The heavens start from Changjin Lake

In two hours, more than 50 Japanese soldiers were killed on the other side. This was already a small force. The casualties were very heavy, especially on the Japanese army on the other side. In the next half day, they calmed down a lot.

They already know that the national army on the other side of the river is different from other national armies. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is far stronger than other national armies. The casualties of the two-hour attack across the entire line only reached dozens of people. The Japanese casualties in this place alone There were more than 50 people, and this was the result of the Japanese army here having the support of artillery. Without the support of artillery, the casualties would have been even greater.

The smart Japanese would not choose to get into trouble. They gave up attacking this place and only dispatched two detachments of Japanese troops, one on the left and one on the right, occupying the houses on both sides, and moved a few mortars to where they were needed. .

The Japanese troops of the second group attacked the Sitang River for a whole day without making any progress. At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, they gave up the attack.

All day long, the sound of guns and artillery on the Sitang River defense line did not stop. The roar of artillery and the sound of gunfire like fried beans came and went. The fight between the [-]th Brigade and the Japanese Second Brigade was fierce. In Sitang There were repeated battles on the river defense line. If the Sitang River had not been such a big obstacle, it is estimated that the Japanese Second Battalion would have beaten away the [-]th Brigade.

It took heavy sacrifices to defend the precarious line of defense on the Sitang River. The Japanese Second Battalion also sacrificed 300 people and had no choice but to stop the attack.

At sunset, the Sitang River defense line was basically quiet.

The third company and one platoon were stationed at the fourth company's defense line, while the second and third platoons continued to guard several of their own rooms. Only after the reinforcements from their superiors arrived did the third company and one platoon retreat.

Dinner was the captured Japanese canned food. I scooped some river water and found some earthen jars in the ruins. A few soldiers dug up some wild vegetables and threw them into the earthen jars. They mixed them randomly, and a bowl of random stew was ready. Everyone found some broken bowls that had not been taken away from the refugees' homes, broke a few branches to make chopsticks, had a hot meal, and then crowded into several broken rooms to rest.

The moon is sparse, and there is a lot of gunpowder smoke floating in the air, mixed with the faint smell of blood. When the wind blows, it picks up the rustling leaves and scatters them without a trace. When the wind calms down, the gunpowder smoke and blood gather together again. .

It is estimated that many people died.

Xia Yuan was not sleeping yet. He was sitting on the grass with his gun in his arms, looking quietly at the dark night on the other side of the river. A few stars were emitting a faint light, but it did not have much impact on him. When night vision was turned on, The whole world seemed like daylight. The eagle's eyes swept around the ruins of buildings on the other side and locked on the secret sentries of several Japanese soldiers.

The situation of the Japanese on the other side is similar to that on their side. They are all in insignificant positions. The Japanese troops will not be too many, only a few dozen people, the strength of a small team.

"Why don't you go and have a rest? You traveled all day last night, and you fought the Japanese for so long early this morning." Lu Jingguang didn't find Xia Yuan in the room, so he came to the river bank and took a look. Sure enough, he was here.

"Can't sleep." Xia Yuan pursed his lips, turned off his night vision, and stopped looking at the other side of the river. He lay down on the grass behind him, relaxed his body, and crossed his hands behind his head.

"Get some rest, I guess there will be a tough battle to fight tomorrow." Lu Jingguang sat next to Xia Yuan, his voice buzzing, but his soft voice could still be heard.

"What's the date today?" Xia Yuan asked.

"It's the second, and tomorrow it's the third." Lu Jingguang glanced at his watch: "It's the third in more than two hours."

"Time flies really fast."

Unknowingly, it had been a month since I arrived at the Songhu battlefield. During this month, I seemed to have done a lot of things, but it seemed that I had done nothing.

After traveling all the way from Yudi to the Songhu battlefield, have you improved?There was also promotion, at least from a recruit to a deputy company commander of the Central Army.

"It's quite fast. A lot of people died in today's battle. The [-]th Brigade will probably have to repair and renovate next. If the Japanese don't attack, we still have quite a lot of time."

Lu Jingguang felt bad when he thought about these things. After three consecutive battles for so long, this was the first time such a battle was fought. The Japanese were very powerful in fighting. Two or three people couldn't win with a bayonet, but it often took four or five people. If you surround a Japanese soldier, you will have to pay casualties.

This is already considered good.

In today's battle, more than a dozen people from the Third Company were pulled down. Some were hit by stray bullets from Japanese machine guns, others were stabbed with Japanese bayonets, and a few died.

There are still more than two months until the end of the Battle of Songhu. The battle is so difficult that it is estimated that the [-]th Brigade will be wiped out by the end of the battle.

