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Chapter 1377 The Myth of Undefeated

Nanxiang Town, Jiading County, is located in the northwest of Shanghai 18 kilometers, as early as the Southern Dynasty Liang Tianjian four years of the White Crane Nanxiang Temple was built, the place was named after the temple, later, here built the brick tower of five generations - the twin towers, the Southern Song Dynasty anti-Jin people will Han Shizong left the beacon pier - Hecha Mountain, the garden built in the Ming Dynasty - Guyi Garden, become a well-known cultural town around Shanghai. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

With the opening of the Sino-Japanese War, the Ninth Army was stationed in Nanxiang Town, and General Zhang Zhizhong set up his headquarters in Nanxiang Temple. By the 13th, Major General An Jin, the commander of the guard brigade directly under the Second Route Army, was ordered to set up the Shanghai Special Operations Front Enemy Command, command the special forces of the Second Route Army, and launch a special war against the Japanese army in Shanghai.

Xiangxue Nunnery is said to be the mansion of the famous prostitute Liu Ru of Qinhuai in the late Ming Dynasty who lives in Nanxiang, covers an area of more than ten acres, the red wall and green tiles, the willows are green, it looks like the scenery is good, but it has been abandoned for a long time, the spider silk dust is all over, and it is unbearable to witness. After An Jin led his troops to settle in, he quickly cleaned up, repaired doors and windows, added bricks and tiles, and then painted them with lime, which suddenly took on a new look.

The combat meeting was underway, and all the terrain and landforms of the Japanese-occupied area on the Yangshupu Military Road to the Suzhou Creek were condensed in proportion, and they jumped into the sand table in the center of the wide conference table, which was made on the basis of the information obtained by several reconnaissance squadrons of the Southwest Air Force after several reconnaissance squadrons for several days, and then on the basis of the situation confirmed by the four groups of special reconnaissance troops after on-the-spot investigation.

An Jin took the telegram on the latest changes in the enemy situation in Shanghai sent by the intelligence department of the Second Route Army handed over by the communications staff officer, read it carefully, frowned, exchanged views with Colonel Liang Ziyan, chief of staff, and then stood up and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, you should be very clear about the general situation, with the increase of Japanese reinforcements, our original plan of action needs to be revised. However, the current war waits for no one, just in the early hours of this morning, when the rain was a little lighter, the officers and men of the 36th, 87th, and 88th Divisions have attacked the Japanese army again.

"I mean to respond to all changes with the same, anyway, everyone already understands the situation, just according to the previous battlefield division, hand it over to you *** play, I only provide intelligence information, tell you the latest progress on the battlefield and the deployment of the Japanese army, coordinate with each other for you, and you are responsible for the specific tactical arrangements. Remember, you are the most elite strategic strike force in our Anjia Army, and warn your team members not to be complacent after killing a few devils, and while preserving themselves, they must do their best to destroy the enemy's living forces, especially the commanders at all levels of the Japanese army, sharpshooters, grenadiers, and light and heavy machine gunners, and must give full play to the style of our special forces 'moving like the wind, standing like a forest, plundering like fire, and moving like a mountain', and give the Japanese army the most painful blow.

"Finally, I want to make it clear that this battle is a comprehensive assessment to test the results of our special forces training, and it is also a good opportunity to show your on-the-spot command ability, and I don't want to see you on the list of the dead and the losers, understand? Alright, go ahead, do a good job! ”

A group of special forces bigwigs stood up one after another, saluted An Jin and left one after another.

Liang Ziyan was a little unaccustomed to it, scratching his head: "I have worked at the grassroots level for three or four years, and now I am suddenly transferred to a command position, I am really not used to it." In fact, this time, I really want to go to the front with my comrades to kill the devil, but it's a pity......"

