That morning, Xu Rui asked Jiang Nan, who happened to be arriving at Wusong Fortress, to embroider a military flag with the words "Baoshan Camp", and then held a brief flag presentation ceremony. Not many people attended the ceremony, but the Songhu Independent Regiment The leader, political commissar, deputy leader, director of the Political Department, and deputy director of the Political Department all attended, and the standards were incredible.
After being bandaged, Yue Zhensheng attended the flag-presenting ceremony in a wheelchair.
Xu Rui originally did not plan to let Yue Zhensheng attend the flag-presenting ceremony, but planned to let Li Dan receive the flag. However, after hearing the news, Yue Zhensheng insisted on attending the flag-presenting ceremony, and Xu Rui agreed.
Before the flag-giving ceremony began, Wang Husheng announced two appointment orders on behalf of the Party Committee of the Independent Regiment, formally appointing Yue Zhensheng, commander of the third company of the second battalion, as the commander of the second battalion, and also appointed senior soldier Li Dan of the second battalion as the platoon leader of the guard platoon of the second battalion. Li Dan has set a record for promotion, at least the record for the Songhu Independent Group.
If I had to find someone to compare with, I'm afraid it would only be the Wild Dogs of the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
But this is normal. As the only two survivors of the Second Battalion, Yue Zhensheng and Li Dan must be promoted and reused, because only the two of them can bear the tenacious spirit of the Second Battalion. They were created from Baoshan County. Such a spirit! If someone else were to be the battalion commander of Baoshan Camp, they would inevitably lack the confidence to face Yue Zhensheng.
So after Xu Rui discussed with Wang Husheng, he promoted Yue Zhensheng out of the blue.
After Wang Husheng announced the order of appointment, Xu Rui held a military flag in both hands, strode up to Yue Zhensheng, and said: "Battle Commander Yue, this is the third time I have given a flag to a unit. The first time I have given it to a unit. It was to present the flag to the Langya Special Forces. The second time, it was me who presented the flag to the Warrior Battalion, but this time, it was me who presented the flag to your Baoshan Battalion!"
Yue Zhensheng didn't say anything. He just raised his intact left hand and saluted Xu Rui as a military salute. He then took the military flag from Xu Rui's hand with one hand and handed it to Li Dan beside him. After Li Dan took the military flag, he immediately spread it. , I saw the three characters "Baoshan Camp" embroidered with hot golden silk thread on the bright red flag.
Xu Rui returned the military salute and said solemnly: "Captain Yue, I don't need to say more about what kind of army the Langya Brigade is. You must know very well, and the Warrior Battalion is now also part of the Dameishan Military Division. First-class main force, your Baoshan Battalion and Warrior Battalion are currently the only two units with honorary titles!"
After a pause, Xu Rui said again: "I hope you will not live up to this honor!"
Yue Zhensheng solemnly replied: "Don't worry, Commander, we promise that we will not disappoint your expectations, Commander, let alone the party's expectations of us, especially the expectations of the old battalion commander and all the brothers who died in Baoshan City." , In the future, our Baoshan Battalion must train strictly and have the courage to kill the enemy. We will definitely become the sharpest knife battalion of the Songhu Independent Regiment! However, "
At this point, Yue Zhensheng suddenly stopped talking, but Xu Rui took over and said, "I know what you want to say."
After finishing speaking, Xu Rui turned to Liu Mei and said: "Old Ye, you immediately select the 900 with the best physiques from the re-screened militia and recruit them into the Baoshan Camp!" He paused here and then said, "In addition, fifty veterans from each of the remaining seven main battalions will be transferred to the Baoshan Battalion as the backbone of the battle."
"Okay." Liu Mei nodded and said, "I'll make arrangements right away."
Liu Mei left, and Xu Rui turned to Yue Zhensheng and said, "Lao Yue, are you not worried now?"
Yue Zhensheng scratched his head with his left hand, and there was a trace of embarrassment on his face. He was really worried that the regiment headquarters would only give Baoshan Battalion new recruits and not veterans. If this really happened, it would be impossible for Baoshan Battalion to be replaced within at least half a year. Those who have formed any combat effectiveness are now better. With these 350 veterans drawn from the other battalions, Baoshan Battalion will be able to restore at least 60% of its combat effectiveness in less than half a month. Yue Zhensheng is confident in this.
While they were talking, a vague rumble suddenly came from outside. Then, Xu Rui, Wang Husheng and others felt that the ground under their feet began to shake slightly. You must know that the command room of Wusong Fortress is hidden deep in the mountain. But you can still feel the shock wave of the explosion outside, which shows how powerful this explosion is!
"It must be the kid's large-caliber naval gun!" Xu Rui made a judgment instantly.
Wang Husheng sneered: "The little devil is really impatient. He has just taken Baoshan City and he can't wait to start attacking Wusong Fort again?"
Yang Ruiran said: "But this time, the little devil is destined to hit his head and bleed!"
Xu Rui also said: "Let's go to the observation post in front of the fortress and take a look."
At that moment, Xu Rui took Wang Husheng, Yang Rui and others straight to the observation post in front of Wusong Fortress.
There are five observation posts in front of Wusong Fortress. One is at the top of Fortress Mountain, which is actually a bunker. The other four observation posts are located on the mountainside of Fortress Mountain, located on the ridges of the mountain in four directions, so that there are no blind spots. Form effective surveillance in any direction of Wusong Fortress.
