readx;? In mid-October, the Japanese army and the Chinese defenders faced off on both sides of the Yunzaobang River, and the squadron would counterattack the Japanese army from time to time, but for various reasons, it did not achieve the expected effect. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info And the Japanese attack also lost that fierceness, and every day routine shelling, attacking, scattering and retreating, shelling, attacking again, and then retreating. This situation caused serious dissatisfaction among the Japanese headquarters, so the idea of forming a 10th Army to land from the flank of the northern part of Hangzhou Bay and strive to open up the situation in Shanghai was put on the agenda.

On 20 October, the Japanese Army Headquarters decided to establish the 10th Army, with Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke as commander and Major General Tanabe Moritake as chief of staff. Under the jurisdiction of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, which was transferred from the North China Dispatch Army, Division Commander Major General Tani Shofu, Chief of Staff Shimono Kazuho Daisa, Division Commander Lieutenant General Ushijima Sadao of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Suematsu Ranji, Division Commander of the 114th Division of the Japanese Army, and Major General Noboru Kunizaki Detachment, Detachment Commander Major General Kunizaki Noboru.

On 24 October, the newly formed 10th Army reached the sea near Jinshanwei in the northern part of Hangzhou Bay. Historically, due to the tight war in Shanghai, a large number of troops were transferred from General Zhang Fakui's defense area to the front line in Shanghai, which eventually led to the Tenth Army landing on the offensive without encountering resistance, and then defeated the 61st and 79th Divisions that arrived in a hurry. He defeated the reinforced 67th Army, occupied Songjiang County three days later, and Wu Keren, the commander of the 67th Army, was martyred.

The current war in Shanghai is not so tight, so there are still coastal defense troops guarding the coast of Jinshanwei, and there are also 62 divisions stationed in Jinshan County. However, the base camp in Nanjing did not expect that the Japanese army would land near Jinshanwei, so the coastal defense troops were only miscellaneous forces in some places, and there were no decent fortifications built along the coast.

On October 25, the 6th Division, the 18th Division and the Kunisaki Detachment of the Japanese Army forced their landing with the support of the warship's large-caliber naval guns. As early as when the Japanese launched an artillery bombardment, the coastal defense troops had already been defeated, and only a few companies still insisted on the task of guarding the defensive line, but unfortunately they were outnumbered, and the Japanese army broke through the defense line with a single charge, and most of the officers and soldiers were martyred, and a small number of them withdrew to Jinshan County.

The loud sound of Japanese naval guns had already alarmed Wang Haitao in Songjiang County. Wang Haitao stood on the newly renovated city wall of Songjiang County, holding a telescope and looking in the direction of Jinshanwei. Although he couldn't see anything, Wang Haitao listened to the rumbling cannons and said to himself: "It's finally here, this time I'm here to see what these beasts from Kumamoto of the Japanese Sixth Division look like." ”

At this time, the overall fortifications of Songjiang County have been completed, but there are still many people in the county who are unwilling to leave the county, Wang Haitao is asking the people of the logistics department to do the work of these people, and at the same time, he is also digging many air defense and anti-artillery holes in the county, so that those people who are really unwilling to leave can use it to avoid artillery fire and bombardment. The perimeter of Songjiang Castle was defended by the 543rd Regiment and the 544th Regiment, with the 543rd Regiment guarding the east and south, and the 544th Regiment guarding the west and north.

After the successful landing, the Japanese 10th Army attacked Jinshan County by the 6th and 18th Divisions, and the 114th Division attacked and advanced to the south. The Kunisaki detachment serves as a reserve force to respond to the two sides at any time. The 62nd Division stationed in Jinshan County and the 63rd Division stationed in Yipu were all Hunan troops. Both divisions are divisions with a strength of 5,000 troops, and their weaponry is relatively good among local armies.

A company in a division can have a heavy machine gun and a platoon with a light machine gun, just as the 62 nd Division not only has the same "Hanyang-made" soldiers in their hands, but also has a guard company directly under the division headquarters, each of which is equipped with two "box guns," and there is also a machine gun company in the division, which has six domestically produced 90-caliber mortars. Such equipment is really good in the local army.

When the Japanese began shelling, the 62nd and 63rd Divisions knew about it, and sent an urgent telegram to General Zhang Fakui, commander-in-chief of the Right Route Army, and then forwarded it to the base camp in Nanjing. This action of the Japanese army caused a wave of consternation in the base camp of Nanjing. It was only when I verified the situation at the base camp that I was relieved to learn that the new 90th Division was stationed in Songjiang County.

After Chiang Kai-shek learned of the situation, in his capacity as the commander of the Third Theater of Operations, he personally telegraphed Wang Haitao, asking Wang Haitao to hold Songjiang County. At the same time, he sent a telegram to General Zhang Fakui, asking him to resolutely block the Japanese army in the area south of Songjiang and never allow this Japanese army to attack Shanghai one step. After receiving Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, General Zhang Fakui came to Songjiang County to meet Wang Haitao while deploying troops everywhere.

