"Where are Tao Deyao's 31st Regiment now?" Fang Zida, at the Eighth Division Headquarters, leaned over the table and looked at the map, asking without looking back.

"The forward is expected to arrive in Qingpu, and the specific situation needs to be confirmed again." Wang Xiaozhen replied casually, but he really disagreed. I don't know what happened to Fang Zida, the "imperial envoy" and "supervisor of the army" sent by the central government.

Regarding the situation in Shanghai, all the senior officers of the Eighth Division gathered in the "war room" converted from the division headquarters conference room and worked hard all night.

"Let the telegraph office continue to keep in touch and notify me as soon as there is any news!" Fang Zida threw the red and blue pencils on the drawing, turned around and ordered to the staff officer beside him, straightening his aching waist, and then took it

Zhang Huchen handed him a hot towel and wiped his face, which made his tired spirit feel better.

Fighting in this era is really troublesome. Although Fang Zida is not a soldier, he has never eaten pork and never seen a pig run away? Born in the age of the information explosion, he still knows how to follow the example. Unfortunately, due to the current backwardness of technology,

It cannot be done in many aspects. Just in terms of troop movements and communications, it has taken so long for a regiment to arrive in Shanghai from Nanjing. What is even more disgusting is that since the troops are in motion, you have to wait until you can understand the situation.

The troops could still get in touch when they arrived at places where there was telegraph communication, so the lag in information was really frustrating.

"Brother Zhangming, don't be so agitated. Come on, come on. Let's drink a glass of water and rest on such a hot day." Master Zhao Hengti, the Clay Bodhisattva, said nothing all night. He just sat on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

It was as if everything had nothing to do with him. Only now did he slowly open his eyes and persuade with a smile.

Nanjing is worthy of the name of "Hot Pot". The temperature in Nanjing in early summer is already not low. Fang Zida, who has been busy all night, is indeed tired and exhausted. He took the cold water from Zhao Hengti and drank it in large gulps, which seemed to suppress the irritability in his heart.

Go down.

"Tao Deyao is very steady in his work. According to the estimated time, he should arrive in Qingpu. Don't worry, there will be news later." Zhao Hengti said with confidence, seeming to give Fang Zida a reassurance. Fang Zida nodded.

He couldn't help but feel funny in his heart. This white-faced scholar with few hairs on his mouth used chicken feathers as arrows. Did he think that he would become a general just by wearing a military uniform? Is this soldier really so easy to lead? He can't even calm down when encountering big events.

I don’t know, do you still want to seize the power of the Eighth Division from yourself?

Although he thought so in his heart, Zhao Hengti still kept his attitude very low on the surface. Not only that, he was secretly proud in his heart. Fang Zida asked Tao Deyao's 31st Regiment to rush to Shanghai. This was great news for Zhao Hengti.

Who among the Eighth Division didn't know that the 31st Regiment was the confidant of his Commander Zhao? Tao Deyao's control of Shanghai did not mean that Zhao Hengti had control of Shanghai? As for the Shanghai Army regiment of the Jiangsu Governor's Office stationed in Shanghai, it was no longer worth mentioning in Zhao Hengti's eyes.

As long as the 31st Regiment arrives, where will the Shanghai Army, which has been fighting with the Revolutionary Party to lose both sides, have their place? In other words, Zhao Hengti is the real winner in the end.

While he was making some calculations proudly, he saw the staff officer who had just ran out hurriedly back to the war room. It turned out that the telegraph office had finally contacted the 31st Regiment.

"The headquarters of the 31st Regiment has arrived in Qingpu? OK! Where is the front line?" Fang Zida dropped the tea cup and walked to the map, tracing the location with his fingers along the staff report.

"Immediately send an order to the 31st Regiment! Tell Tao Deyao to speed up. He must arrive at the manufacturing bureau before eight o'clock in the morning... no! Before seven thirty to join the battle!" Fang Zida raised his hand to look at the time on his watch, and Fang Zida issued the order without hesitation.

