After the meeting ended, the old army commander stopped Zhou Wu and said to him: "Originally, I wanted to let the 11th Division go to the task of retreating from the palace this time, but after thinking about it, I still think that your independent brigade is safer.
Lao Yu is not as good as you in the war, and he himself admits this. ” "As for the 13th Division, I will split it into two, and give half to Lao Yu, because I consider that he is the person from the side of the chairman after all, if the above investigates it, there will be an excuse."
"Today at the military meeting in the theater of operations, I copied those people, and the chairman of the committee also sided with them, and even Chief Bai, who had previously supported my views, remained silent.
This time, I removed Qian Xin's post and issued an order to retreat without authorization, and the higher authorities will definitely be held accountable, and it is estimated that I, the army commander, will be considered to be the end. ” "Junza, no matter what you do above, I will always follow you."
Zhou Wu was loyal to the old army commander, which the 79th Army knew.
"Follow me, what is there to follow as an old man who is over the age of six, Zhou Wu, you are a general, and you have to take a long-term view.
What are we fighting in the army for, not to be promoted to a knighthood and glorify our ancestors, but to be worthy of our conscience. ” "Defending the family and the country, this is the minimum requirement for a soldier, and the people provide you with food and clothing to resist foreign aggression and bullying for them.
Let me tell you a word here, no matter which party this person belongs to, as long as he is sincerely anti-Japanese, he is your brother and your friendly army, you can follow him and do your best to drive the devil out of China. ” "This is your highest goal and ideal in the army, don't stick to the interests of a small group, there is still a long way to go, you have to rely on yourself."
The army commander said very sadly, it seemed to be a parting of life and death, and Zhou Wu's heart was desolate when he heard it, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the army commander's words were very profound and worth recalling and considering.
"The teachings of the military seat, Zhou Wu must bear it in mind, but you still have to take care of yourself, I don't want the guard who escorted the wounded of our independent brigade, I don't want it, stay to protect your retreat, I will arrange for the people of the independent brigade to escort them."
Zhou Wu felt that it was a little too reluctant to ask the commander's guard battalion to escort the retreat of the wounded of the independent brigade, and he wanted to leave more guards for the old army commander, just in case.
Bidding farewell to the army commander, Zhou Wu hurried to the headquarters of the Independent Brigade, he was a little worried about whether there would be problems on the front line during the period of time when he went to attend the military meeting.
Therefore, as soon as he returned to the brigade headquarters, he hurriedly ordered the officers at all levels to be notified and hurried to the brigade headquarters for a meeting.
After receiving the order, the regimental and battalion commanders of the independent brigade quickly rushed to the brigade headquarters, and even Ge Sanmin, the commander of the second regiment, who was wounded and hospitalized, came.
He was carried on a stretcher by the nurses of the health company, and because it involved the specific problem of the early evacuation of the wounded, Zhou Wu asked the health company to send someone to carry Ge Sanmin over.
"Lao Ding, what's the devil's movement now," Zhou Wu asked.
"Brigade, I'm wondering that the Japanese army has died down since it launched a large-scale attack in the morning, and there has been no movement at all.
I specially sent people to the position we withdrew to reconnoitre, and the little devils didn't even occupy it, don't you say it's strange."
Ding Ning was very puzzled, this little devil tried his best to occupy the forward position, but they withdrew, but the little devil did not seize the position that was already undefended.
At this time, even Ding Ning, who has always been called Zhiduoxing by Zhou Wu, is puzzled.
Since Zhou Wu had already learned the news of the Japanese army's landing at Baimaokou in Taicang in advance, he was not surprised after listening to the abnormal situation reported by Ding Ning.
It is estimated that this little devil deliberately left such a hand in Luodian in order to cooperate with the Japanese army who landed in Taicang.
If the Nationalist army holding the Luodian position is forced in a hurry, and after the news of their landing in Taicang leaks out, in order to prevent being encircled and annihilated, the Nationalist army will definitely shrink the forces deployed in Shanghai and retreat to the Changshu defense fortifications on all fronts.
Once retreated, the encirclement they had designed in advance could not be realized.
Therefore, the devil deliberately showed weakness, as long as the Japanese army in the direction of Taicang occupied Changshu before the national army, the devils on the side of Luodian would definitely launch a fierce attack with all they had.
Zhou Wu saw that everyone was almost here, so he cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, I just received an order from the military headquarters that the Independent Brigade officially received 3,000 people from the 11th Division, plus our existing more than 3,500 people, the total strength is about 7,000.
