In the Chairman's Office, Secretary-General Yang is reporting on the latest battle situation:
"Early on the 13th, the 66th Regiment of the enemy's 114th Division continued to attack near Siliqiao from the front.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army launched an attack on the position of the defending 79th Division, and detoured southward with a large group, and was immediately hit head-on.
The defenders used bunker fortifications and shooting holes on civilian houses to shoot at the Japanese troops from all directions. The battle was extremely fierce.
Although the Japanese army used grenades to destroy firepower points on civilian houses, they were helpless in front of the reinforced concrete bunkers.
Its wing's artillery was completely ineffective. Although the navy dispatched aircraft to support us and carried out low-altitude bombing and strafing at our positions, it still had little effect.
In the afternoon, the enemy's 150th Regiment arrived. Together with the 66th Regiment, they violently attacked Sili Bridge, but the battle still made no progress.
In the blazing fire net formed by the heavy machine guns of our bunker, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and was forced to stop the attack and wait for the support of heavy weapons from the rear.
After nightfall, the 79th Division continued to send out small troops to attack the Japanese positions, which made the Japanese army exhausted."
"kindness!"
Upon hearing this, the Chairman nodded. Secretary-General Yang continued to report:
"As for the 18th Division, the 124th Regiment used a small force to cross the river from Taiko Bridge at night to make a surprise attack in the early morning of that day and captured several bunkers.
Immediately, after releasing cigarette butts, a brigade launched a forcible crossing under the cover of mountain artillery and flamethrowers. The 763rd Regiment of Shu Anqing's Department mistakenly thought that the Japanese army had used poison gas, and panicked and allowed the Japanese army to succeed.
The Japanese follow-up troops immediately jumped in and crossed the river to seize the starting position for the attack.
At 6 a.m., the 124th Regiment concentrated eight heavy machine guns and various artillery pieces to launch violent suppressive fire at the 382 Brigade position, and then concentrated its forces to advance towards Qianjiabang and the highway.
The 763rd Regiment and the 764th Regiment resisted desperately. The two sides repeatedly fought hand-to-hand on the battlefield. During the fierce battle, the commander of the 764th Regiment, Shen Quan, was injured. Regiment Deputy Yang Feiteng and the 763 Regiment Deputy Yang Zhengyin were both killed. Two battalion commanders were killed and three were seriously injured.
The company platoon leader's soldiers suffered more heavy casualties, and their positions were broken through by the Japanese army one after another.
Fortunately, Liu Yaoqing immediately led the 768th Regiment to arrive from the rear, occupied the position, and blocked the Japanese attack.
However, the 124th Regiment soon discovered that there were a large number of bunkers ahead of the road, and the firepower was extremely fierce.
After several hours of repeated attacks, Mi Dachang, the deputy of the 768th regiment, was killed and Liu Yaoqing, the regiment leader, was seriously injured. However, the efforts of the 768th regiment were not in vain, and the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and was unable to attack again.
However, starting from noon, the 767th Regiment guarding both sides of the railway was also violently attacked by the Japanese army. The regiment resolutely resisted and repelled numerous Japanese charges, and its position remained firm.
At the same time, the Japanese 23rd Brigade also made every effort to launch a general attack on the 109th Division position on the left wing, launching unprecedentedly fierce battles across the entire front.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the right wing position of the 109th Division was immediately broken through by the Japanese army. Brigadier Ge Yanchun was supervising the battle on the front line and was shot and wounded. The battalion commander was killed and wounded one each, and the troops were in a state of wavering.
Division Commander Zhao Yi personally led the 650th and 653rd Regiments, and with the cooperation of the 13th Brigade Ouyang Regiment, launched a massive counterattack against the Japanese army. During the battle, all commanders took the lead, and most of the battalion and regiment officers sacrificed their lives.
After numerous battles, all positions were successfully restored and the enemy's 23rd Brigade was pushed back.
At 16:00, Liu Jianxu ordered the remaining units of the 109th Division to temporarily return to the command of the 128th Division.
