Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

At 6 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese finally achieved their goal. Under the bombardment of the Akiyama Brigade, the special forces were ultimately defeated and forced to retreat after losing more than a dozen people.

Liao Lei's order arrived soon, and the various units began to evacuate the city wall in an orderly manner.

At the same time, the battle of Yuhuatai was nearing its end. Under the fierce artillery attack of the Japanese, the 88th Division suffered heavy losses.

Division Commander Sun Yuanliang personally called the headquarters to request evacuation, and after a long wait, they evacuated Yuhuatai at 8 a.m.

In fact, the 88th Division still had combat effectiveness, but the division commander Sun Yuanliang took into consideration that the Japanese flying team would arrive soon.

In addition, without weapons and ammunition support, they applied for evacuation to preserve their strength.

After a night of attack, the Japanese 6th and 114th Divisions suffered heavy losses in weapons, ammunition and personnel.

In addition, since the strategic goal had been achieved, the attack was halted and they prepared to rest and fight again.

Both Japanese division commanders knew that if they had not attacked fiercely at all costs, they would never have been able to take the two places.

Another point is that the defenders' combat effectiveness is still there, so they have no choice but to wait.

During the day, Zhonghuamen was completely deserted, and both sides entered a tacit rest period.

After a night's rest, the Japanese 3rd Division saw that Zhonghua Gate had been captured, so they naturally refused to be outdone and began to attack Guanghua Gate early in the morning.

The Japanese 9th and 16th Divisions followed and began to attack Purple Mountain and Zhongshan Gate.

Once these Japanese divisions took action, the Nanjing battlefield was completely detonated!

The Japanese invaders at Taiping Gate began to attack the defenders in the city fiercely. In the direction of Mufu Mountain, the Japanese Yamada Detachment also began to attack the Bianlong Mountain position along the Yangtze River.

It can be said that at this time in Jinling, except for the Zhonghua Gate, fierce battles were taking place almost everywhere else.

Fortunately, the order to retreat has not yet been issued and the various armies are still holding their positions, otherwise the city of Jinling will be in complete chaos.

"What time exactly is it?" Gu Changfeng was puzzled.

He disrupted almost all the time points in his previous life. The Battle of Jinling City had been going on for more than 20 days since December 15th.

Compared to the previous life, the Japanese fought more difficultly, and the losses and casualties were far higher than in the previous life!

But even so, it cannot change the fact that Jinling will fall.

Gu Changfeng was wondering when the retreat order was issued. Logically, it should be about the time.

"Changfeng, what are you mumbling about?" Zhao Ziqing was almost falling asleep in his chair when he heard Gu Changfeng suddenly say this!

Gu Changfeng shook his head and said, "I've let Dazhuang out for a few days, and there's been no news. I'm thinking about this."

Zhao Ziqing was speechless. He stood up and walked towards Gu Changfeng and asked seriously.

"Does this guy really have to be killed? Killing him would only cause a huge mess!"

After all, he was the highest official in Jinling. Killing him would be a relief, but the subsequent problems would be very serious. He had never agreed with this decision.

Gu Changfeng glanced at Zhao Ziqing and said firmly, "If you are on my kill list, you will definitely die. Don't try to persuade me."

Zhao Ziqing was speechless. He turned back to his seat and thought for a moment before speaking.

"You should think about how to fight the next battle. Tang Shengzhi is not important. What matters is what will happen to the people after the Japanese invaders enter the city."

"If the retreat order is issued as you said, Jinling City will be in chaos."

"Given the nature of the Nationalist army, those unreliable officers will definitely be the first to flee."

"After those people escape, will the remaining ordinary soldiers be able to fight again?"

"Also, are you sure that the few boats you have prepared can rescue the people?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just waiting for the order to retreat. Without this order, the people can't leave the city at all, and the commander hasn't made up his mind to cooperate."

"Two points." Zhao Ziqing raised his hand and compared, continuing his analysis.