After the two met, Zhang Fakui said to Wang Haitao: "Brother Haitao, before you used the strength of one division to resist more than 100,000 people in several divisions of the Japanese army for a month, so that the Japanese army could not take a step beyond the thunder pool, I really admire it, brother." Now that the Japanese troops have landed at Jinshanwei again, Chairman Chiang ordered our troops not to let the Japanese troops enter Shanghai for a single step. My brother's Songjiang County is the top priority, and with my brother's new 90th Division here, I can rest assured that my brother. ”

Wang Haitao replied: "Commander-in-Chief Zhang praised falsely, Haitao just tried his best to fight against the Japanese invaders, and now I and the new 90th Division are stationed in Songjiang County, if the Japanese army wants to rush through Songjiang County, they have to step on the corpse of my Wang Haitao." Zhang Fakui patted Wang Haitao on the shoulder and said happily: "Okay! Brother Haitao is worthy of being a model for our party's top people. If my brother has any requirements, just mention them, and I Zhang Fakui can do it, and there is no other thing to say. ”

Wang Haitao thought for a while and said: "Haitao first thanked Commander-in-Chief Zhang for his concern, Haitao also knew Commander-in-Chief Zhang's difficulties, and he didn't want to speak, since Commander-in-Chief Zhang said it, Haitao will mention it." Commander-in-Chief Zhang knows that the new 90th Division led by Haitao has lost troops in a month-long defensive battle, and although some new troops have been replenished now, their numbers and combat effectiveness are not as good as before.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Fakui said: "Brother Haitao, now that the troops in my hands have just been arranged, it is not appropriate to move anyone. In this way, two divisions of the 67th Army will arrive here in two days and be assigned to our right army, and I will let one of the divisions strengthen the strength of Qingpu County, and the other division will be handed over to my brother to command. Wang Haitao was overjoyed, thanked General Zhang Fakui, and led General Zhang Fakui to visit the Songjiang fortifications he had built, which made Zhang Fakui also full of praise.

Two days later, the **108th Division came to Songjiang County under the leadership of division commander Zhang Wenqing. After entering the city, Division Commander Zhang Wenqing, Liu Qiwen, commander of the 322nd Brigade, and Xia Shuxun, commander of the 324th Brigade, came to the division headquarters of the new 90th Division. Wang Haitao was studying the defense with Su Zuxin and others, and after listening to the report of the guards, he hurriedly took Su Zuxin and others out of the command post.

After the two sides met, they exchanged military salutes, and Wang Haitao let Zhang Wenqing and others into the headquarters. After they all sat down, Zhang Wenqing said: "Division Commander Wang, although our unit has just arrived in Shanghai, Division Commander Wang has led the new 90th Division to resist more than 100,000 people in several divisions of the Japanese army for a month, and has killed countless enemies. I really admire it. As soon as Wen Qing led his troops here, Commander-in-Chief Zhang ordered the 108th Division to go to Songjiang County and obey the command of Commander Wang. ”

Wang Haitao said with a smile: "Division Commander Zhang is polite, you and I can't talk about commanding your department at the same level, but in order to fight against the Japanese invaders, you and I must work together sincerely, and strive to eliminate more Japanese soldiers, let's set up a joint command center, if there is a situation, you and I will discuss it, Division Commander Zhang, do you think it is good?" Wang Haitao was not arrogant, and his modest and polite words made Zhang Wenqing and others have a good impression of Wang Haitao.

Zhang Wenqing replied: "Then how can it be done, Commander-in-Chief Zhang asked our department to obey the command of Division Commander Wang, and besides, Division Commander Wang not only has a higher military rank than us, but also has a lot of experience in fighting against Japan, our department should obey the command of Division Commander Wang, and Division Commander Wang does not need to be polite, since Zhang Wenqing has guaranteed to obey Division Commander Wang's orders unconditionally." Wang Haitao saw that Zhang Wenqing was sincere and wanted to obey himself, so he said: "Since Senior Commander Zhang said that I have rich experience in fighting against Japan, then I will no longer be polite." ”

Then Wang Haitao asked: "Division Commander Zhang, how many people are in your unit, and what is the situation of weapons and equipment? I hope that Division Commander Zhang will tell me the truth." Zhang Wenqing replied: "Our 108th Division is divided into the 322nd Brigade and the 324th Brigade, with two regiments in each brigade and 1,100 officers and men in each regiment, with a total of 5,100 men in the whole division, of which 455 are logistics troops. Our division has four mountain guns, eight mortars, 56 heavy machine guns, 160 light machine guns, and the rest of the soldiers are all Japanese-made Type 38 rifles. ”

When Wang Haitao heard this, he said: "It is worthy of the old Northeast Army, and the foundation is still good." Thinking of the captured Japanese-style equipment in the warehouse, he said: "Senior Commander Zhang, since your department is all Japanese-style equipment, I still have some captured Japanese-style equipment. I will send you 30 Japanese-style 90 mortars, 20 German-made 82 mortars, and 10 Japanese-style 75 mountain guns. How about strengthening the heavy firepower of your troops?"

Zhang Wenqing heard so many artillery, this is a great gift. Hurriedly said: "Senior Commander Wang, our department has just made no achievements here, and Senior Commander Wang deserves this great gift." Wang Haitao said with a smile: "It's nothing, your department's heavy firepower has been strengthened, isn't it better to fight with the sun? Zhang Wenqing said: "There is a division commander who is in charge of the arrangement, and the 108th division is guaranteed to be completed." ”

Wang Haitao nodded and said, "I'm not welcome to Master Zhang, please come here." After speaking, Wang Haitao led Zhang Wenqing and others to the Songjiang defense map, and then said: "Division Commander Zhang, there are four gates in this Songjiang county, and I have built fortifications, I originally asked my 544th Regiment to guard the west and north sides, and now I hand over the west and north sides to your 108th Division to defend, how about it?"

Zhang Wenqing looked at the map for a while and replied: "Commander Wang, rest assured, as long as there is still one soldier in my 108th Division, the positions in the north and west will not be lost." Wang Haitao nodded and said, "Okay." Today, Division Commander Zhang and your unit will take a rest first, and then change guards with the 544th Regiment tomorrow morning. Zhang Wenqing nodded and said goodbye to his subordinates.