Meng Shaoyuan parked his car and went to a nearby noodle shop to eat a bowl of noodles.

It's time for breakfast now. Those who like to drink morning wine often call one or two friends and order a few noodle toppings in this noodle restaurant.

A small plate of pickled vegetables, a small plate of shredded bamboo shoots, a small plate of vegetarian vegetables, a small plate of dried shredded leaves, a bottle of wine, and a bowl of noodles per person.

It doesn't cost a lot of money.

There is something special about eating noodles here.

Before drinking, pour some white wine into the noodles. This way, the noodles will not be rotten.

There are many people eating breakfast and drinking morning wine.

The Sino-Japanese War was being discussed everywhere in the noodle shop, and everyone was talking about it, as if everyone had seen it with their own eyes.

Someone actually mentioned the "Pan Tianhu" there.

Who is it? Who is "Pan Tianhu"?

When a bowl of noodles came, Meng Shaoyuan poured the toppings into the noodles, a little curious.

The table next door said it cheerfully, which also attracted other customers in the store:

"...That Senju Slayer is also the number one figure, the great disciple of Yanagawa Ittōryu in Japan. He is invincible in Japan. After arriving in China, he has never encountered an opponent...

Thousands of Hands arrived in Shanghai and became domineering, which angered Pan Tianhu... The city wall was more than three feet high, and Pan Tianhu climbed up with a swallow and three passes of water...

Seeing the corpses of his eight disciples on the ground, Thousand Hands Slayer was filled with anger and hatred, and said that he wanted to fight Pan Tianhu in a duel...

Who is Pan Tianhu? The number one killer in Shanghai, the king of killers. Upon hearing this, he threw away the two shell guns in his hands, and with a backhand, he drew out the gold-backed machete..."

Isn't this stupid?

Meng Shaoyuan laughed, this stupid Pan Tianhu doesn't even need a good shell gun, but insists on fighting with others. Isn't this because he has water in his head? What is that?

But the talk over there became more and more lively: "Thousands of hands chopped off a corpse, and it was so chopped by a golden-backed machete that it was almost unrecognizable. Pan Tianhu sneered, 'whoosh whoosh', and disappeared in an instant.

No trace..."

"Old Li, where did this Thousand Hands Slash come from? And who is that Pan Tianhu?"

"Thousand-hand slaying is incredible. He is a child of a Japanese family. His surname is Akagi, and his given name is Qinzhi...Who is Pan Tianhu? I don't have the ability to know, I only know that his surname is Meng..."

That stupid disk... huh?

Chimuqin? Pantianhu’s surname is Meng?

Isn’t that what you’re talking about, Mr. Meng?

Damn it?

I scolded myself.

This happened...

How Chiaki Akagi died has not yet been solved, and China and Japan have maintained a tacit silence.

But in folklore, the death of Akagi Oikayuki has been linked to the "Pan Tianhu".

In most folklore, there is always a heroic figure. No matter what happens, it is always placed on the head of this great hero, regardless of whether it has anything to do with him or not.

It's good now that the story was correct by mistake. It was Meng Shaoyuan who killed Akagi Qinzhi.

After finishing a bowl of noodles, Meng Shaoyuan stood up and left the noodle shop.

At the door of the store, the old beggar was there again.

No one knows the old beggar's name. They only know that he has been begging here for more than ten years.

Come during the day and leave at night.

No one knows where he lives.

There is a broken bowl in front of you. If you are willing, throw two away. If you are not willing, he will never ask you for it.

Sitting there all day without saying a word.

Some say he is mute, some say he is stupid.

Meng Shaoyuan would come here to eat noodles every morning whenever he was free. Ever since he saw the old beggar, he would always give him some money when he went out to eat a bowl of noodles.

Sometimes, the waiter in the shop would be asked to fill the old beggar’s broken bowl with a bowl of noodles.

Meng Shaoyuan touched it and found that there was no change in his pocket today, so he called inside: "Man."

"Master, do you want to give the old man something to eat?"

"Yes." Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Make him a bowl of noodles. By the way, add a piece of meat. It needs to be fat. Here are ten yuan. Put it in your account and calculate it together later."

"Okay, sir, I'll go right away." The waiter took the old beggar's broken bowl and returned to the shop.

The old beggar who was sitting there stupidly suddenly kowtowed three times to Meng Shaoyuan.

Turns out I can understand the words...

…

"Director Meng."

"Say it."

"On the 15th, the Japanese Sixth Division captured Kunshan, and on the 16th, Wujiang fell. On the 18th, the Japanese army concentrated the forces of three divisions and launched a fierce attack on Suzhou. The 40,000 defenders inside and outside Suzhou city were defeated in the direction of Wuxi."

"Wuxi can't hold on any longer."

