"In my opinion, any rule can be broken. But only if you can stand above the rules. Otherwise, there is no difference between this break and looking for death. As for the use of 'special ammunition', the countries of the world have long been determined and tacitly agreed. Once this conclusion and tacit understanding is broken, then it is likely that the breaker will be the first to suffer the backlash of the 'special bomb'......"

Shigetaro Shimada slowly read out Yamamoto Isoroku's letter, and there were only him, Shunroku Hata, and Daisa Takenaka, the captain of the Flying Dragon aircraft carrier who came to support him.

"I understand His Excellency Marshal Yamamoto's concerns very well, and at the same time, I am not willing to use these 'special bombs' lightly......" Although Shunroku Hata is the vanguard of the invasion of China, he is not a fool or an idiot.

He knew very well that the Wehrmacht was not the Nanjing government that was once easy for Japan to bully. The nascent regime had such a large military might that it was impossible for Japan to survive the war.

"But we don't have any more choices in the war, either victory or defeat. Victory, on the other hand, brings glory to the Empire. And inspire the subjects of the empire to continue to fight for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia! ”

"If you lose, it's hard to guarantee that no one in the country will be moved. Now we can't afford to lose! Shunroku Hatata's words silenced both Shimada and Takenaka.

He knew that what Shunroku Hata said was the truth. Before the victory at Pearl Harbor, sentiment in Japan was already very low. The undercurrents of some businessmen and leftists are slowly flowing.

The reason for this is that Japan has been losing wars in China one after another, and the business community is not optimistic about Japan continuing to fight. At the same time, the huge consumption of resources has caused more social contradictions in Japan itself.

It was under these circumstances that the Emperor and the Cabinet were forced to agree to Isoroku Yamamoto's plan of action for a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the seizure of Southeast Asia.

Because Japan has no other choice. Either it will be routed by the Wehrmacht, or it will increase its resources to fight it.

"Whatever the outcome, we have to fight. As soldiers, our vocation is to fight constantly! "Shunroku Hata seems to be explaining to Shimada and others, and it seems to cheer himself up.

"We soldiers, do our duty. As for the rest, leave it to your fate......"

Boxes of "special ammunition" were transported to Shanghai. Maybe it was out of consideration, or maybe Yamamoto's words did play a role. In short, these special ammunition were not immediately distributed to the artillerymen below.

Shunroku Hahata sent the special bombs to the Shanghai bomb shelter for storage, and at the same time asked the fleet to blockade so that he could use the last bit of time to perfect the fortifications that had already been dug up.

"Tom tom tom...... Rumble!! "Shunroku Hata was too naïve to think that the Wehrmacht did not intend to give the Japanese too much time. The battle in the skies had gradually been decided, and there was no doubt that the Japanese suffered heavy losses in this battle.

At least two hundred warplanes were shot down and dozens flew back wounded during the hours-long fighting. None of the strategic tasks and tactical requirements of these Japanese fighters were met.

The fourth and even fifth lines of defense were lost. Shanghai was exposed to the Wehrmacht. If it weren't for the naval guns of the Navy, they were stopping. Perhaps the Wehrmacht has already invaded the city.

It was getting dark, and the Japanese fighters did not have the ability to fight at night. Despite their reluctance, these fighters chose to withdraw their aircraft to the aircraft carrier for repairs.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is already obvious. The Wehrmacht forces have already surrounded Shanghai. Although we have many fortifications and fortresses in Shanghai, it is undoubtedly an egg to persevere. ”

Shunroku Hata was well aware of his situation, and after the fifth line of defense was lost, he no longer had any hope of holding Shanghai.

"I've asked the base camp for tactical guidance. The opinion of the base camp is that we must hold on for more than three days and inflict a certain amount of damage on the Wehrmacht before we can evacuate. After a pause, Shunroku Hatatake: "Fix it for one night tonight." Tomorrow the Navy will take the opportunity to withdraw. When the time comes, our wounded will be evacuated along with the navy. Our mission is to support the Imperial Navy before evacuating......"

The plan that Shunroku Hata got was decided after countless debates within the base camp. Prime Minister Hideki Tojo was extremely opposed to such an evacuation, but the entire Army Staff had no hope that Shanghai would be able to hold on.

If it weren't for the fact that the army would not be too embarrassed, perhaps these staff officers would have asked Shunroku Hata to immediately withdraw directly with the navy.

"Buzzing ......" This is a Wehrmacht fighter, and the fact that the Japanese do not have the ability to fight at night does not mean that the Wehrmacht does not. One day's fighting was enough for planes from the East China Theater to rush to support.

However, the Wehrmacht did not have many pilots who could fight at night, but only a hundred or so people. But in the face of the Japanese army, which could not fight at night, the sky of Shanghai temporarily belonged to the Wehrmacht.

