Wu Ming is so righteous, Sun Yuanliang is not a stingy person, he came to the table and pointed to the map: "Brother Wu Ming, my brother mistook the strength of the new second division before, this time you want to attack the Gongda Yarn Factory, as long as you give an order, which turtle king of the eighty-eighth division dares to disobey his brother's military order, Lao Tzu peeled his skin...... Brother Wu just let the elder brother take the lead in the charge, and there is no other word. ”

The Gongda Yarn Mill was an important stronghold of the Japanese army in downtown Shanghai, and the spacious interior was paved with a flight runway, and vehicles and equipment for refueling and ammunition replenishment, as a supplement to the temporary airport converted into a golf course by the Huangpu River. The fortifications of the Gongda Yarn Mill were extremely strong, and if they were to attack it, the troops would definitely suffer heavy losses.

Previously, the new 2nd Division used officers and soldiers who knew Japanese to break into the building of the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters in disguise as devils, breaking the Japanese defense system and achieving a brilliant victory, but now if the same trick is used against the Gongda Yarn Mill, it is likely that the Japanese army will see through it.

Putting aside the worries in his heart, Wu Ming smiled faintly: "The attack on the Gongda Yarn Factory will be coordinated with us by General Wang Jingjiu's 87th Division, and we will not need your soldiers for the time being." And next, the 88th Division will work with the 1st Brigade of our division to clear the Japanese strongholds around the Marine Corps Headquarters building, the task is not light, Brother Yuanliang, you still submit the latest battle report to the commander, he must be restless now, waiting for our news"

"Okay"

Sun Yuanliang nodded: "The affection between Brother Wu and the new Second Division, every soldier of our 88th Division will remember it in their hearts. Brother won't bother brother, you command the battle, farewell"

Wu Ming sent Sun Yuanliang out of the division, and when he came back, he saw Zhang Dongning frowning, and asked with a smile: "What makes you unhappy?" ”

Zhang Dongning asked angrily: "Master, why do you want to send the exploits of our new second division out of Lu in vain?"

"That's what happened"

Wu Ming shook his head and smiled: "As the old saying goes, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and so far in the Battle of Songhu, only my division has performed eye-catching, if you don't know how to restrain yourself, it is likely to cause the jealousy of friendly generals." Furthermore, if the enemy in the concession was the result of several divisions working together, the Japanese would not care too much; on the contrary, if the Japanese army were to see the true strength of our new Second Division, and in the future, they would exert ten great strength in every battle against us, wouldn't we be in big trouble? ”

Sitting back at the table, Wu Ming continued: "Sending out Lu to give us a credit is also to let the 88th Division share some of the danger for us. Again, after giving the credit out of the country, it is certain that all units of the national army will know that as long as they cooperate sincerely with our new second division, the credit will be that it will play a great exemplary role in the attack on the 87th division of the Gongda Yarn Mill."

According to Zhang Zhizhong's order, in addition to launching a feint, the 87th and 88th divisions will also send troops to cooperate with the new 2nd Division in combat; although the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters building has now been successfully taken, there are still many strong fortresses and fortifications held by the Japanese army around Hongkou, such as the No. 2 fortification in the north of the naval headquarters building, which is still firmly in the hands of the Japanese army.

Wu Ming used military exploits to lure the 87th Division and the 88th Division to cooperate, but they had no choice but not to work hard, not to mention that there were two extremely strong strongholds of Gongda Yarn Factory and Huijiang Wharf that had not been broken and needed to be used by friendly troops

However, the credit for the total annihilation of the Japanese army was exchanged for the lives of the new second senior brothers, and now it is given to others in vain, Zhang Dongning is still a little unhappy in his heart.

Wu Ming shook his head angrily and smiled: "Okay, okay, don't think about credit or not, if this battle continues, our new second division will have credit in the future." ”

Subsequently, Wu Ming no longer paid attention to Zhang Dongning and went to work on his own.

Sun Yuanliang rushed to the headquarters of the Ninth Army in Nanxiang by car, and as soon as Zhang Zhizhong saw him, he asked impatiently: "How is it, what are the results of Wu Ming's new Second Division, have you suffered heavy casualties?" ”

Zhang Zhizhong was also anxious, and had just received a report from Chen Cheng's left flank army that at this time the Japanese army's 3rd Division and 11th Division were attacking very fiercely between Chuanshakou and Baoshan, and although the Third Fleet had already drawn the main force into the Huangpu River, the remaining 10 or so destroyers and gunboats still built a powerful firepower network, inflicting great casualties on the officers and men of the Nationalist army defending the two places.