Meng Shaoyuan frowned: "Order, our Taihu guerrillas will be responsible for gathering and picking up the remaining soldiers. We will also operate deep in Taihu Lake. Once the Japanese occupy Wuxi, the guerrillas will launch harassment operations in Wuxi, Suzhou, Changshu and other places."

"clear."

"Also, send electricity to He Ruyi. If his trainees are well-trained, they will be transferred to Shanghai as soon as possible."

"clear."

"Also, tell people in Nanjing to evacuate in batches under cover according to the previously established plan. Hidden personnel must ensure their own safety and must not fight the Japanese head-on."

"Understood." Wu Jingyi hesitated: "Director Meng, Nanjing, will it be lost?"

"It will be lost."

"I don't think it's that serious, right? In Nanjing, there are two disciples of the emperor, Gu Zhenglun and Gui Yongqing, a gendarmerie, and a central training corps. They are all the best of the best. They are also assisted by Luo Zhuoying, who fought in the battle to defend Luodian.

, coupled with the famous general Tang Shengzhi taking charge of the overall situation, I think Nanjing will not be lost so easily."

"Famous general." When Meng Shaoyuan heard the name "Tang Shengzhi", his face turned ugly: "Nanjing is backed by water, and the Japanese army can use the navy to carry out artillery blockade on the river, and can also attack Wuhu in a roundabout way, cutting off the rear communication lines, and then

The navy and army attacked Nanjing in a three-dimensional manner. How could Nanjing be defended? How could it be possible to defend it?

Tang Shengzhi vowed that Nanjing must be defended and could be defended. He also said that as long as he sent a military commander and several divisions, he could defend Nanjing. Isn't this nonsense? Millions of troops could not defend Shanghai.

How many divisions can hold Nanjing?"

Director Meng was so angry that Wu Jingyi did not expect: "I heard the news from Nanjing. The Chairman seems to admire Tang Shengzhi very much and is determined to defend Nanjing?"

"Do you think the Chairman can really believe that Nanjing can be defended?"

"Then this is..."

Meng Shaoyuan lowered his voice: "Tang Shengzhi said that Nanjing can be defended for at least half a year, but the Chairman said at the Military Commission that Nanjing can be held for one to two months. This shows that one to two months is already the limit in the Chairman's mind.

He knew very well that Nanjing could not be defended at all. But why should we defend it anyway? It is our capital.

Nanjing's position in the hearts of the Chinese people is very important. It has a great international audio-visual influence. Giving up Nanjing easily will hinder the international outlook and will also have a great impact on the confidence and morale of the Chinese people in winning the war of resistance. Liu Fei, our Director of Operations, said it well,

After the decisive battle in Shanghai, our army will no longer be able to fight another decisive battle in a short period of time. Although Nanjing must be defended, it can only be a symbolic defense. After making appropriate resistance, retreat proactively, regardless of the gains and losses of one city or one pool. 12 regiments, at most 18

Just form a regiment to defend Nanjing."

At the same time, the troops should be reorganized and repaired in the rear, and then look for fighter planes to fight the Japanese pirates decisively.

Unfortunately, Liu Fei's war proposal was not adopted.

The Chairman knew that Nanjing could not be defended, but he must defend it.

Although Tang Shengzhi was the main architect of the previous Nanjing defense plans and was very senior, the Chairman still misjudged the wrong person if he was asked to take sole responsibility for defending Nanjing.

"If Nanjing falls, it will definitely be a bloody storm." Meng Shaoyuan said there in a daze: "Assistant Wu, tell our people that all those who can evacuate should evacuate to preserve their strength."

Wu Jingyi really didn't understand why Director Meng was so pessimistic about the battle to defend Nanjing. In her impression, Director Meng had always been a very optimistic person.

Even those seemingly impossible tasks were accomplished by him in an incredible way.

Although Shanghai is lost, in Nanjing, with the gathering of famous generals and elites, why can't they create another miracle?

We can’t blame Wu Jingyi for this. Most Chinese people thought like this at that time. They saw with their own eyes that the soldiers of the Chinese army fought in Shanghai for more than three months to defend the capital. Can they still hold on for a year and a half?

What they did not see was that the Battle of Songhu left all the Chinese troops wounded and disabled, and their retreat was in chaos and without any organization.

The most important thing to do now is not to defend the capital, but to withdraw to the rear as soon as possible, replenish the supply of troops, rest and reorganize the troops in order to fight again.

However, this is not something I can interfere with. As a little director, if I publicly say that Nanjing cannot be defended, at least it will be regarded as nonsense, and at worst, I am afraid that I will be slapped with a hat for sabotaging the war of resistance and swaying.

Military hat.

Forget it, let's keep this small life and continue to fight the Japanese to the end.
To be continued...