After Chief Qian chatted with Zhou Wen for a while, he looked at his watch and said, "Brother, we are going back now. Go eat quickly. You will leave in one hour."
Having said this, Chief Qian stretched out his hand to tidy up Zhou Wen's clothes with concern, took a step back and looked up and down, and said: "Brother, take care of yourself. Guns and cannons have no eyes on the battlefield, so you need to be careful. Brother, I'm here."
Nanjing is waiting for news of your meritorious service in killing the enemy, brother."
Zhou Wen was also very touched. In the three years since he and he had known each other for three years, Chief Qian had cared for and taken care of him all the time. He was really a good brother and a good big brother.
So he stood at attention solemnly and saluted: "Don't worry, eldest brother, I will definitely return victorious, little brother."
Chief Qian returned the courtesy and said, "Okay, my brother is waiting for your triumphant return in Nanjing."
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In the evening of that day, the military train was getting closer and closer to Shanghai. In the only passenger car, Meng Yuting, Chen Wanli, Gao Xiaoshan and Zhou Wen were holding the latest battle reports obtained from Nanjing and looking at the map to deduce the course of the war.
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At this time, on the Songhu battlefield, the newly formed 24th mixed brigade of the Japanese army had arrived in Shanghai, and launched an attack on the 19th Route Army's positions in Zhanghuabang, Yunzaobang, and Wusong Town early this morning.
However, due to the heroic and tenacious counterattacks of our Nineteenth Route Army officers, all three attacks ended in failure. Before Zhou Wen and others set out, the war was still in a tense state.
Zhou Wen knew that the Japanese army formed the 24th Brigade. It was a temporary force formed by the Japanese army to deal with the Shanghai Incident.
The situation at that time was that before launching the Songhu War, the Japanese army greatly underestimated the determination and combat effectiveness of the Chinese army to resist aggression.
During the September 18th Northeast Incident, the cowardly performance of the Northeastern Army, which represented the first-class level of the Chinese military, caused the Japanese army to generally despise the resistance and combat effectiveness of the Chinese military, and overestimated their own combat effectiveness and reputation.
Estimated.
That's why more than 1,000 Marines and thousands of Japanese armed expatriates dared to attack the 19th Route with more than 30,000 soldiers. The Japanese Navy even directly rejected the Japanese Army's request to participate.
, believed that with just the shelling of powerful naval guns on several warships at sea, coupled with a fierce charge by the Japanese Marine Corps, the Chinese army would abandon its guns and flee like the Northeastern Army.
Therefore, after the war broke out, the Japanese navy openly clamored in newspapers to "occupy Zhabei in three hours" and "conquer Shanghai in twelve hours."
As a result, not only was the Chinese army beaten and disarmed, but there were heavy casualties. If the Nanjing government had not repeatedly asked the 19th Route Army not to expand the war without authorization, the 19th Route Army might have already invaded the Japanese concession.
The Japanese navy, which was beaten to a bloody head, realized at this time that the Chinese army on the opposite side could not be defeated by just a few thousand men, and finally applied for reinforcements from the country.
After receiving the order from the military headquarters, the Japanese Army hastily mobilized several infantry brigades stationed near the port to form a mixed 24th brigade. It was said to be a brigade, but in fact there were only 4 brigades of infantry, plus
An artillery squadron and a tank squadron were temporarily reinforced.
There are about 4,500 people in the entire army, and the brigade leader is a major general named Shimomoto Xiongmi.
In Zhou Wen's eyes, this mixed 24th Brigade was not considered the elite of the Japanese army. At best, it was only a second-rate unit of the Japanese army. With this second-rate unit, it was impossible to break through the defense line of the 19th Route Army.
At this time, Meng Yuting looked at the map and said in a deep voice: "The Japanese army will increase its troops. Based on our repeated deductions just now, the current strength of the Japanese army is far from enough to break the deadlock. If it weren't for the great threat of their naval guns, I think nineteen
The road army can completely counterattack across the board. Although the Japanese are on the offensive now, they have to attack and use attacks to cover up the fact that their troops are weak.
Therefore, I judge that Japan will send reinforcements in the near future. It is hard to say that the troop transport ships are already at sea now."
Chen Wanli agreed and said: "I also agree with Yuting's judgment. I think it's just the right time for us to arrive in Shanghai today. If the Japanese increase their troops in large numbers, they will definitely launch a large-scale attack in the next few days. Although we are small in number, we have the choice
Good opportunities and breakthroughs must not have an impact on the battle situation before it begins."
Zhou Wen secretly gave a thumbs up to Meng Yuting and the two of them. He knew this period of history. Although his memory was not very comprehensive, according to the narrative of a great writer, he at least knew several important stages of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War. Now it is
One of the important stages is the increase of Japanese troops.
However, these two people relied on the battle report they just received, deduced the map a few times, and quickly came to the correct judgment. This shows that their insight into the battle situation and battlefield smell have reached a certain level.
Zhou Wen, who will remember this cheating device for later generations, would not be able to make such a clear judgment based on his own military qualities.
What a talent! Zhou Wen sighed in his heart, and at the same time he felt a little proud.
Hehe! Such powerful military talents are now serving under his command. He really has great luck in Buddhism.
At this time, Meng Yuting pointed to the map and said to Zhou Wen and Chen Wanli: "The Japanese army's attack direction is now in these areas of Zhabei. When we arrive, we will conduct an on-site inspection. Maybe our Volunteer Army's fighter planes will also be here.
Several areas appeared. I had an idea in mind, since the Japanese like to attack, let's let them attack."
Chen Wanli reacted quickly and immediately said: "Yes, the battlefield width in these areas is relatively narrow. As long as you find a suitable place, you can put some in. Aren't the Japanese arrogant? Our mercenary group... Oh no, now
We are called the Volunteer Army. The Japanese do not know the combat power of our Volunteer Army. We can surprise you with an ambush and counterattack. If we cooperate well, the results will not be small."
At this time, Gao Xiaoshan and Zhang Xiaoping, who had been listening carefully to Zhou Wen and the others' discussion but couldn't get a word in, showed a look of surprise on their faces.
This time Miaohua did not take the passenger car. He and the first team also took the stuffy tank car at the back.
In the passenger compartment, there were also Zhou Yongbin, Old Uncle Wu, Feng Tianpei, and more than a dozen doctors and nurses resting in the back of the compartment. Zhou Wen did not allow them to participate in military secrets. It was not that he did not trust them, but that it was unnecessary.
Zhou Wen patted Meng Yuting on the shoulder happily and said: "This time the former enemy commander of our volunteer army is you. Wan Li will be your chief of staff, and I will concentrate on leading the assault force of the first detachment."
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Not only did Meng Yuting find these words sudden, but Gao Xiaoshan and Zhang Xiaoping also felt surprised and puzzled. They were used to only following Zhou Wen's orders on the battlefield. Isn't it inappropriate to temporarily change the commander?