On 19 August, six days had passed since the start of the war, during which the Chinese army had gained a tremendous advantage.

The Japanese concession was completely breached, and the fleeing Japanese troops cowered on the warships and did not dare to land at all.

The intelligence system of the Japanese army in Shanghai was completely uprooted, and the spy chiefs, Shimizu Kaichi and Matsushita Ishikai died on the spot, and Yoshiko Kawashima finally couldn't bear the means of the Central Unification Bureau and handed over the list of spies, just begging for death.

It all seems to be going in a good direction, but everyone knows that it's just the calm before the storm.

On 23 August, at 5 o'clock in the morning, more than 30 Japanese warships and an aircraft carrier were rapidly approaching the Shanghai area on the sea near Shanghai.

This unit came from the Japanese army, and the leader of the team was the Japanese general, Matsui Ishi, who carried two divisions of the Japanese army, a total of more than 20,000 people, as well as countless weapons, and as many as 260 fighters.

Matsui Ishi was the main attacker, known as Japan's expert in attacking tough battles, engaged in countless large and small battles, and was an excellent military strategist.

While Matsui rushed to Shanghai, he was joined by a Japanese Army special operations team that had been supported from the North China Battlefield.

This special combat team has a small number, a total of more than 2,000 people, and it is the ace knife unit of the Japanese army, and the person who leads the team is called Fujiwara Taku, with the rank of major general.

When this force was close to Shanghai, it dispersed and planned to land from Chuanshakou, Shishima, Baoshan, Wusongkou and other places.

The Chinese army had already arranged military engineering at various landing ports such as Chuanshakou, Shishima, Baoshan, Wusongkou, and Huangpu River, and also arranged heavy troops to guard them, in order to defend against the Japanese troops coming from the sea.

Baoshan this place, next to the Baojun Highway, the north side is Luodian, the rear is Yunzaobin, as long as Baoshan and Luodian are captured, the Japanese army can go straight to Shanghai, so Baoshan and Luodian are two extremely important locations.

Zheng Long, Yao Bingbing and others had already moved their camps two days ago and officially stationed in Baoshan.

At about six o'clock in the morning, the sun has just emerged, the sky has just dawned, and everything has just come to life.

The sentry standing on the sentry tower of Baoshan skillfully picked up the telescope and glanced at the sea in front of him, since the garrison, this action has to be done every minute, and it has become a habit for the sentry.

The sentry picked up the binoculars and glanced at it casually, and when he was about to put it down, he froze.

Then, he rubbed his eyes and picked up the binoculars again to take a serious look.

I saw that on the sea in the distance, there were several Japanese warships coming in the direction of Baoshan at a very fast speed.

"The Japanese army is coming! The Japanese army is coming! After the sentry muttered a few words alone, he roared frantically, "The Japanese army is coming!" The Japanese army is coming! ”

While shouting, he quickly pressed the siren.

"Dut...... Toot ......"

Suddenly, the alarm in the Baoshan camp sounded, and it clearly reached everyone's ears.

Two seconds later, the entire camp moved, and countless soldiers hurriedly woke up from their sleep, then picked up their guns and rushed to the positions that had been arranged long ago.

"Plop!"

After Zheng Long heard the alarm, he did it excitedly, and then immediately put on his clothes and helmet, rushed out of the dormitory, and went straight to the location of the special operations camp.

At the same time, Yao Bingbing also came out of the dormitory, went to the commander-in-chief's position, picked up the telescope and watched.

At this moment, looking through the telescope, the Japanese warships have been clearly visible, a total of six warships to and from Baoshan, almost more than 5,000 people, led by the Japanese major general Zhongju Heyi.

The warship stalled at a distance of three kilometers from Baoshan and did not continue to advance.

"Tell the way and let everyone disperse! Fast! After Yao Bingbing saw that the Japanese warship stopped, he hurriedly gave an order to disperse everyone, and he had a strong intuition that the Japanese were about to open fire.

The guns on the warships have a longer range than the mortars, and Yao Bingbing's guess is that the purpose of the Japanese army is to fire their guns from a distance, first destroy the defensive positions, and then wait for the opportunity to land.

Sure enough, Yao Bingbing guessed the other party's intentions correctly, and as soon as the order was given, the earth-shattering roar came out.

The Japanese opened fire!

Almost at the same time, the 88th and 33rd Divisions were stationed in Chuanshakou, Lion Forest, Wusongkou and other places also emitted earth-shattering cannon sounds.

The quiet morning was shattered, and the second battle officially began.

Suddenly, the camp in Baoshan was covered by Japanese artillery fire, and one after another shells exploded in the camp, and black smoke billowed in the camp, reaching into the sky.

The warship's shells are so powerful that a shell can cover almost half a football field, and when it hits the ground, it is a deep pit, and as long as the people who can't dodge are touched by the shells, there is no chance of survival.

This is the advantage of equipment, this is the advantage of technology.

After the arrival of the main force of the Japanese army, as soon as the battle began, the people of the 87th Division were pressed and beaten.

"Spread out! Disperse! Zheng Long shouted frantically in the camp, "Don't gather together, scatter as much as possible, don't mess up!" ”

"Don't run too far, gunners, ready to counterattack at any time!"

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Zheng Long's shout was suppressed by the sound of cannonballs, but Zheng Long was still laboriously giving this order, Zheng Long knew that it must not be dispersed, and once it was dispersed, it would be all over.

Fortunately, the people of the 87th Division were the Central Army, the elite division of the 28th Classic, and after the initial panic, everyone found their rhythm and gradually stabilized.

Although the military defenses were constantly destroyed and people were sacrificed, the scene finally stabilized.

Zheng Long's original idea was to dig a bomb shelter in this camp, but this idea was soon denied, because this place was too close to the sea to dig deep, and in some places digging a meter could dig out water, so the soldiers could only resist with flesh and blood.

"Yao Zuo, we must set the soldiers' morale, and we can't lose their morale by a round of enemy artillery fire." Zheng Long braved the artillery fire to find Yao Bing and said quickly, "The others can hide a little farther, but the gunners must not hide far, and when the Japanese army gets closer, we will launch a counterattack." ”

"I know what I know." Yao Glacier lowered his head and lay on the ground, looked at the Japanese warship with a telescope and said, "How far can we counterattack?" ”

"A thousand meters, a thousand meters will do." Zheng Long said urgently, "Let all the gunners and heavy machine gunners be in place, all the weapons with a long range will be put on the field, and concentrate the firepower so that the Japanese army can also taste our artillery fire." ”

"There are a few! Know it! Yao Bingbing replied, picked up the binoculars and continued to watch.

For five minutes, the Japanese bombed for five minutes, and then Nakai gave the order, and the warships continued to advance, preparing to strike more accurately at close range.

At the same time, the order was given, and all the gunners and heavy machine gunners were in place, waiting for the Japanese warship to approach.

Three minutes later, the Japanese warship clearly appeared in the eyes of everyone, and finally entered the optimal range of mortar guns and heavy machine guns.

The counterattack begins!