The second wave of Japanese reinforcements had not yet arrived.

Lu Jingguang was right.

On the second day, the Japanese army did not continue to attack. The entire Wusong defense line was eerily quiet. This gave the [-]th Brigade some time to rest and breathe. They reinforced the defense line, built fortifications, and mobilized troops to form a confrontation with the Japanese army on the other side of the Sitang River. The defense line has basically stabilized.

"The Japanese army is like a mad dog. Why did they suddenly stop fighting?"

"That's not bad. If the little Japs don't attack, then all of us will be safe and we won't have to fight against the little Japs."

"All four companies died yesterday, and one company died."

The Japanese army did not attack, which was undoubtedly a good thing for the soldiers of the entire [-]th Brigade.

The war in Wusong temporarily fell into calm. The Japanese No. 60 Eighth Regiment suspended their offensive, but they were not idle. They began to drop leaflets on Baoshan in an attempt to persuade the Chinese army to surrender.

Even the [-]th Brigade in Sitang River received the leaflets, which were dropped by Japanese reconnaissance planes. They were like falling snowflakes, floating down one after another.

The fighting on the front line stopped, and Xia Yuan stayed in the house with nothing to do, resting with his gun in his arms. A series of footsteps sounded outside the yard. Lu Jingguang hurried in with a leaflet in his hand, with anger on his face:
"What a special code. Even if we don't fight, these bastard Japanese devils are still trying to get us all to surrender with just a piece of paper." ?On the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, the U.S. military also used this trick. Not only did they have letters to persuade them to surrender, but they also sent people from the Kuomintang party to shout at the volunteer positions day and night through loudspeakers. Unexpectedly, this trick actually worked I learned it from the Japanese.

"They not only lost these papers, but also cigarettes." Zhao Shiguo took out a box of Japanese cigarettes from his pocket and said cheerfully.

"That's great. I was worried about not having any cigarettes to smoke." Xia Yuan stood up, put the cigarette in his pocket, and said with a smile: "Company Commander, don't be angry. Let everyone collect all these papers. When cooking, make some The fire starter can also wipe your butt, so good, don’t waste this cigarette, wait until they meet the eight generations of ancestors, let the eight generations of ancestors greet them well."

"You're a big-hearted kid. Okay, I'll do as you say." Lu Jingguang responded and called the platoon leader, "Go and take your people to collect the cigarettes and paper. Let the brothers come up later." In the toilet, don’t use tree leaves, use paper instead.”

"Hey."

The platoon leader greeted the people in the platoon and went out to have fun. After a while, everyone came in holding a thick stack of paper and their pockets were full.

Xia Yuan was somewhat surprised: "This little Japanese devil actually threw so much paper to persuade us to surrender. He really spent a lot of money."

"There are so many, it's like snowing in the winter." Lu Jingguang was obviously still angry. This little Japanese devil is not a human being. He has written well on the paper. He will surrender to protect your safety and prepare a rich meal for you. Food and even cigarettes were given out to tempt people.

"Lao Lu, don't worry, the little Japanese devil's plan is destined to fail." Xia Yuan said with a smile.

"Why." Lu Jingguang was confused.

"Guess."

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The Japanese army decided to attack Baoshan. Baoshan is close to Wusong and relies on the river bank. The Japanese army's original plan was to occupy Wusong and then advance to Baoshan. However, due to the two-day battle of the Japanese army in Wusong, its intensity far exceeded that of the Third Division. The regiment suffered heavy casualties as expected, and the troops needed to rest and recuperate, so the attack had to be postponed.

It was postponed to September [-]th.

Take the Third Battalion of the Japanese No. 60 Eighth Company as an example. In the combat log on September 130, it recorded 23 casualties. However, from the time the Japanese Army landed on August 31 to August 240, the Third Battalion of the Japanese Army , in nine days, the brigade only recorded a total of [-] casualties.

The casualties in just one day of fighting had exceeded half of the total casualties since the landing operations.

One can imagine the intensity of Wu Song's battle.

Another reason is to wait for reinforcements.

On September 18, the Japanese Army's No. 68 Regiment landed in Wusong. The Regiment took out the Third Brigade and some artillery and formed the Iida Detachment to prepare for future attacks on the urban area of ​​Shanghai. The main force of the Regiment was transferred to Along the Sitang River, taking over the defensive tasks of the second brigade of the [-]th Wing.

The casualties of the Second Battalion were greater than those of the Third Battalion. The Third and Fourth Companies killed more than 50 Japanese soldiers at the narrow mouth of a river alone, not to mention the battle that lasted a whole day on all fronts. The total number of casualties was unprecedented, and it was the highest casualty among the three brigades.

