The Japanese Fifth Division, also known as the Itagaki Division, was one of the first seven divisions formed by the Japanese army. It was the absolute main force in the Japanese army and its combat effectiveness was very strong. It was even given the title of Steel Army.
As the sharp knife of the Japanese 5th Division, its 21st Brigade is known as the flower of the Japanese Army and the Steel Army among the Steel Army.
So when facing such a group of enemies, Master Huo and He Zhizhong really had a headache, especially He Zhizhong.
He originally had no independent opinions and was timid and afraid of getting into trouble. If Master Huo hadn't been here and Duanwu's order had not been given, he would have found an excuse to escape by now.
However, the 103rd Division is well utilized and its combat effectiveness is still acceptable.
Although the 103rd Division belongs to the Guizhou Army, after the First World War in Jiangyin, Duanwu equipped them with a full set of Japanese equipment.
Therefore, it is also true that although the number of soldiers on the front line of Changzhou's defense line is slightly less than that of the Japanese army, it is not that easy for the Japanese to capture Changzhou in one fell swoop. Otherwise, Old Japanese Itagaki would not have ordered the 23rd Regiment to bypass the Womachuan defense line and launch a surprise attack on Baijia Town.
When it comes to Baijia Town, Duanwu thinks of Zhou Weiguo. Asked about Zhou Weiguo's whereabouts.
Master Huo said: Before he arrived, I asked him to rush to Baijia Town to support him.
Duanwu said bad, the Japanese already knew about the reinforcements and would definitely send troops to intercept them.
Teacher Huo was very surprised and asked why the Japanese knew about it.
Duanwu took out the new secret code and gave it to Commander Huo: "The two sets of secret codes in use by the Central Army have been leaked, and the orders we sent over the radio have been intercepted by the Japanese. In other words, now our troop mobilization, The Japanese know it all.”
"how so?"
Commander Huo frowned, while Duanwu said calmly: "This is normal. The war has been going on for so long, and there are many agency personnel captured by the Japanese army, so it is normal for the code book to be leaked. The top priority now is to pass on the new code Ben was sent to the front line as a regiment and told them that once the war situation went unfavorable, the code books must be destroyed immediately. And you also sent a message to the headquarters, telling them that they must replace the code books immediately, unless they wanted Japanese planes to destroy their code books. Headquarters is here."
"Communications officer, send power to Nanjing immediately."
Commander Huo quickly ordered, and the communications officer trotted away. However, at this moment, someone came to report: "Report, there is a person who claims to be from the 522nd Regiment. He wants to see the master and has something very important to report to you."
"The 522nd Regiment?"
Commander Huo was surprised, but Duanwu thought of something at this time. In order to bring more people out, Zhou Weiguo mixed the two battalions into a reinforced battalion. It is claimed to be the 1st Battalion of the 522nd Regiment.
"Go and call him in."
After the Dragon Boat Festival gave the order, the soldiers went down and brought the people in.
A young man came in, and there was a lot of blood on his shirt and pants. The hat was gone, and he had a submachine gun on his body and a shell gun on his waist.
He saluted Master Huo when he saw him, but his eyes never left Duanwu. Because the military uniform of the Dragon Boat Festival is too strange, and there is a Japanese sword on the waist.
Obviously he was doubting whether Commander Huo had defected to the enemy and treason.
However, at this moment, Duanwu asked: "You said you were from the 522nd Regiment. What is the name of your regiment leader?"
Duanwu also suspected that the other party was a Japanese spy, because Master Huo and Zhou Weiguo had sent telegrams to each other before, and the Japanese must have received them, so it was not impossible to send a spy into Changzhou City.
But the other party obviously didn't believe in Dragon Boat Festival either, and asked instead: "Who are you?"
Commander Huo introduced: "This is Special Commissioner Duan Wu. Just say whatever he asks you, otherwise I guarantee that you will be let out of the headquarters sideways."
With these words, the guards on the left and right also raised their guns at the same time, and removed all the weapons from the bloody soldier.
But at this moment, the other party smiled: "Hehe, hehe, it turns out to be the Chief of the Dragon Boat Festival, my name is Xu Hu, and our leader is Zhou Weiguo. Hehe, looking at your attire, I think you are a Japanese."
"You bastard, how can the Dragon Boat Festival Commissioner be a Japanese?"
