Zhou Wu was so angry that he scolded those who escaped from the battle, grinding foreign workers during the usual war, and running faster than rabbits when he received the order to retreat.
The army commander said: "Don't make a fuss about this kind of person, it's not worth it, while several division commanders are here now, let's discuss what to do next."
As a matter of fact, there are only the commander of the 11th Division and the commander of the independent brigade Zhou Wu in the military headquarters, and the division that was transferred by the chairman to Baoshan to defend the position has been defeated, the deputy division commander was killed, and the division commander was seriously injured and hospitalized.
The other division suffered few casualties because of its position at the rear, and the old army commander called the staff officer to tell him to rush to the military headquarters for a meeting immediately.
About half an hour later, Qian Xin, commander of the 13th Division of the 79th Army, came panting.
After the army commander saw that everyone was coming, he told the news of the Japanese army's landing in Jinshan and Taicang, and asked everyone to think of a way to prevent the 79th Army from being dumplings by little devils.
As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar below, and the crowd was excited, some scolded their mothers, complained, and a few were silent.
The army commander looked at the group of officers below, and finally stared at Zhou Wu and said, "Zhou Wu, tell me, what should the 79th Army do now?"
Among these officers, Zhou Wu's qualifications are relatively low, and he was waiting for others to speak, but he didn't expect his generals to come up from the military seat.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Wu stood up and said: "Military seats, division commanders, from the humble point of view, at present, our 79th Army has only one way to go, that is, to seize the time and strive to quickly retreat to Changshu and Jiangyin in the direction of Changshu and Jiangyin when the Japanese army that landed at Baimaokou in Taicang has a firm foothold. ” "As long as we get ahead of the devils and seize the defense fortifications over there, our 79th Army will have a chance to escape death and get respite.
Otherwise, once the Japanese army occupies Taicang and Changshu, not only our 79th Army, but also the more than 300,000 national troops in the northwest of Shanghai will not escape the doom of being encircled and annihilated. ” Zhou Wu had a good grasp of the battlefield situation, he had already made similar assumptions, and even sent a task force half a month in advance to pave the way for this step.
"I support Brigade Commander Zhou's opinion, military seat, hurry up and give the order to withdraw, if we continue to fight, our 79th Army will be completely annihilated."
Since Yu Shiming was rescued by Zhou Wu, he has always been in favor of his opinion.
The most important thing is that he doesn't want to fight, and he really wants to become the commander of the light pole, so Zhou Wuyi put forward the idea of the whole army retreating, and he immediately expressed his full support.
Although Qian Xin's troops, commander of the 13th Division, did not suffer much losses, as soon as he heard that the Japanese army had landed from the north and south ends of Shanghai, he also felt that he could not sit still and must retreat quickly, so he agreed with Zhou Wu's proposal and retreated to Changshu as soon as possible.
When the old army commander heard that several of his generals wanted to retreat, he suddenly fell silent, and he lit a cigarette and smoked it.
Zhou Wu and the other officers knew that the commander was thinking, weighing the pros and cons, and making decisions.
Everyone remained silent and waited quietly for the commander to make a decision.
The old army commander couldn't finish smoking a cigarette, and smoked a few more, Zhou Wu noticed that his face was angry for a while, peaceful for a while, sad for a while, and in just a few minutes, he was happy and sad, and he had mixed feelings.
Zhou Wu guessed in his heart, according to the current situation, it is difficult for the old army commander to make a judgment.
This is not only about the battlefield game, but also about politics.
In the end, the army commander finally made up his mind, violently snuffed out a cigarette he was smoking, cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, I have decided that the 79th Army will retreat to the front line of Changshu and Jiangyin from this evening.
In view of the fact that the Independent Brigade had previously had a reinforced battalion deployed there, I ordered the Independent Brigade to retreat first to Jiangyin to join the advance team. ” The commanders of the 11th Division and the 13th Division looked surprised, and they realized that Zhou Wu had already sent an advance team to the Jiangyin defense fortifications, which was really prescient.
Lao Yu was even more impressed, and said again and again: "Brigade Commander Zhou is worthy of being a general, and he thinks about things much farther than us. ” "Commander, I have a suggestion, I don't know if I should say it or not," Zhou Wu said suddenly.
"You, when is it now, tell me so you can hear it."
The commander urged.
"If we suddenly evacuate the Luodian position tonight, the devil will inevitably find out tomorrow.
It is very likely that the devils in front of Luodian will contact the devils who landed in Taicang and ask them to march quickly to Changshu to cut off the way of our army. ” "Then follow our retreat route with the troops attacking Luodian, and surround our army under the city of Changshu, by that time, there are devils who rely on strong fortifications in front, and Japanese troops who are following behind, and the 79th Army will definitely be annihilated."
Zhou Wu voiced the worries in his heart.
