With the successful landing of the Japanese army in Liuyang, Shachuankou and Wusongkou, the direction of the battlefield quickly evolved into a major war between the north and the south. The Japanese attacked from north to south with the aim of cutting off the water supply lines of the Nationalist army. The entire battlefield is only a few dozen kilometers in radius, which can be described as a land of projectiles. The Nationalist army stubbornly defended, and the areas with the most fierce fighting were Luodian and Dachang. Although the defense of the Nationalist army in the Yangtze River was strengthened, the Japanese army had sufficient strength and adopted multi-point landings to quickly break through the defense line of the Nationalist army along the river.

At this time, Lao Chiang's military deployment in Songhu had been completed, and the 3rd War Zone was established. Zhang Fakui's 8th Army was ordered to defend the line from Pudong to Hangzhou Bay, and Zhang Zhizhong's 9th Army attacked downtown Shanghai. Chen Cheng's 15th Army happened to defend the area along the river, and the Japanese army, in order to avoid fighting in the urban area of Shanghai, and at the same time to flank the main force of the Nationalist army, so it focused on Baoshan and Luodian in the northwest, so the pressure on Chen Cheng's troops was unimaginable.

Ouyang Jian and Chen Cheng's "face-to-face teaching" is to consider the tragedy of the department. The Japanese naval artillery strike was the best in the world at that time. And what Ouyang Jian and Chen Cheng talked about was also the power of the Japanese naval guns, telling him how to avoid losses. Anti-landing operations were the duty of Chen Cheng's department, and he had to fight for the beachhead with the Japanese army in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of National Defense. However, when the naval guns of the navy shook the ground and bombarded the whole world, the bloody and tragic scene was like hell on earth, Chen Cheng and all the officers and men couldn't believe that this was a battlefield?

Not only that, but there are also Japanese carrier-based planes in the sky that are wreaking havoc, and this kind of three-dimensional air-space strike, not to mention that the senior generals of the national army have not been taught, and the officers and men are even more unbelievable. Under the three-dimensional attack of the Japanese army, the 15th Army fought hard for three days. In the headquarters, Chen Cheng's eyes were bloodshot, and his face was a little gray. Listening to the report of his subordinates, he remembered Ouyang Jian's words and deeply admired Ouyang Jian's foresight. How to defend tenaciously and avoid major losses without affecting the overall situation? Chen Cheng ordered to stop fighting for the beachhead with the Japanese and to hold a solid defense beyond the range of the ship's guns, and this order was given to take responsibility.

At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Songhu battlefield was Feng Yuxiang, who was very clear about the cruelty of the anti-landing operation, so he understood Chen Cheng's retreat and did not make excessive accusations. Chen Cheng's troops retreated ahead of schedule, which meant that the battle losses were greatly reduced. Far away from the blow of the Japanese terror naval guns, the Japanese army's fierce offensive suddenly declined. At this time, the four divisions of the Japanese Kwantung Army arrived at the battlefield, and it happened that the four divisions of the Northwest Army also arrived at the battlefield. At this time, Lao Chiang personally served as the commander-in-chief of the Songhu battlefield, and immediately ordered the four divisions transferred from the west to join the battle sequence of the 15th Army Corps.

Due to the tremendous changes in the western region, the troops of the Northwest Army were greatly strengthened in terms of combat effectiveness and weaponry, while the Japanese army increased its strength from the Kwantung Army, and its combat effectiveness became even stronger, so the Japanese army as a whole was still strong. The strength of the Japanese army has rapidly increased to 12 divisions and regiments, plus a tank brigade, including the air force and navy, and the total strength of the Japanese army has reached 350,000, which Ouyang Jian did not expect, especially the Japanese army from the Kwantung Army, which is very revealing.

It should be said that Ouyang Jian's butterfly effect not only affected the domestic situation, but also affected the Japanese army and Soviet Russia, and this change significantly offset the strengthening of the national army. The Japanese base camp quickly judged that the Chinese army intended to carry out a decisive battle in the Songhu area, so it quickly adjusted its strategic deployment and could quickly annihilate the main force of the Chinese army in the industrially developed areas in the east. The Japanese army was raging and roaring, and China was destroyed in three months.

However, it was a big surprise that all military experts in the world believed that the Chinese army could only resist in Shanghai for a week, and the war would be over. However, the Nationalist Army resisted stubbornly for a month, especially when the Nationalist Army withstood the onslaught of the Japanese army in the projectile area, and when the troops invested by the Japanese army in the early stage of continuous combat were fatigued, they had to be rotated down to rest, and the divisions and regiments that were transferred later hurriedly entered the battle, so the combat efficiency declined. Since it was impossible to deploy forces in a narrow area, the Japanese offensive was stopped by a steady stream of arriving troops of the Nationalist army.

The area of the Japanese army's key offensive was not able to be put into operation because it was a river network area. Although the Japanese army increased the special type of boat bridge troops, which was convenient for the Japanese army to attack quickly and flexibly, the terrain still limited the Japanese army's offensive efficiency. Although Chen Cheng's 15th Army fought fiercely, the battle loss rate dropped significantly after retreating. The main battlefield is tragic and bloody. However, the fighting in downtown Shanghai was very good, and the Nationalist troops were always on the offensive. After all, the 9th Army had advanced weapons, well-trained soldiers, and fought in a very orderly manner, which once made the Japanese army very passive.

