Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 222: Evacuate Jinling, Target the Jin-Cha-Ji War Zone

The Japanese prince seemed to have accepted his fate. Apart from firing a dozen or so rounds of artillery shells, he took almost no action throughout the day.

Although he had already taken control of the entire Jinling, he couldn't feel happy at all.

After holding it in for the entire day, he became increasingly furious and started smashing things at the headquarters.

Some decorative bottles and jars were damaged and turned into pieces on the ground.

After all this smashing, Prince Asaka seemed to have vented some of his anger. He called the chief of staff of the headquarters into the room, and the two of them conspired.

Then, new orders were issued.

The infamous prisoner execution program was born.

There was a sudden cry of grief in Jinling City, and some people who had hope or did not have time to escape suffered.

History seemed to be back on track, but this time the Japanese massacre was ultimately limited.

Most of the people hid themselves, and many entered the Rabe refugee camp. In addition, the city of Jinling was very large, so the Japanese could not find many people at once.

At Pukou, Gu Changfeng instructed the telecommunications squad, "Order the special forces in Xiaguan to return to camp."

Without further ado, his mission was now complete and it was time to evacuate.

After giving instructions to the telecommunications squad, Gu Changfeng came to Tang Shengzhi's tent and said with a smile:

"Commander Tang, my men will take you to the 36th Division and they will evacuate you."

Hearing this, Tang Shengzhi nodded and reminded: "Gu boy, this is almost over, you guys should leave quickly!"

"Some people already know that you held me hostage, and they've reported it to the higher-ups. You better be careful from now on."

Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "Although Sun Wukong cannot escape from Tathagata's palm, no one here has Tathagata's power, so don't worry."

Although he doesn't have many people now, he has a lot of heavy machine guns, so he wouldn't be afraid if a fight really happened.

Besides, everyone is evacuating now and no one has time to care about him.

"Just know the ropes, kid. The rest of the journey depends on you."

Tang Shengzhi knew very well that if Gu Changfeng did such a thing, he would definitely not be able to stay in the National Army. The only way was to leave, and leave far away.

No matter where you hide your cat in the mountains, no one will be able to find you.

"Commander Tang, don't worry. You'll soon hear my name appear in China. Haha!"

Gu Changfeng is full of heroic spirit.

Too many sacrifices were made in the Battle of Nanjing, so he has to start walking carefully in the future.

Tang Shengzhi smiled and said to Gu Changfeng, "I was wondering if you should find a place to hide. Since you have this intention, I will wait for your news in Hunan."

The Battle of Nanjing made him deeply aware of his own shortcomings, so he planned to resign from his official position and return home to make some contributions to his hometown.

.........

In the early morning, Gu Changfeng's troops began to evacuate, including more than a thousand wounded soldiers, and the evacuation was completed in one go.

After arriving in Jiangbei, Gu Changfeng led his team straight to Chuzhou. He still had a batch of grain hidden in the mountains, and this supply had to be taken out.

"Changfeng, now you can tell me, where is the next target?"

Zhao Ziqing, who had been worried, finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to inquire about the follow-up matters.

"Haha, Lao Zhao, you are considered alive today, right?"

Gu Changfeng felt it was funny. This guy had been really worried about him during this period of time.

Although he was often asked to evacuate quickly, he still did a lot of work and stayed in Pukou every day to organize the evacuation of the people.

"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly." Zhao Ziqing urged unhappily.

"No rush. After we get the food, we'll have a brief meeting and I'll announce our next plan."

Gu Changfeng already had a destination in mind, so he was not in a hurry at all.

At seven o'clock in the morning, a group of people rushed to Chuzhou. After Zhou Qianli gave the people the food and money they needed, everyone continued to head to where the food was hidden.

"Lao Wan, it's been a long time since we last met. How does it feel to sit on the food?" Huang Zhengkui said happily.

After transporting the ships, Wan Chenghai returned to Chuzhou to guard the grain.

This is a treasure. As the head of logistics, it is normal for him to be worried.

"If you don't come soon, I will sell the food and run away." Wan Chenghai said jokingly.

In fact, he was always uneasy about having only a few people guarding such a large amount of grain.

Especially since he often saw groups of people at the foot of the mountain, he was afraid that he would be exposed accidentally, otherwise he would be completely doomed.

At this time, no one would care whether it was military food or not. They only had a few boxes of tortoise shells, and there was no way to defend against it. Fortunately, we got through it safely.

Gu Changfeng approached and said with a smile: "Let's cook first. We will rest during the day and continue to set off at night."

Then he looked at Huang Zhengkui and said, "Go and arrange for the tent to be set up. We will have a meeting after dinner."

"Okay!" Huang Zhengkui agreed.

After the Battle of Nanjing, everyone felt more relaxed and full of hope for the future.

Two hours later, everyone sat in a makeshift meeting room.

Zhao Ziqing asked impatiently, "Now you can tell me, where are we going?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Gu Changfeng, waiting for his next plan.

"Let's go to Jin Cha Ji. We'll decide where to go later!" Gu Changfeng said slowly.

He thought about this place for a long time and finally decided to find Yan Laoxi to be his neighbor.

Zhao Ziqing frowned, looked at Gu Changfeng and asked, "Commander Yan is not easy to get along with, and the Kwantung Army is full of old devils, not easy to deal with. Why are you going there?"

Everyone obviously had the same idea and looked at Gu Changfeng, waiting for his explanation.

Gu Changfeng sorted out his thoughts and said:

"First, in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, some people can live comfortably with guns. There's no doubt about that."

"Secondly, there are vast mountainous areas there, which are suitable for our development. The Japanese would have to think twice before attacking."

"The third point, also a development issue, is the source of troops."

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army can't defeat the Japs, which will result in a large number of defeated soldiers. We can just pick them off."

"The fourth point is the people. If we can protect the peace of the area, the people will naturally recognize us. Wouldn't that mean we have another source of troops?"

In fact, in addition to Yan Laoxi's Jinsui Army, there was also the Eighth Route Army in the Jin-Cha-Ji War Zone.

Although he has no plans to join for the time being, he can still be a neighbor and help out.

Gu Changfeng's reasons were very convincing, and the temporary meeting room suddenly fell into silence. Everyone was thinking about the pros and cons.

After a while, the elder brother Zhou Qianli spoke up: "Wherever we go, we're fighting the Japanese. I agree with Changfeng's opinion. You all can speak up!"

Huang Zhengkui, the company commander, always followed Gu Changfeng's lead. Upon hearing this, he raised his hand and said:

"I agree to go over there too. The Japanese here are tired of fighting, so it would be nice to have a fight with the Japanese Kwantung Army."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Yang Zhenhua waved his hand and said:

"I don't care. We're all fighting the devils, so it doesn't matter where we go. Besides, Commander Gu's plan is pretty good, so I have no objection."

Later, Lu Daya and Wu Mazi also expressed their agreement. Deng Wu and Luo Xiong had shallow foundations, so they had nothing to say and agreed directly.

At this point, Zhao Ziqing could only smile bitterly. He originally wanted to go to a large battlefield like Xuzhou.

Now that everyone agrees, he can't say anything.

"Since everyone has no objection, let's all rest and leave tonight. Lao Wan, you lead the guard."

Although the Battle of Nanjing is over, the danger still exists. The Japanese fighter planes are...

Gu Changfeng felt that he still had to be careful, and traveling at night was the best option.