A moment later, Lu Zizheng was helped to the deck, and the battle was finally won.

Two Japanese warships were destroyed, and more than 80 people were killed in the battle, of which more than 50 were fought hard by Lu Zizheng and others, and most of the remaining 30 people died in the explosion of the battleship's fuel tank.

On the Chinese side, two torpedo boats were destroyed, four were nearly scrapped, and more than 100 people were killed in battle, of which more than 70 people led by Lu Zizheng, accounting for 70 percent, were killed in the battle.

The victory in this battle solved a great problem for the 87th and 88th Divisions to attack the Japanese concession, and they did not have to worry about the threat of warships and guns.

"Brother, from the unit?" Just when Lu Zizheng was stunned, Xu Chujun's speedboat drove under the warship where Lu Zizheng was, Xu Chujun stood on the deck of the speedboat and looked at Lu Zizheng and asked.

"There is no number, we are militia!" Lu Zizheng replied: "You are the navy stationed in Shanghai, right?" ”

"Yes." Xu Chujun nodded and said, "I am the captain of this fleet, Xu Chujun." ”

"My name is Lu Zizheng." Lu Zizheng also introduced himself out of politeness.

"Your boat is broken, let's go in a speedboat." Xu Chujun warmly invited: "It is more convenient for your injuries to be treated by the troops." ”

Lu Zizheng thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

A moment later, Lu Zizheng and other more than 30 surviving people got on the speedboat where Xu Chujun was, and then the speedboat left quickly, leaving only two crippled Japanese warships burning on the sea.

In a room on the speedboat, Lu Zizheng was lying on the bed, a military doctor took out the bullets in Lu Zizheng's body for him, helped him stop the bleeding and bandaged and left, Xu Chujun came over, he looked at Lu Zizheng's pale face, and the wound on his body was still oozing blood, and saluted, "You people, you are all heroes!" ”

After Lu Zizheng returned the salute, a trace of pride appeared in his eyes, and then, Lu Zizheng thought of his dead comrades-in-arms, and a trace of sadness appeared in his eyes.

This honor should have belonged to them, but they are no longer there!

At half past twelve in the morning, in the Japanese concession.

The battle had been fought for four hours since it had begun at half past eight.

In four hours, the 87th and 88th Divisions lost more than 2,000 men and suffered more than 500 serious injuries, and there was no statistics on minor injuries for the time being.

Yao Bingbing, Jin Kui and several high-level officials listened to the battle reports from the front line, and there was never a trace of a smile on their faces, it was difficult to fight, it was too difficult to fight!

Relying on the geographical environment in the Japanese concession, the little devils have been fighting guerrilla warfare with everyone, and where the terrain is complicated, the little devils will fortify and fight positional warfare, and they will not collide head-on at all.

Zheng Long thought that with the advantage of numbers, he could easily sweep the Japanese concession, and when these guerrillas were swept away, they would directly surround the Japanese army's Huishan Wharf, and then attack the three sides together, uprooting the three important strongholds of the Japanese army, the Tiantongan Japanese Navy Headquarters, the Gongda Yarn Factory, and the Huishan Wharf.

There is no problem with ideas, there is no problem with ideas, Zheng Long ignored one of the most important issues, that is, the overall combat quality of the troops, Zheng Long thought too much about the two divisions of 87 and 88, because Zheng Long was compared with the troops before the crossing.

To tell the truth, the 87th and 88th Divisions, as the ace divisions of the Central Army, were undoubtedly the top level in the country at that time in terms of combat capability and overall level, and the personal quality of the soldiers was no problem, but these soldiers gathered together and did not play the effect they should have, why?

This is because middle-level noncommissioned officers are lacking in their ability to lead the team and in their operational thinking, and they are very lacking.

Don't lift the bar, there is a real hammer to prove it!

According to historical records, during the Battle of Songhu and the Pingjin Campaign, the national army could not even command the simplest infantry and tank, and the war relied on hard work, and the cooperation between various arms was a mess.

I don't deny that during that period, there were cattle people who had soldiers like gods, but there were really not many, and it can be said that there was not one in ten.

Therefore, Deputy Commander Tong has to recruit educated people to study, and his purpose is to cultivate a group of truly capable middle-level leaders.

"You can't play like this, you have to change your play!" Yao Bingbing listened to a battle report again, stood up directly, and paced back and forth in the room, "It's too inefficient to fight like this." ”

"What's that going on?" Jin Kui also asked with a sad face.

"Why don't you hit the three strongholds of the Japanese army first?" Yao Bing thought for a moment and asked.

"The perimeter has not been swept up, how can I hit the stronghold?" Jin Kui retorted, "If the enemy is flanked by the front and rear, it will cause greater casualties to our army." ”

Jin Kui's idea is also right, take the Tiantongan Japanese Navy Command as an example, Tiantongan covers an area of more than 3,000 square meters, the terrain inside is quite complicated, and there are many high-rise buildings, this is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it must be more time-consuming to fight.

"Build a defensive line in the Japanese concession, trap the Japanese army in the other half of the area, let's concentrate our forces to attack the stronghold of the Japanese army, see if they support or not, if they do, just lead the snake out of the hole, so that we can turn the offensive to defense." Yao Bingbing said clearly, "If they don't support, let's eat the Japanese troops in Tiantongan and Gongda Yarn Factory, and then concentrate our forces to sweep them." ”

"Yes!" Jin Kui thought for a moment, ordered his deputy to take out the map, and said, "Let's build a good defense line." ”

"The communications soldier went and called Zheng Long back and asked him to attend the meeting." Yao Bingbing greeted the communication soldier before looking back at the map and discussing with Jin Kui and the others.

At the same time, the lights in Commander Zhang's office in the Shanghai government compound were still on, and Commander Zhang did not sleep, but sat quietly in the office by himself, and the communications corps would come to report to him about the situation ahead after a while.

At this moment, the phone in Commander Zhang's office rang suddenly, and Commander Zhang took the phone with a sigh and said, "I'm Zhang XX (check this person's name in Baidu by yourself, I can't mention it here, I'm timid, I'm afraid of being 404)." ”

"This is the Nanjing Presidential Office, and the chairman of the committee wants to talk to you." The other party replied and handed over the phone, and after a while, a middle-aged man's voice came from the phone, "What's going on in Shanghai?" Who ordered you to fire? ”

"Report!" Commander Zhang reported in a serious manner, "The Japanese army took the lead in firing and attacked the Shanghai Patriotic Girls' School and other places at half past eight in the evening, but fortunately, our army reacted quickly and pressed the Japanese army back. ”

There was silence on the other side of the phone, and he said in a voice that couldn't distinguish between joy and anger, "Since you have fired, you must fight beautifully and solve it quickly!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Jun replied loudly.

"If you go according to the previous plan, I will notify the Air Force to cooperate and drive the Japanese army out of Shanghai as soon as possible." After speaking, there was a pause and said, "Let's prepare for the battle with all our might, this is just the beginning." ”

"Yes!"

"That's it, if you can't fight well, I'll withdraw you!" After saying a word on the other side of the phone, he hung up the phone directly.

Three minutes later, an order came out from Commander Zhang's office to go straight to the front line, the content was, within twenty-four hours, the Japanese concession must be taken!