"Quick, quick, get in the car and head towards the north bank of the Suzhou River. We are going to rescue people!" At the 024th Division and 025th Division stations, the soldiers were driven out of bed by their battalion commanders, company commanders and platoon commanders, while buckling He unbuttoned his clothes and ran towards the parking lot.
The two divisions' garrison was full of bright lights, roaring motors, and running soldiers everywhere! It gave people the impression of chaos. If Wu Aihua saw this scene, officers at all levels would inevitably be beaten. Donk.
"What? Save someone, save who?" a soldier asked.
"Quick, this is an order! Who do you want to save? Talk too much!" The company and platoon leaders are not in such a good mood to reason with the soldiers. If a soldier is lagging behind, the platoon leader will not be able to speak to the whole company. The company commander could not speak to the entire battalion. If he delayed his flight, he might be subject to military disciplinary action.
Fortunately, this kind of chaos in the National Defense Force is a chaos of vitality and excitement. As long as the soldiers get on the bus, it will become orderly; and as soon as the gunshots are fired, this vitality and excitement will turn into a charge. motivation.
General Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Japanese East China Front, never rested after being woken up by the guards. In fact, Matsui Ishine might not really be able to sleep in this state. He just forced himself not to think about the exhausting war. That’s all.
Iwane Matsui's question of "How many attackers are there, their numbers, and equipment?" was answered half an hour later. The attackers had the number of people of a reinforced regiment, and most of their equipment were light weapons below 60 mm, but the proportion of individual automatic weapons was very high. , the Imperial Japanese Army was bound to suffer losses in close combat.
This answer was naturally a conclusion reached by Terauchi Castle through observation and analysis. However, Matsui Iwane did not expect that after Terauchi Castle sent out this valuable telegram, it was attacked by fire by the National Defense Force scouts and eventually died. In the metal flames intertwined by the machine guns and submachine guns of the Wehrmacht.
"Order: All Marine Corps Hongkou Base troops are dispatched immediately to annihilate the Chinese Army that has penetrated into the city as soon as possible!" Matsui Iwane was very clear: This enemy cannot be left behind! If other combat troops are informed that the Chinese Army has penetrated into the urban area of Shanghai , it will definitely be a serious blow to their morale.
However, not even ten minutes after this order was issued, General Matsui Iwane received new information: three other small units of the China Army crossed the Suzhou River, and their attacks were very sharp and fierce, and their advance was very fast!
"Baga, is the China Army going to seize Shanghai directly?" Matsui Iwane thought about the fact that the China National Defense Force navy had arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River yesterday evening and announced a blockade of the Yangtze River, and he was convinced of his judgment.
"Order: Immediately forward all telegrams received after early this morning to the Tokyo base camp!" Matsui Iwane thought for a while, but he really couldn't come up with any solution. When it comes to fighting, maybe the commanders and group leaders below are more powerful than him. He knew how to fight, so Matsui Iwane really had nothing to do at this time.
Of course, Matsui Iwane had to change the order just now, because he had to send troops to block the attacks of the other three troops, and at the same time he had to strengthen the security of the front army headquarters. If the battle was in full swing, he, the front army commander, was killed or Being captured by the Chinese became the biggest joke in the history of the Japanese army.
Just like that, at the Japanese base camp in Tokyo, ministers from all walks of life were notified at dawn and quickly went to the cabinet to hold a meeting. However, what they never expected was that after just one night, in Shanghai City, where the imperial army was stationed,
Why are there so many more regiments of the China Army?
More bad news is yet to come. At 6 a.m. China time, that is, 7 a.m. Tokyo time, the Japanese base camp in Tokyo received two more explosive news: the 38th Division of the Imperial Army stationed on the south bank of the Suzhou River was violently attacked by the Chinese Army.
attack; another mechanized force of about one division with nearly 30,000 people has forced its way across the Suzhou River and is moving towards the city.
The 024th Division made a strong advance, and the Japanese 38th Division frantically stepped forward to block it. However, the 024th Division did not struggle with it at all. Whenever it encountered an enemy, it called the 025th Division to come and deal with it. It just had to use rocket launchers when crossing the Suzhou River.
The battalion opened a safe passage.
The National Defense Forces suddenly invaded the core urban area of Shanghai this time. Even the National Defense Forces themselves did not expect such an outcome before. As for urban street fighting, the National Defense Forces had little experience in the Peking-Tianjin Battle and have not fought seriously since then. However, the National Defense Forces have not fought in several battles.
At that time, the reconnaissance group continued to create experience in urban street fighting during the attack.
The worst thing to avoid in urban street fighting is to turn it into a duel on a barricade! In that case, it will just be a battle of light and heavy firepower between the two sides. Fortunately, the National Defense Force is inexperienced but theoretically it is not inferior to any army of this era.
When they encountered street fortifications or bunkers, they would either immediately send troops to "pass through the wall" or immediately send troops to "circle". In short, they would never actually confront the Japanese army on the streets.
When encountering large buildings or commanding heights in the city, immediately send troops to occupy them to create an air fire advantage.
If the five wartime reconnaissance regiments broke into the core urban area of Shanghai, the Japanese army still had a certain advantage in total strength. However, the 024th Division suddenly crossed the Suzhou River, making General Matsui Iwane feel a little stretched.
Because, facing this Marine Division with 96 "T-12" assault tanks and fully mechanized advancement, Matsui Iwane could not send a single soldier to intercept it!
