The common people uncovered seven or eight spies in just a few minutes.
This made those spies who were not very active before tremble and dare not act rashly again.
They felt a little regretful at this time. They had known that they had just created chaos and escaped. At this time, everyone was surrounded by Chinese soldiers on three levels, inside and outside, and could not escape even if they wanted to.
Colonel Yamamoto, who had escaped from the disaster by being among the old men's team before, saw this scene and sighed helplessly.
Because he knew it was over, at least half of his men would be lost here.
He hated that the young officer was so cunning and deceived him.
"Warriors of the empire, rest in peace! I, Yamamoto, will definitely avenge you."
Old devil Yamamoto whispered cruel words, and then slowly disappeared at the gate of the city!
At the same time, due to the participation of the 44th Division Guard Company, the search for Japanese spies was very fast. It only took half an hour for them to arrive, but none of the fifteen spies in total had escaped, and all of them were caught.
Eight of them were shot dead, and the remaining seven were beaten with bruises and swollen faces by the common people. Their hands were tied and they knelt on the ground.
Duanwu showed no mercy towards Japanese spies. After interrogation yielded no results, they were all shot on the spot.
In fact, Duanwu had guessed that no one except the leaders of these Japanese spies knew what their specific mission was and who they would contact when they arrived in Changshu City.
Therefore, if the interrogation continues, there will be no results. It's better to shoot him directly to scare the Japanese who sneaked into the city so that they don't dare to act rashly.
At the same time, Chen Yong finally had the opportunity to see Dragon Boat Festival. He saluted: "Commander of the 44th Division, Chen Yong, has met the special commissioner."
The Dragon Boat Festival returned the gift: "The Eighty-eighth Division, the division is directly under the independent regiment leader-Duan Wu. I was assigned by the Chairman of the General Committee to come to inspect and rectify Changshu's defense. Please give me your advice."
"The special correspondent is very serious. You have just arrived in Changshu and discovered the traces of the Japanese spies. You are really resourceful and have a keen eye?"
Chen Yong flattered politely. But when I heard the Dragon Boat Festival, it was just a scene.
As a top student in Yunnan Jiangwu Hall, Chen Yong was born into the position of teacher. In his eyes, what is the Dragon Boat Festival? He's just a kid who is directly related to the chairman of the committee.
What's more, he has actually noticed the matter about Japanese spies. It's just that his troops are limited, and he can't use his hands to deal with them.
A large number of refugees need to be evacuated, and important facilities in the city need people to guard them. These all require people.
As for the patrol policemen, if they could catch Japanese spies, Chen Yong would not be bothered. They were just a bunch of losers.
So in Chen Yong's heart, the Dragon Boat Festival is just a coincidence. And he also believed that there were far more than just these spies.
But since Dragon Boat Festival was sent by the Chairman, he would give him some face. And he also wanted to borrow troops from Dragon Boat Festival.
Thinking of this, Chen Yong smiled more warmly and said to Duanwu: "Special commissioner, we have been tired of traveling all the way. Please come to the city quickly."
Duanwu nodded and said: "Okay, let's talk in the city, but I have to make arrangements for the people entering the city first. Since I promised them, I must do it."
Chen Yong said: "What's so difficult about this? I asked Staff Officer Xiao to handle this matter, and he must do it properly. Please!"
"please!"
The two sides gave way, and then the group came to the headquarters of the 44th Division.
Chen Yong asked Duan Wu to watch tea, chatted with Duan Wu for a few words, and then began to talk to Duan Wu about the current war situation.
Chen Yong said while marking with pencil on the combat map: Yesterday, at dawn on the 16th, the Japanese 38th Regiment launched another attack on Fushan Town.
At about 6 o'clock, its vanguard troops deployed on the east side of Fushan and had a fierce battle with the defender Wang Lingyun's 76th Division.
The fierce battle lasted until 11 a.m. yesterday, when the Japanese Navy's Third Mine Team joined the battle and bombarded Fukuyama with naval guns to support the infantry operations.
However, after our army's tenacious resistance, the Japanese attack still made no progress.
At 15:00 in the afternoon, the captain of the 38th Regiment, Seiji Sekawa, suddenly changed his strategy for unknown reasons, causing his command post to quickly take a shortcut towards Changshu.
Our army discovered its movements and locked its first brigade, making it difficult for it to escape. The melee had to continue near Fukuyama.
The battle lasted until midnight. Under the continuous fierce counterattacks of our army, the 1st Battalion of the 38th Wing fell into a situation where it was out of ammunition and food. That night, Liu Shangzhi's 56th Division was ordered to send two regiments of troops to reinforce Fushan. The Japanese's 38th Regiment was unable to move at all.
News came from the military headquarters that the reason why the 38th Regiment was entangled at all costs was mainly to buy enough time for the Changshu front line.
