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This morning, Liang Xiao received a telegram from Wusongkou that the Japanese army assembled two divisions with a total of 8000 people, and rushed towards Qingyang Town under the cover of aircraft and artillery.

The Qingyang Guarding Army is two divisions of the 66th Army, with a total strength of about 8000 people.

In terms of military strength, the Japanese army was several times larger than our army, and it was supported by aircraft and artillery, as well as tanks and armored vehicles.

And our army only has two large defensive positions on the outskirts and the town.

After the fight started, the Japanese planes bombed our positions in turn, and the tanks and armored vehicles rushed into the outer positions under the cover of infantry. In less than two hours, the first outer position was lost, and the 66th Army suffered less than [-] troops.

When the news was sent back to the garrison headquarters, Liang Xiao was extremely surprised. The Japanese army attacked Qingyang Town at all costs and recklessly. What exactly was their intention? During this time, he and the Japanese army have been fighting with each other in terms of tactics, avoiding close contact with the Japanese army, Never thought that Little Japan could be so restless.

"Order the Loyalty and Nation Salvation Army to deploy two detachments to support Qingyang Town in the battle, and order the 26th Army to set off immediately and advance quickly along the Nanjing-Shanghai Railway. We must push the battle line to the Huangpu River within two days."

Liang Xiao sneered and said, the Japanese army sent the main force to Qingyang Town, so he sent the main force to the Huangpu River to see who could attack faster.

"Yes, I just received a telegram from the Military and Political Council. The second phase of the Wuhan Battle was announced to be over. General Xue Yue, the deputy commander of the Ninth War Zone, commanded the First Army and the Ninth Army. They achieved great victories in the outskirts of Wuhan and wiped out a reorganization of the North China Front Army. Division, severely damaged the enemy No.20 Nine Mixed Brigade, wiped out more than 3000 enemies, and seized countless ordnance and supplies."

Chen Hua read the telegram.

"I see."

Liang Xiao suddenly realized, no wonder the Japanese Army in Central China suddenly changed their combat style, concentrated their main force in Qingyang Town, and put on a decisive battle posture. It turned out that Xue Yue hurt the Japanese Army in Wuhan, and the Japanese Army in Central China launched the attack recklessly. Clearly, to open up the north-south channel, to attack on both sides with the Japanese army in North China, and to seize Wuhan.

"Pass down the order to order the front-line troops to slowly shrink the line of defense, and pull the Japanese army into our encirclement, encircle and fight."

Liang Xiao said hehe.

"Yes."

Chen Hua turned around and sent a telegram.

Chapter 224 Visiting the Frontlines in Person

March [-]st.

The Central China Japanese Army has a total strength of [-] troops, two divisions and two mixed brigades, one directly under the artillery brigade, one tank brigade, and one infantry regiment, respectively attacking Qingyang Town, Bison Ridge, Wuxi and other places.

The Japanese army did not have any tactics this time, and it was an offensive war regardless of the cost. With the support of strong firepower, the two divisions of the Japanese army attacked Qingyang Town for a day and a night. Cannons bombarded the outer positions of Qingyang Town in turn, and tanks and tanks covered the infantry's uninterrupted charge.

The first-line and second-line positions on the outskirts of Qingyang Town fell one after another. The troops shrunk their lines of defense and retreated to the third line of defense. It may hold back the Japanese army and prevent them from taking Qingyang Town easily.

Of course, the Japanese army was supported by aircraft and artillery, and the national army's firepower was not bad. Liang Xiao dispatched a mountain artillery battalion and a howitzer battalion, and deployed them in the forest east of Qingyang Town. The area covered by the artillery fire was more than ten kilometers in radius.

After the Japanese army's three-axes were finished, the infantry charged under the cover of the tanks. At this time, the artillery of the national army began to show its power. A group of mountain artillery shells shot past. The attacking Japanese army directly lost two-thirds of the battle, and the remaining one-third They all backed away.

Repeating this way was enough to temporarily keep the Japanese army out of the third line of defense.

But going on like this is not an option. It is conservatively estimated that the third line of defense can last for seven or eight,, hours. If there is no change in the battlefield situation during these seven or eight,, hours, the third line of defense will definitely be lost. After all It is the 66th Army that guards the position, not Liang Xiao's direct line troops, nor the Central Army's German weaponry troops. They have tried their best to hold Qingyang Town for such a long time with 8000 troops of miscellaneous troops.

