Chapter 445 Ending

On 27 August, the Japanese army, which had taken a breath for a day, launched a three-dimensional attack under the unified command of Matsui, the land, sea and air force, which was also the first time since the beginning of the Songhu Campaign that the Japanese army used all arms to jointly attack and fight, and Matsui's intention was obvious, to tear apart the defense line of the Chinese defenders with steel.

In a land, sea and air battle, Japanese planes and warships did not curry favor at the Wusongkou fortress, and the Third Fleet was still unable to provide fire support for the landing force.

The air defense regiment of the Central Army suffered heavy losses, the Japanese planes did not take advantage, and the defensive positions were bombed to the point of smoke and dust.

Repelled the attack of the Japanese army for three days in a row, these soldiers guarding the front line, the fear of the Japanese army, has completely disappeared, xiǎo devil is not invulnerable, the bullet hits, still beat him on his back, see no, xiǎo devil is almost unbearable, the number of people who come today is much less than every day, it is his ** devil plane to stir up the situation.

The soldiers encouraged each other, and all the soldiers who could survive in a few days of fierce and brutal battles, all of whom were experienced in combat and had flexible brains, were all beaten into jīng, and they found that the bombs dropped by the devil planes rarely fell in one place repeatedly, and they found the trick mén, these veterans of the Central Army, using the craters, rolled forward, and the Japanese soldiers were eye-to-eye, and the grenades were thrown like no money, and they drove back the Japanese troops near the front line.

This is also thanks to Matsui, who gave the Chinese defenders a precious day, replenished a large number of bullets and supplies, the Battle of Songhu affected the hearts of the people, what the front line wanted, what the government tried its best to provide, backed by Shanghai, there was no shortage of anything, the situation in history where there was a shortage of guns and ammunition, and the soldiers had to fight with the Japanese army did not appear at all.

The anti-aircraft artillery fire pinned down the Japanese planes, and they had to increase the height of the bombs, and the number of bombs was greatly reduced, and some bombs were even dropped in the formation of the Japanese troops.

By two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese naval air force had lost 35 bombers and 18 fighters for most of the day, and the ground troops that had landed did not even hold the edge of the Chinese defenders' trenches, but were beaten all over the field and had to defend on the spot.

The pilots of the Japanese planes could not understand that the maneuvering actions of the planes could completely get rid of the high-altitude artillery fire on the ground, but they watched the planes of their companions follow the gasoline-stained public jī, and the volley explosions with smoke and fire, especially later, the accuracy of the anti-aircraft fire of the Chinese troops was even more incredible, and most of the planes were shot down in the final stage.

Without the help of aircraft, the navy suffered again, and Matsui had to order the attack to be stopped, and the defenders were willing to let them go, and a shell drove the Japanese to the sea.

On 28 August, Matsui made a comeback, still attacking by land, sea, and air in a three-dimensional manner, and the result was the same as yesterday: the Chinese air defense units, which had learned a lesson, suddenly used the tactics of concentrating fire and striking at the Japanese planes to kill nine Japanese bombers in one fell swoop.

In the next few days, Matsui used the same tactics to storm the beachhead and the Wusongkou fortress fort every day, and the Chinese and Japanese sides pushed and killed, and the entire northern part of Shanghai was shrouded in billowing gunsmoke, and the sea breeze drifted over, all of which were pungent smell of gunsmoke, and the citizens of Shanghai listened anxiously, and the sound of gunfire and the strange cries of Japanese planes that had hardly stopped, secretly guessing the outcome of the war.

Because the Japanese forces in the city of Shanghai were swept away, the citizens did not have any special panic, and all kinds of front-line work was carried out in an orderly manner, and there were also many wealthy families who transferred gold and silver to other places, and inquired about news through various channels every day.

In the past few days, the naval air force lost more than half of its fighters on the northern beaches of Shanghai, the Third Fleet lost as many as six warships, and several thousand Japanese sailors died at sea.

Matsui Ishine was also unable to fight again, and the troops in his hands were only more than 50,000 people who were not fully organized, and he could not take out a complete division at all, and launched a decent attack, from August 23 to September 5, a total of more than 140,000 Japanese soldiers died in the periphery of Shanghai in Eastern China.

The Japanese Shanghai Dispatch Army had been crippled, several divisions were forced to cancel their numbers, and the fourteen-day battle of Jī, on the outskirts of Shanghai, squeezed out the last drop of Matsui Ishone's blood, and his troops had already existed in name only, and had no strength to fight again.

The Ninth Army, the Chinese defenders, also paid the price of more than 85,000 casualties, Changfeng's troops suffered more than 7,000 casualties, most of the brigade lost its combat effectiveness, three heavy artillery regiments of the artillery brigade suffered heavy losses, and the air defense brigade lost 23 mén of high guns and more than 30 tǐng of high machine guns.

A total of 230,000 Chinese and Japanese soldiers fell on the line from Wusong and Chuansha estuary to Lion Forest, and the losses of the Japanese army were even more severe, and the sea water outside the mouth of the Yangtze River was reddish, attracting a large number of sharks to devour the corpses of Japanese soldiers.