The second brigade was transferred to Baoshan to rest and recuperate while preparing to join the offensive against Baoshan.

In addition to the Japanese No. 18 Regiment that landed, the Japanese No. 30 Fourth Regiment and the No. 12 Regiment also landed near Wusong. The Japanese troops on the front lines of Wusong and Baoshan were further strengthened. Unknown to all of this, the troops stationed in Wusong still only have the reduced battalion of the 31st Regiment, the 30rd Regiment No. 18, the [-]th Regiment, the [-]th Brigade, and the [-]rd Battalion of the [-]rd Regiment of the National Army stationed in Baoshan.

Just when the fighting on the Wusong side temporarily stopped, the Japanese No. 11 Division also began to march towards Shizilin Fort and Yuepu Town. The only national troops in this area were the main force of the 98rd Regiment in Yuepu Town and Shizilin Fort. The second battalion of the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Division and the main force of the [-]th Regiment stationed at Chen's house in the rear.

The attacking Japanese army was the Asama Detachment composed of the 11st and 98rd Battalions of the No. [-] Division. With the coordination of Japanese sea and air firepower, they attacked the [-]nd Battalion of the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Division at the Shizilin Fort and the [-]th Battalion of Chenjiazhai. The Eighth-Eighth Regiment's main attack.

The Second Battalion of the [-]th Regiment built a defensive position at Shizilin Fort with barbed wire, trenches, sandbags and machine gun rocks. The Asama detachment organized death squads to conduct several meat bomb assaults, but to no avail. In the afternoon, the Japanese army learned wisely, and the Nationalist Army The army built a large number of bunkers and fortifications on the front, but towards the main force of the [-]th Regiment, there were fewer bunkers and fortifications. The Japanese army detoured to the south side of the fort near Yang's house and launched another attack on the fort.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army, which continued to charge with human bombs, finally broke into the national army's position and started a hand-to-hand battle with the national army.

When the fort was attacked by the Japanese, the main force of the [-]th Regiment immediately dispatched the third battalion to support the second battalion. However, during the march, it was bombed by Japanese aircraft, making it difficult to move and unable to arrive.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, after several hours of fighting, the [-]nd Battalion of the [-]th Regiment, which was defending the Shizilin Fort, was attacked by two Japanese brigades in turns. It suffered all casualties and the Japanese army captured the fort.

The Japanese army continued to advance towards the Third Division. In the ensuing blocking battle, the Chinese army resisted the Japanese attack at the cost of almost destroying one battalion after another. The defense line was still unable to hold on, and the [-]th Regiment suffered even more heavy casualties. , the Second Battalion suffered all casualties at Shizilin Fort, the Third Battalion suffered all casualties in the ensuing blocking battle, and the [-]th Regiment retreated all the way.

However, the Japanese Asama detachment also suffered considerable losses in the battle that day. The captains of the two Japanese brigades were killed by the National Army. In the afternoon, the Japanese Third Battalion came under concentrated mortar fire from the National Army. , Captain Naoki Fujimoto was seriously injured and died in the hospital. That night, the national army organized troops to counterattack the Japanese army and drove back the Japanese third brigade.

The two brigades of the Japanese army were separated. The Chinese army occupied Yang's house to block the Japanese army. The first brigade counterattacked and drove the Chinese army away. However, the Chinese army launched a counterattack and cooperated with the Chinese army lurking in Yang's house. The Japanese army made a surprise attack from behind, and the Japanese army was caught off guard. Wada Taixiong, the captain of the first brigade commanding the front line, was killed by the national army.

However, the Japanese army's fighting power was tenacious and they still drove away the national army. The two brigades merged and on September [-], they advanced eastward to join the Third Division. The Japanese troops of the two divisions met on the north side of Baoshan. The Third Battalion of the [-]rd Regiment here completely became a lone army surrounded by the Japanese army.

On the afternoon of September 60th, three brigades of the 30th Regiment No. 33 of the Japanese Army, which had rested for a day, launched an attack on the perimeter of Baoshan. Defending around Baoshan was the [-]rd Regiment No. [-] of the National Army. The battle continued into the evening. The position was lost, leaving only the powder magazine at Jin's residence.

The building of the gunpowder depot was very strong, and the Chinese army further strengthened it with sandbags and other materials. The Japanese 68th Regiment advanced here, but there was nothing to do for the time being. That night, reinforcements from the First Battalion of the Japanese No. 12 Regiment arrived at the Japanese No. 60 Eighth Regiment. rear of the team.