Chapter 440: Crazy Matsui

The staff officers and adjutants looked at General Zhang dumbfounded, the general, who had always been calm, cheered like such a child, it was the first time, Zhang Zhizhong calmed down, and ordered the adjutant in a loud voice: "Send a telegram to Commander Tang of the Tenth Group Army, just say that the general's troops can be called brave, the Japanese army is full of corpses, blood-stained beaches, and tens of thousands of soldiers have been lost, please accept all the officers and men of the Ninth Army, the highest respect for you and your subordinates."

After Zhang Zhizhong dictated the telegram, he felt that he was still unsatisfied, and ordered him to send a telegram to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing: "Chairman Chiang of Nanjing, in the early morning of 23 August, the Japanese army came to reinforce the troops, with the strength of one division as the vanguard, and forcibly landed on the beach around Wusong, and when the 10th Group Army fought against a division of the Japanese army with two brigades, more than 38,000 people under Yoshizumi Ryosuke, the commander of the Japanese division, were all annihilated. ”

"This battle was carried out by the 10th Group Army alone, and the strong combat effectiveness it showed was achieved with only a few hundred casualties, which surprised Wen Bai and became a model for our Shanghai defenders, and I hope that the chairman will issue an order to commend all units of the 10th Group Army to boost the morale of our army, and there are units of the 10th Group Army, as the pillar of Shanghai's defense, and Wen Bai can ensure that Shanghai is not lost."

The second landing echelon of the Japanese army, when advancing in the direction of Wusong, a landing craft that escaped by luck, carrying two Japanese soldiers, approached in despair, the commander of the third division, Fujita Jin, "groaned" in his heart, and the gunfire in the landing direction stopped, he felt that something was not right, it stands to reason that Yoshizumi Ryosuke landed on the beach and successfully established a solid foothold on the beachhead, and now it is also the stage of attacking in depth, why can't he hear the sound of gunfire in Jiāo?

Unless the defenders of China are completely defeated, there should also be sporadic gunshots, and the silent battlefield makes the soldiers feel even more bottomless, after asking about the situation, Fujita Jinichi sat on the chair, his face was pale, and he was silent for a long time, the strength of the Yoshizumi division is much greater than his own division, and in just a few xiǎo hours, the entire army was annihilated, and the army of the branch guarding the beachhead was that unit? With such a fierce combat effectiveness, he ate more than 38,000 people in the Jizhu Division in one bite, and went up by himself, can he still take advantage?

Fujita Jinxin luàn like hemp, Matsui gave him the task of expanding the landing ground of the Yoshizumi Division, and then, to the two wings, to provide security for the follow-up troops to land, and to occupy the Wusongkou Fort, but now, let alone occupy the battery, even the landing did not dare, he thought for a long time, ordered the troops to temporarily stop advancing, and then, turning the bow of the ship, he wanted to report the encounter of the Yoshizumi Division to His Excellency Commander Matsui, and before leaving, he did not forget to bring two soldiers who had lost their souls.

Matsui is on the flagship, playing Go leisurely with the chief of staff, the warm sunshine is shining on his body, surrounded by the blue sea, and a few seabirds are flying freely, Matsui is in a very good mood, the battle order has been issued, how to fight, is the matter of those division commanders, as long as he results out, according to his expectations, tonight, the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters, can work in the big Shanghai of Shiliyangchang.

The sound of the motor came from afar, a landing craft bumped towards the flagship, it should be Yoshizumi Ryosuke of the vanguard team, who sent someone to report the battle situation, and when he saw that it was Fujita Jin, Matsui's face sank, and his good mood was ruined by this guy, he didn't command the troops to complete the combat mission, what did he come here for? It must have been emphasized that difficulties were coming, and it was no wonder that the division and regiment under his command were the weakest of all the units of the Shanghai Dispatch Army.

Fujita Jin hurriedly boarded the gangway, looking at his panicked appearance, Matsui looked down on him even more, how can this kind of person do the position of division commander, those people in the War Department are blind, the soldiers of the empire, especially a general, should not be surprised, Fujita is like this, it is really a shame for the army, how to set an example for his subordinates.

Although this old guy despised Fujita very much in his heart, and secretly slandered himself, he had an indifferent smile on his face, and he had the demeanor of a general, and in front of Fujita's panicked power, Matsui Shigen, he even forgot to report and salute.

Matsui's heart was overwhelmed with great unhappiness, and without waiting for him to ask, Fujita hurriedly reported: "Your Excellency Commander, I have received a report that the Yoshizumi division was ambushed by the Shina army during the landing of Wusong, and the entire army has been annihilated.

Matsui stood up suddenly, the chessboard was knocked over, and a black chess piece jumped a few times on the deck, falling into the sea without even a little splash, like the fate and fate of the Japanese army's vanguard division.

Matsui couldn't believe it, and he couldn't believe that the strong Yoshizumi division was wiped out like this, which was an ending that he couldn't predict, but he couldn't help believing that Fujita Jin's words might be false, but these two soldiers were living circumstantial evidence, and they must have witnessed a very unbelievable and extremely terrifying scene.

