Two hours later, Cang Yongchenzhi's wing rushed to the opposite bank of Sijing, and immediately launched a fierce attack on Liu Mantian's regiment.

However, because Dingjiaxiang was too far away from the Huangpu River, under the premise of lack of guidance, the Japanese Navy's naval artillery group and field artillery heavy artillery group could not effectively strike at the Nationalist position in Dingjiaxiang.

Fierce fighting continued into the evening, and the Kuraga United made no progress.

After nightfall, Liu Mantian's regiment even organized a night assault to eliminate the Japanese positions on the south bank of Sijing.

At dawn the next day, the Japanese troops on the north bank were even more surprised to find that more than a dozen heavy machine gun nests with reinforced concrete structures had emerged on the south bank of Sijing overnight, and in the face of the strict machine gun blockade of the national army, let alone the capture of Dingjia Lane, even the re-erection of the pontoon bridge over Sijing had become a problem.

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Off the coast of Wusong, the aircraft carrier Kaga.

Matsui Ishine is already reflecting on his previous plan to open a gap from Zhang Huabin and then go straight to Jiangwan from Zhang Huabin, although this old dwarf has mediocre ability, but he is not stupid, otherwise he would not have graduated from the Japanese Army University with the first excellent grades in all disciplines, let alone climbed to the high position of army general.

"Iinuma-san, we made a mistake." After studying the map for a long time, Matsui Shigen finally found that the strategic value of Luodian and Nanxiang is actually much greater than that of Jiangwan, and although Jiangwan Racecourse can be quickly transformed into a military airport, the national army near Jiangwan is heavily gathered, and it is not easy to quickly open up the situation?

Luodian and Nanxiang are the real lifelines of the national army!

Iinuma Mamoru said: "Your Excellency the general means that you shouldn't choose the main direction of attack in Jiangwan?" ”

Matsui Shigen said: "Jiangwan Hippodrome can be quickly converted into a military airport, this is a fact, but its status is not irreplaceable, Yangshupu's naval playground can also be converted into an airport, and Luodian, Nanxiang is a strategic support point connecting Shanghai to Nanjing, once cut off by the imperial army, Shanghai's army will inevitably fall into passivity." ”

Iinuma Mamoru said: "However, isn't it a little late to adjust the direction of the main attack now? According to the information provided by the secret services, at least two divisions of the Zhina Army have already entered the Luodian and Baoshan fronts to fortify, and more Zhina armies are coming from the rear, and the defense of the Zhina Army on the Luodian and Baoshan fronts has been greatly strengthened. ”

Matsui Shigen smiled, and then said: "There is an old saying in China, called Saiong lost his horse, but we didn't know that it was a blessing, we failed to seize Luodian and Nanxiang before the China Army reacted, and gave the Shanghai China Army a decisive blow, although it was a pity, but it also gave the Imperial Army an excellent opportunity to annihilate the main force of the China government army in one fell swoop. ”

"Your Excellency the Admiral means ......" Mamoru Iinuma was shocked.

Mamoru Iinuma already somewhat understood what Matsui Ishone meant, if the Japanese army had taken Luodian as the main direction of attack from the beginning, then most of the Nationalist forces in Shanghai had been defeated, and the Chinese government, knowing that there was no hope of retaking Shanghai, would not have been able to send more troops to Shanghai, and most of them would have redeployed the defensive line in the rear.

However, due to Matsui Shigen's mistake, it unexpectedly gave the Nationalist army hope to hold Shanghai, in this case, the Chinese government is likely to continue to increase the number of troops in the Xiangshang Sea, which will also give the Japanese army the opportunity to completely annihilate the main force of the Chinese army in one fell swoop.

The original strategic mistake turned into a clever move, and I have to say that the war is really full of drama.

Matsui Shigen walked to the map, and then pointed to the map and explained: "You see, from Liuhe, Luodian to Liuhang, and then east to Wusong and Baoshan County, although this area is longitudinal and horizontal, but the depth is more than 20 kilometers, if there is the cover of aviation, it is more than enough to deploy five divisions. ”

"Fight the Chinese army near Luodian? That's a good idea. Iinuma Mamoru said happily, "From Luodian to Liuhang to Wusong Town, there is no concession here, and there are no companies from the United States and Britain, so it will not attract Western interference, and the imperial army does not have to shrink back like when fighting in the city." ”

Matsui Ishone said proudly: "Iinuma-san, don't you think this is an excellent fighter?" ”

Mamoru Iinuma was a little worried: "But Your Excellency, what if the government of China does not invest heavy troops in Luodian?" ”

"No, it's impossible." Matsui Shigen waved his hand and said quite confidently, "Shanghai is not only the financial land of the Chinese government, but also the nest of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols. ”

Speaking of this, Matsui Shigen paused, then tapped the map with his finger, and said with great interest: "And Luodian is the key to holding Shanghai." ”

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Wusong Town, 61st Division Headquarters.

