King of Secret Service

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The commissioner said anxiously.

"Committee, there is a problem with the telephone line in downtown Shanghai, and the frontline troops cannot be contacted for the time being. We can only issue orders to them through the radio."

The staff officer said.

"Hurry up, go and invite He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Gu Zhutong, Feng Yuxiang and others to discuss the military situation, and tell them that I have important military situation to report, and tell them to come quickly."

The committee member couldn't hide his surprise, this really came true, he was worried that the war in Shanghai would not be successful, and Liang Feiyu's victory news came.

The committee member stood up excitedly, walked to the military map, and looked at it, the position of the Special Operations Brigade was on the line of the Bazi Baba Bridge, only ten kilometers away from the headquarters of the Japanese Shanghai Dispatch Army in Jiangwan. The tide of battle will be completely reversed.

after a little while.

He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Gu Zhutong, Feng Yuxiang and other military leaders came to discuss the military situation.

The commissioner asked the attendant staff to read the good news from Liang Feiyu to them. After listening to it, all the military leaders were amazed. With a brigade of people, they severely damaged the enemy's ninth mixed brigade. Looking at the entire Songhu battlefield, it is almost impossible to find a second one.

"Chairman, has Liang Feiyu's telegram been verified by the intelligence department?"

He Yingqin couldn't believe it. This kid is already very evil in intelligence work. Could it be that he is so good at fighting? "Minister He, you seem to have forgotten that he is... the chief of the intelligence department in Songhu. Do you want to ask him to verify the information? "

Bai Chongxi's eccentric way of yin and yang.

"I was... excited for a while, and forgot about it."

He Yingqin smiled awkwardly.

"Liang Feiyu is my student, and I personally guarantee him that his good news will never be wrong."

The committee urgently needs the news of a victory to inspire the hundreds of thousands of national troops on the Songhu battlefield. No one is allowed to question the authenticity of this victory report. Even if this victory report is forged, he will make mistakes. It is not easy for the battle brigade to defeat the enemy's Ninth Mixed Brigade."

Bai Chongxi smiled neither yin nor yang.

"What we are going to discuss now is how to fight the next battle. The Special Operations Brigade has won a lot of money in the Shanghai battlefield. We want to take this opportunity to wipe out the Japanese invaders in Shanghai in one fell swoop, drive them into the sea, and let the Japanese army's encirclement plan completely fail. .”

The commissioner spoke with a strong Zhejiang official accent.

Bai Chongxi said: "The Special Operations Brigade has opened up a gap in the Shanghai battlefield. I think it is necessary to concentrate superior forces, annihilate the remaining Japanese troops in Shanghai first, and then encircle them on all sides to completely wipe out the Japanese troops in the Jiangwan Command."

"Is Deputy Chief Bai overly confident in the combat effectiveness of the national army? The German Armors bear the responsibility that cannot be shirked in the current situation in the Shanghai battlefield. The government puts hope But they can't even defend their position against the lack of Japanese troops. How can they concentrate their superior forces to wipe them out? In my opinion, it's better to let them hold back the remaining Japanese troops and let Liang Xiao's special warfare The brigade launched an attack on Jiangwan Command."

Feng Yuxiang said insinuatingly.

"Don't talk about it, let's listen to the chairman. How to fight the war in Shanghai depends entirely on the chairman's words."

Comrade Gu Zhu.

The committee member thought over and over again, and said: "Jiangwan Command is the spiritual pillar of the Japanese army. Only by destroying their spiritual pillar can their spirit be frustrated."

"The chairman means"

He Yingqin asked.

"Order Liang Feiyu's special warfare brigade to attack the Japanese Jiangwan Command."

The commissioner said.

"The Special Operations Brigade does not have heavy weapons, so it may not be easy to capture the well-fortified Japanese headquarters in Jiangwan."

Bai Chongxi frowned.

