Chapter 259: Fire everywhere 2 (please ask for red flowers!)

Zhang Ruigui, commander of the 041st Division of the National Defense Force, was formerly the commander of the 3rd Division of the 1st Army of the Guangdong Army. Among the generals of the Guangdong Army, Zhang Ruigui was highly valued by Chen Jitang. He was quite legendary in his life and was known as the "birther of Zhang Fei".

Zhang Ruigui was born in Qin County, Guangdong (now Qinzhou, Guangxi) in 1891 to a Zhuang peasant family. As a young man, his family was poor, so Zhang Ruigui helped other people herd cattle and watch ducks, and was called "duck-watching Zhang" by the locals. Later, he followed his parents to Nanning to make a living, where he

He worked in a sauce shop and went to the martial arts hall at night to learn martial arts, listening and speaking, and especially admired heroes in history. In 1909, Zhang Ruigui gave up his job and joined the army and joined the Gui Army. He started as a soldier, squad leader, platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander.

, the group leader was promoted step by step.

In the spring of 1925, he accepted the reorganization of Chen Jitang's troops and served as the commander of Major General Chen's supplementary regiment. In 1927, Chen's troops were reorganized into the 4th Army, and Zhang Ruigui was promoted to the commander of the 123rd Brigade. In the winter of 1929, the Guangdong-Guangxi War broke out, and Chen's troops were unable to support their troops.

The situation was not good and there was a danger of defeat. Zhang Ruigui took the initiative to ask for a fight. He led his officers and soldiers naked, "ran" onto the battlefield, fought bravely, defeated the Gui army in one fell swoop, and became Chen Jitang's confidant. In the autumn of 1933, Chen Jitang, who had been promoted to the commander of the 1st Group Army of the Guangdong Army, inspected

In the Chaoshan area, an assassin held a Russian grenade and opened the safety latch in front of Chen Jitang. Upon seeing this, Zhang Ruigui immediately rushed forward and kicked the assassin and the grenade several meters away. The grenade exploded and the assassin died on the spot. Chen Jitang was only a few feet away.

The head was slightly injured.

If it had not been for Wu Aihua's emergence, Zhang Ruigui would have been promoted to commander of the 63rd Army after the start of the Anti-Japanese War and led his troops to resist the Japanese in northern Guangdong. Zhang Ruigui destroyed many enemies during the Anti-Japanese War, but the losses to his troops were also very heavy. At that time, the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government evaluated Zhang Ruigui

"He is brave enough but has poor foresight."

The troops led by such a character obviously have Zhang Fei's "brave" spirit!

Jiang Wencui, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the 041 Division, has a very elegant name, but Jiang Wencui’s ability is completely unrelated to his name. This guy has been fond of martial arts since he was a child, but he stole money from his family to become a local man.

As a martial arts master, he practiced martial arts day and night, which made his father, a former scholar, so angry that he vomited blood three times. What was even more hateful was that the day before the wedding, this guy ran away from home because he was dissatisfied with his parents' arranged marriage.

, his actions are quite characteristic of the angry youth of this era.

Although Jiang Wencui was in a happy mood after escaping from his family, his life soon fell into trouble. At this moment, Jiang Wencui encountered the Guangdong Army recruiting soldiers. In order to make a living, Jiang Wencui joined the army alone. Jiang Wencui, who possesses quite good martial arts, inspected by Zhang Ruigui

As a new recruit, Jiang Wencui quickly stood out and was recruited as a guard by Zhang Ruigui, and later became the company commander of the guard company. After the Guangdong Army joined the National Defense Force as a whole, Jiang Wencui was promoted to the commander of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the 041 Division after participating in training.

This time, Jiang Wencui was naturally the natural candidate to form a "Wartime Reconnaissance Group". The "Wartime Reconnaissance Group" went into battle, which involved extremely delicate relationships between the three major armies and 15 divisions.

