"Lao Zhu, don't frown. Xie Guji is your number one general. He can only take over this task." The Army Lieutenant General obviously noticed his subordinate's concerns and said calmly. "But what I have in my hands is
The reserve team is only that small. If I give you the 76th Brigade in advance, if the focus of the Japs' attack changes, then I will have no one left."
"Yes, I understand. I will tell you about Gu Ji's side." The brigade commander, Major General, nodded with a grimace.
The lieutenant general of the Army is a man of his word in the 43rd Army. What he decides is the final decision. Even if he, the major general and brigade commander, has concerns, he can only grit his teeth secretly and endure it. At worst, he will fill in the security company of his brigade headquarters first.
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At this moment, Yu Xiancheng, who had been standing at the end, received a note from Mo Mao Mao, who quickly ran over. After quickly scanning the content on the note, Yu Xiancheng raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and took the initiative to speak.
Said: "Commander Guo, I can support the infantry company of the regiment commander."
"Your independent regiment is running so fast?" the Army Lieutenant General was slightly startled and said in disbelief.
"No, it was my brother who took over a brother force that broke out from Zhabei, Shanghai, in Tianma Mountain. It happened to be an infantry company and could assist the regiment commander in defending this place." Yu Xiancheng replied.
"Okay! Those who can break out from the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of imps must be heroes! Then use them." The Army Lieutenant General said with great joy.
The lieutenant general of the army did not ask about the number of this unit at all. Xiu said that everyone has his own secret. He did not find out why the Independent Regiment went to Tianma Mountain to support this unit. More importantly, he currently does not have enough troops. As long as he
It's a Chinese army, so long as it can fight the Japanese.
The major general brigade commander couldn't help but let out a breath. Suddenly, there was an additional infantry company. Finally, he, the brigade commander, was no longer the bare commander before the battle started. He did not have a reserve team in his hand that could support the battlefield.
, which any commander would feel guilty about.
Of course, that was because the Army Lieutenant General did not know how powerful the Leixiong Infantry Company was. Half an hour later, they saw nearly 20 Japanese-style trucks driving into Songjiang City, and the soldiers who jumped out of them stood in neat Army uniforms.
When reporting in front of the lieutenant general, the army lieutenant general felt a little regretful.
Although all the military ranks have been stripped away, the 88th Division serial number plate on the military uniform is still there. Those are the elites of the Royal Forest Army!
When he saw the Sulotong machine guns, mortars and heavy machine guns loaded in the car, the Army Lieutenant General's eyes widened even more. Although the 43rd Army belongs to the Sichuan Army, its equipment is actually not bad. This
There are some political factors involved. Even though the Army Lieutenant General defected to Sichuan King Liu Xiang, he actually expressed his intention to submit to the bald man early two years ago.
One hand is not useless.
Therefore, the 43rd Army also benefited a lot. Since 1936, it has equipped the entire army with the equipment of the B-type finishing division. Except for the reduction of the establishment of one supplementary regiment and the reduction of military pay, the equipment is better than that of the ordinary Sichuan Army.
Much stronger. Including the mountain artillery battalion with 12 mountain artillery pieces, it is almost comparable to German weapon divisions like the 88th Division.
But in terms of other light weapons, it is still much worse. There is no such thing as Sulotong small cannon or 37mm combat anti-aircraft gun. Each infantry regiment only has 5 82 mortars and 10 heavy machine guns.
Just counting.
But this Royal Guard infantry company, with one man and two guns, not to mention a submachine gun and a rifle, actually pulled 6 Suratong cannons and nearly 10 mortars, and what was even more awesome was the back of several trucks.
, he even pulled 4 Type 41 mountain cannons. This was like bringing a small arsenal with him!
If it weren't for Yu Xiancheng, the chief of staff of the independent regiment, as a guarantor, the Army Lieutenant General would have almost thought that these people were Japanese soldiers who came in disguise to cause sabotage.
Of course, looking at the generals of the 43rd Army, their eyes almost exploded. Lei Xiong still wisely kept 6 mortars and 4 Sulotong 20mm machine guns for the Kuhaha 43rd Army.
The Army Headquarters only had four mortars and two Sulotong 20mm machine guns. Although those gadgets are good, they also need people to operate them, right?
His infantry company, plus his company commander, totals 80 people. An infantry platoon serving as a firepower platoon operating 4 mortars and 2 20mm machine guns is already the limit. For the rest, it is better to let the 43rd Army do it on its own.
Already prepared.
However, Colonel Xie Guji, the commander of the 152nd Regiment, who hurried over after receiving the news, was an eye-opener.
He was the one who wrote the poem "I wish to be a ghost on the battlefield after death, and never become a native of my hometown while alive." He sounded like a scholar with a lot of knowledge in his belly and the words "loyalty to serve the country" engraved on his back. According to Liu Xueyuan's imagination, let alone a white-faced scholar.
!How to say it is gentle and elegant.
However, they all thought it wrong. He was a middle-aged soldier with a short haircut, a beard on his chin that hadn't been shaved for a long time, and a resolute face that even looked a bit rough. What's even more awesome is that because he came late, 43
Soldiers from the military headquarters were happily moving machine guns and mortars into the building that had been used as a headquarters. After hearing that these were supplementary weapons for his infantry company, the soldier shouted: "The Japanese
Immortal, these are all from my 152nd regiment, why are you guys moving them?"
