Because of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway between Nanjing and Shanghai, the connection between Beijing and Shanghai is very convenient, and there are many trains transported every day, but most of them are passenger and freight trains. It is very rare to have high-level special trains such as escort missions.

Shanghai specially called a special military train for this purpose, and equipped a squadron with troops to escort the train along the way. A large number of military forces were also called to guard the train to ensure the safety of the train.

The guards on the special train were even more severe. Except for the Japanese sergeants, all the drivers and conductors were Japanese. The envoys were in the central carriage and were guarded by soldiers in front and behind. It can be said that the safety work was done very carefully.

Others have other arrangements, while Ning Zhiheng, Shimizu Eiju, and the two members of the parliament were arranged separately in a high-end carriage.

The entire car is extremely luxuriously arranged, just like the rooms in a high-end hotel. There are reception rooms, bars and lounges inside, and all facilities are available.

Because it is a high-end special train, there are not many people transporting, so there are not many cars affiliated to the carriages. The speed of travel is very fast, and the whole journey takes only ten hours. Everyone is too lazy to rest, so they chat with each other in the carriage.

Time passed quickly, and the special train passed through Suzhou, Wuxi, and Changzhou several stops, and a few hours later, entering the Zhenjiang area.

Suddenly, the speed of the special train slowed down significantly, which surprised everyone on the train. Soon the special train braked urgently and stopped slowly.

"What's going on? Go and ask!" Ning Zhiheng frowned and ordered Maki Kimura who was waiting outside.

Ning Zhiheng has also taken the Beijing-Shanghai Railway several times before, but they are all high-end private rooms for ordinary passenger trains. It is the first time for military special trains to take such a high security level. It is also the first time I have enjoyed it. I have never encountered any train stopping in the middle of the train.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers in charge of the security work also quickly got off the train, arranged warnings near the train, and sent people to search for nearby commanding heights to eliminate hidden dangers. All actions were well-trained and orderly.

Soon, Major Ezaki, who was in charge of the security work, ran over and reported to Ning Zhiheng and others: "I'm very sorry, please wait for a while. If something happened before, we will deal with it soon and we will never delay too long!"

"What happened?" Ning Zhiheng asked directly.

"We received a notice from the radio station that the railway ahead was damaged. After the line patrol personnel discovered it, they notified Zhenjiang Station that the armored vehicles leading the road ahead had rushed to the damage site. They were equipped with machinery and tools for specializing in railway repairs, which could be repaired on site."

Hideho Kiyomizu asked, "What, isn't this an occupied area? Are the transportation of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway often damaged?"

Major Ezaki hurriedly said: "This is not the case. Please rest assured that the safety of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway is not a problem. This time it is just a small probability event."

Next, he explained in detail that the Beijing-Shanghai Railway was originally the most complete railway line in China, connecting the two most important cities in China, the political center of the capital Nanjing and the economic center of Shanghai. Therefore, the Chinese government has invested a lot in this railway, has strict supervision, and the quality of the buildings is also very high. No problems have occurred after it is completed.

However, after the full war between China and Japan began, Shanghai and Nanjing fell one after another, and this railway became an important transportation line for the Japanese to transport troops and materials.

To this end, the New Fourth Army and the National Salvation Army in southern Jiangsu spent a lot of effort to destroy the Beijing-Shanghai Railway. However, a year later, the Japanese gained a firm foothold and invested a lot of manpower and material resources to repair the Beijing-Shanghai Railway. With the Beijing-Shanghai Railway as the center, they focused on attacking the Chinese army near the railway. After several years of battle, the Chinese army's power has been suppressed in the mountains and lakes of southern Jiangsu, and the Japanese's transportation safety on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway was finally guaranteed.

However, since this year, the Chinese army gathered in southern Jiangsu have each developed considerable development, gradually growing in the long-term battle with the Japanese army, and the strength of the army has also improved a lot. Therefore, they began to attack along the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and penetrated into the Japanese occupied areas. However, at present, they have not achieved ideal results.

However, there will still be small teams infiltrating into the hinterland. Of course, because the Beijing-Shanghai Railway is in the hinterland of the Japanese, the control is relatively strict, and the small teams sent in are few and light equipment, so they cannot play any role.

These teams took risks and touched in to carry out some special tasks, and generally carried out special actions such as assassination, elimination of traitors, and reception in the occupied areas.

