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Time, August 24, 1937, nine o'clock in the morning.
Zhang Tianhai, who had just been stationed in the position for a day, received the order to change the defense. The troops of the 215th Regiment took over the location of the 216th Regiment, and the 216th Regiment took over the location of the 215th Regiment.
The 215th Regiment is located near Jiangwan Town and is in line with the position of the 106th Brigade. The position is not very large and is very close to Fudan University. The only flaw is that it is too close to the front line.
The Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Jiangwan finally waited for reinforcements and began to launch a counterattack...
Headquarters of the 108th Brigade, No. 28, Jiangwan Road, Shanghai.
After Zhang Tianhai led his troops to capture the enemy's special marine headquarters, Peng Jiguang decided to locate the 108th Brigade Headquarters here. This is one of the few buildings with complete themes that survived the Japanese bombing. things.
Everything in the house has been cleaned up, the temporary desks are covered with military green tablecloths, and even the military maps have been set up. As for the radio, it must be done as soon as possible.
Many officers holding the title of second lieutenant or lieutenant were coming in and out of the brigade headquarters, busy with their own affairs.
"Brigade, I don't understand why I want to change the locations of the 216th Regiment and the 215th Regiment. It is said that the combat effectiveness of these two regiments is not much different..." Adjutant Xu Jun endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it any more. I asked.
Peng Jiguang smiled and said: "The combat effectiveness is about the same, but it depends on whose hands it is used."
"It seems that the commander still prefers Captain Liu. It is Captain Hu who fights the tough battles." Adjutant Xu and Peng Jiguang have not been together for a long time, and it is okay to make a joke or two occasionally.
"Hu Jiaji is a man who dares to fight and fight hard, so the 216th Regiment can fight tough battles; Liu Ying is a qualified officer, but he is too rigid and cautious in combat. It is okay to fight a defensive battle, but I still can't fight a tough battle. I'm so relieved..." Peng Jiguang sighed softly.
It has to be said that Peng Jiguang was quite accurate in judging people - in the later Liberation War, Liu Ying was appointed as the commander of the 32nd Reorganized Division and the commander of Shijiazhuang City Defense, and he lost Shijiazhuang within a week.
You know, at that time, Liu Ying's 32nd Reorganized Division was a reorganized division. The division had 24,000 people. It was stationed in Shijiazhuang, which was like a copper city and an iron wall. It could be lost in a week, and he himself was captured alive. .
Shijiazhuang was captured in seven days. In addition to highlighting the strong combat power of the People's Liberation Army at that time, it also highlighted Liu Ying's average tactical command level.
Okay, let’s get back to the main story.
"I understand, I understand." Adjutant Xu responded sincerely.
Peng Jigang pointed to the position where the 215th Regiment was originally stationed and said: "Look, this is Jiangwan, which is where the 215th Regiment was previously stationed. It is connected to the 212th Regiment of the 106th Brigade. It is extremely Close to Fudan University. According to the battle report from the division headquarters, the enemy troops landed in Chuanshakou and Shizilin areas of Baoshan County, and are now fighting with the 11th Division in Luodian."
With that said, Peng Jigang pointed the command stick at Luodian, and then pointed at Jiangwan.
"In addition to the enemy troops that landed at Chuanshakou and Shizilin, the enemy troops of the 106th Brigade fighting in Jiangwan were obviously quite large. From the sound of gunfire during the battle, it can be roughly judged that the enemy troops that landed in Jiangwan area , not the next unit." Peng Jiguan said in a deep voice.
"Brigade, in your opinion, what do these little devils want to do next? It seems that these two areas are not the road to rescue the enemy Marine Corps headquarters, and they are far apart." Although Xu Jun was also from Huangpu, after all, Because he lacks actual battlefield experience, he is still far inferior to the experienced Peng Jiguang in looking at problems.
Peng Jiguang smiled, picked up his baton and pointed in the direction of Luodian, and said: "Xu Jun, look, if the Japanese army in the north attacks Jiading, Guangfu and Nanxiang after taking Luodian, the attack in the south will The Japanese army at Xiangjiangwan, after taking Jiangwan, attacked Longhua and formed a line with the Japanese army at Hongkou. Does the Japanese army's attack route look like two huge arrows?"
After listening to the brigade commander's words, Xu Jun broke into a cold sweat: "Brigadier, are you saying... that the Japanese army wants to eat our troops in Shanghai in one bite?"
Peng Jiguang nodded and did not deny: "It's not impossible. The commander of the Japanese army is an expert. His strategic purpose is very obvious. He not only wants to capture Shanghai, but also wants to eat up the main force of our army in Shanghai!"
"Our army in Shanghai has four German weapon divisions alone, not counting the tax police corps. If we include the tax police corps, there will be five German weapon divisions, plus the first The old troops like the 11th Division and the 11th Division, Japan may not have such a big appetite, right?" Xu Jun's eyes widened, looking like he couldn't believe it.
Seeing Xu Jun's shocked look, Peng Jiguang smiled: "Xu Jun, you also graduated from Huangpu, right? You should also take a longer view. Indeed, all the troops of our army in Shanghai belong to our Central Army. Elite, but in a war, casualties are always inevitable. Furthermore, this will only be the first batch of reinforcements from the Japanese army, and subsequent reinforcements will only continue to flow. With the combat power of the Japanese army, only 200,000 troops can defeat the enemy. These ace divisions of our Central Army can be defeated."
It has to be said that Peng Jiguang was able to take the position of commander of the 108th Brigade because of his true ability, because Matsui Iwane really planned to do so!
As the general of the army and the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, Matsui Iwane's vision was not so short-sighted. Before leaving the military headquarters, he had already received a commitment from the military headquarters and others: Fujita Susumu's third division and Yamabaso Munetake's third division The 11th Division is only the first batch of reinforcements, and reinforcements will arrive later.
Therefore, Matsui Iwane must lay a good basic layout for the reinforcements behind him. His target is not only the city of Shanghai, but also the entire Chinese army in Shanghai!
As for the telegram from Vice Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Minister of the Navy, Matsui Iwane chose to ignore: This incident in Shanghai was caused by your navy. It is already very good for our army to wipe your butt. Why should you take advantage of us? The lives of Army warriors are going to save you, a bunch of Navy horse turds who have little success but only failure?
Ishi Matsui was not interested in the Marines at all. In addition, he was an Army general and had never been at odds with the Marines. With the excuse of the overall strategic situation, he naturally didn't bother to pay attention to the Special Marines. People.
As for Matsui Iwane’s excuse? It's very simple - "Use the Imperial Special Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai as bait to attract the main force of the Chinese army, and then use the main force of the Imperial Shanghai dispatched army to outflank it to achieve the flowering of the center!"
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