Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 429 The defense line collapses

429 Defense Line Collapse

"Commander, this is an urgent message from Commander Gu."

Just when Chief of Staff Xiao Shanling had finished speaking.

A staff officer rushed in from outside, holding a telegram.

Xiao Shanling walked over and took the telegram. After taking a look at it, he looked at Ye Qingshan and said, "General, I guessed right.

Commander Gu's order for our support has arrived."

"What did Chief Gu say?"

"Commander Gu requested that our army rush to Jinhua and defend Jinhua.

Now, there is a group of devils.

They broke through the defense line built by Commander Gu in the mountains north of Jinhua.

Head straight to Jinhua.

At this time, Jinhua was the logistics transit station for the Tenth Army.

A large amount of supplies and ammunition were stored in the city.

If it is destroyed by the devils, the consequences will be disastrous."

After reading the contents of the telegram, Xiao Shanling looked at Ye Qingshan.

"As expected, the Japs broke through. Gu Zhutong's defense line in the mountainous area north of Jinhua,

Did the telegram say how the Japs broke through the Tenth Army's defense line?"

"Commander, no.

Commander Gu didn’t say that in the telegram.

Commander Gu only said that we should send troops as soon as possible."

“Jinhua is more than 200 kilometers away from Wenzhou, and much of the road is mountainous.

Now, it is definitely too late for our 209th Division to rush over to provide support."

Ye Qingshan walked back and forth in the command center, thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

"By the way, didn't we leave a battalion of troops stationed in Quzhou before?

Now, give orders to this battalion immediately.

Let them rush to Jinhua to provide support."

After a moment, Ye Qingshan suddenly remembered this incident and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Notify Zhangfa and have the 209th Division set out tonight and rush to the Jinhua front.

Also, tell Black Bear's special operations battalion to set off first.

Rush to Jinhua overnight.

We must not let the Japanese capture Jinhua."

Ye Qingshan chose to help Gu Zhutong defend the line north of Jinhua without any hesitation.

Because Ye Qingshan knew that the Japanese would attack in large numbers this time.

It would be unlikely for the 86th Army, with only a few tens of thousands of people at this time, to succeed.

Therefore, they must cooperate well with Gu Zhutong.

At this time, the Third War Zone was already in a very critical situation.

Perhaps, this time, only if Gu Zhutong and Ye Qingshan join forces to fight against the invading Japanese army can they stop it.

But unexpectedly, the battle had just begun.

Problems arose with Gu Zhutong's Tenth Army, which led to the destruction of the defense line he had worked so hard to build.

It was lost so quickly.

The two are now on the same side, and Ye Qingshan must send troops to help.

"Yes!

I will go and inform the rules right away."

Xiao Shanling responded.

That night, the 209th Division under Ye Qingshan set out northward overnight.

This time, Ye Qingshan led the team personally.

He must go and meet Gu Zhutong in person.

Discuss the subsequent combat plan to resist the Japanese attack in southern Zhejiang.

After receiving Ye Qingshan's telegram, a battalion under Ye Qingshan's command in Quzhou.

Set off immediately for Jinhua.

Early the next morning, the camp arrived in Jinhua area.

"Captain, there are so many defeated soldiers."

Zhao Dongsheng and others frowned as they watched the large number of Kuomintang soldiers fleeing southward.

"Iron Head, hold them back."

Zhao Dongsheng gave the order immediately.

"Yes!"

"All stop."

A group of defeated Kuomintang soldiers were stopped on the road.

"Fuck you, you guys came out of nowhere, why are you stopping us, get out of here."

As a result, before Zhao Dongsheng could go over and scold these defeated Kuomintang soldiers.

A lieutenant colonel officer emerged from the fleeing soldiers on the opposite side and started scolding Tietou and the others.

Zhao Dongsheng took a look and thought, okay.

The rank of the opponent is higher than mine, no wonder he is so arrogant.

"As a lieutenant colonel, why don't you lead your troops to resist the enemy's attack at this time?

He actually led the team to escape.

You know, deserting a battlefield is a capital crime."

Zhao Dongsheng walked out, looked coldly at the lieutenant colonel in front of him, and shouted indifferently.

"Oh, you, a major, come to judge me.

My rank is lieutenant colonel.

Besides, who said I ran away?

This is called...what is it called?"

The lieutenant colonel deputy regiment commander opposite him had a bandit-like air, which made Zhao Dongsheng frown.

After being reminded by the soldiers next to him, the lieutenant colonel finally remembered.

“Yes, this is called strategic shift, preserving strength.

Do you understand?"

"Get out of the way now, don't block my way."

As he said this, the lieutenant colonel regimental deputy commander continued to lead the fleeing soldiers behind him to retreat.

But the soldiers beside Zhao Dongsheng raised their guns and pointed them at them.

Suddenly, the fleeing soldiers on the opposite side also raised their guns.

The two sides confronted each other.

"Damn it, Major, you're rebelling.

I will kill you, believe it or not."

The lieutenant colonel on the opposite side had a ferocious look on his face and yelled at Zhao Dongsheng.

However, a major officer next to him pulled his sleeve and signaled with his eyes.

The lieutenant colonel regiment commander noticed that many of Zhao Dongsheng's soldiers were holding submachine guns and machine guns.

Looking at the soldiers on our side, even the old rifles in their hands are outdated.

If a conflict really happens, they will definitely suffer.

"Hey, I say bro.

You are really angry.