"I will deploy heavy artillery units to assist them in their attack, and I will order the air force to dispatch fighter planes to bomb the Jiangwan headquarters."

The appointment has been decided.

...... Special Operations Brigade Headquarters.

Liang Xiao is studying the crooked Japanese machine gun, this thing is a good thing, much better than the imitation German machine gun made by the Ministry of Military Industry.

"General, there is an urgent telegram from the chamberlain."

Chu Xiangxue came to him with the telegram.

"read."

"Order the Special Operations Brigade to attack the Japanese Army Headquarters in Jiangwan, Jiang Zhongzheng."

Liang Xiaojian frowned, and ordered him to attack the Japanese headquarters in Jiangwan. Isn't this using his special warfare brigade as a siege force?

"Call back, our department has suffered heavy losses, one-third of our staff has been reduced, and we are unable to attack. We request to be transferred back to the rear to recuperate."

"Yes."

A flash of anger flashed in Liang Xiao's eyes. Now that a great fighter is in front of him, he only needs to concentrate his superior forces to wipe out the remaining Japanese forces, and then unite his forces to attack the Jiangwan headquarters. The strategic goal will definitely be achieved. I don't know what the committee is about I thought, let him lead the special warfare brigade to attack the Jiangwan headquarters, as if asking him to be cannon fodder, he will never obey such an order.

An hour passed.

Chu Xiangxue once again received an urgent telegram from the attendant's room.

"The Military Commission decided to set up the Front Enemy General Headquarters for the Shanghai War, and ordered Liang Xiao, the commander of the special warfare brigade, to command the 36th Division and the 98th Division.

Liang Xiao is not a three-year-old child, the method of slapping a sweet date like this may be useful to others, but it is of no use to him.

The establishment of the former enemy general headquarters, let him be the commander-in-chief, unified command of the 36th Division and the 98th Division, and let him decide all the wars on the Shanghai battlefield. , The 36th Division and the 98th Division are both ace divisions of German weapons, and the unified and coordinated operations are okay. Let him command these two ace divisions to fight, and there may be some troubles.

"Call back the commissioner and continue to repeat the last message."

Liang Xiao made up his mind to attack the military mission of the Jiangwan Command, and the Special Operations Brigade would never take the lead.

Chapter 495 The Former Enemy Commander-in-Chief

On the one hand, the Nanjing side publicized the brilliant results of the special warfare brigade to the troops on the Songhu battlefield, and on the other hand, it sent a report to Liang Xiao, urging him to take up the post of the former enemy commander in Shanghai as soon as possible, and command the 36th and 98th divisions to attack the Jiangwan headquarters.

The air force dispatched a total of thirty fighter planes to cooperate with his attack, and the heavy artillery unit has already moved towards the Baoshan Bridge area. Just waiting for the artillery positions to be set up, the artillery can cover the Jiangwan Command.

In addition, the Military and Political Council strictly ordered the national army troops outside the city to stop Matsui Iwane's two divisions in the outskirts of Shanghai, preventing them from joining the Japanese army in downtown Shanghai, and buying enough time for Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao politely declined the appointment of the appointed former enemy commander-in-chief on the grounds that the special warfare brigade suffered heavy losses. Anyway... this commander-in-chief is false, and he is not uncommon.

After consideration, the commissioner sent Zhang Zhizhong as a lobbyist. As long as Liang Xiaoken led his troops to attack the Japanese headquarters in Jiangwan, the Special Operations Brigade would be expanded into a Special Operations Division immediately after the battle in Shanghai was over. , The commissioner also asked Zhang Zhizhong to speak, saying that his rank of major general can be raised, after all, he has made great military exploits this time, and an extra star should be added to his rank.

The committee still didn't understand what Liang Xiao wanted. He didn't care about personal fame and fortune, he didn't care about personal honor or disgrace. This war was about the fate of the Chinese nation. As long as he was alive, he would fight the Japanese to the end.

