flstandardbreds Chapter 816 The Battle of Jiangcheng (Part 1)
Chapter 816 The Battle of Jiangcheng (Part 1)
Chapter 816 Battle of Jiangcheng (Part 1)
Having extracted satisfactory information from Xu Baichuan, Ye Shaohong finally responded.
He agreed to Xu Baichuan's request.
We are willing to use the Ye family's shipping channels to help the Special Service Department raise funds for its activities.
to be honest.
This is a transaction.
Even in trading, not just anyone can do it.
If Ye Shaohong didn't have a strong network of connections, if he didn't have substantial achievements, and if the Ye family didn't have shipping channels, such a good thing wouldn't have fallen into his lap.
It was simply a matter of chance. Ye Shaohong naturally had no reason to refuse.
With Xu Baichuan's departure, Ye Shaohong was able to get some much-needed rest.
This takes a long time.
It lasted for more than half a month.
During the past two weeks, Dai Yunong did not assign him any tasks. Ye Shaohong spent his time at home with his wife, except for his regular get off work hours.
Is that really the case?
No.
As the Nationalist government's intelligence agency, the Special Service Department had no free time.
Ye Shaohong was the only one who was free.
As far as Ye Shaohong knew, things were not peaceful within the Special Service Department during his recuperation period.
First and foremost, the investigation into Fei Zhengpeng ultimately failed.
That old man is indeed cunning.
Even with the best efforts of two top figures, Zheng Yaoxian and Mao Wanli, they failed to discover his mistakes.
Furthermore, no clues were found that Fei Zhengpeng was colluding with the Japanese.
Here we have to mention the Japanese.
Their intelligence network was established after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and after more than a century of painstaking efforts, it has developed into a highly sophisticated and equally advanced operating model.
It was precisely because of this operating mode that Fei Zhengpeng, upon sensing danger, decisively remained silent and lay low, thus escaping a calamity.
Simultaneously.
Sanchun Shouhui also confessed.
That old Japanese devil was indeed tough enough. He endured seven days of torment at the Special Service Department, suffering all kinds of torture.
In the end, they still refused to compromise or surrender. This finally angered even the good-natured Zheng Yaoxian, who decisively called in Ye Shaohong.
It's not about closing the door and unleashing the dogs.
Ok.
It's almost the same.
When Ye Shaohong strode confidently into the interrogation room, Miharu Toshiki almost collapsed on the spot.
The rest was much simpler.
Having recovered most of his injuries, Ye Shaohong closed the door and chatted amicably with Sanchun Shouhui for a long time.
It was only half a day.
That old Japanese devil, Sanchun Shouhui, confessed with tears streaming down his face.
Ye Shaohong served him very diligently.
When Sanchun Shouhui confessed, he was so moved that tears streamed down his face, and half of his chest was almost soaked with sweat.
This happened inside the Secret Service. Outside...
The Battle of Jiangcheng finally broke out.
In this battle, the Nationalist government deployed a total of one million troops, while the Japanese deployed four hundred thousand troops.
It can be said that both sides deployed their best forces.
They waged the largest and longest-lasting battle of the strategic defensive phase of the War of Resistance against Japan, covering a vast area along both banks of the Yangtze River and extending to the four provinces of Hebei, Henan, Anhui, and Jiangxi.
In this battle, the Japanese invaders, who had occupied Taiwan for many years, also participated in the war of aggression against China.
They formed the "Hata Detachment".
This elite Japanese force, composed entirely of local Taiwanese residents, displayed an extremely strong fighting spirit on the battlefield.
They were exceptionally zealous when they slaughtered our compatriots.
Even at the end of the Jiangcheng battle, the first troops to enter Jiangcheng were this traitorous force.
They were hailed as the "vanguard" of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army.
How tragic it is for compatriots to kill each other.
However, this is not the most unacceptable thing.
What is most unacceptable is that before the Battle of Jiangcheng broke out, Chiang Kai-shek, by breaching the dike at Huayuankou, sacrificed nearly a million innocent people. The Madang Fortress, which he had built at great expense, was lost for nothing because of one person's shameless act.
How was Madang Fortress lost?
1938 October.
After capturing Anqing, the Taiwan Mixed Brigade, also known as the Hata Detachment, launched a surprise attack on the 27th Army Group of Sichuan (Yang Sen's troops) on a rainy night. They immediately turned their offensive around and boarded Japanese naval vessels to advance westward down the Yangtze River.
In late June, the Hata Detachment arrived at the outskirts of Madang Fortress. With the help of the fortress's strong defenses, the Nationalist forces successfully halted the Hata Detachment's offensive.
The bald-headed Chiang Kai-shek even boasted that, with the help of the Madang Fortress, the Nationalist government could withstand the elite Japanese troops for more than a month.
As it turned out, it only lasted a few days.
The root of all the blame lies with Li Yunheng alone.
He was the military commander of the 16th Army stationed at Madang Fortress.
This person is ambitious and loves to show off, and also craves fame and fortune.
After being stationed at Madang Fortress, he somehow got the idea to follow Chiang Kai-shek's example and establish a two-week "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" within the stationed troops.
He also served as the principal.
On June 24th, the graduation day of the "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University" established by Li Yunheng, Li Yunheng invited officers of all ranks from the 16th Army and local gentry to hold a grand graduation ceremony during the ongoing battle. To make the graduation ceremony even more grand, Li Yunheng transferred almost all officers of the 16th Army at the company level and above.
The Japanese also received advance notice.
While Li Yunheng was busy preparing for the graduation ceremony of the local university he founded, he successfully landed at Dongliu, the defense zone of Madang Fortress, in the early hours of the morning.
They then took advantage of the situation to capture Xiangshan, Xiangkou and other areas that were undefended and lacked a military commander.
They advanced directly towards the core position of the Madang Fortress at Changshan.
Fortunately.
Bao Changyi, the commander of the 2nd Marine Battalion at the core position of Changshan, was a tough man who hated evil. He disapproved of Li Yunheng's way of doing things and forced his officers at gunpoint to prevent them from attending the local university graduation ceremony held by Li Yunheng.
It was precisely this Marine Corps unit that, relying on the core position of Changshan, and under the command of Commander-in-Chief Bao Changyi, fought tenaciously and repelled three powerful attacks by the traitorous Bo Tian's detachment from Taiwan.
While Bao Changyi's side was locked in a fierce battle, Li Yunheng's graduation ceremony was also being held in full swing.
After Li Yunheng finished speaking, his subordinates began to flatter him, showering him with compliments.
Li Yunheng was delighted and, with a wave of his hand, ordered the preparation of a party dinner.
Well, that's just how it is. All the military commanders of the 16th Army were completely drunk and incoherent, ignoring even the urgent telegram for help sent by Bao Changyi.
no way.
Bao Changyi had no choice but to contact his former superior, Xie Zhegang, bypassing his own level.
This was a huge matter, and Xie Zhegang dared not make a decision on his own. He could only report it to the bald-headed chairman again.
At the same time, an emergency scramble by the Air Force was requested.
Upon hearing this news, the bald-headed chairman nearly fainted from anger. According to Ye Shaohong, the chairman's hands and feet trembled uncontrollably at the time.
He cursed "Niang Xipi" more than a dozen times in a row.
At the last moment, the bald-headed Chairman had to step in and clean up the mess for his subordinates, urgently contacting General Bai, the leader of the New Guangxi Clique.
Ask General Bai to find a way to reinforce the Changshan position of Madang Fortress overnight...