Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

In Qingpu City, the battle was fierce at this time, and the troops ordered to defend the city were none other than the 74st Division of the 51th Army, under Wang Yaowu, who was just beginning to gain fame.

The one who attacked Qingpu City was the infamous 6th Division, 47th (Oita) Regiment.

As the regiment commander, Masanori Hasegawa was in charge of the temporary combat command center.

The First and Third Battalions were responsible for attacking Qingpu City from the east.

The 23st Battalion of the 1rd Regiment was responsible for the south gate of Qingpu City.

It has been three days since the attack on November 11, and the defenders in the city are still tenacious, which gives Hasegawa Masanori a headache.

They tried every possible means, including air raids, artillery bombardments, and assaults, but they just couldn't take down the small city of Qingpu.

"Reporting to the Commander, our transport brigade was attacked by the Chinese. All the soldiers were killed and their ammunition was stolen."

The team leader who went out to investigate the news reported nervously that the loss was so great and he didn't know how furious the captain would be.

When Hasegawa Masanori heard this, his eyes went dark, as if ten thousand cattle and horses were galloping past.

You know, at this time, when we were in the prime of our attack, the ammunition was snatched away.

If the attack fails and Qingpu City cannot be captured, then his tenure as the regiment commander will be over.

"Bakayarū, what on earth is going on? Why did such a mistake happen?"

Hasegawa Masanori's expected rage made the team leader feel uneasy, so he had to speak with gritted teeth.

"My subordinates set out immediately upon receiving the news. When they arrived, they were a squadron of soldiers from the Empire."

"Including the squadron leader, they had been stripped naked and piled on the ground. The vehicle had also been blown up."

Upon hearing this, Hasegawa Masanori's eyes suddenly turned cold.

The purpose of capturing Qingpu City and then Kunshan is to encircle the remaining main Chinese forces and form an encirclement. This is a death order issued by the expeditionary force headquarters!

The Chinese army guarding Qingpu is unexpectedly difficult to deal with, which even Hasegawa Masanori did not expect.

After thinking for a long time, Hasegawa Masanori said coldly, "Send a telegram to the brigade headquarters and report that the supplies were hijacked by the Chinese."

In fact, he didn't even know where this group of Chinese who dared to rob them came from. Now that the 51st Division was trapped in Qingpu, it was impossible for it to have the spare capacity to send troops.

It is not possible for a small group of Chinese to defeat their entire squadron in a short period of time.

The movements of China's large forces are basically under their surveillance, so it is impossible for them to be so silent!

The weirdness of the whole incident made Hasegawa Masanori very confused. He wanted to find out where the enemy was but didn't know where it was.

"Your Excellency, Captain, I think we should send out several teams to conduct reconnaissance along the route."

Seeing that Hasegawa Masanori was frowning, the operations staff offered his own opinion.

"Leave it to the brigade headquarters to consider. Our attack is at a critical moment, and dividing our troops is a taboo." Hasegawa Masanori objected.

After the Battle of Shanghai, Hasegawa Masanori's regiment now has only two infantry battalions left. If they are sent out again, the front battlefield will become a problem.

The operations officer thought for a moment and said, "Now that our supplies have been looted and our warriors have consumed a lot of ammunition, they can only hold out until tonight at most. Should we ask the brigade commander to continue supporting us?"

Hasegawa Masanori nodded slightly and said, "Go send the message, and also send back the request for support."

No matter how uncomfortable it was, he still had to do what he had to do as the captain of the regiment, and he dared not forget the great cause of the empire for a moment.

.........

Near Dianshan Lake.

The reorganization of the team is still going on, according to Gu Changfeng's wishes.

The original 123rd Company remained unchanged, and the new 4th Company was formed and Luo Xiong was in charge.

Huang Zhengkui originally managed three companies, but now he is only in charge of the first company, and the second company is led by Yang Zhenhua, the former platoon leader of the second company.

The third company is led by Platoon Leader Wu Mazi. After coming out of the prisoner-of-war camp, this guy has been following the team diligently. He is very responsible and capable. It is only natural that he is promoted to company commander!