An Jin comforted: "Why am I not like this? When I heard the sound of gunfire in front of me, I itched all over my body, but I couldn't help but listen to my eldest brother's words, we are in this position, we have to do something that is in line with the identity of this position, throw down the troops and run to charge, it is a reckless behavior, which will put many people in danger. So, get used to it! ”

"I'll just talk about it, I've been with the commander for more than a year, and I still have this kind of awareness...... At the same time, Lieutenant General Lin Fei, chief of staff of the Southwest Air Force, Major General Jiang Shangmin, chief of staff of the Jiang Defense Command, Major General Xu Yichen, director of the Shanghai Station of the Fourth Department, Major General Yu Zeqing, deputy commander of the Southwest Engineering Corps Command, and Le Cheng, deputy general manager of the Jiangnan Group, will also be enriched into the leadership team of the headquarters. Liang Ziyan said with a smile.

An Jin nodded: "This is to better coordinate the various departments, unify the response to the sharp increase in the Japanese army on the front line of Shanghai, and strive to drive the Japanese army into the sea." My brother put down his cruel words, Shanghai will not be ceded to *** people no matter what, and if the Japanese army wants to break through from the front line of Shanghai, it will not be able to step on his corpse.

"Now that the 49th Army of Xiangxi, the 69th Army of Qianxi, and the 58th Army of Yunnan have begun to mobilize, the reserve forces in various parts of southwest China have entered a state of tension, and the headquarters of the armed police force has begun to conduct intensive training for the militia. In addition, the two supplementary divisions of the Yichang Xingying have already taken ships to the Nanjing ** battalion to replenish the battle losses on the front line at any time. It seems that this time my brother is really angry, *** people are going to be unlucky! ”

Liang Ziyan listened to the blood gushing: "Being able to follow the commander to fight devils is the happiest thing in my life." No, we have to plan and try to welcome the commander with a big victory......"

An Jin perked up: "Okay, our brothers and sons have a good total!" ”

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In the past few days, the Supreme Command of the Nationalist Government has not been idle, and the troops transferred to Shanghai have been deployed in place.

At the meeting of the Military Council held on the 14th, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Gu Zhutong, who had a close personal relationship with An Yi, as the deputy commander of the Third Theater of Operations, and at the same time divided Shanghai into five areas for defense:

The first is the Songhu attack area under the responsibility of the Ninth Group Army led by General Zhang Zhizhong, and the 98th Division, the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps, and the three artillery brigades equipped with 150mm howitzers produced by the Syrian Arsenal are all attached to the Ninth Group Army to strengthen the offensive intensity;

The second is the Jiangnan garrison area, where Huo Yuzhang's 54th Army defends the area on the west bank of the Huangpu River from Baoshan County to the Japanese Concession, and monitors the situation of the Yangtze River waterway at any time, guarding against the Japanese salvage shipwrecks and reopening the Yangtze River waterway;

The third is the Jiangbei Defensive Zone, which is garrisoned by the 57th Army of Miao Chengliu, under the jurisdiction of the 111th and 112th Divisions and the Jiangsu Security Corps, which are deployed along the Yangtze River in Qidong and Rudong counties and the coastline of eastern Jiangsu to prevent the Japanese army from landing in Jiangbei;

The fourth is the garrison area on the left bank of Hangzhou Bay, which is deployed by Zhang Fakui's Eighth Group Army, and the headquarters is located in Pinghu, which is arranged along the coast of Hangzhou Bay in the Yangtze River Delta and the border area between Pudong and the Japanese army;

The fifth is the garrison area in eastern Zhejiang, which is deployed by Liu Jianxu, the new commander of the 10th Group Army, and is deployed in Hangzhou, Xiaoshan, and Ningbo, and chokes Hangzhou Bay and Zhoushan Port, so as to prevent the Japanese army from carrying out landing operations in these places and ensure the security of the flanks in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Luo Zhuoying's 18th Army was stationed in Qingpu County, east of Dianshan Lake, as a reserve in the Songhu attack area, and at the same time to respond to Zhang Fakui's Eighth Army.

Finally, the 24th Army and the 26th Army stationed in Changshu and Jiaxing, as the general reserve of the theater, were temporarily responsible for the resettlement and relief of refugees.