In the evening, Gu Jiaqi, commander of the 128th Division, ordered the right-wing defense line to be retracted to the river near Jiashan Railway Station..."
The Chairman of the Generalissimo frowned more and more as he listened. It was clear that the war situation was not optimistic.
Although the soldiers at the front fought bravely to kill the enemy, some officers who were greedy for life and feared death still missed the important events of the party and the country.
If this is the case, whether the Wu-Fu Line can be defended is a question.
Moreover, he knew from the battle reports that various units of the national army suffered heavy casualties. Some units were even disabled.
"Huh, isn't there any good news?"
The Chairman slammed the table angrily. He wanted to hear the battle report, he wanted to hear good news. Not some desperate resistance, how many people died, how many people were injured. What he wanted was good news.
Secretary-General Yang grinned awkwardly, because there was really no good news.
However, an idea struck him and he remembered the Dragon Boat Festival. He forced a smile and said: "Commitment, that monkey boy is in the 40th Division."
The chairman was angry: "Why did he go to the 40th Division again? Didn't I tell him to get back quickly?"
Secretary-General Yang quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Commissioner, please listen to me!"
At this point, Secretary-General Yang took out the newspaper in which Matsui Iwane had been interviewed by reporters from many countries, and said: "Commissioner, I got on the phone with that monkey. The monkey yelled at me, saying that this newspaper said
It's all bullshit.
He led half of the independent regiment to break through the encirclement, went straight to the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, and rescued Wang Yuanyang, the captain of the Yuanyang.
Later, based on the intelligence of Division Commander Wang Yuanyang, he passed through multiple Japanese blockades and captured the newly repaired armored cruiser Izumo at the dock. He also exchanged fire with enemy ships at sea.
According to the monkey boy, he sank seven enemy ships, including two light cruisers. The Izumo was hit by too many bullets and eventually sank at the bottom of the river eight kilometers away from the Huangshan Fort.
And I have confirmed this to the 762nd Regiment of the 112th Division. Many people in the 112th Division witnessed all this and saw the sinking of the Izumo with their own eyes.
And Wang Yuanyang was also on his way back to Nanjing under the escort of the 112th Division.
So I infer that the monkey cub did not lie."
Snapped!
"Very good!"
The chairman of the committee stood up and finally let out a long breath.
In the past few days, he was simply bored. All the battle reports showed either desperate resistance or tenacious fighting. Although the enemy was eliminated, there was no victory.
But the Dragon Boat Festival, which he called monkey boy, brought him a big surprise.
"Very good, very good, let that monkey boy come back. I want to reward him for his bravery in fighting and good command. I want to reward him with a Yunhui Medal, a Baoding Medal, and a Loyal and Brave Medal."
The Chairman was so happy that he awarded three medals in a row, which was considered the first of its kind.
Secretary-General Yang said with some worry: "Commissioner, please don't spoil this kid. Aren't you afraid that he will go to heaven?"
The Chairman said disdainfully: "Whoever has the ability will go to heaven. The first fleet and the second fleet were almost wiped out, but what was the result? How many Japanese warships were sunk? All I heard were our warships
It was sunk, and then it was sunk again to block the river.
Huh! Do they think my money is brought by the strong wind? If anyone is not satisfied, just go and sink a few Japanese warships for me. I will also promote them and make them rich!"
Secretary-General Yang smiled apologetically and said, "Commissioner, you also use foul language!"
The chairman covered his mouth and then cursed: "I was led astray by that little monkey. In other words, it's not easy to learn well, but once you learn bad things, you will slip away. From now on, when that little monkey scolds others, I will, I will."
Deduct his money.
Yes, I will deduct money from him. I will let this kid curse his mother when he is hungry. I wonder if he can still curse? Hahaha!"
The chairman laughed loudly, and Secretary-General Yang on the side also laughed. Because although this monkey cub is noisy, he can always surprise them.
After just laughing for a moment, the Chairman suddenly changed his mind and asked: "That monkey boy, after walking for two days, what did he do in the 40th Division?..."