"You don't have to fight it!" After the artillery bombardment was over, the infantry began to advance, and the Japanese forts, which had been considered troublesome, were now flattened. The makeshift fortifications of the earthwork sandbags were no way to defend against the heavy artillery, and now all that was left was scattered pieces of minced flesh and steaming craters. When the infantrymen who rushed up saw this scene, they naturally had doubts about their work.

"What stupid things to say!" The companion next to him saw that there was still a person struggling on the ground, stepped forward and plunged the bayonet into the opponent's heart, stirred it and pulled it out, "This is just the beginning!" Devils are not easy to deal with. "He had dealt with the Japanese and knew that these people were very difficult.

In the midst of the slackness, a companion's chest was carried out by a bullet and a string of blood flowers, "Hide! The flower machine in the squad leader's hand fired a series of strafing shots, and as soon as it was hidden, the light machine gun on the opposite side chased after it.

"Hygienist ......"

"Stop screaming, it's hopeless." The squad leader dragged the man who was shot over, and the person was already out of breath, "Machine gunner!" Fire suppression, hurry! ”

The two-person machine gun team holding the DPM touched the cat on the waist, and suddenly rushed back when they set it up, and saw that the opponent's firepower was slightly suppressed, "Cover!" "A group of people rushed up, their task was to attack, and there was no time to delay here. The grenade that had been thrown out fell in front of the enemy's position, and the explosion only interrupted the machine gun, and after a brief ceasefire, it began to spit out bullets again, and the bombardier, who had retracted behind the column, was hit by the splashing of stone chips.

Stretching out the muzzle of the gun and firing indiscriminately for a while, he quickly retracted it, and the squad leader pulled out the magazine: "Machine gunner?!" ”

"Dead!"

The machine gunner in charge of suppression is now dead and silent, and I have to say that the accurate shooting training of the devils in street fighting is really advantageous. Moreover, the Japanese are not ordinarily tenacious, and they dare to pick up smoking grenades and throw them back.

"Holy shit!" I don't want to admit it, but the quality of the soldiers on both sides is too poor.

The personnel in the rear could only shoot at them, and there was no heavy artillery at this time. "Where did you die? Rack up the guns! The support team carrying the 60 force was late, and the stronghold left at the corner of the street delayed the entire attack rhythm, "Knock that out!" Fast! ”

Set up the cannon, aim, the shell slides into the chamber, "Tom! With a crisp sound, a cloud of sparks came out of the stubborn fire stronghold, and the troops trapped in the attack took the opportunity to throw out the wooden-handled grenades to replenish the knives, and immediately after the explosion, they rushed forward, pulling the trigger on the still active human bodies, turning them into dead people, "Next target, take the machine gun away, and the mortar crew follows." ”

The 88th and 87th Divisions formed a pincer offensive from west to east and from north to south to flank the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters at Hongkou, so as to destroy the enemy currently entrenched in Shanghai before the Japanese reinforcements landed, and avoid fighting on two fronts.

Thanks to the participation of four more regiments of heavy artillery in the battle, although there were many casualties in the attack, the overall progress was advanced according to plan, and the fortifications built by the Japanese side in advance did not work as they had done as before, and were either covered by heavy artillery or forced by the company's 60 to be named.

“…… Although there were casualties, the officers and men used their lives, the morale was available, and although there were twists and turns in the operation, the preliminary battle plan had been reached...... "A large number of mortars were put into service, and the troops had more grassroots artillery support, so naturally there was no such large-scale damage in history (on the 14th, Huang Meixing, commander of the 264th Brigade of the 88th Division, was killed in artillery while commanding the operation at Zhizhi University, and the brigade suffered more than 1,000 casualties, and 7 company commanders of the 527th Regiment alone were killed. In addition to the good performance of the artillery units, the artillery support was accurate and timely, and although the battle was fierce, the troops advanced smoothly. Naturally, there were no casualties, and the results of the war were not obvious, and Zhang Zhizhong originally told President Chiang on the evening of the 14th, "You must not attack tonight, and wait for another order." On the 15th, preparations for the attack were made after the message was sent, and what happened on this day was that the skirmishes were not pressed on all fronts. The battle resumed in the early morning of the 16th.

At this time, it was regarded as a rare advantage of the national government (on the ground), and the main Japanese forces at this time were either in the northern battlefield or still in the process of mobilization, and the marines in Shanghai had no other heavy firepower except for a few 75 mountain guns, and although the quality of the soldiers was stronger, it could not make up for the equipment gap. These people felt the power of a heavy artillery in advance, and because of the heavy losses, the Japanese army had to take the initiative to abandon the outer positions and withdraw into the Japanese concession.

