"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the counterattack on the other side is really too powerful, many national soldiers are carrying explosives bags and dying with us, and our soldiers are also red-eyed and are also bombing with explosives bags, if this continues, our casualties are too high." A wing commander hurriedly said to Tokutaro Sakai, who was watching the battle.

Sakai Tokutaro threw down the binoculars fiercely and said, "The Chinese people's art of war has been said, and if they decline again and again, they will be exhausted, and I don't believe that the Chinese people can always hold on to this strength, retreat first, and fight again tomorrow!" ”

Yang Sen saw that the Japanese army was gradually retreating, and applauded happily.

But three days later, Yang Sen couldn't laugh, the 11th Brigade also had more than 10,000 people, and there were a lot of heavy weapons, Sakai Tokutaro saw that he couldn't attack for a while, so he changed his strategy, and constantly bombarded the hidden mountain with artillery fire, the hidden mountain is just a small city, Yang Sen's troops are not elite, and they fought with a courage, and now under the continuous bombardment of artillery, the fighting spirit of Yang Sen's troops was worn out little by little in the shaking of the earth and the huge sound, when the Japanese army charged again, Janssen's troops could not be as brave as they were on the first day, but were a little timid.

In three days, more than half of Janssen's more than 10,000 people have been lost.

"Commander, let's withdraw, if we don't withdraw, the brethren will all be folded here." Several adjutants pulled Yang Sen and persuaded him bitterly.

"Reinforcements? What about our reinforcements? Why haven't the reinforcements come yet!! Janssen also had a strap on his arm, which was injured by the bricks and tiles after the explosion.

"Where are the reinforcements, Commander, it's raining heavily from Wuhan to Hefei now, and the reinforcements can't come at all." The adjutant said with mixed feelings.

Yang Sen looked at the sky in a daze, and he didn't know whether to thank God or resent God.

"Boom", "boom", "bang" Another burst of artillery strikes, and an adjutant hurriedly dragged Yang Sen into the headquarters, "Commander." Come on in, it's dangerous. ”

Another communications soldier ran up and shouted, "Commander, the devils are attacking on all fronts, and we can't stop it." ”

Yang Sen reluctantly threw his hat into the muddy water, "Withdraw!" ”

If Qianshan was lost after a fierce battle, then the loss of Madang Fortress is simply a laughing stock in the history of war.

Madang Fortress was the first fortress to hold the Yangtze River, and there was only Hukou Fortress behind it. The Jiujiang Fortress, the Tianjiazhen Fortress, etc., were an important part of Wuhan's defense system, and were pinned on by Chiang's mediators, and the German and Soviet officer corps believed that it could hold on for about a month.

Guarding here is Li Yunheng's 16th Army, Li Yunheng is a warlord, although his ability is mediocre, but there are many soldiers around him, and I don't know if he thinks that the anti-Japanese war must be the main body in the later stage. I still envy the title of "principal" of Jiang Mediation. After Li Yunheng lost in Anqing, he actually set up a two-week "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" to teach guide tactics and served as his president. A grand graduation ceremony was also held in a lavish manner, which was attended by officers of all levels of the 16th Army and local gentry.

In order to fight the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army was extremely careful in collecting information, and this information was immediately transferred to the Potian detachment on the march.

Hakata Shigeichi was simply stunned when he saw this information, and Hakata Shigeichi asked the person who came the information and said, "Are you really sure that this 16th Army basically has no officers now?" ”

The agent said proudly, "Your Excellency Ha Tian should know about the Sixth Division, and our special high-tech intelligence will never make mistakes." ”

Shigeichi Harata laughed and said, "It's really good. Okay, I'm going to march in a hurry!! After speaking, he said to the officers around him, "Did you hear everything?" In front of us was a straggler without any commander. I commanded - defeat them. ”

"Crackling, crackling." The red firecracker paper was scattered around, and Li Yunheng clapped his hands and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, our training in the past two weeks has been very effective, and I believe that with your efforts and under the leadership of Chairman Jiang." We will definitely defeat the Japanese army, come, raise your glasses and drink! ”

In the army, where can everyone drink in peacetime. As soon as Li Yunheng said this, officers at all levels hurriedly raised their wine glasses and cleaned them up, Li Yunheng beckoned, and a group of opera troupes came to the stage and began to babble and sing, and the officers below began to drink and fight, and ate happily.

At this time, Madang Fortress only had a second brigade, because it was guarding the core position, and no one was sent to drink, and the chief officer was Bao Changyi.

