In the evening, Wang Husheng was the last one to rush back to the Broadway Building. He didn't even have time to drink when he was immediately called to the conference room by Xu Rui for an emergency meeting.
When the meeting arrived, a map was already hung on the wall directly north.
On the map, Xu Rui has asked Du Junjie to draw two huge blue arrows. One arrow goes from Taicang, Liuhe, Luodian to Baoshan County, and the other arrow goes from Taicang, Jiading to Qingpu. These two huge arrows
The blue arrows are like a pair of pincers stretched out by a poisonous scorpion, clamping Shanghai, the Oriental Pearl, in the middle.
On these two huge blue arrows, the words "Seventh Division" and "Guards Division" were written respectively. After seeing these eight words, Yang Rui and the battalion commanders of the eight main battalions who attended the meeting all
His expression was solemn. After Wang Husheng sat down, his face didn't look very good either. The little Japanese soldiers were approaching!
After Wang Husheng took his seat, Xu Rui said: "Okay, everyone is here, let's start the meeting now!"
The battalion commanders who were whispering to each other immediately stopped and straightened their bodies.
Xu Rui turned around and pointed at the large map on the wall, and said: "You must have seen the situation map between ourselves and the enemy just drawn by the staff department when you entered the conference room. According to reliable information, the forwards of the Japanese Twelfth Army have arrived in Taicang. As for the
The next step after passing Taicang, whether to march eastward to Baoshan or divide the army into two groups, is still just speculation for the time being."
After a pause, Xu Rui added: "But it is basically certain that Baoshan will definitely become the main target! As for the reason, I won't say more. In short, if the Japanese army does not attack Baoshan, we will not want it. We are afraid that the Japanese army will
If we really want to focus on Baoshan, the situation will become a bit tricky."
Yang Rui took over the conversation and said: "Why is it difficult? Because once the Japanese army captures Baoshan, they can directly threaten the Wusong Fort from the rear. But now, the defenses of the Wusong Fort have not been completed. That is to say, once Baoshan is lost,
The Wusong Fort can't last more than a few days."
Xu Rui then said: "Once the Wusong fort is lost, it will be impossible to maintain the sunken ship blockade at Wusongkou. If the sunken ship blockade at Wusongkou cannot be maintained, the Japanese Navy's warships can go straight into Huangpu just like they did during the first Songhu Battle.
Jiang, use large-caliber naval guns to provide artillery support to the Japanese army, and this battle will be impossible to fight."
The several main battalion commanders present at the meeting all nodded solemnly, that was indeed the case.
Xu Rui turned his attention to Wang Husheng again and asked: "Old Wang, how many days will it take for Wusong Fort to be completed?"
"It will take at least half a month!" When Wang Husheng said this, he suddenly felt a little too much. After thinking about it, he said, "But it is best to reserve twenty days. If you can have twenty days, it should be enough!"
"No!" Xu Rui frowned and said, "I can only give you ten days in the end!"
"Ten days?!" Wang Husheng was shocked when he heard this, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then ten days!"
Xu Rui nodded, and Leng Jun's eyes swept across the faces of the eight main battalions attending the meeting, and said: "Well, now a new problem has come again. It will take at least ten days for the Wusong Fort's defenses to be completed. This is also
That is to say, the Japs must be kept at Baoshan for at least ten days, otherwise this battle will be very difficult..."
Before Xu Rui finished speaking, Shi Changqing, the commander of the first battalion, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Commander, I'm going!"
The next moment, the commander of the third battalion, Ding Wenbao, stood up and said with a pinched neck: "Captain, I'm going!" After saying that, Ding Wenbao turned to Shi Changqing and said, "Shitou, don't take this job from me!"
However, it was not just Shi Changqing and Ding Wenbao who wanted to grab this job.
Before Ding Wenbao finished speaking, the other six battalion commanders also stood up and volunteered to fight.
Xu Rui smiled coldly and said in a deep voice: "Don't rush to grab them one by one. I haven't finished speaking yet. When I finish speaking, it won't be too late for you to grab them."
After a pause, Xu Rui pointed to the map and said: "You can see the geographical location of Baoshan from the map. It is at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Huangpu River. The Japanese warships cannot enter the Huangpu River, but they can sail directly to Baoshan County.
Outside the city gate, close-range shooting at Baoshan County does not even require the observation and guidance of a hot air balloon!"
"In the first Battle of Songhu, Battalion Commander Yao Ziqing's battalion defended Baoshan County for a week, but at the end of the battle, more than 400 officers and soldiers of the entire battalion, including Battalion Commander Yao, died heroically and sacrificed their lives for the country! The battle is over
Finally, there was not even a single intact building in Baoshan County, which was blown up by the large-caliber naval guns of the Japanese warships!"
The expressions of the eight battalion commanders immediately became solemn, but no one sat back on their chairs.
Xu Rui added: "I can tell you clearly that the dilapidation of Baoshan County is worse than that of the first Songhu Battle. During the first Songhu Battle, there were still incomplete buildings.
The city wall, but now, even a section of the city wall that is more than three meters long cannot be found, and the buildings in the city are also in dilapidated condition and are basically unusable!"
