Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

Lin Long went out, Leng Rushuang came in again, and reported to Jiang Haoran that Gu Liantong called, Li Tiebu had already started to attack Changzhou, and the armored troops were advancing along the south bank of the Yangtze River, and they had arrived in Jiangyin.

As soon as Leng Rushuang's words fell, another staff officer came in to report, and Xue Yue sent another telegram. Yu Jishi's No. 19 Army had just broken through the Puyi line of defense, and the army was advancing along Taihu Lake to attack Wuxi.

Everyone in the room was overjoyed. Judging from the current progress, it would not take five days for the troops to encircle Shanghai. In fact, Zhang Dabiao's and Yang Sen's troops were already only a stone's throw away from Shanghai.

As long as Yu Jishi's troops can conquer Wuxi tonight, they will be able to reach the city of Suzhou tomorrow.

As for Li Tiebu, because of the fall of Wuxi, Changzhou has already been left alone, and the question of whether it can be captured is no longer important. By this time, the defense line of the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Island Army is already riddled with holes, and the troops have also been divided into several parts, like Hangzhou. , The defenders in Changzhou have completely become a lone brigade, and it is almost impossible to break out of the encirclement. The situation is overwhelmingly good for the national army.

"What, you just said that Li Tie's tank troops are attacking along the Yangtze River?" Jiang Haoran seemed to suddenly remember, facing Leng Rushuang and asked.

Leng Rushuang said: "Yes, the flood season of the Yangtze River has not yet arrived, the river is wide, and the tank troops are moving forward along the river bed at a very fast speed. The enemy did not expect that we would use tanks and helicopters to open the way. The defense system we built is basically the same. It was the army that fell apart as soon as it arrived."

Jiang Haoran frowned, and said: "The tank troops have already arrived in Jiangyin, but the battle of Changzhou has just begun. They are not afraid that the tank troops will be dumped by the devils? Also, what guarantees the logistics for the river?"

Leng Rushuang smiled and said: "Don't worry, the armed helicopters of the three armies are all equipped to the tank division. With them, they are always flying at high altitude. It is difficult for the little devils to attack them, and there is no chance of winning the frontal attack. Besides, the tank troops There is an infantry division following behind, and besides, the two divisions of Han Deqin's department crossed the river from Zhenjiang last night, and they are less than fifty miles away from the tank division at this moment. Even if there is any danger, they can reach the battlefield quickly. As for the logistics, You would never have imagined that the local government organized the people on both sides of the Yangtze River to drive out all their own boats, and they would guarantee the logistics of the front troops."

Huang Jie said with emotion: "Now we are really fighting a civil war. Once upon a time, our common people were so caring."

The people in the room felt the same and nodded their heads. Fortunately, Lin Long was not there, otherwise she would have to emphasize that it was all the work of the political cadres in Yan'an.

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The next day, in Shanghai, the Central China Front Army Command of the Island Army.

The staff generals in the headquarters shuttled among them, the phone and the radio kept ringing, everyone was hurrying and looking gloomy, the scene was hectic and depressing.

Commander Nishio Hiszo was pacing back and forth in the office with a dark face, and Chief of Staff Shigemako Aoki looked at Nishio Hiszo at a loss.

Yesterday morning, Jiaxing was raided, Huzhou fell, and Jiaxing fell, resulting in the siege of five divisions in Hangzhou.

Last night, Wuxi fell, and the three divisions of Changzhou also fell to the rear. They became completely alone, and even lost the value of rescue. The eight divisions and the six pseudo-military divisions have basically become the turtles in the urn, and there is no escape. possible.

What's more serious is that the first line of defense around Shanghai has been broken, and Shanghai is already in danger.

According to the estimates from the base camp, they still have at least [-] days to evacuate calmly, but judging from the current situation, the second outer line of defense can hold on for at most three days. After three days, the battle will reach downtown Shanghai At this time, the entire Central China Front Army may no longer have the possibility of escape.

Hisao Nishio finally stopped, and said in a deep voice: "Order, all troops in the southwest direction step up to build the Jinshan and Wujiang lines of defense, and we must keep the troops from the ninth theater out of the line of defense."

"Wait." Shigeno Aoki stopped the staff officer who sent the order, and said, "Your Excellency, does this mean that the retreat at sea will be stopped?"

Hisao Nishio sighed, and said: "Do you have a better way? The three divisions that were withdrawn from the sea last night are probably the last batch of troops to evacuate. The army in front of us is coming fiercely. If we If we don't try our best to resist, a handful of them may be able to enter Shanghai within two days. Moreover, their air forces are becoming more and more dense. Safety, they are planning to annihilate our Central China Front Army."

Aoki Shigemako was silent for a few seconds, and said, "What about the northeast direction?"

"Maintain the original plan and build the defense lines of Suzhou and Changshu. In addition, the three divisions preparing to retreat at Wusongkou were ordered to fight to strengthen their defenses. It is estimated that they will not be able to wait for the ships to pick them up tonight. We can only go all out to fight to the death. If we can turn the battle into a stalemate, maybe we still have a chance to retreat, otherwise..."

Hisao Nishio didn't finish his words, but everyone knew the meaning of his words. After a brief silence, Shigemao Aoki waved his hand, signaling to the staff around him to pass on Hisao Nishio's order.

Not long after the staff officer left, he returned in a hurry and reported to the two men that there was news from the base camp that Okinawa was still out of reach. According to reports from the scattered warships of the Navy, troops had already landed on Okinawa, but nothing happened on the island. The expected fierce battle is probably more ominous than good. The base camp hopes that the Shanghai Front Army will strengthen its sea defense and be on guard against that army's landing at sea.

Aoki Shigeno exclaimed: "Is this impossible? Could it be that they could annihilate the 22nd Locust Army overnight?"

Hisao Nishio rubbed his chin and said, "Theoretically, it should be impossible. I think it should be that the military's electronic means blocked the signal from Okinawa. This kind of case has happened many times in the Burmese battlefield."

"Then how do you explain the Navy's discovery? They said they found no signs of war on the island?"

"Since the army has landed, it means that the waters near them are basically controlled by them. Our navy probably saw it from a distance. This kind of information is not reliable, and after the troops landed, basically That is to say, in a hand-to-hand battle, they can see a ghost clearly from dozens of miles away."

Aoki Shigeno nodded slightly, but the suspicion on his face was not completely resolved. After hesitating for a few seconds, he said: "Zhi's army is full of tricks, I think we should be careful, and their air force attacked Zhoushan Islands yesterday. Intensive bombing was carried out, and the monitoring base stations on the island were completely destroyed. It cannot be ruled out that this was intentionally done by the Zhina army to hide their surprise attack purpose, so, no matter what, we still have to strengthen the beach defense."