If these five infantry regiments are annihilated, then the Guards Division and the Seventh Division that entered the Songhu battlefield will be equivalent to the entire army being wiped out. Such a result is really scary! Two divisions, two whole divisions
Regiment! One of them was the Guards Division, but in the end, the Songhu Independent Regiment was completely wiped out!
Who could have imagined that this would be the result?
Before the war started, even the most pessimistic anti-war would not have made such an assumption!
However, now, this is no longer a fantasy, but is about to become a reality!
It’s crazy, it’s really crazy! Such a result is really crazy!
No, we cannot let this happen. We must rescue these five infantry regiments no matter what, especially the Second and Third Guards Infantry Regiments. They must be rescued! The First Guards Infantry Regiment has already
The organization will be abolished. If something happens to the 2nd and 3rd Guards Infantry Regiments again, the Guards Division may be abolished directly!
Because the name of the Guards Division will always be associated with the humiliating defeat on the Songhu battlefield. Whenever everyone mentions the Guards Division, they will think of its disastrous defeat on the Songhu battlefield. In this case, the Japanese royal family
What’s the point of shame? Based on this alone, the Guards Division must be permanently abolished!
Dongjiu Nianyan will never allow such a thing to happen, because such a result will definitely become the final fact. Then, he, Dongjiu Nianyan, will also be "famous in history". Who made the Guards Division finally be abolished?
Is it an order of battle belonging to the Central China Condemnation Army? As the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army, he must bear the blame.
Therefore, Dongjiu Nianyan will never allow such a thing to happen!
At that moment, Higashikata Higashihiko said to his adjutant Yano Takeshi: "Yano-kun, order the 4th Guards Infantry Regiment to immediately return to the Suzhou River battlefield and rescue the 2nd and 3rd Guards Infantry Regiments no matter what!"
Tell them to rescue these two Guards Infantry Regiments at all costs!"
"Your Highness, calm down!" Takeshi Yano very rarely refused to carry out Higashikawa's order. "The situation of the Fourth Guards Infantry Regiment is not much better than that of the other two regiments, so I ordered them to go back. As a result,
It can only get worse. In the end, not only the besieged 2nd and 3rd Guards Infantry Regiments could not be rescued, but the 4th Guards Infantry Regiment was also thrown in. In this way, the entire Guards Division was completely destroyed.
Got it!"
"Baga, what do you know!" Dongjiu Nianyan said angrily, "Do you think it will be useful to just leave the Fourth Guards Infantry Regiment? I tell you, the result is the same, the same!
If only one infantry regiment is left, the result will be the same as if the entire army is destroyed. The Guards Division will also be deorganized. Do you understand?"
After a pause, Dong Jiuer Nianyan said fiercely: "In addition, the 104th Division is ordered to attack across the board. It's already this time. Is there any point in guarding the Suzhou, Kunshan, and Taicang lines? Guards
If the division can't be saved, what's the use of holding on to a few counties? Order the 104th Division to attack across the board immediately and rescue the Guards Division at all costs!"
"Hai!" Yano Yi didn't dare to refute anymore this time, he nodded heavily, then turned around and hurried away.
Watching Takeshi Yano leave, Higashikawa suddenly grabbed the phone on his desk and said in a deep voice, "Get the flight group back to me right away!" A moment later, the phone was connected again, and he said, "
Is it worth congratulating you? Prepare a Douglas III transport plane for me immediately. I want to fly directly to Nanjing, oh no, I want to fly directly to Suzhou!"
(Dividing line)
In Shanghai, on the top floor of Chinachem Hotel.
Chinachem Hotel is located on the Bund in Shanghai, and the straight-line distance from Suzhou River is even less than 100 meters.
Therefore, from the top floor of the Chinachem Hotel, you can clearly see the actual combat situation between the Chinese and Japanese armies on the north bank of the Suzhou River. It is almost like a live broadcast. In fact, in the past five days, the envoys of Western countries stationed in China have
He and the media reporters stayed on the top rooftop of the Chinachem Hotel to follow the progress of the war.
At dawn, envoys from various countries and reporters from various media arrived one after another.
Stephen, the British Minister to China, Jonathan, General Director of the Concession Industry Bureau, Ferguson, Commander of the British Army in Shanghai, Cook, Commander of the French Army in Shanghai, Wilson, the American Minister in Shanghai, and others were present. In addition, there were people like Lucas.
Of course, the officers of the cruiser Cincinnati and reporters from various Western media are indispensable.
At this moment, Helen, Lucas and several other naval officers were gathering together, whispering.
"Did you see it last night? There was a huge fire in the northwest, turning half the sky red!"
"I saw it too. Judging from the location, it should be near Zhenru. I don't know what happened."
"It seems that the headquarters of the Japanese Twelfth Army is in Zhenru, right? It couldn't have been a sneak attack, right?"
"That's definitely the case, and it must have been done by the Langya troops. I heard that Xu Rui's Langya troops are all martial arts masters and know Kung Fu!"
"Chinese Kung Fu is so awesome."
