King of Secret Service

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Lei Zhenggang said.

"The division seat and the second-line position are also within the bombing range of the Japanese aircraft carrier. Our mountain artillery position is too far away from the aircraft carrier on the river. It is out of reach and unable to suppress the Japanese aircraft carrier. If the military headquarters can give us a heavy artillery group, the Japanese army's How dare an aircraft carrier be so arrogant."

The Chief of Staff exclaimed loudly.

"Don't even think about the heavy artillery group. The headquarters put all the heavy artillery in each fortress. The only thing our 26th Army can use is the mountain artillery unit."

Lei Zhenggang said.

"But the mountain artillery can't reach the aircraft carrier, but the aircraft carrier can cover our first-line and second-line positions. If we continue to fight like this, the Japanese army will land completely."

The chief of staff said anxiously.

"The devil's aircraft carrier is refitted from a freighter, and its range is at most twenty kilometers. At worst, we withdraw from the position. Could it be that the devil's aircraft carrier can still go ashore?"

Lei Zhenggang was not in a good mood.

"Master, when we set off, the military seat gave us the task of the 26th Division to guard Erdaozhuang and prevent a devil from landing. We have already lost the first-line position. If we even give up the second-line position, once the devil is on land Stand firm, you and I are the sinners of the [-]th Army."

The chief of staff said anxiously.

Lei Zhenggang glanced at the chief of staff angrily: "We fight against the devil, can we beat the devil's aircraft carrier?"

"It can't be fought, but it can't be withdrawn either. In the military history of our 26th Army, there has never been a saying of retreating."

The chief of staff volunteered: "Master, I would like to lead a brigade to counterattack the Japanese landing troops from the front, drive them back to the sea, and ask the mountain artillery group to provide artillery support."

Lei Zhenggang thought for a moment, and said: "Once the mountain artillery group is scouted by the Devil Aircraft Carrier to find out the specific location of the fort, the loss will be great."

Chapter 6 Wuhu Landing, Japanese Army Frustrated

"Master, don't hesitate. Our 26th Army can't afford to lose face. If the Japanese army successfully lands, we don't care if we go to a court-martial. But the reputation of our 26th Army's trump card will be ruined."

The chief of staff said.

Lei Zhenggang thought about it too, if the reputation of the 26th Army was really damaged, Lei Zhenggang would be dead forever.

"Chief of Staff, I'll give you a brigade to counterattack from the front. Make sure to push the devils to the front. I'll apply to the military department to bring in some heavy artillery. If I don't want these heavy artillery, I will also drive the devils into the sea."

Lei Zhenggang is also willing to go all out, as long as the devils are thrown into the sea, he will be dismissed without any complaints.

"Master, don't worry, as long as we still have breath, we will never let the little devils attack."

The chief of staff has made up his mind to die, even if his body is broken, he will never let the reputation of the 26th Army be ruined.

Lei Zhenggang nodded fiercely. At this point, even if it is carried by people, it still has to withstand the devil's aircraft carrier gunfire.

"Report."

The confidential officer took the telegram he had just received, and read anxiously: "Secretary, Senator, the headquarters called, ordering our department to abandon the first-line and second-line positions, and retreat to the bank of Yang's house. Let's go to the infantry artillery group and the mountain artillery group, as long as the Japanese army chases the Yang family, there will be the place where their entire army will be wiped out."

Hear this.

Lei Zhenggang excitedly snatched the telegram from the confidential officer, and said with a big laugh, "It's still better at chess. We know that the enemy's aircraft carrier is firing fiercely, and we don't have heavy artillery, so let's retreat to the side of Yang's house to cooperate with the artillery." Wipe out the Japanese landing troops."

"Report."

At this time, another confidential officer came over with a telegram: "Secretary, Commander, the Air Force Command sent a telegram, our aviation third bomber formation is ready to take off, please send the coordinates of the enemy aircraft carrier to us immediately. "

Upon hearing this.

Lei Zhenggang laughed out loud, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and send the coordinates of the Devil's aircraft carrier to the Aviation Command."

"Master, the devil's aircraft carrier is powerful, but our bombers are not vegetarian."

The chief of staff said.

"The words sound good. Dozens of planes bombed together, and each plane dropped four bombs. In this way, the devil's aircraft carrier will have to suffer dozens of shells. I don't believe it. Dozens of shells can't sink it. An aircraft carrier."

Lei Zhenggang shook his hat and laughed loudly.

"Master, since there is an order from the headquarters, let's withdraw as soon as possible. If we hold on for a while, we will have to sacrifice some more brothers."

The chief of staff said.

"Pass my order, the mountain artillery group and the infantry artillery group, as well as the mortar group in the forward position, are the first to evacuate, and the three 3rd brigades will alternately cover and withdraw from the Erdaozhuang position before 6:[-] pm today. When retreating , deliberately making an invincible posture, so that the devils who come ashore will chase after them."

