I am God of War in Snow Leopard
Chapter 107: Announcement of great victory, very gratifying to the committee! (10000 words)
Chapter 107: Announcement of great victory, very gratifying to the committee! (10000 words)
Xu Qingfeng and Sun Kui turned their heads to look outside the city at the same time.
Sure enough, we saw a large number of Japs coming on the highway.
Moreover, almost all of these devils are mechanized and mounted, and there are even a small number of tanks and chariots.
Outside the city gate, a reconnaissance squad belonging to the Ninth Company had been forced to retreat.
Time was running out, and Xu Qingfeng had no time to allow his troops to build field defense positions outside the city.
Therefore, we can only rely on the city wall for defense.
So he ordered Sun Kui: "Ask the brothers below to close the city gate. All the Ninth Company will return to the team. The machine gun company will help guard the west gate and prepare to meet the enemy!
In addition, the communication platoon was ordered to quickly set up telephone lines and connect all companies.
Also, send someone to send news to the Seventh Company and the Eighth Company, telling them that the devils are approaching the city, and let them prepare for battle and face it at any time. "
"Yes!" Sun Kui readily agreed and acted immediately.
After a while, Liu Bohui, who had been promoted to be the leader of the communications platoon, hurried up to the top of the city with one of his subordinates.
When he found Xu Qingfeng who was observing the enemy situation outside the city, he immediately crouched behind him and saluted: "Reporting to the battalion commander, where is the battalion headquarters?
Is it the original county government compound?Or somewhere else? "
Xu Qingfeng put down the binoculars, looked back at him and said, "I judge that the west gate is open, and it is likely to be the enemy's main attack direction.
So, I decided to set up the headquarters at the west gate, and you start wiring and set up the telephone from the west gate. "
"However, remember, don't put the telephone wires on the city wall, but route them from inside the city, preferably along the base of the city wall, so that the devil's artillery can't be bombed, which is conducive to keeping the telephone line unblocked."
"Yes!" Liu Bohui nodded and wrote down one by one. After saluting Xu Qingfeng, he immediately left with his subordinates and began to lead the communication platoon to set up the telephone.
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Outside the city, surrounded by a group of adjutants and accompanying guards, Takeshita Jun rode to a small hill about 1000 meters away from the west gate.
He was holding a telescope to observe Ximen's situation.
At this time, a Japanese second lieutenant came on horseback. He stood at attention on his horse and saluted him: "Sir, the reconnaissance force has found out that the four gates of Wujiang are guarded by Chinese troops."
Takeshita Jun put down the binoculars, squinted his eyes and asked ponderingly, "Where are the head of the Katayama Brigade?"
"Still on the way, we expect to arrive in about an hour!" Lieutenant Guizi immediately answered.
"Where is the brigade of the 18th Division? Are you following?" Takeshita Jun asked again.
Because the special mixed brigade he led was all mechanized and cavalry marching, so its mobility far exceeded that of the infantry brigade from the 18th Division, and it arrived at Wujiang County one step earlier than them.
Second Lieutenant Guizi quickly replied: "It's less than two kilometers away from us, and we can go into battle at any time."
Jun Takeshita nodded slightly, at this time, a Japanese captain who was following him asked for instructions: "Commander Takeshita, what should we do now?
Should we attack immediately, or build an offensive position and wait for other friendly forces to arrive? "
Takeshita Toshiro said: "Soldiers are precious, don't wait any longer, because the longer you wait, the more breathing space the Chinese defenders in the city will have.
Pass my order, the artillery and tank squadron immediately shelled the west city gate to cover the infantry attack!
We first took advantage of the unsteady foothold of the defenders in the city to launch a fierce attack.
Don't give them any chance to retreat and absorb the results.
In addition, call General Katayamazato Ichiro and ask them to come as soon as possible and encircle Wujiang with us! "
"Hay!" Captain Guizi and the second lieutenant nodded.
About ten minutes later, the Devils consisted of four Type 90 light tanks, four Type [-] infantry guns, and six [-]mm mortars.
Start a heavy shelling towards the west gate of Wujiang!
Following the piercing whistling sound of piercing the air, shells engulfed in flames slammed viciously towards the top of the west city gate like meteors.
Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng, who was observing the enemy's situation on the top of the city, immediately ordered: "Pay attention to the artillery!"
As soon as the words fell, the devil's first round of shells slammed down.
Boom boom boom!A series of violent explosions suddenly resounded.
However, since the first round of shelling was a test firing, most of the shells fell outside the city, or bombarded on the outer wall of the city wall.
It did not pose much of a threat to the three battalions of defenders on top of the city.
Xu Qingfeng glanced at the dusty surroundings, and immediately ordered: "Sun Kui, notify the artillery company to build artillery positions for me, and pay back!"
The current third battalion also has many mortars and infantry artillery, which can completely launch a close artillery battle with the devil artillery group outside the city.
Therefore, of course he would not sit back and watch the Ninth Company and the Machine Gun Company being bombed.
The most important thing is that because it was too late to dig trenches, artillery fortifications were built.
Therefore, facing the shelling of the devils outside the city, if they did not counterattack, they could only be passively bombed.
"Yes!" Sun Kui, the commander of the Ninth Company, suddenly agreed, and immediately ran down to inform the artillery company that was on standby near the west gate.
There is the battalion commander Xu Qingfeng sitting on the top of the city, so he doesn't need to worry about it at all.
Boom boom boom!The devil's bombardment is still continuing, especially the four Type [-] tanks, which can be bombarded directly.
The preparation time for artillery fire is much lower than that of other infantry, so the rate of fire is very fast.
Almost as soon as Sun Kui got down, they took the lead in launching the second round of shelling.
With the test firing just now, the enemy's shells were much more accurate this time.
Two of the high-explosive grenades directly hit the city gate building not far to Xu Qingfeng's left. ,
The city gate building, which had been in disrepair for a long time, was instantly destroyed and turned into ruins.
Two "new recruits" of the Ninth Company near the city gate building were also hit by the violent explosion and died on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, there were the Japanese Type [-] infantry artillery and mortars, because they were direct-fire artillery.
Their cannonballs were more accurate. This round of ten cannonballs, almost all landed on the city wall.
Boom boom boom... Many officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company and the Machine Gun Company who had already lay down to hide had nowhere to hide.
The bombed bodies and blood flew everywhere, causing heavy casualties.
Xu Qingfeng was furious when he saw this, and turned around and ran towards the city.
Come to the artillery company that has received Sun Kui's order and is setting up artillery positions on the street.
Pointing at one of the 90mm mortars, he ordered several artillery soldiers around it: "Pick up your mortars, withstand two boxes of shells, and follow me to the top of the city! Quick!"
Seeing Xu Qingfeng's seriousness, several soldiers didn't bother to ask the artillery company commander Wang Tiezhu for instructions, so they responded loudly: "Yes!"
Taking advantage of the gap between them dismantling the cannons and carrying the shells, Xu Qingfeng ordered Wang Tiezhu again: "Company Commander Wang, aim at the devil's artillery position for me, and hit his mother hard!
Hand over the devil tanks outside the city to me! "
"Yes!" Wang Tiezhu suddenly agreed: "I promise to complete the task!"
At this time, several artillery soldiers were ready.
Xu Qingfeng stopped talking nonsense, and immediately took them and rushed towards the top of the city.
Sun Kui, holding a Mauser pistol, also followed quickly.
At this time, the shelling outside the city continued, and the city walls were filled with smoke and fire.
Soldiers from one's own side were constantly hit by shells, and even men and guns were blown out.
Every moment, there are casualties.
Xu Qingfeng led them to brave the devil's ferocious artillery fire, climbed the horse road from the left side of the city at the fastest speed, and rushed to the top of the city.
Then, regardless of the danger, he found an area that had been bombarded by devil shells.
"Right here, set up the cannon! I'll control it myself!" Xu Qingfeng pointed to the recessed city wall and shouted to several artillerymen.
"Yes!" Several artillery soldiers agreed in unison, and immediately started firing cannons.
Generally speaking, in a place that has been bombarded by Japanese artillery shells, it is impossible for a second artillery shell to fall within a short period of time.
This is the experience summed up by countless predecessors with their lives.
But there are exceptions, that is, if the scale of enemy artillery fire reaches a sufficiently dense level.
This method is not allowed.
For example, in the Cheorwon Blockade and the Battle of Shangganling, there was intensive artillery fire with the same amount of ammunition as the US military's Van Fleet.
Of course, this level of intensive bombing is impossible for devils.
In today's Wujiang County, it will not appear, because it is impossible to shoot Van Fleet's ammunition with the artillery power in Jun Takeshita's hands.
