Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 228 Changshu is in a hurry!
Headquarters of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army.

At this time, the head of the division, Nakajima Kezago, was looking at his proud work, a newly drawn map of refugees.

It was he who drove the refugees near Changshu to Changshu.

Nakajima Kezago showed a sly and cruel smile.For him, the first battle in Changshu is a certainty.

He poured a large number of refugees into Changshu, and then sent several elite teams under his banner to sneak into the city to create chaos.

So he was sure that before his army arrived, Changshu City would already be in chaos.

What's more, he also sent his capable general - Sasaki of the 30th Brigade to personally take command.

Sasaki Toichi, one of the main perpetrators of the Nanjing Massacre.

In 1937, he was appointed as the head of the 16th Infantry Brigade of the 30th Division of the Japanese Army. He led his troops to attack Nanjing and participated in the Nanjing Massacre.Sasaki's troops were one of the most criminal and brutal troops in the Nanjing Massacre.

After the capture of Nanjing, the 16th Division was ordered to take charge of the security mission in the Nanjing area. Sasaki Toichi served as the security commander of the western area of ​​Nanjing, and later served as the chairman of the "Purge Committee" and the "Xuanping Committee" in Nanjing City. The first military chief of the Japanese army to rule Nanjing.

The so-called "guard" is actually searching for and arresting Chinese soldiers who put down their weapons and took refuge in the international safe zone.

Although Sasaki Toichi has been away from Nanjing for many years, he has always been worried about the fact that he was forced to leave Nanjing in the summer of 1929. (Sasaki Toichi used to serve as a military adviser to the Chairman, but was driven away because he was not trusted.)
Therefore, this old devil who must take revenge for his grievances made it his "unwavering belief" to "punish" the Chinese people and the Nanjing National Government.

And his "belief" was fully realized in December 1937 during the Raiders' Nanjing campaign.

After December 12, the divisions and regiments of the Japanese army withdrew from the urban area one after another, and Sasaki led his troops to continue sweeping the city of Nanjing, massacring the Chinese people.

Until January 1 of the following year, for a whole month, during the so-called "sweeping" of the remnants of the enemy, the Sasaki Department carried out the so-called screening and hunting, and forcibly took young and middle-aged men with hat marks on their heads and calluses on their hands from among the refugees. Take them away and massacre them.But most of them are ordinary people.

But the cruel Sasaki Toichi didn't care about this at all.Because all he wants is the pleasure after revenge.

The same is true for Nakajima Kozago.

This old devil also has no conscience, he condoned his subordinates to kill as many as 16 Chinese people.

And the appalling killing contest between Toshiaki Mukai and Takeshi Noda took place in the 16th Division.

Therefore, it can be said that these two old devils deserve death.

When Duan Wu received the task, he kept thinking about it.It's just that it's definitely not that easy to kill Nakajima Kozago.

Although Duan Wu has the memory of his previous life, he also has a general understanding of the Japanese army's course of action.But some details, he didn't remember at all.

But when Sasaki saw this old devil, the Dragon Boat Festival would not let him go, and bombard Changshu City?Create the Nanjing tragedy?Just dream, you old devil, right?

Duan Wu was thinking about countermeasures, but just when he, Xie Jinyuan and others had just returned to the main entrance of the station, a convoy of motorcades came from far away.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Xie Jinyuan and others stopped and waited for the car to approach.

When they got close, one person jumped out of the car, laughed loudly and said, "Brother Duanwu, I really didn't expect it to be you."

The visitor actually knew Duan Wu.And Duan Wu also knew each other, so he also laughed when he went up to him and said, "Old Cheng, why are you here?"

It turned out that the person who came was none other than Cheng Wanli, the battalion commander of the Independent Battalion of the 87th Division.

He got acquainted with Cheng Wanli at the Sixing Warehouse, and Cheng Wanli also gave him a gun for the Dragon Boat Festival.Wan Liguo, who died in the battle, was his subordinate.

Cheng Wanli asked about Wan Liguo, and Duanwu said with regret: "Old Wan is very brave, he fought to the last moment. And the brothers who followed me in Sixing Warehouse basically died."

Speaking of this, the Dragon Boat Festival is a bit sad.Although there is no saying that people are not dead in war.But one, one familiar face, keeps disappearing in front of his eyes, and the feeling of heartache is still somewhat unacceptable.

But this is war, although everyone does not want to lose their relatives and comrades-in-arms.But war is like a huge human life harvesting machine. As long as it is in operation, countless lives will be harvested and drawn into the melting pot of fate.

Cheng Wanli naturally felt the same way. Wan Liguo was a sharp knife in his hands in the Independence Camp.

How reluctant he was to let Wan Liguo go!
However, he cannot stop a soldier from loving his country and fighting with his life for this country.

"What about Zhao Beishan? How is he doing now? When we were in Shanghai, our two defense zones were next to each other. He is also a general? I heard later that he also joined your independent regiment?"

Cheng Wanli asked suddenly, because he found that Zhao Beishan was not by Duan Wu's side, so he became worried.

Duan Wu said: "Old Zhao is fine, he was injured when he broke through the siege. I left him in the 112nd Regiment of the 672th Division to take care of the wounded while recuperating."

At this time, Duan Wu did not tell the truth. In fact, he kept Zhao Beishan in the 672 regiment, which had its own magical effect.

"Let's go, old Cheng, come to my temporary residence?"

The Dragon Boat Festival invited Cheng Wanli to enter the station, but Cheng Wanli suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Brother, I'm afraid this will not work. I am here to deliver weapons and ammunition to you under the order of the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone. And I will send you The troops were safely sent to Changshu and defended Changshu City. It is said that most of the positions outside Changshu have been captured by the Japanese army, and Changshu is also in danger."

Duan Wu rubbed his chin, lost in thought.Because according to his memory, Changshu should be able to stay for a few days.And he was the Japanese sneak attack force who wanted to win the Changshu Battle.

This unit is the 11rd Infantry Regiment under the No.43 Division of the Japanese Army. They took a hovercraft from Kuncheng Lake to the south of Changshu and outflanked it, directly threatening the retreat of the Changshu defenders. There is a full stop.

So Duan Wu thought that there was still time, so he planned to rest at the 39th Army's garrison for one night before leaving.

After days of fighting, and especially the battle of Xiejiaqiao, all the soldiers probably exhausted the energy accumulated in a few days in a short period of time.

Soldiers need rest.And if they don't get a rest, they can only have one end, which is to use the exhausted troops to beat the elite Japanese army whose morale is high.

This kind of consequence, I am afraid not to say, many people also understand.Hitting an elite enemy army with a weary army is tantamount to hitting a stone with a pebble.

Of course, if the Dragon Boat Festival has enough soldiers in hand, maybe you can give it a try and use the crowd tactics.

But there was no Dragon Boat Festival. After the battle of Xiejiaqiao, less than a thousand people from the Independent Regiment and the 79th Brigade could immediately go into battle.

So rectifying and resting has become a top priority.

It's just that I don't want to, even if it's a mere day, I haven't won the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Is the situation in Changshu really that serious?"

Duan Wu tried to ask Cheng Wanli, but in fact, he had already found the answer from Cheng Wanli's face! .
(End of this chapter)