The 88th Division won the first battle, successfully occupied the Baziqiao position, wiped out dozens of enemies, and suffered more than fifty casualties, most of which came from the Japanese aerial bombardment. This allowed Sun Yuanliang to show his face well in front of Lieutenant General Zhang.
After occupying the Bazi Bridge, the Kuomintang army did not expand their victory, but followed the League of Nations' request and suspended the fighting for half a day. The first company also got half a day's rest. Luo Ying once again showed his face in front of the senior officials;
In Jinling City, the command center of the Military Commission, a small Bali Bridge has actually attracted the collective attention of a group of big guys. The reason is naturally because this is the first battle of the Kuomintang army, and everyone is looking forward to a good start.
Just when everyone was eagerly looking forward to the battle report ahead, Qian Muyin, the director of the Attendant's Office, walked in excitedly, holding a piece of telegram in his hand, as if a pair of springs were installed on his feet.
"Good news, the 254th Regiment of the 88th Division conquered the Eight-Character Bridge in one fell swoop, opening up the main road leading to the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters, annihilating an enemy squadron, and leaving only more than 30 casualties in our army!"
The battle report polished by Sun Yuanliang made all the big guys beam with joy, and the committee members even praised excitedly:
"Okay! Good! As expected of my good Huangpu son. Compared with North China, which lost thousands of miles and lost hundreds of thousands of troops, our 88th Division wiped out a squadron of the enemy with only one regiment and suffered very few casualties;
Well done Yuanliang! We must give heavy rewards to the meritorious soldiers! "
Qian Muyin immediately said jokingly:
"To be precise, a battalion, or even a company, captured the Japanese Gu La Jin Tang position;
The regiment sent by Master Sun was a bit overkill, and it felt a bit like bullying the Japanese navy and the Red Deer. "
The big bosses were amused by Qian Muyin's wisecracks, and successfully aroused the interest of the highest authorities;
Qian Muyin seized the opportunity to express himself and introduced the battle process that Master Sun Yuanliang personally wrote to the big bosses with embarrassment. Listening to them, they felt as if they were on the scene, their blood boiled with excitement, and they all felt that the Japanese were no good. .
"Mu Yin, this main attack company commander is me, Huangpu Erlang? Who is he from?"
The committee member asked about his classic words again. People who are familiar with him know that his consistent principle of hiring people is "Huang, Zhejiang, Lu, and one". For example, Sun Yuanliang, Wang Jianjiu, Hu Shoushan and others who were the first to become teachers, then They all accounted for almost all of them, and Daji University also accounted for the three categories of "Huangzhou, Zhejiang, and One". Graduation from Mainland University is not the most important.
Qian Muyin quickly replied:
"The first company commander to cross the Eight-Character Bridge was called Luo Ying. He graduated from the First Corps of the Eighth Phase and was from Hunan. He was always known for his bravery in battles;
In the previous battle, the company led by Luo Ying withstood a squadron of Japanese attacks, annihilating hundreds of enemy soldiers, and collecting more than 70 Japanese corpses alone. "
Sun Yuanliang wanted to capture examples to show that he led troops well and the 88th Division had strong combat effectiveness, so he reported the results of the Tiantong Yanlu defensive battle together.
When the highest authorities heard that they were not from Zhejiang and only occupied one Huang, their interest was greatly reduced. However, Luo Ying's results were too impressive and he was from Huangpu, so he still praised him a few times and learned that he had been promoted to the first level. I didn’t pay any more attention;
He's just a small company commander, and getting a few words of praise from him is already smoking from his ancestors' graves. What more bikes do you want?
"Everyone, practice has proven that it depends on me, Huangpu Erlang, to win the war. An eighth-term company commander can still annihilate two enemy squadrons with one company. How many squadrons of Japanese are there in the entire city of Shencheng?
Wen Bai has three German weapon masters and 30,000 troops in his hands. It will take at least ten days for the Japanese to mobilize enough reinforcements from the country. There is no time left, so let's give these Westerners some face!
