King of Secret Service

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Chen Cheng reminded.

The committee member sighed and said, "Currently most of the elite troops of the Central Army are deployed in Nanjing and Hangzhou, the Central Army led by Wei Lihuang is in the northwest, and the remaining 20 Central Army are guarding Zhongtiao Mountain. If the Japanese army attacks Wuhan, what will they do to resist it. "

"For the present plan, we can only wait for the outcome of the Battle of Nanjing. I hope that Liang Feiyu can live up to the chairman's entrustment and guard the country."

Chen Cheng said.

"For... Liang Feiyu's military talent, I have great trust in him, and I have confidence that he can defend the country."

The committee seems to have seen the victory of the defense of Nanjing.

Chapter 61 Receiving Airdrops

January [-]rd.

In the evening, at the Wulong Mountain position, corpses lay all over the field, and blood flowed into rivers.

The battlefield was devastated, and there were severed limbs everywhere.

More than 2 people in the 8000th Army held Wulong Mountain for three days, and there were less than [-] soldiers left in the whole army. Some companies and platoons only had a few wounded soldiers left. After this battle, the [-]th Army was severely injured.

"Military seat, the garrison headquarters ordered our army to abandon the Wulong Mountain position and withdraw to Nanjing City to rest."

The confidential staff member danced happily with the message he just received.

Luo Zhuoying snatched the telegram, and after careful reading, he confirmed that it was the telegram from the Garrison Headquarters, and hurriedly said: "I will issue an order to each division. After nightfall, they will cover alternately and all withdraw from the battle."

"Yes."

The confidential staff rushed to deliver the order.

That night, the remaining 8000 troops of the [-]th Army all withdrew from the Wulong Mountain position.

Just after they withdrew, the heavy artillery unit and mountain artillery unit of the 26th Army set up artillery positions ten miles away from Wulong Mountain, covering the entire Wulong Mountain.

dawn the next day.

A regiment of the vanguard of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army boarded the Wulong Mountain position, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the national army troops guarding Wulong Mountain had completely withdrawn last night.

In the Wulong Mountain position, the plaster flag was slowly raised.

Heisuke Yanagawa of the Tenth Army of the Japanese Army immediately ordered that the [-]th Division immediately leap over Wulong Mountain and launch an attack in the direction of Qixia Mountain, the [-]th Division attacked in the direction of Tangshan, and the [-]th Division was reserved as a reserve team.

The 26th Division received the order and advanced across the board. When they were browsing Wulong Mountain, they were covered by the firepower of the [-]th Army's heavy artillery unit. Everywhere on the ground of the mountain position.

The Eighteenth Division did not expect that the national army would ambush a heavy artillery unit outside Wulong Mountain, causing heavy casualties and thousands of soldiers were killed in the sea of ​​fire.

After Yanagawa Heisuke saw the artillery fire from Oolong Mountain, he immediately ordered the Japanese heavy artillery unit to find the position of the national army's heavy artillery.

The heavy artillery unit of the national army quickly retreated under the cover of infantry after firing out the six tons of shells.

The gunpowder smoke on the Wulong Mountain position cleared, and after the Japanese army counted the casualties, they were horrified to find that there were more than 4000 Japanese soldiers covered by the artillery fire of the national army.

Fortunately, Wulong Mountain has a complicated terrain, if the Eighteenth Division were concentrated in one place, as far as the artillery fire just now was concerned, it would definitely be able to blast a radius of six to seven kilometers into a piece of scorched earth.

After the lesson of covering artillery fire, the 500th Division did not dare to rush forward, and dispatched an advance team of 500 people to attack the front for a tentative attack.

Tenth Army, Command.

Liu Chuanheisuke was furious. He had an entire army of [-] troops and was blocked in Wulong Mountain for three full days. He had consumed countless bullets and gunfire, and urgently needed to replenish his ordnance. A mysterious army took advantage of the fire to loot, so that his army could not be supplemented with ordnance, how to attack Nanjing.

However, according to information from the Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, Nanjing is already an empty city, with a maximum of 3 troops defending the city, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. Moreover, the arsenal and oil depot in the city were blown up. The troops are running low on...ammunition.

Now there is only one way before him, attack, attack, and attack again until Nanjing is taken.

He sent people to the headquarters of the Central China Dispatch Army to urge ammunition supplies again.

As long as you have enough materials and ammunition, taking Nanjing is easy.

... Garrison Command.

"Military seat, the Japanese army telegram that was just intercepted, translate it."

Chu Xiangxue came over with the deciphered telegram.

Liang Xiaorao picked up the telegram with interest and looked at it. This telegram was to urge ammunition to the Central China Dispatch Army. Judging from the tone of the telegram, Liu Chuanping helped command the Tenth Army's three 3rd divisions and had no ammunition left.

"Give power to the Special Forces to let them pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese military materials. Now the Central China Expeditionary Army and the Tenth Army are separated by us. If the Japanese military materials are to be transported to the soldiers, they must be transported by sea. Tell them to set up secret sentries along the river." , if you encounter a convoy of Japanese troops transporting supplies, let them go ashore, wait for them to transport the supplies ashore, and immediately rob them, so as to ensure that not a single bullet falls into the hands of the Tenth Army.”

