King of Secret Service

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Liang Xiao has carefully studied the geographical location of Wusongkou. If he wants to defend this place, he must ensure the safety of Wusongkou Fort.

As long as the Wusongkou Fort was in his hands, he would not be afraid of the gunboats of the Japanese navy. Therefore, he sent the divisional machine gun battalion to build a position around the Wusongkou Fort to prevent the Japanese army from attacking the Wusongkou Fort under the cover of naval and air firepower.

Everything is ready, just wait for the Japanese army to land and the enemy to go ashore.

September 26, evening.

Command.

Liang Xiao was sitting on the desk, analyzing the current war situation, when he suddenly received a call from the Wusongkou Fort, seven or eight Japanese warships were approaching the coast of Wusongkou.

finally come.

He put down what he was doing, and headed to Wusongkou Fort with his combat staff and guards.

When he arrived at the Wusongkou Fort, he took a look through the binoculars, and sure enough, the Japanese warships were coming towards Wusongkou.

"Secretary, the howitzers are ready and ready to fire at any time."

Cui Xingde said.

"Wait a minute."

Liang Xiao saw through the binoculars that the Japanese warships were still there: lingering, if firing at this time, the range would be too far and it would not be easy to hit the target, and secondly, it would be inappropriate to expose the strength of the howitzers too early.

"Master seat, why doesn't Little Japan come over?"

Chief of Staff Zhou said.

"The Japanese warships are waiting and watching. If we fire at this time and hit them in the arms, we have to wait for their warships to approach the shore, and the Japanese soldiers walk down from the warships. By then, firing cannons can not only kill the Japanese troops, but also kill them." Take the opportunity to blow up their warship."

Liang Xiao said.

"The Japanese were also surprised. The Ninth Division landed at Wusongkou and was completely wiped out. The new Japanese reinforcements were about to land at Wusongkou again. As the saying goes, one cannot be stumbled twice in one place. How could they I don’t know why.”

Chief of Staff Zhou shook his head and sighed.

Liang Xiao, however...... can deduce the reason why the Japanese army landed here.

The Japanese army paid great attention to strategy and tactics. In their view, the Ninth Division landed once at Wusongkou. The Nationalist government must have thought that they would not land twice in a row at the same place. This was surprising in terms of military tactics.

Secondly, the Shanghai secret service was taken over by him, and the Japanese base camp lost its source of information. Now they are... blind, and have no idea of ​​the deployment of troops on the various fronts of the national army. They are completely supported by their powerful sea, land and air firepower. this war.

If the Japanese army had reliable military intelligence, the Battle of Songhu would not have been fought like this.

To take a step back, if they had information, they would definitely not choose to land at Wusongkou, because the ace troops stationed at Wusongkou were the National Army's ace special operations division. Enough to make them wary.

"Since the Japanese want to land here, we will give them a big gift."

Liang Xiao laughed.

"What gift did Shiza prepare for the Japanese?"

Chief of Staff Zhou asked jokingly.

"I have prepared five tons of shells for them."

Liang Xiao laughed and said.

"This is a great gift, but I don't know if the Japanese will accept it."

Chief of Staff Zhou said.

"He has to accept the gift that someone Liang sent out, even if he doesn't accept it."

Liang Xiao laughed loudly.

Chapter 574 Bombarding Japanese Ships

Wusongkou.

After hovering on the sea for about an hour, the Japanese navy warship slowly approached the shore.

Under the night, heavily armed Japanese soldiers poured down from the warships and quickly landed on the shore.

Liang Xiao observed through the binoculars that there were densely packed figures walking down from the Japanese warship, and the specific attire could not be seen clearly, but it could be guessed that the Japanese soldiers were preparing to land.

There is no doubt that the Japanese army still intends to land at Wusongkou, but they don't know the approximate strength of the landing force....

"Master seat, the Japanese army has begun to land, let's fire"

Chief of Staff Zhou said anxiously.

Liang Xiao thought for a moment, then said to Cui Xingde: "The howitzers are ready to fire, don't be afraid of wasting shells, give me a hard bombardment, even if you blow a hole in the sky, you can't let a little devil go ashore."

"Humble job understands."

Cui Xingde took the order, turned around and went to the fort command post, and gave orders to the howitzers.

"Reload."

"Filled."

"Press: Set the target position and fire."

"put."

Boom, boom... 24 howitzers fired at the same time, the sound of the cannons was like a dull thunder, and the ears of the people who bombed were buzzing.