The Eighteenth Army suffered heavy casualties, and now if Wu Mingxin's second division fails to attack again, Zhang Zhizhong does not know how to deal with the Japanese offensive next.

Sun Yuanliang was out of breath, grabbed the kettle next to him, poured a few sips with a bang, the smile on his face could no longer be hidden, and after a moment of respite, he said happily:

"Great victory, Wu Ming's new second division made the first contribution to the War of Resistance."

Seeing that Zhang Zhizhong was stunned, Sun Yuanliang came to the large Songhu map hanging on the wall, and briefly explained the achievements of the new Second Division against the map, and of course, he did not forget to explain the cooperation of the officers and men of the 88th Division.

"What?"

Zhang Zhizhong opened his mouth slightly, shocked: "Take the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters Building, and wipe out most of the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy......"

"Yes"

Sun Yuanliang nodded heavily: "It is estimated that the new Second Division has completely occupied the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters building, and the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet that entered the Huangpu River has only one destroyer and two gunboats that have escaped back to the Yangtze River channel, and the rest of the warships have all been destroyed in the Huangpu River."

Zhang Zhizhong took a breath of cool air, if Wu Ming simply sent a telegram, Zhang Zhizhong would not believe it, but the battle report came out of the mouth of Sun Yuanliang, who came back from the front, and I believe that there is no possibility of fake war exploits.

Zhang Zhizhong happily walked around the room. Chiang Kai-shek transferred three of the most elite German divisions and five or six integrated divisions to his command, but the successive attacks only brought heavy losses, and none of the enemy's main strongholds were taken. Now that there is a glimmer of hope for victory, there is finally no longer a need to bear huge responsibilities and the torment of conscience

Zhang Zhizhong suddenly stood still and dictated the order to his secretary: "Send a telegram to Nanjing immediately, the telegram is as follows: After the precise deployment of our group army headquarters, the new 2nd Division, with the close cooperation of the division commander Wu Ming personally leading the officers and men and the 88th Division's Sun Yuanliang Division, has captured the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters building in one fell swoop...... The artillery regiment directly under the new 2nd Division once again cooperated with the Central Air Force after the successful sneak attack on the Japanese military airfield in the early morning......"

When Zhang Zhizhong's telegram of victory was sent to the Nanjing Military Committee, it caused an uproar, Tang Shengzhi, He Yingqin and other generals looked at each other, very skeptical of the content of the telegram, but no one said anything, after all, the current central government needs a victory to boost the morale of the army and the people.

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Chiang Kai-shek slapped the table, pointed to the telegram, and said to the onlookers: "Zhang Wenbai has the courage to do things, his character is tenacious and indomitable, and he still does not give up the pursuit of victory after repeated defeats in the offensive, and finally ushered in a great victory, which is really the pillar of the party and the state."

Zhang Zhizhong has not been able to get many records since the army, coupled with his indecisive personality and lack of courage to break through the cauldron and sink the boat, at the beginning, the bigwigs of the military committee advocated that another general should be selected to go to Songhu to preside over the overall situation, but Chiang Kai-shek single-handedly appointed Zhang Zhizhong as the commander of the Ninth Group Army, and now with this real merit, it can just show Chairman Chiang's insight and wisdom.

Chiang Kai-shek knocked on the table, pondered for a while, and said to Chen Bui: "It is not easy for the soldiers in front to fight bloodily, and the whole army is ordered to reward Zhang Wenbai and meritorious soldiers, and award Zhang Wenbai the first-class Yunlu Medal, Wu Mingqingtian and White Sun Medal, and Sun Yuanliang third-class Baoding Medal......"

Chen Bui quickly finished the record, first to Chiang Kai-shek and the bigwigs to see, this time Chiang Kai-shek gave all kinds of honors to the troops participating in the war, everyone has no opinion, after all, this battle is the first victory of the Chinese army against Japan, and it must be hyped up.

Chen Bui asked Chiang Kai-shek to sign his name, and then went to send a telegram.