Liang Xiao smiled lightly.

"Yes, Sergeant."

Chu Xiangxue turned around and sent a telegram.

"Report, the 26th Army sent a telegram that the vanguard of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army has arrived at Qixia Mountain, and the vanguard of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army has arrived in the direction of Tangshan."

Combat staff officer said.

Liang Xiao smiled and said, "Call back to Chief of Staff Zhou. The 11th Division will guard Tangshan for two days, and the 11th Division will guard Qixia Mountain for three days. After completing the defense according to the prescribed time, quickly retreat into Nanjing City."

"Yes."

The combat staff was busy delivering orders.

Chen Hua stood by Liang Xiao's side. Seeing that the military seat was in a good mood today, she asked with a smile: "The Japanese army occupied Wulong Mountain and then attacked Qixia Mountain. The next step is Nanjing. You seem to be very relaxed."

Liang Xiao said with a smile: "The tenth army supported by Liu Chuanping is already a turtle in a urn, and it won't last long. It is estimated that after the first battle in Qixia Mountain, the tenth army will not even have one-third of the ammunition and supplies. At that time, what will he use to attack Nanjing?"

"The military seat means that the ammunition supplies of the Tenth Army are facing depletion"

Chen Hua said softly.

"I assembled most of the elite troops of the Central Army in Hangzhou and blocked all the passages from Hangzhou to Nanjing. If the Japanese army's supplies were to be transported to the Tenth Army, they had to go by water, but in the Yangtze River area and Wuhu area, there were The special warfare division monitored the movement on the water, and once the Japanese military supplies landed, they would become the meat of the special warfare division. The military supplies looted by the special warfare division last time were all sent to the front line in Hangzhou, which solved Huang Jie's urgent need. Such a good thing, I hope the more the better."

Liang Xiao laughed.

"If the Tenth Army can't get ammunition replenishment, will they return to Zhenjiang the same way?"

Chen Hua asked.

"No, Liu Chuanheisuke dreamed of taking my head. He learned that the defenses of Nanjing City were empty, and all the arsenals and fuel depots in the city were burned. He will definitely attack with all his eggs in one basket."

Liang Xiao said.

"Military seat, what should the Japanese army do if they airdrop supplies to the Tenth Army?"

Chen Huadao.

"I've already thought about this and made arrangements. If the Japanese army wants to airdrop supplies to the Tenth Army, they must choose a suitable place to drop supplies. Qixia Mountain and Tangshan are fighting on the front line, so it is not suitable for airdrops. Only Qixia Mountain Taiqing Town, [-] kilometers away, is a gentle area, which is most suitable for material delivery."

Liang Xiao laughed and said.

"Last night, the Military Seat ordered the 74th Army to set up an ambush ten kilometers away from Taiqing Town, in order to let them snatch the Japanese airdrops."

Chen Hua's eyes lit up.

"no."

Liang Xiao gently shook his head: "The 74th Army and the [-]th Army have paid too much for this battle, how can I have the heart to let them continue to fight against the Japanese army."

"Then why do you want the 74th Army to ambush ten miles away from Taiqing Town?"

Chen Hua slightly frowned.

"I asked them to receive supplies."

Liang Xiao laughed and said.

"Receive supplies"

Chen Hua didn't understand, could it be that the Japanese planes would drop supplies to the 74th Army? "Yes, take it, I asked the 74th Army to prepare [-] sets of Japanese army clothes, and I asked them to make a... the [-]th Army's flag overnight, you Did the Japanese pilots drop supplies after seeing the military flag on the ground?"

Liang Xiao asked with a smile.

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe the Japanese army won't put supplies in Taiqing Town at all."

Chen Hua said with a playful smile.

"No, Taiqing Town is their only delivery point, other than that, other places are not suitable for delivery."

Liang Xiao dared to conclude that if the Japanese army wanted empty supplies, they would definitely put them in Taiqing Town.

"Wait and see."

Chen Hua smiled lightly.

...Just when Liang Xiao was in a good mood, the 26th Army expanded by his old army was wrestling in blood.

The Sixth Division of the Japanese Army attacked Tangshan, and the No.18 Division attacked Qixia Mountain.

The 117th Division guarding the Tangshan position is an expansion of the 2nd Special Warfare Brigade. It has relatively high combat effectiveness and is good at mountain defense. The 118th Division guarding Qixia Mountain is formed by Huangpu Military Academy students and most of the soldiers of the tax police general detachment. , the combat power is slightly worse than that of the 117th Division, but it is much higher than that of the Central Army's direct troops. The division commander Chang Zhenguo is a fifth-year student of Whampoa, and he was also the first Whampoa general to follow Liang Xiao. He has performed well in several battles. Liang Xiao trusted him.

This time, the two divisions of the Japanese army are advancing side by side. In terms of strength, they are half more than the 26th Army. Therefore, this battle is not easy to fight.

