On the morning of October 25, 1937, I received a message from the headquarters of the Third Division that four regiments of the Ninth Army counterattacked the Japanese army on the south side of Guangfu and fought on the north road, but were repulsed by the Japanese army. The Japanese army took the opportunity to counterattack, and the front of the troops pointed directly at the big field.

"Order, all the personnel finished their rest and immediately entered the position on the east side of Dachang Town. I'm going to a meeting! After He Jianye finished speaking, he immediately rushed to the headquarters located in the center of Dachang Town,

The battle meeting of the Dachang Town Headquarters, which will be star-studded, was presided over by Zhu Shaoliang, commander of the Ninth Group Army. He Jianye was standing in the back row of the conference room to attend the meeting, and seeing that the people were almost there, Zhu Shaoliang said directly:

"Since the Japanese army landed with reinforcements from Wusongkou and along the Yangtze River, the Chinese army has gathered heavily in the Songhu area, which is bordered by Zhabei and the Beijing-Shanghai line in the south; to the east is the Jiangwan and Songhu railways; The northeast is Miaoxing, Zhanghuabang, Yunzaobang, and Paotai; Beitong Liuhang, Luodian, Lion Forest and Liuhe; To the west are Nanxiang, Chenhang, Guangfu and Jiading. It is like the center of a circle, from which it can radiate every stronghold of the Songhu battlefield. It is only a few miles away from the Jiangwan and Hongkou positions behind us, and it is the last strategic point on the middle road of the Songhu battlefield to resist the landing enemy and lead to the urban area. If the main field is lost and the two Japanese forces are combined, the situation on the battlefield will immediately undergo a fundamental reversal that is not conducive to the Chinese army. Zhu Shaoliang pointed to the operational map as he spoke, and briefed the officers attending the meeting on the situation.

"The current battlefield situation is not conducive to our defense, if we lose the big field again, I am afraid that we will have to withdraw from Shanghai in a hurry and surrender Shanghai to the Japanese army; Therefore, this large-scale defensive battle is very important, and you must be determined to kill yourself. The chairman of the Nanjing National Committee is also paying attention here. Zhu Shaoliang took a sip of water, looked at the generals with solemn expressions below, and continued,

"The 101st Division of the Japanese Army, which broke through the defense line of Yunzaobang, attacked at the end of the Hutai Highway in the direction of the Hutai Highway. Dachang is surrounded by a flat river, only the Zoumatang River flows through the southwest corner like a green ribbon. However, you also know that when the Japanese attack is attacked, there will be aircraft bombing to help, so you should not rely too much on the support of artillery. The big field is the fulcrum we must stick to in the end. Do you understand? ”

"Understood! Ask the Commander-in-Chief to give the order! The generals below immediately stood up.

"Now that I have assigned combat missions, I can put forward different opinions. The 26th Division of the 43rd Army is responsible for the defense of the periphery of the main field, north of the main field belongs to the 57th Division, west of the large field belongs to the 18th Division, and east of the large field is the third division; Due to the heavy losses some time ago, the 36th Division is currently unable to restore its combat effectiveness, and the 212th Regiment, which is relatively complete, serves as a reserve. Do you have any comments? ”

"Commander, rest assured, I will defend the field to the death!" The generals have expressed their positions,

"Well, then I'll wait for the news of your victory on the south bank of Suzhou Creek!" After Zhu Shaoliang finished arranging, he left with the guards.

The remaining division commanders returned to their defense areas one after another, preparing to meet the approaching Japanese army......

At the headquarters of the Third Division, Li Yutang looked at the map after coming back, and said to the two brigade commanders and four regiment commanders below, "This defensive battle is not easy to fight!" The Japanese 101st Division, the Ninth Division, and the Third Division of the Japanese Army came with the victory of Yunzaohama, and the strength was huge, and now our third division has not been replenished after the battle of Yunzaohama, and the Ninth Brigade has suffered more than half of the casualties, and the Eighth Brigade will go first! Hold your position, and the Ninth Brigade will be in reserve for you in the back. ”

"Yes, Commander." Zhao Xitian, commander of the Eighth Brigade, immediately received the order,

After the military meeting, Zhao Xitian, commander of the Eighth Brigade, led Wang Zhaohua's 13th Regiment to change guards with He Jianye at the position on the east side of Dachang. He Jianye returned to Dachang Town with the 16th Regiment to continue to rest.

"Brigade commander, this is not bad! This position is so perfect. It can make it easy for us to defend the first wave, and it seems that our Eighth Brigade can resist for a long time! Wang Zhaohua pointed to the criss-crossing trenches, the inverted L-shaped anti-artillery holes densely covered in the tunnels and the individual reconnaissance bunkers outside the trenches and said to Zhao Xitian,

"Hmph, why do you think Jianye's attack on the 36th Wing was a fluke? I'm telling you, it's not that easy, if you go for it, you won't necessarily be able to take it down. If you don't believe it, just look at the regiments that also launched the attack, the strength is still more than twice that of He Jianye, why didn't they open the gap first, and then assault the headquarters of the 36th Wing? This He Jianye has a brain! Yunzaobang annihilated the 36th Wing in the first battle, relying on He Jianye's surprise attack and mobilized the defense of the Japanese army, and then there was the later melee annihilation! Zhao Xitian said to Wang Zhaohua, who was not convinced,

"Hehe, I admit that this kid did a good job in Yunzaobang, and the annihilation of the 36th Wing is the first time that the Japanese army has lost troops in a formation since the start of the Songhu War, but he is still lucky! I met a division commander who supported him so much! Hehe! Wang Zhaohua smiled treacherously,

"You boy! Don't be skinny, go and arrange the defense, if you can't hold the position with such a good fortification, you don't have to kill you with labor, don't you have the face to go back to the division headquarters? Zhao Xitian nodded Wang Zhaohua's chest and said,

"The brigade commander is assured to hold the line!" Wang Zhaohua saluted and said,

On the afternoon of October 25, 1937, the vanguard of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army arrived at the perimeter of Dachang and launched a tentative attack on Dachang, which was repulsed by the 26th Division defending on the periphery!

"Boom... Rumble... Boom..."After the Japanese army retreated, the Japanese artillery began to exert its might, and launched a fierce artillery bombardment of the outer positions of Dachang, He Jianye, who organized soldiers to build underground bunkers in Dachang Town, heard this, and said in his heart, "It's over, listen to this movement, it's a large-caliber howitzer!" ”

"Everyone obeyed the order, squatted down collectively, was not allowed to lie down, opened their mouths, and covered their ears with their hands! Do as I do. He Jianye began to shout, and under the demonstration of the officers, all the officers and soldiers of the 16th Regiment found cover and squatted down collectively.......

As the heavy artillery shells fell in Dachang Town, the sound of houses collapsing and the "crackling" sound of wooden houses on fire was endless, but fortunately, the 16th Regiment suffered no casualties.......

After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the 101st Division was formed in Tokyo in September of the 12th year of Zhao (i.e., 1937) in order to cope with the possible shortage of war troops. It belongs to the B division, except for the cavalry wing of the A division, which is only equipped with one cavalry brigade, and the rest of the institutions are no different from the A division; Its combat effectiveness is no less than that of ordinary A divisions; It has jurisdiction over 2 brigades (2 infantry wings per brigade), one wing of engineering, one artillery and one baggage brigade, one cavalry brigade, a total of 7 wings, plus the Shigeto Detachment (about 20,000 people for the first Taiwan Infantry Wing, the second Taiwan Infantry Wing, and the Taiwan Mountain Artillery Wing), plus more than 44,000 non-combatants from the first division and two brigades.