Chapter 475: Letter

"I think it's time to retreat."

Zheng Yong extinguished the cigarette in his hand and said in a daze.

"The Nanjing urban defense forces have been fighting hard for a long time and have worked very hard. Street battles started on the 27th. Now it has been twenty-six days. If we continue to fight, our 100,000 troops will be fought all."

"It's possible to withdraw." Tiedingguo's brows were tightly locked together.

"We have given the Japanese pirates a major injury. According to the current analysis, even after the Japanese pirates conquered Nanjing, they will inevitably have no strength to launch a new offensive in a short period of time, and this is the time we urgently need. Nanjing's city defense forces have done everything they can do..."

"They have done everything they can do." Zheng Yong repeated the words of his subordinates.

"One hundred thousand soldiers were in the battlefield, and one hundred thousand soldiers followed one after another. In twenty-six days, more than half of the casualties were killed. So many generals were killed, and so many soldiers died without even a place to bury their bones..."

Tiedingguo stared at the map and said.

"We have made careful preparations for the retreat before. There are heavy troops in front of the ferry. On both sides are the 159th Division and the 298th Independent Brigade. Although the island army bombed day by day, the positions are always in our hands. I believe that the retreat should be carried out under very orderly circumstances."

"This is our life channel." Zheng Yong pounded the table in front of him heavily.

"The telegram is ordered to be the highest commander of the 159th Division and the 298th Brigade that this life passage must be strictly guarded. If anyone loses it, whoever comes to see me with his own head, in the command center, no, send it in my personal name!"

This is an old habit in the Third War Zone. Once an order is issued to the troops in the name of the commander-in-chief, there are only two choices for commanders at all levels, either completing the task or meeting with their heads. There is no other way to go.

"How is Qu Tao's injury?" Zheng Yong suddenly asked.

"It should be almost done."

Zheng Yong pondered for a moment: "Let him take a company's people and bring the Chief of Staff back to me..."

What he is most worried about now is Jiang Baili. Judging from the information he received from the previous few days, the Chief of Staff's health is getting worse day by day.

In the third theater of war, Zheng Yong always felt that anyone could be missing, but he could not be missing the Chief of Staff...

At this time, I saw Tao Ping hurriedly walking in, and his face was a little gloomy: "Commander-in-chief, Ms. Zuo Mei is here."

Zheng Yong's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Is Ms. Zuo Mei here?

He was afraid, he had never been that scared. Ms. Zuo Mei had been with her chief of staff in Nanjing. In her memory, she had never left the chief of staff, but why did she come at this time?

"Please, please come in..."

It seemed as if he had enough courage, Zheng Yongcai said this from his mouth.

When he saw Jiang Zuomei, Zheng Yong really didn't have the courage to say anything. He was afraid that he would hear anything he didn't want to hear. Instead, Jiang Zuomei said with a smile.

"Commander-in-chief, I know what you are thinking, but please rest assured, at least my husband was still there when I left Nanjing..."

I never felt like I had collapsed, but it just came out of my heart at this moment.

"At least my husband was still there when I left Nanjing..."

No one knows the meaning of this sentence better than himself. Mr. Fang Zhen's life is already counting every minute or second, or he may leave himself anytime, anywhere, and leave the third war zone for which he has devoted countless efforts...

"This is what the sir asks me to bring to you." Jiang Zuomei handed a carefully wrapped thing to the commander-in-chief.

His hands were trembling, and Zheng Yong trembled and opened the package. He saw that there was a thick stack of manuscript paper inside.

"A study of an islander, a foreigner."

This was written by Mr. Fang Zhen. In fact, Zheng Yong had already seen this article a long time ago. Of course, it was in his own era, an era that Mr. Fang Zhen did not know...

The people of the island country who lack introspection ability! The body length has increased and the weight is still there. What a serious symbol is this! If the development goes outward and exceeds the limits of nature, you must have to plant a big pot.

"One or two poor boys among white people were angry with the old school teacher in the bank. They had to follow this rich young man who was squandering and indifferent to show off, and they would definitely be fooled and unlucky if they wanted to show off...

Whether you win or lose, just don’t make peace with him! One or two poor boys among white people are angry with the old school teacher in the bank, so they have to follow this rich young man who is squandering and is indifferent to the limelight and will definitely be fooled and unlucky if he wants to show off...

Whether you win or lose, just don’t make peace with him!”

Zheng Yong read every sentence in the article word by word. For some reason, he suddenly felt that his eyes were a little moist.

"Whether you win or lose, just don't make peace with him!"

"Let this article be known through various channels!" Zheng Yong suddenly said: "Remember, I want everyone to see this article!"

