Principal Jiang is splashing ink in the study room, and the pen is moving quickly and swiftly. Seriously, Principal Jiang is not really interested in calligraphy and poetry. If it weren't for the fact that his fateful opponent far away in Yan'an has extremely high attainments in calligraphy and poetry,
Principal Jiang will never waste a single moment of time on this.
Principal Jiang dabbled in calligraphy not so much because of interest, but rather to get to know his opponent in Yan'an better.
Because the Japanese Lieutenant General Division Commander was killed on the Songhu battlefield, Principal Jiang is in a good mood today. In order not to ruin Principal Jiang's rare good mood, Mrs. Jiang has suppressed two messages sent from the Songhu Theater in succession.
However, when the Songhu War Zone sent the message for the third time, Mrs. Chiang no longer dared to withhold the message.
Mrs. Jiang walked lightly behind Principal Jiang and whispered: "Darling, Gu Zhutong has called."
"Oh?" Principal Jiang asked happily, "Yao Changqing and his battalion were rescued so quickly?"
Mrs. Jiang sighed softly and said sadly: "Darling, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. Gu Zhutong called to say that Baoshan has been lost, and that Battalion Commander Yao and his troops have...all died for their country."
"Pa." The brush in Principal Jiang's hand fell down immediately, and a large pool of black stains fell on the plain white rice paper.
"Incompetent!" After a moment of confusion, Principal Jiang suddenly roared angrily, "Gu Zhutong is incompetent! Five group armies with more than forty elite divisions still can't save a remnant battalion in Baoshan! He, the deputy commander-in-chief of the theater, is
How did you do this? Niang Xipi, this is simply unreasonable. I will remove him from his post and send him to a military court!"
"Daling, don't be angry." Mrs. Jiang advised softly, "If they can be saved, how can they just sit back and watch?"
After a long while, the expression on Principal Jiang's face softened again, he let out a long sigh, and walked back to the desk.
Mrs. Jiang understood, and quickly rolled up the rice paper that was wet with ink, and spread a new rice paper on the desk. Principal Jiang immediately picked up the wolf hair and began to move quickly on the paper. Mrs. Jiang helped the paperweight and gently
Di read out: "In the Battle of Baoshan, Yao Changqing's battalion stood firm in the isolated city. Although they were in a desperate situation, they still wanted to fight back and severely damaged the Japanese invaders. His ambition and death were so fierce that they could shock the world and make the gods and ghosts weep!"
After writing and throwing down the pen, Principal Jiang sighed sadly: "The Military Commission posthumously awarded Yao Changqing the rank of Army Major General, and erected a bronze statue of Yao Changqing outside Guanghua Gate in Nanjing to inspire the fighting spirit of the Chinese people!"
…………
Baoshan County.
Eight search teams of the 68th Regiment of the Japanese Army conducted several repeated searches of Baoshan Castle, but still found nothing. Nishio Jiro, who was in charge of the search work, came to Colonel Takamori Takashi, the commander of the regiment, and reported: "Your Excellency, Colonel, please search
The team has repeatedly searched Baoshan City and found nothing."
Takamori frowned and said, "Nishio-kun, have you searched everything?"
Nishio Jiro said: "Your Excellency Colonel, in accordance with your instructions, every corner and every inch of the land has been searched."
Takashi Takamori was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "Oh, it seems we have been tricked by that Chinese fox again."
Nishio Jiro was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly said: "His Majesty Colonel, are you saying that Baoshan is already an empty city?"
"That must be the case!" Takamori gritted his teeth and said, "Last night, after the small Chinese Army troops attacked the Imperial Army's garrison, the Chinese Army in Baoshan City must have taken advantage of the chaos to break out!"
Nishio Jiro said solemnly: "Speaking of which, this fox is really cunning. Even after it ran away, it actually lured the imperial army to waste so many artillery shells and aerial bombs! Your Excellency, Colonel, there is such a cunning person in the China Army.
