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At dawn, Vice Admiral Nomura, who received an urgent report, urgently ordered the naval warships to reinforce quickly, and launched an indiscriminate bombardment of the area of the three batteries that were in fierce fighting, and the remnants of the first wing of the Kurume Brigade quickly broke away from the battlefield and withdrew to the river beach. More than 4,000 corpses of officers and soldiers on both sides and the wounded who were still breathing were scattered on the scorched earth, wails were everywhere, and the thick smoke of gunpowder and the burning light of the plants and trees were still hovering and swaying. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The ragged brigade commander, Major General Wang Xulun, stood at the entrance of the bloody and pungent underground bunker, solemnly saluted the remaining brothers under the command of Tan Qixiu, deputy division commander of the 78th Division of the 19th Route Army, who had been holding the fort since the beginning of the war and still refused to evacuate, and instructed the brothers of the 259th Regiment under his command to leave behind the food and a batch of guns and ammunition, and led the 10th brothers of the brigade headquarters to turn around and retreat westward.

Before the arrival of the 44th Division, Deng Zhenquan, a former Huangpu instructor and senior general of the Central Army, served as the commander of the fortress, and the general who was scolded by An Yi as timid as a mouse saw that the Japanese army 6 continued to open, and immediately went to He Yingqin's back door and resigned smoothly, and Tan Qixiu, deputy commander of the 78th Division, took over as the commander of the fortress, and with the support of General Dai Ji, the commander of the Songhu garrison, Mindu fought a life-and-death battle with the 6th team of the Japanese army on the 6th, Through clever camouflage and wit, he used the only two remaining German-made 3O5 caliber fortress guns produced in 1880 to sink one Japanese transport ship and damage three destroyers, and under the indiscriminate bombardment of enemy planes and naval guns day after day, he stubbornly persevered, and today he assisted the brothers of the 44th Division to fight this battle, but still did not get out of the line of fire, and told the commander of the 13th O Brigade, Wang Xulun, that the reason was: We are a fortress force, and there is no retreat order from the peak. We will not leave even if we die.

In the waters east of Changxing Island, the battleship "Izumo", the flagship of the Third Fleet, stopped in the gloomy sea, and Nomura in the command cabin sat on a high chair, saying a word, and the surrounding generals lowered their bags with a depressed expression:

The painstakingly formulated plan to occupy Wusong was a complete failure, and the Kurume Brigade, which numbered more than 8,000 people, suffered heavy casualties in the fierce battle. Although the first wing of the Kurume Brigade successfully escaped from the two sides of the superior forces of the squadron under the cover of the heavy artillery fire of the navy, more than half of the two main brigades were lost in battle, and the entire brigade now has only more than 3,800 officers and soldiers left, and there are more than 2,000 wounded among them, and the rest are all artillery and logistics units.

Nomura is only now convinced of Koichi Ishikawa's judgment and is convinced of hiding. A division behind the small number of defenders in the fort was not a "supplementary division of the 19th Route Army" that was put together in a hurry and had not even touched a gun for a few days, but an elite main division under An Yi, otherwise it would never have had such a strong combat effectiveness and adaptability, let alone such an excellent command and firm execution ability.

At this time, Lieutenant General Nomura was extremely frustrated, this tall and talented person, in stark contrast to the short, meaty-faced Confucian generals under his command, who had served as military attaché in the United States for a long time, knew very well that his position was shaky with this crushing defeat, and it was only a matter of time before he left the throne of commander.

"Has Ishikawa-kun arrived?" Nomura asked. "As soon as I arrived, I was waiting outside."

"Go back, all military operations are suspended, and all affairs are handled by Murakami-kun, at this time, you need to wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and you need diplomatic mediation to buy time."

Nomura cheered up and gave orders with a calm face, nodded back to the generals who had said goodbye, and instructed the adjutant to invite Ishikawa in and refuse to be disturbed by anyone.

Ishikawa entered the door and saluted respectfully, sat down straight under Nomura's polite greeting, looked at Nomura with a depressed look and a face full of regret, and sighed slightly. In the morning, Huangzhen Field Hospital.

Although the battle achieved a great victory, inflicting heavy losses on the elite Kurume Brigade of the Japanese Sixth Army, and achieving the brilliant record of destroying more than 5,500 enemies and wounding more than 2,300 enemies, the 44th Division also paid a heavy price of more than 1,800 killed and more than 3,600 wounded. This great victory, together with the achievements of the 19th Route Army in destroying more than 3,000 enemies and injuring countless enemies on the Jiangwan and Zhabei fronts, was greatly praised by Chairman Chiang, and will also be praised and revered by the whole people, but all the honors are not related to the heroic 44th Division, because so far, they still bear the name of the supplementary division of the 19th Route Army. But at the time of the national crisis, An Yi did not have any complaints, and Gu Changfeng, who was usually maverick and energetic, did not have any complaints, everyone inspected the intensive ward together, silently watching the young students supporting the front line carrying the officers and soldiers who were injured and died, and went away with tears, without saying a word or holding a drop of 1ei

Entering the area of the lightly wounded, An Yi and Gu Changfeng walked to the beds of familiar or unfamiliar brothers, looked at them with a smile, comforted them in a low voice, and it took a long time to end the visit, walk out of the ward full of blood and the smell of potions, and come to the open area to stop and sigh softly. "Big brother, let the forty-fourth division brothers withdraw and take a breath, and the younger brother will lead the sixteenth division to station in the front positions." Yin Jinan asked in a low voice.

