Thinking that Xu Rui had probably calculated today's outcome before the war started, and then based on the battle plan he drew up, he led Seishiro Itagaki's Twelfth Army step by step into the trap he had set in advance. After annihilating it, Dongjiu Nianyan felt a cold air from the soles of his feet through the top door.
Uncontrollably, a sentence popped up in Dong Jiu'er Nianyan's mind: He is so wise that he is close to a demon!
Dong Jiurenianyan was indeed a fool when he was young, but he read a lot of books, especially the Three Kingdoms Exercises, which he almost turned to pieces. Precisely because he was familiar with the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang left him a lot of books. The impression is very deep, because in the story of the Three Kingdoms exercise, Zhuge Liang is almost the omniscient and omnipotent person!
But Dongjiu Nianyan also knows that The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is just a novel, not a history book!
In real history, Zhuge Liang was just a diligent and capable minister, not a wise and almost demonic military commander. However, the feeling Xu Rui gives him now is that of Zhuge Liang in the romance novel! If not, how can we explain that the Songhu Independent Regiment dug tunnels in Zhabei early to transport ammunition to the troops who had completed the general offensive
But to be honest, Dong Jiuyan really overestimated Xu Rui here.
Xu Rui asked the Songhu Independent Regiment to dig tunnels in advance, not only in Zhabei, but also in Hongkou, Yangshupu and even Longhua. The reason why these tunnels were dug in the first place was not to transport ammunition to the peripheral troops, but to transport troops outside through the tunnels, and then When the Japanese launched a sneak attack from behind, a considerable part of the troops who participated in the previous general offensive came out of the tunnels in Zhabei. After the general offensive troops completed the general offensive and moved to block the attack on the spot, the supplies they needed were also transported from the tunnels.
So this was an unintentional achievement rather than something Xu Rui did deliberately. Xu Rui's command skills are indeed very high, and his ability to capture fighter planes is also very powerful. But if he is to be like Zhuge Liang in the exercise novel, he can calculate ten steps later. , that is really overrated, not to mention that the battlefield situation in modern warfare changes rapidly, and formulating an overly detailed and overly complex battle plan is completely a brainless behavior that violates military science.
But Dongjiu Nianyan didn't know the inside story.
Therefore, Dongjiu Nianyan's confidence was seriously frustrated!
Originally, Dongjiu Nianyan wanted to use the only 104th Division of the 12th Army that had not participated in the war to try to rescue the Guards Division and the 7th Division trapped in downtown Shanghai. However, in his consciousness, After Xu Rui actually had the ability to practice Zhuge Liang's prophecy in the novel, he gave up the idea.
At that moment, Dong Jiuyan asked again: "Where is Miyake-kun? Where is he?"
Toshio Miyake is the division commander of the 104th Division. This old devil almost became a prisoner, but he was able to escape because of Xu Rui and Wang Husheng's Trojan horse plan. Fortunately, after this old devil escaped back to Nanjing, Instead of being punished, he became a hero and was praised by the base camp and the royal family.
In fact, these are all routines, because the commander Nishio Hisao has already supported the disastrous defeat of the second raid on Dameishan, so there is no need for the division commander below to hold him accountable, and for the sake of morale and military morale, , it is also necessary to establish several combat heroes appropriately.
Therefore, Toshio Miyake became a hero naturally.
However, the Japanese base camp also knew that Miyake Toshio had no substantial military merits and achievements, so he was still only allowed to serve as the division commander of the 104th Division.
Kodao Ken paused and said: "The division commander has gone to Anting!"
"Yo Xi!" Higashikata nodded happily, obviously quite satisfied with Miyake Toshio's move, because Anting is the land and water transportation hub of Shanghai and west. As long as Anting is defended, it can basically ensure that the Songhu Independent Regiment will be restricted. In Jiading, Qingpu and Songjiang, the entire Beijing-Shanghai area will not be completely corrupted.
Yes, by now, Dong Jiurenyan is no longer thinking about taking back Shanghai, but about preserving the Beijing-Shanghai area! At least, the Japanese army will not have the ability to recapture Shanghai until the base camp has dispatched new reinforcements, or before the main force of Central China's troops that participated in the Battle of Suizao has rested and reorganized.
Kojima Ken asked again: "Your Highness, the Eagle Division detachment and the three infantry regiments of the 7th Division are still waiting for a reply. How should I reply to them?"
Dong Jiure asked, "Answer? What answer?"
Kenton Kojima said first: "Reinforcements, they are requesting emergency reinforcements from the 104th Division!"
Higashikata said coldly: "Kojima-kun, in your reply in the name of the Miyake Group, you said that the National Army's Third Theater and the main force of the New Fourth Army will launch a large-scale attack on the Beijing-Shanghai area in the next few days. Offensive, the 104th Division is responsible for guarding the security of the Beijing-Shanghai area, and they dare not leave their posts without authorization!"
Dong Jiu'er means to give up the rescue.
"Hai." Kojima nodded.
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In Shanghai, Sihang Warehouse.
The Sihang Warehouse that the Gujun Battalion once guarded has now become the temporary headquarters of the Eagle Division Detachment.
