Zhang Zhizhong said: "Not bad! The chairman said: Your unit is accustomed to fighting tough battles and fighting hard battles. He also said that don't think that you are the central lineage, so I will hide you because you are not at war, and you will feel uncomfortable. Tell me to send you to the most dangerous battle. ”

Shen Shaofan said with a smile: "The principal really knows our National Youth League!" ”

Zhang Zhizhong looked at the map and said, "Are you studying Hangzhou Bay?" ”

"Yes," Shen Shaofan said.

"And what do you suggest?" Zhang Zhizhong asked.

Shen Shaofan said: "I still say the same thing, Hangzhou Bay may be a breakthrough for the Japanese army to land." Now Hudi East; South; The northern part is a stalemate, and the Japanese army will definitely look for a breakthrough, Jinshanwei is what I think is the breakthrough, the Japanese army can land and break through in the area of Quangongting and Jinshanwei, and then detour back to our flank to cooperate with the enemy troops in front of our department to launch a two-sided attack. ”

"The Japanese army has invested more than 150,000 troops in Shanghai, and I think the main target of the Japanese army should still be the front of Shanghai. However, I have already called the 63rd Division at Jinshanwei to defend against the attempted landing of the Japanese army. Zhang Zhizhong said.

Shen Shaofan said: "I'm afraid one 63rd division is not enough. ”

"Shaofan! You must know that we are now facing the Japanese army in front of Shanghai, and the existing strength of our unit can only barely hold a position with the Japanese army. It's hard for me to mobilize extra forces to defend Jinshanwei. Zhang Zhizhong also said helplessly.

Shen Shaofan didn't say much at this time. Zhang Zhizhong said: "Our top priority is to hold this Hudong defense line and consolidate its defense line. ”

"Commander Zhang, it won't be much of a role for us to stick to this line of defense now. Now we have to take advantage of the fact that the devil has not recovered to attack him unprepared; Gu Lu; The three cities of Gonglu were recaptured, and the devils were driven across the east bank of the Pudong Canal, and then took advantage of the risk of the Pudong Canal to hold on for a long time. Shen Shaofan pointed to the map on the side.

An officer next to Zhang Zhizhong said: "If you want to capture these three cities now, you shouldn't give up at that time!" ”

Shen Shaofan said: "At this time and that time, when our troops had just arrived in Hudong, the foundation was not stable, and the enemy was indeed a strong general, and the lack of construction of our military fortifications would become our fatal wound, once the river defense broke through the Donggou and Jinqiao areas, and there were no fortifications, then the enemy could drive straight in. Now it is different, once we gather superior forces and defeat the devils on the east bank, the devils will not be able to break through our river fortifications in a short period of time, and when they have come to their senses to cross the river, our river fortifications will already be impregnable. ”

Zhang Zhizhong was right to think about it, but he hesitated for a while and said: "We know this, and the Japanese army will also know that their defense in the three cities will be strengthened, but they will defend it to the death. In this way, it will not be easy for our army to take these three cities! If we fail to attack and are counterattacked by the Japanese army, then we will lose more than we gain. ”

Sun Zhiyu said: "Commander Zhang's attack is the best defense!" ”

Zhang Zhizhong was embarrassed and said: "The Hudong defense line was finally built, and once the Hudong defense line was lost in order to seize the three cities, then I would be ashamed of Chairman Jiang." ”

"Commander Zhang, if we capture the three cities, we don't need to put so many troops on our Hudong defense line, Gao Xing; Gu Lu; With the help of river defense, Gong Lu can also be defended by only three to four divisions. Once we take the three cities, we can take the 31st Division; The 122nd Division and our National Youth Corps can be transferred to defend the entire canal and river defense line. Sun Zhiyu pointed to the map.

Zhang Zhizhong hesitated: "You and the 31st Division; The 122nd Division is an elite division, and once it is transferred from the Hudong defense line, this ......"