Lei Zhenggang gave an order.

.........Wuhu direction.

The devil's battleships and destroyers frequently launched shelling on the river.

Guarding Wuhu is the 26th Division of the 1th Army, with a total of [-] people. There are mountain artillery and mortar groups, as well as armored convoys.

The commander of the [-]th Division came from a special background.

Specialized in special warfare.

The devils launched shelling from the river, and the cover transport ship slowly approached the landing point.

In his opinion, it is not appropriate to expose the firepower at this time, one should avoid its edge, and wait for the devil's transport ship to approach the landing point before firing with all its strength.

He arranged two armored convoys on both sides of the Tantou position. As long as the devil's infantry approached the Tantou position, the mountain artillery group would cover the river with artillery fire, targeting Japanese battleships and destroyers, and the armored vehicles would crush the landing Japanese troops.

His tactics meet the requirements of special operations, that is, use firepower to contain the enemy's heavy firepower to achieve the functions of containment and cover, and then use armored vehicles to deal with the enemy's landing forces.

Chief of Staff Feng of the 26th Army personally visited the [-]th Division to supervise the battle and served as the former enemy commander of the Wuhu defense line.

In addition to a division of the 26th Army, there is also a division of the newly formed No.11 Army guarding Wuhu, as well as the security regiment and police brigade in Zhenjiang and nearby waters, as well as the military police sent by the headquarters to supervise the battle The battalion, the headquarters directly under the special warfare squadron, etc...

A small defense line in Wuhu has more than 3 garrison troops.

Among them, the main force is the 26th Division of the [-]th Army, and the ... division of the newly formed [-]th Army is deployed on the flank, and the local troops are deployed on the right flank. Goods defense.

Chief of Staff Feng is the old chief of the [-]th Division. He is in command of the [-]th Division himself. From the division commander to the soldiers below, all the morale is high.

While the enemy battleships and destroyers fired bombardments, they covered the transport ships and approached the shore.

Long before the start of the war, the Japanese army had already calculated the water level and landing location.

At this moment, the battleships and destroyers spread out from the middle to cover the transport ship as it docked.

As soon as the transport ship landed on the shore and the sampan was taken off, it was covered by heavy artillery from the national army.

The sea area with a radius of three kilometers is full of gunfire.

I saw the waves soaring into the sky, and those... Destroyers and battleships were bombarded and their hulls were destroyed.

The transport ship landed in shallow water. Before the soldiers got off the ship, the heavy artillery bombarded the transport ship. At least six or seven shells hit the transport ship. Seepage, it seems that the iron plate has been punctured.

The caliber of the heavy artillery is not... a small-scale operation like a mortar, a wave of shells passes by, and people are already turned upside down on the water.

but.

None of this stopped the Japanese army's ambition to land, and the soldiers jumped into the sea one by one, intending to land on foot.

On the shore, the machine gun position has been prepared for a long time, and they have sufficient bullets.

When the Japanese army just emerged from the water, dozens of heavy machine guns fired in unison, and mortar shells continuously bombarded the shallow water.

Under such powerful firepower, the Japanese army seemed panicked, but they showed no signs of retreating.

Before the attack, the commander of the Japanese army issued an order to only advance and not to retreat. Even if they all died in battle, they had to go to the stand.

What they didn't expect was that when their destroyers and battleships bombarded the Wuhu defenders, the supporting troops rushed over by car and stood on the ground in time.

After the Japanese army was covered by artillery fire, the destroyers and battleships quickly turned their heads, and the ships quickly dispersed to avoid being concentrated and suppressed by heavy artillery.

"shooting."

The commander of the forward position ordered the machine gun positions to fire after the devils showed up.

With the firepower of dozens of heavy machine guns, the suppressed Japanese landing troops could not advance an inch.

Chapter 6 and One The country is weak and the coastal defense is empty

headquarters.

Liang Xiaoerlang raised his legs, leaning on the sofa, sipping tea and smoking a cigarette, with a slight sense of contentment on his face, as if the war in Songhu had nothing to do with him.

"General, Lei Zhenggang, the 26th Division of the [-]th Army, sent a telegram saying that they led the Japanese troops who landed at Erdaozhuang into our ambush circle and wiped out more than [-] enemy landing troops. At present, the [-]th Division has counterattacked. front line."

"The Aviation Command dispatched the third formation of bombers to bomb the aircraft carrier and battleship on the river in two echelons. The bomber number 331 was sunk by the enemy aircraft carrier while flying at low altitude."

"The former enemy headquarters in Wuhu called. With the assistance of the 26th Division of the 11th Army, the No.[-]th Army, and local troops, they have repelled more than a dozen attacks by the landing enemy."

