readx;? Of the three positions, the fiercest battle was the one outside the east gate of Songjiang Castle. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Relying on the large number of people and the good quality of individual soldiers, the Japanese army constantly launched a tidal wave of attacks on the defenders' positions, and the 544th Regiment guarding the position was originally defended by one company on the first line, but now it is a little difficult to go up two companies at a time, and after losing the second line of defense, the third line of defense is supported by heavy firepower from the city, which is stabilized.

In the two-day defensive battle, the 544th Regiment wiped out 7 or 800 Japanese troops at the cost of more than 100 casualties. It's just that the loss of seven or eight hundred people is nothing in the eyes of the two division commanders of the Japanese army. At first, the commander of the 2nd Brigade of Yamada heard Major General Ueno Kamefu mention that the defenders of Shina had strong artillery support, and he had some scruples in his heart, but after a few days of fierce fighting, he did not find out how much artillery support the defenders of Shina had, so he gradually forgot the words of Major General Ueno Kamefu.

On the city wall, Wei Hai, the commander of the 544th Regiment, couldn't help but want the artillery of the regiment's heavy firepower battalion to support the front-line positions several times, but he knew that after using artillery fire, the Japanese army would definitely retaliate against the artillery positions, and the 30 large and small caliber mortars of his heavy firepower battalion were definitely not the opponents of the Japanese army's 75 mountain artillery, so he couldn't help but not use mortars.

Perhaps the division knew that it was difficult to defend here, but in order to complete the plan, he could not use the heavy artillery support of the heavy artillery regiment, so he asked the guard company to send fifteen 120 heavy mortars. This is a killing weapon, looking at the thick muzzles of these mortars, and the heavy shells, you know that this guy must be very powerful. After observing the Japanese artillery positions, Wei Hai decided to strike a blow at the Japanese artillery positions.

The distance from the city wall to the Japanese artillery position was only available to these fifteen 120 heavy mortars, and no other mortars could be used, so the task of striking at the Japanese artillery position could only be completed by the soldiers of the guard company. After they were all ready, fifteen 120 heavy mortars fired a correction shell at the Japanese artillery position, but this correction shell corrected the target at the same time, and also reminded the Japanese army, so although the next three rapid fire hit the Japanese artillery position, it only destroyed a large Japanese artillery.

This shelling took Major General Yamada Toji by surprise, and then he remembered the words of Major General Kamefu Ueno. It was only after being shelled by the Chinese that the troops were left with only 12 mountain guns and a few infantry guns, so how could such a small artillery piece support the attack? This made the two brigade commanders muttered in their hearts. In the end, Major General Ueno Kamefu sent a telegram asking for help to Lieutenant General Ushijima Sadao, the commander of the 18th Division, and Lieutenant General Ushijima agreed to draw 12 75 infantry guns from the 12th Field Artillery Wing to support them.

Two days after General Gu Zhutong, acting commander of the Third Theater Command, made a new appointment to Wang Haitao, the 109th Division stationed in Fengjing first rushed to Songjiang County. Zhao Yi, the commander of the 109th Division, was Zhang Xueliang's confidant, born in artillery, very strategic, and served as Zhang Xueliang's senior staff. After the Xi'an Incident, the Northeast Army was reorganized and became the commander of the 109th Division.

Wang Haitao was very happy that the 109th Division could quickly rush to Songjiang County after receiving the order, and after listening to the guards' report that the commander of the 109th Division and the commander of the 108th Division had come to the headquarters together, Wang Haitao did not trust him, and personally took several generals of the new 90th Division to the gate of the headquarters to greet the commander of the 109th Division.

Wang Haitao and they had just arrived at the door, several officers accompanied by Division Commander Zhang Wenqing walked to their side, the person at the head was in his forties, white-faced and beardless, more than 1.8 meters tall, thin and elegant, wearing a lieutenant general's uniform, Wang Haitao knew that this was Zhao Yi, the commander of the 109th Division. These people came to Wang Haitao and they approached, and after Zhang Wenqing introduced the two sides, Zhao Yi took the lead in saluting Wang Haitao.

Zhao Yi said: "Commander Wang, Zhao Yi led all the 109th Division to report and obey the command of Commander Wang. Wang Haitao replied after returning the military salute: "Division Commander Zhao was able to rush to Songjiang County in such a short time, it is very hard. Let's go in and talk about it in more detail. After speaking, Wang Haitao let Zhao Yi and his party into the headquarters. When they arrived inside, after everyone sat down, Zhao Yi said: "Master Wang, if you have any tasks, you can arrange them, and the 109th Division will definitely complete the tasks assigned by Master Wang." ”

Wang Haitao said with a smile: "Division Commander Zhao, don't worry, first listen to me and tell me about my battle plan and why I transferred your unit and the 106th Division to Songjiang County." Then Wang Haitao explained in detail his plan and difficulties, as well as why Commander Gu of the Third War Zone would send 106 and 1092 divisions to Songjiang County. Although Zhao Yi and others were surprised by Wang Haitao's plan to eliminate most of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, the name of the person and the shadow of the tree. Wang Haitao's new 90th Division had the record of completely annihilating the Japanese Sixth Division, and no one dared to say that Wang Haitao's battle plan could not succeed.

