Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 360 This is bad, Lao Li's goddaughter!

The military headquarters of the 48th Army was dead at this time, and the people in the headquarters were busy cleaning up the corpses and the blood on the ground.

Chief of Staff Wang asked everyone to stop busy, because the military department was about to retreat.

So those staff officers and guards began to pack their things, and Chief of Staff Wang went to the side of Commander Liao who had been silent at the window.

Commander Liao didn't seem to have recovered from what happened last night.He has been staring at the gradually rising sun outside the window in a daze.

Chief of Staff Wang felt that Liu Ying's death had dealt a heavy blow to Commander Liao, so he persuaded him: "Mr. Liu Ying died as soon as he died. We just report the truth. This has nothing to do with us."

"Humph!"

Commander Liao snorted coldly, and then said, "Do you think I'm having a headache about Liu Ying? Liu Ying lost the Yushan position, and ignored the 98th, 44th, and 13th divisions. It's almost too late for death."

Chief of Staff Wang asked puzzledly: "The military seat is this?"

Commander Liao sighed and said, "I am because of Yan Wushuang! Do you know who this Yan Wushuang is?"

Chief of Staff Wang made a thought form, but finally said: "I really don't know about this, I remember, she seems to be brought back by you. And then you have been working in the public relations department?"

Commander Liao showed a disdainful and contemptuous expression at this time, and then said in a voice that only two people could hear: "He is the goddaughter of our Chief Li."

"what?"

Chief of Staff Wang's surprise was beyond words.Because it would be bad if Yan Wushuang got involved with that Chief Li.This is an existence that once took a table with the Chairman.

However, at this time, Commander Liao said: "And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Yan Wushuang's network is not only that. Many high-ranking officials from the Northwest Army, Jinsui Army, Guangxi Army, Hunan Army, and even the Sichuan Army, etc. very familiar."

"How did this happen, how did she know so many people?"

Chief of Staff Wang was shocked.At this time, Commander Liao shook his head and said, "I don't know too well. I arranged Yan Wushuang in the public relations department mainly for the convenience of doing things. I don't ask about some things about her."

Chief of Staff Wang sighed: "Before, I always thought of you..."

Army Commander Liao said with a smile: "What do you think? What do you think I have with Yan Wushuang? Ha ha!"

Commander Liao laughed dryly, but Chief of Staff Wang was helpless.Because he really didn't know what would happen to that special commissioner after offending so many people at once.

Of course, Duan Wu naturally didn't know about these.He is letting reporter Fang drive to Jiangyin Fortress.

Jiangyin Fortress is the gateway to Nanjing.The Dragon Boat Festival said it was to pick up Zhao Beishan and others, but it was actually for the north gate of Nanjing.

Jiangyin is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, between Nanjing and Shanghai. The narrowest part of the river is only 1200 meters. Its strategic position is very important. It is also a channel for north-south traffic, so the strategic location is very important.

But the most important thing is that there are many good things in the Jiangyin Fortress, and these things are the sharp weapons for killing people during the Dragon Boat Festival.

While driving, reporter Fang was still asking if Duan Wu was so eager to go to the Jiangyin Fortress again to kill people.

Duan Wu smiled and didn't answer, because only ghosts knew what he was thinking.

At the same time, the retreat of the Wufu line became orderly because of the successful blocking of the Dragon Boat Festival at Sanchakou.

Most of the troops of the 9th and 19th Group Armies in the southern section had withdrawn to the Xicheng Line, and the Wufu position had achieved its intended goal of at least blocking the Japanese until the 19th.

In addition, the Japanese Bo Tian Detachment conquered the Yushan defense line, and the Japanese 43rd Regiment successfully carried out water infiltration in Kuncheng Lake.

In order to avoid disadvantages, maintain vitality and prepare to continue resistance on the Xicheng line, the chairman of the General Assembly ordered the troops of the 15th and 21st armies to move to the Xicheng line one by one.

