Early the next morning, Li Yunsheng summoned more than 300 subordinates from the third intelligence department, and then under the arrangements of the director, they headed to Shanghai as the second team.
The leader of the fifth detachment is Liu Yuntian. There are more than a thousand people in the entire detachment. Although there are not many people, due to the war, the train capacity is very tight. Li Yunsheng and other temporarily formed miscellaneous troops cannot get on the train at all.
We were able to travel by car. Since the road conditions were not very good, the car drove very slowly. We could also see other troops rushing to Shanghai along the way.
The fifth detachment only arrived in the suburbs of Shanghai the next morning. After arriving in the suburbs of Shanghai, Liu Yuntian found Li Yunsheng and sighed: "Our fifth detachment has been assigned to the left wing corps. I am going to report to the corps headquarters now. You
Take the brothers to rest here."
The reason why Liu Yuntian sighed was because the defense area of the Left Wing Corps was not far from the Huangpu River. Many places in the defense area were within the attack range of Japanese warships, and the power of naval guns was too great. As soon as many troops came up, they were attacked by Japanese battleships.
After a few shellings, more than half of the personnel will be killed or injured, so it is very unlucky to be incorporated into the left wing corps.
Li Yunsheng also knew that the left-wing corps had suffered the most casualties, but under the current military order, he could not help himself to refute, so he could only say optimistically: "Don't worry, Deputy, we are a miscellaneous army, and the people in the headquarters must not be too worried, they will not treat us."
Arrange it in an important position."
Liu Yuntian thought the same thing. With the miscellaneous troops formed temporarily by the Secret Service, the important generals in the army would not be at ease at all. After all, they could have some understanding of the combat effectiveness of this anti-Japanese and national salvation army, so he told Li Yunsheng to lead the troops.
, and went to the left wing corps headquarters.
More than two hours later, Liu Yuntian came back, and his complexion improved a lot. When Li Yunsheng saw Liu Yuntian's expression, he guessed that the result must be good.
Li Yunsheng's guess was correct. As soon as Liu Yuntian came in, he said: "Commander Chen of the Corps asked our fifth detachment to guard the rear to prevent the Japanese from sneaking in and causing trouble."
Hearing this result, Li Yunsheng also breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was a good thing that he didn't have to go up to eat the Japanese artillery shells, so he said with a smile: "The commander of the headquarters really gave you face, and actually arranged such a good job."
Liu Yuntian said with emotion: "It is indeed a good job, but I can get this job because the commander of the corps does not trust us. They can also guess how much combat power our motley army has, but fortunately we don't have to fight the Japanese."
," and then discussed with Li Yunsheng how to warn the rear.
The two people discussed for a while and finally decided to divide everyone into three groups and patrol the rear 24 hours a day.
Three days passed quickly. During these three days, Li Yunsheng witnessed with his own eyes how tragic this battle was, especially in the left wing corps. A division of troops was defeated by the Japanese within a few days. Watching
With such heavy casualties, Li Yunsheng became worried again. If this continued, people like him would be dragged to the front sooner or later.
Li Yunsheng's worries soon became reality, and the next morning, Liu Yuntian sent someone to find Li Yunsheng.
As soon as the two met, Liu Yuntian said seriously: "The Corps Headquarters issued an order to divide our fifth detachment into two and go to the 11th Division and the 35th Division to support respectively."
Hearing this result, Li Yunsheng immediately frowned. It was not surprising that he was sent to the front line, but the fifth detachment, with only more than a thousand people in total, would be used separately, and the defense areas of these two units were the most dangerous.
He asked: "Deputy Lieutenant, why did you send us to those two places, and how could we be sent to those two places, and how could we still be sent to such places?"
Used separately."
Liu Yuntian sighed and said: "The Eleventh Division and the Thirty-fifth Division have already suffered too many casualties. Without support, they may not be able to sustain it, so the commander-in-chief made this decision," and then said in a different tone.
: "I ordered Li Yunsheng to lead his first team to Wusongkou and report to Commander Wang of the 11th Division."
Seeing Liu Yuntian's serious order, Li Yunsheng was stunned for a moment, and then said coldly: "I obey," and then turned and left without saying a word.
When he returned to his station, Li Yunsheng thought bitterly. It seemed that Liu Yuntian had pushed him out. After all, the defense area of the 11th Division was more dangerous than the defense area of the 35th Division. It was close to Wusongkou.
The Japanese navy's naval guns were within range, but he actually asked himself to lead the first team to support him. Wasn't he asking himself to be used as cannon fodder?
But after thinking about it, he could understand. After all, there were so many military orders that he had no choice at all. The fifth detachment had to go to those two places for reinforcements, and in the entire fifth detachment, he and himself were the only two people with the highest military rank, so they had to lead separate people for reinforcements.
Of those two troops, Liu Yuntian would definitely choose a safer place.
