"Panzer Company, sortie! Sortie! Zhang Xudong jumped into an armored car and waved his hand to order.

Immediately, dozens of armored combat vehicles with the half-track M3A1 as the front drive rushed along the street in the direction of the devil.

"Brothers, attack! Whoever is the first to attack the headquarters of the army will be promoted to two levels in rank and rewarded with three hundred oceans! Come on! Qiao Anbang took advantage of the situation and raised his arms and shouted.

In fact, even if he didn't have to reward this trick, the soldiers would move forward bravely, because in the hearts of the Chinese people at that time, the recovery of Shanghai was definitely a sacred thing that made people crazy and enthusiastic, even if they paid for their lives, they didn't care.

It's just that Qiao Anbang may have watched too many TV series in later generations, and the soldiers fought all night in a row, he was afraid that the soldiers would be tired, so he blurted out without thinking.

"Sir, the brothers don't want money, if the big guy is still alive after this battle, the chief invites the brothers to have a big drink! As for the commendation given by the above, let it be kept to comfort the families of those brothers who died in battle, many of them were old and young, and when he died, the pillars of the family collapsed. Tang Di, the commander of the third company, said with an awe-inspiring expression.

After hearing this, Qiao Anbang couldn't help but be moved, and nodded again and again: "Okay, I will definitely give pensions to the families of all the brothers who sacrificed their country!" Brothers, you all remember to Lao Tzu that if you want to live, you must live until the day you drive the little devils out of China, and you will live to capture Tokyo! ”

"With the words of the sir, the brothers will be relieved, and they will have no regrets in their death." Tang Di Huo Ran turned around and roared sharply: "Brothers, rush! Come on! ”

"Kill...... Rush, ......," more than two hundred [***] soldiers shouted and killed, shaking the sky and rushing forward with the armored company like a tide.

This time, with the addition of the armored company, the devil's resistance suddenly collapsed, and dozens of armored combat vehicles with super assault firepower instantly broke through the devil's firepower blockade, and the devil's light and heavy machine gun bullets slammed into the armor of the armored company's combat vehicle, except for the sparks that splashed everywhere, there was no effect.

The commander of the devil was terrified and hurriedly ordered to retreat, and the armored company led more than two hundred [***] soldiers to take advantage of the situation to launch a pursuit, at this time, Li Yifeng and Li Jupeng also led the main force of the three regiments to arrive, and then Qiao Anbang ordered the two to each take a battalion to pursue the remnants of the devil, and he took three regiments and one battalion straight to the headquarters of the Hongkou Army.

The two brigades in front of them were obviously just a force behind the palace, and the first and second regiments were pursuing the main force of the army.

Now the direction of the devil's retreat is obvious, and it is definitely impossible for them to retreat to Hangzhou, so they will know that they will withdraw to the station of the original marines, trying to rely on the favorable terrain there and the super naval artillery fire support of the naval fleet to block the attack of [***].

This seems to be the only right choice for the devil, and other than that, Qiao Anbang really can't think of where the old devil Matsui Ishine can retreat.

Therefore, he must personally command the troops to pursue, even if he can't wipe out all the devils, he must also hit them hard, otherwise let their elites still retreat to coastal areas such as Huishan Wharf, which is to lay a hidden danger for their own tiger brigade.

Just imagine, if the main force of the devils really successfully withdrew to the coastal areas and the firepower reinforcement of its naval fleet, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Brigade was, it would be impossible to break through their defensive line.

Not to mention, with the full support of the Devil's permanent fortifications such as reinforced concrete and naval and air firepower, the armored assault force that Qiao Anbang relied on will completely lose its power.

Under the super firepower of the devil's naval guns, the American armored vehicles of Rao is armored company were only bombed to slag.

Without the armored assault force, what will Qiao Anbang use to attack the army that is skillful in tactics and skillful, has strong individual combat ability, and is firmly defended?

The artillery battalion's 105mm howitzer group is powerful, but it is not strong enough to compete with the devil naval guns with a caliber of more than 200.

If the Tiger Brigade took advantage of the retreat of the Yue Army to chase and fight fiercely and strangled the devils with their teeth, then the Devils Navy and Air Force would not dare to open artillery and bomb in order to prevent accidental injuries, so that the battle between the two sides would have returned to the duel between the infantry and the infantry.

Only in this way can the Tiger Brigade have the opportunity to annihilate the remnants of the Yue army entrenched in Shanghai in one fell swoop or inflict heavy losses on them, as long as they are driven into the sea, then Shanghai can be regarded as truly recovered.

Otherwise, the tragedy of the Battle of Songhu will be repeated, and when the time comes, there will be the main division of the army surrounded by the main force outside the Huben brigade, and the remnants of the devils inside will be contained, and the whole army will really be wiped out in Shanghai.

The recovery of Shanghai was only a strategy based on mobilizing the army to gain time for the evacuation of the army and civilians from Nanjing, and to improve the determination of the Chinese people to resist the war and revive the military spirit and morale that had been lost in successive defeats.

Until now, the various units of the Yue Army have been led by their noses to move back and forth, and both logistics and troop morale will be exhausted, and it is really difficult to say whether the Battle of Xuzhou will break out as scheduled.