However, the Yingsi Detachment did not have the same situation as the Lone Army Camp. Although the Lone Army Camp originally had only 400 people, it had hoarded a large amount of military supplies and had support from the people across the Suzhou River. However, the Yingsi Detachment had run out of ammunition and food. It is absolutely impossible to win the support of the Chinese people on the other side of the Suzhou River.
Therefore, the Gujun Battalion can hold on at Sihang Warehouse, but the Yingsi Detachment cannot.
After receiving the reply from the 104th Division, Takashi Sixteen was completely desperate.
Originally, Yingji Shiliu was still thinking of shrinking his troops and resisting stubbornly. Attacking was not possible, but the defense could still hold on for a day with the remaining ammunition reserves. As long as the 104th Division could arrive before dark, then If the Yingsi Detachment and the 7th Division attack the Songhu Independent Regiment from both inside and outside, a breakout is still possible!
However, the 104th Division directly refused! Ying Si Shiliu knew very well that any major actions taken by the National Army's Third Theater Command and the New Fourth Army were all excuses! The fact is that Toshio Miyake is unwilling to send troops! No, that's not the case. It's not that Toshio Miyake is unwilling to send troops, but His Highness Higashikata is unwilling to send troops!
The battlefield in Songhu took a turn for the worse. Nearly half a day had passed. Ying Siliu didn't believe it. At this time, His Highness Dong Jiu'er still didn't know the news. Maybe by this time, Dong Jiu'er Nianyan had already arrived in Suzhou or Kunshan. Therefore, if the 104th Division did not save Dong Jiu'er's acquiescence, he would never believe it!
Thinking of this, Ying Siliu suddenly felt a sense of despair in his heart.
Yingji Shiliu slowly drew out his saber, and then strode out of Sihang Warehouse!
This battle may be the swan song of the Guards Division, but even so, they will never lose the prestige of the Guards Division, just because this is the Guards Division!
Outside the gate, the remnants of the 3rd and 4th Guards Infantry Regiments have gathered. The 2nd Guards Infantry Regiment was completely destroyed half an hour ago. There are only two regiments left in the division, and they are still two incomplete infantry regiments.
In addition to the troops responsible for peripheral security, the remnants of the Guards Division have gathered here.
Yingji Shiliu's eyes swept over and landed on a special team.
This is a military band, and this is also the honor bestowed by the royal family on the Guards Division. Of the seventeen permanent divisions in the entire army, only the Guards Division has a royal military band!
Takashi Sixteen took a deep breath and said loudly: "Play music!"
More than a dozen members of the royal military band immediately started playing their instruments hard.
In an instant, the sad music filled the north bank of Suzhou River.
Along with the sad music, the remnants of the Guards Division also sang.
My emperor is prosperous,
through the ages;
The gravel turns into rocks,
covered with moss;
May there be long-term peace and stability,
The country is prosperous and the people are prosperous.
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On the north bank of the Suzhou River, the Songhu Independent Regiment's blocking position was established.
Tie Zhu returned to the battlefield with water stains all over his body. Several Lang Ya who had the best relationship with Tie Zhu immediately surrounded him and patted Tie Zhu's head affectionately. Just now, Tie Zhu sneaked under the water to the little devil. Two ten-pound bundles of explosives were placed under the engines of the last two remaining gunboats, which blew up both gunboats.
The gunboat was blown up, and the defensive pressure was immediately reduced.
At this moment, the faint sound of music suddenly came from the Japanese position ahead.
"What's going on?" Zhuanshan Bao said in shock, "Death is imminent, and these little devils are still having a dance party."
Yu Bican listened for a moment and said, "Captain, what kind of music is this? Why does it sound like mourning music?"
"It's just mourning music!" Xu Rui smiled and said, "But, to put it another way, it's the national music of Little Japan."
While the three of them were talking, a long group of Japanese soldiers came out from the street in front with bayonets in hand. Xu Rui raised his head and looked away slightly, but Zuan Shanbao, Yu Bican, and the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment on the position all started talking. He opened his eyes wide and looked ahead with disbelief. What is going on, little devil? A suicide charge
In front, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were playing mourning music, while all the remaining Japanese soldiers were lining up, holding guns, and marching slowly forward in neat steps just like they did during training.
My emperor is prosperous,
through the ages;
The gravel turns into rocks,
covered with moss;
May there be long-term peace and stability,
The country is prosperous and the people are prosperous.
When they were still five hundred meters away from the independent regiment's defensive position, the Japs officer who was walking at the front suddenly raised his saber. The Japs team following behind him immediately stopped. After a moment of pause, the Japs officer suddenly turned around and raised his saber high. , and then strode forward, shouting: "His Majesty the Emperor is on board!"
"Onboard!"
"Onboard!"
"Onboard!"
The next moment, the Japanese lined up also launched a charge.
The next moment, the light and heavy machine guns on the Independent Regiment's position opened fire one after another, and dense bullets poured over like raindrops. The Japanese officer was the first to be killed by the Wolf Fang, and the Japanese who followed also fell down row after row under the cover of machine gun fire. came down, but from the beginning to the end, the little devil did not stop and continued to rush forward.