Chapter 713: The Battle Ends
The war in Shanghai continued, and the war between Nanking and Japan had reached a stalemate. In order to achieve victory as soon as possible, Japan had to send additional troops to fight in Shanghai.
And Jiang Zhongzheng, who has withdrawn his descendants from Shanghai, also intends to stop. In his opinion, holding out for nearly three months must have curbed the Japanese army's desire to destroy China.
At the same time, it also showed its determination to resist the war, and Japan would consider the issue of losses and return to the negotiating table to give itself time to breathe. On top of that, the factions are now beginning to doubt their own agendas.
The Gui system, the Northwest Army and the Sichuan Army, almost all of the elite were crippled. Of course, the losses of the Central Army itself were not small. In fact, this war caused Jiang Zhongzheng to be more afraid of the all-out war of resistance.
How many Japanese troops were dispatched?! Chapter 713 At the end of the battle, there were about 300,000 people in nine divisions and one brigade, and the troops dispatched in Nanjing and other places were as high as 70 divisions and more than 600,000 people!
There were twice as many troops, but they were pressed and beaten by the Japanese army! There are only a few units that have been rotated and have been able to hold on to their positions so far.
On the seventh day of the 26th Division's defense of the main field, it was the day to complete the task according to the order, and the troops that took over the defense had arrived.
"Brother Xianting, it's not that I'm unkind. But as many positions as you have taken over, we should have. Makes sense, right?! "Replacing the Dachang position is the 18th Division of the Hunan Army, the division commander, Lieutenant General Zhu Yaohua.
This is one of the main forces of the Hunan army, which has been trained by the moral affairs adviser, has the style of fighting tough battles, dares to fight close combat, fights bayonets, is not afraid of death, and has the combat tradition of the Hunan people.
But this does not mean that Zhu Yaohua is willing to give in, and if he loses a position, his brothers under his command have to fight for it back! If nothing else, he is his own brothers, and Zhu Yaohua refuses to take over this missing position.
By this time the 26th Division had been exhausted, the reserves had long been exhausted, and there were few men left defending the positions.
"Master Zhu! You! Liu Yuqing's face was pale and speechless, and the trembling Chapter 713 battle was over, pointing to the team behind him that was less than a thousand people, and trembling: "Master Zhu." Do you think I can still rush back to the position with my brothers?! ”
Zhu Yaohua looked at the men with rotten clothes and pale faces who opened their mouths to say something. But he still gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Brother Xianting, I still say that!" As many positions as you have taken over, I should have taken over as many positions as I should! ”
Liu Yuqing was stunned for a while, and then burst into a burst of earth-shattering laughter!
"Good!! Master Zhu! Sure enough! Since you are so arrogant, why should I be afraid to rush to the death?! Liu Yuqing turned around and said loudly to the soldiers of the 26th Division behind him: "Your division commander is incompetent!" I want you to rush again, this time I won't force it...... But beg to take back the position, don't lose the face of my Sichuan people!! ”
"Kill him a turtle son!!" There was silence for a while. A frantic roar erupted from the battlefield! Liu Yuqing said to the adjutant beside him with a pale face: "Gather everyone!" Guys, cooks, all the guards! If we want to die, we will die together!! ”
Leave all the men and cooks who delivered food to the position, plus the guards and miscellaneous guards, and organize them into the battle ranks!
"Hack him to death with Lao Tzu!!" With full of grief and indignation, Liu Yuqing asked the trumpeter to blow the trumpet, and led the remaining Sichuan army men of no more than 1,000 people to kill the Japanese army's position!
Zhu Yaohua turned his head and didn't want to look at it again, this is ** naked single choice! Either the Sichuan army is desperately trying to regain its position, or the Hunan army soldiers under their command are fighting hard! The choice Zhu Yaohua made was to let the Sichuan army take it back by himself.
The Japanese troops on the position obviously did not expect the Sichuan army to launch a counter-charge. Caught off guard, he was unexpectedly attacked by the Sichuan army and rushed to the position!
Mourning soldiers! The current Sichuan army is a complete mourning soldier! The officers and men of the Sichuan army on the position went forward one after another, and they fought and killed fiercely. It didn't take long to triumphantly regain this front-line trench!
With the cut on his body that was cut open by the Japanese bayonet, Liu Yuqing returned to the position with a blushing face, looked at Zhu Yaohua and said coldly: "Master Zhu! Is that satisfying?! ”
"Brother Xianting, I'm ......" Zhu Yaohua wanted to say something, but then Liu Yuqing interrupted: "Master Zhu! Please take over the position! ”
Zhu Yaohua knew that Liu Yuqing hated him to the core! The Sichuan army has just rushed to the mountain, at least hundreds of soldiers have been killed, and the entire division has more than 10,000 people!! There are only a few hundred people who have fought so far, and he still forced him to charge and take back the position.
This is not hated, it is all a lie......
"Someone! Take over the position! Zhu Yaohua was silent for a while, and said loudly to the adjutant.
Right now. Liu Yuqing recalled that when he went to the position to take over the defense, it was his turn to be qualified to say to Zhu Yaohua, who was taking over the defense, "Brother Ren is good for himself".
But he couldn't tell, his twenty-sixth division, a team of nearly 10,000 people, after seven days of fighting. Less than 500 people could be assembled.
