After the battle on Hongjiang Road, the Independent Battalion entered a short rest. Luo Ying thought they were taking a break, but he did not expect that the 88th Division and even the entire Ninth Group seemed to have been suddenly pressed on the pause button;
The applications that had been hotly contested before fell into silence, and people who didn't know it thought the war between the two sides was over.
In fact, it is not the case. The battlefield between the two sides has shifted to the diplomatic front without smoke, and they are talking to some idle people.
The Chinese diplomats were fighting with the bad guys from the League of Nations, while the Japanese ambassadors were intimidating John Bull and the Gallic chickens every day, using shameless political blackmail to buy time for their own deployment of troops.
Even a fool could see it, but the important officials in the government could not see it, and they happily accompanied those arrogant cocks and bulls to gossip every day;
After finishing talking, they had a drinking party together. The important officials of the country circled around the fairy-like woman without worrying about it.
Time passes in circles like this day by day, and in these most precious few days of wrangling, all the main warships of the Japanese Third Fleet sailed into the Huangpu River, placing the Jiangwan Road stronghold under their dark cannons. Under the mouth.
At this time, the important officials of the government woke up from their dreams. They hurriedly ended their entanglement with the roosters and cows, mobilized their troops and began to attack the last stronghold on Jiangwan Road. In order to maximize the advantage of the naval guns, the Japanese attacked the last more than 1,000 land forces. The team members retreated to Huishan Pier;
In order to strengthen the defense of Huishan Wharf, the Third Fleet reinforced all the marines attached to each ship to the Huishan Wharf stronghold, and mobilized thousands of troops from the soldiers in the concession, which increased the number of Japanese troops concentrated here. With more than 3,000 men and more than 30 large and small warships, an unassailable stronghold was formed.
After the Japanese gathered their forces, with the assistance of more than a dozen warships, they suddenly launched an attack on Yangshupu Pier located on the east side of Huishan Pier;
The first unit of the 87th Division that had just occupied Yangshupu Pier hurriedly responded to the challenge and was defeated by the Japanese naval gunfire. The Yangshupu Pier, which had only been occupied for two days, was captured by the Japanese again.
In this way, after the Japanese lost the Marine Corps Command, they occupied the two important points of Huishan Pier and Yangshupu Pier in the direction of Jiangwan Road, forming an angle with each other. They once again established a foothold in Shencheng and lost the Marine Corps Commander. The influence of the Ministry has been reduced to the lowest point.
When Luo Ying heard the news, he couldn't help but cursed:
"Damn it, all your hard work has been in vain. After working hard for several days, you are back before the battle in one sleep!"
After complaining, Luo Ying suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness in her heart. The inertia of history is too strong!
He originally thought that taking over the Japanese headquarters building would completely change the passive situation of the two-front battle, but now it seems that he was overthinking it.
If after taking the headquarters building, the 88th Division can take Huishan Pier in one go, then the Japanese will have no stronghold in Shencheng, and the entire subsequent Songhu Battle will be much easier to fight.
"Batalion Commander, is it so serious?
Isn’t it just three thousand people?
They are huddled in the fortress along the dock. Even if we can't attack them, they can't break out, and they still can't affect the overall situation. "
In the independent battalion headquarters, Luo Ying was leading several company commanders to conduct war games on the map. Li Shuo felt that the battalion commander was too pessimistic about the future of the Shencheng War of Resistance;
This can't be blamed on him. Human cognition has limitations. Not only junior officers like Li Shuo, but many middle and senior officers also think so.
Luo Ying shook his head and said:
"You have overlooked one of the most critical places. This is the dock. As long as the Japanese Marines hold these two docks, their army can land here at any time and then attack Baoshan City. As long as Baoshan City is captured, our hinterland of Zhabei will be safe." Exposed to the enemy's attack."
After being reminded by Luo Ying, Li Shuo and others understood the Japs' intentions, and their faces became extremely ugly. Li Shuo said unwillingly:
"Then the main force of our army can retreat to the Baoshan area, use strong fortifications to fight the enemy decisively, and consume the enemy in street fighting."
Luo Ying smiled bitterly and said:
"The Japanese you can see can also see that they will not land here from the beginning. They will always keep this back-up plan and keep it secret.
As long as this is possible, a large number of my troops will be contained on this front line.
If the Japs land from the north first at this time and threaten Zhabei from the flanks, then our army will send a large number of troops to fight decisively on the northern front. When the strength of both sides is used to the limit, the commanders will have to mobilize from the Jiangwan front line. Troops went to fill holes in the northern line;
When almost all the troops on the Jiangwan front line were mobilized, the Japanese suddenly mobilized heavy troops to land on the Jiangwan front line. What will we do to stop this new force? "
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this, because they found that according to the progress of the war game, China's military strength had been used to its limit at this time, and they could only hope to defend the Baoshan area and drag the war into a war of attrition.