Seeing the coast of Wusongkou, a fire suddenly burst into the sky, accompanied by the sound of thunder.

The 1mm howitzer has a range of more than fifteen kilometers, and the shell weighs 12 kilograms. When a 1mm howitzer passes by, it will set off a torrential wave within a radius of one kilometer.

Seven or eight, Japanese warships were bombarded almost simultaneously, and the Japanese soldiers who had just disembarked from the warships were blown to pieces by the first round of howitzers.

The Japanese army was hit by howitzers and immediately ordered all warships to leave Wusongkou quickly. Obviously, the Chinese army planted heavy troops in Wusongkou, waiting for them to land again from Wusongkou. At this time, we must hurry up and withdraw from the artillery fire range of the Chinese army. .

Because it was already dark at this time, sea and air forces could not provide fire support to the landing Japanese troops, the Commander of the Third Fleet Yanagawa Heisuke ordered the ships to cover alternately and withdraw quickly.

However, they still underestimated the power of the howitzers. The second round of howitzers covered the past, and within two kilometers of the coastline of Wusongkou, all were mercilessly swallowed by artillery fire. A warship full of soldiers was immediately destroyed and its navigation system could not be activated. Moored on the coast.

Yanagawa Heisuke led four warships, braved the firepower and quickly withdrew within the range of the shells.

He took a look through the binoculars, and suddenly his lungs exploded. The whole three ships were destroyed by the artillery fire of the Chinese army, unable to move, suspended on the shore, ravaged by the artillery fire.

According to the carrying capacity of the Third Fleet, each warship is [-] imperial soldiers, and the three transport ships are [-]. The soldiers, the strength of a whole regiment, and the equipment of a regiment were all swallowed up by the artillery fire.

Liu Chuanping suffered a big loss and quickly led the fleet to leave Wusongkou. As for the three warships that were blown up by artillery fire, they had to be thrown away. The three ships will inevitably fall under the artillery fire of the Chinese army, and the four ships rescued by then will not be able to protect themselves.

It seems that Wusongkou is not the best place to land. The Chinese army has set up many ambushes here. A forced landing will only be suppressed by the powerful artillery fire of the Chinese army.

Yanagawa Hirasuke was very puzzled. According to intelligence reports, the equipment of the Chinese army was inferior and could not be compared with the equipment of the Imperial Japanese Army. But what happened? From the sound of the artillery just now, it is not difficult to judge that this is a group of howitzers. sound.

It seems that the intelligence work of the Empire of Japan was not in place, and even the firepower of the Chinese army at the Wusongkou Fort was not found out.

What he didn't know was that the command center of the Japanese secret service in Shanghai was taken away, how to find out the deployment of troops and firepower of the national army in the Songhu area.

...... Wusongkou.

Liang Xiao observed through the binoculars that three Japanese warships were destroyed by howitzers, floating on the sea and unable to move.

"Chief of Staff Zhou, order the first detachment of the Loyalty and Nation Salvation Army to quickly get out of position, go to the shore, and completely wipe out the remnants of the enemy on the warship."

"Master, under such fierce artillery fire, the warship was blown to pieces, and all the Japanese soldiers on board must have gone to see their gods."

Chief of Staff Zhou laughed.

"It's better to be more cautious. Moreover, there must be supplies on the warship that have not been destroyed by the bombing. As long as you can use it, take it all down. You don't need to use it for nothing."

Liang Xiao laughed.

"Yes."

Chief of Staff Zhou turned around and went to the forward position to convey the order.

Although there were only a few rounds of shelling, the shells consumed were as much as one ton.

The result was quite good. One ton of shells was exchanged for the heads of three Japanese warships and thousands of Japanese soldiers. This deal was a good deal.

A smile flashed across Liang Xiao's eyes. The Japanese army had lost three warships and thousands of soldiers in vain, so they must not dare to continue landing at Wusongkou. As for where they landed elsewhere, it had little to do with him. It is enough that the mouth is not landed by the Japanese army.

"Chief of Staff Choi."

"The humble job is here."

"The Fort Command must keep an eye on the movement on the coast 24 hours a day. Once there are Japanese warships passing by, they will immediately enter a state of combat readiness. If they attempt to land, they will use howitzers to greet them well."

Liang Xiao was worried that the Japanese warship would kill a carbine, so he said cautiously.

"Master, don't worry, the Fort Command has set up six 66 high platforms, you can see any movement on the sea, if the Japanese warships try to land, I will definitely use howitzers to keep them behind."

Cui Xingde said loudly.

