"Peace, it's ridiculous, it's all come to this point, how can there be peace, the Japanese are not stupid, now it's just that we didn't react for a while, so take a slow step and think of countermeasures." Boss Yang was amused by the comments of the Central Daily, those guys in Nanjing are still fantasizing about peace, just because the Japanese fleet was blocked by mines and an air battle that was won by all the elites of the air force, he felt that he had the ability to make the Japanese retreat?

"I'm afraid Takasu Shiro is now waiting for troop carriers, with the firepower of his fleet, he can land anywhere near Shanghai, the Zhongyang army can be said to be elite, and it is not capable of sinking the Changpan, not to mention that he still has a battleship in his hand, five heavy cruisers, such strength is not at all something that the central navy and air force can block, blockading the Yangtze River estuary to create some trouble for them, they can't attack from the Yangtze River estuary, and they can also attack from any coast in Hangzhou Bay." Sun Liren looked at the map and said.

"And where is the most likely place for them to land?" Boss Yang asked with an open face.

"Jinshanwei, land from here, you can attack Shanghai in the north, and after breaking through the Zhapingjia line in the west, you can directly attack Nanjing by bypassing Taihu Lake." Huang Baitao said.

"Jin Shanwei!" Looking at the name on the map, Yang Feng smiled sinisterly, his remaining 500 mines have a place to throw, but not now, they will be thrown after the Japanese have completed the landing, will the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops who have lost logistics beat the 700,000 national troops of the bald guys, this question is very exciting.

In fact, while he was reading this newspaper, the 3rd, 9th, and 18th Japanese Army had already begun to board the ship amid the sound of severe slogans and countless fanatical and peace-loving cheers of the Japanese people.

On the night of July 7, 1937, Shanghai. The deafening sound of artillery broke the silence of midnight, and the Japanese Navy's armored cruiser Tokiwa, Yubari light cruiser, which had retreated to the area of Jiangwan, blew snow, first snow, and Zefeng. In the wild wind, four destroyers simultaneously bombarded the position of the 88th Division of the Zhabei National Army, and at the same time, the marines and armed expatriates who had been preparing for a long time suddenly launched an attack on the North Railway Station.

"Where's the division commander?" Feng Shengfa, deputy commander of the 88th Division, broke into the headquarters and grabbed a staff officer by the collar and shouted, he had been in front of the confrontation with the Japanese army, and just now on the way back to the headquarters, the Japanese army suddenly launched an attack, and was almost killed by the ship's guns.

"The division commander just got out of the dark and went out." The staff officer said in a bit of a panic when a 203-mm shell exploded nearby. The massive shock wave shook the entire command headquarters.

"Mah!" Although he knew what kind of virtue his division commander was, Feng Shengfa couldn't help but scold, at this time, the entire defense line was already in chaos, and the calls from various positions made the staff officers in the command headquarters scramble, and he didn't care where Sun Yuanliang went, and hurriedly began to command the battle.

The Japanese attack was so sudden, and the news had just been received during the day, and Todman's mediation was very effective. It is said that the Japanese have agreed to start negotiations, otherwise Sun Yuanliang would not have been so bold that he would have run out of the country at this time. Even the defenders at the front relaxed their vigilance, and no one expected that the Japanese would still engage in this kind of work.

Tokiwa and Kawakoshiro held the binoculars, looking at Zhabei with a hideous face, and let out a burst of hysterical laughter, he knew that his fleet would be finished as soon as the morning dawned, and the retaliation of the Chinese Navy and Air Force would definitely tear the Tokiwa apart. So taking advantage of this most difficult opportunity, I simply smashed all the shells on the heads of the Chinese.

At this moment, there was a sudden piercing whistling sound, followed by a heavy artillery shell exploding at the bow of the Tokiwa, and almost at the same time a huge ball of fire on the Hatsuyuki exploded, and even the steel that had been blown away could be seen mixed with fragments of human bodies.

"Where did the heavy artillery come from?" Shiro Kawakoshi roared angrily. As soon as he finished speaking, the same explosion appeared on other warships.

Just a few kilometers away on a river beach, twelve 130-mm cannons were spraying flames.

This is the heavy artillery battalion of the 36th Division Artillery Regiment, Song Xilian was ordered to guard the periphery of the eastern area of the public concession, although Chang Pan was injured by the air force after the shelling of Shanghai, but the combat effectiveness was not damaged, such a henchman has always wandered on the Huangpu River is a big trouble, in order to just in case he put his most precious 12 130 mm cannons, all deployed on the Huangpu River, Chang Pan if he wants to shell Zhabei because of the firing boundary problem, he must avoid the public concession, and his artillery position just can cover this section of the river, As a result, the 88th Division was now finally saved.

Although the 12 130-mm cannons were still at a disadvantage, it was enough to deal with the Japanese warships that were lined up in a line on the river and could only form concentrated fire on the side, while the front blocked each other's firing range, and now only the main guns of the Japanese destroyer Zefeng in front of them could pose a threat to them, and the six 127-mm naval guns were immediately hit by a series of 130-mm shells before they could hit a few times.

