Chapter 925: The Great Attack (7)
On this night, the Wehrmacht's eagles divided into two teams and carried out a night attack on the Rì Army. The ships of the Rì Army did not suffer any fatal blows, but the air defense forces on the ground were in a tragic.
The 20mm cannon was not so easy to withstand, and the flares exposed the ground situation. As a result, they were swept away by the Wehrmacht's warhawks.
Even on the second sortie, the Wehrmacht warhawks brought rockets. Facing the anti-aircraft artillery position of the Rì army on the ground was a burst of Qi shè.
"Boom, boom, boom......" Bursts of fireworks erupted from the RÌ army's anti-aircraft artillery positions on the ground, and the soldiers in the RÌ army's anti-aircraft artillery positions were torn apart into broken corpses by shrapnel in the screams.
Under known circumstances, it is never possible for anti-aircraft artillery to take advantage of aircraft. Unless the other party is using a very old model, and they carelessly lower the height for you to fight.
Of course, there were no such fools in the Wehrmacht, and these warhawks, who had fought all the old wars, pulled up and swooped down and shè frantically and then raised again. Even with flares, it is difficult for the army to catch the tracks of these eagles.
As a result, the anti-aircraft artillery unit of the Rì army was almost completely lost before it was held out until midnight. The remaining kittens are still struggling to hold on, but it is only a matter of time before they are cleaned up.
"Your Excellency Shimada, the Navy must not be evacuated easily!" Seeing that the anti-aircraft artillery on the position was cleaned up one by one by the Wehrmacht war eagles, Shunroku Hata was distressed and dripping blood.
But he still couldn't help but say to Shigetaro Shimada: "The army is in great need of naval artillery support now, and if we lose these supports, it will be difficult for us to ensure the safety of the battle line even if there are 'special bombs'......"
"The most important thing is that if the Navy withdraws now, it will undoubtedly be attacked by the Wehrmacht." Shunroku Hata paused and said, "In the case that the plane can't take off, I don't think the navy is very sure that it can evacuate safely......
Shimada hesitated. Evacuation is just a passing thought. The Rìben Navy also suffered some losses in the Wehrmacht's night raids.
The greatest loss was caused by the Wehrmacht's sweep of the deck, which resulted in huge casualties among the Navy and damage to deck supplies. Fortunately, those planes are now staying at the army's airfield for maintenance, otherwise the damage would have been even greater.
"I'll stay until noon tomorrow, and I'll ask for support in my name from the Empire." After a long silence, Shimada said, "There is no point in holding on, and you need to evacuate here now." Let one of the wounded leave! You take the rest of the retreat to Zhejiang, and then we will leave here step by step......"
Shunroku Hata burst into tears, and finally came to this point. Despite his reluctance, he had to face the fact that his strategy in China had completely failed.
As long as it is withdrawn from Shanghai, then it will not be long before Zhejiang will also be defeated. Shunroku Hata was not so serious as to think that the Wehrmacht could take Shanghai, which was full of fortifications and heavily garrisoned, but could not take the vast Zhejiang.
The rumbling of shelling and the roar of aircraft continued throughout the night, and finally the Wehrmacht gradually stopped the attack in the early morning. At this time, the air forces of the Rì Army, Navy and Army, which had been holding back all night, rushed to their fighters like crazy, and after being filled with fuel and loaded with ammunition, they burst into flames!
They were greeted by Wehrmacht warhawks, who had rested for the night. The troops who took turns fighting last night had gone to rest, and now it was the Wehrmacht warhawks who had rested all night.
Under the roar of the cannons, the battle between the Wehrmacht and the Rì Army continued....... That night, few of the rì soldiers fell asleep. The result is that now their response is significantly inferior to that of the Wehrmacht.
And those war eagles who had eaten and drunk enough and slept enough broke out again at this time, and the rì army suffered heavy losses yesterday. By the end of the evening, at least 180 warplanes had been shot down.
The Wehrmacht did not do much good, and the chaotic fighting led to the fact that 73 Wehrmacht Tiger Sharks were shot down. The Rì Army was not convinced by this, and they were determined to give the Wehrmacht a good look in the future.
But what they don't know is that the Wehrmacht is convinced?! This battle was the largest loss ever suffered by the Wehrmacht Air Force since it entered the customs, and 73 fighters were lost in just one moment!
Those comrades-in-arms who had studied together, drank and laughed together turned into cold corpses overnight. Even, some comrades-in-arms did not even find their bodies.
"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Rumble!! The anger did not overwhelm the sanity of these war eagles, and through the communicator, they calmly contacted their comrades-in-arms to form a formation one by one, covering each other and fighting with the rì army.
At this time, Shunroku Hata noticed a strange phenomenon: those Wehrmacht troops on the ground did not seem to have launched an attack on the positions of the Rì Army.
The entire Wehrmacht position remained silent, but this silence made Toshiroku Hatataker even more embarrassed. Each time the Wehrmacht was silenced, a great war broke out.
This has been verified countless times in battle, and Shunroku Hata does not dare to take it lightly.
