Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

Hearing that Nanchang had become an empty city, Zhang Dabiao was so angry that he threw his hat on the ground. He suddenly realized that the Japanese army was not going to encircle the New Third Division and the New Fifth Division at all, but to escape.

It's very simple. If the Japanese army came out in full force and lost Nanchang's backing, the soldiers of the national army pouring into Nanchang from the southeast could continue to pour their troops into the Nanxun line, and the Japanese army would still surround the ghost?

Soon, news came from the New Sixth Brigade and the New Fifth Brigade that the Japanese army was not focused on attacking. After they withdrew from the line of defense, the Japanese army did not pursue them. The tide surged in the direction of Xiushui.

After receiving the news, Zhang Dabiao was silent for a long time, knowing that he had missed an excellent opportunity to intercept the Japanese army. If he ordered his troops to block the enemy desperately, as long as he could block the enemy for an hour, the new Fourth Division in the south would be able to reach the enemy. From the rear, attack the enemy from both sides, not to mention forcing the Japanese army into the city, at least they can take advantage of the chaos to wipe out some of them.

It's too late now, the enemy has been cleared all the way, and they must have taken precautions. The Japanese and puppet troops with 10 troops, flanking with this force will not help, so we have to let the Japanese troops go away.

"Send a report to the chief!" Zhang Dabiao murmured to the kitten.

When Jiang Haoran received the telegram, his expression of surprise was no less than that of Zhang Dabiao, but he immediately realized that the Japanese army had lost their car to protect the commander.

At this time, the entire periphery of Wuhan was under the siege of the third theater and the ninth theater. It is conceivable that the situation is bad, and reinforcements are urgently needed everywhere. Nearly [-] Japanese puppet troops were used to reinforce the outskirts of Wuhan, and at the same time strengthen the defense line from Wuning to De'an. While protecting Wuhan, it can also ensure the safety of De'an. The Japanese army's move is indeed wise and very clever.

As a result, Jiujiang's defense became meaningless, and immediately extremely dangerous. Jiang Haoran was sure that the Japanese army in De'an must have dispatched troops to quickly advance towards Mahuiling.

At this time, we can no longer consider the issue of holding on, but how to retreat. There is no need to count on the Yangtze River. The ships of the New Fourth Army crossing the river were almost destroyed in the Japanese attack. Further west is Wuhan. Of course, it is impossible. Going south It was even more impossible if it was De'an. At night, De'an's army might be as thick as an ant's nest, and it would be extremely difficult to get through the Nanxun line.

The only thing we can count on is Poyang Lake in the east. Although there is already a regiment of Japanese troops building a pontoon bridge on the other side, Jiang Haoran is really counting on the Japanese pontoon bridge to be erected quickly, preferably before the Japanese navy enters the Yangtze River again. However, the troops in the city have no boats, so if they want to cross Poyang Lake, they can only find a way from this pontoon bridge.

Jiang Haoran urgently recruited the commanders of the two detachments of the New Fourth Army and Wang Shanhu, told them the current bad situation without reservation, and pointed out that their only escape route was to cross Poyang Lake and enter the southern Anhui area.

In southern Anhui, there is still the second detachment of the New Fourth Army operating in this area. The surprise soldiers Jiang Haoran mentioned at the beginning were actually referring to them. He originally expected them to rush to help Jiujiang at the critical moment, but he didn't expect them to be used as a pawn in the retreat.

Jiang Haoran discussed with Mr. Chen that since the Japanese army dispatched troops from Jingdezhen to support Jiujiang, it would definitely not be the only regiment seen in front of them, and there would definitely be troops arriving one after another, so the second detachment of the New Fourth Army was needed to stop the follow-up of the Japanese army. Troops, the troops covering Jiujiang crossed Poyang Lake.

Considering that the second detachment may have misunderstood itself during the "Southern Jiangxi Incident", this is obvious. Otherwise, the second detachment would not have left the already solid base in the Zhejiang and Jiangxi areas and ran to southern Anhui. The second detachment is nominally the battle order of the No.40 group army, but they may not listen to their own orders, so this telegram can only be sent by Mr. Chen. After all, they belong to the New Fourth Army and are related to the life and death of brother units. The second detachment should be duty-bound. .

Of course, Jiang Haoran could also send the telegram directly to Yan'an through Lin Long, asking Yan'an to give orders to the second detachment directly, but it took too much time to go back and forth, and he couldn't wait anymore.

Mr. Chen readily agreed, and immediately said that there is absolutely no problem with this. Leaving aside the relationship between his brother unit and his personal relationship with Mr. Su, he has to help with this job. A message requesting support.

As soon as the arrangement here was completed, Zhao Zhi from Mahuiling sent a message that the enemy had arrived at Mahuiling and launched a tentative attack just now, but was repelled by them. Zhao Zhi also vowed to let Jiang Haoran rest assured As long as he, Zhao Zhi, is still there, the Japanese army will never even think about coming over from Mahuiling.

His courage is commendable, but Jiang Haoran still reminded Zhao Zhi not to hold on, and report as soon as possible if he can't persist.

