King of Secret Service

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Liang Xiao said.

"Yes."

Xu Tianyin nodded.

Liang Xiao waved his hand, indicating that other officers should go back and perform their duties.

"General, it's almost dawn, you can rest for a while."

Chen Huadao.

"Don't sleep anymore, go to the division headquarters."

Liang Xiao was worried about the war in Hangzhou Bay, so he couldn't sleep in the mood.

...... Special Operations Division, Command.

After Liang Xiao came back, the sky had already brightened.

The miniature of Japanese gunboats slowly appeared on the river.

"Master, you go to Nanjing to hold a national defense meeting. What new instructions are there?"

Zhou Shiji asked.

"withdraw troops."

Liang Xiao said simply.

"Military and Political Council Decides to Withdraw Troops from Songhu"

Zhou Shiji's eyes widened.

"Yes, withdraw troops."

Liang Xiao nodded.

"Master, we have been fighting in Songhu for so many days, how many people have died...brother, if you say we will withdraw, we will withdraw."

Zhou Shiji didn't understand very much, although the current situation is not good for the national army, if we persist, there will always be a turning point.

"Aren't you short-sighted, kid? Do you think that all the troops of the national army are the same as our special warfare divisions, equipped with German weapons, tank armor, machine guns: cannons, and machine guns..."

When Liang Xiao said this, he suddenly remembered that he still had six planes at Hangzhou Airport, one of which was converted into a transport plane, and the other five planes were all bombers.

Since the start of the war, the national army's air force has suffered heavy losses. The five planes in his hands are extremely important. At critical times, they can reverse a small-scale battle.

"Master, once we withdraw our troops, our brothers in Shanghai and Wusongkou will die in vain."

Zhou Shiji cried out for his brother who died in battle.

"In a war between countries, what is fought is not military strength, but national strength. We have the ability to reverse the outcome of a war, but we cannot reverse this national war. The government's decision to withdraw troops is right, to preserve the vitality, Relying on strategic depth, stretching the front line, dragging the Japanese army to the vast Central Plains, and fighting a war of attrition with them instead of fighting them head-on.”

Liang Xiao fully supports the government's strategy of withdrawing troops. The war has reached this stage, and the government has already done its best. If the fight continues, the logistics supplies will be completely cut off.

He knew in his heart that his wife's hasty visit to the United States was to find foreign aid in the United States, because the government's Treasury Department was already empty, and if the fight continued, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line would not even be able to fill their stomachs.

Zhou Shiji lowered his head dejectedly.

After a while, he asked, "What are the requirements of our special forces division?"

"Guard Hangzhou Bay, don't let a little devil land."

Liang Xiao said.

"Hangzhou Bay, Jinshanwei, Quangongting, Zhenhai and other places add up to more than [-] troops, all of which are all German weapons and equipment. The Japanese army's plan to land from Hangzhou Bay is tantamount to nonsense. From yesterday afternoon, the Japanese army Judging from the landing situation, they are beyond their capabilities."

Zhou Shiji said.

"The little devil's supplies are all transported by sea. If they spend one more day in Hangzhou Bay, they will have to consume more than 3 supplies. If this continues, they will be gone in a few days."

Liang Xiao said.

"It's a pity that our heavy artillery units have lost too much, otherwise, we could have tried our best to expose the positions of several heavy artillery, and gave them a terrible meal:."

Zhou Shiji's teeth itched in anger.

", tell me how your business is going"

Liang Xiao asked.

"Basically everything has been done. More than 400 students from Hangzhou Medical University have been recruited to the field medical team, and more than 800 students have signed up to join the army."

Zhou Shiji said.

"Intensify conscription, this is our last chance."

Liang Xiao knew very well that if he led the army to withdraw from Hangzhou, it would be a big problem to recruit soldiers in the future, especially the educated student soldiers.

"Humble job understands."

Zhou Shiji nodded.

"Notify the Hangzhou Municipal Government and let them organize the relocation of factories and schools in Hangzhou. The location of the relocation is a remote area in the southwest. For specific matters, let them negotiate with the Executive Yuan."

Liang Xiao wants to take away all the talents and factories in Hangzhou, leaving an empty city for the Japanese.

"Yes, I will notify the city government now."

Zhou Shiji turned around and went out.

"Master seat, I have received a telegram from the Military and Political Council."

Chu Xiangxue came over with the telegram.

Liang Xiao took a look at the telegram, and as he expected, the Military and Political Council ordered the Songhu-Hangzhou Military Information Zone to cooperate with this large-scale withdrawal of troops.

"Call back to the Military and Political Council, preparations have been made."

"Yes."

Chu Xiangxue turned and left.

Boom... The sky was bright, and the Japanese planes started bombing again. This has become a habit. Every morning, the Japanese planes would take off on time at dawn to launch the first wave of air strikes.

Liang Xiao yawned, Erlang raised his legs, lit a cigarette and started puffing it up. He was used to the tense military life, and there was a little boredom in the excitement.

He was lying on the chair in the headquarters, listening to the rumbling explosions outside, he felt a little sleepy.

"Master seat, the Japanese army has begun to land."

The combat staff officer said loudly.

"Don't shout, I'll sleep for a while."

Liang Xiao waved his hand, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army landed on their own positions and beat them back into the sea, he had nothing to worry about.

Chapter 49 Negligence of Duty

early december.

