The defenders of the Shanghai Brigade collapsed in less than half an hour under the attack of the Marine Brigade. A large part of the scattered Beiyang soldiers fled into the concession. Facing the heavily armed armies of Western countries at the gate of the concession. The soldiers of the Marine Brigade also felt tricky. But the Beiyang soldiers who fled in rout, they could not ignore it, and at the time, the Marine Brigade and the Concession garrison formed a confrontation at the gate of the Concession.

"Brigade commander, the commander has an order not to allow us to attack the concession." Fu Haitao, the political commissar of the Marine Brigade, said.

"Political commissar, then we just watched the Beiyang Army's gang of turtle grandsons flee to the concession and do nothing?" The commander of the Marine Brigade is named Cheng Jiaming, who speaks Chinese with a strong Hokkien flavor. He was born in Nanyang, and his parents were both overseas Chinese who went south to Nanyang decades ago, and later settled in Malaysia. After hard work, the Cheng family has a small property, and they are also famous people in the local area. Therefore, Cheng Jiaming received a more systematic education when he was a child. In Nanyang, there was a great contradiction between the Chinese and the local aborigines, and the Chinese workers were industrious and simple, and they were able to accumulate a lot of family property soon. This made the natives very jealous, and at the instigation of Western colonial rulers, the education of Chinese children in Nanyang was severely restricted. At present, the Chinese schools are all private schools funded by wealthy Chinese. Even so, Chinese schools are often banned by the authorities. It is in the face of this unjustified oppression that Cheng Jiaming has had the idea of hoping that the motherland will become strong since he was a child, so that the Chinese in Nanyang can get rid of the fate of being oppressed. At that time, the Northeast Army had a great demand for literate soldiers, and Cheng Jiaming was trained as a reserve officer when he joined. After graduating from the military crash course, Cheng Jiaming served as the battalion commander of the National Defense Army, and successively served as the regiment commander, deputy brigade commander, and brigade commander with the feet of the National Defense Army. When the Wehrmacht formed the Marine Brigade, he defeated his rivals with his talent and became the military commander of this special unit.

"The commander's order is for our brigade to stabilize the order in Shanghai, and the headquarters has an order, Shanghai, as an international metropolis, cannot be abolished because of war. And our Marine Brigade is temporarily stationed in Shanghai. Political Commissar Fu Haitao said in a deep voice.

"It's a pity that we can't continue to fight." Cheng Jiaming said regretfully. After all, the Marine Brigade is mainly for landing operations, and soldiers need to be able to adapt to life at sea, so that they can get off the ship to ensure combat effectiveness.

"By the way, the commissar, this time we should be transporting SS troops, hey, their weapons and equipment are really terrifying!" Cheng Jiaming said enviously to Haitao.

"Yes, the level of equipment of the SS as a young marshal's pro-Guards is naturally not comparable to us. I heard that only SS divisions were coming. But I believe they will be able to turn the entire Beiyang hinterland upside down. Fu Haitao said with a sigh. As an emerging branch of the Wehrmacht, the Marine Brigade has very good weapons and equipment, and its automatic firepower allocation is relatively high. But there was still a big gap with the SS.

"That's right. Didn't the SS get off board? Cheng Jiaming asked curiously.

"I don't know, who knows what mission they're on." Fu Hai shook his head and said.

Now that mid-June, the rainy season has come to the Yangtze River basin, which has greatly increased the flow of the Yangtze River waters, which has allowed the naval fleet to enter the Yangtze River for a large distance.

Concubine, concubine!

The Wehrmacht Navy appeared in the Yangtze River waterway, and the time shocked the entire Beiyang. - Time the fortress along the river was destroyed by the naval fleet.

The naval fleet is not entangled, as long as it does not threaten the troop carriers in the rear, the naval fleet will not be too pressed to pursue it. The naval fleet showed its determination to sail directly to Nanjing, the capital of the Beiyang. If the Wehrmacht is really allowed to hit Nanjing, then Beiyang will be completely finished.

Feng Guozhang received the news and immediately ordered the Yangtze River Fleet stationed in Zhenjiang to dispatch, of course, the Yangtze River Fleet was only a small tonnage of inland river ships, and there was no comparison with the large ships of the Wehrmacht Navy at all. Therefore, the task of the Yangtze River Fleet was not to expel the Wehrmacht fleet, but to lay mines on the Yangtze River waterway to prevent the Wehrmacht Navy from continuing to advance.

In the Jiang Yīn area, the Wehrmacht minesweepers finally detected the mines laid by the Yangtze River fleet. - The speed of the Navy's march has been greatly reduced.

At the same time, the main force of the Combined Fleet appeared on the Bund in Shanghai, and there was a posture to blockade the mouth of the Yangtze River. This move surprised the Marine Brigade and sent a telegram to the Fleet at the first time.

Chen Shunguang, the commander of the first fleet, was also taken aback, although he had thought that Rì would have made a move, but he did not expect it to be so fast. Then he quickly telegraphed to the commander-in-chief of the Navy, Zhang Chaoqun. Zhang Chaoqun called Chen Shunguang back and told him not to pay attention to it, Rì himself is a paper tiger, and they may not have the courage to do it.