Therefore, Xu Qingfeng chose to set up mortars in places where the devils shelled. It seemed dangerous, but it was actually safe.
Several artillerymen were in a hurry, and quickly completed the construction of the 90mm mortar seized from the devils.
Xu Qingfeng was not idle either. He took advantage of this opportunity to lock all the positions of the four Japanese Type [-] tanks outside the city and memorize them in his mind.
"Battalion Commander, preparations are complete!" A veteran who served as the main gunner immediately reported to Xu Qingfeng.
Xu Qingfeng immediately put down the telescope, walked behind the mortar, and personally began to train Zhu Yuan to shoot.
After a while, the first target was locked.
He shouted in a deep voice, "Cannonball!"
The main gunner immediately took out an armor-piercing bullet from the ammunition box beside him, and handed it to Xu Qingfeng with both hands.
After receiving the shell, Xu Qingfeng loaded it directly into the muzzle of the mortar.
As the shell slides into the bottom of the barrel, just listen to the tom!A muffled sound!
The primer of the armor-piercing projectile was fired, whizzing out of the barrel and turning into a dazzling flame that flew into the air.
After a short high-speed flight in the air, it fell from the sky with precision and hit the first Type [-] tank.
As I said before, the overall armor of the Type [-] tank is very weak, and the top armor is even more vulnerable.
The Devil's 90mm mortar is far more powerful than the 60mm mortar regardless of its range or caliber.
Therefore, the armor-piercing projectile fired by Xu Qingfeng penetrated the top armor of the Type [-] almost effortlessly.
The shell exploded suddenly inside the tank, and the raging shrapnel and high temperature instantly killed all five devil tank crew members inside.
From the outside, a large flame burst from the top of the Type [-] tank, followed by raging fire and thick smoke.
It's just that the 37mm main gun, which was still wantonly bombarding the city wall just now, has never moved again.
When the first shot hit, Xu Qingfeng didn't care about being happy at all, so he quickly adjusted the gun position, and then fired the second, third, and fourth shots.
Because his shooting speed was very fast, the remaining three Type [-] tanks outside the city hadn't had time to react at all.
They were destroyed one by one!
The same weapon, used by different people, will naturally exert different power and performance.
And this 90mm mortar was in Xu Qingfeng's hands, as if it had been equipped with precision guidance, and it could shoot wherever it pointed.
And just after Xu Qingfeng killed the four devil tanks with lightning speed.
In the street behind, there was a sudden burst of shelling.
Shhhhhh... Cannonballs soared into the sky, turned into flames, and flew over the city wall filled with gunpowder smoke.
They shot quickly towards the Japanese artillery positions outside the city.
Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng immediately stopped the shelling, and ordered: "Move the artillery, hurry up!"
After hitting four Devils tanks in a row, they had to move.
Otherwise, if we continue to fight, we will probably be targeted by Japanese artillery.
As for the artillery company commanded by Wang Tiezhu, although the shells fired by it failed to hit the devil's artillery position.
But it also caused great trouble to the Japanese, and four tanks were accurately destroyed.
Takeshita Jun, who was quite frightened, immediately ordered his own artillery units to stop shelling and move the artillery positions.
At the same time, he drew out his saber and ordered hundreds of infantrymen: "Attack immediately!"
Takeshita Jun is very smart, he knows that Xu Qingfeng has a very powerful artillery here.
He also knew that the other party had struck in advance and had already locked their artillery positions. If the attack continued like this, all the artillery in his task force group would be destroyed by the other party.
Moreover, seeing artillery shells flying out of the city, Xu Qingfeng was surprised that Xu Qingfeng's troops had formed an artillery unit so quickly.
Directly order the artillery to move and the infantry to attack!
It has to be said that Takeshita Jun is smarter and more adaptable than ordinary Japanese commanders.
Under his command, about 400 devil infantry formed the first attack group.
Led by several grassroots officers, the skirmishers formed a line and swarmed toward the west gate like a tide.
At this time, the artillery company of the three battalions in the city had already adjusted their artillery positions and launched a second round of shelling.
The artillery shells roared straight towards the Japanese artillery positions. Some Japanese artillerymen who had no time to evacuate were immediately hit.
Boom boom boom!Except that the six mortars are relatively light and easy to transfer.
The four [-]-type infantry guns, together with the artillery who were transferring them, were all blown up.
Even the man and the cannon were blown to pieces, it was terrible to see.
However, the exchange of fire between the artillery of the two sides did not affect the devil's attack.
After a wave of rapid charges, more than 400 devils have entered the absolute effective range of the defenders at the top of the city.
Xu Qingfeng saw that the devil infantry had started to attack, so he returned the 90mm mortar that had been moved to the artillery.
Let them adjust the muzzle and bombard the devils outside the city to attack the crowd, so as to support their own infantry to defend the city.
He himself quickly came to the edge of the female wall and observed it.
Immediately reach out for a medium-sized rifle, pull the bolt, raise the gun to aim, lock the target, and pull the trigger!
All actions are done in one go!
boom!About 200 meters away, a Japanese squadron leader who was leading his troops to charge, brandishing a saber, was shot in the forehead and fell down.
After firing the shot, Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered in a serious voice: "Hit me!"
The casualties of the devil's artillery bombardment were heavy, and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company and the Machine Gun Company, who were full of anger, got up one after another.
One by one, they set up light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles, and fired fiercely at the Japanese outside the city.
All of a sudden, gunshots erupted on the city filled with gunpowder smoke, and the bullets were dense like rain.
The devil siege troops swarming in were shot and fell down one after another.
Some devils who rushed to the front were instantly beaten into honeycombs by the dense rain of bullets.
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Empire of Japan!"
Seeing that the attack was blocked, some basic-level devil officers began to shout at the top of their lungs, trying to boost morale.
However, being captured by Xu Qingfeng who was acting as a sniper, Xu Qingfeng couldn't help cursing angrily: "Long live grandma, what a leg!"
After saying that, he pulled the trigger and pierced the opponent's head with a hot bullet.
Just like that, under Xu Qingfeng's precise sniping.
The low-level Japanese officers who led the attack were named one by one and died one after another.
And there is no command, and the defensive firepower of the defenders is really intensive.
The devil's attack soon failed due to excessive casualties.
One-third of the more than 400 Japanese soldiers were killed in less than half an hour.
The remaining more than 200 people no longer had the morale just now, and they all fled as if they had defeated a rooster.
On the dirt hill, Jun Takeshita looked at his own attacking troops retreating like a tide, and his face became a little unsightly.
To be precise, this was his first solo fight with Xu Qingfeng's troops.
Although the attack failed, Takeshita Jun was not discouraged.
Because, his purpose was not to capture Wujiang County and wipe out Xu Qingfeng's troops with the thousand men in his hands.
Instead, he bit and entangled them tightly!
Don't give them any chance to breathe or escape.
As long as this is achieved, even if some casualties are paid, it will be worth it.
Therefore, after watching for a while, Takeshita Jun put down his binoculars and ordered to the adjutants behind him: "Send out a small reconnaissance force to monitor and reconnaissance the north and south gates and the east gate.
In case the defenders in the city escape! "
"Hay!" Several adjutants nodded quickly.
At this time, a captain officer who was responsible for commanding the attack came to Takeshita Jun with a disgraced face and a guilty look on his face. He bowed his head and apologized: "Sir, you are humble and incompetent. Please punish me!"
Takeshita Toshi said: "Matsushita-san, don't blame yourself!
Our opponent is a very powerful guy. It is understandable that your attack failed!
Order the troops to immediately build an offensive position on the spot to prevent the Chinese army from counterattacking.
And use artillery fire and cold guns to harass and contain the enemy in the city. "
"Hay!" Captain Guizi nodded heavily, and quickly took orders to leave.
Takeshita Jun then told a second lieutenant next to him: "You guys, follow me to see the situation around Wujiang County."
"Hay!" The devil's second lieutenant also hurriedly bowed his head to accept the order.
The next second, Takeshita Jun took the lead in riding his horse and rushed down the Tushanbao. With several entourage, he bypassed the west gate and rushed straight towards the north gate of Wujiang.
Takeshita Jun is very shrewd, he knows that Xu Qingfeng will find a way to escape, and the sooner the better.
That's why, no matter the cost, they directly launched an attack in order to contain Xu Qingfeng.
Now the attack has failed, but the containment effect has been achieved.
Next, he had to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance of the surrounding terrain. Only in this way could it be possible to deduce Xu Qingfeng's possible escape and retreat routes, deploy defenses in advance, and block them.
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In the city, after defeating the devil's first attack.
Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered: "The artillery company quickly shifts its position to prevent the enemy's artillery and air fire from retaliating!"
