Sure enough, as Luo Ying expected, the Japanese changed their style of play and returned to regular operations, that is, after the artillery bombarded the infantry, they charged, and the infantry bombed after the artillery bombardment.
It's these two moves that go back and forth. The most important thing is that the troops invested each time are reduced from the previous brigade level to the squadron level or even the squad level;
In the past, we had to attack the gate, but now we are shooting at the lone army from eighty meters away. We can find a crater and lie down all morning, which is called the defender's ammunition. After a day of fighting, our own ammunition will not be consumed. Few, but casualties were within double digits.
However, the battle status reported daily by the Solitary Army Radio showed that the fighting between the two sides was becoming more and more intense, and the casualties were increasing day by day. The number of enemy annihilators reported by the Japs to the division headquarters was also rising steadily, and the total number had already exceeded 800.
Colonel Liang Jiao’s explanation was that the imperial army was fooled by Luo Ying. They were not 800 people at all, but a full regiment of 2,000 people. Intelligence errors led to the passive situation in the early stage. The responsibility must be borne by the intelligence department. .
The division commander accepted his explanation and praised his recent brilliant achievements. He did not give them any more time, but only asked for an all-out annihilation of the defenders of the Sixing Warehouse.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Huozhou Libing, was no longer thinking about the small isolated army. The Tenth Army had successfully landed in Hangzhou Bay, and the retreat of hundreds of thousands of Chinese elites was about to be cut off;
They had been fighting the Battle of Shencheng for more than three months, losing tens of thousands of troops, and finally saw the light of victory. Their current goal was the main Chinese army of hundreds of thousands and the city of Jinling, which represented infinite glory.
After Huozhou Libing threw the useless regiment to the 65th Regiment, he led the main force of the division to attack the Chinese area south of the Suzhou River;
There is only one field force left in the huge city of Shencheng, the 65th Regiment. The Marine Special Marines have taken over the entire city. However, they suffered heavy losses in previous battles with the lone army, and their strength has not yet recovered. It is difficult for them to defend the defense zone. , not to mention sending troops to assist the two commanders.
This attack lasted for three days, and the 65th Wing's attack became more and more formal. Their minds had already flown to the main battlefield;
The international situation has also undergone great changes in the past three days. The League of Nations' resolution was belatedly announced. Although it declared that the foot pot chickens were invaders, it called on them to immediately stop attacking China, withdraw from the Chinese areas they had occupied, and move the Chinese areas to To the international condominium, condemn the aggressive behavior of foot pot chicken...
"Damn it, what kind of battle do we need to fight if condemnation is to be effective?"
After Luo Ying received the internal report forwarded from the division headquarters, he couldn't help but uttered foul language again. Hundreds of thousands of troops had been waiting for three days to get such a piece of waste paper. It was a waste of time to wipe their butts.
In these three days, the main force of the Japanese Tenth Army stormed Songjiang City, which was defended by the Northeastern Army's 67th Army. The 67th Army, under the leadership of its commander, fought to the death with Japanese soldiers who were several times their size;
Unfortunately, there was a huge disparity in strength. The commander of the 67th Army died in the battle. Except for a small number of personnel who broke through, almost all of the army died in the battle. The Japanese successfully occupied Songjiang and successfully cut off the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway.
At this time, the government woke up from a dream and ordered the battle of Songhu to be abandoned and the entire army to retreat;
In another time and space, hundreds of thousands of troops crowded south of the Suzhou River retreated because there was only one road, and the retreating Kuomintang troops were crowded everywhere. The Japanese bombed indiscriminately on this road, causing the Kuomintang troops to suffer heavy losses.
The retreat quickly turned into a rout, and the army was defeated like a mountain. No one cared about anyone, and there was not even a single unit to break up the rear. As a result, the troops trampled each other and killed as many as 100,000 people, all of whom were the elite of the national army.
After hundreds of thousands of people herding sheep, there was no one to guard the defense line. The Japanese marched straight in and swept through the richest region of East China in one month. The Thirteenth Division, the Sixteenth Division, the Ninth Division, and the Sixth Division These four beast troops of the regiment attacked and slaughtered the city all the way. The rich land of East China flowed into rivers of blood, and countless prosperous towns were slaughtered into nothingness by the Japanese...
When hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers came to Jinling City, the Kuomintang troops who fled back in a hurry started the defense battle of Jinling without any preparation. It is surprising that they achieved good results.
The inertia of history was too strong. Although Luo Ying's butterfly wings had changed a lot, Songjiang, a vital strategic point, was still lost. History once again returned to its starting point, and the government issued an order to retreat on the same day.
The only difference is that there is an additional retreat route in Luodian in this time and space. The 19th Army and the 15th Army withdrew from the northern front, leaving the 74th Army behind Luodian;
The Ninth Army, the Twenty-second Army, the Sichuan Army, the Hunan Army and other units also retreated from the central line one after another. They were bombed indiscriminately by Japanese air planes and lost more than 20,000 people, but the main force was preserved;
They retreated near the defense line and continued to resist the Japanese attack, making the Japanese attack much slower than in another time and space.
