At this time, the Nanjing Command had already become a mess.

"Impossible, is this impossible?" Looking at the two eye-catching blue arrows drawn by the combat staff on the map, Gu Zhutong, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, was a little stunned. "How could the little Japanese move so quickly? He just came ashore from Chuanshakou in the early morning and arrived at Luodian at noon? Such a little time is not enough to put a bridge on the riverside!"

Bai Chongxi said coldly: "I have said a long time ago that we cannot wishfully think that the Japanese would definitely not be prepared for the water network terrain in Shanghai. Now I am unfortunately convinced that the Japanese engineers were obviously prepared for it. The riverside in the Songhu area could not play a role in delaying the Japanese army. Otherwise, Luodian and Baoshan would be lost so quickly?"

After saying that, Bai Chongxi turned his head and looked at Farkenhausen, who had just returned from Nanxiang, with a vicious look. The old German man was obviously a little guilty and quickly avoided his sight.

"Don't talk about these things now. The most urgent thing is countermeasures. I need countermeasures." Chairman Jiang paused the floor with the crutch in his hand, but he couldn't help but feel a little fever on his face. He believed that at the beginning, he believed that the Japanese would be inadequate in preparation for the water network terrain in the Songhu area. It was not someone else, but someone Jiang.

Chen Cheng, who had not spoken, said: "Committee, it seems that the strategy of the Battle of Shanghai must be adjusted."

Chairman Jiang looked at his confidant beloved general with great earnestness and said, "What do you think of Ci Xiu, but it's okay to say it."

Chen Cheng nodded gently and pondered: "First, the 9th Army still needs to maintain pressure on the Japanese army in the Japanese concession, but at the same time, it also needs to be prepared for defense, especially in the direction of the new city; Second, urgently dispatch the 11th Division, the 98th Division Gufang Luodian, and Liu Xing to protect the rear of the 9th Army; Third, a separate army was formed to block the enemy landing from Sichuan Shakou and Zhang Huabin, and Fourth, the 14th Division, 67th Division and 74th Army were urgently dispatched to Shanghai, and Fifth, mobilized more troops to go to Shanghai to participate in the war."

Chairman Jiang nodded happily, but Bai Chongxi couldn't help but pour cold water on his face and said, "Brother Ci Xiu, the Japanese vanguard has already captured Luodian and Baoshan County. At this time, he will be transferred to the 11th Division and the 98th Division to defend Luodian. Is it a bit late for Liu Xing? In my opinion, it's better to organize the retreat as soon as possible, so as not to act hastily and lead to great failure."

"Retreat?" Chairman Jiang immediately frowned and said, "You can't withdraw. Shanghai is the international perspective, and it is a place where the party and state taxes are important. You will never give up until the last moment." After a brief pause, Chairman Jiang said, "Everything will be handled as Ci Xiu said just now, and immediately form the 15th Army. This commander-in-chief is Ci Xiu."

"Yes!" Chen Cheng stood attentively and said, "The humble position will never let down the commission."

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Bai Chongxi's concerns are not unreasonable. After the Japanese Anda Army captured Luodian, from the overall perspective, the situation faced by the Kuomintang army was so bad that it could not be broken anymore. At this time, the wisest choice of the Kuomintang army was to withdraw. It is a pity to give up Shanghai, but as long as it can preserve its precious vitality, there is no need to worry about not having a chance to turn the tables.

So from a military perspective, Chen Cheng's strategy is definitely wrong.

However, war is always full of all kinds of accidental and drama.

No matter which country or army is in, most of the people who have stolen high positions are still mediocre people, and Japan is no exception. This mediocre person is Matsui Ishione. The old devil stubbornly believes that the key to winning the Battle of Songhu is not Luodian or Jiading, but Jiangwan, because there is a racetrack in Jiangwan that can be quickly converted into a large military airport.

Therefore, after Matsui Ishigen divided his troops to capture Luodian in the 12th Infantry Regiment and Baoshan County, he transferred most of the barges and small steamers to Zhang Huabin, giving priority to ensuring the landing of the 3rd Division from Zhang Huabin so that the 3rd Division could attack Jiangwan nearby. Although Anda 23rd was arrogant, he was not stupid. Without logistics support, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.

Matsui Ishigen finally gave Zhang Zhizhong a chance to breathe, which made the situation dramatically change.

After leaving the Xu Gongqiao Command, Zhang Zhizhong rushed to Jiangwan by car, but he could not continue to move forward after walking less than two kilometers, because the Japanese bombers in the sky dived one after another. Zhang Zhizhong's car target was too obvious and could not get around at all. In desperation, Zhang Zhizhong had to stop a bicycle and ride it.

When Zhang Zhizhong risked his life to the Ye Family Garden in Jiangwan, Song Xilian, Xia Chuzhong, Peng Shan, Wang Jingjiu and other division commanders were all there. They already knew that the Japanese army landed in Chuanshakou and Zhang Huabin at the same time, and they were all discussing the subsequent development of the Songhu War. There was a lot of panic in the front command.

Zhang Zhizhong's arrival eased the atmosphere of the front-line command, and in his own words, it stabilized the morale of the army.

