Zhang Zhizhong was also slightly moved, with the strength of a mere brigade, but he had to face the firepower of two infantry brigades of the Japanese army, as well as armored vehicles, tanks, gunboats and cruisers, and it would probably be like this for the 19th Route Army five years ago, right? Could it be that this 19th Brigade has really inherited the military soul of the 19th Route Army?

Tong Yuanliang slammed the knot and said: "Beautiful, well done!" ”

"Well, it's beautiful." Zhang Zhizhong said, "Immediately electrify and commend you." ”

"General seat, do you want to ...... to Nanjing" Tong Yuanliang was only halfway through his words and couldn't continue, because he had already seen the look of embarrassment between Zhang Zhizhong's eyebrows.

Zhang Zhi's subordinates were actually sighing, he also felt that the 19th Brigade was fighting well, it was really good, but it was okay to ask for credit to Nanjing for the 19th Brigade, if the old man knew that there was such a force, it would definitely be a curse rather than a blessing, because Zhang Zhizhong knew very well that although the old man loved talent, it was difficult to tolerate those who had betrayed him.

Tong Yuanliang also sighed lightly in his heart, and changed the topic: "General seat, if the positions of Qiujiang Road and Honghe Road and Bridge are not lost, the Japanese army in Hongkou will still be the turtle in the urn, even if the situation is slightly repeated, the Japanese army will not escape defeat!" After a pause, he said, "It's the 87th Division, which is mainly attacking Yangshupu, and the casualties are too great, why don't you withdraw and rest?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Zhi categorically vetoed, "Xia Chuzhong's 98th Division has just arrived, its foothold is not stable, the 87th Division is retreating at this time, if the Japanese army in Yangshupu takes advantage of the situation to counterattack, it is likely to cause a tragedy, so let's first charge the two security regiments in Jiangsu into the 87th Division, and when the 61st Division arrives tomorrow, one regiment will be drawn from each to the command of the 87th and 88th Divisions." ”

"Yes." Tong Yuanliang stood upright, walked to the side and called to convey the order.

Zhang Zhizhong's eyes fell on the map again, and a senior staff member took the initiative to pick up a red pencil and draw a circle on the map, and said to Zhang Zhizhong: "You see, as long as Han Xianyuan's regiment holds the positions on Qiujiang Road and Honghe Road and Bridge for two days at most, Zhenru's 8th Independent Artillery Regiment can pull into the downtown area of Shanghai and carry out targeted removal of Japanese fortifications!"

Although the naval headquarters building of small Japan is strong, it will never be able to block the direct fire of 150mm caliber heavy guns, and once the naval headquarters is captured by our army, it will inevitably deal a great blow to the morale of the Japanese troops in Yangshupu, and our army will certainly be able to drive the Japanese troops in Shanghai into the Huangpu River in one fell swoop. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Zhizhong nodded, and said, "But I still have to inform the 20th Independent Brigade, the 87th Division and the 88th Division, no matter whether the Japanese army in Shanghai still has spare strength, they must work hard to prevent the Japanese army from counterattacking at night, and tell them that if anyone loses his position, let him come to me with his head." ”

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The command of the Special Marine Corps of the Japanese Navy in Shanghai.

"Yaga, Yaga, Yaga, Yaga!" Okawa Nachiden was walking back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back, while scolding angrily at the captains of several infantry groups who were standing with their heads down.

In just one day, the battle situation in Shanghai took a sharp turn for the worse, especially the Japanese army in Yangshupu, which was on the verge of collapse, as the commander of the Japanese Navy Special Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai, how could Okawa not be angry? And how can you not be anxious? Once the Japanese army in Yangshupu collapses, Hongkou will become an isolated island completely!

Walking up to Shigeru Ito, the captain of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, Okawa Denchi couldn't help but slap him twice.

"Hello!" Ito Shigeru bowed his head suddenly, his face was full of bitterness, and the captain of the 4th Infantry Brigade next to him, Takeshi, also lowered his head in shame next time, the 3rd Infantry Brigade lost the Baoshan Road and the overall situation collapsed, although it was shameful, but his 4th Infantry Brigade was not much better, and he stormed for an afternoon, and he was stunned that he could not cross the Qiujiang Road.

Fortunately, the captains of the 2nd and 6th infantry brigades guarding Yangshupu are not here, otherwise they may really be split alive by Dachuan Neichuan Qi, because the performance of these two brigades makes Dachuan Neichuan Seven intolerable.

The deputy military attache of the Japanese Embassy in China, Suke Honda, watched coldly, and looked down on Okawa Uchidenchi in his heart.

The Japanese army and navy have always been at odds with each other, and it is a fact that both high-ranking officers and soldiers on both sides look down on each other, but what Hondasuke really looks down on Okawa Neidenchi is the other party's inferior tactical command ability and indecision.

