After the battle lines approached downtown Shanghai, the fighting gradually became stalemate.
The Chinese army was unwilling to take back a ruins from the Japanese army, so the U.S. Navy's naval guns and Air Force bombers had no use. The large-caliber howitzers landed at Chuanshakou were also a deterrent. The Chinese soldiers could only rely on mortars.
Rocket launchers and anti-tank artillery are used piecemeal, but fortunately there are tanks that can provide cover.
Without the threat of naval guns, air force and heavy artillery, the Japanese army's defense immediately became tenacious.
Dachang on the north bank of the Suzhou River has once again become the focus of fierce competition between China and Japan. The Japanese army has built a circular defense chain with Dachang as the core. If the National Army wants to enter the urban area of Shanghai, it must move the Dachang in the protruding position.
Knocking out the field, this is almost the same as the first Battle of Songhu between China and Japan, except that the offensive and defensive sides have been changed.
The fierce fighting continued into the evening, and the Japanese army successfully blocked the Chinese offensive.
All six attacks by the National Army failed. Due to the complex terrain of the lanes, the Japanese army even used "human bombs" to blow up six guided tanks. It can be said that the losses were heavy. Zhang Hao, the leader of the 98th Regiment, did not give up and organized another attack after dark.
In the seventh attack, when the two sides were fighting fiercely, there were rapid footsteps behind them.
Zhang Hao turned around when he heard the sound and saw Chi Chengfeng walking into his headquarters with a livid face.
Zhou Mantian, political commissar of the 33rd Division, and Li Yuting, political commissar of the 98th Regiment, were trying to persuade Chi Chengfeng, but Chi Chengfeng was not moved at all and just strode into the forward headquarters.
Zhang Hao quickly stood up at attention and said solemnly: "Master, why are you here?"
"His grandma." Chi Chengfeng pursed his lips and said angrily, "Damn it, Master, I'm a private now!"
"Uh..." Zhang Hao was speechless, and then he remembered that Chi Chengfeng had been relieved of his post. He was indeed just a private with the lowest rank in the 33rd Division. But then again, who dared to really regard him as a private?
Ah? At that moment, Zhang Hao scratched the back of his head and said with some embarrassment, "Master, even if you become a private, don't you still have the final say in the 33rd Division?"
After that, Zhang Hao said to the division political commissar Zhou Mantian and Li Yuting: "Political commissar, Lao Li, do you think so?"
"Grandma, don't do this to me!" Without waiting for Zhou Mantian and Li Yuting to reply, Chi Chengfeng arrogantly pushed Zhang Hao aside and picked up a Garand fully automatic rifle.
He grabbed another helmet and put it on, and then with a dark face, he said to Zhang Hao, "I'm just here to report to you. I'll be the one to organize a commando next time!"
Zhang Hao felt bitter in his heart, and glanced at Zhou Mantian with a look of help. Zhou Mantian also smiled bitterly. The master's temper was offended, and no one could persuade him?
Chi Chengfeng obviously guessed what the two of them were thinking, and said angrily: "Grandma, don't think that I won't become a soldier because I'm used to being a division commander. I followed the commander from here six years ago.
I don’t know how many little devils I chopped alive with my own hands, but the little devils back then were much more difficult to deal with than they are now.”
"That's it, that's it." Zhang Hao nodded repeatedly, but he was complaining in his heart.
Just as he was talking, the commando at the front was defeated again, and the 98th Regiment's seventh attack failed again.
Because Chi Chengfeng was wearing a steel helmet and carrying a rifle, the 1st Battalion Commander who walked into the headquarters dejectedly did not notice him. He just reported to Zhang Hao with a grimace: "Regiment, the terrain is unfavorable, and the little devil's fortifications are too difficult."
It is strong, and our army’s heavy firepower and air force cannot participate in the battle, so this battle... is impossible to fight!"
"Fart!" As soon as Battalion Commander 1 finished speaking, Chi Chengfeng became furious.
Only then did the battalion commander notice Chi Chengfeng. He immediately shuddered and quickly stood up at attention and said: "Teacher's seat!"
"You kid..." Chi Chengfeng pointed at the 1st Battalion Commander and scolded him bitterly, "Obviously you are used to enjoying the fire support of the Air Force and artillery. Once the Air Force and artillery are gone, you don't know how to fight!
I think back in those days, when I and the Japs were fighting here, what did we have? Apart from bayonets made in Hanyang, there were not many grenades!"
"But aren't we still going to fight with the little Japs!?" Chi Chengfeng became excited as he spoke, "When the bullets ran out, we used the bayonet. If the bayonet was bent, we smashed it with our fists and bit it with our teeth. That's it.
We still withstood the little devil for three months. If we hadn't finally climbed up to the peak and changed the order day and night, who might have had the last laugh!"
"Yes, who is the master? If the little devil bumps into the master, it will be bad luck for them." Zhang Hao said with a smile on his face.
