Bourne: Command and Conquer

Chapter 1336, total collapse

The remaining Japanese aircraft quickly pulled up.

Return to an altitude of over 1500 meters. Then head west.

Zhang Yong cursed secretly.

Went towards Jinling again.

They were indeed testing the strength of the fortress.

Once you discover that the fortress has powerful destructive capabilities, immediately turn around and go to Jinling.

The terrible thing is that the initiative is in the hands of the Japanese invaders, and they can go wherever they want. Jiangyin Fortress has no way to effectively intervene.

"Boom boom…"

"Boom boom…"

The machine cannon roared impotently.

But it's no longer useful. Can't pose any threat at all.

"Stop shooting!"

"Stop shooting!"

Zhang Yong ordered. The sound of gunfire gradually stopped.

Many people ran out of the air-raid shelters and searched everywhere for the wreckage of the Japanese aircraft.

After the two large Japanese aircraft were destroyed, there was still a lot of debris left behind. Especially engines and the like will generally not be completely shattered.

"Commissioner!"

"Commissioner!"

Someone dragged the remains of the engine to take credit.

Others found relatively intact bodies of Japanese invaders. Also dragged here for exhibition.

Everyone is very excited.

I feel that the Japanese aircraft are actually not that scary.

As long as they dare to come, there is a possibility of being shot down.

The fortress is safe.

No matter how many Japanese planes come, I won’t be afraid.

Someone even suggested holding a bonfire party tonight!

do what?

Of course it's a victory celebration.

Yesterday we shot down six, today we shot down four, that’s already ten.

For most officers and soldiers, shooting down ten Japanese aircraft was already a very good achievement. Definitely worth celebrating!

Zhang Yong was noncommittal.

Simply speaking, Jiangyin Fortress is indeed worthy of celebration.

Can greatly improve morale.

However, when I think of Jinling, I can't be happy anymore.

At this moment, Jinling is being covered by large groups of Japanese aircraft, like locusts.

One can imagine what suffering the people in Jinling are suffering.

The Japanese invaders bombed indiscriminately, and the casualties can be imagined.

well…

"Report!"

A staff officer hurried over.

But it was Du Songyue who came to find him, Zhang Yong.

"good."

Zhang Yong turned around and came to the fortress headquarters.

It was found that Du Songyue looked solemn. The faces of the others were also very serious.

"Something happened?"

"I just received a battle report. To the west of Taihu Lake, the Japanese vanguard has crossed Huzhou and Changxing and is about to reach Yixing and Liyang."

"So fast?"

Zhang Yong was a little surprised. real.

The speed of the Japanese invaders' advance was too fast. Scud!

The news a few days ago was that the Japanese invaders occupied Jiaxing. Unexpectedly, the striker was about to arrive in Liyang.

Bad news.

Very bad news.

Once the Japanese invaders occupy Liyang and Yixing, they can bypass Wuxi's flanks.

In other words, there is no point in setting up defenses in Suzhou. They will be surrounded by Japanese invaders. Then cut off the escape route. Caught in siege.

There is no point in holding on to Jiangyin Fortress.

Because the Japanese invaders could completely bypass the Jiangyin Fortress and march to Jinling. Capture Jinling.

"Yes. The Japanese invaders are advancing too fast."

"Made..."

Zhang Yong cursed angrily.

Suddenly I understood the Japanese invaders' offensive ideas.

The Japanese invaders probably only had two divisions, the 16th and 18th, on the front line in Suzhou.

There will be no more than three divisions at most. But the momentum was huge. It seems that the main force of the Japanese invaders is east of Taihu Lake.

In fact, the main force of the Japanese invaders passed through Jiaxing and took the west side of Taihu Lake.

There may be more than ten Japanese divisions over there. Morale is feverish. How could the national army resist it?

To the west of Taihu Lake is a plain area with no danger to defend.

Mountainous areas must be found in Guangde, Langxi and other places farther west. However, the Japanese invaders did not go anywhere.

Their strategic purpose is to quickly detour behind Suzhou. Then surround and annihilate them.

A very vicious tactic. It seems simple. But it works.

Therefore, Suzhou's defense line is not omnipotent. The Japanese invaders had such a huge advantage that they could break through at any place.

Even, if necessary, the Japanese invaders could land north of the Yangtze River Estuary. Then attack west. Occupied Nantong, Taizhou, Yangzhou and other places. Then surrounded Jinling.

With absolute sea and air superiority, the Japanese invaders had too many choices. The national army is completely defenseless.

"Commissioner, we could be flanked from both sides. And then surrounded."

"I know."

"Commissioner, you can retreat with your troops! Leave me in the fortress to contain the enemy. As long as I can contain them."

"etc."

Zhang Yong shook his head.

Du Songyue's generous death is certainly worthy of commendation.

However, it's not that bad yet. Didn’t the Japanese vanguard not arrive in Yixing yet?

Since he did not arrive in Yixing, Zhang Yong still had a chance to counterattack.

We had promised to fight back against the Japanese 16th Division, so of course we couldn't give up.

