An hour later, Xu Rui hurried back to Broadway Building.
As soon as they entered the war room, Wang Husheng and Du Junjie immediately greeted them.
Wang Husheng said: "Old Xu, this article you wrote is really effective. It really attracted the little devils, but why do I feel so unsure? We left a strong military fortress like Wusong Fortress unused, but we went out of our way to lure him. Is it really okay to make the little devils attack me from another direction?"
"You won't know until you fight whether it's good or not." After Xu Rui finished speaking, he turned to Du Junjie and asked, "How is the situation now?"
"The situation is not bad." Du Junjie nodded and said, "Because we are fully prepared and have built a complete chain of defenses in all directions, the Japs' offensive was met with a head-on attack by us."
"Especially Lao Qin's fourth battalion." Wang Husheng continued, "On the Zhabei side, they played a trick to lure the enemy deeper. They led an infantry squadron of the Little Japanese into the depths of an alley, and then used side firepower to attack the enemy in a short time. They were wiped out completely, which dealt a severe blow to the little devil's arrogance."
Xu Rui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Although Xu Rui is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Songhu Independent Regiment, especially in street fighting, having confidence is one thing, and actual combat is another! Because the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly and there are too many factors beyond human control, a single mistake may lead to tragedy.
Fortunately, the situation Xu Rui was worried about did not occur after all.
The officers and soldiers of the Songhu Independent Regiment still withstood the test.
The result of the first day's battle is crucial to the direction of the entire battle. It is no exaggeration to say that the result of the first day's battle will determine the direction of the entire battle. Of course, it has only been fighting for an hour now, and it is still dark before dark. It's early, but no matter what, the independent group finally got off to a good start.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Xu Rui asked again: "What's the situation now in Yangshupu?"
Among the entire defense system of the Songhu Independent Regiment, the strongest point is undoubtedly the Wusong Fortress, while the weakest point is the Yangshupu District! Because from Hongkou to Yangshupu, from Yangshupu to Wusong Town, and then from Wusong Town to Wusong Fortress, it is a long and narrow area spreading along the west bank of the Huangpu River, which is easily cut off by the Japanese.
If the entire defense system of the Songhu Independent Regiment is compared to a curled snake, then Wusong Fortress is its head, and Yangshupu is its seven inches, the life gate of this snake!
That is to say, Wusongkou is blocked, and the Japanese navy cannot get in. Otherwise, the Japanese army and the navy cooperate with each other, just like the hands of a snake catcher, it is easy to choke the Songhu Independent Regiment. The seven inches of the python, in this way, the entire defense system of the independent regiment collapsed immediately, making the subsequent battle difficult to fight.
But even if Wusongkou is blocked, Yangshupu is equally vulnerable to attack.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Rui placed Wu Han's seventh battalion in Yangshupu District.
Because in comparison, the Seventh Battalion has the most veteran party members and the strongest will!
But even so, Xu Rui is still a little uneasy about Yangshupu District.
Du Junjie replied: "Yangshupu does not seem to be the key attack direction of the Japs, because in other directions, the Japs have invested at least one infantry regiment, but in the direction of Yangshupu, the Japs have only invested one infantry brigade, obviously just to There is no serious attack to contain Wusong Town and Wusong Fortress."
"What? Only one brigade was put into Yangshupu?!" Xu Rui's face immediately darkened when he heard this.
It is impossible for the Japs not to discover such an obvious weak point in Yangshupu, but now the Japs have left this weak point untouched and instead invested heavy troops in other directions. This is suspicious! The little devil is either really stupid or has other intentions. Xu Rui believes it is the latter!
Thinking of this, Xu Rui's heart immediately jumped up. It seemed that he had to go to Yangshupu.
The Seventh Battalion has many party members and a strong will to fight, but Battalion Commander Wu Han's commanding ability is very average. This guy is not very interested in commanding, but has an extremely strong interest in special operations, so Xu Rui is inevitably worried. The Seventh Battalion must not let the little devil take advantage of us!
At that moment, Xu Rui turned to Wang Husheng and said: "Old Wang, I originally thought it would take a few days for the Japanese to react, but I didn't expect to attack so soon. So you can't wait two days before leaving, you have to leave immediately." Go to Dameishan, and you must transport the rockets back as soon as possible, remember, 50,000!"
"Understood." Wang Husheng nodded and said, "I'll pack up and leave now."
Xu Rui hummed slightly and then said, "I'll let Leopard lead a team of people to protect you."
"No need." Wang Husheng shook his head and said, "The battle situation in Shanghai is so tense. How can Leopard and the others get away? I'd better let Digua accompany me. Digua is enough."
Xu Rui didn't object and said to Digua: "Digua, protect the political commissar."
"Captain, don't worry." Digua said with a smile, "I will definitely protect my brother-in-law... er, no, he is the political commissar. I promise not to let the political commissar lose even one of his heads."
"Old Wang, then I won't send you off. Take care along the way." Xu Rui said.
