Veteran Pang Dahai's excellent spatial imagination and familiarity with the battlefield terrain of Dongcheng allowed him to calculate the most accurate coordinates of the artillery bombardment.
The artillery error around the coordinate position of the signal bomb fired by Tang Dao will never exceed 20 meters. Therefore, the first unlucky person is the Japanese shooter who is crawling behind the sandbag fortification on the top of the wall.
The first mortar shell that fell from the sky exploded less than 3 meters behind him.
The other Japanese soldier was a little further away and was not injured by the shells, but the threat of the shells made him make an instinctive judgment and hid deep in the fortifications with his rifle in hand.
The two biggest threats to Tang Dao were gone.
As artillery shells fell one after another on the battlefield, the rest of the Japanese army no longer cared about chasing Tang Dao and looked for positions where they could avoid the artillery fire.
Only Shiqiao Xinyi still stood there in despair.
From the moment the first artillery shell fell on the city, the Japanese captain knew that he had lost, completely.
All his calculations seem so ridiculous now.
That terrible enemy had actually calculated everything, even the artillery.
He only thought about two steps, but his opponent thought about four or five steps.
He was not unjust to be defeated by such an enemy.
It’s just that it’s really frustrating to see how such a powerful person could exist in such a weak China!
The Japanese captain's thoughts remained filled with deep reluctance.
He almost deliberately sought death and succeeded. A palm-sized shrapnel splashed out from a mortar shell that exploded seven or eight meters away from him cut his neck diagonally. The terrible kinetic energy generated by the explosive made the shrapnel
It passed through the neck like a knife cutting through butter, and then came the shock wave of the shell. The body fell, and the head was weirdly turned back.
There was only a bit of flesh left on the entire head connected to the torso, and the blood sprayed out was absorbed by the loess before it had time to bloom.
The legs didn't even twitch much, they just fell silent.
The method of death was basically similar to that of Hashimoto Kingoro, but his death was much cleaner.
And his boss is surprisingly tenacious.
According to later Japanese battle reports: After the sudden bombardment by the Chinese, 13 people from the 13th Infantry Regiment Headquarters Guard Squadron, including Captain Nobuyoshi Ishibashi, died on the spot. But what is surprising is that the soldiers responsible for searching the battlefield turned out to be
It was discovered that Colonel Hashimoto Kingoro was still alive. However, his injuries were too severe and he died on the way to the field hospital after a simple hemostatic bandage!
On the night of November 8, after the death of Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, the commander of the Sixth Division, another Army Colonel was killed in battle.
According to investigations, the Chinese who assassinated both of them was actually the same person, and has long since disappeared.
It is said that the roar of the always gentle Major General Sakai Tokutaro seemed to be heard even by the defenders within the city wall hundreds of meters away.
This frightened the guard squadron stationed outside the headquarters to expand its warning range by 200 meters to the city.
What if the attacker is still there?
Of course the attacker is gone.
If he waited until daytime, Tang Dao would not be able to die even if he had ten lives.
Tang Dao had already calculated his escape route, as long as the methods of his carefully selected friends in the artillery squad were not so crude.
Fortunately, Pang Dahai and his gang did not disappoint him. Except for the fact that three shells exploded on Tang Dao's way of escaping, the splashing shrapnel and gunpowder smoke almost sent Tang Dao away. Fortunately, there were still remaining trenches for Tang Dao to avoid.
However, although it was dangerous, it completely blocked Tang Dao's figure, and the Japanese army completely lost their target.
The other nine were all behind Tang Dao, which was also where the Japanese army was.
Twelve hard-hit artillery shells allowed Tang Dao to escape from the battlefield where it was almost impossible to survive.
The twelve artillery shells bombarded by his order awakened Songjiang before dawn. Both the Chinese and Japanese armies were alert and staring at the opponents on the opposite side, but they did not know that a burly "Japanese soldier" was there.
He sneaked into the ruins under the cover of darkness.
It's just that this time Tang Dao didn't want to sap the Japanese. He just needed to find a way to leave. The security camp was still waiting for his return, and the two generals were also still waiting for him.
In other words, there is a beautiful woman waiting for news of his safe return.
Yes, although no one of the two big bosses in Songjiang Command took the initiative to mention Tang Dao's name, after the two sides ceased fighting at night, one was pacing back and forth, and the other was staring at the battle map with a gloomy face, and the two bowls of meat brought by the adjutant.
The silk noodles were kept cold until no one touched them.
