Chapter 1095: A Crushing Defeat

On November 9, 1937, the Japanese army broke through the defense of Suzhou River.

Then, Yanagawa Heisuke's 10th Army, in accordance with the designated position, echoed with Matsui Iwane's Shanghai Expeditionary Force and took two-pronged approach.

Obviously, if this situation continues, the Chinese army of one million will be surrounded by the Japanese army.

Seeing that they were about to be surrounded by the Japanese army, except for the 104th, 105th, and 106th divisions, many Chinese troops were in a panic.

Naturally, facing the Japanese's super firepower, many Chinese troops were in disarray when they retreated.

It must be said that at that time, Sun Yuanliang led the 88th Division and made a small fortune when he retreated.

During the retreat, the 88th Division passed by a very special unit.

This unit was the Toyota Cotton Mill in the island country.

At the beginning of the Battle of Songhu, the Toyota Cotton Mill was deserted.

Naturally, thousands of bales of cotton yarn became ownerless.

Seeing this, Sun Yuanliang ordered without hesitation to take all these good things as spoils of war.

Then, Sun Yuanliang sent dozens of trucks and various ships to transport these spoils of war to Suzhou.

After selling these urgently needed items, Sun Yuanliang naturally had a lot of money in his hands.

However, because he was still escaping from the pursuit of the Japanese army and dealing in these cotton yarns, Sun Yuanliang and the troops basically lost contact.

That's not all. At this moment, Sun Yuanliang was accompanied by only a few guards.

Sun Yuanliang was very depressed at the moment, and so were his subordinates.

Soldiers can't find generals, and generals can't find soldiers.

This is the current situation of this ace German-equipped division, the 88th Division.

It must be said that in this 88th Division, the 2nd Battalion of the 542nd Regiment of the 262nd Brigade is not in a good situation.

The reason is very simple. The 1st Battalion was left as an isolated army in the Sihang Warehouse in Zhabei, Shanghai, and continued to fight against the Japanese.

The 2nd Battalion became the last unit in the 88th Division.

In other words, like the 1st Battalion, they were strategically abandoned.

Other troops have fled to the vicinity of Nanjing and are preparing for war, waiting for the next Nanjing Defense War.

On the other hand, the 2nd Battalion was bitten by the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment of the 16th Division, and the subordinate Fujino Company.

The point is that the current status of this pair of opponents can be described as one in the sky and one in the ground.

The Fujino Company is strong and has the support of the 3rd Battalion, the 9th Infantry Regiment and other superior units.

On the other hand, the 2nd Battalion can almost be called an isolated army.

That's not all, because the 2nd Battalion had a lot of logistical problems, especially eating problems, all the way from Shanghai to here.

To be precise, the 2nd Battalion was fleeing on an empty stomach.

What depressed the Second Battalion the most was that during the escape, they lost a lot of their rare heavy weapons, even heavy machine guns.

Also, because they didn't have time to maintain them, many weapons could no longer be used.

In addition, in addition to allocating some troops to the First Battalion, the Second Battalion also allocated a lot of heavy weapons.

The most important thing is that facing the pursuit of the Fujino Squadron, the Second Battalion wanted to escape, but it was powerless.

Of course, facing the pursuit of the Fujino Squadron, the Second Battalion had no choice but to escape.

The Fujino Squadron had a very neat force of 181 people.

The Second Battalion was a regular Chinese battalion, with a peak force of 300 people.

During the escape, because of many small-scale battles and the soldiers' illnesses, there were only 246 troops now.

According to common sense, to deal with the Fujino Squadron, the Chinese troops had to dispatch a regular regiment of a thousand people.

In other words, at least three battalions were needed to have a little bit of confidence.

The key point is that there is another premise, that the Fujino Squadron had no reinforcements.

The most important thing is that even if three battalions are dispatched, how many soldiers will be left in these three battalions after the battle is a headache for the commander.

Under normal circumstances, the three battalions will be severely damaged after the battle.

In other words, the three battalions will be crippled.

Specifically, of the thousand or so soldiers, only about 300 will be left after the battle.

Now, the second battalion is fighting the Fujino Squadron alone, and the hope of victory is almost non-existent.

Therefore, the second battalion is thinking about crossing the junction between the two armies and moving to the designated location near Nanjing.

Ideals are full, but reality is very skinny.

What makes the second battalion depressed is that when being chased by the Fujino Squadron, the distance between the two troops is getting closer and closer.

Obviously, after a while, our side will be caught up by the devils.

At that time, the battle will definitely be one-sided.

Yes, our side is desperately fleeing, while the Fujino Squadron is chasing after them with murderous intent.

Once a battle occurs, the outcome is self-evident.

To put it bluntly, the battle might be over before we are ready for it.

Thinking of this unfavorable situation, Wei Dongliang, the major of the second battalion, made a prompt decision.

Rather than dying in a cowardly way on the way to escape, it is better to turn around and fight this Fujino squadron head-on.

Although this operation will also lead to death, it is a way to sacrifice for the country and become famous forever.

What made Wei Dongliang happy was that after he explained his intention, although the emotions of the whole battalion were complicated, no one objected.

Seeing this, Wei Dongliang did not hesitate and immediately issued an order to prepare for battle.

After the order was given, all 246 people in the battalion entered the role.

Some soldiers were busy digging individual bunkers and trenches.

Some soldiers were busy distributing and carrying ammunition.

Wei Dongliang, on the other hand, was busy discussing tactics with several officers according to local conditions.

Soon, the shadow of the Fujino Squadron that was chasing and killing came into the sight of the Second Battalion.

At this time, after the Second Battalion launched the emergency combat plan, it was also ready to fight.

Of course, everyone in the Second Battalion knew that they would be wiped out soon.

However, all the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion had an idea:

Even if they died, they had to drag some devils with them!

On the other hand, the Fujino Squadron was overjoyed when they found that the Second Battalion was no longer fleeing.

After a brief observation of the Second Battalion's troop deployment, Fujino Squadron took the initiative to launch an attack without hesitation.

Although Fujino Squadron was arrogant and domineering, their tactics were very scientific.

They found that the Second Battalion was hiding in individual bunkers and trenches. In order to find out the enemy's troop deployment, weapons and equipment, etc., Fujino Squadron first launched a wave of probing attacks.

The team responsible for the probing attack was a 54-man team.

What made Fujino Squadron happy and the Second Battalion extremely depressed was that the situation changed greatly just after the probing attack began.

To be precise, facing the probing attack of these 54 devils, the Second Battalion immediately entered a mode of defeat.