Okawa Uchidenchi suddenly stood in front of Hondasuke and asked, "Honda-san, when will Okamoto-san arrive?" ”

Hondasuke rolled his eyes and said angrily: "The nine roads and bridges on the Honghe River have all been cut off by the Chinese army, and Okamoto-san can't come over, but Okamoto-san asked me to tell you that he will do everything possible to promote a ceasefire on the 16th and 17th." ”

"Brokered a two-day ceasefire on the 16th and 17th?" Okawa Nei was overjoyed when he heard this, and with a two-day buffer time, he could calmly deploy his troops and rebuild the defensive line, and more than 1,500 people from the two marines transferred by Hasegawa Kiyoshi from China were already on the way, and they could arrive in Shanghai the day after tomorrow, that is, on the morning of the 17th at the latest.

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Broadway Road Bridge, 1st Squadron of the 19th Brigade.

Since nightfall, the opposing Japanese have not launched an attack, and it is not known whether they have exhausted their forces or are accumulating strength to launch a more aggressive offensive.

Even so, the 19th Brigade was not idle.

At this time, Xu 19 is taking the remaining four veterans of the 1st Squadron and more than 20 daredevils to repair the fortifications, saying that it is a fortification, but in fact it is a sandbag, and the fortifications built with sandbags are very fragile, and they can't even carry the grenadiers of Little Japan, but the veterans of the 19th Brigade are still building the fortifications without being harsh.

Xu Shijiu walked to the middle of the street and beckoned Ergua and said, "Ergua, come and help." ”

Ergua rushed over at a trot, helped Xu Shijiu lift the heavy sandbag to the base, and asked: "Captain, our machine gun nest and skirmisher bunkers are all built in the buildings on both sides that the Japanese curved guns can't reach, and the fortifications here didn't play a big role just now, and they are easy to be destroyed by devil artillery fire, why do you spend all this effort?" ”

Xu Jiujiu stopped what he was doing and said indifferently: "Ergua, do you think these barricades are useless?" ”

Ergua scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Captain, I'm just talking nonsense, don't care about ......"

Xu Shijiu waved his hand and said: "Ergua, you can put forward your own opinions to me, which is very good, it shows that you are a soldier who loves to use his brain and has independent opinions, but what I want to tell you is that these barricades are definitely useful." ”

At this time, except for a few guard sentries, the rest of the veterans surrounded them, including Gao Shenxing.

Xu 19 continued: "Let's talk about the 524th Regiment first, full of two battalions, they are the real Central Army, the German Armament Division, but they only held on to Qiujiang Road for less than four hours before a Japanese infantry brigade was defeated, if it wasn't for the timely arrival of the 88th Division Guard Battalion, Qiujiang Road would have been recaptured by the Japanese army, and the North Sichuan Road would have been reopened by the Japanese army."

Besides, our 19th Brigade can be regarded as a reinforced brigade, with 600 small people, but the equipment cannot be compared with the Central Army.

However, in the face of the strong attack of at least two infantry battalions of the Japanese army, as well as the fire of tanks, armored cars, gunboats and even cruisers, we persevered, what did we rely on?

Is it because our equipment is better than that of the Central Army? Obviously not, compared with the Central Army, our equipment is far behind.

Is it that we can fight better than the Central Army? No, I don't know about other Central Army, but the 88th Division is definitely an elite division that dares to fight.

But the performance of our 19th Brigade is better than that of the Central Army, weishenme?

Just because our 19th Brigade pays more attention to details than the Central Army, and details determine success or failure!

For example, when it comes to light and heavy machine gun nests, our 19th Brigade is always accustomed to building a blind spot beyond the reach of the Japanese army's curved firepower, although this will affect its own firing range, and it still cannot avoid the blow of the Japanese army's direct firepower, but under the existing conditions, it can protect itself to the greatest extent, and only by preserving itself can we kill and injure the enemy to the greatest extent.

For example, these barricades that you don't think are useful, yes, they are useless when they are not used, but when you have to make tactical maneuvers in the street, or when the opposite side needs your rescue, it can help you dodge enemy bullets, give you the necessary cover, and give you more chances of surviving from enemy guns.

For example, the rubble behind the barricades, weishenme has to spend effort to clean up? Because at the critical moment, these rubbles are likely to trip you and take your life, since it only takes some physical strength to eliminate these hidden dangers, it can improve our chances of survival, and why don't we do it?

Don't underestimate these insignificant details, let alone ignore the benefits that these details bring to you, the benefits that each detail brings to you may be insignificant, but many details add up to a considerable number, which is the only reason why our 19th Brigade can hold on to the present, and the 524th Regiment has almost been defeated! ”

"Captain, I see." Ergua said excitedly, "This is what you often tell us, sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime, right?" ”

"Yes, usually spend more effort on training, sweat more to repair fortifications, and when the war starts, you can have fewer deaths, one fortification, maybe only one or two people can be saved, but ten hundred fortifications combined, we can kill dozens or hundreds of people." Xu Shijiu touched Ergua's head again, and then said, "Also, remember to use your brains more." ”

"Use your brain?" Ergua asked in a daze, "Captain, why are you going to use your brains again?" ”

Xu Shijiu smiled and said, "Ergua, where do you think these lessons came from?" ”

Saying that, Xu Shijiu's expression suddenly became serious, and he continued: "Let me tell you, these experiences are all exchanged by countless veterans from the battlefield with blood and life, but if you don't use your brain to summarize, then even if you sacrifice more and more brothers, you will never be able to sum up these experiences." ”