Anyway, Qiao Anbang thought about it, as long as the tragedy of the Nanjing Massacre can be changed, he can rest assured that he will return to northern Anhui to continue to develop his arsenal and expand his strength, and only when the devil hits northern Anhui will he have the ability to confront it head-on!

This is not that Qiao Anbang is unpatriotic, he still wants to be a warlord and develop his own strength at the time of the national crisis, he is really helpless to do so, because he knows that with only a few thousand troops in his hands, he has the opportunity to change the outcome and course of a campaign, but it is absolutely impossible to change the overall situation and occurrence of the entire anti-Japanese war.

It's like an adult bullying a child, and if you want to save another child, you must first have the strength to beat that adult, right? Otherwise, you will be beaten together.

The reason why he led his troops to participate in the defense of Nanjing was entirely based on the conscience and conscience of a later generation of Chinese; even if his only military armed force was completely lost, even if he died on the battlefield and was shrouded in horse leather, as long as he could change such a historical tragedy as the Nanjing Massacre and save the lives of hundreds of thousands of military and civilian compatriots in Nanjing, then all this would be worth it.

As for Xie Jinyuan's headquarters and the armored company and the two battalions of the three regiments, the final retreat targets of the devils they pursued must also be Huishan Wharf and Hongkou, so as long as the Tiger Brigade bites the devils tightly, they can be driven out of Shanghai and recover Shanghai in the true sense.

As Qiao Anbang was leading his troops to march forward, a large number of enthusiastic citizens and young students suddenly appeared on the roadside, either delivering food and drink to the officers and soldiers of the Tiger Brigade, or holding banners and notes to cheer for the soldiers who were about to rush to the battlefield.

"Welcome [***] Triumph! Conquer Shanghai and recover our land! Hooray! Long live the Chinese nation! Under the leadership of some enthusiastic young people, the citizens present shouted in unison.

First of all, some people, soon like a virus spread, everyone was infected, and they all shouted in unison with their throats pulled: "Recover Shanghai, take back our country's land!" Hooray! Long live the Chinese nation! "Recover Shanghai and take back our land!" Hooray! Long live the Chinese nation! "Recover Shanghai and take back our land!" Hooray! Long live the Chinese nation! ”

Many citizens heard the gunshots outside Shanghai last night, but it was only at dawn that they understood that it was really [***] who fought back, so when the devils were beaten and retreated, they rushed out of their homes and into the streets, ready to welcome [***] into the city.

The soldiers were aroused by the shouts of the people, and their fighting spirits couldn't help but speed up.

Two hours later, the regiments of the Huben Brigade finally lived up to Qiao Anbang's expectations, caught up with the Yue troops in the area of Hongkou and Gongda Yarn Factory, and launched an attack on them while their foothold was not stable.

The tragic offensive and defensive battle began, but due to the tight pursuit of [***], many devil troops failed to withdraw to the original combat position according to the original plan, and the entire battlefield was in a staggered state as Qiao Anbang expected two hours ago.

Since both sides were mixed up and it was difficult to distinguish between the enemy and us on the battlefield, the devil's sea-based air force and navy guns did not dare to fire their guns for fear of accidentally injuring their own people.

After losing the fire support of the air force and naval guns, the already demoralized Yue army began to retreat under the onslaught of the Tiger Brigade in turn.

The Tiger Brigade, fully equipped with automatic weapons, had the upper hand in close-quarters street battles, and the Devil Soldiers, armed with 38 large covers, were the opponents of [***] armed with Garand semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns.

When the firepower is fired, the devil is completely at a disadvantage

Offshore, on a military flagship.

Rear Admiral Tsukada, chief of staff, hurriedly walked into the room arranged for Matsui Ishine by the navy again, and at this moment, Matsui Ishine was worried about the battle situation in Shanghai, and his whole face was pale, and he seemed to be dying.

Seeing Tsukada-kun attacking, Matsui Ishine didn't know where the spirit came from, so he hurriedly stood up and asked eagerly, "Tsukada-kun, how is it?" Has the Imperial Army stabilized the war? ”

Tsukada's face became extremely ugly, and he suddenly bowed his head with a solemn expression and replied: "General Huiyu, due to the relentless pursuit of the Chinese people, at present, all the units of the imperial army are strangled together with the Chinese people, and the entire battlefield has been completely out of control, and our navy and sea-based aviation cannot participate in the war at all. ”

"What?" Matsui Ishine's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he immediately asked in a deep voice, "Then how is the current situation?" ”

"Now the offensive of the Chinese army is rapid, the imperial army has suffered heavy losses, and the battle line has begun to retreat!" Tsukada replied with a bowed head.

"Yaga ......!" Matsui Ishine's face turned blue with anger, and he began to cough violently again. Tsukada hurriedly stepped forward to support him, patted his back and asked with concern, "General, are you okay?" ”

Matsui Shigen coughed continuously for a while, and said shortly panting: "Tsukada-kun, you tell me the truth, can the Shanghai Imperial Army still hold it?" ”

Tsukada raised his head suddenly when he heard the sound, and then said with a miserable expression: "General Hui, I think that the result of persevering is that the imperial army in Shanghai will be eaten by the Zhina army, so we can't hold Shanghai." ”

(To be continued)