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When Xu Rui returned to Broadway Building, it was already past ten o'clock at night.
The cruiser Izumo and the wreckage of the Erbaidu Bridge and the Waibaidu Bridge are temporarily held, but the Zhapu Road connected to the Erbaidu Bridge is still under the control of the little Japanese. Although the Huangputan Road connected to the Waibaidu Bridge has been recaptured, However, the position is not stable, and it is completely foreseeable that the Japanese will definitely counterattack tomorrow.
In one night, the Songhu Independent Regiment may not be able to build a strong defense. Therefore, during the day tomorrow, the loss of Huangputan Road connected to Waibaidu Bridge will be a high probability event! In the next few days, the Songhu Independent Regiment and the Japanese will fight and strangle repeatedly around the channel of the Suzhou River. This will become the norm!
Thinking of this, Xu Rui felt vaguely that his head was big and he was in trouble!
If we were to launch a confrontation with the Japanese around the Suzhou River, the Songhu Independent Regiment would be the first to be unable to hold on!
When Xu Rui walked quickly into the war room, Du Junjie, director of the staff office, was having a heated discussion with several staff officers.
Seeing Xu Rui come in, Du Junjie and several staff members stopped arguing and turned around to salute Xu Rui.
Xu Rui took off his armed belt, handed it to Jiang Nan next to him, and asked, "What are you discussing?"
Du Junjie said in a deep voice: "Commander, we all agree that we should abandon Longhua and the concession, shrink our troops, and defend the line of Zhabei, Hongkou, Yangshupu, Wusong Town and Wusong Fortress with all our strength!"
"Abandon Longhua and the concession?" Xu Rui frowned, "What's the reason?"
Du Junjie said: "The Suzhou River has become a wound that will not stop bleeding on our body. If we give up Longhua and the concession, then there is no need to defend the Suzhou River defense line to death. But if we don't give up Longhua and the concession, then the Suzhou River defense line will still be If you continue to hold on, this wound will continue to bleed."
After a pause, Du Junjie added: "Moreover, the Japanese are very likely to seize this opportunity and give up attacking in other directions, and instead concentrate on attacking our wound. In this way, we can build structures in several other areas in advance." The fortification companies will be ineffective and will be forced to engage in an offensive battle with the Japs around the Suzhou River battlefield."
Another operational staff officer continued: "The main force of our Songhu Independent Regiment has also said that Xu Rui not only has extraordinary commanding attainments, but also has an unimaginable ability to capture fighter planes. At critical moments, his talent Once again played a decisive role.
After a moment, a smile appeared on Xu Rui's lips.
Jiang Nan asked: "Arui, have you come up with any good ideas?"
"Yes." Xu Rui nodded and said with a smile, "The devil is in trouble!"
When Du Junjie and several combat staff heard this, they immediately became energetic.
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A quarter of an hour later, Yang Rui, who was working overtime at Shiliupu Pier, received a telegram from Xu Rui, asking him to immediately take people to move more than a hundred rocket launcher vehicles that were being modified to Hongkou.
Although he didn't know what happened, Yang Rui faithfully carried out Xu Rui's order and immediately led all the officers and soldiers of the rocket launcher battalion, driving more than a hundred trucks along the route drawn by Xu Rui, and moved to Hongkou overnight!
When the convoy of the rocket launcher battalion arrived at the Huangpu Beach intersection, the officers and soldiers of the eighth battalion who were guarding the wreckage of the cruiser Izumo had already laid door panels on the wreckage of the Waibaidu Bridge and the deck of the cruiser Izumo. In order to cover up the sound of the engine of the truck, the Suzhou and Hebei The Sixth Battalion launched a night attack on the Japanese on Zhapu Road.
Amidst the rumbling sound of gunfire, more than a hundred trucks from the rocket launcher battalion filed through the Waibaidu Bridge and the wreckage of the Izumo. However, halfway through, the Japanese were still spotted, and they immediately used artillery to block the firing, but the effect was ineffective. In fact, more than a hundred trucks from the Rocket Artillery Battalion crossed the Suzhou River without any danger.
After successfully entering Hongkou, more than a hundred trucks from the rocket launcher battalion quickly dispersed and took cover.
