"Extra! Extra! Last night, the god of war Ye Lei led a special operation to attack the underwater 'Izumo', severely damaging the Izumo ship on the bank of the Huangpu River, and sinking and damaging two enemy gunboats,......"

Last night, major newspapers and periodicals received news from the military, and they published overnight the feat of the special combat team's underwater night attack on "Izumo", and in a moment the whole of Shanghai was boiling! The people's anti-Japanese enthusiasm rose again, and they were full of confidence in the Songhu War of Resistance.

Citizens poured into the streets to tell each other; The students once again marched in the streets and shouted anti-Japanese slogans; The people enthusiastically donated money and materials to support the war of resistance; Young people have joined the army and entered the frontline battlefield.

Because last night's action once again ignited the passion of the people, and a huge national war of resistance broke out again!

"Come on, little devil! We are not afraid of you! There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers who have sacrificed their lives and forgotten their lives in the front, and there are thousands of ordinary people in the rear. ……”

On the stage, a young man in a black tunic held a microphone in his hand and spoke loudly with enthusiasm; The hundreds of people in the audience listened with enthusiasm. The more the country is in peril, the more the people know how to unite and work together with the outside world.

On the roads of the city, from time to time, troops pass by and go to the front line. The people of Shanghai will spontaneously welcome them, shouting slogans of "long live" and "victory". The soldiers were infected by the passion of the people and rushed to the battlefield with high morale.

On October 1, with the Japanese 13th Division all down to the Songhu battlefield, so far the national army invested 70 divisions, and the Japanese army invested 5 and a half divisions, and the final decisive moment of the Songhu Battle arrived.

Ye Lei led the special combat team back to Zhabei at 10 o'clock in the morning. This action was highly praised by the Minister's Department, and even the chairman of the committee personally called and spoke highly of Ye Lei's action. After the special operations team returned to their duties, they returned to the station to rest and prepare for the incoming brutal battle.

Back at the station, at this time, Cheng Zifeng had already taken the third company to the position, and the 88th Division entered a state of full readiness.

After breakfast, Ye Lei ordered the team members to rest and stand by, and they were not allowed to leave the station without their own orders.

"I want to take half a day off."

When the special combat team returned to the dormitory to rest, Ye Hua stood at the door and waited for Ye Lei. He has been thinking about Jiang Ruxue for a week, but because of the heavy task, he has not asked for leave until now.

Ye Lei didn't think about it, and refused: "No." ”

"It's only half a day, and I promise to be back by noon. Besides, now that we have no combat mission, we have made such a great contribution. ”

"You should know that fighting a war is not for meritorious service, especially for special forces. Now the street is spreading our deeds, and this is only for political purposes. ”

"I take back what I just said. But now ......"

Ye Lei patted Ye Hua and said, "Big brother is not unsympathetic. Forget it, it won't be full of you anyway, Jiang Ruxue has already been sent to Nanjing. The battle in Shanghai has reached the final decisive moment, and all the hospitals in the city must send a group of seriously wounded to the rear to make room for the front-line soldiers"

"Big brother, you didn't lie to me?"

From his expression, Ye Hua saw something unusual, Ye Lei seemed to have something to hide from him. Among the special combat members, Ye Hua is the best at observing words and emotions among them.

Ye Lei changed his expression and said with a smile: "I really didn't lie to you, I don't believe you can call and ask." Also, Jiang Ruxue is recovering well, don't worry. ”

"I see."

Ye Hua was disappointed, saluted Ye Lei and turned to leave.

The special combat teams of the 88th Division belong to special units, and they must be on call 24 hours a day to carry out various tasks assigned by their superiors at any time. And their direct subordinate units have been upgraded from the division level to the group army level, and the scope of operations has also been expanded to all areas of the central military defense region.

The Japanese army in Hongkou regrouped and launched an attack on Zhabei at 8 a.m. on time.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi seemed to be really enraged, and at first dispatched 48 bombers to carry out covering bombing of various positions in Zhabei.

