Age of Rebirth

The unshakable solid Japanese firepower was finally creatively used by Chang Feng with an anti-tank gun. He took the method of stripping cocoons and drawing threads to attack one point, and blasted a gap. Wang Xu, who invented it, could not have imagined in his dreams that this gun could still be used. It can be used in this way, and it was done in the same way, and three Japanese firepower points were blasted away. Immediately, Chang Feng mobilized all the mortars and Type [-] infantry guns to concentrate shelling along the gap.

This is a bit like the plumbing of the long embankment, which means that the turbulent torrent cannot be seen, but at the bottom of the embankment, it quietly expands the impact range. When a certain critical point is reached, the seemingly solid embankment will eventually collapse.

The seemingly indestructible Japanese stronghold was finally pierced in the strongest area. As the range of shelling became larger and wider, a spacious passage was opened, and the troops rushed along this concrete fragments, mixed with The passage of the fragmented corpses of the Japanese Marine Corps soldiers rushed into the Hongkou stronghold of the Japanese army through the billowing gunpowder smoke. A battalion commander rushed to the front, waving a bright machete in his hand.

The troops invaded the solid stronghold occupied by the Japanese army in Hongkou. Chang Feng breathed a sigh of relief, his expression calmed down, and there was no suspense. The rest of the battle was much easier. Chang Feng's mind left a vivid impression. In the future, similar tough battles would be unavoidable. He began to think seriously about how to avoid heavy casualties in the troops. [

After the war, based on the example of the Battle of Hongkou in the Songhu Battlefield, he suggested that the Institute of Special Equipment develop a direct-firing heavy weapon that is easy to carry and can be equipped with infantry platoons. It is used to destroy the Japanese fortress, especially the heavy artillery. The blind spots that cannot be covered.

Chang Feng's suggestion aroused Tang Qiuli's great attention. He thought of the recoil guns and rocket launchers of later generations, which were sharp weapons for clearing out the strongholds of the defenders. The standard direct-pointing weapon bazooka, and later, the gun towers invented by Neji Okamura spread all over the North China Plain.

The small unit of the Independent Division used this kind of rocket launcher to turn the gun towers into living coffins for burying the Japanese garrison. It once created a record of clearing more than 1000 Japanese gun towers overnight, which made the Japanese army wounded. Brain, had to retreat to the central cities along the railway, and gave up the vast countryside to the Eighth Route Army troops who were good at guerrilla warfare.

After the troops entered Hongkou, the Japanese Marine Corps fell into chaos. Under the command of the Japanese commander, the Japanese soldiers rushed towards the soldiers with howling bayonets and the soldiers of the Independent Division. , hand-to-hand combat training, that is not a key subject, so even though there is a machete on the back, I don’t bother to use it, the submachine gun is held flat, the soldiers of a squad form a battle formation, and there is a burst of wild shots. The corpses of the Japanese army are covered in layers ground.

The rest of the Japanese soldiers saw that the situation was not good, and the conscience of the Chinese people was greatly broken. Those who could not fight bayonets, and those who fired guns went into the fortifications one after another, but all the firepower points were shooting holes opened to the outside. There is no place to shoot in, the soldiers are happy, and hid in the turtle shell?

Three or four grenades were tied into a bundle, and one grenade blew open the door. While the smoke was still there, the cluster grenade was thrown in. There was a muffled sound here, and there was a burst of fire there. Hongkou Japanese Marine Corps Base, the concrete fragments were so messy Flying, the Japanese soldiers crowded together in a small group, which brought great convenience to the troops to concentrate and eliminate them. The soldiers' hearts, not to mention how comfortable, finally came out of the bird's breath that was suffocating in their hearts.

After more than an hour of melee, nearly 1000 Japanese soldiers, only more than [-] people, retreated into a solid basement to resist, refusing to hand in their guns, and the rest were wiped out on the spot. There were fragments of the dark blue military uniforms of the Japanese Marine Corps and the bloody corpses of the Japanese soldiers.

The door to the basement is made of unknown material, and it is extremely strong. After using more than [-] grenades in a row, it didn't explode a little crack, but it was shot from nowhere, and more than [-] people were injured. A soldier, looking at it like this, I am afraid that it will take a long time to chew on it even with an anti-tank gun.

The commander of the first battalion led the remaining 200 soldiers and rushed to the front, chasing and beating the buttocks of the Japanese army, and watched them retreat into the basement. Six or seven of the wounded soldiers were his subordinates. Feeling that the fire in my heart has not been vented, I saw a large pile of oil drums piled up in a big bunker.

He led the soldiers to run over, ho!The pungent smell of gasoline is so good that it can knock him over. This thing is a good thing. Command the soldiers to open the lid of fifty or sixty barrels of gasoline, and roll them all along the slope to the basement door, gurgling. Gasoline flowed into the basement through the crack of the door, and panicked Japanese shouts were faintly heard from inside the basement.