"The Ninth Company, the machine gun company quickly cleaned the battlefield, and brought the more than 200 puppet army prisoners to Lao Tzu, and asked them to help strengthen the city defense fortifications!"
"The guard company, immediately organize the evacuation of the people near the city gate and move them to the center of the city to prevent them from being killed by enemy artillery fire!"
"Yes!" Everyone took orders in unison, and began to act separately.
After the deployment on the top of the city was completed, Xu Qingfeng went down the city wall and came to the temporary headquarters set up by the communication platoon.
This temporary battalion headquarters was set up in an empty courtyard about 200 meters away from the west gate.
This place is inconspicuous, so there is no need to worry about being discovered by Japanese aerial reconnaissance and artillery detection.
I just arrived at the entrance of the headquarters courtyard and was about to go in.
A burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from a distance, and a long distance away, I heard the shout: "Battle Commander! Battalion Commander!"
Xu Qingfeng stopped and turned his head to follow the sound, and saw Deputy Battalion Commander Liang Shan waving towards him and running towards him.
It seems that the batch of materials and equipment that he dropped has been discovered.
Although Xu Qingfeng was calm on the surface, when he was still more than ten meters away from him, he asked: "Deputy Battalion Commander Liang, what's wrong with you, are you so happy?"
Liang Shan rushed to him, couldn't restrain his excitement and saluted with a smile: "Report to the battalion commander, we are rich!"
"What kind of fortune?" Xu Qingfeng asked knowingly.
"We found a large amount of supplies in a warehouse left by the Japanese and puppet troops!" Liang Shan said.
"Oh? What are all there?" Xu Qingfeng asked pretending to be surprised.
"There are mines, explosives, grenades, generators, flares, smoke bombs, and canned beef.
The most important thing is that we discovered two radio stations! "Liangshan danced excitedly, talking about many family treasures.
"Oh? Really?" Xu Qingfeng also pretended to be overjoyed, and immediately said: "Immediately bring the radio station and these supplies to our headquarters. I will be of great use! Go quickly!"
"Yes!" Liang Shan agreed abruptly, and immediately ran back excitedly with the people.
……
In the north of the city, Chen Qifeng was leading more than 40 officers and soldiers of the guard company, and went door to door to collect ships.
Since the Japanese have arrived, the north gate is closed.
Therefore, they could only give up collecting the two small fishing villages outside the north gate that also had residents.
Instead, return to the city and collect them.
Arriving outside the walls of a relatively dilapidated courtyard, Chen Qifeng brought a few soldiers with live ammunition to the gate of the courtyard as usual, and knocked on the door: "My fellow, is there anyone here? We are the national army, and we need the help of fellow villagers!" "
After a while, the courtyard door opened slowly, and an old man with white hair came out from inside.
He first looked at Chen Qifeng and others up and down, and then asked: "What can I do for you, sir?"
"Old man, do you have a boat at home? We want to use a boat!" Chen Qifeng told the truth.
After speaking, I was worried that the old man would not want to borrow it.
So he hurriedly added: "Old man, don't worry, we don't use it in vain, we pay for it!"
The old man shook his head and said: "There is a boat, but it can't be used by you!"
Chen Qifeng asked in confusion: "Old man, why?"
"It's for you, but you can't beat the little Japs away. As soon as the Japs came to the security team, they surrendered and became traitors, helping the Japanese to bully our own people!" The old man looked disappointed and his eyes were full of contempt.
Chen Qifeng was a little surprised, and quickly explained: "Old man, we are not from the security team, we are from the Central Army!"
"What, you are from the Central Army?" The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, his cloudy eyes were full of excitement, he looked at Chen Qifeng, and asked, "Are you from the Central Army?"
Chen Qifeng was a little puzzled, but he still told the truth: "Old man, we are from the 87th Division of the Central Army, and we are a team that fights Japanese invaders!
We fought bloody battles with the Japanese in Shanghai for three months, and hundreds of thousands of brothers died!
Therefore, we are different from Zhang Benshun’s security team!
By the way, that Zhang Benshun has been shot to death on the order of our battalion commander! "
"Really?" The old man was obviously shocked when he heard this, and couldn't believe it.
"Yes, old man, not only Zhang Benshun, but also the more than 200 puppet troops under him were arrested by us." Chen Qifeng said: "If you don't believe it, you can follow me to the county government in the city to have a look."
The old man finally believed him, invited Chen Qifeng and others into the hospital, poured tea for them, and said: "Let me tell you, my son is also from the Central Army.
However, his life and death are still unknown! "
"Oh? Old man, is your son from the Central Army?" Chen Qifeng asked.
"He's teaching the head team, so I don't know whether it's life or death!" The old man sighed, and continued: "This Zhang Benshun and his security team often bully our local people on weekdays.
The folks are afraid of being bullied by them, but they hate them to the bone!
Especially, after the Japanese invaded this time, instead of resisting, they welcomed the Japanese in like dogs.
The most outrageous thing is that after the Japanese entered the city, they were willing to be the Japanese lackeys.
Helping the devils to rob the common people of money and food everywhere, not to mention harming other young girls.
If you really want to wipe them out, let alone borrowing a boat, even if our folks in Wujiang donate some money to you, it will not be a problem. "
Chen Qifeng nodded repeatedly and said, "So that's it, but old man, what we want to borrow is not a boat."
"How much is that?" asked the old man.
"As many as you want." Chen Qifeng thought about Xu Qingfeng's advice, and said.
"Well, then I have to go to the folks and give you statistics to see how many boats the big guy can have."
The old man pondered: "To tell you the truth, almost every household among us Wujiang people, especially those living in the north of the city, relies on fishing for a living.
So there must be ships, but it is still unclear how many there are. "
Chen Qifeng was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "If that's the case, I'll take the trouble to protect you!"
"Hey, what kind of words can you say? You are the Central Army, and so is my son. As long as you focus on fighting the Japanese and getting rid of the traitors!
We ordinary people in Jiangnan, who are unwilling to support you? "
After the old man finished speaking, he stood up and said to Chen Qifeng: "Sir, would you please come with me?
By the way, explain to the nearby neighbors and folks, if the big guys find out, you will clean up Zhang Benshun and his dog traitors.
Will definitely help! "
"Okay!" Chen Qifeng nodded happily, and immediately ordered the soldiers behind him: "Go and tell the third platoon leader to stop disturbing the people.
Please ask this old man to take us door to door to borrow a boat. "
……
Over at the west gate, the temporary battalion headquarters.
Liang Shan has already led people to bring back all the equipment that Xu Qingfeng put in.
There are Japanese cars, motorcycles, and packhorses in the city, all of which are now used by the Third Battalion.
Xu Qingfeng commanded Liu Bohui and other officers and soldiers of the communication platoon, and they are building generators and radio stations.
Liu Bohui originally studied communication, so he also uses radio stations.
It can be said that he can be regarded as a relatively rare talent in the Sichuan Army.
Otherwise, he would not be transferred to the 26th Division Headquarters Communications Company as a platoon leader.
With the joint efforts of Xu Qingfeng and Liu Bohui, the generator and the high-power radio station soon began to operate normally.
Xu Qingfeng intends to test Liu Bohui's real talent in communication, so let him be in charge of operating the radio station first.
Seeing how skillfully he moved, Xu Qingfeng knew that he had used the right person.
Soon, after some tinkering, Liu Bohui took off his earphones and reported to Xu Qingfenghui: "Battle Commander, this radio station is ready to use.
However, we don't have the code book of the national army now, so naturally we can't get in touch with them directly.
This station seems to be useless. "
Xu Qingfeng smiled and said: "How can it be useless, you immediately use my name to directly generate power, and report to the Commissioner's Department of the 3rd War Zone Commander's Department and all compatriots all over the country!
In other words, after our troops broke out from the Sixing Warehouse, they raided the headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army in the Qingpu section of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway last night.
More than [-] people below the rank of Lieutenant General Hisao Tani of the Sixth Division were killed!
At [-] o'clock this morning, Wujiang County was conquered, and a part of the Japanese reinforcements were ambushed, and a total of more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out!
This is a victory, and I hope that the officers and soldiers of our army will fight bravely to protect Nanjing!
Xu Qingfeng will lead the officers and soldiers of the headquarters to guard Wujiang County to the death, vowing to fight the Japanese invaders to the end!
Use this to contain the enemy army, support the main force of the brothers, and defend Nanjing! "
"Ah? Send the report clearly?" Liu Bohui looked shocked.
"Yes, just post it like this!" Xu Qingfeng said in a serious voice.
"Battalion Commander, isn't this going to spread hatred?" Liang Shan said worriedly: "If this telegram is sent out, the devils will definitely mobilize heavy troops to encircle us.