"Tom ......" These night eagles easily found the Japanese naval fleet anchored in the harbor. Under the roar of machine guns, these Japanese warships were suddenly attacked.

The black-lit Japanese had no way of organizing a counterattack, and they had never been attacked at night. For a time, all the Japanese fleet was in disarray.

The machine guns were constantly sweeping across the decks of the Japanese warships, although there was no way to penetrate them, but they brought great psychological pressure to the Japanese troops. Some of the Japanese troops on the deck were swept to pieces by the machine guns, and those items placed on the battleship were also shattered.

"Huh~~" cannon caused a deck fire. The Japanese had to pump seawater to extinguish the fire. And this caused them to be exposed, and they were surrounded by Wehrmacht warhawks.

"Red deer! A bunch of fools, shoot flares right away! The air guns and anti-aircraft machine guns are all starting to fire, at least let these dolphins know that we still have the strength to fight back! ”

Osa Takenaka roared with a communicator. The Japanese Navy, which had been busy as headless flies, finally came to their senses and began to fire flares into the sky continuously.

With the roar of artillery, flares were shot into the sky. Suddenly, the entire harbor was illuminated in the daylight. Takenaka's approach did allow the Navy to spot some Wehrmacht fighters.

But it also exposed the Japanese warships on the sea, and the warhawks immediately began to circle and roar to attack the Japanese warships in the harbor.

"Bang ~ bang ~ bang ......" The Japanese guns were constantly exploding, and the Wehrmacht warhawks used their flexible bodies to constantly widen the distance between them and the warships, while other fighters were cameras to attack.

The guns strafed the bridge, and the Japanese protective armor on the anti-aircraft gun positions could not withstand the bombardment of the 20mm guns. Most of the Japanese troops who were counterattacking were bombarded, which led to heavy losses among the gunners on the Japanese bridge.

"Immediately let all the anti-aircraft guns go to the port to support, and don't let the Wehrmacht attack those battleships!" Toshiroku Hata, in an instant, thought he understood the Wehrmacht's intentions.

They wanted to kill and injure the living forces on the ships, and at the same time to force them to evacuate. After all, they have seen the power of the huge naval guns on the Japanese warships today.

Shunroku Hahata did not think that the Wehrmacht would be able to kill the firepower of the naval guns with the strong attack of the army alone. Even if they barely made it to the city of Shanghai, they would be in front of the huge fortifications of the Japanese army.

Obviously, the Wehrmacht took this into account. It was they who chose to forcibly take off at night, in order to do their best to kill and damage the Japanese warships.

In this way, the Japanese could not use the warships to support the position too much during the day, and as long as the Wehrmacht was able to break through a regiment of armored troops on the position, then opening a gap in the Japanese position in Shanghai was a trivial matter.

"Fire!!" Almost none of the Japanese air defense forces were passively used, and this is perhaps the most intact unit that the Japanese army has maintained now. All of the Xinkong forces were moved to the harbor in an attempt to drive out the Wehrmacht eagles.

The sound of tom-tom artillery rang out on the docks, and countless anti-aircraft guns shot shells into the air in an attempt to shoot down the Wehrmacht eagles. And those Japanese pilots could only watch this scene with gritted teeth - the Japanese army had never been trained to take off at night.

Even so far, the Japanese army has not tried to take off at night, and the Japanese army is completely blank in this area. As a result, they can now only watch the Wehrmacht wreak havoc in the skies over Shanghai, and they have nothing to do.

Liu Cui looked at the battle reports sent by him with satisfaction in his headquarters, and it didn't take long for the staff officers to analyze and classify these battle reports. At the same time, Liu Cui also stopped pondering.

"Ordered the fighters to carry out two shifts to attack the Japanese warships without interruption. Of course, the main targets were the Japanese anti-aircraft fire below, and their task was to ensure that the Japanese did not leave. ”

After a pause, Liu Cui continued: "All the tiger moth drivers will give me a rest, and I want them to appear at the airport at five o'clock tomorrow morning, there must be no mistake!"

"Yes!!" The adjutant took note of the order, gave a military salute and turned to leave.

And Yan Chenghan of the Second Army Corps kept pointing at the sand table with a baton, and the red flags on it were all areas that the Wehrmacht had now occupied. And those green flags are the Japanese defense strongholds that are now being discovered.

The black dots are suspected of being the bunkers and bunkers of the Japanese army.

"The Air Force has promised me that tomorrow those warships will never harass us. And the order of the command is to see the Japanese flag planted on the roof of the Japanese headquarters in Shanghai tomorrow evening! ”

After Yan Chenghan finished a series of tactical arrangements, he threw the baton aside and pressed the corner of the sand table and said fiercely: "Ninety-nine heads are knocked, and this is almost this trembling!" Don't drop the chain for Lao Tzu at this time! Got it?! ”

"Yes!!"