"I met a Chinese man who knew kung fu, and he was really good at fighting."
"We also have a Chinese who has great kung fu skills. Three or five people are no match for him."
As they talked, these dozen naval officers started talking about the Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Kung Fu.
(Insert a digression, which is not included in the billed word count: Chinese martial arts does exist, but it is not the routine that everyone is familiar with. This kind of routine is only for physical fitness. The real Chinese martial arts is actually fighting skills, killing people.
Skills, but there is no market now, because in the peaceful and prosperous age, there is no need to practice martial arts for self-defense, but Chinese martial arts do exist, and martial arts culture is not something that Xu and Wei can discredit.)
"Don't interrupt." Helen couldn't help interrupting several naval officers and said coquettishly, "Go back to the topic."
Lucas coughed slightly, scratched his head and said, "The point is, the Japanese are probably in trouble."
"It's just a minor trouble. It's just some military supplies burned by the Wolf Fang. It can't hurt the muscles, let alone move the bones!" A voice suddenly interrupted, and everyone turned around to see that it was Wilson, the American military attaché in Shanghai.
, Wilson walked to Helen naturally and said, "On the other hand, the Songhu Independent Group may be in big trouble."
Even though he knew that Helen had a boyfriend and that he was with her, Wilson still wanted to be evil.
"The colonel is so optimistic about the Japanese?" Lucas turned around casually and stood between Wilson and Helen. How could he allow others to get involved with his woman? Even if the other party was a colonel.
"It's not that I'm optimistic about the Japanese, I'm just stating an objective fact." Wilson smiled contemptuously and said, "The fact is that the Suzhou River channel of the Songhu Independent Regiment has been cut off by the Japanese army. The supplies on the south bank cannot reach the north bank.
The people can’t get through it, and it will collapse in a day or two at most.”
Huh?! At this time, Stephen, who was standing next to Wilson, suddenly let out a light sigh.
Because the artillery scope on the rooftop was limited, only one group of people could share one artillery scope. Stephen could see far because he had the artillery scope. He saw some things that others couldn't see with telescopes, and he let out a sigh immediately.
, said: "It's strange, the Japanese seem to be attacking westward?"
"The Japanese are attacking westward?"
"It can't be done, is it the wrong direction?"
"How is that possible? If you go west, wouldn't you be out of the city?"
A dozen naval officers looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
"I'm sorry, Baron, please let me take a look." Wilson occupied the artillery mirror very rudely, and was stunned for a moment when he saw it. Really, the Japanese troops on the north bank of the Suzhou River did not hold their positions like they did in the previous few days.
, instead of heading north along Tibet Road and Sichuan Road, we were actually heading west along Suzhou River Road!
What's going on? Wilson was also confused. What are the Japanese doing?
Many people present turned their attention to Ferguson, the commander of the British forces stationed in Shanghai. He had the highest military rank and the richest combat experience. He participated in World War I and also led the Royal Gurkha Infantry Brigade to suppress the
During the rebellion, it was during that battle that the Gurkha Infantry Brigade received the royal title and Ferguson was promoted to brigadier general.
Being watched by so many people, Ferguson could not help but feel proud, and said reservedly: "Logically speaking, there should be only one possibility for the Japanese to attack westward, and that is - breakout!"
"Breakout?"
"It's actually a breakout?"
"How can it be?"
As soon as Ferguson finished speaking, there was a sound of doubts all around.
Wilson even said rudely: "Your Excellency, Brigadier General, I want to remind you that the Japanese have the advantage now, and the Chinese are at a disadvantage. Why do the Japanese want to break through? Even if they want to break through, it should be China.
Talent, right? But I don’t think the Chinese can break out at all.”
Ferguson felt that his authority had been challenged, and frowned and said: "Then, how do you explain the Japanese's current actions? Why are they attacking westward? This is completely contrary to common sense."
Wilson snorted softly and said in a deep voice: "This is a conspiracy, it must be a conspiracy!"
However, just as she finished speaking, a burst of brisk music suddenly sounded from the radio Helen was carrying. After a while, the music stopped, and then a female voice that was already very familiar to everyone present came out: Hello everyone, I am
Your old friend Liang Yixiao is here to send you an urgent message.
In an instant, everyone held their breath and pricked up their ears.
The voice on the radio paused for a moment, then continued: "At two o'clock this morning, the thirty-six artillery battalions of our Songhu Independent Regiment carried out a large-scale artillery bombardment against the enemy. After the artillery bombardment, the first and third battalions were
, the attack group formed by the Sixth and Seventh Battalions launched a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese’s deep positions..."
There was a sound of gasping immediately on the rooftop, and many people's jaws dropped in shock.
On the radio, Liang Yixiao continued: "At dawn, the Japanese's Twelfth Army Headquarters, the Guards Division Division Headquarters, the Seventh Division Division Headquarters, and the heavy artillery positions of the Fourth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade
, were all destroyed by our army, our army killed and injured tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, and seized countless weapons and equipment!"
