Blood-Red Front

On the third day of the tenth lunar month, the Chu Sheng Army launched a landing operation in Qiantang Bay using more than 300 aircraft and dozens of ships.

The garrison at Jinshanwei was small in number and lacked firepower, making it impossible for them to stop the landing of the Chusheng Army.

In less than a day, an infantry regiment responsible for defending Jinshanwei was almost completely wiped out.

Of the more than two thousand soldiers, fewer than one hundred survived the battle.

Upon learning that the Chu Sheng Army had landed at Jinshanwei, Chang Zhongshi was greatly surprised and hurriedly dispatched an entire army to Huating for defense.

However, at the Kyoto General Staff meeting, Chang Zhongshi opposed the idea of ​​a full retreat.

"The international joint conference is in three days. Western countries may mediate between Xia Chu and the two countries at the conference. To withdraw now would be tantamount to handing over the entire Binxi region to others."

Before the meeting, Chang Zhongshi met with the major families in Jiangnan, as they did not want to completely lose Binxi.

When Ren Huasheng heard Chang Zhongshi mention the League of Nations, his vision went black.

When it comes to political struggles, Chang Chung-shih is better than anyone else. How did he come up with such a naive idea?

People really do laugh when they're angry, and Ren Huasheng couldn't help but laugh too.

"International mediation?"

"If international mediation were effective, how did the area outside the Great Wall fall?"

"The newly risen nation treats the words of those great powers as utter nonsense. Have those great powers ever uttered a sound? Do they dare to utter a sound?"

"Placing your hopes on a bunch of paper tigers is the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life."

Ren Huasheng's merciless mockery turned Chang Zhongshi's face dark.

However, Ren Huasheng's words directly hit everyone's sore spot.

Six years ago, because Chang Zhongshi said that the League of Nations had begun mediation, and because the Northern Expedition had only been successful for a few years and the whole country was not yet in a coordinated state, the Xia army did not make large-scale mobilizations.

As a result, the newly established state completely ignored the condemnation of the League of Nations and deployed nearly 100,000 troops at once. The Xia army outside the pass was defeated and retreated one after another, which eventually led to the restoration of the pseudo-flag dynasty.

"This must not happen!" Chen Zaizhi stood up. "The troops must retreat immediately and rely on the existing defense lines for defense."

Without giving Chang Zhongshi a chance to speak again, Chen Zaizhi said directly to Ren Huasheng: "Huasheng, you are in charge of coordinating the evacuation. All central ministries and local governments will provide full assistance."

"clear!"

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Dingjia, the 6th Regiment's garrison.

Standing on the rooftop, Lin Zhiyuan held up binoculars to observe the troops training not far away.

Standing nearby, Chief of Staff Guan Jianchu said, "Regimental Commander, aren't we spreading them out too much?"

Each squad in the 6th Regiment is currently training in three groups, providing mutual cover and coordinating their actions. This is normal; squad tactics are used in all countries, and the Xia Army's infantry manual is no exception.

"Okay, I understand."

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The General Staff made clear arrangements for the withdrawal of each unit, and the withdrawal of the 6th Regiment and the Priests Regiment was not hindered in any way.

At 3 p.m., the troops marched 15 kilometers and arrived at Ting'an Town.

Ting'an is a hub on the railway between Binxi and Kyoto, but there are no trains here at this time. After a short rest here, the 6th Regiment and the Priests' Regiment will walk 60 kilometers along the railway back to Wuxian.

Once they reach Wuxian, the priests will re-establish air defense positions, and the 6th Regiment may also deploy along the Wufu Line from Wuxian to Fushan.

During the rest period, the cooking squads of each company prepared to boil water. However, when the soldiers went to the river to fetch water, they found that the water was reddish in color.

Looking up, I saw several women lying on the ground, with a washbasin next to them.

Judging from the scene, it appears to have been strafed by aircraft.

"Damn it, you beast!"

The soldiers who witnessed this scene were all furious and gritted their teeth.

Are there any threats posed by these women washing clothes?

Just as the soldiers were preparing to contact the local people, they suddenly heard the sound of rapid artillery fire.

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