The convoy of the armored regiment continued to move forward in the dark night, Du Yuming was sleepy, and in a completely enclosed armored car, he and Hou Teng, Peng Bisheng and others looked at the map of Suzhou. He knew in his heart www.biquge.info what the consequences of the landing at Baimaokou would be, but Hou Teng and Peng Bisheng didn't know what he meant by pulling him to the armored car.

"Light Pavilion, what's going on?" Peng Bisheng felt that something was wrong, especially when a strange officer actually got into Du Yuming's car, and his entourage also squeezed into the truck behind, so he asked.

"The Japanese have landed." As soon as Du Yuming opened his mouth, he scared away Peng Bisheng's soul, "I landed here." Du Yuming sighed, and pointed his finger on the military map, "Close to Changshu, the time is dawn yesterday." ”

"Then how come we don't know?" Peng Bisheng was frightened, and Hou Teng asked anxiously. "Isn't the Yangtze River area guarded by the Electric Thunder School? How did the Japanese come up so easily? ”

"You ask me, I ask who to go!" Du Yuming said angrily. He pointed to the map and said, "Now our position will soon reach Kunshan, and we must get here," he said, pointing to the location of Wuxi, "we must go here to break out of the enemy's encirclement." ”

Hou Teng followed Du Yuming and pointed to the location, in fact, his current position is not in Kunshan, but in Anting, which used to be nearly 100 kilometers away from Wuxi. It may be possible for a truck to cross such a long distance, but the armored vehicle must be refueled and watered. None of this is a problem in an emergency, the real problem is that it is about to dawn, and once dawn is raging on the roads, such a large convoy of Japanese planes will certainly be the target of Japanese aircraft.

Hou Teng took this into account, and Du Yuming certainly took this into account, he said: "Now there are still two and a half hours before dawn, let's take a gamble, turn on the headlights to move forward, and drive as far as we can before dawn." ”

Du Yuming wanted to take a risk, but Peng Bisheng, who had recovered his strength, said: "Then we ...... Did we go around the city when we arrived in Wuxi? ”

"What goes around the city, the defenders can hold us, of course we retreat, if the defenders can't hold it, it is related to the back road of hundreds of thousands of troops, we have to move no matter what we say. Otherwise, what about the withdrawal to Nanjing? Can the Japanese escape military justice? Du Yuming glared at Peng Bisheng and saw that his forehead was sweating.

"Okay!" Peng Bisheng nodded. "I agree. Let's turn on the headlights and go. Wherever you go, counts. ”

"Get some drivers to replace those kids." Du Yuming suddenly thought of Du Baiqing and gave an additional order.

One by one, the trucks stopped on the side of the road, and in the ten minutes that the soldiers had eaten, drunk, and ready for battle, the officers and drivers were all gathered under a large tree on the side of the road. The bottom of the tree was dim, and Du Yuming didn't care if everyone could see their faces clearly, he said: "Everyone: I just learned the news, at dawn yesterday, the Japanese army has landed at Baimaokou in Changshu, we don't know the situation of the local defenders, and now it is very likely that the Japanese army has occupied Changshu and is approaching Wuxi. Now, whether we are turning in or sticking to the back of the 700,000 army, we must rush to Wuxi before dawn, so after the rest, the vehicle will move forward with its headlights on, and the night will be dangerous, and the scout driver will be temporarily replaced by us, and you can go home, or you can go home after arriving in Suzhou......"

The Japanese troops landed at Baimaokou in Changshu like a cold wind that blew through the hearts of the officers, and they only shivered when they were cold. They didn't have time to think about why Japan was able to land at Baimaokou, they only thought about whether they could rush to Wuxi at dawn.

"Where is the Shigedo detachment?" At the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters, Lieutenant General Matsui Ishone, the commander of the Dispatch Army, who had been mourning for several days, stayed up all night with excitement, and every few hours he would ask where the Shigeto detachment was.

