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Guarding Xia Yucun is definitely the regular troops of the Independent Division of the New Fourth Army, and the infantry artillery units directly under the Independent Division mentioned in the intelligence are also guarding here. His own fleet had already lost ten steamboats, and although most of the soldiers who had fallen into the water were rescued, the casualties also amounted to more than three hundred.

To make matters worse, the loss of armed steamboats equipped with mountain guns greatly weakened the firepower of his fleet.

It seems that he will let the troop flotilla force land again tonight. I am afraid that there will be huge casualties.

Thinking of this, Fujiki decided to withdraw the fleet from the artillery range of the New Fourth Army first, and then decide on the next move after asking the division commander for instructions.

Anyway, now that the fighting has ended in the Yixing direction, the task of reinforcing Yixing by himself is naturally canceled.

The division commander received a report from Fujiki that the New Fourth Army had extremely strict defenses in Xia Yucun, and that his two forced landings had finally failed under the stubborn resistance of the New Fourth Army.

In the fierce fighting, the Fujiki fleet had already lost two armed steamboats and eight steamboats, and the casualties of the troops were as high as three hundred and fifty.

The commander of the division at the Suzhou headquarters received the telegram and his hands couldn't help shaking, which was also too unbelievable, Fujiki's troops had not yet landed, and they had lost more than 300 people, as well as armed steamboats equipped with mountain artillery.

Could it be that Liu Tianshu's independent division is really so difficult to deal with?

However, thinking that Fujiki's fleet was still on the lake, although Huzhou's troops had exchanged fire with the independent division in the direction of Zhujiaxiang, the Fujiki wing had lost the suddenness of the attack, and if they let them force a landing, I am afraid that the loss of troops would be even greater.

Thinking of this, the commander of the Japanese division pondered for a moment and ordered Fujiki's fleet to temporarily stop the landing operation, wait until dawn, and then force the landing from Xia Yucun with the cooperation of the air force.

Songjiapu and Yixing had already fallen into the hands of the New Fourth Army, and the Fujimu Wing naturally did not need to rush to land at this time, but still waited for the troops in the direction of Wuhu and the troops in the direction of Huzhou to be in place, and then dealt heavy damage to the independent division of the New Fourth Army with the support of imperial aircraft.

Just an hour earlier, the commander of the Japanese army in Suzhou had received a top-secret telegram from Commander Toze that the Japanese command in Central China had changed its plan to besiege the New Fourth Army's base area in southern Jiangsu and had decided to first go all out to besiege the independent division of the New Fourth Army.

In fact, the ultimate goal in Duoze's heart has always been to eliminate Liu Tianshu's independent division, just to achieve the goal of transferring to an independent division, deliberately showing signs of sweeping the base area in southern Jiangsu, forcing Liu Tianshu to mobilize troops.

No, the two regiments of the 21st Brigade of the Independent Division really went north to attack Yixing.

It's just that I didn't expect Liu Tianshu to defend the lake so tightly when he attacked Yixing with all his might.

However, he believed that under the heavy blow of the imperial army, the independent division of the New Fourth Army would either withdraw to Tianmu Mountain, or it would have to fight an upright battle with the imperial army.

Liu Tianshu was a little confused when he learned that the Fujiki Wing was finally repelled by the 69th Regiment of the 22nd Brigade and was still parked on the lake, but it had not left.

Jiang Jinyong and Xiang Luoquan saw Liu Tianshu dangling in front of them, and couldn't help but look at him a little nervously.

"Tianshu, what are you thinking?" Jiang Jinyong couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Political commissar, Yixing has been taken by the 21st Brigade, and Fujiki was strongly blocked by Shi Qiang in Xia Yu Village, not only failed to land, but suffered heavy losses. Besides, the enemy of Huzhou also stopped attacking westward at this time, you say, the Fujimu Wing did not retreat to Suzhou and Wuxi at this time, and still stayed on the lake opposite Xia Yucun, what does this devil want to make a name for? Liu Tianshu said what he thought in his heart.

According to common sense, since Yixing has been lost, the Fujiki Wing has lost the significance of rescue and reinforcements, and it should retreat to the station, but the Fujiki Wing did not retreat, and although the enemy in Huzhou stopped attacking, it did not return to Huzhou.

What made him feel even more strange was that the Japanese troops coming from the direction of Wuhu did not stop advancing towards Yixing.

"yes, what the hell is this little devil trying to do? Could it be that the devil's sweep of southern Jiangsu is just a false trick, and it is us who really want to deal with it? Xiang Luoquan frowned.

Hearing his words, Liu Tianshu nodded and said, "The chief of staff is reasonable, judging from the current situation, the devil has the possibility of dealing with us." ”

At this moment, Sun Xuexuan hurriedly walked from outside the door.

"The division commander, political commissar, chief of staff, and Hangzhou intelligence officers sent an urgent telegram that the devils had landed from Hangzhou Bay and were assembling in Hangzhou, and the specific number was not yet clear."

"What? The devil has increased his troops in Hangzhou? Liu Tianshu's heart tightened when he heard this, and what he was most worried about still happened.

Liu Tianshu took a look, then his expression became solemn, and he casually handed the message to Jiang Jinyong, who stood up and walked over.

The Japanese army landed in Hangzhou Bay, which shows that this group of devils is very likely to be newly transferred from China, and the Japanese army transferred troops from China to the Chinese battlefield, and its scale is generally not less than one division.

Moreover, the Japanese troops transferred from Japan this time may have more than one division.

The Japanese army suddenly increased its troops in the direction of Zhejiang, which showed that the Japanese army was about to make a big move.