At 23 o'clock on the 14th, the commander of the Japanese Third Fleet, Hasegawa Kiyoshi, sent a telegram to the Central Department of the Navy asking for help: "Our marines have been holding the battle line for the whole day, and although their morale is extremely strong, it is extremely difficult to fight continuously for a week with their outnumbered enemies. Therefore, we cannot wait for mobilization ...... for a day" At 9 o'clock on the 15th, an urgent telegram was sent asking for help: "Today (15th) fierce fighting. Our Marines suffered heavy losses. Although morale was still very strong, and the battle line was maintained to the death, the concentration of enemy forces was expected to lead to fierce battles every day in the future. Due to fatigue and attrition, it will be difficult to maintain another 6 days, and if it is difficult to urgently dispatch domestic troops, please consider sending the Special Marine Corps on standby in Lushun to this side as soon as possible. ”

The government did not know that the Japanese were forced to send telegrams asking for help one after another, and the smooth advance of the front here was a shot in the arm for everyone. In particular, the fire support of the heavy artillery regiment was unanimously praised by all the troops, and the stubborn fortress that the mortar could not solve was not a problem at all in front of the pipes of 150 and 155, especially the artillery with the SFH18 howitzer, "as long as it is something that is fixed and does not move, no matter how small, we will definitely knock it out within three artillery!" "The artillery of the national government is completely clear, and the quality of the people is not bad! Coupled with the accuracy bonus of the German guns, which were twice as many as the original number (fifty guns), the Japanese marines at this time were extremely eager for their own naval guns.

"The little devil's plane is really annoying!" Most of the casualties during the day on the 14th, except for the ground troops, came from the air, and the more frequent air raids made the troops miserable. Taking advantage of the fact that the planes could not be dispatched at night, the whole line quickly advanced towards the Japanese concession, and after a night of fierce fighting, the air raids overhead just after dawn became more frequent. What the company commander did not know, the frequent air raids by Japanese planes were eager to support the ground troops, and the national air force yesterday took the opportunity to shoot down 30 planes (in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the national government still had some air supremacy).

"How?" Spit out the mud and sand in his mouth, and the company commander stretched out his blackened face to look back, "Report casualties!" ”

"Erniu was shocked, it's no big deal."

"The western-style building next door was blown up and caught fire, and if the fire is not extinguished, it will affect the passage of follow-up troops."

"!" The company commander scolded hatefully, and asked them to wipe their butts with the bombing.

While complaining, there was a faint sound of the engine, the company commander lay down and raised his binoculars, and an ironclad car carrying a turret was driving here, followed by the Japanese advancing together, "Chariot!" Go to the battalion headquarters for heavy artillery support! "It's quite calm, after all, the German instructor said that there are many solutions for the Japanese tanks, and heavy artillery bombardment is one of them.

"Company commander, the heavy artillery regiment is in transition. The devil's plane has been looking for them, an artillery company of the 1st Independent Regiment was blown up by the plane yesterday, and a battalion headquarters of the 2nd Regiment was also bombed by the devil's warship. "Heavy artillery is the most important support, and it is necessary to communicate information such as the inability to provide support in the transition, in case someone calls for support and doesn't know that you are in the transition, there must be a dispute!

"Company commander, what should I do?" The tanks are definitely not able to deal with them, they now have no heavy weapons except for heavy machine guns, and mortar shells have not yet been delivered.

"Withdraw! Retreat back a street corner, where there is a devil's street fort. "Grit your teeth, there's definitely no good fruit to eat here," by the way, I remember we issued anti-tank guns, right? ”

"Dead! Those two boys were lying in the back, and they were killed by the devil's mountain cannon, and they didn't know if the guns could still be used. ”

"Withdraw! Let's go! "Shrink back, the seventh company next to it seems to have battle defense artillery, see if you can let them support it.

A group of people looked at the slow-moving chariot unwillingly, and there really wasn't much to do to deal with this Iron King. In a bad mood, they retreated to the rear and took advantage of the remaining Japanese fortresses.

"Take a platoon upstairs, you bring a light machine gun up, and give you grenades evenly; Carry the sandbags over, the heavy machine gun rack is here, be careful, the devil's marksmanship is very accurate...... "The company commander began to arrange defenses around the street fort, and the floors on both sides must be used, and the front is put on the Min's 24-style rack, and a few bundles of cluster grenades are prepared, and the death squad will rely on them when necessary. Then let the legs and feet go to find the battle defense gun, and by the way, pick up the anti-tank gun to see if it can be used.