Liang Xiao warned: "It is night now, and Japan's sea and air superiority cannot be brought into play. After dawn, the Japanese reconnaissance planes will come to scout the terrain. We must hide the heavy artillery positions and mountain artillery positions well, so that the Japanese reconnaissance planes cannot find them."

"Humble job understands."

Cui Xingde, as the chief of artillery staff, understands the importance of heavy artillery and mountain artillery to special warfare divisions. Once these heavy artillery and mountain artillery are lost, there will be no powerful firepower to threaten the Japanese army. When Wu Song The mouth will become the key direction of the Japanese attack.

"Tell the brothers in the heavy artillery unit that they fought well tonight and give them canned food tomorrow."

Liang Xiao laughed and dropped these words, and left the Wusongkou Fort with the guards.

"The humble job replaces the brothers and thank the teacher seat."

Cui Xingde thanked excitedly.

Chapter 575 Support Luodian

Return to command.

The Confidentiality Section received an inquiry telegram from nearby friendly forces.

After all, the artillery bombardment at Wusongkou was so large that the national troops in the direction of Shizilin and Luodian heard the movement, so they naturally called to inquire. If Wusongkou was lost, the national army troops on the left and right flanks had to be prepared for the Japanese army to threaten their flanks.

The Ninth Army Command also called to ask for details.

Liang Xiao asked the Confidentiality Section to send a telegram to the neighboring troops and the headquarters of the Ninth Army, explaining to them the reason for the shelling just now.

More than an hour passed.

Chief of Staff Zhou returned to the headquarters happily. He directed the soldiers to board the three warships that were destroyed. The warships were severely damaged, and the cabins were flooded with sea water. Soldiers from the first detachment of the Loyalty and National Salvation Army repaired the wounded Japanese soldiers, and then rushed to transport the supplies in the cabin, such as machine guns, bullets, cans, quilts, etc...

Most of the machine guns were bombed to pieces, and they were transported back to the arsenal for repairs, but they were still usable. The bullets were pressed on the bottom of the ship cabin, so there was not much loss. There were 4000 pieces of canned food and more than [-] pieces of quilts. Lots of supplies were shipped.

"Master, we have gained a lot this time. The little devil has [-] pieces of canned beef, all of which are cheap for our troops."

Chief of Staff Zhou laughed.

"Look at you boy, ten thousand cans will make you so happy that you can't tell the north, south, east, and west."

Liang Xiao said.

"There are more than 1 people in our Special Warfare Division, and more than 1 people in the Loyalty and National Salvation Army. There are more than 3 people in total, but they only give us the logistics supplies prepared by 2 people. Moreover, they are all rice and vegetables. There is no meat at all, and these ten thousand pieces of canned beef just meet our urgent needs."

Zhou Shiji is in charge of the army's logistics, and he is also under a lot of pressure. In the logistics industry, the most important thing is... to plan carefully, to allocate materials reasonably, not to favor one over another,,, and not to leave people hungry.

"At this point in the war, the finances are facing exhaustion. It is very good to have rice and vegetables. Our 135th Division of the Guangdong Army on the left does not even have rice, only potatoes and cabbage. They are not the same as carrying guns to fight devils .”

Liang Xiao quite understood the government's difficulties. After all, hundreds of thousands of national troops in the Songhu battlefield had to eat, and the daily consumption of supplies was an astronomical figure. It was not easy for the government to support it until now.

"The 135th Division of the Guangdong Army still has potatoes and cabbage. I heard that the Sichuan Army's Yang Sen Department is out of food."

Zhou Shiji said.

"Shangfeng has always looked down on the poorly equipped Sichuan Army, and is very tight in terms of supplies. In this period of food shortage, Shangfeng first followed the German Armed Forces, followed by the Central Army troops, and then the Guangxi Army. Northwest Army, Northeast Army, Cantonese Army, Hunan Army, when it's the Sichuan Army's turn, I'm afraid there will only be carrots left."

Liang Xiao knew the way of this very well.

"I'm afraid I don't even have big radishes."

Zhou Shiji tutted.

"You find a way to understand the situation of Yang Sen's department. If they really don't have any grain, find a way to distribute some for them. The Sichuan army has come all the way to Songhu to fight the devils. They can't be cold."

Liang Xiao said.

"But we don't have enough food, Shanger will distribute it to him"

Zhou Shiji said.

"You don't need to worry, I ordered the Anti-Japanese War Association and the military college to collect a batch of grain, and let them transport it to Wusongkou tomorrow."

Liang Xiao said.