Hehe... If you don't leave the city, I will go grab things. If you go out of the city and fight with me in the field, you will be playing into your own hands. I have the strength in numbers.

Chen Tianhua, it’s your turn to taste the power of my Taihu Gang!

Jin Tianlong stroked his beard and smiled, and cursed viciously.

Beacon smoke was everywhere, mourning was everywhere, and the entire Suzhou Prefecture was shrouded in a thick atmosphere of fear.

Wherever the bandits passed, thick smoke billowed, and the newly built villages were reduced to nothing in a burst of sparks. The meager belongings were wiped out after the bandits passed by.

Due to the existence of bandits in Taihu Lake, the people in these surrounding areas have suffered greatly in recent years and have suffered unspeakably.

Urgent reports one after another were placed on the desk of Li Xinghong, commander of the Jiangsu Province Garrison, and he frowned.

"What is Jin Tianlong trying to do? Is this an attack on the city, or is he plundering the common people? Why did he leave no trace of the chickens and dogs wherever he passed this time?"

Lu Kaishan, the former logistics director of the Second Division of the Zhejiang Army and now the chief of staff of the Republican Army in the Soviet Union, picked up several urgent reports and said:

"Commander, Jin Tianlong's dispatch of his main force this time is not like an ordinary robbery, but revenge, revenge on our old Zhejiang Army Meiguang Autonomous Region!"

Li Xinghong suddenly said: "It turns out that this guy still remembers that Young Master Chen knocked down his Yaojin Mining Industry eight years ago. He thought that when I was stationed in Huzhou, Young Master Chen borrowed soldiers from me, haha... This guy has the ability to go to Wuchang to find the Generalissimo.

Go and count the heroes in your nest."

Lu Kaishan nodded and said: "Exactly, this guy has been working hard for eight years, and this time he rushed towards our defense line with great ferocity, and he mainly harassed and destroyed us."

Li Xinghong snorted angrily:

"Damn it, they say rabbits don't eat grass from their nests. This Jin Tianlong has offended all the people around Taihu Lake. It seems that he has run out of energy. This time he will find a way to uproot him."

"Kaishan, it seems that we must send troops to assist Suzhou Prefecture to stop Jin Tianlong's indiscriminate killing and looting. Otherwise, if this continues, the wealthy southern Sunan will suffer losses."

"General, you must not do this."

Lu Kaishan waved his hands repeatedly, "General, do you know that behind our Jinling City, there are Dangtu and Ma'anshan's Dongyang Security Regiment, a total of more than 4,000 people. They are well-equipped, well-trained, and powerful in combat. They have always been against us.

Watching with eager eyes."

"Our Republican Soviet Army is filled with a large number of surrendered troops, and the command and coordination are not yet comfortable. This combat power cannot be compared with the past. What's more, look at Jin Tianlong's move. Although it vents anger and retaliation, it is not to lure our troops.

Unable to hold it any longer, we sent reinforcements from the city."

"If you rush to send aid, I'm afraid that you will play into their hands. The Japanese security forces may cut off our retreat. These Japanese people have a close relationship with the overseas party. According to the secret report of the Military Adjustment Department, they have long been in contact with Chen Qimei of the Shanghai Army.

They hooked up, and now the three parties...hehe, the four parties are joining forces, there will definitely be a big conspiracy."

Li Xinghong said helplessly: "Having said that, as a soldier, we cannot just watch the Taihu bandits harm the people of southern Jiangsu. We soldiers have the responsibility to defend our territory!"

"Jin Tianlong did not attack Gusu City because he was exploiting his strengths and avoiding weaknesses. If our army goes to fight for reinforcements, he is exploiting his weaknesses and avoiding his strengths. I assert that as long as our army goes out to reinforce the city, Chen Qimei's Shanghai army may be ambushing on the way. We

Even if the enemy is defeated, there will still be heavy casualties, which is not the result we want." Lu Kaishan said seriously.

"Then what do you think we should do? Are we going to ignore the people of southern Jiangsu? How will Liao Yunpeng clean up the mess?" Li Xinghong said hesitantly with a sad face.