Because, this is tantamount to severely slapping the Japanese soldiers in Central China! "
"This is the effect we want!" Xu Qingfeng said: "Songhu's defeat means Nanjing cannot be saved. Now the morale of the troops is low, and they urgently need the good news of a big victory to boost morale and inspire the morale of the troops.
There's only so much we can do when we're behind enemy lines.
The more enemies we attract and contain, the more we can slow down the enemy's advance to Nanjing, and the more beneficial it is to our army. "
Liang Shan lowered his voice and said, "But, in this way, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to escape?"
Xu Qingfeng smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I just want the devils to think that we are determined to stay and defend Wujiang.
In this way, we can retreat unexpectedly! "
……
Jinling City, the headquarters.
Although all the major institutions of the National Government have moved to Wuhan and mountain cities at this time.
But the defense of Nanjing was about to break out, and as the supreme commander, Principal Chang hadn't left yet.
Because he wants to stay and arrange the defense of Nanjing.
At least it must be determined who will lead the troops to command the defense of Nanjing.
In the conference room, the principal sat at the head of the table and said solemnly: "Everyone, Nanjing is an important place for our country and must be guarded.
Which one is willing to command the troops to stay behind? "
Among the senior generals of the national army present, none of them were willing to volunteer.
The entire venue was silent.
When the headmaster saw this, his face was filled with displeasure, he knocked on the table fiercely and scolded: "Mother Xipi, did the World War I scare you all out of courage?"
"There is not even a general who dares to defend the city? The country is in crisis, the nation is in crisis, and at this time of national crisis, what face do you have when you see the martyrs of Huangpu?
How can he have the face to face [-] million people? "
Principal Chang was really angry. In the battle of Songhu, he threw almost all of his direct elite troops into it.
The whole country fought bloody battles for more than three months, but they were still defeated and ended in a disastrous defeat.
Now even Nanjing seems to be in jeopardy, and none of the beloved generals under him who are supported by high-ranking officials are willing to come out to defend the city.
Therefore, he was both angry and chilled at the moment.
In the end, Chen Cheng was still the soul of the Civil Engineering Department. He couldn't bear the embarrassment of the principal, so he stood up and remonstrated bluntly: "Commissioner, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. In the battle of Songhu, our army lost all its elite troops.
All the troops suffered heavy casualties and were really unable to fight any more.
Moreover, the control of the air and the sea rests with the enemy.
Nanjing is backed by the Yangtze River, and there is really no danger to defend. Once the Japanese army goes by water and cuts off our army's retreat.
Then this place has completely become a strategic dead zone!
Therefore, I suggest that a small number of troops can be left for symbolic resistance!
Quickly retreat most of the main force to rest and prepare for another battle! "
It must be said that Chen Cheng was one of the few military generals at that time who had a strategic vision.
At the beginning of the Battle of Songhu, he was willing to support the headmaster's pre-emptive strike.
Later, when the situation collapsed, he suggested to the principal to retreat decisively in order to preserve his strength and fight again.
But neither was adopted.
Sure enough, this time his suggestion was still not adopted.
Principal Chang slapped the table angrily and said, "Nang Xipi, Nanjing is our capital, and it is also the tomb of former Prime Minister Dr. Zhongshan.
Lost without a fight, abandoned the capital, how do you want me to explain to the people? "
Chen Cheng was scolded and looked embarrassed. He stood there not knowing how to respond.
At this moment, a person broke in from outside.
The man was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and had a hurried expression. He was none other than Qian Dajun, the director of the Principal's Attendance Office.
It was also jokingly referred to by the national army as the Chief of the Ouchi.
He was the only one who dared to break in while such a high-level meeting was in progress, and went straight to Principal Chang.
"Commissioned, great victory, great victory!" Qian Dajun came straight to Principal Chang, stood at attention and saluted, and reported with joy.
"Huh?" Principal Chang frowned and asked displeasedly: "Mother Xipi, the whole line is in emergency, how can there be any great victory?"
Qian Dajun quickly handed the telegram in his hand to him with respectful hands and said: "Reporting to the committee, this is a clear telegram that was just received.
It was sent by Xu Qingfeng's troops from Wujiang County! "
"Xu Qingfeng?" Principal Chang asked in surprise, "The guy who disobeyed orders and disrespected him in the Sixing Warehouse?"
"Yes! That's him!" Qian Dajun nodded repeatedly: "According to his report, they successfully attacked the headquarters of the Japanese 6th Division at Qingpu last night.
Kill the enemy's Lieutenant General Tani Hisao, more than [-] people.
Also this morning, the city of Wujiang was conquered and more than a thousand enemies were wiped out! "
"Niang Xipi! Really?" Principal Chang couldn't sit still, stood up directly, took the message and glanced at it hastily.
He suddenly said excitedly: "Okay, okay, very good!"
As he spoke, he patted the telegram on the table, and said with an excited expression: "Qian Dajun, read Xu Qingfeng's good news to them!"
"Yes!" Qian Dajun immediately picked up the telegram and read aloud: "Good news, congratulations to our 3 million compatriots in the [-]rd Theater and even across the country.
The 87rd Battalion of the 261nd Regiment of the 522st Brigade of our 6th Division successfully ambushed the enemy's [-]th Division headquarters at the Qingpu section of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway last night after breaking through from Sihang Warehouse.
Killed more than [-] people under the head of the enemy's Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, and at about [-]:[-] this morning, they conquered Wujiang County and wiped out more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops.
With this victory, I hope that the soldiers of all troops will fight the enemy bravely and protect Nanjing together!
Xu Qingfeng will lead the officers and soldiers of the headquarters to guard Wujiang County to the death, vowing to fight the Japanese invaders to the end!
Use this to contain the enemy army, support the main force of the brothers, and defend Nanjing! "
After Qian Dajun finished reading, Principal Chang patted the table excitedly and said, "Listen, listen, are you ashamed?
With less than a battalion of troops, Xu Qingfeng galloped across the enemy's rear, winning consecutive battles!
And you, with an army of [-], dare not even defend the city of Nanjing? "
At this time, a senior general couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up suddenly and asked Principal Chang to take the initiative: "Commissioner, you are right. Nanjing is the capital of the country and the site of the former Prime Minister's mausoleum. How can we retreat without defending?" ?
He is humble in his position, willing to lead various troops to protect Nanjing, and vows to live and die with Nanjing! "
Principal Chang saw that it was Tang Shengzhi, who was a warlord of the Hunan Army and had fought with him.
To be honest, Principal Chang didn't like this person from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't want to give him the leadership of his few elite troops of German weapons.
However, my group of Huangpu disciples really did not live up to expectations, and they were all frightened by the Japanese.
No one stood up and took the initiative to take orders, so he weighed the pros and cons, gritted his teeth and decided: "Okay, I will immediately appoint you, Brother Meng Xiao, as the commander of the Nanjing Garrison to command all the troops participating in the war!"
"Yes, thank you for your trust. I will live up to my humble duty and defend Nanjing to the death!" Tang Shengzhi quickly saluted solemnly and accepted the order.
"Committee, what should I do with Xu Qingfeng?" Qian Dajun asked for instructions with the telegram: "Anyway, they have created a miracle again and made great contributions."
"Is this Xu Qingfeng also from Huangpu?" Principal Chang asked.
"Yes, it should be the 10th issue of Huangpu." Qian Dajun nodded and replied.
Principal Chang asked Chen Cheng again: "Cixiu, what do you think?"
Chen Cheng quickly said truthfully: "Commissioner, although Xu Qingfeng was disobedient and disrespectful at Sixing Warehouse, after all, he wanted to kill the enemy and serve the country.
It was not for personal gain. Moreover, he first attacked the headquarters of the Japanese 9th Division and killed Japanese Lieutenant General Yoshika Ryosuke, the division commander.
Now he has made new contributions and regained a county town!
In any case, the merits outweigh the demerits. If no rewards are given, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers below! "
Principal Chang nodded slightly when he heard this, pondered for a while, and said, "What rank is Xu Qingfeng now?"
Chen Cheng immediately replied: "The rank of major in the army, the position of lieutenant colonel and battalion commander."
"Immediately call for awards and promote Xu Qingfeng to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The troops under his command were temporarily organized into the Huben Battalion of the National Revolutionary Army, with him as the battalion commander.
And quickly report their glorious achievements to the whole party, the whole army and even the whole country, and reward them.
In order to encourage the determination of our soldiers to fight against Japan and guard the morale of Nanjing! "
Principal Chang gave the order immediately.
"Yes!" Chen Cheng, Qian Dajun and others responded in unison.
