The whole day passed quietly in the repeated battles between the two sides around the Suzhou River position. In the evening, the third regiment of the Guards Infantry, which took over the defense, was already in full position, ready to face the full counterattack of the Songhu Independent Regiment. According to the rules, The Songhu Independent Regiment's offensive will definitely be strengthened after nightfall.
After nightfall, the Songhu Independent Regiment launched a counterattack on time.
However, compared to the previous few days, tonight, the Songhu Independent Regiment's counterattack seemed even weaker. This news was transmitted back to the headquarters of the Twelfth Army. Itagaki Seishiro and Tanaka Jiuichi couldn't help but celebrate again, because in their It seems that this is another ironclad evidence of the decline in the combat effectiveness of the Songhu Independent Regiment!
After four consecutive days and nights of exhaustion, the Songhu Independent Regiment was almost at the end of its battle.
If this consumption rate is followed, the Japanese army will be able to launch a general offensive in three days!
Itagaki Seishiro and Tanaka Kuichi are still complacent here, but they don't know that the Guards Division and even the entire 12th Army are in danger.
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In the dead of night, Wusong Fortress.
Xu Rui stood quietly on the beach. In front of him was the dark river surface. After nightfall, the tide rose and submerged the entire beach.
At this time, small fishing boats can dock anywhere on the river.
Behind Xu Rui, more than 5,000 civilians from the transport team had been waiting in the reeds for a long time.
A few miles to the north are defensive positions deployed by battalions and companies to protect the transport team.
Although there was no Japanese within ten miles of the area, Xu Rui still did not dare to be negligent.
Suddenly, a light spot lit up on the dark river in front, and it flickered on and off three times. When Xu Rui saw this, he quickly turned on the flashlight, which flickered on and off three times.
A moment later, a small boat came out of the night on the river and parked quietly in front of Xu Rui. Immediately, a thin figure jumped down from the bow of the boat and stepped into the river with a pop. Xu Rui recognized him at a glance. When he came out, this figure turned out to be Di Gua, and the one who jumped down immediately after Di Gua was Wang Husheng.
"Old Wang!"
"Old Xu!"
The two of them held each other's hands with all their might!
It was less than ten days, but to the feelings of Xu Rui and Wang Husheng, it felt as if they had been separated for half a century. After all, they were both used to each other's presence.
"You've got it!" Xu Rui said, "I'm just waiting for you!"
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Wang Husheng said, "Didn't we say it would be delivered within ten days? Why did it suddenly change to five days? You don't know that just one word from you has exhausted us, especially the comrades in the Suzhong Base Area , in order to carry the rockets, not only the soles of their feet were bruised with blood blisters, but also the skin of many comrades’ shoulders was bruised.”
"There is no way." Xu Rui said, "The situation has changed and the general attack must be brought forward!"
"The general attack has been advanced?" Wang Husheng asked with a serious expression, "Are you sure?"
"Nonsense!" Xu Rui chuckled and said, "When have I ever fought a battle that I wasn't sure about?"
After a pause, Xu Rui said cheerfully: "In the past few days, this old devil Itagaki has only been scheming against me, but he accidentally exposed his own buttocks. However, if there is no one who can take advantage of him, he can only get by. It’s so addictive, now you’ve got the guy, I can give him a hard poke in the butt!”
"Old Xu, you really have a strong taste." Wang Husheng said.
"I'll go, Lao Wang, you are so dirty." Xu Rui said.
"Too dirty?" Wang Husheng said, "It's a new word, what does it mean?"
Xu Rui would come up with some new words from time to time, which infected many cadres in the regiment.
"It means you are very pure." After Xu Rui finished speaking, he asked, "Old Wang, are the rockets okay?"
"Don't worry!" Wang Husheng nodded and said, "In order to transport this batch of rockets, the transportation team from the central Jiangsu base area and the comrades from the Qidong Working Committee mobilized all the people, and more than a hundred fishing boats alone were collected! Unless the little devils get it in advance According to the news, send the river fleet to intercept, otherwise, we will definitely be able to cross the river within two hours!"
"Then there's no problem." Xu Rui let out a long breath and said, "The little devil's river fleet has been operating on the Suzhou River and Huangpu River these days, and has no time to come to Wusongkou."
While the two were talking, the first batch of ships moored on the riverside one after another.
Immediately afterwards, long wooden crates were unloaded from the ship and handed over to the transportation team that had been waiting for a long time by the river. They were then carried on the shoulders of the transporters, or pushed and pulled with wheelbarrows, and sent to Jiangwan overnight.
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Jiangwan Town, rocket launcher position.
Five days ago, after the Japanese army achieved a breakthrough at Suzhou River, they accordingly reduced their forces in other directions.
The purpose of Seishiro Itagaki and Hisaichi Tanaka's move is very clear, which is to continuously exert pressure on the Songhu Independent Regiment from the front of the Suzhou River, and at the same time reduce the pressure in other directions accordingly, so that they can continuously force the Songhu Independent Regiment to move backward. Withdraw until the final withdrawal from the urban area, so that the Japanese army can easily occupy the urban area.
This is actually the same as Wai Sanque.
