Anti-Japanese sniper action

Chapter 273 What is the situation in Nanjing now?

At this time, there were still three or four hours before dawn. Although it was only five or six kilometers away from Xiaguan, Zhao Zilong took everyone to find a remote place to hide.

This is a wasteland, near the river, and there are several mud houses that have collapsed.

After sensing that there was no movement around, Zhao Zilong asked Wang Zhong to tell everyone to rest first, and he stood guard alone.

Wang Zhong knew Zhao Zilong's ability, so he didn't ask any questions.

After days of fighting, everyone was exhausted and very tired. As soon as they heard the order, they immediately found some dead grass and sundries to spread the ground, and huddled together in groups of three or two.

Soon, everyone fell asleep.Although there was still gunfire in Nanjing, none of the national troops woke up, which also showed that they were very reassuring in entrusting their safety to Zhao Zilong and trusting him.

Glancing at the sleeping people, Zhao Zilong twitched the corner of his mouth lightly, then sat down cross-legged, sensing his surroundings while resting with a special debugging method.

During this period, he sensed movement from time to time on the road two to three kilometers nearby, and heard the sound of troops rushing towards Xiaguan.Although Zhao Zilong didn't know whether it was the national army or the devils, but because those people didn't pay attention to this side, he didn't wake everyone up.

Two hours later, Zhao Zilong had fully recovered and was full of energy.

Seeing that it was still dark, Zhao Zilong concentrated his energy to sense the movement within ten kilometers around him.

He first sensed around Nanjing City, and he found that there were gunshots in many places, which should be some of the left-behind national army fighting with the devils.

Finally, he sensed the side of Xiaguan, and found that there was a lot of movement there, and he also faintly heard the sound of artillery.

Zhao Zilong's brows could not help but tighten.

He recalled historical records that after the Nanjing Garrison Command issued an order to break out of the encirclement, except for the 83rd Army and the 66th Army to break through Qixia Mountain according to the military order, the rest of the 74th Army, 72nd Army, 71st Army, 87th Division, and 88th Division all rushed down the road. At the pass, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians scrambled to cross, creating a mess.Also because of the troops vying to cross the river first, there was a phenomenon of killing each other.

But Zhao Zilong thought that even if the national army troops fought, it would be impossible for the guns to ring?
Zhao Zilong frowned involuntarily. He guessed that it was likely that the Gendarmerie Commander Xiao Lingshan was leading the Gendarmerie to cover everyone's retreat while fighting the devils.

Because before Tang Zhixin left Nanjing, he had handed over the position of commander of the national gendarmerie to Xiao Lingshan with full authority.

As the commander-in-chief of crossing the river, Xiao Lingshan was as calm as iron, and decisively ordered Captain Luo Yongsheng of the Gendarmerie to lead most of the troops under the critical situation when the army corps did not command the place to break through and flooded into Xiaguan. The military police went to Snake Mountain and Longpan Mountain to stop the devils, while he himself led the troops to demolish houses and build rafts to cover the soldiers and civilians crossing the river.

During the whole night, Xiao Lingshan was pushed onto the raft several times by his subordinates, but he broke free several times and went ashore to direct cover and scramble to cross the raft. Until the morning of December 12, two-thirds of the soldiers and civilians in Xiaguan were still unable to cross the river.

At this time, it was Xiao Lingshan who was leading the gendarmerie to fight the devils who rushed over.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zilong immediately stood up.
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Wuhan base camp.

Commissar Jiang stayed up all night because he was concerned about the situation in Nanjing.

"Commissioned seat! Received the latest news." At this moment, the chief of staff rushed over.

Commissar Chiang immediately stood up from the bench.

"Commissioned seat! After Tang Zhixin issued the retreat order, he handed over the command to Xiao Lingshan, and he and some officers have already crossed the river and left Nanjing." The chief of staff said immediately.

"What?" Commissar Jiang's face changed: "Didn't Tang Zhixin say that he retreated on the 14th? He left so soon?"

Seeing the angry expression on Generalissimo Jiang's tired face, the chief of staff dared not answer.

"What's the situation in Nanjing now?" After a while, Chairman Jiang asked.

"According to the last telegram sent by Xiao Lingshan, the devils have begun to enter Nanjing in an all-round way." The chief of staff replied.

"Ugh!"

Commissar Jiang's complexion darkened, and he couldn't help sighing: "Although I called Tang Zhixin to ask him to retreat if he couldn't last long, I had more political considerations and hoped to stay there for a longer period of time, but I didn't know that this man was so miserable. Heavy duty?"

After rubbing his forehead, Commissar Jiang asked a little weakly: "Have all the troops broken through and retreated according to the order?"

"No, only half of the troops obeyed the order to break through and retreat as planned, and the other half rushed to Xiaguan."

If Zhao Zilong knew the news, he would feel a little relieved.After all, in history, except for the two troops who obeyed the order to break through, the others rushed to Xiaguan.

This shows that his hard work at the banquet the night before was also effective.In fact, because of his existence, some traces of history have indeed been changed.

But what the final historical trend is, this is not what he knows.

"Only half of the troops carried out the order?" Commissar Jiang was a little stunned, and then his face turned angry: "Why didn't the other half of the troops obey the order?"

The chief of staff hurriedly said: "Appointment! Nanjing is in such a mess, it's fine if half of the team executes the retreat order."

Seeing that Commissar Jiang's face recovered slightly, he said again: "I see, this is also half the credit of that Zhao Zilong."

"How does it have anything to do with him?" Commissar Jiang raised his eyebrows and looked at the chief of staff in surprise.

"Commissioned seat! Have you forgotten that Zhao Zilong once proposed to retreat at the banquet? It was he who did that and made those officers promise that they would obey the order..."

"Yeah. He has merit. Is there any news about him?" Commissar Jiang nodded and looked at the chief of staff.

"This?..." The chief of staff was a little stunned. At this time, the chairman was not concerned about the retreat of senior officers, but asked a soldier?
Soon, he came back to his senses and replied: "Before leaving, Tang Zhixin asked Sun Jian to arrange guards to take Zhao Zilong back." "Yes." Commissar Jiang nodded and muttered, "I hope he's okay."
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On a wasteland by the Yangtze River in Nanjing.

Zhao Zilong first woke up Wang Zhong, and told him about the current situation in Xiaguan.

When Wang Zhong heard that Xiao Lingshan was leading the gendarmes to retreat to fight the devils, his expression changed, and he immediately woke up Chen Jiangang, Lang Tie and Zhang Long to discuss.

After the three of them heard about it, they all agreed to go to support, and hurriedly woke up the various national troops.

Although they only rested for two or three hours, everyone recovered to some extent, and hurriedly took out biscuits and water bottles to fill their stomachs.These are all found from those devils.

Seeing that everyone is so determined, Zhao Zilong has no objections.Originally, he wanted to lead everyone to break through from other places, but he didn't know that he still had to return to Xiaguan.Or, this is also predestined by God.

Of course, Zhao Zilong also had a thought in his heart, that is, he could find Li Xiaoling, and hoped that she would be fine.

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