, this is not good news for the Imperial Japanese Army, should we immediately report it to the headquarters of the Condemnation Army and let the people from Tekko kill him?"
Takashi Takamori took it seriously and said: "What Mr. Nishio said is absolutely correct. Our conclusion should be reported to the headquarters of the Condemnation Army immediately."
Nishio Jiro said again: "Your Majesty Colonel, do we still need to continue searching for Baoshan City?"
"There is no need to continue the search, but it is necessary to leave a few hidden sentries in the city. A small team should also be stationed outside the city to prevent any fish from escaping!" Takashi Takamori looked up at the sky and said to Nishiojiro
, "Nishio-kun, it's getting late, it's time for us to leave for the division headquarters to welcome Mr. Yamawaki."
…………
There are tunnels deep underground in Baoshan.
It was pitch dark in the tunnel. Although you could clearly hear the breathing of others, you couldn't see anyone else's presence at all!
Suddenly, a flashlight lit up in the darkness, illuminating the underground space in an instant. Only about forty people were seen sitting on the ground with expressions of numbness, and each of them had a shining bayonet in his mouth.
, this was done by Yue Weihan, in order to prevent some unconscious people from subconsciously making loud noises.
Yue Weihan looked at his pocket watch by the dim light of the flashlight and said: "Okay, let's relax a little now and put down the bayonets in our mouths. But listen carefully. You can speak in a low voice, but it is strictly forbidden to make loud noises!"
Chi Chengfeng was the first to remove the bayonet from his mouth, spit out thick phlegm, and muttered in a low voice: "Grandma, this fart is big, dark and stuffy, a fart can kill a whole group of people."
, it’s really not a place for people to stay.”
Yue Weihan suddenly turned around and said coldly: "Chi Chengfeng, what are you muttering about?"
"Ah, no, I didn't say anything." Chi Chengfeng quickly responded in a low voice, "We just said that we should resolutely obey the commander's orders."
Yue Weihan snorted and said to Cao Xinglong: "Dalong, distribute dry food to the brothers. Also, brothers, listen carefully. Drink the water in the kettle sparingly. Although our tunnel is connected to a well, but...
If you can use well water, it’s better not to use it as much as possible. If the little devil hears the noise, everyone will have to finish playing.”
When Yue Weihan said this, the expressions of the forty-odd defeated soldiers suddenly became extremely solemn. After receiving the dry food, most of them only dared to chew dry food. If they couldn't swallow it, they dared to drink a sip of water. Only Chi Cheng
Veteran Feng didn't take it seriously and drank all the water in the kettle as soon as he raised his neck.
…………
Yue Weihan and others hid underground waiting for an opportunity to escape, but the Battle of Songhu on the ground was still going on in full swing. Baoshan fell, and the day after Yue Weihan and others entered the tunnel, which was September 6, the Japanese army's 3rd
The division, led by the new division commander Masataka Yamawaki, launched a fierce offensive against the defense lines of the 15th National Army.
After fierce fighting until September 10th, the 15th Army's defense line was finally torn open by the Japanese!
The battle continued until September 12th. The forward of the Japanese 3rd Division, the 18th Infantry Regiment led by Colonel Kaho Ishii, had advanced three kilometers to the south bank of Hazohama, as if a nail had penetrated deeply.
The defense of the left wing group of the national army was deep, and the 15th Army and the 19th Army of the left wing group were about to be separated by the Japanese army.
The situation was critical, and the Songhu Theater Command immediately ordered Xia Zhongyu to lead the 98th Division to launch a counterattack!
After fierce fighting until September 14th, the 98th Division, after paying a heavy price of more than half of the casualties, finally compressed the remnants of the Japanese 18th Regiment, more than a thousand people, onto a small bulge on the south bank of the seashore. Then the 98th Division launched
Several desperate attacks were fought back by the Japanese with superior artillery fire and aviation.