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The battle here was over in less than an hour, and the action was so fast that he didn't even have time to send a message from Osamu Maeda.

They were only five or six kilometers away from Guan Guizhi's 34th Division, and at this time Guan Guizhi had already begun to retreat.

Twenty self-propelled artillery pieces bombarded his attacking troops devastatingly, causing heavy losses to his attacking troops at several points, and even two of the attacking positions were completely routed by the counter-charge, and there was no news of it.

The tide of battle, at the beginning of the shelling, was already out of control, and it was no longer a rhythm that he could control.

"General, the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, and the 32nd and 33rd divisions cannot be contacted, you see......"

A staff officer of a major general said with a telegram.

Could it be that the enemy is really strong? Two divisions, not a few thousand......

Guan Guzhi's eyes narrowed, and then he shouted: "Inform the troops to stop the attack, shrink the defense, and contact other troops to make plans." ”

Following his order, the attacking troops quickly retreated, and in just ten minutes, they assembled to their designated positions, firmly protected the division and regimental headquarters, and retreated to fortify.

The news of the retreat of the Japanese army reached Lao Zhao, who looked at the commander of the 12th Brigade of the New Fourth Division of the advance army who had come with reinforcements, waiting for his speech.

"Boss, the charge will be handed over to us, you have worked hard, the commander-in-chief ordered me to pursue independently, let you clean up the battlefield, in addition, arrange for the transportation of the seriously wounded to the field hospital at the third location as soon as possible, where the equipment is complete and the operation can be performed."

Brigade Commander Qian Dazhuang said in a formal manner, his young face full of admiration.

"Ha Lu Ha! Good! I love this live!! ”

Lao Zhao didn't care, and then ordered: "Inform all the troops that the hospital at location No. 3 is ready, and the wounded will be sent there for treatment as soon as possible!" Others wait for orders! ”

The order from his side was issued, and Qu Jun just led the troops to Jiangyin. There. Two divisions of the Japanese army, his task was not to let them run.

At this time, Nishio Shouzo was like an ant on a hot pot in Shanghai. He had just received a report from Guan Guizhi that the battle had been lost, and he could not contact the 32nd and 33rd divisions, and even the 35th division had not heard back just now. Someone is being sent to contact and ask for instructions on what to do next.

He knew that the 32nd and 33rd Divisions had only been formed for a short time, but they were not without combat effectiveness, so they disappeared quietly, and he really couldn't understand how many troops the enemy had near Changzhou and Danyang.

If this lifeline is cut off, he is not worried about the troops there in Nanjing. There you can retreat to Yangzhou, no matter how bad it is, you can also follow Gaoyou, all the way to Xuzhou, and meet with the temple Shouyi. And Shanghai, the fleet has not been heard from so far, and the Yangtze River is still blocked by mines, and it is their own mines. Judging by the number of the mines that were fished out. It is precisely the mines carried by the minelayers of the fleet. In other words, it was not only impossible for the fleet to provide support to Shanghai. I am afraid that it will also become a weapon of the enemy to assist in the attack. If that were the case, Shanghai would be an island.

His worries were not superfluous, at this time, Suzhou had already been included in Liu Zhong's attack range, Wuxi. There will be two more hours at most, and the troops will be closer. And these, because of his shrinking forces, he did not know about the movement of the large army. Without the plane, he lost control of even the most basic information.

Just when he was worried. Twenty self-propelled artillery pieces had already rushed to Jiangyin at full speed, and another heavy artillery team, also halfway up, advanced five kilometers at most, and entered the predetermined attack position to annihilate the two divisions in Jiangyin.

The 34th Division, which was rushed to the vicinity by a division just sent by Qu Jun at this time, had already cut off his retreat, and just waited for the heavy artillery in Changzhou to start bombarding, and within an hour, they could be completely annihilated.

Qu Jun had just led the strength of four divisions and rushed to Jiangyin, less than 15 kilometers, and they were able to complete the encirclement of the troops there in more than an hour.

At this time, Liu Haisong was very comfortable, he used the 105 howitzers left by the Japanese army in Jiangyin to constantly bombard the attacking Japanese army, so that the Japanese army could not get close to the position for 300 meters, could not resist the interception of the blocking gun, and could not organize an artillery battle to bombard the enemy's position. As long as the cannonballs fly, they will be devastated. After losing two mountain artillery positions, the Japanese were helpless.

Just as they were thinking about how to attack, there was a sudden dense scream in the sky. The terrifying whistling sound stunned the Japanese army, and then understood that it was heavy artillery.

But what if you understand? As they dodged in panic, the shells fell, and then, the earth shook like chaff, bursts of shock waves came, and clusters of mushroom clouds rose, and with it, the whole camp became a mess.

The Jiangyin position, which has been bombarded unhurriedly, is also the largest firepower output at this moment, and in the loud roar, the shells of 75 mountain artillery and 105 howitzers rained down, and the Japanese camp that was bombed was full of flames and gunsmoke.

Thirty 150 heavy guns, 20 self-propelled artillery, plus dozens of guns here in Jiangyin, the dense firepower immediately blew up the two divisions, everywhere corpses flew sideways, everywhere wreckage, in just a few minutes, the entire Japanese camp stretching several kilometers completely collapsed, rushed wildly, each of them fled for their lives.

At the same time, Guan Kaoji also attracted heavy artillery fire, even though he had retreated four kilometers, thinking that he could avoid the shelling. But where did he know that Dong Ku's 150 self-tightening heavy artillery had a range of 25 kilometers, where could he dodge?

The shells fell, and before there was time to send intelligence, the whole camp collapsed.

In the case of heavy artillery, let alone no cover, even if there is, it is for nothing. As long as the shells fall, there will be no life on the ground and underground within 100 meters, and unless permanent fortifications are made a few meters thick, they can withstand the earthquake.

The commander of the 12th Brigade, Qian Dazhuang, gave a loud order at the moment when the shelling began: "All attack!" ”

The anxious warriors, who had been squatting in the trenches for a long time, ran quickly under the command, rushed out of their positions like a tide, and ran towards the flaming position in the distance.

Lao Zhao watched the army rush out wildly, and ordered: "Clean up the battlefield, except for the utensils sent to the advance army, the others are registered!" ”

The battle in these two places lasted less than an hour, and under the heavy artillery bombardment, the Japanese army that was unable to form an army was annihilated in just over 20 minutes under the fierce charge of the advance army. Guan Guizhi didn't even have a chance to leave the corpse behind, and it had been blown into pieces in the shelling.

In Shanghai, Nishio Shouzo was still like an ant on a hot pot, turning around in the headquarters, and Dong Ku received a report that the battles of Jiangyin and Changzhou were over and the Japanese army was completely annihilated.

He took the telegram sent by Sun Tao, and a smile appeared on his face: "Order, the attack on Suzhou Wuxi begins, so that Sun Tao's troops are approaching Danyang and attacking Zhenjiang Fortress, so that Yu Lei will speed up the pace of the offensive and the counteroffensive will begin!" (To be continued......)