On the battlefield in North China, on the morning of the 16th, after completing the transfer of the people, Song Zheyuan burned the three county towns of Miyun, Huairou, and Shunyi and dozens of towns, and at the same time burned the grain crops that were being tasseled, and led his troops to retreat to Nankou. In a fit of rage, the Japanese army rose up in pursuit, not wanting to mistakenly hit the dense minefield planted by the 29th Group Army as a gift from the An Jia Army, and suffered heavy losses, so they could only watch the 29th Group Army retreat into Changping County on the west bank of the Dongsha River and join forces with Tang Enbo.

On the 15th and 16th, the Japanese army launched a river-crossing offensive against the 89th Division of the 13th Army, which had voluntarily retreated to the north bank of the Beisha River, for two consecutive days. The 89th Division used the fortifications built in advance along the river to deal with the Japanese army, but because of the help of the heavy artillery regiment that was not inferior to the Japanese army, the Japanese army was never able to move forward, and the Nankou line was impregnable.

In the area north of the Great Wall, due to the Japanese Chahar Corps to send a large army back to help, only the first division, the second division, and the twenty-third division are struggling to support the battle situation, the second theater under the command of Yan Xishan, the Jin Sui army fought a success, conquered Shangyi and Huade, three of the nine divisions of the puppet Mongolian army were annihilated, and the rest retreated to Kangbao, the second division of the Japanese army took the initiative to retreat to the guild, and the first division stationed in Zhangbei and the 23rd division of the 23rd division stationed in Dushikou formed a triangular formation of horns for each other, and the Jin Sui army and the Japanese army fought fiercely many times. The war is now at a stalemate.

The northern section of the Pinghan Railway, on the afternoon of the 15th.

This time, Liu Zhi finally did not become a fleeing general, and Sun Lianzhong's First Army, which had reorganized its combat strength, once again showed the demeanor of the Northwest Army, making full use of the strong fortifications built by the Fifth Army of the Anjia Army along the line of the Daqing River, and several times defeated the attacks of the superior Japanese army from Beiping to the south, Wei Lihuang's 14th Army and Gao Guizi's New 17th Army also played well, and the Japanese army's ferocious offensive was finally contained.

The northern section of Jinpu Road, 10 a.m. on the 16th. The 32nd Army of the Shang Zhen Department and the 12th Army of Sun Tongxuan, which were guarding the horse factory, were attacked by the 10th, 14th, and 28th divisions of the Japanese army in Tianjin, and with the assistance of the 6th Brigade of the Japanese field heavy artillery, the 3rd and 4th brigades of the field anti-aircraft guns, and the 6th *** Brigade of armored vehicles, the 32nd Army and the 12th Army were quickly routed and retreated to the line of Yaoguantun north of Cangzhou.

The Japanese then attacked westward to the Ayutthaya line, where the 40th and 53rd armies bravely resisted.

The 6th Brigade of the Southwest Air Force, which was fully supplemented with fighters, came to help in the battle, and the Japanese fighter group that arrived at Tianjin Airport had a fierce air battle, and the 20 Ki43 Nakajima-Ichi fighters newly replenished by the Japanese army showed extraordinary strength, and in the contest with the A26 fighters, the battle loss rate of four and five of its own losses was slightly inferior, but it changed the situation that the Japanese fighters were powerless in the face of the A26 fighters, and was praised as a great victory by Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, commander of the Japanese North China Air Force.

The 40th Army and the 53rd Army, which had lost air support, faced the unusually fierce attack of the Japanese army, and the defensive line was in a precarious position, at this time, Li Jinlong's 68th Division, which rushed from Baoding to support, quickly entered the battle, and the heavy artillery regiment attached to the division level of the Anjia Army played an unimaginably huge role, and 36 125 howitzers, each cannon fired five shells in one minute, and instantly dumbed down the 60 latest Type 96 150mm howitzers on the artillery position of the 6th Brigade of the Japanese field heavy artillery. After another round of shelling, the artillery regiment quickly adjusted the direction of the muzzle, replaced the shells, and under the guidance of the artillery observers who had advanced to the front of the position, they opened fire on the Japanese tank group that was frantically shelling.

Tanks were directly hit by large-caliber shells, and quickly turned into piles of burning ruins, 24 *** medium tanks, although their skin is thick and thick, but in the face of large-caliber heavy artillery attacks, they still look weak, just by the black holes that are ruthlessly torn by armor-piercing shells, you can imagine what kind of destruction these tanks have suffered.