More than a dozen divisions under Zhang Xianghua on the southern front also withdrew to the eastern Zhejiang area and switched to defense on the spot. There was no more tragic incident of a Japanese squadron occupying and massacring a county seat.
The main force of the Japanese troops dispatched to Shencheng all entered the hinterland of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and started their carnival. The number of troops left in Shencheng was less than 10,000. They were busy taking over the key points of the city and seizing the fruits of victory. No one was willing to take care of the four elements. Warehouse shit.
The 65th Regiment couldn't sit still anymore. The main force of the division was feasting in the front. One brigade could capture a city in half a day, and then there was carnival, burning and looting. Many people robbed several lifetimes of wealth in one day;
And they are still staying in the Sixing Warehouse in Zhabei to chew on the hard core of the Solitary Corps. Not to mention the two-cornered commanders who dream of making great achievements, the following group captains, squadron captains and even squad captains are no longer thinking about this.
The captain of the battalion, Major Miyamoto, even anxiously suggested to Colonel Ryojiao:
"Your Excellency, Captain, Luo Ying only has two or three hundred men left, but the Sixings Warehouse is too strong and a storming cannot be done in one day. It is just a matter of surrounding them and trapping them to death;
To besiege two or three hundred remaining soldiers, a regiment is not needed at all. A brigade or even a squadron is enough!
The main Chinese force has been defeated across the board, and hundreds of thousands of defeated troops have fled everywhere. A squadron of one of my fellow countrymen captured a Chinese regiment and occupied a county.
This is the best time for our generation to make great achievements. There is no need for them all to die here. I suggest leaving a squadron——"
Colonel Ryojia raised his hand to stop what Major Miyamoto was saying. He was even more upset than Major Miyamoto, but it was difficult to disobey military orders. He did not dare to make any independent decisions and leave without receiving military orders from the division commander...
"Miyamoto-kun, the military order given to the 65th Regiment by the Division Commander is to encircle and destroy the isolated regiment. If they are allowed to take the opportunity to break out, neither you nor I will be able to shoulder this responsibility."
Major Miyamoto had already thought of the concerns of the commander, and continued to persuade him:
"Your Excellency, Captain, through the analysis of the broadcast intelligence during this period, we have found that there are at most 300 people in the lone army, and they can be trapped in the Sihang Warehouse for a while. If it is to break out, they are not enough people to deal with a squadron of the Imperial Army;
Leaving a regiment behind would be a waste of strength. It would be better for me to lead a reinforced squadron to stay behind and trap the lone regiment here.
And the captain led the main force to cross the Suzhou River to make contributions. Wouldn't this be the best of both worlds? "
After hearing this, Colonel Liang Jiao thought. This was indeed a good idea. It would be difficult to capture the Four Lines Warehouse in a short time, but leaving hundreds of people to trap them was no problem at all.
Now the entire Shencheng dispatched army is having a carnival. Such a party cannot be without the 65th Regiment, but he does not dare to disobey the division commander's military order, otherwise after the carnival, it will be time to settle accounts. The lone army has already registered at the base camp. If there is He couldn't bear the responsibility for a mistake.
Thinking of this, he had a compromise idea in his mind, and immediately said to Major Miyamoto:
"One squadron is still missing. I see it this way. The First Battalion and the Third Battalion each have one squadron left, plus the infantry artillery squadron (the field artillery wing has been transferred by the division headquarters) and the wing headquarters to continue to besiege the lone army. , I will be in charge personally, so that the division commander will have nothing to say;
You lead the main force of the regiment to make contributions to His Majesty the Emperor. As long as I and the regiment are here, it will not be considered a violation of the order. "
Miyamoto pretended to insist for a while, then reluctantly agreed, and said wisely:
"Your Excellency, Captain, the remaining warriors have all contributed to the alliance. I suggest that all the spoils should be returned to the public, and then you will distribute them uniformly after the two groups merge. No one is allowed to keep it privately. I guarantee this on my honor as a warrior. No one will be allowed to line their own pockets.”
A satisfied smile appeared on Colonel Ryojia's face. It was still Major Miyamoto who knew the general situation. Now all the problems were solved. The military merits achieved by Miyamoto and others were still made by him as the captain, and he also had the right to distribute the spoils. , then there is nothing to worry about. I can only use one word to describe it - perfect!
"Miyamoto-kun, I will do as you say and tell the warriors that they will receive an additional 10% reward than the remaining warriors. This is the opportunity to make contributions to the empire."
After hearing this, Miyamoto felt happy. In fact, he had already thought of this result, but he was just retreating as a way forward. He decided that the co-captain did not dare to leave him, and he would go and make contributions alone, so the co-captain could only stay.
Now everything is going as he wished, he got a bargain and sold it well, achieving multiple things with one stone.
Miyamoto suppressed the joy in his heart and obeyed the order without noticing at all the haze that suddenly filled the face of the two-cornered commander, and his eyes also bulged with light;
Naturally, Miyamoto's little tricks couldn't be hidden from him, but there was no better way. It was difficult to disobey military orders, so he could only stay by himself and then settle for the next best thing.
"Miyamoto-kun, let's wait and see!"
