Within Kunshan County in southern Jiangsu.

Most of the secret service group led by Luo Longyun and the main brigade of the Shanghai Army led by Jiang Zunliang started a fierce battle from Kunshan to Wujiang.

A whole day has passed since the first confrontation between the two sides. Luo Longyun went from being excited at the beginning, to being anxious, to being confused now.

After the Shanghai army started to attack several times, the offensive gradually weakened, but the front was spread out very wide, stretching for more than 30 kilometers from Taicang Prefecture, Kunshan County, and Wujiang County. For the first time, Luo Longyun felt that his troops were seriously insufficient.

It is true that the special agent group is well-equipped, the soldiers are well-trained, and the combat effectiveness is strong, but it is mainly reflected in the offensive aspect.

This time, they came from the Yangtze River waterway. Most of them gave up their war horses and replaced them with infantry. The war horses they brought were only enough for one company.

Moreover, there are only two infantry battalions. Fortunately, Yang Shanxin's brigade has a garrison battalion in Kunshan, so his total strength only reaches about 1,700 people.

Infantry and cavalry are very different in terms of combat. Firstly, they have poor mobility and flexibility, and secondly, they have weak combat effectiveness.

A team of more than 1,700 people had to defend a defense line of more than 30 kilometers. The middle was full of loopholes like a sieve. It was easy for the Shanghai army to pass through the defense area and move to the foot of Gusu City.

After the Shanghai Army experienced the combat effectiveness of the special agent regiment, they did not want to attack his infantry formation. They only tried to attack him briefly, but they never left, and they always stayed within range of him and could engage in battle at any time.

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The initiative on the battlefield was completely in the hands of the Shanghai army, which made Luo Longyun feel extremely angry. If only he had a thousand-man cavalry army, then expelling this group of Shanghai troops would be a piece of cake.

But the reality was different. After a day of contact fighting, his cavalry company lost more than twenty people. Now it can basically only carry out mobile guerrilla attacks on the flanks under the protection of infantry.

What exactly is the other party going to do?

Luo Longyun fell into deep thought.

The order given to him by the General Staff Headquarters was to hold the defense line around Kunshan and Wujiang to prevent the Shanghai army from attacking Gusu City in Suzhou Prefecture from the flank.

Luo Longyun frowned as he looked at the exhausted soldiers of the secret service sitting on the ground, mechanically chewing dry food and drinking water from the Yangtze River.

The Shanghai soldiers on the opposite side were not much better. Both sides were exhausted, but they had to maintain a high degree of alert.

Luo Longyun still knew a little about Jiang Zunliang's experience. He was the first graduate of the Zhejiang Armed Forces Academy. Under Li Pinzhang, he received comprehensive army training from Japanese instructors, and his military qualities are self-evident.

When Chiang Kai-shek served as the commander of the Zhejiang Army Standard Corps, Luo Longyun was just a company officer. Their qualifications were not at the same level. The latter was a junior, so naturally he had never had the opportunity to talk together before.

But people didn't expect that now they met on the battlefield, and they were fighting inseparably.

Why did Jiang Zunliang's Shanghai army fight so relentlessly? This obviously did not conform to the Japanese army's training style of combat, which came and went like the wind.

Through these several encounters, Luo Longyun could clearly feel that Jiang Zunliang was a sophisticated and extremely agile person.

But why choose such a style of play that is extremely detrimental to the Shanghai army?

In fact, Luo Longyun forgot one thing. The opponent had a fatal flaw, which was the lack of arms, especially artillery shells. Otherwise, Jiang Zunliang would have attacked fiercely.

The arms shipped from Guangdong were intercepted at Danghu on the order of Xu Yunyuan. At this time, Luo Longyun was still in Jiujiang and he did not know about it.

At this time, Luo Longyun stood up irritably and turned his eyes to Gusu City behind him.

Suddenly, a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his body, and his whole body felt chilly.

The other party wants to use all its strength to seize Gusu City?!

Jiang Zunliang's purpose in leaving behind this partial force was to drag the main force of the secret service here, and his main force was most likely to quietly move closer to Gusu City to reinforce Taihu bandit Jin Tianlong.

What if Yang Shanxin doesn't have many troops left in Gusu City?

The destruction of the city means that all the weapons, ammunition, and granaries in the entire Suzhou city belong to the enemy, which will give the enemy more power, and the next battle will be even more difficult to fight.

In desperation, Luo Yunlong slapped himself in the face with his hand. This crisp sound immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers. They all looked at their leader strangely and thought to themselves: What is this regimental commander doing?

Evil fire!

"Send the order, quickly tighten the defensive formation and move closer to Gusu City." Luo Longyun roared at the top of his lungs.

"Yes!" Several messengers mounted their horses and went separately to convey the order.

The defensive front is too long, and it will take a lot of time to shrink and integrate, and it cannot be concealed.

Jiang Zunliang, who stayed to personally supervise the Republican Army's special agent group, saw the changes in the opponent's army and thought to himself: His delaying strategy of seducing the east and attacking the west was finally seen through by this junior. He had underestimated Luo Longyun before.

Next, it will be a hard battle.

Jin Tianlong, I hope your plan to destroy the city succeeds, otherwise, the death of these soldiers in my hands will be worthless.

"Order the troops to start attacking!" Jiang Zunliang ordered loudly, causing the remaining 2,000 Shanghai troops to begin approaching the opponent's position.

The two sides did not conduct any tests, and entered into a fierce battle from the beginning. By the end of the day, the true and falsehoods of both sides were clearly understood, and there was no longer any mystery at all.

The Shanghai army lacked heavy weapons, which was its biggest disadvantage, but it had a reinforced cavalry battalion with a total of more than 600 cavalry, all of whom remained.

The charging horn sounded, and the shouts of killing shook the sky. The Shanghai army began to charge in groups. They no longer bypassed the formation, but fiercely drove their horses into the Republican army's position.

What came oncoming was more intense artillery fire and ruthless strafing from the Maxim heavy machine guns. The Shanghai soldiers fell in pieces like wheat in the field.

The war horse neighed and was forced by the knight to rush to death. The huge war horse hit the muzzle of the gun. The knight on the horse flew high. At the moment before being shot, he chopped down the saber in his hand, just to cut down an enemy.

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There were even more lucky ones who were shot and landed in the gaps. They had no time to get up and fell to the ground, waving the saber in their hands.

The Shanghai army, which pierced the enemy's formation like an awl, had not rushed very far when it was entangled by the Republican army ambushing in depth. The cavalry, which lost speed, immediately became a fish out of water, with spears flying and bullets flying across the enemy's lines.

Flying, wave after wave, knocking knights off their horses one by one.

At the same time, each Republican soldier was cut down by the opponent.

The dying screams, the wailing of injuries, the bullets rushing like raindrops, and the crisp sound of weapons handover all merged into this symphony of death on the battlefield.

After several waves of attacks, Jiang Zunliang turned his horse's head and counted the Shanghai soldiers gathered around him. There were hundreds of Shanghai soldiers who stayed on this land forever. He couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

The soldiers of the Republican Army's Special Agent Regiment at the forefront slowly retreated to the second line of defense, under cross-coverage by artillery fire and heavy machine guns.

Jiang Zunliang gave a wry smile and began to assemble his troops. As long as the opponent had the intention to shrink and retreat, he would launch the next wave of attacks. This was an endless and desperate situation.
Chapter completed!