At this point, Xu Rui's tone became solemn and he said: "I also admit that going to Baoshan is almost a fatal mission, so I will never force you. Of course, if no one is willing in the end
If you want to go, then it means that I or Lao Wang can’t do it in person, there must be someone to guard it anyway…”
"Captain!" Wu Liang, the second battalion commander, rushed to say, "You have to stay at the regiment headquarters to take charge of the overall situation. As for the political commissar, he is just a weak scholar, and it is not his turn to do this kind of thing! So let me go!"
After saying that, Wu Liang looked around at the other battalion commanders and said, "Brothers, before today, I, Wu Liang, have never fought with you, so this time, don't fight with me either. This Baoshan County,
It belongs to our second battalion!”
Wu Liang's attitude was so determined that the other battalion commanders could no longer argue.
Xu Rui took a deep look at Wu Liang, feeling a little surprised and even more admired.
Wu Liang always presented himself as a good old man and never argued with others when things happened. However, he did not expect that when faced with such a fatal task, he would behave so toughly! It seems that he is not without temper, nor is he unlucky.
He is willing to fight for it, but he doesn't even bother to fight for what was previously his!
After a moment, Xu Rui nodded heavily and said, "Okay, Lao Wu, Baoshan will be left to you!"
"Please rest assured, Commander!" Wu Liang stood at attention, gave Xu Rui a military salute respectfully, and said solemnly, "As long as there is one person in our second battalion, and as long as I, Wu Liang, am still alive, the little devil will not
If you want to pass through Baoshan, the little devil can even drive the cruiser to the land, but there is no way!"
"Okay!" Xu Rui nodded and said, "Old Wu, I don't have any other good ideas for guarding Baoshan. I only have a small suggestion. You'd better bring more straw and military uniforms, and build more scarecrows.
, and then let the straw men put on military uniforms, these false targets may not be of much use, but they can deceive the Japanese's balloon survey to some extent!"
"Yes!" Wu Liang said solemnly, "For humble positions, you must bring more straw and military uniforms!"
After saying that, Wu Liang put down his hand, turned around and walked away.
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As soon as Wu Liang returned to the Second Battalion headquarters, he immediately called a meeting with all cadres above the platoon.
After a while, three company commanders and a dozen platoon commanders entered the conference room one after another.
Hu Yi, the first company commander, came in and asked: "Battalion Commander, are you going to fight at the regiment headquarters this time for a meeting?"
Second company commander Qin Yong then asked: "Are the Japs coming again, and the third Battle of Songhu is about to begin."
Third company commander Yue Zhensheng also said: "The third Battle of Songhu is about to begin? Then we can win a jackpot!"
Wu Liang's cold eyes swept across the faces of the three company commanders, and said in a deep voice: "I'll leave you alone, the little devils have already arrived in Taicang, and the third Battle of Songhu is about to begin, and our Second Battalion
We have really won a jackpot, this time our second battalion will guard Baoshan, I can tell you right now, this is a mission that is destined to die!"
Several company commanders and a dozen platoon commanders were stunned for a moment, a mission that must be fatal?
Wu Liang said coldly: "In the meeting just now at the regiment headquarters, the regiment leader made it clear that this is all voluntary. The regiment leader will never force anyone to guard Baoshan. The regiment leader also said that if no one is left in the end,
If you are willing to guard, he or the political commissar will do it! So I took the initiative to ask Ying to take over this task!"
After a pause, Wu Liang continued: "My life, Wu Liang, was saved by the regiment leader. If it hadn't been for the regiment commander, I would still be locked up in the Solitary Army Camp. I don't look like a human being or a ghost like a ghost."
!So I will never let the regiment leader go to Baoshan, but just as the regiment leader didn't force me, I don't want to force you. If you don't want to go to Baoshan, you don't have to go! Take off your military uniform now and hand over your weapons. I promise.
Don’t embarrass you!”
Upon hearing this, more than a dozen company platoon commanders immediately exploded.
"Battal Commander, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"That's right, you are not afraid of death. Are we afraid of death?"
"There isn't a single coward in our second battalion! That's nothing to say!"
"If it hadn't been for the rescue of the regiment leader, I, Zhao Gong, would have had the grass on the grave several feet high. I didn't say anything, but I would have left these 100 kilograms in Baoshan County! But I must kill them before I leave!"
Looking at the angry company platoon commander, Wu Liang suddenly felt a lump in his throat.
What good soldiers, what good soldiers! But I have to lead them to death!
But there is nothing we can do. If they don’t die, if no one wants to die, then in the end, everyone will have to die, especially the millions of people in Shanghai! If it’s not for anything else, just for the millions of people in Shanghai, we must
Fight hard! Because Shanghai is an isolated city, they have no way out!
"Okay!" Wu Liang shook his head violently, throwing away the last trace of sadness in his mind, and then said coldly, "Go back and prepare. Remember to ask the brothers to write a suicide note, although it is useless.
, but at least you can leave a message to your loved ones. After writing the suicide note, hand it over to the instructor for safekeeping!"
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