Of course, Liang Xiao would not have the idea of ​​eliminating dissidents. After the battle started, he ordered Yu Likui's Loyalty and National Salvation Army to dispatch two detachments of troops to Qingyang Town to assist the two divisions of the 66th Army in defending their positions.

It's just that it takes three or four hours at the fastest to get from Hangzhou to Qingyang Town. When the Loyalty and National Salvation Army arrived, the first and second line positions had already been lost.

In addition to the Qingyang Town battlefield, there was also fighting in Wuxi and Jiading. A division of the newly formed Eleventh Army and local troops fought against a mixed brigade of the Japanese Army. The battle was very fierce.

Along the Nanjing-Shanghai Railway, the 26th Army had already set off, and they quickly advanced towards the Huangpu River along the path taken by the New Tenth Army.

The Japanese army fought majesticly in the middle, but on the left-wing battlefield, the sudden attack of the 26th Army gave the Japanese army a head-on blow. The Japanese army led an infantry regiment. When they fought against the 26th Army, the infantry regiment was reimbursed within an hour. However, the 26th Army only paid more than 200 casualties.

Of course, this is also due to the sufficient firepower of the 26th Army, and the firepower of heavy equipment is strong enough. After the battle started, the mountain artillery unit only passed a round of shells, and the Japanese army was stunned. Disrupt the formation of the enemy infantry regiment.

Under the heavy siege of the 26th Army, the Japanese Army Coalition failed to hold on. This also shows from the side that the 26th Army's combat effectiveness is so strong that it can be called the No. [-] in the National Army.

Even the ace unit of the national army, facing the enemy's reorganized infantry regiment, could wipe them out in less than an hour.

But the 26th Army did it, not only did they do it, but also: after the fighting was over, they moved forward quickly, and their attack was as fast as lightning, which not only surprised Liang Xiao, but also surprised the Japanese , The main reason is that the 26th Army's ability to wipe out the enemy was too strong, which caught the Japanese army by surprise. In addition, the 26th Army marched all the way in a hurry, and before evening, it had already reached the south bank of Suzhou Creek.

On the opposite side of the south bank is an infantry regiment of the Japanese army stationed.

After the 26th Army stopped, they directly used mountain artillery to open the way, and armored vehicles covered the infantry's charge. In just one round, the Japanese army on the south bank of the Suzhou River lost their helmets and armor.

From Suzhou Creek to Huangpu River, it is only a few tens of kilometers away. If you take Suzhou Creek and go all the way, you can reach Huangpu River in three hours.

From the analysis of the strength of both the enemy and the enemy, the Japanese army in Qingyang Town, Jiading, and Wuxi has about 7 troops, plus the 9 to [-] people lost in the battle during this period, the number is about [-].

And the establishment of the 26th Army has long been exceeded. The total strength of the whole army is about 3 people, plus the 7000 people of the New Tenth Army, the total strength is about 5 people.

The Japanese troops stayed in the suburbs of Shanghai, about 3 people.

This is a close fight.

From the perspective of military strength, the 26th Army took a lot of advantages, but in terms of equipment, the guns on the ground of the 26th Army were better than the [-]th Japanese Army.

Moreover, Liang Xiao was very kind to the direct line troops, not only equipped them with heavy artillery and mountain artillery, but also transferred an anti-aircraft artillery company to the 26th Army.

The 26th Army rushed all the way, and before the evening of the next day, it successfully arrived outside the Huangpu River and confronted the Japanese army across the river.

The lightning attack of the 26th Army shocked the Japanese headquarters. When they concentrated their forces on the middle road, they did not expect that the Chinese army rushed all the way from the left flank and arrived outside the Huangpu River in a short period of time. Across the Huangpu River is the Great Shanghai.

The Japanese Army Command hastily issued an order to transfer the main force of the two divisions in Qingyang Town back to defend Shanghai. At the same time, it dispatched aviation units to carry out continuous bombing against No. The troops intercepted outside the Huangpu River.

At the same time, the Japanese Army Command mobilized the Shanghai Garrison Army, a regular brigade, an army mixed brigade, and the Nagasaki detachment, about 3 people, to build a large defensive position in the suburbs.

After the 26th Army arrived at the Huangpu River, it received an order from Liang Xiao to suspend the attack.

