At dawn, Oluhara Junsi and his eleven men finally escaped successfully back to Kunshan City. As for the remaining two Japanese special forces, they chose to stay behind during the retreat, and were eventually caught up and killed by Lang Ya. However,
It was precisely because of the sacrifices of these two Japanese that Xiaoluyuan and his eleven people were able to escape from trouble.
To Junsi Oluhara's relief, a dozen other special forces who had been hiding at the headquarters had actually escaped and returned safely. It turned out that after the main force of the Songhu Independent Regiment captured the headquarters, they rushed towards the Guards without stopping.
The division headquarters of the division launched a general offensive, and then only one company was left to clean the battlefield.
Taking this opportunity, the dozen special forces hiding in the ruins were able to escape.
However, even so, the two special operations squadrons that came to the Songhu battlefield with more than a hundred people at the beginning have only about twenty people left. Among them, Takeo Yamayama and Yuji Abe are the two squadron captains.
All were killed in the battle, and Mai Asahina, who had high hopes from Inoue Chiyoko, was also seriously injured.
This result cannot be described in just one word.
Before coming to the Songhu battlefield, Xiaoluyuan Junsi never thought that there would be such a result?
What worries Ogahara Junsi even more is that this defeat will definitely affect his future in the military, and may even affect the base camp's attitude towards special operations. At this moment, Ogahara Junsi is really hating him.
Xu Rui, if hatred could kill, Xu Rui must have been dead for a long time now!
In essence, Ogahara Junsi can be regarded as a samurai in the traditional sense, and his actions are fair and aboveboard. However, after suffering consecutive defeats, his mentality has changed. He pessimistically realized that in the above-board world,
In the confrontation, it is very likely that Xu Rui will never be defeated. It is impossible to say that we can only use some extraordinary means!
Because of his hatred for Xu Rui, Oluhara Shunsi began to become unscrupulous.
But now, Ogahara Junsi must first suppress the hatred for Xu Rui in his heart, because there is a more important thing waiting for him to do, which is to convey Itagaki Seishiro's orders before his death to everyone on the front line as soon as possible.
The troops ordered all front-line units to retreat immediately and urgently build defense lines in Songjiang, Qingpu, and Jiading.
At that moment, Oluhara Junsi led his men straight into the Kunshan Military Police.
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But it's too late!
Before dawn, the four main battalions of the Songhu Independent Regiment, like the scythe of death, drew a half-arc from left to right, dividing the Japanese's Twelfth Army Headquarters, the Division Headquarters of the Guards Division, and the Seventh Guards Division.
The division headquarters and the artillery positions of the 4th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade were completed in one go, in less than two hours.
Of course, this is not because of how powerful the four main battalions participating in the general offensive are, but entirely because of the rocket launcher battalion. The rocket launcher battalion launched a total of twenty rounds of fire salvoes on these four large targets and several other small targets.
A total of more than 40,000 rockets were fired. Xu Rui really spared no expense!
But it needs to be noted that these 40,000 rockets were definitely not in vain!
After experiencing the baptism of 40,000 rockets and steel bullets, the fortifications of several targets were basically destroyed, and the fighting spirit of the little devils was basically destroyed. Because of this, the four main battalions of the general offensive were able to carry out the general offensive in such a way.
In a short period of time, the battle was almost solved without any bloodshed!
Xu Rui's big gamble was right, he really took the chestnut out of the fire! He really danced on the sharp razor! Based on his commanding attainments and his grasp of the enemy's psychology, Xu Rui's success this time
Even if his performance in the battle is still not as good as Mr. Li's in the Menglianggu Battle, I'm afraid it's not that big of a difference.
After succeeding, Xu Rui immediately ordered the four battalions participating in the general attack to be divided into four groups to intercept the Guards Division. The remaining six infantry regiments of the Seventh Division were behind. Xu Rui's intention was very clear.
, which was to cut off the six infantry regiments who were changing their positions before they could react, and trap them in downtown Shanghai.
As long as this intention is realized, these six infantry regiments will be finished!
And if these six infantry regiments can be captured, then the Third Battle of Songhu will be a complete success, and it will be an unprecedented success! Because, of the three divisions under the Twelfth Army, except for the First Infantry Regiment that stayed behind,
Outside the 04th Division, the two divisions that went into the attack were destroyed by them, and one of them was the Guards Division!
Not to mention others, even Xu Rui would not dare to think of such a record.
Before the start of the Third Battle of Songhu, the best result Xu Rui could think of was to hold on to the Wusong Fortress, forcing the Japs to fight in the urban areas, and then severely injuring the Japs in the street fighting, but really fighting in the streets
, even if the Songhu Independent Regiment can win in the end, it will definitely be a tragic victory.
There are more than 9,000 veterans in the eight main battalions, and it would be good to have 1,000 left in the end.
As for those untrained militiamen, Xu Rui did not dare to think about the number of casualties.
All in all, all in all, before today, Xu Rui didn't dare to have too much extravagant expectations.
