Age of Rebirth

Chapter 443 Tranquil North China

Chapter 440 The Tranquil North China

The sound of killing shook the sky, the flags were flying, and it was Song Xilian's 36th Division who came to support him. Compared with Liao Lei's 87th Division, Song Xilian was under much less pressure. There was no Japanese tank unit in his front. All, the 36th Division fought It was relatively easy. After repelling the Japanese attack many times, Song Xilian still had a complete reserve brigade in his hands that had not been used.

The serious situation in the 87th Division caused Song Xilian's head to "boom". The 36th Division was the defensive force on the left of the 87th Division, and the position abandoned by the 87th Brigade was at the junction of the defensive positions of the two divisions. Song Xilian's consciousness Considering the seriousness of the problem, the last line of defense of the 87th Division was absolutely irresistible to the ferocious attacks of Japanese tanks and infantry.

Before he had time to ask Zhang Zhizhong for instructions, he immediately brought a brigade reserve team over to support, and the heavy artillery regiment of the Tenth Army also killed the Japanese tanks. The Japanese army, at the end of its strength, and the addition of this new force finally crushed the Japanese army, which had lost all vigor.

The Central Army drove the Japanese troops to the sea before withdrawing their troops and returning to their positions. On this day, it was called the happiest and most intense day since the Battle of Songhu. More than 5 Japanese soldiers fell in Wusong, Chuansha River Estuary, and Shizilin. At the front line of the Chinese garrison position, a chariot regiment was wiped out, and two heavy artillery brigades lost more than half. Matsui Iwane's Shanghai Expeditionary Army was killed bloody, corpses littered the field, and their vitality was severely injured. [

The troops of the Ninth Army and the Tenth Army Changfeng of the Chinese defenders also paid a heavy price. The Central Army suffered more than 6000 casualties, but Liao Lei's 87th Division had more than 5000 casualties. It can be said that , the 87th division was disabled, Changfeng supported the heavy artillery regiment in the direction of Shizilin, lost 21 heavy artillery, killed 460 soldiers, and the anti-tank gun unit was wiped out.

At this price, they fought fiercely for three days and killed more than 10 Japanese troops. If it weren't for the scum of the [-]th brigade commander, it could be said to be a complete victory.

At the headquarters of the Ninth Army, Zhang Zhizhong's face was terribly serious, his eyes were full of anger. The escaped brigade commander, tied up in five flowers and being escorted by the military police, stood dejectedly in the conference room. He didn't seem too scared. After the news that the brigade commander of the 87th and [-]th brigade gave up his position and fled, Zhang Zhizhong smashed his teacup in a rage, and immediately ordered the Military Law Department to send a squadron of military police to catch this scum even to the ends of the world.

The fleeing brigade commander had already seen the high-rise buildings in Shanghai. Before he could take a step further, he was caught up by the military police. His guard platoon wanted to use force, but the military police shot and killed the platoon leader and several squad leaders on the spot. He took this guy and his men back.

Zhang Zhizhong convened a meeting this time to deal with this brigade commander. A staff officer who knew something strange told him quietly that this person had a lot of background. The brigade commander of the major general belongs to Minister Chen, and the division commander Liao Lei is from Minister Chen's hometown. The relationship is very complicated.

Liao Lei's face was terribly pale, and his expression was sluggish. On the one hand, he was bleeding too much and hadn't recovered yet. More importantly, his subordinates had such a shameful thing. Of the 20 soldiers who participated in the battle, this guy was the only one who abandoned his position. , fleeing before the battle, his heart felt like a stuffy pain, how could he hold his head up in front of so many colleagues?

What happened is clear at a glance, this guy is a shameful deserter, because he, 20 troops, almost collapsed, Zhang Zhizhong ordered him to be dragged out, and executed on the spot to warn all the troops, this guy was in a hurry and shouted: " Commander Zhang, be merciful, for my uncle's sake, let me go, it will be a big reward!"

Zhang Zhizhong smiled coldly, for your uncle's sake, I will leave you a whole body, otherwise, cut off your head and hang it at the city gate of Shanghai, so that everyone will know the shameful end of deserters. There is no you in the Central Army Such a scum, pull it out!General Zhang Zhizhong waved his hand in annoyance.

This was the first major general officer to be shot on the Songhu battlefield, and the whole line was shocked. Liao Lei, the commander of the 87th Division, asked for punishment. Zhang Zhizhong already understood how he could bear to reprimand such a general for his performance on the battlefield. Since the 87th Division had lost its combat effectiveness, it was transferred back to downtown Shanghai to rest and send other troops to take over the 87th Division's defense line. It is said that Liao Lei Therefore, he was bedridden for three months, and from time to time he said to himself, "It's not a good employment!"

At the mouth of the Yangtze River, the flagship of the Japanese Navy’s Third Fleet, Matsui Iwane has become a little demented. His last sharp sword returned with a feather, and more than [-] soldiers will never return to Japan. There are also those tanks and heavy artillery, a series of failures , like a rough boxer, hit him violently, and he was numb from the pain.

why?He asked himself more than once, whether he was careless or underestimated the enemy. Three days was enough to overturn his inherent impression of the Chinese. Is this still the Chinese army he is familiar with?A few divisions can sweep most of China, Matsui has always thought so.

