readx;? Wang Haitao saw that Shen Ke was anxious to ask for the assignment of tasks, and said with a smile: "Senior Commander Shen, don't worry, the battle is fought, I want to understand the situation of your department first, so that I can assign tasks to your department." Shen Ke replied, "Commander Wang, the total number www.biquge.info of officers and men of my 106th Division is 6,800, and the main force is divided into three main regiments and one division guard battalion. In terms of weapons, the infantry was mainly Mauser rifles and Hanyang-made rifles, each squad had one Czech-type light machine gun, the platoon had a grenadier group, each company had a 24-type heavy machine gun, and the guard battalion was equipped with 200 "flower machine guns", 150 20-round barge guns, and 12 Czech-type light machine guns. There was also a mortar company in the division, with eight mortars. Bullets are also plentiful. ”

After Master Shen Ke finished speaking to Wang Haitao, the proud expression on his face flashed. However, it is enough to be proud that a local division can have such equipment, and it seems that after the 106th Division switched to Lao Jiang, Lao Jiang did not treat them badly. Thinking of this, Wang Haitao said: "Division Commander Shen's troops are indeed an elite army, since this is the case, I will hand over the task of guarding the position outside the east gate to your 106th Division." ”

Shen Ke got up and said to Wang Haitao: "Commander Wang, the 106th Division guarantees to complete the task." Wang Haitao also got up and said, "Okay, Master Shen will go back and prepare, and go out of the east gate at night to change guards with the defenders outside the east gate." Shen Ke answered and left. In the evening, the whole division of the 106th Division went out of the east gate and exchanged guards with the 544th Regiment on the position outside the east gate.

After the 106th Division entered the position outside the East Gate, Wang Haitao adjusted the defense system of Songjiang County again, using the reinforced battalion of the 108th Division to guard the south gate and the east gate city wall, in exchange for the 543rd Regiment and the guard company. The remainder of the 546th and 547th Divisions were used to defend the position outside the West Gate, and the 545th Regiment outside the West Gate was exchanged. In this way, the four regiments of the New 90th Division in Wang Haitao's hands were completely free to dispose of. At this point, the defense system of Songjiang County has been adjusted.

Of the four regiments of the new 90 th Division, which was withdrawn to Songjiang County, the 542 Regiment engaged the Japanese troops for two days at a position outside the south gate, and the actual losses were not large, and it is still the most combat-effective of the four regiments; although the recruits of the 543 Regiment did not formally start a war with the Japanese army, they made rapid progress after so many days of training, and after hearing and witnessing it, the regiment also strengthened the combat effectiveness of the 543 Regiment, and the 543 Regiment is now capable of carrying out certain combat missions.

The 544th Regiment suffered some losses in the battles with the Japanese army in the past few days, but the officers and men grew up rapidly in the battle, and now they have also become a team that can reassure Wang Haitao; as for the 545th Regiment, it has basically not participated in many battles outside the West Gate, and while recuperating and recuperating, the officers and men are also very strong in their desire to fight, and they are all looking forward to fighting the Japanese army.

With four regiments in his hands that could fight, Wang Haitao's confidence was stronger, and Wang Haitao felt that it was time to implement the plan, so he held a joint battle meeting. On the morning of 15 December, four generals of the New 90th Division, Wang Haitao, Su Zuxin, Tang Renxin, and Tang Longzai, as well as Shen Ke, commander of the 106th Division, Wang Ganguang, deputy commander of the 106th Division, Li Wenqing, commander of the 108th Division, Deng Yuzhuo, chief of staff of the division, Zhao Yi, commander of the 109th Division, Ge Yanchun and Zhao Zhenfan, and five regiment commanders of the New 90th Division: the 542nd Regiment, Tang Yikuan, the 543rd Regiment, Tang Weimin, the 544th Regiment, Wei Hai, the 545th Regiment, Zhao Fei, the Heavy Artillery Regiment, and Tang Yishi, all gathered in the conference room of Wang Haitao's headquarters.

At this time, the stars of the generals in the conference room were shining, except for the five regiment commanders who were with the rank of colonel, the rest were generals. Wang Haitao sat in the middle of the main seat, next to the three division commanders. Wang Haitao looked at everyone with his eyes and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered today to put into practice the battle plan against the 13th Division of the Japanese Army. All that needs to be done now is to set up the situation and then strike a fatal blow at the Japanese 13th Division. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Haitao paused and glanced at everyone again, everyone present was looking at Wang Haitao with full attention, and the whole venue was silent. Wang Haitao continued: "There are still two days, and in two days we will launch a comprehensive counterattack against the Japanese troops outside the east and south gates. During these two days, the 109th Division outside the South Gate and the 106th Division outside the East Gate must resolutely block the Japanese attack, and your bottom line is the last line of defense under the city wall. Commander Shen Ke of the 106th Division and Commander Zhao Yi of the 109th Division stood up at the same time and replied, "Yes!"