“Battalion Commander, if this is the case, this war may turn into a bitter and vicious battle;
If the government can mobilize a large number of troops from Central China, South China or even Southwest China at this time, it can still barely stop them. "
Li Shuo was still unconvinced and said that he very much hoped that the battalion commander, who represented the Japanese in the war game, would have no other choice, because in this situation, China would have no troops left to mobilize.
Unfortunately, Luo Ying pressed him to the ground again and rubbed him, saying coldly:
"If such a situation occurs, it will be more beneficial to the Japanese because of their complete national defense mobilization mechanism and strong maritime transportation capabilities, they can mobilize several more divisions or even more within a week;
Once the new mobilization is completed, they can land in another place, such as the weak and defenseless southern front, where there are countless landing points.
Once the Japanese land from the southern front, they can launch a left hook offensive, directly threatening the retreat of the Kuomintang army;
At that time, there will be a domino effect, and the whole line will collapse, and the army will be defeated like a mountain! "
This is what the Japanese soldiers did in another time and space. When the entire Da Songhu battlefield was in a state of panic, several newly mobilized divisions from the Chinese army suddenly landed at Hangzhou Bay on the southern front;
He used a tactical left hook to seize the retreat of the Kuomintang army. Before he could do so, the hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed. The Songhu Battle, which had lasted for three months, ended in a miserable defeat.
Li Shuo and others were completely desperate. If the Japs really used their troops as the battalion commander Ru said, China would be defeated miserably in the Songhu area. The entire East China hinterland and even Jinling City would be exposed to the Japs' military front. Huaxia Danger...
"Battal Commander, we can report the results of this deduction to the forward in advance -"
"Li Shuo, don't fantasize, it's useless, no one will take what you and I, a small officer, say seriously!
This is a big decision for hundreds of thousands of people, or even hundreds of thousands of people. Do you think the commander of a battle of this level will listen to us?
Besides, it is useless to listen to it. The hundreds of kilometers of coastline on the southern line are impossible to guard against;
There are not dozens of places suitable for landing on the beach, but more than a dozen. If you defend them here, they will land there. Can you defend them? "
Luo Ying also thought about risking his life to tell the senior officials about Hangzhou Bay, but it was useless when he thought calmly. The Kuomintang Army's confidentiality system was like a colander. Once the Japanese knew that the Kuomintang Army had ambushed a large number of troops near Hangzhou Bay;
At worst, they could send a small number of troops to pretend that the main force had landed, and then the main force would move to another place and attack in the east and west.
"Battal Commander, is there really nothing we can do?"
"Brothers, this is an unwinnable war in itself. A decisive battle with the Japanese on the seashore. The Japanese can increase their troops unlimitedly through the sea. Their ships transport troops very quickly. You can invest as much as you want;
And how many people are there in the national army?
Most of them are scattered across the country. Do you know how many days it will take to increase troops from Central China to Shencheng? Not to mention the farther southwest!
When the troops come in one by one, it will be a refueling tactic. A battle in Shencheng will wipe out the bones and blood of the Kuomintang army. This is what the Japanese want to see most.
This is just like gambling. The more you win in the early stage, the more chips you will bet in the later stage until you lose all your last pair of underwear!
The Japanese are an industrial power. They can easily arm a million troops or even two million troops in a short period of time. How many troops can China have to consume?
So the best result is that our principal will quit when he sees good, and leave after losing fifty or one hundred yuan;
But do you think that when he still has thousands of oceans in his hand, he will end such a gamble after losing a hundred? "
After Luo Ying finished speaking, he looked at Li Shuo and others. This was simply a torture of their souls. How could they stop after losing the red eye?
"What should I do? Battalion Commander, you should be able to do something!"
Li Shuo still asked without giving up.
Luo Ying said very coldly:
"What else can we do? Just fight!
If defeated, retreat, retreat all the way to the hinterland, trade space for time, as long as you keep fighting, one day they will not be able to hold it anymore;
Don't think about the end of three or five years and keep fighting. Fight as long as you are still alive. At worst, we will wipe out all our generation!
As long as you don't surrender, you will win one day. "
Li Shuo and others finally calmed down, no longer anxious, their eyes became determined, and they heard Li Shuo say firmly:
"Battal Commander, just lead us and keep fighting the Japanese. As long as we are still alive, we will fight to the end!"
The four people held their hands tightly together, and all words were redundant at this time...
