readx;? The more they walked into the barracks, the more shocked Zhang Fakui and several other generals became, nearly 40 armored vehicles, 20 light and heavy tank vehicles, hundreds of cattling trucks, and half of the trucks were dragging large artillery behind them. The number of mortars and heavy machine guns on the trucks without towing artillery www.biquge.info the number of mortars and heavy machine guns cannot be counted. And the soldiers standing on the truck were all equipped with light weapons, which he had never seen before.

Roughly calculated, there are no less than 3,000 soldiers here, although the number of independent brigades is a little smaller, but with these heavy equipment, the combat effectiveness of this brigade is extremely terrifying. Zhang Fakui said to Wang Haitao suspiciously: "Brigade Commander Wang, your brigade is only more than 3,000 people, how can you be equipped with so many heavy weapons?"

Wang Haitao replied: "Report to the chief, here is only the second regiment of the independent brigade and the heavy artillery regiment and the brigade branch guard battalion, and there are two infantry regiments that will not be able to arrive for a few days. These heavy equipment are all German-style equipment that the family of the lowly job overseas funded and helped the lowly job get. ”

Hearing this, Liu Jianxu smiled and said: "I said, if this little Zhuge can equip his troops like this, then his Gui army is not the first in China? ”

Zhang Fakui did not take Liu Jianxu's words, but then asked Wang Haitao: "Brigade Commander Wang, how many people are there in your whole brigade? How many artillery pieces are there? How many light and heavy machine guns are there? What is the equipment of the two regiments?"

Wang Haitao replied: "Report to the commander, the total number of officers and men of our independent brigade is 8,670, including 130 75 infantry guns, 70 105 howitzers, and 30 150 heavy artillery. Each squad has a squad light machine gun, each platoon has one heavy machine gun, each company has a fire platoon with four heavy machine guns, six light machine guns, four 60 mortars, and 2 82 recoilless guns.

Each battalion has a heavy fire company, equipped with four 82 mortars, six 60 mortars, four 82 recoilless guns, four 14.5 high-level dual-purpose twin heavy machine guns, 10 heavy machine guns, and 16 light machine guns. The infantry of the brigade is uniformly equipped with semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns. What Wang Haitao didn't say was that he still had 50 40 bazookas, 50 120 heavy mortars, and 80 100 heavy mortars. Of course, these are currently sitting in storage rings.

After listening to Wang Haitao's report, Zhang Fakui and the others glanced at each other, and their shocked expressions could not be concealed at all. Liu Jianxu couldn't help but say in Hunan dialect: "Bang! This independent brigade is absolutely wanted, and I am afraid that one brigade will have more artillery than our right-wing corps." These heavy equipment are given to Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu can expand an army. ”

Zhang Fakui also wanted to leave this independent brigade in the right-wing corps, but considering that the anti-landing war in Shanghai was raging, and good steel was used on the blade, he dispelled this idea. Instead, he said: "Brigade Commander Wang, you have such a strong team, you will have to suffer a little bit that day." Okay, I won't delay your time, I hope you will show the majesty of Chinese soldiers on the battlefield in Shanghai, and let Ri Yan see the strength of our Chinese soldiers. ”

For a patriotic general like Zhang Fakui, Wang Haitao sincerely respects and admires him. So Wang Haitao replied immediately: "Thank you for the teachings of the commander-in-chief, Haitao will definitely not live up to the teachings of the commander-in-chief." After finishing speaking, facing the officers and men of the independent battalion, he shouted loudly: "All of them, salute!" All the officers and men of the independent brigade raised their hands and saluted at the same time when they faced Zhang Fakui, and Zhang Fakui and they also raised their hands at the same time to salute in return.

Wang Haitao said loudly again: "Let's go!" So amid the roar of the chariots, the chariots of the Independent Brigade drove out of the barracks first. After Wang Haitao saluted Zhang Fakui and the others again, he got into a jeep and left the barracks.

Zhang Fakui looked at the officers and soldiers of the independent battalion in the distance and nodded secretly. As soon as Wang Haitao's independent brigade passed through Jiashan, it immediately sent a telegram to the Third War Zone to inform him of the imminent arrival of the vanguard of his independent brigade in Shanghai.

At this time, the anti-landing battles in Lion Forest and Chuanshakou had reached the fifth day, which was a critical moment. Under the endless bombardment of aircraft and naval artillery, the Japanese army used the tactics of crowds to break through the second line of defense in the second place. The Eighty-seventh and Eighty-eighth Divisions suffered heavy losses, and each division had less than two regiments left of fighters capable of fighting. In five days, both divisions were crippled, and the Japanese 3rd Division did not have a good time, and paid the price of several thousand men for this position.

In contrast, the Wusongkou Fort position of the independent battalion, except for the bombardment of naval guns and planes every day, no Japanese soldiers came to attack, but the positions of the 98th Division in Yuepu and Baoshan Castle next to it welcomed Japanese naval guns and aircraft, and the Japanese 11th Division turned to the Yuepu and Baoshan Castle positions and launched an attack after being bloodied in front of the Wujingkou Fort position.

Although General Zhang Zhizhong still had the 14th Division stationed in Luodian as a reserve, a few days after the battle began, General Zhang Zhizhong did not dare to use this reserve now, so he could only replenish the 20th Brigade [the original supplementary brigade] with two regiments, and the 87th Division and the 88th Division on both sides, and one regiment on the one side to reinforce it.

At this time, the telegram that the vanguard of Wang Haitao's independent brigade had arrived in Shanghai reached General Zhang Zhizhong. After reading the telegram, General Zhang Zhizhong learned that the vanguard of the Independent Brigade, on which he had high hopes, had arrived in Shanghai. couldn't help but say: "Great, this is really a charcoal in the snow!" and then said to the adjutant beside him: "Go and prepare the car, and inform the guard platoon, I will personally go to Songjiang County, take a look at this independent brigade, and meet this brigade commander Wang Haitao for a while." ”

When Wang Haitao led the officers and men of the Independent Brigade to the gate of Songjiang County, soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion came to report that General Zhang Zhizhong, commander-in-chief of the Ninth Group Army at the gate of the city, was waiting for the arrival of the Independent Brigade. When Wang Haitao heard the report, he was taken aback, General Zhang Zhizhong actually came in person, and this face was greater. Wang Haitao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed to the city gate.

At the gate of the city, under the guard of a platoon of soldiers, a tall general of the national army was standing under the city gate. Wang Haitao hurriedly stepped forward, stood up and saluted and shouted: "The Fourth Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the independent brigade under the Seventh Army is ordered to come, and the brigade commander Wang Haitao reports to the commander. After General Zhang Zhizhong returned a military salute, he took the initiative to extend his hand to Wang Haitao with a smile on his face.

At the same time, he said: "Welcome! Brigade Commander Wang rushed to Shanghai so quickly, and he worked hard all the way. Wang Haitao hurriedly stretched out his hand to shake General Zhang Zhizhong, and said at the same time: "Sir, I only brought the Second Infantry Regiment and the Brigade Heavy Artillery Regiment, as well as the Guard Battalion and the Reconnaissance Battalion directly under the brigade, and the two infantry regiments led by the brigade chief of staff Su Zuxin, who will arrive in a few days." ”

General Zhang Zhizhong said with a smile: "Brigade Commander Wang has solved my urgent need now!" Wang Haitao was shocked and asked: "Sir, how is the battle situation now?" General Zhang Zhizhong said: "Don't be in a hurry first, I'll talk to you in detail when I get to the headquarters later, I'd better take a look at your troops first." Wang Haitao replied: "Welcome to the commander to review the independent brigade, commander, please." ”

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