King of Secret Service

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"Since the master seat is prepared for this, then I will let it go."

Zhou Shiji laughed.

"Go ahead."

Liang Xiao has no time to chat with him, he is busy studying the situation of the war right now.

"Teacher seat, please call from the appointed seat."

"read."

"At eight o'clock tonight, the Japanese army landed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The fourth garrison brigade was annihilated. The Japanese army that is currently landing is rushing to assist Luodian from the direction of Chuanshakou. I order your department to support the national army in Luodian and ensure Luodian The store is not lost.”

After Chu Xiangxue finished reading the telegram, she respectfully stood aside and waited for Liang Xiao's call back.

"The committee member is dizzy."

Liang Xiao was very angry, his troops were just defending Wusong, if one was dispatched to support Luodian, there would be a shortage of troops in Wusong Fortress, and if the Japanese army took the opportunity to land again from Wusong, he would turn his back on each other.

Although he was angry, the order from the commissioner was...a military order, and there should be no delay.

Moreover, he also knew that the fight in the direction of Luodian was very fierce, and the national army was almost reimbursed by the establishment. A regiment that lasted for three hours was considered good.

"Pass my order, the [-]st Brigade and [-]nd Regiment of the Special Warfare Brigade withdrew from the position and assembled to stand by. The division headquarters is directly under the Guard Battalion, the [-]rd Mortar Battalion, and the [-]nd Company of the Armored Battalion. Follow me to assist Luodian."

"Yes."

The combat staff immediately issued orders to the troops.

"Master, Wusong is an important military base. You can't leave easily. The appointment is only for you to send troops to help Luodian. You are not allowed to lead the troops by name. From the humble position, you sent Commander Lei Zhenggang to Luodian Support is enough, there is no need to go there in person.”

Chen Hua's worry was beyond words.

"The enemy who landed by the Japanese army had just suffered a big loss on the Wusong Sea, and they didn't dare to attack rashly for a short time until they found out the strength of the Wusong Fort. I can send a regiment of troops to Luodian for support, Lei Zhenggang led the troops bravely in battle, but he is not careful enough, I am worried that he will be used as a spearman, so I must personally go to command this battle."

Liang Xiao said.

"However, the situation in the direction of Luodian is complicated. The Japanese fighter planes dropped bombs on the national army's positions almost day and night, and several generals were killed."

Chen Hua slightly frowned.

"Nobody survives a war."

When Liang Xiao led his troops into the Songhu battlefield, he put his own life and death at risk.

"But......."

"Needless to say, this matter is settled."

Liang Xiao interrupted her words with a wave of his hand.

"Yes."

Chen Hua sighed helplessly.

Next, Liang Xiao ordered a few combat staff officers to go with the army, and the secretary of the Confidential Section only brought Chu Xiangxue and a few radio operators, and the rest stayed at the division headquarters.

During the few days when he went to reinforce Luodian, the command of the Loyalty and National Salvation Army and the Special Operations Division was handed over to Chief of Staff Zhou, and everything went according to the original plan. If there are special circumstances, you can contact him through the radio at any time.

He looked at the time, it was exactly eleven o'clock in the evening, and it took only three or four hours to travel from Wusong to Luodian.

In the past few days, the rain in the south of the Yangtze River has decreased slightly. Basically, it is drizzle in the morning, the rain intensifies at noon, and the rain stops in the afternoon. Stars occasionally appear in the night sky at night, and the mechanized troops of the special warfare division can just march in at night.

Chapter 576 You Can't Lose It

One o'clock.

The troops who reinforced Luodian boarded trucks and motorcycles and drove to Luodian.

The armored company and the mortar battalion walked with Liang Xiao, and the first brigade and the second regiment and the guard battalion directly under the division headquarter walked in the forefront.

The total number of troops supporting Luodian is about 3000 people, of which there are more than 400 people in the first brigade and the second regiment, plus 500 people from the guard battalion, 500 troops from the mortar battalion and the armored company. The strength of a division.

