What kind of conspiracy could the Chinese people have? At this time, Temple City felt that his brain was not strong enough. When he came in just now, he did not take a serious look at the surrounding environment. In case the Chinese people came in from an air raid somewhere, he thought about the people around him.
It's hard to say whether these nearly a hundred people can stop it.
Just when Terauchi felt that he might have overlooked something and felt a little panicked, "Boom, boom, boom—" a series of explosions sounded downstairs.
"Baga! Quick, fight back!" Temple City heard the explosion downstairs and knew what the Chinese were doing. Because he suddenly remembered that there was a smaller building not far away from the residential building. If the Chinese occupied
Once you reach that building, grenades, machine guns, rifles, etc. can directly pose a threat to your command post.
However, Temple City realized it a little late. With the fire and smoke of the grenade explosion, the soldiers of the 3rd company had already launched a charge!
In fact, the distance from Zhou Qilong's attack position to the residential building is less than 200 meters, and 70 to 80 meters of it is an open area. It is difficult to cross this open area without cover. As long as the Japanese firepower can stop for more than ten meters,
In a few seconds, once the National Defense Forces soldiers cross this open area, Zhou Qilong's soldiers can use the small terrain near the residential buildings to launch multiple counterattacks against the Japanese troops.
When gunshots like fried beans and thunderous explosions rang out from the front and back yards of the Minmin Building, Terauchi knew that he had underestimated the attacker's combat effectiveness, and that he would never have time to wait for reinforcements to arrive.
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The resistance of the Japanese army was also very crazy. The ground floor was captured by the National Defense Forces, and the Japanese troops retreated to the second floor. The two sides started fighting at the stairs. Because the Japanese army occupied a favorable terrain, the attack of the National Defense Forces was temporarily difficult to be effective.
"Fire attack!" Without stopping, Zhou Qilong glanced at the furniture and some old clothes all over the yard and ordered. Houses in this era, even three or four stories, were mostly made of wooden structures and could easily burn.
"Yes. Company commander, let's have a plate of roast suckling pig!" Several soldiers immediately started to chop the furniture, piled clothes together, and lit the fire with lighters.
"Stay back and watch out for Japanese counterattacks!" Zhou Qilong was not dazzled by the temporary advantage.
"Company commander, here is a barrel of kerosene!" A soldier picked up an iron barrel from another room.
"Okay, quick, pour it on! Then, retreat -" With the kerosene and the machine guns and submachine guns of the National Defense Forces monitoring outside, it would be difficult for the Japanese army to put out the fire.
"Quick, let's go down to the second floor and break out!" Temple City has quite a lot of experience. If we continue to stay on the fourth floor at this time, we will really become a roasted suckling pig.
The National Defense Forces, which had more automatic weapons, were not worried about the Japanese army's desire to break through. A few minutes later, the Japanese army occupied several windows on the east side of the second floor, pouring bullets frantically outwards, and then one squad after another, the Japanese troops went upstairs
Jumping down, however, the ending was not very happy. Under the intensive firepower of the National Defense Forces, neither those who were shielding on the windows nor those who jumped downstairs could escape this metal storm directed by the National Defense Forces.
Perhaps Terauchi Castle would feel that his death was aggrieved, but this was exactly what would happen to the invaders.
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When the two "wartime reconnaissance regiments" of the 023rd Division and the 062nd Division penetrated into the urban area of Shanghai and triggered a wave of Japanese offensives, the Liao Zhenqi Division of the 021st Division Wartime Reconnaissance Group and the Peng Chenggui Division of the 025th Division Wartime Reconnaissance Group were active in the suburbs and closest to the city.
, the Ma Chongru Division of the 063rd Division Wartime Reconnaissance Regiment crossed the Suzhou River from the directions of Caojiadu, Luwan, and the Jade Buddha Temple, broke into the core urban area of Shanghai, and launched street battles against the Japanese troops in Shanghai!
The three "wartime reconnaissance groups" formed three arrows and attacked all the way north, immediately putting the Japanese army in Shanghai into a panic.
The total number of Japanese troops in Shanghai is only about 50,000. These 50,000 have many places to guard. Therefore, the only force that can really be used for maneuver is a division of about 25,000 people stationed in Hongkou. If a Japanese division wants to deal with the invasion of the city,
Although the five wartime reconnaissance regiments have a slight advantage in strength, it is no more than a dream to say that they can drive the National Defense Forces out of the city or even eliminate them.
"What? What did you say? Five wartime reconnaissance regiments invaded north of the Suzhou River?" At the headquarters of the East Wild Division of Tsinghua University in Germany, Jiang Baili, the chief of staff in charge of the night shift, received a call from Zhang Binxian of the Second Group Army,
I broke out in a cold sweat.
"Quickly, wake up Commander Xia and Deputy Commander Yu and ask them to come over." Jiang Baili felt that the matter was of great importance and must come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible. If something unexpected happens to these five regiments in the city of Shanghai, there is no one in the Wild Division Headquarters.
One person can take on such a huge responsibility.
"Brother Baili, what's going on?" A few minutes later, Xia Zhongqing and Yu Hanmou arrived at the command center at the same time.
"There were five reconnaissance battalion commanders who were so daring that they led their respective wartime reconnaissance teams into the core area of Shanghai on the north bank of the Suzhou River and were fighting fiercely with the Japanese Marine Corps!" Jiang Baili said in a short story.
