In the face of Kawagishi Bunzaburo's repeated urgings, Ushijima Minoru could only order an attack. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After Ushijima's order to attack was issued, in addition to the 79th Infantry Wing, which had been delayed, the other three infantry wings that had already rushed to the outskirts of Ewan Town launched a fierce attack on Ewan from the north, west, and south at the same time.

That is, Jiangwan Town will never be surrounded to death, but take the initiative to leave a gap!

The reason why they had to take the initiative to leave a gap was to induce the troops of the Songhu Military Subdivision to break through to the east, so as to weaken the will of the troops of the Songhu Military Subdivision, and second, to drive the troops of the Songhu Military Subdivision to the narrow area between Wusong Town and Baoshan County, and then use the navy's large-caliber naval artillery to destroy them.

In fact, after the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the little devils have always done this.

From the Battle of Songhu to the Battle of Nanjing to the Battle of Lanfeng, from the Battle of Xinkou to the Battle of Taiyuan, the little devils have never fought a war of annihilation, not that the little devils are incapable, but they don't have the will at all, the devils actually just want to drive away the Chinese army, and then bite the Chinese army to chase!

This time, if the main force of the Songhu Military Division can really be driven out of Jiangwan, driven between Wusong Town and Baoshan County, and finally destroyed with the help of the large-caliber naval guns of the Fourth Fleet, this result will undoubtedly be excellent, because in this way, the next attack on the downtown area of Shanghai will be much easier.

To get back to the point, after Ushijima Minoru gave the order, the three infantry wings of the 20th Division immediately launched a fierce attack on Jiangwan Town from three directions, north and southwest.

It must be noted that at the beginning of the offensive, the scale of the Japanese attack was very limited.

The three infantry wings of the 20th Division, in the north, south, and west, each direction placed a wing, but these three infantry wings did not devote all their troops, but only one infantry brigade each.

What Ushijima Minoru and Kawagishi Bunzaburo did not expect was that the resistance of the Songhu Military Division was very tenacious!

Almost from the very beginning, the Japanese attack was met by the Songhu Army Division, and in three directions, the Songhu Army Division launched a counterattack at the same time, causing many casualties to the Japanese army! Before Ushijima Minoru and Kawagishi Bunzaburo gave the order, the devil's three infantry wings had already passively expanded the scale of the attack.

It will not work if the scale of the offensive is not expanded, because the troops of the Songhu Hui Military Region are coming!

There was no other choice, the 77th Infantry Wing, the 78th Wing, and the 80th Infantry Wing of the devils could only passively invest all their forces and launch a fierce confrontation with the counterattack troops of the Songhu Army Division.

But at this time, the battle lines of the two sides had already shown a situation of dogs and teeth, and it was basically difficult to demarcate the line, so as soon as the troops of the Songhu Military Division withdrew, the three infantry wings of the devil were consciously or unconsciously wrapped up and pursued all the way forward, and then basically became a mess of porridge.

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When the Songhu Military Division was fighting fiercely with the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, Helena, the Associated Press war correspondent in China, was conducting an exclusive interview with Colonel Stephenson, the top commander of the US Army stationed in Shanghai.

As the interview entered the last part, Helena tilted her head and asked, "Colonel, can you make a prediction about the second battle of Songhu between the Chinese and Japanese armies?" For example, who will emerge victorious? ”

Unlike Stilwell, Stephenson was very hostile to the Communists.

To put it bluntly, Stephenson is a McCarthyist, of course, McCarthy was just a kid at this time, he didn't become a governor at all, and naturally there was no McCarthyism, but the essence of McCarthyism is the extreme right anti-communism, and this kind of person naturally harbors a deep hatred for communism.

"The Second Battle of Songhu? Miss Helena, your words are extremely inappropriate. "Strictly speaking, it's just a sweep, like a sweep, sweeping out a handful of garbage that affects the cleanliness of the home." With that, Stephenson also made a sweeping gesture.

Helena frowned without a trace, and then asked, "Colonel, who do you think can win the war?" ”

"War? Strictly speaking, it's just a skirmish! Stephenson shook his head habitually, and said, "But there is no doubt about the result, of course the Japanese army won!" I can't imagine under what circumstances the Japanese army would lose this conflict? Even if their commander is stupider than a pig, I'm afraid it will be difficult to lose. ”

After saying that, Stephenson said, "Miss Helena, I remember that you were on the top floor of the Chinachem Hotel during the day, right?" ”

In the thirties of the twentieth century in Shanghai, the Chinachem Hotel can be said to be the tallest landmark building, standing on the top roof of the Chinachem Hotel, you can almost see the entire scenery of Shanghai Beach, with the help of long-focal length telescopes, you can even see the river bay ten kilometers away, and on the top roof of the Chinachem Hotel, several long focal length telescopes are just installed.

