Listening to the discussions that were being discussed, Tang Shengzhi couldn't help but waved his hand unhappily: "Enough!"

Everyone was silent after being shouted by Tang Shengzhi. Although some of them were dissatisfied, Tang Shengzhi was indeed the Nanjing City Defense Commander appointed by the National Government at this time.

So no matter how dissatisfied you are in your heart, you can only hold it in and endure it.

After drinking, Tang Shengzhi suddenly stood up and said to Chen Cheng in a cold tone: "Brother Cixiu, please tell the commissioner that Nanjing is the capital of our country and the location of the founding father's tomb. Even if Tang tries his life, he will never give up his own land!"

"Brother Meng Xiao, you have to see the current situation clearly and don't act irritably. The Yamada Detachment of the Japanese side division has crossed the Yangtze River and captured Yangzhou. The troops are now heading straight to Liuhe and Yizheng, and will soon be able to dangerous Pukou. Once Pukou is in danger, the consequences will be unimaginable." Chen Cheng continued calmly.

"Enough!" Tang Shengzhi was furious when he heard this, and glanced at Chen Cheng like a knife and said coldly: "General Chen, please don't forget that I am the commander of the Nanjing garrison appointed by the commissioner, so whether Nanjing can be guarded is not your final say!"

"You..." Chen Cheng, who had been tolerating, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He endured it, but he never thought that Tang Shengzhi would not take him seriously at all, making him unable to get out of the way.

Tang Shengzhi said coldly indifferently at Chen Cheng's glare at the brink of Chen Shengzhi: "General Chen, I just issued the combat order No. 36 of Wei Shenzuo yesterday, don't you not know?"

"You..." Chen Cheng was speechless and his face turned red with anger.

Seeing the situation, Luo Zhuoying, the deputy commander next to him, hurried forward to smooth things over and said, "General, Brother Ci Xiu is just here to convey the important meaning of the Commission. At present, the enemy is in front of us, we should unite."

"Yes! I came here to convey the meaning of the Commissioner." Chen Cheng hurriedly moved Chairman Jiang out as if he had grabbed a straw.

"Hmph, I will not accept the orders of the outside king. Besides, Nanjing is far from the time when it cannot be held on. The soldiers on the front line are still resisting bravely. It is too early to withdraw!" Tang Shengzhi said coldly and masked.

Seeing that Chen Cheng's expression was wrong, Luo Zhuoying quietly pushed Tang Shengzhi with his hand and whispered: "Brother Meng Xiao, don't act irritably, be calm..."

"Luo Zhuoying, are you going to trap me in disloyalty and unrighteousness? Retreat now? Go and ask if the 700,000 elders in Nanjing City agree? Go and ask if the thousands of heroes who died at the forefront agree?" Tang Shengzhi shouted loudly without any effort.

Then he sighed again and said, "It's okay to retreat now, you can take the responsibility of history!"

As soon as Tang Shengzhi said this, neither Chen Cheng nor Luo Zhuoying became silent. They were reluctant and dared to carry it on their huge historical responsibility, such as the capital Nanjing, which may have stained their careers and military political careers.

Just as everyone was in awkward silence, suddenly a burst of rapid footsteps sounded outside the conference room. When everyone heard the sound, they looked up and saw a colonel communications officer walking in in a hurry.

The colonel's communications officer came to Tang Shengzhi and others quickly, stood up and saluted everyone one by one, and then said loudly: "Chief, according to the latest information sent by the Wuhu Station agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the 18th Division and the Guoqi Detachment that arrived in Wuhu have now returned to Xuancheng."

"What? Are you back?" Everyone, including Tang Shengzhi, was very surprised.

"What the hell is going on? The Japanese finally captured Wuhu, but they did not cross the Yangtze River to threaten the rear of Nanjing, but returned to the army? What's going on?" Tang Shengzhi asked in confusion.

"Commander, can it be a tiger group?" Liu Xing, the deputy commander who had not spoken for a long time, said thoughtfully.

"A tiger group?" Tang Shengzhi looked at Liu Xing in confusion.

"Yes, it's the Tiger Ben 1 regiment. Since the Battle of Gaochun, the Tiger Ben 1 regiment has disappeared in the past two days, without any news. Beizhi guessed that the reason why the Japanese 18th Division and the Guoqi Detachment were transferred back to the division was mostly because of the Tiger Ben 1 regiment." Liu Xing nodded and replied.

