On the other side, Jiang Cheng's convoy rushed all the way, and soon broke out of the Japanese encirclement and arrived at the junction of the National Army and the Japanese army. The National Army guarding the street stared dumbfounded at Jiang Cheng's convoy rushing out of the darkness, only to
He saw the convoy drawing a circle in the dark at an extremely fast speed and heading towards him.
Only then did the National Army remember that they should stop this unknown convoy, but they saw a door of the convoy opened, and a man rushed out with two certificates and shouted, "Special mission, please get out of my way." And behind them.
The vehicles were still attacking the pursuing Japanese troops. Looking at the machine gun-like shells, the National Army could hardly close their mouths. When had they ever seen such a fierce force?
The guards of the National Army saw that it was a special pass issued by the National Government. Jiang Cheng asked Falkenhausen for it before the operation, and quickly opened the roadblock to let Jiang Cheng and others leave. The Japanese army saw Jiang Cheng's convoy.
After entering the Chinese defense zone, they did not dare to attack rashly, so they had to leave with a lot of corpses.
After a while, everyone arrived at their destination - Shiling Park. They came to a remote place and saw that Jinshan and others had already prepared the truck and parked it.
Jiang Cheng said, "These chariots are too conspicuous. I want to hide them. You leave immediately. Li Qian, take care of Yishan. She is still unconscious. Something is wrong. Wang Yong, come here to find me in three days."
, the others retreated immediately."
Although everyone had questions, they did not dare to say more and could only leave in the vehicle prepared by Jinshan. After Jinshan also left, Jiang Cheng saw that there was no one around, so he moved the time and space point of the modern space-time warehouse here.
I took these vehicles and traveled back to Black Iron Island.
Returning to Black Iron Island, looking at the vehicles with bullet marks everywhere in front of him, Jiang Cheng's tense heartstrings finally relaxed. He slowly sat on the ground. He closed his eyes and took a rest, thinking about the people who were still unconscious.
Yu Yishan couldn't help but feel hatred welling up in her heart, so she took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to Chen Ce, asking him to prepare something powerful enough to blow up a fortress to Black Iron Island. Then she fell into a deep sleep.
——Nanxiang
"What did you say? You want us to prepare to retreat? If I don't retreat, I won't retreat even if I kill you." The person who spoke was a general of the Guangxi Army. His eyes were red and he said, "Our Gui Army set out from Guangxi and has been gone for a whole day."
It took more than two months to arrive in Shanghai. We immediately jumped into the battle without saying a word. More than half of us died in three days. Now we are asked to escape. How can we explain to our brothers and our fellow villagers?"
Gu Zhutong, who was sitting in the first place, said, "As you know, the Japanese have landed a hundred thousand troops at Jinshanwei. If we don't prepare to retreat now, we won't be able to retreat then."
Luo Zhuoying next to him said, "The overall situation is like this. We must prepare to retreat. How should we retreat from Nanjing?"
Chen Cheng said, "Although it is a retreat, there must be someone behind us, and for the sake of international influence, we must have someone symbolically stay in Shanghai to fight the final battle."
When it came to the rear, everyone hesitated. This was a life of almost death. Although as a soldier, you shouldn't be afraid of death, but there was still a difference between not being afraid of death and surrendering to death.
Zhu Shaoliang took the initiative and said, "Leave this matter to our 88th Division. General Sun will be fine."
Upon hearing this, Sun Yuanliang nodded slowly and said, "I will arrange it."
Gu Zhutong continued, "The retreat must be kept secret. Everyone should know that on November 3, the Nine-Nation Convention will hold a meeting. This meeting will determine the international attitude towards us. Chairman Chiang means that we
We must hold on for a while longer. Within three days, some severely damaged troops will withdraw first, and all the troops will begin to withdraw on November 1. The remaining troops must hold on until November 7 so that the international community can see our determination and will to persist in the war of resistance. Everyone should know
During September 18, we also asked the League of Nations to hold a conference, but Northeast China quickly fell and was completely controlled by the Japanese army. Later, the British and French powers said, "We are willing to help you. But by the time we intervened, Japan had already occupied Northeast China, creating a fait accompli.
What else can we do?’ So this time, we have to have someone to stick to it until the last moment, do you understand?”
Everyone said in unison "Yes!"