Among the four regiment commanders of the division, Xie Guji and Xie Boting were killed; Among the 14 battalion commanders, Liu Zhouji, Peng Qiliang, Chen Zengdi, and Liu Shoushen were killed, and the rest were all seriously wounded.
More than 250 company and platoon commanders were killed or wounded, including Long Jialun, Xiao Jingzhao, Wang Hanzhou, Jiang Youde, Zhang Weixin, Ning Wenkui, and Luo Jizeng...... Hundreds of people waiting!
Most of the assembled ranks were lightly wounded with bandages; All of them are not well-dressed, and some of them wear pants that are no longer long pants or shorts; Everyone was splattered with mud and blackened and fresh stains of blood; Some hit barefoot. Some wear straw sandals; Each of them was dark and thin, with big hair and beards, and they looked like a bunch of hungry ghosts, except for their weapons in their hands and their eyes blazing.
It was dark, and only a few stars were twinkling. Facing this team under the faintly discernible starlight, Liu Yuqing felt that the living statue was facing a group of tragic statues.
He couldn't tell whether the seven days of battle had been won or lost; Pride or shame; Is it the arrogance of the Chinese or the sorrow of the Chinese.
As a soldier, it is our duty to obey orders, and combat is the only life. Or, he didn't think of these and shouldn't have thought of them. It is said that the Great Wall is built with flesh and blood, and if the flesh and blood are not fallen here, where will our Great Wall come? The soldiers in the national war should be nailed to the Great Wall here!
In the Battle of Shanghai, there were 72 divisions of Chinese troops on all sides, all of which were on the defensive, except for an offensive at the beginning of the battle and a counteroffensive in the middle dominated by the Guangxi Army.
Under the fierce attack of the superior weapons of the Japanese army, a division would often be beaten to pieces and lose its combat capability after a few days on top, and it would have to be withdrawn and replaced in the rear for reconstruction. Some divisions even lasted for two or three days before they collapsed.
It is rare for a division like the 26th Division to hold on to its position for seven days and seven nights, and not to give in even if it is almost exhausted.
Later, the Military Committee of the Nanjing Nationalist Government held a military conference in Hankou, at which Jiang Zhongzheng announced in public that the 26th Division was one of the five divisions with outstanding combat results in the Battle of Songhu!
The teams participating in the Shanghai Campaign were summarized and evaluated, and the performance and achievements of the 26th Division were excellent.
Liu Yuqing didn't say anything to Zhu Yaohua, and slowly walked down the battlefield with his crying Sichuan army brothers. In the distance, a group of men slowly gave a military salute to these men in the river!
They can't be in front of everyone, all they can do is help the defending troops with their consent. Here, the crows left more than twenty people.
They were killed in battle with the Sichuan army, and their bones were burned out by the flames and sent back to the martyrs' cemetery under the crow in the three eastern provinces for burial. History will not record them, and no one will know about them except those who fought alongside them, knowing that a group of Wehrmacht soldiers had fought with them.
However, they can no longer stay in this position. The liaison person who had just gone around brought Lieutenant General Zhu Yaohua's reply: he did not want people from other units of his own army to appear on the position.
The crows packed their bags and left slowly and silently. Huo Qingyun and Peng Chengji have been reinstated. But the price of the official's reinstatement was that Huo Qingyun had four more bayonet scars on his body. Peng Chengji, on the other hand, had six more gunshot wounds.
The crows have received orders to withdraw from Shanghai on all fronts. Because the Japanese army has mobilized about 300 fighters and bombers to prepare for a general attack. In this case, crows can only become cannon fodder even if they go to war.
This is not the original intention of the Ravens to be founded, so they will withdraw from this position. With the other crows who helped to assist in the defense, they withdrew from Shanghai and went to Nanjing. Wait for the next instruction.
On the second day after the 18th Army took over the defense, the Japanese army dispatched more than 100 planes to indiscriminately bomb the positions of the 18th Division and the surrounding areas, dropping more than 100 tons of bombs, and completely destroying the fortifications of the 18th Division.
After the Japanese army entered the position of the 18th Division, Zhu Yaohua organized death squads many times, joined hands with grenades, rushed into the enemy group, fought desperately, and fought until late at night. The next day, because the enemy was outnumbered, the position held by the 18th Division led by Zhu Yaohua was lost.
Looking at the position full of flames, Zhu Yaohua was speechless. He trembled and picked up the pen and wrote on the letterhead: ashamed of the country and the nation, he died without a word.
Unlike in history, the lieutenant general did not aim his own heart, but held a gun to his temple. After a gunshot, Zhu Yaohua lay in a pool of blood.
Dachang was lost, the Japanese army broke through the Dachang position, and Zhu Yaohua committed suicide in grief and anger.
On October 5, most of the positions in Shanghai were lost. The Japanese army attacked from Suzhou, and the line from Jiangyin to Chang'an was in jeopardy. On the same day, Jiang Zhongzheng announced the relocation of the capital to Chongqing.
Subsequently, the Nanjing government ordered the abandonment of the Xicheng line, and the battle of Shanghai ended.
According to Japanese statistics, the Japanese army in the Songhu battlefield killed a total of 9,115 killed and 31,257 wounded, a total of 40,672.
According to Ho Yingqin's personal statistics, about 187,200 troops from all sides were killed or wounded!!.