Without any unnecessary nonsense, Zhang Zhizhong immediately ordered Peng Shan's 11th Division and Xia Chuzhong's 98th Division to rush to Luodian and Baoshan.

Peng Shan, the commander of the 11th Division, was muttering in his heart and frowned and said, "The sky is full of Japanese planes, and the troops were bombed so hard that they could not look up. How can I leave?"

Zhang Zhizhong became angry as soon as he heard this and said, "As the commander-in-chief of the army in charge, I can walk from Nanxiang to Jiangwan by the Japanese bombing. Can you not walk from Jiangwan to Luodian by the Japanese bombing?"

Peng Shan had nothing to leave and hurriedly rushed to Luodian with the 11th Division.

From the perspective of time, Zhang Zhizhong learned that the Japanese army landed heavily at dawn, that is, at around 5 a.m. on the 23rd, the Japanese Anda Regiment had landed and launched from Sichuan Shakou. In addition to leaving an infantry brigade to defend the beachhead and guarding the direction of Liuhe, the other two infantry brigades had already divided into two groups, directly entering Luodian and Baoshan County.

When Zhang Zhizhong arrived at the Yejia Garden in Jiangwan, it was around 8 o'clock in the morning. At this time, the two infantry brigades of the Anda Regiment had already captured Luodian and Baoshan County without any blood.

Peng Shan's 11th Division completed the assembly at about 2 pm, and arrived at Luodian in the evening.

From 9:00 a.m. to the evening, the 11th Division marched to Luodian. The Anda wing kept staying in Luodian. The Baoshan line did not advance a step forward. Moreover, due to Matsui Ishigen's improper command, the ideological confusion of the front-line chief officers was caused. The two infantry brigades occupying Luodian and Baoshan County rarely did not build fortifications.

The result is conceivable. The 11th Division took advantage of the night to expel the Japanese army from Luodian.

However, due to the lag in intelligence, the 11th Division did not know the details of the Japanese army opposite. Not only did they not know the specific number of Japanese troops, but they didn't even figure out the number of Japanese troops. Peng Shan, the commander of the 11th Division, did not dare to advance rashly, but ordered the troops to build defensive fortifications on the spot, and confronted the Japanese army with Luodian as the boundary.

From the early morning of the 23rd to the late night of the 23rd, the 11th Division and the Anda Wing were in a confrontation in Luodian, an unprecedented crisis of the Kuomintang army disappeared invisible due to Matsui Ishien's mediocrity and Zhang Zhizhong's quick and decisive response. The war was full of drama. For the Japanese army, an excellent fighter plane disappeared quietly.

However, Chairman Jiang, who was far away in Nanjing, did not know about this. Faced with the war situation in Shanghai that could collapse at any time, he could not find Zhang Zhizhong after several calls. Chairman Jiang's dissatisfaction with Zhang Zhizhong finally reached the limit. Without informing Zhang Zhizhong, he transferred Luo Zhuoying's 18th Army from the 9th Army to the newly formed 15th Army.

So, when Zhang Zhizhong rushed to the 18th Army Command of Jiading to meet Luo Zhuoying, Luo Zhuoying was quite surprised and asked Commander-in-Chief Zhang why did you come to me? After Zhang Zhizhong asked, he learned that the command had been newly formed into the 15th Army, specifically to face the enemy landing on the left wing of Shanghai, and the 18th Army was also included in the 15th Army.

It is conceivable that Zhang Zhizhong's inner depression was that at the beginning of the Battle of Shanghai, Nanjing had several rough interferences, cutting the entire operation of the 9th Army into pieces, because Zhang Zhizhong knew that this was Chairman Jiang's usual style, and he didn't want to say anything more about it, but now he was a bit too much to cut off the 18th Army without hesitation.

It happened that Gu Zhutong, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, arrived in Suzhou. Zhang Zhi Center thought that he only focused on commanding the front line during this period and ignored communication with his superiors. Therefore, he had the current situation. So he thought about reporting to Gu Zhutong, but he made a mistake again. As soon as he arrived in Suzhou, Chairman Jiang caught him.

On the phone, Chairman Jiang asked bluntly: "What are you doing in Suzhou?"

Before Zhang Zhizhong could speak, Chairman Jiang immediately asked, "At the critical moment of the war, you don't stay on the front line to command, why are you going to Suzhou? Why are you going to Suzhou? Why are you going to Suzhou?"

Zhang Zhizhong finally broke out and asked loudly: "Why did the Chairman think I went to Suzhou?"

After saying that, Zhang Zhizhong hung up the phone directly. After this quarrel, Zhang Zhizhong's anger suddenly became vented. Until he recalled it decades later, Zhang Zhizhong was still worried.

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After talking about these big names, let’s talk about the little ones.

Did Xu Shijiu really die in the Battle of Fortress Mountain two days ago? Of course not.

As I said, Xu Shijiu has never been afraid of death and is always ready to die, but he will never choose to die easily until he is at the end of his life. When rows of Bufus shells flew across the Huangpu River and flew towards Fortress Mountain with a short scream, Xu Shijiu had already jumped into a large crater that had been selected in advance.
Chapter completed!