"That's true, otherwise how could the 18th Division of the Japanese Army and the Guoqi Detachment not crossing the river and retreating. Unfortunately, the 1st Division of the Huben Regiment is limited, so it can only mobilize the 18th Division, and not use the entire Japanese army outside Nanjing, otherwise it can also give us some breathing opportunities." Tang Shengzhi said with some regret.

"Commander Tang, I have already conveyed the meaning of the commissioner. You can do it!" Chen Cheng said this and then turned around and strode away.

"Commander, what should we do?" Liu Xing asked with a frown after watching Chen Cheng leave, and the eyes of the others present also turned to Tang Shengzhi.

"What should I do? Resolutely implement the combat order of the Military Police No. 36. We swear to live and die with Nanjing. We will order all troops to withdraw without authorization and abandon their inch of land, all military law will be carried out!" Tang Shengzhi waved his hand impatiently.

"Yes!" Liu Xing and others stood up and agreed, and then turned around and left with solemn faces.

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The straight-line distance from Yixing is only more than fifty kilometers away from Wuxi, and the real distance is only more than sixty kilometers. The march along the way was very smooth and he was not attacked or bombed by Japanese planes. Qiao Anbang speculated that it was very likely that the first battalion led by his elder brother attracted the attention of Japanese planes. In fact, Qiao Anguo and the first battalion were bombed and haunted by Japanese planes, and they were almost wiped out, but this is a later story.

After nearly an hour of rapid march, Qiao Anbang led the main force of the Hu Ben Regiment and finally arrived at a small town called Yangji Town less than five kilometers away from Wuxi City.

Since the Wireless North Gate is guarding here, the Japanese actually stationed a small team of troops in this town.

However, this force was simply vulnerable in front of thousands of Tiger Ben regiments armed to the teeth. The main force did not use the action. The reconnaissance company and an infantry platoon all wiped out dozens of unprepared Japanese soldiers.

At this time in Jiangnan, the Japanese did not build bunkers and artillery towers everywhere like they did in North China 40 years later. In fact, the Japanese did not even have decent fortifications in this small town.

The reason why a small team of troops was deployed here was nothing more than a warning. When the reconnaissance company launched an attack on the Japanese, the Japanese did report the situation to Wuxi City by phone. At this moment, the Japanese in Wuxi City had already learned about the emergence of the Tiger Ben Group.

Armed with armored command vehicle Qiao Anbang, surrounded by Wang Gensheng and other guards, walked into the town where the fire had just been fierce. At this moment, the only narrow street in the center of the town had been alerted by the officers and soldiers of the Tiger Ben regiment who were carrying guns and live ammunition.

Not long after he walked, the company commander of the reconnaissance company Zhang Xudong ran over with a hurried expression.

Seeing Zhang Xudong's expression in a hurry, Qiao Anbang took the lead and asked, "Xudong, what's wrong?"

"Tongzhang, our whereabouts may be exposed." Zhang Xudong said with a serious expression.

"Exposed? What's going on?" Qiao Anbang asked in confusion.

"Royal Head, I found the telephone and telephone line that could not be destroyed in the Japanese army headquarters. The telephone line was cut from the room. It was obvious that this was destroyed by the Japanese before death, not shortened by our people. Then before that, the Japanese must have reported the situation to the Japanese army in Wuxi City by phone, so the Japanese in Wuxi must now know our whereabouts." Zhang Xudong said with a blaming face: "It's a humble position, I'm asking the League Head to punish me!"

Qiao Anbang first patted Zhang Xudong on the shoulder, and then said in a cold voice thinking: "If you expose it, just expose it. Since the sneak attack cannot be achieved, then we will attack!"

"storm?"

"Yes, it's a strong attack!" Qiao Anbang nodded decisively. At this moment, he could no longer hesitate. He could wait, but Nanjing could not wait. In order to save hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Nanjing from being damaged, Qiao Anbang was fearless even in front of him.

So what if the Japanese are prepared? The Hu Ben Group is well-equipped and has strong firepower. And he has no intention of going back alive this time. All the officers and soldiers of the regiment are tragic and motivated to kill one and earn one. They have a high fighting spirit and a rainbow of morale. Even if the Japanese in Wuxi City are prepared, Qiao Anbang is confident that he will break through the Japanese's city defense in one fell swoop!

ps: Thanks to the brothers Dahai Xiaoxi for their great rewards. Qiu Feng Xiao was excited for a while. He originally wanted to sleep, but he still forced himself to stay up until 2.38 minutes to mark this. One is to celebrate that he became the first protector of this book and Qiu Feng wrote the book. The other is to show everyone that the two updates this week must not be empty words. After going to the hospital to get a birth certificate for my son tomorrow morning, I can concentrate on typing!
Chapter completed!