Volume 1: Battle of Songhu Chapter 66 Hold on for one day

When He Zhiying left the division headquarters and hurried to Zhou's house, it was already late.

"Baga, Baga, Baga......" In a fit of rage, he scolded and slapped Zhiying, scolded and slapped again, and almost beat Kinoshita Hideyoshi, the deputy wing captain who stayed in Zhou's house to command, into a pig's head, poor Kinoshita Hideyoshi had to put his head back again and again, so that Hezhiyinger continued to fan him to death.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi is really wronged, the fishing tactics were set with Zhiying Er, he was just executing military orders, even if he was here with Zhiying Er at that time, I am afraid that it will still be the same result, but the Japanese army has a strict hierarchy, who made him just the deputy wing commander? Don't say anything about slapping him with Zhiyinger, even if you kill him on the spot, he doesn't dare to say half a word.

It wasn't until he was tired that he stood in front of the map, his eyes showing a fierce light and not knowing what he was thinking.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi cautiously suggested, "Captain, do you want to concentrate your forces to counterattack the Gu family's house?" ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi knew that the 44th Infantry Wing had lost face this time, so he thought about getting face back.

"Counterattack?" Kazuchi Takaji turned around and looked at Kinoshita Hideyoshi with idiot eyes, and said viciously, "Can you be sure that the Shina army that ambushed the Yamauchi brigade is the original Shina division, or the reinforcements that just arrived?" If it was the original branch division, then the situation would be complicated, if it was a reinforcement that had just arrived, how many people came, do you know? ”

"This ......" Kinoshita Hideyoshi was speechless, how did he know about these situations?

"Attacking rashly without knowing anything is called idiotic behavior!" He Zhiying snorted and said, "The small detachments stationed in the villages should be withdrawn immediately, and strongholds such as Luodian, Nanchanggou, and Majiazhai should also strengthen their vigilance, and then telegraphed to Sasaki and Takahashi brigades that they are not allowed to attack rashly without my order." ”

"Hello." Kinoshita Hideyoshi bowed his head abruptly and took the order.

He Zhiying Er, the old devil, still has some ability, and the fishing tactics he came up with are quite like that, at least Peng Shan, the commander of the 11th Division, is not his opponent, but this old devil is a little too cautious, so he also missed the opportunity, if this old devil is fierce enough, he will immediately think about revenge and come back, and the 306th regiment will suffer a big loss if it is not firmly established.

After all, this is the Shanghai Municipal Effect, the terrain is not conducive to ambushes, Little Japan has suffered a big loss, and it is impossible to be as careless as the original next time, so it is basically impossible for the 306th Regiment to ambush the Japanese army again, so once the two armies fight a positional battle, it will be difficult for Qiu Weida to bargain for a bargain from the old devil Zhiying Er.

Of course, from the perspective of the entire battle level, the caution of the second Zhiying is understandable, because at this time, even if you succeed, you will inevitably suffer heavy losses, if you wait until the chariot brigade and the heavy artillery wing come ashore before attacking the national army, the Japanese army can exchange the greatest victory for the smallest cost.

But in any case, because the 306th Regiment was victorious and trickily entered the Gu family's house behind the side of Luodian, this added a big variable to the battle for Luodian, and the situation of the entire Battle of Songhu was complicated again because of the timely arrival of the 306th Regiment and the caution of Zhiying Er.

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Jiading, the military headquarters of the 18th Army.

Luo Zhuoying has already asked the staff officer to pack the documents and materials of the military department, Peng Shan's 11th Division has been disabled, and the Japanese army will definitely counterattack on the whole line after dawn, and Yu Jishi's 74th Army is still far away in Anting and Songjiang, and Hu Zongnan's First Army is still on the train from Shaanxi to Nanjing, Luo Zhuoying believes that Jiading must not be able to hold it.

Jiading can't hold it, and the retreat of the military headquarters of the Eighteenth Army is inevitable, but where to withdraw Luo Zhuoying didn't think about it, and went south? Anting or Taicang? In fact, it is not a question of where to retreat, the problem is the chain reaction that will be triggered after the retreat of the Eighteenth Army, which is what Luo Zhuoying is most worried about.

But no matter what, he has to retreat, Luo Zhuoying doesn't want to die in Jiading.

"Hurry, hurry up, take away as much as you can, and burn everything you can't take away." Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, Luo Zhuoying's heart hung up, and he couldn't help but step forward in person to instruct the senior staff officers to pack the documents, and at this moment, the chief of staff of the Eighteenth Army suddenly hurriedly walked in from outside, and his expression was solemn.

"Military seat, the Nanjing Command is in an emergency!" The chief of staff said in a deep voice.

"What, the Command's urgent telegram?" Luo Zhuoying's legs suddenly became weak when he heard this, and he almost sat down on the ground, and the Nanjing Command called at this time, could it be that Lao Tzutou already knew that he was going to retreat, so Xingshi asked for the guilt? Thinking that Chairman Jiang's gloomy face could really scare people to death, Luo Zhuoying's heart beat a drum.

