"About 20 kilometers southwest of Songjiang City, a large number of Chinese troops were found marching in formation. After repeated confirmation, they should be the main force of the Chinese army retreating from Songjiang."
The telegram sent by the Japanese Navy almost sent away His Excellency Yanagawa Heisuke, who was ambitiously planning to wipe out the remaining Chinese army today.
Baga! Who swore to tell me yesterday that the main force of the Chinese army was 20 kilometers ahead? How come it only took 24 hours to tell me that the main force of the Chinese army was in another direction.
Have the Chinese grown wings?
Yes, according to yesterday's reconnaissance and battlefield traces, the main force of the Chinese has definitely crossed the Suzhou River. Even if they want to do something unexpected and turn around and return across the river from another location, they will never be able to escape four or five times in one night.
Ten kilometers to go.
An army march is not a marathon. Soldiers need to carry all kinds of equipment and supplies, and they also need to maintain formation. Otherwise, it will not be a retreat, but a collapse. So how can they reach the location reported by the reconnaissance plane as a whole?
Besides, the Chinese have been running all day long, and they can still maintain sufficient physical strength to run for such a long time at night? That is absolutely impossible.
Of course, Yanagawa Heisuke was the one who commanded an army of 100,000 troops after all. After calming down his heart that was extremely agitated by this unexpected telegram, he immediately called back to the Navy to confirm the accuracy of the reconnaissance plane's intelligence.
The navy's response was firm: it was confirmed to be the main force of the Chinese army. Its marching column stretched for ten miles, and it was a troop size that could not be reached by ten thousand people.
As for Yanagawa Heisuke's request to send bombers for bombing, the naval fleet commander Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi, who was beaten to death yesterday, simply chose to ignore it.
Don’t even think about it, what if the Chinese come back for another wave of ground-to-air cooperation? I am reporting the battlefield reconnaissance results to you just for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor.
"No, we were fooled." Yanagawa Heisuke didn't bother to scold the navy and land troops, his face was ashen.
At this moment, he was finally sure that he had been deceived by the Chinese because of his subjective consciousness.
Of course there are Chinese people in front of him, and their number is not too small, but they are by no means the main force of the Chinese.
The main force of the Chinese people hid somewhere in the wilderness during the day, perhaps in the hills he passed, waiting quietly for him to lead his troops to pass by. Then, when night fell, they began to attack
Running southwest...
From the beginning, they never wanted to go to Kunshan through Baihe Port. It was just their own wishful thinking.
Yes, Yanagawa Heisuke's brain is quite flexible and he has basically figured out the key.
Tang Dao's suggestion to the two commanders was not to take the Baihegang Bridge to Kunshan as before, but then follow the army to Suzhou---Wuxi---Changzhou---Zhenjiang.
History has proven that even if the Songjiang defenders dropped all their heavy equipment and threw off their pursuers and rushed all the way to those defense lines that had high hopes from the top but were hollowed out by corruption, they would definitely be defeated.
It was a terrible rout, with hundreds of thousands of troops almost disappearing into thin air.
Moreover, the determination of the tenth army, which was severely damaged at this time, to pursue the enemy was far beyond that of the previous time and space, and they would definitely pursue it to the death. If Songjiang's army wanted to change its destiny, it had to change its path.
Go southwest to Jiashan in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
There is also a defense line there, which was originally built to resist enemies who would land on the beach. It was used to guard the important defense line on the rear flank of the metropolis Songhu.
It’s just that no one expected that this defense line would become another important life channel for the evacuation of the Songhu army.
If Tang Dao's memory is correct, there will be a Hunan Army infantry division waiting there, where they once resisted the detoured 18th Division for seven days and nights.
They created a miraculous battle no less than the Songjiang Blockade.
The 128th Division of the Hunan Army, which was formed mainly from Phoenix students in southern Hunan Province, relied on defense fortifications that could withstand heavy artillery. In a fierce battle, thousands of Japanese invaders were killed, making the 128th Division known as the "Empire Double 13".
The 18th Division advanced only 11 kilometers in seven days and nights.
At that time, the beautiful ancient city of Fenghuang had only ten thousand households. After the war, almost every house had white banners, and three thousand women became widows.
It is said that the quiet Tuojiang River, which originally ran along the city, had a faint whimpering sound every year.
Then perhaps, there are wives who miss their husbands, and there are also the reluctance of the officers and soldiers of the "Gan Army" to return to their heroic souls!
If Songjiang's army joins them there, the total strength of the army can reach more than 30,000 people, relying on permanent defense fortifications that can withstand heavy artillery, there may be a chance to give the Tenth Army a loud slap in the face.