However, the truck modification project has not stopped and is still proceeding in an orderly manner.
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The sound of gunfire at the mouth of the Suzhou River lasted all night, and Itagaki Seishiro didn't sleep well all night.
Early the next morning, Itagaki Seishiro called Tanaka Kuichi to his office and asked, "Tanaka-kun, how was the battle situation from last night to early this morning?"
Tanaka Jiuichi replied: "From last night to about four o'clock this morning, the Songhu Independent Regiment launched a total of four large-scale night attacks, but they were all defeated by the Second Guards Infantry Regiment relying on the presets of Zhapu Road. The fortifications have been pushed back. In addition, it seems that a convoy passed through the wreckage of the Izumo and the Waibaidu Bridge early this morning and entered Hongkou from the concession."
"Baga!" Itagaki Seishiro frowned, "Why not use artillery to stop it?"
"Hai!" Tanaka said after a long pause, "Your Excellency, Commander, at first the 4th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade carried out blocking fire on the Izumo and the wreckage of the Waibaidu Bridge. However, because it was at night, the balloon soldiers could not be obtained. Observation guides, so the blocking effect is not good, and in the end we have to give up the action.”
"You still need observation and guidance?!" Itagaki Seishiro frowned, "Didn't we already calibrate and shoot the various elements during the day?"
"This..." Tanaka Jiuichi said with a bitter smile, "Your Excellency, Commander, during the day and evening, in order to support the defensive operations of the Second Guards Infantry Regiment, the field heavy artillery has adjusted the shooting units to various neighborhoods in Zhabei. Therefore, It is necessary to re-calibrate the shooting elements, which requires observation and guidance by balloon soldiers."
"So that's it." Itagaki Seishiro nodded and said, "Tanaka-kun, you must learn a lesson today and set aside a heavy artillery regiment in advance to be responsible for blocking and firing at the wreckage of the Izumo cruiser on the Suzhou River. Once the Zhuyuan has been calibrated, no further modifications are allowed, and the mistakes made last night must not be repeated."
"Hai." Tanaka Kuichi said after a heavy pause, "I understand the humble position!"
In the next three days, everything was performed according to the script drawn up by Tanaka Jiuichi.
In order to preserve the only remaining communication line on the Suzhou River, the Songhu Independent Regiment had to invest troops again and again in several blocks on the north bank of the Suzhou River to fight with the Second and Fourth Regiments of the Japanese Guards Infantry. After three days of brutal fighting, even the most conservative estimate showed that the Songhu Independent Regiment had suffered casualties of at least 4,000 people.
According to the Japanese Army Command's estimate of the strength of the Songhu Independent Regiment, by this time, the Songhu Independent Regiment had lost more than half of its troops. Because of the previous defense battle of Baoshan, the Songhu Independent Regiment had already lost more than a thousand people. So now there are only more than 4,000 veterans of the Songhu Independent Regiment.
Another night passed, and the Chinese team, which had been attacking fiercely all night, finally retreated.
However, what was different from the previous few days was that this night, the Japanese army actually held Huangputan Road and did not lose their position before dawn. They were forced to shrink to the Zhapu Road position!
Before that, the offensive and defensive rhythms of the two armies were basically the same. During the day, the Japanese attacked and occupied Huangpu Beach Road to cut off the Suzhou River. However, at night, the Songhu Independent Regiment immediately launched a counterattack, recaptured Huangpu Beach Road, and reopened the Suzhou River. traffic lines, however, there was an exception tonight.
Before dawn today, the little devil actually guarded Huangpu Beach Road!
The news spread back to the headquarters of the Japanese Twelfth Army, and Tanaka was in a good mood for a while.
At that moment, Tanaka Kuichi hurried to Itagaki Seishiro's office and said happily: "Your Excellency, Commander, the position on Huangpu Beach Road was not lost last night. It seems that after the fierce consumption in the past few days, the veterans of the Songhu Independent Regiment A large number of people have died in battle, and after recruiting a large number of new soldiers, the combat effectiveness has declined significantly."
"Yoshi!" Itagaki Seishiro nodded happily, "Tanaka-kun, it seems your plan is working."
"Hai!" Tanaka Jiuichi paused, feeling proud.
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