Hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops lacked a unified and effective retreat plan. Under the joint pursuit of the enemy's ground and air forces, the various troops were in chaos and trampled on each other, causing huge casualties.

The successive bad news made the senior officers in the third war zone almost sleepless.Suddenly, an unfavorable news came again.

Just when the hundreds of thousands of main troops on the Songhu battlefield barely retreated to Suzhou and Jiaxing.With the assistance of the navy, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army went up the Shuojiang River at the estuary of the Yangtze River and landed suddenly at Baimaokou in Taicang. The soldiers pointed directly at Suzhou.

The intention of the Japanese army is very obvious, that is to completely cut off the retreat of the Chinese army to Wuxi, Nanjing and other places.Hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops were completely gathered and wiped out on the east bank of Taihu Lake, from Wuxi, Suzhou to Jiaxing.

After Chen Cixiu heard the news, he was taken aback immediately, and immediately held an emergency military meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Soon, a group of senior military officers in the third war zone received orders and came to the meeting room one after another.

After Chen Cixiu briefly described the situation, Luo Youqing took the lead and said: "The 16th Division of the Japanese Army with the support of naval carrier-based aircraft is menacing, and it must be able to match it with capable generals and elite divisions.

Otherwise, Suzhou is in danger, and our hundreds of thousands of troops are in danger! "

Chen Cixiu said with a headache: "Now all the troops have been disrupted, and even the few German divisions have suffered heavy casualties, and there is no time to replenish them! Where can we mobilize the elite divisions now?"

General Zhang Bai said: "The 16th Division of the Japanese Army is a new force with a very strong combat effectiveness, plus they come with the power of a great victory, if there is no capable troops to stop them, it is impossible to stop them!

After the large troops of our army received the retreat order, they no longer had the heart to fight.Now I just want to escape and retreat, even if I send it over, it will be completely in vain.It can't stop the soldiers of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army at all! "

After saying this, Zhang Bai continued: "Of course, our army is not without capable troops."

Seeing that Zhang Bai said this, his voice suddenly stopped, and the commander-in-chief Chen Cixiu hurriedly asked: "Brother Bai, your ass is almost on fire, why are you still keeping it, tell me quickly!"

Zhang Bai said: "Hu Ben Battalion! As the glorious division of our army, the Huben Battalion's combat effectiveness is obvious to all.

Of course, the Huben Battalion has limited strength, and it is almost impossible to defeat the Japanese 16th Division.

However, with Yang Jing's command ability, the combat effectiveness of the Huben Battalion, and the assistance of the 67th Army, it should not be a big problem to stop the 16th Division. "

After listening to Chen Cixiu, he seemed to grasp a life-saving straw. At this juncture, it seemed that only Yang Jing's Huben Battalion could take on this important task, and only the Huben Battalion dared to confront the Japanese army head-on.He slapped his forehead violently and exclaimed: "That's right! Why didn't I think of Huben Camp?"

As he spoke, Chen Cixiu looked at Luo Youqing who was on the left, and asked, "How is Yang Jing's Huben camp now?"

Luo Youqing said: "Yang Jing has led the Huben Battalion to fight the Japanese invaders in Songjiang for two days and one night, and there is only one day left before the original task can be completed!"

Speaking of Huben Camp, Luo Youqing unconsciously showed a proud expression on his face, and continued: "Speaking of this Yang Jing, it is really unbelievable! With a force of less than 3000, most of them are Songjiang City Defense The miscellaneous troops of the security team not only successfully resisted tens of thousands of invading Japanese troops, preventing the enemy from advancing, but also severely damaged the 6th Division of the Japanese Army several times in succession.

You know, the enemy has a heavy artillery brigade and a powerful firepower assistance from the navy's carrier-based aircraft fleet.

I have to say, this Yang Jing is really the spokesperson of Miracle!

