In the face of Chen Tianxiang's kindness, Xu Wen waved his hand and refused, and asked directly: "What are the casualties of your regiment in this devil attack?" ”

Chen Tianxiang bowed his head a little sadly and replied: "More than half of the casualties of the second battalion and more than two-thirds of the casualties of the first battalion, but the commander of the second battalion was also killed in the artillery bombardment just now. ”

"Merge these two battalions into one battalion for the time being, transfer the three battalions, and replace this battalion for a rest!" Xu Wen immediately commanded.

"Yes!" Chen Tianxiang suddenly received the order, and continued to persuade Xu Wen bitterly: "Brigade, the devil's artillery fire is very fierce, it is too dangerous for you to stay here, it is better to listen to the advice of the humble post and return to the city!" ”

Xu Wenzheng said: "Needless to say, I will be greatly encouraged by the soldiers of this regiment, and I will fight to the death!" I said I would fight alongside you, and I would never break my word. ”

Chen Tianxiang still wanted to persuade again, but Xu Wen waved his hand and urged: "Okay, go and carry out the order!" I reckon the devils will launch a new attack soon, so we'll have to move quickly. ”

"Yes!" Chen Tianxiang saw that Xu Wen's mind had been decided, so he no longer persuaded Xu Wenli to salute solemnly, then turned around and left.

Xu Wen took advantage of the fact that the regiment was reorganizing and changing defenses, and took out the American Sherman tank that had been exploded by the previous system and handed it over to the tank battalion, further strengthening the strength of the tank battalion.

At the same time, in the headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, the division commander Toshio Tani, the chief of staff Takutoshio, the commander of the 36th Brigade, Mitsuru Ushijima, and the commander of the 23rd Infantry Wing, Okamoto Zhenchen Osa, and the commander of the tank and combat vehicle wing, Kurachen Mingyoshi, and others gathered together.

It's just that the atmosphere in the headquarters is a little heavy and depressing, and Gu Shoufu no longer has the calm wind when he came, but slowly swept over the subordinates with a black face and sharp eyes.

"We have 30,000 elites, tanks, and artillery, and we have failed to attack continuously!" Shame, what a big shame! ”

Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing, and the tank wing commander Cangchen Mingji Dazuo looked up at Gu Shoufu and said: "The general is angry, the defenders of Wuxi have a very powerful tank tank, and our tank has hit it more than a dozen shells in a row.

The other party is still unscathed, this kind of tank combat vehicle, not to mention the squadron, even our Great Japanese Empire has never had one!

Moreover, their firepower is still very fierce, the caliber of the tank guns far exceeds the imperial tanks, and our tanks can't resist even a single shot under their bombardment! ”

Gu Shoufu did not get angry after hearing this, but surprisingly calmed down, because he saw what happened to the Japanese tank wing at that time.

It's true that the imperial army doesn't work hard, but that the enemy is too strong.

Therefore, thinking of this, Gu Shoufu did not get angry, but asked calmly: "Now our top priority is not to investigate the source of the tanks of the Chinese army, that is a matter of the special high class, the first thing we have to solve is how to kill their tanks and clear the obstacles for the next attack." ”

The commander of the 23rd Wing, Okamoto Zhenchen Osa, lowered his head and said: "If we can really solve the tanks of the Chinese army, without their threat, the imperial army will definitely be able to break through their defense line and attack Wuxi!" ”

Chief of Staff Takushi Toshio pondered for a while and offered advice: "General, judging from the current situation, the tank defense capability of the Chinese army is amazing, and our army lacks effective anti-tank weapons, so we can only ask for support from sea-based aviation!" ”

At that time, the Japanese army had just occupied Shanghai, and it had not yet had time to restore the military airfield destroyed by the war, so the Japanese army's land-based aviation was not yet in place.

Only sea-based aviation can provide them with air fire support.

Gu Shoufu turned his gaze to the commander of the 36th Brigade, who had been silent, Ushijima Man, and met Gu Shoufu's gaze, Ushijima Mitsuru opened his mouth and said: "General, I agree with the chief of staff's suggestion to ask the aviation to send fighter planes to support and use air strikes to destroy the tanks and combat vehicles of the Chinese army!" ”

"However, our ground forces must act together with the air force!"

Gu Shoufu asked, "Oh? How to unite? Let's hear it. ”

Ushijima said: "We must make an appointment with the sea-based aviation unit in advance, and the ground troops of our division will take the initiative to attack and lure the tanks and combat vehicles of the China Army to appear and participate in the battle."

At this time, the fighters of the imperial army have the opportunity to destroy them through air raids and bombing, otherwise, the Chinese army will hide the tanks and combat vehicles, and the imperial fighters have no accurate targets, and it is difficult to achieve the effect of air strikes! ”

After hearing this, Gu Shoufu nodded thoughtfully, and looked at Ushijima Mandao approvingly: "Yo Xi, Ushijima-kun is reasonable!" ”

Instead, he instructed the chief of staff, Tian Jiu Lixiong: "Tian Jiujun, you are responsible for requesting the command to coordinate the support of the sea-based air force!" ”

"Hay!" Tian Jiu Lixiong shook his head sharply and immediately took the order to leave.

Knowing that the 6th Division's attack at Wuxi was not going well, Matsui Ishone, then commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, readily agreed to their request for help and immediately ordered the 3rd and 4th Fleets of the Navy in Shanghai Naval Port to fully cooperate with the 6th Division.

At that time, the Shanghai Dispatch Army had been reorganized into the Central China Dispatch Army, and in addition to the original Shanghai Dispatch Army, all the 10th Army that landed from Hangzhou Bay was added to the troops under its jurisdiction, and the total strength had reached more than 300,000 troops.

After coordinating the timing of the air raid with the 3rd and 4th Fleets, Tani Toshio, Takutoshio and others ordered another wing of the 36th Brigade, the 45th Wing, to replace the 23rd Wing, which had suffered heavy losses, and launched another attack on the positions of the defenders of Wuxi.

At this time, the first regiment of the independent brigade also completed the change of defense, and the soldiers of Xu Wenhe and the tank battalion and the air defense battalion had regained their combat readiness after a short rest.

When he learned that the devil had attacked again, Xu Wen immediately ordered all the tanks to follow his Tiger tank and move forward, preparing to give the devil the most fierce head-on blow to this attack.

Because it was getting dark, this should be the last and fiercest attack of the Japanese army today.

As long as you can hurt from the beginning, beat them, and frustrate the devil's spirit, then this defense will be stable.

In addition to the 16 tanks that followed Xu Wen's Tiger tank, the other 15 armored vehicles of the tank battalion and the 30 Humvee air defense vehicles of the air defense battalion also followed.

Their presence can not only assist tanks in attacking the attacking forces of the devils, but also switch to air firing at critical moments, assist the defending troops in combat, and protect the safety of their own tanks.

Xu Wen is a traverser, so he will naturally use all the power he can use to protect himself thoroughly, and then concentrate his firepower to achieve the maximum killing effect.