He was waiting for the next deployment of the Japanese army. When news came from Qingyang Town that the main force of the Japanese army was returning to defense, he studied it and immediately ordered the No. Two detachments, one each of the New Tenth Army and one New Eleventh Army, as well as local security forces and police forces, launched an attack on Greater Shanghai along the Nanjing-Shanghai Line and the Suzhou-Hangzhou Line.

The battlefield situation changed with the blitzkrieg of the 26th Army. The national army changed its passive defense from passive to active.

This time to attack Greater Shanghai, Liang Xiao almost sent out all his troops, not even a single reserve team.

In the morning of that day, after he issued the secret combat mission, he led the staff and security personnel of the headquarters to the front line to direct the operations by car.

Chapter 225 Death Squad, Attack

Hangzhou, Temporary Command Post of the Garrison Command.

Liang Xiao listened to the staff's analysis of the battle situation, turned to the left and right and said with a smile: "Now the situation is reversed, we are the offensive side, and the Japanese army is the defensive side. At present, in terms of the strength comparison between our two sides, we have four 44th reorganized armies, one The Loyalty and Nation Salvation Army, as well as special operations divisions, and various local troops, our total strength is 15. The Japanese army has two divisions, two brigades, and three mixed brigades, with a total strength of 3. In terms of strength We have an absolute advantage, and our artillery and ammunition are about the same as those of the Japanese army. We have all of what they have, and we seldom fight this kind of wealth battle. If we want to fight, we must fight with the prestige of our garrison."

"Boss, the Japanese army has gunboats, but we don't. The Japanese army has more than 100 planes, and neither do we. They still have..."

Chief Cui said.

"Counselor Cui, how do you grow the ambition of a little devil and destroy your own prestige? The chief executive said just now that we have all the little devils. It refers to artillery and ammunition, not to aircraft gunboats. What are you talking about?"

Staff Officer Li said.

"I'm not talking nonsense. It is an indisputable fact that the Japanese army has aircraft and gunboats. Our Nanjing Garrison Command has dozens of aircraft, but do our planes dare to go to the sky? The waters of the Yangtze River are full of little devils' gunboats and aircraft carriers. With us a gunboat from

Chief Cui said.

"Aren't you arguing?"

Staff Officer Li said.

"Stop arguing. In terms of sea and air, our military strength is indeed inferior to that of the Japanese army. However, our fighter jets will soon be able to take to the sky to compete with Japanese aircraft. As long as we regain the air supremacy, the land in the south of the Yangtze River will never ...were bombarded by Japanese artillery.”

Liang Xiao said.

"Boss, we only have dozens of planes, how can we compete with the Japanese planes?"

Staff Officer Cui smiled wryly.

"Don't you know, there are more than 100 planes parked at Nanjing Airport, of which more than 70 planes are new fighter jets and bombers that the chief seat just bought from the German Empire, and their performance is better than that of the little devil's kamikaze. The fighter jets are still powerful, and our pilots are currently familiarizing themselves with the performance of the aircraft, and after they have mastered the new fighter jets and bombers, they can go to the sky to fight the Japanese aircraft head-on.”

Staff Officer Li said.

"real or fake"

Chief Cui said in surprise.

"I personally went to the airport to investigate, can there be fakes?"

Staff Officer Li said.

"My darling, the chief seat is going to shock the whole country, there are more than 100 planes, that is... the total number of planes in the entire government is only more than 100 planes."

Chief Cui said.

Liang Xiao smiled and waved his hands and said, "You two, stop discussing these things. The place we need to pay attention to now is the Huangpu River. According to the information gathered by all parties, our troops have rushed to the Huangpu River from three directions. The main force has also set up a battle at the Wharf of the Huangpu River."

"There is only one way in front of us now, and that is to fight a large-scale positional warfare with the Japanese army. The little devils have always laughed at our troops for not daring to fight them head-on. Let them experience it this time. We sixteen The combat effectiveness of the group army."

"Pass me an order. The troops on the front line will enter the positions at ten o'clock tonight. Tomorrow morning, the New Tenth Army will take the lead in attacking the Japanese positions. Launch an attack, and at the same time, our anti-aircraft guns set up positions on the other side of the Huangpu River, as long as the Japanese planes dare to join the battle, the anti-aircraft guns will give them a surprise."

"Yes."

The staff immediately sent telegrams to all units ahead.

...the next day.

Morning mist enveloped the land south of the Yangtze River.

After spring, Jiangnan is a bit chilly, and the grass and forests are filled with dew in the morning.

