The Kuomintang and the Communist Party want to preserve the heroic force of the Temporary Seventy-ninth Division at all costs, but Japan wants to destroy this force that has made them lose face at all costs. △￠,
A storm surrounding the temporary 79th Division is gradually brewing.
The temporary 79th Division killed Toshihiko Fushimi, the commander of the Shanghai Condemnation Force in Baoxing Town. Although this move greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese government and the Japanese army, it also greatly boosted the military morale of the entire people.
But at the same time, it also completely angered the Japanese royal family and the Japanese government.
The Japanese royal family has rarely directly intervened in political and military affairs.
As a representative of the Japanese royal family, Kanin Miyazaihito, although he holds the position of Chief of Army General Staff, basically never interferes with the specific affairs of the Army. However, this time, Kanin Miyazaihito went beyond the base camp and the Army Ministry.
, directly issued a kill order to the commander of the Central China Front Army, Matsui Iwane: The temporary 79th Division must be annihilated at all costs!
After receiving the order, Matsui Iwane immediately convened a military meeting with the main leaders of various ministries.
Before the meeting, Matsui Iwane asked the participants to circulate the death order signed by Kanin Miya Zaijin.
After all the officers present at the meeting had read the death order, Matsui Iwane said grimly: "Everyone, you have already read the order of His Royal Highness Prince Haningu, so I don't need to say more about the seriousness of this matter.
Have you said it? Here, let me add one more point. The shattering of His Royal Highness Prince Fushimiguya’s jade is not only a shame for the Shanghai dispatched troops, not only a shame for the Central China Front, but also a great shame for the Imperial Japanese Army and the entire empire! This is
Once, if we fail to destroy the temporary 79th Division in time, our Imperial Japanese Army and even the entire empire will become an international laughing stock!"
"Hai!" The officers present at the meeting quickly stood up and nodded heavily.
Matsui Iwane pressed his hands, motioning for everyone to sit down. Then he turned his attention to one of the colonel officers and said, "Muto-san, tell me about the battle plan drawn up by your staff."
The person pointed out by Matsui Iwane was Akira Muto, deputy chief of staff of the Central China Front Army Staff Department.
"Hai!" Muto Akira stood up immediately, bowed his head to Matsui Iwane in greeting, then strode to the front of the conference room, picked up the command stick and pointed at the huge map on the wall and began to introduce the newly drafted battle plan.
"Our battle plan is as follows. We will allocate an infantry regiment from the 3rd Division, the 101st Division, and the 16th Division that just arrived on the Central China battlefield to attack the enemy from the north, south, and east.
The 6th Infantry Regiment is the closest to Baoxing Town. Therefore, the 6th Infantry Regiment will be the main force in this encirclement and suppression. In addition, the Navy will also dispatch a squadron to cooperate with the blockade of Taihu Lake west of Wuxi.
water surface."
The little devil was really anxious this time and dispatched three infantry regiments at once.
But it's no wonder, who asked the temporary 79th Division to kill the little devil's prince?
"Yo Xi." Matsui Iwane nodded, then turned his attention to a major general present and said, "Kawashima-san, your aviation regiment must also fully cooperate with this encirclement and suppression operation, especially the temporary 79th Division.
The remnants have been reduced to pieces and are breaking out towards Taihu Lake. This requires your aviation regiment to track and lock down, do you understand?"
"Hai." The second person called by Matsui Iwane was Kawashima Yoshio, commander of the Central China Front Army Aviation Regiment. He quickly stood up and bowed his head to Matsui Iwane.
Matsui Iwane's eyes turned again and fell on the third officer participating in the meeting, and said: "Nakamura-san, this time the Chinese side will definitely obstruct the encirclement and suppression of the remnants of the temporary 79th Division. Therefore, your secret service agency
We must strengthen the monitoring of the Chinese and political circles and report any abnormalities immediately!"
"Hai!" Toshiya Nakamura, the head of the Shanghai Secret Service, quickly stood up and stood at attention, nodding heavily.
Matsui Iwane's eyes swept across the faces of the remaining officers and said in a deep voice: "The other departments must also do their own jobs and fully cooperate with this encirclement and suppression."
"Hai!" Everyone stood up and nodded.
(Dividing line)
In the wilderness fifteen miles west of Baoxing Town, Li Hai was leading a platoon towards the west.
Although the road on the plain was very straight and wide, Li Hai and others walked in a zigzag pattern.
Li Hai didn't know why Xu Rui gave such an order. He didn't understand at all. Instead of walking in a straight line, why did he have to walk in a zigzag? Isn't this nonsense? But he didn't understand. He didn't understand.