When the war in Dongcheng was at its most urgent, Commander-in-Chief Wu, who was in charge of the headquarters, did not do this. A major general and brigade commander came to report to the commander-in-chief on the frontline war. Seeing this situation, he pulled the major adjutant outside the door and asked him to persuade the commander.
Take this opportunity to rest for a few hours.
After all, the decisive battle in Songjiang has just begun. If we keep going on like this without rest, what can we do if the bodies of the two top commanders cannot hold on until the battle is over?
"There is still no news about Battalion Commander Tang who is on a secret mission!" The adjutant had no choice but to tell the major general and brigade commander the reason why the two commanders were extremely anxious.
"That's it! If you have any news about Battalion Commander Tang, be sure to inform me as well." The Major General Brigadier couldn't help but feel nervous.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he could only turn around and leave, giving up the idea of persuading.
Tang Dao's name had already spread among the military a few days ago when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel commander of the Four Elements Battalion. However, only those who get along with him and see him fight with their own eyes can understand how outstanding and brilliant he is.
Whether it is the city defense design or the dazzling battle of Cangcheng, they were all done by his hands.
Although the city defense fortifications, which used the strength of the entire army to stun hundreds of people day and night, failed to withstand the bombardment of the Japanese large-caliber heavy artillery, they kept the battle damage rate of the defenders below 30%, which was almost impossible in the past.
unimaginable.
The 67th Army had fought several tough battles with the Japanese in North China. Not to mention the heavy artillery brigade used by the Japanese, even the 105 howitzers equipped by their divisions came over. The battle damage rate of the front-line troops was around 40%. The entire company
The entire company of soldiers and the position they had worked so hard to construct were blown to pieces.
But the range of my own 75mm mountain gun is about 6000 meters, which can't even reach the edge of other people's 105mm howitzer.
Therefore, we can only abandon our position and retreat! Retreat again!
Without experience, you will not understand the sadness of fighting against steel with flesh and blood!
Escape all the way south!
The vast North China Plain was completely lost in just two months.
If we withdraw again, we will reach the Central Plains!
Therefore, the 67th Army, which was frustrated in the North China battlefield, came to the southeast battlefield and Songjiang. The Northeast Army had to prove to the whole of China that they did not want to retreat even one step.
Tang Dao helped them do it. From the time the Japanese troops arrived and fired artillery on the afternoon of the 6th, to the night of November 8th, for two full days and nights, Songjiang City was destroyed, but the people were still there.
The major general brigade commander in Nancheng District still has 4,000 troops in his hands. He has to thank Tang Dao for this. If it weren't for the excellent city defenses, he might be so excited that he would burst into tears now that he still has 2,000 troops in his hands.
The defensive battle of Cangcheng led by Tang Dao was not brutal enough to set a benchmark for Songjiang's entire army on what it means to fight to the death without retreating, but the brilliant use of tactics opened up new ideas for the major general and brigade commander.
It turns out that war can still be fought like this.
Losing the position is not terrible. As long as the artillery is still there, we will risk our lives if we come barefoot. If you have the courage to come, I will be able to accompany you to be bombed together.
As a result, the Japanese vanguard had already reached the top of the city several times. As long as a few artillery shells were thrown over here, the Japanese troops retreated like a tide, for fear of being covered by another Chinese artillery fire.
In fact, there is so much artillery fire coverage, not to mention that the artillery shell inventory does not allow, to use the artillery positions that have already lost one-third of the entire army, you must ask for orders from the headquarters. Until the last moment, this kind of combat method
No longer allowed.
But the Japanese army was still afraid.
This is the mentality of those who have the upper hand. I am almost winning, how can I die!
Tang Dao didn't know that he had quietly become one of the most important figures in Songjiang City. Not only were the two lieutenant generals and commanders waiting for him all night, but several generals who were qualified to know his whereabouts also wanted him to return safely.
Of course, there are people in Songjiang City who care more about him.
Tantai Mingyue reporter has been writing articles in the room where the communications camp is located, but she has already sent out the written articles by telegram, and she refuses to return to her exclusive rest room.
Tantai Mingyue has been sitting on the pony in the corner, polishing her Browning pistol by the dim lantern.
Extremely serious, careful, over and over again, even the bullets are polished to shine.
But in fact, everyone knew that she was uneasy.
The dim shadow of the lamp cast her slender figure on the ground, swaying slightly as the autumn wind blew in, giving her an indescribable melancholy.
Under the eyes of the communications battalion commander, the communications soldiers did not disturb her.
But they knew that the Tantai reporter should be waiting for some important telegram or phone call.
The place where she sat was very close to the field radio station and the telephone...
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