Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 817 The Battle of Jiangcheng (Part 2)

Upon receiving the urgent telegram from the bald-headed Chairman, General Bai, the leader of the New Guangxi Army, was equally taken aback.

He urgently consulted the strategic map.

He didn't dare delay and immediately contacted the 167th Division stationed in Pengze.

The 167th Division Commander Xue Weiying was ordered to immediately lead his troops to reinforce Changshan, the core position of Madang Fortress.

the other side.

Li Yunheng and Bao Changyi also learned of this situation over the phone.

Another coincidence occurred.

Or rather, Li Yunheng's shady tactics have struck again. At the same time that General Bai, the leader of the new Guangxi Clique, conveyed the order to Xue Weiying, the commander of the 167th Division, Li Yunheng also made a phone call to Xue Weiying's division headquarters.

That damned bastard also gave Xue Weiying a military order.

General Bai ordered Xue Weiying to lead his troops from the highway to reinforce the Changshan position of Madang Fortress overnight.

And what about Li Yunheng?

Out of self-interest, he actually demanded that Xue Weiying take the side path.

Having received two different orders from his superiors in quick succession, Xue Weiying was completely bewildered.

He didn't know whose advice to take.

Then something even stranger happened.

Faced with this perilous situation, Xue Weiying surprisingly did not order his troops to set off immediately. Instead, he remained in the division headquarters in Pengze, caught in a dilemma. At one moment, he wanted to obey General Bai's order to depart via the highway, and at the next moment, he rescinded the order and wanted to direct his troops to depart via a side road.

This delay lasted for a full half day.

play?

At the last moment, Master Xue Weiying also pulled a stunt.

He actually abandoned the option of a forced march along the open road, citing General Bai's status as the commander of a miscellaneous army of the New Guangxi Clique, and instead led his troops onto a side road.

Xue Weiying's delay slowed down the march.

For two whole days, the Second Marine Battalion of Bao Changyi, stationed at the core position of Changshan in Madang Fortress, did not receive any reinforcements.

They have suffered more than half their casualties, and have run out of shells and bullets.

Meanwhile, the traitorous Botian Detachment of Taiwan launched an extremely fierce offensive, employing equally ruthless methods. With no other option, Bao Changyi could only lead his troops to retreat in bitterness.

Thus, the time gained by the Nationalist government at the cost of breaching the Huayuankou Dam and the tragic deaths of millions of innocent civilians, along with the Madang Fortress painstakingly built with the help of Hanscat's military advisors, only lasted a few days before falling into the hands of the Japanese.

wrong.

It should be said that it fell into the hands of the Taiwanese collaborators.

Upon learning this news, the bald-headed chairman collapsed in his official residence.

He was genuinely furious.

Then, the bald-headed chairman also pulled a stunt.

At a critical juncture when the battlefield situation had become extremely tense, he actually called General Chen Cheng, the commander of the Ninth War Zone, and summoned him back to the mountain city.

He unleashed a torrent of curses. After the tirade, Chiang Kai-shek sternly ordered General Chen Cheng to retake Madang Fortress at all costs.

However, by this time, the Madang Fortress, which the Nationalist government had spent a lot of money to build, had become a defensive position for the Japanese, or rather, the Hata Detachment.

Even though General Chen mobilized two main combat forces, the 16th and 49th Armies, totaling tens of thousands of men, to launch an offensive against Madang Fortress, the Botian Detachment managed to withstand the attack thanks to the fortress's strong defenses.

The Nationalist army suffered repeated setbacks and heavy casualties.

Ultimately, with no other option, General Chen had to reluctantly order a retreat.

They also handed over this formidable defensive position, which the Nationalist government had painstakingly built over six months at great expense, to the Japanese.

Afterwards, the bald-headed chairman got angry.

He dismissed Li Yunheng, the commander of the 16th Army, and had Xue Weiying executed.

But what good was that? The loss of Madang Fortress meant that Jiangcheng's defensive formation was completely broken. After successfully repelling the Nationalist government's counterattack, the Hata Detachment immediately joined forces with the Japanese 106th Division, which had come to reinforce them, to launch a fierce attack on Pengze.

In the end, Pengze also fell.

Then the Hata Detachment, together with the 106th Division, turned to attack Hukou. After several protracted battles, Hukou fell again.

The 64th Army retreated to Jiujiang.

By the early hours of the 23rd, heavy rain fell, and the Botian Detachment once again used the same tactic, launching a night attack on Poyang Lake.

Then the Nationalist government pulled another stunt.

The Japanese troops landed on the beach at midnight, but the garrison commander at Poyang Lake did not report the wartime situation at the front until 4 a.m.

They also requested reinforcements from friendly forces.

With those four hours lost, plus the torrential rain, how could we possibly provide any support?

Unable to resolve the issue, the Nationalist government ultimately had no choice but to abandon Poyang Lake and the Jiujiang region.

They retreated to the second-line position at Jinguanqiao.

The war completely collapsed.

Rumors spread like wildfire within the Nationalist government, causing widespread panic.

Pro-Japanese, compromising, and capitulationist factions began to clamor and circulate within the Nationalist government, constantly trying to persuade others.

It was a chaotic mess.

Just then, Miharu Toshiki confessed.

He confessed to having many traitors and collaborators planted within the Nationalist government by the Japanese Special Higher Police in Shanghai, as well as surrender factions who were secretly colluding with the Japanese.

After receiving the list, Dai Yunong immediately went to meet with the bald-headed chairman.

This news is definitely a welcome relief for the bald-headed leader who is currently overwhelmed with problems.

He immediately ordered the secret service to begin the arrest operation.

In just a few days, relying on this list, plus some pro-Japanese, surrender, and compromise factions that the bald-headed chairman had privately filled in, and with the help of the terrifying intelligence force, the chaotic situation in the Nationalist government was finally brought under control.

This also bought the Nationalist government and Chiang Kai-shek a chance to breathe.

of course.

The bald-headed chairman is a master of power struggles.

In the process, he also used the power of the secret service to eliminate some of his enemies and people he looked down upon.

For example, the Northeast Army, the Northwest Army...

It was through this opportunity that Chiang Kai-shek further consolidated his control over and absorbed the forces of the Northeast Army.

This expanded his core, loyal troops. Ye Shaohong was aware of these matters, and he was also responsible for a portion of them, personally leading teams to arrest some innocent people.

But he did not take any action.

That's right.

Those people were innocent; they were purged by the bald-headed chairman and the secret service simply because they chose different sides.

Among them were many patriots and anti-Japanese fighters.

But what could Ye Shaohong do?

Under the current circumstances, doing our best to cooperate with the bald-headed Chairman has become the only option for saving the country and the people.

Those people had no choice but to be sacrificed.

All Ye Shaohong could do was to offer these people some convenience to the best of his ability.

For example, allowing their children to run away from home.

For example, in prison, their punishments should be reduced, and a relatively comfortable environment should be created for them. Of course, among these people, besides the innocent and anti-Japanese heroes, there are also some who are truly heinous criminals.

Ye Shaohong was not so polite to them.

Ye Shaohong was also very adept at raiding homes and wiping out entire families.

A considerable amount of property was also seized.

Besides the money, houses, and living expenses handed over to the General Affairs Section of the Special Service Department, Ye Shaohong, Li Yunlong, Chi Tiecheng, and others also privately divided up a considerable amount of money.

And so, time slowly passed, and before we knew it, it was early August.

The Battle of Jiangcheng is still ongoing.

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The Military Intelligence Bureau was officially established...