Bao Changyi walked into the barracks angrily, and the staff officer next to him smiled and said, "Tuanzuo, who are you angry with?" ”

Bao Changyi threw down his military hat and said, "Look at it, look at it, those sentinels in Xiangshan and Xiangkou are hanging one by one, I went to say that they still said that they didn't care about me, and when their chief officer came back, I must go to the military seat to complain." ”

The staff officer smiled and said, "Tuanzuo, this devil hasn't come yet, it's normal for everyone to relax a little, just wait for the fight to start without dropping the chain." ”

Bao Changyi said worriedly, "I'm just afraid that something big will happen, no, I'll go out and have a look." ”

The staff officer hurriedly grabbed Bao Changyi and said, "Tuanzao, let's go again tomorrow, otherwise all the troops will have to have opinions about us." ”

Bao Changyi thought about it and nodded helplessly.

At this time, not far from Madang Fortress, countless Japanese troops began to land at night, Hakata Shigeichi pulled out his command knife and shouted to Xiangkou next to him, "The second wing attacks Xiangkou, the first wing bypasses Xiangkou, cuts off the connection between Xiangkou and Madang, the fleet pays attention to mines, advances!" ”

Bao Changyi was sleeping bare-chested, and was suddenly awakened by an explosion, Bao Changyi hurriedly got up and got dressed and shouted, "What's wrong?" Someone, what's going on? ”

Adjutant Du Longji hurriedly ran in and shouted, "Oh no, Tuanza, the devil's fleet is here." It's a**. ”

Bao Changyi was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Where's Xiangxiangkou?" Why did the devil call, but the incense mouth didn't speak? ”

Du Longji patted his thigh, pushed Bao Changyi and said, "Where is there any incense, the 313 regiment has been completely wiped out, and two deserters have just fled back." Check it out. ”

Before the words fell, there was another explosion, and the Japanese fleet continued to fire salvo shells, although Madang Fortress was strong and had a lot of artillery, but in the face of the salvo of the Japanese fleet. Still barely able to fight back.

Bao Changyi walked to the detection port and saw that the Japanese fleet on the Yangtze River was lined up neatly, with white smoke and fire coming out from time to time, which was the fire of shooting, and in front of the fortress, the Japanese plaster flag had been raised high. Countless Japanese troops began to storm the fortress.

However, because of the heavy rain last night, the place in front of Madang Fortress, which was originally a rice field, has become a quagmire, and as soon as the Japanese soldiers walked in with heavy machine guns and grenadiers, the muddy water flooded the calves, which made the Japanese advance very slowly.

Bao Changyi saw the opportunity and shouted, "Quick, quick, all the machine guns will fire at me." Hit me back. ”

There was not much else in Madang Fortress, but there were many machine guns, and countless machine gun fire points began to fire from artillery fire, and wherever the fire chain went, the devil fell into the mud and could not get up again, and after a while, the devil's blood stained the mud red.

Then. More than a dozen shells hit Madang Fortress, and Bao Changyi took a look. But it came from the direction of the incense.

Dulongji looked at it and said, "No, Tuanzao, our artillery can't hit them, if this continues, we will lose." ”

Bao Changyi beckoned and shouted, "Quick, go and contact Commander Wang." ”

Dulongji shook his head and said, "I called." I also sent a telegram, but no one replied. ”

Bao Changyi said angrily, "Then go and generate electricity, send a power to Commander Xie Gangzhe of the Wuhan River Defense Fortress Command, send a power to Commander Li, and send electricity to Wuhan." Send it to me wherever he is. What kind of battle is this? ”

Li Yunheng was already drunk at this time, and when he heard the telegram from Madang, Li Yunheng shook his head and said, "How come?" There is the 313 regiment over there, is there a misunderstanding, ask them to check it out for me, it's not stable at all, I'll sleep for a while. ”

Bao Changyi looked at the callback, stomped his feet angrily, and shouted to the signal soldiers, "Call me back, now more than a dozen warships are fighting around us, if the 16th Army has these warships, it will be my mistake." ”

Only then did Li Yunheng know that the big thing was not good, and hurriedly ordered the defenders of Pengze, who were about 20 kilometers away, and Xue Weiying's 167th Division immediately took a small road to Madang for reinforcements.

And Bai Chongxi, who got the news in Wuhan, also immediately ordered the 167th Division to take the main road to reinforcements, Xue Weiying, who got the two telegrams, hesitated for a while, and resolutely took the small road with contempt for Bai Chongxi and the idea that it was unsafe to take the main road.

But at this time, it was raining heavily, and the path was extremely muddy and difficult to walk, and by the time the 167th Division reached Madang, Madang had been lost for more than three days.

Since then, the Madang Fortress, the first fortress of the Yangtze River fortress on the outskirts of Wuhan, which was pinned on by Chiang and others for a month, only held on for a month, but it was declared lost after three days.

