Chapter 117: Division Commander Ueda’s Drastically Changing Expression
19th Route Army Command Post,
“The newly formed German-equipped 87th Division has fully arrived in our combat zone to assist us in combat. As for the German-equipped 88th Division and 36th Division, they have not been seen yet!”
“Should I also ask Chairman Chang?”
Deputy Commander Cai reported to Commander-in-Chief Jiang.
“No need! If they are coming, they will definitely come. If not, no matter how much we urge, they won’t come!”
“The Japanese Army Ninth Division’s attack is becoming more and more fierce, but our 19th Route Army is not a dough squad. Give me the order to concentrate all our artillery still capable of artillery bombardment and give the Japanese Troops a ruthless artillery barrage!”
“Let them see the fierce combat of our 19th Route Army!”
The Commander-in-Chief waved his hand and lifted his line of sight from the combat sand table,
then responded to Deputy Commander Cai waiting beside him for his reply.
“Alright! I know what to do!”
“I’ll personally go to supervise the battle now!”
“In this battle, no matter what the casualty cost, we must hold fast to the end. For those innocent civilians behind us, we vow to the death not to let these damned Japanese Troops occupy Shanghai here!”
“Otherwise, many innocent civilians will die. Now these dog-day Japanese Troops have extended their butcher knives to the plainclothes teams we dispatched, and to the civilian area. According to the report, whether it’s the plainclothes teams we dispatched or the plainclothes teams dispatched by the Military Commission for attack operations, they have all been eliminated by the Japanese Troops, all killed!”
“And quite a few civilians were slaughtered along with them!”
“So this blood debt, we must avenge them!”
After hearing the Commander-in-Chief’s response,
Deputy Commander Cai also hurriedly responded.
“Yes! Then the artillery unit side is left to you!”
“Thanks for your hard work!”
The Commander-in-Chief nodded in thanks.
Deputy Commander Cai nodded and hurriedly went out to personally supervise the battle.
Meanwhile, the Commander-in-Chief continued to study the sand table and deploy the next combat deployment.
Japanese Army Ninth Division Command Post,
“Report! Your Excellency Division Commander!”
“The Chinese Army side has another reinforcements, the German-equipped 88th Division, which has just arrived at the front line and is now conducting combat deployment around Miaohang. That is to say, the Chinese Army 19th Route Army now has a total of two reinforcements troops, namely the Chinese German-equipped 87th Division and 88th Division!”
While Division Commander Ueda was flipping through the latest frontline combat intelligence,
Japanese Reconnaissance Officer Hotta also hurriedly came over with an anxious expression and saluted to report.
“Baka! These damned Chinese Army actually have reinforcements?”
“And two newly formed German-equipped division troops?”
“Hmph! Even if they bring more reinforcements troops, our Imperial Army will not be afraid. The final victory will still belong to our Imperial Army!”
“Then let my Ninth Division show them our powerful combat!”
“Immediately have the Imperial Air Force dispatch air force for support operation. After the air strike bombing, immediately have our tank troops conduct attack operation,”
Upon hearing this,
Division Commander Ueda was also in a bad mood and cursed.
However, he was still full of confidence and didn’t take the German-equipped 87th Division and 88th Division reinforcements too seriously at all,
He felt that his Ninth Division could still easily crush these two National Revolutionary Army elite troops.
“Hai!”
Japanese Reconnaissance Officer Hotta hurriedly agreed.
But before he could turn to leave the command post, he heard a series of airplane engine sounds coming from the sky above their Ninth Division’s position, roaring continuously.
Upon hearing these airplane engine sounds, whether it was Japanese Reconnaissance Officer Hotta or Ninth Division Division Commander Ueda, both of their expressions changed dramatically.