Shen Shaofan also saw at this time that Zhang Zhizhong was afraid that he would transfer his troops out of the Hudong defense line, and once the Japanese counterattack would be unable to resist, he couldn't help but hold his breath and said: "That's it!" Commander Zhang: If you believe in the words of our National Youth League, attack Gaoxing; Gu Lu; Gong Lu's task was handed over to our National Youth League. Within five days, our National Youth Corps will drive the 19th Division and Yoshino Division of the Japanese Army across the river. ”

Zhang Zhizhong looked at Shaofan for two minutes when he heard this, and said: "Commander Shen, I know that your National Youth League has always been brave in battle, but these are three important military towns, although the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in the three-day attack, but they still have combat effectiveness, don't be too anxious for quick success." ”

Shen Shaofan said: "After we capture the three cities, you can just let the 31st Division and the 122nd Division station." ”

Zhang Zhizhong looked at Shen Shaofan and hesitated for a long time and said, "Can you really win the three cities with the power of the National Youth League?" ”

"The army has no jokes!" Shen Shaofan said solemnly.

Zhang Zhizhong said: "Okay! I'm just waiting for the good news from your National Youth League. ”

Shen Shaofan smiled: "Commander Zhang, just wait!" ”

Zhang Zhizhong looked at Shen Shaofan and seemed to see his past, he breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Shaofan! You and I are both from Whampoa, but I am inferior to you in the decisive courage on the battlefield! ”

Shen Shaofan stood solemnly and said: "General Zhang is a model for our Whampoa soldiers. The younger generation flaunted himself with General Zhang's deeds. ”

The general heart of the command of the Youth League Department of the National Youth League. Attack on the high line; Gu Lu; After the news of the three cities of Gonglu spread within the National Youth League, the regiment headquarters was as lively as exploding a pot, and the battalion commanders of each battalion came to ask for war and asked their troops to become the sharp knife troops attacking the city.

Shen Shaofan was lying leisurely on the marching bed with his eyes closed, and Zhiyu didn't say anything on the side. This time, Shaofan's counteroffensive proposal was actually disagreed with by Zhiyu in his heart, but he and Shaofan had a tacit understanding that others did not have, that is, both sides trusted each other, so they also tried their best to persuade Zhang Zhizhong to make a counteroffensive plan during the day. Not long after, Zhang Wenshan and Block Tianfang came to the regiment headquarters, and looked at the sleeping Shaofan, and the two of them smiled.

Zhang Wenshan said: "I admire Shaofan from the bottom of my heart, this kid has set up such a big military order with General Zhang, and he still sleeps quite soundly." ”

Blocking the sky and said: "He! Don't know what's hidden in your head? A moment to make a surprising move. How easy is it to be able to capture these three cities in five days? ”

Sun Zhiyu smiled: "I think he already has a score in his heart, otherwise he would have slept so soundly." When he was in Whampoa, he was like this, and we were all busy reviewing for the exam, so he slept well for a day, and the next day he took the second place in the school, which was two points worse than me. He is sleeping so soundly now, probably because he has the bottom of his heart. ”

The three of them were chatting energetically, and they inadvertently found that Shen Shaofan was already sleepy-eyed sitting on the marching bed, looking at the three of them, and the three of them were almost frightened by him.

Blocking the sky and exclaimed: "When did you wake up?" ”

Shen Shaofan still pursed his lips and said, "Just now!" ”

"Report!" A loud report came from outside the tent.

Shen Shaofan jumped out of bed and said, "Come in!" ”

I saw Duan Louyun and Zhou Sai walk in and said, "Regiment leader, we have completed the investigation of the terrain and the situation in Gaoxing County that you want us to investigate." ”

"Good!" Shen Shaofan came to the map and said, "Tell me quickly." ”

"Yes!" Duan Louyun said: "There are about more than 10,000 devils in Gaohang County, and the Japanese army in the Baoshan area in the north was heavily damaged this morning, so Kono Zuobei sent nearly 20,000 people to support the Japanese army in Baoshan. This is a map of the city's defenses. As he spoke, he handed a map to Shaofan.

Shaofan looked at it and said, "It seems that the devil's defense in Gaoxing is also quite tight." ”

"That's right! On a Japanese army position outside Gaoxing City, there were more than a dozen forts alone, not counting the dark forts. Duan Lou Yundao.

Sun Zhiyu said: "I think the defenses of the three cities will be almost the same. ”

Shaofan smiled: "We only need to attack a city." ”

"Ahh Sun Zhiyu was caught in the fog and clouds by Shaofan's words.

