Chapter 40: Difficult to Support (2)

He Shaozhou was taken aback, the Japanese army was so fast, he took the map and spread it on the ground and asked, "Commander Wang, what should we do?" ”

Wang Gongliang asked, "How many devils are there?" ”

The soldier who reported said: "There is about a wing of more than two thousand people. ”

Both of them took cold breaths. Wang Gongliang said: "The Japanese army is still one kilometer away, and we are in a hurry to speed up the retreat. ”

He Shaozhou shook his head: "I studied at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and I understand the combat habits of the Japanese army, it is fake that they are pursuing us, and I am afraid that it is true to attack the 19th Division behind their backs." If we retreat, the Japanese army will definitely occupy Guojia Village, and the back of the 19th Division will be exposed, and it will be difficult to hold the position. ”

Wang Gongliang nodded: "I also know, but we don't have much ammunition, and most of them are wounded soldiers, the strength of the eight regiments at this time does not exceed two or three thousand people, and one wing of the Japanese army, if it fights, I am afraid it will be ......."

He Shaozhou didn't understand that Guojia Village had no danger to defend, and his own troops were broken troops retreating and repairing, and there was a serious shortage of ammunition, how to fight?

If there is a war, I am afraid that there will be no left of the Japanese aircraft, artillery, tax police corps. Gritted his teeth and said: "You can't retreat, I'd rather die in battle than retreat." In this way, you lead the wounded to retreat first, and I lead other soldiers who can fight to block the attack and ask the commander for help. ”

Wang Gongliang knew that there were no troops around, it was impossible to save them, and there was not much chance of staying alive. said: "You take the wounded to withdraw, I stay, it's a big deal, I die, and I fight with the devil." ”

He Shaozhou knew that it was not just because of his uncle, but also because of his qualifications for the first phase of Huangpu, and most people in the Tax Police Corps respected him very much. smiled and said: "There is no time, don't argue, keep the seeds of the tax police corps, you lead the team to withdraw, and I will stop it." I'm going to meet this devil team. ”

Wang Gongliang knew that He Shaozhou also studied in Japan, and he was a little unconvinced. Although both of them are detachment commanders, He Shaozhou's uncle is the chief of staff, He Yingyu, and the background is different, and he doesn't argue with him. I'm afraid that the head of the regiment is not there, and the tax police regiment generally listens to He Shaozhou, so he said: "Inform Division Commander Li by telegram, and you can answer it if necessary." ”

He Shaozhou nodded and agreed, leaving the soldiers who could fight in the fastest time, under the command of Song Zhuoyu, the commander of the second regiment, to build a position in Guojia Village, and Wang Gongliang led thousands of wounded soldiers to retreat to the rear.

He Shaozhou knew that at a distance of one kilometer, the speed of people was only half an hour, and even if the Japanese army had baggage, it would not be too slow, so he used the thatched houses and streets of Guojia Village to start building a simple position to block this devil army.

He Shaozhou's last remaining personnel were less than 3,000 people, they were all troops who had withdrawn from their positions, there was nothing, and there was a serious shortage of ammunition.

But there was no fear and no one panicked, days and months of bloody battles, the brothers around them fell one by one, and everyone was full of bitter hatred and sadness in their hearts, which could calm the anger in their hearts, only the corpses and blood of the devils.

The soldiers worked hard with their heads down, digging trenches as fast as they could, and it was good to dig an extra spade. The telegram ticked, and He Shaozhou sent a report to the theater and the former enemy headquarters, reporting information to Huang Jie, and also to Li Jue of the 19th Division.

The officers and soldiers of the Tax Police Corps did not know, and He Shaozhou did not know how long he could hold out, because he knew very well that there were no troops around him, and no one could save them.

But as a soldier, he can't escape, and if the tax police corps retreats, Li Jue's defense line will be non-existent. When He Shaozhou's last telegram was sent, he had already seen the sun flag of the devil in the distance.

The pursuing Iza Ichiro Osa was a little proud, he already knew about the defeat of the 35th Wing, and laughed at Fuji Suekichi Osa for being greedy, this time he failed, right? The credit is their own.