Wuhan

"Niang Xipi, go, go and shoot Li Yunheng for me, I think I have to kill someone to warn and warn them, one by one I leave my post without permission, do you really think that I Jiang someone will not kill people?" Jiang Zhong slammed the cup again, making the guards outside only feel an extremely strong sense of déjà vu.

"Commission, this, this Li Yunheng is also a warlord, so he can't be killed." Chen Cheng once again said his argument: "Our troops have too many local troops, and we are not afraid of 10,000, just in case." ”

Jiang Intermediary slapped the table and shouted, "What are you afraid of, what if? With these people, we lose faster. ”

Bai Chongxi said in a low voice, "Bench, this horse is deserved, Li Yunheng is naturally guilty of dereliction of duty, but there is also the disrespect for the military order of Xue Weiying of the 167th Division." ”

Speaking of Xue Weiying, Jiang Zhong couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, not for anything else, this 167th Division is his Central Army, and the division commander Xue Weiying is a student of the first phase of Huangpu.

Bai Chongxi continued, "Commission, this Li Yunheng No matter what, his troops are still fighting desperately in Madang, if it weren't for Xue Weiying's rescue being too slow, Madang Bacheng would still not be lost." The Battle of Wuhan was a general battle, and once some troops did not obey the military order, I am afraid that it would be very harmful. ”

Jiang Zhong's face was cloudy when he heard this, and he thought for a while and said, "Order, Li Yunheng will resign all his posts on the spot, go to Chongqing to study and reflect, and let the people of the military commander arrest Xue Weiying on the spot, escort him to Wuhan to be shot, send a telegram to all the troops, and if anyone who does not obey the military order, they will all be killed!" ”

After Jiang Intermediary finished speaking, he turned his head to the map and asked, "Now does the Japanese army have any next move?" ”

Bai Chongxi shook his head and said, "It's raining now, the Japanese army won't act for a while, I think we can use this time to strengthen our fortifications, in addition, this battle of Madang has given me inspiration, I see if it is possible to connect all the roads to the river, once lost, immediately release water to flood the road, so that the Japanese army can not move an inch." ”

Jiang Zhong nodded and said, "Okay, that's it, just like that, stick to the strong wall Qingye I said, and you will be responsible for this matter." ”

Bai Chongxi nodded, and continued, "In addition, there are too many matters related to the Battle of Wuhan, and I hope that Delin can be transferred back to preside over the affairs of the Fifth War Zone." ”

Jiang Zhong stared at Bai Chongxi without speaking, and He Yingqin next to him also said, "Commission, it's true, the battle of Wuhan is important, let's put this road construction matter aside for a while, General Li also has prestige in various local armies, and his coming will be beneficial to our command." ”

Jiang Zhong nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, give the order, let Delin come back." Let me find someone else to build the road. ”

-- A room in Chongqing

A fat, short woman waved a telegram and said, "See? See? This is what Chiang intermediary said about an impregnable fortress, which did not hold on for even a week, and if it continues like this, China will be completely led to the abyss by his stubbornness. ”

She yelled at a middle-aged man, although the years have destroyed his face, but you can still see his demeanor when he was young.

He frowned and said, "Now that the intermediary is fighting on the front line, the winner is not decided, let's just talk about it at home, and if we say it outside, how bad it is for him to hear it." ”

The woman snorted coldly, "Hmph, you are so afraid of him, I don't think you have any surname Wang, isn't it good to call Jiang Jingwei directly?" ”

Wang Jingwei stood up and said in embarrassment: "Why do you want to say that? Don't I know that you can't win a fight? Fighting, fighting, fighting, fighting for so long, the land is lost again and again, I, as a teacher and a student, am not in a hurry? But what's the use of us being in a hurry? Is it possible to negotiate with the Japanese on their own? ”

These words turned the woman's eyes away, and she said, "Why can't it be?" Don't say it, it's really a way to go. ”

Wang Jingwei was taken aback and said, "Don't talk nonsense, this diplomatic matter, where can you do it casually." ”

Chen Bijun smiled: "Why are you so stupid? If you go down to talk, it is naturally good to talk about it, but if you can't talk about it, you just don't recognize it, so why care. ”

Wang Jingwei was still a little afraid and said, "This, this is not good, once it is known by Jiang Mediation, we must die!" ”

Chen Bijun pushed Wang Jingwei angrily, almost pushing Wang Jingwei down, Chen Bijun said, "This is not good, that is not good, what are you doing, let me tell you, if the Japanese defeated by Jiang Mediation, we will not have a good end, if we lose, we will not have a good end, you weigh it yourself." ”

Wang Jingwei couldn't help but sweat profusely when he heard this, and he had also learned how Jiang intermediated his political opponents, so he sighed and said, "Then let's try it first, in case Wuhan loses, our Republic of China will not have no way out." (To be continued.) )