Tiedingguo took over the things from the commander-in-chief's hand and bowed deeply to Jiang Zuomei.

"Ms. Zuo Mei, thank you, no, it should be thankful to the Chief of Staff. In front of the commander-in-chief, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. Although I knew that I would win the War of Resistance Against Japan, I had no idea what channels to win and how long it took to win. But when I saw this article by Mr. Fang Zhen, the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan would not exceed ten years!"

Zheng Yong really wanted to tell his beloved generals that in real history, if the War of Resistance started from the "August 13", it took eight years, but when he came to this era, it might not take eight years at all...

But for a person who does not know the future, such as his chief of staff, Jiang Baili, who is in this era, has already predicted the specific time of victory in the War of Resistance with his outstanding wisdom...

"Ms. Zuo Mei, please tell me the truth." Zheng Yong suddenly said word by word: "How is Mr. Fang Zhen's health?"

Ms. Zuo Mei was still smiling, but tears flowed down her face.

"Commander-in-chief, I beg you, I beg you, help my sir!"

Zheng Yong's head was dizzy. He no longer cared about anything and grabbed Zuo Mei's woman's arm: "Tell me, what happened, what happened to Mr. Fang Zhen!"

Tears flowed down like broken lines, Ms. Zuomei said sobly.

"Actually, since the beginning of the Nanjing Defense Battle, the husband's health was already very bad, but he kept telling me that the commander-in-chief had the kindness of knowing him, and no matter what, he must support him. He must command the troops to guard Nanjing tightly, otherwise he would be sorry to the commander-in-chief and the Third War Zone...

When I left Nanjing, my husband was already coughing up blood. He fainted several times a day, but every time he woke up, the first thing he asked was how the situation in Nanjing was now, and no one could persuade him. Commander-in-chief, if he was still in Nanjing, he would definitely not be able to hold on..."

"Qu Tao! Qu Tao! Call Qu Tao for me immediately!"

Zheng Yong suddenly started to scream in an unprecedented tone.

"Qu Tao, the battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion, has arrived!" Qu Tao happened to have been ordered to arrive.

"You, you!" Zheng Yong pointed at Qu Tao with a terrible expression: "Take a company immediately, no, take all your reconnaissance battalions to Nanjing. You only have one task, which is to rescue the Chief of Staff for me! Even if all your battalions are dead, remember, I will see the living Chief of Staff!"

Qu Tao had never seen the commander-in-chief's expression like this before. He was stunned for a moment and then said loudly.

"Yes, please rest assured, even if all my troops died in Nanjing, I will definitely bring the Chief of Staff back!"

"Thank you, Captain Qu." Ms. Zuo Mei relieved her nerves for a moment, and then took out a letter from her arms: "Commander-in-Chief, this is a private letter from our husband."

Zheng Yong took it with his hands tremblingly.

"Hengyuan, since he parted, I have been in a hurry for several months, and I am very concerned about the troops. I wonder if the reorganization of the troops has been completed. Will the future combat plan be completed?

Nanjing was very hard to defend, and the soldiers were all brave. If one day Nanjing was lost, please do not doubt the soldiers' determination and courage to fight to the end.

My body is really not good anymore. I am afraid that I will not be able to persevere in the day when I meet you again, but before I leave this world, I have some things to say to you.

Please firmly believe that victory in the War of Resistance is inevitable. It turns out that my prediction is eight to ten years, but judging from the current progress of the battle situation, this time should be much older.

Since you became the supreme commander of the Third War Zone, you have done countless things that no one else could have dreamed of. You have led your troops to achieve one brilliant victory after another.

We have long reached a consensus that Japanese pirates will lose, but we have differences in what methods to win and what attitudes to take to treat Japanese island after victory.

I'm about to leave this world. I really don't want to argue with you again about these points, but I hope you are right because you have never missed it since I met you.

Let’s talk about the current situation in Nanjing. I think our goal has been achieved. It’s time to retreat. Otherwise, as the situation extends, we might not even be able to withdraw a soldier.

After occupying Nanjing, the Japanese pirates will inevitably have a period of rest, which also gives us time to buffer. But one thing I must explain is that when conditions are not ripe, do not rashly fight back.

Negotiations will inevitably be conducted, but all negotiations are just the two sides delaying the time. The only purpose is to accumulate energy for the next desperate contest.

The third war zone will inevitably inspire morale and attract a large number of passionate young people to join the army. When the two sides hold negotiations, I think it is an opportunity to expand their strength a lot. We must not delay the overall situation by acting impulse for a moment.

Commander-in-chief, there is a saying that I always want to tell you, you are an excellent commander, you have a very good grasp of the overall situation and understand it, but sometimes from your temper, you are really a person who likes to take risks.
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