The situation of miscellaneous troops eating empty pay is very serious. Usually, a division has a maximum strength of five or six thousand troops. Of course, this is not always the case. The establishment and strength of local warlord troops such as the Guangxi Army, the Jinsui Army, and the Yunnan Army basically attached.

Moreover, Liang Xiao specially brought a company of armored vehicles to reinforce Luodian this time, with a total of twelve armored vehicles, well used, it can equal the strength of a regiment.

04:30 AM.

Liang Xiao led his troops to Luodian.

Luodian is a small town of less than three square kilometers. It is a standard land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. The town's water network is crisscrossed. There are seven or eight water and land piers alone.

Luodian is a very prosperous town with hundreds of shops, thousands of residents, and a population of more than 5.

There are many prosperous towns like Luodian in Jiangnan, a place full of merchants.

Luodian is located in the middle of the three counties of Taicang, Jiading, and Baoshan. To the south, it can threaten Zhangjiabang, Yunzaobang and other places, and directly threaten the national army in downtown Shanghai. To the west, it can go to Jiading, Anting, and occupy Beijing and Shanghai. Railways, cut off the retreat of the national army.

The geographical location of Luodian is very important. If the Japanese army is allowed to occupy it, its landing troops will threaten Shanghai's security if they advance, and they will cut off the supply of the national army's rear if they retreat.

Therefore, there is no room for loss in Luodian.

Standing in Luodian is the 44th Army, the founding unit of Chen Cheng's Civil Engineering Department. It has four 11 full-scale divisions under its jurisdiction, namely the 14th Division, 67th Division, and [-]th Division, under the unified command of the commander Luo Zhuoying.

The battle in Luodian was extremely fierce. The Japanese army assembled nearly a thousand artillery pieces of various types, bombarding Luodian regardless of black and white day and night. Coupled with the assistance of the Japanese naval and air artillery fire, Luodian seemed to be... a region surrounded by the sky. Cannonballs bombed indiscriminately.

The Eighteenth Army suffered heavy casualties, but they were firmly nailed to Luodian, despite the wild bombardment by Japanese planes and cannons, they just... fought to the death without retreating.

The 5th Army, with more than [-] people, suffered more than half of the casualties in more than ten days.

And this time the Japanese army landed forcibly at Shakou, Xiaochuan, with the purpose...to encircle the [-]th Army from the flanks, thereby completely annihilating the [-]th Army, taking Luodian, and then attacking downtown Shanghai.

As soon as Liang Xiao's troops arrived at the outskirts of Luodian Town, they were bombarded by Japanese artillery shells.

Fortunately, there were no casualties in the troops, only a few soldiers were slightly injured.

And in the town, the Japanese army was bombarding the houses in the town crazily, and the houses were destroyed by the explosion of shells, sparks shot up into the sky, and the raging fire continued to burn.

Liang Xiao frowned, from what the Japanese army said it was the firepower of a mountain artillery brigade, equivalent to a mountain artillery of the national army.

"Evacuate to a safe area."

Liang Xiao ordered the troops to retreat. He is not stupid. Entering the town at this time is... a live target for the Japanese. The sky is full of shells. The little force he brought may not be able to last even an hour.

"Which unit are you from?"

A colonel officer shouted.

"We are a unit of the Ninth Army, ordered to rush to the rescue of Luodian."

Lei Zhenggang said.

"How many of you are there?"

asked the colonel.

Liang Xiao gave Lei Zhenggang a wink and asked him to talk about the establishment.

Unexpectedly, Lei Zhenggang yelled at the other party: "We have 8000 people, I am the commander of the vanguard, and the main force is still behind."

The Colonel shouted, "Who is the commander of your troops?"

"General Liang Xiao of our Special Warfare Division is here. May I ask which unit you are from and who is the commander?"

Lei Zhenggang shouted and asked.

"We belong to the 61st Division, and the commander is General Huang Wei."

cried the colonel.

A flash of understanding flashed in Liang Xiao's eyes, and Lei Zhenggang continued to shout at the other party.

"Our division wants to see General Huang, please lead the way"

"General Liang, please come with me."

cried the colonel.

Liang Xiao nodded, and let Lei Zhengang lead the troops to continue to retreat. He led the guards and followed the colonel to see Huang Wei.

