After the 77 Incident, although Beiping and Tianjin still fell, because many middle- and lower-ranking officers made a decisive attack when their superiors were hesitant, although there were people holding the main position, their tactics were flexible, and they attacked, outflanked, and lured the enemy into depth, and they fought with great success, killing and wounding a large number of enemies. The 29th Route Army www.biquge.info had few major losses, but because a large number of enemy reinforcements arrived and it was in an encircled position, it had to retreat.

Volkov was very puzzled by the smug expression of the staff officer, and the positions were lost, was this considered a victory? Yelena understood very well.

The tactics of the national army are that there are no tactics, digging pits, defending to the death, fighting as soon as the enemy appears, and holding on to the arrival of aircraft and artillery, but there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, and they are accustomed to the vacillation of the top, and they are not even afraid of death, are they still afraid of disobeying orders? Therefore, while recruiting new soldiers, they also train, mainly in coordination with infantry artillery, infantry and tank, ground-air coordination, the use of antitank weapons, and the setting up of ghost mines, and so on.

These are just soft powers, which can not lose elite veterans, which is indeed a victory for the national army. However, Yelena believes that hardware is also an important factor. You know, after the outbreak of the war, the national army could only use 91 aircraft, but before Yelena left, she left a lot of fighters and bombers, heavy artillery and rocket launchers, all the soldiers have the latest semi-automatic rifles, each division is equipped with more than 100 heavy machine guns, more than 500 rocket launchers, 200 large-caliber mortars, artillery regiments and 30 mortar wings, and gas masks.

After that, the young staff officer began to explain the battle in Shanghai after August 13, first of all, the air battle, when the Nationalist army was ready to start fighting the Japanese troops in the Shanghai stronghold, it had already begun to transfer planes from the mainland, the original 120 fighters in Shanghai, all of them were the most advanced American planes, and 20 bombers, and then 200 fighters and 60 bombers were transferred from all over the country, and on the 14th, the air force officially began to attack, mainly attacking the Japanese Gongda yarn factory. Huishan Wharf and the Marine Command Building and other strongholds were bombed, especially focusing on attacking more than 20 Japanese warships on the Huangpu River, sinking two-thirds, and then in the battle with the Japanese Air Force, our side occupied an absolute advantage, and the battle was fierce, shooting down 31 enemy planes and losing only 11 of its own.

In the afternoon of the same day, the attack on various strongholds began, but the other side built many hidden forts in Hongkou, and there were armored troops, although our side had anti-tank rocket launchers, but the street fighting was still fierce and abnormal, especially when attacking the building of the enemy's Marine Corps headquarters, but the building was too strong, and the casualties of the troops were too great, and the chairman of the committee ordered a retreat.

The young staff officer also said that they used self-propelled guns and rocket launchers, but they could not hit the enemy's fortified buildings, but were destroyed by the enemy's anti-tank guns. As a result, the offensive around the Huishan Pier and the Navy Club has not made progress, and the enemy has mobilized troops from Taiwan, Korea, and other places to increase its troops, which is one of the reasons why it has not been able to make progress.

On August 15 and 16, the Chinese army stopped its offensive and planned to launch a new attack, but the Japanese bombed the downtown area of Shanghai, and although our planes tried their best to intercept it, they still suffered heavy losses......

Yelena translated, the more she listened, the more angry she became, and Volkov also saw Yelena's unhappiness, if it was someone else, he might not pay attention, but Yelena was always smiling. Maybe there's something I don't know. After the staff officer explained, Yelena, after helping Volkov make map markings, said that she was going out to take a breath, went out of the gate, and found a corner to sulk.

"Miss Fuling!"

Someone called her, Yelena turned around, and happened to see a young officer in a straight military uniform, he was of moderate stature and handsome, Yelena said, "Zhang Songling! Oh, no, maybe I should call you sir, after all, you are now a lieutenant colonel." "This Zhang Songling is one of Yelena's 'students', and it is not difficult to hear her anger from Yelena's tone, and her words are even more sarcastic,

Zhang Songling looked embarrassed, but more guilty, he graduated from Whampoa, studied artillery, but was very interested in armored warfare, he was a major battalion commander at the time, and now he is a lieutenant colonel, he has indeed been promoted, he had the most contact with Yelena, and the armored tank battalion prepared by Yelena was handed over to him," Miss Fu Ling, I also have a last resort, I also have difficulties, besides, the situation is stronger than people, I have also persevered, but the next door can't resist the thigh, even the chairman of the committee has looked for me, these equipment are also used to resist Japan, and they are assigned to other troops to improve combat effectiveness, which is much better than a battalion like mine. I'm also thinking about the big picture, please understand me, I'm ...... Zhang is really sorry. Zhang Songling was very guilty, he broke his promise.

Yelena just listened to the understatement of a small staff officer and already understood, Zhang Songling defected, he divided the armored vehicles and tanks he obtained, and distributed them to various units of the Central Army, Yelena knew how much he attached importance to the armored forces, but Zhang Songling's actions were really unforgivable. Armored forces, blitzkrieg, raids, oh...... Yelena thought of this, she was really disappointed and helpless, a strange soldier, just gone.