Because of Xu Rui's trust, or worship, Li Hai still strictly carried out Xu Rui's orders.
However, Li Hai soon understood why Xu Rui wanted them to zigzag.
While the troops were marching, a buzzing roar suddenly sounded above their heads without warning. When Li Hai looked up anxiously, he saw two planes piercing through the thin clouds. With the rising sun, they could
It was clearly visible that the two planes had plaster patterns painted on their wings. They were Japanese planes!
"Enemy plane, take cover quickly, take cover!" Li Hai quickly roared at the top of his voice.
However, no matter how fast a person moves, it is impossible to move faster than the plane. Before the remaining soldiers dispersed, the two Japanese planes had already screamed and swooped down. Immediately, the four machine guns installed on the wings opened fire violently, with dense rounds of bullets.
The rain instantly pulled out four lines of smoke and dust on the wasteland, extending towards the marching formation of the remnants of the temporary 79th Division.
Seeing this scene, Li Hai's vision went dark and he thought it was over.
If the enemy planes fired this round, half of his platoon would be dead.
However, when the two planes of the little devils roared past, Yang Dashu looked closely, and was extremely surprised to find that only a few people, Liao Liao, were injured, and a dozen others suffered varying degrees of injuries.
Now, Li Hai finally understood why Xu Rui asked them to zigzag. Because by zigzag, it would be difficult for the Japanese aircraft to target them, and their lethality would be greatly weakened.
"I'm sorry, you are worthy of being Chief Xu!" At this point, Li Hai was completely convinced.
At this time, the two Japanese planes circled in the sky and came back again.
However, Li Hai was no longer worried, because the forty-odd remaining soldiers had dispersed, and the Japanese reconnaissance plane's dive and strafing no longer posed a threat. Sure enough, after the Japanese reconnaissance plane swooped down this time, it didn't even fire.
It was quickly pulled back into the air. After all, the enemy's ammunition was not blown by the wind and could not be wasted.
(Dividing line)
Xu Rui lay motionless under an old tree, holding a telescope and staring ahead.
The old soldier is under another small tree away from Xu Rui. Both of them are covered with thick wormwood. If you don't take a closer look, you will only mistake them for two haystacks, and you will never think that they are here.
There are actually two soldiers hidden under the two piles of wormwood, and they are also two sharpshooters with the ability to penetrate the Yangtze with a hundred steps.
At a certain moment, Xu Rui seemed to hear something, and a sneer suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Although the veteran squinted his eyes, his attention was always focused on Xu Rui. Xu Rui's subtle movements did not escape his eyes, and he immediately asked: "What?"
Xu Rui smiled ferociously and said, "The devils are coming."
The veteran also raised his binoculars and locked onto the road ahead.
After adjusting the focus, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers appeared in the field of view of the telescope. This squad of Japanese soldiers formed a fighting formation and were marching along the road. From time to time, they would stop and point their machine guns at the roadside.
A shuttle was hit in the wilderness, which was obviously a reconnaissance fire. In other words, there was a large group of Japanese troops behind.
As expected, not long after this group of Japanese soldiers passed by, a large group of Japanese soldiers appeared on the road.
The veteran made a rough count and found that there was a reinforced squadron of more than two hundred Japanese soldiers marching along the road. In the middle of this group of Japanese soldiers were two Japanese officers riding tall horses. Although they were extremely far apart, with the help of telescopes, they could see
The veteran can still clearly see that one of them is a colonel.
Tachibana Koji, must be Tachibana Koji!
The soldier's mouth instantly turned into a sinister smile, this little devil is really here!
At that moment, the veteran put down the telescope, then picked up the 38 cap that was lying next to him, and loaded the gun with a click.
"Veteran, please don't mess around." Xu Rui hurriedly stopped him, "The distance now is at least 2,500 meters, which is already beyond the 38-meter range. No matter how good your marksmanship is, you can't do it, and if you miss a hit,
, maybe the little devil will shrink back, and then our table of food will be in vain."
Xu Rui's principle is that if you don't take action, that's enough. Once you do, you must kill with one blow.
"I know." The veteran responded coldly, "Don't worry, I'm just confirming the shooting range."
"That's good." Xu Rui grinned and said, "I'll beat the Japanese colonel later, and you beat the captain next to me. Let's see who of us can beat him more accurately."
The veteran said: "I am the colonel, and you are the captain."
"Okay, I'm a captain, I'm a captain." Xu Rui said cheerfully, "But let me tell you the ugly story first. If you lose to me, you must tell me your identity."
"I won't lose." The veteran said coldly.
A smile appeared on Xu Rui's lips again. He has a personality and I like it! But soon you will know who is the king of soldiers and who is the boss!