Therefore, when the Japanese army made a breakthrough on the Suzhou River, they immediately reduced the intensity of their attack on Hongkou, and completely gave up their attacks on Yangshupu, Wusong Town and Wusong Fortress. The little devils wished that the Songhu Independent Regiment would give up the city of Shanghai and march towards the city. Retreat in the direction of Wusong Fortress, so that the remnants of the Songhu Independent Regiment can be surrounded on the fort and completely eliminated.
Although the Songhu Independent Regiment built a fortress on Fort Taiwan, if only one fortress is not supported by manpower and material resources from the Shanghai city, it can be easily defeated like a tree without roots and water without a source. Not to mention, just cutting off the water is enough to put the remnants of the independent regiment trapped in Wusong Fortress into desperate situations.
It was out of this consideration that the Japanese army directly gave up the attack on Yangshupu and Wusong Town.
But Seishiro Itagaki and Kuichi Tanaka didn't know that doing so actually laid the foundation for their own disaster!
Since the Japanese army completely gave up the attack on Yangshupu and Wusong Town, the rockets transported from Dameishan could easily enter, and more than 120 modified rocket launcher vehicles could easily enter Jiangwan Town. For the nearby preset positions, the straight-line distance from here to Zhenru is even less than ten kilometers!
At around two o'clock in the morning, the first batch of 10,000 rockets was delivered to the Jiangwan position.
Xu Rui also arrived, but Wang Husheng did not come. He had to stay at Wusong Fortress and wait forty minutes later for the second batch of 10,000 rockets to be delivered before he would follow him. When he saw Xu Rui coming, he had already Yang Rui and Liu Yiming, who had been waiting in Jiangwan Town for a long time, immediately came to greet them.
"Captain, you are finally here!"
"Yes, Captain, the brothers are all impatient."
Yang Rui and Liu Yiming both looked at Xu Rui with eager eyes.
Xu Rui snorted lightly and asked, "Are you all ready?"
"It's been prepared." Yang Rui and Liu Yiming replied at the same time, "I'm just waiting for your order!"
"Okay." Xu Rui nodded and said in a deep voice, "Then don't wait any longer and start taking action!"
"Yes!" Liu Yiming responded loudly, then turned around and shouted, "Communicator, correspondent!"
After a while, the correspondent of the Sixth Battalion hurried to Liu Yiming and said, "Batalion Commander, are you looking for me?"
Liu Yiming hummed and shouted sternly: "Order each company to immediately launch a general attack on the enemy on the opposite side. Tell Liu Yusong, Li Runshi and Zhang Shubao that I will only give them half an hour. Within half an hour, the front must be advanced three kilometers." , if you can’t complete the task, you don’t have to come back!”
The preset position of the rocket launcher battalion is not the final position, because the preset position is still seven or eight kilometers away from the Japanese headquarters at Zhenru Station, which is beyond the range of the rocket launcher. The range of the Katyusha rocket launcher is nearly ten kilometers, but Song After all, the modified rocket launcher of the Shanghai Independence Regiment is not a Katyusha rocket launcher, and its longest range can only hit five kilometers.
However, the Fourth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade under the Guards Division is within the range of the rocket artillery battalion.
But Xu Rui's target is not just the 4th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, but the entire headquarters of the 12th Army!
Therefore, the Sixth Battalion must advance the front three kilometers and escort the rocket launcher battalion to a position within reach of the Japanese headquarters. Then, more than 120 rocket launchers from the rocket launcher battalion can focus fire on the Japanese headquarters. Strike, and at this distance, the little Japanese artillery can only stare.
"Yes!" The signal soldier agreed and hurried away.
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At the same time, at the Japs headquarters at Zhenru Station.
The transportation line of Suzhou River was once again cut off by the Japanese army, and the combat effectiveness of the Songhu Independent Regiment also declined significantly. Various signs indicate that the war situation is slowly tilting in the direction that is beneficial to the Japanese army, although there is still some time before the Songhu Independent Regiment is completely defeated. Distance, but that's at least a good sign, right
So in the past few days, Itagaki Seishiro has been in a good mood.
Because he was in a good mood, Itagaki Seishiro went to bed early last night.
As a result, at three o'clock this morning, Itagaki Seishiro was suddenly awakened from his sleep by a faint sound of gunfire. He immediately got up and walked out of the room. As soon as he went out, he met Tanaka Kuichi, who stared at him with a pair of big panda eyes. , the two bags under my eyes are like hanging bags from staying up all night.
In the past few days, Tanaka Jiuichi hasn't slept properly!
Seeing Itagaki Seishiro coming out, Tanaka Kuichi quickly paused: "Your Excellency, Commander!"
Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand, frowned and asked, "Tanaka-kun, what's going on with the gunfire?"
"Hai!" Tanaka Jiu replied, "The gunfire came from the direction of Jiangwan. It's not clear exactly what happened, but people have been sent to investigate. I believe there will be news soon..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Oluhara Junsi hurried in.
Tanaka Jiuichi immediately asked: "Okahara-kun, what's going on?"
Oluhara Junsi immediately replied: "The Chinese army is attacking our heavy artillery position along the highway from the direction of Jiangwan Town, and the offensive is very fierce. It has advanced two kilometers in less than a quarter of an hour!"