The air force and the army had to cooperate in the operation, but the air force bombed the strongholds in the morning, and the army launched an attack at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the infantry suffered heavy casualties, and the heavy artillery and rocket launchers could not lay down a strong fortress. Moreover, the chairman of the committee obviously delayed the order of the fighter plane, and he actually listened to it, and on more than one occasion, the military and civilians paid such a big price because of the decision of one person...... What else can be said?

"I've said enough about the reasons for the formation of the armored tank battalion in the first place, I don't want to say any more, it's irreparable. However, I don't understand why the army and air force did not coordinate their operations, and why they did not use cloudburst bombs when they encountered strong fortifications? The equipment of the Central Army was the best, but in the war in Shanghai, why did it bring in instructors for reserve officers, and why did several other elite units also be transferred? Are the days running out? Isn't the 'Eastern Hindenburg Line' designed and built by German experts on the outskirts of Shanghai very strong? I really have never heard of a single soldier in the second line of defense in a war! Yelena controlled herself and couldn't get angry,

Zhang Songling looked around and saw that no one noticed them, so he whispered, " The reason why the chairman of the committee is worried that the concession will be destroyed and that the external impact will not be good, and our external propaganda is completely in accordance with your proposal, and European and American reporters are unimpeded here, and they can report on the situation here at will, and the chairman said that this battle in Shanghai must be fought well, and this is for foreigners to see, and only when they see us fighting to the end can they mediate on the roof. ”

Opening her mouth wide is not enough to express Yelena's surprise at this time, and the three-character scripture is not enough to express Yelena's indignation, has her head been kicked by a donkey? Is it so naïve? Germany is now greatly strengthened and eager to try, and European and American countries are too busy to take care of themselves at this time, and they can't even see it at their doorstep! Can you take care of this little thing? Especially in the United States, Congress is strongly opposed to participating in any war, and the Great Depression has not yet been completely recovered. For the sake of face, for the sake of Shanghai's little economic interests, will the country fall into war?

Yelena took a deep breath and said, "The German military theorist and military historian Clausewitz said, 'War is not a pastime, not a pure entertainment in the pursuit of adventure and betting on winning or losing, nor is it the product of a whim, but a serious means to achieve a serious end. But the performance of the chairman of the committee, for this campaign, is simply a fatal mistake, strategy to guide the campaign, campaign to guide tactics, alas...... My great Shanghai!" Yelena sighed and left.

Yelena returned to Volkov's side, and not long after, she received a call from the front, and then the entire command headquarters was in chaos, and Volkov and the others looked at the people who were panicked in an instant, and they were very strange, and looked around, could it be an air raid, or was someone going to directly hit the command here? He said to Yelena, "Comrade Terekina, what's the matter?"

Yelena's ears are good, and after listening to some of them, she understood what was going on, frowned, looked at Volkov, and said,

"The Japanese army Matsui Ishine led a large number of reinforcements under the cover of sea and air firepower, one landed in Shishilin, Chuanshakou, Zhanghuabang and other places, and the other landed from other piers such as the Huangpu River, and the Japanese army brought a lot of reinforcements this time, as well as warships and aircraft. ”

"Where is it? Volkov dared to hurry back to the map, and Sokolov and Jantyuk were rarely solemn.

Yelena pointed out the location on the map, and from the map, she could see from the layman that once the Japanese established a beachhead there, they would quickly encircle the Chinese troops fighting fiercely in the Hongkou area from the flanks by virtue of their mechanized superiority.

Volkov looked at it, frowned, and without raising his head, he said, "How many defending troops are there in this generation? What is the combat effectiveness? Is there a strategic reserve? Terekina, you go and ask." ”

In fact, there is no need to ask, Yelena knows when she hears their noise, there are no serious troops at all, regular army...... A company, and a local security regiment nearby, only a little better than the police, Yelena told Volkov about the situation.

Volkov couldn't believe what he heard, and looked at Yelena, but Yelena nodded very sadly, yes, such a low-level mistake has been made, what else can you say? Volkov couldn't help but raise his voice and said,

"Are you saying that in such a large area of hundreds of thousands of people, there is no fortification on the seashore in such a large place, and there is no strategic reserve?"

Yelena said, "Yes, the troops who came from all over the city have been engaged in the battle for various strongholds in the city...... At this time, the command has already completed the request and made emergency arrangements, Yelena listened, and then turned back to Volkov and said, "The troops under the jurisdiction of the 9th Army resisted the landing of the Japanese army. At the same time, the newly formed 15th Group Army, under the command of Luo Zhuoying, launched a counterattack against the enemy who landed at Baoshan and Chuanshakou. The other side has large warships and aircraft carriers, and there are many more aircraft. The situation is indeed urgent. "Yelena is not a military expert, but this situation is too obvious, and the battles and battles from this side have not any technical content, and even lack an IQ component.

Volkov looked up suddenly, "Then there are no planes left in downtown Shanghai to defend?"

Yelena was stunned, definitely not, sure the Japanese would think of bombing, now I'm afraid that in order to prevent the landing of the Japanese army, the German-made 88 anti-aircraft guns have to be transferred, but at this time I reminded myself, it's too late, but then I thought about it, don't talk about myself, even if Volkov and other Soviets come forward, it can't be useful, because for the army, how many people die in the city at this time is not as important as preventing the landing of a large Japanese army, this is a choice that must be made, or don't mention it, otherwise, someone will inevitably have to bear the moral yoke for civilian sacrifices, and maybe find innocent people to be substitutes for the dead,