King of Secret Service

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Cao Xian ordered.

"Yes."

The staff immediately called the forward troops.

The artillery fire of the national army was quite fierce, and the shells seemed to be fired at no cost. The Japanese position on the opposite side had turned into a sea of ​​​​flames, and there was gunpowder smoke and the sound of shells everywhere.

The commander of the 19th Division of the Japanese Army was also stunned. How could the attack of the Chinese army be so powerful, and its firepower was even better than theirs.

When he reacted, the tanks of the Chinese army had rushed to less than 300 meters from the frontline troops. He quickly ordered to fight back and ordered the [-] infantry artillery to fire.

All of a sudden, on both sides of the Huangpu River, guns roared, and the gunshots were like lightning and flint.

At the beginning of the battle, both sides were fighting with all their strength. Under the cover of tanks and cannons, the death squads of the New Tenth Army almost rushed to the Japanese positions.

However, due to the fierce Japanese artillery fire, the tanks covering them were all damaged, and they could not continue to provide cover for them, so they had to retreat back.

Without the cover of tanks, infantry charging under such tight enemy firepower is undoubtedly a suicide attack.

After the first wave of the national army's attack failed, Cao Xian immediately organized a battalion of troops to charge.

The Japanese army stood firmly on the ground, specializing in attacking the tanks and armored vehicles of the New Tenth Army.

On the first day of the offensive, the New Tenth Army organized ten consecutive assaults within one day, all of which were intercepted by Japanese artillery fire, unable to tear open the enemy's positions.

When the news of the New Tenth Army's defeat on the battlefield was sent back to the headquarters, Liang Xiao just smiled lightly. He never expected the New Tenth Army to break through the Japanese positions.

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is not... blown out, the New Tenth Army was formed not long ago, let them be the main force of the assault, it is completely honing them with the Japanese army.

"President, call from Chongqing to ask how the progress is going"

Chu Xiangxue came over with the telegram.

"Call back, the battle is stalemate, and we are about to take... the next step"

Liang Xiao is in no mood to pay attention to the call from Chongqing now.

"Yes."

Chu Xiangxue went down to generate electricity.

"According to Xinhua News Agency, my heroic national army No.16 has launched an attack on the Japanese positions on the Huangpu River this morning. The Military and Political Council attaches great importance to this war. It has been half a year since the fall of Shanghai. Sharpen your guns and set off again, vowing to recover Greater Shanghai and drive away the Japanese invaders..."

The voice of the Xinhua News Agency radio host came from the radio.

Liang Xiao wondered why the Xinhua News Agency's report came out before he, the commander of the Sixteenth Group Army, had time to report the military situation.

Isn't this driving ducks to the shelves? If he fails to regain Great Shanghai, the world will say that he is incompetent.

"Asshole."

Liang Xiao was slightly angry, Xinhua News Agency would put him and No.16's 10,000+ soldiers at a disadvantage.

"Give power to the Chongqing Military Command Headquarters and ask them to immediately find out who approved their broadcast of the battle on the Huangpu River"

Liang Xiao said angrily.

"Yes, the humble job will generate electricity for the headquarters now."

Chen Hua got busy.

Liang Xiao was sulky for a while, he was fighting on the front line, and these... rats in the rear were bragging so hard that his face was hot and red.

After calming down, he issued a combat mission to the front line of the Huangpu River. The New Tenth Army and the New Eleventh Army exchanged positions in the evening, and the New Eleventh Army will launch an attack tomorrow morning.

At the same time, he ordered the Special Warfare Division to gather in Hangzhou. Now that the battle is going on ahead, the Japanese and national troops have put all the regular troops on board. The only thing he can dispatch is... the two brigades of the Special Warfare Division.

The war on the Huangpu River has attracted the attention of the Japanese.

But he shifted his sight to the section from the south bank of the Suzhou River to the north bank.

Passing through this section of road and reaching the outskirts of Shanghai, it can not only outflank the rear of the Japanese army, but also attack the gate of Shanghai, so that the Japanese army can't take care of both ends.

At the same time, he has ordered all the latent forces in Shanghai to create chaos and attacks on the beach in order to divert the attention of the Japanese army and make them panic. At the same time, he ordered the assassination team to dispatch to assassinate the top Japanese generals.

the next day.

The New Eleventh Army is the main offensive force.

Chang Zhenguo, the commander of the New Eleventh Army, graduated from the fifth batch of Whampoa. When Liang Xiao expanded the special warfare brigade, he was the...deputy regiment commander. Now he follows Liang Xiao all the way, at least the general commander, with his qualifications , in this age group, most of the Whampoa students graduating from the same class are still lieutenant colonel battalion commanders or colonel commanders, and none of them has the rank of major general.

Chang Zhenguo was also very obedient to Liang Xiao. This time the [-]th Army was the main attacking force. It can be said that he put in a lot of painstaking efforts and carefully studied the cases of offensive warfare.

He combined the position structure of the enemy and the enemy, as well as the geographic location on both sides of the Huangpu River, to create an original battle plan.

Using tanks and armored vehicles as covering firepower, the engineer battalion followed closely behind. When it reached 800 meters from the Japanese position, the engineer battalion built trenches on the spot and advanced a little bit in the form of soil attack.

His combat purpose is very clear. Push the battle line directly to 200 meters from the Japanese positions, then send large troops up into the trenches, and then bombard the Japanese positions with heavy artillery, using tanks and armor as the charging force, so that they can concentrate their firepower and blast them away at once. As long as the Japanese army's position is opened, with the firepower and combat effectiveness of the national army, it will take only a few days to push the front line to the suburbs of Shanghai.

Early in the morning.

I saw the engineers of the New Eleventh Army digging forward in the blank area of ​​the battle.

Now, not only the national army is left and right: the troops are confused, even the Japanese army can't figure out what the national army is doing.

When the commander of the Japanese army saw through the binoculars that the enemy engineers were digging and advancing, he immediately ordered the artillery to open fire on the engineers.

Chapter 227 The Fighter Plane Comes

The soil attack operations of the New Eleventh Army were affected by the Japanese artillery fire, so they had to settle for the next best thing. While attacking, they carried out soil attack operations at the same time. It cannot be denied that the method of the New Eleventh Army It is very practical. It used to be a buffer zone between the positions of the two sides, but now it has been dug into a series of trenches. After the large troops of the New Eleventh Army entered the trenches, they were closer to the front positions of the Japanese army. This is equivalent to reducing the combat charge distance virtually.

At the end of the day, the New Eleventh Army dug three trenches, advanced the battle line 800 meters, and organized a total of seven waves of charges, all of which were repelled by the Japanese.

For a while, the enemy and our armies were in a stalemate. However, judging from the current situation, the national army was still in the upper hand. After all, the national army surrounded Shanghai from the periphery, and the Japanese army was shrinking its forces for defense.

The Japanese army lost more than 100 planes, and the remaining 100 planes did not dare to bomb on a large scale, for fear that the anti-aircraft guns of the national army would be shot down. After all, the preciousness of planes is not ordinary. These more than 100 planes carry the If the dream of the Japanese army is lost again, the three-dimensional attack of the Japanese army in central China will be completely destroyed.

However, although the Japanese warships in the Yangtze River waters gathered in the Huangpu River area, they had no plans to support the Japanese army in central China. The main reason was that the Japanese army and navy had too much friction. It is the most important arm. There is a lot of grievances between the two arms. Before, they were able to work together and fight together because they had a detailed battle plan.

But this time the national army's offensive was too fast, and the battlefield situation was changing rapidly. The Japanese army only entered the defensive stage in a few days, and there was no detailed defensive operation plan. Therefore, the Japanese navy just sailed the warships to the Huangpu River to show off their might, and has not yet entered combat. situation.

Of course, if the Japanese navy also participated in the war, the howitzer brigade directly under the 26th Army headquarters would not be a vegetarian. As long as they dared to dock, they would be attacked by the howitzers immediately. This is also the main reason why the Japanese navy taboos landing operations.

In the following days, the national army has been: continuous attack, but the fire of the attack is not as strong as it was at the beginning.

Even so, the main force of the Japanese army guarding the banks of the Huangpu River did not dare to relax in the slightest.

After all, the Chinese army on the opposite side has all kinds of high-end advanced weapons, especially artillery, which covers almost all the firepower. Moreover, they also have armored tanks with a variety of equipment. There are neat German armored troops, Japanese troops, and Chinese formal troops , These troops all wore green camouflage, bulletproof helmets and black canvas shoes with rubber soles.

When the Japanese army was preparing for a long-term defense on the banks of the Huangpu River, Liang Xiao was already thinking about preparing for an assault on Shanghai.

That's right, that is...assault on Shanghai Bund, cutting off the connection between the main force of the Japanese army on the Huangpu River and the headquarters of the Japanese army in Huazhong, Shanghai.

In this battle, the 10,000+ troops facing the front had only one combat purpose, to contain the main force of the Japanese army on the Huangpu River, so that they had no time to spare and find opportunities for surprise.

The Chinese and Japanese armies fought for a period of time, and the defense of the Japanese army was secret.

But it was also because of this, that it gave Liang Xiao a chance to find Shanghai.

Just yesterday, the Shanghai Navy intelligence station sent a secret message that the 165th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army guarding the Pujiang Wharf and the Zhongshan Railway was urgently dispatched to the suburbs. Only one squadron of devils was stationed at the Pujiang Wharf and the Zhongshan Railway.

For Liang Xiao, this is the fighter he was looking for.

Immediately afterwards, he personally called Sun Bing, the acting commander of the 66th Army at Wusongkou, and ordered him to come to Hangzhou quickly.

After about two hours.

Sun Bing hurriedly rushed to the Hangzhou headquarters.

"Boss, what orders do you have for looking for a humble job?"

Sun Bing entered the door and saluted.

"The battle on the Huangpu River, are you jealous?"

Liang Xiao smiled slightly and asked.