The 1st Division and the 118th Division built defensive positions and air-raid shelters in Tangshan Mountain and Qixia Mountain respectively, and their bullets and artillery fire were sufficient. After all, the commander of the 26th Army is the commander of the Nanjing Garrison, and this privilege is still there.

Relying on the advantages of terrain and sufficient ammunition, the 26th Army is confident in holding its position even without the assistance of heavy artillery units and will not let the Japanese advance a step further.

After the battle started.

As soon as the 1st Division and the 118th Division opened fire, they stunned the attacking Japanese troops. The national army troops on the opposite side were too rich, and the firepower of the machine gun positions formed a cross-fire line. The Japanese vanguard did not dare to approach.

After the vanguard of the Japanese army suffered setbacks, its mountain artillery unit bombarded the Qixia Mountain position fiercely.

As soon as the Japanese artillery fire started, the troops guarding the front positions quickly hid in the trenches. The Japanese artillery fire stopped, and the attacking troops began to charge. The vanguard was strangled by dense bullet nets: most of them had to retreat.

After the 18th Division and the [-]th Division were blocked from attacking Wulong Mountain, their fronts were frustrated. At this time, the attack on Qixia Mountain and Tangshan Mountain did not have the momentum to attack Wulong Mountain. The main reason is that the logistics supplies of the Tenth Army could not keep up. , the No.[-] Division has ordered to save bullets and rations. Under this order, the Japanese ground artillery hardly dared to use large-scale artillery coverage, and could only provide symbolic fire support for the attacking troops.

However, due to the lack of shells, the number of Japanese air bombing teams has been reduced by more than half, from hundreds of planes bombing Wulong Mountain to thirty or forty. Moreover, the number of Japanese bombing waves has also decreased significantly. After all, their The bombs were all brought from the mainland. After several days of bombing, there were not many shells left, so we dared not carry out large-scale bombing.

This gave the 26th Army the opportunity to fight positional warfare. Under the same firepower, the 26th Army did not fear the attack of the two divisions of the Japanese Army. One shoulder and one head, the Japanese are human too, if a bullet hits them, they also fall to the ground and vomit blood, nothing to be afraid of.

Chapter 62 The lone army goes deep, planning to wipe it out

January [-]th.

The Tenth Army was running out of ammunition, and the firepower of the attacking troops on the front line dropped significantly, while the positions of Qixia Mountain and Tangshan were still firmly in the hands of the 26th Army.

Yanagawa Hirasuke asked for an airdrop of ordnance supplies when he could not find any ordnance support.

Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Central China Expedition Army, learned that the Tenth Army had already attacked the frontline positions in Nanjing after several telephone inquiries.

The airdrop point chosen by Heisuke Yanagawa is Taiqing Town, which is the closest to him.

Moreover, he chooses to cast during the day.

Because he has a fully organized division in his hands, he is fully capable of getting airdropped supplies.

this afternoon.

More than 20 transport planes of the Fifth Air Force airdropped strategic materials to Taiqing Town.

When the transport plane was circling in the sky, I saw a national army on the ground fighting with the imperial army. I didn't dare to drop supplies easily, but in the east of Taiqing Town, an imperial soldier attacked the Tenth Army. flag, cheering to the sky.

After seeing the flag of the Tenth Army, the Japanese transport team decided that the troops below were the elite troops of the Tenth Army under General Yanagawa, and immediately dropped the supplies from the plane.

There are a lot of strategic materials airdropped this time, such as canned beef, whole bags of rice, dozens of boxes of [-]-cap bullets, etc...

Heirasuke Yanagawa saw through the binoculars that the air transport team had dropped the supplies to Wang Yaowu's troops, his face was livid with anger, and he cursed loudly.

And Wang Yaowu, who was hiding in the woods, was eating canned beef dropped by the Japanese army.

Roughly calculated, the materials dropped by the Japanese army this time were enough to equip a brigade-level unit.

With a wave of Wang Yaowu's hand, all the airdropped materials were transported back to the city, and he ordered a division fighting with the Japanese army to retreat.

The supplies are already in hand, so naturally there is no need to fight the little devil.

As everyone knows.

Yanagawa Hirasuke was gnashing his teeth and scolded the aviation soldiers as stupid pigs, and sent another report to the Central China Dispatch Army, requesting airdrops of supplies.

Because the supplies of the Tenth Army are almost at their limit, there is still one-third of the bullets and artillery fire, but the dry food carried by the soldiers is no longer enough... for a day.

If there is no military rations, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be greatly reduced.

Heisuke Yanagawa attributed these factors to the cunning of the enemy army. His Tenth Army was in a hurry all the way. Every time it went to a place, the local food and supplies were either transported away or...burned, which caused his troops to stop a little bit along the way. There is no harvest.

... Garrison Command.

Wang Yaowu is explaining his great achievements to the generals.

"Let me tell you, Little Japan's canned beef is...good. After eating it, I feel full of strength. There are also Little Japan's cigarettes, which are very refreshing to smoke. There is also Little Japan's sake, which makes me feel good when I drink it." …”