Xu Rui and the others chose the observation post on the top of the mountain.
From the headquarters at the center of the mountain to the observation post at the top of the mountain, there is a special passage connecting it. Following the dark underground passage, it keeps rotating upwards. After walking for about six or seven minutes, everyone suddenly becomes enlightened and walks into an open space. , all directions of the space are lookout holes or shooting holes.
This is the mountaintop observation post, or mountaintop bunker, of Wusong Fortress.
There was originally a squad stationed at the observation post on the top of the mountain. When they saw Xu Rui, Yang Rui, Wang Husheng and others walking in, they quickly stepped forward to salute. Good guys, the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 commanders of the Songhu Independent Regiment are all here. Okay, what is this going to do? Want to have dinner at our mountaintop observation post
Xu Rui returned the salute and asked, "Squad Leader Wu, what's going on?"
The squad leader surnamed Wu replied: "Report to the leader, it is the navy of the little Japanese who is conducting the bombardment."
"I'll just tell you." Xu Rui walked to the east lookout hole as he spoke, raised his binoculars and looked out, and then he saw at a glance the Japanese warships parked outside Wusong. More than a dozen Japanese warships were lined up. Rows of large-caliber naval guns pointed their muzzles toward the Wusong Fortress, and from time to time balls of flames burst out from the muzzles.
Although he was several kilometers away, Xu Rui still seemed to be able to clearly feel the earth-shattering momentum of these large-caliber naval guns when they were fired. It was completely conceivable that if such large-caliber shells landed on ordinary positions, what would happen? What is the result? Fortunately, the fortifications of Wusong Fortress are strong enough, especially the front, which is basically a natural mountain!
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..." Large-caliber shells landed on the front of the mountain one after another, and exploded violently. Compared to the previous time at the mountain's belly, this time at the top of the mountain, the intensity of the explosion felt was much stronger. Xu Rui even I am vaguely worried that the mountain body of Fortress Mountain will not be able to withstand such violent destruction and collapse directly from the inside
Wang Husheng seemed to have noticed Xu Rui's worry, and immediately came over and shouted into Xu Rui's ear: "Old Xu, you don't have to worry at all. Dr. Wang has already specially calculated the strength of the mountain. According to Dr. Wang's calculations , even if the little devil shoots a million cannonballs at Fortress Mountain and reduces the height of the mountain by ten meters out of thin air, it is still impossible to collapse the mountain! In a word, Wusong Fortress cannot be destroyed from the outside!"
Xu Rui nodded, indicating that he understood.
After a while, the Japs' aviation troops also flew over the Wusong Fortress, and then dropped rows of aerial bombs on the main body of Fortress Mountain and more than a dozen satellite bunkers on the periphery. In an instant, the entire Wusong Fortress collapsed. Shrouded in the smoke from the aerial bombs and explosions, I looked out from the observation post on the top of the mountain, but I could only see a vast expanse of white, and I couldn't see anything at all.
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While Xu Rui and the others were standing at the observation post on the top of the mountain, observing the Japs, Kunisaki Noboru, accompanied by Konoe Shingen, Sanjo Kyosuke, and Chief of Staff Suzuki Keiji of the 7th Division, came to the forward observation post to watch the naval gun group and the aviation regiment. Carry out artillery preparations for Wusong Fort.
However, when the aviation force dropped the aerial bombs, the entire Wusong Fort was completely shrouded in gunpowder smoke. Noboru Kunizaki, Konoe Shingen and others put down their telescopes, stopped watching, and began to discuss the prospects of this critical battle.
Kunisaki Noboru said to Konoe Shingen: "Konoe-kun, Wusong Fort has always been the key to Shanghai's coastal defense. In the two Sino-British wars in the last century, the British Royal Navy first captured Wusong Fort and then occupied Shanghai. During the Battle of Songhu, it was only after the imperial army captured Wusong Fort that the Third Division was able to successfully ascend 6 from Zhang Huabin."
"Hai!" Konoe Shingen said after a heavy pause, "Division Commander, I know the stakes. If the imperial army wants to regain Shanghai, it must first capture the Wusong Fort! Division Commander, please rest assured. , our First Guards Infantry Regiment will never disappoint your expectations, let alone the expectations of His Majesty the Emperor, we will definitely successfully capture the Wusong Fort!"
"Yo Xi." Noboru Kunisaki nodded happily and added, "However, Konoe-kun, you must be mentally prepared. According to the informable information provided by the Special High School Course, since the end of the Second Battle of Songhu, Songhu The Shanghai Independent Regiment has been reinforcing the defenses of Wusong Fort. It has been so long now. The defenses of Wusong Fort must have been completely repaired. Therefore, it is completely foreseeable that this will be a more difficult battle than the Battle of Baoshan. !”
"Hai." Konoe Shingenton said, "I have enough mental preparation for this."
"Yo Xi!" Noboru Kunizaki nodded happily and said, "Konoe-kun, then I will wait for the good news of your first regiment of the Guards Infantry in Baoshan City!"
After saying that, Noboru Kunisaki turned around and left with Toshiro Ogawara.
At this time, the bombing by the Japanese navy and aviation had also come to an end. Konoe Shingen immediately turned back to Sanjo Kyousuke and said: "Sanjo-kun, the First Guards Infantry Brigade can enter the attack position."
"Hai!" Sanjo Kyousuke paused, turned around and walked away.
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