Xuancheng, the headquarters of the new 38th Brigade.

"Lao Leng has called, let's all go north, the target is Yuxikou."

"This is very difficult, we have a lot of people now, and there are so many heavy equipment, once we move, the Japanese will definitely be aware of it, and where do we cross the river from?" Qin Yankun said.

"We don't need to worry about the boats crossing the river, Lao Leng has already prepared for us, that is, from Xuancheng to Cixi, the road is far away, and the roads and railways are in the hands of the Japanese, if we move, the Japanese will follow, so that the target will inevitably be exposed." Luo Yufeng worried.

"Yes, however, the Japanese army must not have imagined that our target is Yuxikou, we can leave a small number of troops to confuse the Japanese army, the main force suddenly turned in, bypassed the Japanese army's defense area, day and night, what do you think, Lao Luo?"

"It's difficult, except for the westward retreat passage that has not been blocked, there are Japanese troops on the east, south, and north sides, and so many people want to rush out."

"The Battle of Nanjing has ended, we can completely retreat westward, and the Japanese army will definitely not doubt it." Qin Yankun said, "Seeing that we are retreating westward, the Japanese army will definitely take the opportunity to reoccupy Xuancheng, so that we can quietly go south at night......"

"It's a good idea, but we have to convince the Japanese that we took the initiative to evacuate Xuancheng." Luo Yufeng's eyes lit up.

"It's not easy, as long as you make a little bit of a defensive move, as long as the commander of the Japanese army is not a pig, you should be able to see it."

"Well, well, let's not tell the people below about our true goals, especially the few battalions that are worthy of us. Let's just say that our mission is accomplished. There was no need to fight hard with the Japanese army. It was decided to evacuate Xuancheng. Luo Yufeng said.

"Good!"

Qin Yankun went down to make arrangements.

"Nani, is the information accurate?"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Division Commander, our men approached to reconnoiter in disguise as Chinese civilians, and saw their soldiers packing their bags, apparently wanting to evacuate Xuancheng."

"Roaring, why did they take the initiative to evacuate?" Tani was transferred back to China, and the new division commander of the 6th Division was replaced by Lieutenant General Shiro Inaba.

"The purpose of the new 38th Brigade of the Chinese Army to attack Xuancheng is to drag our Sixth Division down. We can't divide our troops to besiege Nanjing, now the Chinese army in Nanjing has all been withdrawn to Jiangbei, their containment task has been completed, if they continue to stay in Xuancheng, they will be eaten by my powerful imperial army, this commander is very clever, in this way, we reoccupy Xuancheng, then we will not urgently eliminate this Chinese army. Chief of Staff Shimono Ichihuo sighed in admiration.

Shiro Inaba nodded, he was not Tani Shoufu. If it was Gu Shoufu, he would definitely not let go of the new 38th Brigade easily. Because he once suffered a big loss in the new 38.

Moreover, the strategy of the base camp is now to open up the Jinpu Road and connect North China and Central China, instead of provoking another war on the southern front, which will be a three-front battle, and the national strength of the empire will not be able to bear it.

"Well, closely monitor the movements of the Chinese army, if they really evacuate Xuancheng, there is no need to pursue, let them go." Shiro Inaba said.

He had already received a secret telegram from Shunroku Hatata, ordering him to be ready to withdraw troops and go north at any time, but he was pinned down by the new 38, and the troops were all in Xuancheng, and there were no extra troops at all.

Once the new 38th Brigade retreats from Xuancheng, then he will be able to free up his hands and withdraw his troops to the north.

Shunroku Hahata entered the city, and after the search force confirmed that it was safe, he took his chief of staff, Shozaburo Kawabe, and Muto Akira, the deputy chief of the general staff, and the group came to Zhongshan Gate by car, and when they entered the city, they could only change horses.

The streets and roads in the city have been completely destroyed, and it is impossible to walk by car at all, and horseback riding is only barely possible.

He rode a yellow-colored war horse, the maroon war horse that Matsui Ishine rode into the city, was captured by Leng Feng and taken to Jiangbei, where it became a trophy.

Full of devastation, except for the Japanese soldiers who mourned the exam, I can't see anyone else, in broad daylight, such a big city, there is no one, like a ghost town, Shunroku Hata felt a chill down his back for no reason.

The two division commanders of the 9th and 3rd divisions followed closely behind, and their faces were not good-looking, and Fujita Susumu seemed to be sick and kept covering his mouth. Ba coughed, and Ryosuke Yoshika was not much better, riding on horseback, swaying, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.

They captured Nanjing City again, but unfortunately, this was not what they fell, it was given to them by others, if they continued to fight in Nanjing City, I don't know how much they would pay to take this city.

A city that has been emptied.

Once the capital of a country of 40,000,000 people, it is now empty.

Did the empire pay such a big price just to get an empty city?

No one can answer this question.

There are few intact buildings in the city, the situation in the north of the city is better, and there are some buildings that have not been damaged in the artillery fire, including the Capital Hotel, the Central Hotel, these landmark buildings on Zhongshan North Road, only some damage, but not serious.