We are all family, why are we resorting to knives and guns?

Brothers, put down your guns, we won't fight our own people."

The lieutenant colonel and deputy regiment commander on the opposite side also changed his expression quickly and immediately asked the soldiers on his side to lay down their weapons.

Seeing that the other side had laid down their weapons, the soldiers on Zhao Dongsheng's side naturally would not really open fire.

“Brother, it’s not that we want to escape.

The truth is, the enemy is coming and we can’t hold our defense line, so we have to retreat.”

It was impossible for the lieutenant colonel and deputy regiment commander on the opposite side to use force against Zhao Dongsheng.

I had to play the emotional card.

“Which part are you from?

How is the situation on the front line? "

Zhao Dongsheng asked.

"We are the 28th Division of the 16th Army.

Our division was stationed at Zhuling, heading north to Wuzhi Mountain, and blocking the west bank of the valley.

Our group is near Zhuling.

After the war broke out, our regiment did not participate in the fighting.

As a result, on the third day of the Japanese attack, the Wuzhi Mountain position was suddenly captured by the Japanese.

Our regiment was simply unable to stop the enemy's advance.

The position was quickly lost and the brothers were scattered.

So, we had no choice but to retreat all the way south to Pujiang County.

As a result, I haven’t even had a sip of hot water yet.

The Japs attacked again.

It's impossible to defend it.

We had no choice but to continue retreating southwards. We finally crossed the ravine and were about to reach Jinhua.

As a result, another group of Japanese attacked.

This time, we didn’t even enter Jinhua City, and continued to retreat southward.”

"Brother, are you going to reinforce Jinhua City?

I'm telling you the truth, bro. Don't go.

It's useless to go.

The Japanese attack was too fierce and could not be stopped at all.

There is a saying that goes, "Defeat in battle is like... like what!"

The lieutenant colonel couldn't remember and quickly looked at the younger major officer next to him.

"The defeat was like a landslide."

The major officer helped.

"Yes, it's a crushing defeat.

Brother, the most important thing is to escape quickly.

Keep the green mountains..."

The lieutenant colonel wanted to continue speaking, but his major companion next to him quickly pulled him to stop.

"Haha, brother, do you think I'm right?"

The other party smiled awkwardly and looked at Zhao Dongsheng.

At this time, Zhao Dongsheng felt that the lieutenant colonel deputy regiment commander opposite him was more and more interesting.

The other party didn't look like a deputy regimental officer.

He even has a strong bandit-like air, yet he is very smooth, which is very strange.

However, this is normal.

At this time, the national army was a mixed bag with all kinds of people.

There were also many bandits who were incorporated into the regular army.

At this moment, Zhao Dongsheng had already decided not to pay any more attention to this group of defeated Kuomintang soldiers.

What we see before us is a complete mob. They are frightened by the Japanese and have no fighting capacity in the short term.

Bringing them along is not only useless, it may also be a burden.

"You said that the Japanese have already arrived in Jinhua?"

Zhao Dongsheng just learned this important information from the lieutenant colonel deputy regiment commander.

"Oh, yes.

Otherwise, we won’t go to Jinhua.”

The major officer next to him saw Zhao Dongsheng's purpose and said, "If you go to support Jinhua.

Then we have to go quickly.

If we go too late, the Japanese may have already attacked.

As far as I know, there is only one regiment defending Jinhua."

When Zhao Dongsheng heard this, he also became anxious.

Ye Qingshan's order to him was to arrive in Jinhua before the Japanese and help defend Jinhua.

Now, they are still a step late.

"Everyone, run forward.

Target Jinhua."

Zhao Dongsheng ignored the defeated soldiers and marched quickly towards Jinhua with his battalion.

"What the hell, which unit are these soldiers from?

It's so fucking awesome.

Look at what they have in their hands, they are all fancy gadgets.

If I had such a team, I wouldn't have been chased so badly by the devils."

After Zhao Dongsheng took his men away, the lieutenant colonel regiment commander looked at their backs with envy and was almost drooling.

“Brother, this should be Ye Qingshan’s team.

It seems that all the equipment used is American equipment.

This is probably the only one of its kind in the country.”

The major officer next to him also looked at Zhao Dongsheng's battalion leaving and spoke.

"Hey, you are well-informed, Old Two.

However, if they go to Jinhua now, they will be committing suicide.

Let's not get involved in this muddy water.

Let’s keep going.

At worst, I can just give up being the deputy commander of this crappy regiment and continue to be bandits in the mountains."

Then, the lieutenant colonel regiment commander continued to flee south with his defeated soldiers.

On his way to Jinhua, Zhao Dongsheng encountered several other defeated Kuomintang troops.

This time, Zhao Dongsheng ignored them.

When they approached Jinhua City, they heard the sound of gunfire.

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese are attacking Jinhua City from the north and east."

A scout ran up to Zhao Dongsheng and reported.

"Tell me the details of the situation and the detailed locations of the various Japanese units."

Zhao Dongsheng was relieved when he heard that Jinhua City had not yet fallen.

He then spread out the map in his hand and asked the scout to point out the situation of each Japanese unit in detail.

"Let's go and take the Japs' retreat route."

Zhao Dongsheng made a prompt decision.

Instead of going directly to reinforce Jinhua City, he boldly led his battalion and prepared to launch a sneak attack from behind the Japanese attacking Jinhua.

The effect of this would be much better than if they went directly to support Jinhua City.