Chapter 147: The Counterattack in the Battle of Shanghai (IV)

The breeze, light rain and mist were blowing, and the battle on the Mishidu position was in terrible. From the morning air strike, the 45th Regiment of the 36th Brigade of the 6th Division, which was responsible for the main attack, had launched several fierce attacks on the Mishidu position. For ten hours, the artillery bombardment had almost no pause. Not only was the artillery bombardment of the heavy artillery corps belonging to the division, but even the twelve 92 infantry artillery belonging to the 45th Regiment directly pushed to the forefront. However, the only gain of the 45th Regiment was that the two brigades lost more than half.

The attack lasted ten hours, and Tani Susuo stood at the front command post without leaving. At this time, he was holding the telegram sent by the commander of the 10th Army, Hei Susuo Yanagawa. In this telegram, Hei Susuo Yanagawa made a stern speech, without taking care of Tani Susuo at all, and scolded him severely, and ordered that the Songjiang County must be captured before dawn tomorrow. At the same time, Hei Susuo Yanagawa had ordered a part of the 18th Division that had just captured Fengjing to advance east along the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and attack from the flank toward Songjiang.

No wonder Yanagawa Hei was anxious. The 18th Division conquered Yaqian and Fengjing achieved the established goals; the 114th Division had also captured the Minhang Crossing point of the Huangpu River and was advancing towards the downtown area of ​​Shanghai. Only this 6th Division, which he valued most, was blocked in Mishidu and Li Tahui for two days. According to the established combat plan of the 10th Army, the 16th Division, which had just been transferred from North China and transported by the Third Navy Fleet, will land in the area of ​​Baimaokou, Taicang in the early morning. The task of the 6th Division is to conquer Songjiang, join the Pingwang line and join the 16th Division along Qingpu, Pingwang line, and completely cut off the retreat route of the Huasonghu army. Today, Songjiang has become the top priority that can eliminate the main force of the Huasonghu army.

At this time, Tani Shouo looked as if he was ashen. The intelligence showed that the Chinese army's reinforcements had arrived in Songjiang. Based on the firepower on the defensive positions on the opposite shore, Mishidu's defensive troops are now the 67th Army of the Northeast Army, which was once defeated by the Sixth Division. However, so far, it has been impossible to break through the Mishidu defense line.

"Continue shelling, continue shelling. Colonel Kawashima, I will give you another last chance. Be sure to break through the Yoshido defense line within two hours and defend the honor of our Kumamoto Division." Tanisuo no longer cared about his identity and dignity and shouted at Kawashima.

"Hayi." Kawashima, with a depressed and helpless look on his face, endured the spit that the division commander squirted on his face, and responded loudly with his feet.

The 105mm howitzer of the 6th Division, the 75th Mountain Cannon and the 92nd Infantry Cannon of the 45th Regiment, three groups of artillery bombarded the Mishidu position frantically. Wu Qian, the commander of the 319th Brigade, shouted to the commander Wu Keren on the phone with a crying voice: "Commander, Second Uncle, please send me some reinforcements! My two regiments are less than two battalions. The Japanese's artillery fire is very fierce, and the position is almost impossible to defend. Second Uncle, you can send me some reinforcements for my father's sake, even one battalion is fine."

From morning until now, the attack of the Neon Army has never stopped. Because the artillery fire of the Neon Army was too fierce, Wu Qian could only use the tactic of adding fuel to the oil. He wiped out one company, added one battalion, and added one battalion on the frontier positions. The vanguard regiment was wiped out, and the 620 regiment that arrived with Wu Qian now only had two battalions left. Wu Qian asked for help from the commander of the 107th Division, but failed, he called his cousin commander Wu Keren.

Wu Keren held the phone with a slight look on his face. Wu Qian was in the army at the age of sixteen. He knew his cousin quite well. He would never call him directly before he had no choice.

Now the 108th Division is blocking the Neon Army on the Litahui line, and just got the news that Fengjing has fallen. In order to prevent the Neon Army from advancing east along the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway, the 321st Brigade of the 107th Division, as a reserve team, must not move a soldier. This is also the fact that he just flatly refused to send a regiment to reinforce the Mishidu position after he had just rejected the commander of the 107th Division, Jin Kuibi, suggested to him that a regiment would be sent to reinforce the Mishidu position.

However, after receiving a call for help from Wu Qian, Wu Keren hesitated. Wu Qian was his nephew after all, and before the 20th Independent Brigade completed its arrangement, if Mi Shidu was lost, it would affect the entire battle situation.

"Wu Qian, I will send you the military guard camp. However, I have to tell you the ugly words ahead. If you throw the position away, don't blame me, the uncle, for being ruthless."

Before Wu Keren could put down his phone order, Chief of Staff Wu Tonggang, who was standing beside him, hurried out and ordered the guard battalion to gather and quickly reinforce the Mishidu position.

"Military Commander, would you ask Chief Huang if the 20th Independent Brigade can complete the defense in advance? The Japanese's main attack direction is the Mishidu position, and Wu Qian's pressure is not ordinary. If he were not a brigade, he might have retreated long ago." Deputy Commander He Kui walked to Wu Keren and said softly.

