"Whew!" The alarm was loud, the pilots rushed to the tarmac, launched the plane to slide onto the runway, after more than ten days of fierce fighting, the air force won a big victory, but the loss was not small, the main aircraft P40 lost sixteen planes, BF109 lost two, but worse, there were not enough parts, the level of repair technology was low, there were seven wounded P40 and three BF109 could not fight. /。 \\

Gao Zhihang took off with his team members, and in a room not far from the airport, an electric wave also rose into the air. Two minutes later, the Japanese planes in the sky received the news of the dispatch of the Chinese Air Force almost simultaneously, and more than 150 Japanese planes formed a protective wall around Shanghai. The two sides engaged in fierce air battles on the front lines of Jiading, Suzhou, and Hangzhou on the outskirts of Shanghai, and the Chinese Air Force was fearless with fewer enemies and more enemies.

There was no suspense in the ground battle without air cover, although the Chinese soldiers fought valiantly and were eventually forced to withdraw from the Huishan pier, and the offensive of Song Xilian and Wang Jingjiu made no progress. Most of the two regiments at Huishan Wharf were killed, Luo Zhedong, the commander of the 518th Regiment, was seriously wounded and was rushed out of the battlefield by several soldiers, Liu Mantian, the commander of the 517th Regiment, was killed, all the cadres below the battalion level of the two regiments were killed, and only about 50 of the more than 1,600 people came back, and all of them were wounded.

The attack on Huishan Wharf was successful, Hasegawa Qing was very proud in his heart, and was ready to launch a counterattack on the whole line the next day, but Song Xilian launched a strong attack that night, Song Xilian braved the artillery fire to the front line to supervise the battle, concentrated the artillery of the whole division to implement artillery coverage, the figure of the Chinese soldiers flickered in the firelight, and the "bayonet" on Sanqi carried out close shooting, and the doors and windows were hit if they could not penetrate the outer wall.

In the dark, the soldiers of the 36th Division were bloody, the Japanese army fought back desperately, the two sides fought around the headquarters, the battle situation was extremely chaotic, Song Xilian at the front had just received a report that he had captured a position, and within two minutes new news came, and the position was recaptured, and then recaptured. Lost again..., every step was fought over and over again, and by the time it was dawn, both sides felt a little exhausted. Looking at the twilight sky, Song Xilian sighed slightly and ordered a retreat, he understood that if he didn't retreat, it would be difficult for the troops to withdraw under the cover of Japanese naval artillery fire after dawn.

The 36th Division retreated, and Hasegawa Kiyoshi's tense mood for a night could finally be put down. In last night's battle, he almost thought that his position had been broken through several times, and several times he was saved by brave soldiers. The tenacity of the squadron shocked him again, he did not expect that the squadron that had suffered heavy losses during the day yesterday would launch a continuous night attack. After catching his breath, he ordered to prepare for a counterattack, and the original plan remained unchanged.

The 27th attack failed, and the initiative on the battlefield began to be gradually lost, and Chen Cheng regretted it in his heart, after he took up the post of commander-in-chief of the former enemy. He believed that the tactical mistake some time ago was that he did not concentrate superior forces but formed a tactic of adding fuel, and for this reason he ordered to temporarily suspend the offensive and wait for the arrival of the 74th Army, the 14th Division, and the 67th Division, instead of making full use of the favorable opportunity of conquering the Huishan Wharf to continue the offensive, resulting in the current predicament. The Japanese artillery was so great that the only thing that could suppress the superiority of the Japanese naval guns was the air force, but the tactical superiority of the air force was resolved by the numerical superiority of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army often entangled the Chinese air force with superior numbers, although the Chinese air force still achieved brilliant results, but it was unable to support the ground. The Japanese took advantage of their naval artillery superiority and opened the way with heavy artillery. The Ninth Army fought all fronts, often losing positions after all defenders were killed.

"Rhetoric, you can't fight like this, even if you lose all the Ninth Army here, you won't be able to withstand the Japanese attack, we should retreat." Zhang Zhi was very anxious in the center. After two days of hard fighting, the front was forced to retreat. The 36th Division on the front was in the best situation, and it also retreated to the line of the Japanese Tomb Bazi Bridge. The 88th and 87th Divisions lost almost all the positions they had gained during the 10 days of hard fighting and retreated to the place where the initial attack was launched.

"Wenbai. Don't worry, I've already transferred the 74th Army over, and Hu Zongnandi's First Army is almost here. Chen Cheng comforted Zhang Zhizhongdao.

"The 74th Army must not move," Zhang Zhizhong was a little anxious: "Resignation, the most dangerous thing is not the urban area, but Luodian, Dachang, and Yunzaobin, the Japanese army's tactics are actually wrong, they should use the urban area to attract our army, and launch an attack in Luodian and Dachang, once any of these points are conquered, our supply line can be cut off, and we have to retreat from Shanghai." ”

"But if you don't have reinforcements, will your Ninth Army still be able to fight? Can you hold your ground? Chen Cheng couldn't help but revert to the past, although he was on par with him, he was now his subordinate after all.

