Chapter 160: Victory retreat (III)

"Kill!" Wang Agen took the lead and roared towards the Japanese Chief Cao who was facing him. Facing the Japanese Chief Cao's sting, Wang Agen, who knew that he was about to run out of energy, did not choose to dodge or block, but instead rushed straight to Cao Chang's chest.

"Puff, puff" Two sounds of bayonets entering the flesh, the Japanese Cao Chang's bayonet stabbed Wang Agen's stomach, and Wang Agen directly stabbed Japanese Cao Chang's heart. Japanese Cao Chang looked at the bayonet that pierced his chest incredible, and fell to the ground with a loose hand.

"Group, brothers, let's take a step first." Wang Agen finally smiled at Zhu Zhiyong and finally fell down on his back.

"Brother, I'll come to you later." Zhu Zhiyong said softly. After saying that, he took a deep breath, tried to stabilize his body, and picked up the bayonet.

"Kill!" Zhu Zhiyong took the lead and rushed towards the lieutenant of the Japanese.

"Clang, puff." The Japanese lieutenant swung his gun to block Zhu Zhiyong's bayonet, and stabbed the bayonet into Zhu Zhiyong's chest. The Japanese lieutenant, who had always been highly alert, couldn't believe that he would stab the bayonet into the chest of this brave Lieutenant Colonel Hua Guo so easily.

"Brother, brother is here, but unfortunately, I'm not as good as you. I killed one less Japanese man than you." Zhu Zhiyong murmured to himself and fell down with a bang.

The lieutenant put away his bloody bayonet and bowed solemnly to the lieutenant colonel who was still glaring on the ground. Under his influence, the Neon Army soldiers who witnessed this tragic hand-to-hand battle spontaneously bowed to the six Chinese officers and soldiers who fell to the ground.

Saburo Fujiyama did not stop the soldiers' behavior, nor did he scold the lieutenant. Instead, he led his entourage to the bodies of Zhu Zhiyong and others, and stood and bowed.

"They are all warriors of China and have a grand funeral." Fujiyama Saburo changed his usual Chinese words. He was born in a samurai family. At this moment, he was also impressed by the courage of these six Chinese officers and soldiers.

It was finally eight o'clock in the morning on June 11th. The 20th Independent Brigade and the 67th Division completed the order issued by the Songhu Front Command to hold on to Songjiang for three days.

"Are you all ready?" When the last batch of troops in the city retreated outside the city through the north gate, Shen Xiuwen asked Tang Lin, the battalion commander of the sergeant battalion who was in charge of the north gate.

"Everything is ready." Tang Lin nodded, then said with a sad look: "The brigade, several injured brothers from the engineering battalion are firmly demanding to stay."

The North Gate connects the only highway from Songjiang to Qingpu. Shen Xiuwen arranged for the Engineer Battalion and the Sergeant Battalion to lay a large amount of explosives and the Japanese ammunition collected from the battlefield under the North Gate. The intention was to blow up the North Gate and block the Japanese's pursuit, and at the same time, he also gave the Japanese the final blow at the last moment.

Shen Xiuwen understood that the officers and soldiers of the injured engineer battalion chose to stay because they chose to die with the Japanese.

Walking into the trench beside the north gate, it was obvious that most of the officers and soldiers who chose to stay had lost their combat capabilities. A lieutenant who had his leg broken and could not stand up was sitting on the ground and saluted Shen Xiuwen and said, "Building, don't worry, we all tied the detonation device to our bodies. When the Japanese come up and pull it up, the Japanese will see this big firework."

Seeing these officers and soldiers who were actively asking for help and still had excitement on their faces, Shen Xiuwen's nose felt sour. He forced himself to hold back the tears in his eyes and saluted solemnly at the eight warriors in the trench. The officers and guards following him sobbed in a low voice while saluting.

After arranging everything, Chen Xiuwen returned to the command center outside the city. Seeing Chen Xiuwen back, Huang Wei, who was haggard, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly said: "I just received a telegram from Mr. Ci, ordering us to retreat to Qingpu immediately. Now the logistics troops, wounded and artillery have been transferred first, and there are troops to pick us up when we arrive in Qingpu."

"Okay, senior, you will take the command to retreat first, and I will be in the secret camp and the fire camp behind the hall." Chen Xiuwen saluted Huang Wei.

Looking at Chen Xiuwen's bloody body, Huang Wei felt sad. He did not compete with Chen Xiuwen for the mission of the palace behind. His 67th Division had more than 9,000 people, and more than 1,000 survived three days later, and most of them were injured, so they could not afford the mission of the palace behind them.