Master Huo scolded him, but at this moment, Duanwu waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, everyone should be careful."
Although Duanwu didn't know Xu Hu, he had heard of Xu Hu's name, and he didn't believe that the Japanese were so amazing, even knowing Xu Hu's name.
He asked Xu Hu: "Why did you come to Changzhou?"
Xu Hu said quickly: "Our regiment believed that the Japanese army had cracked our secret code, so I was asked to come immediately and report this matter to Commander Huo. And thanks to the foresight of our regiment, I was allowed to drive the car and drive with the two Brothers come together to report, otherwise even I will have to report it halfway.
The Japs have infiltrated. The exact number is unknown, but there is at least one squad fighting me.
They are well-equipped and use automatic weapons, but they are different from my German submachine guns.
Their helmets are also different from ordinary little devils. They have a net on them, yes, yes, it's almost the same as what you wear on your head. "
Xu Hu pointed to the steel helmet on Duan Wu's head. Duan Wu understood that what Xu Hu encountered was most likely a Japanese special force.
Duanwu felt that this was bad, because a special operations team could do a lot of things.
They raided arms warehouses, assassinated important officers, and even disguised themselves as Chinese soldiers and sneaked into Nanjing.
And when he met such a group of people, it was thanks to Xu Hu that he was able to escape from these people.
Duanwu said: "It seems that we are in big trouble. These devils are not ordinary. We must find them and annihilate them, otherwise they will cause immeasurable losses to us."
Mr. Huo asked: "Is it that serious?"
Duanwu said: "Of course, and it may be more serious than you think."
Dragon Boat Festival did not say that the fall of Nanjing was actually related to the Japanese special forces.
Of course, the top priority is not just a problem for a Japanese special forces unit, but a problem for the entire Heng Division.
Dragon Boat Festival asked Xu Hu to rest first, and then asked the civilian staff of the headquarters to copy the new code book and distribute it to each regiment to activate the new code. And he was studying with Commander Huo and He Zhizhong how to defeat the Itagaki Division.
The Itagaki Division's fighting style was very brave and they also fought many victorious battles in North China. Except for the losses suffered at Pingxing Pass, his troops have always been invincible.
So it is precisely because of this that Danwu feels that the Japanese in Itagaki's division must be very proud. Even if they don't admit it with their mouths, they must be extremely proud in their hearts.
In the Womachuan area, they have been slow to advance. Duanwu guessed that the focus should be on Baijia Town.
In other words, Old Japanese Itagaki wanted to use the 23rd Regiment's surprise force to cut off the retreat of the Changzhou defenders, and then eat up the 112th Division and the 103rd Division in one go.
So the Itagaki Japanese still have a huge appetite.
When Commander Huo heard this, he felt it made sense. He said, "It seems that the battle in Baijia Town should be very dangerous. Should we send more troops to reinforce it?"
Duanwu smiled and said: "It's okay, there is Lao Zhou. As long as he is here, Baijia Town cannot be lost. I want to find the little devil's special forces now."
Commander Huo was surprised: "What kind of force is this special force? Why do I feel that the entire Itagaki Division is not in your eyes, but you only pay attention to it?"
Duanwu smiled and said: "The so-called special forces are generally special forces directly led and commanded by the highest military command authority.
They have the characteristics of flexible organization, capable personnel, well-equipped, fast mobility, well-trained, and strong combat effectiveness.
Their main tasks are harassment and sabotage, assassination and kidnapping, reconnaissance behind enemy lines, stealing intelligence, psychological war propaganda, special security, as well as counter-subversion, counter-agent, counter-sneak attack and counter-hijacking.
Therefore, it is precisely because of this that the quality requirements for members of the special forces are very high.
They generally select veterans with strong physiques, bravery, and combat experience from the reconnaissance force for special training. After three months to six months of high-intensity training, only those who pass the test can be called special forces.
A qualified special forces soldier must possess extraordinary physical fitness, endurance, perseverance, and extraordinary psychological quality and adaptability.
They are walking killing machines. In front of them, ordinary combat troops are no match for them at all. "
"oh!"
Master Huo suddenly understood and said with great admiration: "Brother Duanwu, you know so much? How do you know so much at such a young age?"
"ah,......"
Dragon Boat Festival got stuck because he felt like he said too much. How to explain this? .......