Commissioner, you can see that at about 5 o'clock in the morning yesterday, the Chongteng detachment took advantage of the opportunity of the 98th Division and the 171st Division to hand over the Caojiacun position, and detoured to the left flank of the 98th Division with one unit.
But our army is not just for food, it only needs to be on guard against the little devils. The 98th Division killed a carbine and ate up the vanguard of the Japs.
Although the remaining Japanese soldiers fled back, they also suffered heavy losses.
After daybreak, the Japs regrouped, and the Chongteng detachment and the 33rd Regiment attacked Jinjiacun, Shidun, and Wuqu Town from the northeast, due east, and southeast respectively.
Our army's 171st Division, 98th Division, and 13th Division defended the defense fortifications and organized dense fire nets to resist tenaciously.
After a morning of fierce fighting, the Japanese frontal attack made no progress. They could only cross the river near the garden southwest of Shidun in an attempt to attack our army's rear.
Starting at noon, the Japanese heavy artillery concentrated 8 150mm cannons and 16 100mm cannons to fire violently at positions near Shidun and Sanli Bridge, and used armor-piercing shells to destroy our bunkers.
At around 13:00, Chongteng detachment finally broke through the Jinjiacun position of the 171st Division and attempted to attack Yushan directly. General Luo immediately mobilized our 132nd Brigade to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.
The 263rd Regiment of the 132nd Brigade attacked Lujiaxiang and Doujia Village from the line of Tengjia Village, Wujia Village, and Jintong Temple, and the 264th Regiment attacked Jiangjia Village and Huyuan from the line of Lijiaqiao and Jiangjiabang.
After an afternoon of fierce fighting, our army finally repulsed the Japanese army and successfully occupied the line from Jintong Temple to Chungguo Temple and confronted the Japanese army.
At 21:00 that night, after repeated battles with our army, the Chongteng detachment captured Yang Jingshang on the right wing of Shidun. Then Yang Jingshang went north to attack Shidun. An infantry company and a machine gun company of the 292nd Brigade of the 98th Division of the defenders were all killed, and they were forced to attack Shidun. Move to the second line position.
At 22:00, part of the Japanese 33rd Regiment attacked Wuqu Town again, but was still repelled by the 13th Division.
At this time, the 19th Brigade following the 16th Division had landed near Baimaokou and was being ordered to advance to Changshu via Meili Town to support the battle. Due to poor road conditions, the 13th Division was blocked by our army while advancing along the river bank. The 26th Brigade and the 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment were both in great chaos.
Earlier, after the enemy's 103rd Brigade was ordered to attack Xiejiaqiao north of Changshu, contact was suddenly lost. It is said that they were completely wiped out, but the specific circumstances are unknown.
"hehe!"
Hearing this, Duanwu laughed twice.
Chen Yong was puzzled. He thought he had taken the wrong medicine during the Dragon Boat Festival. But how did he know that the Japanese 103rd Brigade had been completely wiped out.
At this time, Chen Yong continued: "Yesterday evening, the enemy's 104th Regiment headed towards Xiejiaqiao. The situation of the battle is still unknown.
Most of the news I receive now is from the 48th Army, the 39th Army, and the 18th Army.
The 18th Army said: At the southern end of the Wu-Fu Line, the Japanese 6th Division is moving from Kunshan to the south of Taihu Lake. The remaining 9th Division took the 6th Brigade as the leader and continued to attack westward from Kunshan. Brigade commander Akiyama Yoshiki led the 35th Regiment in front and the 7th Regiment in the rear. At dawn, he began to launch a fierce attack on our 36th Division position.
The 36th Division suffered heavy casualties and could only adopt tactics of constant resistance to temporarily hold back the Japanese.
However, although the entire Wu Fu position was relatively stable yesterday, the commander of the Third War Zone has already made long-term plans.
The defeat in the Battle of Songhu cannot be repeated. Now our army has started preparations for moving to the Xicheng Line in advance.
The 9th and 19th Group Armies in the southern section of the Wu-Fu Line were ordered to transfer their main forces to the Xicheng Line one after another. The requirement for defensive battles near Changshu is to "hold on until at least the 19th."
Our 44th Division was ordered to defend Changshu. But how to keep it, I still don’t have a specific plan.
If our 44th Division were still at full strength, let alone three days, even ten days, I would be sure of it.
But it is a pity that in the consecutive days of fighting, the two brigades of our 44th Division have now defeated not even one brigade.
The soldiers on the periphery will not be able to come back in 1989. Nowadays, the troops I can mobilize, except for the division guard company, are less than three regiments.
As for these three regiments, we have to defend Changshu for three days. Commissioner, you are a top student, can you give me an idea? ..."