"You are worrying too much. Governor Liao is not an idle person. He has been in the Meiguang Autonomous Region for many years and knows that once a war breaks out, the people will suffer first. Therefore, he arranged in advance to have Jiangsu Province transferred. In addition, Yang Shanxin also

The two regiments are deployed in Wuxi, Changzhou and Kunshan. Jin Tianlong's raiding troops were not so smooth, and they might have been delayed." Lu Kaishan gave a ghostly smile.

Li Xinghong actually thought about this in his heart. After Lu Kaishan said it and said that these measures had been implemented, he felt much relieved.

"If this is the case, this commander will be relieved. I will keep an eye on Dangtu and Ma'anshan here at all times. Yang Shanxin was smart this time and did not go out to fight in the city. Most of his men are veterans. It is not worth making unnecessary sacrifices.

"

Lu Kaishan smiled and said: "This commander can rest assured. Yang Shanxin is no longer the frivolous and reckless man he used to be. He has been trained to become a talent through hard work on the battlefield these years, especially in the past few years in western Jiangxi. Besides,

You sent your counselor Xiao Xuan to help. With Xiao Xuan's knowledge, he should be able to see through this situation and prevent Yang Shanxin and his few reckless men from leaving the city."

"In this case, the brigade we have is holding still for the time being, but the defenses and training should be stepped up. Looking at the enemy's posture, I'm afraid they may launch a larger-scale war in the late autumn and early winter." Li Xinghong said.

"The commander is right, but the generalissimo can see these situations further than us and see clearly. Maybe he has already planned and ordered the staff headquarters to make a battle plan." Lu Kaishan said with a smile.

When the two of them talked about this, they basically decided on the subsequent military deployment. Li Xinghong suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but say:

"You said Kaishan, Taihu Gang Jin Tianlong and his son left their nest. If the Zhejiang army attacks behind them, what do you think they will do?"

After hearing this, Lu Kaishan handed an urgent message in his hand to Li Xinghong and said: "Someone has thought of it a long time ago, and the urgent request has been delivered."

Li Xinghong opened it and saw that it was Yang Shanxin's urgent request for troops. He hoped that the Zhejiang army would attack Taihu from Changxing and Huzhou, completely wipe out all the gangs on Taihu, and cut off Jin Tianlong's retreat.

"Okay, I didn't expect Yang Shanxin, a reckless man, to have thought of this trick a long time ago. I immediately sent someone to the Li Mansion to ask for reinforcements." Li Xinghong slapped his thigh and said.

"No, no, Commander, there is no need to be so excited. In fact, we are just thinking about it as an afterthought. The combat order just arrived from the Republican Army Staff Headquarters has already mentioned this move. It is estimated that the Li Mansion has already begun to make arrangements." Lu Kaishan added

He pushed a telegram in his hand to Li Xinghong's desk.

"Oh, this Ji Chunsheng is getting better and better at scheming. He actually made a battle plan in advance, which is a bit like Zhuge Kongming."

Speaking of Ji Chunsheng, Li Xinghong felt a little sour in his heart. He remembered that at the beginning, he had been serving as chief of staff, chief of staff of the bidding regiment, chief of staff of the brigade, and then chief of staff of the town division. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly promoted to the Republican Army.

He serves as the Chief of Staff at the headquarters, which is a rank higher than his own.

However, Li Xinghong was still impressed by Ji Chunsheng's military qualities and strategizing skills.

"Combat orders are issued by the headquarters, so I won't worry about that. I'm just waiting for news of victory. Alas... now there is only the whereabouts of Chen Qimei's Shanghai army. We don't know yet. If he sneaks up on Yang Shanxin's back, it will be troublesome.

"Li Xinghong continued.

"Don't worry, Marshal Chen has already thought of this. He is afraid that it will be difficult for us to divide our troops. The special agent group of the special headquarters is led by Luo Longyun and goes straight to the Kunshan area to wait for the opportunity to find the Shanghai army for combat." Lu Kaishan said with a smile.
Chapter completed!