At Baimakou, Zhang Xinghan was burying landmines with more than a hundred officers and soldiers at the landmines. In recent days, the Zhongrui Regiment has successively built more than a thousand landmines with the help of local people.

With the help of Mr. Zhao and other local landlords and gentlemen, the materials needed for gunpowder are very sufficient, and the mines are still in the process of building them. Seeing that time is passing quickly and the time is not much before the Japanese army will increase their troops again, Zhang Xinghan decided to start burying landmines immediately.

The shallows that can be landed at Baimakou are about hundreds of meters wide, and once some of the Japanese landing troops step on landmines, the Japanese will definitely stop landing immediately, and then send engineers to clear mines, or even use shells to clear mines.

Therefore, there is no need to bury too many landmines on the shallows, as long as the number of landmines can cause some damage to the Japanese and achieve the goal of blocking the enemy.

The remaining mines were buried along the road from Baitukou to Taicang and on both sides, striking and blocking the Japanese in turn and destroying their spirits.

In addition to the necessary alert, the more than a hundred officers and soldiers participated in the operation of burying landmines, and the entire shallow suddenly became busy.

On a slope, Zhang Xinghan stared at the surging river with his hands on his back. At this time, his injured arm had basically healed, but it was not suitable to carry out high-intensity labor, so he did not participate in the physical work of burying landmines.

Li Dashan was sent by him to protect Mr. Zhao. At this time, two soldiers from the guard company were guarding him. It was already the end of October, and the weather in the Jiangnan area was gradually getting colder.

Standing by the riverside, the cold wind rushes towards us, making people feel chilling. At this moment, the roar of the engine suddenly came from the sky directly south.

Zhang Xinghan immediately changed color when he heard the sound, and immediately turned around and ordered: "There are planes, everyone is hidden, hurry!"

The soldiers who were burying landmines in a tense and orderly manner suddenly became panicked, and there was nowhere to hide.

At this time, the sound of engines in the sky gradually increased, and a small black dot appeared in the distance, roaring towards the Baitukou. At this time, the National Air Force had already suffered heavy losses after experiencing the Battle of Songhu, and the airspace security of guarding Nanjing and Hangzhou were in short supply. There would be planes there, so most of the Japanese reconnaissance planes in the sky came to reconnaissance the enemy situation.

Seeing this, Zhang Xinghan couldn't help but be anxious. He suddenly saw a weed not far away. He immediately ordered loudly: "Hurry, hide all the weeds, throw away all the mines and tools, don't worry, hurry up!" At this time, as long as people hide, the reconnaissance planes in the sky will not be discovered. As for those mines and excavation tools, even if the Japanese fly at a very low altitude, they probably won't see anything unless the Japanese have a clairvoyance and a magnifying glass.

After receiving Zhang Xinghan's order, all the soldiers left the guys and landmines in their hands, and ran towards the weeds with their waists. Zhang Xinghan was no exception, and immediately ran away with the two guards beside him.

After Zhang Xinghan and the soldiers all entered the weeds and became hidden, the Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over quickly. Maybe they found something abnormal on the ground, or maybe they came here to reconnaissance here to reconnaissance the enemy situation. After the Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over Baimaokou, it immediately lowered its altitude and hovered back and forth in the air.

In the grass, a soldier lying beside Zhang Xinghan asked nervously when he saw this, "Roun, have the Japanese discovered us?"

"No, if the Japanese discovered us, they would probably have fired at us this time." Zhang Xinghan looked up at the Japanese reconnaissance plane that was constantly hovering in the sky. It was the model of the Japanese reconnaissance plane.

Sure enough, the Japanese reconnaissance plane hovered at mid-low altitude for a while, then pulled up again, and then shook the wings and flew away in the direction they came.

After the Japanese reconnaissance plane left, Zhang Xinghan and the soldiers stood up from the grass. Looking at the Japanese plane that had already flown away, Zhang Xinghan murmured: "It seems that the Japanese have begun to prepare for the fourth increase in troops. The 16th Division landed from Baimakou. The day should be not far away."

After saying that, Zhang Xinghan immediately turned around and ordered: "Brothers, hurry up the mine burying!"

"Yes!" The officers and soldiers responded one after another, and then ran towards the minefield.

When the Japanese reconnaissance planes were mixed up, the soldiers who were burying the mine would look up from time to time to observe, and were extremely vigilant.

Zhang Xinghan walked to the riverside again, frowned and thoughtful.