As the Japanese army was unable to fight again, the second phase of the anti-landing war in the Songhu Campaign was suspended, and the remnants of the Japanese army retreated to the sea outside Shanghai, hovering ghostly on the sea.

Matsui no longer knew the taste of pain, his heart was numb, the three-dimensional attack on land, sea and air failed, announcing his fate, investing nearly 200,000 troops, the third fleet of the navy, a large number of fighters, but it was such an ending, it was said that the occupation of Shanghai and Nanjing, there was no chance to stand on land, and every time after losing troops, they were driven back to the sea.

Matsui knew very well that his military career was over, all the honors and exploits were ruthlessly shattered in the Shanghai he wanted to conquer, the proud years of the past, like a thin smoke swept through his mind, and finally dissipated, the telegram from the base camp was as cold as a cold wind, and there was no longer that kind of respect and respect.

Matsui asked the base camp to allow the Shanghai Dispatch Army to withdraw to the mainland to rest and recuperate, and he himself would personally plead guilty to His Majesty the Emperor, and the base camp would call back, and the Shanghai Dispatch Army would continue to stay in the area of the Yangtze River estuary to attract the attention of the defenders of China with an offensive posture, and the base camp had another plan of action.

As for the content of this plan, Matsui didn't know anything, and the base camp was not going to tell the defeated general, Matsui received the telegram and was silent, with more than 40,000 jīng qi gods were defeated by the remnants of the Chinese army, and he still had to maintain the offensive posture, whether he was wrong, or the base camp deliberately embarrassed him, this qiē did not matter.

His own troops were used as bait that could be sacrificed at any time by the base camp, the military department was planning another large-scale operation, he was dispensable, Matsui's heart was torn like a sharp pain, he hated the land in front of him, hated all the people in this land, let him lose the honor and pride of a soldier, and tasted the fiasco for the first time in his life, and there was no chance to turn over.

A mouthful of blood sprayed on the bulkhead, Matsui's aging, thin body, fell heavily to the ground, and he couldn't afford to get sick, this was the second mouthful of blood he vomited on the periphery of Shanghai, enough to kill him, Shanghai sent the remnants of the army, Jiāo was commanded by the chief of staff, not to mention maintaining the offensive posture, even the Yangtze River estuary area did not dare to approach, for fear of being hit by the shells of the Wusongkou fortress battery, and burying the remaining little people and horses, so he couldn't enter or retreat, and he was embarrassed to float on the sea.

Later, Matsui was transferred back to China, during the sea voyage, has been depressed, his illness worsened, did not wait for the Japanese mainland, halfway to die a whimper, finally he was lucky, saw the opportunity early, did not have the opportunity to cause the Nanjing bloody case, did not hear eight years later, Emperor Hirohito personally announced the surrender, was not brought to the Tokyo International Military Tribunal for the trial of war criminals, did not go to the gallows, for this belligerent, bloodthirsty old fellow, to be able to die well, is Amaterasu's special favor to him.

The Battle of Songhu, which touched the hearts of the Chinese people, ended with a complete victory for the Chinese defenders and the crushing defeat of the Japanese Shanghai Dispatch Army, the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, and the fresh sea breeze blew into this oriental metropolis, the news came out, the whole country rejoiced, and the citizens of Shanghai poured into the streets, running to tell each other, the firecrackers that were only set off on festivals were blooming in the night sky of Shanghai, and the old goods of the firecracker shops were sold out every other year, so that these xiǎo bosses made a windfall.

Zhang Zhizhong's name and the Ninth Group Army were on the lips of the citizens, various groups donated money and raised funds, a large number of condolences were sent to the barracks, the wounded soldiers were admitted to the hospitals with the best conditions, received the best care, and the soldiers who took turns on leave, walking on the streets, were asked if they were soldiers of the Ninth Group Army, and were immediately surrounded by the crowd, crowded into the restaurant, sumptuous dishes, and free hospitality.

For a time, the prestige of Zhang Zhizhong and the Ninth Group Army, like the sky, faintly overshadowed Tang Qiuli's tendency, North China was too far away, Shanghai was where their vital interests were, and the name of the Tenth Group Army, the pillar of the entire Songhu Campaign, was rarely mentioned.

In Nanjing, Chairman Chiang was so excited that he walked around in front of Soong Meiling, from time to time he glanced at his bare head, nodded again and again, and didn't know what to do for a while, seeing Chairman Chiang's excitement, Mrs. Chiang reminded: "Is it in the name of the Military Commission to express condolences to the defenders of Shanghai and reward the meritorious soldiers." ”

Chairman Jiang woke up like a dream, he patronized and was happy, the battle of Songhu, the victory made him a little unbelievable, Wen Bai is meritorious, the Ninth Army is meritorious, according to Wen Bai, that Tang Qiuli's subordinate is called Chang Feng, and he also fought quite well, the Japanese army was hit hard, do you still have the ability and courage to peep into my big Shanghai?

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