In the afternoon of February 13, 1932, the main force of the Ninth Division arrived at Songhu Port. On February 16, all officers and soldiers of the division landed in Wusong. Then, Lieutenant General Ueda, commander of the Ninth Division, quickly took over Nomura's
He held the post of commander-in-chief and became the main commander commanding the Battle of Songhu.
At this time, the Japanese troops in Songhu had exceeded 30,000 troops, with a hundred field guns, more than 70 aircraft, and dozens of ships concentrated at Wusongkou.
Faced with such a large lineup of Japanese troops, the combat situation of the 19th Army also quickly reversed, changing from an advantage to a disadvantage.
But even so, the 19th Route Army still made the most heroic and tenacious fight to resist to the end.
Especially in the face of the threat that Ueda first issued a statement late at night on the 13th, declaring: "If anyone hinders the performance of our division's mission, decisive measures will be taken without hesitation," requiring the 19th Route Army to withdraw from the theater.
and ultimatum warning.
The 19th Route Army was not only undaunted, but intensified their artillery units' shelling and bombardment to show an uncompromising and unflinching response.
The headquarters of the 9th Division,
"Bagayalu! These damned Chinese troops!"
"How dare you ignore my warning and refuse to retreat?"
"In that case, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!"
"I must force this branch of the 19th Route Army to pay a heavy price of casualties, or even the destruction of the entire army, to scare the monkeys!"
"I want all the Chinese troops to know how powerful our imperial army is. Any Chinese army that dares to fight us will not end well!"
"There is only one ending for them, that is, they will be encircled and annihilated by our imperial army!"
When Lieutenant General Ueda, the commander of the 9th Division, received the call from the 19th Route Army, not only did he not heed his warning to withdraw, but he also dispatched artillery troops to carry out artillery bombing on their positions to counterattack.
Immediately, his anger was aroused, he flew into a rage and roared again and again.
Ueda ordered the Japanese army to attack across the entire front, adopting a strategy of breaking through in the center and rolling in from both wings. The 9th Division was mainly responsible for breaking through Jiangwan and the junction of the temple and the temple, in an attempt to besiege Wusong with the Kurume Brigade in the north, and to encircle Zhabei with the Marine Corps in the south. The Japanese army first used
Artillery bombardment, followed by infantry and tank troops, attacked the Zhanghuabang and Yangshupu lines in two ways.
at the same time,
More than 20 tanks and more than 20 aircraft coordinated the operation.
Facing the fierce Japanese attack,
The 19th Route Army was also prepared to fight to the death or until reinforcements arrived.
And at this time,
The local staff headquarters of the Japanese army is also preparing to decide on the establishment of the Songhu Expedition Army Headquarters. General Shirakawa Yi, the Prime Minister of the former Tanaka Cabinet, will command the 11th Reserve Reinforcement Division (the division commander, Lieutenant General Houdong Atsutaro), and the 10th Reinforcement Division.
Fourth Division (Division Commander Lieutenant General Matsuki Naoaki),
and more than a hundred Japanese aircraft, so that after the Songhu battle failed again, a larger-scale Songhu reinforcement offensive could be launched.
This also shows how much the Japanese Army attaches great importance to the Songhu Operation this time.
Although it was the Marine Corps on the Navy side that took the lead in launching the first battle of the Songhu Operation,
However, all planning was still controlled by the Japanese army.
Of course, regarding the Japanese army's rear combat deployment and its combat strategy of preparing to continue to increase the number of troops,
The top brass of the 19th Route Army, who received the general offensive launched by the Japanese Ninth Division, also knew nothing about it.
They are holding an emergency combat meeting to prepare for the attack of the Japanese Ninth Division.
Of course, the Japanese Ninth Division also didn't know that although Zhou Wenhua had evacuated his German weapons troops from the battlefield in Songhu and was also preparing to go abroad,
However, he did not let his mercenary flying troops withdraw from this battle.
The members of these hired flying units are all foreigners.
And for money, he was a ruthless foreign pilot who was able to fly a plane to bomb the headquarters of the Japanese 9th Division.
As for the combat aircraft they flew, it was Zhang Wenhua who paid them a lot of money to buy parts and specially made them.
They are all identical I-5 fighter groups and Teb-1 bomber groups.