On the other side of the Huangpu River, the newly formed Tenth Army served as the main assault force.

Army commander Cao Xian organized a death squad of soldiers, a total of [-] soldiers, each carrying five grenades, one assault rifle, and one hundred bullets.

"Brothers, since our New Tenth Army was established, we have never fought tough or vicious battles. The neighboring troops laughed at our New Tenth Army as student soldiers. In my opinion, this is fucking shit. Our New Tenth Army Our brothers are all hard-bodied men, we must show our neighbors that although our New Tenth Army is a new recruit, on the battlefield, the old men can kill devils, dare to charge, and have the courage to sacrifice."

Cao Xian mobilized the soldiers of the Death Squad before the battle.

"Dare to charge, dare to sacrifice."

The soldiers of the Death Squad shouted slogans loudly.

Cao Xian nodded in satisfaction, and said: "The headquarters let our New Tenth Army be the main force for the frontal assault. This is the pride of our New Tenth Army, and also your pride. We are all soldiers and eat food, but the little devils invaded the land of Jiangnan. , we have to.. let us have no food to eat, what do you say?"

"Kill the devil..."

The soldiers of the Death Squadron shouted loudly.

"Okay, brothers, your confidence is commendable. I'm here to offer you a bowl of wine and send you to the battlefield. I'll watch your performance through the binoculars. I hope you can break through the frontier positions of the Japanese army and tear them apart for our New Tenth Army." A mouth."

Cao Xian said loudly.

"Don't worry, the military seat, our brothers in the death squad will never take a step back, and will definitely tear a hole for the large army."

The temporary captain of the Death Squad shouted.

"Drink, do it."

Cao Xian held up the big bowl, raised his head and finished it in one breath.

"Dry."

The soldiers of the Death Squad raised their wine bowls one after another and killed them in one gulp. They all knew that this bowl of wine was a farewell wine. After drinking this bowl of wine, they would either die in battle or rush to the enemy's position and come back alive.

Eight o'clock sharp.

The artillery of the New Tenth Army took the lead in launching artillery coverage, and then the forward troops opened fire, and the soldiers of the Death Squad, under the cover of four tanks and armored vehicles, attacked the Japanese positions on the opposite bank.

At the command post, Cao Xian looked at the charge formation of the Death Squad with a binoculars.

Ding ding ding, the phone rang, Cao Xian took the phone, and the caller was Zhou Shiji, acting commander of the ace army of the 26th Army.

"Old Cao, your pre-war mobilization is not very good, look at your death squad soldiers, it seems that they have not eaten."

Zhou Shiji's giggling voice came from the phone.

"Old Zhou, don't stand and talk without back pain. What's wrong with my death squad soldiers? Some of them are recruits. If you dare to sign up for the death squad, your courage is commendable. Even if you unfortunately die on the battlefield, you are still a hero."

Cao Xian was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother.

"Hero shit, that's a bear. Just as you attacked early in the morning, you sent a death squad to rush over. It's a typical stupid command. Fortunately, the commander is in Hangzhou. If he sees you commanding troops like this, he must... your skin."

Zhou Shiji scolded on the phone.

Chapter 226 Huangpu River, Battle

Cao Xian was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother. What do you mean by a pig-like command? The Japanese army on the opposite side is the main force of the 19th Division. The firepower is very strong. Ordinary troops can't hit the opposite position. Only by organizing a death squad to charge can we break through the enemy in one go. Zhou Shiji knows nothing about positions, and even said that he is a commanding idiot. In his opinion, Zhou Shiji is a commanding idiot.

"Hey, Lao Cao, can you do it? If not, let our New Eleventh Army come. My artillery position has been deployed, and infantry and tanks are ready to charge. They can take over from your New Tenth Army at any time."

The caller was Chang Zhenguo from the New Eleventh Army.

"Old Chang, you'd better take a break. The chief will hand over the main attack to our New Tenth Army. I have more than 2 brothers in the New Tenth Army. I will never let down the trust of the chief and the expectations of Jiangdong's elders. I will take care of you, boy. See how our New Tenth Army fights."

Cao Xian hung up the phone immediately, thinking to himself that these... bastards are all eyeing him, and if they don't fight well, they must... let these bastards watch him laugh... …

"Pass down the order to fire all the light and heavy machine guns to me, to suppress the momentum of the Japanese army on the opposite side and cover the charge of the death squad."