"It's okay to retreat. Japanese artillery fire was fierce. Our troops must retreat. Withdraw across Suzhou Creek. Rely on Suzhou Creek to carry out defense. Zhang Zhizhong didn't notice Chen Cheng's stern tone. He is still analyzing the facts.

"Retreat?" Chen Cheng couldn't help but exclaim: "We have been fighting hard for more than ten days. The result is a retreat? The blood of the martyrs was shed in vain? We have big losses. The loss of Hasegawa Kiyochi is not small. At the beginning of the war, he had more than 10,000 men. We reported the results of the battle on the ground, and more than 10,000 enemies were annihilated. In total, there were more than 7,000 people in the area where the attack was launched yesterday. The Ninth Army plus several reinforcements. There are more than 20,000 more. Matsui Ishine threw his troops into the city. How many troops did he come to attack in Luodian? ”

It stands to reason that Chen Cheng's estimation is not wrong. News from the base camp. Matsui Ishine led the reinforcements to two divisions. The total number of troops was no more than 50,000. Now there are more than 10,000 people in Luodian and Dachang Yunzaohama. There were no less than 10,000 reinforcements in the urban area. Deduct battle damage. Matsui Ishine still has a little more than 20,000 at most.

"If Matsui puts all these forces into a little bit. Plus the superiority of the Japanese naval ground guns. It's enough to conquer the Rodian or the big field. Zhang Zhizhong persuaded bitterly: "Luodian and Dachang are the key. It is impossible to defeat our army on the front. The lessons of the 128th Songhu War of Resistance must not be forgotten. ”

Chen Cheng was silent. At the beginning of the 128th Songhu Anti-Japanese War, he commanded the 18th Army to suppress the Communist Party in Jiangxi. It was not until later that Chiang Kai-shek put him in reserve for the campaign. While he was still on the way, he heard that the Japanese army had landed at the mouth of the Liuhe River. Conquer Taicang. The Nineteenth Route Army and the Fifth Army were forced to retreat from Shanghai. The 128th War of Resistance was a complete failure.

"Then the only way to do this is to transfer troops from the Eighth Army." Chen Cheng sighed. The Eighth Group Army, commanded by Zhang Fakui, a famous general of the Northern Expedition, is currently defending Pudong and the northern shore of Hangzhou Bay. Pudong doesn't matter. However, the northern shore of Hangzhou Bay is the main point of landing. Troops must be left behind.

"Pudong doesn't matter, the north shore of Hangzhou Bay is fatal, and the Eighth Army can't transfer more troops, at most one brigade. It is better to transfer troops from the Tenth Group Army in eastern Zhejiang. Zhang Zhizhong suggested again.

Chen Cheng's thoughts drifted away, he felt that the situation had changed, the initiative on the battlefield in the early stage had turned to passive defense, the coastline around Shanghai was too long, defense everywhere, and there were insufficient troops everywhere, and even if the 74th Army and the First Army rushed to Shanghai, the troops would not be enough, and they must continue to increase troops to Shanghai.

"How long can you hold out?" Chen Cheng turned his head and asked Zhang Zhizhong.

"No problems for two days." Zhang Zhizhong knew that Chen Cheng was going to make up his mind.

"Good. Hold on for two days. Chen Cheng said categorically: "I will transfer troops from the 10th Group and the Eighth Group Army, and in addition, I will transfer a division from the 74th Army to join the urban battlefield, and the battle in Shanghai may take a big turn in the next few days, and there will be Hu Zongnan's First Army and Zhoudi's Sixth Division that can reach the battlefield within two days." ”

The Sixth Division of Zhou was the original Zhejiang Army system that was independent of Zhejiang, but it was defeated, and Zhou contained the defeated army. What is strange is that such a unit has always existed in the central department, Chiang Kai-shek still trusts Zhou very much, and has always retained the name and personnel structure of this unit, and before the 77 Incident, the Sixth Division had been suppressing bandits in Fujian. After the start of Songhu, due to the poor equipment of this army, it was not planned to transfer it to the war, but Zhou repeatedly called Chiang Kai-shek and asked to join the war. Chiang Kai-shek agreed, and the army had now reached the Zhejiang-Fujian border. After entering Zhejiang. The traffic situation is much better than in Fujian, and Chen Cheng estimates that within two days, at most three days, he will be able to reach the battlefield.

Zhang Zhizhong looked at Chen Cheng, this decision could not satisfy him. The reason why he advocated retreating was that he did not want to incur casualties in vain by having a hard top at Hongkou and Yangshupu. Now I look at Chen Cheng's meaning that he does not want to withdraw the army, and he will continue to compete with the Japanese army for the initiative on the battlefield.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Song Xilian quickly jumped into a crater. The once bustling streets were covered with rubble, and the Japanese offensive was temporarily halted. A few cold bullets just now almost landed beside him. After the smoke passed, an ambulance worker with a red cross wrapped around his arm ran up and asked if anyone was hurt.