But now, Xu Rui dared to think about it. Damn it, the opportunity has been placed in front of them. Even if they can't completely annihilate the Guards Division and the 7th Division, it's still a waste!
So after the general attack was successful, Xu Rui immediately ordered the four main battalions participating in the general attack to divide into four groups to intercept the retreat of the Guards Division and the six infantry regiments of the Seventh Division!
Unfortunately, only five of them were blocked in the end.
The 2nd and 3rd Guards Infantry Regiments, which were deep in the Suzhou River battlefield, and the 26th, 27th and 28th Infantry Regiments in Zhabei were all blocked, but the Guards responsible for attacking Longhua were blocked.
However, the Fourth Infantry Regiment ran away because Longhua was a little further away. By the time the First Battalion arrived, the Fourth Guards Infantry Regiment had already received Itagaki Seishiro's death order conveyed by Ogahara Junsi and took the initiative to
Withdrew in sequence.
However, even if only five infantry regiments were blocked, it was already earth-shattering news.
God, before it got dark yesterday, it was obvious that the Japanese army was attacking, right? And because the Suzhou River was cut off, the situation of the Songhu Independent Regiment seemed to be in danger. How come that after one night, the entire battle situation suddenly changed?
A sharp turn of 180 degrees, turning the Japanese army into a dangerous situation and about to break out?
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Wuhan, Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters.
After being woken up by the adjutant, Higashikata Niguhiko was still a little unhappy.
The battle of Suizao lasted for more than two months, and Dong Jiuregong Nianyan also stayed on the front line for more than two months. During the time he stayed on the front line, he hardly slept at all. This is for a person who has been on the front line since childhood.
For the pampered prince, it was really a test, and even he himself didn't know how he survived it.
So as soon as he returned to Wuhan, Dong Jiuregong Nianyan immediately covered his head and fell asleep.
Dong Jiurenyan was prepared to sleep for three days and three nights. However, what was annoying was that he returned to Wuhan at 11 o'clock last night and went to bed. As a result, he was beaten by the adjutant after he had not slept for seven hours.
Wake up.
Higashikata yawned and said, "Yano-kun, what woke me up?"
Adjutant Yano suddenly paused and said, "Your Highness, something happened over there with the Twelfth Army..."
"Don't come to me about the Twelfth Army." Higashikata frowned and said, "Go to Itagaki-kun."
"Your Highness!" Adjutant Yano suddenly emphasized his tone and continued, "Itagaki-kun is already broken!"
"Nani?" Dong Jiurenyan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then a cold air penetrated from the soles of his feet to his forehead, and all the sleepiness in his body disappeared in an instant, and he asked solemnly, "Did Langya do it?
"
Dongjiure Nianyan subconsciously thought it was Langya's decapitation operation.
At that moment, Dong Jiurei snorted and said angrily: "What are you doing, Okahara-kun?"
"Your Highness, this has nothing to do with Langya!" Adjutant Yano said solemnly, "Commander Itagaki committed suicide by caesarean section!"
"Nani? Caesarean section?" Dongjiu Nianyan became more and more shocked when he heard this, and asked in a voice, "What's going on?"
Adjutant Yano replied: "I don't know exactly what happened, but according to Oluhara-kun's telegram, it was the Songhu Independent Regiment that launched a general attack on the deep positions of the Twelfth Army last night, and the Twelfth Army
The army's deep positions were caught off guard and suffered devastating shelling, so each position was lost one after another."
After a short pause, he continued: "At daybreak, the headquarters of the Twelfth Army, the division headquarters of the Guards Division, the division headquarters of the Seventh Division, the artillery positions of the Fourth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and the field
The hospital, etc., were all destroyed by the enemy. Commander Itagaki committed seppuku to express his gratitude. The whereabouts of the commanders of the Iida and Kunizaki divisions are unknown."
"Baga!" Dong Jiu'er Nianyan said through gritted teeth, "How could this happen?"
"Your Highness, I haven't finished my humble duties yet." Adjutant Yano added, "Up to now, the Second and Third Infantry Regiments of the Guards Division and the three infantry regiments of the Seventh Division have been
We have been encircled! And we are already in danger. If we cannot break out of the encirclement in time, I am afraid we will not be able to hold on for too long."
"Nani?" Dong Jiure asked, "Why can't you hold on for too long?"
Adjutant Yano replied: "According to the doctrine, when the infantry regiment moves with the division headquarters, it will only carry a base amount of ammunition and two days of rations with the army. The remaining ammunition and rations will be carried by the baggage regiment. This is also for the purpose of
To ensure the combat effectiveness of the infantry regiment, now, the baggage regiment of the Guards Division and the baggage regiment of the 7th Division have been destroyed along with the headquarters of the two divisions, and all ammunition and food have been lost.
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After a pause, Adjutant Yano continued: "That is to say, these five infantry regiments trapped in urban Shanghai only have a basic amount of ammunition and two days of rations left! In other words, they can last up to two days.
Oh my God, I can't even last two days! Because before Okahara-kun sent the telegram, these infantry regiments had just organized a breakout battle, but it ended in failure, so their ammunition reserves should be even less now!"
