The corps also lost contact. The only one who still stayed by Feng Shengfa's side was the health team except for a few senior staff officers, communications and kitchen teams in the division headquarters.

However, before contacting the 19th Brigade, he received a clear message from the Japanese army to the world, announcing the occupation of the Shanghai Municipal Government in Nanshi. With the final fall of the Nanshi Municipal Government, Shanghai, the Pearl of the Orient was completely destroyed. This day was November 11, 26, the Republic of China, known in history as "Black Double Eleven".

Upon hearing this bad news, Feng Shengfa gave a long sigh.

All 59 German-Armed Divisions (24 Adjustment Divisions, 35 Organized Divisions), plus the Sichuan Army, Gui Army and the Northeast Army's 26 divisions, as well as the Shanghai Security Corps, Jiangsu Security Corps, Shanghai Police Corps and other local troops. They fought fiercely for nearly three months, and more than 200,000 people were killed or injured, but in the end they were unable to save Shanghai.

What's worse is that after this, the Warring States Army was already seriously injured and could no longer organize decent resistance. Now the Japanese army is moving forward from both north and south towards Nanjing, but the national army is being trapped in the middle by the Japanese army and retreating step by step. It can be foreseen that the four national defenses built with great manpower and material resources will be completely decorated.

Shanghai has fallen, and Nanjing's fallen is inevitable, and it will not be too long apart.

The situation is so depressed that it is not a pity. How can people not sigh? Now that I recalled that the 88th Division had just entered Shanghai and discussed tactics with Xu Shijiu, Xu Shijiu asserted that Chairman Jiang would definitely choose to fight the Japanese army in the suburbs of Shanghai, and would not leave a reserve team on the national defense line. On that day, Feng Shengfa didn't believe it, but unexpectedly he was unfortunately convinced.

When he was sad, the communication squad leader who was copying and translating the telegram suddenly stood up and reported: "The teacher's seat is the code name of the 19th Brigade. Contact the 19th Brigade."

"Quick, ask them where they are now?" Feng Shengfadon was excited.

Early yesterday morning, a "fake telegram" impersonating the commander of the 74th Army Yu Jiri Cun forced the main force of the Japanese 6th Division who attacked Kunshan to return to Qingpu. This incident caused a sensation, but in the end it was not found out who sent the telegram. Feng Shengfa only heard Chen Lie, the commander of the 14th Division, after arriving at Anting today.

Feng Shengfa knew that Xu Shijiu must have done this matter as soon as he heard it, because the 19th Brigade was in Qingpu that day, and this matter was like Xu Shijiu's style, but he had no intention of taking over this matter for Xu Shijiu. For others, this was of course a great contribution, but for Xu Shijiu, who has always regarded himself as the remnants of the 19th Route Army, it may not be possible.

What Feng Shengfa is most worried about now is that the 19th Brigade has been trapped in Qingpu by the Japanese army.

The 58th Division is now completely disabled. After the 172nd Brigade was transferred to some officers and soldiers to supplement the 174th Brigade, there were only less than 3,000 remaining soldiers left in the two regiments. During the retreat, there were still many wounded soldiers. After being reinstated as a reinforced brigade, the 174th Brigade went to guard Qingpu, but it was defeated in one day. I don’t know how many people escaped.

If even the 19th Brigade was eaten, then Feng Shengfa would have no soldiers to use.

The communication squad leader used the secret code to translate Feng Shengfa's oral instructions into groups of numbers, and then translated the numbers into groups of dots and strokes to the radio operator. The radio operator pressed the buttons and sent out the group of dots and strokes at different breakpoint intervals. Complex long-distance communication was achieved with simple Morse codes.

Soon, the news came back: "They are in Qingpu, and they are surrounded by the Japanese army."

It was indeed in Qingpu, and it was indeed trapped by the Japanese army. Feng Shengfa sighed and said, "Order, the main forces of the National Army who retreated from Nanshi, Pudong and Beixinjing west have all retreated through Anting. The task of the 19th Brigade to cover the main forces of the National Army to retreat west has been completed. I will order your troops to break through immediately and break through immediately!"

The communication squad leader quickly began to translate the telegram, but Feng Shengfa walked out of the command center with a lonely expression. The sky outside was already dark, just like Feng Shengfa's mood at this moment, dark, depressed, and depressed. He was not only worried about the fate of Xu Shijiu and the 19th Brigade, but also worried about the future of the 58th Division.

After the Battle of Songhu, the 58th Division lost almost all its technical equipment, mountain cannons, flat-fired cannons, cars, and guns and machinery were gone. However, these can be supplemented, and even if they are not supplemented, they can be overcome. However, the veterans who lost on the battlefield cannot be supplemented.

Just came from Hubei to the Songhu battlefield. The 58th Division had more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, and they were all well-trained and battle-produced elite veterans. However, now, the more than 10,000 veterans have died to less than 4,000 left, and most of them were injured. It would be difficult to recover their combat effectiveness without a year or two rest.

However, the situation was so stale. After Shanghai fell, the Japanese army was divided into two groups.

With great strides towards Nanjing, there will inevitably be another large-scale battle in Nanjing. The remaining 3,000 officers and soldiers of the 58th Division may not even have time to take a breath, so they will be going to join the Nanjing defense battle, right?

This is true for the 58th Division, and why are other moral and equipment teachers the same?

Thinking of this, Feng Shengfa couldn't help but sigh in his heart again. It would be great if he didn't fight the Japanese army on the outskirts of Shanghai, but chose to fight the Japanese army on four national defense lines...

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Qingpu, the command center of the 19th Brigade.

