Chapter 246: Tax Police Corps

When the Island Army was attacking Yunzaobang with the power of two divisions, another elite armed tax police regiment of the National Government arrived at the battlefield in Songhu.

When the war of defense in Shanghai was at its most intense, the Chairman ordered the General Tax Police Group to participate in the exhibition and was assigned to Zheng Yongzhi's Ninth Army, and was organized into two detachments, including He Shaozhou and Wang Gongliang, respectively.

At that time, the tax police group arrived in Shanghai in three batches.

The 1, 2 and 3rd branch regiments under He Shaozhou's first detachment were the first tier, and the general regiment headquarters and 6 independent infantry battalions were organized into the second tier, following closely. The 4, 5 and 6th branch regiments under Wang Gongliang's second detachment were the third tier.

Its engineering battalion was in advance responsible for building national defense fortifications at the junction of Ganyu and Shandong and Suzhou, and did not go to Shanghai with it.

At that time, the chaos and intensity of the battlefield in Shanghai were unimaginable.

Due to the fierce battle, the troops fighting in Shanghai in the first phase suffered heavy casualties, and the front-line troops were unable to replenish their resources. Each unit simply sent special personnel to wait at various stations. As long as new teams arrived, they would replenish their troops regardless of the severity.

Zheng Yong has never been a person who is willing to suffer losses. The Tax Police Corps was equipped with him. He was never happy if he was forced to take a soldier away, so he simply sent someone to stand at the station with his own orders.

Fortunately, this move was done early, otherwise I would set out in advance, and the Fifth Branch of the Second Detachment, which arrived in Shanghai, would have been snatched away by other troops...

He Shaozhou's vanguard was relatively cunning and was not immediately led away by other troops. Due to the fierce bombing of enemy planes, the troops immediately hid in the jungle near Nanxiang Station after dawn. It was not until the main force of the regiment headquarters arrived the next day that they entered the battle according to the orders of the Central Operations Command.

The railways leading to Shanghai were crowded and stopped from time to time to avoid air strikes. The main force of the Tax Police Corps stopped and stopped. It was not until October 16 that the large army got off the train and arrived in Xiaonanxiang to assemble, but the Sixth Branch Regiment, which was cut off, was still in the railway transportation.

On that day and night, the General Tax Police Corps was officially assigned to the Central Operations Army, and the departments were immediately ordered to deploy.

The first regiment was located on the front line from Xinjing Town to Xinzhaqiao on the north bank of the Suzhou River. The second regiment occupied a reserve position from Leyi Villa near Pengpu Town to Yanmo Girls' School; the third regiment was transferred to the command of the 111th Division. The fourth regiment was on standby near Jiangqiao Town; the fifth regiment gathered at Yugong Temple near Dachang Town.

The General Regiment Headquarters is located in Panjia Lane on the south side of Luoyang Bridge.

The Central Operations Army, with Zheng Yong as the commander-in-chief, is responsible for the defense from Shanghai North Station in the south and along the Songhu Railway north to Wusongkou.

On the right wing is Sun Yuanliang's troops in the 88th Division, Song Xilian's 36th Division in the middle, Wang Jingjiu's 87th Division on the left wing, and the most elite 111th Division was arranged to defend on both sides of the Suzhou River.

At this time, the combat situation of the island army was already very obvious.

The side attack breakthrough in the Yunzaobin area of ​​the junction of the left-wing combat army of the Chinese army and the Central Operations Army can not only cut off the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, but also encircle the Central Operations Army.

In this way, the Yunzaobin area became another bloody mechanic battlefield after Wusong and Luodian.

After that, the combat front of the Chinese army became north-south, with the two sides of Yunzaobin as the front, the big field on the north bank of Zoumatang as the center, and the two sides of the Suzhou River as the third line of defense.

Yunzaobin is more than 30 kilometers long, and it is northeastward and merges into the Huangpu River on the south side of Wusongkou; one on the south side is the Suzhou River, which enters the Huangpu River at the intersection of the Public Concession, and on the south bank of the Suzhou River is the downtown area of ​​Shanghai, known as the Shiliyangchang.

The terrain on both sides of the shore is low-lying and ditches are crisscrossing.

For the Chinese army defending on the south bank, the river channel acts as a natural barrier.

Moreover, when fighting in this area, it is difficult for the tanks that have the advantage of the island army to fully utilize.

However, it is very difficult to build fortifications. Groundwater seeps out after a few iron shovels. Especially the continuous autumn rain in October makes the fields muddy everywhere.

When troops fight, they often lie in mud and rotten corpses, so the tactical focus of the offensive and defensive sides is concentrated on the residences of many wealthy families in this area.

Many of these residences are luxury villas. The Chinese army requisitioned in advance for the fight against the enemy and firmly reinforced with steel and cement, becoming a stronghold to support the defense line and a solid defense line to block the attack of the island army.

On October 18, the island army attempted to use the transportation convenience of the Baoluo Highway to open the right wing of the Chinese defenders, thereby breaking through the southern bank of Yunzaobin in one fell swoop.

