The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 259 Wolf Smokes Everywhere 2 (Seeking Red Flowers!)

Zhang Ruigui, commander of the 041 Division of the National Defense Forces, was originally the commander of the 1rd Division of the 3st Army of the Guangdong Army.Among the generals of the Cantonese Army, Zhang Ruigui was highly valued by Chen Jitang. He was quite legendary throughout his life and had the title of "born Zhang Fei".

Zhang Ruigui, born in 1891 in Qinxian County, Guangdong Province (now Qinzhou, Guangxi) in a peasant family of the Zhuang nationality, was poor when he was young, so Zhang Ruigui helped other people herd cattle and watch ducks, and was called "watching duck Zhang" by the villagers; he followed his parents to Nanning to make a living, where Worked in a sauce shop, went to the martial arts hall to learn martial arts at night, listened to books, and especially admired heroes in history. In 1909, Zhang Ruigui quit his job to join the army and joined the Gui Army. He started as a soldier, and rose through the ranks as squad leader, platoon leader, company commander, battalion commander, and regimental commander.

In the spring of 1925, he was reorganized by Chen Jitang's Department and served as the head of the Chen Department's supplementary regiment. In 1927, Chen Department was reorganized into the 4th Army, and Zhang Ruigui was promoted to the commander of the 123rd Brigade. In the winter of 1929, the battle between Guangdong and Guangxi exploded. The situation was not good and there was a danger of defeat. Zhang Ruigui took the initiative to ask for a battle. He led his subordinate officers and soldiers naked, "running naked" to the field, charged bravely, defeated the Gui army in one fell swoop, and became Chen Jitang's confidant. In the autumn of 1933, Chen Jitang, who had been promoted to the commander of the 1st Group Army of the Guangdong Army, inspected the Chaoshan area. An assassin held a Russian grenade and pulled the safety latch in front of Chen Jitang. A few meters away, the grenade exploded, and the assassin died on the spot. Chen Jitang only suffered minor injuries to his foot.

If Wu Aihua hadn't been born, Zhang Ruigui would have been promoted to the commander of the 63rd Army after the Anti-Japanese War began, and he would lead his troops to fight against Japan in northern Guangdong.Zhang Ruigui wiped out a lot of enemies in the war of resistance, but the loss of troops was also very heavy. The Military Commission of the Nationalist Government at that time commented that Zhang Ruigui was "more than brave, but not far-sighted."

The army led by such a character obviously has Zhang Fei's "brave" spirit!

The 041 Division is directly under the reconnaissance battalion Changjiang Wencui, a very literary name, but Jiang Wencui's ability is nothing to do with his name. This guy loves martial arts but not literature since he was a child. As a martial artist, he practiced martial arts day and night, causing his father, who was a former scholar, to vomit blood three times; what is even more hateful is that this guy ran away from home the day before his wedding because he was dissatisfied with his parents' arranged marriage. , and its actions have the cynical temperament of this era.

Jiang Wencui, who escaped from his family, was in a happy mood, but his life soon fell into trouble. At this moment, Jiang Wencui met the Cantonese army recruiting soldiers. In order to make a living, Jiang Wencui joined the army alone. When he was a recruit, he quickly stood out and was recruited by Zhang Ruigui as a guard, and later became the company commander of the guard company. After the Cantonese army joined the National Defense Force as a whole, Jiang Wencui was promoted to the battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the 041 Division after participating in training.

Jiang Wencui was naturally the candidate for the establishment of the "Wartime Reconnaissance Regiment" by the field division this time; and the "Wartime Reconnaissance Regiment" went to war, which involved the extremely delicate relationship between the three major armies and 15 divisions.

The entire National Defense Force is under the command of Wu Aihua, and no one will have two minds, and no one dares to have two minds. However, this does not mean that the National Defense Forces are monolithic. There is full of competition between groups, including between classes.

To a certain extent, Wu Aihua encouraged this kind of competition, which is exactly the performance of a vigorous and aggressive army.The task of Wu Aihua, including the high-level National Defense Forces, is to guide this sense of competition in a positive direction and maintain its state of orderly competition.

If an army, everyone only knows to obey the orders of the superiors, but they have no idea, such an army is impossible to defeat a powerful enemy.

If a soldier has no desire to make meritorious service and no sense of honor, such a soldier is not a qualified soldier.

The unity of the army ends in thinking, military discipline, and will; while the combat style and tactical choice can maintain their own characteristics as much as possible.

"Wen Cui, it's up to you to see how my 041 division can feel proud this time!" Before departure, Zhang Ruigui said hopefully after calling Jiang Wencui for a face-to-face instruction.

"Teacher, please rest assured to wait for the result. In the reconnaissance battalion of the whole army, our battalion has not lost to anyone." Jiang Wencui said confidently.

"Hehe, it's yours. However, you know the principles of the National Defense Forces. You must not cause heavy casualties to the troops, otherwise, I will not spare you!" Zhang Ruigui's style has changed a lot now.

"Understood, Master." After Jiang Wencui saluted, he led a few of his subordinates and hid in the darkness.Jiang Wencui is a smart man, and all the soldiers under his command are his own brothers, how could he command indiscriminately and let the Japanese devils ruin him.

In the area of ​​activity of all "wartime reconnaissance groups", the places Jiang Wencui's group is going to can be said to be not far or near, but their task is not light. In a sense, they have to get into the iron fan like Monkey King into the princess' stomach.

Because the mission entrusted to them by Yesi was to move between Songjiang, Minhang, Qingpu, and Hongqiao airports to wipe out the enemy.