"It's his grandma's fault, you kid is so flattering." Chi Chengfeng clicked the bolt of his rifle and then said, "Immediately organize a commando team, I'm the one! Don't look at all of you coming from mainland China.
, and all the exams were excellent, but how to win a tough street fight under unfavorable conditions, I have to teach you step by step, hum."
"This..." Zhang Hao was shocked when he heard this. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Master, let's take a humble position and lead the commando team. You and the political commissar will stay at the headquarters and take command."
"You kid, have donkey hair stuffed in your ears?" Chi Chengfeng said angrily, "I'm a private now, not some bullshit division commander. It's his grandma's duty. Hurry up and mobilize people to form a commando team." After that, Chi Chengfeng said again.
He said to the 1st Battalion Commander, "1st Battalion Commander, you are still the captain of the commando team. This time I will teach you how to fight in the street!"
Zhou Mantian next to him rolled his eyes when he heard this. How could there be such an awesome and coaxing private in the world?
Seeing that Chi Chengfeng was angry, Zhang Hao had no choice but to mobilize elite soldiers from the entire regiment and organized a commando team of more than 200 people.
Immediately, Zhang Hao organized the entire regiment's mortars, combat artillery and rocket launchers to cover the field with fire. Amidst the deafening explosions, Chi Chengfeng led the commando team to rush into the town of Dachang like a tiger descending the mountain.
, the Japanese troops who were holding tight positions on the opposite side quickly launched a blockade, blocking the advance passage with intensive machine gun fire, and the brutal street fighting began!
The commando advanced less than fifty meters before being suppressed by Japanese machine gun fire.
Chi Chengfeng was leaning behind an abandoned circular barricade by the Japanese army, listening intently to the sound of Japanese gunfire.
As a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles, listening and speaking is the most basic skill. Soon, Chi Chengfeng discovered that the Japanese army had a total of 6 crooked handles and 2 Type 92 heavy machine guns deployed.
In the bunker in the middle of the alleyway, six crooked handles are deployed in the buildings on the left and right sides of the bunker, guarding the main bunker in the center of the street like stars over the moon.
The Japanese army's light and heavy machine guns formed a tight cross-fire network, and the Chinese army could not get close at all.
Mortars, rocket launchers and anti-tank artillery are all useless. The little devil's fortifications are extremely strong. The close-range shooting of the tank's main gun may pose a threat to the Japanese bunker, but it is also exposed to the Japanese attack range. The previous
Six tanks were destroyed by kidnappers with suicide bombs on this street, and their remains are still burning there.
1. Battalion Commander Zhu Wenbin led his men to attack seven times, but failed. Instead, he sacrificed more than 200 brothers.
But who is Private Chi Cheng Feng Chi!? Although this guy has not been on the line of fire for several years, he is still a mature veteran!
Soon, Chi Chengfeng discovered a crumbling building about 20 meters in front of him. The building had three floors. The half facing the national army had collapsed, but the half facing the Japanese army was intact. This building was a commanding height.
Hiding a few snipers can completely suppress the Japanese machine guns in the buildings on the left and right sides in a short time.
At that moment, Chi Chengfeng turned back and gestured to the commando leader Zhu Wenbin: "I will count to three later. The first group will collectively throw grenades. The sniper group will take the opportunity to rush forward and occupy half of the building 20 meters away on the left front."
Zhu Wenbin turned around and gave the order to the two team leaders in sign language. Chi Chengfeng immediately raised three fingers.
Thumb, index finger, and when Chi Chengfeng retracted his middle finger with force, more than 60 officers and soldiers of the 1st Assault Group stood up and threw the long-prepared grenades forward. A huge explosion suddenly filled the entire lane.
The roaring flames and the diffuse smoke instantly blocked the sight of the Japanese machine gunners. Taking advantage of this gap, a dozen snipers from the sniper team jumped out of the ruins with lightning speed and rushed into the left front.
A dangerous building that looks crumbling.
After the explosion, the Japanese machine gunners were afraid that the Chinese army would take the opportunity to attack, so they began a crazy fire blockade.
At the same time, two illumination bombs slowly rose from the national army's support position, instantly illuminating the entire battlefield as bright as day.
After a few crisp gunshots, the six crooked-handled light machine guns in the buildings on the left and right suddenly stopped. Taking advantage of the brief gap when the Japanese light machine guns misfired, Chi Chengfeng quickly raised his index finger, and then raised his entire palm.
Pushing forward with all their strength, the three fire squads of the 1st Assault Group suddenly stood up and rushed towards the Japanese main bunker in the center of the street ahead.
Without the cover of the light machine guns on the flanks, the two heavy machine guns in the Japanese main bunker suddenly became distracted from one another.
The two heavy machine gunners of the Japanese army opened fire wildly, and the hot bullets were splashed on two of the flamethrowing squads like water. The four Chinese soldiers of the two flamethrowing squads were piled to the ground, and one of the flamethrowing squads was thrown to the ground.