After thinking about it, Jiang Haoran still sent a battalion to support Mahuiling. After all, Mahuiling is the key to Jiujiang at this time. Although it has the advantage of the terrain, the Japanese attack must be extremely fierce. Don't wait until rescue is needed. It was too late.

After making these arrangements, Jiang Haoran ordered Leng Rushuang to find the pilot who was rescued last night.

The pilot rescued from the Yangtze River was not seriously injured. After the plane was hit, the pilot knew that the plane was seriously damaged, so he rushed the plane away from the battlefield. He parachuted and landed on the water one minute before the plane exploded. In a panic, no one paid attention to him, and let him swim ashore with a floating log, and was rescued by the New Fourth Army.

The pilot's name is Tang Zhisheng, a student of Kunming Aviation School. He is only 20 years old this year, and his stature makes him look younger than his actual age. The beard on his mouth is still fluffy.Although he had met Jiang Haoran at the base, he was still too nervous to speak when standing in front of Jiang Haoran. It was Jiang Haoran who asked his name before he stammered and blushed.

"Tang Zhisheng, um, not bad name, how long have you been studying at Kunming Aviation School?" Jiang Haoran asked.

"Reporting chief, my subordinate entered the pilot class of Kunming Aviation Academy in 26 years of the Republic of China. It has been more than three years, and I have [-] hours of flying experience." Tang Zhisheng replied with a proud expression on his face.

During the same period, the Japanese pilots usually had six or seven hundred hours of flying experience before they were allowed to fly in combat. However, due to the limitation of the number of aircraft in the Chinese Air Force, they were basically excellent students who could fly for three hundred hours.

"Hehe, I can't see that you are not very old, you are still an old pilot, can you repair airplanes?" Jiang Haoran laughed.

"Report to the chief, as long as it is not a major machine failure, there is no problem with minor problems."

"Well, there was one plane left at the airport yesterday. Go and see if it can be repaired. If it's okay, drive it back. If it can't be repaired, it will be blown up. You can't leave it to the devils?"

"Yes, Chief!" Tang Zhisheng suddenly agreed.

Jiang Haoran asked the acting chief of staff to arrange several New Fourth Army to help him, and told him that the time left for him would not be too long and must not be delayed, so Tang Zhisheng only promised to leave.

The Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army finally called back, informing them that they had already noticed the movement of the Japanese army in Huangshan and had deployed a blocking plan. Can't reach Jiujiang.

This news reassured Jiang Haoran a lot, as long as there would be no Japanese reinforcements in the direction of Poyang Lake, he would still be able to fight from here.

The fighting power of Zhao Zhi's hundreds of people was far beyond Jiang Haoran's imagination. By [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the enemy's attack had been repelled four times, and the defense line was still standing still. Of course, a battalion of support had already arrived, but He was regarded as a reserve team and had not yet entered the battlefield. The will of the soldiers is one aspect. The absolute advantage of the terrain created Zhao Zhi's legend.

In the evening, the Japanese navy finally came. More than a dozen frigates surrounded the densely packed troop carriers and marched into the waters of Jiujiang.

However, this time, the New Fourth Army did not deploy defenses by the riverside, and the Japanese marines landed directly. Jiang Haoran ordered the troops to hide in the artillery holes in the city. He originally thought that after the Japanese naval ships arrived, this bombardment would be inevitable. Knowing that it was completely dark, the Japanese army did not move at all. Even the Japanese army who landed stopped a mile outside the city wall, as if they did not intend to launch an attack immediately.

Because the siege of De'an has been solved, the Japanese army is not in a hurry, and the pontoon bridge on Poyang Lake was bombed by a plane last night, and it has not been completely unblocked today, and the Japanese army probably knows that the land combat effectiveness of the Marine Corps is really worrying, so They did not launch an attack, and it is estimated that they will wait for the Mohua United Team of the Fifth Division on the other side of Poyang Lake to cross the lake and advance together.

If the Japanese army didn't attack, Jiang Haoran certainly wouldn't provoke them, and he wished that this time would last as long as possible.

Tang Zhisheng's plane hadn't been repaired yet. Although the second detachment of the New Fourth Army promised to stop the enemy, it hadn't received accurate information. All of this would take time. Of course, the most important thing was that the Japanese army in the direction of Poyang Lake hadn't finished building the pontoon bridge to cross the lake.

Jiang Haoran's wishful thinking was to wait for the Japanese army to cross the lake and start attacking, then use the tunnel to penetrate behind the enemy, quickly occupy the pontoon bridge, and build a line of defense behind the enemy, then the soldiers in the city quickly entered the tunnel, blowing up the tunnel crossing, and the troops quickly Pass through Poyang Lake, enter the southern Anhui area and join the second detachment of the New Fourth Army.

Although the plan is simple, it is very practical, and the probability of success is quite high. After all, the Japanese army does not know the existence of this tunnel, and there are still several miles away from Poyang Lake to Jiujiang City. Once the Japanese army starts to attack the city, the rear will be absolutely empty , The Snow Wolf Special Forces rushed out unexpectedly, and it was not difficult to occupy the pontoon bridge.

The biggest threat comes from the Japanese naval guns. I am afraid that the Japanese army will put a few warships on Poyang Lake in order to cover the lake.