——Japanese Army Headquarters
Looking at the devastated headquarters, Matsui Iwane asked in disbelief, "How many people have we sacrificed? How many of them are actually beaten like this?"
Shadow Aki looked at the corpses placed outside and said, "The latest statistics, a total of 394 of our emperor's warriors died and 314 were injured. Among them, one captain was seriously injured and one captain died. In addition,
Among the personnel in the headquarters, 26 lieutenant-level officers died, while the enemy had less than a hundred or even fewer. In addition, the sewers have completely collapsed. During this period, our convenience can only be
The problem was solved through manual transportation, and all the people in the underground cells were rescued."
Matsui Iwane stamped his feet and cursed, "What kind of army is this? Didn't two people get caught? Where are the people?"
Ying Zuo Zhaozhen shook his head and said, "We didn't catch them. They blew themselves up. When we checked the bodies, we found that their equipment had a lot of unknown things, but we had all seen these things at the scene of the Tianjin bombing. I checked
The warheads and shell casings left behind were the same as those in the Tianjin bombing, so we can be sure it was done by the same group of people."
Matsui Iwane asked doubtfully, "The same group of people? What is their purpose?"
Yingzuo Zhaozhen said, "It should be to save people. I checked the underground cell. Although it was bombed once, there are still many things left. But now I am not sure who they are planning to save. Also,
Found this on our tank."
As he spoke, Kage Sasaki took out a warhead and handed it to Matsui Iwane to look at.
Matsui Iwane looked puzzled and asked, "Is there anything wrong with this?"
Yingzuo Zhaozhen continued, "This warhead penetrated directly through the armor of our tank and killed our warriors inside. There are four warheads in total. These should be guns such as anti-tank guns. Also, in Hongkou
Park intelligence indicated that they had excellent armored vehicles, and their vehicles were seen passing through National Army lines."
"Needless to say, it must have been done by members of the National Army." Matsui Iwane said disdainfully.
"Not necessarily. Until now, Jiang Jie has not released any news about this unit. This is different from Jiang Jie's character, so I suspect that this unit is not in the hands of Chiang's China government."
Yingzuo Zhaozhen shook his head and said.
Listening to such a confusing analysis, Matsui Iwane felt his head was getting bigger and said, "I don't care, you are responsible for catching these rats, otherwise the majesty of our Empire of Japan will be ruined in our hands."
At this time, Yoshio Iwamatsu and Midori Yajima entered the room. Iwane Matsui smiled and said, "Isn't this our hero?"
Yajima Midori saluted and said, "Private Yajima Midori, Manchuria Reclamation Regiment, here to report."
Iwamatsu Yoshio shook his head and said, "His grandfather didn't want him to go to the battlefield like his father and himself. He just sent a telegram asking him to go back, and ordered him to farm with him in the reclamation regiment. Alas, the hero of that year
It turned out to be like this. I really don’t understand it.”
Matsui Iwane also shook his head and said, "Yajima Midori, all of us have heard the legends of your grandfather and your father. Tell me, do you want to go back to farming or go to the battlefield."
Midori Yajima replied with firm eyes, "Report to the general, I am willing to go to the battlefield." But he lowered his head and said, "But I must listen to my grandfather."
Matsui Iwane patted him on the shoulder and said, "You go to Manchuria first. You will have a chance. Just wait patiently."
Shanghai's retreat soon began. At this time, Shanghai's factories had basically completed their retreat. At that time, Shanghai was the only remaining industrial base within China's customs. At that time, there were a pitiful 4,000 factories and workshops in the country with more than 30 people (6% of which
Ten are concentrated in the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hangzhou Delta region), of which there are as many as 1,200 factories in Shanghai, accounting for one-third of the country's total.
Although most of these factories are light industrial textile mills and paper mills, there are also some medium and large factories involved in the military and defense industries such as machinery, steel, oil refining, rubber, chemicals and metal industries, totaling about 150.
These factories are very important to China.
Fortunately, after more than two months of transportation, these most important factories have been moved to Chongqing, which is far away from Wuhan, and have begun to prepare to restart production and prepare for the long-lasting resistance against Japan.
The landing of Jinshan Guards soon turned into a siege of Songjiang City. The 67th Army and the 8th and 10th Group Armies began a desperate counterattack to cover the retreat of the main force. However, they were outnumbered and the Chinese defenders were inferior in both equipment and numbers.
