6.56 Fortress riverside

In the early morning of December 10, the temperature in Shanghai was particularly cold, and the sky was full of snowflakes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoSnow this month is very rare in Shanghai. At about 3 o'clock, a military plane flew in from Japan and slowly landed on Longhua Airport. Japanese Deputy Chief of Staff Tada Jun and his attaché bowed out of the cabin, he looked at the night sky above his head and then got into the black car that had been waiting at the airport for a long time, the car drove very fast under the escort of a large truck full of Japanese soldiers and a motorcycle with a crooked handle machine gun, Tada Jun admired Shanghai at night through the car window, his expression was full of excitement, observing a city from the ground and looking at a city from the sky gave people a completely different feeling, and now, this beautiful city has fallen into the hands of Japan! His Majesty the Emperor should be satisfied......

"Smack! Syllable! Da Da Da ......! The sudden sound of gunfire broke the mood of Deputy Chief of Staff Tada, and he asked the driver in some surprise what was going on with this gunshot?

The driver was very hesitant, it seemed that he had some concerns, Tada Jun's attitude towards the driver became uneasy, didn't Matsui Ishine say that Shanghai has been completely controlled by the Central China Army, and the market is safe? It seems that the words of these front-line commanders were instinctively believed!

In early December, Tada made a hurried trip to Shanghai, when he delivered to Matsui Ishine an edict from the headquarters stamped with the national seal and the seals of the ministers: appointing Matsui Ishine as commander of the Central China Front, under the command of the Shanghai Dispatch Army and the Tenth Army. The order also reads: After the rest of the troops is over, the commander of the Central China Front must coordinate with the navy to capture Nanjing, the capital of the enemy country.

Because it was in a hurry, Tada Jun didn't have a chance to learn more about Shanghai, but he still brought the words of Lu Xiang Sugiyama Yuan to Matsui Shigen, a metropolis in Shanghai, and there is also a Western concession here, and the Central China Dispatch Army must control the security of Shanghai and establish a good image in front of the international community. Not only did Matsui not make his lie perfect, but the situation in Shanghai got worse and worse!

Can't listen to Matsui Ishone's lies anymore! Tada Jun is now eager to know more about the current situation in Shanghai!

Under the persuasion of the attaché, the driver arranged by the Central China Dispatch Army Command to Tada Jun finally opened his mouth, and the things that Tada Jun was worried about were quickly verified!

After the Japanese occupied Shanghai, Matsui Ishine immediately ordered the army and the special services to carry out several joint searches, and the Nanjing government's secret services lurking in Shanghai were destroyed by the Central China Dispatch Army, and the market was too peaceful for a while, but Shanghai was the territory of the Chinese after all, and the resistance forces recovered quickly under the cover of the help of the Shanghai citizens, and even under the high-pressure situation of the Japanese army at the beginning, they did not stop their activities, and Matsui Shigen left the 101st Division in Shanghai and failed to play a deterrent role, Recently, as the Chinese army on the battlefield in Nanjing has achieved some successes, the anti-Japanese organizations in Shanghai also seem to have been encouraged, and began to attack Japanese expatriates and lone Japanese soldiers on a large scale, in the face of more and more Japanese and Japanese soldiers lying on the streets, the Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters had to give a death order to the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai, after 9 o'clock in the evening, less than five people are not allowed to leave the barracks, and the Japanese troops who go out must carry weapons with them!

The gunshots that Tada Jun heard were from the shootout between the anti-Japanese forces and the Japanese army in Shanghai, it should be a small unit patrolling at night was ambushed by the Chinese, such things happen every night, almost all the Japanese patrols in Shanghai have encountered such attacks, and the losses of the patrols in the past few days have long exceeded a small team! During the daytime today, someone tried to throw grenades into Matsui Ishone's headquarters, but fortunately, the guards at the headquarters reacted quickly and shot and killed the attacker.

Tada Jun listened quietly to the driver's words, his brows tightened more and more, and the driver of the Japanese headquarters next to the convoy drove into Jing'an Temple before he stopped speaking.

Tada patted the driver on the shoulder cordially when he got out of the car, and his action made the driver excited, Tada smiled, and then got out of the car and walked into Matsui Ishone's headquarters.