"Hmph, mother Xipi! A group of the first five phases of Whampoa is not as good as one from the tenth phase!" After finishing speaking, Chang Kaishen walked away very displeased.
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Xu Qingfeng and Sun Kui turned their heads to look outside the city at the same time.
Sure enough, we saw a large number of Japs coming on the highway.
Moreover, almost all of these devils are mechanized and mounted, and there are even a small number of tanks and chariots.
Outside the city gate, a reconnaissance squad belonging to the Ninth Company had been forced to retreat.
Time was running out, and Xu Qingfeng had no time to allow his troops to build field defense positions outside the city.
Therefore, we can only rely on the city wall for defense.
So he ordered Sun Kui: "Ask the brothers below to close the city gate. All the Ninth Company will return to the team. The machine gun company will help guard the west gate and prepare to meet the enemy!
In addition, the communication platoon was ordered to quickly set up telephone lines and connect all companies.
Also, send someone to send news to the Seventh Company and the Eighth Company, telling them that the devils are approaching the city, and let them prepare for battle and face it at any time. "
"Yes!" Sun Kui readily agreed and acted immediately.
After a while, Liu Bohui, who had been promoted to be the leader of the communications platoon, hurried up to the top of the city with one of his subordinates.
When he found Xu Qingfeng who was observing the enemy situation outside the city, he immediately crouched behind him and saluted: "Reporting to the battalion commander, where is the battalion headquarters?
Is it the original county government compound?Or somewhere else? "
Xu Qingfeng put down the binoculars, looked back at him and said, "I judge that the west gate is open, and it is likely to be the enemy's main attack direction.
So, I decided to set up the headquarters at the west gate, and you start wiring and set up the telephone from the west gate. "
"However, remember, don't put the telephone wires on the city wall, but route them from inside the city, preferably along the base of the city wall, so that the devil's artillery can't be bombed, which is conducive to keeping the telephone line unblocked."
"Yes!" Liu Bohui nodded and wrote down one by one. After saluting Xu Qingfeng, he immediately left with his subordinates and began to lead the communication platoon to set up the telephone.
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Outside the city, surrounded by a group of adjutants and accompanying guards, Takeshita Jun rode to a small hill about 1000 meters away from the west gate.
He was holding a telescope to observe Ximen's situation.
At this time, a Japanese second lieutenant came on horseback. He stood at attention on his horse and saluted him: "Sir, the reconnaissance force has found out that the four gates of Wujiang are guarded by Chinese troops."
Takeshita Jun put down the binoculars, squinted his eyes and asked ponderingly, "Where are the head of the Katayama Brigade?"
"Still on the way, we expect to arrive in about an hour!" Lieutenant Guizi immediately answered.
"Where is the brigade of the 18th Division? Are you following?" Takeshita Jun asked again.
Because the special mixed brigade he led was all mechanized and cavalry marching, so its mobility far exceeded that of the infantry brigade from the 18th Division, and it arrived at Wujiang County one step earlier than them.
Second Lieutenant Guizi quickly replied: "It's less than two kilometers away from us, and we can go into battle at any time."
Jun Takeshita nodded slightly, at this time, a Japanese captain who was following him asked for instructions: "Commander Takeshita, what should we do now?
Should we attack immediately, or build an offensive position and wait for other friendly forces to arrive? "
Takeshita Toshiro said: "Soldiers are precious, don't wait any longer, because the longer you wait, the more breathing space the Chinese defenders in the city will have.
Pass my order, the artillery and tank squadron immediately shelled the west city gate to cover the infantry attack!
We first took advantage of the unsteady foothold of the defenders in the city to launch a fierce attack.
Don't give them any chance to retreat and absorb the results.
In addition, call General Katayamazato Ichiro and ask them to come as soon as possible and encircle Wujiang with us! "
"Hay!" Captain Guizi and the second lieutenant nodded.
About ten minutes later, the Devils consisted of four Type 90 light tanks, four Type [-] infantry guns, and six [-]mm mortars.
Start a heavy shelling towards the west gate of Wujiang!
Following the piercing whistling sound of piercing the air, shells engulfed in flames slammed viciously towards the top of the west city gate like meteors.
Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng, who was observing the enemy's situation on the top of the city, immediately ordered: "Pay attention to the artillery!"
As soon as the words fell, the devil's first round of shells slammed down.
Boom boom boom!A series of violent explosions suddenly resounded.
However, since the first round of shelling was a test firing, most of the shells fell outside the city, or bombarded on the outer wall of the city wall.
It did not pose much of a threat to the three battalions of defenders on top of the city.
Xu Qingfeng glanced at the dusty surroundings, and immediately ordered: "Sun Kui, notify the artillery company to build artillery positions for me, and pay back!"
The current third battalion also has many mortars and infantry artillery, which can completely launch a close artillery battle with the devil artillery group outside the city.
Therefore, of course he would not sit back and watch the Ninth Company and the Machine Gun Company being bombed.
The most important thing is that because it was too late to dig trenches, artillery fortifications were built.
Therefore, facing the shelling of the devils outside the city, if they did not counterattack, they could only be passively bombed.
"Yes!" Sun Kui, the commander of the Ninth Company, suddenly agreed, and immediately ran down to inform the artillery company that was on standby near the west gate.
There is the battalion commander Xu Qingfeng sitting on the top of the city, so he doesn't need to worry about it at all.
Boom boom boom!The devil's bombardment is still continuing, especially the four Type [-] tanks, which can be bombarded directly.
The preparation time for artillery fire is much lower than that of other infantry, so the rate of fire is very fast.
Almost as soon as Sun Kui got down, they took the lead in launching the second round of shelling.
With the test firing just now, the enemy's shells were much more accurate this time.
Two of the high-explosive grenades directly hit the city gate building not far to Xu Qingfeng's left. ,
The city gate building, which had been in disrepair for a long time, was instantly destroyed and turned into ruins.
Two "new recruits" of the Ninth Company near the city gate building were also hit by the violent explosion and died on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, there were the Japanese Type [-] infantry artillery and mortars, because they were direct-fire artillery.
Their cannonballs were more accurate. This round of ten cannonballs, almost all landed on the city wall.
Boom boom boom... Many officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company and the Machine Gun Company who had already lay down to hide had nowhere to hide.
The bombed bodies and blood flew everywhere, causing heavy casualties.
Xu Qingfeng was furious when he saw this, and turned around and ran towards the city.
Come to the artillery company that has received Sun Kui's order and is setting up artillery positions on the street.
Pointing at one of the 90mm mortars, he ordered several artillery soldiers around it: "Pick up your mortars, withstand two boxes of shells, and follow me to the top of the city! Quick!"
Seeing Xu Qingfeng's seriousness, several soldiers didn't bother to ask the artillery company commander Wang Tiezhu for instructions, so they responded loudly: "Yes!"
Taking advantage of the gap between them dismantling the cannons and carrying the shells, Xu Qingfeng ordered Wang Tiezhu again: "Company Commander Wang, aim at the devil's artillery position for me, and hit his mother hard!
Hand over the devil tanks outside the city to me! "
"Yes!" Wang Tiezhu suddenly agreed: "I promise to complete the task!"
At this time, several artillery soldiers were ready.
Xu Qingfeng stopped talking nonsense, and immediately took them and rushed towards the top of the city.
Sun Kui, holding a Mauser pistol, also followed quickly.
At this time, the shelling outside the city continued, and the city walls were filled with smoke and fire.
Soldiers from one's own side were constantly hit by shells, and even men and guns were blown out.
Every moment, there are casualties.
Xu Qingfeng led them to brave the devil's ferocious artillery fire, climbed the horse road from the left side of the city at the fastest speed, and rushed to the top of the city.
Then, regardless of the danger, he found an area that had been bombarded by devil shells.
"Right here, set up the cannon! I'll control it myself!" Xu Qingfeng pointed to the recessed city wall and shouted to several artillerymen.
"Yes!" Several artillery soldiers agreed in unison, and immediately started firing cannons.
Generally speaking, in a place that has been bombarded by Japanese artillery shells, it is impossible for a second artillery shell to fall within a short period of time.
This is the experience summed up by countless predecessors with their lives.
But there are exceptions, that is, if the scale of enemy artillery fire reaches a sufficiently dense level.
This method is not allowed.
For example, in the Cheorwon Blockade and the Battle of Shangganling, there was intensive artillery fire with the same amount of ammunition as the US military's Van Fleet.
Of course, this level of intensive bombing is impossible for devils.
In today's Wujiang County, it will not appear, because it is impossible to shoot Van Fleet's ammunition with the artillery power in Jun Takeshita's hands.
Therefore, Xu Qingfeng chose to set up mortars in places where the devils shelled. It seemed dangerous, but it was actually safe.