The army only defended for three days before the 67th Army was completely wiped out. The Eighth and Tenth Army evacuated Songjiang City at the cost of heavy losses.
--Nanjing
"What? Songjiang fell?" Agent Jiang asked in surprise.
He Yingqin said anxiously, "Commissioner, the situation is very bad now. The Japanese army is divided into two groups. One group is along the east coast of Taihu Lake, passing through Zhejiang, Anhui and heading towards Nanjing. The main force is directed towards Fengjing Town, Jiaxing and Pingwang. The intention is to cut off Shanghai and Hangzhou.
Railways and highways, the 16th Division on the other side is preparing to land at Bai Maokou in Taicang, Jiangsu Province. Once successful, their troops will be directed at the Beijing-Shanghai railway and highway, forming a closing trend. We have not retreated in Shanghai yet.
Our troops are in danger."
Agent Jiang saw beads of sweat pouring out from his bald head and said anxiously, "Quick, quick, order Gu Zhutong to retreat immediately. No matter what, we must rescue the main force. If these people are gone, we can rely on the 1 million we just captured."
Strong men, they can't even hold a gun, so we don't have to fight against the Japanese anymore."
When Jiang Cheng returned to Shanghai, it happened to be the beginning of the great retreat. After finding Wang Yong who had been lurking beside him, Jiang Cheng asked, "How is the situation now? How is Yishan?"
Wang Yong said as he walked, "Miss Yu is not in good condition. She is still in a coma. She has been sent to Nanjing. Those who were rescued by us have also begun to leave. Our people are now concentrated in a village near Nanjing."
, In addition, the Japanese army has captured Songjiang, and the National Army is retreating."
At this time, more than a dozen planes were flying over the sky. Wang Yong looked at the planes and continued, "Now the Japanese planes are constantly bombing the roads. There has been a congestion on the way to retreat. Boss, we can only use horseback riding to move quickly."
Moved."
Jiang Cheng immediately said, "Then ride a horse. Also, how is the situation in the north?"
Wang Yong replied, "The fighting in the north was also fierce, but overall it was relatively stable."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "That's good. Shanghai is no longer a place to stay for a long time. Let's leave Shanghai as soon as possible."
Since it was wartime, there were not many people on the road. Suddenly, a troop appeared in front of Jiang Cheng. The officer at the head saw Jiang Cheng and immediately shouted, "Is it Mr. Jiang?"
Jiang Cheng looked back and found that this trooper was actually wearing his own body armor and camouflage uniforms. He couldn't help but become confused. He looked at the officer and asked curiously, "Who are you?"
The officer said excitedly, "Mr. Jiang, I am Xie Jinyuan. I was the one who tried out your equipment on the school field last time. Do you still remember?"
Only then did Jiang Cheng remember that the officer in front of him was the commander of the unit that Agent Jiang had asked him to try out when he first went to Nanjing and gave the equipment to Agent Jiang.
It turned out that this person was Xie Jinyuan. At this time, Jiang Cheng had no feelings for historical celebrities at all, and said with a smile, "Where are you going?"
Xie Jinyuan hesitated and said, "We are preparing to take over the defense."
Jiang Cheng reacted immediately and said, "Are you going to Sihang Warehouse?"
Xie Jinyuan opened his eyes wide and asked, "How did Mr. Jiang know?"
Jiang Cheng took out his military ID card and said, "I'm on the same level as you."
Only then did Xie Jinyuan realize that Jiang Cheng was not only a businessman, but also an officer, and a colonel like himself, and then he said, "Indeed, I have brought a reinforced battalion to prepare to defend Sihang Warehouse."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "That place is very close to the concession. The Japanese dare not use cannons. Please bring more machine guns and ammunition."
Hearing that the Japanese did not know how to use cannons, Xie Jinyuan couldn't help but excitedly said, "Is it true? Mr. Jiang, please don't lie to me."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's true. The Japanese are still a little afraid of Yingmei at this time."
Xie Jinyuan then asked, "By the way, where are you going, Mr. Jiang? Do you want me to escort you?"
Jiang Cheng waved his hand and said, "Forget it, if I really encounter a Japanese bombing, I will be in danger with so many of you. The mountains will remain green and the water will flow forever. I hope we can meet again in the future."