The chief of staff glanced at Luo Zhuoying a little strangely, and said: "The Nanjing side asked the military seat to convey the military order of the commandery, ordering Yue Weida's regiment to recapture Luodian Town at all costs. ”

"Hey, Qiu Weida's group?" It turned out that the old man was going to ask the teacher for the crime, Luo Zhuoying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and asked again, "Qiu Weida's group has already arrived in Luodian?" How did I not know? ”

Before the words fell, another communications staff officer hurriedly walked in and reported: "Junzao, Peng Shizuo called from the front line, saying that the 306th Regiment of the 51st Division had rushed to Gu's house on the flank of Luodian, and fought a beautiful ambush there, annihilating an infantry brigade of the Japanese army in one fell swoop, capturing more than 20 motorcycles and trucks, and countless guns and ammunition!" ”

"What did you say?!" Luo Zhuoying was dumbfounded, Qiu Weida's regiment not only really arrived, but also won the battle?!

Several senior staff members in the command headquarters also looked at each other, and one of them muttered in a low voice: "One regiment annihilated an infantry brigade of the Japanese army?" How is this possible?! ”

The 18th Army has been confronting the Japanese army in Luodian for almost a week, so this group of senior staff members already has some understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, and the firepower advantage of the Japanese army on the opposite side is actually not large, but the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is still significantly stronger than that of the national army.

Although these senior staff officers do not understand that this is the case, or they actually know it, they are just unwilling to admit that there is a huge gap between the military quality and command ability of the officers of the two armies, but they know one thing very well, that is, there is indeed a huge gap in the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the two armies.

Basically, an infantry wing of the Japanese army can easily defeat a B division of the national army, and Peng Shan's 11th division will not be defeated by an infantry wing of the Japanese army? Li Shusen's division, which was guarding the defense line along the river north of the Liuhe River, had the strength of two regiments, but it was also beaten by an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, and it seemed that it would not be able to hold on.

But now, a regiment of the 51st Division actually annihilated an infantry brigade of the Japanese army!

How is this possible? The 51st Division is just a miscellaneous card in the Central Army, and its combat effectiveness is even stronger than that of the 11th Division, which is the descendant of the Central Army? And it's so much stronger? It's hard to imagine.

Luo Zhuoying was stunned for a moment, and then walked quickly to the map posted on the wall.

Looking at the map, Luo Zhuoying's heart was also up and down, a regiment annihilated an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, which is indeed unbelievable, but if this is true, the situation in Luodian will be very different immediately, and the regiment of the 51st Division was nailed to death in Gu's house, like a sharp knife against the soft underbelly of the Japanese army!

The Japanese army would never dare to penetrate Jiading directly on the premise of exposing the abdomen!

One day, as long as this regiment can last for one day in Gu's house, Huo Yuzhang's 14th Division, Wang Yaowu's 51st Division's main force and Feng Shengfa's 58th Division will be able to rush to Luodian, and when these three elite divisions arrive, Luodian's defense line dare not be said to be as stable as a rock, but it will never be a problem to hold out for ten days and half a month, and at that time, the First Army should have arrived.

"Call Peng Shan!" Luo Zhuoying instructed the chief of staff, "Quick, call Peng Shan immediately, and ask him to immediately send a messenger to inform the 306th regiment and order them to hold out in Gu's house for a day!" ”

The chief of staff looked at the telegram from the Nanjing Command in his hand, and hesitated: "But the military seat, Nanjing ......."

Luo Zhuoying hesitated for a moment, but Zuihou still gritted his teeth and said: "I will explain to the committee in Nanjing, as long as I can stabilize the defense line of Luodian, I believe that the committee will not say anything, you can just do it." ”

"Okay." The chief of staff nodded, and went down to make a call.

The adjutant came over again and asked, "Commander, do you still need to pack the documents?" ”

"Keep packing." Luo Zhuoying said without thinking, although the 306th Regiment had just won the battle, and the location of the Gu family house was also very good, but he was not sure that the 306 Regiment would be able to hold the Gu family house.

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After cleaning up the battlefield, Qiu Weida ordered the 1st Battalion to be stationed on the spot, and then transferred to the Gu family house with the main force of the regiment.

Qiu Weida and Bai Chongxi can be described as heroes who see the same, although the 306th Regiment has just won a battle in Wudoujing, but Qiu Weida was not carried away by the victory, he knows very well in his heart that it is difficult to recapture Luodian with only one regiment of the 306th Regiment, even if he recaptures Luodian at any cost, Zuihou is afraid that there will not be many troops left, and when the Japanese army only counterattacks, Luodian will be lost again, so why bother?

Instead of wasting precious troops on the meat grinder in Luodian, it is better to take advantage of the situation to seize the Gu family house and threaten the logistics supply line of the Japanese army in Luodian from the flank, this is the art of war that the enemy must be saved, and occupying the Gu family house is like putting a sharp knife on the abdomen of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army will feel uncomfortable when they move.

After retreating to Gu's house, Qiu Weida quickly began to deploy defense, in addition to the 1st Battalion out of Wudoujing to guard the Japanese army in the direction of Luodian, Qiu Weida also placed the 2nd Battalion on the West Line Bridge, responsible for guarding the Japanese army in the direction of Lion Forest, Hu Hao's 3rd Battalion stayed in Gu's house as a reserve, and Xu 19's 19th Brigade was also detained by Qiu Weida.

Qiu Weida set up his headquarters in the grove behind Gujiazhai Village, but before his headquarters could be built, Peng Shan's correspondent arrived panting on a bicycle and conveyed to Qiu Wei the military order of Luo Zhuoying, the commander of the 18th Army, asking Qiu Weida's regiment to hold out in Gujiazhai for at least one day!