It's just that his troops are not suitable for offensive and defensive battles. Such offensive and defensive battles should be handed over to troops that are good at attacking, such as Hu Zongnan's First Army and Liao Lei's Seventh Army. These two troops are good at fighting tough battles. With rich experience and orderly advance and retreat among soldiers, he is most suitable for the offensive mission of the Jiangwan Command.

Of course, this is his idea.

The committee doesn't care so much, what he considers is the overall situation, not the life and death of a troop.

Ding ding ding...just as Liang Xiao was furious over this matter, the phone that hadn't rang for two days rang.

The combat staff officer answered the phone: "The Special Operations Brigade Headquarters."

"Yes."

"Traveler, the number in the attendant's room."

The combat staff officer handed the phone to Liang Xiao.

He took the phone and said, "I'm Liang Xiao.

"Brigade Commander Liang, the commissioner wants to talk to you personally."

Sure enough, what was supposed to come still came.

"Fei Yu, I am Jiang Zhongzheng."

"Hello, principal."

"The war in Shanghai has worked hard for you, and now the war situation is taking the initiative to us. At this time, you must show the Huangpu spirit, fear no difficulties, no fear of danger, and make immortal military exploits for the party and country. My victory in Nanjing."

"Principal, the student department has suffered heavy losses, and it is really impossible to undertake such an important task. Please also allow the special warfare brigade to rest for two days."

"Time is running short. For every minute of delay, many officers and soldiers will have to be sacrificed on the outer battlefield. I order you to launch an attack tomorrow morning. I don't care what tactics you use. You must take down the Jiangwan Japanese Army Command within two days."

"headmaster......."

Before he finished speaking, the committee member hung up the phone. It was obvious that this was a forced order for him to launch an attack. If he refused to execute it, the committee member would definitely be angered.

Liang Xiao lingered again and again, and decided to obey the orders of the commissioner. After all, his current strength was still very weak, and he had to rely on the support of the commissioner for some things.

"Chen Hua, send someone to invite Commander Song Xilian from the 36th Division, and Commander Xia Chuzhong from the 98th Division to attend the military meeting of the former enemy headquarters."

There is no way to change the order of the commissioner. The only thing he can do is to minimize casualties as much as possible. After all, the war has just begun, and there will be many large-scale wars in the days to come.

"You are going to be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy"

Chen Huamei's eyes lit up.

"The headmaster personally called, I don't want to disobey, but since I am the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, I have the final say on how to fight the battle."

Liang Xiao's deep eyes revealed a domineering look.

"The humble staff will send someone to notify Mr. Song and Mr. Xia now."

Chen Hua smiled lightly.

Liang Xiao waved his hand. Immediately, he studied the map for a while, and an outline of a battle plan was gradually completed.

two hours later.

Song Xilian and Xia Chuzhong came to the special warfare brigade headquarters.

Both of them are graduates of the first batch of Whampoa Military Academy, and they both command the ace division of German weapons. They have high popularity and prestige in the Whampoa Student Union.

"Mr. Song, Mr. Xia."

Liang Xiao is welcoming them into the headquarters.

"Brigade Commander Liang, we have received all the telegrams from the principal, and we fully obey the order."

Song Xilian expressed his obedience on the spot. After all, Liang Xiao's Special Operations Brigade's fighting strength was so strong that even the Ninth Brigade was defeated by him.

"What orders did Brigadier Liang call us here?"

Xia Chuzhong asked directly.

Looking at the appearance of the two of them, Liang Xiao didn't mean to put on airs. After all, they both had the rank of major general. Except... Huangpu's qualifications were not as high as theirs, and other places were even worse. This time The principal appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, presumably both of them are aware of the pros and cons.

