The 69th Regiment of the 22nd Brigade was responsible for attacking Si'an, and after receiving the order from the brigade headquarters, the regiment commander Hou Yifang immediately ordered the 1st and 2nd Battalions to attack. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The 21st Brigade is attacking Changxing, and naturally there will be no enemy coming to reinforce in the east, and in Guangde in the west, there are two regiments of the 22nd Brigade attacking, so naturally there is no need to worry, only the enemy in the north may go south, but there is only one squadron of Japanese troops in Dingyuan Town, and there is no threat even if it goes south.

However, in order to prevent the Japanese army in the direction of Yixing from moving south, Hou Yifang still arranged the three battalions in the north just in case.

Anyway, the Japanese army in Si'an is only one squadron, plus the puppet army is less than 400 people, this amount of troops, using two battalions by himself, can be said to concentrate superior forces, and it is not a piece of cake to take Si'an.

Sure enough, after the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 69th Regiment launched an attack, the puppet troops guarding the town quietly let go of the defensive line they were guarding under the instigation of the underground organization, allowing the 1st Battalion and two companies to smoothly pass through the positions they were guarding and appear in the town at once.

The Japanese soldiers guarding outside the town were puzzled for a moment when they heard the sudden sound of gunfire coming from the town, but they immediately called back, but lost contact with the town.

In this way, the two squads guarding outside were worried about the safety of the squadron headquarters in the town, so they were naturally a little distracted, and the puppet army saw that the New Fourth Army was attacking too fiercely, so they looked for an opportunity to escape.

In less than an hour, Si'an Town was successfully captured by the 69th Regiment of the 22nd Brigade, and a Japanese squadron guarding there was wiped out.

Hou Yifang received a report from the commander of the first battalion that Si'an Town had been taken, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

You must know that Si'an Town has always been the location of the division headquarters, and the devil swept this time, and the independent division had to abandon Si'an Town and retreat into the mountains, which made the officers and soldiers of the division feel very uncomfortable.

When the people of Si'an Town saw that the devils entrenched here had been eliminated and the New Fourth Army had returned, they immediately cheered, and the whole town immediately boiled.

Xie Ping learned that Si'an Town had been recovered, and immediately ordered the 67th and 68th Regiments to step up their attack on Guangde City, and at 2 o'clock in the morning, the 68th Regiment took the lead in attacking the city.

As early as two hours before Xie Ping took Guangde City, Tong Guijie also successfully won Changxing. The infantry artillery squad of the Japanese army in Changxing had just fired a few shells under the order of Captain Jisen, when suddenly countless puppet troops rushed out and raised their guns at the devils of the infantry artillery squad.

These artillerymen did not expect that the puppet army in the city would dare to shoot at the imperial soldiers, and they were caught off guard for a while, and the Japanese soldiers guarding outside were knocked to the ground one after another.

Seeing that the situation was not good, those artillerymen hurriedly ran to get their guns, but unfortunately these puppet soldiers who rushed up were very skillful and did not give them time to react at all.

These puppet soldiers were actually soldiers of the 21st Brigade Special Service Battalion in disguise. Tong Guijie has always wanted to establish an infantry artillery unit in the brigade, so this time he made a bloody investment and sent a special battalion into the city, demanding that the devil's infantry artillery be captured no matter what.

After the fighters eliminated the artillery squad of the devil and the devil who was responsible for protection, they quickly took the infantry cannon and ammunition and ran to the pre-selected place to hide.

At the same time, the fighters of the two platoons of the special service battalion, with the cooperation of the underground party, quietly rushed to the arsenal of the devils......

Tong Guijie couldn't help but be happy when he learned that the infantry artillery squad and ammunition depot of the devils in Changxing City had been successfully taken.

During this period, the 21st Brigade fought a lot of battles, but the captured weapons and ammunition were limited, resulting in a serious shortage of ammunition reserves in the 21st Brigade.

When Jisen learned that his arsenal and infantry artillery squad had all fallen into the hands of the New Fourth Army, he couldn't help vomiting blood in anger, and when he had just gathered all the troops that could be gathered at the brigade headquarters and was about to recapture the arsenal, the main force of the New Fourth Army broke into the city.

In the end, Ji Sen took his troops, which had been assembled with great difficulty, and launched a desperate suicidal charge towards the New Fourth Army that rushed in, and fell on the cold streets of Changxing City with full of unwillingness.

After Tong Guijie was captured in Changxing City, he immediately ordered the 66th Regiment to rush towards Xia Yucun.

It's just that when the 66th Regiment arrived at Xia Yu Village, all the devils withdrew from Xia Yu Village by steamboat, which made the 66th Regiment, which was bent on destroying some more enemies, feel disappointed.

By dawn, all the predetermined combat objectives of the Independent Division had been achieved, Changxing City, Si'an Town, Xia Yucun and Zhujiaxiang had all returned to the embrace of the people, and Guangde City was also captured by the Independent Division of the New Fourth Army.

Receiving the report, Tozawa sat in his chair in pain for a long time.

Such an ending, he had actually expected it a long time ago.

