Chapter 65: Return to the Horse Gun (4)

The sound of Didi's telegram shook the hearts of several high-ranking figures in the Snow Fox Brigade. Because as the telegrams continued to be handed over, the mood of several people became heavier and heavier, and it was only a few days that the battlefield had changed so much.

The most unacceptable thing for Xue Ru was that the Xicheng defense line in the rear still had no effect, even though the national army troops had simply closed in Taicang, Kunshan, there was no one to defend on the defensive line.

Xue Ru was very incomprehensible, since Xue Yue had ordered the troops to stay on the Xicheng defensive line, how could they be captured by the Japanese army so quickly? Of course, the telegram is not clear, and as a theater command, there is no need to explain it to Xue Ru.

Looking at the last telegram in his hand, Xue Ru felt a little confused and dazed. For the battle of the Snow Fox Brigade in Jiading, there was no reward at all, and there were no instructions.

The order was very simple, only mentioning that Xue Yue was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in the Third Theater of Operations, entering the Tunxi area in southern Anhui, gathering the scattered and retreating soldiers, and protecting Jiangxi and southern Anhui and Hubei.

The Snow Fox Brigade was incorporated into the Nanjing Garrison and directly under the command of the Garrison Command, which ordered the Snow Fox Brigade to immediately retreat and enter the Nanjing Defense Jinling Women's College.

Xue Ru glanced at the map, Jinling Women's College is in the center of the city, and it can be said that it is not even the third line of defense.

Whether this is Xue Yue's intention to protect the Snow Fox Brigade, Xue Ru doesn't know. But I don't want the Snow Fox Brigade to fight, it can obviously be seen. Unless Nanjing falls, it will not attack the position of the women's college.

For such a vague order, several other people were a little at a loss, looking at Tang Shengzhi's order, Xue Ru understood a little more. She wants to sort out the process of the defense of Nanjing and see how much she can remember.

Later generations have many versions of the fall of Nanjing, and there are various theories, and the evaluation is mixed. But as a soldier, he is also a soldier with patriotic feelings, and he still knows more about the defense of Nanjing.

Xue Ru has no access to other aspects of information, and Xue Ru really doesn't know how accurate and authentic the existing public information is. It's just that Xue Ru is clear about one thing, for political reasons, many reports on the Kuomintang's War of Resistance are one-sided.

The most basic father said that when they were young, they didn't know what Taierzhuang victory was, they didn't know what Wanjialing victory was, and they didn't know what Changde defense battle was. Even if the battles of Songhu, Xuzhou, and Wuhan were known, they only knew that they had failed in the end.

Xue Ru was born after the reform and opening up, has entered the 21st century, ultra-left thinking has changed, and she knows much more. Knowing that the Anti-Japanese War is not only the victory of Pingxingguan, the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the Guerrilla War on the Plains, and the Anti-Japanese War in Luliang, I know a lot of real history of the Anti-Japanese War.

But what is the real reason for Nanjing? Xue Ru really wanted to know. She knew she didn't have the power to change history, but it was okay to do as little as possible to reduce casualties and losses.

At least the collapse of Shanghai has made itself a lot less. Now, although the Xicheng defense line is still not held, after all, he has saved many national officers and soldiers, and also let many people avoid the slaughter of devils.

If you were in Nanjing and knew a lot of things in advance, would you have been able to avoid that brutal massacre? It was with this in mind that Xue Ru and Xue Yue said that they would transfer their troops into the city of Nanjing

Now that Xue Yue has done it, the next thing is to look at himself. It is better to enter Nanjing as soon as possible, the earlier you enter Nanjing, the more beneficial it is to yourself, and you can think of a way in advance.

After pondering for a long time, he said: "After capturing Kunshan, take out part of the buried grain, withdraw from Kunshan, retreat to Suzhou, and immediately withdraw to Nanjing after replenishing Suzhou." ”

Wu Yuzhao said: "Since Changshu is lost, Wuxi is also very dangerous, according to the report of the theater, the Japanese 6th Division has attacked Suzhou, once we capture Kunshan, the devils will immediately know that they will cut off our road to Suzhou, we will not be able to act during the day, and we may fall into encirclement." ”

When Wu Yuzhao said this, Xie Chengrui and they all looked at Xue Ru, this is indeed a problem. In fact, when I heard the bulletin from the war zone, I had this idea. But Xie Chengrui and Xue Ru are not familiar with each other, Xiang Wenbin is a Sichuan army unit, so it is difficult to say anything, so Wu Yuzhao can say it.

