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Chapter 155: The Chairman¡¯s Concern (Please watch the new book)
Chairman Chiang¡¯s expression shocked everyone. At the same time, they were also curious about what the newspaper said, so that the Chairman¡¯s reaction was so great that they even lost their composure.
After a long time, the expression on Chairman Jiang's face finally returned to its previous look, and then he said: "This telegram was sent by Xiao Shanling, deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Police. He said that although Nanjing City has fallen into enemy hands, the situation of the troops is not bad. He has withdrawn all his troops outside the city and is arranging for his troops to cross the river and head north!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Chongxi said immediately: "Although Xiao Shanling is not a high-ranking person, his level is not bad. More importantly, this person is absolutely loyal to the party and the country, and he has quite a bit of military integrity. His ability to turn the tide is reasonable. ! It¡¯s just that I¡¯m a little curious as to which troops he will arrange to take the rear!¡±
"The 67th Army Independent Brigade!" Chairman Chiang said calmly.
"Is the 67th Army Independent Brigade the unit of that boy named Li?"
¡°Obviously Bai Chongxi had also heard of Li Guoyao¡¯s name, so he asked with a surprised look on his face.
"Yes, that's the Independent Brigade!"
"That's not right. Didn't the 67th Army already withdraw to Wuhan? Didn't the Independent Brigade return to the city? How could they have reached Nanjing?" He Yingqin asked with an equally surprised look on his face.
Without waiting for Chairman Chiang to reply, Dai Li on the side said: "I do know some inside information about this matter. After Li Guoyao led his people to intercept and kill the Japanese prince in Shanghai, he led his people back to the Nanjing front line, and did not receive any In response to orders from superior departments, he took the initiative to lead his troops to Nanjing City, where the battle was ongoing, and was appointed by Chief Tang Shengzhi as the force to maintain order in Nanjing City."
"This Li Guoyao is quite capable. Under such circumstances, he still has to go into the city to fight. His courage is really admirable!"
"Who says otherwise? This young man is pretty good. I hope he can break out!"
"I'm disgusted. Xiao Shan ordered them to stay in the rear, so there is still a way to survive!"
"Yunong, wasn't the Independent Brigade just approved by the Military Commission? How many people can they have, and they can be appointed as rear troops by the Xiaoshan Order? Aren't they afraid of being overrun by the little Japs in one fell swoop?" He Yingqin asked again.
¡°According to the information obtained by our intelligence department, there were about 4,000 people under Li Guoyao¡¯s command when they entered the city. In the end, Chief Tang also placed all the police officers in the Nanjing Police Department under the command of the independent brigade. I guess the strength will not be too weak.¡±
"That won't work. There are only two regiments of four thousand people. As for those people from the Nanjing Police Station, they can only scare the common people. If they want to fight with the elite field warriors of the little devils, it is almost the same as giving away their heads. How can they do that? Can you hold it?"
"I think Deputy Commander Xiao also sent them other troops to coordinate operations. I don't know the specific situation!" Dai Li said.
"What I want to know now is, how many ships are there at Nanjing Ferry, and how long do they need to stay outside the city?" Chen Cheng suddenly asked.
"Two days!" Chairman Chiang said in astonishment.
"Two days? Are there so many ferries outside Nanjing?" Chen Cheng asked in surprise.
"According to the report of the Xiaoshan Order, after Li Guoyao's troops entered the city, they spared no effort to escort the people out of the city, and then collected the ferries to transport them to the north of the Yangtze River. In 6 days, they transported at least 400,000 people to the other side of the river, including more than 20,000 wounded soldiers. Now Nanjing City There are more than 1,500 ferries of various sizes at Waixiaguan Wharf, and two days is enough to transport everyone to the other side of the river!"
Hearing Chairman Chiang¡¯s words, everyone was shocked! It took 6 days to transport more than 400,000 people across the river. The ability of the independent brigade is really amazing!
At the same time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, these people gathered here were not only worried about the troops on the Nanjing front line, they were more worried about the little devils attacking the people in Nanjing city.
Although before the Battle of Nanjing began, the Japanese government had made it clear that it would restrict the behavior of frontline troops and prohibit attacks on ordinary Chinese people in order to preserve its international image. It also stated that if it was not necessary, only a small number of troops would be stationed in Nanjing. In order to maintain order, other troops will stay outside the city and will never be allowed to enter the city without orders.
