Lin Rui's Eighth Company, under the leadership of the regiment commander Sun Liren and others, secretly arrived in Jiading north of Shanghai by train from Suzhou, and immediately secretly drove into Jiading County.

After being stationed in Jiading for less than two days, the 2nd Regiment of the Tax Police was ordered to move forward, this time directly to the area of Luodian Town in the suburbs of Shanghai.

At the same time, the 88th and 87th Divisions of the Nationalist Army's German Ace Division, the Central Teaching Corps, and the Independent Supplementary Brigade of the 2nd Division, totaling more than 50,000 of the most elite troops of the Nationalist Army at that time, also went to the suburbs of Shanghai one after another.

For a time, the sky over Shanghai was covered with battle clouds, and everyone knew that a big war was coming.

The Japanese side also sensed the intention of the Nationalist Government, in addition to urgently gathering their more than 3,000 marines in Shanghai at that time to prepare for battle.

He also armed at least 2,000 Japanese veterans, ronins, and spies in Shanghai.

Turtle retreated at Huishan Wharf, which had been entrenched by the Japanese army stationed at the Marine Corps Headquarters in Shanghai and other places.

Lin Rui originally wanted to go to Sun Liren, and he suggested to his superiors to attack in advance, so as not to give the Japanese army a chance to gather troops and prepare for defense in advance.

However, he went to the regiment headquarters to ask to see Sun Liren, but was rejected by Sun Liren.

Lin Rui understood that before he proved himself, Sun Liren probably wouldn't give himself a good face.

It seems that it is really not easy to change history, Lin Rui shook his head and laughed at himself on the way back from the regiment headquarters.

There was no way, Lin Rui had no choice but to return to his unit station and order all the officers and men of the Eighth Company to be ready for battle at any time.

August 13 soon came, and at dawn, Lin Rui was awakened from his sleep by a violent explosion.

hurriedly put on a military uniform from the tent of the company headquarters and walked out, just in time to meet the deputy company commander Zhou Weihan hurriedly approaching.

He immediately asked, "Brother Weihan, where did the explosion come from?" ”

Zhou Weihan said: "I don't know what the specific place is from the front, it is estimated that it may be that the Central Army and the devil are fighting each other!" ”

Lin Rui nodded silently: "It is very possible, notify all platoons to prepare for battle!" ”

"Yes." Zhou Weihan answered, and immediately turned around and sent a herald to convey the order to him.

More than 250 officers and men of each platoon of the Eighth Company soon received the order and were ready to attack one after another.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a fighter plane to fly over their heads, heading towards the Japanese headquarters and the sea.

Lin Rui knew that it should be the air force of the national army that launched an air attack on the Japanese stronghold in Shanghai and the ships on the sea.

Looking at the national army fighters that swept away, Lin Rui said secretly with excitement: The Battle of Songhu is finally about to break out!

About an hour later, Sun Liren finally sent a herald and ordered Lin Rui to lead the Eighth Company to march to Suzhou Bridge, preparing to plan the 88th Division to attack the Japanese army! ”

After the herald left, Zhou Weihan couldn't help but say to Lin Rui in surprise: "Company commander, the regiment commander is really powerful enough for our Eighth Company, and he actually gave the position of the vanguard to our company." ”

Lin Rui said angrily: "Mao, he was afraid that I would escape, but fortunately he put me directly at the front." ”

"What?" Because Lin Rui's voice was small, Zhou Weihan didn't hear it too clearly.

Lin Rui waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, pass my order, one platoon will fight in the front, and the other platoons will follow, and the whole company will set off immediately!" March to Suzhou Bridge! ”

"Yes!" Zhou Weihan suddenly agreed, and immediately conveyed Lin Rui's order.

At that time, the 88th Division and the 87th Division of the National Army, two elite German armament ace divisions, relied on the cover of the air force and the superiority of their own troops and equipment.

The progress was smooth, and the outlying positions set up by the Japanese army in the Huishan Wharf and Hongkou area were destroyed and broken through one by one.

However, the main force of the Japanese marines was not damaged, and they began to retreat to places with permanent fortifications of reinforced concrete, such as the naval headquarters, and continued to resist stubbornly.

At the same time, their naval fleet was called upon to provide them with naval artillery fire support.

The smallest caliber of the Japanese naval guns is more than 120 millimeters, and the killing range can cover dozens of meters with one shot.

Although the national troops participating in the attack at that time were all elite of the Central Army, this kind of storming fortification, especially in the face of the enemy's naval artillery bombardment, was still extremely inexperienced.

The soldiers rushed forward with full of enthusiasm, and they didn't know the anti-artillery at all, so they were killed and wounded by the devil's naval artillery fire, and suffered heavy casualties.

And the tanks and armored vehicles, which were responsible for covering the infantry, marched on the streets that were not very wide, and did not have time to play their role.

It was destroyed by the devils with anti-tank weapons and other artillery fire.

Whether it is the 88th Division or the 87th Division, although they both have a tank and combat vehicle company, the coordination of infantry and tanks is really very small.

The battle lasted from morning to evening, and the Nationalist army attacked many times, paying a heavy price in casualties, and still could not break through the Japanese position.

The war was in a stalemate, and the Japanese mainland got the news and began to urgently draw reinforcements, which goes without mentioning.

The 2nd Regiment of the Tax Police Corps, where Lin Rui belonged, did not participate in the battle that day, and was always in the rear of the 88th Division, serving as a reserve for them.

It was not until about ten o'clock in the morning of the next day that the 2nd Regiment of the Tax Police received a new order.

General Zhang Zizhong, who was in charge of commanding the offensive troops of the Nationalist Army, personally ordered the Second Regiment of the Tax Police to bypass the frontal battlefield and find a way to infiltrate the rear of the Japanese defense line.

The reason is simple, the tax police regiment is well-equipped and well-trained, and having been stationed in Shanghai for a long time before, it is much more familiar with the terrain of Shanghai than the 88th Division.

Sun Liren immediately convened a meeting of several battalion and company commanders under him to discuss how to carry out an infiltration attack.

Lin Rui, as the commander of the eighth company, was fortunate to be able to participate in the temporary meeting of the regiment headquarters.

Lin Rui saw several battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders arguing, and Sun Liren never gave him a good face, so he didn't speak.

Speaking of being familiar with the terrain of Shanghai, Lin Rui, a well-known gentleman in Shanghai, is probably more familiar than all the battalion and company-level officers of the 2nd Regiment present.

I saw several battalion and company commanders discussing for a long time, but they couldn't give any particularly good advice.

Sun Liren's face was about to turn into Bao Qingtian, and Lin Ruicai took the initiative to speak: "Tuanzao, I have a way to bypass the Japanese defense line and infiltrate their rear!" ”

"What's the solution?" Sun Liren looked at him with some disdain, and the battalion company commanders and staff adjutants present all turned their heads to look at him in unison.

Being looked at directly by so many people at once, Rao is Lin Rui is two people, and it is inevitable that he will be a little nervous.

However, he was still cheeky and said: "We can quietly cross the frontal defense line of the Japanese army through the underground drainage network, and then carry out a surprise attack on their rear, and if we are lucky, we can even raid the Japanese headquarters." ”