After the Jinshanwei disaster, the morale of the entire Shanghai dispatch army was low, although the officers of the front-line troops also ordered the troops to storm out of anger, but against the morale-boosting Zhina army, there was no way to break through the Suzhou Creek defense line by relying on blood and courage alone. Thus, after several failed attacks, the fighting temporarily eased. In the next few days, there was a personnel struggle caused by the resignation of Lieutenant General Tada Jun of the General Staff Headquarters, and Matsui Ishine was originally a general of the expansion faction, but in order to win the support of his superiors and subordinates, he had to say and agree with some of the remarks and views of the non-expansion faction. In the past, there was no problem with this, but now that the army has cleared the non-enlarged faction, and the war in Shanghai has calmed down these days, he has actually been included in the non-enlarged list.

In the spirit of cherishing the soldiers, Matsui Ishine of course had to wait for reinforcements to arrive before launching a large-scale attack, but now he is very likely to be purged out of the game and forced to retreat into the reserves, and the old devil can't control so much, and the Baimaokou landing plan that cooperated with the 10th Army's Jinshanwei landing earlier has been slightly modified, and some firepower has been added.

Although the shallow torpedoes in the Yangtze River may not be easy to use, the mines and coastal fortifications can inflict great casualties on the landing force. However, since the officers below were eager to fight and their position was in jeopardy, Matsui Ishine quickly approved the plan for the landing at Baimaokou, that is, the Shigeto detachment and the landing at dawn on the 16th and 13th at dawn at Baimaokou in Changshu.

The Japanese army originally thought that even if the landing was successful, they would suffer most of the casualties, but during the landing process, they found that the mines laid out by the Shina Electric Mine School did not fire at all, and the mines did not fire, and at the same time the landing began at night, so when a battalion of the 40th Division guarding here saw the Japanese soldiers, they had already gone ashore. At this time, it was too late to shoot again, and the sky was slightly bright, and the warships in the Yangtze River were fiercely shelled, and in less than an hour, the landing squadron consolidated the beachhead, and the follow-up troops landed in a steady stream.

Everything is blessed by Amaterasu and the heroic spirit of the 10th Army! Matsui thought so after receiving the battle report from the front. Since the Baimaokou landed, the 5th Tank Brigade naturally applied the chariot attack method advocated by Hosomi Nakasa, and the operation of forming into a branch army, a surprise attack on the group army of the China Army under the leadership of pro-Japanese elements, and the general headquarters in front of the enemy was also immediately launched. These two tasks were reported in the afternoon, and the headquarters of the front enemy of the Chinese Army, as well as the headquarters of the 9th, 15th, 19th, and 21st Army Groups, were attacked by the advance team one after another, and at this time, the Chinese Army lost its leader and became a chaotic situation.

"Your Excellency, the last time the Shigedo detachment reported was the occupation of Zhitang." The chief of staff, Major General Mamoru Iinuma, replied, and he immediately added: "If the Shigeto detachment wants to occupy Wuxi, it will not be beneficial to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Chinese army. He should move south and quickly occupy Kunshan, where the Shigeto detachment and the 16th Division would be able to receive the most powerful naval support if a defensive position was formed. Wuxi is too close to the inland, the Chinese army will definitely defend Wuxi, and the railway will continue to transport the Chinese troops to Wuxi. ”

Mamoru Iinuma was opposed to the Shigenuto detachment's plan to occupy Changshu and then Wuxi, which was 80 kilometers inland, while Kunshan was only 35 kilometers from the Yangtze River, with the mouth of the Liuhe River as a supply. It is very difficult for a brigade and a division to hold a defense line of several tens of kilometers in the Wuxi area, but the section from Anting to Kunshan is crisscrossed by rivers, and the only thing that can be walked is a small section of road and railway, and as long as the front line is several kilometers wide, then the Chinese army will definitely encircle the area east of Kunshan.

"No, in this case, they must occupy Changshu and attack Wuxi." Matsui Ishine did not hesitate to reject the chief of staff's reasonable suggestion -- now is the time to prove that he is not the faction of Ishihara and Tada Jun through his actions, and the cautious plan of occupying Kunshan will not be approved by the fanatical people and the military department, and only a bold and more daring plan can wash away the stain of not expanding on his body and keep his current position and reputation. "After they occupy Wuxi, they should not defend to the death, they must continue to attack north, and let the Japanese military flag break through to the city of Nanjing!" Matsui Ishone uttered an arrogant plan.