The national army troops on the front line in Songhu retreated one after another. Hundreds of thousands of troops braved the indiscriminate bombing of Japanese planes and retreated along the bumpy road to Nanjing.

Chen Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the left-wing army on the front line, was in charge of this retreat. With the assistance of the military intelligence department, he requisitioned private ox carts and horse-drawn carts, and transported all the materials that could be taken away from the Songhu area to Nanjing, and did not give a tael of cotton to the Japanese army. Leave.

The first batch of retreating Central Army units have retreated to the vicinity of Zhongtiao Mountain to rest and reorganize, and the second and third batches of Central Army units have also gradually withdrawn to the surrounding area of ​​Nanjing.

When the Japanese base camp got the news of the retreat of the national army, they immediately danced for joy. The planes flew over Nanjing to show off their might, and the aircraft carrier fired at the Hangzhou Bay wharf, declaring their sovereignty.

The sudden retreat of the national army had a great influence among the people. The people generally believed that the national army still had more strength on the front line in Songhu, so why did they retreat? Instigated by some people with ulterior motives, workers and students took to the streets with banners Shout slogans, resist the retreat of the national army, defend Songhu, and defend the first city in the Far East.

Chinese and foreign media reporters formed a group of reporters who came to the headquarters of the Hangzhou Bay Special Warfare Division and asked Liang Xiao to explain clearly to the general public why the national army was retreating. Too eye-catching, from the annihilation of the Shanghai Dispatch Army to the bloody battle at Wusongkou, his limelight was the same for a while.

Some small newspapers put him on the altar in order to attract people's attention.

In the eyes of the public, Liang Xiao, a famous general of the Anti-Japanese War, is...a representative figure of the national army, after all he commanded so many victorious battles.

But in fact, Liang Xiao is just one of the senior generals of the national army.

He has no right to change the decision of the high-level, and he is powerless to change it.

Historically, the Songhu War lasted for more than three months, and the elite divisions of the national army were completely lost in this battle.

But now, the Songhu War has changed because of him. Roughly calculated, the Japanese army has lost more than 10 people since the start of the war, and the national army has lost more than 20 people.

The ratio of casualties on both sides was two to one.

Historically, the ratio of the two sides is five to one.

Because of him, the elite divisions of the national army were preserved intact.

But people don't care...

These......, they only knew that the national army was about to retreat, but they never thought about what would happen if the national army continued to fight to the death in Songhu. As a result, the conclusion is the same every time. If the national army sticks to it, the final result is that the elite troops will be completely lost, and they will go back to the old road of history.

"Master, the Hangzhou Bay Wharf is tightly blocked by workers and students. They are holding banners and shouting slogans, clamoring to see you."

Reported by Chen Hua.

"Let the guard battalion persuade them to go back. Hangzhou Bay is a war zone. The enemy aircraft carrier may launch shelling at any time. It is too dangerous for them to stay on the pier."

Liang Xiao looked at the map and said without looking back.

"The guard has tried to persuade you, but it doesn't work. They said they must see you today and ask you to give them an explanation."

Chen Huadao.

"Fire a warning shot, and if they don't listen, force them to leave."

Liang Xiao said.

"Forcibly expelling the petitioners will damage your reputation."

Chen Huadao.

"I don't care about these false names."

Liang Xiao waved his hand, indicating that Chen Hua could go down and make arrangements.

"Yes."

Chen Hua sighed lightly, that's all he could do.

"Master seat, Commander Chen Cheng on the front line is on the phone."

Chu Xiangxue's clear and crisp voice came over.

"it is good."

Liang Xiao got up from the command chair, walked over to pick up the phone.

"Fei Yu, how is the investigation going?"

"It has been found out that it was He Shaozhou's subordinate who was instigated by the Japanese spies to help the Japanese pass through the first detachment's defense area, and it has nothing to do with He Shaozhou."

"Really"

"Liang has the guts to deceive Commander Chen. Don't worry, I have ordered the military intelligence department to investigate this matter thoroughly."

"He Shaozhou's negligence of duty and ineffective supervision resulted in his subordinate officers being instigated by Japanese spies, which almost caused a catastrophe."

From Chen Cheng's point of view, it seems that He Shaozhou is going to be taken down.

Liang Xiao couldn't help but be moved. He Shaozhou's first team consisted of more than 1 people, all of whom were well-trained veterans. They were equipped with Mauser rifles and submachine guns, Belgian rifles, anti-aircraft guns, Ollie anti-aircraft guns, and Vickers amphibious guns. Combat vehicles and more....

If the first team can be merged into the special warfare division, the combat effectiveness of the special warfare division will be greatly improved.

After all, the overall combat effectiveness of the tax police is obvious to all. Most of the middle-level officers are military graduates who have returned from abroad. For example, the fourth Sun Liren graduated from the West Point Military Academy in the United States.

"Commander Chen, Mr. Liang has something to say and doesn't know whether to say it or not"

Liang Xiao said.

"Speak up if you have something to say, there is no need to be courteous between you and me."

"He Shaozhou neglected his duties and failed to supervise, and almost let the commander die at the gunpoint of the Japanese army. Who would dare to trust such an officer to lead the army alone?"

"what do you mean"

"Transfer to court-martial."

"I will report to the Chairman immediately."

hang up the phone.

Liang Xiao immediately ordered his staff to invite Huang Jie, saying that he had set up a banquet and invited him to have a drink.