Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 169: Order to Gather the Ruined Soldiers
"Captain, just lead us to do it, rob him!"

Li Jie jumped out first and shouted, and others echoed him, and the atmosphere was quickly mobilized.

After everyone quieted down, Yue Qianli continued:
"Before becoming a mountain king, there is one more thing to do, which is to recruit soldiers. To put it bluntly, it means to gather the defeated soldiers.

My current position is the commander of the guerrilla column (regiment level), which has four detachments (deputy regiments) under its jurisdiction. The detachment commanders are Li Jie, Liao Jianping, Deng Zhuxiu, and Duan Yulin. They are directly under the Artillery Battalion, the Quartermaster Battalion, the Youth Battalion, the Reconnaissance Battalion, and the Communications Battalion.

Each detachment has several battalions (battalion level) under its jurisdiction. The number of battalions depends on your ability. Each platoon still has 80 people, and a company has three platoons under its jurisdiction. There will no longer be a firepower platoon, and a battalion will have three to four companies under its jurisdiction.

You can handle the rest as you wish, but make sure to reorganize it well, don't be messy like bandits, don't forget that you are the elite 88th Division!
In order to distinguish them from the enemy's large group, they all added the word "guerrilla" in front of them, and dispersed in battalions after crossing the Suzhou River.

I will give you three days to gather the defeated soldiers and reorganize them. After three days, I will call for generals to gather the troops and then go and rob the devils! "

As soon as Yue Qianli finished speaking, everyone started to compete with each other secretly. Everyone had tasted the sweetness of defeating the defeated soldiers, and it was a familiar process, so there was no need for Old Yue to explain the specific operations later.

Next, Yue Qianli gave each person a military map of the area around Shanghai, divided the areas for them, and then sent them away with a wave of his hand.

The time for evacuating the city was set for that evening. Each battalion crossed the Suzhou River on its own, and each battalion carried a radio for easy communication.
Yue Qianli himself led the column, artillery battalion, youth battalion and other units to continue to stay in the urban area to attract the attention of the Japanese and tie down the 9th Division. The reconnaissance battalion was responsible for keeping an eye on the Japanese.

That night, the camps quietly crossed the Suzhou River and began to gather the defeated soldiers in the vast area south of the river.

Because hundreds of thousands of troops suddenly collapsed, 10 troops were lost, and history records that people were trampled to death, which is impossible;
The real number should be 10 casualties and deserted personnel, and these deserters were wiped out as soon as the Japanese had time. Some died, some surrendered, and some escaped. In the end, they were all counted as being trampled to death. At least this looked better in terms of appearance.

Now the main force of the Japanese army was fully engaged in the attack on the outskirts of Nanjing, while the main force of the Nationalist army that had retreated to the second line was also desperately resisting to buy time for the defense deployment of Nanjing City. No one had time to care about these defeated soldiers;
The focus of the Japanese army was to ensure the smooth operation of the Beijing (Jinan)-Shanghai Railway. Now the 9th Division controlled the area north of Yunzaobang, especially Nanxiang Station, which was related to the lifeline of more than 100,000 troops.

Since the 527th Regiment occupied the urban area north of Yunzaobang, and the 527th Division was temporarily unable to drive the th Regiment out of the urban area, their supply line could only go through Hejiawan to Nanxiang, and then through Kunshan, Suzhou, Wuxi, and Changzhou.

Due to the intense war situation, the Japanese army was temporarily unable to withdraw troops to support the 22th Division, so it had to urgently mobilize 8 replenishment battalions from the country, including 14 for the th Division and the other to supplement several other divisions.

The advantage of having a strong navy was demonstrated. It took only seven days for these reinforcements to be mobilized and transported to Shanghai for landing.
On the day after the 527th Regiment was divided, the reinforcements for the th Division finally arrived. Matsui Iwane gave Yoshika Ryosuke a death order, as he would not allow others to sleep soundly beside his bed.
Reorganize the troops within three days and drive the Songhu Guerrilla Column out of Shanghai within a week, otherwise you will be loyal to the Emperor.