Early this morning, envoys from various Western countries in Shanghai, as well as reporters from various media, have ascended to the rooftop of the Chinachem Hotel to follow the progress of the war through telescopes, but because the distance is so far, even with the help of high-powered telescopes, they can only see a general situation.

But even so, it can still be seen clearly, in just one day, the battle line has advanced from the Lion Forest to the vicinity of Jiangwan, and this kind of advance speed is much faster than the first Battle of Songhu! In the first Battle of Songhu the year before last, the Japanese army attacked fiercely for a month before finally advancing to the vicinity of Dachang.

Stephenson said: "Miss Helena, if you compare the current conflict with the Battle of Songhu two years ago, you will find that the performance of the Communist Party's Songhu Military Division is far worse than that of the Nationalist Army, and the Nationalist Army has resisted for more than a month before retreating to Dachang Town, but now in just one day, the Communist Party has retreated to Jiangwan!" ”

After a slight pause, Stephenson said: "From the deployment of the Japanese troops during the day, I can basically see their combat intentions, I must admit that the commander of the Japanese army is a master tactician who is well versed in the art of war, he deployed heavy troops in the north, south and west of Jiangwan Town, but left a gap in the east, this is to force the Communists to break through to the east, but if the Communists really break through to the east, what awaits them can only be the end of the annihilation of the whole army!" ”

Helena tilted her head and asked, "In other words, the Songhu Military Division has lost, right?" ”

"I think so." Stephenson shrugged his shoulders and added, "Maybe tomorrow morning when you wake up, the war is over, and Shanghai has already returned to its previous order." ”

When the interview was over, Helena closed her notebook and said with a smile: "Colonel, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to accept my interview, and I will invite you to dinner next time I have time." ”

"No next time, I'm in time right now." Stephenson said with a smile.

Helena said a little embarrassed: "I'm really sorry, I'm afraid I can't do it today, my boyfriend is waiting for me." ”

"Miss Helena, do you have a boyfriend? Oh, what a pity. Stephenson spread his hands in disappointment.

Helena smiled, put the notebook in her satchel, and then got up and left, Stephenson stared at Helena's buttocks wrapped in a leather skirt and disappeared from front of him, and scolded in annoyance.

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Stephenson was very annoyed, but Wang Husheng was very excited!

With the deepening of the battle, the three infantry wings of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army have been completely swept in, and they are following the rhythm of the Songhu Army Division, and are sinking into the streets and alleys of Jiangwan little by little.

The four main battalions of the Songhu Military Division are each responsible for one direction, but in the middle of each main battalion, it is inevitable to leave gaps, or in other words, Xu Rui and Wang Husheng deliberately want to leave these gaps, and the devil did not live up to Xu Rui and Wang Husheng's expectations, and really broke through these gaps.

As a result, the battle line between the two sides has been greatly stretched.

In this way, if the Songhu Army Division deploys its forces evenly in each direction and does not leave any gaps, then the battle line between the two sides will basically be a smooth circle, so that the battle line will not be long, and the Songhu Army Division will have at most two main battalions on the first line, and the devils will put in one wing at most.

But now, the devil has burst in from the gap deliberately left by the four main battalions of the Songhu Military Division, and the battle line between the two sides is no longer a smooth circle, but an extremely irregular four-pointed star, and each side of this four-pointed star is not straight, but a piece is concave here, and a piece is protruding there, which stretches the battle line infinitely, so now, the four main battalions of the Songhu Military Division have all been dispatched, and the three infantry wings of the devil have basically been involved. It was made into a pot of porridge between the intertwined teeth of the dogs.

Wang Husheng waved his fist vigorously, the dog said, the little devil is in the hub!

At that moment, Wang Husheng called the sweet potato in front of him again, and ordered: "Sweet potato, you go back and report to Lao Xu, just say that the devil has completely entered the hub, and now wait for his order!" ”

"Yes!" The sweet potato snapped upright, saluted, and then turned around and hurried away.

Seeing the figure of the sweet potato go away, Wang Husheng turned around again, staring at the firelight that bloomed from time to time outside the window, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up a cruel smile, the dog said, you're finished!