Song Xilian glanced at this slender female student with a dirty face, and muttered sullenly: "You shouldn't come here." Then he turned and walked away. The guards looked at the girl who suddenly became a little angry, and ran away with Song Xilian, almost all the buildings on both sides of Liuchang Street were destroyed, the soldiers were taking advantage of the interval of the Japanese artillery bombardment to hurry up the fortifications, and the ambulance team was busy sending the wounded away, and the atmosphere of the battlefield was relatively depressing.

"How? Is it still workable? Song Xilian stopped in front of a barricade and asked the sergeant in front of him.

"Report to the division commander, it's okay, we can hold our position." The sergeant replied with a calm demeanor, his face blackened by the smoke and his uniform stained with blood.

"Wounded?"

"Little devil, I've killed nine devils, okay." The sergeant laughed, revealing his yellowed teeth.

"Okay, after the battle, you want to be alive, and I will promote you to platoon commander." Song Xilian patted him on the shoulder.

"Hehe," a soldier next to him laughed, Song Xilian was stunned, and the soldier quickly explained: "Division commander, he is already a platoon commander." At the beginning of the war, he was a corporal, then a sergeant squad leader, and now a sergeant platoon leader. The regiment commander has already said that after the battle, he will be promoted to second lieutenant. ”

"Haha! Looks like I'm still being stingy. Song Xilian burst out laughing, his laughter infected the surrounding soldiers, and the atmosphere became a little lively.

However, Song Xilian's mood was bitter, this soldier's experience illustrates the serious losses of the 36 th Division, the company platoon level officers have almost changed all over the place, some regiments have changed twice, and in just a few days, a corporal has been promoted to the position of platoon commander, and those middle and lower-level officers who have lost are the army's elite 36 th Division has shown tenacious combat effectiveness in this stage of the battle, especially its small group operations, the firepower is appropriately allocated, and it is also particularly flexible, and it has played a great role in this kind of urban street fighting. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to rush into the Japanese headquarters in Hongkou for a time, and almost ended the Hasegawa Qing Lao's nest.

The victory was lost when it was about to arrive, the situation of the battle changed, the Japanese army was now advancing step by step, the 36th Division turned from offensive to defensive, fought hard for two days, and was pushed back by the Japanese army step by step, the Japanese warship stopped at sea, he could hit you, but you couldn't hit him, the whole division felt very unconvinced, so they had to sprinkle their anger on the Japanese infantry, they defended extremely resolutely, and the death squad often attacked the rear of the Japanese army, stirring up the Japanese army. The Japanese artillery bombardment destroyed the buildings in Shanghai and opened up the streets everywhere, which were fully utilized by the 36th Division, which sent death squads around the flanks to attack the Japanese when the Japanese attacked, a tactic that caused the Japanese to suffer a great loss on the first day.

The headquarters of the 212th regiment is located in a half-collapsed pavilion, a big hole is broken at the top of the room, and there are still two walls left in the four walls of the room, when Song Xilian entered, there were very few people in the headquarters, only the regiment commander Gu Baoyu and the chief of staff Su Pengxian included, the deputy regiment commander Yu Xinzhi had been killed, and most of the staff officers in the regiment had already left the unit to serve as middle and lower-level officers

"Head Gu, how many people do you have now?" Song Xilian asked as soon as he entered the door.

"A thousand to zero." Gu Baoyu was not surprised by Song Xilian's arrival, this was his habit, when the battle was the most difficult, he always had to rush to the front line to see, instead of understanding the situation through the staff officers, under his drive, almost all the officers of the 36th Division were like this, they liked to rush to the front line and grasp first-hand information, and the headquarters of the 36th Division was also higher than other troops, like the regimental headquarters of other places, according to the regulations, it should be placed five kilometers away from the front line, but it was only 800 meters away from the front line.

"Which unit is the Japanese army on the other side?" Song Xilian asked: It was the Ono Brigade of the Third Division that attacked yesterday.

"Itabato United's Onizuka Brigade." Gu Baoyu said: "The Japanese have increased their troops again, and it can be seen that this unit has just disembarked from the ship. ”

"Commander Zhang ordered us to hold out here for at least two days, can we do it?" Song Xilian came to the 212th regiment headquarters for no special purpose, but the appearance of senior generals at the forefront at this time will greatly boost morale, and now is the time when the troops need morale the most.

"Resolutely complete the task." Gu Baoyu did not mention conditions: "If the Japanese want to go over, unless our 212 regiment is all dead." Speaking of this, he paused: "Division Commander, I want to take the initiative to attack and teach Onizuka a lesson, do you think it can be done?" ”

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