Chapter 129: Reversal of Defense Zones
Although the tone of General Chen's words was not heavy, the division commanders trembled in their hearts when they heard it, and wanted to express their reluctance to go to Baoshan and Luodian, but they saw that one division of the independent division could stand alone in Baoshan, and if their two or three divisions could not stop it, it would be unreasonable, not to mention that this was still the chairman's instruction, and they could not be disobeyed!
After the meeting was dismissed, General Chen stayed behind Commander Hu and the division commander and Han Fei and them, and said to them: "The battle in Shanghai has been fought so far, and it is already a state of stalemate, before the reinforcements of the three Japanese divisions have arrived, pulling out the nail of Zhabei is the key to turning the tide of the battle in Shanghai, the task of the independent division this time is very arduous, if there are any difficulties, I will try my best to be satisfied!" ”
Commander Hu and the division commander both said that it was very difficult, think about it, in the past, Zhabei could not be taken by five elite German armor divisions, but now let an independent division do it, just in terms of numbers, it is a lot less, can the difficulty not be great?
However, since it was proposed by General Chen and approved by the chairman of the committee, this is a military order, and naturally it must be obeyed unconditionally, and the division commander is ready to die at any time at this moment, and he put forward several requirements: "There must be the assistance of tank and armored vehicle units, as well as the assistance of the air force, and some advanced weapons and ammunition!" ”
Admiral Chen nodded: "This request is reasonable, I promise to give you the same configuration on the basis of those German armor divisions, and the armored team of the teaching corps will be transferred here, and the aviation team will be no problem, and it can be transferred over at any time to support the operation." ”
Now as long as the division commander speaks, what does General Chen give, but the division commander understands in his heart that this bone in front of him is not easy to gnaw, and it has become famous through the ages, famous all over the world, and if he is defeated, he will be killed and martyred for the country, thinking about being able to die in such a way is also an honor as a soldier!
Admiral Chen said to Han Fei: "What are the requirements of your spy company? ”
Han Fei hurriedly replied: "There are no other requirements, as long as we get the latest information of the Zhabei devils as soon as possible, our last operation can be said to be halfway, this time we can't do it again." ”
"Very good, I appreciate your attitude, so let's do it, you have the right to command the transfer of the armored team and the aviation team that have been transferred, what infantry and tank coordinated combat method you proposed before is very good, I hope it can play a role in this operation, Brother Bang Chu, I have no opinion on arranging it this way, right?" Admiral Chen finally had a smile on his face and asked the division commander.
"No problem, the armored team and the aviation team are only effective when they are used by the special service company, as long as our infantry can get support in time." The division commander is very calm, to be honest, these tanks and planes can only play a certain role in the battle situation if they are used well, like the previous German divisions of the Central Army, although they are supported by armored teams and aviation teams, they have not seen much effect?
Although this equipment is good, it must be able to use it, and it must be used well, otherwise it will be for nothing.
Han Fei asked Admiral Chen to give him an extra day or two to prepare, this time the devils in Zhabei must have strengthened their vigilance, last time they suffered a big loss, they must have strengthened their defenses, to launch another attack, they have to find out the flaws in the devil's defense, otherwise it will be the turn of the spies to suffer a big loss.
Admiral Chen nodded: "Okay, give you three days to prepare, from now on, start the operation on the night of the third day, last time when the spy company operated, the main force on the periphery did not immediately launch a siege, wasting a good situation, this time you can't do this again, the independent division is all in place within three days, at the same time as the spy company launched an attack on the Zhabei Japanese invaders, immediately launched a siege, success or failure in one move, this time can not be lost, otherwise the entire Songhu war situation will be in crisis, Shanghai City is not guaranteed, The city of Nanjing is also in danger! ”
Han Fei immediately returned to the station, urgently gathered all the brothers of the special service company, together with the health team, and immediately drove towards the direction of Zhabei, the independent division did not immediately mobilize, but immediately launched an attack on the front devil position, the division commander did not want the opposite devil division to detect the true intentions of the independent division! He wanted to launch a fierce attack first, and then take the opportunity to withdraw his troops in batches and move them to Zhabei.
The five German divisions of the Central Army in Zhabei also adopted this method, first starting to attack the street fortifications where the devils were entrenched in the front, and then the main force quickly withdrew, withdrawing from the junction between downtown Shanghai and Luodian towards Luodian and Baoshan, taking over the defensive positions of the independent division, thus completing the defense handover.
After receiving the news that the Chinese troops on the front line of Baoshan and Luodian had begun a full-scale counterattack, Matsui Devil once thought that the Chinese army had received new reinforcements, and strictly ordered his Devil Division to withstand the onslaught of the Chinese army, and at the same time sent a telegram urging the three reinforcement divisions on the Japanese mainland to speed up the transportation of troops and rush to the Chinese battlefield as soon as possible to participate in the battle.
Of course, there is also the Einsatzgruppen specially trained in Germany, which is a trump card that Matsui uses to deal with the spy company, and must be there as soon as possible!
The ensuing battle situation made the cunning Matsui sniff out that something was wrong, he felt that the counterattack of the Chinese army in Baoshan and Luodian and other places was not so resolute, and later he received the intelligence sent by the secret service agency "Mei Agency" lurking in Shanghai and those spies that the German division of the Central Army besieging Zhabei had been transferred to the area of Luodian and Baoshan, and the whereabouts of the independent division of the 18th Army originally stationed in Baoshan were unknown, including the spy company that made Matsui very angry!
Matsui Devil judged: The Independent Division of the Eighteenth Army may go to Zhabei, and that spy company will also appear here in Zhabei! This is the battlefield transfer of the Chinese army, but he can't understand why the battlefield commander of the Chinese army would transfer five divisions of elite troops to the periphery of Luodian and Baoshan at this time, but only one division of troops will be transferred to Zhabei.
For Matsui, Zhabei is a time bomb buried behind hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops in Shanghai, a nail that has penetrated deeply into the hinterland of the Chinese army, and must not be lost.
Last time, the headquarters was terminated by the spy company, the command system was destroyed, Zhabei was almost occupied by the Chinese army, thanks to the desperate resistance of the imperial marines in Hongkou Park and Gongda Yarn Factory, so as to avoid falling into the hands of the enemy, Yamaki Daisa was witty, and successfully deceived the attacking spy company with a stand-in, and escaped from the underground passage, although he saved a life, but this shame must be retaliated against for Yamaki Daisa.
When Yamaki learned of this situation, he immediately said to Matsui: "Allow me to take the initiative to attack the headquarters of the Zhabei China Army, a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye!"