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"Mother, Xipi! Niang Xipi!! "Outside the Zhongshan Gate in Nanjing, the houses in Sifang City are full of Chang Kaishen's vicious scolding, this day he has been extremely violent since the morning, and in the afternoon he will not be able to get to the front line, and his temper will become more and more irritable. Now after staying up all night, he is still resentful there, scolding anyone when he sees him, and scolding Ouyang Ge for being incompetent and scolding Chen Cheng for misleading the country when he doesn't see anyone -- the front-line troops are obviously fully organized, the ordnance and ammunition are also fully replenished, and the morale of the soldiers is even higher. In this way, he was still broken through the position by the Japanese invaders, it must be Chen Cheng who delayed the party-state, he must have planned to use the crisis on the front line to force himself to make concessions and agree to withdraw the troops to the Wufu line! His behavior is a betrayal of the former prime minister, and he is greedy for life and afraid of death......

Chang Kaishen in the private house was furious, and Qian Dajun in the attendant room was driven out by him, and only Mrs. Jiang persuaded him again. At half past five in the morning, Bai Chongxi Gu Zhutong, who came in a hurry, saw Qian Dajun outside and asked, "How is the chairman, we have an important military report!" ”

From yesterday to now, Bai Chongxi and Gu Zhu have met with the chairman of the committee four times, and each time he has seen Chang Kaishen, his temper is even worse. Qian Dajun looked at them and smiled bitterly: "Third Brother Mo, Brother Jiansheng, you are here to ...... again, Nuo, Madame is inside, you have something to tell Madame." ”

"Jiansheng is here." Hearing the sound outside, Song Meiling walked out of the inner room. She smiled, not the slightest impatient.

"I've seen Madame." Gu Zhutong and Bai Chongxi greeted Song Meiling. However, this is not the time to be polite, Bai Chongxi said without waiting for Song Meiling to reply: "The movements of the landed Japanese army have been ascertained, they are capturing Changshu, and it seems that they want to occupy Wuxi." Although this is not as dangerous as the situation in Kunshan in the south, the Shanghai front line cannot wait any longer, and should immediately order the transfer. ”

After saying this suggestion, Bai Chongxi said again: "Madam, now that the front-line departments have been transferred, if the Supreme Command gives an order, it will look better on the face, and if it does not give an order, it will cause even more chaos." Only by agreeing to move in and establishing a line of convergence and defensive positions along the way can the morale of the army be stabilized, and the landing of the Japanese army is not terrible, but what is terrible is the unstable morale of the army......"

"Jiansheng, you go and do it, and immediately order the front-line troops to be transferred." Song Meiling's answer was unexpected, he and Gu Zhutong glanced at each other and looked at the open door in unison, hoping to know whether this was the meaning of the chairman or the meaning of the lady.

"That's what the chairman meant." Song Meiling saw the concerns of the two, "The chairman of the committee has already rested, you should arrange the transfer immediately, and you can't delay it any longer." Be sure to save the front-line troops from the encirclement of the Japanese. ”

"Yes, ma'am." Bai Chongxi was still worried, and Gu Zhutong saluted Song Meiling neatly. When he went outside, Gu Zhu Tongcai said: "So far, even if what Mrs. said is not what the chairman meant, we must withdraw the troops on the front line first." Is 700,000 soldiers important, or are you and my heads important? ”

What is the situation on the front line, Gu Zhutong, as the commander of the theater, is naturally clear. Now only Chang Kaishen asked to hold Shanghai, and the others, including Xu Yongchang, He Yingqin, and Cheng Qian, all suggested that the troops retreat from Shanghai. Bai Chongxi also had this intention in his heart for a long time, now that the Japanese army has landed in the rear flank, and the railway and highway between Beijing and Shanghai have been cut off, even if the front line is not withdrawn, it will be difficult to continue without food and ammunition, not to mention that the front line of Suzhou Creek has been broken through yesterday afternoon, and several headquarters have also been raided by the Japanese army, and the army is in chaos.

"Then let's put our heads on it." In the morning, on the way to the Supreme Command, Bai Chongxi said. (To be continued.) )