Tada's height is 1.69 meters, and he is slightly chubby. With his height, he can be considered a tall horse among Japanese men. Now Tada Jun and Matsui Ishone, who is only 1.51 meters tall, are thin and dry, and they look particularly tall. The two of them are old friends and are very familiar with each other, so Tada Jun touched his bald head with his hand with a smile, and joked with Matsui Ishine: "Matsui-kun is a small body and has a big appetite, and in a blink of an eye, he swallowed the big Shanghai and made great achievements for His Majesty the Emperor!" I really envy you! ”

In the face of Tadajun's praise, Matsui Ishine behaved very indifferently, he knew that Tadajun's words were just the beginning, and the next thing was the right thing, the 114th Division was defeated in Nanjing, and the resistance forces in Suzhou and Shanghai rose one after another, and there were too many places in Tokyo that were dissatisfied with the Central China Dispatch Army, and he, the commander, was naturally to blame.......

Tada Jun carefully observed Matsui Ishine's expression, there was a hint of ridicule in his words, but he didn't expect Matsui Ishine to be completely angry, and he took it all as it was, it seems that Matsui Ishine already understands the purpose of his trip, and it is not surprising that the voice of dissatisfaction with Matsui Ishine in Tokyo has long been overwhelming, with Matsui Ishine's status and connections, he can't be ignorant of what happened in Tokyo.

It seems that there is no need to detour anymore, Tada Jun decided to directly relay Lu Xiang Sugiyama Moto's questioning, as for himself he didn't want to say anything for the time being, because he actually saw a trace of exhaustion on Matsui Ishine's face, and this was the first time Tada Jun had seen such Matsui Ishine.

"Matsui-kun! You and I have been friends for many years, I won't talk about it if it's useless, this time I came to Shanghai to check on the affairs of the 114th Division, Lu Xiang was very annoyed, he must know the reason for the battle report of the 114th Division! The Great Japanese Empire used troops in North China and East China at the same time, and the strength of the army was already tight, and Songhu and Nanjing were severely damaged by the Chinese army at once, and the emperor was very unhappy! Something like this can't happen again! ”

Matsui Ishine finally heard what he cared about, Tada Jun's words brought much less impact to Matsui Ishine than he expected, originally he thought that the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army must be replaced, and now judging from the meaning revealed in Tada Jun's words, Tokyo also intends to give him a chance!

Matsui Ishine's biggest worry is that Tokyo will take over his military power, without troops, his revenge will not be avenged, Matsui Ishine is unwilling to be responsible for the fiasco of the 114th Division, and his military career cannot tolerate such a stain!

Matsui Ishone raised his head sharply and stared at Tada Jun's eyes, Tada Jun thought that Matsui Ishone was really grateful to him, and he whispered to Matsui Ishone: "Don't be so polite, Matsui-kun!" I still have one more thing to tell you, you can't just hide it......"

"Tada-kun! I didn't hide it, I also just received a telegram from the 3rd Fleet? It stands to reason that you should have been on the plane when Team 11 was attacked, what? Could it be that the time in the telegram sent to me by the 3rd Fleet was revised? ”

Matsui Ishine didn't know what Tada Jun wanted to talk about the security of Shanghai, the first thing he thought of was the news that he had just received the attack on the 11th Sentai team, and the navy had also lost face this time, so it stands to reason that Tada Jun, the deputy chief of staff who has always stood on the side of the army, should be happy. Why did you settle the account on his Matsui Ishone head this time?

"The Navy was attacked? When did it happen? You say there is a telegram? Show me! ”

Tada Jun was shocked when he heard Matsui Ishone's words, he did not expect that such a thing would happen again during the time he flew to Shanghai, the huge losses of the army have made the "anti-war faction" in Tokyo use it as a weapon to suppress the army, and now the navy has also suffered a defeat, and the Tokyo government does not know what to quarrel with after dawn!

Rear Admiral Tsukada Tsukata, chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army, immediately handed over a telegram from the 3rd Fleet to Tada Jun, saying that the loss of 3 gunboats, 1 transport ship and 1 laying ship was actually nothing to the Japanese Navy, but the hateful thing was that these warships were actually sunk by the Chinese Navy, which Japan had long declared to no longer exist, and once this news was sent out, it would be tantamount to letting the Japanese military department slap itself in the face and lose face! What a shame!

