After dawn on August 31, the 6th Wing of the 3rd Division of the Chinese Army attacked Wusong with more than 30 planes and naval guns and forcibly landed. The other part of the army landed at the city ferry terminal. A regiment of the 61st Division of the Chinese defending Wusong suffered more than half of the casualties and did not retreat. However, under the desperate resistance of our army, the Yue army also suffered heavy casualties, and the commander of the 6th Wing of the Yue Kou, Kuraga Tatsuji, was killed by our defenders.

On the evening of 1 September, after the arrival of the follow-up troops, starting from Liuhe, passing through Luodian, Baoshan, Shishilin, Paotai, and Wusong, they turned into Yunzaobang, Zhanghuabang, Jiangwan, and Beichuan Road to form a line and carry out an attack on the whole line, making it difficult for our army to respond from the beginning to the end, and abandoning part of its positions. On September 2, the enemy began to storm Baoshan Castle and Zhanghuabang Station.

Baoshan, located at the throat of the Yangtze River, is less than 10 miles in radius, but its strategic position is extremely important. 10 miles to the south is Wusong Town, 10 miles to the west is the Lion Forest Fortress, the northeast is close to the Yangtze River, and the terrain is prominent. Dengbaoshan County overlooks the river, the waves are rolling, the sea and the sky are integrated in the distance, and the strange scenery is in full view.

Responsible for defending the vicinity of Baoshan is the 98th Division, division commander Xia Chuzhong looked at the combat map in front of him with a sad face, "Our main force is building fortifications along Yuepu Town, the 588th Regiment is guarding the Lion Forest-Yuepu-Baoshan line, and the 6th Company is holding the Lion Forest Battery. The 587th Regiment built fortifications on the front line of Zhuzhai, Sunjialou, and Gujia oil trucks. The 584th Regiment pinned down the Luodian in the direction of Luodian in the positions of Han Zhai, Wudoujing, Jiepai Bridge, and Tuzhuyuan to the east of Luodian. ”

Xia Zhongchu paused for a moment, and then continued, "As for Baoshan, it will be handed over to the Yao Ziqing battalion of the 583rd Regiment for defense." The order is instant! ”

"Yes!" The adjutant quickly recorded Xia Zhongchu's order, then saluted Xia Zhongchu and turned to leave.

Xia Zhongchu raised his head and looked at the battlefield in the distance, which was still filled with gunsmoke, and sighed helplessly. Since the landing of the Yue army, the 98th Division has fought several bloody battles with the Yue Kou, and the casualties are quite heavy! If this continues, I am afraid that the 98th Division will be exhausted in a few more days.

Yao Ziqing, commander of the 583rd Regiment of the 98th Division, No. Zhongqi, Huangpu Phase VI. Usually wear a pair of short-sighted glasses, look weak and elegant, quite a bit of scholarly taste, but in the fight is extremely brave, once served as the platoon commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, successively served as platoon commander, deputy company commander, company commander, deputy battalion commander, repeatedly made meritorious contributions. Before the battle, the battalion commander Yao Ziqing led more than 500 soldiers of the battalion to solemnly swear: 'Cut off the fierce flames of the Japanese slaves, wash away the shame of the country, love my rivers and mountains, swear not to share the sky with the enemy, and swear to live and die with the position!' Then he went to Baoshan County, rushed to repair the fortifications overnight, and waited for it.

Yao Ziqing stood at the head of Baoshan City, looked at the soldiers who were constantly busy up and down the city wall, and said with emotion, "Five years ago, Senior Jin Mengbo led his troops to attack Yuekou here, but I didn't expect that five years later, I, Yao Ziqing, also had the honor to lead my troops to stick to Baoshan." Although I, Yao Ziqing, do not have the heroic spirit of Senior Jin, but I am not a busy person, and if Kou dares to invade Baoshan, he will die without a place to be buried! Speaking of this, Yao Ziqing's eyes burst out with a thick murderous aura.

At the same time, the Japanese army continued to launch a fierce attack on the position of our defending 98th Division, and the officers and men of our 98th Division bravely resisted under the leadership of division commander Xia Zhongchu, but in the end, due to heavy losses, more than half of the casualties were forced to retreat to the position on the east side of Yuedong and continue to resist the attack of the Yue army.

