Let’s not talk about Wang Jiageng and Wang Jiayi’s brother and sister for now. Let’s talk about the little devil later.
At this time, not only Jiading County had been lost, but Baoshan County had also been lost. Of course, this was also related to the fact that the Songhu Military Division did not defend, because Wang Husheng only ordered Luodian to defend, and it was precisely because of Luodian that he was forced to defend.
After the follow-up troops of the 20th Division landed from Shizilin, they detoured to Baoshan and Jiading.
By around 9 p.m., the 77th Infantry Regiment, the 79th Infantry Regiment and the 80th Infantry Regiment of the 20th Division had already attacked Jiangwan Town from the north, west and east.
The encirclement was completed, but there were differences of opinion among the top Japanese leaders on whether it was necessary to launch an overnight attack on Jiangwan.
It should be noted that at this time, the headquarters of the 12th Army had already moved to Taicang, and the headquarters of the 20th Division had also moved from Liuhe to Taicang. The two headquarters were not even a hundred meters apart.
The new commander of the Twelfth Army, Bunzaburo Kawagishi, brought Chief of Staff Shigemao Aoki directly to the headquarters of the 20th Division.
On the issue of whether to launch an overnight attack on Ewan Town, the commander of the 12th Army, Kawagishi Bunzaburo, and the commander of the 20th Division, Ushijima Minoru, had serious differences of opinion.
Ushijima believed that the attack should not be launched at night, because the aviation force could not be dispatched at night due to light reasons, and the observers using hot air balloons could not guide the naval gun to carry out precise bombardment. Even the 20th Division directly under the
The operational efficiency of the 26th Field Artillery Regiment will also be greatly reduced.
This means that if they attack at night, the Japanese army will completely lose their artillery advantage, which is undoubtedly extremely disadvantageous to the Japanese army, because from the bloody battle in Luodian, we can see that the troops of the Communist Party's Songhu Military Division have extremely strong combat effectiveness, and they can't defeat light weapons.
In terms of firepower intensity, it was even better than that of the Japanese army.
Therefore, Ushijima was firmly opposed to launching an attack overnight.
However, Kawagishi Bunzaburo insisted on attacking at night.
The reason why Kawagishi Bunzaburo insisted on launching an attack overnight was all because of Tojo Hideki.
Because Hideki Tojo’s order to Bunzaburo Kawagishi was to protect the strategic fulcrum of Jiangwan at all costs, but now troops from the Songhu Military Division are storming Jiangwan Airport. According to reports from the airport defenders, the Chinese offensive
It is very fierce. If reinforcements do not arrive, they will hold on for three to five hours at most and they will surely fall before dawn.
Ushijima Mitsune and Kawagishi Bunzaburo could not convince each other, and finally started to quarrel fiercely.
Although Bunzaburo Kawagishi is the commander of the Twelfth Army and the nominal commander of Ushijima Minoru, he is only a nominal commander because Ushijima Minoru's military rank is also Lieutenant General, which is the same as Kawagishi Bunzaburo! Ushijima Minoru
If Chang Zhen were more serious, Kawagishi Bunzaburo would not be able to do anything against him.
"Ushijima-kun, I want to remind you that this is an order from the Army Headquarters!" Kawagishi Bunzaburo slammed the table and roared at the top of his lungs, "The Headquarters ordered our Twelfth Army to protect the Yangtze River at all costs.
I hope you can seriously consider the strategic fulcrum of the Gulf."
"Kawagishi-kun, I also want to solemnly remind you that if we rush to attack at night, our 20th Division will pay an unimaginable heavy price!" Ushijima Minoru retorted, "The order from the base camp requires us to defend our territory.
Jiangwan Airport, but the base camp does not understand the actual situation on the front line."
Bunzaburo Kawagishi said angrily: "An order is an order. As a soldier, how dare you disobey orders?!"
Ushijima Minoru also said angrily: "Kawagishi-kun, you can eat first, but don't talk nonsense. I never said that I would disobey orders, and I never said that I would not attack Jiangwan, and I never said that I didn't want to keep it.
Jiangwan is the strategic fulcrum! What I mean is that the attack cannot be rushed. It is not too late to wait until daybreak to attack!"
"You are quibbling!" Bunzaburo Kawagishi said angrily, "Didn't you see Nakamura-kun's telegram? Nakamura-kun has made it very clear that they can only hold on for three to five hours at most. If the reinforcements fail to arrive,
Jiangwan Airport will definitely be declared lost before dawn, and even the day lilies will be cold by the time it breaks."
"Nakamura Shun? Nakamura Shun's words can't be trusted!" Ushijima Minoru said coldly, "According to the investigation before Xiao Inu-kun's death, the missing Kage Sasaki Aki is certainly the biggest suspect, but Nakamura Shun is also a suspect.
Before he is washed away, no matter what he says cannot be trusted, and there is no need to inform him of any important military information in the future."
"I also agree with this. From now on, whenever there is important military information, there is really no need to inform Mr. Nakamura." Bunzaburo Kawagishi nodded first, and then shook his head, "But one code is one code, and there is a code at Jiangwan Airport.
Regarding the danger, it was not only Toshi Nakamura who sent the urgent call to report, but also Shimada-kun from the Third Division!"
