Lost and Spy

Chapter 421 The grace of saving lives
History was almost rewritten.

The raiding Japanese light squad killed a colonel of the Chinese army, and they were already very satisfied with the result.

But they would never have imagined that in the sewer only ten meters away from them, there would be a future enemy of the Japanese army on land, a lieutenant general of the national government!

For half an hour, the Japanese army inspected the car, checked the corpse, and looked through the briefcase found on the car to see if there were any military secrets of the Chinese army in it.

Most coincidentally, before retreating, Xue Yue ordered all military secrets to be burned.The briefcase carried by Liu Andang contained only some ordinary documents.

Otherwise, once the Japanese army discovers such as the combat route of the 19th Army, it will soon realize that there are big fish in the car.

Burning top-secret information, a normal retreat, once again saved Xue Yue's life.

At this time, Xue Yue knew that the Japanese army was by his side, so he hid in the gutter without daring to say a word.

How fast was the advance of the Japanese army?The vanguard of the Japanese army has already appeared here, but more than half an hour has passed, and the retreating Chinese army has not yet appeared.

But even more incredible things are yet to come.

The Japanese army carried out an ambush beautifully. They were not greedy enough, and they were ready to do it again. They ambushed on the side of the road, waiting for the next car or Chinese army to appear.

But one hour passed, and another hour passed, except for the Japanese planes roaring overhead, not a single Chinese soldier appeared.

The Japanese army would not know that although this is the only way to retreat to Kunshan, the weak Chinese road cannot withstand the retreat of hundreds of thousands of troops.

Crowded, everyone wants to pass early, but it seriously delays the speed of progress.

Those responsible for organizing the retreat should all be shot.

Xue Yue, who had been hiding in the gutter for nearly three hours, couldn't help cursing in his heart.

Suddenly, dense gunfire sounded.

Then, the Chinese and Japanese soldiers shouted at each other.

"306 Regiment, surround them, surround them!"

This is called in Chinese.

306 regiment?
Isn't he serving as the rear position of the whole army?How did it appear here?
Xue Yue was a little confused about the situation.

Then, another loud Japanese voice came, probably with a loudspeaker:

"We are the 306th Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army. You are surrounded. Put down your weapons and surrender immediately!"

Based on the sound of gunfire, Xue Yue judged that the troops from the 306th regiment had at least three or four machine guns and more than a dozen submachine guns, and their firepower was strong enough.

A regiment of the Chinese army appeared... No, there was no regiment, the Chinese were bluffing, but such a dense firepower would not be lower than a company of troops.

The commander of the Japanese army quickly made a judgment.

My team is advancing lightly, without carrying heavy weapons, and must not entangle with the Chinese army here, otherwise it will attract more Chinese troops.

The commander of the Japanese army decisively issued an order to retreat.

The gunfire stopped.

Xue Yue didn't know the situation outside, so he still didn't dare to come out, but he was very annoyed.

Why didn't the 306 regiment pursue it?

Why let these Japanese soldiers go?

"Is there anyone? Is there anyone alive?"

Meng Shaoyuan was holding a submachine gun, pretending to call out there.

The fart 306 group.

It is the 21 agents in Zhu Yanni's team that I lead.

Xue Yue, I know you are in the gutter next to you, don't hide, come out.

Xue Yue was in danger, and Meng Shaoyuan knew about it a long time ago. The problem is, others don't know about it.

Although Xue Yue hid in the sewer for several hours, and finally escaped without any danger, he didn't know that he could survive at that time, did he?
Think about it, if he, Young Master Meng, could save Xue Yue?

Then this famous "God of War" will definitely look at him differently, if there is a chance in the future, right?
Young Master Meng is full of bad water, he can't openly say: "Mr. Xue, come out, you are safe."

Otherwise, when Xue Yue really came out, he asked him how he knew he was in danger?
How can I answer that?

So you have to pretend.

Xue Yue just won't come out?
Meng Shaoyuan pointed to the sewer next to him: "There is a sewer here, come two people down to have a look, be careful, don't hide the Japanese."

"no need."

A voice came from the gutter, and then Xue Yue, wearing the uniform of a lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, finally appeared.

"Hello sir!"

Meng Shaoyuan was surprised, as if he never thought that a lieutenant general would be hiding here.

"I'm Xue Yue!"

Xue Yue glanced at the person in front of him majestically, and was also surprised to find that the one who came was not the 306 regiment at all: "Who are you?"

"Report, sir!" Meng Shaoyuan's voice was loud: "Meng Shaoyuan, director of the Shanghai Special Operations Division of the Military Command!"

"You are Meng Shaoyuan?" Obviously, Xue Yue has heard this name before: "I was attacked by the Japanese army on the way to Kunshan, and my chief of staff, guards, and driver were all sacrificed. Fortunately, you arrived in time, otherwise I would have just You can commit suicide and die for your country. Why are you here?"

Xue Yue was indeed holding a pistol in his hand.

"Report, sir." Meng Shaoyuan never blinked when he said nonsense: "I took them on a mission nearby, and happened to meet that group of Japanese soldiers. I played the banner of the 306th regiment, and I really scared the Japanese away. gone."

