Under the cover of heavy artillery, Song Xilian of the 88th Division commanded the 36th Division with Chen Ruihe Brigade as the vanguard, Gu Baoyu of the 212th Regiment to the Japanese Tomb, Li Zhipeng of the 213th Regiment to attack the Bazi Bridge, Hu Jiaji of the 216th Regiment of Yang Guangyu's Brigade to attack the Law School, and Liu Ying of the 215th Regiment as the reserve.

The 88th Division reinforced the 294th Brigade of the 98th Division to attack Hujiang University, Gongda Yarn Mill and Yinxiang Port at Yangshupu, and the 87th Division rushed from Wuhan to attack at Zhaofeng Road, with the main force directed at Huishan Wharf, and the 292nd Brigade of the 98th Division attacked Zhizhi University, Hongkou Park and Dafeng Yarn Factory from the flank. \\、0m//

The squadron attacked fiercely, and fierce battles unfolded around the Japanese concession, and the Japanese army relied on the remnants of high-rise buildings to fight to the death. The squadron went forward one after another, sparing no life, paying several lives for each step forward, and every time a position was conquered or an attack repulsed, it was often done when all the opponents were killed. Machine guns roared, grenades exploded, and Shanghai trembled in the flames of war.

By 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the 36th Division first succeeded in the Japanese tomb, and a squadron defending the Japanese tomb was all killed, and then the 213th Regiment conquered the Bazi Bridge and destroyed one Japanese tank and armored vehicle, and finally the captain of the Japanese Bazi Bridge garrison, Murata Nakasa, led the last troops to counterattack, Li Zhipeng did not hesitate to lead the 231st Regiment to meet the attack, and the two sides launched a fierce white-knuckle fight on the long street, nearly 100 people below Murata were completely annihilated, and the 213th Regiment also fell more than 100 people.

After conquering the Japanese tomb and the Bazi Bridge, Song Xilian adjusted the deployment and used the 212th Regiment to assist the 215th Regiment in attacking the Law School, and the 213th Regiment continued to assault the deep Tiantongan, and put the reserve into the flank to assist the 87th Division in attacking Hongkou Park and outflanking the Japanese flank.

Soon after Song Xilian succeeded, the 88th Division under the command of Wang Jingjiu also had good news from the attack on the Gongda Yarn Factory, and the 87th Division under the command of Feng Shengfa conquered Hongkou and approached Huishan Wharf.

Half a day after the start of the war, the Japanese suffered huge casualties. The Japanese military headquarters was shocked, they did not expect that Shanghai would be unable to hold so soon, and immediately ordered Matsui Ishine to land on the flank, and at the same time ordered him to send reinforcements to the downtown area of Shanghai, no less than one wing.

Matsui was greatly dissatisfied when he received the order. In total, he had less than two divisions at his disposal. Moreover, due to the delay in the road and transportation, only the 3rd Division and the 11th Division are only halfway there, and the remaining Tiangu Brigade of the 11th Division was not sent to Shanghai, but was preparing to land in Qingdao with the 14th Division of Tufeiyuan; The 29th Brigade of the 3rd Division was still in Japan, and it would take at least three days to reach Shanghai. The force is already a little thin. If the troops are divided into the Shanghai urban area, it will be difficult to form a superior force when landing on the flank, and judging from the situation of the operation in the Shanghai urban area, the combat capability of the squadron is not as weak as imagined. If the landing does not form a breakthrough, then it will inevitably be blocked on the coastline. This will form a refueling tactic that will not help the situation of the battle.

Matsui Ishone explained his judgment to Tokyo. He believed that the Shanghai defenders could use the core fortifications to hold back the main force of the squadron, while the main forces of other places landed in the Wusong and Chuansha areas. Break through from the flank of the squadron, and then go straight to Liu Xiang's big field to encircle and annihilate the main force in Shanghai. Finally, Matsui Ishine warned Tokyo that the battle in downtown Shanghai showed that the squadron was not weak in combat effectiveness, and that his forces might not be enough.

Matsui's protest and reminder caused the Tokyo General Staff to rethink the Battle of Shanghai, and finally agreed to Matsui's suggestion not to transfer his troops, but to reinforce the city of Shanghai with a large number of troops from the navy. At the same time, it was announced that the number of troops dispatched to Shanghai would be adjusted, the Qingdao operation would be suspended, and the Tiangu Brigade would be returned to the 11th Division.

As night fell, the squadron stopped the attack, and the Japanese were given a respite. The soldiers curled up in the barricades to catch their breath, and the commanders began to take stock of today's results and plan for tomorrow's battle.

Overall. The first day of the resumption of the offensive. The squadron won a resounding victory. Heavenly. The Air Force won a 49-6 victory. The Kisarazu bomber group was almost completely annihilated; on the ground. The squadron conquered the Japanese Tomb, the Bazi Bridge, the Gongda Yarn Factory, and the Chichi University. Break into Hongkou Park. The 87th Division approached the Huishan Wharf.

Zhang Zhizhong balances the overall situation. It was decided to strengthen the attack of the 87th Division. The entire army of the 98th Division was placed under the command of Feng Shengfa. At the same time, the two tank companies that had just been transferred from Nanjing were also assigned to the 87th Division. Ordered them to break through the Yangshupu concession tomorrow. Conquer Huishan Pier. Cut through the Japanese defenses.

