The old Japanese man's literary talent is well-behaved, at least nothing special is outstanding.

After the bomber group was sent to Nanjing City, it did not cause much reaction. Neither the soldiers of the National Army outside the city nor the people of Nanjing in the city took him seriously!

The soldiers of the National Army were already red-eyed and were determined to kill the Japanese, and never thought of surrendering.

As for the people in Nanjing, they didn't care at all. They naively thought that after leaving the National Government and the Japanese government, they would still live their lives!

But this seed has been planted!

When the right opportunity comes, this letter of persuasion of surrender will immediately exert unprecedented power!

So what kind of opportunity is it? After a group of senior generals led by Tang Shengzhi took the lead in escaping, the more than 100,000 national troops defending Nanjing will be completely disappointed, and then they will remember what Matsui Ishione said in the book of persuading surrender, and then they will take off their military uniforms, throw away their weapons, and hide in the international security zone!

The elite 100,000 national troops who were supposed to end the war of resistance were dispersed overnight!

Just like the original time and space, opportunities will soon appear!

...

Early morning on December 12, 1937.

Luo Zhuoying, deputy commander of Nanjing garrison, personally climbed the Zhonghua Gate and delivered a warm speech to the soldiers of the National Army who were standing on the Zhonghua Gate.

Luo Zhuoying preached: "Nanjing is the capital of the Republic of China. It is also the place where the prime minister's tomb is located. It is a shame for revolutionary soldiers! Our soldiers must share the same hatred of the enemy and fight to the death with the violent Japanese! People will die. Today, we will be buried under Zhongshan, and we will be respected by future generations in the future!"

It must be admitted that Luo Zhuoying's speech is very exciting!

The soldiers of the National Army who were standing on the China Gate also received the warmest applause!

However, as soon as the speech ended, Luo Zhuoying received a call from Tang Shengzhi, asking him to return to the headquarters for a meeting immediately!

By the time Luo Zhuoying returned to the headquarters, Tang Shengzhi had already summoned another deputy commander of the garrison, Liu Xing, Chief of Staff Zhou Lan, Chief of Staff Liao Ken, and Chief of Operations Tan Daoping.

In addition, Song Xilian, commander of the 36th Division, Wang Jingjiu, commander of the 87th Division, Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, Yu Jishi, commander of the 74th Army, Gui Yongqing, commander of the Central Military Academy's Teaching Corps, and others are all here!

As soon as he saw this scene, Luo Zhuoying knew something big had happened!

Sure enough, as soon as Luo Zhuoying arrived, Tang Shengzhi showed off the telegram that Chairman Jiang had just sent!

Seeing that Nanjing was about to fall and its intention to defend Nanjing had failed, Chairman Jiang immediately felt sorry for the elite of his more than a dozen divisions of the Central Army, so he called Tang Shengzhi and asked him to act on the camera!

The implication is to let Tang Shengzhi lead the troops to retreat quickly!

Anyway, Nanjing cannot be defended anymore, so the elites of these dozen divisions don’t have to sacrifice themselves in vain, it’s not worth it!

Old Tang is still very cunning. Although Chairman Jiang gave verbal instructions and told him that he could act on the camera, who can explain this kind of thing clearly? If he really leads his troops to withdraw, and Chairman Jiang finally refuses to admit his account, wouldn't he bear the crook for this? He will definitely not take the blame!

As a warlord who had fought for the world with Chairman Jiang in his early years, Tang Shengzhi personally experienced Chairman Jiang's political skills of turning hands on the clouds and turning hands on the rain!

So, Lao Tang said directly that retreating is OK, but he needs a written order!

Chairman Jiang had no choice but to issue a written order!

At this point, the Battle of Nanjing is like the original history is on a dead end!

In fact, there is still room for recovery at this time. If Tang Shengzhi really had the determination to break with Nanjing as he said before, he could completely disobey his orders and disobey his orders and deliver a generous and tragic speech, the more than 100,000 national troops left behind in Nanjing would not only not be surprised, but would only be more determined to defend themselves!

Unfortunately, Tang Shengzhi did not have the determination to break with Nanjing!

Or it was there before, but now it has been wiped out by Chairman Jiang's telegram.

Now Tang Shengzhi not only has no determination, but he even doesn't want to take any responsibility for this!

So after receiving the telegram, Tang Shengzhi immediately convened a meeting of the senior management of the garrison headquarters, saying that it was a meeting, but in fact it was to let Luo Zhuoying, Liu Xing and others bear the infamous together.

When you have a colleague’s fight, you will be blamed together!

After Luo Zhuoying and others finished reading the telegram, Tang Shengzhi said: "Originally, I, Old Tang, had already been determined to break with Nanjing. However, the Chairman did not allow him and insisted that we evacuate Nanjing as soon as possible. This was really a dilemma, so I summoned you all to discuss a countermeasure, whether Nanjing should be defended or abandoned?"

After saying that, Tang Shengzhi looked at Luo Zhuoying with a bright look.

If Luo Zhuoying is still a little bit bloody, she can definitely take it back at this time, and even put a word on it, you can leave, I won’t leave anyway! Unfortunately, Luo Zhuoying doesn’t have the courage either!

After a moment of silence, Luo Zhuoying said softly: "Then let's give up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xing, Gui Yongqing, Wang Jingjiu, Sun Yuanliang and others agreed.

The dozen commanders and division commanders present were the only commander of the 36th Division, Song Xilian, who did not say anything.

So, the decision to abandon Nanjing was decided.

Before leaving, Tang Shengzhi shamelessly issued a declaration of retreat.

Tang Shengzhi said passionately to the dozen commanders attending the meeting: "The battle does not end today, but continues tomorrow. The battle does not end in Nanjing garrison, but extends infinitely in areas outside Nanjing. Please remember today's shame and revenge for today's hatred!"

After delivering his speech, Tang Shengzhi led most of the personnel from the garrison headquarters to cross the river first.

Gui Yongqing, the commander of the Central Military Academy's teaching corps, did not return to his own troops. He took the command phone number to Qiu Qingquan, the chief of staff of the teaching corps, and asked Qiu Qingquan to inform the troops fighting fiercely with the Japanese on various peaks of Zijin Mountain, and then followed the garrison headquarters to cross the Yangtze River.

Among those who took the same action as Gui Yongqing were Wang Jingjiu and Yu Jishi.

In short, Nanjing, which is about to fall, is like a demon mirror, reflecting the true faces of senior generals such as the Party and the country!

With Tang Shengzhi's escape and with the first escape of senior generals such as Gui Yongqing and Wang Jingjiu, the elite troops of more than 100,000 national troops in Nanjing were immediately in chaos.

As the news spread, almost all the troops gave up resistance and rushed to Xiaguan Pier.

At this time, Tang Shengzhi's previous measures to destroy ships in order to strengthen his determination to fight the war began to show disastrous consequences. The only small number of ferries was soon stolen by senior generals, and the last ferry was also stolen by Yu Jishi, the commander of the 74th Army. When more than 100,000 elite troops in the city arrived, there was no more ferry on the dock.
Chapter completed!