readx;? The British major hurriedly straightened up and said to Wang Haitao: "General Wang, I didn't know that you were here, please forgive me for being rude." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Listening to the words of the British Major Daoqian, Wang Haitao's face softened a little, and he said to the major: "You go back and tell General Smalet that this is not the British Concession, but the land of China. I have the right to be stationed here, my troops will not enter the British Concession, and my target is the Japanese on the other side of the river. ”

The major replied, "Yes, General Wang, I will relay your words to General Smalelet, then I will take my leave, and I wish you good luck General." After speaking, the British major saluted Wang Haitao again, and then left here. Major Ian returned to General Smarlet's office and told General Smalet that outside the concession was the army personally led by General Wang Haitao, the commander of the newly formed 90th Division, and truthfully relayed Wang Haitao's words to General Smalet.

As the commander-in-chief of the British forces in China, General Smargot and the commanders of the troops in China from several other countries were also watching the Sino-Japanese war in Shanghai. These commanders expressed their incredibleness at the achievements of the new 90th Division. It is also recognized that the new 90th Division in combat effectiveness in the squadron is a well-deserved first, so the commander of the new 90th Division is also very appreciative.

General Smalet listened to Major Ian and said, "Okay, I see. This General Wang is a respectable general, since he said that the army will not enter the British Concession, then there is nothing to worry about, go and tell those young men, take it easy. Then I went to tell the young men on duty at the gate that as long as the squadron did not enter the concession or did anything to harm the interests of the British Empire, leave them alone. Major Ian agreed and exited the office.

Wang Haitao was standing on the top of the river embankment at this time, observing the movement on the north bank of the river with a telescope. At this time, at the Sixing warehouse on the north bank of the river, the sound of guns and cannons gradually calmed down, because the sky was dark, and Wang Haitao couldn't see anything except for a few bright or dark fires. Through the Wangyuan realm, Wang Haitao saw that there are more than 100 meters between the shore and the Sixing warehouse in Hebei, and there are many houses and alleys on the road of more than 100 meters, several of which are relatively tall, distributed between the Sixing warehouse and the Suzhou Creek, and now it should be in the hands of the Japanese army.

Whether it is to cross the river for reinforcements or to retreat in the future, these buildings are a must to pass through, and they must be grasped in their hands, Wang Haitao called Tang Xiaoshan and Tangshan Leopard over, and handed them the task of occupying these buildings and holding on. This section of the Suzhou Creek is about 40 meters wide, and there are several bridges on the upper and lower reaches, but they are either in the concession or too far to cross the river.

Wang Haitao found an opportunity to take out rubber boats from the storage ring, and the reconnaissance company used five rubber boats to let a platoon of soldiers cross the river first at 10 o'clock in the evening and establish a landing point on the north bank of the river. An hour later, a light whistle came from the north bank of the river, and the soldiers of this platoon had completed their mission. Wang Haitao arranged for the soldiers of the battalion handed over to him by Zhu Shaoliang to be stationed on the south bank of the river, ready to cross the river to meet him at any time, and then began to cross the river with the remaining soldiers of the guard company and the reconnaissance company.

All the vehicles were left on the south bank, and the tanks and armored vehicles were lined up along the river bank, and the muzzles and muzzles of the guns were aimed at the north bank. And although the soldiers of that battalion also wanted to cross the river to participate in the battle, Wang Haitao knew that it was useless to go too many people, and the people he brought with him plus Xie Jinyuan's original people were enough, and this time they must just hold on and prepare to retreat, not to counterattack the Japanese army.

After crossing the river, the reconnaissance platoon that crossed the river first left a combat group waiting for them at the landing place, and the deputy platoon commander reported to Wang Haitao: "Division, there are not many Japanese troops here, and there is only one squad scattered, judging from the number, it should be the third division of the Japanese army." The Japanese army in this area has been cleared, and the platoon commander led the battle groups forward, leaving me and a combat team here to meet the division seat. ”

Wang Haitao asked Tang Xiaoshan to lead the remaining soldiers of the reconnaissance company to search forward, and then he and Tangshan Leopard led the soldiers of the guard company to follow. The closest reinforced concrete building to the riverside that Wang Haitao saw in the telescope on the south side of the river was a three-story building, which was originally a sundries sub-warehouse of the Sixing Warehouse, and there were originally more than a dozen Japanese soldiers in it, but now all the soldiers of the reconnaissance company have been killed.

Wang Haitao put all the rubber boats here, leaving a squad of guards and soldiers to guard this small building. Wang Haitao deliberately left two 40 bazookas and a 120 heavy mortar as heavy weapons for the soldiers of this squad, so that he could rest assured. Here, Wang Haitao took out the rest of the mortars and the 82 recoilless guns in the storage ring, and asked the soldiers of the guard company to carry them separately before continuing to move forward.

Under the response of the soldiers of the reconnaissance company, at two o'clock in the night, Wang Haitao approached the Sixing warehouse from the south. At this time, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company had already come into contact with the soldiers of the 524th Regiment, so as soon as Wang Haitao and the others arrived at the Sixing warehouse, Xie Jinyuan, deputy commander of the lieutenant colonel regiment, Major Yang Duanfu, commander of the first battalion, and Shangguan Zhibiao, deputy battalion commander, were already waiting at the gate.

