The common people uncovered seven or eight spies in just a few minutes.
This made those spies who were not very active before tremble and dare not act rashly again.
They felt a little regretful at this time. They had known that they had just created chaos and escaped. At this time, everyone was surrounded by Chinese soldiers on three levels, inside and outside, and they could not escape even if they wanted to.
Colonel Yamamoto, who had escaped from the disaster by being among the old men's team before, saw this scene and sighed helplessly.
Because he knew it was over, at least half of his men would be lost here.
He hated that the young officer was so cunning and deceived him.
"Warriors of the empire, rest in peace! I, Yamamoto, will definitely avenge you."
Old devil Yamamoto whispered cruel words, and then slowly disappeared at the gate of the city!
At the same time, due to the participation of the 44th Division Guard Company, the search for the Japanese spies was very fast. In only half an hour, a total of fifteen spies did not escape, and all of them were caught.
Eight of them were shot dead, and the remaining seven were beaten with bruises and swollen faces by the common people. Their hands were tied and they knelt on the ground.
Duan Wu showed no mercy to Japanese spies, and after interrogation yielded no results, they were all shot on the spot.
In fact, Duanwu had already guessed that, except for the leaders of these Japanese spies, no one knew what their specific mission was and who they would contact when they arrived in Changshu City.
Therefore, there will be no results if the interrogation continues. It is better to shoot him directly to deter the Japanese who have sneaked into the city so that they will not dare to act rashly.
At the same time, Chen Yong finally had the opportunity to see Dragon Boat Festival. He saluted: "Commander of the 44th Division, Chen Yong, has met the special commissioner."
The Dragon Boat Festival returned the gift: "The Eighty-eighth Division, the commander of the independent regiment directly under the division - Dragon Boat Festival. I was assigned by the chairman of the committee to come to inspect and rectify Changshu's defense. Please give me your advice."
"The special correspondent is very serious. You just arrived in Changshu and discovered the traces of the Japanese spies. You are really resourceful and sharp-eyed?"
Chen Yong flattered him politely, but when Duanwu heard it, it was just a joke.
Chen Yong was a top student at the Yunnan Military Academy, and he had earned the position of teacher. But in his eyes, what was the Dragon Boat Festival? He was just a kid who was directly related to the chairman of the committee.
What's more, he has actually noticed the Japanese spies. But his troops are limited, and he can't take any action to deal with them.
A large number of refugees need to be evacuated, and important facilities in the city need people to guard them. All these require people.
As for those patrolmen, if they could catch Japanese spies, Chen Yong would not be bothered. They were just a bunch of losers.
Therefore, in Chen Yong's mind, the Dragon Boat Festival was just a coincidence. And he also believed that there were far more Japanese spies than just these few.
But since Duanwu was sent by the chairman of the committee, he would give him some face. Moreover, he also wanted to borrow troops from Duanwu.
Thinking of this, Chen Yong's smile became even warmer and he said to Duanwu: "Commissioner, we have been tired of traveling all the way, please come to the city quickly."
Duanwu nodded and said: "Okay, let's talk in the city, but I have to make arrangements for the people entering the city first. Since I promised them, I must do it."
Chen Yong said: "What's so difficult about this? I asked Staff Officer Xiao to handle this matter, and I will do it properly. Please!"
"please!"
The two sides gave way, and then the group came to the headquarters of the 44th Division.
Chen Yong asked people to watch tea, chatted with Duanwu for a few words, and then began to talk to Duanwu about the current war situation.
Chen Yong said while marking with pencil on the combat map: Yesterday, at dawn on the 16th, the Japanese 38th Regiment launched another attack on Fushan Town.
At about 6 o'clock, its vanguard troops deployed on the east side of Fushan and had a fierce battle with the defender Wang Lingyun's 76th Division.
The fierce battle lasted until 11 a.m. yesterday, when the Japanese Navy's Third Mine Team joined the battle and bombarded Fukuyama with naval guns to support the infantry operations.
However, after our army resisted tenaciously, the Japanese attack still made no progress.
At 15:00 in the afternoon, the commander of the 38th Regiment, Seiji Sekawa, suddenly changed his strategy for unknown reasons and ordered his command post to quickly take a shortcut towards Changshu.
Our army discovered its movements and clung to its first brigade, making it difficult for them to escape. They had to continue the melee near Fushan.
The battle lasted until midnight. Under the continuous fierce counterattacks of our army, the 1st Brigade of the 38th Regiment fell into a situation of running out of ammunition and food. That night, Liu Shangzhi's 56th Division was ordered to send two regiments of troops to reinforce Fushan. The Japanese ordered the Japanese to
The 38th Regiment was unable to move for half a minute.
News came from the military headquarters that the reason why the 38th Regiment was entangled at all costs was mainly to buy enough time for the front line in Changshu.