The entire National Defense Force is under the command of Wu Aihua. No one can have a second mind, and no one dares to have a second mind. However, this does not mean that the National Defense Force is monolithic. Within the National Defense Force, between group armies, and between divisions,

Competition between groups, including between classes, is full of competition.

To a certain extent, Wu Aihua encourages this kind of competition, which is a sign of a vigorous and enterprising force. The task of Wu Aihua, including the top brass of the National Defense Force, is to guide this sense of competition in a positive direction and maintain its

A state of orderly competition.

If an army only listens to orders from superiors and has no ideas of its own, it is impossible for such an army to defeat a powerful enemy.

If a soldier has no desire to perform meritorious service and no sense of honor, such a soldier is not a qualified soldier.

The unity of the army ends with thoughts, military discipline, and will; while the combat style and tactical choices can maintain their own characteristics as much as possible.

"Wencui, whether our 041 Division can be proud this time depends on your performance!" Before departure, Zhang Ruigui called Jiang Wencui for a face-to-face discussion and said hopefully.

"Commander, rest assured and wait for the results. Among all the army's reconnaissance battalions, our battalion will not lose to anyone." Jiang Wencui said with confidence.

"Haha, I have you. However, you know the principles of the National Defense Forces. You must not cause heavy casualties to the troops, otherwise, I will not be able to spare you!" Zhang Ruigui's style has changed a lot now.

"Understood, Commander." After Jiang Wencui saluted, he led several of his men and hid in the darkness. Jiang Wencui was a smart man, and all of his soldiers were his brothers. How could he give random orders to the Japanese?

It was ruined.

In the activity areas of all "Wartime Reconnaissance Groups", Jiang Wencui Group's destination is neither far nor near, but their task is not light. In a sense, they have to be like Sun Wukong, crawling into the iron fan

into the princess's belly.

Because the mission given to them by the Secretary of Defense is to move between Songjiang, Minhang, Qingpu, and Hongqiao Airports to annihilate the enemy.

This irregular trapezoidal area is about 16 kilometers from Songjiang to Qingpu, about 25 kilometers from Qingpu to Hongqiao Airport, about 8 kilometers from Nanchang to Minhang, and about 16 kilometers from Minhang to Songjiang, with a total area of ​​about 250 square meters.

kilometers. In later generations, transportation from any two places in this area can be reached in 20 minutes, but in this era, if the army wants to move fully armed from one point to another, it will take at least 1-2 hours. If you add

Including the enemy's reaction time, this data can be slightly increased by 20%.

Of course, this activity area is also "flexible", that is, if you encounter difficulties, you do not have to arrive at the designated location, but can "adapt accordingly", as long as it can cause difficulties to the Japanese army and take the opportunity to attack the Japanese army.

Jiang Wencui's regiment set off from Gouli Town, where the 041st Division was stationed, and marched 40 kilometers to Shendang, west of Haining. Before the National Defense Forces, Haining belonged to the national defense zone, but because there was no danger to defend, the national army only had a symbolic presence in Haining.

A local security group was stationed. After the National Defense Forces reached an agreement with the national government, the security group had already returned to Hangzhou before the National Defense Forces set out from Guangdong and Fujian. Therefore, Haining was completely left in a vacuum.

When the Japanese 117th Division, the enemy of Jiaxing, knew that Haining had become a vacuum city and wanted to send a brigade to take it in, the Japanese East China Command issued the completely opposite order: the 117th Division would control the defense area in Huzhou and the Yangtze River from now on.

, Jiaxing defense will be taken over by another unit.

A few days later, this "other unit" finally arrived belatedly. This was the 107th Division. The 107th Division was also not prepared to take over Haining, and controlled its forward positions in Tongxiang and Wangdian lines, 10 kilometers away from Haining.

How about kilometers?

