The Meiling did not leave immediately after liftoff, because Chairman Chiang asked the pilot to fly around it a few times.

Again, Chairman Chiang likes the city of Nanjing too much, and his parting is imminent, and it is unknown whether he will be able to return to Nanjing in this life, so even if he knows that it is dark on the ground and he can't see anything at all, Chairman Chiang still hopes to be able to fly around a few times.

Chairman Chiang just wants to take a closer look at Nanjing!

Flying to the second circle, tears faintly appeared in the corners of Chairman Jiang's eyes.

Madame Jiang stretched out her hand and gently held her husband's hand, and found it cold.

"Darling, don't be too sad." Madame Chiang advised, "I believe that China will definitely achieve the final victory, and the Nationalist Government will definitely return the capital to Nanjing, and it will definitely be!" ”

"Yes, definitely, I will be back!" Chairman Jiang bowed his head slightly, as if talking to himself, and seemed to echo Mrs. Jiang.

"You have to believe in your generals, believe in your soldiers, they will be able to do it!" Madame Chiang stretched out her hand and pointed to the fires that bloomed from time to time in the southeast, and said firmly, "One day they will drive the invaders out of China!" ”

"Yes, China will not die!" Chairman Jiang vigorously shook Madame Chiang's little hand.

……

At this time, two hundred miles southeast of Nanjing, on the shore of Gucheng Lake.

Zhong Yi suddenly woke up from his sleep and turned over and sat up.

Not far away, Yang Chen immediately sat up and asked in a low voice, "Ah Yi, what's wrong?" ”

Zhong Yi shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Old Yang, pass on my order, and the whole group will gather urgently!" ”

Seeing Zhong Yi's solemn appearance, Yang Chen didn't ask much, and hurriedly ordered the whole group to gather.

In less than five minutes, in addition to Zhu Liangcheng's reconnaissance platoon, more than 2,000 officers and men of the 367th Regiment quickly completed the assembly!

After leaving Xitang more than ten days ago, the 367th Regiment fought dozens of small ambushes in a row, annihilating dozens of squads sent by the devils to rob in the countryside, and at the same time collecting more than 800 routs! These 800 people are all from the Sichuan Army, mainly from the 145th Division, and among them there is a battalion commander named Sun Zhi, who is quite good!

When Zhu Liangcheng found him on the battlefield, he mistook Zhu Liangcheng for a little devil, and he fought a vicious battle.

Of course, this has something to do with Zhu Liangcheng's lack of death.

But it is enough to prove that Sun Zhi's skills are very good!

Therefore, Zhong Yi did not hesitate to appoint Sun Zhi as the commander of the 1st Independent Battalion.

As of today, the 367th Regiment has more than 2,000 people, and it is a real main force!

The only shortcoming is that most of the troops' equipment is Japanese weapons, and ammunition is even more scarce.

Up to now, there is less than half a base of ammunition left for light and heavy machine guns, and only a dozen rounds of ammunition for individual soldiers!

The ideal of fighting to raise war is indeed very full, but the reality is very skinny, and the 367th Regiment has no such good luck after it annihilated a baggage squadron of the Japanese army through an ambush in Xitang.

The reason is simple, the vigilance of the little devils has increased!

Baggage troops carrying ammunition, a large number of escort infantry!

When the devils raise their vigilance, it will be difficult for the 367 regiment to find another chance!

No matter how good Zhong Yi is at seizing opportunities, no matter how superb his tactical command skills are, he can't change the basic laws of war, he only has the remnants of a regiment in his hands, and the ammunition is only half a base. The only way is piecemeal!

However, piecemeal fighting often exceeded the means, and the ammunition reserves of the 367 regiment became even more embarrassing in half a month.

However, a lot of grain and meat were seized, because every time the 367 Regiment exterminated the devils, a sweeping squad that went to the countryside would inevitably seize a part of the grain, chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and pigs, and it had accumulated for more than half a month, and it had become a very considerable number, and more than 2,000 officers and soldiers could eat vigorously every day, and the more they ate, the more they ate!

Having a full meal and meat to eat every day also brings two major benefits!

First, the physical condition of the officers and men of the 367 Regiment has been greatly improved.

Especially the more than 800 Sichuan troops of the 1st Independent Battalion, when they were first recruited, they were all yellow and thin, and they fell down when the wind blew, but now they are all red and walking with the wind!

The second benefit is that the cohesion of the troops has been greatly improved!

It is still the newly incorporated Sichuan army, since the Sichuan, everywhere you go, you have been disgusted and white-eyed, and you have to beg your grandfather to tell your grandmother for a little ration, when have you been treated equally?

But since entering the 367th Regiment, the treatment is the same as Zhong Yi's hardcore descendant of the 3rd Battalion, every day is a big bowl of white rice and a large piece of meat, which can be made vigorously!

After Zhong Yi's commotion, more than 800 Sichuan troops did not say that they followed Zhong Yi with all their hearts, but there was no doubt that they were grateful to Zhong Yi! When did the commander of the Central Army pay such attention to them, right?

Therefore, although the 367th Regiment is composed of a group of remnants of defeated soldiers, the cohesion of the troops is very high!

The night was bitterly cold, but the more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the 367th Regiment straightened their backs one by one.

Zhong Yi's cold gaze slowly swept over the faces of the soldiers in the front row, and finally said in a deep voice: "Brothers, from this moment on, our tactics will be adjusted!" ”

After a slight pause, Zhong Yi said again: "Now we can no longer stay behind enemy lines to attack the baggage squad sent by the devils to sweep the countryside like before, but we must participate in an unprecedentedly tragic battle!" ”

More than 2,000 soldiers were awe-inspired, because it meant that their good days were coming to an end.

Zhong Yi looked back leisurely, looked in the direction of Nanjing in the northwest, and said: "The little devil has reached the periphery of Nanjing City, and our capital Nanjing is about to fall, so we must participate in the battle to defend the capital!" ”

"I don't want to fool you that this battle is going to be so terrible that many, if not all, of our brothers here, including myself, will die! Originally, as a soldier, it is our natural mission to defend the country and the capital, and it is our unavoidable responsibility, but I am still willing to give you a chance! ”

After a pause at this, Zhong Yi said in an accentuated tone: "If you don't want to participate, you can take off your military uniform and leave, I, Zhong Yi, promise in the name of the party-state, that I will never be embarrassed!" ”

Zhong Yi is gambling, betting that these remnants are bloody!

Whether it is the Northeast Army, the Sichuan Army, the Teaching Corps or the Tax Police Corps, they have already fought more than a dozen battles with the devils, and they have too many robes who died tragically in the hands of the little devils.

The cold wind was silent, and there was silence on the shore of Gucheng Lake.

Zhong Yi bet right, no one wants to be a deserter!

Although they are remnants, they are all bloody!