More importantly, these twelve 130 cannons completely disrupted the arrangement of Kazukawa Shiro, and the Japanese fleet, which hastily changed formation to deal with the sudden attack, immediately stopped the shelling of Zhabei, and Feng Shengfa, who had been confused by the shelling and the Japanese army's desperate pig attack, could finally take a breath and concentrate on dealing with the Japanese marines.

Just when the artillery of the 36th Division was fighting with the Japanese fleet, the Chinese Navy finally entered the battle, and two small gunboats rushed from Gaochang Temple, as well as two antique-class torpedo ships from Wusongkou, appeared almost at the same time.

They are in a stalemate, the battle situation in Zhabei has also entered a stalemate, the 88th Division is also one of the elite of the national army, although it was stunned by the naval artillery at first, but after getting a respite, it quickly blocked the attacking Japanese army on the defensive line, and the enemy opposite them is not a serious matter, the Japanese marines can't even beat the 19th Route Army, not to mention the elite of the Zhongyang Army now, not to mention those armed expatriates, if it is relying on fortifications to hold on to it is really difficult to deal with. But if you run out and take the initiative to attack, it would be too much to underestimate the genuine German mechanic.

The poor bald guy was woken up in his sleep, and when he heard that the Japanese army had raided Zhabei, the whole person was haggard, and he knew that this was no longer a game with him, this was a real fight. However, his bad news had just begun, just when he ordered the General Staff to hold a military meeting overnight and was about to get in the car and rush there, Jiang Xiaoxian ran to report with a solemn face: "Principal, Yang Feng sent a telegram that his maritime reconnaissance plane found that the Takasu Fleet currently stranded at sea had set sail for Lu Shanghai, and there were a large number of troop transports among them, and it was estimated that at least two divisions were transporting. He reminds you that there is a high probability that the Japanese army will land from Jinshanwei. ”

The bald guy almost broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, Jin Shanwei can be said to be empty now, if he really wants to land there, there is no use in a defense line without people. This guy didn't care about anything, hurried to the General Staff, and without even holding a meeting, he directly ordered the 87th Division in Shanghai to rush to Jinshanwei urgently, and at the same time ordered 36. The 88th Division had to deal with the Japanese army in Shanghai as quickly as possible, and the 15th Army was formed with Chen Cheng as the commander. The 98th, 11th, 67th, and 14th divisions were transferred to Shanghai, and the 8th Artillery Regiment and the 10th Artillery Regiment directly under the Military Committee were added, one of which was a German-made 150-mm heavy artillery regiment. One was a 130-mm cannon regiment, with a total of 48 130 cannons in the hands of the bald guy, and except for a battalion of his beloved 36th Division, the others were formed into a separate regiment.

Just when he was nervously deploying troops, the water and land battle on the Huangpu River was still in full swing. The two Chinese gunboats have all sunk, which is normal, the two sides are not on the same plane at all, and their small size may not even withstand a 203-mm shell.

But the two small torpedo boats, estimated to be as old as the Tokiwa, were still active, struggling to twist their bodies on the narrow Huangpu River, and under the cover of the 130-mm cannons behind, they were approaching the Japanese fleet little by little.

"Idiot, are you still in the Imperial Japanese Navy?" Shiro Kawakoshi angrily yelled over the radio.

The two destroyers in front of him who were reprimanded by him were also very depressed, although there were six large warships in the entire fleet, but the channel of the Huangpu River was so wide, it was impossible to show the side fire like a naval battle, not to mention the formation of the six battleships, at most, the two of them used the front main gun to shoot, and this kind of firepower had to deal with the twelve army guns, and this battle was extremely depressing.

The two old antiques continued to struggle forward, in fact, they had already been shot by this time, their bodies were on fire, and there were small explosions from time to time, and it looked like they could break apart at any time on the moonlit Huangpu River, but they were not sinkable.

In the rebuke of Kazukawa Koshiro, a 127-mm shell fired from the Sawakaze finally hit a torpedo boat again, and then I saw a huge ball of fire suddenly expand, blowing the boat directly into a pile of fragments, just as the Japanese were cheering for this, suddenly a dozen shells that were obviously more powerful than the 130 guns smashed on the body at the same time, and the fire suddenly drowned the Zefu.

Before Kawakawa could react, dozens of shells of the same caliber fell on the fleet, and Yubari and Nokaze each hit three shells at the same time, and the fire ignited on the two warships.

"152 guns!" Kagawa Koshiro exclaimed, he suddenly remembered what it was, and looked at the chief of staff next to him, and the two of them saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes at the same time.

The Ninth Artillery Regiment assigned to the Ninth Army has arrived, or it can also be said that the 152-mm self-propelled artillery regiment, these 30 self-propelled guns are the top of the bald guys, this time they were specially sent to Shanghai as a strategic deterrent weapon, originally stationed in Baoshan, after getting the news of the Changpan shelling Zhabei, Zhang Zhizhong gritted his teeth and sent them up.