However, this tactical attack was stubbornly fought by the Chinese army, mainly composed of the 87th Division.

The battle lasted until the 20th. Although the island army was killed more than 2,000 people, the attack ended in failure. However, the 87th Division also suffered heavy casualties.

After suffering setbacks, the island army will attack and move its finger westward.

Under the cover of heavy artillery and aviation fire, the 9th Division launched another fierce attack on the front of the Chenjia on the north bank of Yunzaobin on the night of the 20th, which was seven kilometers wide to Tangqiao Station.

By around 9 a.m., more than half of the 87th Division, which had tenaciously resisted, suffered casualties. The General Tax Police Corps, which had originally built fortifications on the front line of Zoumatang, was immediately ordered to replace the 87th Division's defensive position.

The First Detachment and the 61st Division launched a counterattack against the Island Army, striving to defeat the attack of the Island Army's infantry and consolidate the positions on both sides of the middle section of Yunzaobin.

At 3 pm, the Island Army sent the 3rd Division to reinforce the 9th Division, and attacked at the Chen family on the right side of the intersection of Yunzaobin and Yangjing (on the side) to the front about three kilometers wide at the Hei Dahuang House, and used dense extension barrage to cut off the support of the Chinese army under the observation and guidance of the balloon soldiers.

The Chinese soldiers on the defensive positions, because the fortifications had long been bombarded, became scorched earth under the bombardment, so they used the corpse as temporary fortifications, used the bayonet at the muzzle to fight with the enemy, and used the cluster grenades on the body to vaguely die with the brave enemy...

By around 7 pm, the island army suffered huge casualties and broke through the national army position on the north bank of Yunzaobin near Chenjiaxing, and forced the crossing of Yunzaobin to oppress towards the direction of the big field.

At this time, only one battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the Tax Police Corps was left on the north bank of Yunzaobin, still defending Tangqiao Station.

He insisted on fighting until the early morning of the next day. Zheng Yong ordered the 61st Division to provide reinforcements. Commander Zhong Song sent the 2nd Battalion of the 362nd Regiment to cross the bridge for assistance, and defended the bridgehead position until the third day before all retreated back to the south bank.

On October 23, a large number of island troops rushed over Yunzaobin.

The positions on all sides of the south bank were intertwined, and the two sides repeatedly competed for each support base.

Yan Zhai and Cao Zhai's stronghold of the General Tax Police Corps were lost. Huang Jie, who was in charge of command, ordered the artillery battalion to gather all Bufus mountain cannons to bomb the enemy, and mobilized the reserve team to counterattack the enemy, and seized Yan Zhai and Cao Zhai's positions around 2 pm.

However, soon the island army concentrated heavy artillery again to bombard Yan Zhai, and then counterattacked fiercely with infantry.

Although the island soldiers continued, the more than a hundred tax police officers and soldiers guarding Yan's house, although they were covered in bruises, they still fought desperately among the broken walls and rubble, and fought with hands and hands to fight back against the enemy's brave charge several times.

By nightfall, all the officers and soldiers died bravely and shed the last drop of blood for their country...

In the following two days, the Chinese army organized assault teams many times, using night or the gap between artillery fire of the island army to counterattack the enemy that broke into the south bank of the algae, and gave the island army major damage, so that it could not successfully establish a bridgehead position on the south bank.

At noon on the 26th, several positions on the south bank of Yunzaobin, which was commanded by Chen Cheng, were broken through by the island army in the south bank of the Yunzaobin, which was commanded by Chen Cheng.

At this time, the left-wing war zone was being attacked by the island army, and there was no extra force to regain the lost position. The only thing that had reserve elite forces that were not used was the central combat war zone.

At Chen Cheng's request, the Chairman personally called Zheng Yong and ordered the mobilization of troops to support the left-wing war zone and to regain the positions occupied by the island army at all costs.

The combat mission fell on the 4th Regiment, commanded by Sun Liren, the General Tax Police Corps, and the 688th Regiment of Lin Weidong, the 111th Division.

This is the first cooperation between the two most elite troops, the 111th Division and the Tax Police Corps.

At this time, since the island army had completed the construction of the airport of Gongda Spinning Mill, it began to gradually gain air superiority. The aircraft arriving in Shanghai in October alone had reached more than 1,000.

In order to preserve the vitality, the Chairman of the Commander-in-Chief of the Third War Zone ordered the Chinese Air Force to gradually retreat. At this time, Shanghai's air supremacy was already under the control of the island army.

To make a quick reinforcement, you must set out immediately, which means that the two elite troops must forcibly advance in broad daylight under the crazy bombing of enemy planes.

"Dry?

Sun Liren glanced at Lin Weidong.

"Dry!"

There was no hesitation in Lin Weidong's words.

The two main groups smiled at each other. Although this was only the first time we met each other, these excellent officers did not need much language communication.

"My 4th regiment advances from the left, your 688th regiment advances from the right, and attack the island army's breakthrough position on the south bank of Yunzaobin!"
Chapter completed!