Among them, although Wu Jingshan's 67th Army is also credited, this Yang Jing is really amazing! "

Chapter 92 Set another trap to lure devils into the urn

"Yang Jing is really a pillar of our party and country!" Chen Cixiu admired from the heart, and then ordered: "Now my main force has basically withdrawn from the Songhu battlefield, and the rear blocking mission of the Huben Battalion is also basically complete. Finish!

Immediately send power to Yang Jing and Wu Jingshan, let them withdraw from Songjiang at 12 o'clock tonight, alternately cover and retreat, and rush to help Taicang! "

Zhang Baidao: "Gong Cixiu, I think there is no need to stick to Taicang anymore.

Judging from the advance speed of the Japanese army, by the time the Huben Camp arrived, Taicang might have already been captured by the Japanese army.

Therefore, is it safer to allow the Huben Battalion and the 67th Army to directly station in Kunshan to stop the pursuit of the Japanese 16th Division? "

Chen Cixiu stood up, turned around and walked to the military map hanging on the wall. After careful study, he found that indeed, after the Huben Battalion withdrew from Songjiang, it might not be in time to rush to rescue Taicang.

So he nodded and agreed with Zhang Bai's suggestion: "Well, brother Bai is right."

Luo Youqing frowned, and said worriedly: "Sir, now my rear guard has basically withdrawn to the area from Kunshan to Suzhou.

Judging from the terrain, Songjiang will soon fall into the encirclement of the Japanese 10th Army and the Shanghai Dispatch Army!

I am afraid that the Japanese army will surround the Huben Camp and the 67th Army to death, and will not give them a chance to escape. "

When Chen Cixiu heard it, his heart became heavy.Indeed, judging from the current battlefield situation, it is basically impossible for Yang Jing's Huben camp to retreat completely.

However, Chen Cixiu was full of confidence when he thought of Yang Jing fighting so many beautiful battles before.There was no other way, at this time, he had no choice but to trust Yang Jing.

Chen Cixiu knew how much Luo Youqing valued Yang Jing, so he said: "You Qing, the matter has come to this point, we can only hope that the Huben Camp can create another miracle. I believe that Yang Jing will be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility, Live up to the heavy trust. Successfully led the troops to break out of the encirclement, and took on the important task of blocking the 16th Division of the Japanese Army!"

Luo Youqing was silent and nodded slightly.After pondering for a moment, he said: "Sir, in order to ensure everything is safe, we cannot completely pin our hopes on the Huben Camp. If the Huben Camp fails to evacuate from Songjiang in time, the situation will be out of control.

Therefore, I think we must send a troop to Kunshan ahead of schedule, and stick to it until Yang Jing's troops arrive! "

Chen Cixiu looked around and asked, "Which army is the closest to Kunshan?"

Luo Youqing said: "There is a Sichuan army division who just retreated to the Kunshan area."

"Sichuan Army?" Chen Cixiu said: "Immediately send a power to the Sichuan Army Division and order them to station in Kunshan, resist the Japanese attack first, and hold on until Yang Jing's troops arrive!"

The screen returns to Songjiang.

The indiscriminate bombing by the Japanese army has ended, and the entire Songjiang City has been almost razed to the ground. There are building ruins, ruined walls, and various bricks and stones everywhere, almost covering all the streets and alleys in the city.

Some houses and buildings are still burning, emitting puffs of green smoke.

The southern position of the Huben camp was completely destroyed, and the devil's intensive artillery fire plowed the ground, covering it back and forth many times.

The huge craters are one after another, covering this area.

As for the trenches and foxholes dug by the Huben Battalion before, they were forcibly filled up with the mud and gravel lifted up by the shells.

At Songjiang Wharf, in the temporary headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, Hisao Tani has received an emergency telegram from the headquarters of the 10th Army.

The commander of the 10th Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, first criticized Tani Hisao in harsh words, reprimanding him for carrying tens of thousands of imperial troops, heavy artillery, and the assistance of advanced weapons and equipment such as naval carrier-based aircraft groups. It can capture Songjiang, a tiny place.