"Old Xu, take care of yourself." Wang Husheng warned worriedly, "If I'm not in Shanghai, no one will dare to supervise you, so you have to be more self-conscious, but don't take the lead like before. You are the leader of the group. Commander, you are a commander, not a soldier, let alone a death-defying captain, do you understand?"
"I know, I'll pay attention." Xu Rui waved his hand, turned around and walked away.
Watching Xu Rui's figure go away, Wang Husheng sighed and said to Jiang Nan who had just walked in: "Jiang Nan, you have to watch over Old Xu and don't let him mess around."
Jiang Nan nodded and said, "Okay."
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Xu Rui's judgment was correct, the little devil was really playing in the east and west.
The Japs deployed at least one infantry regiment in Zhabei, Hongkou, and Longhua, but only deployed one infantry brigade in the direction of Yangshupu, just to give the Songhu Independent Regiment the illusion that Yangshupu was not the Japs' main attack direction, and then took advantage of the independent regiment. His attention was diverted, and heavy troops were deployed to launch a sudden attack on Yangshupu District.
The person responsible for carrying out this raid was the 26th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Division.
Since there were still forty minutes before the attack time, Kunisaki Noboru and Suzuki Keiji specially recalled Abe Hiroki, the captain of the 26th Infantry Regiment, to the division headquarters for a lecture.
"Abe-kun." Kunisaki Noboru stroked Abe Hiroki's back and said, "I won't say anything more. I will only tell you one thing now. The loss of the flag of the 1st Guards Infantry Regiment has This made the imperial family very passive. Xu Rui even threatened to annihilate the Guards Division and our 7th Division within half a month. This made the imperial family even more passive. It is said that His Majesty the Emperor was so angry with Xu Rui that he once again fall sick."
"Baga." Abe Hiroki said angrily, "Xu Rui is too arrogant!"
"Yes, Xu Rui is indeed arrogant!" Keiji Suzuki took over the conversation and said, "However, it is undeniable that Xu Rui's blatant provocation made the imperial royal family lose face and made the imperial army very passive! Abe-kun, you You can think about it, if we are helpless against this guy within half a month, or even defeated by him, what will be the situation then?"
Noboru Kunizaki said in a deep voice: "By then, not only the Imperial Army will become the laughing stock of the whole world, but even the imperial family will become the laughing stock of the royal families of various Western countries! Our Yamato nation will never be able to raise its head in front of the world! Abe-kun , as an emperor, we cannot allow such a situation to happen under any circumstances."
As a senior officer of the Japanese army, Hiroki Abe naturally knows that the Japanese royal family has a very strong tendency to leave Asia and join Europe. However, unfortunately, until now, the royal families of various European countries have no intention of accepting the Japanese royal family. The cruel fact is that European royal families refused to marry the Japanese royal family.
For this reason, the Japanese royal family is very concerned about the perception of the royal families of European countries.
Therefore, if it is really because of the provocation of Xu Rui and the Songhu Independence Group that the Japanese royal family is disgraced and becomes the laughing stock of royal families in various countries, Hirohito will definitely be mad.
Almost instantly, Abe Hiroki realized the seriousness.
"Hai!" Abe Hiroki said suddenly, "all the warriors of the 26th Infantry Regiment, including those with low rank, will defend the dignity of the Imperial Army to the death, and the dignity of the Imperial Family to the death!"
"Yoshi." Kunizaki Noboru nodded happily and said, "Abe-kun, please."
"Hai!" Abe Hiroki paused again, then turned around and walked away.
Kunizaki Noboru straightened up, watched Abe Hiroki's figure go away, and said quietly to Suzuki Keiji: "Suzuki-kun, do you think this raid on Yangshupu will be successful?"
"It's difficult." Suzuki Keiji shook his head and said, "If Xu Rui is so easy to deal with, then it's not Xu Rui."
After a pause, Suzuki Keiji continued: "In fact, I have reservations about the headquarters changing the combat plan."
Kunizaki Noboru made a soft sound and asked: "Suzuki-kun, so you are not optimistic that the imperial army can win?"
Suzuki Keiji sighed and said: "If the Wusong Fort can be captured, the blockade at Wusongkou can be cleared, and the warships of the Fourth Fleet and the Fifth Fleet can enter the Huangpu River, then it will be easy for the Imperial Army to win, but if Without the cooperation of the navy, the imperial army would only have a 50% chance at best."
Kunizaki Noboru sighed and said: "Yes, if we continue to implement the original battle plan, it will be a high probability event for the Imperial Army to win the Third Battle of Songhu. But who would have thought that the Guards Infantry The first wing of the wing was completely wiped out at this time, this is really a trick of fate."
Suzuki Keiji also went on to say: "A total annihilation is a total annihilation. It happened that even the military flag was handed over. In fact, it doesn't matter if the military flag is handed over. It is nothing more than canceling the establishment. One less Guards Regiment is nothing more than a loss of face. It’s a bit ugly, but who would have thought that Xu Rui would actually make a fuss about this matter, instantly putting the imperial family at the forefront of public opinion.”
Noboru Kunisaki said: "This is what's scary about Xu Rui."