Of course, having said that, Zhang sent a telegram to Feng Yong at the first time. After all, the sequel was beyond his purview.

"Third brother, how likely do you think Rì himself is to do it?" Feng Yong asked with a calm face.

Li Jun's eyebrows were also very solemn, and he couldn't be sure of Rì's own attitude.

"Young marshal, the president is here!" Li Yang walked in and whispered.

"Huh?" Feng Yong was stunned, and then got up with Li Jun to welcome Li Wuhong in.

"Young Marshal, I heard that the Rì Ben Navy appeared at the mouth of the Yangtze River, is it possible that Rì himself wants to go to war with us?" Li Wuhong politely said a few words.

"It's unclear what Rì's attitude is, but the Combined Fleet did appear on the Bund in Shanghai." Feng Yong said in a deep voice. There is nothing to hide from this. After all, Li Wuhong is the president of Běi Jīngzhèng Fǔ, although he is a puppet, but his identity is there, his current - Che has been linked to the Wehrmacht system - Che, and if the Wehrmacht really - unified the whole country, history will also record him Li Wuhong's strong - pen, after all, he is the nominal boss of Běi Jīngzhèng Fǔ. Moreover, Feng Yong did not restrict his zì yóu, and many major matters also referred to his opinions, which made Li Wuhong gradually lose his heart to the Wehrmacht.

"Young Marshal, if I'm not mistaken, Rì himself is waiting, waiting for the Beiyang Governor's Mansion to call for help." Li Wuhong said in a deep voice.

Feng Yong and Li do the eyes - bright.

"From what I know about Feng Guozhang, it is absolutely difficult for him to do something that betrays the country's sovereignty, which can be seen from the fact that the army did not appear on the battlefield, and the command of the Beiyang Army on the battlefield is always in the hands of the direct generals, except for the observation group on the battlefield. We know this, and Feng Guozhang must also know it. But our civil war is, after all, only a brotherly war, and has nothing to do with foreigners. I think Feng Guozhang insisted on this point, so that he could not penetrate Beiyang on a large scale. Now that the Beiyang is in danger, Rì himself does not want to see the Beiyang fall, so their navy is coming. As long as Beiyang - call for help, they will be able to go to the battlefield immediately. I dare not say anything else, the navy has an absolute upper hand. Li Wuhong said in a deep voice.

Feng Yong nodded, agreeing with Li Wuhong's analysis.

"President, do you mean that as long as Feng Guozhang's Beiyang General Mansion is not like Rì himself asking for help, Rì's Navy is also capable of watching?" Li Jun quickly grasped the key to the matter.

"Yes, after all, the Wehrmacht is a force that can resist the army, and our China is vast and rich, not a small army can be compared, as our army grows larger and larger, the pressure on us will definitely be great. Without a reasonable reason, Rì himself may not dare to intervene. If Beiyang asks for help, they can put pressure on us at sea under the banner of rescue, and at least ensure the stability of several Beiyang provinces. In this way, the Beiyang Army, which has no rear, will be able to inflict greater trauma on the battlefield for the Wehrmacht. I think that's why Rì himself spares no effort to support Beiyang. ”

"Looks like we're going to do something. President, it seems that you need to convey some news to Feng Guozhang. Rì himself must not be allowed to meddle in at this time. Feng Yong said in a deep voice.

Li Wuhong nodded, and then took out a letter in his arms. It seems that he was already prepared when he received the news.

Feng Yong took the letter, and his brows gradually furrowed.

"Young marshal, is my promise too much. This is just my idea, I think that leaving a way back for Beiyang can prevent them from being burned. Li Wuhong looked at Feng Yong, who was frowning, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart. Who would have imagined that President Li Wuhong, who is ruling China, would be nervous and face a teenager under the age of 20.

"No, the president is overthinking. I want to ask - is it possible for Beiyang to surrender? Feng Yong raised his head and asked.

"This ......" Li Wuhong was silent. Feng Guozhang's thoughts are completely uncontrollable

"No matter what, we're going to try—try. Dean Li, please redraft a surrender letter. If Beiyang surrenders, it can be used against Beiyang's officials. At the same time, the same was true of the generals of the Beiyang Army. As for Feng Guozhang himself, isn't he the vice president of the Republic of China? I can allow him to serve as the president of the Republic of China. Hopefully he makes the right choice. Feng Yong said in a deep voice.

Li Wuhong's eyelids jumped. Promise - the term of office of the President of the Republic of China? You must know that although the current president of the Republic of China is a puppet, he is not completely without rights, as long as he does not threaten Feng Yong's low position, plus things that are good for zhèng fǔ, the president still has some right to speak. It was precisely because of this that Li Wuhong was surprised by Feng Yong's boldness.

"Young marshal?" Li Jun also asked in surprise

"The sooner China's war ends, the more vitality China will be able to retain, and we can't always keep our eyes on our country. China is officially too infighting, and China will fall to this step today. Feng Yong waved his hand and said.

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