It is said that the Japanese defense line southeast of the Bazi Bridge was attacked by the 88th Division, and in a short period of time it was destroyed successively the pillboxes and tanks leaning on the Great Wall.

After receiving the news, Okawauchi Chichi, then commander of the Japanese Marine Corps in Shanghai, was very shocked, and before he could react, the Japanese positions on the first line of Guangling 2nd Road on the Shajing Port Waterway, the Japanese positions on the defense line of Siping Road and Zhengxiu Road in the Yangshupu Port Waterway, and the Japanese defenders on the first line of Huangxing Road sent messages to the headquarters for help.

Okawauchi looked at the snowflakes of the telegram, and his old face turned purple. He slapped the telegram on his desk and shouted angrily: "Bagayanu, the Chinese army is despicable and shameless, and it is disgusting that they dare to attack us at night!" ”

He glanced around, and asked the staff officers and attendants beside him: "Everyone, now that the situation is in crisis, I have the intention to send reinforcements, but our defense line is quite long, there are not many troops actually available in our hands, and the mobile force is insufficient. ”

The staff officer said on the side: "Your Excellency, Commander, tonight, the Chinese army is attacking from many directions, Hongkou, Yangpu and other places, obviously coming prepared, and I think it intends to encircle and annihilate us from three sides. At present, although the three lines of Guangling Road, Siping Road, and Huangxing Road are all urgently rescued, the area around the Bazi Bridge is very close to our headquarters, and in fact, this is where the problem that poses the greatest threat to us lies. Therefore, I suggested that troops should be sent to reinforce the area around Bazi Bridge immediately, and then the defenders of Guangling Road, Siping Road, and Huangxing Road should shrink their defensive lines. In addition, if we want to increase the number of our troops, there are still a large number of Japanese expatriates in Hongkou and other places, and I suggest that we find ways to encourage them to join the war. As long as we hold out until dawn, we will be able to regain lost ground with the help of the air force. ”

"What if the expatriates refuse to go to war? ”

The staff officer said: "Are there all the eggs under the nest? I'm sure they understand that. ”

Okawauchi nodded and said, "Yo Xi!" That's it. ”

Soon, about 2,000 Japanese marines were drawn from near the headquarters and rushed to the Bazi Bridge area for reinforcements. Unexpectedly, the Japanese reinforcements had just set off when they received the news that the Bazi Bridge defense line was lost.

Dachuan Nei Qiqi had no choice but to order the troops to defend the line from Hongkou Park to Xijiangwan Road, and withdraw the Japanese troops that had been deployed near Zhongshan North 1st Road and on the east bank of Yujing East.

Upon hearing the news of the Japanese army's withdrawal from the eastern bank of Yujing East, Sun Yuanliang was overjoyed and immediately ordered the 527th Regiment of the original defending troops defending this section of the river to start crossing the river. Soon, the 527th Regiment and the 262nd Brigade continued to attack southward, driving to the line of Jiangwan West Road, and the attacking troops fought fiercely with the Japanese troops defending here.

At that time, although the 88th Division was like a rainbow and dealt a great blow to the defending Japanese army with the cooperation of the firepower of the Protector Army, the resistance was also very fierce due to the sufficient strength of the defending Japanese army. Half an hour after the fierce battle, the Japanese suffered more than 700 casualties, and the 88th Division also paid the price of nearly 300 casualties.

The troops could not attack for a long time, Sun Yuanliang was a little anxious, he picked up the binoculars and observed the position by the flickering light of the artillery fire, only to see that many people on the Japanese position were civilians dressed in colorful colors, and many women were found during the period.

Sun Yuanliang scolded: "The little Japan of the dog-day, even the women have come to the position to fight." ”

Bai Fei smiled: "It's not surprising, Japan is now a soldier for all people, and many women in their country are even willing to come to China to serve the Japanese soldiers on the front line as comfort women for their so-called holy war..."

Sun Yuanliang was stunned and said, "What is a comfort-comfort woman?" "The term comfort women is still unfamiliar in China, and many people have never heard of it.

