Even if I'm a useless bum at Whampoa Military Academy, I'll be invincible in the War of Re

In Gu Village, Zhao Yunwen kept a close eye on the fierce battle in Luodian. Both sides were fighting with all their might, each determined to fight for every inch of ground.

The positions lost during the day were all recaptured by night, even at a heavy cost.

The 18th Army assigned the security regiment the task of assisting in defense, mainly doing odd jobs.

As casualties mounted, the 18th Army's manpower became increasingly stretched, and Luo Youqing finally thought of the security regiment.

Even a small mosquito leg is still meat.

Chief of Staff Lu Ping rushed in, his expression grave. His voice preceded his arrival:

"Commander, an urgent telegram from Commander Luo!"

After reading it, Zhao Yunwen roared:

"Assemble the troops!"

The Second Security Regiment was on standby at the highest level of combat readiness. After receiving orders, the troops quickly completed their assembly.

The Second Battalion, as the vanguard, was the first to arrive at the Lujiazhai front line to assist in the defense, which was once the defense zone of the 67th Division.

With the 11th Division decimated and the 67th Division defending the Luodian urban area, the Lujiazhai line was left vulnerable. Li Shusen requested reinforcements from the military headquarters, and Luo Youqing sent the 2nd Security Regiment to plug the gap.

After taking over the position, the Second Battalion quickly restored the fortifications. The security regiment had previously built a strong defensive network here, but it had long been destroyed by the Japanese bombing.

Under Zhao Yunwen's influence, the officers and soldiers of the security regiment attached great importance to the construction of field fortifications, and even when they were exhausted, they would still work like groundhogs.

Half a day later, Zhao Yunwen arrived with the main force and took over command.

Inside the field command post, the chief of staff, referring to the enemy and friendly forces situation on the sand table, said:

"Commander, our left flank is the 67th Division's defense zone, and our right flank is the 66th Regiment of the 11th Division. Our regiment's defense zone is about two kilometers wide and three kilometers deep."

The Second Battalion will be the main force defending Lujiazhai, the Third Battalion will assist in defending the right flank, the Artillery Battalion will cooperate with the Second Battalion, and the First Battalion and the Supplementary Battalion will serve as reserves.

Lu Ping's defensive setup was conventional, with both key points and support defenses, but Zhao Yunwen was not one to play by the rules. He disliked being passively attacked, and after a moment of contemplation, he said:

"We don't need so many troops on the flanks. Leave the Third Company and the machine gun company behind, and send the main force forward to Liucun to fight guerrilla warfare. The reconnaissance company will send a platoon to cooperate with them."

Their mission was to harass the Japanese supply lines, artillery positions, command posts, etc.

There's no need to attack frequently, but each attack must strike the Japanese soldiers where it hurts.

To compensate for the lack of troops on the flanks, more mines can be laid, and the three battalions can only defend key points.

If the Japanese try to take a detour, let their small units in. With the reconnaissance company and the 1st battalion there, they won't be able to cause much trouble.

"I also have another task for the Third Battalion..."

Lu Ping was only responsible for making suggestions; after Zhao Yunwen finalized the battle plan, he would take charge of its implementation.

Zhao Yunwen once again took on the role of a hands-off manager. The Battle of Shanghai was in its second phase, the anti-landing operation. Defense was the strength of the Nationalist army, and they were doing quite well.

The Battle of Shanghai suffered the greatest casualties in its fourth phase, when hundreds of thousands of soldiers suddenly collapsed, losing 100,000 elite troops on the way to defeat and also causing the collapse of subsequent defenses.

Zhao Yunwen was already planning when to strike. He still had more than 800,000 contribution points. Relying on the security regiment was definitely not enough. He could only rent the air force again and hit the Japanese "Achilles' heel".

On September 6th, in Baoshan City, fierce fighting raged.

The 3rd Battalion of the 583rd Regiment had lost all its outer positions and retreated to the city wall. Under the repeated attacks of the Japanese, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the battle line was in grave danger.

There will be no more reinforcements. The 98th Division has exhausted its forces, and Battalion Commander Yao Zhiqing has already written his will.

"Brothers, Baoshan City is where we will die! We would rather die fighting than be slaves of a conquered nation!"

Yao Ziqing raised his arms and shouted, and everyone responded.

"We will never be slaves to a conquered nation!"