After a reprimand, Yanagawa Heisuke ordered Tani Hisao to take down Songjiang before tomorrow morning at all costs, otherwise he would be severely punished.

Gu Hisao, who had been trained, became even more annoyed. After the artillery fire and aerial bombardment ended, in addition to letting the cavalry wing and engineer wing block and intercept the perimeter, and serve as the garrison of the artillery positions and headquarters.

Almost all the two brigades under his command and the remaining 7000 devil infantry were dispatched.Taking advantage of the remaining prestige covered by their own firepower, the soldiers split up and launched the most violent attack on Songjiang City.

"The Great Japanese Empire is on board!"

"His Majesty the Emperor onboard!"

"Kill the chicken!"

Thousands of devils, shouting slogans that shook the sky, came all over the mountains and plains.

A bayonet with a handle, under the reflection of the sun, reveals a frightening cold light. Its momentum is so great that it is like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, giving people a great sense of oppression.

The underground air-raid shelter, the temporary headquarters of the Huben Battalion.

After the Japanese bombardment and air strikes ended, Ma Tong, who was in charge of reconnaissance of the enemy on the ground, returned here immediately and reported loudly to Yang Jing: "Battalion Commander, the devils have begun to attack again."

Yang Jing asked, "How many people did the devil dispatch this time?"

Ma Tong said with a very solemn expression: "Looking around, there are countless people, and there are no fewer than 3000 devils who are advancing towards the south of the city.

Including the devils from other directions, I estimate that the main force of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army should come out in full force!"

Yang Jing frowned and thought for a while and said: "Order the frontline troops to hide in the underground air defense tunnels, and let the little devils enter the positions and urban areas! Without my order, no one can open fire and expose the target!"

"Yes!"

Ma Tong saluted, and immediately took orders to leave.

Yang Jing looked at Ma Haifeng, the deputy battalion commander, and said, "Deputy battalion commander, call the city immediately and tell Commander Wu Jingshan our battle plan.

Let him give up the field positions outside the city, withdraw all the troops into the city, rely on the buildings in the city, block the enemy from the front layer by layer, and fight street battles with devils!

When the time is right, our department will rush out from various crossings, attack back and forth, and annihilate the invading enemies together with them!"

"Yes!" Ma Haifeng responded, and immediately came to the phone and started making calls.

It is worth mentioning that the Huben regiment is highly valued by the chairman, so each company is equipped with telephones, just to facilitate Yang Jing's command operations.

This time, without the blocking of the Huben Battalion, the Japanese attacking troops lived up to expectations and easily rushed into the forward position of the defenders.

Gu Hisao looked into his eyes with a binoculars, and his black face, which had been tense all the time, finally showed a long-lost smile: "Yo Xi! The Chinese army can't resist at last! It seems that to deal with them, we still have to give full play to the superiority of the imperial army's artillery fire." !"

Chief of Staff Shimono Yihuo was also in a good mood, and then smiled and said: "I think, the previous shelling and bombing by the Imperial Army must have caused a devastating blow to the Chinese Army." As he spoke, he pointed forward and continued: "The division commander You see, my lord, the attacking troops of the imperial army met with little resistance!

Therefore, the humble judge judged that the Chinese army should have suffered heavy casualties and was forced to retreat into Songjiang City!"

Chapter 93 I really don't want to be a hero

Seeing the attacking troops rushing up to the enemy's position with ease, Hisao Tani showed a proud smile on his face: "Yo Xi! Order all the attacking troops to attack with all their strength, and strive to take Matsue City in one go!"

Under the orders of the commander of the division, Hisao Tani, more than 7000 Japanese infantry speeded up one after another, crossed the Huben Camp, and the 67th Army's unrecognizable field positions outside the city that had been bombed, and arrived near the city wall.

At this time, the Songjiang city wall had already collapsed several sections by the fierce Japanese artillery fire and air strikes.If there is no defender to stop, the devils can easily rush into the city from the collapsed part of the city wall.