After the staff officer turned around and left, a smile finally appeared on his face.

"Haha, it's not too late. As long as the 31st Regiment can arrive on time, the manufacturing bureau will be in the hands of our Eighth Division."

"Yes! I hope the manufacturing bureau can withstand it." Huang Kaiyuan was also a little excited. Everyone knows the significance of having Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau in hand. According to the news from Shanghai, Chen Qimei's troops are currently attacking the manufacturing bureau fiercely.

The battle has been going on all night. Although the Shanghai Army Corps garrisoned the Manufacturing Bureau suffered heavy casualties, the Manufacturing Bureau still suffered no losses. However, the front line reported that Chen Qimei seemed to be crazy. He was desperately trying to kill people with red eyes. Although the Shanghai Army Corps

There is sufficient ammunition, but if we continue to fight like this, we will inevitably suffer losses. If the defense line is breached, even if the 31st regiment arrives, it will be too late.

"The Manufacturing Bureau will definitely be able to withstand it!" Fang Zida said decisively, but he also knew in his heart that it would be dangerous if the time was longer. Although the Shanghai regiment garrisoning the Manufacturing Bureau was a whole regiment, the regiment was not full of people.

Moreover, excluding the logistics personnel and battalion and company soldiers stationed elsewhere, the number of troops guarding the manufacturing bureau does not exceed 500 at most. What's more, the manufacturing bureau is now besieged by Chen Qimei's troops and has become a lone army. Chen Qimei's crazy successive attacks

The casualties among the soldiers were not small. Once time passed, morale would inevitably be low, and the fall of the manufacturing bureau would be a foregone conclusion. Thinking of this, Fang Zida ordered his staff to immediately send a report to Shanghai, asking the Shanghai Army to continue to stand firm and wait for reinforcements. As long as they can

If you defend the manufacturing station, you will be rewarded with 10,000 Ying Yang.

It was now two hours before 7:30 in the morning, and the sky in the east was gradually getting brighter. After receiving the news, Fang Zida in the war room lost his anxiety and finally sat down with peace of mind.

After a busy night, when I relaxed, I realized that I was a little hungry, so I asked Zhang Huchen to get everyone some porridge and rice, and drank two large bowls of salted duck eggs in a row.

"Brother Zhang Ming, let's do it! Plan the strategy and win the battle thousands of miles away." While drinking porridge, Huang Kaiyuan did not forget to flatter him a few times. The 31st regiment arrived in Shanghai. As the "old leader" of the 31st regiment, his face would also be bright, wouldn't he?

Shanghai was in the hands of the Eighth Division. In any case, the benefit of his brigade commander was indispensable.

After smiling and saying a few words of modesty, Fang Zida suddenly saw that Huang Kaiyuan, a sycophant, was actually quite pleasing to the eye sometimes, and couldn't help but chat and laugh with him. While everyone was enjoying themselves in the room, a staff officer suddenly came running over in a panic.

While running, he shouted that something happened, something happened!

"Why are you panicking! What happened? Did the manufacturing bureau in Shanghai fall?" The expressions of everyone present changed drastically, and Fang Zida stood up suddenly and asked hurriedly.

"No...it's not the manufacturing bureau..." the staff officer gasped loudly as he ran out of breath. Hearing that it was not the manufacturing bureau that was in trouble, everyone was temporarily relieved, but before they could wonder what happened.

, the staff officer said the following words.

"Zhang...Zhang Xun's troops suddenly captured Xuzhou City, and a company stationed in Xuzhou has been completely wiped out. Now...now Zhang Xun has sent his troops south, heading straight to Nanjing..."

"What!" Everyone couldn't believe their ears after hearing the news. Zhang Xun suddenly occupied Xuzhou? And he sent troops to approach Nanjing? This... how is this possible? The Eighth Division is now directly under the Ministry of War. Could Zhang Xun

Don’t you know? How could he be so bold as to enter Jiangsu and attack the garrison of the Eighth Division? Does he want to rebel?

