The Japanese offensive became more and more ferocious

Large-caliber bombshells completely ignored the life and death of the puppet army that was close at hand, and constantly smashed down on both sides of the Shanghai Pond, and the earth trembled violently in the incessant sound of explosion.

The first-line position has been completely leveled, and the second-line position, which is more than 30 meters away from the first-line position, has become the front line of defense. The officers and men of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment who were hiding in the anti-artillery holes of the second-line positions had different expressions and listened to the incessant sound of explosions outside. Now the five battalions of the first and second regiments have been withdrawn into two battalions, and the three battalions at the forefront have held out for nearly an hour, and the entire battalion has suffered one-third casualties.

A 35U mm heavy shell shot straight into the trench, and the grenade detonated the moment it touched the ground, only to hear a loud "boom", and under the impact of the fierce shock wave infinitely amplified in the relatively closed space, the mud on the pit walls on both sides of the trench peeled off in large chunks.

At the first moment when the explosion sounded, the sergeant's face changed drastically and he shouted "Get down", and the thirteen soldiers in the anti-artillery hole fell to the ground desperately amid the roar. Hearing the continuous sound of "dong dong", the fragments of the shells raging in the trench were fiercely pierced into the steel plates used to cover the hole, and unexpectedly, several sharp shrapnel penetrated the steel plates about 20 millimeters thick and shot directly into the mud wall.

"OMG

The officers and men, who sat up straight, exclaimed in surprise and spat out mouths full of dust, and looked at the shrapnel clearly visible on the pit wall with frightened eyes.

"Niang Xipi, this is the first round of shelling by the little devil? Don't they want money for their shells? The sergeant squad leader listened intently to the power of the explosion outside, and shook his head with some fear. In the deafening rumble, the soldier next to him saw the squad leader's mouth move, but he couldn't hear what he said at all.

Five minutes after the shelling, the barrage was extended, and a crumbling anti-artillery hole on the third-line position was directly hit by a 3-mm grenade fired from the main gun of the heavy cruiser.

The high-intensity artillery bombardment lasted for nearly 10 minutes, and as the artillery bodies gradually stopped, a large dark cloud in the southeastern sky quickly approached the battlefield full of artillery fire, and the deafening roar became closer and closer, and 18 96 warships exploded and flew over the battlefield under the escort of 996 warships.

This is the seventh sortie of Japanese fighters today, and many pilots of the Navy have been holding on from the morning to the present, and their spirits are extremely tired, but the fleet commander has given a death order to destroy the opponent at all costs, so everyone is gritting their teeth and persevering.

The two 96 ships that were exploring the way roared and rushed over lightly, and at an altitude of more than 100 meters, the officers and men on the position could almost clearly see the hideous and terrifying faces of the Japanese pilots in the cockpit.

The Japanese fighters circled around the low altitude a few times and found nothing, then expanded the reconnaissance area, blindly strafed a few reeds and groves within two kilometers behind the position, and circled at the low altitude a few times but did not respond, before they were satisfied and pulled away.

In a small grove that could not be seen in the air, after the 7 mm bullets passed through the branches and leaves, the potential energy was unabated to burrow into the ground covered with fallen leaves and dead branches, and in the muffled sound, several strands of blood arrows splashed several meters high, and the two anti-aircraft artillery ammunition men who were just on the attack route of the Japanese planes were pierced by several 7 mm bullets, and the bullets pierced the body and drilled the roots of the trees with blood stains.

Blood spurted from the baby's wrist-sized wound, white intestines flowed down the bloody hole, one of the wounded soldiers lay in a pool of blood, his body convulsed, and the other soldier was shot with wide eyes - he died at the first moment of the shot.

Seeing that there was no threat on the ground, the eighteen ninety-six warships quickly formed into three phalanxes, and with six planes as a wave, they swooped down towards the battlefield where the smoke was billowing out.

The incomparably large group of bombers swooped over the position, and the six 96 ships in front of them shook their butts, and the twelve 250-kilogram bombs screamed and fell towards the flaming position.

The fixed-point bombing of the dive bombers was very terrifying, and the flames were steaming, and large sections of trenches were shaken and jumped, and many trenches collapsed with a bang. The two anti-artillery holes that were directly hit were quickly razed to the ground, and the blood and flesh of the officers and soldiers of the two squads hiding inside merged into a whole, and they could no longer be separated from each other.

The anti-artillery hole, which was not directly hit, also shook violently after the explosion, and the mud on the wall of the cave rained down on the heads and bodies of the officers and men.

Just when the first wave of bombers pulled up and the other two waves of fighters entered the flight trajectory in turn to carry out dive operations, they only heard a burst of "dong dong" cannon sound, and 36 dark red ballistics broke through the blue sky and swooped straight at the bomber formation of the devil's HNA with the anger of the officers and men of the new second division, and the moment they approached the target, the high fuse was activated, and black smoke clouds exploded between the blue sky and white clouds, and countless sharp fragments flew out from the center of the explosion, sweeping away towards the devil's bomber group like a swarm of bees.