Gu Changfeng snorted in a low voice: "That's not good, there are still more than 8,000 intact brothers in our division, and the special brigade and all divisions are unharmed, and at the same time, it is necessary to collect the corpses of the dead brothers and fight against the small reconnaissance force that the Japanese army may dispatch, and we must stay in the current position to boost the morale of the army."

Also, the enemy's reinforcements have not yet arrived, and it will be difficult for their military strength to shake our division in a few days, so let's stay for the time being, if we can't withstand it, it's not too late for you to go up again. ”

An Yi nodded: "Ji Nan, at this time, we need to take care of the emotions of the officers and men of the 44th Division, and let the soldiers persevere with pride and sadness, so that the soldiers can add more experience in the war." In addition, through this battle, the officers and men of the 44th Division are more familiar with the defense area and have gained a lot of combat experience against the enemy, which cannot be bought with money, so let them stay for the time being, you can send middle- and low-level officers and soldiers and even squad and platoon leaders to the positions of various units of the 44th Division, study with an open mind, and do more to understand, and the upcoming campaign of the 16th Division should be helpful. Yin Jinan pondered for a moment: "Okay, junior brother obeys." Gu Changfeng smiled slightly, turned to An Yi and asked, "How is the progress on the beard side?" ”

"The 500 brothers of the special brigade have successfully infiltrated the central part of Chongming Island, and the new 1st Brigade has successfully evaded the eyes and ears of the enemy troops and set sail to the eastern coastal area to strike at the enemy's guard posts and small units set up along the coast of Jiangbei." An Yi replied, his eyes still looking at the doctors, nurses, and stretcher teams who were hurrying around him. "Boss, the coast of Jiangbei is seven kilometers away from the island, and the new brigade does not carry field artillery, so it can't make a surprise attack!" Gu Changfeng asked puzzled.

An Yi shook his head and explained in a low voice: "If you are stationed on Changxing Island, and your large and small ships pass through this section of water, and are attacked by mortars and even machine guns on the north shore from time to time, even if there is no loss, will you feel better?" ”

Gu Changfeng suddenly realized: "I understand, beard, this is fishing, plus the special brigade that infiltrated Chongming Island is making such a fuss, the enemy can't care about it, if you want to clean up the special forces on Chongming Island, you have to clean up the new first brigade on the front line of Jiangbei, and the other two brigades and the three directly subordinate regiments have something to do." Boss, is this trick your idea, or Jinan's idea? ”

"My eldest brother and I just said a possibility, everything is done by Beard and Senior Brother Yang Guan, if it is done well, I am afraid that the effect will be great, if the enemy army ignores it, they will gain an inch, if the enemy army is angry and divides the troops to suppress, just follow our wishes, not only in the military we will get more opportunities, but also in politics J1 can also have a more negative impact on the Japanese army, at least Europe and the United States will not be able to sit still, the interests of the great powers in the Yangtze River valley will be further damaged because of the expansion of the war, They can't help but be in a hurry; Moreover, the Japanese army raised troops to invade Jiangbei, which will arouse the greater anger of our ** people, which is also the reason why the beard has been rejected by the eldest brother several times, the independent division is more capable of playing a role in Jiangbei, and with the strength of 108,000 officers and soldiers of the independent division, it is almost equivalent to a division of the Japanese army, it is easy to cause the Japanese army to misjudge, the Japanese army will definitely suffer if it goes less, and it can't take into account the Songhu battlefield if it goes more, and it can be counted in one fell swoop! Yin Jinan patiently explained. Gu Changfeng's eyebrows were shocked, and he sighed convincingly: "Boss, I'm not as good as you!" ”

An Yi smiled: "What, have you thought about me?" You kid wants to usurp power? Ha ha! Think more about what to do next, it is estimated that in less than three days, you will have another headache. "I'm going back, I have to make little Japan crazy, otherwise I'm going to be idle for the past few days." After Gu Changfeng finished speaking, he saluted, took the adjutant and the guards and left in a hurry.

Yin Jinan watched Gu Changfeng and the others leave in a hurry, pondered for a moment, and asked An Yi: "Big brother, what did Hutou just say about making Little Japan crazy?" Is he going to take the initiative? ”

An Yi thought for a while and said: "It is very likely, how to do it is his business, the dignified division commander has the right to carry out any action that does not meet the requirements of the overall strategy when fighting on the front line, this is the so-called 'general will not be subject to foreign military orders, the truth." However, since it is separated by the wide Songpu River and has no ships and air force to cover it, there is no way to launch any large-scale attack on the enemy along the coast, and it is estimated that the most likely is ......"

An Yi looked around and whispered a few words in Yin Jinan's ear, Yin Jinan was slightly surprised, and then nodded with relief: "If you change the sixteenth senior brother, I guess I will do the same!" However, did the eldest brother think about the negative impact of this? ”

An Yi laughed: "At this time, what negative effects are we afraid of?" For example, if a robber storms into your yard and kills someone and sets it on fire, do you still need to preach morality to him? Do you want to explain the truth of being a human being first? ”

Yin Jinan smiled dumbly, shook his head and followed An Yi to the generals of the Nineteenth Route Army who had just arrived.