It seemed that his lieutenant general was standing behind him with a dark face, but he didn't seem to see it.
After the restraint failed, the man simply jumped on the mountain cannon, "I will fight with anyone who robs me again."
Well, he didn’t even have time to get to know the infantry company that was assigned to him! The things became his first.
Lei Xiong and the officers and soldiers of the first infantry company grinned and thought happily. It seemed that it was good to work with such a commander. At first glance, he seemed to be a caretaker.
The major general and brigade commander didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but the lieutenant general's face turned dark, especially when he saw Liu Xueyuan beside him who couldn't help laughing.
You bitch who can't be put on the stage, I finally promoted you as a model of the 43rd Army in front of the big reporters, so why don't you do this for me, openly grabbing heavy weapons? Can you eat a mountain cannon?
But don't tell me, crying children are fed by milk. This is an eternal law. The commander of the regiment made such a fuss regardless of his image. Although it is impossible to return the removed machine guns and mortars,
They gave it to him, but the four Japanese mountain cannons were left with him. The 43rd Army Headquarters also sent in 40 artillerymen for this purpose, which was a free gift.
The army colonel who was born in the Military Police School of Sichuan Province made a reasonable statement. If four mountain cannons were deployed in Cangcheng, which covers an area of more than 40,000 square meters, the fire attack range of Cangcheng would be as high as 6,000 meters, covering not only the entire Songjiang area, but also the whole city of Songjiang.
city, and could even serve as a blow to the Japanese troops in the fields.
All he had to do in Cangcheng was to set up mobile emplacements and defenses for several mortars and mountain cannons.
In any case, Xie Guji, the anti-Japanese hero, showed his true side before the war, which was also a side that the soldiers liked. It was easy for Lei Xiong and the Infantry Company to integrate into his team of the 152nd Regiment.
Although his unsmiling majesty can make his subordinates feel afraid and dare not disobey military orders, but his extremely down-to-earth attitude and talking about asking for equipment with his superiors can make it easier for the new team to accept him. The colonel leader of the 152nd Regiment is not all that.
He was given the important task by the army lieutenant general because of his bravery and proficiency in fighting, and his extraordinary personal wisdom is definitely one of the aspects.
He has ten of them himself, plus eight intact trucks captured from the Japanese army during the Tianma Mountain ambush battle. A total of eighteen trucks are a treasure for the Army Lieutenant General. That will be what he needs when deploying troops to the battlefield.
The most important transportation force used. A truck can transport an infantry platoon, which not only saves time but also allows the infantry to save physical strength, so that they can quickly participate in the battle as soon as they arrive on the battlefield.
If the underground pipe network increases concealment, then these vehicles increase timeliness. Speed is not something you can just say, you must have equipment.
The building used as the headquarters did not have that many parking garages. The Army Lieutenant General simply ordered that the doors of all the rooms on the first floor be removed and used as parking spaces. Only then did the soldiers of the 43rd Army Headquarters know that
, why did their military commander choose this place as his headquarters.
The walls of this gray building are more than 1 meter thick, and they are all made of reinforced concrete. Not to mention the 75mm mountain cannon, it is the 150mm heavy cannon. If it doesn't blast the same position several times in a row, I'm afraid
It's okay, it's definitely the strongest building in the city, bar none.
You still have money! Even if you build a house, it is so solid. 43 The officers and soldiers could only continue to praise the financial resources of the Chinese business group that had already become prosperous in Sichuan Province.
Pressed by the Army Lieutenant General's military order, Songjiang Security Commander Wang Gongyu also made great efforts to evacuate the residents in the city. No one was willing to leave their homes, and the people in the city who had not experienced the brutal march of the Japanese army were crying loudly, but they had to fight in such a way.
The wolf-like security team members, heavily armed, withdrew outside the city under pressure.
The entire Songjiang City will turn into a big battlefield. Including the soldiers of the two countries who are about to start a war in the city, no one can guarantee that they can leave the city alive, let alone the civilians. Regarding this, Wang Gongyu also
It is very clear that no matter who intercedes, it is useless. In order to save time, everyone is only allowed to bring some money, food, clothes and clothing, and no other items are allowed.
After several green-skin leaders were killed in succession according to wartime regulations, although the people were reluctant to leave, they dispersed to the countryside through the north gate farthest from the battlefield according to the original plan.
By noon, as the battle report from the Jinshan Guard front came, the 62nd Division was still resisting bravely, and the Japanese landing operation was not going well. The Army Lieutenant General adjusted his strategy again. Since there was still time, he would be outside Songjiang City.
The Huangpu River at 6 kilometers blocked the Japanese army again.
The entire army retreated into the city. Even with the position outside the city like Cangcheng as a corner, they could only be beaten passively. If the 43rd Army wanted to gain time and inflict more damage to the Japanese army, it had to build defenses and resist at every level.
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Songjiang Castle is the last line of defense.
The plan for a field trench from Songjiang to the Huangpu River appeared in front of all brigade and regimental commanders.
The straight-line distance is 12 miles, and the curve length is actually more than 18 miles. The winding field trenches need to be completed within 20 hours.
The Qingzhuang and 1,000 security forces who had not left Songjiang were all mobilized. In addition, there were 1,500 people from the three battalions directly under the military headquarters, plus nearly 2,000 people from the 152nd Jieguji Regiment, which had the strongest combat power and also had to block the attack by the Huangpu River. The total was more than 8,000.
People participated in the excavation of this long field trench.