Bai Fei said: "This word was also invented by the Japanese, which means a person who has accompanied the army to the field unit and comforted the officers and soldiers through flesh-body-behavior, that is, the military-prostitute." ”

Sun Yuanliang smacked his mouth and said, "Damn, I originally had some guilt for robbing Japanese civilians, but now there is no problem at all, and when I destroy the Japanese troops in Yangpu, Hongkou, I will see if I don't rob them all." ”

After he gritted his teeth, he said to Bai Fei again: "Brother, you see that the war is stalemate now, if you can't break through as soon as possible, after dawn, I'm afraid that the problem will be even greater when the Japanese planes come." ”

Bai Fei scratched his head and said: "Now that the Japanese army has gathered so many people here, I have no better way, by the way, I still have a few guns in my hand, why don't they bomb the Japanese position?" ”

Sun Yuanliang immediately nodded and applauded.

Bai Fei immediately asked Yan Xiangdong, the deputy commander of the artillery company with him, to complete the preparation of the five cannons, and start shooting according to the Japanese position, and it was impossible to shoot accurately in the dark night, anyway, wherever there was fire, as long as the general direction was not bad.

Five 150mm howitzers fired at the same time, and the power should not be underestimated. Although four or five out of 10 shells missed, at least half of them fell on the Japanese heads, and the power of the explosion of the high-explosive grenade immediately became very lethal to the Japanese defenders, and the defensive line began to loosen.

When Sun Yuanliang saw it, he happily said to Bai Fei: "Brother, it has an effect, you let the artillery continue to shell, but don't stop." ”

Bai Fei smiled bitterly and shook his head, regardless of the serious waste of ammunition, he could only continue to let Yan Xiangdong command the artillery to concentrate a little towards the Japanese position for bombardment. At the same time, not only did all the brothers carrying RPGs go out and give the Japanese firepower points a strike; He also had two Gatling guns mounted and strafed the Japanese positions in front from both sides of Tongming Road, thus suppressing the Japanese defenders.

The three major fires were dispatched at the same time, coupled with the continuous attacks of the officers and men of the 88th Division, the Japanese defense line of Tongming Road almost collapsed, and the defenders here were so pressed that they could not even lift their heads. However, at this moment, there was a sudden burst of gunfire in the rear of the Japanese position, but it turned out to be a regiment led by Xu Peigen, chief of staff of the 87th Division, plus a special service battalion, marching east from Guangzhong Road, and after defeating the Japanese defenders on the west side of Hongkou Park, they moved south along Jiangwan Road, forming a front and rear flanking trend against the Japanese troops north of Tongming Road and in the nearby defense line.

Under the attack of the soldiers of the two divisions, the defense line near Tongming Road was broken through in less than five minutes, and all the Japanese troops stationed here were annihilated.

Seeing that the defense line on the north side of Jiangwan West Road had been broken, the Japanese commander immediately ordered the troops to retreat on the whole line in order to prevent the defenders on the south side from being dumpling, and tried to retreat to the front line of Baoshan Road to continue to resist.

Although these people were in cahoots with the Japanese army, most of them were untrained civilians, and they were frightened in the face of the cruelty of the war. These people, who were numerous, swarmed and swarmed, causing a great deal of panic in the ranks, and as a result, soldiers continued to join in the ranks of the fleeing, and soon the Japanese army changed from an organized retreat to a chaotic rout, and everyone began to run backwards desperately.

Sun Yuanliang, who had been observing the battle situation from a distance through a telescope, saw that the Japanese army was in chaos at this time, and knew that the opportunity could not be lost, so he immediately let people blow the trumpet of the charge. As soon as the trumpet sounded, nearly 6,000 men of the 88th Division immediately began to charge on the whole line, and they went to the east of Baoshan Road in one go, and surrounded the Marine Corps Headquarters on the North Sichuan Road. Along the way, I don't know how many defeated Japanese soldiers and civilians who participated in the battle, only about 500 people ran into the building of the Japanese headquarters, and some took advantage of the night to flee in the direction of Siping Road.