The pitiful reality made him painfully discover that all his experience about this country of the sick man in East Asia is outdated. What he is facing is the Chinese army that is not inferior to the soldiers of the empire. The war must be fought, but the strength in his hands , Can you still launch a fierce offensive?

Matsui's face was more than ten years old, like an old man in his dying years, all his energy was taken away, he ignored the complex gazes of the generals and staff around him, staggered out, locked himself in the cabin, No one was allowed to disturb, and the Japanese soldiers on duty found that the lights in the commander's cabin remained on all night.

On August 26, the whole day, the Japanese army did not launch an attack, and they fought on the beach for three whole days. The Chinese defenders, who were rarely quiet and breathed, seized this rare time to repair and strengthen the fortifications, replenish medicines, and transport wounded soldiers. Soldiers, burying the bodies of Japanese soldiers, people coming and going on the beachhead, very busy, the blood everywhere has been washed away by the high tide, and the beach has returned to its former cleanliness.

It's just that the reconnaissance planes of the Japanese army kept flying over the sky for low-altitude reconnaissance. They were annoying like blowflies, and the anti-aircraft guns of the Central Army's anti-aircraft regiment couldn't hold back. Ran.

The anti-aircraft guns of the Air Defense Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps, because of the "eyes of the sky" of the gun-sighting radar, the Japanese reconnaissance planes were already on the target, but Chang Feng strictly ordered that they were not allowed to fire. The soldiers had to watch the friendly troops shoot down the plane enviously. Matsui had a hunch that the ground would not budge, and he had to make up his mind in the sky. The air defense brigade could not reveal its strength, and he reported his judgment to General Zhang Zhizhong.

Since the start of the war on the Songhu battlefield, the Japanese army in North China has been frequently dispatched. They have launched many attacks on the positions of the independent division in the form of large corps. After encountering a slight blow, the Japanese army immediately retreated. In the past few days, the Japanese army dispatched troops and generals, three times out of Pingjin, four times to western Hebei and southern Hebei, and they were very busy. On the front line, there are wars, but they are not intense.

The reports on the enemy's situation from each unit of the Independent Division were almost the same. The Japanese retreated immediately after slight contact. The gaps between the various ministries were very small, and no suitable fighter plane could be found at all. If it was not done well, the troops would be trapped in the siege of the Japanese army.

By doing this, the Japanese army also had the intention of attracting themselves to North China and not being able to divide their troops to support the Songhu battlefield. However, Tang Qiuli was a little confused. The Japanese Army, which has always advocated offense, had a million troops in North China, facing an independent division of 10,000 troops. + Troops, instead of aggressively attacking, running and breaking themselves up, instead they engage in these little tricks. The commander of the Japanese army in North China will not be in the head, right?The Japanese thinking, with the judgment of normal people, is really hard to guess. [

The plan to annihilate a part of the Japanese army in western Hebei and southern Hebei fell through, and the intention to bring the Japanese army into the Taihang Mountains and Shanxi also failed to materialize. The officer Yan in Shanxi, with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hand, was in a panic and just couldn't do it. He was sent to the Hebei battlefield to share part of the pressure for Tang Qiuli. As the chairman of the Northern Army Branch, he once sent a letter to Yan Xishan, affirming his interests, and emphasizing that the Pingjin battlefield was actually a battle for Shanxi.

Tang Qiuli thought he was sincere, but he didn't know that the father was crying about being poor first, pouring out bitter water, the troops had no food and clothing, lacked guns and cannons, and couldn't pay their salaries for several months. Conditions, you need this and that, and then you can send some troops, and said sourly, Vice Chairman Tang is rich and powerful, and the central government took a high look, asking for money for money, asking for guns for guns, I borrowed your light, old man Well, after reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli was overjoyed, and no longer wanted to deal with this old man.

He would receive detailed news about everything about the Sulu Mobile Corps on the Songhu battlefield every day. Compared with North China, he was more concerned about the direction of Songhu. Zhang Zhizhong and the 20 Central Army are on the minds of the troops deployed in Hangzhou Bay.

After killing Matsui, the Japanese will not let it go. The next step, the Hangzhou Bay area, will be the main battlefield of the third stage of the Songhu Battle. I only hate myself for not being able to spare a hand, and being nailed to North China by more than 100 million Japanese troops. Otherwise, the threat on the southern front can be resolved in World War I, and the northern front will be much easier to fight.

He also received a report from Chang Feng asking for punishment. Regarding the outstanding performance of this young man on the Songhu battlefield, Tang Qiuli was somewhat surprised, but more happy. The independent division has produced another general who can stand on his own , Losing heavy artillery and anti-tank guns, of course he feels distressed, but Chang Feng can achieve such a record, no matter how big the loss is, it is worth it.

(To be continued)

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