Shaofan asked again: "What about the highway?" ”

Zhou Sai said: "I have seen it in Gaoxing; Gu Lu; There is no road connection between the three cities of Gong Road suitable for car dealers, which means that it is impossible for the devil to provide quick support, and he must walk. ”

Shen Shaofan smiled and said, "It seems that God helps me." ”

Sun Zhiyu seemed to know what Shen Shaofan was going to do at this time and said, "You want to surround and send reinforcements." ”

"Not bad! Siege point reinforcement! Shen Shaofan said: "Kono Zuobei is the division commander of the 19th Division of the Japanese Army, he is now in Gaoxing, we just need to use superior forces to surround Gaoxing, force the devils of Gu Lu and Gong Lu to go out of the city to support, and then we will ambush them halfway." ”

"Then the besieging troops quietly withdrew from the besieging position and attacked Gu Lu, Gu Lu is the location of the Yoshino Division, Gong Cheng will definitely send troops to rescue, and we will be the first to take Gong Lu when the time comes." Sun Zhiyu said.

Shen Shaofan said: "Yes! The Japanese troops in the three cities were busy supporting each other, and the troops were fixed on the road, exhausted. We will destroy them in their way. After Gong Lu was captured, we turned around and attacked Gu Lu, at this time, the Japanese support troops must have been dragged by us halfway, Gu Lu did not have reinforcements, Kitaoka Yoshino will retreat, cross the river to the east bank of the canal, if we do not withdraw, we will wipe it out in Gu Lu City. ”

Zhang Wenshan said: "Next, we will attack Gaoxing, because there is no place to cross the river in Gaoxing, and we will definitely defend it, but we can still wipe out the 19th Division in Gaoxing with the help of superior forces." ”

Shen Shaofan smiled: "Yes! Although the 19th Division and Yoshino Division of the devils have an advantage in equipment and numbers, they are too scattered, just like one hand spreading their five fingers, so they naturally have no strength to hit people, and we are using superior forces to break them one by one, just like a fist with five fingers. ”

Blocking Tianfan said: "Surround the main city, but surround but not fight, transfer the troops in the other two cities of the Japanese army, destroy them on the road, destroy them in the movement, and consume their strength, and attack the enemy's weakness with strong troops, break the three cities one by one, and force the devils to retreat and cross the river." ”

The first battle on the Hudong defense line was successful, and the Japanese army was beaten and shrunk in three cities to rest and wait, but Shaofan did not give them any respite and began a counteroffensive plan, wanting to seize the three military points west of the Pudong Canal. The plan to encircle the point and send reinforcements came out of Shaofan's mind, and when will the life-and-death duel between the Chinese Youth League and the invaders be launched in Shanghai?

Let's say that the 19th Division and the Yoshino Division of the Japanese Army were defeated on the Hudong Defense Line, which shocked the entire Japanese military circles. The Japanese Army Headquarters immediately convened an emergency meeting, originally the Japanese army wanted to tear a passage to the downtown of Shanghai from the east of the suburbs of Shanghai for a breakthrough in a short period of time, but two divisions that were so good in the local area were met with stubborn resistance in eastern Hudong, and the loss of nearly 10,000 soldiers can be described as the greatest shame of the Japanese army since the start of the war in China, and it was even more embarrassing than the defeat of the 13507 Heights in the Pingjin Battle, although the Japanese army was defeated on the 13507 Heights, the Japanese army lost 8,000 soldiers, and the 10,000 troops were lost, and the strength of a main battle battalion of the National Youth League was exhaustedHowever, the Japanese army on the Hudong position was completely defeated, and in just three days, it lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and the army headquarters blocked a news that was unfavorable to Japan, and decided to increase troops at all costs to break through the Hudong defense line, which was a great humiliation.

The National Youth League began to set up camp and quietly disappeared from the shield position of the Hudong defense line, and they set up camp in a fruit forest north of Donggou, and began their plan to turn from defensive to offensive in dense. The troops quietly drilled into the fruit forest, neither burying the pot to cook nor getting up in the morning to train the troops, there was a secret service company around the fruit forest to carry out secret sentinel alert, and the reconnaissance company went out early and returned late to be busy with Gao Xing; Gu Lu; The reconnaissance of the three cities of Gong Road.