Let's turn the time back to four o'clock in the morning, the darkest hour before dawn.
While Xu Rui was working on the map in the headquarters, he suddenly received an urgent call from Leng Tiefeng!
In the telegram, Leng Tiefeng only reported one thing to Xu Rui, saying that he already had a better and more reliable way to sneak attack the Japanese navy, but it required Xu Rui's cooperation.
Originally, according to Xu Rui's plan, the patrol battalion, with the cooperation of Broadway Building, would fight a war of attrition against the Japs for two days around Sichuan Road Bridge and Erbaidu Bridge, and then launch an ambush at Sihang Warehouse to intercept the Japs behind them.
, wait for the Japanese to retreat, and then dispatch all the returning National Army veterans to crush the Ninth Division's defense line head-on.
At the same time, Leng Tiefeng will lead the Langya Brigade to seize the Izumo warship, and then sink it in the narrow place of Wusongkou to block the Huangpu River channel and prevent more Japanese warships from entering the Huangpu River to support the Japanese army in operations. However,
, Now, with this telegram from Leng Tiefeng, the plan must be adjusted.
Xu Rui immediately asked Digua to pack his luggage and leave.
Although there is a Japanese infantry squadron responsible for blockade outside Sihang Warehouse, it is simply a fantasy to trap Xu Rui with just this Japanese infantry squadron.
Almost effortlessly, Xu Rui and Digua used zip lines to pass through the surrounding Japanese blockade from the roof. Although the little Japanese set up sentries at every intersection on the ground, they were unable to detect the enemy in the air above their heads.
There was no defense at all, and it was the darkest time before dawn, so I didn't notice it at all.
After arriving at North Suzhou River Road, there is no way to go higher and higher, because the entire North Suzhou River Road has become a battlefield. There are fighting everywhere and there are people everywhere. Even the roofs on both sides of the street.
They were all lurking snipers from the Chinese and Japanese armies, so they did not have the conditions to sneak across by zipline.
However, this still did not trouble Xu Rui and Di Gua.
It can't go up and down from the air, but it can also go down and down from the ground.
Lifting the manhole cover of the sewer, Xu Rui and Di Gua put on their masks and got in.
At this time in Shanghai, the drainage system was not perfect, and the culverts were not only small, but sometimes even interrupted. Fortunately, Xu Rui and Digua had already walked through them on the spot before. Yes, that’s right, Xu Rui and Digua had already pre-selected them.
It was a good route, so I used my memory to pass through the Japanese blockade underground without any danger.
When the eastern sky showed a hint of fish belly white, Xu Rui finally arrived.
After Xu Rui arrived at the assembly area of the 1st Regiment of the Patrol Battalion, he immediately summoned the more than 1,000 remaining officers and soldiers of the 1st Regiment to carry out the final mobilization before the general attack. After two days and nights of fierce fighting, the 1st Regiment had been reduced by more than half, and the remaining
Most of the more than a thousand people who descended were injured, but their morale was still very high.
Because Xu Rui's radio speech was aimed at the whole of Shanghai. Not only the veterans of the National Army who were stranded in Shanghai heard it, but also the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion who were fighting the Japanese on the battlefield, especially the part about Liang Yixiao yesterday evening.
The broadcast moved almost all the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion.
It is precisely because of this that the morale of the patrol battalion officers and soldiers is very high!
Even though they are currently surrounded by Japanese soldiers, and even though the situation is very bad, their morale is still high and they are still confident of winning the final victory!
Xu Rui jumped onto the hood of a truck, and more than a thousand officers and soldiers immediately gathered around. They all raised their heads and looked at their commander with almost fanatical eyes. Many of these officers and soldiers were actually the first
They met Xu Rui once, but this did not affect their admiration for Xu Rui at all.
Yes, worship, these soldiers worship Xu Rui fanatically!
Since the day the patrol camp was established, everything the patrol camp has done has made them feel extremely excited. In their impression, there has never been an officer who can behave like Xu Rui when facing foreigners.
Tough and domineering! No officer has ever been able to make Xu Rui inspire their pride like this!
In short, following a commander like Xu Rui is worth risking your life!
Xu Rui put his hands on his hips, facing the fanatical eyes around him, and said loudly: "Brothers, listen to the gunfire, it's the brothers of the Second Regiment who are fighting to the death with the Japanese. They are holding the Japanese bayonets with their chests, but they are
The whole back was left to us. They had less than half a regiment, but they were carrying a Japanese division. They would rather die than retreat. That's because they trusted us and believed that our regiment would be able to break through a bloody path!
"
After a pause, Xu Rui yelled: "Brothers, the brothers of the second regiment trust us so much, so how can we, the first regiment, let them down?"
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
More than a thousand officers and soldiers responded with a roar, the sound reaching into the sky.
Xu Rui raised his right hand, pointed at the Erbaidu Bridge in front of him, and shouted hoarsely: "Ahead, do you see that bridge? That bridge is called Erbaidu Bridge. There is a group of Japanese soldiers stationed there. Do you have the confidence to kill this group of Japanese soldiers?
Do you have the confidence to capture the Erbaidu Bridge, and do you have the confidence to open a bloody retreat for the brothers of the Second Regiment?"
"have!"
