The opposite of Xiaguan Wharf is the Pukou Wharf in Jiangbei, and the guarding Pukou is Hu Zongnan's 1st Army!

At this time, the troops of the 1st Army were evacuating one after another, because the Japanese Guozaki Detachment had crossed the Yangtze River from Dangtu and rushed towards Pukou day and night.

This old Japanese devil, Kunizaki, is already crazy!

The Japanese army generally did not fight or march at night, but with the blessing of the obsession of "expanding territory for the empire", the old Japanese devil, who was desperate to drive the troops and marched with high intensity continuously and rushed straight to Pukou. The old Japanese wanted to close the northern gate of Nanjing as soon as possible!

At the same time, another Japanese army also crossed Yizheng from Yangzhou and approached Pukou westward.

At this time, the 1st Army was already exhausted, so Hu Zongnan had to order his retreat.

Hu Zongnan asked the headquarters' combat staff to put away the map in the combat room and was about to turn around and leave, but the adjutant Tang Xiyuan suddenly walked in quickly.

Tang Xiyuan's face looked very pale.

Hu Zongnan asked with concern: "Xiyuan, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Tang Xiyuan shook his head and said, "Military, you go to the riverside to observe the post."

"Observation post by the river?" Hu Zongnan glanced at Tang Xiyuan suspiciously. Hu Zongnan still knew his adjutant very well. Although he was young, he was mature and steadfast, and he was always aimless in his work.

At that moment, Hu Zongnan surrounded Tangxiyuan and several guards to the riverside.

The 1st Army built a river defense position by the river, and there was an observation post on one side of the river defense position.

Because the evacuation of the headquarters was at the end, the artillery mirror on the observation post had not yet been removed.

Hu Zongnan walked straight to the back of the artillery team mirror, and just took a look, and immediately froze in place.

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Luojia Mountain in Wuhan, Tingsonglu.

A few days ago, Chairman Jiang and Mrs. Jiang had arrived in Wuhan and settled in Tingsonglu.

After issuing a written order to Tang Shengzhi, Chairman Jiang entered a state of anxiety and began to pace back and forth in Tingsonglu's study.

Zheng Jiemin, He Zhonghan, Chen Bulei and other close confidants stared at each other, and they didn't dare to breathe for a moment.

Why is Chairman Jiang anxious? First, Nanjing is about to fall, he is worried that this will cause harm to his personal prestige, and second, he is worried that his dozen elite troops will be worried!

It's already past seven o'clock, and it's time for supper.

Zheng Jiemin and Chen Bulei winked, meaning that it was time to persuade the Chairman to have a meal.

Chen Bulei returned a helpless look, and even Mrs. Jiang could not persuade her!

At this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the study room, and then the figure of Qian Dajun, the director of the attendant room, appeared outside the study room door.

Chairman Jiang, who was walking, suddenly stood up and turned around and turned around.

But Chairman Jiang did not ask questions immediately because he was a little scared, afraid of hearing some bad news!

Qian Dajun did not disappoint Chairman Jiang and said with a dark face: "Committee, Hu Zongnan is in urgent need of telegram!"

"Hu Zongnan?" Chairman Jiang's brows frowned in an instant and asked, "What did Hu Zongnan say?"

"It's all messy, it's all messy!" Qian Dajun sighed and said, "Hu Zongnan reported that he saw from the riverside observation post in Jiangbei that the Xiaguan pier on the other side was already crowded with troops who wanted to cross the river but could not find ships. Conservatively estimated that the number of people was more than 100,000, and it might even be more than 100,000!"

"Hundreds of thousands?" Chairman Jiang's face turned dark immediately after hearing this.

The total number of troops left behind in Nanjing is only 150,000. Including those who died in battle, there are only 130,000 left now!

But Hu Zongnan reported that at least tens of thousands of troops were crowded at Xiaguan Wharf. What does this mean? This shows that no more than a dozen divisions left behind in Nanjing did not escape?

Zheng Jiemin, He Zhonghan, Chen Bulei and other close friends also looked at each other.

Doesn’t this mean that the dozen elite troops left behind in Nanjing were completely destroyed?

Such a result is very different from Chairman Jiang’s expectations!

After a while, Chairman Jiang asked almost nervously: "Why is it not the river? Why is it not the river?"

"Commission, no ship!" Qian Dajun sighed lightly and said sadly, "Originally, there were two large river ships and more than 200 small civil ships at Xiaguan Wharf. After the Nanjing Defense Battle started, Tang Shengzhi drove the two large river ships to Wuhan in order to show his determination to burn the boats, and most of the more than 200 civil ships were burned."

Hearing this, Chairman Jiang suddenly felt dark and almost fainted on the spot.

These situations were unknown to Chairman Jiang. If he had known this, he might not have ordered a retreat!

If I had known it, I would not have been able to retreat. If I had not issued this order, more than a dozen elite troops would seize the city and fight with the Japanese army in a street battle. Even if they would be completely wiped out in the end, they would always cause severe damage to the Japanese army!

But now, the officers and soldiers of these dozen elite divisions have completely lost their will to resist. They can easily be eliminated by just waiting for the Japanese army to arrive! The Japanese army can destroy more than a dozen elite divisions without any effort!

At this moment, Chairman Jiang really regretted the order that he shouldn't have retreated!

Chairman Jiang felt more regretful the more he thought about it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt chest tightness. Then, without any warning, suddenly his throat became sweet, and a mouthful of blood suddenly surged up, and then his feet staggered backwards.

"Commission?!"

"Commission?!"

Several confidants rushed forward and helped Chairman Jiang.

"It's okay, I'm fine." Chairman Jiang waved his hand and then sighed sadly, "Tang Shengzhi misled me, Tang Shengzhi misled me, what's the point? More than a dozen elite teachers, these are more than a dozen elite teachers!"

Qian Dajun whispered: "Committee, Song Xilian's 36th Division has crossed the Yangtze River, and some of the 74th Army have crossed the river. In addition, Xu Yuanquan's 2nd Corps has also crossed the river from near Wulong Mountain in advance."

Hearing this, Chairman Jiang felt a little better, but he soon lamented: "There are 87th Division, 88th Division, and the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps! There are 66th Army and 83rd Army?"

Qian Dajun was silent. The only ships left at Xiaguan Wharf had been snatched away by the 36th Division and the 74th Army, but the remaining troops could only cross the river!

But in such a cold day, the Fushui River crosses the river and is seeking death!

After a while, Chairman Jiang gritted his teeth and said, "Where is Tang Shengzhi? Did you run out?"

Qian Dajun sneered and said, "Commander Tang ran very fast. He has arrived in Chuzhou now."

"Have he arrived in Chuzhou?" Chairman Jiang said angrily, "Let him come to Wuhan to see me!"

Qian Dajun agreed and turned around and left, but when he looked at Qian Dajun's figure leaving, Chairman Jiang suddenly became confused again. Even if Tang Shengzhi arrived in Wuhan, what could he do?
Chapter completed!