The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Due to Chen Cheng's opposition, the National Army finally decided to have the Ninth Army withdraw from the salient south of Zhanghuabang to avoid being surrounded by the Japanese army.The various departments of the No. 15 Group Army still maintain their current defense lines.

Therefore, on September [-], Zhang Zhizhong's Ninth Army began to retreat westward under the occupation order.

As for the No. 15 Group Army, the national army troops in Luodian still maintained their original positions.

The First Army in Yanghang and the No. 90 Eighth Division in Wolpo received orders to maintain the current front line. When necessary, they can retreat to the second-line position. In addition, the orders of the First Army also included that if retreat is necessary Consult with the Eighteenth Army in advance.

Chen Cheng's order requires all ministries to maintain the current front.

However, in the face of the fierce Japanese attack, Hu Zongnan's First Army immediately began to retreat westward as a "last resort" after receiving the order that day. The 98th Division next door said that because the First Army abandoned Yang Hang and its flanks were exposed, it had to withdraw with it. Yue Pu.

Although there is no exact record of why the First Army abandoned Yang Hang, Baldhead was very dissatisfied and believed that the First Army's early withdrawal from Yang Hang affected the success or failure of the battle in Shanghai.

The bald head even recorded in his diary, "The formations of the First Army and the Eighteenth Army were shaken, and they couldn't command anyone from the front. They just wanted to retreat, and they were strictly prohibited. They asked where their integrity and doctrine were." '

Obviously, the retreat of the 98th Division and the First Army was beyond Baldou's expectations.

Even on the day of the retreat, Baldhead commended the No. 90 Eighth Division for holding on to Wolpo. Unexpectedly, they ran away that night.

This escape directly affected the retreat formation of the national army. Fortunately, the various units of the national army were smarter when retreating, especially the First Army. They attacked the Japanese army in the first half of the night and poured ecstasy soup on the Japanese army. Then they began to retreat in the second half of the night, so that the Japanese army It was not until early the next morning that it was discovered that Yang Xingnei's national army had retreated.

Subsequently, the national army troops in the Shanghai area began to evacuate backwards.

In addition to Zhang Zizhong's 88th Division and the security regiment, they were still confronting the Japanese Marines in downtown Zhabei.

The 30 and [-] regiments of the No. [-] Sixth Division successively retreated to the Dongqianjia and Tangjiangwan station areas, and with the strength of the two regiments, they occupied Dijiabang, Fudan University, Yejia Garden, etc. serve as an outpost.

The 87th Division retreated to the Lingnan Villa and Miaohang area.

As for the 57th Brigade of the 61th Division, it retreated to the south bank of Ezaobang and occupied Beisunzhai as an outpost. The [-]st Brigade, [-]st Division and [-]th Independent Brigade of the [-]th Division also served as reserves and assembled in Dachang.

On the Japanese side, on September [-], the new commander of the Japanese Sixth Regiment, Chuan Xingmi, arrived at the front line that day. Also arriving with him was the Japanese reserve infantry brigade. On this day, all units of the Sixth Regiment were I was busy changing rooms and handovers with the First Reserve Infantry Brigade, and I didn't realize that the main force of the national army had withdrawn, so I didn't take any action.

The Iida detachment at Qiujiang Pier and the Japanese Marine Corps in the lease also did not take any action, so the Ninth Army retreated very smoothly.

During this period, the Japanese reserve infantry brigades were originally used in the North China battlefield and had different designations. Among them were the reserve infantry brigades that originally belonged to the Sixth Division. This once led the national army to believe that the Japanese Sixth Division was the In Songhu.

It can be seen that the national army did a very poor job in intelligence work against Japan.

The mobilization of the Ninth Army in the Shanghai direction has been basically completed.

The First Army in the direction of Yang Hang abandoned Yang Hang on the night of September 11th and retreated all the way to the Yangjiazhai, Nanwangzhai, Xinzhai, and Xuzhai lines in Zhongzaobang to build defenses. After the Japanese army discovered that the national army had retreated, They immediately dispatched troops to pursue them, and the Japanese army pursued them all the way to the vicinity of Rozaobang, forming a confrontation with the National Army's First Army.

Because Chen Cheng opposed the retreat, the 56th Division, 58th Division, and 51st Division near Luodian still held firm on the west side of Luodian.

The situation in Jiading direction is quite stable.