Lu Daya, the former commander of the second company, officially took over as the commander of the artillery company, responsible for long-range fire support.

After the adjustment, the main company has 320 people in each company, with three 80-man infantry platoons under its command. Each company is equipped with 3 heavy machine guns, 5 light machine guns, a 40-man artillery squad, and 8 grenade launchers.

The firepower platoon was reorganized and officially incorporated into the special operations team, led by Gu Changfeng himself, and the number of people increased from 40 to 80.

With this arrangement, the entire team will be much more orderly. When new people join in the future, we just need to reform and upgrade the existing system.

At 2 pm, the team was officially reorganized.

Gu Changfeng looked at the rows of teams standing in front of him and instantly felt much more pleasing to the eye.

Zhou Qianli asked with a smile: "Would you like to say a few words?"

Gu Changfeng said: "That's not necessary. Nothing can be more convincing than winning a few battles."

Zhou Qianli nodded and ordered several company commanders: "Move out."

Dianshan Lake is about 20 miles away from Qingpu. By the time everyone arrived, more than an hour had passed.

Gu Changfeng and his team did not approach directly, but asked the scouts to observe the situation first.

"The battle is very fierce!" Huang Zhengkui sounded very serious. This place was only seven or eight miles away from Qingpu City, and the roar of artillery fire could still be heard clearly.

Gu Changfeng frowned when he arrived here, feeling that something was missing.

Zhao Ziqing asked, "What's wrong? You look a little strange."

Gu Changfeng shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. Let's wait until the brothers from the reconnaissance squad come back and tell me."

The scout reported half an hour later.

"Commanders, the Japanese are currently attacking Qingpu City. We didn't go to the southeast for fear of being exposed. There are at least several Japanese squadrons in the south city."

"What I mean is, there are at least two Japanese battalions besieging Qingpu City this time. Isn't this a bit too much respect for the defenders?"

Zhao Ziqing asked doubtfully.

Gu Changfeng was also a little confused. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be that serious. He thought for a moment and said, "Never mind, let's just attack the devils in the south!"

"Lao Lu, you guys split up. We captured six Type 97 artillery pieces earlier. Use some to attack the enemy artillery in the south, and some to bypass the east side of the city."

"Keep an eye on the Japanese mountain artillery. If they don't fire, don't move. If they do, destroy them immediately. Do you understand?"

The only thing he feared now was the Japanese's covering artillery bombardment and air raids. He could only withstand the air raids, but he could find a way to deal with the Japanese's mountain artillery.

Lu Daya knew the seriousness of the matter and promised Gu Changfeng: "I will complete the mission. I, Old Lu, have signed this military order."

Gu Changfeng nodded and continued to order:

"Companies 1 and 2 will attack from the west, while Companies 3 and 4 will go around to the south to block these devils. This is an active attack, so everyone be careful."

"Yes."

Several company commanders had serious expressions.

"Okay, the third and fourth companies will set off first. In 20 minutes, we will launch the general attack." Gu Changfeng ordered.

After Luo Xiong and Wu Mazi led the team away, Gu Changfeng said to Zhou Qianli, "Old Zhou, you stay here and be responsible for receiving the wounded and delivering information."

Zhou Qianli nodded and said worriedly, "You all should be careful."

This is the first attack after the reorganization, and its effectiveness remains to be seen.

As soon as twenty minutes were up, Gu Changfeng led everyone to set off.

Qingpu City was in danger of falling at this time, and the division commander Wang Yaowu, who was in charge of this area, was exhausted.

If it weren't for the terrain, they wouldn't have been able to last three days.

Even so, Wang Yaowu did not have much confidence in continuing to defend the city wall.

Gu Changfeng didn’t know which troops were defending the city, but he just felt something was wrong.

It’s just a Qingpu City, but there are at least two groups of Japanese devils. It’s very abnormal.

But no matter how abnormal it was, he had to fight now.

At 5 pm, Gu Changfeng fired the first shot, followed by Zhao Ziqing and Liu Dazhuang, who were not to be outdone.

"Bang bang bang!" After three consecutive shots, the Japanese soldiers on the periphery were the first to suffer.

The battle is about to begin...