CHAPTER XXIII
"Nani?" After listening to the content of the report, Fujita Jin was taken aback, looked at the communications staff officer in disbelief and asked, "What are you talking about?" ”
"Your Excellency, under the command of the 68th Wing of Takashi Mori, the Panasonic Brigade was strongly blocked by the Shina Army at Wusong.
Except for the brigade headquarters and some of the imperial troops who fled back in embarrassment, the rest of the imperial army's elites were all shattered! The communications staff officer lowered his head and repeated briefly.
There was a moment of silence in the entire combat conference room of the headquarters of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, and all the officers of the 3rd Division and the operational staff officers present at the meeting were silent, and everyone looked at each other, and they were all stunned on the spot for a while.
Fujita Jin's old devil's face sank like water, and after being silent for a moment, he suddenly became furious, slammed the baton in his hand on the simulated sand table in front of him, and roared angrily: "Yaga Yalu!" Bastard, what's going on? Can anyone tell me how such an unbelievable turn of events could have happened? ”
The chief of staff of the 3rd Division, Toshio Osa, was the first to recover from the shock and comforted Fujita: "Your Excellency, Commander, please calm your anger, since the incident has happened, we should find a way to deal with it and minimize the impact of this matter.
Moreover, now that Paotai, Luodian and Lion Forest have been captured by the imperial army one after another, even if the Panasonic brigade is defeated at Wusong, it will not affect the imperial army's plan to enter Baoshan in the next step. ”
"It's easy for you to say, will the people of China let us get our wish? I'm afraid that it won't be long before they will use all the forces they can use to hype up this matter, which will inevitably bring great damage to the military prestige of the Imperial Japanese Army! ”
Fujita Jin was furious, and slammed a stick on the sand table again, roaring: "Order the 68th Wing, at all costs, to completely annihilate this branch of the army to defend the invincible majesty of the imperial army!" ”
"Haya!"
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On the other side, the former enemy headquarters of the Third Theater of Operations.
Chen Ci Xiu was discussing the battle situation with a group of senior officers and staff officers under his command, and the Battle of Songhu was fought until now, and the Japanese army basically reversed the situation with only two reinforced divisions, forcing China. The army switched from offensive to defensive.
As the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Third Theater, Chen Cixiu is the chairman of the Plenipotentiary Committee and is responsible for all operational affairs in the Third Theater.
There is a lot of power, but there is also a lot of pressure.
Because the Japanese army occupied absolute air and sea supremacy, although the Chinese side had absolute superiority in troops, it was still pressed and beaten by the Japanese army, and the losses of all units were extremely serious.
In addition, the commander-in-chief of each front-line unit has his own little ninety-nine, and constantly complains to him, asking for troop support and transferring to the rear to rest and recuperate.
This made Chen Cixiu even more headache, he couldn't sleep well during this time, and he couldn't eat well.
Suddenly, a staff adjutant rushed into the conference room, causing the meeting chaired by Chen Cixiu to come to an abrupt end.
Chen Cixiu suddenly looked at the staff adjutant with a displeased face, and shouted in a dissatisfied tone: "What's the matter with you?" Panicked, I didn't even know how to report when I entered the door, what kind of system did it really be? ”
The staff adjutant was not afraid at all, but couldn't suppress his excitement and said: "Sir, good news!" …… Victory...... Good news! ”
"What?" Chen Cixiu's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, don't be nervous, make it clear, speak slowly!" ”
Not only Chen Cixiu, but also the other senior officers and senior staff officers in the conference room also cast surprised glances at him.
All of a sudden, the adjutant of staff became the focus of the conference room.
He took a few deep breaths to calm down his excitement a little, and then slowly spoke: "Sir, I just received a report from the 98th Division that the 3rd Battalion of the 583rd Regiment of the 292nd Brigade under his command defeated the Panasonic Brigade under the 68th Wing of the Japanese Army in Wusong.
Except for the Matsushita Brigade Headquarters and some Japanese soldiers who fled in disarray, the rest of the Japanese soldiers were all wiped out!
In addition to destroying more than 1,000 enemies, the battle also shot down an enemy plane, as well as destroyed five Type 95 light tanks and three armored vehicles. ”
After Chen Cixiu and the others heard this, they all stood up from their seats one after another, their faces full of shock, and they couldn't even believe their ears.
Although the strength of one of its brigades is only more than 1,000, even a regiment of the Central Army may not dare to confront it head-on.
If you want to defeat an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, you need to dispatch at least one brigade, and if you want to defeat or even completely annihilate an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, even if you dispatch a division, you may not be able to do it.
Now a battalion under the command of the 98th Division has actually defeated and even completely annihilated an infantry brigade of the Japanese army.
Shocked, everyone was stunned!
You must know that since the initiative to launch the Battle of Shanghai, except for the 9th Army, which fought a few small victories in the early days of the war, relying on the strength of the crowd, and captured some less important positions.
Then, as the Japanese army reacted and began to increase its troops, the Third Theater of Operations was no longer able to achieve decent results.
And this time, the 98th Division not only won a big victory, but also won more with less, and defeated the strong with the weak, how could they not be shocked?
"What you say is true?" Chen Cixiu was the first to come back to his senses from the shock, but he was still a little incredulous, for fear that he had heard it wrong.
"Humble here, here is a telegram personally signed by the commander of the 98th Division." The adjutant of staff said, and handed out a piece of paper respectfully with both hands.
Chen Cixiu's excited hands trembled a little, and he took the message tremblingly, and then lowered his head and read it carefully, for fear of missing any of the details.
During the period, his face kept changing, a burst of surprise, a burst of joy, and when he saw the end, Chen Cixiu's brows suddenly frowned, and he wondered: "Huh? Division Commander Xia said that a large part of the achievements this time are due to the Baoshan Police Force and Police Captain Yang Jing? What's going on? ”
Several other officers present also took the telegram from Chen Cixiu's hands, and after reading it, they were all shocked and puzzled at the same time.
A senior staff officer next to him said: "Sir, no matter what, the 3rd Battalion of the 98th Division and the Baoshan Police Force have made great contributions, which is an undeniable fact.
Therefore, it is suggested that we should immediately send a telegram to commend Yao Ziqing's department, as well as Yang Jing and his Baoshan Police Force.
Then it's not too late for us to investigate the details of Yang Jing. ”
"Hmm!"
Chen Cixiu nodded approvingly, and then added: "Also, don't forget to report this matter to the chairman, this is an unprecedented victory!" ”
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