After a while, Wang Husheng and Yang Rui also arrived after hearing the news.
Wang Husheng said: "Old Xu, I heard that the little devil was not fooled?"
Xu Rui nodded expressionlessly and said, "Yes, I didn't expect that old devil Tada Shun would be more cunning and difficult to deal with than I thought."
Historically, the only impression that Shun Tada left on the Chinese people was the crazy Sanguang policy. It seems that apart from the Sanguang policy, this old devil had nothing else, at least compared to his successor Okamura Neiji, he was worse. It's not a bad thing, but after the fight, Xu Rui discovered that history can sometimes be deceiving.
Tada Shun, this old devil, is far more difficult to deal with than what the history books say.
Wang Husheng changed his expression and said, "Then we are going to be in trouble."
Yang Rui also echoed: "Yes, the little Japs will not be fooled and refuse to enter the city. As many as six divisions are huddled in the blockade from Baoshan County in the north to Jinshan Guard in the south. How can we fight this battle?" If we attack by force, let’s not talk about whether we can break through the Japs’ blockade. Even if we can, the Japs’ reinforcements will have arrived long ago and we still won’t be able to get out.”
As early as half a month ago, the Japs were building a blockade ditch in the western suburbs of Shanghai. This was no secret. It didn’t even require Wolf Ya to show up. Just the forward observation posts scattered on the edge of the city could clearly see the Japs’ movements. It was clear, therefore, the senior officials of the Songhu Regiment also knew how strong the Japanese blockade was.
If the plan proceeds smoothly and the Japs enter the urban area of Shanghai as they wish, even if only one or two divisions enter, the Japs' strength in the peripheral blockade will be greatly weakened. More importantly, after the "Death Together" is launched, the Japs' military morale will be greatly reduced. Morale will also suffer a severe setback, so the Songhu Revolutionary Group's breakout will be more effective with half the effort.
However, now that the little devil has not been fooled, the situation becomes complicated.
Seeing that Xu Rui and Leng Tiefeng were both silent, Yang Rui said in a deep voice: "Is there no other way?"
Leng Tiefeng looked at Xu Rui and said in a deep voice: "There is still a way."
Yang Rui immediately asked: "What can I do?"
Leng Tiefeng said in a deep voice: "Concentrate all our forces and break out from the front."
"Front-on breakout?" Yang Rui was dumbfounded, "How is this possible?"
Wang Husheng also echoed: "Yes, since the length of the entire blockade is more than a hundred kilometers, the troops left by the Japs at each point are not very large. If the entire regiment is concentrated to launch a sudden attack, it will not be difficult to break the siege. But the problem is, the little devil still has a division on the outside."
Yang Rui then said: "Taking the opportunity of building the blockade before, the little devils also built a road between the two blockade ditches inside and outside. From this road, the third division remaining on the periphery as the general reserve can We arrived within half an hour, but within half an hour, even if we broke through the gap, the troops would not be able to get out."
With a large force of more than 10,000 people and so much equipment, it will take a lot of time to pass through the Japanese blockade. It cannot be flown over in a flash, just like the three million refugees who were transferred from Shanghai to Zhejiang. It took nearly half a month to complete the remaining county's Kuomintang-controlled area.
Wang Husheng spread his hands and said, "Yeah, there's not enough time."
"If you don't have enough time, you can try to gain it." Leng Tiefeng said, "The rocket launcher battalion still has more than 10,000 rockets left. If we block and fire on the roads on both sides of the gap, not only the reinforcements of the Third Division will not be able to get through, but even the reinforcements of the third division will be unable to get through. The other gun towers and strongholds on the blockade are also unable to get through. The rocket launcher battalion's blocking fire can last for at least an hour. With this half hour, the main force of the regiment can calmly break out through the gap."
Yang Rui said: "What are you talking about? I will attack with the rocket launcher battalion right now."
"Wait a minute." Xu Rui stopped Yang Rui and said expressionlessly, "Old Yang, do you know what this means?"
"I know." Yang Rui nodded and said with a serious expression, "After the rocket launcher battalion implements blocking firing, it will definitely be surrounded by the Japanese. At this time, the main force of the regiment has already broken out, and it is impossible to rush back into the encirclement. Come to pick us up, so our entire rocket launcher battalion will definitely die!"
To put it bluntly, such a breakout strategy comes at the expense of the rocket launcher battalion.
If given a choice, Yang Rui would not sacrifice himself, but do they still have a choice now
Xu Rui looked deeply at Yang Rui, as if his facial paralysis finally had a subtle expression, and said in a deep voice: "So now, do you still insist on going?"
"Yes." Yang Rui said seriously, "I still insist on going."
Xu Rui didn't say anything more, he just straightened his feet and saluted Yang Rui with a military salute.
Leng Tiefeng and Di Gua also put their feet back and stood at attention, then saluted. Wang Husheng also raised his right hand in a nondescript military salute.
Yang Rui also stood upright, returned the military salute, and then said: "Regiment leader, political commissar, veterans and sweet potato, goodbye!"