Several artillerymen were in a hurry, and quickly completed the construction of the 90mm mortar seized from the devils.
Xu Qingfeng was not idle either. He took advantage of this opportunity to lock all the positions of the four Japanese Type [-] tanks outside the city and memorize them in his mind.
"Battalion Commander, preparations are complete!" A veteran who served as the main gunner immediately reported to Xu Qingfeng.
Xu Qingfeng immediately put down the telescope, walked behind the mortar, and personally began to train Zhu Yuan to shoot.
After a while, the first target was locked.
He shouted in a deep voice, "Cannonball!"
The main gunner immediately took out an armor-piercing bullet from the ammunition box beside him, and handed it to Xu Qingfeng with both hands.
After receiving the shell, Xu Qingfeng loaded it directly into the muzzle of the mortar.
As the shell slides into the bottom of the barrel, just listen to the tom!A muffled sound!
The primer of the armor-piercing projectile was fired, whizzing out of the barrel and turning into a dazzling flame that flew into the air.
After a short high-speed flight in the air, it fell from the sky with precision and hit the first Type [-] tank.
As I said before, the overall armor of the Type [-] tank is very weak, and the top armor is even more vulnerable.
The Devil's 90mm mortar is far more powerful than the 60mm mortar regardless of its range or caliber.
Therefore, the armor-piercing projectile fired by Xu Qingfeng penetrated the top armor of the Type [-] almost effortlessly.
The shell exploded suddenly inside the tank, and the raging shrapnel and high temperature instantly killed all five devil tank crew members inside.
From the outside, a large flame burst from the top of the Type [-] tank, followed by raging fire and thick smoke.
It's just that the 37mm main gun, which was still wantonly bombarding the city wall just now, has never moved again.
When the first shot hit, Xu Qingfeng didn't care about being happy at all, so he quickly adjusted the gun position, and then fired the second, third, and fourth shots.
Because his shooting speed was very fast, the remaining three Type [-] tanks outside the city hadn't had time to react at all.
They were destroyed one by one!
The same weapon, used by different people, will naturally exert different power and performance.
And this 90mm mortar was in Xu Qingfeng's hands, as if it had been equipped with precision guidance, and it could shoot wherever it pointed.
And just after Xu Qingfeng killed the four devil tanks with lightning speed.
In the street behind, there was a sudden burst of shelling.
Shhhhhh... Cannonballs soared into the sky, turned into flames, and flew over the city wall filled with gunpowder smoke.
They shot quickly towards the Japanese artillery positions outside the city.
Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng immediately stopped the shelling, and ordered: "Move the artillery, hurry up!"
After hitting four Devils tanks in a row, they had to move.
Otherwise, if we continue to fight, we will probably be targeted by Japanese artillery.
As for the artillery company commanded by Wang Tiezhu, although the shells fired by it failed to hit the devil's artillery position.
But it also caused great trouble to the Japanese, and four tanks were accurately destroyed.
Takeshita Jun, who was quite frightened, immediately ordered his own artillery units to stop shelling and move the artillery positions.
At the same time, he drew out his saber and ordered hundreds of infantrymen: "Attack immediately!"
Takeshita Jun is very smart, he knows that Xu Qingfeng has a very powerful artillery here.
He also knew that the other party had struck in advance and had already locked their artillery positions. If the attack continued like this, all the artillery in his task force group would be destroyed by the other party.
Moreover, seeing artillery shells flying out of the city, Xu Qingfeng was surprised that Xu Qingfeng's troops had formed an artillery unit so quickly.
Directly order the artillery to move and the infantry to attack!
It has to be said that Takeshita Jun is smarter and more adaptable than ordinary Japanese commanders.
Under his command, about 400 devil infantry formed the first attack group.
Led by several grassroots officers, the skirmishers formed a line and swarmed toward the west gate like a tide.
At this time, the artillery company of the three battalions in the city had already adjusted their artillery positions and launched a second round of shelling.
The artillery shells roared straight towards the Japanese artillery positions. Some Japanese artillerymen who had no time to evacuate were immediately hit.
Boom boom boom!Except that the six mortars are relatively light and easy to transfer.
The four [-]-type infantry guns, together with the artillery who were transferring them, were all blown up.
Even the man and the cannon were blown to pieces, it was terrible to see.
However, the exchange of fire between the artillery of the two sides did not affect the devil's attack.
After a wave of rapid charges, more than 400 devils have entered the absolute effective range of the defenders at the top of the city.
Xu Qingfeng saw that the devil infantry had started to attack, so he returned the 90mm mortar that had been moved to the artillery.
Let them adjust the muzzle and bombard the devils outside the city to attack the crowd, so as to support their own infantry to defend the city.
He himself quickly came to the edge of the female wall and observed it.
Immediately reach out for a medium-sized rifle, pull the bolt, raise the gun to aim, lock the target, and pull the trigger!
All actions are done in one go!
boom!About 200 meters away, a Japanese squadron leader who was leading his troops to charge, brandishing a saber, was shot in the forehead and fell down.
After firing the shot, Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered in a serious voice: "Hit me!"
The casualties of the devil's artillery bombardment were heavy, and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company and the Machine Gun Company, who were full of anger, got up one after another.
One by one, they set up light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles, and fired fiercely at the Japanese outside the city.
All of a sudden, gunshots erupted on the city filled with gunpowder smoke, and the bullets were dense like rain.
The devil siege troops swarming in were shot and fell down one after another.
Some devils who rushed to the front were instantly beaten into honeycombs by the dense rain of bullets.
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Empire of Japan!"
Seeing that the attack was blocked, some basic-level devil officers began to shout at the top of their lungs, trying to boost morale.
However, being captured by Xu Qingfeng who was acting as a sniper, Xu Qingfeng couldn't help cursing angrily: "Long live grandma, what a leg!"
After saying that, he pulled the trigger and pierced the opponent's head with a hot bullet.
Just like that, under Xu Qingfeng's precise sniping.
The low-level Japanese officers who led the attack were named one by one and died one after another.
And there is no command, and the defensive firepower of the defenders is really intensive.
The devil's attack soon failed due to excessive casualties.
One-third of the more than 400 Japanese soldiers were killed in less than half an hour.
The remaining more than 200 people no longer had the morale just now, and they all fled as if they had defeated a rooster.
On the dirt hill, Jun Takeshita looked at his own attacking troops retreating like a tide, and his face became a little unsightly.
To be precise, this was his first solo fight with Xu Qingfeng's troops.
Although the attack failed, Takeshita Jun was not discouraged.
Because, his purpose was not to capture Wujiang County and wipe out Xu Qingfeng's troops with the thousand men in his hands.
Instead, he bit and entangled them tightly!
Don't give them any chance to breathe or escape.
As long as this is achieved, even if some casualties are paid, it will be worth it.
Therefore, after watching for a while, Takeshita Jun put down his binoculars and ordered to the adjutants behind him: "Send out a small reconnaissance force to monitor and reconnaissance the north and south gates and the east gate.
In case the defenders in the city escape! "
"Hay!" Several adjutants nodded quickly.
At this time, a captain officer who was responsible for commanding the attack came to Takeshita Jun with a disgraced face and a guilty look on his face. He bowed his head and apologized: "Sir, you are humble and incompetent. Please punish me!"
Takeshita Toshi said: "Matsushita-san, don't blame yourself!
Our opponent is a very powerful guy. It is understandable that your attack failed!
Order the troops to immediately build an offensive position on the spot to prevent the Chinese army from counterattacking.
And use artillery fire and cold guns to harass and contain the enemy in the city. "
"Hay!" Captain Guizi nodded heavily, and quickly took orders to leave.
Takeshita Jun then told a second lieutenant next to him: "You guys, follow me to see the situation around Wujiang County."
"Hay!" The devil's second lieutenant also hurriedly bowed his head to accept the order.
The next second, Takeshita Jun took the lead in riding his horse and rushed down the Tushanbao. With several entourage, he bypassed the west gate and rushed straight towards the north gate of Wujiang.
Takeshita Jun is very shrewd, he knows that Xu Qingfeng will find a way to escape, and the sooner the better.
That's why, no matter the cost, they directly launched an attack in order to contain Xu Qingfeng.
Now the attack has failed, but the containment effect has been achieved.
Next, he had to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance of the surrounding terrain. Only in this way could it be possible to deduce Xu Qingfeng's possible escape and retreat routes, deploy defenses in advance, and block them.
……
In the city, after defeating the devil's first attack.
Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered: "The artillery company quickly shifts its position to prevent the enemy's artillery and air fire from retaliating!"
"The Ninth Company, the machine gun company quickly cleaned the battlefield, and brought the more than 200 puppet army prisoners to Lao Tzu, and asked them to help strengthen the city defense fortifications!"