"You two, please see that after our troops defeated the Ninth Mixed Brigade, the flank of the Japanese army opposite the 98th Division was completely exposed to our artillery fire. Before the Japanese army made adjustments, Liang planned to use the strength of a regiment of the Special Operations Brigade Attack from the flanks, form a pincer attack with the 98th Division, encircle and annihilate this Japanese army. Of course, with our strength, it is not enough to swallow this Japanese army. Therefore, we will leave the southwest direction to the Japanese army at the beginning of the battle. They retreated from the southwest...."

"Brigade Commander Liang, the initiative on the battlefield is in our hands right now, why should we leave a retreat route for the Japanese army?"

Xia Chuzhong was puzzled.

"Although we have the initiative on the battlefield, the Japanese army on the opposite side of the 98th Division has at least 3000 to 98 people. If we don't leave them a way to retreat, with the Japanese army's combat style, they will definitely fight to the death. According to me As we all know, the [-]th Division has suffered a severe reduction in personnel after days of fierce fighting, and Xia Chang is almost certain to swallow this Japanese army."

Liang Xiao said in a deep voice.

"This......"

Xia Chuzhong was stunned. With the strength of the 98th Division's headquarters, if he wanted to swallow this Japanese army, he might be seriously injured, but Liang Xiao just said that he would send a regiment to attack from the flank. In this way, the 98th Division would be wiped out. The grasp of the Japanese army.

"Mr. Xia, don't expect my regiment to tie up the pockets of the encirclement. Once the Japanese army is surrounded, they will definitely counterattack with all their strength. At that time, my regiment will be in danger of being wiped out. If you don't catch the fox, you will make a fuss. won't do it."

Liang Xiao resolutely shook his head and refused. The reason why he didn't wipe out the entire Japanese army was because of the battle to besiege the Jiangwan headquarters. If the 98th Division was seriously injured in this annihilation battle, the troops besieging the Jiangwan headquarters would be weakened. The overall situation is not good.

Chapter 496 The General Attack Begins

A look of disappointment flashed across Xia Chuzhong's eyes.

If Liang Xiao was willing to tighten the pockets of the encirclement, his 98th Division could wipe out all the Japanese troops within four hours.

"If the Japanese army is allowed to break through from the southwest, they will retreat to the Jiangwan Japanese Army Headquarters, which will undoubtedly increase the garrison strength of the Jiangwan Japanese Army Headquarters."

Xia Chuzhong said.

Liang Xiao waved his hands and said: "It's okay, with the breakthrough of the Bazi Baba bridge position, the Japanese army headquarters will definitely expect that our next offensive target will be... Jiangwan headquarters, as expected, the Japanese army headquarters is already in Shrink the troops to build fortifications, these........ The defeated army will retreat, and the overall situation will not be hindered."

Xia Chuzhong nodded, Liang Xiao was the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, he had already said that, and he couldn't say anything more.

“宋师长,98师发起进攻,36师阵地对面的日军定会增援,你要紧紧的咬住他们,不让他们有增援的机会,必要的时候,可以组织一两次反冲锋,彻底拖住日军,等98师那边战斗结束,98师和特战旅分别从左右包抄,以绝对的优势吃了36师对面的所有日军.”

Liang Xiao's battle plan was like this, to use superior forces to eat up the mobile forces of the Japanese army, unite them in one place, and march forward to the Jiangwan Command Headquarters.

"Song will order the 36th Division to hold back the Japanese army at all costs and prevent them from having the slightest chance of reinforcements."

Song Xilian said.

"Two, the principal ordered us to attack the Jiangwan headquarters tomorrow. Time is tight. Tonight at eight o'clock sharp, we will launch a general attack on the Japanese troops at the Baoshan Bridge and Jiaotong University positions. This battle will be a turning point in the war in Shanghai, and it will also be the beginning of the entire Songhu battle. An important turning point, Liang hopes to work together with the two to advance and retreat together."

Liang Xiao said solemnly.

"Brigade Commander Liang, don't worry, we are all the principal's students, and during this time of national calamity, we will fight together and go to the battlefield together."