Sure enough, by three o'clock in the afternoon, the commando team had reached more than 500 meters away from the river. Here, the Japanese artillery fire became more and more intensive, especially the large-caliber naval gun shells fired by the Japanese warships on the river. The explosion was very powerful.

It is violent and often falls one to two hundred meters behind the front line of the assault force's battle. The shock wave and shrapnel generated after the explosion will spread to the surrounding dozens of meters, almost cutting off the supply connection between the assault force and the rear.

The one most affected was Liu Hongshen's commando team. Two hours of fierce fighting not only caused nearly half of the more than 500 people in the commando team to be killed or injured, but only about 300 people were left. At one point, they even ran out of ammunition.

Although the Rangers attacked the Japanese army from behind the buildings guarded along the street, after the Japanese army discovered the intentions of the commandos and Rangers, they not only urgently strengthened the troops on Qiujiang Road, but also defended the rear of the buildings guarded along the street.

It was greatly strengthened, and after a small group of troops tried to use the winding streets to outflank and attack the Rangers and failed twice in a row, the frustrated Japanese army even dispatched squadron-level troops to block and outflank the Rangers.

These Japanese troops were also equipped with a large number of German-made submachine guns and a Swiss imitation MP18 submachine gun. The assault firepower was very fierce, and they fought fierce street battles with the Rangers.

The Japanese troops on the opposite side had obviously received some training in street fighting. Not only were these Japanese troops very skilled in using corner houses and courtyards to launch attacks, they even tried to use the winding and messy alleys to detour to the rear of the spy company several times, leaving the spy company exhausted.

, suffered serious casualties, and were beaten back by Japanese reinforcements.

Qin Chuan had no doubt that the Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai were good at street fighting, and was even mentally prepared for it.

Since the Japanese Marine Corps in Shanghai experienced the "128" resistance war in Shanghai, due to the small garrison and the lessons of "128", they have focused on research and training on street fighting.

Moreover, although the Japanese Marine Corps does not have landing combat missions, they are mainly responsible for garrisoning seaport towns and guarding key areas of the Japanese Navy. However, these places are in towns, and there are usually training for urban combat, so their street fighting is obviously better than that of the special agent company.

In this way, the regular army without street fighting experience and training is much stronger. In street fighting, the techniques and tactics are used more rationally. Even in the special environment of streets and alleys that is different from field fighting, they can exert the power of automatic weapons and grenades to a greater extent.

Even better.

With the cooperation of the outflanking Japanese troops, the Japanese troops guarding along the street also rushed out from behind the houses, trying to form a two-sided attack on the Rangers and the special agent company responsible for covering them, forcing the three groups commanded by Zhao Yi to retreat.

Two platoons of the special agent company gathered together to meet the Japanese attack.

Fortunately, the Rangers have been trained in street fighting, and the automatic weapons they are equipped with are no worse than those of the Japanese army. The powerful long-handled grenades are not only thrown far away, but are also incredibly powerful. One or two grenades can often cover the opponent's courtyard walls or even houses.

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When the explosion collapsed, the Japanese Marines and the local soldiers and expatriates who had just put on the black Marine uniforms and improvised weapons were soon unable to support themselves. After leaving more than a hundred corpses, they had to

Pull back and adjust deployment.

Faced with the large Japanese attack on them, Qinchuan was still very nervous at the beginning. You must know that on the battlefield in North China, the Japanese army dared to attack Jin Province with only four divisions, and even allowed more than 200,000 soldiers to attack them.

The Central Army and troops from Shanxi Province and other local provinces suffered successive defeats. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army at this time can definitely be described as powerful.

It was not until three HD divisions with poor weapons and equipment entered Shanxi Province and started guerrilla warfare in the mountains with the Japanese army that the domestic troops were able to stabilize their position.

However, after seeing the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Marines in black military uniforms rushing over from the opposite side, Qin Chuan's confidence greatly increased.

These Japanese marines do not have a strong will to fight. They will flee once they are hit by a sudden and violent attack. As for charging in the 38-style with a bayonet in a dense rain of bullets, there is no such thing among these marines.

Appeared.

Thinking about it carefully, Qin Chuan quickly understood that, not to mention the Japanese expatriates who had just put on military uniforms, the genuine Marine Corps, compared with the Japanese Army, not only lacked land warfare training, but also were not deeply poisoned by the Bushido spirit.

, compared with veterans of the Japanese Army who have undergone years of training, the Japanese Marine Corps can only be regarded as a second-rate force.

On the other hand, those local soldiers who were re-armed by the Japanese Marine Corps and retired from the army were very tenacious in combat and had high combat literacy. Wherever they were present, routs rarely occurred and they often fought to the last man.

"Pa", the German-made Mauser rifle in Qin Chuan's hand fired the last bullet in the magazine. With the sound of the gunshot, the Japanese machine gun on a roof 200 meters away not only misfired again, but also seemed to be shot dead.

As the Japanese machine gunners rolled down the roof, they also took their machine gun with them, because the light machine gun mounted on the roof ridge was also missing.

In street fighting, unless one's own side has an absolute advantage, neither side should occupy the commanding heights on the roof, because enemies may appear on all sides, and staying at high altitudes will only become the opponent's target. From time to time, the Japanese army will try to occupy the roof to suppress them with firepower.

It seems that the Japanese army's street fighting tactics are still not good enough.