"We swear to defend Baoshan City to the death!"

"As long as we're alive, we'll hold the position!"

"Fight to the death to break even, fight two to the death to make a profit!"

"Twenty years from now, I'll still be a hero!"

Outside the city, Takamori, the commander of the 68th Regiment of the 3rd Division, frowned subconsciously and snorted coldly:

"Yamamoto-kun, what are the Chinese people shouting?"

Senior staff officer Major Yamamoto, an expert on Chinese, immediately translated it. Takamori angrily cursed:

"You idiots! What a bunch of lunatics!"

"Fire! Send them to hell!"

Major Yamamoto chuckled and left to accept the order. It's no wonder that Takamori broke down; the battle at Takarayama Castle had been going on for six days, causing him to lose face completely.

The disparity in strength between the two sides was enormous. The Japanese not only concentrated an entire infantry regiment for the main attack, but their technical support units were also quite formidable.

The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, the 5th Siege Heavy Artillery Battalion, two platoons of the 5th Tank Battalion, as well as 30 warships and a large number of naval air force units at Wusongkou.

Baoshan City was almost completely destroyed, but the defenders continued to fight.

The Japanese launched another fierce artillery bombardment of Baoshan City. Shells rained down on the city, and the 600 brave soldiers of Yao Battalion silently endured the ravages of the artillery fire, with people being buried in the ruins one after another.

The artillery barrage lasted for several hours, reducing the city walls to rubble, after which the Japanese launched a ground offensive.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers followed six tanks toward the city wall. Yao's battalion was no longer able to stop them outside the city and had no choice but to let the Japanese soldiers into the city and wear them down with street fighting.

The 3rd Battalion's demolition suicide squad members hid in the rubble, each of them strapped with cluster grenades, their machine gun barrels aimed at the Japanese infantry.

The moment the Japanese soldiers stormed into the city, more than ten tongues of fire erupted from the ruins, killing dozens of infantrymen who were accompanying the attack.

Ignoring the machine gun fire, the tank forced its way into the city. Due to the resistance from the 3rd Battalion's machine guns and rifles, the infantry was a beat too slow and created a gap of twenty or thirty meters between themselves and the tank.

The opportunity the suicide squad had been waiting for had arrived. They rushed out of their hiding places and disappeared under the tanks like streaks of lightning.

"boom!"

The suicide squad detonated the cluster bomb, and the Japanese tank was blown to pieces.

After losing three tanks in succession, the Japanese infantry became desperate and shouted for reinforcements.

Battalion Commander Yao was not about to let them have their way, so he ordered everyone to open fire, killing the Japanese soldiers in droves.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the suicide squad destroyed another tank, which scared the last two tanks into turning around and running away, and the Japanese attack was repelled once again.

Enraged, Takamori ordered another artillery barrage, engulfing the entire city in smoke and fire...

Several miles outside the city, the Third Battalion of the Security Regiment had completed its tactical infiltration and reached the vicinity of the Japanese regimental headquarters.

The 68th Regiment's three infantry battalions: the first battalion launched the main attack on the county town, while the second and third battalions blocked reinforcements. Ying Xiaosen's command post was pushed to an area only three kilometers from the city wall, taking advantage of the fact that the third battalion only had two mortars.

Ying Xiaosen only had one infantry company by his side. The Third Battalion had three options. Reconnaissance Company Commander Xiao Jianyun leaned over and said:

"Battalion Commander Zhou, there are artillery positions on the right flank of the command post. We can take advantage of the darkness to infiltrate behind the infantry and attack, creating an opening to allow friendly forces to break through."

The reconnaissance company could send someone to make prior contact, and with inside help, they would have a good chance of breaking through the encirclement.

Battalion Commander Zhou Tiancheng did not rush to express his opinion. This time, he led two infantry companies, plus a reconnaissance platoon, to cooperate in the operation.

The reconnaissance platoon was essentially the eyes and ears of the Third Battalion. Now that they had infiltrated the area, they couldn't be satisfied with just rescuing Yao Ying. Zhou Tiancheng also wanted to teach the Japanese a painful lesson.

This is the Third Division, one of the most elite Japanese troops, enough for him to boast about for a while.

The security regiment is all about taking down the elite!

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Tiancheng finally made up his mind and said with a firm expression:

"Attack here first!"