Liu Tianshu's mind was spinning rapidly, Jiang Jinyong, Xiang Luoquan and Sun Xuexuan all looked at him quietly, and did not interject to disrupt his thinking.

After walking back and forth in the headquarters for a few times, Liu Tianshu glanced out the dark window, and in another hour, it should be dawn.

"Xue Xuan, let Hangzhou make every effort to collect the details of the Japanese army's increase, and pay attention to the movements of this group of Japanese troops at any time. In addition, the information sent from the direction of Hangzhou was reported to the military department. Liu Tianshu looked at Sun Xuexuan and said solemnly.

"Yes, division commander, I'll go and arrange it." Sun Xuexuan nodded, turned around and walked out.

After seeing Sun Xuexuan leave, Jiang Jinyong looked at Liu Tianshu: "Tianshu, you said that the devil suddenly increased his troops in Hangzhou, do you want to attack our independent division?" ”

When Xiang Luoquan heard the words of the political commissar, his eyes looked at Xiang Liu Tianshu, but he was full of worries.

"Political commissar, chief of staff, if you want to say that the devil is increasing troops in Hangzhou this time, just to deal with our independent division, this possibility should not be great, after all, we only have one division, which is nothing in the eyes of those officers in the Japanese army base camp. However, after the devils increased their troops in Hangzhou, it was reasonable for them to attack us by the way, and I had a hunch that the Japanese army suddenly increased its troops in Hangzhou, and its target was most likely the Third War Zone. After more than ten minutes of thinking, Liu Tianshu had figured out the general intention of the Japanese army.

Although the Japanese army occupied Hangzhou, the area around Jinhua was still in the hands of the Third War Zone, that is, the vast area in the southeast of Zhejiang, and it was also under the control of the Nationalist Government in Chongqing. If the troops of the Third Theater can be concentrated in the area at the junction of Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian, if they can capture Jinhua all the way from Hangzhou and occupy the vast area in the southeast of Zhejiang, the troops of the Third Theater will be squeezed into the mountains.

In the reply, the military headquarters demanded that the independent division attach great importance to the enemy's movements, strictly prevent the Japanese heavy troops from sweeping the base areas of the independent division, and if necessary, the main force of the division can withdraw to Tianmu Mountain.

After reading the telegram from the military headquarters, several people fell into deep thought.

However, seeing that the sky was about to dawn, Liu Tianshu and Jiang Jinyong decided to let Su be in charge of discussing the evacuation plan with the people of the anti-Japanese government in Changxing County, and at the same time be responsible for the work of clearing the wilderness. and asked Tong Guijie to prepare for the evacuation of Yixing.

The enemy in Wuhu is said to have a wing, which is pressing in the direction of Yixing with all its might. The 21st Brigade had just experienced a fierce battle to conquer Yixing, and it was not suitable to fight hard with the enemy in Wuzhou.

After receiving the order, the main force of the 21st Brigade began to take advantage of the fact that it was not yet light to withdraw from Yixing and retreat in the direction of Si'an, with only a few troops remaining around Yixing to deal with the remaining affairs with the local guerrillas.

Songjiapu's troops also began to prepare for retreat.

"Shi Qiang, the devil has sent additional troops to Hangzhou, and the enemy in Huzhou has also increased, it is estimated that the Fujimu Wing will take advantage of the daylight to force the landing again, and the main force of your 69th Regiment can wait for the opportunity to abandon Xia Yu Village and find a suitable battlefield in the south of Xia Yu Village to block the Fujimu Wing." Liu Tianshu thought about it and called Shi Qiang directly.

The Fujiki Wing stayed on the lake and did not withdraw, and it was absolutely necessary to force the landing during the day with the support of aircraft. The 69th Regiment was a newly formed unit, and although the mortar company at the brigade headquarters and the infantry artillery company directly under the division cooperated, if the devils sent planes to participate in the battle, the losses of the troops would be too great. Liu Tianshu thought that if the Fujiki United was determined to land from Xia Yucun, it would be better to put him on land and then find an opportunity to strike.

After all, there is no air cover, and fighting hard with the enemy is completely attrition.

After Shi Qiang received Liu Tianshu's call, he immediately called Geng Zhiguo and asked him to leave only a small force in Xia Yucun to block the attack, and the main force immediately retreated south to Yujiashan.

At the same time, the main forces of the infantry artillery company and the mortar company also began to retreat south, and only the first battalion of the 69th Regiment remaining in Xia Yucun was equipped with two 82 mortars.

Geng Zhiguo did not expect that his 69th Regiment would work hard to build fortifications in Xia Yucun, and before the officers and men of the regiment could come in handy, the deputy brigade commander ordered the 2nd and 3rd Battalions to immediately withdraw southward, and he really felt a little regretful in his heart.

The second battalion commander and the third battalion commander didn't say anything, but they had some opinions about Deputy Brigade Commander Shi in their hearts, thinking that Deputy Brigade Commander Shi was too cautious, and his troops gave up their positions and retreated south without firing a shot, which is the style of the main force.

After the second and third battalions withdrew from Xia Yu Village, the first battalion took over the original defense line of the two battalions, and the troop layout was naturally very sparse, but Shi Qiang was still not at ease, so he asked the commander of the first battalion to plan the route of evacuating Xia Yu Village in advance.

Although the independent division has grown, it still does not have the strength to fight hard with the devil, and besides, Shi Qiang is naturally unwilling to do a loss-making business.

The sky did not depend on the will of the people, but at last it gradually became brighter, and the soldiers of the first battalion lay in the trenches, and after eating dry food, they began to watch vigilantly the movements of the devil fleet on the lake. (To be continued.) )