He had never felt so tired since taking over the command of the Japanese army in Central China. In the past, whether it was against the New Fourth Army or the Central Army of the Third Theater, the imperial army had the upper hand. Who would have thought that the current Central China is full of beacons, and even around Nanjing and Shanghai, Chinese troops have appeared.

A few days ago, he and the senior staff of the headquarters repeatedly deduced that in order to completely grasp the initiative in the Central China battlefield, defeat the troops of the Third Theater that had retreated to northern Fujian and eastern Jiangxi, and eliminate the New Fourth Army operating in various parts of Central China, it was necessary to increase the strength of at least five divisions and regiments, but unfortunately the base camp could not draw so many troops at all.

Thinking of this, Tazawa's head couldn't help but start hurting again.

After a while, Duo Ze sent a telegram to Sancheng, the commander of the 22nd Division, asking him to strengthen his vigilance to prevent the independent division from advancing in the direction of Hangzhou, and at the same time sent an additional wing to Huzhou to ensure that the independent division of the New Fourth Army would not break through Huzhou and go straight to Jiaxing to threaten Shanghai.

Of course, the Xuanzhou direction also immediately shrank the line of defense according to his orders.

As long as the independent division is limited to the area of Changxing and Tianmu Mountain, and does not pose a serious threat to important towns along the Yangtze River, it can be put aside for the time being.

After recapturing Si'an and Changxing, the Independent Division also stopped its offensive and began the operation of rebuilding the base area.

Speaking of which, Liu Tianshu also has his difficulties, and now the county towns controlled by the independent division are Changxing, Guangde, Wukang, and Shitian, plus the surrounding areas, the area of the base area is expanded, but as soon as the troops in his hands are scattered, they seem to be insufficient.

After reporting to the military headquarters, Liu Tianshu discussed with Jiang Jinyong and decided to put the 22nd Brigade in charge of the Guangde direction, the 21st Brigade in charge of the Changxing front, and the New 7th Brigade in charge of the Wukang direction.

After the independent division re-divided the three brigades into their respective defense areas, the division headquarters gave the three brigades a high degree of autonomy, and for a while, the independent division relied on Tianmu Mountain and rapidly developed and expanded.

Shi Qiang took the selected soldiers, disguised himself as merchants, and quietly passed through Wuzhen to Jiaxing, and then to Shanghai.

After entering Shanghai, under the leadership of a soldier named Su Peiyuan, the group first found a hotel in Zhabei to stay.

Shi Qiang's identity at this time was the young master of Beiping Hengyuan Commercial Bank, and this time he went to Shanghai to inspect the market in Shanghai and prepare to do a big business.

Of course, all documents, although forged, can withstand cross-examination.

After settling down in Zhabei, Young Master Shi Qiangqiang was full of style, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, while his four subordinates were all wearing green cloth short coats, with arrogance on their faces, and they looked like thugs.

The butler, on the other hand, was dressed in a long shirt and wore a pair of glasses.

After resting in the inn for one night, the next day, Shi Qiang took the butler and two of his subordinates to the Shunlai Trading House, saw that no one was paying attention around, and swaggered in.

"What about your boss, my young master wants to see him." A thug walked into the business house and immediately said with a big grin.

A man who was obviously the shopkeeper in the trading house heard the tone of the visitor, and when he looked up, he saw a young man wearing a black mirror and combing his small hair, holding a cigar in his mouth, looking casually in the trading house.

The shopkeeper couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly asked carefully, "May I ask who your young master is?" ”

"My young master is the son of Qin of Hengyuan Commercial Bank, what's the matter, Hengyuan Commercial Bank, haven't you heard of it?" The thug-looking man shouted with a glare.

"Hengyuan Firm? Isn't it the Hengyuan Commercial Bank in Beiping? The shopkeeper couldn't help but be surprised, Hengyuan Commercial Bank has some fame in Beiping, and its main business is cloth, but I heard that it has been in close contact with foreign foreign companies recently, even with the Japanese military, and it seems that there are also dealings.

"Of course, is there a second Hengyuan trading house?" The thug said proudly.

"It turned out to be Young Master Qin. Disrespectful and disrespectful, Young Master Qin, please wait and wait for us to report. When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately stood up, bent down to Shi Qiang very respectfully, and after welcoming Shi Qiang and the housekeeper-looking person to the side and sat down, he let his subordinates make tea, and then trotted upstairs.

After a while, the shopkeeper came downstairs, looked at Shi Qiang and said, "Master Qin, our boss is invited." ”

Shi Qiang stood up, flicked his straight trousers, and then followed the shopkeeper upstairs.

Sun Dadong, who was disguised as a housekeeper, and Du Jiangnan, who was disguised as a thug, sat on the sofa downstairs, sipping tea with taste.

Shi Qiang walked upstairs, and was immediately ushered into a large room, a tall and thin middle-aged man stood there, seeing Shi Qiang come in, the middle-aged man motioned to the shopkeeper to go down first, and then looked at him and said: "My person Guo Kaicheng, I don't know what Gongzi Qin has to say to him?" ”

A gleam flashed in Guo Kaicheng's eyes.

"Hehe, Boss Guo, I came all the way south, the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is really pleasant, I heard that Boss Guo's hometown is from Fengyang, I'm not wrong, right?" Shi Qiang looked at him and smiled. (To be continued.) )