After dealing with the Japanese tank group, the artillery regiment of the 68th Division once again turned its guns and carried out covered artillery bombardment aimed at the dense charging formation of the Japanese army.

In the sound of the loud trumpet, the 68th Division resolutely launched a counter-charge, and the officers and men of the 40th Army and Wan Fulin, who had plucked up Yu Yong, also followed at the same time, stepping on the dense shells of the 68th Division's heavy artillery regiment and more than 200 mortars of the whole division, and pounced on the Japanese army.

In the face of such a ferocious way of fighting, the Japanese army was unable to organize an effective defensive line at all, and as soon as it stopped, it would usher in a dense bomb, which fell in an instant, and the snipers of the 68th Division specially looked for Japanese officers to fight, as long as anyone stood and raised his command knife to try to assemble the team, he was greeted by a bullet.

Seeing the officials around him fall one after another, hearing the sound of explosions chasing after him, and hearing the loud trumpet of the An Jiajun, the panic of the Japanese army spread from the generals to the military cao below, and the order was completely chaotic, and the three divisions retreated to the horse factory to stabilize their footing.

In this battle, the Japanese army lost more than 11,000 people, the 6th Brigade and Regiment of the Field Heavy Artillery Corps were completely annihilated, the three army divisions lost more than 60 75mm mountain guns and field guns, and the 3rd and 4th Brigades of the field antiaircraft guns lost 66 antiaircraft guns and 82 antiaircraft machine guns.

Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki who commanded the Japanese army in Tianjin was reprimanded by the commander of the front army, General Toshiichi Terauchi, and the aggressive momentum of the Japanese army in the North China battlefield was once again crushed by the An Jia army with the myth of invincibility.

The 68th Division of this battle was famous all over the world, and Li Jinlong also became a hero on a par with Hu Jialin, Lu Yixuan, Yang Guan and other famous generals of the An Army, which was reported by the media many times.

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Jilin, Changchun, Kwantung Army Headquarters.

The commander of the Kwantung Army, General Kenkichi Ueda, sat in his office, pressed his hands to his temples, and felt a splitting headache.

The Eighth Division, which had high hopes for Ueda Kenkichi, worked in vain, and forcibly crossed the Mudanjiang River for three consecutive days were declared unsuccessful, and the 12th Division frequently encountered harassment by the Third Army of the Anti-Japanese Alliance led by Zhao Shangzhi and Zhao Yiman on the front line of Daqingshan, and the march for several days did not reach Tonghe County, and the two first-class divisions have lost more than 4,000 people so far, which made it difficult for Ueda Kenji to accept for a while.

The base camp has already sent a telegram to apply for reprimand, if the fire of resistance in Manchuria cannot be extinguished in the next month and the delivery of coal, gold, wheat, corn, soybeans, sorghum and other materials to the country cannot be resumed, then what awaits Ueda Kenkichi will be the fate of being discharged and returned to the field after being transferred to the reserve.

You must know that the previous commander of the Kwantung Army, Nobuyoshi Muto, died with the honor of marshal, and Kenkichi Ueda still counted on his good performance in the Kwantung Army to serve as a prominent official position such as land minister or director of education, instead of becoming a sinner of the Yamato nation and going down in history forever.

"Commander, the commander of the 7th Division, General Kazuichiro Sonobe, the commander of the 21st Division, General Kuzuhei Kushi, the commander of the 26th Division, General Jun Goemiya, and the commander of the 108th Division, General Kumaya Shimoto, have rushed to the war room of the headquarters and are waiting for your summons!" Major General Tachibana, Operations Staff Officer Ayabe, walked briskly into the room.

Ueda Kenkichi was in high spirits, and for a while he only felt that his headache was mostly relieved, and the return of the four divisions gave him ample capital on hand, and the original almost desperate task suddenly had hope again. He hurriedly raised his hand and ordered, "Please...... Oh no, I'm going to the war room myself, the bandits are fierce and tenacious, and I'll have to discuss them with a few generals and try to complete the tasks assigned to me by the base camp within the next month. ”

"Hey!"