After increasing reinforcements, the army immediately attacked Baoshan from the east and west of Shilin and Wusong, and at the same time attacked the 98th Division with more ferocious artillery fire. By September 5, the position east of Yuepu was finally occupied, so far, the lion forest and Wusong were connected, and the defenders of Baoshan became a lone army.

In the battalion headquarters, Yao Ziqing grabbed the phone and said, "The enemy has concentrated more than 100 warships at the mouth of the Yangtze River and the Huangpu River, and the enemy planes have also been flying low to reconnoitre, and there is a possibility of attacking Baoshan." ”

On the other end of the phone, the anxious voice of the brigade commander Fang Jing came, "Baoshan City, the stakes are very important, and your battalion must defend Baoshan at all costs." ”

Yao Ziqing immediately said, "Please rest assured, the officers and soldiers of my battalion swear to live and die with Baoshan!" After putting down the phone, Yao Ziqing thought for a while and said, "Immediately summon the company commanders to the battalion headquarters for a meeting." ”

"Yes!" The herald replied loudly, then gave a military salute to Yao Ziqing, turned around and strode out of the battalion headquarters.

Yao Ziqing looked at the four company commanders under him with a serious face, "Both the division seat and the brigade seat have already issued death orders, ordering our troops to defend Baoshan City!" ”

"We only have one battalion of troops, and the strength is too thin!" A company commander said cautiously.

"What? Scared? Yao Ziqing's eyes widened and he shouted, "If you're afraid, get out of Lao Tzu as soon as possible!" Lao Tzu has no bad seeds! Yao Ziqing, who has always been elegant, rarely burst into a foul mouth, which shows the anger in Yao Ziqing's heart at this time.

"Camp! What do you call that? If I were afraid, I wouldn't wear this uniform! Please rest assured, as long as I still have a breath of air, the little devil will not want to step into Baoshan half a step! The company commander was also anxious, and stood up with red eyes and said loudly.

"The head can be broken, the will is unyielding, and I vow to live and die with Baoshan!" The other three company commanders also stood up one after another to express their determination to stick to Baoshan.

Yao Ziqing nodded with satisfaction, "Good job!" This is like my Yao Ziqing's soldiers! After Yao Ziqing finished speaking, he immediately said with a blank face, "Order!" ”

"Hmm" Several officers present immediately straightened their backs.

"First, hastened the reinforcement of fortifications and the construction of anti-aircraft shelters; 2. Maintain smooth communications; 3. Reserve more food and ammunition; Fourth, the whole battalion must not leave Baoshan without an order, and must live and die with the city. Fifth, the eastern, southern, and northern gates were all blocked, leaving only the west gate to enter and exit, so as to facilitate the concentration of troops to meet the enemy. ”

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.

After Yao Ziqing finished speaking, he turned to the communication soldier and said, "Send a report to the brigade headquarters and division headquarters immediately, and say that our department swears to die with the enemy, stick to the city wall, survive a breath, and fight to the end." ”

From the night of September 5 to the early morning of September 6, the 68th Wing of the Yue Army, under the command of Takashi Yingmori, surrounded Baoshan City. When the dawn appeared in the east, the attack of the Yue army began. The army concentrated the fire of the naval guns, stormed Baoshan City, and fired sulfur bombs at the defenders, and suddenly the whole city and the city were in a sea of fire, and the smoke soared into the sky.

Subsequently, a large number of Japanese troops held up bright bayonets, and under the leadership of the devil officer, launched a fierce attack on the position of our army in Baoshan. In the face of the surging army, Yao Ziqing commanded and calmly faced the battle.

"Hit! Give Lao Tzu a hard beating! When the battle reached its fiercest, Yao Ziqing had to rush to the front line in person, pick up a rifle and participate in the battle in person. Yao Ziqing's battalion consisted of just over 500 men and was poorly equipped, with only 3 mortars, 20 light machine guns and 600 old-fashioned rifles. However, they had to face the siege of a wing of the well-equipped Yue Army, and the fierceness of the battle was evident from this.