The East China Expeditionary Force had already obtained intelligence about the Songhu Guerrilla Column. The Nationalist government's confidentiality system was like a sieve, but they did not know how large the guerrilla column was.
Judging from the enemy situation reported by Yoshika Ryosuke, it should be a division, but the commander is Colonel Yue Qianli, the former commander of the 527th Regiment, but the formal organization is still a regiment.

Matsui Iwane passed this troublesome problem to Yoshika Ryosuke. No matter whether it was a division or a regiment, the supplemented 9th Division would have no problem destroying the Songhu Guerrilla Column. However, Yoshika Ryosuke did not think so. He seemed to have a psychological trauma.

"Mr. Nakagawa, this Yue Qianli is not as simple as Iwane Matsui thinks. We must be cautious when dealing with the 527th Regiment and execute the battle plan as soon as possible. We don't have much time left." If it were half a month ago, Yoshika Ryosuke would never say such a thing, but now not only does he speak naturally, but Nakagawa Hiroshi also listens naturally, and takes over the conversation and says:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Yue Qianli has no intention of defending Yunzaobang. His main force is still south of Jiangwan. He is still planning to defend the Marine Corps Headquarters. We must be cautious!"

Yoshika Ryosuke nodded in agreement. This was also the most troublesome thing for him. If possible, he really didn't want to attack the headquarters building again, but he had no way out.

"Mr. Nakagawa, after receiving eight battalions of replacement soldiers, the Ninth Division has recovered its combat effectiveness. There is no need to spend three days to reorganize the troops. We can reorganize while attacking, which will give us two days of attack time.

Tomorrow, order the 18th Infantry Regiment to cross Yunzaobang and attack towards Jiangwan, occupy Jiangwan before dark, and then wait for the main force of the division to cross Yunzaobang.

After the main force arrived, they divided into three groups and marched towards Hongkou, pushing Yue Qianli's troops across the Suzhou River with overwhelming force.

If Yue Qianli still resists, then we will force an attack and fight another battle to capture and defend the headquarters building. I want to see if the Chinese can still withstand the thundering attack of the Ninth Division. "

Although Yoshika Ryosuke's words were somewhat tough, they lacked some confidence. Nakagawa Hiro seemed to be cheering him up:
"Your Excellency, the situation has changed. After the previous consumption, Yue Qianli's troops have been greatly reduced in strength, and their ammunition has been severely depleted and cannot be replenished. Their combat effectiveness has dropped by more than 50%.

If Yue Qianli wants to defend the headquarters building again, he will be courting death. His best option is to retreat across the Suzhou River."

"Yoshi, Nakagawa-kun, your analysis makes sense. This time the tactics are mainly to drive them away, using heavy troops to force Yue Qianli to abandon the urban area;

The Chinese area is now in ruins, with no supplies or food. I don’t think it’s necessary for him to stick around.”

Nakagawa Hiroya expressed his deep agreement, and the general policy was decided. The remaining specific combat plans were formulated by the Chief of Staff Nakagawa Hiroya, and Yoshika Ryosuke was only responsible for making decisions.

The next morning, the 18th Infantry Regiment, which had been replenished by Qi Zheng, was the first to pass Yunzaobang, and then divided into two groups to attack Dachang and Jiangwan.
As soon as the Japanese passed Yunzaobang, the reconnaissance team grasped their movements. Hitomi Hidezo never thought of hiding anything and launched an attack in a big way, fearing that Yue Qianli would not know.

In the Songhu Guerrilla Column headquarters, Yue Qianli snorted coldly:

"You're just bluffing. Who are you trying to scare?"

I am very sorry to tell you brothers that due to the clear regulations of the review, the highest level of the protagonist can only be the colonel regiment level, so the protagonist can only be wronged to fight the Japanese with the establishment of the regiment commander. Of course, it depends on Lao Yue's ability to pull out a regiment of 100,000 people. Fortunately, Lao Yue has a high level of consciousness. As long as he can fight the Japanese, it doesn't matter if he is always the regiment commander. I hope you brothers understand that survival is the first priority. I hope you brothers can continue to support Lao Yue in fighting the Japanese. This does not affect the reader's experience. Those who understand will understand.

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