Xie Jinyuan nodded and left with his troops.
Wang Yong looked at Xie Jinyuan and asked, "Sihang Warehouse, isn't there no way to escape from that place?"
Jiang Cheng sighed, "They are not planning to run. Let's go to Nanjing."
Jiang Cheng and the two came to the place where Du Yuesheng prepared horses for them. At this time, the road was blocked by the retreating people. Jiang Cheng looked at the huddled National Army on the high slope and shook his head. Under such circumstances, no one could
Unable to leave quickly, Jiang Cheng and Wang Yong sighed and left quickly.
The retreat at this time had changed from an orderly situation at the beginning to an increasingly chaotic situation. Due to the heavy losses of the National Army units in the Shanghai battle, the battalion commanders and company commanders of some regiments were basically killed.
If the commander, platoon leader becomes company commander, or even the squad leader becomes company commander, the command ability is naturally insufficient.
In addition, there were too many new recruits and few veterans. Many of the new recruits did not know their commanders. Once they retreated, they would not be able to tell which unit they should follow.
Some retreating troops were unable to find their soldiers, officers or soldiers, and some brigade commanders and regimental commanders could not find their battalions and regiments.
Some troops were ordered to retreat to Kunshan, but their soldiers followed the troops that retreated to Changshu. Some troops were ordered to go to Changshu, and the surrounding troops moved toward Kunshan, so they followed them to Kunshan.
Coupled with the continuous bombing attacks by the Japanese army, the road was in chaos. The dense water network and numerous bridges made the retreating troops even more crowded.
The Japanese army had already learned from the aviation force that the Nationalist Army was retreating, and hurriedly accelerated their attack. The blocking troops were unable to stop the impact of tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and they quickly retreated.
But all the troops were psychologically calm, because they all knew that there was a solid line of defense not far ahead - the Wufu Line. Wang Jiaben, deputy commander of the 98th Division, had only half of the 98th Division left at this time.
, according to the order, they will defend at the Wufu Line and prepare for the response work.
When Wang Jiaben arrived at the Wufu Line, he was immediately disappointed with this defense line whose name he had heard countless times in the army. The defense line in front of him did not have the criss-crossing bunkers he had imagined. Instead, there was only one long line.
At the defensive line position, Wang Jiaben sighed and said, "Order the troops to enter the position immediately."
The staff officer next to him was embarrassed and said, "Sir, um, we don't have a map or a key. We don't know where to get in."
Wang Jiaben was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Where is the person who is going to help us?"
The staff officer next to him said, "They ran away. I heard that the keys and maps here were placed in the nearby counties and towns. But I heard that we retreated from Shanghai, and these turtles all ran away, and none of us can find them."
"
Wang Jiaben closed his eyes and almost wanted to faint. It took him a long time to say, "Then open the door for me and search for the bunkers one by one. Besides, are these bunkers difficult to find?" As he said this, Wang Jiaben pointed at the four-meter-high tower in front of him.
, I don’t even know whether to call it a bunker or a turret.
Perhaps they got a taste of the sweetness in the battle against the Red Army. Most of these bunkers used firepower and ignored the requirements to protect themselves. Most of these reinforced concrete fortifications are relatively obvious, and some are even built on the top of mountains, like lighthouses, which can be seen from a few miles away.
It can be seen that such fortifications are enough to deal with warlords and the Red Army, but to deal with the Japanese army with a large number of artillery, it is simply to give experience to the Japanese artillery. However, this defense line that cost millions of dollars was already one of the best defenses in China at that time.
The fortifications are under way.
What's even more terrible is that the fortifications on the Wu-Fu Line and the Xicheng Line are not deep, maybe because there is not enough money. These two lines of defense are only a narrow line, or the Wu-Fu Line and the Xicheng Line are deep to each other, but there are no artillery.
They can support each other. It can be said that as long as the Japanese army breaks through one point, the entire defense line can be declared ineffective. At the same time, the National Army does not have many cannons. The most are actually light machine guns, but I don’t know what the designer thought. Heavy machine gun bunkers, horizontal fire
There are all kinds of artillery batteries and mortar positions, but there is no light machine gun bunker. Wang Jia was so anxious that he had no choice but to build temporary fortifications for defensive operations.