At this moment, a telecommunication soldier in the distance was riding a tall horse and rushed towards this side. The war horse ran very quickly. In a flash, the telecommunication soldier turned over and walked quickly to Zhang Xinghan, stood at the right moment and saluted: "Room, according to the news from Shanghai, our main forces have all retreated to the south of the Suzhou River to continue to defend. Only the 800 heroes led by the 88th Division Commander Xie Jinyuan on the north bank are still standing alone in the Sihang Warehouse in Zhabei, and are currently fighting fiercely with the Japanese invaders."

"Oh." Zhang Xinghan was not surprised when he heard this. Xie Jinyuan and more than 400 national heroes inevitably entered the Sihang Warehouse according to the original historical process.

Their ending was the same. They were ordered to disarm the British, then retreated into the British concession with bare hands, and then held mermaid meat until a few years later, Xie Jinyuan was killed, and the Pacific War broke out. All the officers and soldiers of the battalion lost their opponents. From then on, they suffered from all kinds of torture by the Japanese invaders, and most of them ended in hatred.

It can be said that the ending of Xie Jinyuan and the 400 heroes was extremely tragic, and Zhang Xinghan had a bold idea at this time, that is, when the Sino-Japanese War entered a stalemate stage in the future, if he had the chance, he would definitely go to Shanghai to rescue Xie Jinyuan and his subordinates. These brave national heroes would die on the battlefield even if they died, rather than in prisoners of war camps.

Even if they cannot be rescued, they must rescue Xie Jinyuan, the anti-Japanese hero, and must never let him die tragically at the hands of a traitor and die in hatred.

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Shanghai, Huishan Wharf.

The atmosphere in the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force headquarters was very serious. The Battle of Shanghai was delayed for a long time, which completely exceeded the expectations of the Japanese military and the Japanese base camp.

Although the Japanese army has continuously advanced and has continuously broken through the two lines of defense of the Chinese army and obtained the initiative on the battlefield, the price paid by the Japanese army is also extremely heavy. Although the Chinese army retreated repeatedly and is in a passive position, it still controls Shanghai at this time, which is completely contrary to the Japanese military's idea of ​​a quick battle.

Due to the tough attitude of the Chinese government, it has issued a statement that it will resist to the end and will never give up an inch of its territory easily. The Japanese army wanted to force the National Government to surrender with war and finally obtain benefits. However, the war had begun and the Japanese army would gain nothing. Therefore, the Japanese base again decided to increase troops to the Songhu battlefield and transfer the center of invading China from the north to the south.

This time, the Japanese base camp decided to establish a Central China Expeditionary Force, and at the same time, the 6th, 114th, and 18th Divisions, as well as the Kurosaki Detachment (the 9th Brigade of the 5th Division was mainly composed of necessary artillery and other special forces), the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment, the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 1st and 2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment and other units had a total force of about 120,000 people and organized into the 10th Army. Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke was the commander, preparing to carry out landing operations in Shanghai to assist the Shanghai Expeditionary Force in destroying the Chinese army in the Songhu area.

In addition, the 16th Division, which was originally part of the North China Front Army, was transferred to the Shanghai Expeditionary Army combat sequence.

As the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army, Matsui Ishigen looked quite serious at this time. After glanced at everyone present, he said coldly: "Everyone, the 10th Army is already on the way to arrive. They will land from the Jinshanwei in Hangzhou Bay, cut off the retreat route of the Chinese army, and cooperate with us to capture the Chinese army gathered around Shanghai."

"Yoxi, no damn Chinese army this time can be seen running away. As long as they are wiped out, the Chinese government will surrender. At that time, the entire Chinese will become the territory of our Great Japanese Empire." Fujita Jin nodded happily with pride.

"His commander, in addition to the 10th Army, the base camp has allocated the 16th Division to our Shanghai Expeditionary Force for use. Beizhi believes that the landing of the 10th Army in Hangzhou Bay is not enough to completely cut off the retreat of the Chinese army. Once the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and Highway are cut off by the 10th, the Chinese army will definitely retreat along the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Highway. So I think we must send troops north along the Yangtze River to find a landing port to carry out landing operations, cut off the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, and completely cut off the retreat of the Chinese army." Iizawa Sho, chief of staff of the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force, stood up and said.

"Yoxi! Ianzejun, your thoughts coincide with me. Half an hour ago, I ordered the aviation troops to send reconnaissance planes to reconnaissance along the Yangtze River. I believe there will be news coming soon." Matsui Ishione nodded and praised.
Chapter completed!