"Luan Restore, please." Huang Wei replied with a military salute and held Chen Xiuwen's hand heavily.

When Huang Wei retreated with the commanding authority, the special agent camp had already fired with the nearby Japanese on the city tower at the north gate. The remaining ten remaining 60 mortars from the fire camp outside the city and the eight or two guns collected from each regiment were lined up in a row.

"Five shots, rapid fire." With Xue Gang's order, nearly thirty mortars opened fire into the city.

In less than two minutes, more than 100 shells poured into the Japanese offensive team, and blood and blood flew everywhere. The Yamada United team of the Guoqi Detachment, which first broke into the North City, was once again bombarded by intensive artillery. Keitoba Linda, who was lying in a crater, couldn't understand that the Chinese army, who had obviously retreated, could still organize such dense artillery fire.

"Report to the wing captain immediately and ask for artillery fire support." Lintian shouted to the correspondent soldier who was following him.

"Sun, Sun, Sun." One round of seventy-five millimeters, one hundred and five millimeter shells fell on the city tower of the North City and the mortar positions that had been transferred outside the city. For a moment, fires soared into the sky and dust flew. When capturing the last city gate of Songjiang, the artillery troops outside the city also seemed to be extremely strong, and the artillery support lasted for nearly fifteen minutes.

After the artillery fire stopped, the entire north gate was quiet, and Keizo Lintian could not see a soldier Hua from the telescope.

"Are all the soldiers Hua retreating?" Lintian Jingzang couldn't help but murmured to himself. However, he still seemed very careful after suffering a lot of losses in the street fighting. He did not choose the brigade to advance together, but sent a team to test first.

When the team rushed to the north gate, they did not encounter any obstacles until they climbed to the north gate.

"Captain, the Chinese army has fled from the north gate." The soldiers standing on the city tower clearly saw a group of people in the distance retreating rapidly along the highway.

At this time, the vanguards of the Sixth and 18th Divisions, who followed up, also arrived at the North Gate one after another. Of course, Keitazang Lintian did not allow others to divide the credit for capturing the North Gate. After receiving the report from the vanguard, he personally climbed the North Gate Tower and ordered proudly: "Report to the regiment captain immediately that our troops have captured the North Gate. In addition, the Chinese troops are fleeing along the Songqing Highway, and our troops request to pursue."

The engineer lieutenant woke up from his coma, and the continued shelling just now shocked him. The cheers on the city tower made him clear. He opened his eyes and looked up. A dazzling menstrual flag had already risen on the city tower at the north gate. The Japanese were standing on the city tower and cheering, celebrating that they had finally captured the county town.

"Wake up, wake up." The lieutenant of the engineer quickly pushed the companions who were left by his side. There were only three people who woke up, and four people, but they should never wake up.

There was a heavy sound of footsteps outside the trench, and more than a dozen Japanese who were in charge of searching were slowly approaching the trench.

"Are you all ready?" the engineer asked, grabbing the rope tied to his waist.

The other three soldiers nodded firmly.

"Dad, mom, my son is unfilial and cannot send him off for the two elders." The engineer lieutenant shouted silently in his heart. When he closed his eyes, two lines of tears fell down. He gritted his teeth and pulled his hands hard.

A thunder sounded thunder and a huge fireball rose into the air. Sadao Niujima, the commander of the 18th Division who had just received the report from the Guoqi Detachment, was about to get down from the Xiguan city tower. With a loud bang, the city tower in Xiguan also swayed. Sadao Niujima had a garlic mix at his feet and fell to the ground.

"What's going on? What's going on?" The officers beside them shouted loudly, and quickly helped the division commander who fell to the ground.

At this moment, with the loud noise, a huge mushroom cloud rose in the direction of the north gate. In the thick smoke, the towering North Gate Tower and the soldiers who were still cheering on the tower were no longer there. What came was the wailing sound of soldiers.

"Baga." Sadao Niujima, who was supported by the officers, looked at the scene in front of him and could no longer bear the rage in his heart. He broke away from the officer who was supporting him, waved his fists and howled.

At the entire north gate, the city tower rose into the air and collapsed in the explosion, blocking the entire road. The soldiers of a squadron who had climbed the city tower in advance and the captain of the first brigade, Lin Tianjing, hid in the explosion and turned into nothing. The wreckage of the city tower was scattered with limbs and human debris.