Commissioner, you can see that at about 5 o'clock in the morning yesterday, the Chongteng detachment took advantage of the opportunity of the 98th Division and the 171st Division to hand over the Caojiacun position, and detoured to the left flank of the 98th Division with one unit.
But our army is not just for food, so we are on guard against the Japs. The 98th Division killed a carbine and devoured the Japs' vanguard.
Although the remaining Japanese soldiers fled back, they also suffered heavy losses.
After daybreak, the Japs regrouped, and Chongteng Detachment and the 33rd Regiment attacked Jinjia Village, Shidun, and Wuqu Town from the northeast, due east, and southeast respectively.
Our army's 171st Division, 98th Division, and 13th Division guarded the defense fortifications and organized a dense fire net to resist tenaciously.
After a morning of fierce fighting, the Japanese army's frontal attack made no progress. They could only cross the river near the garden southwest of Shidun in an attempt to attack our army's flank.
Starting at noon, the Japanese heavy artillery concentrated 8 150mm cannons and 16 100mm cannons to fire violently at positions near Shidun and Sanli Bridge, and used armor-piercing shells to destroy our bunkers.
At around 13:00, Chongteng detachment finally broke through the Jinjiacun position of the 171st Division and attempted to attack Yushan. General Luo immediately mobilized our 132nd Brigade to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.
The 263rd Regiment of the 132nd Brigade attacked from the line between Tengjia Village, Wujia Village, and Jintong Temple to Lujia Lane and Doujia Village. The 264th Regiment launched an attack from the line between Lijiaqiao and Jiangjiabang to Jiangjia Village and Huyuan.
After an afternoon of fierce fighting, our army finally repulsed the Japanese army and successfully occupied the line from Jintong Temple to Chungguo Temple to confront the Japanese army.
At 21:00 that night, after repeated battles with our army, the Chongteng detachment captured Yang Jingshang on the right wing of Shidun. Then Yang Jingshang went north to attack Shidun. An infantry company and a machine gun company of the 292nd Brigade of the 98th Division of the defenders were all killed, and they were forced to attack Shidun.
Move to the second line position.
At 22:00, part of the Japanese 33rd Regiment attacked Wuqu Town again, but was still repelled by the 13th Division.
At this time, the follow-up 19th Brigade of the 16th Division had landed near Baimaokou and was being ordered to advance to Changshu via Meili Town to support the battle. However, the 13th Division was attacked by our army due to poor road conditions on the way along the river bank.
During the blockade, the 26th Brigade and the 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment were in great confusion.
Earlier, after the enemy's 103rd Brigade was ordered to attack Xiejiaqiao, north of Changshu, contact was suddenly lost. It was said that it was completely wiped out, and the specific situation is unknown.
"hehe!"
Hearing this, Duanwu laughed twice.
Chen Yong was puzzled, thinking that he had taken the wrong medicine during the Dragon Boat Festival. But how did he know that the Japanese 103rd Brigade had been completely wiped out.
At this time, Chen Yong continued: "Yesterday evening, the enemy's 104th Regiment headed towards Xiejiaqiao. The situation of the battle is still unknown.
Most of the news I have received now is from the 48th Army, the 39th Army, and the 18th Army.
The 18th Army said: At the southern end of the Wu-Fu Line, the Japanese 6th Division is moving from Kunshan to the south of Taihu Lake. The remaining 9th Division, with the 6th Brigade as the leader, continues to attack westward from Kunshan. Brigade Regiment commander Akiyama Yoshitsune led the 35th Regiment in front and the 7th Regiment in the rear. At dawn, he began to launch a fierce attack on our 36th Division's position.
The 36th Division suffered heavy casualties and could only adopt the tactics of constant resistance, which temporarily held back the Japanese.
However, although Wu Fu's position was relatively stable across the board yesterday, the commander of the Third War Zone has already made long-term plans.
The defeat in the Battle of Songhu cannot be repeated. Now our army has started preparations for moving to the Xicheng Line in advance.
The 9th and 19th Group Armies in the southern section of the Wu-Fu Line were ordered to transfer their main forces to the Xicheng Line one by one. The requirement for defensive battles near Changshu was to "hold on until at least the 19th."
Our 44th Division was ordered to defend Changshu. But how to defend it, I still don’t have a specific plan.
If our 44th Division were still at full strength now, let alone three days, even ten days, I would be sure of it.
But it is a pity that in the consecutive days of fighting, the two brigades of our 44th Division have now defeated not even one brigade.
The soldiers on the periphery will not come back in 1989. Now, the troops I can mobilize, except for the division guard company, are less than three regiments.
As for these three regiments, we have to defend Changshu for three days. Commissioner, you are a top student, can you give me an idea?..."