And the 11 team actually lost their flagship again! , does the 3rd Fleet have a tradition of losing flagships? The sinking of the "Izumo" is still in a state of blockade, and if the Japanese people, who know nothing, know that the Japanese Navy has lost two flagships, the military headquarters will definitely be overwhelmed by the emperor's anger!

It's really a house leak that happened to rain overnight! Tada Jun feels that Matsui Ishone's fortune is really black!

"Matsui-kun! The army must come up with a record of success at once! Zhenjiang! Didn't the Shanghai Dispatch Army encircle a Chinese division in Zhenjiang? Tell King Hatohiko of Asaka Palace that you must succeed! And be ...... fast!! ”

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In the riverside area of the Zhenjiang fortress, the retreat of the 103rd Division and the defenders of the fortress has begun for more than three hours, and so far, everything is going smoothly.

The attack of Wen Tianxiang's squadron made the 11th team lose the courage to move forward, their commander Major General Tanimoto Mataro soaked in the water for more than ten minutes before being rescued to a gunboat, excessive blood loss in addition to freezing, Major General Tanimoto Mataro launched a high fever and fell into a coma, the command system of the 11th team has been completely paralyzed, the remaining Japanese ships on the river with searchlights back and forth to search and rescue the Japanese troops who fell into the water, the ghost sailors on the sunken 5 Japanese ships have hundreds of people, scattered everywhere, The search and rescue operation appears to be going on until after dawn......

In accordance with Huang Haoran's suggestion, Wang Huanzhi used sandbags and the "92-type" infantry guns captured from the Japanese army to arm more than a dozen "earthen gunboats" to patrol back and forth on the river. The artillery of the fortress was ordered by the commander Lin Xianyang to carry out cover shooting, and the Japanese troops, who did not know the situation, thought that the Chinese defenders of the Zhenjiang fortress were going to break through, so they set up a posture on their positions to prepare to block the defenders of Zhenjiang, but they waited for more than an hour and did not see a single Chinese soldier!

In the night sky, only the artillery of Zhenjiang Fortress was roaring, and large-caliber shells kept falling on the Japanese positions, kicking up piles of dirt.

Major General Sasaki Toichi, the commander of the 30th Infantry Brigade of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, gradually felt that something was wrong, although the shelling of the Zhenjiang fortress looked amazing, but when you looked closely, it looked a little messy, and the Chinese artillery seemed to have no predetermined target at all, and they were just letting off steam! The commander of the 1st Brigade of Sasaki thought that this was a precursor to the retreat of the Chinese!

However, three sides of the Zhenjiang Fortress have been surrounded by iron barrels of the 16th Division, and on the back of the Zhenjiang Fortress is the Yangtze River, and the 103rd Division of the Zhina Army should have fallen into a desperate situation! Could it be that such shelling is just a vent for the despair of the Chinese?

The cunning Sasaki to the commander of the 1st Brigade decided to send a reconnaissance force to the riverside area, he wanted to know if something was going on there.

Sasaki to the commander of the 1st Brigade asked for some cavalry from the commander of the 20th Cavalry Wing, Toshimatsu Kasai, he is not a patient person, and the less time spent on reconnaissance, the better!

The Japanese reconnaissance unit of the 16th Division encountered the resistance of the 103rd Division on the way to the river, and the commander of the 103rd Division, He Zhizhong, understood that as long as the Japanese army found the defenders of Zhenjiang and wanted to retreat from the Yangtze River, they would definitely launch a fierce attack immediately, and then the troops of the 103rd Division would be lost in Zhenjiang, and if they wanted not to be discovered by the devils, they must kill the Japanese "scouts"!

The 613 Regiment was in charge of the break, their commander and deputy regiment commander were martyred in Jiangyin, and now the 613 Regiment is under the direct command of the deputy division commander Dai Zhiqi, Dai Zhiqi arranged ambushes in every place where the Japanese army could observe the riverside beachhead, and the cavalry unit discharged by Sasaki to the commander of the first brigade became the first prey of the 613 Regiment tonight.

