Shao Fei led the team to continue marching in the direction of Wuhan for four days, during which they traveled almost unhindered, without the pursuit of the military commander. In three days, the task of the special combat team going south will be completed.

During these four days, the defense of Nanjing took place in two directions.

To the southeast, the Sichuan army continued to block the pace of the Japanese attack. The first line of Si'an and Guangde was defended by the 145th Division of the Sichuan Army. They faced the notorious Japanese 10th and 18th Divisions, which were the culprits of the Nanjing Massacre.

Si'an had a wide terrain, and the 145th Division could only rely on houses and position fortifications to block the Japanese army. The Japanese launched a fierce attack on it under the cover of aircraft and tanks. The town of Si'an was bombed, and the city was left with rubble and flames. All the officers and men of the 145th Division fought bravely to kill the enemy, but they still suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the 148th Division of the Sichuan Army rescued in time, and the battle was relieved, forming a confrontation with the Japanese army.

Under the direct command of Liu Xiang, commander-in-chief of the 23rd Group Army, 3 divisions and 2 independent brigades of the Sichuan Army besieged the Japanese army in Si'an and inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army in Si'an. After the battle, the units of the 23rd Army were ordered to retreat back and reach the direction of Huangshan for training, and Rao Guohua's 145th Division was ordered to cover the retreat between Si'an and Guangde.

Chen Haotian was very dissatisfied with this order. The headquarters called a crippled army to cover the retreat of the main force, clearly calling them cannon fodder.

At dawn on the 29th, the Japanese launched a counterattack. Just after the air raid, the Japanese army, under the cover of artillery and more than 10 tanks and combat vehicles, launched an attack on the town of Si'an. Rao Guohua braved the rain of bullets and personally led more than 20 pistol soldiers to supervise the battle before and after, and the battle was extremely fierce. In the end, due to the disparity in strength, he fought and retreated, and retreated to the boundary between Si'an and Guangde, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. The terrain was slightly higher and dangerous, and it was the last line of defense in the east of Quang Duc, and the Japanese army occupied Si'an.

At this time, the 145th Division had suffered most of the casualties, and the ammunition could not be replenished. Rao Guohua inspected the position and ordered the fortifications to be strengthened overnight. He knows that the responsibility is heavy, and if he can't keep the boundary card, he can't keep Guangde. From Guangde to Wuhu, and then from Wuhu to Nanjing, it is a Pingyang Avenue, which is a long drive straight in, and there is no danger to keep.

At dawn on the 30th, guns rang out, and Rao Guohua led the crowd to kill the enemy. However, the Japanese offensive was fierce, and the 145th Division suffered heavy casualties. The Japanese artillery fire was overwhelming, the infantry rushed all over the mountains, the shells rained down, and the frontal defenders suffered casualties. Rao Guohua is powerless. That night, the city of Guangde fell. Rao Guohua committed suicide and martyrdom.

Rao Guohua was the highest military general who died in the Battle of Nanjing, and was later posthumously awarded the rank of general. After the establishment of the Republic, he was posthumously appointed as a martyr.

The Sichuan army fought a bloody battle to block the Japanese army for 5 days, gaining valuable time for the main retreat and the deployment in the direction of Nanjing. It can be said that without the brave resistance of the Sichuan army, Nanjing would have fallen early.

In the Eastern War, on December 1, the Japanese army captured the Jiangyin fortress, and the Japanese General Staff Headquarters issued the Mainland Order No. 8 according to the request of Matsui Ishone: "The commander of the Central China Front must coordinate with the navy to capture Nanjing, the capital of the enemy country."

Subsequently, the Japanese army occupied Zhenjiang, Jurong and Lishui, broke through the periphery of Nanjing and the defensive positions of Fukuo, and approached the city wall of Nanjing. The Chinese defenders fought an unprecedented desperate battle with the Japanese army. At the beginning of the Battle of Nanjing, Tang Shengzhi was appointed ****** as the commander of the Nanjing garrison, commanding 81,000 national troops to resist the Japanese army.

The war in Nanjing was in full swing, but Shao Fei was 400 miles away on the way to Wuhan.

Although Shao Fei gave up his vigilance, through his observation in the past few days, he felt more and more that something was wrong. Although these people began to be accommodated in it, talking and laughing with the special combat team, Shao Fei always felt that he was too contrived, and the expressions and eyes matched by the content of his speech were not very coordinated, and to put it bluntly, it was more like acting.

The more Shao Fei thought about it, the more he was afraid at first, because they were too far away from Nanjing.

From the beginning of entering Nanjing to the present, things have not been smooth. What goes well is the task, and what doesn't go well is your own heart. In the past few days, Shao Fei has always felt very depressed, as if he was shrouded in something, making him lose his judgment.

Shao Fei's brain is constantly thinking, reasoning, and pictures and faces are uncontrollably emerging in his mind. The brain is completely short-circuited at high speed.

Suddenly, in the depths of Shao Fei's heart, a voice kept ringing: Don't go any more, there is darkness ahead. At this time, Shao Fei's footsteps began to become extremely heavy, looking up at the front, he felt that it was black and oppressive, and he couldn't see anything.

"Stop!"

Shao Fei suddenly sighed. This order did not go through his own brain, he subconsciously shouted it. Shao Fei didn't even know why he gave such an order, because it was only half an hour before he set off at noon.

The pillar turned around and asked, "Squad leader, it's only been half an hour since you left, isn't it early to rest now?"

At this time, Shao Fei's expression became very ugly, his heart was chaotic, he looked ahead blankly, and said to himself: "It's dark ahead."

"Squad leader."

Xiaodao and the others also walked back, and when they saw Shao Fei's expression, they began to worry.

Shao Fei's eyes were glazed, and he continued to talk to himself: "My ears are buzzing, and someone is constantly telling me that I can't go any further. With each step, my heart sank. ”

Liu Jin opened his palm and shook it in front of Shao Fei's eyes, and saw that he still didn't react, so he said, "Is the eldest brother evil?"

The knife grabbed Liu Jin's hand, shook his head, and motioned him not to touch Shao Fei at this time.

At this time, everyone else gathered around and looked at Shao Fei, but Shao Fei didn't seem to see them.

Mr. Li asked Zhuzi, "What's wrong with your captain?"

The pillar shook his head and did not answer. Because Shao Fei's sluggish expression has never been seen before.

Shao Fei suddenly took a step back, I don't know why, I felt a little more comfortable, and then I stepped back, and I was a little more comfortable. Intuition is telling Shao Fei which direction is the right way to go.

"Rest in place, it's an order."

Shao Fei turned around and ordered, although his tone was very light, it made people feel panicked.

"Rest in place."

Zhu Zi didn't ask much, and told everyone to rest on the side of the road and wait for Shao Fei's next order.

Shao Fei ordered again: "Liu Jin, you come with me." Others protect these people. ”

Then, the two came to the distance, and Shao Fei asked directly, "Are you still doing what I asked you to do?"

Liu Jin smiled, thinking that Shao Fei was asking about taking care of Ding Xin, and replied: "I'll do something, don't worry, eldest brother, I've always been by that sister's side."

"I'm asking if you're continuing to ask questions from those mechanical experts."

"Yes"

"Did everyone ask for advice?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and said, "Almost, Ding Xin ignores me, I'm bored, so I'll ask them questions." The strange thing is that I asked one person, and the other was busy answering. ”

Shao Fei's face sank completely, and the situation was developing in the direction he was worried about. If it is true that it is as I feared, this mission may have failed.

(End of chapter)

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