Commander Liao set up two containment positions between the Changshu and Xicheng lines (the first line was in Miaoqiao Town, Ganggang Town, Dahe Town, and Tangjing Bridge, and the second line was in Chenjiaqiao, Tangshu, Beiju Town, Houshan, On the front line of Anzhen, covering troops were respectively stipulated).

On the night of the 20th, each unit began to alternately cover the retreat, and one of them feigned an attack on the Japanese army in front of them. The Japanese army did not pose any threat to the retreating troops of the national army that night.

At the same time, the Xicheng position has been completed by the 1st Army under the command of Hu Zongnan and other departments to complete various field fortifications. The 4th Division, as well as the newly arrived 66rd Army (under the jurisdiction of the 9th and 61th Divisions), have completed the assembly and position occupation, so that the transfer of the 46th and 83st Army Groups basically has no worries.

Therefore, it can be seen that the retreat of the national army at this time has made great progress compared with the later period of Songhu, and it has basically been properly arranged and orderly.

Of course, the Japanese army would not miss such a great opportunity.While chasing the Chinese army, they swept up and consolidated the occupied area.

Beginning in the early morning of the 21st, the Japanese army aggressively entered and occupied all key points of the defense line.At 6 o'clock in the morning, the 58th Wing crossed the Fushan River and occupied Fushan Town. The main force of the 13th Division entered the west of Xiejiaqiao Town at 2:11 a.m., then moved forward while mopping up, and occupied Tianzhuang Town at [-]:[-] a.m.

As for Changshu, the Sasaki detachment has completely occupied Changshu and is regrouping its forces to advance towards Sanchakou.

In cooperation with Sasaki, there are also the 9th Wing and the 11rd Wing of the 43th Division that the Japanese army maneuvered from the water.

They assembled nearly [-] troops and went straight to Sanchakou.

But at this time, Sanchakou has been empty.Except for the corpses of the Japanese soldiers in the entire position, not a single bullet was left for the Japanese soldiers.

Several generals of the Japanese army, including Sasaki, were going crazy.In the fierce battle that night, they lost the lives of more than 3000 soldiers of the imperial army, but they got nothing. They just occupied an empty position abandoned by the Chinese soldiers.

At the same time, there is no good news in Suzhou.

The 9th Brigade of the 18th Division, led by a brigade, left Suzhou at 13:20 that day, and headed towards Wuxi along the railway line under the cover of 6 carrier-based bombers and attack aircraft.

At 16:30, when the brigade arrived at Hushuguan Station, it was suddenly attacked and fired by the security forces of the 46th Division of the National Army. After 40 minutes of fierce fighting, the defenders retreated a little, and held the front line from Zhuqiao to Hushuguan Village. Stop the advance of the Japanese army.

The follow-up troops of the 18th Brigade sent emergency reinforcements, and after another half an hour of fighting, they were able to move on.Under such continuous blocking, it was not until 19:30 to reach the vicinity of Wangting Town, but it was immediately blocked by Wang Yaowu's 51st Division.

Wang Yaowu commanded the troops to occupy the strong position on the north bank of the river at the northern end of Wangting, and controlled the only iron bridge, blocking the Japanese advance path with longitudinal firepower.

The Japanese army fired with the attached mountain artillery, but the effect was not good, and the troops could not move forward. They had to camp on the south bank and wait for dawn to attack again.

At the same time, all units of the 15th and 21st Group Armies of the National Army were transferred according to the scheduled deployment and arrived at the designated position smoothly.

At this point, the Wufu defense line battle, which lasted nine days and eight nights, came to an end. The Chinese soldiers inflicted great casualties on the Japanese army and bought enough time for the defense of the Xicheng Line.

In other words, this is already the best result expected by the Dragon Boat Festival.It's just a pity that if the Botian detachment hadn't arrived as reinforcements and held up the Dragon Boat Festival, and if Liu Ying hadn't lost Yushan, the 43rd Regiment of the Japanese Army would have definitely died in the river! .
(End of this chapter)