However, Matsui Iwane remained calm, because he understood from yesterday: when the base camp rejected the surrender agreement of the National Defense Forces and issued the announcement on its own initiative, the East China Front Army became a piece of meat on the chopping board.
Waiting for arbitrary castration by the National Defense Forces.
The total strength is less than that of the National Defense Forces, heavy weapons have been almost destroyed, the Chinese fleet of the Navy has been wiped out, and the remaining aircraft of the Third Flying Group do not dare to take off, so what can they do to confront the China National Defense Forces.
In the face of the rapid and violent offensive of the National Defense Forces, the Japanese troops fought bloody battles until 9 a.m. and then began to fail. Especially the addition of the 024th Division Chariot Regiment and Howitzer Regiment made the Japanese barricades a joke.
"Order all the Imperial Army to quickly retreat to the Front Army Headquarters!" At 9:10 in the morning, Matsui Iwane issued the order he was least willing to issue. Matsui Iwane, who was at the end of his rope, prepared to use the fortifications of the Front Army Headquarters to fight the final battle with the National Defense Forces.
field!
At 10 o'clock in the morning, another bad news came! The Chinese National Defense Force and Navy occupied the Japanese Chongming Island Airport!
At 10:30 a.m., Wu Aihua suddenly "intervened" in the battle. He demanded that the National Defense Forces surround the Japanese headquarters in Hongkou and not fight. At the same time, he asked Chen Guisheng of the 024th Division to "speak" to the Japanese army and send personnel to negotiate with the Japanese army. He asked Matsui
Shi Gen ordered the Japanese 10th Army and the 11th Army to lay down their weapons and surrender to the Chinese National Defense Forces!
At this time, the entire Shanghai, except for a few strongholds that were indeed difficult to attack, were still in the hands of the Japanese army, and other areas were controlled by the National Defense Forces. The Japanese Marine Corps had separated from the battle with the National Defense Forces, and all were gathered around the Japanese headquarters.
neighborhood.
In this state, even ordinary Japanese soldiers understand that the artillery of the National Defense Forces can bombard any house in the Japanese-controlled area, and the Japanese East China Front headquarters is no longer safe.
When the Japanese base camp in Tokyo learned that Matsui Iwane's headquarters had been besieged by the Chinese army, it had to send a message to the East China Front headquarters at 1:30 pm, granting General Matsui Iwane full authority to handle the East China war, and at the same time dispatched Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki
He and the First Minister of the General Staff Headquarters, Kanji Ishihara, went to Shanghai to discuss post-war matters with the Chinese National Defense Forces.
The Japanese army persisted until 2 p.m., when General Matsui Iwane, who was authorized by the Japanese base camp, issued an order to the Japanese 10th Army and 11th Army, requiring all units to surrender to the Chinese National Defense Forces at the nearest location.
Japan, a nation that never sheds tears without seeing a coffin, finally paid a heavy price for its stupidity!
From the beginning of the fighting in the early morning of March 4 to 2 p.m. on March 5, the Japanese 10th Army headquarters, independent tank brigade, and independent heavy artillery brigade stationed in Minhang, except for a few senior generals such as Yanagawa Heisuke, escaped.
In addition, the remaining more than 10,000 people were wiped out by the National Defense Forces; the Japanese 18th Division stationed in Songjiang had already wiped out more than 10,000 people; and the Japanese 38th Division stationed on the south bank of the Suzhou River, except for the enemies in a few data points, were still resisting.
, the rest were annihilated; the Japanese 23rd Division stationed in Wujiang was also at the end of its war effort, with only one of the four regiments under its jurisdiction still intact; while the Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai, two divisions
By the time of the final surrender, less than 20,000 people were still alive and well.
In just over a day, Japan paid the lives of nearly 100,000 soldiers because of its stupidity! Of course, there are also more than 3,000 soldiers of the National Defense Force sleeping on the land of the Yangtze River Delta!
The Japanese base camp and its headquarters ordered the surrender, which was a "relief" for the Japanese 10th Army, which no longer had a complete organization. However, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani of the Japanese 11th Army was unwilling to accept it.
In addition to the 23rd Division being crippled in Wujiang, the Japanese 11th Army also had the 6th Division stationed in Suzhou, the 12th Division stationed in Changshu, the 115th Division stationed in Kunshan and Taicang, and the 32nd Division training in Jiading.
In Hisao Tani's view, although most of the 11th Army's heavy artillery and tanks had been lost to the bombings of the China Air Force, the Japanese army was not necessarily incapable of fighting.
Because of this, when the main force of the Fourth Army of the National Defense Force bypassed Wujiang and headed for Suzhou, it suddenly encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese 6th Division! The Japanese 11th Army Headquarters and two independent brigades stationed in Qingpu were also moving toward
Moving towards Kunshan and Taicang!
When Wu Aihua, who was on the cruiser "Dingyuan 01", heard the news, he was very surprised: Is this the Japanese tradition of "defeating the superior with the inferior"?
On the one hand, Wu Aihua ordered the National Defense Force to contact General Matsui Iwane immediately, and on the other hand, he was prepared for a big fight! Wu Aihua did not believe that a little Hisao Tani became a spirit!
The attitude of the National Defense Forces is very tough: If the 11th Army is unwilling to lay down its weapons and surrender, then the Japanese 11th Army will not have another prisoner in the future!