"Are these Japs really that strong?" Hearing this, Xu Mo frowned slightly. He was thirty-five years old and had fought many battles. He clearly knew how strong the Central Army's combat effectiveness was.
Seeing Xu Mo's suspicious look, Zhang Tianhai's heart suddenly became angry, but he still held it back. He nodded: "Well, it's best to report it to your superiors. I The Japs in front of the army are the elites of the enemy's Thirteenth Division, and they have very strong combat effectiveness. I'm done with that. Now we have to rush to the Suzhou River to gather. By the way, this is a big venue, right?"
"Yes, this is a big venue." Xu Mo nodded, "Since you are about to gather, I won't say more. I'll let my guards see you off!"
"Okay." Zhang Tianhai nodded and was not polite to Xu Mo.
"Xu Yang, see you off." Xu Mo said carelessly. It seemed that he was not an officer from a martial arts hall, but most likely a bandit mountain king who got in.
"Yes." Xu Mo's guard responded.
I saw that Xu Mo's guard Xu Yang was not the kind of person with a strong body. Instead, he was a little thin. His appearance did not look like a martial arts practitioner. He must have been a brother of Xu Mo's family, just to lead him. It's just safer to be around. Zhang Tianhai thought.
"Thank you, Battalion Commander Xu." Zhang Tianhai saluted with a military salute as a pure thank you.
"Okay. We have a long way to go, so let's say goodbye." Xu Mo also returned a military salute casually. He was very strong, and his body always gave people the feeling of a muscular man. Well, maybe it was because of his height.
Dachang is not far from Suzhou River. About two kilometers south of Dachang is Suzhou River.
At this time, the Suzhou River was no longer as clear as before. It was either bloody red or muddy with yellow sand, which was very unsightly.
In the morning, Song Xilian had already arrived here. Following the order from Shangfeng, the 78th Army (to put it bluntly, the 36th Division, the 78th Army only has the 36th Division, and the commander Song Xilian also serves as the division commander) gathered here. Fight against the Japanese invaders' westward advance.
Except for the 108th Brigade, which is missing three battalions, and the 106th Brigade, which is missing a 212th Regiment, all the rest of the troops that can be assembled are here.
Three battalions, more or less, were the strength of an entire regiment. Including the 212th Regiment, there are two entire regiments of troops. With so many troops placed at the rear, I don't know whether to cry or laugh.
But no matter what, Song Xilian's task is to gather the troops, and then set up a position to defend the Suzhou River to prevent the enemies on the north bank of the Suzhou River from crossing south and forming a pincer attack with the enemies in Jiangwan.
Song Xilian's division headquarters was set up at Luobiegen Road in the west of Shanghai. After being ordered to withdraw troops here, the headquarters of the 36th Division was transferred from the Central Group Army commanded by Zhu Shaoliang to the right wing group army commanded by Zhang Fakui, and its commander was also changed from Zhu Shaoliang For Zhang Fakui.
Jiangwan battlefield.
The battle was still not over at this time. The Japanese Thirteenth Division, led by the division commander Ogisu Tatehei, was in hot pursuit of the retreating Chinese army.
The entire second battalion of the 212th Regiment was killed. This is not the end, but more like a beginning.
Facing the fierce pursuit of the Japanese army, Xiong Xinmin clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, but there was still nothing he could do.
"Withdraw!" Xiong Xinmin squeezed out the word through his teeth with a look of reluctance.
Shanghai in the south and Xinjing in the north.
Xiong Xinmin, who had been pursued all the way here, suddenly received an order from the division headquarters - to immediately occupy the Beixinjing position and defend it. No retreat is allowed unless ordered. Anyone who violates the order will be dealt with according to military law.
"Commander, do our regiment really want to defend this place? The Japanese army's firepower is very fierce..." A staff officer who looked young said tentatively.
To be honest, Xiong Xinmin could understand the staff officer's thoughts. After all, the fighting here had been too brutal for more than two months. Not only was the whole group's war-weariness extremely strong, but even he, Xiong Xinmin, had a deep feeling of despair. The feeling of boredom is almost unbearable.
But even so, Xiong Xinmin did not forget his mission as a soldier. He took a deep look at the long and winding river in front of him, which was barely passable, and then took a look at the tower standing on the river. He stood on the stone bridge and said firmly: "This battle must be fought! Order the whole regiment to immediately build fortifications along the left bank of the river and let the engineers blow up the bridge for me! Move quickly. If any company is lagging behind, I'll kick his company commander's ass to pieces!"
"Yes!" The messenger next to Xiong Xinmin responded.
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Then turn the camera back to Zhang Tianhai.
At this time, Zhang Tianhai and a group of officers and soldiers, most of whom were injured, finally ran to the south bank of Suzhou River in embarrassment.
At this time, the positions of the Thirty-sixth Division had been set up here, and everything was in full swing.
"Brother, I want to ask, which regiment are you from? Have you seen the troops of our 216th Regiment?" Walking to a trench digging site, Zhang Tianhai squatted down and asked the soldiers who were busy digging trenches. .
When the soldier saw that he was a major, he put down what he was doing, stood at attention and saluted: "Sir, we are from the third battalion of the 213th Regiment. If you are looking for the 216th Regiment, I can take you to ask our regiment." seat."
Hearing this, Zhang Tianhai frowned slightly. He took out a cigarette from his jacket pocket and lit it. He hesitated.
Ever since he went to the Songhu battlefield and became the battalion commander of the first battalion, Zhang Tianhai has learned to smoke. It’s not that men are bad at learning if they have money or something. The main reason is that they are under too much pressure - people are dying here every day. It was still his own boss. He didn't want his soldiers to die in vain, so almost every decision he made was carefully considered.
Coming to the Shanghai battlefield known as the "meat grinder", Zhang Tianhai found that the special operations he had spent a lot of time studying in his previous life did not seem to be of use - in the face of absolute power, special operations were of little use, and the combat effectiveness of an individual soldier was no longer useful. Strong, if you encounter a machine gun, don't you have to be suppressed and hit? Besides, even if he wants to fight, he must have a special force on hand that can pull it out.
But then again, asking for directions from the leader of the 213 regiment? It does seem a bit embarrassing...
After thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai shook his head and said, "Forget it, take me to ask your battalion commander!"
"Yes, sir!" the soldier responded.
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What Zhang Tianhai may not know is that the Japanese army attacked just after he left the 2nd Battalion of the 337th Regiment. Although the battalion commander Xu Mo heard what Zhang Tianhai said about the extremely powerful Japanese army, he still Due to lack of preparation, the Dachang position that the Kuomintang officers and soldiers desperately recaptured fell again.
On the battlefield in western Shanghai, the national army was once again at a disadvantage.
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PS: Update is coming.