A grenade was thrown over, and immediately, with a "boom", a raging fire burst into flames, and there was a scream in the basement. The commander of the first battalion took off his military cap silently, and the rest of the soldiers of the first battalion also took off their caps. Military cap, more than 600 comrades-in-arms and brothers who died in battle, I use the lives of more than 1000 little devils to pay homage to you. I hope your heroes can see this!

At 28:[-] am on August [-], the Hongkou Base of the Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai was captured by the Sulu Mobile Corps. More than [-] Japanese soldiers survived. From January [-], [-], The Japanese Marine Corps, which had been entrenched here for six years, was wiped out and became a remnant of history. The evil sword that had been inserted into Dahai was uprooted and thrown into the long river of history.

Chang Feng completed the task half an hour earlier than Tang Qiusheng's schedule. He immediately gathered his troops. An infantry brigade marched along Hongkou to attack Chuansha River Estuary and Shizilin, and an infantry brigade set off from Hongkou to attack Wusong. , Clear out the remnant enemies who dare to resist along the way, after entering the designated location, build fortifications on the spot, and counterattack Matsui Iwane's Shanghai Expeditionary Army troops who are coming from Japan and preparing to land in this direction.

Chang Feng personally led the artillery brigade and the anti-tank gun unit to reinforce the Ninth Army. The gunfire was still fierce in the direction of Yangshupu. What an elite army, even for a long time they were unable to attack Yangshupu, where more than 5 Japanese marines were firmly defending. Instead, the troops suffered more than [-] casualties.

The Ninth Army encountered the same problem as Changfeng. Yangshupu is the headquarters of the Japanese Marine Corps in Shanghai. After more than six years of painstaking efforts, it has become a solid battle fortress. The thick concrete and steel fortifications are said to be able to It can withstand a direct hit from an aviation bomb weighing more than [-] pounds.

Although the Ninth Army is the old man's direct line army and the elite of the Central Army, it can't compare with Tang Qiuli, who is perverted. He equipped the Sulu Mobile Corps with powerful artillery fire, and among the field troops belonging to the independent division, the proportion of artillery , far surpassing any squadron at that time.

When General Zhang Zhizhong saw the young Colonel Chang Feng walking into the headquarters, he knew that the hard bone in Hongkou had been eaten by more than 3 troops commanded by this young man, and the annoyance on his face became even stronger. Good intentions, to undertake the heavy task of attacking Hongkou. There are more than 8000 Japanese troops there, while there are only more than [-] Japanese troops in the direction of Yangshupu. In comparison, the burden is heavier and it is clear at a glance.

Besides, the first battle in Songhu was fought against Vice Chairman Tang's army. It's not good to always let his army gnaw hard bones. The casualties are too high. It's not easy to explain when we meet in the future, but the chief of staff tactfully refused. The troops have already been deployed, it is not good to temporarily change the main attack target, or it may cause chaos, this is what Chang Feng said.

General Zhang Zhizhong fought Yangshupu with the mentality of a competition. Your Vice Chairman Tang's troops can fight, and our Central Army troops are not good at eating. Who knows, when the attack started, the guarding Japanese troops used the weight of heavy rain Machine guns, locust-like cannons, weaved a deadly fire net on the way of the troops' charge. The three regiments participating in the attack all suffered more than half of the casualties and had to withdraw. The corpses of the soldiers of the Central Army covered the offensive the way. [

Zhang Zhizhong was horrified, and quickly called up the artillery regiment. There was a burst of violent shelling, and more than 1000 shells were fired. Logically, Yangshupu, which is not big, should also be flattened. When they attacked again, the Japanese army's firepower density did not weaken at all, and the shelling did not. In any case, the fortifications of the Japanese army are as indestructible as copper cast iron.

The shelling, this time fired more than 2000 cannons, and the troops were fired back again. After repeating this several times, the artillery regiments were almost exhausted, and the Japanese stronghold was not shaken. Instead, the troops suffered a lot of casualties. Finally, 1000 troops were organized. For a death squad with many people, five cluster grenades per person, even if they are piled up with people, the turtle shell must be blasted.

The rain from the Japanese army was impenetrable, and the death squads survived. The closest one was only 80 meters away from the outskirts of the Japanese stronghold. Such a short distance turned out to be a death zone. The scene of corpses flying all over the place made General Zhang Zhizhong's face livid.

He had to give an order to suspend the attack. The sound of gunfire in the direction of Hongkou had gradually subsided. This is the first time I have encountered a fortification that cannot be blown up by a cannon. They are all veterans who have experienced many battles. Can't attack.

When Chang Feng saw the atmosphere in Zhang Zhizhong's headquarters, he knew what was going on. The results of the Ninth Army could be determined from what happened to his own troops. Famous generals, [-] against [-], were unable to attack for a long time, and suffered a lot of casualties. Of course, they couldn't hold back in front of the juniors. Chang Feng's expression was as usual, without any complacency.

Just a solemn report, Chang Feng, the chief of staff of the Tenth Army, was ordered by the commander, General Tang Qiusheng, to be dispatched by General Zhang.

(To be continued)