"Immediately send all the 'special bombs' down, and adjust all the shè hit elements!" Shunroku Hata took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "All the soldiers in the front-line position are issued with anti-chemical equipment and are ready to carry out a counter-charge!" ”
"Hail!!" The adjutant shouted in response.
Shunroku Hata saw that the Air Force seemed to be losing its advantage, and he wanted to reverse this situation of being passively beaten. Therefore, launching an offensive against the ground forces became his means.
But rushing straight over, Shunroku Hata knew that under the Wehrmacht's tanks and artillery was nothing more than an act of seeking death. But if those special shells were used...... "Report!" The artillery reported that all the 'special ammunition' had been distributed! It can be fired at any time. Half an hour later, the situation in the sky became even more critical.
The Rì fighters were obviously suppressed, and the Wehrmacht's superior number of fighters and good piloting condition allowed them to easily surround and kill the Rì fighters in the air.
"Request support from naval guns, and order the artillery unit to start firing shè 'special shells' on the fourth and fifth positions after the third round of naval gun firing! Order the forward divisions to launch an attack as soon as the special ammunition is fired......"
Shunroku Hata held up the telescope and gave a series of orders without looking back, and the adjutant hurriedly recorded these orders. Seeing that Shunroku Hata no longer had any orders, he bowed and turned around to give the order.
"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! "......The Navy did not live up to the hopes of Shunroku Hatata, and immediately after receiving Shunroku Hatata's request, they ordered four battleships to start artillery attacks on the positions of the Wehrmacht.
Under the rumbling sound of artillery, large swaths of dirt on the position were blown up in the smoke of gunpowder. The already broken fortifications became even more dilapidated. Yesterday, after Yan Chenghan realized that the army had used naval artillery, he decisively ordered the troops to withdraw from the fifth line of defense.
Only one regiment was left to guard it, and the remaining troops were surrounded along Shanghai. And Yan Chenghan himself is stationed in the fourth line of defense with his troops, ready to support the fifth line at any time.
"Puff~Puff......" Yan Chenghan, who was observing on the fourth position, suddenly frowned, and he found a problem. The artillery shells fired by the Rì army from inside the city did not appear to have exploded.
Although the naval guns were exploding, there was no trace of the explosion of the shells fired by the rì army. Suddenly, Yan Chenghan threw away the telescope with a pale face and roared, "Quick! Order the troops to bring up the chemical protection suits! This bunch of crumbs has been gassed!! ”
As soon as Yan Chenghan's words fell, bursts of green smoke suddenly rose from the fifth line of defense that was constantly exploding. Yan Chenghan's face turned white all of a sè, and there was no trace of blood in the white.
"Little rì Ben, lie down to your eight-generation ancestors!!" Yan Chenghan, who was clucking with his finger joints, roared suddenly. At this time, the non-exploding shells of the Rì army also hit the fourth-line positions.
Clouds of green smoke rose from the position, and in conjunction with the rì army stopped the shelling. From a distance, you can see those rì troops wearing green sè chemical protective suits with guns in their hands and starting to attack the fifth line of defense.
"Yo Si! It seems that the 'special bomb' developed by Okuno is very effective! Seeing that the attacking troops rushed to the position with great ease, Shunroku Hata nodded with satisfaction and said, "Order the troops to immediately support the troops of the fifth line of defense, and they must stabilize their positions without mistakes!" ”
"Hail!!"
On the fifth line of defense, Shang Hao, the commander of the 41st Regiment of the 14th Division of the Fifth Army of the Second Army, was about to cough out his lungs, and his eyes were red and swollen as he watched those Rì troops rush into his position.
It wasn't until just now that he realized that the army had used poison gas bombs.
"Cover your mouth and nose with a towel, quick!!" Sang-ho endured a violent cough and roared loudly, and the order spread as his words spread one by one.
All hurriedly urinated, or found water to moisten the towel and cover their mouth and nose...... "Da da da......" This is the sound of the light machine gun of the rì army, but seeing the soldiers of the rì army in the dense fog, they suddenly thought about the position and pounced. The fighters of the 41st Regiment had difficulty even standing up, but they persisted in trying to stop the attack of the Rì Army.
"Red deer! Go to hell! Shina porpoise!! Hahaha......" Mihahashi Hikaru Mihashi, the commander of the Rì Army who rushed to the position, laughed wildly and slashed the neck of a Wehrmacht soldier with his saber.
The warrior's eyes were furious, and even though the blood was gushing, he still clung to his sword. Behind the soldier, several Wehrmacht soldiers who were coughing stumbled and tried to rush over to stop him.
"Bang bang bang......" Mitsuhashi smiled evilly, let go of his saber, drew his pistol, and knocked these brave warriors down in a pool of blood.
"Poof...... Mihashi stepped on the head of the soldier who grabbed his saber, pulled out the saber fiercely, and swung it and slashed at the soldiers who were knocked down in a pool of blood...... "Shina dolphin!" It's time for you to pay for your ignorance! Hahaha......"