Zhu Yanni, who was behind her, pursed her lips in disdain.

Meng who?
You gathered your brothers, cars and trucks, and drove towards here crazily. Isn't it obvious that you already knew that Xue Yue would be in danger here?
Perhaps, he had already received the news that the Japanese were going to attack Xue Yue from some insider.

How did Xue Yue know that this serious-looking young man in front of him was full of bad ideas: "Have you seen the 306 regiment? Otherwise, how would you type their number?"

"Yes, sir, I also participated in the Qingpu sniper battle with them. It's just that we got news that the Japanese army was advancing extremely quickly, and our army, which was the rear of the rear guard, fell into the enemy's siege. So I suggest that the 306th regiment retreat. "

"What? The 306th Regiment was surrounded? The Japanese army rushed in so fast?" Xue Yue didn't know the latest situation at all: "Do you have a car? I will rush to Kunshan immediately and readjust the deployment."

"Yes! Come here, transfer a car to Chief Xue." Meng Shaoyuan hurriedly ordered: "Two more people will escort Chief Xue all the way to Kunshan!"

The car will be called soon.

Xue Yue patted Meng Shaoyuan on the shoulder: "This time, you saved me, so I won't say much. Next time you see Dai Yunong, please help me say thank you. Meng Shaoyuan, I remember you."

"Mr. Xue, this is what I should do."

Watching the car leave, Meng Shaoyuan smiled openly. When he turned around, he found Zhu Yanni staring at him suspiciously: "To be honest, how did you know that Chief Xue was attacked?"

Meng Shaoyuan smiled "hehe": "I won't tell you, I won't tell you."

In the history of military command, there is no one who deserves more beatings than the shameful face of Young Master Meng.

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After successfully "rescuing" Xue Yue, Meng Shaoyuan did not leave in a hurry.

On the only way from Nanxiang to Kunshan, the Japanese army has already appeared, which means that any Chinese army that is retreating may be attacked.

This will delay the retreat even more.

Once attacked, causing chaos, the situation is out of control.

Meng Shaoyuan ordered his men to seize the commanding heights on both sides and closely monitor the vicinity, while he and Zhu Yanni waited for the Chinese army to arrive, guiding them and directing traffic.

The situation is extremely grim.

The main force of some divisions of the Japanese Shanghai Dispatch Army crossed the Suzhou Creek line on the south side of Taicang on the evening of the 11th, arrived at the Huajiaqiao Town and other lines, and pursued the Kunshan line to the west.

Subsequently, after the 16th Division began to fight, it immediately launched a rapid attack.After the heavy rattan detachment landed, the first fleet of the division, with the 30th Infantry Brigade under the command of Major General Sasaki as the backbone, landed on the bank of the Yangtze River near Xuliujingkou. In addition to the defenders near Maokou, the main force of the detachment quickly entered the road from Zhitang Town to Changshu and began to cut off the retreat of the Chinese defenders.

A funny scene appeared.

The defeat of the Chinese army actually helped me a lot.

Previously, in the three-month battle of Songhu, the Chinese army fully demonstrated its resilience and bloodiness, and the Japanese army was embarrassed.

Therefore, in the minds of the Japanese, the Chinese army will still retreat in batches in an organized manner.

However, the Chinese army simply retreated in an all-round way, which caught the Japanese army by surprise.

After the heavy rattan detachment and the 16th division landed, there was no encirclement of the main force of the Chinese army as expected.

There are Chinese troops in defeat everywhere. Can you tell which is the main force and which is the miscellaneous army?
Not to mention the Japanese, even the Chinese High Command couldn't figure it out.

Where is the main force?Where is the main force withdrawn?

"The Japanese have always boasted that they have produced many famous generals, but that's actually it." Meng Shaoyuan lay on a rock: "Matsui Iwane and Yanagawa Hirasuke are all famous generals. But for encircling our army, Matsui Iwane is not good at organizing landing operations. And the roundabout attack is not Yanagawa Hirasuke's patent, but that's all."

"But that's it?" Zhu Yanni's eyes widened: "Master Meng, we lost in Shanghai, and now we are defeated, and the Japanese army is biting us and chasing us. How dare you say that they are nothing more than that?"

"But that's it!" Meng Shaoyuan repeated these words: "The Japanese have been fighting in Shanghai for three full months. In fact, this is exactly what we want. The government agencies have already withdrawn to Sichuan, and the Japanese can at most occupy Nanjing. It’s not going to be that easy to keep going.”

Zhu Yanni was startled: "Meng Shaoyuan, don't talk nonsense, how can Nanjing be so easy to occupy? That is our capital. Besides, there is Wu Fu's defense line in front."

"Wu Fu line?"

Meng Shaoyuan smiled wryly.

Yes, Wu Fu line.

Too many high hopes were placed on this line of defense.

Many people believe that the Wu Fu line can last at least a few years.

But only Meng Shaoyuan knew how vulnerable this line of defense was.

(End of this chapter)