At this time, in the direction of Jiading, as the fighting on the front line became tense, the national army retreated across the board, and Japanese reinforcements arrived.

A stable situation will eventually fall apart.

After these few days of development, Xia Yuan's troops have reached the size of a company, and a stable industrial chain for picking up and transporting soldiers has been formed. This is in cooperation with Commander Chen, who is dispatched every night The convoy transported the commando led by Xia Yuan to Luodian, where they raided the Japanese positions, seized guns, ammunition, gold and silver jewelry, and returned to Jiading in a car arranged by Captain Chen before dawn.

The operations for several days in a row had a certain impact on the three divisions that defended Luodian. Due to changes in the battlefield situation, they were only responsible for holding on to their positions at night and did not launch attacks on the Japanese positions. However, for several days in a row, there were A small unit operates to sneak attack Japanese positions, based on reports from frontline scouts.

This mysterious force was able to get into the Japanese positions every time, and wiped out the small groups of Japanese troops on the positions as quickly as possible, and then disappeared.

Like a ghost.

Such a ghostly unit has been operating for about a week. It is highly active in the defense line of the 58th Division. There is no case of failed night attack. After observing the Japanese position, it was found that the entire position seemed to have been eaten by ants. Generally speaking, the position is riddled with holes. Most of the Japanese machine gun positions and fortifications have been destroyed. It is rare for Japanese soldiers to clean the position.

The appearance of this unit instantly shocked the entire group army. They had been fighting the Japanese army for a month, and launched more than [-] active attacks on the Japanese positions. No matter how they attacked the Japanese positions, they were unable to penetrate them. If they had penetrated, they would have paid a heavy price and sacrificed many people.

On the contrary, according to the scouts, the ghostly troops were no more than a platoon of about 30 people. They were all dressed in black and could not be seen without looking carefully. They merged with the darkness and quietly approached the Japanese position. First, there were continuous grenades and the Japanese machine guns did not sound. The group of people rushed into the Japanese positions and killed them randomly for an hour. Then they quietly withdrew.

During the interval between the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, the scouts went to the front of the Japanese position to observe. They found that the Japanese position was already covered with devastation, and there was not even a single person. They wiped out all the Japanese troops on the entire position.

It is organized, has combat effectiveness, attacks quickly and retreats well.

Within a few days, everyone in the national army knew about the existence of such a unit. Unfortunately, this unit had no number, came and went without a trace. Some officers named them "ghosts". To the Japanese army, This troop is also a ghost.

This is a troop that came out of nowhere, it's simply terrifying.

Chen Cheng looked at the document and had only one thought in his heart, "Go and find this unit."

Such a force, if used well, might be able to capture the Japanese positions.

The sky shimmered.

Commander Chen and Xia Yuan were sitting together. Beside them, there were rifles, light and heavy machine guns, a large number of bullets, and grenades piled into a small pile.

"Platoon Commander Xia is really powerful. I heard that there has been word here that there is a ghost army in Luodian, which comes and goes without a trace. Platoon Commander Xia, I have a question, I wonder if I can ask it. "

"Ask." "Given Platoon Commander Xia's best fighting ability, why don't you find your superiors? How many silver dollars are there?"

"Captain Chen, you don't understand this. The higher-ups are fighting with each other all day long. Let's just guard this three-quarter acre of land and make some profit." Xia Yuan smiled and took out a watch and put it in Chen Che's hand. , "Please also ask Commander Chen to keep this secret for me."

"I understand, I understand." Commander Chen accepted the watch with a clear conscience and looked at the pile of weapons and ammunition on the vehicle, slightly panicked.

Who would have thought that the ghost that frightened the Japanese army was just a rat who stole a gun.

It's really embarrassing.

Now, Xia Yuan has become his God of Wealth. Even if Xia Yuan didn't mention it, he would not tell others that this trip after trip has brought out more oil and water than the wounded in the past. With two trucks, we can make the money that would have been earned by delivering goods two or three times in the past.

Captain Chen thinks he is very lucky to have met such a god of wealth like Xia Yuan.

That must be firmly guarded.

ghost.

Ha ha.

Xia Yuan put his hands behind his head, feeling the bumps of the car and fell asleep unconsciously.

The so-called ghost team was just a team that Xia Yuan took every night to make money at the little Japanese camp. Now the national army has stopped attacking, and the Japanese army is not coming out of the defense line. As far as he knows, the Japanese reinforcements, It won't take long for reinforcements to arrive in Songhu. This period of time is when the Luodian Japanese army is relatively relaxed.