This irregular trapezoidal area is about 16 kilometers from Songjiang to Qingpu, about 25 kilometers from Qingpu to Hongqiao Airport, about 8 kilometers from Nanchang to Minhang, and about 16 kilometers from Minhang to Songjiang, with a total area of ​​about 250 square meters. kilometer.In later generations, the traffic between any two places in this area can be reached in 20 minutes, but in this era, if the army wants to move from one point to another fully armed, it will take at least 1-2 hours. If you add the enemy Including the reaction time, this data can be slightly increased by 20%.

Of course, this area of ​​activity is also "elastic", that is, if you encounter difficulties, you don't have to arrive at the designated location, but you can "adapt to the situation", as long as it can cause difficulties for the Japanese army, and it is good if you can take the opportunity to attack the Japanese army.

Jiang Wencui's regiment set off from Gouli Town, where the 041 Division was stationed, and marched 40 kilometers to Shendang, west of Haining.Before the National Defense Forces, Haining belonged to the national defense area, but because there was no danger to defend, the national army only stationed a local security regiment in Haining symbolically. The security team had already returned to Hangzhou, so Haining was a complete vacuum.

However, when Jiaxing's enemy, the Japanese 117th Division, knew that Haining had become a vacuum city and wanted to send a brigade to take it over, the Japanese East China Command issued the exact opposite order: the 117th Division will control the defense area in Huzhou and the Yangtze River from now on. , Jiaxing defense will be taken over by another army.

And this "other unit" finally arrived a few days later, and this is the 107th Division.The 107th Division is also not prepared to take over Haining, and controls the forward positions at the front line of Tongxiang and Wangdian, which is 10 kilometers away from Haining.

Haining is close to Hangzhou Bay, and the distance between Haining and the coast is about 12 kilometers. In this way, the Japanese army is on the coast of Hangzhou Bay, leaving a "safety corridor" for the National Defense Forces about 25 kilometers away.

Every time Jiang Wencui's regiment passed through a town or every once in a while, they would send a telegram to the Yesi and the 041 Division to report the situation of the enemy and ourselves.

"Your department will continue to advance towards the intended target until it is no longer possible." Ye Si's call back was simple, but the information sent back by Jiang Wencui's regiment and other "wartime reconnaissance regiments" made it the first time that the upper echelons of the National Defense Forces saw this clearly. "Safe Corridor".

"Don't worry about it, we will act according to the established strategy." When Wu Aihua got this information, he immediately understood the Japanese army's plan, but how could Wu Aihua be fooled!

If the National Defense Forces desperately drilled through this "corridor", perhaps within three days, the Japanese army would land from Hangzhou Bay, and the National Defense Forces would immediately be surrounded by millions of Japanese troops.

Small troops can enter the hinterland of the Japanese army, because the Japanese army's network cannot be airtight, and small troops can find a hole to get out, and if the Japanese army dispatches a large-scale army to encircle and wipe out our small army, it will also be a target for the Air Force of the National Defense Forces.

It is impossible for large troops to enter the hinterland of the Japanese army.The reason is the same, the movement of large troops is inconvenient, and the targets of large troops are large. In addition, the Japanese army has been operating the Yangtze River Delta region for a while, and its fortifications and bunkers are everywhere. Annihilate the Japanese army.

The strategic purpose of the National Defense Forces also includes attracting the devil's South China Front Army, but it is definitely not to attract the devil's back.The reason why the National Defense Forces control the front line of Deqing is because the famous Tianmu Mountain is on the left of Deqing, which can be attacked and defended. If the whole army suddenly enters the ground north of Hangzhou Bay without understanding the reason, wouldn’t it be waiting for the Japanese army to make dumplings?

Jiang Wencui's regiment arrived in Shendang at 4:3000 a.m., and after a three-hour rest with more than 7 members, the group began to move towards its next target, Lugang, at 30:5 a.m.It is about 20 kilometers from Shendang to Lugang. This route is almost [-] kilometers away from the Japanese control line.After arriving at Lugang, it is only [-] kilometers away from Songjiang.

Lugang, named Huangxi in ancient times, is one of the ancient towns in Shanghai. There are "Shoudai Bridge" and "Yuxiu Bridge" in the Song Dynasty. There are as many as four bridges in the Ming Dynasty. There are many ancient ginkgo trees in the territory, the oldest The ginkgo tree is 4 years old.

Since it had penetrated deep into the enemy's rear, the Lu Wencui regiment did not dare to take it lightly, and sent a company in front of the whole regiment, disguised as a squadron of the Japanese army to explore the way.

Sure enough, when entering Lugang, there were puppet army sentries guarding the roads and bridges.After interrogation, it was learned that there was a small Japanese army stationed in Lugang Town, including more than 300 puppet troops.

"The vanguard company continues to pretend to be close to the enemy and strive for complete annihilation. It must not leak any news." After a little analysis, Jiang Wencui understood that this small group of devils was the "sentinel" set up by the Japanese army here, and its role was to serve the 18th Division of the Japanese army in Songjiang. Provides time for vigilance and reaction.

Although the Japanese army deliberately left a "corridor", it was impossible to just guard the main stronghold, and some small troops had to be sent to the surrounding areas as "warning".

At this time, Qian Zhanchen, the commander of the Qianwei company, had an extra mind. It was too easy to wipe out all the little devils in the town, but it was quite difficult to control the news from leaking.Therefore, after Qian Zhanchen got the order, he deliberately slowed down, but first sent a squad to touch between Lugang and Songjiang.

Qian Zhanchen reckoned that the Japanese army in Lvgang wanted to contact Songjiang, either by phone or by sending a letter.This squad was to hang up the Japanese army's telephone lines and ambush the messenger.