Generate electricity for Wenbai and cease fighting for twenty-four hours, allowing the soldiers to rest for a while and fight again another day;
In addition, the Beijing-Shanghai garrison force was reorganized into the Ninth Army, with Zhang Wenbai as commander, with jurisdiction over the 87th, 88th, and 36th divisions. They were responsible for clearing all Japanese positions before enemy reinforcements arrived. The right wing Zhang Xianghua's department was responsible for guarding against enemies at sea. "
"When it comes to fighting, it's important to have a good reputation. How can we, the vast country of China, go to war without declaring it?
Mr. Bray, please draft a document of self-defense and resistance. After the 24-hour ceasefire period required by the West, publish it in the name of the national government. You must let the League of Nations and friendly countries know that China is not a warlike country. After bullying others too much, China rose up to defend itself..."
After the highest authority set the tone, Chief of Staff He Jingzhi stood up and suggested:
"The war has begun, and the national battlefield is a chess game. In order to facilitate the unified command of the national government and the division of operations, corresponding war zones should be established. It is recommended that the national battlefield be temporarily divided into four war zones..."
The next day, in Songhu, at the Ninth Army Headquarters, generals gathered
Zhang Wenbai has received an order from the Central Military Commission and officially assumed the command of the most elite Ninth Group Army. Except for the 36th Division, which is being formed, the 87th, 88th, 56th, 98th Divisions and the Independent 20th Brigade are already in place. They are all elites of the Central Army. The division commanders gathered together and waited for the commander's instructions.
When Zhang Wenbai saw that everyone had arrived (except Song Yinguo, the commander of the 36th Division), he started a meeting. This was the first meeting since the establishment of the Ninth Army. The new officer had three things to burn when he took office. Even though he was usually gentle with others, the fire that should be burned was still To be burned.
"Order of the Military Commission!"
All the generals stood up in unison. They were all high-spirited. They were all generals with more than 10,000 troops. Division commanders like Sun Yuanliang and Wang Zhenjiu were only thirty-three or four years old. Song Yinguo, who was not present, was only thirty years old. It's hard to keep a low profile.
"The country is divided into four war zones. Our Songhu battlefield belongs to the third war zone. General Feng Huanzhang is the commander-in-chief, and General Gu Mosan is the deputy commander-in-chief...
Our Ninth Group Army has 5 adjustment divisions and one reorganized brigade. The troops directly under its jurisdiction include the 3rd Artillery Regiment (24 75mm mountain guns), the 8th Artillery Regiment (16 150mm howitzers), and the 10th Artillery Regiment missing 1 battalion (16 150mm howitzer), the 1st Company, 2nd Company of the Tank Battalion (30 tanks) and other units..."
Wang Zhenjiu and others listened with excitement. This time, the Military Commission showed great love to the Ninth Army. Not only did they include the first two German weapon divisions, 87 and 88, into the Ninth Army, but also the newly formed 36th Division (composed by The 87th and 88th supplementary regiments were formed from the basic cadres, and Quande Armament) was also included. The 98th Division is the direct line of Chen Cixiu's civil engineering department. They are all direct lines of the direct line, with a total strength of more than 60,000!
In addition, the 16 150mm German heavy howitzers equipped by the 10th Artillery Regiment are currently the most advanced howitzers in China. There are only two regiments with 48 in the country. They are all original artillery imported from Germany at a high price and can be reimbursed after one shell. A squadron of Japanese soldiers;
But now there are only 5,000 Japs in Shencheng (it should be 10,000, ignoring the 5,000 soldiers in the countryside), and the military strength ratio is 12 to 1. Sun Yuanliang can't help but grab the credit. In their view, the Japs are not even worthy of their share. of.
"Everyone, our ninth group has elite soldiers, advanced weapons and equipment, and is ten times more powerful than the Japanese. Therefore, the commissioner hopes that we will not only fight well, but also fight beautifully—"
Sun Yuanliang stood up with a whoosh and said coaxingly:
"Chief Education Officer, don't worry, there are only a few thousand second-rate devils, the students will not embarrass the principal and you!
In three days, at most, our 88th Division will definitely capture the enemy Marine Corps headquarters and bring this old devil, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, to you to apologize. "
Zhang Wenbai deliberately said with a straight face:
"It should be an apology to the Chinese people!"
