King of Secret Service

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Combat staff officer said.

"Liang Xiao's military achievements are so great that even the commander-in-chief doesn't look down on him. He is arrogant and lawless. He should report to the Military and Political Council and be severely punished."

A voice of yin and yang blaming you sounded in the meeting room.

It was Liao Chuanzhu, commander of the No.18 Division, who spoke.

The generals present knew very well that he was so blatantly sowing dissension. Liao Chuanzhu belonged to the He Yingqin family of the Military and Political Department, and Liang Xiao had a deep relationship with He Yingqin's family. Naturally, Liao Chuanzhu would not let go of this good opportunity to sow discord.

"To shut up."

Zhu Shaoliang reprimanded: "In the face of a national crisis, everyone should put aside previous suspicions and join hands to fight against the enemy. Commander Liang will not be late for no reason. Perhaps he was delayed on the road. When he came from Wusong Town, it was inevitable that there would be a small group of troops infiltrated by the Japanese army along the way. "

"Come here, pass on my order and send out the guard battalion to search along the highway in the direction of Wusong Town."

"Yes."

Zhu Shaoliang's words reflect his awareness of the overall situation.

Although he had some issues with Liang Xiao, it cannot be denied that Liang Xiao is a good fighter in war. No, today he surrounded and annihilated two members of the Ninth Division. An infantry regiment, an artillery brigade, and a chariot squadron completely broke the siege of Wusong and reversed the direction of the current battle.

"no need."

A cold voice came from outside the headquarters.

I saw Liang Xiao wearing the uniform of a lieutenant general, striding in from the outside.

His shoulders were soaked, and raindrops were running down his handsome cheeks.

"The rain was a bit heavy, and it delayed some time, all right."

Liang Xiao said, walked to the seat on the left and sat down.

"It's okay, just come."

Zhu Shaoliang smiled and said: "Since everyone is here, let's start the meeting. Before the meeting, I will read out a commendation order from the Military and Political Council."

The senior generals who attended the meeting stood up in unison and listened to the awards from the summit.

"It is good to hear that the special warfare division of the Ninth Army, the Loyalty and Nation Salvation Army, defeated the main force of the Ninth Division of the Japanese Army in Wusong Town, wiped out more than [-] enemies, and seized a number of various military supplies. The government heard the good news, and everyone was moved I am gratified that the special order rewards the Ninth Army as a sign of encouragement, and I hope that the various departments of the Ninth Army will continue to work hard, attack bravely, and establish immortal feats for the party and country."

Zhu Shaoliang finished reading in one breath, quite happy in his words.

This commendation order was sent an hour ago. At that time, he was in a daze, his eyes were darkened, and he didn't know anything about the situation. It wasn't until Sun Yuanliang told him the cause and effect that he knew that the big battle in the direction of Wusong during the day , It was the handwriting of the Special Warfare Division to encircle and wipe out the Japanese army.

As the commander of the group army, he didn't even know the victories of his subordinates. It has to be said that he was very unqualified as a commander. Of course, Liang Xiao's special warfare division and the Loyalty and National Salvation Army were only temporarily under the command of the Ninth Army. control.

"Mr. Liang, you surrounded and annihilated five thousand Japanese troops without saying a word, and severely damaged the main force of the Ninth Division. You deserve a lot of credit for this battle: great."

Zhu Shaoliang said.

"Cultivation depends entirely on appointments, humble positions dare not take credit."

Liang Xiao is well versed in the ways of officialdom, and in the heyday of the committee, he naturally wants to get close to the committee.

"Never arrogant or impetuous, the posture of a famous general."

Zhu Shaoliang praised.

"Thank you Commander-in-Chief for your compliment."

Liang Xiao said lightly that he didn't have a good impression of Zhu Shaoliang, so he wouldn't accept his affection.

"Wu Song's victory, No. 80 Eighth Division and No. 87 Division are worthy of praise. They effectively restrained part of the Japanese Ninth Division and provided sufficient time for the Special Operations Division to encircle and wipe out the Japanese army. On behalf of the headquarters, I commend it verbally. When the fighting stops, I will report to the Military and Political Council, and give credit to the Special Operations Division, 88th Division, and 87th Division."

Zhu Shaoliang said.

"Thank you Commander-in-Chief."

Sun Yuanliang and Wang Jingjiu stood up to express their thanks, while Liang Xiao sat in a stable position. To him, the merits no longer mattered. He had just been promoted to lieutenant general and division commander, and within a year or two, it was impossible to continue his promotion.