Mudd!

in advance!

Fight back tonight!

Ignore the navy for now, counterattack the Japanese 16th Division first!

How much can be eliminated?

"Report!"

The communications staff hurried over.

Zhang Yong nodded.

"Report, the 100th Army sent an urgent message saying that the Japanese invaders in the front had retreated and disappeared."

"What?"

Zhang Yong couldn't believe it.

Then I immediately realized that there was a problem here.

Why did the Japanese retreat?

Aren't they going to attack? Why did you suddenly change your mind?

wrong!

Very wrong.

There is a trap here.

Reminiscent of the Japanese aggressors' actions west of Taihu Lake...

"The enemy is attracting us south. Then they will surround our retreat and try to annihilate us all." Du Songyue said slowly.

"Yes." Zhang Yong also understood.

The Japanese invaders also knew tactics.

They are not fools. Although strategic mistakes are often made.

However, the Japanese invaders were relatively proficient in basic tactics. They are also familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War and Thirty-Six Strategies.

Some Japanese invaders knew more about Chinese history than the Chinese did.

The Japanese invaders in the east took the initiative to retreat. Attracting him, Zhang Yong led his troops south. The further away from Jiangyin Fortress, the better.

Then the Japanese invaders from the west quickly rushed in and surrounded Zhang Yong's retreat. Cut off his relationship with Jiangyin Fortress. Surround him.

Then, all the Japanese invaders' land, sea and air firepower went into battle and bombed him indiscriminately.

Even if Zhang Yong was lucky enough to escape, the troops he led would suffer heavy losses.

He is an army. Thirty thousand people. Not heavy firepower yet.

Once surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Japanese invaders. There are also bombings from planes and heavy artillery, which are simply unstoppable.

"What troops are there on the west side of Taihu Lake?"

"Liao Lei's 21st Group Army. The Sichuan Army is the main force. Rao Guohua's 145th Division is also among them."

"Where is Rao Guohua?"

"Guangde."

"oh…"

Zhang Yong looked at the large map on the wall.

The various flags on the map are not updated in time. Because there is a delay in receiving the battle report.

For battles west of Taihu Lake, the headquarters will not specifically report to Jiangyin Fortress.

Liao Lei's 21st Army Group is not very strong.

No heavy weapons at all.

Even the number of mortars was not enough.

It is impossible to expect them to be able to hold off several Japanese divisions.

The other national troops are all disabled and are seizing the time to replenish themselves near Jinling, making it difficult to reinforce.

Anyway...

Don't count on it.

There is no possibility of a comeback.

The Japanese invaders were too powerful and had too great an advantage.

Even if the national army concentrates all its strength, it can only block one point.

But the Japanese invaders had countless points of attack.

"Are you going to fight back tonight?"

"Cancel the counterattack order. Order all 100th Army and 167th Division to withdraw to the Wuxi defense line."

"yes."

Du Songyue went to deliver the order.

Zhang Yong bit his lip angrily.

Very depressing.

Ahhhh...

The plan to counterattack failed again.

The Japanese invaders were extremely cunning. It felt like it was specifically targeting him. "Ring ring ring..."

"Ring ring ring..."

A phone rings. The staff officer answered the phone.

Immediately, he raised his hand to signal everyone else to be quiet.

Then he put down the microphone and quickly ran to Zhang Yong.

"Commissioner, phone number for the attendant's room."

"good."

Zhang Yong came to answer the phone.

Just picked up the phone.

Director Lin's voice came urgently.

"Shaolong, we just received an emergency report that the Japanese invaders have occupied Yixing."

"So fast?"

"Yes. The main force of the Japanese invaders is to the west of Taihu Lake. They advanced very quickly. Liao Lei couldn't stop them at all."

"this…"

"Wu Qiwei led five divisions south for reinforcements, but they were also scattered. He was also injured."

"Well…"

"The situation west of Taihu Lake is also in chaos now. It is impossible to predict how many Japanese invaders there are. But it will definitely not be less than eight divisions."

"I see."

"The commissioned instructions allow you to deal with it as the opportunity arises."

"clear."

Zhang Yong looked solemn.

It is definitely not easy to get Chiang Kai-shek to say the words "disposal at the last moment".

The situation is estimated to be more dangerous than what Director Lin described.

Wu Qiwei led five divisions south, but they were scattered. I was injured.

It shows that the Japanese invaders' vanguard consisted of at least two divisions. It is also the main division with very strong combat effectiveness.

Probably the 6th or 9th Division. Both divisions looked like lunatics. Very difficult to deal with.

"Shaolong..."

Director Lin hesitated to speak.

Clearly, he wanted to say something. But I can't say.

Total collapse.

There is no cure.

However, he couldn't say it.

Zhang Yong couldn't tell his subordinates the same thing.

"Director Lin, I understand."

"Take care of yourself."

"good."

Director Lin hung up the phone.

Inside the headquarters, it was quiet. Dead silence. There wasn't even a sound of breathing.

Everyone saw the unusual urgency on Zhang Yong's face.

In other words, it is dangerous.