Almost at the same moment, 36 millimeter Erley anti-aircraft guns roared, and orange chains of fire weaved into a dense net of fire in the air, covering the Japanese bomber group. When the bullet marks that represented death pierced the blue sky and rolled towards the unsuspecting group of 96 ship-bombers, all the devil pilots let out a howl of despair.

It is important to know that after entering the dive and climbing orbit, the dive bomber cannot carry out evasive actions for a period of time, so as long as the advance amount is calculated, it is undoubtedly sad for the bomber.

The Japanese naval aviation desperately raised the joysticks, slammed on the throttle, the aircraft engines roared painfully, and the fuselage trembled and tried to accelerate, trying to get rid of the trailing shells. It is a pity that no matter how fast a person reacts, it is no faster than a puff of shrapnel that pounces at the speed of sound.

I saw that the fuselage of a 96 ship's explosion that was being pulled up suddenly shook, hundreds of sharp fragments tore apart the tail of the plane, and the monster screams of the out-of-control bomber turned over and fell to the ground. The altitude of two or three hundred meters did not give the dizzy pilot a chance to parachute at all, and just after the 96 ship explosion made close contact with the ground, a huge fireball splashed.

Another mass of fragments swept through the belly of a 96 ship, fiercely enveloping another bomber that was diving, only to hear the sound of "tom", the sharp shrapnel easily tore through the plane's outer armor, plunged into the fuel tank, the plane quickly caught fire and burned, and then turned into a brilliant firework in the air, and steel fragments fell to the ground like raindrops.

The bombers that were frantically pulling up and diving had no ability to evade at all, and the 20-mm anti-aircraft guns were desperately spitting out shells at a rate of 0 rounds per second, and the 96 ships exploded under the chase of the shells, either turning into brilliant sparks or falling like turkeys.

Only two 96 ships were the last to break away from the anti-aircraft artillery battalion's anti-aircraft fire, and one of them was still dragging billowing black smoke on its buttocks.

The nine pilots of the 96 warship who were hovering high in the air went crazy, and the fighters who had completed the formation in the air were grouped in groups of three and rushed towards the exposed air defense positions.

The officers and men of the air defense battalion, who had been prepared for a long time, grouped the Erly anti-aircraft guns in a group and paired them with four 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and pointed them at the Japanese fighters who were frantically pounced.

The earth began to roar, and orange fire whips and twelve crimson projectiles shot into the air, crocheting into a dense net of fire, intercepting in front of the Japanese fighters.

The experienced and skilled pilots of the Japanese carrier-based aircraft maneuvered the 96 warship with a single-wing design, and deftly flew up and down in the firepower network, left and right, desperately trying to cut into the attack route

"Boom-"

Two successive 40-mm antiaircraft grenades "boomed" in front of a 96 warship, and amid the frightened screams of the devil pilots, shrapnel shot out like a torrential rain into the cockpit, a large cloud of blood mist rose in the cockpit, the pilot was killed on the spot, and the Japanese plane, which had lost control, screamed and threw itself to the ground.

"Boom-"

The moment it landed, fuel and ammunition exploded at the same time, a huge fireball burst open, and the fuselage was thrown into the air like a toy, turning into countless fragments and flying in all directions

However, there were still Japanese fighters who cut into the attack route, and in the flames of the nose, two fire whips swept over an air defense position.

Where the whip passed, clouds of blood mist rose up, accompanied by a terrible scream. A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun that was firing fiercely at the air was also enveloped in a rain of bullets, and in the sound of "dangdang" metal impact, sparks were fired, and several 7mm bullets screamed and drilled into the gunner's head in a row, with a strange cry of "bang", and the high-speed rotating bullets shattered the gunner's head, and the headless corpses sprayed with blood fell on the bullet casings piled up like a hill.

However, the battle of this 96 ship did not please either, and as the exposed ammunition box was hit, the plane exploded in volley.

In the five-minute air battle, eight of the nine fighters were blown out, and the remaining one dragged smoke and staggered towards the southeast sea.

The air defense units on the ground did not have time to cheer and celebrate, so they immediately packed up their cannons and machine guns, pushed, dragged and dragged them and moved to other places, and after about a quarter of an hour, the Japanese naval guns roared and enveloped the reeds and groves, and soon set these places on fire.

"Boom-"

From the rear of the forward command post of the new 2nd Division came the sound of thunder explosions, followed by the sound of gunfire, followed by a loud shout of killing, which was accompanied by the sound of mortar firing and explosions

In the command post made of reinforced concrete in the style of a flat-roofed house, everyone changed color, Dai Ziran strode to the window, stuck his head out, and asked loudly outside: "What happened?"

Qian Zhisheng, the deputy commander of the guard battalion, rushed into the house, didn't care about wiping the dust on his body, and said to Wu Ming: "Division, there are nearly 2,000 devils attacking this side. Master, you quickly lead people to evacuate."

"Jokes"

Wu Ming's originally half-squinted eyes suddenly widened, a pair of eyes were full of cold light, he patted his military uniform lightly, and said casually: "Since the establishment of the new Second Division, there has been no division commander who has escaped, not now, and there will be no in the future."