The Tax Police Corps is indeed an elite, and it depends on who it says that the 9th Division is also an elite unit in the Japanese army. He kept urging the troops to hurry up, but there was no way to do it. These areas are covered with a dense water network, and the road is okay, but it is also difficult to walk under the bombardment of aircraft and artillery, and in addition, the roads are muddy on rainy days, and the horses dragging the cannons move too slowly.

Iza Ichiro did not dare not bring artillery, otherwise he would not know how to fight with the Chinese army. There are not many infantry guns in the ninety-two, only four, plus the artillery squadrons of the major brigades, he only has ten infantry guns, but this is enough.

Because the Japanese army was not moving fast, when he appeared in Guojia Village, He Shaozhou arranged a simple position.

The 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army sent a squadron as the lead, followed by the entire wing. Iza Ichiro also calculated very clearly, he occupied Guojia Village, and then attacked the Qian Mansion and the Lake Mansion from the side and back, and pursued the fleeing tax police regiment with one unit. He must crush the Tax Police Corps, or they may return to the rescue of the 19th Division.

Iza Ichiro Osa is also very greedy, he wants to kill two birds with one stone. He reported his plan to the division headquarters and received the support of the division commander Yoshizumi Ryosuke. It was for this reason that Major General Yoshiyo Akiyama was so angry, scolded the defeated 35th Wing, and ordered him to attack and contain Li Jue as soon as possible, so that he could not return to the tax police corps to ensure that the 7th Wing made a detour on the side.

After receiving He Shaozhou's telegram, the former enemy command had not yet understood that the Japanese army wanted to make a detour on the side, but it could not ignore the tax police corps. Luo Zhuoying, who had no troops to send, reminded Wu Yizhi by telegram ordering the Snow Fox Brigade to go to Zhencang Highway to meet the tax police corps.

But the subsequent telegram from He Shaozhou surprised Luo Zhuoying for a while, he was really worried that Xue Ru only had a battalion of less than a battalion, and there were some recruits among them, how could he block the attack of a wing of the Japanese army. On the one hand, he reported to Chen Cheng that he wanted to send reinforcements, and on the other hand, he sent a telegram to Li Jue, telling him that he must hold the defensive line.

Chen Cheng in Suzhou was also a little dumbfounded, and Chen Cheng did not dare to decide Xue Yue's proposal to withdraw to the Wufu line and Zhapu line, as well as the defense of the Xideng line, so he could only report to the military committee.

They are the Left Wing Corps, and they have no right to order the actions of the Right Wing Corps Zhang Fakui, and these can only be strengthened through Gu Zhutong, the deputy commander of the theater of operations, to strengthen the defense of the southern Jinshanwei in the direction of Hangzhou Bay.

It must be said that the reaction of the national army is too slow, and the 3rd Division and the 101st Division of the Japanese Army are all concentrated in the south, and Gu Zhutong also believes that the Japanese army does not have the strength to land from Hangzhou Bay. Hearing what a little girl was, and it was said by a second lieutenant captain, Gu Zhutong directly ignored this reminder. Just let Zhang Fakui transfer an independent brigade to Hangzhou Bay to strengthen the defense.

Luo Zhuoying's report, Chen Cheng did not dare to ignore it, if the Japanese army succeeded in a roundabout, it would lose the defense line of Yunzaobang, thus opening the door to Shanghai. Urgent order, Yang Sen's 133rd and 134th Divisions accelerated their speed, entered the position, and urgently transferred the 1st and 26th Divisions of the Central Army Corps to reinforce them.

Chen Cheng's transfer was no problem, but it was too late, and Chen Cheng ordered Huang Jie to rush to Guojia Village, so that the tax police corps must hold it and buy time for the follow-up troops to arrive. Xue Yue also urgently left Suzhou and returned to the former enemy headquarters in Qingpu.