"Nonsense! What's the crime of lying about military information? How many heads do you have?" Wang Xiaozhen was so anxious that he grabbed the collar of the staff officer and shouted with red eyes. A company stationed in Xuzhou was Wang Xiaozhen's old team. Hearing that he

The whole team was wiped out, and he immediately became anxious.

"Brigadier Wang... How dare I lie about military information... This... this is true!"

"When did it happen? Tell me! Tell me quickly!"

"Yesterday...yesterday afternoon."

"Why didn't you report it until now?" Wang Xiaozhen was furious and asked sternly.

"I...I just found out..." The staff officer looked innocent. Wang Xiaozhen was so angry that he let go of his hand and stamped his feet, his face turned livid.

"Go and find out what's going on right away, hurry! Hurry!" Fang Zida was shocked by the sudden accident and shouted to the staff officer in a hurry. After the staff officer left in a hurry, he stood in a daze, turned around and hurried out.

Run away.

"What's going on? Zhang Xun? Isn't he from the Second Army? Why did he come to Jiangsu and Suzhou for us? Isn't this... the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple? This... what should I do..." After hearing this

After hearing the news, Huang Kaiyuan panicked and walked around in the room, mumbling to himself. The others looked at each other in confusion and couldn't figure out what was going on.

In Shanghai, the battle outside the manufacturing bureau was already going on fiercely. Chen Qimei led his troops to attack for a whole night without a breakthrough. There were mountains of corpses and rivers of blood at the door of the manufacturing bureau. During the night, his three regiments took turns to attack more than a dozen times.

Ten times, hundreds of lives were filled in, but the manufacturing bureau opposite remained unmoved.

"Commander, withdraw... withdraw... The casualties of the brothers in front are too great. If we continue to fight, we will all lose them here." Another charge was beaten back. The company commander leading the troops was Chen Qimei's old boss.

The subordinate, one of his arms had been broken by a machine gun, and his body was bleeding and he cried bitterly to Chen Qimei.

"Withdraw?" Chen Qimei, dressed in the uniform of the Commander-in-Chief General, sneered at the company commander who had been with her through life and death: "This Commander-in-Chief once said, I will kill anyone who dares to withdraw. Do you think that he will be killed by the Commander-in-Chief?"

Isn’t the knife fast enough?”

"Commander! It's not that brothers don't try their best, but the firepower on the other side is too fierce and we really can't attack! Commander, if you want to chop off my head, I will have no problem with it, but... this battle is not fought like this, and it cannot be fought like this!"

The company commander turned pale with fright, knelt in front of Chen Qimei and cried to persuade him.

Looking at this loyal old subordinate, Chen Qimei couldn't help but tighten his grip on the knife, and finally relaxed. With a long sigh, he said: "Do you know what it means to not be able to capture the manufacturing bureau? Nowadays,

With an arrow on the string, you have to attack even if you don't attack. Only by winning the manufacturing bureau can the overall situation of Shanghai be determined! I know that the casualties in this battle are higher, but are the casualties of the Shanghai Army on the opposite side smaller? They are just mere

Hundreds of people have blocked my 3,000-strong army all night, and now I'm afraid there won't be many left, right? No matter how hard we try, our army will definitely capture the manufacturing bureau! Go up! Go up! Attack! Keep attacking! If

If the soldier in the front dies, your company commander will step in. If you die, the battalion commander in the back will step in. If the battalion commander dies, the regiment commander will step in. If the regiment commander also dies, then the commander himself will step in! Humph! I don’t believe it anymore.

Is this bone so difficult to crack?”

"Captain..."

"Go ahead! When we win the manufacturing bureau, I'll serve you a drink to celebrate!" Chen Qimei said coldly.

"Yes!" Seeing that he could not be persuaded, the company commander's eyes were filled with sadness. He stood up slowly and looked back at the blazing battlefield. His body trembled slightly, and suddenly he let out a hysterical roar: "Brothers, they can't hold on for much longer.

!Revolutionary soldiers! Come on me!"

"Go ahead...!"
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