The sound of gunfire was getting closer and closer, and the shouts of Japanese devils were heard sporadically, Qian Zhisheng begged bitterly: "Division, there are many Japanese soldiers, and our guard battalion only has more than 700 people, in case we can't resist it——"

Listening to the increasingly dense gunshots and explosions, Dai Ziran also opened his mouth to persuade: "Master, you are the backbone of the whole division, if there is any mistake, our new second division will be finished." Now that the Japanese army has reached us, you better move quickly."

"Okay, no more"

Wu Ming coldly interrupted Dai Ziran's words: "The forward command of Fuzhen Temple is very critical, this is between the front-line reserve position and Pinghu, if the Japanese army occupies here, our army will be cut into two sections, the front and back, and the end can not be connected, once the Japanese army goes further, the front and rear flank, then the defense line of our army's northern flank will collapse at any time: Moreover, now all the officers and men of our division are fighting bloodily, if they know that their division commander is about to retreat, what will they think?" ”

Dai Ziran and Qian Zhisheng glanced at each other and closed their mouths in amusement.

Wu Ming waved his hand and ordered: "Outwitting, you will gather all the civilian personnel in the command now as a reserve." You tell everyone that when I finish my duties, I will also carry a gun and fight devils side by side......"

Before the words could be spoken, several mortar shells exploded outside the gate of the Fuzhen Temple, and in the midst of the rumbling sound, dust fell from the roof of the headquarters about 60 meters away from the explosion point.

"Master, it's too dangerous here, you better transfer...... The division headquarters is still here, and I, as the main person in charge of the General Staff Office, will definitely stick to it to the end."

Dai Ziran was in a hurry, so he had to command a few guards to pull Wu Ming. You must know that Wu Ming is the soul of the new Second Division, with him, even if the new Second Division is exhausted, it can still make a comeback with the foundation of Mao Liangwu, if Wu Ming is here, even if the 114th Division in front is defeated, it will be useless, and the new Second Division will inevitably be divided, and Mao Liangwu will also become fat to be slaughtered.

"Stand down for me"

Wu Ming angrily shouted back from the guards who surrounded him: "Do you want me to be a deserter, so that I will never be able to raise my head in front of the officers and soldiers of the whole division?" ”

"Master-" Qian Zhisheng also wanted to persuade Wu Ming again.

"Don't say it again, you want me to go, unless you carry my corpse" Wu Ming looked murderous and said with great seriousness: "Qian Zhisheng, from now on, the guard battalion will be nailed to the position like a nail, you remember, I and the entire command will not take a step back, I will let the officers and soldiers of the whole division know that I will stick to my post like them, and I would rather die than retreat"

"Yes"

Qian Zhisheng stomped his feet hatefully, turned to leave, and loudly summoned the civilian personnel of the division headquarters to rush to the battlefield where the fierce battle was raging.

Seeing that Wu Ming was so stubborn, Dai Ziran sighed, walked to the telephone and picked up the microphone, no accident The telephone line had been cut, and there was no sound in the microphone at all, so he shook his head helplessly at the moment, and called Sun Chengyuan, who looked anxious, and asked him to quickly gather the guards, send someone to check the line, and then fortify outside the headquarters. Once the Japanese break through the defenses of the guard battalion, the command side will have the last battle.

Wu Ming pondered for a while, and suddenly sneered: "The Japanese army's hole cards have been revealed, and it is time for us to fight back."

"Hole cards?" Dai Ziran was slightly stunned.

"That's right, this unit that infiltrated our hinterland to sneak attack the field hospital and the front command of the division is the hole card of the Japanese commander" Wu Ming smiled sarcastically: "I thought that Suematsu Shigeji had some trump card, but that's it"

"Divisional seat, local seat, the Japanese army has begun shelling again" Zhang Ying, who had been guarding the lookout, turned back and reported.

Wu Ming and Dai Ziran walked to the observation post, each picked up a telescope and looked at the front line. At this time, the battlefield on the northern front was under heavy artillery fire, and the gunpowder smoke from the explosion covered the entire position on the northern front, and Wu Ming and Dai Ziran could only see a rough idea. In front of the position, the puppet army was still in the lead, and they bent over one by one, shrunk their necks, and were forced by the Japanese army to move forward step by step. In the rear of the puppet army, it was overwhelmingly crowded with people.

Dai Ziran put down the binoculars: "Division, the Japanese army has to do the last fight"

"I can't ask for it, Lao Tzu has been impatient to wait for a long time" Wu Ming smiled disdainfully: "The Japanese army has just buried their proud naval aviation, and it is impossible to organize a large-scale bombing in a short time...... From early morning to now, the artillery group of the Japanese Navy fleet has been fighting for six or seven hours in a row, and it is estimated that the gun barrels have worn out almost to the point of exhaustion, and then they have been exhausted by sending a telegram to all their departments to prepare for a counter-charge, and we have been passively beaten for a long time, and it is our turn to counterattack."

"Yes"

Dai Ziran stood up and hurriedly went to convey Wu Ming's order.