would be enough for him to be famous in history.

When Sakai Tokutaro was full of confidence, a major staff officer hurried into the tent and reported: "The division headquarters urgently sent a telegram!"

The old devil of Sakai waved his hand gently, and the chief staff opened the telegram and said, "I found the Chinese army near Qingpu. I will order your troops to return to the army quickly to defend Qingpu, the division headquarters, long live the Japanese Empire, and long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

The tent suddenly became as quiet as death, and everyone's eyes were focused on Tokutaro Sakai's face. The old Sakai also opened his mouth wide and looked shocked. He was about to take Kunshan and was about to take it, and he might be rushing to Nanjing directly by train, but the division commander ordered him to return to Qingpu?

However, Tokutaro Sakai was even more clear that the division commander had never joked with him. A quick return to the army was enough to explain all the problems. If the situation in Qingpu was not as dangerous as it was, the division commander would never let him return to the army quickly. However, at this time, Tokutaro Sakai was really unwilling to give up Kunshan and return to the army in Qingpu.

After a while, Okamoto Satoshi asked in a low voice: "Captain?"

Sakai Tokutaro woke up as if he was dreaming and sighed, "Order, the 13th Infantry Regiment left an infantry brigade to break the rear, and the main force of the detachment returned to Qingpu quickly!" Japanese officers like to disobey, and it is true that they like to defeat the upper part, but that is also a matter of situation. For example, when the reinforcements are like putting out fires, Japanese officers rarely disobey.

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At the entrance of Kunshan City, Xue Yue was patrolling the city defense fortifications in the rain.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Xue Yue's military uniform was already wet, and wrapped around her body was like a heavy armor. Just like his mood at this moment, it was so heavy that it was suffocating.

Both outer defense lines have been completely lost, and the city walls and fortifications are already in danger.

From time to time, shells passed by the sky and fell into the city and exploded. There were already clusters of fires rising in the city. In the smoke of gunpowder, countless figures were shuttled and running, some were putting out fires, and some were asking for help. Sometimes, you could hear the helpless and desperate cry of children and women, which made people feel particularly upset.

Once the city wall is broken, the people trapped in the city will probably be in danger of disaster. However, what makes Xue Yue even more worried is the national army retreating from Nanxiang, Beixinjing, Nanshi and Pudong to Kunshan. These more than 500,000 national troops are the backbone of the National Government. Xue Yue cannot imagine what China would do if these hundreds of thousands of national troops were annihilated?

Seeing the depressed and depressed defeated soldiers on the top of the city, Xue Yue's heart became colder. How could such morale compete with the cruel little Japanese? Thinking of this level, Xue Yue couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was determined to kill the enemy but was unable to turn the world back. The only thing Xue Yue could do was probably the only thing he died in battle here.

Just as he was sighing, a defeated soldier suddenly shouted: "Look, the little Japanese seems to be retreating!"

"Huh?" Xue Yue was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly raised his telescope to look out of the city. Sure enough, he saw that the Japanese convoys that were originally gathered in the bus station had already driven onto the highway. More than a dozen tricycles that opened the road had even driven several miles. They were all integrated into the misty rain and fog and couldn't see clearly. Did the little Japanese really retreat?

After a while, even the Japanese cars, tanks and armored vehicles drove out of Kunshan Station and boarded the Qingkun Highway, gathering into a huge torrent of steel gradually fading away.

Xue Yue was suspected of being in a dream for a moment. The Japanese army really retreated? It shouldn't be. Seeing Kunshan was about to fall, and seeing more than 500,000 troops of the 80 divisions retreated from Nanxiang, Beixinjing, Nanshi and Pudong were about to be made of dumplings, but the Japanese retreated. Which one is the singing?
Chapter completed!