The Chinese Air Force suddenly entered the battle, projecting torpedoes and hitting three cruisers, dealing a heavy blow to the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, especially the Japanese flagship "Izumo" ironclad ship was attacked by four torpedoes and sank, which greatly boosted the morale of the artillery of the New Second Division, and the artillery positions again opened heavy fire.

At this time, seven Japanese Navy fighters flew from the eastern sky again, and they divided four 96 ships to deal with the Hfl09, and the remaining three 96 ships exploded and carried two 0-kilogram aerial bombs, fiercely rushing towards the artillery position.

The 12 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns deployed on the two anti-aircraft positions of the first company of the antiaircraft artillery battalion hissed, and fired fiercely at the approaching Japanese bombers.

On the main position, four 150-mm and twelve 0-mm howitzers struck at the remaining destroyers and gunboats of the Japanese Navy, stirring up a column of water more than ten meters high around the Japanese battleships, but they did not hit a single shot, making Luo Changling and the others shake their heads and sigh secretly.

Another Japanese naval bomber was hit by anti-aircraft guns, and its tail dragged heavy black smoke and fell from Luo Changling and others towards the Huangpu River not far away.

Looking at the air battle between China and Japan, the aviation machine gun of the Hfl09 fighter of the Chinese Air Force took the lead in firing, and after the continuous firing deviated from the target, finally a string of bullets hit a Japanese Navy's 96 ship battle all over the body, Luo Changling was about to cheer, the 96 ship battle exploded in the air with a loud bang, and almost instantly the plane was annihilated by the fire, and then disintegrated into a mass of burning parts.

At this time, the sky was completely reduced to a performance venue for the national army planes, four national army Hfl09 fighters chased the other three Japanese planes and hit hard, first from a high altitude to dive down, stay close, the N17 machine gun let go of fire, for a while, another Japanese fighter was hit by smoke, was about to pull sideways when it was hit by an anti-aircraft shell, a violent explosion, the 96 ship battle was destroyed and people died.

"Niang Xipi, you should fight like this"

Luo Changling waved his fist hatefully, pleasantly surprised.

At this time, eight 87 bombers flying from the western sky joined the battle group, and one of them swooped down from the sky like a skillful osprey to the stranded cruiser.

After dropping two 500-kilogram bombs, the 87 bomber slammed up like a goshawk, crossed a perfect arc, and flew towards the blue sky.

Two aerial bombs hit the front turret of the "Ghost Fury" light cruiser, and the huge potential energy broke through the thick armor and cut directly into the interior of the ammunition depot, causing a violent explosion, and in the blink of an eye, the light cruiser was surrounded by fire, and the Japanese naval officers and men on board jumped to the surface of the water one after another.

The rest of the 87 bombers chased after the four Japanese destroyers, and with a terrible whimper, one bomb after another exploded on the Japanese battleship. Because the Huangpu River was too narrow, the Japanese warships became live targets, and they were unable to carry out serpentine maneuvers and evasions, which fulfilled the Chinese Air Force, and 12 of the 14 500-kilogram bombs were hit, with a hit rate as high as 85 percent.

Luo Changling was very happy, and gave an order to Chen Li: "Notify all artillery positions, speed up shooting, and cooperate with the air force brothers to eliminate the Japanese army."

In fact, without Luo Changling's order, the sound of the cannon to vent his anger has already resounded in the sky.

heavy artillery battalion, three companies of the 1st artillery battalion and 1 company of the anti-aircraft artillery battalion...... However, all the guns that could fire were pouring shells on the Japanese warships on the Huangpu River, and in an instant, the splashes on the Huangpu River surged, and the Japanese battleships tried to avoid the artillery fire, and the artillery fire that returned fire was almost none.

Another earth-shattering explosion was heard, and a 150-millimeter artillery shell suddenly pierced the ammunition depot of a desperately fleeing destroyer, causing a violent explosion, and the fire instantly surrounded the unfortunate destroyer.

The bombing and strafing of the Chinese Air Force fighters, the ferocious strikes of the artillery of the New Second Division along the Huangpu River, and the ground-air integrated attack on the Japanese warships were so rapid and effective.

The ironclad cruiser "Izumo", the flagship of the Third Fleet, sank, two light cruisers followed, three of the four destroyers remained at the bottom of the Huangpu River, two of the six gunboats were sunk by heavy guns on the shore, and two were sunk by the 87 bombers.

