At ten o'clock in the morning of November 7, after the main force of the Japanese 18th Division cleared Pudong, it was preparing to cross the river and go north at Xiyao, Sizuijiao, Yanjiazhai and other places, but was repulsed by Zhang Fakui's river defense troops.

The Japanese army could not cross the river, so they had to march along the west of the river, and when they reached a section of Mishidu, they joined the Kunisaki detachment here.

After meeting with Noboru Kunisaki, the commander of the 18th Division, Sadakuma Ushijima, said to him: "Kunisaki-kun, as a vanguard unit, your unit is now frustrated and stuck in the attack here, and His Excellency Commander Yanagawa is extremely dissatisfied. ”

Kunizaki's face was cloudy, and he said helplessly: "Since the headquarters has made a decision, I will naturally follow it, and everything is up to Your Excellency." ”

Ushijima Sadakuma nodded and asked, "According to the combat report you fed back, the defending troops on the other side of the river bank are the so-called 'Anti-Japanese Protector Army'?" ”

Kunisaki nodded: "According to speculation, nine times out of ten, it is them." ”

Ushijima Sadakuma sneered and said, "It is rumored that this army is the strongest fighting force in the Chinese army, I think I will meet them and see how magical they are." ”

Seeing his arrogant appearance, Kunizaki Noboru opened his mouth, but he stopped talking. But in the end, he couldn't help but remind: "Your Excellency Ushijima, don't be careless, this army is very cunning, and blindly attacking will only lead to a crushing defeat..."

Ushijima Sadama didn't listen, waved his hand and said, "Kunisaki-kun can just stand aside and watch, I have my own opinions." With that, Ushijima ordered the 12th Engineer Wing to begin preparing pontoons, kayaks, boats, etc.

Kunisaki Noboru still wants to persuade, but he was pulled by the staff officer next to him, and the staff officer gave him a look, Kunisaki Noboru understood, and said in his heart that it would be good for you to suffer a little bit, anyway, I have already reminded you. So he stopped persuading each other and watched Ushijima Zhenxiong's actions coldly.

Soon, the commander of the engineer wing, Izawa Shin, came to report that everything was ready. Ushijima gave the order, and the 12th Wing of the Field Artillery fired 10,000 guns in unison, and the shells flew to the opposite shore like raindrops. Immediately afterwards, the pontoon bridges with a width of five or six meters and a length of more than 10 meters were connected one by one and put into the water, and under the guidance of 70 or 80 small boats and kayaks, they slowly headed towards the north bank of the Huangpu River in three ways.

The three pontoon bridges were like three giant pythons, cruising all the way to the middle of the river, and there was still no figure in sight on the position of the anti-Japanese protector army stationed on the opposite side, and the artillery did not sound.

Xiao Tenghui, chief of staff of the 18th Division, sneered on the side: "Kunisaki-kun, you see, under the blow of our artillery fire, they don't even dare to show half of their shadows, and it seems that the so-called 'Anti-Japanese Protector Army' is not as difficult to deal with as you said..."

Kunizaki Deng was also a little puzzled by this, but he was very disgusted by Xiao Tenghui's words, and said in his heart that you are a big Zuo to talk to my dignified major general like this, it's a bastard. After giving him a blank look, Noboru Kunisaki turned his head to the side and ignored him.

But Xiao Tenghui was a little triumphant. In this regard, Ushijima Sadakuma didn't say anything, just as if nothing happened.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the establishment of the 10th Army, the 18th Division was originally intended to be used as the vanguard force for the landing of the Japanese army. However, later the headquarters was afraid that the troops would not be enough, so they mobilized a brigade of the 5th Division from the North China battlefield to form the Kunisaki Detachment. And because the Fifth Division was invincible in the North China Battlefield, the Kunisaki Detachment was taken as the vanguard by Yanagawa Heisuke, replacing the originally decided 18th Division. In this regard, the cadres of the 18th Division were a little worried. This is why the Kunisaki detachment was defeated and blocked this time, and was temporarily assigned to the command of the 18th Division, and Ushijima Sadakuma and others did not give them a good face.

