"Yang Jing is really the pillar of my party-state!" Chen Cixiu praised from the bottom of his heart, and then ordered: "Now that my main force has basically withdrawn from the Songhu battlefield, the task of blocking the rear of the Tiger Camp has been basically completed!"

Immediately send a telegram to Yang Jing and Wu Jingshan, and ask them to withdraw from Songjiang at 12 o'clock tonight, alternately cover the retreat, and rush to the aid of Taicang! ”

Zhang Wenbai said: "Resign from the Gong, I think there is no need for Taicang to stick to it."

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

Therefore, is it more prudent to let the Huben Battalion and the 67th Army directly enter Kunshan to block the pursuit of the Japanese 16th Division? ”

Chen Cixiu stood up, turned around and walked to the military map hanging on the wall, studied it carefully, and found that indeed, after the Huben battalion was evacuated from Songjiang, it might not be in time to rush to the aid of Taicang.

So he nodded and agreed to Zhang Wenbai's suggestion: "Well, what Brother Wenbai said is good. ”

Luo Youqing frowned, and said worriedly: "Sir, now my rear guard troops have basically withdrawn to the area from Kunshan to Suzhou.

From a topographical point of view, Songjiang will soon fall into the encirclement of the Japanese 10th Army and the Shanghai Dispatch Army!

I'm afraid that the Japanese army will besiege the Tiger Camp and the 67th Army to the death, and I won't give them a chance to get out at all. ”

When Chen Cixiu heard this, his mood became heavy. Indeed, judging from the current battlefield situation, it is basically impossible for Yang Jing's Tiger Camp to retreat in its entirety.

However, thinking of Yang Jing's previous battles, Chen Cixiu was full of confidence. There was no way, at this time, he had no choice but to believe in Yang Jing.

Chen Cixiu knew that Luo Youqing valued Yang Jing, so he spoke: "You Qing, the matter has come to this, we can only hope that the Tiger Camp can create another miracle. I believe that Yang Jing will be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility and live up to the trust. Smoothly led his troops to break out of the encirclement and undertook the important task of blocking the Japanese 16th Division! ”

Luo Youqing was silent and nodded slightly. After a moment of silence, he said, "What the chief said, however, to make sure that nothing goes wrong. I don't think we can put our hopes entirely on the Tiger Camp. If the Huben battalion had not evacuated from Songjiang in time, the situation would have been out of control.

Therefore, I think it is necessary for us to send a force to Kunshan in advance and hold on until Yang Jing's department arrives! ”

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

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

"Sichuan Army?" Chen Cixiu said: "Immediately send a telegram to this Sichuan army division, order them to enter Kunshan, resist the Japanese attack first, and hold on until Yang Jing's department arrives!" ”

……

The picture pulls back to Matsue.

The Japanese army's indiscriminate bombardment has ended, and the entire Songjiang Castle has been almost razed to the ground, and there are building ruins, ruins, and all kinds of masonry and rubble, almost all over the streets and alleys of the city.

Some of the houses were still burning, and puffs of smoke were emitting.

The position in the south of the city of the Tiger Camp was completely destroyed, and the dense artillery fire of the devils did not know how many times it covered back and forth like ploughing here.

Huge craters are one after the other, and they fill the area.

As for the trenches and foxholes dug by the Tiger Camp before, they were filled in by the mud and gravel kicked up by the shells.

……

At the Songjiang Wharf, in the temporary headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, Tani Shofu had received an urgent telegram from the headquarters of the 10th Army.

The commander of the 10th Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, first criticized Tani Shofu in harsh terms, reprimanding him for carrying tens of thousands of imperial troops, as well as the assistance of advanced weapons and equipment such as heavy artillery and naval carrier-based aircraft groups, but it took two full days to fail to capture the small land of Matsue.

After a reprimand, Yanagawa Heisuke ordered Tani Toshio to take Matsue before dawn tomorrow at all costs, otherwise he would be severely punished.

After the training, Gu Shoufu became even more annoyed, and after the artillery fire and aerial bombardment were over, in addition to letting the cavalry wing and the engineer wing blockade and intercept the perimeter, and act as a garrison for the artillery position and headquarters.

Almost all the two brigades under his command and the remaining more than 7,000 devil infantry were dispatched. Taking advantage of the residual power covered by their own firepower, the troops split their routes and launched the most fierce attack on Matsue Castle.

"Great Japanese Empire onboard!"

"His Majesty the Emperor is onboard!"

"Kill the chicken and give it! ——”

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

A bayonet, under the reflection of the sun, reveals a terrible cold glow, its momentum is huge, like Mount Tai pressing the top, giving people a great sense of oppression.

Underground bomb shelter, temporary headquarters of the Tiger Battalion.

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

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

Ma Tong said with a very solemn expression: "Looking around, it is dense, countless, and there are no less than 3,000 devils who have advanced towards the south of the city.

Coupled with the devils in the rest of the directions, it is estimated that the main force of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army should pour out!"

Yang Jing frowned and thought for a while and said: "Order the forward troops, all hide in the underground air defense tunnel, and let the little devils enter the position and the city!" Without Lao Tzu's order, no one can open fire and expose the target! ”

"Yes!"

Ma Tong saluted and immediately took the order to leave.

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

Let him abandon 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 comes, our troops will fight from all over the crossings, flank the front and back, and annihilate the invading enemy with them!"

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

It is worth mentioning that the Huben battalion was highly valued by the chairman, so each company was equipped with telephones to facilitate Yang Jing's command and operation.

This time, without the resistance of the Tiger Battalion, the Japanese attacking troops lived up to expectations and easily rushed into the forward positions of the defenders.

Gu Shoufu held the binoculars and looked at it in his eyes, and the black face that had been tense finally showed a long-lost smile: "Yo Xi! The Chinese army finally couldn't resist it! It seems that to deal with them, we still have to give full play to the artillery superiority of the imperial army!"

Chief of Staff Shimono Kazuho was also in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Come to think of it, the previous shelling and bombardment of the imperial army must have dealt a devastating blow to the Chinese army." As he spoke, he pointed ahead and continued: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, you see, the attacking troops of the Imperial Army have hardly encountered a single resistance!

Therefore, judging from his humble position, the Chinese army should have suffered heavy casualties and was forced to retreat into Songjiang City!"

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