Zhong Song looked at Zhu Xia very seriously and asked, "Shang Yi, tell me honestly, have there been any communist elements infiltrated in the 19th Brigade?" ”

"Nope." Zhu Xia said categorically, "Absolutely not." ”

Zhong Song didn't believe Zhu Xia's words, frowned and said, "But how did I hear that the reason why the Nineteenth Brigade was able to hold Dingjiaxiang was because a few radicals mobilized the people in Yinhang Town?" These ordinary people not only donated a large number of materials such as ashes and steel bars, but also fought a white-knuckle battle with the Japanese army in Dingjia Lane? ”

"That's true." Zhu Xia nodded honestly, and said, "But Master, things are not as ...... as you think."

"What do I think, and what do you say? Brother, the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is a last resort, and the Communist Party has always been a major problem for the party-state, and it will be solved sooner or later, so you had better not get involved with them. Zhong Song paused, and then said, "There is still the 19th Brigade, and the 61st Division can't accommodate them, let them go back and forth from where." ”

"Ah, this ......" Zhu Xia was speechless, but he could also understand Zhong Song's scruples, although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party started the second cooperation, it is impossible for the two parties to become as close as they were when they first cooperated, and for the Huangpu officers, the Communist Party is a taboo topic, and it is not possible to get a little tainted.

What made Zhu Xia's heart even more gloomy was that the 19th Brigade fought well with Dingjiaxiang at the customs wharf, especially Dingjiaxiang, the 19th Brigade completely played the blood of the Chinese, but Zhong Song had this attitude, it was completely impossible to ask for credit for the 19th Brigade, and he didn't know how to tell Ah Jiu when he looked back.

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On the night of August 25, the position of the 19th Brigade in Dingjiaxiang.

The 1st Company of the 19th Brigade has been withdrawn from the customs dock.

Although the 1st Company fought fiercely with the Japanese troops at the customs wharf for two days and nights, due to its proper tactics, it set up a defensive position in the warehouse building of the American and British Tobacco Company, forcing the Japanese troops not to use heavy artillery or to bomb with naval aviation, so the casualties were not large, more than 100 people went up and more than 100 people came down.

Seeing Xu 19 return to the team, the veterans of the 1st Company were excited.

However, when they learned that Scar and Gao Maniac had died, and the recruit company had died so that only Gao Shenxing, Ergua and Shu Tongwen were left, the veterans were inevitably saddened, and the old brothers who followed Xu Shijiu from Fujian to Shanghai were more and more withered, and maybe it would be their turn next.

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After nightfall, the Japanese army stopped attacking, except for the occasional gunfire on the outpost, only the strong light in the direction of Baoshan County in the distance pierced the dark night from time to time.

Snoring in the trenches rang out, and the veterans had fallen asleep.

Shu Tongwen couldn't sleep at all, he didn't feel anything when he was fighting during the day, but when he calmed down at night, as long as he closed his eyes, he would think of the sea of corpses in the Nanyuan military camp, or the tragic scene of corpses all over the field during the day, thinking of this bloody scene, he felt scared from the depths of his soul, and he suddenly found that he was actually very afraid of death.

"Wen Wazi, can't you sleep?" A gentle voice suddenly sounded, and when Shu Tongwen looked back, he didn't know when the old lady had already sat behind him, smoking a dry cigarette in his mouth.

Shu Tongwen nodded vigorously, and instinctively leaned towards the old lady's side.

Under the cover of the night, the old lady's copper smoke pot flashed with a faint red light, which made Shu Tongwen feel that he was still alive on this shijie, and his heart felt a little better.

The old lady asked, "Wen Wazi, do you know what the veteran is most afraid of?" ”

"Machine gun." Shu Tongwen said without thinking, "You said that recruits are afraid of artillery, and veterans are afraid of machine guns. ”

"Hehe, that's on the battlefield." The old lady smiled, and continued, "In addition to machine guns, there is something that scares veterans even more, and that is the silent night. ”

Shu Tongwen looked at the silent battlefield, and his heart was terrified.

The old lady sighed, and then said: "This person, as soon as he calms down, he will be cranky, and when he thinks crankily, he will be afraid in his heart, and if he is afraid in his heart, he will be a deserter, many veterans are not afraid of death at all when they fight, but when they are injured and admitted to the hospital, they become deserters one by one, and it is because of this." ”

Shu Tongwen blushed for a while, just now, he also had the idea of becoming a deserter.

Shu Tongwen asked loudly: "Old lady, is there any way to keep yourself from being afraid?" ”

"No, as long as people are afraid, your captain will be afraid too." The old lady shook his head and said faintly, "It's impossible to keep yourself from being afraid, but it's okay to keep yourself from thinking nonsense, this person, as long as he is tired, he can fall asleep, and he won't be cranky when he falls asleep." ”

Looking at the veterans around him, Shu Tongwen suddenly understood that after nightfall, the Japanese army had obviously stopped attacking, but the veterans still had to work hard to strengthen the fortifications, they were not only preparing for tomorrow's battle, but also to exhaust all their energy so that they could sleep freely.

Thinking of this, Shu Tongwen picked up the sapper shovel and sat up.

At this time, Xu Shijiu suddenly walked over from the front with a blue face, he had just gone to the regimental headquarters of the 517th Regiment, it was said that the division headquarters had an order, but looking at his face, most of the time there would be no good news, sure enough, after returning to the headquarters, Xu Shijiu said to the old lady in a low tone: "Gather the team immediately and go back to the city." ”