Chapter 437: Curve Troops

Zhang Zhizhong's face softened, the troops of the Tenth Army had taken down Hongkou, of course he was very happy, and this showed that they had found a way to conquer the strong fortifications of the Japanese army, which could just solve the current predicament of the Ninth Army.

Chang Feng was very smart, and said that his action of taking the initiative to support was an order from Tang Qiusheng, the commander of the group army, so that his identity was leveled, and Zhang Zhizhong's heart did not have a pimple.

Maybe it's because Chang Feng is too worried, General Zhang Zhizhong's personality is extremely decent, the so-called "gentleman is frank dàngdàng", the unnaturalness of that moment is also a normal psychological reaction, and it does not damage his personality and character in the slightest.

General Zhang Zhizhong and the three division commanders of the Central Army followed Chang Feng to the attack position of the anti-tank gun detachment, and when they saw a ménmén artillery piece, a strict array, and the number and caliber of the artillery far exceeded their own troops, they couldn't help but sigh, this Vice Chairman Tang is really wealthy, and his equipment is much better than that of the Central Army.

What surprised them even more, more than 40 strange-looking guns, set up on temporary bunkers, with long barrels, pointed at the Japanese fortifications, and the soldiers were pressing strange bullets with the thickness of xiǎobāng mallets into the chambers, they were all stunned, what is this, is it a new weapon of the independent division? Can it be effective against fortifications that can't be blown up by Japanese artillery shells?

The Japanese attack was even more violent, perhaps because they saw the reinforcements, so many artillery, or perhaps because they learned that their companion in Hongkou, who had been honored to accept the call of Amaterasu, was all shattered, and there was despair in the madness, and only the continuous pouring of bullets could suppress the fear from the bottom of the heart.

However, their fear will soon be completely relieved, lifeless corpses, do not know what fear is, with the commander's order, the anti-tank gun fired shè armor-piercing bullets, with a brilliant tail flame visible to the eyes of the ròu eye, dexterously drilled into the gun hole of the Japanese firing point, and in a dull explosion, the Japanese heavy machine gun was dumb.

Zhang Zhizhong and they saw clearly, this kind of strange gun shè bullet, no less than the explosive power of a shell, and it is a special point, exploded in the bunker, the Japanese army's strong bunker, was quickly lifted the lid, and then, the artillery of the artillery brigade roared angrily, as concocted, a wide charging channel, was soon opened, and the troops of the Central Army roared angrily into Yangshupu.

General Zhang Zhizhong and the three division commanders breathed a long sigh of relief, they understood the tactics of the independent division, but it was useless, the troops of the Central Army did not need to equip this kind of strange gun that could be straight and powerful.

In the Yangshupu Japanese stronghold, the short shè sound, the impact of iron tools, the roar of soldiers, and the screams of the dying resounded, and soon this qiē subsided, more than 50,000 people, even if they stepped on, they could trample more than 8,000 Japanese troops into ròu sauce, another cancer entrenched in Shanghai, was uprooted, and the two strongholds that the Japanese army relied on for stubborn resistance in the urban area of Shanghai, when the dawn of August 19, 1937 was about to come, dàng disappeared completely, and Shanghai's internal troubles were eliminated.

The war in the city has completely ended, Chang Feng sent a telegram sent by Tang Qiuli to General Zhang Zhizhong in the name of the Sī people, and sent it to him with both hands, in the telegram, Tang Qiuli provided an important information, the Japanese base camp has formed the Shanghai Dispatch Army, which is known as the army general Matsui Shigen, who is known as an expert in attacking tough battles, as the commander, and the main task is to converge with the Japanese marines entrenched in Shanghai, attack inside and outside, occupy Shanghai, and then capture Nanjing and Wuhan and other important cities along the Yangtze River.

The dispatch corps has under the jurisdiction of the 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 11th Divisions, the Fifth Tank Wing, and the 6th and 7th Field Artillery Brigades.

I hope that General Zhang will take precautions as soon as possible, and I will order some troops of the 10th Group Army to rush to this area to deploy defenses, but judging from the current comparison of forces, the strength of our garrison is far weaker than that of the Japanese army, and I ask General Zhang to present to Chairman Chiang in his personal name the main operational objectives and combat forms of the second phase of the Songhu Campaign, and request that the strength of the Shanghai garrison be increased as much as possible, especially the artillery and air defense units.

After reading Tang Qiuli's telegram, Zhang Zhizhong was very concerned, and this young vice chairman of the Tang National People's Congress was extremely experienced in handling things, and he did not leak a drop of water, he was afraid of arousing Chairman Chiang's suspicions, and his hand was stretched out too long, and the war in the direction of North China and Shanghai would cause unnecessary trouble.

However, Tang Qiuli's intelligence, he attaches great importance to it, this vice chairman of the Tang Dynasty, almost a god, the development direction of the Songhu Campaign, the course of the campaign, almost exactly the same as he expected before the war, the judgments made, all of which are accurate, have been verified by the facts, then, the Shanghai defenders will face great pressure from the superior forces of the Japanese army.