This was also the time when he had the best chance to succeed. Using night vision and eagle eyes, Xia Yuan knew the strength of the Japanese troops on the ground very well. He did not fight on the first night and was responsible for collecting intelligence on the Japanese positions. After he knew the Japanese positions well, he identified a few Cut in at the weakest point.

He used a grenade to blow up the Japanese machine gun firepower point. Lao Qi and the others rushed into the Japanese position with machetes on their backs and fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese. Take away everything you can.

Xia Yuan is the main operative, followed by Zheng Dayong, Xiao Liu and Er Lengzi. He wants to temper the three of them, especially Zheng Dayong. Zheng Dayong is the only one in the company who is still in the recruitment stage. Although he has participated in several He fought a battle, but his combat experience was very poor, far inferior to Xiao Liu and Er Lengzi. After these few days of hard work, he had also improved significantly.

After these few battles, Lao Qi was convinced by Xia Yuan.

Including Lao Qi's men.

After fighting several battles, they deeply realized Xia Yuan's combat capabilities, which were quite terrifying.

While Xia Yuan was sleeping, they happily counted the night's achievements in another car. Each of them killed at least two or three Japanese soldiers.

"Ghost, I like this name."

"It's still fun to follow Xia Pai Chang, grandma, I haven't fought such a happy battle in a long time."

Lao Qi sat aside, his clothes were dirty and rotten in many places, exposing his dark skin. His hands were broad and rough, stroking his semi-smooth forehead with stubbled hair. Said enthusiastically:

"Platoon leader, we have never felt so comfortable fighting the Japs. Following the previous commander, we were asked to die on the battlefield. There are fewer Japs than us, but they are more powerful, and their guns are longer than ours. People are also better than ours, I can kill two of them by myself without any problem, but others can’t, only two or three can kill one Japanese devil.”

After that, he sighed: "Our company was completely killed by the Japanese. I became a deserter and escaped from the battlefield."

Xia Yuan smoked a cigarette and flicked off the ashes: "The Japanese focus on individual combat. Many of our soldiers have not been trained very much. Their individual skills are backward and far inferior to the Japanese. Their artillery is powerful and their tactics are not bad. We can’t beat them.”

Captain Chen asked: "You mean, we will lose this battle?"

"Almost, the battle in Luodian is basically over. Our people will no longer attack the Japanese positions." Xia Yuan threw the cigarette butt outside the car: "The Japanese reinforcements have arrived, and Jiading will no longer be safe."

"impossible."

"There's nothing you can't do, and you won't go to the front line." Lao Qi said dullly: "I believe that the platoon leader can lead us to eliminate so many little devils. Isn't his ability better than that of those officers?"

"Just say a few words. The national army has handled it very well." Xia Yuan raised his head and looked at the night sky.

There is no smoke on the battlefield, and even the sky is much brighter.

"We still have more than 100 people. When the time comes, they will basically be cannon fodder on the battlefield."

"Platoon leader, then you are looking down on us. Didn't we kill so many little Japanese devils tonight?" Lao Qi disagreed. The battles in the past few days have never made him so happy. There are many in the company. People's confidence has soared. When taking action at night, one person is rushing to get there.

If it weren't for the fact that so many people couldn't go, everyone in a company would probably have to go.

Xia Yuan stopped talking and continued to talk, which was to undermine their self-confidence. Whether they could defeat the Japanese would be known on the battlefield.

There was a shimmer in the sky, the fighting on the front line stopped, and the faint roar could not be heard.

The two trucks jolted slowly into Jiading.

What comes into view is a large area of ​​ruins and broken walls. In the past few days, Japanese aircraft have visited Jiading and carried out large-scale air raids on several important cities behind the national army, including Jinling, Hangcheng, Xuzhou, Jiading and so on.

As a rear city of Luodian, Jiading was naturally given special care by the Japanese army. In the past few days, continuous bombings destroyed a large number of houses in Jiading. Many people were buried in the ruins. Many soldiers were homeless and slept in The streets are full of broken soldiers and refugees.

Naturally, their home was bombed by Japanese planes. As a last resort, they moved their home to the surrounding woods, using the green plants in the forest as cover and a shed built with grass and trees. There were many mosquitoes at night, but fortunately it was safe enough. If you light up the smoke, you can live in it.