At the end of the day, the destroyer "Wuzhu," which had caught fire, hoisted the command flag of the Third Fleet and fled toward the Yangtze River with two gunboats, which were also emitting thick smoke.

This was a carnival feast for the Chinese army, and it was also a gorgeous movement about victory, which opened the precedent for the victory of the Chinese Air Force and Army against the Japanese Navy.

Luo Changling and the others felt a burst of happiness in their hearts.

In modern times, China was backward and bullied by foreign powers, and this victory was the first triumphant song for the Chinese army to fight back against the invaders. It is believed that in the near future, the Japanese devils will also be like the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy today, and they will be defeated

When the news was transmitted back to the headquarters of the New Second Division, the big stone hanging in Wu Ming's chest finally fell to the ground, but if he looked at the telegram carefully, the whole article was about how to win the battle and what the results were, but there was no mention of his own casualties. Wu Ming frowned and hurried over, and asked dissatisfiedly to Du Pingzhang, who sent the message:

"What did Luo Changling do? There were no casualties in this battle report, and it is typical to report good news but not bad news...... It's getting worse and worse. ”

Du Pingzhang had a bitter face, if the spy company was Wu Ming's heart, the artillery regiment was Wu Ming's eyeballs, Wu Ming himself could complain, but Du Pingzhang could never speak.

Zhang Dongning, who was on the side, read the telegram and waved his hand to let Du Pingzhang get busy. He shook his head and said to Wu Ming: "Master, isn't Chief Luo anxious about you?" Zhilu said that you are anxious, so you will notify the division headquarters as soon as you win the battle, and there is no mention of casualties I believe that in the near future, Luo Chang will definitely give you a detailed battle report."

Luo Changling is actually not very tall, only one meter seven nine, but at this time, most Chinese are malnourished and generally short, but they are quite outstanding. Luo Changling fought very fiercely, Zhang Dongning had a good personal relationship with him, and generally called him Luo Chang.

Wu Ming bowed his head slightly and stopped talking.

Zhang Dongning was tepid, good at intelligence, organization, and logistics work, and had a good relationship with most of the generals of the New Second Division. If Wu Ming is the soul and spiritual pillar of the new Second Division, then Zhang Dongning is the glue of the new Second Division, Wu Ming's thoughts and propositions are well implemented through Zhang Dongning's hands, and the result is twice the result with half the effort, which makes Wu Ming very worry-free.

Wu Ming changed his mood and confessed to Sun Yuanliang, the commander of the 88th Division, who was listening attentively: "Brother Yuanliang, I'm really sorry, my subordinates don't worry, let you see the joke."

Sun Yuanliang frowned slightly, pointed to the telegram in Zhang Dongning's hand, and asked, "The battle report from the front?" ”

Wu Ming glanced at him, and said in his heart, weren't you here just now? But you can't say that, after all, Sun Yuanliang, who graduated from the first phase of Whampoa, was Chiang Kai-shek's confidant and favorite general, and participated in the first Battle of Songhu and won the Baoding Medal.

Wu Ming smiled faintly and explained to Sun Yuanliang: "My new Second Division Artillery Regiment cooperated with the Air Force brothers to fight a difficult blocking battle, and the front knew that the Lu Dao reported good news but did not report the worries, and Lao Tzu still does not know the casualties of the Lu Dao Artillery Regiment. Niang Xipi, what a bunch of uneasy guys"

Sun Yuanliang thought for a while: "Can I read the battle report?" ”

"Of course, now Brother Yuan Liang is also a member of the former enemy command, I said earlier, you can refer to any telegram of the new Second Division" Wu Ming behaved politely and politely.

Knowing that Wu Ming said polite words, Sun Yuanliang didn't take it seriously, he took the telegram from Zhang Dongning's hand, ten lines at a glance, and at the end, Sun Yuanliang, whose face was flushed, pointed to the telegram and asked in disbelief: "Is this true?" ”

Wu Ming's face suddenly became ugly, and he snorted unhappily and asked, "Does Brother Yuanliang think that my subordinates will take the risk of taking the battle merits?" ”

According to military regulations, it is a capital crime of the first class, and it has been the case since ancient times.

"No, it's not that I just think...... Isn't that incredible? Can you do it all in just one morning? Sun Yuanliang smiled awkwardly and hurriedly waved his hand, but his words were still full of doubts.