Thinking of this, Li Yunsheng sighed a little, and then told Liu Gang, who had just arrived: "Let the brothers gather immediately, and we will go to Wusongkou to provide support."
After Liu Gang received the order, he immediately went to prepare. Half an hour later, Li Yunsheng's first team was assembled and then headed for Wusongkou.
When he was still more than ten kilometers away from Wusongkou, Li Yunsheng heard bursts of explosions in the distance. As the distance got closer and closer, the explosions became clearer and clearer. After walking for more than half an hour, he was ten kilometers away.
The first division's defense zone was less than three kilometers away when a harsh whistling sound was heard, followed by a huge explosion. Even at such a distance, Li Yunsheng could clearly feel the ground shaking.
Although the members of the first team were all professional soldiers, they had never heard such a huge explosion. Liu Gang on the side asked: "Section Chief, what happened with the sound just now? Could it be that the ammunition depot exploded?"
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Li Yunsheng said in a low tone: "That should be the sound caused by the Japanese naval gun salvo," and then stopped talking and continued to move forward with his troops.
When they arrived at the defense area of the 11th Division, even though they were still some distance away from the forward position, Li Yunsheng could still see the scene in the distance clearly. He only saw ruins everywhere. The Japanese army launched attacks from time to time. On the ground of the battlefield,
There were also many large pits with a diameter of more than ten meters. These large pits were very conspicuous, which made Li Yunsheng feel shuddering. He made a decision in his heart. He must find a way and never go to the front line to eat Little Japan.
of cannonballs.
Since it was wartime, there were naturally guards near the headquarters of the 11th Division. However, in Li Yunsheng's view, these guards did not do a good job. Li Yunsheng only came to question Li Yunsheng when he was very close to the division headquarters.
Since they came under orders, there would be no surprises, so the guarding soldiers made a few calls to the top and took Li Yunsheng in.
Li Yunsheng asked Liu Gang to take the people to rest where they were, and then entered the division headquarters. Under the leadership of the guards, they quickly arrived at the division headquarters. The division headquarters was just a simple tent. Like many tents, there was nothing special about it.
place.
As soon as Li Yunsheng entered, he saw two people with the rank of major general, their backs to him, discussing military affairs in front of a table, and there were two combat staff beside them.
One of the men with the rank of major general said: "Master, if we continue to fight like this, we won't be able to support it for much longer. Now that the little devil is firing, we will lose many brothers. Almost half of the army has been killed or injured."
Another major general said: "We must continue to support the troops even if they are exhausted. Chief Chen's order to us is to hold on for two days, and then there will be troops to replace the defense."
Seeing this, Li Yunsheng had no choice but to say: "My subordinate, Li Yunsheng, has been ordered to report."
At this time, the two men turned around. Their faces were very ordinary, and they were all men in their forties. However, one of them, Li Yunsheng, knew him as Hao Jinyuan, his instructor at Whampoa Military Academy.
At this time, Hao Jinyuan also recognized Li Yunsheng, but since it was during the war, there was no politeness. He simply said: "We teachers and students are destined to be together. I didn't expect you to come to the Songhu battlefield," and then introduced to the people on the side.
: "Teacher, this is my student when I was in Huangpu. His name is Li Yunsheng."
The division commander asked: "You are the reinforcement sent by the commander's department. How many people do you have and how are your weapons and equipment?" The division commander of the 11th Division is called Zhao Zhengdao. He is an out-and-out soldier, so he is the first to care.
These are the situations.
Li Yunsheng said softly: "Master, I have brought a total of three hundred people," and then said carefully: "But most of the weapons are short guns, and there are only a few dozen long guns." From the conversation between the two people just now, Li Yunsheng
He knew that the situation of the 11th Division was not good, so he reported the situation truthfully so that the two of them would not put themselves at the forefront.
After listening to Li Yunsheng's words, Zhao Zhengdao picked up the phone and dialed. After the call was connected, he complained: "Mr. Chen, I want support from you, but you only sent me 300 people, and they are all miscellaneous.
Army, what's the use of this?
A serious voice came from Ting Ting: "Everyone is asking for help now, so this is the only way. A security team will come over at night, so just hold on."
Zhao Zhengdao complained a few more times, and after hanging up the phone, he said to Hao Jinyuan: "I will ask the regiment leader to come over later and add these people to the group. There are only a few hundred people left in the group now. There are
After killing this group of people, we should be able to regain some strength."
Hao Jinyuan immediately said: "Master, these people are from the Secret Service. They are not strong in combat effectiveness. If they are added to the group, will there be any accidents? Or let the guard battalion go up as planned."
Zhao Zhengdao said coldly: "It is better to have someone to supplement than no one. With the current situation of the regiment, we should supplement the manpower to continue fighting," and then explained: "Originally, I planned to send the guard battalion over, but now they are here.
The guard battalion should stay and be deployed at the top at the critical moment, so that we can always have a reserve force on hand."