As soon as these words came out, the military department was silent, the army commander had obviously taken this into account, and he said seriously: "Zhou Wu is right, if I am the commander of the Japanese army, I will do the same, so now the question in front of us is who will come to the palace."
The troops in charge of the rear of the palace first launched a strong attack on the Japanese army, forcing them to fight for positions and buying time for the 79th Army to retreat to Changshu. ” As he spoke, the commander scanned the hall with his eyes, trying to find an officer among the men who could take on the task.
However, no one was willing to stand up and accept the task of the queen of the palace, and the old army commander was extremely disappointed.
Seeing this, Zhou Wu hurriedly stood up: "Military seat, let's take on the task of the queen of the palace with our independent brigade." ” The old commander asked, "How many more do you have?"
"Report to the military seat, the independent brigade still has 3,500 combat troops."
Zhou Wu replied truthfully.
"See, there are only more than 3,000 people, and you have to volunteer to take on this fierce and auspicious task, Master Qian, I want to ask you how you feel."
The commander forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and a pair of old hands trembled slightly.
Division Commander Qian was caught off guard by the question, he stood up awkwardly, and for a long time, the officers at the venue, including Yu Shiming, all cast disdainful glances at him.
"Junzao, although there are still about 3,000 people in our 11th Division, I am willing to hand over the rest of the people together, and they will be under the command of Brigade Commander Zhou Wu for the time being, including myself."
Yu Shiming saw that the limelight was wrong, so he immediately stood up and expressed his position and directly handed over the command.
Qian Xin, the commander of the 13th Division, is now a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, he is a native of Huzhou, Zhejiang, the cousin of the veteran Mr.
Chen, graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, and is still Zhou Wu's senior brother in terms of seniority.
He has always been proud of his cousin, and he doesn't buy the old military commander's account on weekdays.
The last time he went to rescue the 11th Division, the old army commander tried to transfer a regiment from him to support the independent brigade, but it was unsuccessful, and in the end, the army commander pulled out a battalion from the 13th Division with both soft and hard measures.
When the old army commander saw Qian Xin's virtue, the suppressed anger in his heart finally broke out, his eyes widened, and he slapped it on the table with his big hand, and said: "Today I am still the commander of the 79th Army, and I order that the commander of Qian Xin's 13th Division be relieved of his post from now on, and replaced by Deputy Division Commander Yan Shiliang, and half of the troops will be transferred to the command of Yu Shiming of the 11th Division." ” "The remaining 3,000 people of the 11th Division were all handed over to the Independent Brigade, and Zhou Wu was responsible for the task of the rear of the 79th Army when it retreated.
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The 79th Army's military logistics should be based on the independent brigade, the non-combatants of the independent brigade should be evacuated to the Jiangyin area in advance, and the health department and the wounded should be escorted to Jiangyin by a company dispatched by the military headquarters guard battalion. ” "Today is November 7th, and the Independent Brigade can evacuate on its own as long as it holds out until the evening of the 9th.
In addition, Yu Shiming, commander of the 11th Division, was ordered to lead his troops to march lightly and quickly, seize the defense fortifications in the direction of Changshu as quickly as possible, and then prepare to meet the independent brigade. ” The rest of the troops retreated in an orderly manner from their respective defensive areas to Changshu and Jiangyin.
Understand, no."
Although the army commander is old, he has experienced countless battles of all sizes, and he still has the basic majesty, which shocked the commander of the 13th Division, Qian Division, and did not dare to refute.
He used to rely on the power of his eldest cousin, flying and domineering, showing off his might, but now he is standing there stupidly, and he hasn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"Understood," the officers below replied in unison.
They really admired Zhou Wu a lot, and at the same time, they had long been unaccustomed to the high-flying and domineering Qian Xin, and today the army commander removed him from his post on the spot, and the 13th Division was divided into two, and everyone felt a bad breath.
According to the regulations, the army commander could not remove the commander of the new 13th Division from his post on the spot, but had to report to the Military Command Department for their approval.
But now is an extraordinary period, even if Qian Xin is dissatisfied and goes to his eldest cousin to complain, he can't take care of it for a while, there are more things bigger than him throwing a black yarn hat, and if you don't alarm the chairman, everyone has to go around without eating.
The old army commander also grasped this point, so he exerted his power on the spot at the meeting, and once he knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger, he told Yu Shiming of the 11th Division, if you don't honestly want to play tricks and run away early, Qian Xin is your example.
The second is to expand the strength of the independent brigade, so that Zhou Wu has the ability to complete the tasks of the palace, increase the chance of getting out safely, and by the way, improve his prestige in the 79th Army.
It can be described as killing two birds with one stone, killing two birds with one stone.
Yu Shiming thought secretly in his heart, sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, this time he can only desperately rush to seize the defense fortifications in Changshu as soon as possible, otherwise according to today's situation, maybe he was shot by the army commander and there is no place to reason. t1706231537: