The source of Fuzaobang is in Taihu Lake, intersects with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, flows through Kunshan along the Wusong River, and divides into two branches in the north of Zhangyan Town in the suburbs of Shanghai, one goes south through Huangpu District, Changning District, and finally flows into the Huangpu River, called "Suzhou River"; The other goes straight to the east in the north, has been crossing Chenjiaxing, Dachang, Miaohang and other places, and finally joins the Huangpu River at Wusongkou, called "Fuzaobang". The width of the river is in the section of the Garden Bridge and the Jiangjia Residence, about 70 meters or so.

Bai Fei and the others bent over, and followed Zhou Zhenqiang and Qiu Qingquan all the way to the Fuzaobang River in the trenches, only to see that all the buildings within a kilometer on the opposite side were a ruined wall, and behind the rubble, there were faintly visible Japanese soldiers moving.

Qiu Qingquan introduced on the side: "Since the morning, the Japanese army has used rubber boats to force the crossing of Fuzaobang on the river between Dachang and Miaohang, and we have repelled it three times. ”

Bai Fei observed for a while and said: "The Japanese army is good at sneak attacks, you still have to be careful at night, by the way, prepare some bottles and gasoline for us, and I will have some traps spread on the river, just in case." ”

When Zhou Zhenqiang and Qiu Qingquan heard this, their eyes lit up, and they ordered someone to prepare to go.

Soon, Zhou Zhenqiang arranged for someone to send gasoline and bottles to the Protector Army.

Bai Fei immediately instructed everyone to make a suggestion incendiary bomb, he asked people to pour gasoline into the bottles, but only one-third of them, sealed them, and then tied the bottles with a thin rope of about 4 meters, tied stones to the other end of the rope, and threw them all into the Fuzaohama River.

The water is not very deep in this season, just over 3 meters, and the bottles that are thrown into the water are fixed to the river by the gravity of the stones, and the bottles float on the water.

All of a sudden, the river was full of bottles and cans. Bai Fei asked the brothers of the special combat team who were good at water to secretly go into the water at night and use grenades to make some tricks in the water in some key places, so he was relieved.

I thought it was too much, but I didn't expect that when the time came to about 3 o'clock in the morning, there were suddenly several explosions in the river, and the coastal defense troops of the teaching corps opened fire, and the gunshots sounded like fried beans, and they sounded very intense.

Bai Fei was awakened, and immediately took someone to check, but before he could get there, he saw the fire on the surface of the Fuzaobang River from a distance, and the surrounding area was red. He walked to a higher place near the forward position and found Qiu Qingquan observing the situation here.

Seeing him coming, Qiu Qingquan immediately said happily: "Commander Bai, the people of the three squadrons of the devil tried to cross the river at night, but they didn't expect to be burned by your organ without leaving a piece of armor, come and take a look." As he spoke, he handed over the telescope in his hand.

Bai Fei took the telescope and looked towards the river, only to see that the fire was raging on the river, and there were constantly glass bottles bursting under the action of the high temperature of the flame and the low temperature of the water, and then the gasoline in the bottle burst into flames, like bombs, splashing everywhere. About four or five hundred Japanese soldiers in rubber boats struggled to row back in the fire, but the rubber boats were quickly burned out, and the Japanese soldiers who crossed the river fell into the water.

The Japanese plan for a night attack was shattered, and the commander of the 13th Division, Ogisu Libing, was furious and immediately ordered the artillery to launch a fierce artillery attack on the Chinese positions on the other bank. One after another, the shells immediately fell on the shore defense positions of the teaching corps, and the soldiers began to suffer casualties.

Seeing that one by one the good young people were killed, the teaching corps had nothing to do. Bai Fei couldn't go any longer, and said to Qiu Qingquan: "I think it's better to let the brothers on the front line retreat quickly, and there are no anti-artillery holes in the forward position, so they are waiting to be bombed, and they are not wronged." ”

Qiu Qingquan said: "But I'm afraid that the Japanese army will take the opportunity to cross the river." ”

Bai Fei said: "It's okay, everyone withdrew quietly, and the Japanese army may not know." Besides, the fire in the river is still burning, and the Japanese army will not dare to cross the river for a while. ”

Qiu Qingquan nodded and immediately ordered the troops to withdraw from their positions, which reduced the casualties of the soldiers.

The Japanese shelling continued until 6 a.m., intermittently for almost three hours. At this time, the sky was also bright, the fire in the river had long been extinguished, and the Japanese army began to approach the river again and prepare to cross the river.

Bai Fei found Wu Cannon and said to him: "Company Commander Wu, the little devil has been fighting for a few hours, and we should also move." In a moment, I will aim at the Japanese troops on the other side of the river bank to fire a few rapid-fires, and then transfer my position and use the movement war to strike at the Japanese troops without stopping. ”

"I understand, Tuanza!"

"Okay, I'll give you a signal in a moment, you go and prepare first."

About half an hour later, the Japanese army prepared a batch of bamboo rafts and kayaks, gathered a group of people, and forced a force crossing on a river nearly 2,000 meters wide, under the cover of machine guns and artillery.

The teaching corps fought hard, the shore defense troops opened fire with all kinds of weapons, the rafts and kayaks of the Japanese army were constantly sunk, the devil soldiers were killed, and in just a few minutes, the water of Fuzaobang quickly turned red; However, the Japanese artillery shells also fell on the position of the teaching corps like hailstones, and the soldiers of the corps had to resist the Japanese troops crossing the river with all their might, and on the other hand, they had to guard against the shells flying overhead.

Colonel Qin Shiquan, commander of the first regiment of the corps, was hit in the shoulder by a bullet, and half of his body was stained red with blood, but he still insisted on commanding without getting out of the line of fire, and the battalion commander of the second regiment was killed by one, and the company commander was killed by four, and the casualties of the soldiers of the two regiments continued to rise, and Zhou Zhenqiang and Qiu Qingquan also went to the front-line position to take command.

Bai Feili, who got the news, sent a signal to Wu Artillery, and suddenly, 24 150mm heavy guns roared at the Japanese troops on the other side of the river. There were even a few shells that fell into the artillery positions of the Japanese troops behind the river crossing procession, blowing up 4 Japanese field guns.

Hiroshi Yokoo, the commander of the 19th Wing of the Japanese Field Artillery, was taken aback, immediately stopped the shelling and shifted his position. At the same time, the hot air balloon was ordered to be lifted into the air, hoping to use the air observation post to observe the position of the artillery positions of the Chinese army on the opposite bank, and then strike at it.

But no sooner had the air observation post been raised than it was hit by a cannonball on the other side of the river with a tail flame that exploded and fell.

The news reached the commander of the 13th Division, Ogizhou Libing, and when he heard this, his heart immediately sank, and he said to the staff officer: "I have an ominous premonition that reinforcements may come from across the river, and the reinforcements are likely to be the Chinese anti-Japanese protectors who caused the 3rd Division, the 6th Division, and the 9th Division to suffer defeat. ”

The staff officer said: "What Your Excellency the division commander said is very true, this organization's combat methods, team firepower, and especially air strike capabilities are unique in the Chinese Army, and now they are defending the southern bank of Fuzaohama, and we want to force the Fuzaohama to cross I'm afraid..."

The implication of the staff officer's words is that it seems that it will not be possible to force the crossing. Ogishu also understood this, and as he sat in his chair, his face became serious and gloomy.

Suddenly, Ogizhou Libing seemed to remember something, looked very anxious, and hurriedly said to the staff officer: "Quick, go and send a message to the air force, ask them to cancel the air cooperation attack, since the other side has air defense capabilities, they will be sent to death." ”

The staff officer was also taken aback, and immediately turned around and went to do it.

However, by the time they reacted to the problem, it was too late. Not long after the staff officer walked out of the door, Ogisu Libing heard the hum of an aircraft engine in the sky outside the house, and a moment later, several loud explosions were heard outside. Ogisu Libing's heart was tense, and he was in a state of anxiety when he saw a signal soldier hurriedly running in to report that the five planes deployed by the air force to help in the war had been destroyed by the Chinese troops on the other side of the river.

After hearing this, Ogizhou Libing's body softened, and his whole body felt as if his bones had been pulled out, and he had no strength.