The army commander instructed us to hold the Luodian position for two days to ensure the safe withdrawal of the main force of the 79th Army to the direction of Changshu. ” As soon as Zhou Wu announced the order to cover the retreat of the main force of the 79th Army behind the independent brigade hall, the fat man couldn't hold his breath and scolded: "Damn, why do you want us to be behind the independent brigade, isn't that the 13th division of the hanging hair has never fought any battles, and has been hiding behind to enjoy Qingfu, why don't you let them come to the palace?"
The fat man didn't know that the 13th Division in his mouth had been split into two by the army commander, and if he knew, he probably wouldn't be so nonsense.
The other officers were incited by the fat man's words, and they expressed their opinions and talked about it.
Zhou Wu looked at them quietly, and only when these people had said that they were almost finished standing up.
"This mission was taken over by me in front of the commander.
At that time, at a meeting of the military department, the old army commander asked someone to take on this task, and no one was willing.
I couldn't look past it, so I took it as soon as my brain was hot. ” "Don't blame anyone, blame me, someone has to go to the back of the palace, if you really don't want to, it's still too late to leave, I Zhou Wu will never stop me, and I will also give some travel expenses, what do you think" Zhou Wu made it clear that if you want to leave, please take care of yourself, he will never force him to stay.
As soon as these words came out, the brigade headquarters, which was still making a commotion just now, suddenly fell silent, and it was so quiet that it could be heard falling from the pin.
After being silent for a while, the fat man spoke first: "Brigade seat, we don't mean this, we just think why our independent brigade rushes to the front every time, and now when it's time to retreat, we still have to be at the back of the palace, I can't figure it out." ” The fat man is quite real, to tell the truth, there is nothing to hide.
Zhou Wu thought to himself that the fat man's words also made sense, if even these officers' thoughts were not correct, the ordinary soldiers below could be imagined.
Thinking of this, Zhou Wu gave everyone a detailed account of the meeting at the military headquarters, including the situation of the 13th Division and the news that the Japanese army had landed at Baimaokou in Taicang.
Ding Ning is worthy of being a Confucian general, as soon as he heard that the devil had landed in Taicang, he immediately stood up and said loudly: "I know, it turns out that the devil does not launch a new attack because he is afraid that we will run to Changshu."
Once we seize the defense fortifications in Changshu, then there is no point in them landing in Taicang. ” Ding Ning's face was flushed, and he was excited as if he had solved a world problem, causing many people to cast strange glances at him.
Shen Lina was also at the meeting, and when she saw that her husband suddenly became so excited, she couldn't help but express a look of surprise.
Zhou Wu smiled and said, "The chief of staff judged well, the devil just wants to use the troops that landed in Taicang and the troops in front of Luodian to surround the 79th Army.
They are like the jaws of two wire cutters, and the task of our independent brigade now is to nail the jaw below to Luodian, so that it cannot be closed with the jaw in Taicang, so that the 79th Army can hope to escape. ” "Having said that, the jaws on the Taicang side are also very important, if they come towards us, then our independent brigade will not be able to run away at all."
Ding Ning considered the matter quite comprehensively, he was worried that the devils in Taicang would make a big detour, go around to the back of the Independent Brigade, and clamp the Independent Brigade to death with the devils in front of Luodian.
"The army commander has strictly ordered the 11th Division to lead 5,000 men to march lightly and quickly to Changshu, and has given a death order, requiring them to seize the fortifications before tomorrow night, and the 11th Division has already set off, so now the task of our Royal Highness is quite important."
"First, we can delay the pursuit of the 79th Army by the devils in the direction of Luodian, and second, we can take the initiative to attack and disturb the devils' positions tonight, so that they mistakenly think that the Independent Brigade has not yet withdrawn, so as to relax their vigilance and buy time for our next retreat."
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Zhou Wu proposed the method of taking the initiative to attack, confusing the devils in front of Luodian, and winning opportunities and time for the main force of the 79th Army to seize the defense fortifications in Changshu.
As soon as these words came out, Ding Ning immediately agreed, and said: "Everyone, in this case, only by taking the initiative to attack and using various obstacles in front of the position to delay the enemy's movements, can the Independent Brigade escape and join the friendly 11th Division in Changshu.
Otherwise, not only our Independent Brigade, not only the 79th Army, but also the three or four hundred thousand national troops on the entire western front of Shanghai would be finished. ” After listening to Zhou Wu and Ding Ning's analysis, everyone felt that it made sense, and they all said that it was okay to take the initiative to attack, but what about weapons, supplies, and the wounded "The commander strictly ordered the Quartermaster Department of the Military Department to fully support our independent brigade, and there is no need to worry about weapons and ammunition."
The point is that the problem of the wounded is more troublesome, and the medical company and non-combatants have to be evacuated in advance, so that it is very difficult if there are wounded in the battle. t1706231537: