In the reception room, a group of intelligence leaders were all summoned by Boss Dai for an emergency meeting.
"The commissioner just gave me an order! Let me immediately investigate thoroughly what is the current war situation on the other side of Cangcheng and Songjiang City!"
"There are also the troops of the Northeastern Army and the 26th Division of the 43rd Army of the Sichuan Army. Where did they get so many artillery and artillery shells to fight against the incoming Japanese army!"
"Finally, let me find out the details of the struggling newspaper that reported the success of the first battle in Cangcheng!"
"Who are they on the other side?"
"Within two days, we must get the detailed results that the committee wants, otherwise we can just figure it out by ourselves!"
“I can’t bear the commission’s anger!”
When all the intelligence chiefs under him who could handle the matter had arrived, Boss Dai also said straight to the point.
After Boss Dai finished speaking,
All the leaders looked at each other,
"Yes! Bureau seat!"
Then everyone quickly agreed in unison.
Soon, the entire Central Government began to urgently dispatch a group of elite intelligence agents and spies to Cangcheng and Songjiang City to investigate the battle situation on that side.
Including the origin of the artillery groups of the Northeast Army and Sichuan Army,
In addition, Fenzhan Newspaper was also targeted by people from the Central Government.
As for Boss Dai, of course he won’t go there in person.
Because he still has a lot of frontline intelligence work to deal with,
And for the time being, he still needs to sit in Nanjing, the capital, to receive intelligence from various intelligence groups, especially intelligence about the advancing position of the Japanese troops.
So he is also very busy.
And at this moment,
Tang Shengzhi, the Military Commissioner, was a general who advocated holding on to the capital Nanjing and fighting the incoming Japanese army to the end.
When he saw that the Battle of Songhu was over,
And now the Japanese reinforcements are also coming in a steady stream, arriving in Hangzhou, Suzhou, and after successfully landing operations from Jinshan Guard,
He also advocated that the capital city of Nanjing must be defended.
He was even prepared to take the initiative and proposed to the Chairman of the Generalissimo Committee that he should serve as the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters.
Especially when the Chairman of the Generalissimo and the people on the Military Commission were ready to officially announce the relocation of the capital to Chongqing on November 20, the Military Commission Tang Shengzhi became even more interested in serving as the commander of the garrison headquarters guarding the capital city of Nanjing.
Sir.
However, just when he was about to propose this matter to the chairman of the committee at the senior staff meeting, he also saw the newspaper published by Qizhan Newspaper Company.
"Well! A great victory in Cangcheng?"
"Northeastern Army and Sichuan Army troops?"
"Hiss! When did they have such a powerful artillery group with firepower?"
"Hasn't the Northeastern Army been completely consumed by the commission? In particular, aren't their ammunition and weapons and equipment all consumed in the battle with the Japanese?"
"Why were there so many artillery pieces to bombard the Japanese troops in the Battle of Cangcheng this time, and even engage in mutual bombardment with the Japanese artillery positions?"
"Does the Northeast Army still have the confidence to fight? What's going on with these Sichuan Army troops?"
"Aren't they all local troops with extremely inferior weapons and equipment?"
"Why is there still an artillery group to assist the Northeast Army in fighting?"
"Are these news and photos true or false?"
After he finished reading the news reported by Qizhan Newspaper,
Military Commissioner Tang Shengzhi was also full of doubts and was mumbling to himself.
But no matter what the reason is,
The scene of artillery from the Northeast Army and Sichuan Army counterattacking the Japanese artillery positions shocked him greatly.
Then, he also put his focus a little bit on the battle in Cangcheng.
He is also looking forward to what the battle situation will be like on the Cangcheng side tomorrow.
Will there be any good news surprises?
Of course, in addition to him, there were also many senior generals one after another, including the chairman of the committee, who also paid a little attention to the next battle situation on the side of Cangcheng and Songjiang City.
But even so,
The chairman's senior staff meeting will still continue.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
However, the capital city of Nanjing, which had not been peaceful for long, was suddenly attacked and bombed by a group of Japanese aircraft.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom."
For a time, the entire capital city of Nanjing was plunged into a tragic scene of smoke-filled air raids and bombings by Japanese planes.
There were also a lot of miserable howls and calls for help coming and going.
At this time, the outer positions of Cangcheng,
Group after group of Japanese artillery units and infantry units were also bombarded by He Feiyang's command, and suffered casualties. They were lying in a mess on the battlefield where the smoke was not gone.
Howls of misery, deaths in battle, pleas for help.
For a time, the entire Japanese 18th Division was bombarded by He Feiyang's last round of artillery fire in the evening in retaliation, leaving corpses scattered all over the field.
Of course, He Feiyang's department also paid a heavy price.
Because during the day, they also suffered constant attacks from Japanese aircraft groups.
Although anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were used to shoot down some Japanese planes, groups of Japanese planes still continued to attack.
As a result, the anti-aircraft firepower became increasingly weak.
The casualties are also getting bigger and bigger.
Especially when the Japanese 18th Division and the Kunisaki Detachment gathered all the last artillery groups to carry out desperate counterattack artillery bombing,
Cangcheng, which He Feiyang's troops were defending, was also bombed and killed a number of officers and soldiers.
After the Japanese army and He Feiyang's troops fought from day to early morning,
After both sides suffered a lot of casualties, they finally stopped fighting and rested.
The positions of the Japanese 18th Division and Kunisaki Detachment,
"Report! Your Excellency, Division Commander!"
"Our artillery unit has less than 3 artillery pieces and less than 8 artillerymen left!"
"As for the cannonballs, there are no more, they've all been fired!"
"As for the infantry casualties, the losses exceeded the strength of more than two squadrons!"
When the battle is over,
Japanese operational staff officer Matsuda Shota quickly came over to conduct post-war debriefings.
"Yeah! I know!"
"Let the medical team treat those wounded soldiers as soon as possible!"
"In addition, all uninjured troops should rest and recuperate immediately and strive to capture Cangcheng tomorrow. I want all the Chinese troops inside to die! Die!"
"After today's battle, their artillery and ammunition must have been exhausted. Although our artillery force is not much better than these damn Chinese troops, we will still have the support of the aviation force!"
"So tomorrow we will definitely be able to capture Xiacang City and double the casualties of our imperial army to these damned Chinese troops!"
"I want them to know that our 18th Division is not so easy to deal with!"
After listening to the report, the division commander Ushijima Sadao narrowed his eyes and said in a calm but angry tone,
"Hai!"
The Japs' combat adviser, Shota Matsuda, quickly followed the order and left.
When he is gone,
Noboru Kunizaki, the leader of the Kunisaki detachment, also walked up to the division leader Ushijima Sadao.