War of Resistance

Chapter 152 The Fall of Suzhou

Chapter 152 The Fall of Suzhou
When Zhang Tianhai, Guo Qiliang and others ran to Suzhou desperately, Suzhou had already become an empty city. The Jiangnan water town seems to be dead.

At that time, it was the evening of the [-]th, the doors and windows on the street were closed, and no one could be seen, but the antique buildings around were quite interesting, and Zhang Tianhai couldn't care less about enjoying the scenery at this time, he had to Leading the remaining officers and soldiers of the first battalion to meet with the main force of the division, looking at the hungry and emaciated officers and soldiers behind him, you can know how they got here these days.

If it weren't for the people along the way who still had some leftover food that would not be moved away in the future, these groups of people would have starved to death long ago.

After Zhang Tianhai sent people to check the situation, he found out that almost all the people in Suzhou had fled, and even many military and government agencies had moved out.Occasionally, I saw one or two people left behind, and they said that these military and political institutions had already withdrawn to Wuhan.

"Brother Yulin, what should we do? We can't find the main force of the division seat. Our situation is very embarrassing..." Guo Qiliang reminded Zhang Tianhai. After all, no matter how disciplined their troops are, people have to eat. If there is no food to eat, it is easy to have problems.

Zhang Tianhai thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Come on, let's go to the telephone office and have a look. If we can't find anyone there, we'll go straight to Nanjing."

After speaking, Zhang Tianhai took the officers and soldiers of the first battalion and ran towards the Suzhou Telephone Office.

The location of the telephone office is in the middle of Suzhou City. It is a small two-story building, which is a typical ancient city building.Because the communication facilities in this era are very backward, the radio station is very rare. Generally, only the division, brigade and regiment level are equipped with one. Wired telephones are relatively common communication tools in this era, so the establishment of the telephone office becomes even more important.

After rushing all the way to the telephone office, Zhang Tianhai finally saw the large troops of the 36th Division, and finally met Hu Jiaji, the regiment leader who had been separated for many days.

After seeing Hu Jiaji, Zhang Tianhai finally let go of half of the big stone in his heart: following the large army, at least there is no need to worry about the officers and soldiers of this battalion starving to death on the road or rushing to grab food.

Hu Jiaji also relaxed a little when he saw Zhang Tianhai. After all, Zhang Tianhai was single-handedly picked up by him. It would be a pity if such a well-appetizing general died in the rear battle.

Hu Jiaji told Zhang Tianhai that the division had received orders from Chief Gu Zhutong, who was in charge of commanding Gu Zhutong in Wuxi, to continue westward and go to Wuxi to meet with Chief Gu.

"Wuxi? Are you going to leave immediately?" Zhang Tianhai panted heavily. To be honest, he couldn't stand it anymore, let alone the more than [-] officers and soldiers of the First Battalion behind him, who ran from Shanghai to Suzhou It's been more than a week, and everyone's body has already reached its limit. If they don't rest for a few hours before taking action, they are afraid that their bodies will collapse.

Hu Jiaji shook his head and said: "No need, the master ordered us to find a place to rest for a few hours before we talk about it, brothers are too tired."

After hearing these words, Zhang Tianhai finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then let the troops rest on the spot. Many officers and soldiers fell into a deep sleep after sitting down, even Zhang Tianhai was no exception... There is no way, they are really too tired.

The order to move out was issued at 10 o'clock in the evening. After receiving the order to move out, Zhang Tianhai let his officers and soldiers eat the dry food and water distributed, and then rested for nearly [-] minutes before setting off.

Hu Jiaji didn't say much about Zhang Tianhai's slow execution of orders during the critical period. He could also understand Zhang Tianhai. After all, Zhang Tianhai and the others were the last troops to join, and they played the most crucial battle in Shanghai. war.

This time, Zhang Tianhai and others never broke away from the 36th Division's main force, but just followed the rear of the line.

It was already noon the next day when we arrived in Wuxi. After arriving in Wuxi, Song Xilian ordered the troops to rest on the spot, and then took the guard company directly to the Wuxi Chief's Office to meet with Chief Gu. (Note: Song Xilian is the army commander and teacher commander, and has a special jeep off-road vehicle to ride in.)
"Mr. Gu, the humble Song Xilian led the 36th Division to report to Mr. Gu." After seeing Gu Zhutong, Song Xilian immediately saluted him.

I saw Gu Zhutong nodded with a heavy face, and said: "Yin Guo (Song Xilian's name), regardless of the relationship between superiors and subordinates, you and I are old friends, let's make a long story short, the military committee ordered your 36th Division to start immediately. Go to Nanjing, and the vehicles for transporting troops are ready, your 36th Division will drive to Nanjing immediately!"

"Mr. Gu, can you tell me how corrupt the situation on the frontline has become?" Song Xilian said seriously.

Speaking of this issue, Gu Zhutong's already heavy face became even more serious. He said: "This time the retreat of the troops on the Shanghai battlefield was hasty, and many troops were in such a mess that they couldn't occupy the positions as planned. To prevent the westward advance of the Japanese army, the ninth, No.13, and No.16 divisions of the Japanese army are advancing westward at full speed. The situation is very urgent. Even Suzhou fell at [-] o'clock in the morning this morning. I am afraid that Wuxi will soon fall... "

After hearing this, Song Xilian clenched his fists tightly, and soon loosened them again. He just let out a long sigh and said, "I didn't expect the situation on the frontline battlefield to be so corrupted. It's actually the sorrow of our soldiers. That's all, I will lead the Let the remaining troops of the 36th Division go back to Nanjing!"

"By the way, how many people are left in your 36th Division?" Gu Zhutong asked.

"There are more than 36 officers and soldiers of the [-]th Division below me. The battle in Songhu has lasted for more than three months. Our division suffered heavy casualties." Song Xilian looked very serious. The situation on the front line is so critical, and how many people can laugh? ?Chief Gu's words were a bit tactful, but he could tell that many troops had lost their command, and they didn't even know where the troops were or what they were doing.

There are not many units that can find superiors like the 36th Division. In fact, the chaos of this retreat is very rare in the history of war: hundreds of thousands of large corps retreated, and they could not carry out organized resistance one by one to delay the enemy. The actions of the army and the lack of a clear retreat target caused the various troops to do their own thing and retreat westward desperately.The theater headquarters did not understand the location of many troops, which made the enemy troops feel like they were in an uninhabited territory. The commanders at all levels did not have proper retreat arrangements, and could not effectively control the troops. They should be responsible for losing divisions and losing ground.

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