Dai Zhiqi didn't expect that the reconnaissance force sent by the devil would be a cavalry, which required the 613 regiment to be hit with one hit, in case of a miss, it would not be able to catch up in any case, even if a Japanese cavalry escaped, it could cause catastrophic consequences, once the Japanese army used artillery fire to cover the beachhead by the river, the two regiments there would die without a place to bury!

So when the Japanese cavalry entered the ambush circle of the 613th regiment, Dai Zhiqi's heart rose to his throat! He prayed in his heart that there would be no problems, whether the 103rd Division and the defenders of Zhenjiang Fortress could reach Nanjing alive depended on this trembling!

The commander of the Japanese cavalry reconnaissance unit was Lieutenant Nagao, and he brought half of the cavalry squad this time, and the sound of the strictly trained Japanese war horses was very subtle when they were marching, and Lieutenant Nagao was alertly paying attention to the movements around him while touching the mane of the war horse under his crotch.

Such a dark night is very dangerous, as long as a bullet suddenly flies out can shatter the skull of Lieutenant Nagao, as a cavalry lieutenant with a great future, Nagao hopes to survive intact, and after the battle in Nanjing, maybe he can become a captain!

Lieutenant Nagao's three older brothers all served in the army, and Lieutenant Nagao had the lowest rank among the sons of the Nagao family, and Lieutenant Nagao had always wanted to change this situation.

Combat exploits, only on the battlefield to achieve a large number of combat merits can get a rapid promotion, this is also the reason why Lieutenant Nagao took the initiative to ask to be transferred from the wing headquarters to the combat unit, the destination of his action tonight is a high ground by the river, the end of the high ground is a cliff, as long as you can stand on the edge of the cliff, the section of the river bank controlled by the Chinese army can be seen in full view, Lieutenant Nagao also wants to know what Sasaki wants to see to the commander of the first brigade.

The cavalry squad advanced very fast, and Lieutenant Nagao's horse was the first to rush to the high ground, and he did not recklessly walk to the edge of the cliff, Lieutenant Nagao chose to turn over and dismount, and then he handed over his beloved horse to his men, and then Lieutenant Nagao touched the edge of the cliff under the cover of the trees.

What he saw shocked Lieutenant Nagao, just as he thought, the view here was very good, Lieutenant Nagao easily saw the busy ships on the bank of the river, the beachhead was crowded with people, it was the Chinese defenders of the Zhenjiang fortress, it seemed that they were about to board the ships and retreat!

Lieutenant Nagao felt that he should immediately report this information to Sasaki to the commander of the 1st Brigade, but just as he was about to turn around, Lieutenant Nagao had a new idea.

Since they are all reports, it is better to report directly to the division commander, Lieutenant General Nakajima Imazo, and the benefits that His Excellency the division commander can bring to Lieutenant Nagao should be much more than that of the brigade commander of Sasaki Toichi!

This is a great opportunity! I should take a closer look and see what kind of ships the Chinese have sent to pick up their troops, so that they can also behave better in front of the commander of the Nakajima Division!

Of course, Lieutenant Nagao would not have thought that his heart at this moment had already cost him his life!

By the time Lieutenant Nagao raised his binoculars, at least six or seven rifle crosshairs were already aimed at him.

"Smack! Syllable! ”

"Dada......"

All kinds of small arms of the 613 Regiment rang out at the same time, and Lieutenant Nagao was hit by several soldiers of the 613 Regiment in turn in a second, and his sweet dream was shattered along with his life!

Dai Zhiqi stood up brandishing a pistol and shouted loudly: "No one can let go!" Block their retreat! The officers and soldiers of the 613 Regiment next to him heard Dai Zhiqi's order and rushed to the mountain road, as long as this place is blocked, none of these devil cavalry will want to run back!

But just when the 613 Regiment was about to complete this "closing the door" action, two Japanese cavalry rushed over the mountain road like lightning, and the officers and soldiers of the 613 Regiment shot at the devil cavalry in the distance, but only one hit, and one devil cavalry ran away!

Dai Zhiqi was so angry that he scolded, but this was useless, Zhenjiang retreated, and the calm stage was about to pass......

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