The Republic of Heroes

The Naval Command located at the intersection of Tiantong’an Road is currently the headquarters of the entire Japanese Songhu Garrison. Lieutenant General Kenkichi Ueda sat at the northernmost end of the long conference table with a serious face. At this time, he once again sat on the The seat of the commander of the garrison, because Okamura Ningji was seriously injured in the attack, his life and death were uncertain, and the situation became more and more urgent, so he had no choice but to take over this mess again.

Kenkichi Ueda believes that the top priority is not to rush ahead like a quick success. Before, the main force of the 24th Brigade was wiped out in the Qiyakou landing battle, and now a dignified commander was attacked and seriously injured. The morale of the army was frustrated again and again. The situation has improved, but it is an indisputable fact that several standing troops have been annihilated in the establishment system, so it has really reached the limit it can bear.

Shrinking the line of defense was the first order he issued after acting as the commander. Several regiments that had gone out to the vicinity of Taicang immediately withdrew to the urban area of ​​Shanghai to carry out key defenses. In the case of sufficient supplies, temporarily stand still and wait for further orders.In addition, the naval patrol ships shrink to Wusongkou, as long as the connection between the Yangtze River and the East China Sea is blocked.

These few orders are tantamount to abandoning almost all the strategies and achievements since Okamura Neiji took office as commander. If only Okamura Neiji was injured and unable to serve as a director, the staff would not agree with him to do so, but the headquarters was aggressive. The senior military officers were almost wiped out on the unnamed high ground outside the Wusong Fortress. Therefore, these comprehensively conservative orders did not encounter much resistance as Kenkichi Ueda expected, but were happily executed in silence. up.

In fact, Kenkichi Ueda's command style is not conservative in the army, and he has always been known for his toughness. However, after experiencing Shanghai's defeat after defeat, even hard-working people will collapse, and their self-confidence will also collapse, which makes him feel deeply. The one who blames himself is the unexplained disappearance of General Bai Chuan during the raid at Wusongkou. He should have committed suicide to apologize for his numerous defeats. He didn't do anything, but he was not reconciled. He wanted to see General China defeated and surrendered with his own eyes.

However, things turned out to be contrary to his wishes, not only did he not see the defeat of General Zhina, but the new commander was seriously injured for no apparent reason, how could this not make him feel bitter about it?

After everything was deployed, Kenji Ueda dragged his exhausted body back to his residence, only to feel a sense of stuffiness in the room and opened the window, a gust of wind swirled in the yard, and the yellowed leaves danced along with it...

"Autumn is here, is it time to go home?"

He recalled the rhetoric he had said about Ye Luo's victory and triumph before he left for the expedition, and he had mixed feelings for a moment, muttering to himself.

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There was a cool breeze, and rubble and gravel were everywhere. When Zhang Zhonglin stood inside the Wusong Fortress, he saw that there was still a military fortress in front of him, which was clearly in ruins.There was even a faint smell of corpses in the nostrils. Seeing the reinforcements coming again, the defenders knew that Commander Wu was still thinking about them and didn't give up on him. They cheered for joy, but his tears almost fell down.

Zhang Zhonglin's eyes swept over the soldiers of the National Revolutionary Army who had stood firm for more than a month. Their dark faces were covered with gunpowder smoke. The purple and black blood was mixed together, and the military uniform on his body was even more tattered.His eyes stayed on the face of the soldier closest to him. The bloody cuts on the chapped lips were shocking. The tall skeleton was hung with a pair of loose skin, which was obviously caused by the food shortage.All the comrades beside him are actually the same as him.

"Guys, I'm late!"

Zhang Zhonglin choked up, he didn't know what to say, I'm afraid that in this situation, nothing he said would comfort those loyal souls buried here, and these soldiers who were left behind.He suddenly felt ashamed, thinking of complaining all day long on Chongming Island, how could he not be ashamed?

A skinny man walked out of the cheering crowd, came to Zhang Zhonglin, stood at attention abruptly and gave a standard military salute.

"I'm Yu Sanhe, commander of the 57th Regiment of the [-]th Division. The commander can be regarded as sending someone here. I don't know which unit my brother is from?"

Zhang Zhonglin was taken aback when he asked this question. He is the battalion commander of the third battalion of the second regiment of Hu Zongnan's first brigade, but can these guys buy their own battles?But he hesitated for a while, and replied politely: "Zhang Zhonglin, commander of the third battalion of the first brigade and second regiment of the first division of the first army, came to reinforce Wusong Fortress under the order of Commander Wu!"

Yu Sanhe's face blackened by gunpowder smoke was cracked, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"The commander has not forgotten about us, and we have become more energetic in fighting devils." As he spoke, Fang Fang motioned for Zhang Zhonglin to follow him, and then continued: "Time is running out, let's talk as we walk, I see you The Sanpao bombarded at least one division commander of the Japanese devils, and there were countless rank and file officers. They retreated just now to protect important people from dangerous places. When they recover, they will definitely report and retaliate. I am afraid that today will be inevitable. Fierce battle! I don’t know how many people my brother brought here this time?”

This analysis was thorough, and Zhang Zhonglin secretly praised it in his heart, although this person's words are rustic, but the analysis is penetrating.

"Brothers' battalion is a strengthened battalion. When crossing the blockade, it is divided into three teams. The brothers' team has nearly 200 people, and the other two teams have nearly 300 people. I believe at least one team will come soon."

Before the words were finished, the guard on the wall beside the ruins rushed to Sanhe and shouted: "There is another group of people from the west of the commander, and they seem to be our people!"

Yu Sanhe was shocked when he heard the words, "It's great that you came. Before Shanghai fell, Commander Zhang sent a wave of reinforcements, but they withdrew with the brigade later. After Shanghai fell, the barriers on the fortress road were completely lost. I don’t know how much these fortress walls can do.” Speaking of this, his voice suddenly rose.

"It's great now. With your 1000 reinforcements, our Ninth Regiment and our allies can defend this fort like an iron barrel, don't you think?"

These words were addressed to the skinny and ragged soldiers of the Ninth Regiment.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Before the words were finished, the voices responded in unison, and suddenly the momentum was like a rainbow!

Zhang Zhonglin was greatly infected. No wonder these people were able to hold on to the Wusong Fortress amidst the Japanese invaders. Even the elite model brigade of the party and army would be good if they were well equipped, but they didn't have such morale!But this will boost the morale of the regiment leader. The third battalion clearly has 500 people...

In the afternoon, the third battalion moved separately, so that the two groups of troops arrived one after another. To Zhang Zhonglin's great surprise, the two groups were intact, and it became a question which army was fighting the Japanese invaders at night. .