Jin Zhao calculated the current strength of Fujian's air force in his heart, and finally said slowly, "Then send 120 fighters north for the time being!" After all, the sky of Fujian also needs to be guarded by the Air Force! ”

"Yes!" Lu Yunfei responded, "I'll start preparing immediately." ”

More than an hour later, the Taipei, Hsinchu, and other airports where the Japanese military is stationed in Taiwan sounded a terrible air defense siren! More than 100 fighters of the Fujian Air Force suddenly appeared in the skies over Taiwan, catching the Chinese army off guard.

The army responded in a hurry, and the anti-aircraft fire also opened fire one after another, but at this time, the swarthy bombs had already fallen overwhelmingly with a whistling sound that pierced the air. Amid the violent explosions, the military airfield was plunged into a sea of fire.

Only a few planes scrambled into the air to meet the enemy, and most of the rest were directly blown up on the runway. Even the plane, which was lucky enough to take off, was quickly shot down by the escorting Fujian fighters.

On the morning of 17 August, the Fujian Air Force dispatched 16 warplanes to attack Taiwan's military airfield, and Taipei, Hsinchu, and other airfields were blown up. Twenty-three planes were shot down, and about a hundred planes were destroyed directly on the ground. The Fujian Air Force won a great victory in the 817 air battle! Thirteen warplanes on the Fujian side were shot down by aircraft and ground fire.

Jin Zhao stayed at Fuzhou Airport all the time, waiting for the warriors to return victoriously. After the news of the successful sneak attack came from the front line, Jin Zhao was like a child, dancing excitedly, "Mom!" The little devil is so deceitful that he dares to take off a fighter plane in Taiwan to bomb Shanghai, is it really that we have no one in Fujian? ”

Lu Yunfei also said with a smile, "This time the little devil has suffered a heavy loss, and our pressure in Shanghai will be reduced a lot!" ”

"Let's go! Go and meet our warriors! After Jin Zhao finished speaking, he strode out.

"Total seat! They've just returned home, and they won't be back for a while! Lu Yunfei hurriedly persuaded.

But where was Jin Zhao willing to listen, he just dropped a sentence, "I can't wait anymore!" Before he finished speaking, the person had already gone out of the door, Lu Yunfei shook his head helplessly, and could only chase Jin Zhao out.

Jin Zhao stood on the airport, anxiously waiting for the pilots to return triumphantly. Finally, dozens of small black dots appeared in the sky in the distance, and Jin Zhao said excitedly, "Look! Our warriors are back! ”

One after another, the fighters landed on the airport, and after each plane landed, when the pilot jumped off the plane, Jin Zhao would take the initiative to greet him, shake hands with the pilot, and offer condolences. When all the planes landed, Jin Zhao smiled and waved to the pilots, "Let's go!" Go to the Great Hall, and I'm going to give you the honor myself. ”

At the same time, the Shanghai battlefield was refurbished, and the second general offensive of our army began. In view of the failure of the 87th and 88th Divisions in the first offensive, Falkenhausen, the German adviser to the army, believed that it was necessary to change tactics and take the weak points of the army's defense as the direction of breakthrough. First, concentrate artillery fire and bombard, and then organize assault teams to quickly assault the depth of the army. Zhang Zhizhong adopted Falkenhausen's suggestion and began to implement the "Iron Fist Project". A commando team of 500 men was organized to prepare for the capture of the headquarters of the Marine Corps and the Gongda Yarn Mill.

The so-called Iron Fist plan is to use infiltration tactics and intersperse with roundabouts. I bypassed the strong stronghold of the Japanese army, interspersed it with the rear of the Japanese army, and cut off the rear road of the Japanese army.

In the early morning of August 17, our army began to implement the Iron Fist plan and launched a second general attack on the Shanghai army. Our assault troops, interspersed with the rear of the Japanese army, launched a fierce attack on the two core positions of the headquarters of the Japanese Marine Corps and the Gongda Yarn Mill.

The assault team successfully broke through the defense line of the Yue army and advanced into the depth of the Yue army. The follow-up troops, the 87th and 88th Divisions, seized the fighters and launched a general attack on the Yue Army. After a bloody battle, the assault team overcame several barricades in succession and approached the headquarters of the Marine Corps. However, relying on strong barricades and tall buildings, the Chinese army formed a powerful firepower network against our army, and our army organized death squads to attack many times, but they were unable to break through the fire blockade of the Japanese army.

At the same time, the 87th Division encountered a similar situation during the attack on the Gongda Yarn Factory, and the remnants of the army were forced to retreat into a four-story building in the face of our fierce attack. Our army organized several attacks, but failed to conquer this stronghold of the Japanese army. The second general offensive ultimately fell short.

Just when the army launched a new round of offensive in the urban area of Shanghai, the speedboat brigade of our navy was in order to cooperate with the offensive of the ground troops. The navy was furious by sending torpedo boats to secretly sail into the Huangpu River, sneak attack the fleet of the Chinese army, and blow up the barges of the Japanese army.

On the 19th, more than 2,000 people from the Yueben Special Marine Corps stationed in Lushunkou and other places rushed to reinforce Shanghai! At the same time, under the repeated requests for help from the commander of the 3rd Fleet, the supreme commander of the Shanghai Army, Hasegawa Kiyoshi, the commander of the 3rd Fleet of the Shanghai Army, the country also mobilized a large number of ships to support the Shanghai Army, including two aircraft carriers, 5 cruisers, and 25 destroyers, and urgently sailed to Shanghai for reinforcements.

On the same day, the 36th Division rushed to Shanghai in the starry night. Zhang Zhizhong decided to use the 87th Division from north to south to attack the Yangshupu position of the Yue Army. The 36th Division moved south from the north side of Yangshupu, aiming at Huishan Wharf.

The army used tanks to support the infantry that night, and launched several counterattacks against the 87th and 36th divisions, and the two sides started a tug-of-war. The battle was fierce, and in the end our troops were forced to withdraw from the battle, and the third offensive failed again.

At this time, the strength and firepower of the enemy and our armies in Shanghai had changed, and the war was gradually expanding, which was also promoting the further development of the war situation, and in order to cope with the changes in the situation, on August 20, Lao Chiang convened a national military committee. At the meeting, it was decided to divide the country into five theaters.

The jurisdiction of the first theater of operations is Hebei and northern Shandong, and the commander of the theater is concurrently served by Lao Jiang. The jurisdiction of the second theater is Shanxi, Suiyuan, and Chahar provinces, and the commander of the theater is Yan Xishan. The jurisdiction of the third theater is the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the commander of the theater is Feng Yuxiang. Lao Jiang did not trust Feng Yuxiang, so he appointed his confidant Gu Zhutong as the deputy commander, and specially explained that 'the order of the deputy commander Gu was the order', and Feng Yuxiang was set aside. The Fourth Theater was under the jurisdiction of Guangdong and Fujian Provinces, He Yingqin concurrently served as the commander of the theater, and Jin Zhao was appointed deputy commander of the theater. The area under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Theater is the northern part of Shandong and the northern part of Jiangsu, and the commander of the theater is concurrently served by Lao Chiang. There are a total of five theaters, and Lao Jiang alone is the commander of two theaters, plus several previous positions, he wears many hats, and he is not afraid of dying of exhaustion.

Shanghai belonged to the Third Theater of Operations, and the purpose of the Third Theater was to defend the capital and preserve the economic source, quickly besiege the enemy near Shanghai, and break the attempt of the Chinese army to land along the rivers and along the coast. It was also at this meeting that Lao Chiang finally decided to open a second battlefield in Shanghai and fight a decisive battle with the Yue army in the vicinity of Shanghai.