The guns and artillery on the battlefield were thundering, and the atmosphere in the headquarters of the 15th Army Corps had changed significantly. The decrease in the battle loss rate made Commander Chen Cheng's face much better. "Order the bazooka battalion of the Guards Regiment to go into battle.!" A few days ago, in the anti-landing operation, Chen Cheng did not dare to put in the bazooka battalion at all, these treasures were used to deal with Japanese combat vehicles. However, the Japanese army did not commit to the tank troops. Due to the Japanese army's fierce naval artillery, three-dimensional strikes, the bazooka was useless. Now that the front is temporarily in a state of scorching, Chen Cheng decided to put the "baby" into battle.

Not long ago, when Chen Cheng passed by Xingzi County, Ouyang Jian specially gave him 200 bazookas and provided 2,000 bazooka shells. In Xingzi County, Chen Cheng ordered the guard regiment to temporarily form a bazooka battalion, and invited the instructors of the Eighth Route Army to train for a few days. The battle situation entered a state of scorching, and the grenadiers of the Japanese field units showed their hideous faces. For two days, the heavy and light machine-gun positions in the defensive positions of the headquarters were repeatedly accurately bombarded by Japanese grenadiers. In order to deal with the grenadiers of the Japanese army, Chen Cheng decided to use the bazooka battalion.

The battlefield was filled with gunsmoke, and the battle front was staggered. The Japanese army carefully wound the attack, and when the battle was raging, the Japanese used grenadiers to suppress the fire of the national machine guns in order to deal with the machine guns of the national army positions. In the smoke of the battlefield, several Japanese grenadiers reappeared, and because of the effective range of the rifles in the hands of the national soldiers, they could only watch the Japanese grenadiers set up their formations. At this time, the Japanese soldiers attacked again, attracting the exposure of the machine gun positions of the national army.

At this time, two bazooka shooters stepped forward and quietly took position, aiming at the Japanese grenadiers. In fact, Chen Cheng's guard regiment had a company of special combat teams, which could completely deal with the Japanese grenadiers. But the special combat team was carefully built by Chen Cheng, and he was reluctant to join the special combat team in such a brutal battle. "Big brother, can this thing work?" The deputy was a young soldier who had been temporarily transferred. "Boy, what do you mean by being able to do it, tell you that the bazooka don't look down on it, but baby, this thing is specially designed to deal with the armored combat vehicle of the devil, and one hit will make the devil's armored combat vehicle finish."

"Big brother! Are rockets really powerful, why haven't I seen them before? "I can't say more, this is sent by the Eighth Route Army, and Shangfeng won't let it leak, understand?" "Understood! But big brother, I'm still confused, the devil's grenadiers are hundreds of meters away, is this bazooka range enough? "Boy, the range of the bazooka has no problem against the grenadiers." "Bazooka hands ready!" An officer shouted a verbal order. With a loud bang, rockets flew towards the Japanese grenadiers.

The rocket did not hit the target and exploded a few meters from the grenadiers. But the impact of the explosion broke the grenadiers who still blew up. After the bazooka was launched, he knew that the Japanese would retaliate, so he ordered the young soldiers to move their positions. However, the young soldier was so excited that he raised his gun and shot at the Japanese soldiers. At that moment, several shells flew and covered the position, and the young soldiers were engulfed in the smoke of the explosion. Due to the devastating blow inflicted on the Japanese grenadiers, the Japanese attack was repulsed. The bazooka battalion showed its might in the first battle, and the morale of the soldiers in the defensive position was greatly boosted.

The 41st Division of the Kwantung Army, known as the Wolf Division, was responsible for the offensive in this area. The 41st Division had been attacking for three days in a row, and the pace of advance was extremely slow. The battle was extremely brutal, and the battlefield was littered with dead bodies. On an offensive position, a Japanese 92 infantry gun was firing, and several Japanese artillerymen were busy. Suddenly, a rocket accurately hit the infantry artillery, and with a violent explosion, the 92nd infantry artillery was actually lifted up by the explosion gas wave, and the situation of the Japanese artillery can be imagined.

In the headquarters of the 15th Group, Chen Cheng heard that the rockets were showing their might, and said excitedly: "Send a report to General Ouyang in my name, hoping to support another batch of rockets." After a while, an operational staff officer said happily: "Report to the commander, General Ouyang has called to convey that first of all, I would like to express my deep respect for all the officers and men of the 15th Group Army for their continuous and hard fighting. At present, a front-line transport team from Jiangxi has arrived in Pingwang. The convoy carried a large number of weapons, ammunition and medicines, including 200 rocket launchers and 5,000 rockets. ”

Chen Cheng was greatly moved when he heard this: "Please tell General Ouyang that as long as Chen is alive, he will fight with the Japanese army to the end, even if he fights to the last man." "The generals heard that their expressions were solemn, and a tragic atmosphere was enveloped." Report to the commander, the list of items for Jiujiang's support has been delivered! A combat staff officer walked in to give a report. Chen Cheng hurriedly took the list of supplies and looked at Daxi and said, "General Ouyang is so generous, he actually sent us 10 boxes of penicillin ・・・・・・. ”

In the headquarters of the 3rd Corps in Jiujiang, Ouyang Jian carefully observed the situation map of the Battle of Songhu, and had some expectations for Chen Cheng's troops to retreat in advance. Although the fierce fighting on the battlefield was the same, the Japanese army would inevitably pay a greater price, and at the same time, it would also make the front more solid. Ouyang Jian's eyes were fixed on the big field, and he decided to give Chen Cheng advice. Since it is impossible to influence the military deployment of the Ministry of Defense, why not try to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army.

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