King of Secret Service

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Song Xilian said.

"You are the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and my 98th Division obeys your orders."

Xia Chuzhong expressed his attitude.

Liang Xiao nodded, and said: "After this battle, Liang will celebrate with the two of you with a drink, but the battle opportunity is fleeting, and please rush back to deploy immediately, and the general attack will begin at 8:0 p.m.."

"Farewell."

"Farewell."

Xia Chuzhong and Song Xilian bid farewell and left.

After they left.

Tang Menghan handed over the telegram sent by the Shanghai Navy intelligence station to Liang Xiao.

According to inside information from the Shanghai Navy Intelligence Station, the Jiangwan Japanese Army Command dispatched gang backbones from the Black Dragon Club and the Far East Club to fill the defense forces of the Jiangwan Japanese Army Command.

It seems that the commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, Xiangyue Qingsi, also expected that the Chinese army would attack in these two days. What puzzled Liang Xiao was, since he expected the Chinese army to attack the Jiangwan headquarters, why didn't he send the 36th Division and The Japanese troops on the opposite side of the 98th Division withdrew to deploy defenses. Launching an attack, if the Japanese army used tanks and armored vehicles to open the way, it would cut off the road to the cotton mill and block the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles outside the cotton mill.”

"General, you are worried that the Japanese army will take the opportunity to attack us"

Chen Huadao.

"We defeated the Ninth Brigade, from Ziqiao to the control of the cotton mill. If the Japanese army wanted to turn the tide of the battle, they had to take advantage of our unpreparedness to attack the cotton mill and capture the Bazibaba Bridge. Only in this way could they turn the situation back. "

Liang Xiao sharply pointed out the Japanese army's attempt.

No wonder the Japanese army lost the position from the Bazi Baba bridge to the cotton mill area, but there was no movement. Even the Japanese army in the positions opposite the 36th Division and the 98th Division did not move back. It turned out that the Japanese army in these two positions was used as bait to lure him to send troops. Encircled and wiped out, and then the Japanese soldiers of the Jiangwan Command moved out of the eight-character eight-eight bridge position.

It has to be said that Xiangyue Qingji played a good plan.

If it wasn't for his sudden thought just now, maybe he really fell into Xiangyue Qingji's scheme.

"Order the mortar battalion to divide into two, one will follow the third battalion to support the 98th Division, and the other will follow Sun Bing to the cotton mill to set up defenses. Tonight is destined to be a fierce battle. If our side is defeated, the Japanese army will drive straight in and jump over Bazi Baba Bridge and the Patriotic Girls’ School, and then captured the positions on the south bank of the Suzhou River. If the Japanese army is defeated, the Shanghai War will be recorded in the annals of history as the victory of the national army.”

Liang Xiao has never been so nervous before. Tonight's battle will completely determine the victory or defeat of the Chinese and Japanese troops in the Shanghai battlefield.

"Yes."

Chen Hua nodded lightly, she could tell that Liang Xiao's expression was extremely serious, and he would only show a serious expression when encountering particularly difficult things.

After Liang Xiao made the arrangement, he still felt that there was something lacking. He asked Tang Menghan to send a report to the assassination team, ordering Wu Tian to attack the Japanese Army Command in Jiangwan tonight. , in this way, it can also relieve some pressure on the frontal battlefield.

However, night battles are the specialty of the Celestial Army, as long as Sun Bing guards the cotton mill, the battle tonight will be won.

...... 8:0 p.m. at [-]:[-] p.m.

Under the night sky, there was light rain, and the ground was wet.

boom.

A colored signal flare was raised from the Bazi Baba Bridge headquarters, and the general offensive began.

In the position of the 9th Division, at the moment when the signal bomb was lifted into the air, the mortar group bombarded the Japanese position. After two rounds of shelling, the 98th Division formed a death squad, rushed out of the position, and launched an attack on the Japanese position. At the same time, the Special Operations Brigade The third battalion came up from the flanks and opened the gap from the flanks with fierce artillery fire, splitting the Japanese position into two.

The 9th Division's guns sounded, and the 36th Division immediately launched a feint attack on the Japanese army's position, holding back the Japanese army on the position, preventing them from having a chance to reinforce.

Special Operations Brigade, Command.

Liang Xiao listened to the sound of guns and guns outside, feeling uneasy, and always felt that something would go wrong, but after much deliberation, he couldn't figure out which link would go wrong.

"Report."

"The Jiangwan Japanese Army Headquarters dispatched a brigade of troops with tanks and armored vehicles to drive towards the cotton mill position."

Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, the Japanese army finally came out.

"Report."

"The Japanese army in front of the division's position suddenly withdrew from the position and went to the 98th division's position for reinforcements."

Liang Xiao opened his angry eyes and roared, "Song Xilian, why didn't he bite the Japanese army?"

