The scale of the war continued to expand, the Japanese 9th Division set off from Kure Port on the 17th, and was expected to arrive on the 19th, and the commander of the 24th Brigade, Xiong Ya, was the commander of the mixed 24th Brigade to land on the Huangpu River in order to receive the division, and ordered the 2nd Brigade Attached Engineer Squadron of the 14th Wing to force the crossing of the river on the 19th and occupy the area near Shen's house. At dawn of the same day, the brigade broke through to the north bank of Yunyuhama through a pontoon bridge erected by sappers. The 19th Division of the 61st Route Army fought fiercely with the Japanese army again. It was repulsed by the defenders of the 19th Route one by one.

In view of the failure of the operations in Zhabei and Wusong, the Japanese army used the special marines of the Navy and the strength of 8 brigades of the Marine Corps to contain the defenders on the front line of the Bazi Bridge in Zhabei. On the one hand, the 6th Brigade of the 9th Division was transferred to the 24th Brigade to attack Jiangwan and Miaohang, and the river warships threatened Wusong while providing fire support. The mixed 24th Brigade and the 88th Division of Zhang Zhizhong's 5th Army fought fiercely for several days, and the losses on both sides were extremely large. The position was still in the hands of the 88th Division, and the 1st Brigade of the 24th Mixed Brigade, which had failed to attack, took advantage of the foggy weather in the morning to break into the area of Mai's house at the east end of Miaohang Town and the cemetery on the south side. A series of arrangements and the success of Shimoto Kumaya made the 5th Army extremely uncomfortable, and the entire front had the possibility of being completely broken through by the Japanese army. To this end, Zhang Zhizhong personally led the teaching team to the front line. Because of the actions of the Japanese army, the war situation suddenly became unfavorable to the Republic of China.

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"Quick, quick!" At the urging of the officers, the soldiers of the brigade bumped into the barbed wire as they crawled in front of the barbed wire training grounds. Another group of soldiers quickly passed through the balance beam. Due to the limited space, the training of each company was staggered. Elsewhere, soldiers are carrying heavy off-road raids.

"Swear to kill the Japanese criminals. Restoration of China. Kill! In another open field, hundreds of soldiers stabbed forward with rifles over and over again, stabbing the scarecrow in front of them, while roaring loudly, as if the scarecrow in front of them was the enemy of life and death.

Jingle Bell ......... The bell rings.

"Continue to do what is not finished, and go to dinner immediately if it is finished." The officer said coldly and loudly.

The soldiers, who had already completed their training tasks, immediately spread their feet and ran to the newly built canteen after hearing the officer's words. The new cafeteria consisted of long, narrow wooden tables with long wooden benches on either side.

Unlike the previous limit, the current soldiers' training meals are unlimited. You can eat as much as you want, compared to the previous food is not too full, this is a kind of luck, but there are also unfortunate places, if you take too much and can't finish the leftovers, the end will be more sad. Each person is entitled to one egg, plus a bowl of thinner broth. The rest is steamed buns, steamed buns and the like.

In comparison, the selection and training of the special combat team are much more arduous than those of these regular troops. If you put it in the past. I'm afraid that the soldiers would have blown up their nests a long time ago, but now they have to ensure an adequate supply of food. and under the daily brainwashing of the Anti-Japanese War, it can maintain the high morale of the army.

"The annihilation of more than 1,700 Japanese Navy Special Marines and its own loss of more than 2,100 people still caught the Japanese army off guard. It can be considered a victory. Jiang Li, who was inspecting the training of the troops, couldn't help but sigh when he saw such a battle report, it was not that the 19th Route Army was unwilling to fight hard, but the backwardness in weapons was not something that could close the distance with a bloody courage. It is already rare to be able to play this one-to-one exchange ratio, and the exchange ratio between the Anti-Japanese War and the Japanese army in history was exaggerated, and even reached an astonishing ten to one or even higher.

"At this time, some people only wanted to negotiate with the Japanese, but the anti-Japanese war sentiment of the people below was quite high, otherwise Shanghai would not have been able to achieve such a good result. The commander was right, no matter what happened at the top, with the invasion of the Japanese army, the awareness of the people and the grassroots soldiers below to resist the war was unprecedentedly condensed. Death squads, stretcher squads, communication squads, transport squads spontaneously organized by the population. In the early days, when the 19th Route Army was short of ammunition, it was the private industrial factories in Shanghai that overcame all difficulties and produced native grenades and explosives. Bullet. Most of the wounded soldiers were also well cared for. On the other hand, the attitude of the Nanjing government is really groveling. Feng Zhanhai was very concerned about the situation in Shanghai, and when he talked about Nanjing, he was a little disdainful.

"Compared with the last Fengtian War of Resistance, this time Nanjing can send the elite 5th Army to Shanghai is already an improvement." Jiang Li continued to inspect the training soldiers, and said as he walked, "The battlefield environment in Shanghai is even worse than that of Mukden, our training must be intensified, when the 4th Mixed Brigade went to eight or nine thousand people, I can't laugh if I can come back five thousand, this year I will expand two or three divisions on the original basis, although my uncle is in charge of part of the work, but Brother Feng, the burden on your shoulders is not light." ”

"I save money, the key is that the supply of materials and ammunition here does not fall off the chain, without the support of materials, there is no way to maintain the current level of training." Feng Zhanhai nodded and said.

"Weng Wenhao discovered a medium-sized copper mine, and the production of bullets was lost. There will be a full supply of guns and ammunition. "The reconstruction of the arsenal is progressing very quickly, relying on Jiang Li's memories of some mineral resources in later generations to take some shortcuts, not only copper mines, but also iron mines in Longnan have also been further explored. The construction team of the steel plant is now on the way to Longnan, and Jiang Li also sent Zhao Yi and a mixed brigade to Longnan to deter local forces and ensure the smooth construction and operation of the steel plant. The bullet reserves produced from copper are used as battlefields, and steel bullets are enough for peacetime training, and if they are not left for a long time, they can also be thrown directly on the battlefield.

"It's a pleasure for you to come to the Northwest, Gounod, Mr. Manste!" After inspecting the barracks, Jiang Li came out to meet two engineers who had come all the way from Germany. Not only the two Germans, but even Feng Zhanhai was very surprised, Jiang Li could still speak German.

"It's also a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency!" The beard under Gunaod's nose trembled as he spoke, even if the other party was yellow-skinned, even if it was too poor here, but for the company's biggest financier, the two German engineers did not dare to be disrespectful, and of course, they were not afraid of the identity of the other party's general.

"Did you bring your equipment?" Jiang Li led the way in front and motioned for the two to go inside.

"It's already coming with us into Lanzhou. As long as His Excellency the General provides us with enough manpower, space, and power equipment, we will soon be able to produce scopes for His Excellency the General, but with all due respect, is there enough electricity and coal to provide us in such a backward place as Lanzhou? Of course, if possible, we would like to live in a better dormitory, one with electric lights. Manste said. (To be continued.) )