Xue Ru also knew that the most dangerous thing was that the snow fox could only act at night, and the Japanese army had reconnaissance planes during the day, and bombers could be dispatched to intercept the snow fox brigade at any time. This is more than 3,000 people, not a few hundred, and they can be hidden casually.

Changshu fell so quickly, and Fushan Port was also occupied, whether Jiangyin could be defended, Xue Ru couldn't help but know. It was only that he occupied Kunshan and Taicang and inflicted heavy losses on the 101st Wing, so that the attack in the middle of the Japanese army did not achieve a breakthrough. But can Suzhou hold on? Just holding one Kunshan is meaningless to contain the Japanese attack.

Besides, this return to the horse pistol was not to stop the Japanese attack, but to eliminate the living force of the Japanese army and inspire the people of the war of resistance.

He closed his eyes fiercely for a few seconds, opened them and said: "Don't worry, we won't stay in Kunshan, the battle ended before dawn, the troops quickly entered Chengyang Lake, lurked until dark, withdrew from the side of Changshu to Wuxi, and turned to Nanjing." ”

Lan Xun Zhou was a little puzzled: "Why attack Kunshan, it doesn't make sense to eliminate a wing." ”

Xue Ru said: "The failure of the Battle of Songhu has seriously affected the morale of the soldiers, otherwise the Xicheng Line in Changshu would not have fallen so quickly, this is an exciting battle." ”

"Forget it," Lan Xun Zhou said dissatisfiedly: "We also wiped out a wing in Jiading, and we didn't even praise a word, even if Kunshan won the victory, it wouldn't work." ”

Xie Chengrui said: "The total annihilation of a wing of the Japanese army is definitely a great victory, and it is impossible for the government not to attach importance to it, they just don't believe it." A brigade plus less than a brigade of troops, annihilating a Japanese wing, do you believe it? ”

A few people stopped talking about this, and if they hadn't done it themselves, they might not even believe it. Xue Ru also understood why the Nanjing Garrison didn't say anything, it turned out that he didn't believe it at all.

It is not for merit, but to let the national army of the Anti-Japanese War see hope and strengthen the heart of the Anti-Japanese War. Then let them see if it's true, thinking of this, he said: "Okay, Kunshan must be fought, and it must be clean, let all the national army troops see that the devil is not so terrible, as long as the tactics are mastered, they will be eliminated." The Chinese art of war is the essence of thousands of years, and the devil is not an opponent if he learns it for a thousand years. ”

After the battle of Jiading, the Snow Fox Brigade was already full of confidence, and they really didn't take a wing in their eyes. Xue Ru said: "The old tactic, the first, second, and third squadrons, plus the logistics squadron, the four city gates, rush in after exploding, occupy the city wall, block the devils from escaping, and the other first and second regiments enter from the east and west, carry out rapid assaults, interspersed with divisions, melee melee, and special operations squadrons attack the Japanese wing headquarters, drive the devils into the predetermined positions, and eliminate them." ”

"Yes," a few people replied immediately. Separately commanded the troops to sneak closer to Kunshan. The battle began to move before dawn. In the dark night, countless black dots appeared around Kunshan, approaching the city gate.

Xue Ru said to Tian Jiasheng beside him: "Gather all the guards squadron and staff personnel, and immediately rush to the area of Longxing Village and Bacheng Village in Chengyang Lake to find a hiding place, you do this, do this......"

Tian Jiasheng wanted to participate in the battle in the city, but he was a little reluctant. Xue Ru said solemnly: "Remember, whether the Snow Fox Brigade can escape the search of the Japanese army depends on you, it is related to the lives of thousands of people, and it must be completed." ”

As soon as he heard that it was so important, Tian Jiasheng immediately stood upright: "Don't worry, captain, even if you die, you will definitely complete the task." ”

Xue Ru waved his hand, only the logistics squadron was left behind him, Fan Tiezhu was left alone, and the others were taken away by Tian Jiasheng. Wei Ming and they have always been a reconnaissance squadron, responsible for the surrounding situation, and part of Hetian Jiasheng and them went to Longxing to take charge of the large troops along the way.

