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Chapter 133: News about Xu Hu

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    Chapter 133: News about Xu Hu (new book, please watch)

    For a whole day, the city of Nanjing was surrounded by deafening gunfire. Due to the fierce Japanese artillery fire, countless shells fell into the city, and many buildings in the city were on fire.

    Because there were so many places on fire, Li Guoyao and others could no longer take care of the intensity of the fire and immediately stopped putting out the fire.

    Although the city was filled with smoke and flames, it was not all bad. Because the smoke was so heavy, the Japanese planes were unable to see clearly what was happening below, so they stopped bombing the city.

    More importantly, after a whole day of hard work, the Independence Brigade finally escorted the last batch of refugees and ordinary people outside the city.

    Although it is not safe outside the city, because the Japs were mainly focused on attacking the garrison positions in the city, they did not pay attention to these ordinary people. Comparatively speaking, it is safer outside the city.

    More importantly, Xu Hu and others, who had had no news for two days, finally took the initiative to contact the brigade headquarters and reported a very good news.  They actually intercepted two ferries preparing to return to Wuhan in Ma'anshan on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. These ferries were originally large ferries traveling between Nanjing and Wuhan. Each ferry could carry more than 800 people at a time.

    In addition, they also intercepted two British merchant ships at Wujiang Ferry. After negotiations failed, Xu Hu and others simply detained the people and the ships together. In addition, they also persuaded more than 150 fishing boats from Wujiang Town to go to Nanjing.  Transporting people is now on its way to Xiaguan Pier.

    After receiving the news from Xu Hu and others, Li Guoyao was overjoyed. In the afternoon, Zhang Tengjiao from Xiaguan Wharf sent a telegram saying that the number of people gathered at Xiaguan Wharf now exceeded 150,000, but the number of ferries on the wharf was seriously insufficient.  If this continues, it will take at least five days to transport all the people to the other side of the Yangtze River.

    But Li Guoyao knew that if there were no major changes, the Japanese army would break into Nanjing late tomorrow night, and then the defenders would be completely defeated. Nanjing would fall on the 13th, and the Japs would reach Xiaguan Wharf on the 14th at most, which means that the remaining  The time given to them is only 2 days.

    Li Guoyao was extremely anxious. This did not include the more than 100,000 troops in the city. Once all these troops rushed to Xiaguan Pier, the consequences would be even more serious.

    Now, with so many ships, we can transport at least 50,000 to 60,000 more people a day. You must know that most ships travel to and from both sides of the Yangtze River in no more than 45 minutes. Theoretically, those two ferries alone can transport 50,000 people in a day.  Many people crossed the river.

    Of course, this is just a theoretical figure and cannot be achieved in reality. But there are still two large merchant ships and more than 150 small fishing boats. It should not be a big problem to increase the transportation volume of 50,000 people a day.  .

    But even so, when the Japanese army attacked Xianguan Wharf on the 14th, they could only transport the common people, and there were still more than 100,000 troops in the city who needed to cross the river. This required an army to come to the rear.  Delayed the Japanese army.

    Li Guoyao didn't dare to count on others, because he knew he couldn't count on others. According to the information he had read in his previous life, after the city of Nanjing was broken, the entire garrison was completely in chaos. The soldiers could not find the officers, and the officers could not find the soldiers.  , There was basically no effective counterattack, and eventually so many troops laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Japanese army.

    Therefore, Li Guoyao decided to use his independent brigade to act as the rear guard of the Nanjing City defenders, try to delay the Japanese army, and strive to evacuate all the more than 100,000 troops evacuated to the other side of the river.

    As for the outcome, Li Guoyao himself had thought clearly. If he wanted to hold back hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops with the current strength of the Independent Brigade, his own losses might be beyond imagination. It was not even certain whether the Independent Brigade would still be there after this battle, but even if  So Li Guoyao decided to go all out, even if he fought to the last man.

    Nanjing Police Station, underground headquarters.

    After a tiring day, Li Guoyao and others just took a bite of food, and then called Ma Desheng and others over to discuss the next combat mission.

    The small headquarters gathered most of the regiment-level cadres of the independent brigade, a dozen of them!