"Oh, how is the situation?" Yu Hanmou's eyes flashed, and he suddenly thought of a plot in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
"At about 11 o'clock in the evening, Xu Shangqian of the 023 Division and Ma Changling of the 062 Division broke into the city. The two sides met near Putuo. Then the two captured a Japanese army baggage warehouse, put on Japanese military uniforms, and marched to Hongkou in a swaggering manner.
And carried out lure and annihilation of Japanese patrols, then squads, and squadrons. Now, they are engaged in a fierce battle with a regiment of Japanese Marine Corps! As for the 021 Division Liao Zhenqi Department, the 025 Division Peng Chenggui Department, and the 063 Division Ma Chongru Department, it was 3 a.m.
They crossed the Suzhou River in about 30 minutes and joined the melee in Shanghai." Jiang Baili said while pointing on the map.
"Now, among the main forces, which one is closest to Shanghai?" Xia Zhongqing listened to the introduction and thought about various possibilities. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he was tightly grasped by the word "center blooming"
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"The nearest troops? There are only the 024th Division and the 025th Division of the Second Army. They are in the Xuhui area, preparing to attack the enemies at Hongqiao Airport after dawn!" Jiang Baili said.
"I see this, order the 024th Division and the 025th Division to set off from Xuhui immediately. The 025th Division will contain the enemy 38th Division on the south bank of the Suzhou River; the 024th Division will cross the Suzhou River and join the battle for Shanghai!" Xia Zhongqing felt that although this
The troops coming to the entire front are a bit tight, but compared with the huge victory of capturing Shanghai, it is still worthwhile for everyone to work harder.
"The battle for Shanghai?" Yu Hanmou and Jiang Baili asked at the same time. This is something beyond the battle plan!
"Yes, the battle for Shanghai! As long as Shanghai is captured, this battle will be over." Xia Zhongqing further said.
"So... what about the reaction of the great powers?" The two felt that the commander was a little "bold".
"Haha, no matter what the reaction of the great powers is, as long as Shanghai is in the hands of the National Defense Forces, we have the initiative." Under the influence of Wu Aihua, Xia Zhongqing no longer has the fear of "power".
"Okay!" They both replied together. Jiang Baili in particular was a rare strategic master in this era. He had not thought of it before, or felt that it was inappropriate to capture Shanghai. The main reason was that the era he lived in limited his thinking.
"In addition, immediately ask Li Yangjing of the Sixth Army to deploy the two divisions closest to Hongqiao Airport and join forces with the Second Army to attack the enemies at Hongqiao Airport!"
The enemy at Hongqiao Airport is mainly garrisoned by the 64th Brigade of the 32nd Division of the 11th Japanese Army. This division was "completely defeated" by the Lightning Troops and the National Army's 11th Reorganized Division Huang Weibu during the Zhoujing Lane Mine War three months ago.
"Annihilation", the combat effectiveness of the newly established 32nd Division is definitely very poor, but in the overall battle of the National Defense Forces, capturing Hongqiao Airport will, firstly, facilitate the stationing of the Air Force and "deterrence" the Japanese 4th Army Doihara Kenji in Jiangbei.
The second is to cut off the connection between the Japanese 11th Army Hisao Tani Division stationed in Qingpu and Suzhou and the urban area of Shanghai.
Hongqiao Airport was the hub for the total annihilation of the Japanese 10th Army and 11th Army.
"I think we can leave one division of the Fourth Army to attack the enemy's 23rd Division in Wujiang. The other divisions can be built by engineering troops to build roads and bridges, and immediately cross Wujiang to attack the enemy's 6th Division in Suzhou. Maybe,
When the 6th Division founded by Hisao Tani was attacked by our army, the enemy's 12th Division stationed in Changshu may go south to rescue the 6th Division. In this way, we can have a big fight in Suzhou!" Yu Hanmou can naturally do the same.
See the future changes of this battle.
"Okay, staff, let's write the combat order according to the discussion just now!" Xia Zhongqing finally made the decision.
"Commander, would you like to ask the commander-in-chief for instructions?" Yu Hanmou added.
"No need. Mr. Wu has told us that when we make a decision, we don't need to ask him for instructions." Xia Zhongqing said.
At 4:50 in the morning on March 5, 1938, just when the Marine Corps Commander Terauchi Castle gave the order for everyone to go to the second floor to prepare for a breakout, our National Defense Forces 024th Division Chen Guisheng's Department and 025th Division Liu Fagui's Department were led by their respective tank regiments.
In front of them, like two sharp arrows, they shot toward the enemy's 38th Division and the north bank of the Suzhou River.
In World War II in history, when the number of Japanese troops stationed in China was the largest, it was the number at this time in parallel time and space. However, in history, the Japanese army just controlled the vast areas of East China, North China and South China east of Hunan and north of Hunan. This is a historical record.
Is the Japanese army very powerful? Obviously not, the Japanese army in history was not as powerful as it was at this time!
The crux of the problem is that the anti-Japanese forces at that time were very weak, and the National Army trained and commanded by Chiang Kai-shek was unable to fight. A Japanese army brigade chased a National Army division, but Sakagawa conquered Siyang with half of the 5th Division.
Throughout Shanxi, a Japanese squad or even three Japanese soldiers could capture a Chinese county with tens of thousands of residents. For the Japanese army, this was an extremely brilliant "war achievement", but for the Chinese, it took a hundred years.
Shame or even a thousand years of shame!
Because of Xu Shangqian and Ma Changling's "daringness", the entire East China Field Army adjusted their campaign plan for them; in order to rescue them, the three armies of the National Defense Forces mobilized collectively before dawn.