"The guard company, immediately organize the evacuation of the people near the city gate and move them to the center of the city to prevent them from being killed by enemy artillery fire!"
"Yes!" Everyone took orders in unison, and began to act separately.
After the deployment on the top of the city was completed, Xu Qingfeng went down the city wall and came to the temporary headquarters set up by the communication platoon.
This temporary battalion headquarters was set up in an empty courtyard about 200 meters away from the west gate.
This place is inconspicuous, so there is no need to worry about being discovered by Japanese aerial reconnaissance and artillery detection.
I just arrived at the entrance of the headquarters courtyard and was about to go in.
A burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from a distance, and a long distance away, I heard the shout: "Battle Commander! Battalion Commander!"
Xu Qingfeng stopped and turned his head to follow the sound, and saw Deputy Battalion Commander Liang Shan waving towards him and running towards him.
It seems that the batch of materials and equipment that he dropped has been discovered.
Although Xu Qingfeng was calm on the surface, when he was still more than ten meters away from him, he asked: "Deputy Battalion Commander Liang, what's wrong with you, are you so happy?"
Liang Shan rushed to him, couldn't restrain his excitement and saluted with a smile: "Report to the battalion commander, we are rich!"
"What kind of fortune?" Xu Qingfeng asked knowingly.
"We found a large amount of supplies in a warehouse left by the Japanese and puppet troops!" Liang Shan said.
"Oh? What are all there?" Xu Qingfeng asked pretending to be surprised.
"There are mines, explosives, grenades, generators, flares, smoke bombs, and canned beef.
The most important thing is that we discovered two radio stations! "Liangshan danced excitedly, talking about many family treasures.
"Oh? Really?" Xu Qingfeng also pretended to be overjoyed, and immediately said: "Immediately bring the radio station and these supplies to our headquarters. I will be of great use! Go quickly!"
"Yes!" Liang Shan agreed abruptly, and immediately ran back excitedly with the people.
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In the north of the city, Chen Qifeng was leading more than 40 officers and soldiers of the guard company, and went door to door to collect ships.
Since the Japanese have arrived, the north gate is closed.
Therefore, they could only give up collecting the two small fishing villages outside the north gate that also had residents.
Instead, return to the city and collect them.
Arriving outside the walls of a relatively dilapidated courtyard, Chen Qifeng brought a few soldiers with live ammunition to the gate of the courtyard as usual, and knocked on the door: "My fellow, is there anyone here? We are the national army, and we need the help of fellow villagers!" "
After a while, the courtyard door opened slowly, and an old man with white hair came out from inside.
He first looked at Chen Qifeng and others up and down, and then asked: "What can I do for you, sir?"
"Old man, do you have a boat at home? We want to use a boat!" Chen Qifeng told the truth.
After speaking, I was worried that the old man would not want to borrow it.
So he hurriedly added: "Old man, don't worry, we don't use it in vain, we pay for it!"
The old man shook his head and said: "There is a boat, but it can't be used by you!"
Chen Qifeng asked in confusion: "Old man, why?"
"It's for you, but you can't beat the little Japs away. As soon as the Japs came to the security team, they surrendered and became traitors, helping the Japanese to bully our own people!" The old man looked disappointed and his eyes were full of contempt.
Chen Qifeng was a little surprised, and quickly explained: "Old man, we are not from the security team, we are from the Central Army!"
"What, you are from the Central Army?" The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, his cloudy eyes were full of excitement, he looked at Chen Qifeng, and asked, "Are you from the Central Army?"
Chen Qifeng was a little puzzled, but he still told the truth: "Old man, we are from the 87th Division of the Central Army, and we are a team that fights Japanese invaders!
We fought bloody battles with the Japanese in Shanghai for three months, and hundreds of thousands of brothers died!
Therefore, we are different from Zhang Benshun’s security team!
By the way, that Zhang Benshun has been shot to death on the order of our battalion commander! "
"Really?" The old man was obviously shocked when he heard this, and couldn't believe it.
"Yes, old man, not only Zhang Benshun, but also the more than 200 puppet troops under him were arrested by us." Chen Qifeng said: "If you don't believe it, you can follow me to the county government in the city to have a look."
The old man finally believed him, invited Chen Qifeng and others into the hospital, poured tea for them, and said: "Let me tell you, my son is also from the Central Army.
However, his life and death are still unknown! "
"Oh? Old man, is your son from the Central Army?" Chen Qifeng asked.
"He's teaching the head team, so I don't know whether it's life or death!" The old man sighed, and continued: "This Zhang Benshun and his security team often bully our local people on weekdays.
The folks are afraid of being bullied by them, but they hate them to the bone!
Especially, after the Japanese invaded this time, instead of resisting, they welcomed the Japanese in like dogs.
The most outrageous thing is that after the Japanese entered the city, they were willing to be the Japanese lackeys.
Helping the devils to rob the common people of money and food everywhere, not to mention harming other young girls.
If you really want to wipe them out, let alone borrowing a boat, even if our folks in Wujiang donate some money to you, it will not be a problem. "
Chen Qifeng nodded repeatedly and said, "So that's it, but old man, what we want to borrow is not a boat."
"How much is that?" asked the old man.
"As many as you want." Chen Qifeng thought about Xu Qingfeng's advice, and said.
"Well, then I have to go to the folks and give you statistics to see how many boats the big guy can have."
The old man pondered: "To tell you the truth, almost every household among us Wujiang people, especially those living in the north of the city, relies on fishing for a living.
So there must be ships, but it is still unclear how many there are. "
Chen Qifeng was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "If that's the case, I'll take the trouble to protect you!"
"Hey, what kind of words can you say? You are the Central Army, and so is my son. As long as you focus on fighting the Japanese and getting rid of the traitors!
We ordinary people in Jiangnan, who are unwilling to support you? "
After the old man finished speaking, he stood up and said to Chen Qifeng: "Sir, would you please come with me?
By the way, explain to the nearby neighbors and folks, if the big guys find out, you will clean up Zhang Benshun and his dog traitors.
Will definitely help! "
"Okay!" Chen Qifeng nodded happily, and immediately ordered the soldiers behind him: "Go and tell the third platoon leader to stop disturbing the people.
Please ask this old man to take us door to door to borrow a boat. "
……
Over at the west gate, the temporary battalion headquarters.
Liang Shan has already led people to bring back all the equipment that Xu Qingfeng put in.
There are Japanese cars, motorcycles, and packhorses in the city, all of which are now used by the Third Battalion.
Xu Qingfeng commanded Liu Bohui and other officers and soldiers of the communication platoon, and they are building generators and radio stations.
Liu Bohui originally studied communication, so he also uses radio stations.
It can be said that he can be regarded as a relatively rare talent in the Sichuan Army.
Otherwise, he would not be transferred to the 26th Division Headquarters Communications Company as a platoon leader.
With the joint efforts of Xu Qingfeng and Liu Bohui, the generator and the high-power radio station soon began to operate normally.
Xu Qingfeng intends to test Liu Bohui's real talent in communication, so let him be in charge of operating the radio station first.
Seeing how skillfully he moved, Xu Qingfeng knew that he had used the right person.
Soon, after some tinkering, Liu Bohui took off his earphones and reported to Xu Qingfenghui: "Battle Commander, this radio station is ready to use.
However, we don't have the code book of the national army now, so naturally we can't get in touch with them directly.
This station seems to be useless. "
Xu Qingfeng smiled and said: "How can it be useless, you immediately use my name to directly generate power, and report to the Commissioner's Department of the 3rd War Zone Commander's Department and all compatriots all over the country!
In other words, after our troops broke out from the Sixing Warehouse, they raided the headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army in the Qingpu section of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway last night.
More than [-] people below the rank of Lieutenant General Hisao Tani of the Sixth Division were killed!
At [-] o'clock this morning, Wujiang County was conquered, and a part of the Japanese reinforcements were ambushed, and a total of more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out!
This is a victory, and I hope that the officers and soldiers of our army will fight bravely to protect Nanjing!
Xu Qingfeng will lead the officers and soldiers of the headquarters to guard Wujiang County to the death, vowing to fight the Japanese invaders to the end!
Use this to contain the enemy army, support the main force of the brothers, and defend Nanjing! "
"Ah? Send the report clearly?" Liu Bohui looked shocked.
"Yes, just post it like this!" Xu Qingfeng said in a serious voice.
"Battalion Commander, isn't this going to spread hatred?" Liang Shan said worriedly: "If this telegram is sent out, the devils will definitely mobilize heavy troops to encircle us.