"sit down:."

Zhu Shaoliang motioned them to sit down, and said slowly, "Let's have a meeting next."

"Currently, the various departments of our Ninth Army are responsible for the defense of the central area. According to the latest order of the Military and Political Council, the National Army troops on the Songhu battlefield must be flexible and changeable, take the initiative to attack, divide and encircle, and annihilate the landing as soon as possible. Even if they can’t wipe out all the units of the Japanese army, they must be driven into the sea.”

"You are all high-ranking generals of the party and the country, tell me how to fight the next battle"

All the senior generals were silent, and no one was willing to speak. After all, this is a military meeting, and every word and action must be carefully considered.

"Mr. Liang, you just won the battle, tell me how to fight the next battle"

Zhu Shaoliang saw that there were no generals present to speak, so he asked Liang Xiao to speak by name.

"Everything in a humble position is subject to the command of the command."

Liang Xiao is not stupid, he gives advice on the battle, and when the battle is lost, the responsibility will also be borne by him.

"Mr. Liang, don't worry too much. It's just a discussion. You can speak freely."

Zhu Shaoliang said.

Liang Xiao thought for a moment, and said: "I think that the current situation of our Ninth Army is a good opportunity to take the initiative. Our Ninth Army is facing the Japanese Ninth Division, Eleventh Division, and Eighth Mixed Brigade. The regiment has a strength of more than 3 people. Since they landed, they have been blocked by our army in Wusong Town, Yangzhuang, and the south bank of the Suzhou River. The rain has gradually increased in the past two days, and the fog has filled the air in the morning and evening, which is beneficial to us. The army took the initiative to attack. Once the rain stopped and the sky cleared, the Japanese fighter planes would go into the air to fight. The situation would be extremely unfavorable to our army. Moreover, the fleets of the Japanese navy would also take the opportunity to attack important ports. At that time, we would face a coordinated attack by the Japanese army, land, sea and air. .”

Chapter 562 Supporting Yangzhuang

"What Master Liang said is very true. Taking advantage of the continuous rain and fog these days, our army should gather superior forces to divide the Japanese army surrounding the frontal battlefield and wipe out their vital forces."

Song Xilian agreed.

"The fighting power of the Japanese army is extremely strong. Even without sea and air support, if we want to annihilate the rest of the Ninth Division and the No.11 Division, we will have to pay enough casualties."

Wang Jingjiu said.

"Speak freely, everyone."

Zhu Shaoliang said.

When the generals saw that someone was taking the lead, they began to talk at once.

The Ninth Army is responsible for the frontal attack. The troops are the most elite German weapons troops of the national army. Although they suffered a lot in the early battle, after rest and replenishment, the formation of each army is complete, and weapons and ammunition have been replenished. , the combat power has declined, but as long as the vitality is still there, the recovery of combat power is just around the corner.

The military meeting lasted for two full hours, and finally agreed upon a result. After all the ministries returned, they immediately launched an attack on the Japanese Ninth Division, No.11 Division.

The Special Operations Division and the Loyalty and National Salvation Army were responsible for the defense of Wusong Town and Wusongkou, and at the same time cooperated with the 88,87th and [-]th Divisions to attack the rest of the Japanese Ninth Division.

After the military meeting was over, Liang Xiao returned to Wusong Town in the dark in a bulletproof vehicle under the protection of the guards.

After returning, he immediately convened a military meeting with the chief officers of each detachment of the Loyalty and National Salvation Army.

At the meeting, he directly assigned two detachments of the Loyalty and National Salvation Army to defend Wusongkou, and the other two detachments to defend the outer positions of Wusong Town.

During the battle during the day, the Loyalty and National Salvation Army lost a lot, Liang Xiao waved his hand, and all the captured troops were allocated to the Loyalty and National Salvation Army. Of course, the captured Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were kept by the division headquarters.

The Loyalty and Nation Salvation Army can improve their combat effectiveness a lot with this batch of seized weapons.

"Yu Likui, Wusong is an important military channel for the Japanese army to attack Shanghai. No matter what happens, you must be firmly nailed to the position."

Liang Xiao gave him a death order.

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, as long as our Loyalty and National Salvation Army survives, we will never let a little devil step over Wusong."

Yu Likui expressed his opinion.

...the next morning.