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

Zhabei shook suddenly, and almost the entire area was shrouded in gunsmoke, and a large number of buildings along the streets were destroyed, leaving only rotten walls, ruins, and remnants of firelight.

Before the battle, the 88th Division used the 240,000 national defense funds issued by the Ministry of National Defense to strengthen various positions, but this large-scale bombardment by the Japanese army did not have much lethal effect.

In this intensive bombardment, the special combat team continued to be on standby, and Ye Lei, as a division staff officer, went to the division headquarters to stick to his post.

As soon as the battle rang, the phone rang chaotically, and the headquarters of the 88th Division, which was located in the Sixing warehouse, exploded in a moment. The phone kept ringing, and there was constant news of the battle from the front.

The Japanese army in Hongkou once again launched a fierce attack on the position of Sanyili on the left flank of Zhabei, Zhu Chi led the 528th Regiment to defend the position, while the other Japanese army attacked the position of the 524th Regiment on the right flank of the 88th Division at the same time.

A group of officers gathered around the command table, and Sun Yuanliang pointed to the map and counted: "It's still the same as last time, the Japanese army is mainly attacking Sanyili." Sanyili is absolutely invincible, it is close to Dachang, and once it falls, it will be extremely irresponsible for the 36th Division that is fighting in Jiangwan. ”

The division headquarters gave Zhu Chi a death order, even if the troops fought to the last man, they could not let the enemy take a step beyond Lei Chi.

The "Izumo" fleet on the Huangpu River was crippled by Ye Lei, and the Japanese could only rely on air force, ground artillery, and armored forces to launch a fierce attack on the defenders. From the very beginning, the two sides entered a fierce battle, and the soldiers of the 528th Regiment fought back and fought with the Japanese army house by house.

Why does Hasegawa Kiyoshi attach so much importance to Sanyiri? Sanyili is Jiangwan in the northeast, Dachang in the northwest, and Zhabei in the southwest, which belongs to the center of the three points. Once Sanyili is captured, it can flank Jiangwan's 36th Division, or directly take Dachang, or even directly penetrate Zhabei Forte. Therefore, Sanyili has become the focus of the Zhabei battlefield and the top priority.

"Ye Lei, what do you think?"

Sun Yuanliang would like to hear Ye Lei's opinion. Judging from the offensive posture of the Japanese army, they are not just retaliating, but planning attacks again and again.

It can be seen from this that the direction of the main attack of the Japanese army is southward, not westward.

A long time ago, when the Japanese army and the left-wing army were in full swing, Ye Lei had already expected today, which shows that he has a keen eye for the development of the battlefield form.

Ye Lei said: "You can only fight hard, you can't retreat, and you must fight for every inch of land." What we can do now is to do a good job in logistics and fight a wheel war and a protracted war. Take advantage of our fortifications, as well as the favorable factors of the surrounding environment, to effectively kill and injure the living forces of the Japanese army. As for how to defend it, it can only rely on the on-the-spot command of the front-line commander. ”

Now it can only be so. However, the Japanese army learned a lesson after several defeats, and they knew how to learn about war in the war.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi learned a new tactic, "bulldozer tactics", and planned to raze the entire Sangi-ri to the ground. In this way, the heavy firepower of one's own side, the individual combat ability of soldiers, and the coordination between arms can be effectively brought into play. The street warfare and urban guerrilla warfare that the 88th Division is good at will be greatly curbed.

In the Ninth Group Army, Zhu Shaoliang sat in the command headquarters and fully commanded the battle of the entire Central Army.

The telephone and telegram of the headquarters rang incessantly, and a communications soldier reported: "There is a report from the northern front that the Japanese army is shelling our positions at Chenjiahang and Tangqiao stations."

The purpose of the Japanese army's attack on the positions of Chenjiahang and Tangqiao stations along the coast of Wenyubang was to prepare for the forced crossing of Wenyubang to the south. In this way, the southward movement of the main force of the Japanese army is already a sure thing.

Now, the "Chuyun" fleet has lost its combat effectiveness, and the morale of the whole army of the Ninth Army is high.