The Shimada mentioned by Bunzaburo Kawagishi was the captain of the infantry brigade that was airlifted from Pukou to Jiangwan Town. The Songhu Military Division's offensive against Jiangwan was indeed very fierce, especially after nightfall. Wang Husheng even ordered four main battalions.
The offensive was strengthened, so not only Nakamura Shun but also Shimada Battalion sent a request for assistance telegram to the 12th Army Headquarters.
But Ushijima Minoru still shook his head: "Shimada-kun's words may not be the truth. Before our 20th Division arrived in Shanghai, they have persisted for such a long time. How can they persist for one more night?
Is it really so difficult to hold on until tomorrow morning? Kawagishi-kun, as the coach, you need to have judgment."
Bunzaburo Kawagishi was so angry that he vomited blood. This island was really inaccessible.
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Jiangwan Town, Songhu Military Division Temporary Headquarters.
Wang Husheng had become an ant on a hot pot and was pacing back and forth in the headquarters. It had been almost two hours since the Japs arrived outside Jiangwan Town, but they still refused to launch an attack and even refused to enter Jiangwan.
The buildings on the outskirts of the town made Wang Husheng feel like his breath was stagnant. Could it be that the Japanese had smelled the smell?
Could it be that the little devil has noticed that there is an ambush in Jiangwan Town?
Otherwise, why would the little devil suddenly stop and stop attacking?
This is completely illogical, and this is not the usual style of the little devil!
Wang Husheng couldn't help but start thinking wildly. What made him even more anxious was that now he couldn't even find anyone to discuss with. Xu Rui was still with the Japanese at Jiangwan Airport, while Xie Yuan and Yang Rui had already gone to the front line.
The troops, Jiang Nan and Liu Mei stayed in the rear and were responsible for the logistics of the troops.
At this time, Wang Husheng could only hope that Xu Rui would come with urgent instructions.
Otherwise, Wang Husheng will really go crazy, he really can't carry this burden!
Fortunately, Xu Rui did not disappoint Wang Husheng, or Xu Rui did know Wang Husheng very well, so at this juncture, he quietly let Digua cross the line of fire and sent instructions to Wang Husheng. Xu Rui only had one instruction, which was to give the order immediately.
Four main battalions launched a general attack on Jiangwan Airport.
After receiving Xu Rui's instructions, Wang Husheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, Wang Husheng issued the order for a general attack to the four main battalions!
It must be admitted that Xu Rui's battlefield sense and battlefield insight are really strong.
From the fact that the main force of the 20th Division did not launch an attack immediately after arriving at Jiangwan, Xu Rui keenly judged that the Japs still had doubts about attacking Jiangwan at night! This is also human nature, and the Japs are not good at it in the first place.
It was a night battle, and the Japanese's heavy weapons advantage could not be used at night. If Xu Rui were the Japanese commander, he would not choose to attack at night.
But Xu Rui had to force the Japanese to launch an attack at night. Not only would the Japanese have aviation assistance after dawn, but they would also have the cooperation of large-caliber naval guns. More importantly, after dawn, the Songhu Military Division would be stationed in Jiangwan Town.
There is a high probability that the Japanese will discover the arrangement! In any case, it contains thousands of kilograms of explosives and dozens of tons of fertilizers. So many materials, and they are also flammable and explosive materials. No matter how good the disguise is, it is impossible not to reveal a flaw.
!
Only at night can this possibility be minimized!
Therefore, we must force the Japanese to attack at night!
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Ushijima Minoru was still having a heated argument with Bunzaburo Kawagishi at his division headquarters.
However, while the two were arguing, Uchida Ginnosuke, the chief of staff of the 20th Division, suddenly walked in and reported to Ushijima Minoru: "Division Commander, I just received Shimada-kun's farewell telegram.
, it is said that a quarter of an hour ago, the Songhu Military Division of the Communist Party suddenly launched a general offensive. After a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting, the south stand guarded by the Shimada Brigade was declared to have fallen. After Mr. Shimada sent us a farewell telegram, he had gathered the remaining troops and prepared to launch a decisive battle.
Fight back.”
"Haga!" Bunzaburo Kawagishi was really pissed off now. He waved his arms and yelled at Ushijima Minune, "Ushijima-kun, if the Shimada brigade's desperate counterattack can't take back the South Stand, if it can't defeat the Chinese
Driving them out will be meaningless even if the other three stands are not lost, because the Chinese can destroy the airport runway from the south stand! If the airport runway is destroyed, the entire airport will cease to exist. The base camp proposed to use Jiangwan
As a fulcrum, the plan to attack the urban area of Shanghai will also come to nothing. If this happens, you must be responsible for it!"
Ushijima Minoru's determination finally wavered.
To be honest, Ushijima Minajune didn't dare to ignore Tojo Hideki's orders. Tojo Hideki could defeat even Seishiro Itagaki, so how easy would it be to defeat him? Ushijima Minoru.
He absolutely did not dare to provoke Hideki Tojo. The reason why he was reluctant to launch an attack was because he was lucky and believed that the defenders at Jiangwan Airport could hold out until dawn!
But now it seems that the defenders at Jiangwan Airport really can't hold on until dawn.
This cannot be ignored. Jiangwan Airport is really going to fall, and Tojo Hide will go crazy!
