Lost and Spy

Chapter 417 The whole army retreats
On the evening of November 1937, 11, the Supreme Command of the Nationalist Government issued a general retreat order.

However, it was obviously too late for the retreat order at this time, because when the order was issued, the 10th Army commanded by the Japanese Army Yanagawa Heisuke not only attacked Songjiang, Pingwang Town, and Jiaxing with one part, but also used the main force to attack Songjiang, Pingwang Town, and Jiaxing. Gather near Jinshan, and at the same time use the 114th Division and troops directly under the army to be near Jinshan. The 6th Division will enter Pingwang Town with a part of its combat troops. The main force will be assembled on the front line of Songjiang. Jingzhen, ready to advance to Jiaxing.

The national army troops on the entire front, whether it was the left wing, the center, or the right wing, all received the retreat order from the night of November 11 to 8, and the withdrawal order was out of control almost at the same time.

What's worse is that the retreating troops of the left wing and the central corps did not retreat according to the prescribed route, but all retreated westward along the line of Anting, which made the situation worse.

In terms of military common sense, judging whether a unit is well-trained depends not only on whether ordinary soldiers are ordered or prohibited, but also on whether the commander-in-chief is good at organizing both attacks and retreats, and whether the middle and lower-level officers are capable of organizing the unit well. Forward and backward.

Especially in the organization of the retreat, the front where tens of thousands of people gather, if the organization is improper, it is very likely that the retreat will turn into a rout. History has "Fujian's defeat at Feishui" as an example.

When the High Command ordered the Songhu General to retreat, hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops scrambled for the road, and the order was chaotic, so that the combat capability was completely lost in the defeat.

This is the most distressing place.

In the past three months, hundreds of thousands of national army soldiers fought bloody battles, fighting to the death with the Japanese army. Although there were heavy casualties, the morale was still high and the fighting discipline was good.

Even if a troop loses more than half of it, it can fight again as long as it is withdrawn and reorganized and replenished. After all, as long as the morale is still there, the military spirit of this troop is still there.

However, from receiving the retreat order on the 8th to triggering a major retreat, within a few days, hundreds of thousands of elite troops who had fought bloody battles with the Japanese army for nearly a hundred days were all lost, and military discipline disappeared.

National Army, Left Wing Corps.

When the retreat order was issued on the night of November 11, the pressure on the left-wing corps was still relatively small. Therefore, the Commander of the Third Theater Command requested that all units of the left-wing corps must still stick to their original positions to cover the retreat of the right-wing combat army. The 8th Army 74 The division used Qiu Weida's 51 regiment to occupy Qingpu to cover the retreat of the left-wing corps.

In other words, the 306 regiment is the last unit of the entire national army.

At this time, due to the extremely backward communication methods of the Chinese army, in order to ensure that most of the troops can receive the retreat order, human communication has become the most important method.

Military reunification agents have become the "main force" to convey orders.

From the eyes of a modern man like Meng Shaoyuan, the way these military command agents communicated their orders was a bit ridiculous and funny, but it was more sad.

They flew everywhere, and every unit they saw shouted, "Retreat, retreat, the Supreme Command orders, the whole army retreats!"

Except for those troops serving as cover missions, more than half of the troops on the Songhu battlefield were ordered to retreat in this way.

The order Dai Li personally issued was: "Run to every corner of the battlefield, even if you run to your death, you must do everything possible to send the order to every company and platoon."

These military command agents jumped up and down, running from night to day, and still galloping on the battlefield.

Some agents were running, when a bomb fell, the whole person was blown into the air, and was torn apart when it fell.

Some agents, running and running, fell to the ground and never got up again.

There are also special agents who worked so hard to deliver the retreat order to a certain company commander who was fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese army. The company commander didn't even think about it, and just slapped him with a "slap":
"Bastard, retreat? Retreat, the battalion commander ordered us to stick to it!"

In fact, at this time, he didn't even know where his battalion commander was.

The agent, whose face was beaten so painfully, didn't care about being wronged, and knelt down with a "plop": "Company Commander, it's true, it's true, the retreat order issued by the Supreme Command! My name is Chen Youde, and this is my order." Certificate, I want to send a false order, you kill my whole family. I beg you, please, withdraw quickly!"

That's it.

So raw and simple.

It's a mess, it's a mess.

After the 306th Regiment received the order to cover the retreat, it hurriedly marched toward Qingpu and Songjiang, preparing to block the 10th Army of the Japanese Army from the direction of southern Shanghai, and to cover the retreat of the entire western Shanghai battlefield. .

However, when the troops passed the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, the 306th Regiment began to be bombed and strafed by Japanese planes.Therefore, it was not until the early morning of November 11 that the 9th regiment arrived at Zhujiajiao Town, west of Qingpu, but at this time, news came that everyone could not have imagined:
Songjiang was already under the attack of the Japanese army, and it was very likely that it had already fallen.

The 306th regiment could only temporarily decide to use Zhujiajiao Town as a base, establish a cover position, build fortifications, and prepare to fight against the Japanese troops who turned around from Songjiang.