The capture of the unusually strong building of the headquarters of the Japanese Marine Corps and the cooperation of the Air Force in encircling and annihilating the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy would have been a great achievement. It's just that the new second division has such a great contribution and such a prominent record, which more and more sets off the incompetence of the previous three German mechanics, which makes Sun Yuan embarrassed?

Wu Ming smiled.

Indeed, it is no wonder that others do not believe the results of seizing the headquarters of the Japanese Marine Corps in half a day, and now the artillery regiment has cooperated with the Central Air Force to wipe out the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy in one fell swoop, leaving only one destroyer and two gunboats to flee back to the Yangtze River channel in disarray.

Wu Ming waved his hand and said politely: "The victory is certainly precious, but the casualties of our division are also very heavy."

Sun Yuanliang held the telegram, his hands trembled, his lips trembled, and he just wanted to use the telegram to smash Wu Ming, the bastard. The 88th Division under him was the most elite unit of the Nationalist Army, and in the 10-day offensive from 13 to 23 July, it only captured more than 10 strongholds near the headquarters of the Japanese Marine Corps.

Looking at Wu Mingxin's second division again, the attack on the No. 1 fortification and the building of the Japanese Navy Headquarters in Shanghai added up to more than 100 casualties, and it was such a loss that made Wu Ming cry for his father and mother, and made Sun Yuan's conscience not a good taste.

Sun Yuanliang calmed down for a moment and proposed: "Now the commander must be paying close attention to the battle situation on the front line, Brother Wu, since your new Second Division battle report has come out, shouldn't you report it to the headquarters?"

Wu Ming nodded: "What Brother Yuanliang said is very true. However, I am now going to arrange the attack on the Gongda Yarn Mill and report to the commander, so I will ask Brother Yuanliang to do it for me, and today's fierce battle, the officers and men of the 88th Division also forgot to die, whether it was to attract the attention of the Japanese army and create an opportunity for us to attack the headquarters of the Japanese Marine Corps, or to block the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy, the brothers of the 88th Division gave us a great help to the new Second Division, and we deserve your share of the credit. ”

"Brother Wu, you-"

Sun Yuanliang hesitated.

Wu Ming asked Sun Yuanliang to report to Zhang Zhizhong, commander of the Ninth Group Army, in person, which was equivalent to giving Sun Yuanliang a generous gift, which was conducive to reversing the bad impact of the previous defeat of the 88th Division.

"What I said is true, the 88th Division fought bravely and tenaciously, worthy of being the elite of the national army" Wu Ming smiled and encouraged: "Brother Yuanliang, hurry up and report it, the losses of the 88th Division have been very large after ten days of attack, and the new recruits will be replenished when they go back, and with this exploit, they will definitely give priority to replenishing your division." ”

After speaking, Wu Ming patted Sun Yuanliang on the shoulder.

Sun Yuanliang was silent, his 88th Division lost nearly half, if he could get the credit from Wu Ming, in addition to increasing the pension of the fallen soldiers, he could give priority to replenishing the soldiers. The benefits of this cannot be moved by Sun Yuanliang. He looked at Wu Ming with complicated eyes: "Brother Wu, this-"

With a heavy sigh, Sun Yuanliang solemnly arched his hand: "Brother Wu, thank you for your great kindness"

Wu Ming pointed to the desktop map: "The strongholds of the Japanese Marine Corps in downtown Shanghai, as well as the Gongda Yarn Factory and the Huijiang Wharf, are all hard bones. I have to think about the next battle, so I ask Brother Yuan Liang to report to the commander on behalf of my division In addition, please ask Brother Yuan Liang to help me say a few kind words in front of the commander, after continuous fierce battles, our division has consumed a lot of ammunition and needs to be replenished urgently."

Sun Yuanliang nodded again and again, and sighed with emotion for a while.

Wu Ming did not graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, but the speed of his rise and the dazzling aura of his aura made the vast majority of the generals of the national army look sideways, and even made many Whampoa students who are still regimental and battalion level officers feel puzzled and hateful, and Sun Yuanliang, who is the first phase of Whampoa, is even more so.

For a long time, Sun Yuanliang has not had a good impression of Wu Ming and his new second division, and believes that Wu Ming can rise in just six or seven years, and he must have taken someone's way, and if you want to say that the ability is definitely not good, but who thinks that this guy who has taken shit luck actually gave a big gift to himself and the 88th Division, so that Sun Yuanliang's attitude towards Wu Ming has changed greatly and he has become a confidant.