The sign in front of the Capital Hotel that reads "Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters" has long been chopped by the old master Guo of the cooking class as firewood, and now there is nothing on it.

Except for the slogan!

"Hit Japanese imperialism!"

"Resist the war and save the country!"

"Little Japan, get out of China!"

……

The slogan was improvised, and the ink on it didn't seem to be completely dry.

The big black letters, as if written with coagulated blood, were quite glaring in front of these invaders.

"This is the office of His Excellency Asaka Palace, when they were suddenly attacked by a small unit of the elite Shina Army, according to our analysis, this small force should be the Yaksha!"

"Nakshatra?"

"Yes, if there is no small army to attack in, it is impossible to break through the headquarters in a short time with the strength of the Zhina Army, at least we can wait for our troops to rescue ......" Chang Yong Dazuo, the former acting chief of staff of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, said with a guilty face, if he had not attended the banquet held at the Central Hotel at that time, I am afraid he would not have had the opportunity to stand here.

"Takahashi-kun, what do you think?"

"What Changyong Dazuo said is right, I observed it, they should have come down from the top floor, there are not many people, but they are well-equipped, and they are all elite samurai." Hiroshi Takahashi said solemnly.

"How are you better?"

"I don't know, I don't know until after the fight." Takahashi Hirodo, it's been a week, and it's been reused here, and many traces have been erased, so I can only make a rough judgment.

It was only his instinct that he had encountered a formidable opponent than he had ever seen before, no more than the instructors he had trained in Germany.

"According to the information we have received, His Excellency Chaoxiang Palace has been transferred to Chongqing, and it is not yet known where he is being held."

"Yaga, waste!"

"Hay!"

"Takahashi-kun, in addition to His Excellency Asaka Palace, there are many elites of our empire in the hands of the people on the other side of the river, including our diplomats and military officers, who are now locked up in their prisoner of war camps, I want to rescue them, what can you do?"

"Your Excellency, I don't think we can do it yet." Hiroshi Takahashi.

"What?" Shunroku Hata couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows, and his weak body seemed to turn into a fierce jackal, sweeping Hiroshi Takahashi's face fiercely.

"If the other party is an ordinary Shina army, Takahashi is sure that he can rescue people, but the other party is a yaksha, and Takahashi is not sure."

"Takahashi, are you still an Imperial soldier, are you still an Imperial Samurai?" Chang Yong rebuked excitedly.

"Changyong Dazuo, I am an imperial soldier, there is no doubt about it, but I can't let my soldiers go with me to die, if we haven't been exposed before, there is still a little hope, now that we have been exposed, do you think the people of China will be unguarded?" Hiroshi Takahashi retorted fiercely.

"Then you can't just watch the elite of the empire being insulted by the people of China like this, right?"

"China has always regarded itself as a benevolent and righteous state, the elites of the empire are nothing more than some grievances, but there is no danger to their lives, maybe they can be rescued by other means, diplomats and expatriates are not war personnel, I think China will not risk the world's condemnation, how about my expatriates and diplomats?"

"Think about how we deal with their civilians?"

"In this way, it will be solved well......"

"Okay, go down, I want to hold a military meeting, all senior officers above the Dazuo level in Nanjing will participate, and no one will be allowed to be absent!" Toshiroku Hata raised his hand and ended the inconclusive argument.

He accepted such a mess, how to start, it was really a mess, and the 13th Division in Jiangbei, judging from the current situation, was also in danger, and the troops turned from offensive to defensive.

Pukou has been occupied by the Chinese army, and it must be recaptured immediately, otherwise, once the Chinese army gains a foothold, the 13th division will be in danger.

However, if you want to cross the river, you must have a boat, and the ships near Nanjing don't have to think about it, all of them were pulled to Jiangbei by the National Salvation Division, and if you directly cross the river from Nanjing to fight, there must be artillery cover, so warships are indispensable, and these are deployed, as well as ammunition and various supplies.

With such a calculation, I am afraid that we will not be able to cross the river in three or five days.

Pukou, the headquarters of the National Salvation Division.

"Timberwolf reports that Shunroku Hata has entered Nanjing."

"I know, I thought he wouldn't dare to enter Nanjing." Leng Feng put down the document in his hand with a smile, and couldn't help but tease, "I heard that Shunroku Hata is a sick old man who looks like an addict?" ”

"That's right, this old guy was hit in the lungs by a bullet in the Russo-Japanese War, and then he became what he is now, but after he was injured, he began to soar, which can be said to be a blessing in disguise." Qiu Qingquan said with a smile.

"I'm afraid it won't be a blessing in disguise this time."

Ha ha......

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"Commander Xie Jiyuan of the special service group reported that he has ordered a battalion to go to Tangquan Town to set up defenses, and it can arrive at noon today at the earliest." The communications staff officer came in.

"Got it."

"Lao Xie is very fast."

"He has been holding back in the British Concession for three months, and now he is like a tiger released from a cage, and he still doesn't let out a few breaths?" Leng Feng smiled, "Now the only way to let him fight devils is that he is more active than anyone else." ”

(To be continued.) )