Meanwhile, in Nanjing.

Zhong Yi and the others have returned to the Central News Agency's League headquarters.

After returning to the regiment headquarters, Zhong Yi fell into a long silence.

As the saying goes, "A hundred secrets are one sparse, or human calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. Zhong Yi originally thought that after a long period of high-intensity marching and high-intensity combat, the Japanese must have been extremely tired. In addition, the battle to capture Nanjing is unstoppable, so it is unlikely that fortifications will be built outside Nanjing.

From the perspective of a normal person, isn’t this necessary at all?

You think that more than 200,000 Japanese troops were as powerful as rainbows, and more than 100,000 national troops were defeated. It seemed that they could occupy Nanjing without any effort. If you stay at night, it was necessary to build camping fortifications? Are you full?

However, the Japanese built camps and surrounded Nanjing!

Now, it was completely beyond Zhong Yi's expectations and directly disrupted his plan!

...

Originally, Zhong Yi’s plan was like this.

After reawakening the defeated troops of more than 100,000 national troops in the safe area, they first defended the city of Nanjing for three to five days. After three to five days, the Japanese army on the battlefield in Nanjing almost exhausted the ammunition and could not launch a large-scale attack, because when they were advancing to Nanjing, in order to pursue the speed of their advance, the Japanese army did not carry too much ammunition.

According to historical records, it will take at least one week before the Japanese army can deliver supplies!

Then, there will be at least two days of space in between, and these two days will be the only window for the 500,000 ordinary people in Nanjing to escape from the birth of the day!

By then, the 367th Regiment will launch a large-scale counterattack from Hanximen, Shuiximen and Zhonghuamen.

Since the Japanese army had very little ammunition left, and the Japanese army was exhausted due to long-term combat, their combat power would inevitably decline seriously. Conversely, after more than 100,000 officers and soldiers of the 367th Regiment became more familiar with each other and trusted them more, and their combat power would be improved.

In view of this, Zhong Yi was confident that he would break through the Japanese's blockade within one day and occupy Dasheng Pass, Niushou Mountain, Fangshan and Yichunhua Town. In this way, the railway from Nanjing to southern Anhui will be opened!

Then, the 500,000 people in Nanjing can be transferred calmly!

Of course, in the meantime, the Japanese will definitely launch a large-scale counterattack.

Therefore, the 367th Regiment still needs to hold on to the two wings of the traffic line.

This will surely be an unprecedentedly tragic battle. According to Zhong Yi's estimate, by the time all 500,000 people are evacuated, the 367th Regiment will probably have almost done the battle.

At most, there are 10,000 or 20,000 people left!

However, even if more than 100,000 officers and soldiers of the 367th Regiment were all fighting, Zhong Yi would still do this without hesitation!

Because, as a soldier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the belief in defending the country and the belief in sacrificing his own lives for the safety of the people's lives and property has long been integrated into his blood!

What is the People's Liberation Army of China? When the fire broke out, everyone was running for their lives, but they were rushing towards the fire!

What is the People's Liberation Army of China? When the flood floods, everyone was evacuating, but they jumped into the surging flood to block the gap with their thin bodies!

What is the Chinese People's Liberation Army? After the earthquake, there were constant aftershocks in the mountainous areas, but they were willing to risk being hit by falling rocks and buried alive by mudslides!

Although Zhong Yi has traveled to another historical time and space, he has never forgotten that he is a soldier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and has never forgotten the responsibilities and missions he shoulders!

...

But now, Zhong Yi's plan has gone bankrupt.

In just three days, the Japanese had already built a solid blockade fortification outside the city. If three to five days later, the Japanese could build this blockade fortification into a fortress surrounding Nanjing City!

Even now, there is no longer the conditions to break through.

Three or five days later, when the Japanese built a ring fortress, it would be even more impossible to break through!

In other words, the only choice left to Zhong Yi, the 110,000 officers and soldiers of the 367th Regiment and the 500,000 people in Nanjing City is to fight to the end!

At this time, Qiu Qingquan suddenly said, "Maybe, we can dig an authentic tunnel!"

On the way back, Qiu Qingquan was also thinking about this. The Japanese had already dug a circular blockade ditch outside the city, and the second circular blockade ditch had begun to be dug. At this time, it was no longer possible for the 367th Regiment to break through head-on! Faced with the Japanese's solid blockade ditch and powerful firepower, no matter how much troops were invested, it was useless.

After thinking about it, Qiu Qingquan only thought of one way, which was to secretly dig an authentic tunnel and escape from it.

"Digging tunnels?" Zhong Yi shook his head and said sneered, "Chief Staff Qiu, let's just dig tunnels, no."

"You haven't tried it, how could you know it's not possible?" Qiu Qingquan said suddenly and became a little excited, and said, "I know, you want to take away the 500,000 people in Nanjing. Okay, if the people in the city want to survive, just dig with us and dig a few more."

Qiu Qingquan really wanted to bring out the 110,000 national troops in the city.

As a chief of staff, no one knows better than Qiu Qingquan what these 110,000 veterans mean to the national army.

For the National Army, these 110,000 veterans are 110,000 seeds, or 110,000 grassroots officers. If these 110,000 veterans can be brought out, one million troops will be able to be drawn in less than half a year!

Of course, the premise is that the military government can provide sufficient weapons and equipment!

Zhong Yi's thinking is very different from Qiu Qingquan's thinking. This involves the most fundamental military governance concept of the National Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army, so it is difficult to simply judge who is right and who is wrong. However, judging from the final result, it is obvious that the Chinese People's Liberation Army's military governance concept is better.

Looking at Qiu Qingquan with an excited expression, Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Digging tunnels is OK? Do you forget it or not? I don't want it. Let's listen to the opinions of professionals."

After saying that, Zhong Yi turned his head and ordered Chi Peng, "Dapeng, go and invite Deputy Zhou Tuan over."

"Yes!" Chi Peng agreed, went downstairs, carried a rickshaw and headed straight for the southwest defense zone.

About an hour later, Zhou Mengxiong, deputy commander of the 367th Regiment and commander-in-chief of the Southwest Defense Zone of Nanjing, arrived.

Zhou Mengxiong was also the battalion commander of the former engineer battalion of the 159th Division of the 66th Army. He opened roads across mountains and built bridges across water. Digging tunnels and repairing fortifications is his essential basic skill.

After hearing the differences between Zhong Yi and Qiu Qingquan, Zhou Mengxiong said without hesitation: "To the west of Nanjing, the Yangtze River is the north, and to the east are Xuanwu Lake and Zijin Mountain. There is no condition for digging tunnels at all, but to the south, it does not have the conditions to dig authentic tunnels."

Qiu Qingquan was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "I'll just say, you can dig the tunnel!"
Chapter completed!