"Captain Qin, your marksmanship is really amazing! I'm convinced! If you were in our 88th Division, with your marksmanship and the contribution made by the Rangers today, there would be no problem at all in being a battalion commander."
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While loading the rifle in his hand, Captain Li said to Qin Chuan with lingering fear, "After this battle is over, if Captain Qin has any flaws, can you help your brother to train my special agent company well? If not today

Your special forces, your two hundred or so special agents, will probably have to be reimbursed here."

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Captain Li was just a captain. In the historical records of later generations, he obviously belonged to the type without a name. Whether he would be killed in the Battle of Songhu, Qin Chuan did not know.

Even if they were safe and sound in Shanghai, it was hard to say how they would fare in the ensuing Battle of Jinling. Qin Chuan remembered that the Eighty-eighth Division was one of the few troops that fought the entire battle in the Battle of Songhu, and it was also a rear-blocking unit, suffering extremely heavy casualties.

It was tragic that in the final stage of the Battle of Songhu, the Eighty-eighth Division, which was responsible for blocking the rear, cooperated with the Thirty-sixth Division in a pincer attack during the battle of Xuejiazhai.

The Japanese army crossed the river and pursued the Japanese 3rd and 9th divisions with nearly 4,000 casualties. At the same time, the 88th Division itself suffered heavy losses. After the war, the Japanese army counted 1,950 corpses of officers and soldiers of the 88th Division on the battlefield.

, even the soldiers in the last platoon fired grenades and committed suicide after running out of ammunition and food. Only one seriously injured soldier was captured.

During the Battle of Songhu, the Eighty-eighth Division not only added more than 5,000 troops, but also suffered a huge number of officer casualties. Two brigade commanders were killed, three regiment commanders were killed, 11 battalion commanders were killed, and even more company commanders and platoon commanders were killed.

After the death of Commander Tang of the 524th Regiment, when Xie Jinyuan took over as commander, only two of the dozen company commanders of the 524th Regiment were left.

Especially in the ensuing Battle of Jinling, the Eighty-Eighth Division suffered heavy casualties and almost the entire army was destroyed. Whether Captain Li could evacuate Jinling alive was a question Qinchuan could not predict.

Moreover, if Captain Li was still alive at that time and had experienced these two wars, he would not have been able to be his special agent company commander in the 88th Division, which was extremely short of officers. His position and rank would definitely have been promoted.
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Qin Chuan sighed secretly in his heart but nodded in agreement, "Captain Li, no problem. If anyone is willing, I can even keep them in your special agent company."

At this moment, more than a dozen aircraft roared past them in the sky above them. The fighters flying from this direction were all the Central Army Air Force. Our own air force had not stopped early this morning and had been dispatched several times in a row.

In order to help the troops of the 88th and 87th Divisions, several waves of fighter planes even bombed the Huishan Pier and the Marine Corps Headquarters, which were heavily defended by the Japanese army. I don’t know where their target will be this time.

However, as the bombardment of Japanese warships' large-caliber naval guns on the Huangpu River not far away suddenly stopped, the answer became obvious.

Several bombers began to dive under the cover of Hawker fighter jets. Their target was obviously the Japanese warships on the river. After all, with the fierce attacks of the 87th and 88th divisions, the battle line was getting closer and closer to the river.

The closer we get, especially the focus of the Eighty-seventh Division's attack on Huishan Pier, and the Eighty-eighth Division's assault is also close to the river. If the Japanese warships are allowed to wander on the river, they will be exposed to the Japanese.

The two troops in front of the ship's gun port caused huge casualties.

Seeing this scene, Qin Chuan was not in the mood to watch the Air Force's bombing performance and said to Captain Li, "Captain Li, the Air Force is bombing enemy ships on the river. The Japanese army on the opposite side is probably unstable. Let's take this opportunity to give them a hard knock."

Little devil, you organize your troops here to stop the attacking Japanese army from the front. I will lead my men to attack from behind. We will attack from both sides and completely defeat this Japanese army that is stalking us."

Then he turned to Li Chengzhang, who had already withdrawn, and the squad leader of the special agent company who was acting as a reserve team, and said, "Bring more grenades."

After saying that, regardless of Captain Li's obstruction, Qin Chuan picked up the submachine gun on the side, took Li Chengzhang's team and the special agent company squad, and left in a hurry. They ran far west in the alley, and then started to turn south.

, interspersing in large circles in the streets and alleys.

Qin Chuan did not need special preparations, because he had filled his armed belt with German-made cowhide cartridges from the beginning. However, Qin Chuan's idea of ​​leading the charge was successfully destroyed by Li Chengzhang, and he only ran a few steps.

Li Chengzhang and his men got in front of him, and even the two guards assigned to him by Qian Tong stood in front of him, blocking his path.

Helpless, Qin Chuan had no choice but to follow behind and take command, followed closely behind him were the soldiers from the squad of the special agent company.

Qin Chuan is still relieved about Li Chengzhang. Li Chengzhang has always been steady, and there will be no big problems if he leads the way.

What surprised Qin Chuan was that they had just turned from west to south in the maze-like alley. As soon as they turned an alley, the submachine gun in the hand of Li Chengzhang, who was rushing at the front, suddenly made a "click, click, click, click" sound.

Get up.

Li Chengzhang's sudden fire made Qin Chuan feel nervous.
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