"Jealous, they are all carrying guns and eating food. They are fighting in full swing in front, but my 66th Army and special warfare division can only defend the coastline and Wusongkou Fort. If you are dissatisfied, the officers and soldiers of the 66th Army have great opinions on this. They all think that It's not honest for you to kill a donkey."

Sun Bing muttered.

"How to unload the mill and kill the donkey"

Liang Xiao asked angrily and amusedly.

"When it was a tough battle, it was our 66th Army. When it came to the battle of Fuyu, it was full of recruits and the 26th Army brought out by you. Our troops didn't even have a chance to pick up junk."

Sun Bing held back his grievances.

"This time I will give you a chance to fight for wealth, come and see."

Liang Xiao pointed to the battle map and said with a smile: "Now the Japanese army has gathered all the main forces in the Huangpu River area, intending to fight the main force of our army here, but Pukou, Dahumen, and the Zhongshan Railway area are empty of defense. According to our intelligence department According to the news sent back, there is currently only one squadron of devils stationed in these three directions."

"I order that you personally lead two brigades of special warfare divisions to raid these three places overnight. After taking these three places, immediately look for bunkers and build fortifications on the spot. The Japanese army realizes that these three places are occupied, and they will surely Deploy the main force to return to the reinforcements. At that time, your army will face double-sided attacks from the defenders in the city and the reinforcements. I order you to hold on to these three places for one day. After one day, enter the urban area of ​​Shanghai from Dahumen, and I will Order the air force to cooperate with you as best as possible, and at the same time order the main force to attack at all costs, the harder we attack, the faster the Japanese army will collapse, and the sooner this battle will end."

"Boss, you are using a humble job as a bait."

Sun Bing smiled wryly.

"This is not a bait, but a surprise soldier who turned the tide of the battle. The Japanese military headquarters would never have thought that I still have a 6000-strong special forces in my hand, and these [-] special forces are... decided to do this The key to the victory of this war, I hope you can show the courage of the party and country soldiers, kill more little devils on the battlefield, and make great achievements in recovering Shanghai Bund."

Liang Xiao said.

"Don't worry, Chief, I have never been afraid of following you to fight here and there, and it's the same this time, our Special Warfare Division will never embarrass you."

Sun Bingdao.

"You don't have heavy weapons this time, and you don't have tanks or armored vehicles. All I can give you is air support."

Liang Xiao said in a deep voice.

"Without heavy weapons, without tanks and armored vehicles, our special combat division can still penetrate the enemy's heart and give the enemy a fatal blow."

Sun Bing clenched his fists, he knew very well that this battle was very cruel, and he might not be able to return after this trip, but he was not afraid, as a soldier, it is the glory of a soldier to die in battle, so why not be afraid of it? have.

Chapter 228 A Fierce Battle

The next morning.

A piece of heavy news completely blew up the headquarters of the Central China Japanese Army.

Overnight, Dahu Mountain, Pukou Wharf, and Zhongshan Railway, all three important places fell.

These three places are next to the urban area and were taken away by the Chinese army. They can enter the urban area of ​​Shanghai at any time.

The Japanese military headquarters deployed all the main force in the Huangpu River area, leaving only a gendarmerie brigade, a patrol brigade, a communication brigade, a machine gun squadron, etc. left in the urban area of ​​Shanghai. Less than 8000 people.

Japanese Army Command.

Yan Jun turned the table directly, the loss of Dahu Mountain, Zhongshan Railway and Pukou Wharf is undoubtedly fatal to the entire battle situation.

He never imagined that Liang Xiao, the Chinese hero, would have an army. He used this army to attack Dahu Mountain and other places, and cut off the main traffic route between the headquarters and the main force of the Japanese army on the Huangpu River.

"Commander, it's not good, the Chinese bomber group is here."

The staff yelled.

"Bagaya Road, where did the Chinese army get the bomber fleet? We shot down more than a dozen of their air force. Coupled with flight wear and tear, the Chinese government can now have more than 100 planes. How dare they take all the planes?" They are all sent out to fight, don't they care...

Is there a war in Wuhan?"

Yan Junliu roared.

"Commander, our foreign intelligence department sent a telegram. Just a week ago, the German Empire sold more than [-] aircraft to the Chinese Army in Nanjing."

Staff said.

"Baga...Baga...why didn't the foreign teacher department stop it"

Yan Junliu cursed loudly.

"The foreign teacher department reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs believes that we still have many opportunities for cooperation with the German Empire. It is not appropriate to fall out with the German Empire over such a trivial matter."

Staff said.

"idiot...."

Yan Jun's voice became hoarse, and he shouted: "Give power to the front line of the Huangpu River, order the 331st Mixed Brigade and the [-]th Division to come back quickly, and clear the Chinese army at Pukou and the Zhongshan Railway. The rest of the troops must stop the Chinese army at Huangpu across the river."

"Commander, I received the battle report from the front line. Early this morning, the Chinese army suddenly launched a fire attack on our position. The artillery fire covered our position for six to seven kilometers. , They broke through our defensive positions under the cover of tanks, and our first, second and third defense lines have all fallen."

The operator picked up the telegram just received and read.

"Nani"