Sometimes there are also purposeful destruction of railway lines, but at present, there are very few such things, mainly because most of the Beijing-Shanghai Railways are passenger and freight trains, and there are not many military trains. If the railway is destroyed, it is easy to accidentally hurt the Chinese people, unless it is specifically targeted at the soldiers and materials transported by the Japanese military. However, this requires more precise strikes and more accurate intelligence. Moreover, the Japanese attach great importance to the escort of the military trains. Not only are there a large number of sergeants, but also armored vehicles are also driving the lane, which is very difficult to implement, so this situation rarely happens.

After hearing Major Ezaki's explanation, Ning Zhiheng was surprised. Why did he encounter such a coincidence? Could it be that the Military Control Commission received his information and sent someone to deal with the envoys?

At this moment, a violent explosion suddenly came from a distance. The direction was exactly the direction of the armored vehicles, and everyone's faces changed.

Major Ezaki hurriedly said, "Please ask a few of you to come here for a while. I have already notified the Zhenjiang garrison troops on the radio station. Soon someone came to pick him up. I will take some people to take a look now."

After saying that, he bowed and retreated. Then a shouting and order came from below. A small team of Japanese soldiers rushed to the place where the accident happened.

Seeing everyone waiting for the battle, Eiju Kiyomizu couldn't help frowning, and turned to Ning Zhiheng and said, "Fujiwara, it seems that our country is a bit too optimistic about the current situation. East China should be the area with the strictest control of our country, why is it so nervous?"

Ning Zhiheng spread his hands and said helplessly: "Our military strength is too small. Even if we capture the territory, we cannot really control it. At most, we will defend several big cities. It is still good here. When we go south, it is all the sphere of influence of the Chinese army. We have been entangled for several years, but in the end we have little effect. We can only accept this situation. To be honest, if the southward advance plan starts and a large number of troops are drawn to advance southward, resulting in empty defense, this situation will be even worse!"

After listening to Ning Zhiheng's words, Hideho Kiyomizu no longer said anything. The full-scale war between China and Japan has caused Japan's national strength to decline rapidly, and now it has become more and more obvious.

Soon, news came from the front that the location where the railway tracks were damaged was buried. When the armored vehicle rushed to the site of the incident, the mine was triggered. However, because the armored vehicle had strong protection ability, it was only shaken off the tracks and there were no other casualties.

Now the Japanese army has searched for enemy tracks nearby and started to repair the railway, which will probably take some time to open to traffic.

Ning Zhiheng judged in his heart that this must be an attack on the envoys, but the Japanese defended closely and did not cause any losses. It seemed that the trip to Nanjing would definitely be turbulent. You should be careful not to be injured by others again.

When the garrison troops from Zhenjiang arrived, the group finally set off again under heavy escort and arrived in Nanjing safely after dark.

Because it was a few hours late, Nanjing had been waiting for it and asked for news. It was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Several main members of the envoys all had prominent identities. If something unexpected happened, it would definitely be a major political earthquake. Local military generals in charge of security affairs would be implicated and held accountable.

Fortunately, when we finally saw the military train entering the railway station, everyone was relieved. Everyone led by military generals came forward to greet him, and Junhei Uehara was naturally among them.

Hideshu Kiyomizu and others got off the car, greeted each other, and left the station in a crowd, entered the Japanese Consulate General in Nanjing to rest.

Because it was too late, everyone exchanged greetings for a moment. Ichijun, Consul General of the Japanese Government in Nanjing, invited everyone to attend the welcoming banquet to welcome the envoys the next night.

Naturally, everyone did not dare to neglect and agreed, so they took the initiative and left.

Ning Zhiheng also said goodbye with everyone. He and Chunping Uehara were in a car and rushed back to their residence. In the car, Chunping Uehara carefully asked Ning Zhiheng about all the situations of the envoys, and knew what was going on in his mind. Then he felt relieved.

At this time, I couldn't help but sigh softly: "Actually, I already know what happened at the imperial meeting. The dispatched army has also received the order from the base camp. It is estimated that the southbound plan will be launched just before the end of the year. At that time, some troops will be transferred to the coastal areas of South China to stand by and participate in the attack on Southeast Asia, which will leave us little time!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and said again: "You should make arrangements in the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible. Hong Kong is a key area for attacks. If you don't respond well, the losses will be huge!"

Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I have expected this and will be arranged in advance at that time. However, our military strength on the front line is not large. If the troops drawn are too many, once the Chinese army takes the opportunity to counterattack, can we deal with it?"

"It's indeed a problem!" Junpei Uehara nodded slightly and agreed, "A few days ago, the senior officials of the dispatched army discussed it and felt that if the southward advance plan was launched in advance, it was necessary for us to weaken the strength of the Chinese army before we drew on the troops. In this way, one is to shock the other side, and the other is to reduce the pressure a lot in the future when confrontation is held."
Chapter completed!