Jinling City, Battle Command.
The commander, Tang Shengzhi, was looking at the defense map nervously.
Although Old Jiang had given him nearly 200,000 soldiers, more than half of them had retreated from Songhu.
They had not been repaired, nor had their weapons been replenished. Their combat strength was not as good as before.
What worried Tang Shengzhi the most was that half of the defenders were new recruits.
There was no other way. On the Songhu battlefield, all the troops had suffered heavy casualties.
Those who could really fight had all died on the battlefield.
The new recruits had not experienced a direct battle with the Japanese, and Tang Shengzhi was not confident that he could win this battle.
At this moment, an officer suddenly rushed in and shouted anxiously,""Officer Tang, it's bad. The Qixia defense line was breached by the devils, and now the second division of the devils is charging in through this gap. Our outer defense line has collapsed!”
"What?" Tang Shengzhi widened his eyes in shock. They are the trump card troops. How could they?"
" Sun Yuanliang, that bastard!" the officer shouted angrily." As soon as he heard that the commissioner had left, he immediately fled with his main force. He even ignored the troops he sent out!"”
"Once he ran away, many troops thought that they couldn't hold on anymore. Many recruits ran away, so"
When Tang Shengzhi heard this, he slammed the table angrily."This son of a b * tch is ruining China!”
Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying said in a deep voice,""Now is not the time to pursue who is responsible. Moreover, this is the capital. We must not lose it!”
Tang Shengzhi's eyes flashed with anger. He clenched his fists and said,"Once Qixia is broken, our outer defense line is completely gone. If they wanted to re-consolidate the front line, someone had to stop them!”
Tang Shengzhi swept his gaze across the crowd." The troops that are going there must be prepared. You don't have time to dig trenches. If you go there, you'll have to fight the Japanese head-on."
Before he could finish, Yu Jishi, the commander of the 74th division, was the first to step forward."Officer Tang, let me go!"
Everyone looked at him. The 74th Division was Old Jiang's trump card, the Direct Line of the Direct Line.
Yu Jishi was not only his fellow countryman, but also his student and guard.
This time, Old Jiang left the 74th Army behind to fight the Japanese army to the death.
"Ji Shi, have you thought it through?" "I'm afraid that the odds are against us!" Tang Shengzhi asked with a solemn expression.”
Yu Jishi smiled faintly, his expression fearless."If you don't return, it will be our honor!”
"Officer Tang, let me go!”"The 74th division is our trump card, and we should save it for the blade. Let me do it. Even if I have to fight to the death, I will give you time to defend again!”
Yu Jishi glared at him." There has to be a first come, first served rule. I came first. I'll go!"”
"Let's not argue!" Song Xilian smiled. Your troops didn't suffer great losses, and they are all elites. However, half of my troops are newly replenished. Letting us fight a war of attrition is the best choice now!”
The two of them argued for a while. In the end, Tang Shengzhi, Luo Zhuoying, and Deputy Commander Liu Xing decided to let Song Xilian lead the 36th Division to stop the Japanese army.
"General Song!" Tang Shengzhi looked at Song Xilian in awe.""Give me a day and you can retreat. Please!"
Everyone saluted Song Xilian in unison.
Song Xilian returned the salute, laughed, and turned to leave.
"Everyone, move immediately!" "Consolidating Jinling and defending the capital!" Tang Shengzhi said anxiously.”
"Yes, sir!"
An hour later, Song Xilian led his troops and rushed out of the city.
Along the way, they gathered many soldiers who had been defeated from the front line.
"How far away are the devils from us?”Song Xilian asked the adjutant.
"Sir, 15 kilometers at most!"
Song Xilian looked at the surrounding terrain and immediately ordered the troops to dig trenches in place, waiting to confront the Japanese.
"Brothers!" Song Xilian walked to the edge of the trench and said loudly,""Behind us is our capital!”
"As soldiers, we have nowhere to retreat. If we take a step back, the capital will fall, and we will all become slaves of a subjugated country!”
"Millions of people will become ghosts under the Japanese's blade!”
"I, Song, have the honor of fighting alongside you today. Since we have chosen to be soldiers, we should protect our country and be proud to die on the battlefield!”
"In today's battle, I will give my life to my country. I will die a hundred times without regret!" Song Xilian roared.”
All the soldiers shouted excitedly," Swear to die and not retreat! Fight to the end! We won't be slaves of a subjugated country!"”
At this moment, there was an urgent report from the front that the Japanese vanguard had arrived.
Only half of the trenches were dug. Song Xilian had no choice but to let everyone make do with hiding.
About five minutes later, everyone was hiding in a trench that was half the height of a person. They could already hear the rumbling of the Japanese tanks.
Before they could react, shells were flying towards them.
boom boom boom
In an instant, countless shells landed beside the simple trenches of the 36th Division.
The soil was blown up and many soldiers were killed on the spot.
"Hold on, brothers, hold on!" Song Xilian shouted at the top of his lungs.
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