"Commander Zhou Shiji of the 26th Army called. The [-]th Division of the headquarters and the troops directly under the military headquarters, with the assistance of friendly and neighboring troops, have repelled the landing enemy. A transport ship of the opponent was sunk by heavy artillery."

Chen Hua took the telegrams he had just received and read them out one by one.

Judging from the battle report, the situation is extremely favorable for the national army, and the enemy who landed by the Japanese army has been hit head-on, and it is very unlikely that they will land on land to fight.

Liang Xiao smiled slightly. The Japanese army overestimated their combat power and underestimated the strength of the national army in the Songhu area. They thought that they had an aircraft carrier as a cover, and they could do whatever they wanted.

He admitted that the national army is not an opponent of the Japanese army in sea battles, but the Japanese army is definitely not an opponent of the national army on land.

The Japanese landing force did not have heavy weapons, nor did they have air support. It would be idiotic to want to compete with the national army with armored tanks. Secondly, the heavy artillery and mountain artillery troops of the national army have powerful firepower. Conventional troops are not at a disadvantage, and the national army has more than 100 aircraft at Jinling Military Airport.

"Generate power to the 26th Army, each department cooperates with heavy artillery and mountain artillery units, and destroys the enemy's destroyers and battleships near the river as much as possible."

"Order the Aviation Command to send another bomber formation to target the enemy's aircraft carrier. We have enough shells. Let's see if the little devil's aircraft carrier can withstand several rounds of bombing."

"Send a report to the New Twelfth Army stationed on the Pujiang River, and let them pay close attention to the movement on the river. The devils will inevitably choose the next landing point if they are frustrated at the three landing points."

Liang Xiao gave an order in a deep voice, the battle has been fought so far, the national army has fully controlled the situation, the enemy navy has only two ways to go, one is to return to the same place, and the other is to choose an alternate landing point and forcefully land again.

Based on his understanding of the Japanese army, they will not take it easy, unless they really encounter an irreversible situation.

"Humble job, go to the confidential department now."

Chen Hua nodded slightly, turned around and left the office.

As soon as she left, Chief of Staff Yang Jie walked in.

"Boss, the troops are fighting very well. You didn't even touch the hair on the land, so let our troops fight back into the sea."

Yang Jie said happily.

"On land, our troops are not inferior to those of the devils, but in the sea, our troops are no match for the Japanese army. An aircraft carrier smashed through the first-line positions of the 26th Division of the [-]th Army. If the troops hadn't retreated two Ten li, lead the enemy into our ambush circle, the Japanese army has landed from Erdaozhuang."

Liang Xiao's evaluation is very pertinent. In such a large Yangtze River basin, the national army does not even have a navy. How can it compete with the Japanese army at sea.

"This is not our fault. After the Sino-Japanese War, the country was weak and the people were in dire straits. The warlords fought for decades, and the foundation of the country was shaken. Although the party-state unified the country on the surface, in fact many places were still in a semi-separatist situation. The committee focused on the army and The construction of the air force is slightly secondary to the navy, which leads to coastal defense.

The reduction of power, so that facing the warships of the Japanese army, the great power could not send a naval warship to meet it. What caused the current situation is not the crime of our soldiers, but the fault of those in power.”

Yang Jie said in a low voice.

Liang Xiao doesn't think so, the lack of a strong navy is not the fault of those in power, nor is it the fault of the soldiers. The strategy in many military and political aspects is correct, but the military and government officials of the party and state are too corrupt. A woman can hardly cook without rice.

He has heard from the committee more than once that if he wants to keep the enemy out of the country, he must build a powerful navy, but in terms of funds, the government cannot afford so much money.

"Chief of Staff Yang, let's stop talking about these digressions."

Liang Xiao stopped the question in time, and said with a smile: "The little devil has stumbled this time, but we must not get carried away with complacency."

"According to my estimation, the devils will not give up their attack on the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou area. This attack has been frustrated. I guess the devils will choose an alternate landing site. We must be fully prepared and not let them be caught off guard."

Yang Jie's thinking is the same as Liang Xiao's.

"The chief of staff and Liang thought of going together. The devils will not stop playing. If they don't beat them up, they don't know how many eyes Lord Ma has."

Liang Xiao laughed and said.

"Could it be that the chief executive already has a solution"

Yang Jie asked.

"There is no way. I'm not a god. I don't know where the devil will choose to land again. However, our aerial reconnaissance plane can detect the movement on the sea at any time. The devil's aircraft carrier is large, even in the sea area of ​​thousands of miles, it is clear at a glance."

Liang Xiao said.

"It's true, the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou area has a lot of aviation units, and any troubles in the devil's warships can't escape our eyes."

Yang Jie said.

"By the way, who is the commander of the Japanese army who directed this battle?"

Liang Xiao asked.

"After fighting for a long time, you, the commander, don't even know who your opponent is"

Yang Jie was surprised.