But no one knows how much restraint the Japanese government has on the military, especially on the frontline troops. You must know that the Japanese army likes to defeat the superiors. If they really go crazy, even the Japanese Prime Minister will not be able to do anything!
So before the Battle of Nanjing started, the government had already evacuated a large number of people to Wuhan and the north of the Yangtze River, but Nanjing is an international metropolis with a population of more than one million.?In addition, a large number of defeated troops and refugees who were evacuated from Shanghai last month poured into Nanjing, so there are still hundreds of thousands of people in the city who cannot evacuate. There are even so many refugees that the Central Bank and Bank of Communications and other departments have There are a lot of old things that cannot be transported away.
No one can guarantee whether the little devils will attack these refugees after entering the city. Once the red-eyed little devils attack the refugees, the consequences will be really disastrous. It will even be far more disturbing to the Chinese people than the Japanese army conquering Nanjing itself. Shame on you!
It¡¯s okay now. Thanks to the efforts of the Independence Brigade, all the hundreds of thousands of refugees in the city have finally evacuated to Jiangbei. Even if the little devils wanted to carry out a massacre, they would not have this chance. If all the troops outside the city could be withdrawn to Jiangbei, the result of this battle would not be unacceptable!
"Principal, since the Nanjing city defenders are not in chaos yet, and they are actively breaking out, I suggest that the Military Commission immediately order the troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River to do their best to cooperate with their breakout, and strive to withdraw as many troops as possible to the other side of the river!" Chen Cheng stood up and said.
Chairman Jiang nodded and said: "Let me leave this matter to you, Cixiu. Try to bring out the troops outside Nanjing, especially Li Guoyao's troops!"
"yes!"
"In addition, the next target of the Japanese army after capturing Nanjing is likely to be Hangzhou or Guangzhou. You go down and draw up a response plan, and then bring it to the Military Commission for discussion, as fast as possible!"
"yes!"
"Okay, let's end the meeting here today. Yunong stays, and everyone else can go back!" Chairman Jiang said.
"yes!"
As everyone got up and left, Chairman Chiang and Dai Li were soon the only two people left in the study.
At this time, Chairman Chiang took out one of the three telegrams that Wang Shihe had just sent in, handed it to Dai Li, and said, "Look at this first!"
Dai Li took the telegram out of curiosity and immediately started reading it!
Although the telegram was very long, Dai Li read it quickly due to his speed. Just like Chairman Chiang¡¯s expression just now, Dai Li¡¯s face was also full of surprise after reading this telegram!
"Principal, is this true?" Dai Li asked in disbelief.
"Well, the telegram sent by Xiao Shan Ling himself and signed by him can't be fake!"
Chairman Chiang still has great trust in his deputy commander of the military police. This is his direct lineage, and the people he employs are all the officers he trusts most.
"If what is said above is true, then this Li Guoyao is so bold. A small major general and brigade commander actually overstepped his rank and commanded more than a dozen troops organized by military divisions to fight. It's a shame that he dared to think and do it! "
"But he did it, and as you saw, Xiao Shan ordered that if Li Guoyao hadn't temporarily turned the tide, none of the tens of thousands of troops in Nanjing City would have been able to escape!"
"Li Guoyao, this young man is really quite capable, and he is worthy of his reputation!"
"Well, this young man is indeed good, and he always surprises people, but it's a pity that he is from the Northeast Army, otherwise he can really be reused!" Chairman Jiang said with a frown.
"Principal, what do you mean?"
"You don't need to do anything now, just wait and see what happens. If the Independent Brigade can withdraw from Nanjing this time, you should investigate Li Guoyao. If the Independent Brigade does not withdraw, forget it!"
"yes!"
"In addition, news just came that when the Japanese army attacked Nanjing yesterday, they sank the US gunboat "Bana" sailing upstream of Nanjing. On the same day, the enemy's 10th Army artillery unit near Wuhu shelled the British when they blocked the Yangtze River. The army's gunboat "Leed Pato" and merchant ships. Your intelligence department finds a way to make a fuss about this matter, which may allow Britain and the United States to intervene!" said Chairman Chiang.