After finishing speaking, Wang Haitao paused for a moment and said to Zhao Yi: "Division Commander Zhao, I want to have some understanding of the personnel and weapons and equipment of your department before I can assign tasks, so I will ask Division Commander Zhao to introduce the situation of your department." Zhao Yi replied: "Division Commander Wang, my 109th Division consists of two brigades and four regiments, with a total of 8,200 officers and soldiers. After several tough battles in North China and Little Japan, although the soldiers were replenished, the weapons and ammunition were not replenished.

Now I am seriously underarmed with troops and ammunition, which are still heavy weapons. Our division has only more than 60 light aircraft, with an average of 200 rounds each, and only 12 heavy aircraft, with an average of 500 rounds each, and six mortars, but each gun has only 10 shells, that is, not everyone has it, and nearly 500 people use old-fashioned singles. ”

After listening to Zhao Yi's words, Wang Haitao thought for a while, and called Tang Yisheng from the logistics department to inquire and said: "In this way, in the last battle, I still have some Japanese weapons and ammunition captured, and I will supplement your department with 500 38 types, 40 light machines, 20 heavy machines, 10 Japanese-style mortars, and 200,000 rounds of various types, 5,000 pieces." The task I have given to your troops is to hold the position in front of the south gate, and not to lose it until I give the order to retreat. How?"

Zhao Yi replied: "Commander Wang, our Northeast Army has no bad seeds, so when you come here, you will pin your head to the waistband of your trousers." Not to mention that you, Division Commander Wang, still support us with so many weapons and ammunition, even if there is no support, our 109th Division will complete the tasks assigned by Division Commander Wang, and it will be completed. Wang Haitao praised: "Division Commander Zhao is a man, I won't say more, after you go back, I will ask the logistics department to send weapons and ammunition, you hurry up and allocate it, and after dinner, you will enter the position and change the guard with the original defenders." ”

After Zhao Yi agreed to come down, he saluted Wang Haitao at the same time as the people who came with him, and left the headquarters. Soon after the men returned to their station, the logistics office of the new 90th Division drove several trucks to deliver the weapons and ammunition to the 109th Division's station. Seeing the weapons and ammunition, several generals who were originally suspicious of Wang Haitao's words had to say a word of obedience to Wang Haitao.

After the weapons were distributed, Zhao Yi gathered the officers above the regimental level in the division together. After everyone sat down, Zhao Yi said: "Ladies and gentlemen, our 109th Division fought from the North China battlefield to the Songhu battlefield, and there was almost no rest. I'm going to fight with Little Japan again tonight, do you have anything to say?"

Ge Yanchun, the commander of the 325th Brigade under his command, stood up and said: "Division, our Northeast Army came here to fight with Little Japan, isn't it just to clear the charges, this Division Commander Wang is really good to us, and he added so many pieces of ammunition to us at once, and now the brothers will have guys to fight with Little Japan." As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of Zhao Zhenfan, the commander of the 327th Brigade, sounded next to him.

Zhao Zhenfan said: "Don't trust people too easily, isn't that Senior Commander Wang giving us additional ammunition just to let us die first?" Ge Yanchun glared when he heard this and said: "Commanders, who didn't call us alive with a single order, and who cares about our life or death? Division Commander Wang doesn't give us additional weapons and ammunition, do you dare to disobey an order?" Ge Yanchun's words made several regiment commanders nod their heads again and again, and Zhao Zhenfan had nothing to say.

At this time, Zhao Yi spoke: "Don't argue, everyone, this Commander Wang is kind, just like Lao Ge said, he didn't give us a supplementary ammunition, and after giving the order, don't we have to fight hard? ”

These words made his subordinates energetic, Ge Yanchun said: "With such a chief, his life is worth it, maybe after completing the plan, my old Ge can also get an impeachment seal." Zhao Zhenfan next to him snorted coldly and said, "Don't be stinky and beautiful, there is a medal and a master's seat, when will it be your turn." Ge Yanchun wanted to say more, Zhao Yi spoke.

Zhao Yi said: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, we are going to enter the position at night, none of us have seen this position, just in case, the first line of defense at night was taken over by the 649th Regiment of the 325th Brigade, and the other two battalions repaired and strengthened the position on the second line of defense, in case the first line of defense was too poor to stop the Japanese army, we had to rely on the second line." The 650th Regiment lined up behind the 649th Regiment and supported the 649th Regiment at any time. The 327th Brigade remained in the city for the time being, but was to be ready to enter the position at any time. Small Japan is not so easy to deal with, not to mention that this time it is a whole division of small Japan. Everyone cheered me up. ”

After these people agreed, they left Zhao Yi one after another, and returned to the army to prepare separately. Zhao Yi was the only one left in the room, at this time Zhao Yi was thinking about the battle plan that Wang Haitao told him, the more he thought about Zhao Yi, the more he felt that this Wang Haitao's heart was a bit big, if little Japan was so easy to deal with, there would be no continuous loss of cities and land on the battlefield in North China. The reason why Zhao Yi thinks this is because he still doesn't understand the strength of the new 90th Division and Wang Haitao's confidence.