"Retreat? Who dares to retreat? I will kill him with my own hands." Wu Keren slapped the table and roared. At this time, he had to admit the combat effectiveness of the Independent Twenty Brigade. One regiment could hold on to the Mishidu position for a day and a night, but one of his main brigades could not hold on for half of the time.

At the same time, he had to consider He Kui's suggestion. Although he was very reluctant, after pondering for a while, he still resolutely picked up the phone: "Check me the commander of the 20th Independent Brigade Shen."

He did not call the commander-in-chief Huang Qixiang directly, but instead called Shen Xiuwen directly in He Kui's surprised eyes. For the entire battle situation, he could no longer care about face or not.

Although Shen Xiuwen had long expected that the 319th Brigade of the 67th Army could not be defended for twenty-four hours, he did not expect that Wu Keren would call him in person for help, and he couldn't help but look up to Wu Keren in his heart.

Shen Xiuwen's troops have actually completed the arrangement. The reason why he asked the 319th Brigade to defend for 24 hours was not only to consume more part of the Neon Army's vitality, but more importantly, to hit the morale of the Neon Army, drag down the Neon Army's physical strength and fighting will, and then to independently carry out the final blow.

"Captain Wu, I hope you can stick to it until midnight. If Chief Huang agrees, your 319th Brigade of the army can retreat on its own." Shen Xiuwen said to Wu Keren on the phone.

Wu Keren was already prepared to be ridiculed or even humiliated by Shen Xiuwen, but unexpectedly, Shen Xiuwen didn't say anything at all and shortened the time by five hours. He hurriedly said, "I'll ask Chief Huang for instructions immediately." As he said, he paused slightly, and said in a sincere tone: "Thank you, Brigade Commander Shen. I hope Brigade Commander Shen will be in trouble before. In addition, please rest assured that as long as I have one soldier and one soldier in the 67th Army, I will ensure that the Western Front will not be allowed to move forward."

After putting down the phone, Chen Xiuwen showed a comfortable smile on his face. To be honest, whether his plan can be successful, or how much success is, and how many Japanese can be wiped out, depends entirely on how long the Sixty-Seventh Army can block the Neon Army on the Western Front. Although Huang Qixiang's strict orders, Wu Keren just promised on the phone that Chen Xiuwen would be more at ease.

"Chief of Staff, it's almost eight o'clock now. There are still four hours left. The Japanese are going to land from Mishidu and order all troops to prepare." Chen Xiuwen raised his hand and looked at the time and said to Qiao Zhen.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements in person and inspect the fortifications of the supplementary regiment outside the city." Qiao Zhen responded while picking up the helmet on the table.

Ten thousand to ten thousand. Although the Neon Army had lost part of it when crossing the river, and their artillery and engineer corps, the Sixth Division was the most elite unit of the Japanese Army after all, and Chen Xiuwen did not dare to be careless at all. The war was about to be in front of him, and Chen Xiuwen's previous combat subordinates were deduced on the picture to see if there were any loopholes and any unreasonable aspects.

A teacup was placed at Chen Xiuwen's hand, and he picked up the teacup. When he opened the lid, he immediately smelled a strong aroma of coffee. His spirit was immediately revived. Since the Neon Army landed in Hangzhou Bay, he had not closed his eyes for two days and two nights. Tonight it must be a sleepless night. Chen Xiuwen couldn't wait to take a sip of the coffee in the cup and closed his eyes to savor the smell of coffee, and he couldn't help but hear the advertisements of coffee in later generations: "It's fragrant and delicious, refreshing and refreshing."

At this moment, a "puff" sound was heard next to him. Chen Xiuwen quickly opened his eyes and turned to see. Chen Xintong, the director of the confidential office, was standing beside him, looking at himself with a smile. Chen Xiuwen looked at Chen Xintong, then looked at the coffee in his hand, and suddenly realized: "Is the coffee yours? No wonder I was thinking just now when Ma Congping became so capable and knew how to make coffee." As he said that, he raised the coffee in his hand and took another sip, smiled at Chen Xintong and said: "Director Chen, thank you."

Chen Xintong smiled and said, "It is worth being able to serve the traveler."

As an intelligence officer sent to the 20th Independent Brigade of the Secret Service, Chen Xintong knew Chen Xiuwen's resume very well. At the same time, she was also curious about Chen Xiuwen, an anti-Japanese hero who was a few years older than her.

"What, do you have flowers on my face?" Chen Xiuwen finished drinking the cup of coffee and looked up at Chen Xintong looking at him with curious eyes. He couldn't help but touch his face and asked.

"Oh, no." Chen Xintong's face turned slightly red, but she immediately returned to normal, smiled at Chen Xiuwen, took the cup he had just finished drinking, then saluted a military salute, turned around and walked out of the war room.

Only then did Chen Xiuwen realize that the cup where he just drank coffee was also Chen Xintong.
Chapter completed!