He believed that Tang Qiuli's judgment was by no means alarmist, and immediately sent a telegram to Chairman Chiang, requesting that at least three infantry divisions, four artillery regiments, and two air defense regiments be added in the direction of Shanghai, and that they must arrive in Shanghai within three days.

After receiving Zhang Zhizhong's telegram asking for help, Chairman Chiang was full of suspicions: Wasn't the more than 40,000 Japanese troops in Shanghai completely wiped out by the troops of the Ninth and Tenth Group Armies? And the fight was very smooth, and he also swept away the remnants of the surrounding enemy, in the urban area, there is no longer a Japanese army, and there are more troops, what does Wen Bai want to do?

The old man controlled the army very strictly, Zhang Zhizhong asked for so many troops at once, he couldn't help but think about it, however, Zhang Zhizhong is a person he trusts and understands very much, otherwise, he will not put the huge Shanghai into his hands, he is puzzled, looking at the map of Shanghai, there is a problem he has never understood, the battle is over, and there are more troops, as for a large number of Japanese troops on the way to Shanghai, it is just an inference of Wenbai, there is no indication that The Japanese sent troops to Shanghai again.

At this moment, Dai Li's face knocked in solemnly and handed him a top-secret information, which was sent by the Japanese lurking group of the military commander, Chairman Jiang read the information, and his face turned white all of a sudden, the Japanese were ruthless enough, and they made a heavy move, and sent 200,000 people at once, this is an iron determination to capture Shanghai, and when the battle has reached this kind of Cheng dù, it has already made a move, and no one can stop it, and Shanghai must not be lost.

Immediately increase the number of troops for Wen Bai, no, increase the strength of four divisions, six artillery regiments, and two air defense regiments, and within two days, we must arrive in Shanghai and be incorporated into the Ninth Army on the spot.

Then, as if he had exhausted all his strength, he sat down on the chair, and was afraid for a while, the 200,000 tiger wolf Japanese army pounced on Shanghai, and the consequences were unimaginable.

Dai Li also made a great contribution, without his intelligence, he was still hesitating, he would delay the opportunity, wait until the Japanese army landed, and then mobilize troops, it was too late, and the big mistake was made.

After resting for a while, he said to Dai Li cordially: "Yu Nong, the military commander has made great contributions to the party and the country this time, I will keep it in my heart, and do it well" Dai Li felt jī tears, the old man spoke to him like this, it was still the first time in the world, in the past, no matter what important information the old man heard, he was expressionless, and he saw that his heart was empty, and he didn't know if it met the old man's appetite.

Dai Li's resignation, all his attention was on the coming, 200,000 Japanese troops attracted by Chairman Chiang, did not think about this aspect, how Zhang Zhizhong learned the information of the Japanese army's imminent attack, and it was so detailed, even the time of the Japanese army's imminent arrival, and the place of landing, were so clearly predicted.

He knew there that Tang Qiuli, a freak who had crossed over, knew all the actions of the Japanese in Shanghai in 1937, and looked around at the map of Shanghai, Tang Qiuli had no bottom in his heart, and Brother Qiusheng's 160,000 people seemed to be a lot, but they could be deployed in the huge Hangzhou Bay area, and they could barely maintain a defensive position.

In the area of Hangzhou Bay, the Japanese army can choose from a lot of landing sites, and the Sulu Mobile Corps has to be deployed in three directions, the Chuansha River Estuary, Lion Forest, and Wusong area in the north of Shanghai, the Caojing Town, Quangong Pavilion, and Jinsiniang Bridge near Jinshanwei in Hangzhou Bay, and the Baimaokou area in Taicang, Jiangsu, which are all historical Japanese landing sites.

And in the direction of Wusong, counting Zhang Zhizhong's Ninth Army and Changfeng's troops, there are only more than 90,000 people, which is a fraction of the Japanese army, and they have to garrison the downtown area of Shanghai, and the troops used for the anti-landing will not exceed 70,000 people.

Therefore, Tang Qiuli can only take the way of increasing troops in the curve, and give this great credit to Zhang Zhizhong, so that the old man can increase his troops in Shanghai, it doesn't matter who the credit is given to him, he can't afford to lose it on the southern front, and there are too many unexpected things for his own appearance, so why not be stealthy?

On 22 August, the reinforced Central Army, under the strict urging of Chairman Chiang, arrived in Shanghai and was immediately deployed by Zhang Zhizhong in the northern Chuansha River estuary, Shishilin, and Wusong areas, to step up the construction of fortifications, set up anti-landing obstacles, and lay mines on large beaches to make adequate preparations.

In this way, in the landing zone chosen by the Japanese army, there were seven infantry divisions, six artillery regiments, two air defense regiments of the Central Army, two infantry brigades, one artillery brigade, and two air defense regiments of the Changfeng Division of the Sulu Mobile Corps, totaling about 200,000 troops, which were ready for battle and slightly exceeded the strength of the Japanese army.

Tang Qiuli sent a telegram to the Chinese defenders in the Wusong area, winning a golden and precious three days, which was a great achievement, and what awaited the Japanese army would be a head-on attack.

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