Kunizaki was so angry that he persuaded in a low voice on the side: "Your Excellency the detachment leader, don't be angry, let's just watch from the sidelines and see how they end." ”

As he spoke, the three pontoon bridges were already under the tow of the Japanese boats, approaching a beach on the north bank of the Huangpu River. The commander of the 18th Division, Ushijima Sadakuma, saw that the landing was imminent, and waved his hand to the back. The Japanese artillery unit immediately raised a hot air balloon into the sky, and the observers from the balloon looked behind the north bank of the Huangpu River, and then fed back the information to the ground.

After receiving the news, Asano Miyoshi, the commander of the 12th Field Artillery Wing, ran to Ushijima Sadakuma and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, no artillery positions of the Shina Army have been found on the other side of the river or in the rear. ”

Ushijima Sadakuma frowned, and said to Noboru Kunisaki: "Kunisaki-kun, you said in your battle report yesterday that the Shina Army has heavy artillery along the river, is the situation true? ”

Kunizaki Noboru said angrily: "Naturally, it's true." ”

Ushijima Sadama wondered, "Then why didn't you find them today?" ”

Kunizaki Noboru did not answer, and Xiao Tenghui, chief of staff of the 18th Division, said on the side: "Maybe the Chinese Army has transferred its artillery to other places, Your Excellency the division commander, now that the pontoon bridge is almost completed, do we have to give up here?" ”

Ushijima Sadakuma frowned and thought about it, and said to Asano Miyoshi, the commander of the artillery wing: "Continue to maintain high-altitude observation, don't be careless." ”

"Yes!" Asano turned and went.

Ushijima Sadama said to the commander of the 35th Infantry Brigade Handball Shozo: "Handball Jun, the matter of crossing the river will be left to you, once the pontoon bridge is fixed, be sure to let the soldiers pass through and occupy the position as soon as possible." ”

Handball Provincial Third said: "Don't worry, Your Excellency the division commander, you will not be disappointed." ”

At the same time, in the underground command post of the Jiangbei forward position, Bai Fei saw the observation balloon raised by the Japanese army on the other side through the lookout port, so he connected to Wu Dazhong, the commander of the artillery battalion, and said: "Battalion Commander Wu, you must hide it well, don't let the Japanese lookout balloon find out." ”

Wu Dazhong said: "Tuanza, you can rest assured, the forest where we are hiding is very lush, and it is well hidden, and all the preparations have been made, a few shells were fired yesterday evening, and the coordinates of the Japanese position on the south bank have almost been measured, just wait for an order from your side, we will open fire." ”

Bai Fei was full of confidence when he heard what he said, so he smiled and said, "Okay, after a while, you will see that the Japanese hot air balloon has been shot off, and you will open fire." ”

After hanging up the phone, Bai Fei connected with the special combat team and several other battalions, and when he learned that everyone's preparations had been completed, he relaxed and continued to observe the movements of the Japanese army in Jiangli.

At this time, the vanguard of the Japanese army crossing the river had approached the shore of the north bank, and dozens of devils took out several thick iron drills, nailed them deeply to the river beach with a sledgehammer, and then tied the cable of the pontoon bridge tightly to the iron drill to fix the pontoon bridge. His men, numbering about 500 men, immediately rushed to the shore in an attempt to occupy a position and provide cover for the follow-up troops crossing the river.

However, at this moment, about 200 meters away from the river beach, several bunkers began to be opened under the instruction of Bai Fei, and the soldiers of the Protector Army hiding in the bunkers took AK47 to strafe the landing Japanese troops, and soon nearly 100 Japanese soldiers were killed, and the rest of the Japanese troops were suppressed and could only lie on the ground, unable to advance an inch.

Ushijima Sadakuma, who was on the other side of the river, saw this scene through a telescope and immediately ordered the follow-up troops to speed up and cross the river to meet them, and at the same time let the artillery fire at the bunkers. After a burst of shelling, several bunkers were silent, and Ushijima Sadakuma shouted happily: "Yo Xi! ”

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