"First and foremost, even if the commander-in-chief cooperates, can we, with our limited numbers, hold back the massive retreat of Jinling City's soldiers?"

"By then, it won't just be the Japs, but our own people as well. Even if you can stop them, can you be ruthless to them who are guarding Jinling?"

"Their commanders have already fled. Do you still expect the soldiers to continue killing the devils?"

"Let me turn to my second point. Five hundred ships wouldn't even be enough to transport soldiers, so how could civilians really get on board?"

"If there's a fight over the seats, no one will be able to sit down, and it will all be over."

He felt that Gu Changfeng was just passionate about some things and didn't think too much about them.

Can people really be saved?

Given the general trend, it would be good enough if they could escape on their own.

After listening to this, Gu Changfeng remained silent for a long time and fell into self-doubt.

What Zhao Ziqing said actually made sense, but he didn't want to give up on the people.

Thinking of the massacre that shocked the world, he would feel uneasy if he didn't do something.

But if we really face a large number of defeated soldiers, how would we have the chance to transport people out?

Seeing that Gu Changfeng stopped talking, Zhao Ziqing ignored him and fell asleep leaning back in the chair.

An hour later, Gu Changfeng tiptoed out of the command center.

He planned to talk to Liao Lei again, as there was still a chance to take action.

The 500 boats are of different sizes, with small boats able to transport around 13 people and large boats able to squeeze in 50 people without any problem.

If transported to Jiangbei overnight, there would be about two to three thousand people at a time, and only two or three trips would be made in one night.

It is almost impossible to transport hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers from Jinling safely. Perhaps only a god could do it.

"Why are you here, kid?" Liao Lei said impatiently when he saw Gu Changfeng come in.

He was busy at the moment, evacuating from Zhonghua Gate, with a lot of wounded soldiers and various other matters to deal with. He didn't have time to chat with Gu Changfeng.

Gu Changfeng ignored Liao Lei's impatience and said directly: "Commander, let's discuss some important matters. I'll take a few minutes of your time."

Liao Lei waved his hand and said, "Go away, kid. I'm busy."

He really didn't have time to chat with Gu Changfeng at the moment.

Gu Changfeng's expression suddenly turned serious, and he said solemnly: "It's really important. I'll take up a few minutes of your time."

He planned to take action now, but this required connections. As the commander of a group army, Liao Lei must have more connections than him.

Not to mention anything else, the 36th Division is currently heading towards Xiaguan. If this connection is opened up, perhaps some people can be transported out in advance, at least the wounded can be transported there, and some problems can be solved.

Seeing what Gu Changfeng said, Liao Lei shook his head helplessly and said, "Let's go. I'll give you five minutes. If you have to fart, do it quickly."

Afterwards, the two of them came to a separate room, and Gu Changfeng said, "Commander, you are aware that I currently have a large number of ships. Next, I plan to transport the wounded out first. What do you think..."

"Is that all?" Liao Lei stared at Gu Changfeng with wide eyes.

In his opinion, this was a very normal thing and there was no need to be so anxious.

"Also." Gu Changfeng glanced at Liao Lei cautiously and said, "If possible, I plan to transport the people who are willing to leave here first."

"You kid want to shake the morale of the army." Liao Lei's voice suddenly rose.

Gu Changfeng was not affected and continued in a calm tone: "General, I still say the same thing, Jinling City cannot be defended."

"I can make a bet with you. The order to retreat should come down soon. Think about what will happen then."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liao Lei fell silent.

Transporting the people at this time would involve too much consequence, and to be honest, he was very unwilling to do so.

Are the people really that important to the top leaders of the National Army?

Not necessarily.

Slogans are slogans, but who among these upper-class people really cares about the people?

However, since Gu Changfeng made this request, Liao Lei had to consider it carefully. After all, the other party was good at fighting, which was a huge advantage.

The war is still going on, maybe I can rely on you more in the future...