Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 238 Kill one and set an example!

The common people found out seven or eight spies in just a few minutes.

This made those spies who were not very active before shiver and dare not act rashly.

They regretted it a little at this time, they knew that they had just created chaos and escaped.At this time, everyone was surrounded by three layers of Chinese soldiers inside and outside, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.

Mr. Yamamoto, who had been in the old man's team before and escaped a catastrophe, sighed helplessly when he saw this scene.

Because he knew it was over, at least half of his men would be lost here.

He hated it, hated that young officer was so cunning that he had been fooled.

"Rest in peace, warriors of the empire! I, Yamamoto, will definitely avenge you."

The old devil Yamamoto whispered harsh words, and then slowly disappeared at the gate of the city!
At the same time, due to the participation of the 44th Division Guard Company, the search for spies was very fast.In less than half an hour, there were a total of fifteen spies, one of whom did not run away, and all of them were caught.

Eight of them were shot dead, and the remaining seven were bruised and swollen by ordinary people. They bound their hands and knelt on the ground.

For the spies, Duan Wu was relentless, and after the interrogation failed, they were all shot on the spot.

In fact, Duan Wu had already guessed that, except for the leaders of these spies, no one knew what their specific tasks were, and who they would connect with when they arrived in Changshu City.

So if the interrogation continues, there will be no results.It's better to shoot them directly to deter those devils who sneak into the city so that they don't dare to act rashly.

At the same time, Chen Yong finally had the opportunity to meet Duan Wu. He saluted: "The commander of the 44th Division - Chen Yong, I have met the special commissioner."

Duanwu returned the gift: "88th Division, the division is directly under the head of the independent regiment - Duanwu. First, it is assigned by the chairman to come to inspect and rectify Changshu's defense. Please advise."

"The special commissioner is serious. You found out about the spies just after you came to Changshu. You are really resourceful and have sharp eyes?"

Chen Yong flattered politely.But when I heard it at the Dragon Boat Festival, it was a scene.

Chen Yong, as a high-achieving student in the Yunnan Martial Arts Hall, had earned his position as a master.But in his eyes, what is the Dragon Boat Festival?He's just a child of the chairman's direct line.

What's more, he has actually noticed about the spies.It's just that his troops are limited, and he simply can't take out his hands to deal with them.

A large number of refugees need to be channeled, and important facilities in the city need people to guard them. These all need people.

As for those patrolmen, if they can catch spies, Chen Yong won't be bothered.

So in Chen Yong's heart, the Dragon Boat Festival is just a coincidence.And he also believed that there were far more spies than these.

But since the Dragon Boat Festival was sent by the chairman, he will give some face.And he also wanted to borrow troops from the Dragon Boat Festival.

Thinking of this, Chen Yong smiled more warmly and said on the Dragon Boat Festival: "Special commissioner, the journey has been tiring, please come to the city quickly."

Duan Wu nodded and said: "Okay, let's talk in the city, but I have to arrange the people who enter the city first. Since I promised them, then I must do it."

Chen Yong said: "What's the difficulty? I asked Staff Officer Xiao to handle this matter, and I must do it properly. Please!"

"Please!"

The two sides gave way, and then a group of people came to the headquarters of the 44th Division.

Chen Yong asked someone to watch tea, chatted with Duan Wu for a few words, and then began to talk about the current battle situation with Duan Wu.

While marking with a pencil on the combat map, Chen Yong said: Yesterday, at dawn on the 16th, the 38th Regiment of the Japanese Army launched an attack on Fushan Town again.

At about 6 o'clock, its vanguard troops launched on the east side of Fushan Mountain, and fought fiercely with the 76th Division of the defender Wang Lingyun.

The fierce battle lasted until 11:[-] am yesterday, when the Japanese Navy's [-]rd Mine Squadron joined the battle and bombarded Fukuyama with naval guns to support the infantry.

However, after our army resisted tenaciously, the Japanese attack still made no progress.

When the battle ended at 15:38, the captain of the [-]th regiment, Shizuo Sukawa, suddenly changed his strategy for unknown reasons, ordering his command post to quickly take a shortcut and turn towards Changshu.

Our army discovered its movement and firmly bit its first brigade, making it difficult for it to escape.Had to continue fighting near Fukuyama.

The battle lasted until midnight. Under the continuous and violent counterattacks of our army, the 38st Battalion of the 1th Regiment fell into a situation of running out of ammunition and food.That night, Liu Shangzhi's 56th Division was ordered to send two regiments to Fukuyama for reinforcements.The 38th Regiment of the Devils was unable to move for half a minute.

However, news from the military department said that the reason why they entangled the 38th Wing at all costs was mainly to buy enough time for the Changshu front line.