Liang Xiao led two brigades of the Special Warfare Division and the troops directly under the division headquarters to march towards Yangzhuang despite the heavy rain.

Today's rain is very heavy, early in the morning it is... pouring rain, accompanied by dull thunder.

It was mid-September, and it was the rainy season.

There are puddles everywhere on the road, and the mechanized troops can only march on foot when they encounter this kind of weather.

Of course, Liang Xiao, as the leader of the first division, would not walk on foot even without a bulletproof car.

When the troops marched from Hangzhou to the Songhu battlefield, the communications company directly under the division headquarters brought more than 20 horses, and now he just used them for transportation.

Riding on the horse, Liang Xiao glanced coldly at the marching ranks, anxious in his heart.

Calculated according to the time, Yangzhuang's 87th Division and 88th Division have already gnawed on the rest of the Ninth Division, and waited for the special warfare division to surround it from the flanks and eat the "division seat" of the enemy's Ninth Division. A small group of Japanese troops appeared in front of them. , the reconnaissance team that should come out."

The messenger rode over to report.

"Li Feng."

Liang Xiao shouted.

"Teacher seat."

Li Feng ran over stepping on muddy water.

"Take a small team to touch it from the flanks and deal with the enemy's reconnaissance troops."

Liang Xiao said.

"Yes."

Li Feng took the order and left.

"Teacher seat."

"The vanguard met the messengers of the 88th Division. Master Sun asked us to speed up. They couldn't hold on anymore."

Chen Hua rode over to report.

"Order the leading troops of the 2nd and [-]nd Brigade to advance lightly, and the rest of the troops to speed up."

Liang Xiao ordered.

"Yes."

Chen Hua galloped away gallantly.

In this kind of weather, the mechanized troops completely lose their advantage and can only advance lightly.

In this battle to reinforce Yangzhuang, Liang Xiao did not bring heavy artillery units, but only mortars and captured grenades. After all, the road was muddy and the soldiers couldn't move. With these... ...How can you hurry with heavy stuff?

Drive! Liang Xiao waved his whip and galloped on the muddy road.

Yangzhuang.

The fighting was brutal.

The 87th Division and the 88th Division gathered superior forces and started a fierce exchange of fire with the 2nd, [-]nd and [-]th Wings of the Ninth Division. The ratio of the two sides was three to one.

The 87th and 88th divisions experienced the Battle of Shanghai, and their vitality had not yet recovered, so they joined the Songhu battlefield. It was a tie with more than [-] devils from the Ninth Division, and this was the case when the equipment and artillery fire of the German weapon division was far superior to that of the Japanese army.

"Old Wang, how is your situation?"

Sun Yuanliang got angry in a hurry.

"The devil seems to have gone crazy. He launched several waves of charges in a row, but was beaten back by the troops. This is not an option. The devil's marksmanship is too accurate, and the troops suffered too many casualties."

Wang Jingjiu complained endlessly.

"The situation on my side is similar to yours. The casualties of the troops continue to increase. My two battalions have been disabled. The total number is less than 200."

There was a bitterness in the corner of Sun Yuanliang's mouth.

"What about Liang Xiao, his special warfare division is the closest to us, why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Wang Jingjiu stamped his feet angrily.

"Don't worry, it's raining so hard today, his mechanized troops won't be of much use, and he's probably coming here on foot. Let's hold on for another hour or two, and we'll see what happens."

Sun Yuanliang, on the other hand, is very relieved. After all, they are all from the Whampoa Department of the Central Army, and Liang Xiao will not stab a knife in the back at this time.

"You said it lightly, if you persist for another hour or two, how much will my 87th Division sacrifice...soldiers."

Wang Jingjiu was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother.

Yangzhuang.

Ninth Division Headquarters.

Kanazawa Taro watched the brutal battle outside with a very serious expression.

Since the Ninth Division landed in Wusong, it has waged a tug-of-war with the elite troops of the Celestial Dynasty. Both sides suffered casualties, but just yesterday, the two regiments, an artillery team, and a chariot squadron that attacked Wusong Town were collectively smashed.

When the news reached the headquarters of the Ninth Division, Kanazawa Taro couldn't believe that the Chinese army had eaten up his entire two regiments.

After losing the 2nd and [-]nd, the [-]th Division of the [-]th Regiment, the flanks were completely exposed to the guns of Wu Song's Chinese army.

He was about to retreat, but the Celestial Army guarding Yangzhuang tightly bit him and prevented him from retreating.