The combat staff officer was taken aback and hurriedly said: "As soon as the battle started, the 36th Division launched a feint attack on the Japanese army's position. Unexpectedly, the Japanese army only left a small group of Japanese troops to fight back, and the rest of the Japanese army went to the Japanese army in front of the 98th Division's position for reinforcements. "

"Order the 36th Division to attack across the board. After capturing the Japanese positions, immediately catch up with the reinforcements and stop them."

Liang Xiao can only pin his hopes on the 98th Division and the [-]rd Special Operations Battalion. If they can't take down the Japanese positions, the Japanese troops will be surrounded by reinforcements, and the whole battle will fall into a passive position.

"Yes."

The combat staff was busy conveying orders through the walkie-talkie.

Chapter 497 The battle is in full swing

The night sky was drizzling, shells roared, and gunshots rang out on the beach. The vanguard of the 98th Division was stubbornly blocked by the Japanese army. The charging soldiers fell one by one, but they never retreated half a step. He said that if this battle is not won, all officers and soldiers of the 98th Division will be blamed. For the honor of the 98th Division and to reverse the situation in Shanghai, even if all the officers and soldiers of the 98th Division are killed, they will flatten the Japanese positions.

They went forward one after another, bravely and fearlessly charged towards the muzzle of the guns, and one by one their flesh and blood fell on the bloody battlefield.

The officers and soldiers of the [-]rd Battalion of the Special Operations Brigade launched an attack from the Japanese flank, dividing the Japanese position into two.

The vanguard of the 9th Division was unable to take down the Japanese position for a long time, which caused the third battalion of the special warfare brigade to bear great pressure. The cut off Japanese army desperately opened up the road to join the Japanese army ahead, and launched a fierce attack on the third battalion of the special warfare brigade.

The [-]rd Battalion of the Special Operations Brigade relied on favorable terrain and used light and heavy machine guns as a firepower net to launch a fierce gun battle with the Japanese army. The bullets were like a dense point, all over the entire battlefield, and there were bullet marks everywhere.

The third battalion was good at fighting at night, and with the cover of the fortifications, the Japanese army could not break through their defensive zone for a while.

In the position of the 3rd Division, Song Xilian commanded the vanguard to take down the Japanese position and advance at full speed. They must catch up with the Japanese and intercept them outside the battlefield of the 98th Division. Otherwise, the Japanese army will have reinforcements. Trapped in anti-siege.

The leading troops of the 3rd Division took the alleyway and blocked the leading Japanese troops at the gate of Liji Youfang, and the two sides started street fighting on the spot.

Song Xilian led a large army to follow closely, attacking back and forth, and launched a tragic and desperate struggle with the Japanese army on the street of Liji Youfang.

cotton mill.

The Japanese Army Command sent a brigade of troops to attack the cotton mill with tanks and armored vehicles.

Guarding the cotton mill were the first and second battalions of the First Special Operations Regiment, and the head of the regiment, Sun Bing, personally took command.

The Special Operations Regiment No. [-] had no heavy weapons, only half a mortar battalion. Although mortars were a powerful weapon in urban combat, they were not enough to face the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.

Sun Bing thought over and over again, and decided to dig the road in front of the cotton mill into a deep ditch, and then cover it with straw and loess. When the Japanese army charged, they must use tanks and armored vehicles to lead the way. Tonight, it was dark and drizzly. , the vision is blurred, and if the driver is not careful, he will drive the armored vehicle down the deep ditch he dug, which has a great effect on blocking the advance of the Japanese army.

At the same time, he also ordered a battalion of soldiers to prepare [-] kilograms of explosive kits. If the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were not fooled, they could only send soldiers to carry the explosive kits to blow up the tanks.

It was quiet around the cotton mill, only the sound of wind and rain could be heard.

More than 2000 soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade guarded the fortifications and trenches, paying attention to their vigilance, not daring to make a sound.

A ray of light slowly appeared ahead.

The earth trembled slightly, accompanied by the sound of humming.

This is the voice of the Iron King Eight of the Japanese Army.

As the lights got closer and closer, the two cars opened the way first and ran over to the cotton mill position.

Sun Bingmao was in the forward position, looking at the big pit buried in advance by the Japanese army's Iron King Bazhu, he suddenly became nervous.

"Tuan Zuo, let the artillery blast a few times to see how tough the Iron King is."

Chief of Staff Cao Xiandao.

"Don't worry, we'll wait until the Iron King of the Japanese army falls into the pit."

Sun Bing whispered.

Watching the Japanese army's Tie Wang Ba approaching the big pit little by little.

ten meters.

eight meters.

five meters.

three meters.

one meter.

There was a rumbling sound.

I saw the armored vehicle falling from the big pit, and had a close contact with the earth.

"it is good."

Sun Bing clapped his hands hard.

Fortunately, he asked the soldiers to dig the hole big enough. After the armored vehicle fell, only the rear half was exposed, and the front half of the car body plunged into the big hole.