The firearm was hit directly and exploded on the spot. Two soldiers from the entire fire-breathing squad died on the spot.
When the Japanese army turned their guns and intended to intercept the third flamethrower, it was too late.
The third fire-breathing squad had successfully rushed within a distance of 50 meters, and immediately lay down on the ground and sprayed flames at the Japanese bunker. The scorching flames penetrated through the shooting holes and penetrated into the bunker. The violent burning almost destroyed the bunker.
The oxygen in the bunker was exhausted instantly, and a large amount of toxic smoke was produced. The dozen or so Japanese soldiers in the bunker instantly became confused.
Almost at the same time as the flames were spraying out, Chi Chengfeng had already stood up, raised his right hand and swung it forward with force.
In an instant, the entire commando team of more than 200 people was like a flood that burst the embankment, rushing towards the Japanese positions in front of the streets and ruins. When the Japanese light machine guns on the left and right sides rang out again, everything was over.
Both the rate of fire and the power of the crooked gun are far from being comparable to the Type 92 heavy machine gun, and it cannot suppress the attack of the national army at all.
In the face of the overwhelmingly superior submachine gun firepower of the National Army commandos, the stubborn Japanese troops were quickly wiped out.
Shanghai urban area, Japanese military headquarters.
Wang Jingwei, Zhou Fohai, Chen Gongbo, Chen Bijun and other senior officials of the Wang puppet government in Nanjing gathered in the hall. They were in panic all day long. The second Battle of Songhu was in full swing, but Teng Tianzhi, the commander of the Ninghu Condemnation Army, suddenly sent out military police.
They arrived in Shanghai from Nanjing. No one knew what this young Japanese lieutenant general wanted to do?
Only Li Shiqun, director of the Secret Service Department and Minister of Police of the Wang Puppet Government, had a gloomy face and remained silent.
Li Shiqun vaguely knew what Teng Tianzhi wanted to do. This kid was probably really crazy. Yesterday he took more than 3,000 unarmed Shanghai citizens as hostages, but was shot by the national army for no reason. Instead, he lost two people in vain.
The elite infantry of the regiment made the situation in Shanghai increasingly precarious.
This incident greatly touched the tens of thousands of remaining die-hard puppet troops in Shanghai and Nanjing.
That night, two more regiments of puppet troops rebelled in front of the formation and turned their guns to fight the Japanese. Teng Tianzhi was worried that the remaining puppet troops would also rebel in front of the formation, so he quickly sent troops to attack Wang Jingwei, Zhou Fohai and other generals.
The traitors took them over from Nanjing and planned to transfer them to the front line to supervise the puppet army's operations. Teng Tianzhi had reason to believe that it was absolutely impossible for these big traitors to rebel.
As for whether these big traitors can suppress the puppet army, Teng Tianzhi doesn't care so much. After all, after the complete fall of Shanghai and Nanjing, the empire can no longer raise these idle people in vain. Everyone on the left and right will die, so it might as well
Sending them to the battlefield to fight the Chinese army to the death, if nothing else, at least the personal guards of these big traitors are still very powerful.
While all the traitors were looking at each other in panic, Tomohiro Tomo, accompanied by Colonel Ozawa, strode in.
Wang Jingwei quickly led all the traitors to bend down and bow their heads to pay tribute to Teng Tianzhi, and then asked in a respectful tone: "Your Excellency, Commander, you are summoned late at night, what is the urgent matter?" After saying this, Wang Jingwei revealed his thoughts again, "But there is something urgent.
If Zhao Ming can help, your Excellency the Commander may give you orders, and we will be willing to go through fire and water."
At this time, Wang Jingwei had long lost the ferocious demeanor he had when he assassinated the Manchu Regent Zaifeng.
Under the verbal and written criticism of 40 million compatriots and the "persuasive" inducement of the Japanese government, Wang Ni had already broken through and became a traitor and lackey of the Japanese invaders.
"Very good." Tomo Tomo nodded happily, "Wang Sang, your loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor has been learned by both gods and men. As a friendly neighbor of the Republic of China, and as the commander of the Ninghu Condemnation Force, I deeply appreciate it.
I'm glad, but there are still some ignorant Chinese people who always regard the Empire of Japan as their enemy, and they instigate and cause trouble in every possible way, which is very hateful."
The traitors nodded repeatedly, with apologetic smiles on their faces, and their faces made them want to kneel down and lick Teng Tian Zhihe's assholes.
Teng Tianzhi paused and then said: "I have something to trouble you. Due to the instigation of people with ulterior motives, the minds of the Imperial Alliance Army are extremely unstable. They also have many misunderstandings about the Empire and the Imperial Army. I hope you will
You will be proud to serve His Majesty the Emperor and go to the various departments of the Imperial Army to lead divisions to supervise the battle and guard against mutiny in the troops."
"Ah? This..." The faces of all the traitors suddenly lost all color.