After Wang Haitao waved his hand to let the two of them sit down, he said: "Brigade Commander Tang Renxin of the 271st Brigade of the New 90th Division, you have to lead the 542nd Regiment within two days." The 543rd Regiment secretly moved to the Huangpu River, behind the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, set up a defensive position, and cut off the road for the 13th Division of the Japanese Army to retreat south. Tang Renxin, Tang Yikuan, and Tang Weimin got up at the same time and replied, "Yes! ”

Wang Haitao asked the three of them to sit down, turned his head to look at Tang Longzai and said: "Brigade Commander Tang Longzai of the 272nd Brigade of the New 90th Division, you must take the 544th Regiment and the 545th Regiment to secretly move outside Huayang Town within two days, capture Huayang Town before the counterattack begins on the night of December 17, and use Huayang Town as a basis to cut off the retreat of the Japanese army outside Dongcheng. Tang Longzai, Wei Hai, and Zhao Fei stood up and replied, "Yes! ”

Wang Haitao continued: "It is scheduled that two days later, that is, at 5 o'clock in the evening of December 17, I will order the heavy artillery regiment to use all its artillery to carry out artillery bombardment of the Japanese troops outside the south gate and the east gate, and after the shelling is over, the 106th and 109th divisions must organize powerful troops to carry out a counteroffensive against the Japanese army, and it is necessary to defeat the Japanese army, and the 108th Division will be a reserve and ready to support at any time. Do you have any questions about this plan?"

As soon as Wang Haitao finished speaking, Division Commander Shen Ke of the 106th Division got up and asked: "May I ask Division Commander Wang, how many artillery pieces does your heavy artillery regiment have? If we launch an artillery attack on the Japanese troops in the east and south at the same time, but we cannot deal a strong blow to the Japanese army, then it will be impossible for our two divisions to defeat the Japanese army." Wang Haitao smiled and said: "I was negligent and forgot to explain the situation of the heavy artillery regiment."

The heavy artillery regiment of our new 90th Division originally had 50 German-made 75 infantry guns in the city, but now it has 44 pieces that can be used, 36 Japanese-made 150 cannons, and 12 Japanese-made 240 heavy howitzers, and there are plenty of shells. After the meeting, I would like to invite you to visit us. Wang Haitao's words surprised everyone in the 106th and 109th Divisions, who did not know, and they never imagined that a new 90th Division would have so many heavy artillery.

Now everyone didn't say anything more, Wang Haitao saw that everyone no longer had any doubts, so he said: "Then this meeting will be here first, I hope that all of you here can unite sincerely and work together to achieve the greatest results, and then I will ask for credit for you from the front." Everyone got up at the same time and replied, "Yes!" After the meeting ended, Wang Haitao came to the heavy artillery regiment with the people of the 106th Division and the 109th Division.

When these people saw these big guys hidden with their own eyes, the excitement was overflowing, and even Zhao Yi, the commander of the 109th Division, who was relatively calm, stroked a 240 heavy howitzer and sighed: "I have always been suspicious of the achievements of the New 90th Division in the battle report, and after reading these heavy artillery, I know that what is said in the battle report is true, and the strength of the New 90th Division is indeed extraordinary." ”

With the goal in place, the 106th and 109th Divisions on the top of the position had momentum, and in the next two days of fighting, although the Japanese army used all available means such as aircraft, artillery, and poison gas bombs, it failed to attack the city wall of Songjiang County. The 106th Division hid a regiment and division guard battalion to prepare for a counterattack, while the 327th Brigade of the 109th Division was basically useless, so it withstood the Japanese army's onslaught for two days.

On the day of the meeting, the four regiments of the New 90th Division quietly left Songjiang County at night and secretly arrived at the designated position within two days. The 542nd Regiment led by Tang Renxin occupied the south bank of the Huangpu River and laid a defensive line along the Huangpu River, while the 543rd Regiment continued to advance south and laid three defensive positions in the direction of Jinshanwei to the south to prevent Jinshanwei's Japanese army from reinforcing the 13th Division.

The 544th Regiment and the 545th Regiment led by Tang Longzai also lurked at the north and south gates of Huayang Town, ready to attack Huayang Town. Wang Haitao handed over two platoons in the reconnaissance company to Tang Longzai under the command and the other platoon to Tang Renxin, and several snipers in the reconnaissance company moved freely under the leadership of Tang Yun and Tang Shu, and the target was the senior officers of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army.

On the night of the 16th, two platoons of the reconnaissance company, which were quite familiar with Huayang Town, entered Huayang Town and concealed it, Tang Longzai's order was very clear, at noon on the 17th, when the Japanese troops in Huayang Town were slack after lunch, they would strike at the Japanese army, first of all, they would touch the Japanese radio station, so that the Japanese troops in Huayang Town could not get in touch with the Japanese troops outside the East Gate, and then they should join forces with each other and take Huayang Town in one fell swoop.

This kind of task is not very difficult for a reconnaissance company equivalent to a special forces, and the Japanese troops in Yuqi Town are basically auxiliary troops, although there are more than 1,000 people, but their combat effectiveness is not good. Just like the 6th Division of the Japanese Army at that time, the infantry fighting was fierce and could not be used as an auxiliary unit. The soldiers of the reconnaissance company saw that the Japanese troops began to assemble for lunch, and they went into action.

The three battle groups approached the Japanese headquarters, and the supreme commander of the Japanese army who remained here was the wing commander of the 12th Wing of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, Kawauchi Masumi Osa. In fact, the more than 1,000 Japanese troops in Huayang Town had soldiers from the 13th Division and the 18th Division, of which the 18th Division was more numerous, and the soldiers of the 13th Division obeyed the command of Kawauchi Masumi on the surface, and they were not very convinced in their bones.

The soldiers of the reconnaissance company silently killed the sentries and rushed into the Japanese headquarters under each other's cover, coincidentally the current Japanese headquarters is the headquarters of the former Japanese Sixth Division, and the first thing the soldiers of the reconnaissance company find when they enter the headquarters is where the Japanese radio station is located.