On the 11th, the Japanese army launched another attack on Zhabei. From morning to afternoon, due to the stubborn resistance of the 524th Regiment, the Japanese attacking troops could not take a single step beyond the minepool.

On this day's battle, both sides fought decently. The Japanese army still finished the artillery bombardment and the infantry charged, and the infantry retreated and the artillery bombarded. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 524th Regiment used strong fortifications and the cover of anti-artillery holes to make desperate resistance in the position.

At the front command of the Japanese army. Hasegawa Kiyoshi couldn't understand that he had made sufficient pre-war preparations in the past few days, but there was no progress in Sato's offensive. So he went to the headquarters to inquire about the situation, after all, this is the last battle, and he wants to take Zhabei in one go.

"Sato, what the hell are you doing!?"

From his tone, Sato could hear Hasegawa Kiyoshi complaining a lot, so he said, "It's nothing." It was the Chinese army that was too strong, and they were absolutely not inferior to us in light weapons, and they had strong fortifications and strong artillery support. General, how can you fight it in a day. ”

Sato said it easily, but Hasegawa Kiyoshi saw that he had a ghost in his heart, and what he said just now was just a lot of excuses.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi asked, "Then what are you going to do next?" ”？

Sato said, "Go on the offensive. General, I promise you that you will take Zhabei within 5 days. ”

"You'd better be able to do what you say. Hongkou now only has the maximum defensive force left, and the rest of the forces are all engaged in this battle. Sato, you can't afford to lose this battle, whether you are a nobleman or the first samurai of the empire, if you lose this battle, you will have to take full responsibility. I won't be able to protect you then. ”

After saying that, Hasegawa Kiyoshi turned around and left with a katana.

Mitsuhiko Sato didn't know the importance of this battle, so he didn't dare to advance. If he wanted to, he would be able to take the opponent's forward position in the afternoon battle.

Ye Lei was placed under house arrest by the military commander and threatened to be poisoned, which Zuo Teng already knew. But he still cares about something, could this be a trap for Ye Lei? So Sato was cautious and didn't dare to be careless.

At the headquarters of the 88th Division, Sun Yuanliang and the officers present discussed today's battle and speculated on the devil's combat intentions.

A staff officer pointed to the map and said: "The battle situation is the same as we expected in advance, the devils will focus on attacking our right flank, and then attack horizontally and occupy the outer area of Zhabei. ”

Sun Yuanliang asked, "Everyone, don't you think there's anything unusual about today's battle?" Isn't the devil too polite? ”

Another officer said: "In the past few days, we have been building strong fortifications day and night, and with the coordination of light and heavy firepower, it is understandable that the devils cannot attack for a while. ”

"I don't think so," Zhang Baiting said after thinking about today's fight, "I think they are testing to see if we have set up traps." In the first few battles in Zhabei, the devils were hit hard once they attacked, so they have some scruples now. ”

Sun Yuanliang exhaled and said, "It seems that tomorrow's battle will not be as easy as today. The order was given, and the order and the troops were strictly guarded, and the engineer battalion was ordered to consolidate the bombed-out fortifications in various places overnight. ”

The actual situation is indeed as Sun Yuanliang thought. On the morning of the second day, the Japanese army launched another fierce attack on Zhabei.

"Boom Boom" "......"

The forward positions were in flames, and this time the shelling intensified more than yesterday, and most of the fortifications of the positions were destroyed.

The shelling lasted almost half an hour. After the artillery stopped, Sato ordered the troops to launch a direct official attack.

In the first round of attacks, the devil's attack was dominated by infantry, and the fight was still decent. The infantry pulled out a long line of skirmishers and formed an offensive formation, covering with machine guns behind the front bunkers. And the direction of their attack is still the left and right flanks of the 524th Regiment.

At this time, the soldiers in the anti-artillery hole quickly entered the position, ready to block this round of Japanese attacks.

"Brothers, hit hard!"

"Dadada" "......"

Artillery rumbled ahead, and machine guns fired from the positions. The defenders used the strongest firepower to tell the enemy about their tenacity.

The devil's first attack was repulsed by the defenders' strong firepower. Half an hour later, the Japanese attacked again, but the artillery bombarded the infantry. This time, however, Sato used armored forces.

4 tanks, carrying a large number of infantry, continued to attack the left and right flanks.

The defenders continued to resist, and when the tank approached 100 meters, the commander of the third battalion shouted: "Damn, the tank is amazing, bring the anti-tank guns up!" ”

A dozen soldiers carried two anti-tank guns to the position, and then immediately adjusted the direction and launched an artillery attack on the tanks in front.

"Bang~Bang~Bang~" "......"

Two anti-tank guns fired in succession at the position, and suddenly there was a "boom" in front, and one tank was hit, igniting a raging fire

Sato had been observing the battle situation at the front and ordered the artillery to launch an artillery bombardment of the forward positions.

According to the tactics of peacetime, when the infantry attacked, artillery bombardment was generally not launched. At this time, Sato was desperate, and he had to occupy the outer area of Zhabei today.

At the same time as the enemy shelling, 12 Type 96 bombers flew from the direction of Hongkou. When they flew over the position, they bombarded the position indiscriminately. Under such heavy bombardment, the soldiers of the third battalion suffered numerous casualties.

At this time, the Japanese attacking force in front was already approaching 50 meters. In order to protect the tank and prevent the enemy from sneaking up, the tank stopped attacking, and the infantry directly launched a charge.

As a result of the previous shelling, as well as the bombing by aircraft, the 3rd Battalion has already suffered heavy casualties. On the positions, the wounded outnumbered the soldiers who could fight.

In the face of the Japanese charge in platoons, the commander of the third battalion immediately ordered all the soldiers to withdraw from the position with the wounded.

The devils managed to break through the right flank position of the 524th regiment.

Cheng Zifeng and the third company still resisted stubbornly on the left flank, but they still could not resist the attack of the Japanese tanks. So Cheng Zifeng withdrew from the position with the remaining soldiers of the third company, and the white-knuckle battle with the Japanese army here outweighed the losses.

In this way, the devils have formed a situation of encircling the main position of the second battalion.

"Report, the regimental headquarters called, ordering all troops of the second battalion to immediately withdraw from their positions."

"Got it."

Time was pressing, and the commander of the second battalion immediately ordered the remaining troops to withdraw from the main position.

At this moment, the sky was "buzzing", and 24 enemy planes suddenly appeared in the sky in the direction of Hongkou, and they formed six formations and roared towards the main position.

"Boom Red" and "......"

A round of bombardment ensued, and the entire position was engulfed in flames.

The commander of the second battalion immediately entered the anti-artillery shelter to avoid the bombardment. And at this short moment, the Japanese troops on both sides did not attack the second battalion, but continued to advance in depth under the cover of tanks.

The soldiers of the second battalion in the main position missed the time to retreat, and the back road was directly blocked by the devils on both sides, and they fell into a heavy encirclement.

At the headquarters of the 88th Division, the communication reported: "Report, news came from the 524th Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion did not withdraw in time. The Japanese used aircraft and tanks to block the retreat road of the second battalion. ”

The battlefield is changing rapidly and will not unfold according to anyone's script, and the second battalion was surrounded beyond Sun Yuanliang's expectations.

Immediately, Sun Yuanliang ordered loudly: "Order the 524th Regiment Reserve to launch a rescue for the second battalion!" "The god-level soldier king of the anti-Japanese resistance