Just as the vanguard of the devil army approached within 100 meters, rows of soldiers from the Northeast Army suddenly emerged from the incomplete city wall.

"Fire! Hit!"

Following the order of the former enemy commander, the soldiers of the Northeast Army opened fire one after another.

"Da da da!"

"Tu Tu Tu!"

"Oh!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Fierce gunshots rang out suddenly, and rows of hot bullets rained down on the oncoming army of devils. Hundreds of devil soldiers were caught off guard and fell down like grass.

"Baga! Counterattack, counterattack!"

"Machine gun team suppresses firepower!"

"The grenadier team, destroy the machine gun firepower of the Chinese Army!"

The army of devils panicked and did not panic. Under the command of their respective former enemy commanders, they searched for suitable bunkers nearby and immediately fired back.

For a while, the two sides launched a fierce exchange of fire on the city wall.

The dense rain of bullets shuttled back and forth between the enemy and us, causing smoke and dust to rise from the city walls and the ground, and people were constantly shot to death.

At this time, Hisao Tani had moved the headquarters 3000 meters forward, and was located on the forward position of the previous Huben Battalion, in order to better command the troops to attack the city and fight against the enemy.

Chief of Staff Shimono Yihuo stood under the cover of the command headquarters that had just been built, and said to Hisao Tani next to him: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the imperial army's attacking troops have been blocked."

Gu Hisao quickly stood up, raised his binoculars to look at it for a while, and said with a cold smile: "Yo Xi! Judging from the sparse firepower of the defenders, they are no longer to be feared! The imperial army's siege troops will soon be able to Break through the city defenses and enter the city!

Order the heavy artillery brigade and the artillery wing to continue to cover the enemy's positions with firepower to cover the imperial army's siege troops! "

"Hay!"

Shimono Yihuo nodded heavily and took the order to leave.

At this moment, Hisao Tani was in a good mood, and the previous gloom was swept away immediately.Because taking Songjiang and completely wiping out the Huben camp will not only make a great contribution to shame, but also make a great contribution.It can also continue to advance to Jiaxing, Wujiang and other places, completely cutting off the westward escape route of the Chinese army on the Songhu battlefield.

When the 16th Division of the Imperial Army successfully captures Suzhou, the hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops withdrawn from Shanghai will become shackles.

Almost all of China's most elite main forces are here, as long as they are wiped out in one fell swoop, the destruction of China will be just around the corner.

How could Hisao Tani not be excited when he thought that he was about to become the biggest contributor to the Empire of Japan's conquest of China?

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

After the order was issued, the devil's artillery unit immediately covered the Songjiang city wall and the city with firepower.

The dense shells smashed down like free stones, and the entire city wall suddenly became a sea of ​​flames.

The city wall, which was already crumbling, was blown out several gaps again.

Due to heavy casualties, the 67th Army could not withdraw the city wall and retreated to the city.

"Warriors of the empire, go ahead and kill the chicken!"

Under the command of their former enemy commanders, a large number of devils took the opportunity to swarm in, and for the first time attacked Songjiang County, which they had not been able to touch in two days of bloody battle.

However, the situation was not as smooth as they had imagined. As soon as they rushed into the city, they were blocked by a large number of Northeast Army and were forced to start a fierce street battle with them.

Although the Japanese army had superiority in firepower, the 67th Army had an advantage in geographical location. They fought to the death and used their familiarity with the terrain to start a desperate bloody battle with the devils from house to house.

Immediately, the entire Songjiang City was filled with shouts of killing.

"Brothers, when we were in the Northeast, we stopped fleeing, so that we lost the three provinces in the Northeast and became sinners of the country and the nation! We were accused by thousands of people and denounced by all people!

But today, we have the opportunity to serve the country!

Use our blood and lives to prove to the motherland and the nation that our Northeast Army is not a coward!

Hit me, hit me hard!Let the little devil see how powerful our Northeast Army is! "

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