Look at it, special commissioner, at about 5 o'clock in the morning yesterday, the Chongteng Detachment took the opportunity of the 98th Division and the 171st Division to hand over the Caojiacun position, and used one part to detour to the left wing of the 98th Division.

But our army is not for nothing, so we just guard against little devils. The 98th Division killed a carbine and ate the little devil's vanguard in one bite.

Although the rest of the devils fled back, they also suffered heavy losses.

After dawn, the little devil regrouped, and the Chongteng Detachment and the 33rd Regiment attacked Jinjia Village, Shidun, and Wuqu Town from the northeast, east, and southeast respectively.

The 171st, 98th, and 13th divisions of our army guarded the defense fortifications and organized a dense fire net to resist tenaciously.

After a morning of fierce fighting, the Japanese frontal attack made no progress.They can only cross the river near the garden in the southwest of Shidun, trying to copy the rear of our army.

Beginning at noon, the Japanese heavy artillery concentrated 8 150mm cannons and 16 100mm cannons to shoot violently at positions near Shidun and Sanli Bridge, and used armor-piercing shells to destroy our army's bunkers.

Around 13:171, the Chongteng detachment finally broke through the Jinjiacun position of the 132st Division, attempting to go straight to Yushan.General Luo immediately transferred the [-] brigade of our department to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.

The 132rd Regiment of the 263nd Brigade attacked Lujiaxiang and Doujia Village from the line of Tengjia Village, Wujia Village, and Jintong Temple, and the 264th Regiment attacked Jiangjia Village and Huyuan from the line of Lijiaqiao and Jiangjiabang.

After an afternoon of fierce fighting, our army finally repelled the Japanese army and successfully occupied the line from Jintong Temple to Zhongguo Temple to confront the Japanese army.

At 21 o'clock that night, after repeated battles with our army, the Chongteng Detachment captured Yang Jingshang on the right wing of Shidun, and then Yang Jingshang went north to storm Shidun. An infantry company and a machine gun company of the 98nd Brigade of the 292th Division of the defending army were all killed in battle and were forced to Move to the second line.

At 22:33, part of the 13rd Regiment of the Japanese Army attacked Wuqu Town again, but was still repelled by the [-]th Division.

At this time, the 16th Brigade, the follow-up of the 19th Division, had landed near Baimaokou, and was ordered to advance to Changshu via Meili Town to support the battle.However, the 13th Division was blocked by our army due to the bad road conditions on the way along the river bank. The 26th Brigade and the 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment both experienced great chaos.

Earlier, after the enemy's 103rd Brigade was ordered to attack Xiejiaqiao north of Changshu, they suddenly lost contact.It is said that it was completely wiped out, but the specific circumstances are unknown.

"Ha ha!"

Hearing this, Duan Wu laughed twice.

Chen Yong was puzzled because he had taken the wrong medicine for the Dragon Boat Festival.But how did he know that the Devil's 103rd Brigade had already been wiped out.

At this time, Chen Yong continued: "Yesterday evening, the enemy's 104th regiment headed towards Xiejiaqiao, and the situation of the battle is still unknown.

Most of the news I receive now is from the 48th Army, 39th Army, and 18th Army.

The 18th Army said: At the southern end of the Wufu Line, the 6th Division of the Japanese Army is turning from Kunshan to the south of Taihu Lake.The remaining 9th Division, led by the 6th Brigade, continued to attack westward from Kunshan.The head of the brigade, Yoshiko Akiyama, with the 35th Wing in front and the 7th Wing behind, started a fierce attack on the position of our 36th Division at dawn.

The 36th Division had a lot of casualties, so they could only adopt the tactics of fighting step by step, temporarily holding back the devils.

However, although Wu Fu's position was relatively stable yesterday, the Chief of the Third War Zone had already made long-term plans.

The defeat in the Battle of Songhu cannot be repeated. Now our army has started preparations for the transfer to the Xicheng Line in advance.

Order the 9th and 19th Group Armies in the southern section of the Wu-Fu line to shift their main forces to the Xicheng line one by one.The requirement for defensive battles near Changshu is "at least until the 19th."

My 44th Division was ordered to defend Changshu.But how to keep it, I still don't have a specific plan.

If my 44th division is still fully staffed, let alone three days, even if it is ten days, I can be sure of it.

But it is a pity that in the days of fighting, the two brigades of my 44th Division are now fighting not even one brigade.

The soldiers on the periphery will never come back.Now, the troops I can mobilize are less than three regiments apart from the division guard company.

As for these three regiments, we will stick to Changshu for three days.Commissioner, you are a top student, can you give me an idea? .”

(End of this chapter)