Thirty 152 mm self-propelled guns joined the battlefield, and the whole situation was immediately reversed, and the firepower of forty-two heavy guns was basically equal to the firepower of the Japanese fleet, not to mention that the accuracy of these self-propelled guns far exceeded that of naval guns, and the Japanese warships at this time were basically damaged, crowded on the Huangpu River and unable to maneuver, and it didn't take long for the Zefeng, which was the most seriously injured before, to completely lose its combat capability, and the flames all over it looked like a huge torch.

At this time, the surviving torpedo boat quietly approached like a spotted hyena grabbing food, and the sailors on the Zefeng, who were struggling in the flames, watched as it fired a deadly torpedo at itself, followed by an earth-shattering loud bang. A huge ball of fire exploded on the side of the Zekaze, and almost instantly, the towering body of the more than 1,000-ton battleship began to tilt.

Less than five minutes later, the Zefeng capsized on the Huangpu River, and more importantly, its towering mast pressed against the bow of the Yubari, which could not dodge, and the bow of the small three-thousand-ton cruiser slammed down. The front main gun was pointed directly at the river, and the spotted hyena-like torpedo boat was about to be sunk by it, but it escaped in one fell swoop.

Moreover, the captain of the torpedo boat, who was obviously an extremely sinister fellow, could not bother to run away at the sight of such a good thing, turned around and slipped back, and then, in the angry gaze of the Yubari, aimed his remaining torpedo at its side.

With an explosion, the Yubari was finished.

Two battleships sank in quick succession. And Kawakoshiro panicked at this moment, although he had already prepared the consciousness of the jade shatter, but if he really wanted to face this danger, then he still needed to hesitate, this guy immediately ordered to retreat to the upper reaches of the river, even if he died, he would pull a few more Chinese backs, avoid these heavy artillery and then bombard Chinese civilians.

But after the order was given, he and his friends were stunned. The two gunboats that they had sunk before blocked the channel, so don't count on retreating. As for the advance, don't count on it, the Yubari Gaze wind blocked the channel more tightly than the two gunboats, and the four warships that together were about to catch up with half of the total tonnage of the Chinese Navy, so they were blocked on the Huangpu River, and they could not advance or retreat.

It was already dawn at this time, and as the sky got brighter. The planes of the Air Force finally entered the war, and the shelling of Zhabei by Chang Pan completely angered these Air Force pilots, and this time not only the planes from the Jianqiao base were dispatched, but even the Martin bombers from the Nanjing base came. Although it was not a dive bomber, it was not difficult to bomb four warships that were blocked in a narrow river and had lost almost all their anti-aircraft weapons in an artillery battle.

These Martin bombers carried 250 kilogram heavy aerial bombs, which was fatal for the Tokiwa, dozens of heavy guns on the shore were still firing, dozens of planes in the sky kept dropping bombs one after another, poor Kazukawa and his fleet finally came to a dead end.

A few minutes later, a Martin bomber swept through the sky at a height of 100 meters, dropping four heavy bombs at the same time, one of which hit the ship Tokiwa, with an earth-shattering loud sound, Tokiwa trembled as if he had been hit by a giant hammer, and then countless hull fragments scattered and splashed in all directions, and the fire immediately burst out from the inside of the hull, and then there was a series of internal explosions.

Shiro Kazukawa, who had been hit by the air wave and broke his tendons on the bulkhead, spurted out a mouthful of blood, staring at the top of his head with a distracted gaze, and before he could think of the old days, a flame burst in through the hole in the bulkhead, and then flooded his body all at once.

Almost at the same time, the captain of the Wildwind stood in the ammunition depot, picked up a fused 127mm main gun shell with a hideous face, and then clubbed it down with all his might under the watchful eyes of a group of officers around him.

Half an hour later, the remnants of the last Japanese warship on the Huangpu River, the Hatsuyuki, capsized in the river after a series of internal explosions, and the Third Fleet, which had been rampant in China for decades, came to an end.

This is a huge victory that has never been seen in Chinese history since the Opium War, especially the sinking of the torpedo boat Zefeng and Yubari, which is not of great significance, the Chinese Navy finally broke the zero record, and the torpedo boat captain can be regarded as showing his face.

However, the losses of the Chinese side in this battle were not small, not only two gunboats and one torpedo boat were sunk, the heavy artillery battalion of the 36th Division who participated in the artillery battle lost half of the 130 cannons, and the Ninth Artillery Regiment, which participated in the later battle, also lost six self-propelled guns, of course, compared with this victory, this loss is insignificant.

The destruction of the Third Fleet deflated the attacking Japanese marines, who had no hope of breaking through, and then hastily laid out the defensive line by relying on the original fortifications.

Song Xilian, who had already received strict orders from the bald guys, and Sun Yuanliang, who had just recovered from a certain entertainment venue and had not even woken up from alcohol, launched an attack on the concession without any hesitation.

As one Japanese stronghold after another was shattered under the bombardment of 152-mm heavy artillery, more than 20,000 elite troops of the Nationalist Army flooded the Japanese-controlled areas little by little, and countless Shanghai citizens followed behind the army, venting the hatred accumulated over the decades.

What they didn't know was that the real war had just begun, because it was at this time that Takasu Shiro's fleet arrived. (To be continued......)