After knocking them out, the whole army can retreat calmly.
However, this tactical concept is simple to say, but extremely difficult to implement.
First of all, it must be able to deceive the Tenth Army, which is chasing closely and has reconnaissance planes in the sky as "eyes". Secondly, and more importantly, whether the infantry divisions stationed on that defense line have enough combat power, they have no way to deal with the corrupt war situation.
The two unconfident army lieutenants found it hard to believe that there was still an army that dared to stay there and fight alone at this moment.
Fortunately, Tang Dao said that those who stayed there were the Hunan troops, Xiang Yazi who had already proven their bravery and fearlessness in Jinshan City.
That is the old unit that Qiang Sanwa, the only surviving Hunan Army Signal Corps member, never forgets to return to.
Therefore, the main force of the Songjiang Army hid in the bushes to avoid the Japanese Tenth Army, which had attracted all the attention of the advance group. When night fell, the entire army marched for seven or eight hours, covering thirty kilometers, completely
After getting rid of the threat of the heavy artillery of the Tenth Army, they boldly walked onto the road.
Even when Japanese reconnaissance planes arrived, they did not hide it.
Of course it is also to reduce the pressure on Tang Dao and the advance team, and clearly tell Yanagawa Heisuke that you are chasing the wrong person. If you have the ability, turn around and chase me!
The more he thought about it, the clearer Yanagawa Heisuke became, and he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
But no matter how depressed he is, there are only two ways in front of Yanagawa Heisuke at this time. As the commander, he must make a choice.
Or, continue to chase this small force that was regarded as an abandoned son by the Chinese and devour it to temporarily relieve the hatred in his heart. However, the Chinese commander who gave him a slap in the face at the foot of Songjiang City and his subordinates are not the same.
Some Chinese people fled.
Either, the army turns around, once again uses the Imperial Army's invincible spirit, catches up with the Chinese, and kills them.
Adults, don’t do multiple-choice questions. We will take the lives of all Chinese who dare to deceive us.
Five minutes later, His Excellency Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, standing on the bank of the Suzhou River, finally made the same decision as before in time and space.
At that time, he wanted to conquer Jinling in two groups and enclose the feudal lords to achieve a great cause. But at this time, the Japanese Army Lieutenant General obviously just wanted to kill the hateful Chinese first and then talk about other things.
"Order, the 36th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division, together with the First Brigade of the Division Artillery Regiment, continue to pursue and kill the Chinese in front. The remaining division-affiliated troops of the 6th Division and the 13th Infantry Brigade, the 114th Division, Kunisaki
The detachment will follow me to Kunshan according to the original plan. The 18th Division and the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade will turn southwest to pursue the main force of the retreating enemy in Songjiang. After defeating the enemy, there is no need to return. According to the previously formulated plan, we will march towards the Yixing and Guangde lines."
Yanagawa Heisuke's military order was quickly circulated to the entire army.
The stubborn cart of history miraculously returned to its original track after being severely kicked by Tang Dao.
Only this time, the unlucky attribute was transferred from the top of the head of the 6th Division to the head of the 18th Division.
Because, what they faced this time was not only the 20,000 troops who had just experienced the bloody battle of Songjiang, but also a "Gan Army" of 8,000 men who had carried them alone for seven days and nights in the past time and space.
The fierceness of the Miao family with big earrings hanging from their ears did not give them nightmares, because they did not even have much chance to dream.
The Miao people, who lacked weapons, preferred night attacks to Tang knives, using knives made of bamboo.
The steel knife kills people with just one blow.
Killing someone with a bamboo knife is basically painful to death.
The 36th Infantry Brigade, which was ordered to pursue the advance regiment, actually did not fare much better.
8,000 vs. 3,000, with 12 mountain cannons. Logically speaking, it is a sure win.
But how can there be a sure win in this world?
Shuangwang and four 2 have all been stunned by the sight of airplanes flying with wings.
What's more, the advance group didn't run towards Kunshan at all. Under the command of Tang Dao, they began to circle in the wilderness.
Within two days, the advance group, which was lightly armed compared with the Japanese army, used the shoals to cross the Suzhou River three times under the leadership of the guide, and performed the "Three Crossings of Suzhou River".
The battle was not fought much, but the 36th Infantry Brigade almost died.
What's even more terrible is the endless special attacks from Tang Dao.
Tired, destroy! Perhaps this was the sentiment of all the Japanese troops from the 36th Infantry Brigade down to Ushijima in those two days.
