Walking into the war room of the 88th Division located in the underground vault, the division commander Sun Yuan was firing into the phone, as if something bad was happening. Ｘ

Despite being in the underground vault, they could hear the sound of shelling and bombs exploding in the distance. The sound of those explosions included the shells fired by the enemy's Type 92 mountain artillery, the shells fired by the enemy's warships on the Huangpu River, and the roar of the 20-mm anti-aircraft guns and the 37-mm anti-aircraft guns. Even they heard the deafening whistling of a hundred and fifty-millimeter howitzer.

Sometimes, it was as if an explosion sounded around me, and the earth trembled, causing a sudden wave of fear.

Sun Yuan put down the phone and already saw Zhuo Tongfeng who came to his side, his complexion was not very good, and some black beard scum appeared wrinkled on his dry face, which showed that he hadn't washed his face or shaved for a few days.

In Zhuo Tongfeng's impression, Master Sun is a person who loves cleanliness and tidiness very much, and his habit should be a match with Xiao Linghu, although he is not as handsome and good-looking as Xiao Linghu, but when he was young, he was also a beautiful student in **. This Master Sun is a graduate of the first phase of Whampoa, so he is very respected by the chairman, but in **, he has a more resounding nickname, that is, "Flying General", not that he has the courage of Flying General Li Guang, but because his ability to escape is faster than anyone else, as if he is flying.

Zhuo Tongfeng really didn't know that on the battlefield in Shanghai, could Master Sun, who had the reputation of "Flying General", hold on to the end?

"Master Sun!" Zhuo Tongfeng saluted the old superior.

Sun Yuan returned the salute, but let out a wry smile again: "Old Zhuo, I know that you are here to supervise the battle, but I can't help it." Do you know how ruthless those devils are? They are now trapped beasts, so they are fighting back desperately. In the morning, we still occupied several key points such as the Bazi Bridge, Baoshan Bridge, and Qingyun Bridge, but these devils were multi-point assaults, especially against the three bridges on the Yokohama River, they wanted to take Yokohama as the boundary and hold on to help. ”

Zhuo Tongfeng nodded, he was born as a staff officer, and he had already studied the map of this area thoroughly. Sun Yuan said that Hengbang, is a water reservoir that communicates with Suzhou Creek, in the Songhu area, this kind of water is a lot, this is also a characteristic of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, in the old days in the absence of cars and highways, water transportation in all directions has become the most important mode of transportation in the local area.

"What about the two bridges?" Zhuo Tongfeng asked.

"We still hold on to those two bridges, and we don't let the enemy take them. But the Bazi Bridge is a little far away, and by the time our reinforcements arrive, it will be too late! Sun Yuan told him.

Zhuo Tongfeng knew that there was still some justification in Sun Yuan's words, as the division commander, he should have known where the key points were, where they must be defended, and where they must be attacked. The reason why the other two bridges were not lost, but the Bazi Bridge, was lost was because this point was adjacent to the position of the 87th Army, and it was indeed far away from the division headquarters of the 88th Division.

The 88th Division marched to Zhabei to fight the enemy on the 13th, and by now until the 16th, three days later, it will also encircle the enemy with the 87th Division in a narrow strip of land along the Huangpu River east of Hengbang, south of Zhongshan North Road and Huade Road, centered on Huishan Wharf and Yangshupu Wharf, which is also a traditional Japanese concession. It's not that these two main combat divisions don't work hard, it's true that the enemy is very tenacious.

Zhuo Tongfeng said: "Two days ago, didn't the 20th Brigade take over the key points of Shanghai Patriotic Girls' School and Zhizhi University defended by your 88th Division, and also let them take on the task of attacking the Japanese headquarters in Hongkou Park and Jiangwan Road, your 88th Division should have withdrawn a lot of people, why didn't you strengthen the Bazi Bridge position?" ”

The 20th Brigade was the unit that entered Shanghai Hongqiao Airport in the early stage disguised as a security regiment, at that time, they were the supplementary brigade of the 2nd Division, and now the Military Commission has given them a new number 20th Brigade.

Xiao Linghu nodded, and Zhuo Tongfeng asked the key point. If the troops were not deployed in place from the beginning, no matter how many reinforcements were sent over, it would be to tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall, which would be an afterthought.

Sun Yuan let out a wry smile, a little helpless: "Lao Zhuo, you also participated in the 21st year of the Shanghai War of Resistance in the Republic of China, the 19th Route Army fought with the devil back then, and the devil at that time was really easy to fight." But today's devils are not what they used to be, their progress is too fast, and we are still almost standing still, whether it is combat technology, or individual soldier ability, we are far from them. ”

Zhuo Tongfeng frowned and asked, "Senior Sun, what are you talking to me about this?" ”

He originally wanted to ask, is it possible that the enemy is strong, so we won't fight? Don't you resist? However, the other party is still the division commander after all, and he was his superior, so the kind of hurtful words should be withdrawn into his stomach.

Sun Yuan said: "The intention of my words is to tell you that the enemy has learned the lessons of the last Shanghai incident, and they have strengthened their fortifications and firepower. Although the 20th Brigade took over our positions, do you know how many people we were killed and wounded in those positions by enemy artillery fire and countermeasures? ”

Zhuo Tongfeng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "What is the proportion of casualties?" ”

Sun Yuan let out a long breath, and then slowly spit out a number: "Seventy percent!" ”

Not only Zhuo Tongfeng, but also Xiao Linghu couldn't help but tremble. Seventy percent casualty rate means that 100 people go up, and when they come down, only 30 people are left to move. If it is really a company or a battalion that has been put on the ground, and by the time it is withdrawn, it has basically been disabled, where can it be used as a reserve and as a reinforcement?

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a noise at the door, and the guards kept shouting, but they couldn't stop a person's almost crazy shouting: "I want to see the teacher!" Let go of me, I'm going to see the Master! ”

When the words fell, a tall and burly body had already broken free from the barrier of a bunch of people at the door and rushed in.

"Liu Jingang, what are you going to do again?" Staff Officer Lin had already come to the door, and with a loud shout, he stopped the intruders.

Everyone turned their heads to look over there, Xiao Linghu couldn't help but light up his eyes, this is a man with a dark complexion, his face has not been washed for a few days, Urima is black, it seems to be a demon who has just come out of the coal pile, his clothes are dirty and torn, although he has been weaponized, but seeing that he is carrying a leather case of a box gun, he knows that he should be at least a company commander-level figure. And what Xiao Linghu can't forget at a glance is his big and black eyes, although his eyes are full of bloodshots, but those eyes are as bright as glass balls, which shows that he is not stupid, on the contrary, he should be a very shrewd person.

"I want to see the teacher!" Liu Jingang is as stubborn as a cow.

"The division commander is not free to see you!" Staff Officer Lin made an assertion and ordered: "Pull him out for me, if you mess around like this again, you will correct the Fa on the spot!" ”

When the words fell, a group of guards who followed him in couldn't help but twist his arm and drag him out.