Matsui Ishone also knew that the actions of the 9th Division disrupted the deployment of the Chinese army. He ordered the 101st, 9th, 3rd and 11th Divisions to launch an all-out attack, and aircraft carrier planes on the Yangtze River were dispatched to bomb the positions of the Chinese army to ensure the advance of the attacking troops.

The Shanghai battlefield, which had been suspended for three or five days, once again ushered in a bloody battle. At the beginning of these battles, the most dangerous was He Shaozhou's Tax Police Corps, which had deployed his forces on both sides of the road and between Guojia Village to prepare for Iza Ichiro's 7th Wing.

The devil was still pursuing, and he didn't expect He Shaozhou to boldly stop and block them, and a squadron of the vanguard in front was moving forward. On the battlefield, Song Zhuoyu stared at the devil's troops and shouted, "Fight." ”

There was a burst of gunfire, dozens of devils from a squadron lay down, and the rest immediately lay down and fired back. The blocking battle in Guojiacun officially kicked off, and Song Zhuoyue shouted: "Aim and fight, save ammunition." ”

The Chinese army dared to block it, which made Iza Ichiro furious, and ordered the attacking squadron to retreat, and the artillery brigade and artillery squadron immediately set up a position and shelled Guojia Village. This time, He Shaozhou suffered a loss, because of the rush of time, there were no decent fortifications at all, and ordinary houses were thatched houses, which could not resist shells at all.

Soldiers were constantly killed, and in order to end the battle quickly, Iza Ichiro attacked in a squadron ladder style, and with the cooperation of artillery, launched one attack after another against He Shaozhou's troops. The offensive on the battlefield is monotonous, but bloody. Attack, retreat, attack again.

He Shaozhou ran from one position to another, constantly adjusting his position under the flying shrapnel and bullets, and endured huge casualties.

Song Zhuoyu was covered in gunsmoke: "Commander, it can't go on like this, we won't be able to hold on for a day when we are all gone." ”

He Shaozhou did not receive reinforcements from Huang Jie, but only received a telegram from the headquarters, telling him to hold on and wait for reinforcements. But when reinforcements will arrive, no one knows. Hearing Song Zhuoyu's words, he glared and shouted: "Shut up, the rest of the person will hold on to me, and I will die on the battlefield." ”

Song Zhuoyu grabbed his hat, fell to the ground, and pulled out his pistol: "Yes." He turned and rushed to the position.

He Shaozhou raised the binoculars and looked at the devil attacking in the distance, he bit his lip tightly, but he was helpless. It was almost dusk, and the western sky was overcast, and it was about to rain.

He Shaozhou hoped that the rain would come down soon, that would delay the Japanese attack, and it was no longer a question of eliminating the devils, but a matter of holding on a little longer.

"Telegram." The operator handed over a telegram, He Shaozhou swept it, sighed in his heart, and shouted: "The guards are assembled to reinforce the main position." ”

The captain of the guard rushed out, this is Li Jue's telegram, the Japanese army has attacked with the strength of three wings, and the guard team of his company division has been pulled to the front line, and he really can't draw troops, so He Shaozhou held out until the evening. Once it gets dark, he will send troops to reinforce him, and the 19th Division will rely on the Tax Police Corps on its back.

He Shaozhou had no choice but to send the guards to reinforce the precarious main position, and it seemed that he really had to fight to the last person.

He picked up the pen and wanted to leave a suicide note, but he didn't know how to write it. Finally, he shouted: "Operator, send a report to the commander of the army, the tax police corps and the position live and die, ready to die." ”

In fact, this is a desperate telegram, and He Shaozhou is ready to die. Straighten up his hat, pull out his pistol and leave the command shelter, and run towards the position.

Less than two miles away from Guojia Village, the Snow Fox Brigade was out of breath, and the sound of artillery could be heard clearly in the distance. Xue Ru shouted, "Chief of Staff Lan, the troops stop and rest for twenty minutes. ”

Lan Xun was stunned on Monday, seeing that he was about to arrive at the place, how to stop.

Xue Ru shouted: "Carry out the order, all squadron leaders come over." ”