War of Resistance

Chapter 1112 Fire! (twenty four)

Next, with the help of Chen Huaili, Zhang Tianhai was still busy making the troops as familiar as possible with the key places in Changsha.

Of course, the stationing of these major local troops was handled directly by Chen Huaili.

It has to be said that with the help of Chen Huaili, Zhang Tianhai's progress can be said to be much smoother, and the plan is basically completed as expected.

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On the night of November 27th in the [-]th year of the Republic of China (that is, [-]), in the north of Changsha City.

Due to the strength of the battle in Wuhan, a large number of refugees continued to flow into Changsha, causing the population of this city with a population of only about 30 to increase instantly, almost doubling, and soon reaching as many as 50.In addition, it is located between Nanjing and Shanghai, where a large amount of war preparation materials are stored for the two places. Once occupied by the Japanese army, a large amount of materials will surely fall into the hands of the enemy, and Changsha itself has limited railway transportation capacity, and the time is short. These materials cannot be shipped out within the time limit.

Changsha City seemed to have turned into a piece of fat. The hungry Japanese soldiers saw it and were greedy.

At this moment, Zhang Zhizhong, chairman of HUN Province, was sitting in his office in Changsha City with his brows furrowed.He was burning with anxiety, but he could only wait patiently for the news ahead.

The news of the Japanese army's increase in Yueyang on the front battlefield had already reached his ears, and the Japanese army seemed to be heading south.

Zhang Zhizhong was studying a telegram sent from Chongqing. The contents of the telegram had long been memorized, and a few words dominated the fate of Changsha City tonight!

"If Changsha falls, the whole city must be..."

Can it withstand the Japanese attack?If not, is it really necessary to follow the instructions of the commissioner?Moreover, quite a few people in the military are against it...

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, he could only wait.But what will it be?Maybe it was the news of his own army's victory, maybe it was a signal that would make him regret half his life.

At the moment, there are more than 100 squads carrying kerosene and gasoline scattered in every corner of the city in Changsha. As long as a signal appears in the sky, Changsha will become a large open-air oil depot!

The door of the room was knocked open, and Changsha Police Commander Feng Ti rushed in.

"How is it? The Japanese army..." Zhang Zhizhong couldn't continue speaking halfway through.

Feng Ti whispered to Zhang Zhizhong: "Commander, the Japanese army has reached Xinhe, three kilometers outside Changsha City! We have to retreat quickly!"

"How is it possible?!" Zhang Zhizhong stood up from his office chair excitedly. He could hardly believe the speed of the Japanese army!
Zhang Zhizhong calmed himself down a little, and suddenly remembered what Zhang Tianhai said when he came to see him, but he looked up at Feng Ti in front of him.

Feng Ti was born in the "Thirteen Taibao" of the Fuxing Society of the Whampoa Military Academy. He has been a military spy for many years. Such low-level mistakes should not be made.

Therefore, Zhang Zhizhong chose to believe Feng Ti's words, he took a deep breath, and said, "Hurry up and send out the signal as planned!"

At this moment, Feng Ti told Zhang Zhizhong: "The signal has been sent, and now the whole city has started to attack."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhizhong suddenly felt that something was wrong, and the long-term tension made him suddenly furious: "Why didn't the alarm be issued as I said at the beginning, what should the people in the city do?!"

"I can't control that much anymore! The city has started to ignite one after another, and this place will soon become a sea of ​​flames. It is important to retreat now!" Feng Ti pulled Zhang Zhizhong to run outside, not even noticing the cloudy face on the latter's face.

Or in other words, he has no time to take into account the emotions of Zhang Zhizhong, who is an officer.

And at the door downstairs of Zhang Zhizhong's office, there was already a car waiting for him.

Zhang Zhizhong held on to the car door and refused to get in the car. He looked around and found that several places in Changsha City were already on fire.

"Bastard! Who told them to set the fire on fire?! I shot him!!" Zhang Zhizhong's eyes widened, obviously furious.

Feng Ti winked, and the people on both sides immediately pushed Zhang Zhizhong into the car, and closed the car door with a "bang".

After the car door was closed, Zhang Zhizhong could be vaguely heard shouting outside the car: "Who sent the signal?! I'll shoot him!!"

No matter how Zhang Zhizhong yelled, it was already too late, at least half of Changsha City was shrouded in red light.

The car rushed out of the city and drove frantically into the distance, leaving Changsha far behind.

Zhang Zhizhong, who was sitting in the car, sighed helplessly, and looked back at Changsha City, which was already full of flames.However, in only 24 hours, things have developed to such an extent that Zhang Zhi's center is in a mess. He has to reorganize what happened today...

Zhang Zhizhong's life today started at four o'clock in the morning, and he had to work at full capacity for four or five consecutive days, which made him a little overwhelmed.

On November [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th, Zhang Zhizhong participated in the military meeting held by Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek clearly pointed out that if Changsha City could not hold on, the "scorched earth policy" would be implemented.The people of the whole city withdrew and burned the whole city. The Japanese army must not be allowed to obtain combat supplies, and then use Changsha City as a supply point for them to continue advancing.

This idea was actually proposed by Chiang Kai-shek as early as a month ago on October [-], but at the time, it seemed that this was still an unattainable plan.

On November [-], the meeting ended. Zhang Zhizhong didn't dare to neglect, and hurried back to Changsha City to make preparations.Because the chairman is not joking, on the day when the "scorched earth burns the city", if the people in the city have not been evacuated, then Changsha City will really turn into a hell on earth.

After returning to Changsha City, Zhang Zhizhong immediately summoned CS Mayor Xi Chulin, Changsha Garrison Commander Feng Ti, Chief of the Second Guard Regiment Xu Kun, Changsha Police Chief Wen Chongfu and others to arrange evacuation.Zhang Zhizhong also worked with Feng Ti and Xu Quan to study and set up the "Sabotage Changsha Headquarters". Zhang Zhizhong decided that Feng Ti would take the overall responsibility, Xu Kun, the head of the second security regiment, would be the commander in chief, and Wang Weineng, the deputy head of the city's social training corps, and Xu Quan would be the deputy commanders. commander in chief.

According to the resolution of the meeting, the provincial government of HUN moved to Yuanling in western Hunan, and the government of CS city moved to central Hunan. The citizens of SY found their own evacuation places, either to the suburbs, or to places like Yun, Guizhou, and Sichuan.

The Japanese army may go south at any time, and the battle will start at any time. After the tasks are assigned, everyone begins to hurry up and execute them.The relocation of government functional departments is very easy, but the evacuation of ordinary people has many difficulties, because there is no way to explain the purpose of this operation. If we tell the truth to the people in Changsha, the Chinese are naturally attached to their homeland. No one would easily be willing to leave their home for several generations and go to a distant place, not to mention that this home may be burned to rubble at any time.

At the same time, Xu Kun and others also began to prepare more ignition materials. In addition to those ignition materials a few days ago, they also prepared more and stored them in various locations in Changsha City, otherwise the fire would not be able to spread quickly. !
At this time, Changsha City, as long as an order is issued, the city will be on fire from all sides, and then it will turn into a sea of ​​flames!
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