Matsui's eyes were straight, looking blankly at the blue sky, the sun was infinitely expanding in front of him, like a fire to meet the mask, his eyes were dark, his throat was hot, a mouthful of blood spurted out violently, and his thin body shook a few times, if it weren't for the quick eyes of the chief of staff next to him, he would be able to plunge into the East China Sea to feed the sharks, and save him the rest of the years of sin.

Matsui woke up leisurely, looked at the staff around him with blank eyes, let out a long sigh, closed his eyes again, his old face was more like a wind and candle, and there was a death-like silence in the cabin, those high-ranking officers of the Japanese army, looking like corpses, Matsui lying on the chuáng straight, looked at each other, and muttered secretly in his heart, His Excellency the commander wouldn't really die, right? Why can't you see his breathing?

Suddenly, Matsui sat up like a corpse, startling the Japanese officers around him, this old guy, but he was mentally prepared, but they found that His Excellency the commander had changed, his eyes were full of cold light, his face was iron-blue, and there was a murderous aura all over his body, like a thousand-year-old demon who had become a jīng.

Matsui chuáng, his demeanor has returned to normal, and all the officers secretly admired, in the end, the battle-hardened veteran, who returned to normalcy so quickly, asked himself if he could do it, that is the warrior of more than 30,000 empires? In fact, the pain in his heart, Matsui knew it, and a fist stretched out was smashed alive by the Shina army, and he didn't think that the Shina people had strong combat effectiveness and superior firepower.

When will the people of China be able to fight? The two soldiers who were lucky to survive were exaggerating, as for Fujita, he didn't see the battle scene at all, so he was scared and ran back, he only complained that he was too careless, 200,000 troops, only one division was sent, if three divisions were deployed at a time, the Yoshizumi division would not be a lonely battle, now, he should stand on the beach of Shanghai, adjust the deployment, one blow will work, and use the blood of the people of China to pay tribute to the heroic spirit of the imperial samurai.

At this time, Matsui Shigen, the bloodthirsty and violent psychology in his heart, has influenced his thinking, the entire army of the Yoshizumi division was annihilated, and his thirst for killing was irrepressible, slaughtering the city, to turn Shanghai into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, to let the corpses of the people of China float all over the Huangpu River, Matsui had only one idea, to enter Shanghai, kill or kill

"The Fujita division temporarily stops the attack, summons all the division commanders to the flagship for a meeting, discuss the next battle plan, let's go" Matsui gave the order in a calm tone, only the chief of staff who was familiar with him smelled the smell of blood on his body.

On the morning of 24 August, Matsui mobilized the strength of 130,000 troops of four divisions and regiments to attack the beachhead of the Chinese defenders in multiple ways, from the mouth of the Chuansha River and the Lion Forest to the area of Wusong, and the whole line fell into the battle of Jī, especially the defensive front of Changfeng's troops

The Japanese heavy artillery brigade mounted large-caliber artillery on large landing craft, desperately attacking the positions of the Chinese defenders, providing fire support for the swarming Japanese landing forces, except for the troops of the independent division, the Chinese defenders in other directions suffered losses, their artillery was out of reach of the Japanese heavy artillery at sea, suppressed by the fierce artillery fire of the Japanese army, the rudimentary fortifications were destroyed, the soldiers' bodies were thrown into the air by the exploding shells, and the casualties increased sharply.

In the front of Changfeng's defense, the Japanese heavy artillery did not take advantage, and when he annihilated the Yoshizumi division, he deliberately hid his strength, and the large-caliber heavy artillery did not use a single mén, so the heavy artillery mounted by the Japanese on the landing craft began to shell when it sailed outside the light artillery of the Chinese defenders.

When the Japanese heavy artillery began to bombard, the artillery brigade began to return to Yan sè, the Japanese army suffered a great loss, the heavy artillery mounted on the landing craft, with the sea làng swaying around, can not be accurately shot, can fire, is already well-trained, the sky-high water column around the Japanese landing craft jī, was directly hit by the landing craft, fragments and artillery were thrown high, and fell into the sea, the second artillery brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps, at the cost of losing six mén large-caliber artillery, more than 70 soldiers casualties, killed 28 Japanese landing craft and Japanese heavy artillery on board.

The threat of Japanese heavy artillery was lifted, the pressure on the troops was sharply reduced, and the light weapons were exerted in their power, and in the face of a Japanese army like cháo, the cheers of light and heavy machine guns and Suomi submachine guns never stopped, and the Japanese troops were repulsed, and after a while, they rushed up again.

After repelling an attack, the soldiers suddenly carried out a counter-assault with the strength of a brigade, and pushed the buttocks of the retreating Japanese troops, and a burst of frenzied heavy artillery poured hail shells on the heads of the Japanese soldiers, causing the Japanese blood to fly sideways, and the soldiers drove the Japanese troops back to the sea in one go, and then returned to the position in a huff.

Matsui mobilized the strength of one and a half divisions, and instead of gnawing at the position of Changfeng, he lost more than 10,000 people and never launched the next attack.

Chang Feng's troops fought well, and the gunfire on this side subsided, but the rest of the Chinese defenders were caught in a bitter battle, and their appearance was critical.

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