The communication squad leader handed the translated telegram to Xu Shijiu. After reading the telegram, Xu Shijiu ordered Ergua: "Ergua, go and call the company commanders of each company over here, an emergency meeting."

By this time, the 19th Brigade had already fought with the 6th Japanese Division in Qingpu for two days and one night. All the fortifications on the periphery had been lost. More than half of the 19th Brigade's original 400 veterans had been killed or injured, and less than 600 people were left to retreat to the city wall and resist desperately.

A moment later, Deputy Captain Gu Wei, Artillery Company Commander Hu Jie, Company Commander L, Company Commander L, Qin Xueming, and Company Commander 3, One-eyed Dragon arrived one after another. Among them, Lu Yong was the company commander L of the former Guard Battalion, and the remaining more than 100 people in the L Company were basically all veterans of the former Guard Company. Qin Xueming was the Qin big man who had fought with the Japanese army for nine times.

Xu Shijiu took out Feng Shengfa's order to break through and circulated it to several company commanders.

Qin Xueming said: "What else can you break through? There are tens of thousands of people in Xiaoribud, and the county town is surrounded by a flood. Only more than 500 people can't break through. My opinion is that instead of dying in vain at the gun of Xiaoribud on the way to break through, it is better to stay in the city and fight with Xiaoribud in street battles with Xiaoribud, at least you can get a few people."

Gu Wei, Lu Yong and One-Eyed Long also agreed to defend the enemy and fight against the streets.

Only Gao Shenxing, who was standing behind Xu Shijiu, looked strange. He buried landmines outside the East Gate two days ago. They didn't know what Xu Shijiu was trying to do. At this time, he finally understood that Xu Shijiu had already left a way out for retreat two days ago. Needless to say, the five hundred landmines were left for Xiaori Wuben.

Sure enough, Xu Shijiu said disapprovingly: "Who said we can't make a breakthrough?"

Gu Wei, Lu Yong, Qin Xueming and the one-eyed dragon all looked at Xu Shijiu in surprise.

"I have already prepared a big gift for Xiaojiwuben. There are 500 landmines. This gift is not light, right? As long as these 500 landmines are detonated, the Japanese army outside the east gate will be bombed into the sky!" Xu Shijiu knocked on the map and said, "We can go wherever we want to. Xiaojiwuben wants to keep our 19th brigade, and he still owes some skills."

Gu Wei and several company commanders were excited when they heard this. If they really could go out, who would be willing to stay and wait for death?

"But there is a problem now." Xu Shijiu said, "Because the wires are not long enough, the explosive device is buried in the small stone bridgehead five hundred meters away from the east gate. Now this 500 meters distance and the minefield have been occupied by the Japanese army, so we must first advance 500 meters before we can detonate the mine and break through."

Qin Xueming said: "It's not only five hundred meters, I'll give it to us 2nd company."

Xu Shijiu said: "Okay, I will transfer all the sixteen light machine guns from the entire brigade to your 2nd Company. You select thirty soldiers to form a commando, and use the light machine gun halter as a submachine gun. The soldiers in front have died, and the soldiers behind are on the top of the firepower, so be sure to rush to the Xiaoshi Bridge in one breath."

"Yes!" Qin Xueming stood attentively and raised his hand to salute.

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Outside Qingpu Prefecture, Tanishou and Shinoko Kazuki had already arrived at the headquarters of the Sakai Detachment.

Tokutaro Sakai was conducting a review to Tanisuo. Because the Sakai Detachment failed to fight this battle, they also were in Qingpu County. Three days ago, they easily defeated a brigade of national troops, but now facing the Chinese army with only one regiment, they attacked fortifications for two days but failed to capture the city walls. The contrast is too big.

Tani Suo waved his hand and said, "Sakura Sakura doesn't have to pay too much attention. This time you are not facing ordinary Chinese troops, and their commanders, nor are they Yigo."

Tokutaro Sakai nodded and said, "It seems that this is true when the division commander said this. This group of Chinese troops has a strong fighting will and high morale. The army three days ago was completely incomparable to it. In addition, this group of other troops has very high tactical qualities, and the position construction and machine gun firepower settings are all very well organized.

What is most unbelievable is that this group of Chinese soldiers is also equipped with an artillery that has never been seen before. This artillery can be accompanied by individual soldiers and poses a great threat to the armored vehicles and chariots of the Imperial Army. However, the Imperial Army's war defense artillery and chariot main guns are difficult to lock and destroy. Just one day yesterday, the Imperial Army lost six chariots!

Fortunately, after noon today, the new artillery of the Chinese Army did not appear on the position again, and the Imperial Army successfully captured the outer positions. If I was not wrong, the Chinese Army's shells should have been exhausted, so the Imperial Army will definitely be able to capture Qingpu County tomorrow."

Tani Suo listened carefully and reminded: "Sakura Sakai, you have to be more vigilant and beware of the Chinese army's breakthrough."

"Breakthrough?" Sakai Tokutaro's mouth twitched. If it were Shinno Ikkawa or the captain of the following regiment said this, he might have slapped him in the face. Nearly 10,000 people from the Sakai Detachment had already surrounded Qingpu County. The Chinese army in the city had only four or five hundred people in full swing. How could he break through?

"Yes, beware of their breakthrough." Tanisuo nodded seriously and said, "Sansuo Sakai, this group of Chinese troops must be completely wiped out. If their commanders can be captured alive, they will be best if they cannot be captured alive, so they must be shot dead. Such a person who is threatening the imperial army must not let him escape alive."

"Chief of the Division, you're worried too much." Sakai Tokutaro still disagreed and said calmly, "Qingpu County has been surrounded by the Imperial Army. Not to mention the Chinese army, even a mouse cannot escape..."
Chapter completed!