Speaking of Huang Wei, he was lucky. After the Songhu War broke out, he was ordered to return to China, and within a few days of going to the battlefield, he was promoted to the position of major general by the fire line.

6th Division Headquarters.

Huang Wei was wearing a German armored helmet, with dark circles under his eyes, lying on his stomach under a kerosene lamp, looking at the combat map.

"Report, Commander, Commander Liang of the Special Warfare Division is here."

Combat staff officer said.

"Please."

When Huang Wei heard that Liang Xiao was coming, he was so excited that he almost jumped up.

"Mr. Huang."

Liang Xiao walked in from the headquarters.

"Brother Feiyu, you are here, and my heart will be at ease immediately."

Huang Wei laughed.

"Mr. Huang, you will put a high hat on me when we meet, Liang can't bear it."

Liang Xiao smiled faintly.

"Brother Feiyu, don't be modest. In the two battles between Wu Song and Yangzhuang, you wiped out the enemy's Ninth Division, and even the division commander of the Ninth Division, Kanazawa Taro, was captured alive by you. He has made outstanding achievements in battle. Even the principal said , you are a role model for our Whampoa soldiers."

Huang Wei laughed.

"Mr. Huang, let's stop flattering each other and talk about how to fight the current war."

Liang Xiao said.

Huang Wei smiled wryly and said, "My 61st Division came to support Luodian yesterday. They fought for a whole day without even seeing the hair of the Japanese devils. One and a half battalions were killed or injured."

"How is this going"

Liang Xiao asked.

"After fighting in Luodian for so many days, the Devil's Third Division was terrified by the Eighteenth Army. They are now completely supported by artillery fire. Destroyed by Japanese artillery fire and without cover, the front-line troops could only use their flesh and blood to fight the devil's shells. At the end of the day, half of the soldiers in the front-line troops would be lucky if they came back alive."

Huang Wei sighed.

"The Japanese army landed at Xiaochuan Shakou and is coming towards Luodian. Is there any troops to stop it now?"

Liang Xiao asked.

"The 14th Division of the [-]th Army went up. However, the [-]th Division suffered heavy casualties in Luodian. I'm afraid they won't last for a few hours. By the way, Hu Zongnan's [-]st Army is moving to Liushugou. The army is here, and it should be able to stop the Japanese army coming from Xiaochuanshakou."

Huang Weidao.

Hearing the news that Hu Zongnan had gone up to the top, Liang Xiao immediately felt relieved, the title of the number one army in the world is not... for nothing.

"The location of the Luodian field is small and flat, and there is no danger to defend. It would be unwise for our army to fight head-to-head with the Japanese army here."

Liang Xiao said in a deep voice.

"Hey, this is the principal's order. Luodian must not be lost. Whoever loses Luodian will want his head."

The corner of Huang Wei's mouth was full of bitterness.

Chapter 577

"To be honest, Liang only sent [-] troops for this trip."

Liang Xiao said.

"Four Thousand Troops"

Huang Wei was immediately disappointed. He thought that Liang Xiao had brought the special forces to support him. In the current Luodian battlefield, [-] troops are simply not enough to fill his teeth.

"Wusong's defenders are only the Special Warfare Division and the Loyalty and National Salvation Army. If the Special Warfare Division is transferred to Luodian and the Japanese army takes the opportunity to attack Wusongkou, what should we do? Once Wusong falls, Luodian, Shizilin, Baoshan and other fortresses will be destroyed They will be exposed one after another under the iron hooves of the Japanese army.”

Liang Xiao was telling Huang Wei that he didn't intend to preserve his strength, but for the sake of the overall situation.

"Brother Fei Yu's words are reasonable, but your force of 4000 and 400 is too weak. If you go to support the First Army in combat, I'm afraid they won't accept your favor."

Huang Wei said.

Liang Xiao Dayi said awe-inspiringly: "Defending the soil and resisting the war is everyone's responsibility. As long as you can fight the Japanese devils, it doesn't matter if they accept it or not."

"Brother Fei Yu is worthy of being a role model for our Whampoa soldiers."