The Japanese who were behind were hit by the scrambled bullets, sharp shrapnel and stones caused by the explosion. The injured Japanese fell in a pool of blood and cried. Colonel Yamada, who had just arrived, was overturned by the explosion's air waves, and his head was covered with blood. However, at this time, he didn't care about bandaging. The entire squadron, including the captain of the brigade, disappeared in front of him, and was affected by the explosion, and countless soldiers were injured. The troops of the Lintian brigade had completely lost their combat power.

Shen Xiuwen and the special agent camp, who served as the rear guard, stood on the slope of Sheshan more than ten miles away from Songjiang County, watching the long-lasting black smoke in the sky in the direction of the county.

Suddenly, crying sounds came from the team, and the sound became louder and louder, and all the soldiers burst into tears. For five days, the 20th Independent Brigade held Songjiang for five days. The 67th Army and the 67th Division were basically wiped out. More than 12,000 brothers of the 20th Independent Brigade, and now less than half of them remain, the supplementary regiment did not even withdraw one brother.

Zhu Zhiyong, Wang Agen, the lieutenant from the Engineering Battalion flashed in front of Shen Xiuwen's eyes.

"There are all, salute!" Shen Xiuwen wiped the tears from his face and roared angrily.

"Swish" all the officers and soldiers of the special agent camp and the fire camp also saluted solemnly towards the county town.

Yanagawa Heisuke finally received a telegram from Sadao Niujima to attack Songjiang County, but he was not excited at all. The Chinese army on the Songhu battlefield began to retreat three days ago. Although several divisions of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army that broke through the front were desperately pursuing, most of the main forces of the Chinese army had calmly retreated to the two national defense lines, the Wufu Line and the Chengxi Line.

The original plan of the 10th Army to cut off the Huasonghu defender was also shattered. Yanagawa Heisuke just got news that in view of the poor performance of the 10th Army in the battle after landing, the base camp planned to merge the Shanghai Expeditionary Army and the 10th Army to form the Central China Front Army, which was commanded by General Matsui Ishione. This also made Yanagawa Heisuke's desire to stand alone and lead the 10th Army to conquer the capital of China and overwhelm the Shanghai Expeditionary Army.

"Chasing, pursuing the Chinese army with all their might." The furious Hei Yanagawa assisted the pursuit order. He ordered the 6th Division and the Guoqi Detachment to unite the troops, and be commanded by Tani Shouo to pursue the Chinese army retreating towards Qingpu. At the same time, the 18th Division turned westward and attacked Jiashan along the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway.

After five hours of trek, the 20th Independent Brigade and the remnants of the 67th Division finally arrived in Qingpu. When Chen Xiuwen led the rear guard troops to Qingpu, Huang Wei, who arrived early, and a tall and handsome colonel stood at the gate of the city to welcome Chen Xiuwen.

"Welcome the hero of Brigade Commander Shen to return to triumph." The handsome colonel officer came up to salute Chen Xiuwen.

Although his 67th Division was almost wiped out, Huang Wei was still very happy to be able to complete the order of the Songhu Front Command, guard Songjiang for three days, and cover the successful retreat of the large army. He walked over with a smile and introduced: "Luan Refuge, I will introduce you to you. This is Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade of the 51st Division of the 74th Army, who is responsible for receiving our response."

Zhang Lingfu's name is really well known for Chen Xiuwen. Later, when he was a child, the reactionary state officer in the movie "Red Sun" was later discovered that Zhang Lingfu was just a victim of the civil war, but he was a tiger general in the War of Resistance Against Japan. The 74th Army was the anti-Japanese iron army with the most battles and the most neon army. Moreover, after coming to this era, Chen Xiuwen also heard about Zhang Lingfu's name many times. The most famous one was nothing more than Zhang Lingfu was sentenced to ten years in prison in the 25th year of the Republic of China. It was not until the outbreak of the Songhu War that he was released from prison and made meritorious service, and became the commander of the 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade of the 51st Division of the 74th Army.

As Huang Wei introduced just now, Zhang Lingfu was indeed a tiger general. In the fierce battle of Luodian, Luodian was the first to retake Luodian, and he was the 20th Independent Brigade of Chen Xiuwen, then the 67th Division, which Huang Wei later succeeded as the division commander, and finally the 51st Division of the 74th Army. The 305th Regiment of Zhang Lingfu was the most brave. He personally led the suicide squad to move out the trenches to launch a counterattack against the attacking 9th Division. It was widely publicized by the Central Daily News.

"It turns out that it is Senior Zhang. Xiuwen has long heard of the master's name. It's really a blessing to meet him today." Chen Xiuwen hurriedly stepped forward and saluted. These words were not polite scenes, but Chen Xiuwen's sincerity.
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