When Chiang Kai-shek ordered the whole army to commend the Ninth Army, Sugiyama Rokuzo Daisa, chief of staff of the Third Fleet, was taking several of his men to board the heavy cruiser "Aoba", the flagship of the Japanese Shanghai Dispatch Army.

Coming to the deck, Sugiyama Rokuzo Daisa looked back at the two remaining ships of the Third Fleet that had fled back to the Yangtze River channel, and his heart was still dripping blood.

Never since the Russo-Japanese War had the Japanese Navy suffered such heavy casualties, and with the death of Vice Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, commander of the Third Fleet, on the spot, the losses were far greater than imagined.

In just half a day, Sugiyama Osa has aged a lot, but a look of perseverance appeared on his face.

This time the Third Fleet failed, and even the commander died, but after all, the Third Fleet is an inland fleet, and the total tonnage of ships is almost negligible in the combined fleet, as long as new warships can be transferred, the Third Fleet will definitely be able to restore its glory, and when the time comes, it must make the Chinese look good, Sugiyama Daisa secretly swore in his heart.

When he came to the headquarters of General Matsui Ishone, Sugiyama was left out in the cold for an hour, and then the orderly took Sugiyama to meet Matsui Ishone.

In the command cabin, Admiral Matsui had a frosty face, sat on a chair and looked at Sugiyama Rokuzo coldly, and said in an indifferent tone: "The commander of your fleet, General Hasegawa Kiyoshi, has been killed, Sugiyama-kun, as the chief of staff of the fleet, you should live and die with your fleet."

"Hail"

Sugiyama Rokuzo's waist straightened and nodded heavily: "Commander Hasegawa had an accident as soon as possible, 'Izumo, the captain of the ship, Kamaguchi Osa, forcibly put me on the speedboat...... He told me that the commander had gone, that the Third Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy must be rebuilt by the people concerned, and that I, the chief of staff of the fleet, would personally avenge them."

Sugiyama Rokuzo is a standing figure again, with a hideous and fierce face: "Commander Matsui, it is precisely because of this that I have the shame to live in the world, save my useful body and wait for the fleet to be rebuilt, and make the Shina army pay the price of blood

"Yo West"

Matsui Ishine nodded appreciatively, slowly stood up, walked in front of Sugiyama Rokuzo, and looked up at the navy Dazuo, who was taller than himself: "Sugiyama-kun, you are right, the blood of our warriors of the Great Japanese Empire should be repaid tenfold and hundredfold"

Matsui Ishine turned around and picked up a telegram from his desk and handed it to Sugiyama Rokuzo: "I have the unfortunate news to tell you that General Okawauchi and the officers and men of the Marine Corps Headquarters building have all been shattered, and their unfinished business of conquering China will be completed by us."

"What? General Okawauchi went to serve Amaterasu? "Sugiyama Rokuzo is a little incredible.

Matsui Ishine bowed slightly, and continued: "Okawauchi-kun has been loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and Jade Shatter sent us a telegram explaining the situation. ”

Sugiyama Rokuzo finished reading the telegram at a glance, his brows furrowed, and he cursed viciously: "Baga, the people of China are so shameless that they pretend to be our soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire to fish in troubled waters. Amaterasu will definitely punish them."

Matsui Ishine squinted his eyes slightly, pointed to the map of downtown Shanghai, and said to Sugiyama Rokuzo: "Now the only strongholds of our Great Japanese Empire in downtown Shanghai are Gongda Yarn Factory and Huijiang Wharf, and there can be no more mistakes...

During the conversation, a communications staff officer walked up to General Matsui Ishine and handed him a telegram. After reading it, Matsui Ishine said to Sugiyama Rokuzo:

"Sugiyama-kun, the Imperial Admiralty has sent a telegram that Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi, commander of the Eighth Sentai Squadron, has taken over as commander of the Third Fleet, and the heavy cruiser 'Aoba,' and 'Kinugasa,' which is responsible for escorting the Imperial officers and men, will be temporarily transferred to the Third Fleet, and the heavy cruiser Kinugasa will serve as the flagship of the Third Fleet. The commander in chief of the Fushimi Palace military commander asked me to tell you that as long as we take Shanghai, all the battleships sunk in the Huangpu River can be salvaged and repaired...... The warships of our Imperial Japanese Navy will never sink."

"Hay—"

Sugiyama Rokuzo bowed and said gratefully.