Haining is close to Hangzhou Bay, and the distance between Haining and the coast is about 12 kilometers. In this way, the Japanese army left a "safety corridor" of about 25 kilometers for the National Defense Forces along the coast of Hangzhou Bay.

Every time Jiang Wencui's regiment passed through a town or at regular intervals, they would send a telegram to the Wild Division and the 041 Division to report the situation between the enemy and ourselves.

"Your unit will continue to advance toward the predetermined target until it can no longer advance." Ye Si's reply was simple, but the intelligence sent back by Jiang Wencui's group and other "wartime reconnaissance groups" made it so clear for the upper echelons of the National Defense Forces to see this for the first time.

"Safe Corridor".

"Don't worry about it, we just act according to the established strategy." When Wu Aihua received this information, he immediately understood the Japanese army's plan, but how could Wu Aihua be fooled!

If the National Defense Forces desperately get through this "corridor", perhaps within three days, the Japanese troops will land in Hangzhou Bay, and the National Defense Forces will immediately be surrounded by millions of Japanese troops.

It is okay for a small force to enter the hinterland of the Japanese army, because the Japanese army's network cannot be airtight. A small force can find a loophole to sneak out. And if the Japanese army dispatches a large-scale army to encircle and annihilate our small force, it will also serve as a target for the National Defense Forces Air Force.

It is not possible for large troops to enter the hinterland of the Japanese army. The reason is the same. It is difficult for large troops to move and their targets are large. In addition, the Japanese army has been operating in the Yangtze River Delta region for some time, and its fortifications and bunkers are numerous. No matter how advanced the weapons and firepower of the National Defense Forces are,

It was also impossible to annihilate the Japanese army in a short period of time.

The strategic purpose of the National Defense Forces also includes drawing out the Japs' South China Front Army, but it is definitely not to lure them to their own back. The reason why the National Defense Forces control the Deqing front line is because the famous Tianmu Mountain is on the left side of Deqing. You can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat. If you don't know,

When the whole army suddenly entered the ground north of Hangzhou Bay, wasn't it waiting for the Japanese army to make dumplings?

Jiang Wencui's regiment arrived at Shendang at 4 a.m.. After the entire group of more than 3,000 people rested for three hours, they began to move towards the next target, Lugang, at 7 a.m.. From Shendang to Lugang, it is about 30 kilometers. This route is almost

We were marching about 5 kilometers away from the Japanese control line. After arriving at Lugang, we were only 20 kilometers away from Songjiang.

Lugang, known as Huangxi in ancient times, is one of the ancient towns in Shanghai. There are "Shoudai Bridge" and "Yuxiu Bridge" from the Song Dynasty. There are actually 4 bridges from the Ming Dynasty. There are many ancient ginkgo trees in the territory, which is the oldest

The ginkgo tree is 800 years old.

Since they were already deep behind enemy lines, Lu Wencui's regiment did not dare to take it lightly. They sent a company in front of the regiment, pretending to be a Japanese squadron, to explore the way.

Sure enough, when entering Lugang, there were puppet army sentries guarding the roads and bridges. After interrogation, it was learned that there was a small Japanese army stationed in Lugang Town, with more than 300 puppet troops.

"The avant-garde company continued to pretend to be close to the enemy and strive to annihilate them without leaking the news." After a little analysis, Jiang Wencui understood that this small group of Japanese soldiers was the "post" set up here by the Japanese army, and its function was to provide cover for the Japanese 18th Division in Songjiang.

Provides time to alert and react.

Although the Japanese army deliberately left a "corridor", they could not only guard the main strongholds, but also had to send some small troops to surrounding areas as a "warning".

Qian Zhanchen, commander of the avant-garde company, had an extra thought at this time. It would be too easy to annihilate all the little Japs in the town, but it would be quite difficult to control it and not leak the news. Therefore, after Qian Zhanchen received the order,

, deliberately slowed down the pace, but first sent a squad to explore between Lugang and Songjiang.
Chapter completed!