Xu Rui quickly put down his hand, but Wang Husheng's eyes already had tears in his eyes, and he choked and said: "Lao Yang, please be sure to tell the brothers of the Rocket Launcher Battalion that the entire regiment is grateful to them."
Yang Rui paused after hearing this, turned around and said, "I will bring you."
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Twelfth Army Headquarters.
Iinuma Takazo took a dozen combat officers from the general staff to reset the parameters. He didn't even bother to eat dinner and started another war game. This time, the results of the game finally changed. Song The Shanghai Regiment launched a feint attack from the direction of Jiading and Songjiang with two battalions, and then used its main force to break through Qingpu with all its strength.
After two hours of fierce fighting, the main force of the Songhu Army successfully broke through the blockade.
However, at this time, the Third Division as the general reserve also arrived in Qingpu, and the Songhu Regiment immediately separated a battalion of troops to block the attack with all its strength. The Third Division divided into two infantry regiments tit for tat. , outflanking from a longer distance, the Songhu Army Regiment immediately separated a battalion and continued to block it with all its strength.
After several divisions, the first section of the Songhu Army Regiment finally succeeded in breaking through. However, the troops that broke out were less than half of the entire regiment. Even so, Tada Shun was still not satisfied, because what he wanted was total annihilation. , especially Xu Rui and the Langya Brigade, are absolutely not allowed to let go, and must be killed.
No choice, His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters gave him a death order. Xu Rui must be killed this time!
Shun Tada stared at the sand table and said to Takazo Iinuma: "The reinforcements of the Third Division are still slow. If they can arrive a quarter of an hour earlier, no, only ten minutes early, they will have a chance to attack Songhu* Before the * regiment breaks out, seal the gap in time, so that no one can break out."
Iinuma Takazo said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the reinforcement speed of the Third Division has reached its limit."
"Is it really the limit?" Tada Shun said coldly, "I don't think so. Look at it, the 6th Infantry Regiment is closest to the gap. The distance from the station to the gap is only five kilometers, but the 6th Infantry Regiment is enough It took a full hour to arrive, why was it so slow? It’s only five kilometers, half an hour of forced march is enough, so why did the Sixth Regiment take an hour?”
Iinuma Takazo said: "Your Excellency, Commander, we can only march five kilometers in half an hour with infantry. However, in addition to infantry, the Sixth Infantry Regiment also has artillery and heavy equipment. The speed cannot be so fast."
"This is the crux of the problem." Shun Tada said, "As the general reserve, the main task of the Third Division is to block the gap at the critical moment. As long as they block the gap, they can hold on for at most one or two hours, and the other five divisions will The regiment can complete the siege of the Songhu ** Regiment, and it only lasts for one hour, two hours at most. Do you need to carry artillery, do you need to carry so much ammunition and baggage? I think it is completely unnecessary."
"This..." Iinuma Takazo was immediately speechless.
Jun Tada snorted softly and said: "Order the third division and reinforcements to throw away their artillery and baggage and march forward with light equipment!"
"Hai!" Iinuma Takazo nodded heavily, and when he was about to turn around and leave, there was a sudden flash of light outside the window of the war room.
Immediately afterwards, a loud "bang" was heard in the distance. When Shun Tada, Takazo Iinuma and a dozen combat staff turned their heads to look outside, they discovered that on the blockade line seven or eight kilometers ahead, the explosion caused by the artillery shell was The firelight had intertwined into a mass, almost lighting up most of the night sky red.
Judging from the direction, it should be Jiading County.
"Jiading, it's Jiading!" Takazo Iinuma said excitedly, "Your Excellency, Commander, as expected, the breakout direction chosen by the Songhu Regiment is indeed Jiading!"
From Baoshan to Jinshanwei, the entire blockade is more than 100 kilometers long. Any point may be attacked, and any point may become a breakthrough point for the Songhu Army. However, the most likely ones are Jiading, Qingpu and There are three points in Songjiang because there are roads in these three directions, making it easy to maneuver.
"Iinuma-kun, don't get excited yet." Tada Shun seemed very calm and waved his hand and said, "This is just the first wave of offensive by the Songhu Regiment. It is probably just a feint attack. Order the defenders in the direction of Jiading to observe closely. , determine the strength of the Songhu Regiment on the opposite side, and see if it is a real attack or a feint attack?"
"Hai!" Iinuma Takazo paused heavily and turned around.
A moment later, Iinuma Takazo left and returned, pausing to report: "Your Excellency, Commander, it is certain that the Songhu Army Regiment gathered opposite Jiading has more than 5,000 troops and is equipped with a large number of rocket launchers. The heavy machine gun firepower is even more brutal, Jiading is definitely the main attack direction of the Songhu ** Regiment."
"Yoshi." Takazo Iinuma nodded happily and continued, "Order the 6th and 18th infantry regiments to reinforce at full speed. They must arrive at the battlefield within half an hour. Hurry up."
"Hai." Iinuma Takazo paused again.