The armored vehicle fell into a trap, and the tanks and armored vehicles behind it stopped moving immediately.

At this moment, Sun Bing seized the opportunity and ordered to the artillery position: "Fire the artillery."

Boom boom boom.

The artillery had adjusted its position long before the battle started. At this moment, a round of artillery shells hit the past with perfect accuracy, and all the shells hit the middle of the Japanese troops following the tanks and armored vehicles.

The shells exploded in the center of the Japanese marching team, and dozens of Japanese soldiers were killed in just one round of shells.

As soon as the first round of artillery shells passed, the Japanese army quickly dispersed and charged towards the cotton mill position under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles.

All of a sudden, the sound of guns and guns was loud, smoke and dust were flying around the cotton mill, and gunpowder smoke filled the air.

Japanese tanks bypassed the pit and charged towards the cotton mill.

If the Japanese tanks are allowed to rush to the front of the position, the position will inevitably fall.

Sun Bing immediately ordered the death squads who had already prepared to carry the explosive packs to blow up the tank with their flesh and blood under the cover of artillery fire.

Among the urban combat training subjects of the national instructors, there is a theoretical class that specifically explains how to use explosives to blow up tanks and armored vehicles.

The tank is omnipotent on the battlefield, but it is not without weaknesses. Its weakness is...the track. If you put the explosive package under the track of the tank, you only need to blow up one track, and the tank will lose its ability to move.

It is not difficult to blow up an armored vehicle. Throwing explosives into the cockpit of an armored vehicle can destroy the armored vehicle.

Of course, that's easier said than done.

Especially on a battlefield full of bullets and bullets, carrying explosives to blow up tanks will undoubtedly become a thorn in the side of the Japanese army. Once discovered, it is very difficult to have a chance of survival.

Sun Bing ordered the mortars and machine guns to fire together to suppress the Japanese army with the strongest firepower and cover the soldiers to blow up tanks and armored vehicles.

The soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade are strong and strong. They have already had the experience of blowing up tanks and armored vehicles. This time, they did not act slowly at all.

Under the cover of artillery fire, several soldiers crawled forward in the rain.

Boom boom boom... The Japanese tank suddenly stagnated, and saw a burst of flames, accompanied by earth-shattering explosions.

The air wave of the explosion directly lifted the Japanese soldiers around the tank, and the soldier of the Special Operations Brigade who took the explosives to blow up the track of the tank was strangled on the spot by the air wave of the explosion: it is heartbreaking.

Chapter 498 The Cruelty of War

The cruelty of war is often the most unbearable.

In the position of the cotton mill, the soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade and the Japanese army engaged in a fierce exchange of fire under the night sky.

The position of the 9th Division is best described as a river of blood.

The 9th Division gradually gained the upper hand due to its superiority in numbers. After the Japanese army dropped dead bodies, they still could not wait for reinforcements. In order to avoid the danger of annihilation of the entire army, the Japanese army alternately covered and retreated, and the direction of retreat was exactly what Liang Xiao had given them in advance. Stay southwest.

The [-]rd Battalion of the Special Operations Brigade, who was in charge of the flank blocking, saw that the Japanese army was beginning to retreat, so they hurriedly released... a hole for the Japanese army in front of the position, and let them retreat.

The Japanese army is not good at night battles, and the 98th Division still only drew a tie with the Japanese army even though it had a complete advantage.

Liji Youfang, the 36th Division and the Japanese army launched a street battle, holding back the pace of Japanese reinforcements, the two sides fought extremely fiercely, both sides of the street were devastated, and the bodies of soldiers killed in battle were everywhere.

As soon as the battle at the 9th Division ended, troops were immediately organized to support the 36th Division.

In the battles of the past few days, the 98th Division and the 36th Division have suffered a severe reduction in personnel. The combined mobile forces of the two divisions are only a little over 1.

However, 2000 German soldiers faced more than [-] Japanese troops, and the outcome was already decided.

After Song Xilian and Xia Chuzhong met, they agreed that the street of Liji Youfang was too narrow, and large-scale troops could not be used at all. If a small group of troops were sent to attack the Japanese army, it would be a refueling tactic, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Together, the 36th Division and the 98th Division guarded the north and south exits of Liji Youfang Street: more than 2000 Japanese troops were blocked in this street, and then bombarded with artillery shells. The force will expand infinitely.

Under the night sky, the sky was full of gunfire, like bright fireworks, illuminating the night sky brightly.

The Japanese army crowded in the narrow streets, completely becoming a live target for the Chinese army's shells.

I saw a number of Japanese soldiers being blown up by the artillery fire, bloody and bloody, and howling and wailing could be heard endlessly.

More than 2000 Japanese soldiers were blocked in the narrow street, and were ravaged by artillery fire from the Chinese army.