To ensure the success of the assault. Zhang Zhizhong also transferred a regiment of the 88th Division stationed in Dachang back to Yangshupu. Let the 56th Division take over Wusong, Liu Xing and other places to guard the throne. The 2nd Brigade was reinforced to the 36th Division.

Nanjing Budi battle report that night. It caused a sensation all over the country and the world. In particular, the Air Force has a proud record. Forty-nine to six. It's an astonishing air-to-air ratio. Far more than the war loss ratio during the European War. Compared to the rejoicing of the common people in China. Foreign affairs experts simply don't believe it. The Japanese Air Force is not strong, though. But also far more than China. The eligibility rate is about the same.

But the Japanese government's response surprised them. The Japanese government shy away from the announcement the next day. The Air Force suffered certain losses. But categorically denied the loss of forty-nine aircraft. Only twenty-eight aircraft were admitted. But heroically the Imperial pilots shot down eleven Chinese fighters.

That's a shocking rate. The Luftwaffe reacted first. Goering sent a telegram to China. The advisory group was asked to find out the reasons for the victory of the Chinese Air Force and the combat capabilities of the BF109. This was followed by the United States. The Pentagon sent an urgent telegram to the Air Force attache at the US Embassy. It is required to investigate the use of the P40 on the battlefield in China. Those areas in particular need improvement. The other is the ground combat capability of the Japanese Air Force.

The demands of the United States and Germany were reflected to Chiang Kai-shek through different channels, and of course there was no problem with the German advisory group, and Sino-German military cooperation had already begun, and Chiang Kai-shek immediately agreed to Falkenhausen's request that the Luftwaffe officers go directly to the air force command. Chiang Kai-shek was smart about the United States' requirements this time, he didn't want to sell the secret of the Air Force's victory to the United States so cheaply, so he asked Zhou Zhirou to find a few P40 pilots to discuss with the American Air Force attaché, which could be regarded as a return for the United States agreeing to sell the P40.

But the Americans are very smart, and they are keenly aware of a new term in their communication with pilots - radar, and Chinese pilots always repeatedly mention radar, what radar guides, what radar warnings, as if the victory of the Chinese Air Force was brought by radar.

"Mr. Chairman, we ask to see the radar." The US ambassador made this request to Chiang Kai-shek through Soong Meiling, and Chiang Kai-shek wanted to send a telegram to Zhuang Jihua and ask him what price he should offer.

So the Americans and the Germans arrived at the air force headquarters on the outskirts of Nanjing, which was extremely busy, with a large simple sand table in the war room, which was lined up as the various airfields around Shanghai.

"Eighteen enemy aircraft, azimuth xxx, altitude xxxx, model ......"

"Twenty-seven enemy aircraft, azimuth xxx, altitude xxxx ......"

The telephone operator reported a string of numbers, and the female soldiers in front of the sand table put several model airplanes on the sand table, and the commander-in-chief Wang Shuming gave orders based on these numbers.

"The fourth brigade of Lanqiao Airport, the ninth brigade of Cao'e Airport, the second brigade of Yangzhou Airport, the sixth brigade of Guangde Airport... rise

The American military attaché and German advisers were all air force officers, and they did not expect that the Chinese would establish a first-class air force command system here, and as soon as the Japanese planes took to the air, the altitude and direction of the route would be completely controlled by China.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Chinese pilots to report that 16 Japanese planes were shot down, and our side lost two and wounded four.

"Mr. Minister, today I visited the command of the Chinese Air Force, and watched a wonderful air battle on the spot, a battle between seventy-six Japanese planes and seventy-two Chinese planes, and the Chinese Air Force won again, and the result was an astonishing thirty-one to eight, 40 Although it is an excellent aircraft, the Chinese pilots think that he still has a lot to be desired, and the reason for China's victory is that they have a mysterious weapon - radar. This is really a mysterious country, so poor, so backward in armament, and yet with such mysterious weapons. In my opinion, radar is an early warning weapon, the Chinese have deployed more than a dozen radar stations in East China to monitor the sky of the entire theater of operations, as long as the Japanese planes in Taiwan take off, their azimuth altitude route is clearly displayed on the radar, the Chinese can choose the airspace at will to ambush them, and the Japanese Air Force is naturally defeated. Mr. Minister, I propose to purchase or develop this weapon for the United States Air Force as soon as possible, and I am also watching the battle with a member of the German Advisory Group in China, and judging by his expression, he has known about radar for a long time, and he is more interested in the Chinese chain of command, so I think that the Germans already have this weapon, which is very dangerous for the United States. ……。 "When he returned to the embassy, the U.S. Air Force attaché immediately sent a report to Washington.

The German adviser's report to Goering, however, emphasized the use of radar in actual combat, pointing out that the Chinese had established an effective air combat command system, which played the role of radar, asserting that under this system, the sky in the Shanghai area would be ruled by China.

The Americans acted quickly, and three days later, the American ambassador officially represented the military to China to buy radar technology, and Chiang Kai-shek made an offer, five hundred P40s and one hundred B17s, and the lion opened his mouth.

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