Because, this is tantamount to severely slapping the Japanese soldiers in Central China! "
"This is the effect we want!" Xu Qingfeng said: "Songhu's defeat means Nanjing cannot be saved. Now the morale of the troops is low, and they urgently need the good news of a big victory to boost morale and inspire the morale of the troops.
There's only so much we can do when we're behind enemy lines.
The more enemies we attract and contain, the more we can slow down the enemy's advance to Nanjing, and the more beneficial it is to our army. "
Liang Shan lowered his voice and said, "But, in this way, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to escape?"
Xu Qingfeng smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I just want the devils to think that we are determined to stay and defend Wujiang.
In this way, we can retreat unexpectedly! "
……
Jinling City, the headquarters.
Although all the major institutions of the National Government have moved to Wuhan and mountain cities at this time.
But the defense of Nanjing was about to break out, and as the supreme commander, Principal Chang hadn't left yet.
Because he wants to stay and arrange the defense of Nanjing.
At least it must be determined who will lead the troops to command the defense of Nanjing.
In the conference room, the principal sat at the head of the table and said solemnly: "Everyone, Nanjing is an important place for our country and must be guarded.
Which one is willing to command the troops to stay behind? "
Among the senior generals of the national army present, none of them were willing to volunteer.
The entire venue was silent.
When the headmaster saw this, his face was filled with displeasure, he knocked on the table fiercely and scolded: "Mother Xipi, did the World War I scare you all out of courage?"
"There is not even a general who dares to defend the city? The country is in crisis, the nation is in crisis, and at this time of national crisis, what face do you have when you see the martyrs of Huangpu?
How can he have the face to face [-] million people? "
Principal Chang was really angry. In the battle of Songhu, he threw almost all of his direct elite troops into it.
The whole country fought bloody battles for more than three months, but they were still defeated and ended in a disastrous defeat.
Now even Nanjing seems to be in jeopardy, and none of the beloved generals under him who are supported by high-ranking officials are willing to come out to defend the city.
Therefore, he was both angry and chilled at the moment.
In the end, Chen Cheng was still the soul of the Civil Engineering Department. He couldn't bear the embarrassment of the principal, so he stood up and remonstrated bluntly: "Commissioner, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. In the battle of Songhu, our army lost all its elite troops.
All the troops suffered heavy casualties and were really unable to fight any more.
Moreover, the control of the air and the sea rests with the enemy.
Nanjing is backed by the Yangtze River, and there is really no danger to defend. Once the Japanese army goes by water and cuts off our army's retreat.
Then this place has completely become a strategic dead zone!
Therefore, I suggest that a small number of troops can be left for symbolic resistance!
Quickly retreat most of the main force to rest and prepare for another battle! "
It must be said that Chen Cheng was one of the few military generals at that time who had a strategic vision.
At the beginning of the Battle of Songhu, he was willing to support the headmaster's pre-emptive strike.
Later, when the situation collapsed, he suggested to the principal to retreat decisively in order to preserve his strength and fight again.
But neither was adopted.
Sure enough, this time his suggestion was still not adopted.
Principal Chang slapped the table angrily and said, "Nang Xipi, Nanjing is our capital, and it is also the tomb of former Prime Minister Dr. Zhongshan.
Lost without a fight, abandoned the capital, how do you want me to explain to the people? "
Chen Cheng was scolded and looked embarrassed. He stood there not knowing how to respond.
At this moment, a person broke in from outside.
The man was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and had a hurried expression. He was none other than Qian Dajun, the director of the Principal's Attendance Office.
It was also jokingly referred to by the national army as the Chief of the Ouchi.
He was the only one who dared to break in while such a high-level meeting was in progress, and went straight to Principal Chang.
"Commissioned, great victory, great victory!" Qian Dajun came straight to Principal Chang, stood at attention and saluted, and reported with joy.
"Huh?" Principal Chang frowned and asked displeasedly: "Mother Xipi, the whole line is in emergency, how can there be any great victory?"
Qian Dajun quickly handed the telegram in his hand to him with respectful hands and said: "Reporting to the committee, this is a clear telegram that was just received.
It was sent by Xu Qingfeng's troops from Wujiang County! "
"Xu Qingfeng?" Principal Chang asked in surprise, "The guy who disobeyed orders and disrespected him in the Sixing Warehouse?"
"Yes! That's him!" Qian Dajun nodded repeatedly: "According to his report, they successfully attacked the headquarters of the Japanese 6th Division at Qingpu last night.
Kill the enemy's Lieutenant General Tani Hisao, more than [-] people.
Also this morning, the city of Wujiang was conquered and more than a thousand enemies were wiped out! "
"Niang Xipi! Really?" Principal Chang couldn't sit still, stood up directly, took the message and glanced at it hastily.
He suddenly said excitedly: "Okay, okay, very good!"
As he spoke, he patted the telegram on the table, and said with an excited expression: "Qian Dajun, read Xu Qingfeng's good news to them!"
"Yes!" Qian Dajun immediately picked up the telegram and read aloud: "Good news, congratulations to our 3 million compatriots in the [-]rd Theater and even across the country.
The 87rd Battalion of the 261nd Regiment of the 522st Brigade of our 6th Division successfully ambushed the enemy's [-]th Division headquarters at the Qingpu section of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway last night after breaking through from Sihang Warehouse.
Killed more than [-] people under the head of the enemy's Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, and at about [-]:[-] this morning, they conquered Wujiang County and wiped out more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops.
With this victory, I hope that the soldiers of all troops will fight the enemy bravely and protect Nanjing together!
Xu Qingfeng will lead the officers and soldiers of the headquarters to guard Wujiang County to the death, vowing to fight the Japanese invaders to the end!
Use this to contain the enemy army, support the main force of the brothers, and defend Nanjing! "
After Qian Dajun finished reading, Principal Chang patted the table excitedly and said, "Listen, listen, are you ashamed?
With less than a battalion of troops, Xu Qingfeng galloped across the enemy's rear, winning consecutive battles!
And you, with an army of [-], dare not even defend the city of Nanjing? "
At this time, a senior general couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up suddenly and asked Principal Chang to take the initiative: "Commissioner, you are right. Nanjing is the capital of the country and the site of the former Prime Minister's mausoleum. How can we retreat without defending?" ?
He is humble in his position, willing to lead various troops to protect Nanjing, and vows to live and die with Nanjing! "
Principal Chang saw that it was Tang Shengzhi, who was a warlord of the Hunan Army and had fought with him.
To be honest, Principal Chang didn't like this person from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't want to give him the leadership of his few elite troops of German weapons.
However, my group of Huangpu disciples really did not live up to expectations, and they were all frightened by the Japanese.
No one stood up and took the initiative to take orders, so he weighed the pros and cons, gritted his teeth and decided: "Okay, I will immediately appoint you, Brother Meng Xiao, as the commander of the Nanjing Garrison to command all the troops participating in the war!"
"Yes, thank you for your trust. I will live up to my humble duty and defend Nanjing to the death!" Tang Shengzhi quickly saluted solemnly and accepted the order.
"Committee, what should I do with Xu Qingfeng?" Qian Dajun asked for instructions with the telegram: "Anyway, they have created a miracle again and made great contributions."
"Is this Xu Qingfeng also from Huangpu?" Principal Chang asked.
"Yes, it should be the 10th issue of Huangpu." Qian Dajun nodded and replied.
Principal Chang asked Chen Cheng again: "Cixiu, what do you think?"
Chen Cheng quickly said truthfully: "Commissioner, although Xu Qingfeng was disobedient and disrespectful at Sixing Warehouse, after all, he wanted to kill the enemy and serve the country.
It was not for personal gain. Moreover, he first attacked the headquarters of the Japanese 9th Division and killed Japanese Lieutenant General Yoshika Ryosuke, the division commander.
Now he has made new contributions and regained a county town!
In any case, the merits outweigh the demerits. If no rewards are given, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers below! "
Principal Chang nodded slightly when he heard this, pondered for a while, and said, "What rank is Xu Qingfeng now?"
Chen Cheng immediately replied: "The rank of major in the army, the position of lieutenant colonel and battalion commander."
"Immediately call for awards and promote Xu Qingfeng to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The troops under his command were temporarily organized into the Huben Battalion of the National Revolutionary Army, with him as the battalion commander.
And quickly report their glorious achievements to the whole party, the whole army and even the whole country, and reward them.
In order to encourage the determination of our soldiers to fight against Japan and guard the morale of Nanjing! "
Principal Chang gave the order immediately.
"Yes!" Chen Cheng, Qian Dajun and others responded in unison.
"Hmph, mother Xipi! A group of the first five phases of Whampoa is not as good as one from the tenth phase!" After finishing speaking, Chang Kaishen walked away very displeased.
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