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On August 9, 1937, Japanese Navy Lieutenant Yuo Oyama and two others drove into Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to provoke and were shot dead by the garrison security team. This incident poured the last barrel of gasoline on the Songhu War on both China and Japan, which were already tense.

There is only one Mars missing, and the largest battle of the Sino-Japanese War is imminent.

Xia Chao could have driven the captured Japanese gunboats directly along the Yangtze River back to Nanjing, but he had to go to Shanghai first to remind General Zhang Zhizhong to prepare for real war.

Chairman Chiang was not mentally prepared for the scale of the Sino-Japanese war, and his original intention in launching the Battle of Songhu was that the Japanese army was attacking from the south to the north, and the logistical supply of the Chinese army was not as convenient as that in the southeastern coastal areas. In addition, Shanghai was where the direct interests of the Western powers in China were located, and he wanted to provoke the intervention of the Western powers to stop the expansion of the Sino-Japanese war.

Therefore, he decided to let Zhang Zhizhong's Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Command launch an attack on the Japanese marines stationed in Shanghai and expel them from Shanghai.

After the start of the war, as the Japanese army increased its troops in Shanghai, Chairman Chiang hurriedly mobilized troops to reinforce Shanghai, resulting in a chaotic war involving millions of people.

When he arrived in Shanghai in the summer, he urgently asked to see General Zhang Zhizhong.

In the war room of the Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Headquarters, Zhang Zhizhong was convening an operational meeting, which was attended by the principal generals of the Ninth Group Army, as well as Wang Jingjiu, commander of the 87th Division of China's first German armament division, Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, and the commander of the supplementary brigade of the 2nd Division.

Xia Chao went to the door of the conference room and met Liu Yuqing, the secretary of General Zhang Zhizhong. Secretary Liu was very happy to see Xia Chao and said, "Heavenly Dynasty, you are here." What you did in Peking is very beautiful and amazing. ”

Xia Chao said modestly: "Chief Xie praises." I'd like to see Commander Zhang, so please help me report on it. ”

Secretary Liu said: "It's not convenient now, Chief Zhang is holding a combat meeting. Wait a minute. Let's wait until he's done with the meeting. ”

Xia Chao said: "I have urgent information to report to Chief Zhang, so you can report it." ”

Secretary Liu was a little embarrassed, and the smallest person attending the meeting was also at the level of a major general. A small major in the summer is not eligible to enter. However, Xia Chao is also a celebrity now, and his special combat team was named by Chairman Jiang himself. Secretary Liu decided to inform General Zhang Zhizhong.

Secretary Liu didn't go in for a long time, and came out and said to Xia Chao: "Heavenly Empire, Chief Zhang let you in." ”

Xia Chao entered the war room, only to see that there were more than 20 generals shining inside. They were all a little curious when they saw a young major coming in.

When General Zhang Zhizhong saw Xia Chao, he said with a smile: "Okay, our hero is back." As he spoke, he introduced to the generals: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain of the Tiger Ben Special Combat Team named by the chairman himself. ”

Xia Chao immediately stood up and said loudly: "Hello generals! ”

The deeds of the Xia Dynasty have been hyped in the media for a while, and everyone knows that there is such a person. Seeing Xia Chao so young, I couldn't help but be a little amazed and talked about it.

General Zhang Zhizhong said: "This time in Beiping, the Xia Dynasty assisted the 29th Army to defeat the Japanese invaders, and killed the culprits of the Japanese invaders who provoked the 77 Incident, which is very happy. Not long ago, he also captured a Japanese gunboat from Tianjin and drove back to Shanghai. ”

The generals nodded one after another, and many people expressed their admiration for the summer dynasty.

General Zhang Zhizhong said to Xia Chao: "I am in a meeting now, and when I finish the meeting, we will talk in detail." ”

Xia Chao said: "I have information about the Japanese army in Shanghai, and I want you to report it." ”

As soon as Zhang Zhizhong heard that he was now studying the offensive operations against the Japanese army in Shanghai, and that the Xia Dynasty had relevant information, he had to ask. He said: "You have the situation of the Japanese army in Shanghai, tell me about it. ”

The Xia Dynasty gave a detailed introduction to the troops, establishment, weapons configuration, and general history of the Japanese Marine Corps garrison in Shanghai.

Liu Mengyu, deputy chief of staff in charge of intelligence of the Ninth Group Army, asked curiously: "How did you know such a detailed situation?" ”

Xia Chao said: "I have internal responses within the Japanese army. My intelligence is absolutely accurate. ”

Zhang Zhizhong said: "You said that the Japanese Marine Corps only has 3,100 people, are you sure? ”

Xia Chao said: "After the battle starts, they can also mobilize more than 1,000 expatriates to participate in the war. ”

Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, said excitedly: "What combat effectiveness can Japanese expatriates have? Even if you include the Japanese diaspora, they are only more than 4,000 people. The 87th Division, the 88th Division, and the 2nd Division Supplementary Brigades that participated in the battle this time add up to more than 30,000 people, and they are all elite troops, isn't this an easy battle? ”

The other generals nodded their heads as well. Sun Yuanliang, who received approval, said: "I think the commander is a little too cautious, and just one of our divisions is enough to eat this little bit of the Japanese army." ”

Zhang Zhizhong also said in a relaxed tone: "It's good that Master Sun has confidence, but you still have to be cautious when dealing with the Japanese army, and you have to use a knife to kill chickens." ”

When Xia Chao heard this, he was very worried. Historically, the national army was because of the light enemy, tens of thousands of people, with the cooperation of the air force, besieged more than 3,000 Japanese marines, for a full 5 days, but could not be defeated, so that the Japanese army was reinforced. The national army also suffered heavy losses.

Xia Chao said: "Report to the commander, I have something to say. "His voice was loud and attracted the attention of the generals.

Zhang Zhizhong said: "Celestial Empire, what do you think? ”

Xia Chao said: "Generals, please don't underestimate the enemy, the Japanese army is extremely strong. Not to mention a division, even if the 87th, 88th and 2nd divisions attack with all their might, they may not be able to defeat it. Therefore, the operational deployment needs to be seriously adjusted. ”

Hearing this, most of the generals were not satisfied. Sun Yuanliang asked, "What are you talking about?" The most elite German armor division of the dignified national army, more than 30,000 horses, can't defeat 3,000 Japanese troops, what do you mean? ”

Wang Jingjiu, the commander of the 87th Division, was also a little unhappy, and he said: "One field wing of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, thousands of remnants of the 29th Army can annihilate them. My dignified German armor division has tens of thousands of elites, is it not as good as the 29th Army with a big sword in hand? ”

The generals blamed the summer dynasty one after another.

When Xia Chao heard this, he couldn't help but be very depressed: "Damn, the relationship is still my own fault." Faced with the generals' questioning, he really couldn't explain clearly.

General Zhang Zhizhong was also a little unhappy, but fortunately he was self-contained, he said: "Heavenly Empire, you go back to rest first, and don't intervene in the affairs here." ”

Summer Chao is sad in his heart, but, there is no way, who makes himself a little major?! He knew that it would be useless to say anything more, so he saluted General Zhang Zhizhong and went out.

At this time, a mocking voice came from behind him: "A little major, who was lucky enough to win a battle, didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, really!" ”