After the three of them saw Wang Haitao wearing the uniform of a lieutenant general, they hurriedly stood up and saluted, and the eyes of the three of them were a little moist. Those who originally knew that they and their brothers were all outcasts and were ready to sacrifice their lives for the country, suddenly learned that the famous New 90th Division had disregarded their own safety and personally led troops across the river to meet their own group of abandoned people.

Wang Haitao returned a military salute, took out the warrant written by Gu Zhutong from his body and handed it to Xie Jinyuan, Xie Jinyuan only after reading the warrant did he believe that Wang Haitao and others really came to support and respond to him, and said after standing upright: "Division Commander Wang, Xie Jinyuan and his officers and soldiers will obey the command of Division Commander Wang from now on." Wang Haitao nodded and said: "Commander Xie, you and your soldiers are good, and you will not give up easily for your party-state, so I will come here today, and my men and I will fight with you, and after the order to retreat is issued, we will retreat with you." ”

Xie Jinyuan said gratefully: "Jin Yuan and all his officers and soldiers have thanked Commander Wang for sacrificing their lives for help. Wang Haitao said with a smile: "There is nothing unkind, they are all party members, and it is also a matter of mutual support, now go to your headquarters, you tell me the situation here in detail." Xie Jinyuan turned to the side and said, "The headquarters is upstairs, Master Wang, please." ”

In the headquarters, after Xie Jinyuan's narration, Wang Haitao learned that after the Japanese army occupied a large area of northern Shanghai including Zhabei District, the soldiers were busy burning, killing and looting, the officers were busy allocating the occupied areas, and the chief officer was busy adjusting and arranging the attack on the Suzhou Creek defense line, so there were not many troops attacking the Sixing warehouse, and from the perspective of the two-day defense, the attack on the Sixing warehouse should be the third division of the Japanese army, and the strength was about two brigades.

Because of the British concession, the Japanese army did not dare to use heavy artillery and aircraft, so there were only a few mountain guns and rapid-fire guns to assist in the attack, for the reinforced concrete structure of the warehouse building, this small cannon did not play a big role, and the combat vehicle was also limited by a lot because of the complex terrain, so the number of assists was not much. Xie Jinyuan's troops were equipped with light weapons and equipment, and there were a lot of light and heavy machine guns, but they did not have heavy weapons, and there were not many ways to deal with the Japanese army's artillery and chariots.

After Xie Jinyuan finished speaking, Wang Haitao already knew in his heart, according to Wang Haitao's idea, with the current strength in the Sixing warehouse, under the condition that the Japanese army does not use heavy artillery and aircraft, he will not have any problems guarding it for ten days and half a month. Wang Haitao took Xie Jinyuan and others to see the heavy weapons such as the 120 heavy mortar and the 82 recoilless gun he brought. Xie Jinyuan and the others showed envious eyes on these heavy weapons.

Xie Jinyuan said: "Senior Commander Wang, I have long heard that the equipment of the new 90th Division is very sophisticated, and after reading it today, Jin Yuan knows that it is really worthy of its name, with these equipment, it is not difficult to hold the Sixing warehouse." Wang Haitao asked the guard company to divide into a platoon, arrange six 120 heavy mortars on the roof platform, and asked the soldiers to knock out all the artillery that the surrounding Japanese troops assisted in the attack tomorrow, and use heavy machine guns to strike at the attacking Japanese troops condescendingly.

Another guard platoon was assigned to several important areas in shifts, equipped with 82 recoilless guns and 40 rocket launchers, which were destroyed in case of Japanese tanks. The last guard platoon is stationed in the warehouse and is tasked with guarding the warehouse. The soldiers of the reconnaissance company were not arranged and allowed to move freely, but they must be attacked by various methods against some important sectors of the Japanese army.

This order made Xie Jinyuan and the others, who did not know the inside story, a little confused, but Wang Haitao clearly knew that using the form of a combat group to strike at the enemy in various ways in a complex terrain was precisely the strength of a special force like a reconnaissance company, and they should be like a fish in water in this environment, and it was the best way to not restrict them at this time.

Wang Haitao assigned the task, and the soldiers began to act separately according to Wang Haitao's arrangement, but the soldiers of the reconnaissance company went into the darkness under the leadership of Tang Xiaoshan. Looking at his watch, there were still two hours before dawn, and under the persuasion of Xie Jinyuan and others, Wang Haitao slept in a lounge for a while. As soon as dawn, Wang Haitao woke up.

Standing at the window, Wang Haitao looked outside, there was a layer of fog in the morning of Shanghai today, and the visibility was only about 50 meters, this kind of weather had to guard against the sneak attack of the Japanese army, Wang Haitao, who was standing at the window, thought. At this moment the door was pushed open, and two soldiers of the guard company walked in with a basin of water and a breakfast. Wang Haitao washed up briefly, ate a hot breakfast, lifted his spirits, and went out to the headquarters.