    Seeing that everyone has arrived, Li Guoyao immediately stood up and said: "Now that everyone has arrived, let's get started. Let's first let the chief of staff talk about the situation in Nanjing City at this time!"

    Ma Desheng was not pretentious. He strode to the hanging Nanjing city defense map and said: "Today the Nanjing defense battle has been carried out for the seventh day. In the past seven days, the defenders have lost their first-line and second-line positions. Now only  The positions along Wulong Mountain, Zijin Mountain, Shangqiaomen, and Yuhuatai are still in our hands, but after the Japanese army deployed heavy field artillery,The front line of Guanghuamen stationed by the 87th Division is already crumbling. At least three city walls have been blown down. The Japanese army rushed into the city three times today. Although they were eventually beaten back by our independent brigade and the 259th Brigade of the 87th Division, the Japanese army did not start from here.  Breakthrough is a matter of time.  "

    Then Ma Desheng continued: "In addition, the situation on the front line of Yuhuatai is not good. Although the elite 88th Division of the National Army is stationed at Yuhuatai, it was the Japanese 6th Division that attacked Yuhuatai. The defenders suffered heavy losses in the three-day bloody battle.  However, the Japanese army continues to increase its troops. In addition, the situation on the front lines of Zhonghua Gate and Caochang Gate is not good. Overall, the situation in Nanjing City is very bad."

    After Ma Desheng finished speaking, Li Guoyao stood up immediately and said: "Brothers, this is the situation. Based on my many years of staff experience, Nanjing City can only hold on for one more day at most before it collapses. That means that at this time tomorrow, the little devil will  We may have invaded Nanjing!"

    "Buzz"

    As soon as Li Guoyao finished speaking, there was a buzz throughout the headquarters. Many people were whispering to each other, and most of their words were filled with surprise.

    "Speak openly if you have anything to say, and don't chatter in private. We are all stirring up trouble in the same pot, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about!" Li Guoyao said in a deep voice.

    "Brigade, we still have more than 100,000 troops. Is it true that we can't hold on for ten days?" Ma Desheng asked through gritted teeth.

    "There is no problem if we stick to the defense, but do you think those in the garrison headquarters will coexist and die with Nanjing City?" Li Guoyao said disdainfully.

    "Brigade, didn't Commander Tang say that we will live and die with Nanjing City?" Wang Yuanshun, deputy commander of the First Guard Regiment, said loudly.

    "It's just talk, don't take it seriously, not to mention that the commission will not really let a first-level general be buried with Nanjing City!" Li Guoyao said.

    "Brigade, what do you mean by collapse? Did the Japs invade Nanjing City or did our troops defending the city completely collapse?" Chen Zhiyang, deputy commander of the Second Guard Regiment, stood up and asked.

    "It's all possible. It is inevitable for the Japanese army to break through Nanjing City. Nanjing City at this time is a dead place. There is no doubt about this. It is only a matter of time before the city is broken. And based on the current situation, it seems that the Japanese army will be the most likely to break through Nanjing City tomorrow.  . Once the city is broken, the possibility of those in the garrison headquarters abandoning the city and fleeing is very high, and the chain reaction will be the complete collapse of the garrison!" Li Guoyao explained.

    Ma Desheng asked again: "Master, once this happens, the consequences will be serious. Hundreds of thousands of people will inevitably get into chaos, and the possibility of being attacked by everyone in the end is very high!"

    "Well, that's what I'm worried about too!"

    "Tour Master, what should we do? Should we evacuate Nanjing City in advance?" Lu Wenlong said.

    Li Guoyao said in a deep voice: "This is exactly the purpose of calling you here. Judging from the current situation, it is the wisest choice for us to withdraw from Nanjing City in advance. It just so happens that we still have the order to leave the city from the garrison headquarters, and the first order from Yijiangmen is  The 36th Division did not dare to stop us, and with Deputy Brigadier Xu and others meeting us at the pier, our chance of safely evacuating Nanjing City is almost over 90%."

    At this point, Li Guoyao's tone suddenly changed and he said, "But have you ever thought about what Nanjing will look like once we really withdraw like this?"

    Hearing Li Guoyao's words, everyone fell into deep thought.  If what Li Guoyao just analyzed turns out to be true, once they evacuate Nanjing, the consequences will be really disastrous!

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