"have!"
"have!"
More than a thousand officers and soldiers responded loudly again.
Xu Rui still felt that his voice was not loud enough, so he shouted again: "Are you confident?!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!!!" More than a thousand officers and soldiers roared louder and louder, as if they were crazy.
Xu Rui paused for a moment, waiting for the howls of more than a thousand officers and soldiers to subside, then raised his already extremely loud volume again, and then raised his head to the sky and roared loudly: "Brothers, rush forward and kill those little devils.
Kill them all, kill them all, kill them all!"
"Kill them all!"
"Kill them all!"
"Kill them all!"
A thousand officers and soldiers followed, roaring loudly and arrogantly.
The next moment, Xu Rui jumped off the front hood of the truck, took the submachine gun from Digua and rushed forward.
Immediately afterwards, more than a thousand officers and soldiers from a regiment followed Xu Rui, roaring and rushing towards the Erbaidu Bridge. The Japs stationed at the Erbaidu Bridge position immediately became nervous.
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At this time, at the headquarters of the Ninth Division.
"Xu Rui ran away?" Yoshizumi Ryosuke frowned, "Did your eyeliner report it?"
Just as Yingzuo Zhenzhao said, if Xu Rui escapes this time, even if the patrol camp is wiped out, it will not be considered complete, because as long as Xu Rui is still there, the patrol camp may resurrect at any time.
So after hearing this, Yoshizumi Ryosuke immediately became nervous.
Yingzuo Zhenzhao shook his head and said, "I'm not sure yet."
"What do you mean you're not sure?" Nakagawa Hiroshi asked with a dark face.
"Nakagawa-kun, don't worry, it's like this." Kage Sasaki explained, "Our Nakamura Agency, Broadway Building and even No. 76 have undercover agents lurking in the patrol camp. Although these undercover agents cannot have access to core secrets, they can
Through mutual confirmation, it is still possible to deduce Xu Rui's whereabouts."
After a pause, Yingzuo Zhenzhao added: "Based on the clues provided by the three parties, we can confirm that Xu Rui is indeed with the first and second regiments of the patrol camp. In other words, he is in Suzhou and Hebei, and
His headquarters is in the area near the intersection of Xinjiang, but after the transfer, no news came back."
Yoshizumi Ryosuke said: "So, it is really possible for Xu Rui to escape early."
"This is what I am most worried about." Yingzuo Zhenzhao nodded and said, "Xu Rui is not only cunning, but he is also a training instructor at the Brandenburg Special Forces training camp, and he has skills far beyond ordinary people.
As well as special warfare skills such as makeup, disguise, and stealth, if he escapes alone, it will not be easy for us to find him."
"Baga!" Nakagawa Hiroshi said ferociously, "Is there no one who can deal with this guy?"
"Of course there is, the Oluhara Special Forces Brigade is their natural enemy!" Shadow Zhenzhao said in a deep voice.
"Kagezuo-kun, aren't you talking nonsense?" Nakagawa Hiroshi said angrily, "The Oluhara Special Operations Brigade is currently cooperating with the Kwantung Army in the Far East battlefield. Even if it has wings, it cannot fly over."
"Then we can only hope that Xu Rui will not abandon his troops." Yingzuo Zhenzhao said in a deep voice, "However, judging from Xu Rui's character, this possibility should be unlikely. I don't know the division.
Have you ever heard of Mr. Nakagawa? The six words Xu Rui often talks about are: don’t give up, don’t give up!”
"Report!" As soon as Kage Sasaki finished speaking, Adjutant Ryota Kawamoto hurried in.
Ying Zuo Zhenzhao waved his hand and said: "Kawamoto-kun, what's the matter?"
Kawamoto Ryotai said: "I just received an emergency report from the eyeliner. Xu Rui suddenly appeared at the North Suzhou River position and gave a passionate pre-battle speech to the patrol battalion 1st regiment. He is currently leading the patrol battalion 1st regiment.
Launch a fierce attack on the Erbaidu Bridge position where the naval task force is stationed, the patrol battalion's offensive is very fierce!"
"Nani Xu Rui arrived at the North Suzhou River position?"
"Yo Xi, as long as Xu Rui hasn't escaped yet, haha!"
Yoshizumi Ryosuke, Kage Sasayaki and Nakagawa Hiroshi were overjoyed when they heard this.
Yoshizumi Ryosuke added: "Nakagawa-kun, give me an order. All infantry regiments will immediately launch a general attack. The 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment should stop saving artillery shells and shoot all the reserved artillery shells immediately!" After finishing speaking, there was a pause.
Yoshizumi Ryosuke turned to Kagesa Sadaaki and said, "Kagesa-kun, please tell Broadway Building immediately and tell them to hold on for another two hours. As long as they persist for two more hours, the imperial army will win this battle!"
"
"Hai!" Ying Zuozhenzhao and Nakagawa Hiroshi paused at the same time, then turned around.
Watching the figures of Kage Sasakiaki and Nakagawa Hiroshi go away, Yoshizumi Ryosuke chuckled, walked back to the combat map, and turned his attention to the map again. On the map, two combat staff officers were nervously based on the battle report.
Working on the picture, the red arrow representing the Japanese army was moved forward a few centimeters.