At this time, because the 10th Army of the Japanese Army and multiple divisions of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army are advancing here, especially the 6th Division is coming with the prestige of the new victory, with only one team of the 306th Regiment, it is fundamental Unable to withstand the onslaught of the Japanese army.

Therefore, the head of the regiment Qiu Weida decided to use mobile defense, resist one by one, and establish a deep position to delay the Japanese attack and buy more time to cover the retreat of the troops in western Shanghai.

November 11 was a peaceful day with little fighting.

Using this day's time, the 306th regiment built multiple positions on the front of the defense, and improved the position foundations such as fortifications, bunkers, and firepower points.

From the morning of the 10th, the Japanese army began to attack the area west of Qingpu from the front line of Songjiang.At noon that day, after the Japanese army had their first battle with the 306th Regiment at the cover position outside Zhujiajiao Town, they found that the Chinese army on the front line of Zhujiajiao had only one regiment, so they launched a fierce attack. The 1 regiment launched a roundabout encirclement.

After discovering the Japanese army's attempt, Qiu Weida ordered to fight while retreating, using a large deep position, resisting steadily, and delaying the Japanese attack.

In the evening of the same day, the 306th regiment retreated to Qingpu County, where it stood to resist the Japanese attack.The 6th Division of the Japanese Army launched a fierce attack on Qingpu County.

The 306 regiment used the city wall as a cover to resist tenaciously.

The brutality of the battle was unimaginable.

"Retreat, retreat!"

At this moment, a voice sounded over Qingpu.

"Who! Who the hell made the retreat!"

The commander of the 2nd Battalion, Yin Yuanzhi, who was commanding the battle at the forefront, roared angrily.

"I'm Meng Shaoyuan!"

Under heavy artillery fire, Meng Shaoyuan rushed to Yin Yuanzhi: "Military Commander Colonel Meng Shaoyuan, I want to see your regiment commander, and I want to see regiment commander Qiu Weida!"

"Come on, take this spy to meet the head!"

At this time, Qiu Weida, the head of the 306th regiment, and the regiment headquarters were under the frantic attack of Japanese artillery fire.

As soon as he heard the word "retreat", Qiu Weida immediately became angry: "Fart, I just received the task of being the guard of the whole army and sniping the Japanese army. Why do I have to retreat!"

"Chief Qiu, it's messed up, it's all messed up, yesterday, Baihegang, lost!"

"What?" Qiu Weida took out his pistol and aimed it at Meng Shaoyuan's head: "You're saying it again!"

Baihe Port is a flank cover position. If this place is lost, it will be meaningless for the 306 regiment to stay here.

"It's lost, it's really lost!" Meng Shaoyuan's voice became a little hoarse: "The speed of the Japanese army's advance far exceeded imagination. Yesterday, the 58th Brigade of the 174th Division fought bloody battles, but they still failed to stop the Japanese army. The brigade commander Wu Jiguang died in battle. , Baihe Port has fallen into the hands of the Japanese army, and you, the army in the rear position, are actually trapped behind the enemy's rear!"

Qiu Weida's body shook.

The left-wing corps is the cover of the whole army, and its own 306 regiment is the rear of the whole corps.

But now, he, the most rear-end unit, is actually trapped in the enemy's rear?
"Commander Qiu, all our military agents are dispatched, and I, the colonel and director, are here." Meng Shaoyuan roared there: "It is meaningless to continue to stick to Qingpu. If calculated according to the current time, the Japanese army's forward troops have already taken the lead. You guys are a day away.

The Luo Zhuoying Command of the 15th Group Army and the Xue Yue Command of the 19th Group Army are likely to be breached by the Japanese army.Maybe as we speak, the two officers are already fighting the Japanese army!There are no more orders, Commander Qiu, there are no more orders, the last order we received is for you to retreat!Withdraw. "

He gasped: "Kunshan is not safe anymore, Commander Qiu, let me point out the safest retreat route for you, after we protrude out, we can carry out guerrilla warfare."

"Come on!" Qiu Weida yelled, "Give me the order, the whole regiment retreats! Map, map! Colonel Meng, tell me how to get to Kunshan!"

"Are you still going to Kunshan?"

"That's right, as an officer, I must not change the battle plan without directly receiving orders from my superiors. My task is to retreat towards Kunshan after completing the cover mission." Qiu Weida was very stubborn: "Colonel Meng, please .”

Feeling helpless, Meng Shaoyuan pointed to the map and said, "Retreat from here. After an hour of rapid march, there will be a trail. When you arrive here, look for a guide. It is safest to walk along the trail. You can reach Kunshan in about two days. "

"Okay!" Qiu Weida put away the map: "Colonel Meng, come with us."

"I can't." Meng Shaoyuan shook his head.

"Why?" Qiu Weida was taken aback.

Meng Shaoyuan laughed miserably: "Because I still have five hundred brothers trapped in the enemy's line."

"Five hundred brothers?"

Meng Shaoyuan nodded slowly.

In time, should be in time.

Hope, it should be in time, right?
(End of this chapter)