Extremely dangerous. The whole army could be annihilated at any time.

No one wants to die.

Even if you are mentally prepared for it.

Impromptu disposal…

This word is almost patented by Zhang Yong.

Lao Jiang's orders to others never contained such words.

He is the only exception.

Why?

Because Zhang Yong is in the most dangerous position every time.

If it had been anyone else, they would have been unable to bear it long ago. That is, only where Zhang Yongchu can persist.

"Jinling..."

Actually, there is another meaning in it.

I just hope that Zhang Yong will go to Jinling as soon as possible.

Going to Jinling can help Jinling's defense.

However, it was impossible for Chiang Kai-shek to explicitly order the abandonment of Jiangyin Fortress.

Letting Zhang Yong deal with it on the fly is actually letting Zhang Yong make his own decision. Of course it has nothing to do with Chiang Kai-shek.

"Commissioner, make your decision." Du Songyue said slowly.

"No need to worry." Zhang Yong shook his head.

Said there was no rush. In fact, I was already a little broken inside.

He was never a very strong person. Faced with such a predicament, there is no way to turn the tide.

He has small arms. He has ammunition. But, so what?

At the moment, he only has 50,000 men in his hands, but he needs to face the siege of more than a dozen Japanese divisions.

The infantry is okay. Planes and heavy artillery take turns taking turns, which is very damaging.

"Otherwise, we all withdraw..."

A staff officer whispered. Du Songyue glared at him.

Zhang Yong did not respond. But heard it.

Okay, let’s withdraw them all!

No more Jiangyin Fortress. All retreat.

Take away everything you can.

Destroy everything that cannot be taken away. Become a white field.

This system base seems useless anyway. So far, there has been no response from the base.

【Base transfer】

[Please reselect the base location]

System information is transmitted.

Zhang Yong:? ? ?

That’s all. Even the system is running away.

If you don't run away yet, when will you wait? However, we can't run away like this in vain.

The Japanese 16th and 18th Divisions in the south were unable to fight back. However, we can counterattack the Japanese invaders coming from Yixing.

You are tempting me to fall for the trap. I will use your strategy to the west and give you a sap.

Zhang Yong's greatest skill is to fight sap.

"Du Songyue!"

"arrive!"

"Organize the retreat of the fortress."

"ah?"

"Organize the fortress personnel to evacuate in batches. Take away those who can be taken away. Blow up all those who cannot be taken away."

"ah?"

"Finally, blow up all the forts. No one will be left alive."

"Commissioner, you can't do this..."

Du Songyue was anxious.

Those forts are all very useful!

How could they all be blown up without firing a single shot?

"It's useless." Zhang Yong said coldly, "The Japanese invaders will never attack from the river. Those cannons are useless."

"But..." Du Songyue felt that all his energy and energy had been drained away.

He spent most of his military career in Jiangyin Fortress.

Now, I actually want to give up on my own initiative. How could he bear to blow up the fortress?

"Chief of Staff Du, the temporary retreat is for a better attack in the future." Zhang Yong explained patiently, "You can leave green mountains without worrying about having no firewood."

"But..." Du Songyue seemed to have aged twenty years. The body is stooped.

"Believe me. We will win the final victory. Maybe, in less than ten years, we can fight back."

"ten years…"

"We will give up many places. Songhu gave up. Jinling will give up too."

"Jinling..."

"Execute the order! All responsibilities will be borne by me, Zhang Yong!"

"Commissioner..."

"Even if we retreat, it may take us ten days and a half. Therefore, during this period, we will still have to fight fiercely with the Japanese invaders."

"That's good."

Only then did Du Songyue regain a little energy.

Can you still fight for ten days and a half? That's okay. At least some Japanese invaders could be eliminated.

"Make a retreat plan in secret. Retreat in batches."

"clear."

"Send the civilians away first. Then the non-combatants."

"good."

"On the one hand, we must retreat secretly. On the other hand, we must also take the initiative."

"yes!"

Zhang Yong gave simple instructions.

Withdrawal is a must. There is no need for them all to die here.

But retreat is not about turning around and running away.

Retreating is also very particular. Before retreating, we had to give the Japanese aggressors some color.

Mudd!

I can't beat you on the big map!

However, on the small map, I still have a chance.

"Commissioner!"

Another staff member dared to come.

Telegram in hand.

Zhang Yong received the telegram. Glanced.

Huh?

The Japanese 16th Division is back again?

What's the meaning?

Didn’t you just retreat? Why did you come back to kill him again?

never mind. Never mind. If you dare to come back, then kill him. If you can't kill a regiment, it's still great to kill a brigade.

Now that you have decided to abandon Jiangyin Fortress, there is no need to hold on to it.

Orders were given to move some of the Sulothong machine guns outside. Ready for use in the field.

This machine gun can be used to attack fortresses. Temporary fortifications against Japanese invaders are excellent.

afternoon.

The sun is in the west.

This is a good time to strike.

"Wei Fangquan!"

"arrive!"

"Set off!"

"yes!"

[To be continued]

(End of chapter)