The Shidao Baoliang Dazuo in the city has rested, and there is nothing to worry about. Tomorrow the brigade commander will arrive with another wing and begin an offensive in the direction of Suzhou. There is not a single Chinese in Kunshan City, so don't think about delicious food, so you have to eat the cold rice balls you brought.

Because I didn't have much to do, I rested early. There was a deathly silence in the entire city of Kunshan, and only the footsteps of the patrols proved that there were people here.

The soldiers standing guard on the city wall were also listless, looking forward to the arrival of the shift change, and a squadron was in the direction of a city gate. At this time, they all curled up at the base of the wall to avoid the cold wind. Although it's only November, it's not yet December, but this year's weather is very cold.

The Japanese army did not expect that the war would drag on, and the cotton and winter clothes were given priority to replenish the North China Front Army in the north, and the Shanghai Dispatch Army had not yet been replenished. It's cold at night, especially when standing on a high wall.

The soldier who lurked on the edge of the city wall first, groped to find*, sharpened the match, and lit*.

The city wall is not very high, only more than ten meters high, and the light below is still discovered by the devils, standing guard and shouting, and the devils of a squadron are all surprised, it turns out that there is really a branch of the army attacking, standing up and shooting out.

But as soon as they leaned out and wanted to see the situation outside, the sniper team that had already lurked in front of them was hit by a volley of bullets.

Few devils were killed, after all, it was night, and they couldn't see clearly. But such an accurate shot made the devil squadron leader furious, and the muzzle flame revealed the position of the sniper team, and several Japanese machine guns were immediately aimed here.

But before a few shots were fired, I felt a tremor under my feet, followed by an explosion, a dull rumble, and the Japanese army shook for a while, and the city gate was blown open.

Since Xue Ru planned to kill the horse pistol, of course, he had calculated how to counterattack into the city. When Kunshan was armed, a large number of * were buried in the four city gates, leaving a lit * outside the city. As the smoke of the explosion rose, the Snow Fox Brigade that had lurked in front leapt forward, and the light machine guns behind them almost hit the city wall like a torrential rain.

The fire was so fierce that the Japanese army could not think of it, and the troops below wanted to climb the city wall to block it, but the lightning-fast Snow Fox First Squadron came in. Xiao Yong has a pistol in one hand and a captured Japanese knife in the other.

Anyway, the Snow Fox Brigade knows that the devil's forging technology is stronger than China's, and the devil's saber is good. As long as the Snow Fox Brigade is an official, he will have a devil's knife in his hand. If you see that you don't have a Japanese saber in your hand, it proves that you have no combat achievements.

Several squadron leaders promised to get Xue Ru a general-level saber, but unfortunately there was not even a Dazuo knife now. Xue Ru had a Shaozuo knife in his hand, and the entire Snow Fox Brigade felt very faceless.

If you let the Japanese know this, you can be angry. Is it so easy to kill a big Zuo? There is also a saber, it's a dream.

The Japanese army was surrounded by a squadron on all four walls, with the arrogance of the Japanese army, one squadron held out, and under the city was a brigade, there were no heavy artillery aircraft, and there was almost no hope of attacking. It's a pity that this is a trap set up, and Zhidao Baoliang Dazuo got into it by himself.

Ten minutes after the explosion sounded, the first and second regiments of the Snow Fox entered the east and west gates. It was another street battle that the Japanese army was not familiar with, and this was not a simple street fight, but mainly a matter of weapons.

The weapons of the Snow Fox Brigade are aimed at such combat equipment and are suitable for close combat. But the devil's rifle is suitable for long-distance combat.

Not a positional offensive and defensive battle, rifles, machine guns, grenadiers have no advantages at all. The most important thing is that the Japanese army still blocked along the street, and the Snow Fox Brigade, which could be instructed, seized the buildings on both sides of the street as soon as possible, and was condescending, and the devils could only be beaten passively.

Kunshan City was disrupted, there were more than 3,000 devils, and the Snow Fox Brigade was also more than 3,000.