Chapter 223 Borrowing the Road
Chapter 223 Borrowing the Road
A wave of fierce attacks caused heavy losses to Du Longfei's two corps!
"Commander! We can't fight this battle! The firepower is too strong! I looked and saw that all the soldiers were holding submachine guns! Compared to them, we are just firewood sticks! The most infuriating thing is that all our ammunition supply points were blown up! If the fighting continues, my three armies will have to fight hand-to-hand with bayonets!"
Commander of the 12th Corps, Qiu Wanshan, muttered!
"Who said it wasn't true? If we continue fighting like this, we'll all die here!" Li Erfeng, commander of the 31st Corps, agreed helplessly.
"So what do you think?"
Du Longfei closed his eyes and said helplessly.
"Commander, let's retreat! It's still not too late! If we wait any longer, we really won't be able to retreat!" Qiu Wanshan said mysteriously in a low voice.
"Retreat? Where to retreat? The Japanese are stationed behind us! Do you think they will let us retreat? They are counting on us to be cannon fodder! That's easy for you to say!"
Li Erfeng said with a sneer.
"What shall we do? What shall we do? We can't retreat, and we can't defend! Wait to die! Or wait to be captured! I'll make it clear! I won't do it! I will never be a prisoner!"
"Go back to your own troops! Take it one step at a time! But there is one thing! You must not act rashly! The hundreds of thousands of people we have are absolutely elite troops! They are the only remaining capital of the country! There must be no mistakes!"
Du Longfei still spoke slowly with his eyes closed.
"Ugh!"
Just after seeing the two off, the personal adviser walked cautiously to Du Longfei, leaned over and whispered something in Du Longfei's ear.
Du Longfei stood up immediately! "Please come in!"
After a while, a middle-aged man in casual clothes walked in.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries and then sat down.
"Brother Du, long time no see! I wonder how you are doing these days!"
"Brother, please stop making fun of me! It's been nearly ten years since we last met at Tianjing University! You didn't come here just to catch up and see me, did you?"
"Brother Du is indeed Jiang Chao's trusted and beloved general! Both main armies are handed over to you! Brother Du has a bright future!"
"Brother, please don't make fun of me! I am trapped in the shallows and have no choice!"
"To be honest, Brother Du, I came here today because someone asked me to do so!"
"Brother Zhu, please feel free to speak!"
"Commander-in-Chief Xu Yan! You asked me to come visit Brother Du! And I have a few words for you to convey!"
"Commander-in-Chief Xu? Brother Zhu?"
"I am currently serving as the Director of the Operations Intelligence Bureau of the Northeast Frontier Defense Army!"
"No wonder! What else is there to talk about between us? Your attack has only just stopped for less than two hours!"
"Brother Du, please don't misunderstand! I'm not here to persuade you to surrender! Commander-in-Chief Xu admires you very much. He has asked me about you many times! He has high praise for you! So don't worry, Commander-in-Chief Xu asked me to tell you that the Northeast Frontier Defense Army will not launch an annihilation operation against your unit!"
"Your Commander-in-Chief Xu is being too arrogant! We are the main forces of two corps! How can you just annihilate us?"
"Brother Du, why are you so stubborn in front of me at this time! I believe you should have seen from the previous attack that we showed mercy! The commander-in-chief said that Chinese people should not fight Chinese people! I know that you, brother Du, are a loyal subject! Jiang Chao has been kind to you, but sometimes blind loyalty is not good! You are Chinese! Are you loyal to a traitor or to your country!
Commander-in-Chief Xu will not annihilate you because he is reluctant to see your good army destroyed by his own people! You are all great! You should not fight a civil war here! Instead, you should turn your guns and fight the Japanese!"
"What a joke! You let us fight the Japanese and you sit back and reap the benefits. What a good plan!"
"Haha, Brother Du, it seems that you haven't made much progress in following Jiang Chao for all these years! Commander-in-Chief Xu asked me to come here to inform you! Our army will bypass your defense line and attack the Japanese army behind you! I hope you don't act rashly! Otherwise, all the consequences caused by this will be beyond your ability to bear!"
"Bypass us? You are too arrogant! Japan has two main divisions stationed on both sides of Songshan! There are many second-line troops around. You are planning to attack so brazenly? You are too fanciful!"
"Don't worry about that, Brother Du! Just make sure your troops don't move!"
"I promise you! I can control my troops! I want to see how you fight this battle!"
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