Age of Rebirth

Chapter 440 Crazy and Crazy

In the headquarters, General Zhang Zhizhong saw the tide of Japanese troops frantically attacking the defenders' positions. He knew very well that

Matsui was crazy, and he gave all his strength to attack, all he wanted was to break through the beachhead in one go, and the Japanese soldiers also went crazy, regardless of casualties, they rushed forward and charged desperately.

Under the frenzied attack of the Japanese army, the various defensive units of the Central Army gritted their teeth and persisted. Often a battalion was wiped out, and new troops were immediately deployed. The position is often a bloody battle, and the Japanese army is engaged in hand-to-hand combat. With the advantage of the new force, the Japanese army is beaten out, and this new battalion also suffered one-third of the casualties. However, the position is still in the hands of the Chinese defenders. superior.

In the evening, the Japanese army finally stopped attacking and returned to the sea. The beach, which had been fighting for a whole day like a tsunami, quieted down, and the gunpowder smoke had not cleared. The tide carries the depths of the sea. [

The afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the blood-soaked beach indifferently, and wisps of black smoke floated in the sky, as if wrapping an ominous black veil around the setting sun. The observation post at a high place, many pairs of vigilant eyes, were still watching Looking at the sea, those crazy beasts are still unwilling to be reconciled, staring at the big Shanghai covetously.

The Ninth Army Headquarters is holding a meeting of division commanders to summarize and review the day's battle. Because Chang Feng's troops and the Ninth Army are cooperating in defense, he is also present at the meeting. He is the only participant with a calm face.

General Zhang Zhizhong's face was serious. The bloody battle of this day shocked him greatly. According to the statistics, all divisions suffered heavy casualties. The number of casualties was as many as 2000. At this price, almost With 4 people, the ratio of casualties between the enemy and ourselves was [-] to [-]. It can be said that this was a miserable battle.

Only the Changfeng Department of the Tenth Army, which killed more than 800 Japanese troops with less than [-] casualties, was the first to end the battle. The number of casualties of the more than [-] Japanese troops and the divisions of the Central Army exceeded that of the Japanese army, so General Zhang was not very satisfied.

There are many reasons. The troops of the Central Army lack large-caliber heavy artillery, so they cannot suppress the firepower of the Japanese heavy artillery, but the defenders are exposed to the Japanese artillery fire. Most of the casualties are caused by the Japanese heavy artillery. Moreover, The troops of the Central Army are not equipped with a large number of individual automatic weapons like the troops of the Independent Division, that is, the Somi submachine gun, and the number of light and heavy machine guns is less than a quarter of that of the Independent Division. It is impossible for the Japanese army to charge the group , causing massive damage.

Most importantly, it was the first time for these Central Army troops to fight against a large-scale and crazily compared Japanese army. Without understanding the combat characteristics of the Japanese army, it is impossible to take highly targeted defensive measures.

All of these caused huge casualties to the troops. However, the bravery of the soldiers of the Central Army also left a deep impression on Chang Feng. He admired those passionate men, especially those soldiers who fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese army. Intensely, he still allocates part of his energy to pay attention to the safety of the neighboring troops. When necessary, he will put the reserve team in for support. This is the relationship between lips and teeth. If any point is broken, it will lead to a tragedy of overall defeat.

General Zhang Zhizhong summed up the battle of the day, and offered commendations to the troops who fought bravely, and severely pointed out the shortcomings of the few division commanders who did not pay attention to tactics and worked hard, and took Changfeng troops as an example to encourage everyone To learn, General Zhang Zhizhong once served as the director of education of the Central Military Academy, and some of the division commanders present here are still his students. This is a person who is qualified to criticize others.

In the end, General Zhang asked Chang Feng to share his experience, which would be beneficial for the next battle tomorrow. He knew very well that from today's situation, Matsui Iwane is already a mad dog with red eyes, and tomorrow's battle will be more intense. More than [-] people have not been injured.

What can Chang Feng say?The cannons and submachine guns of your own army are still several times more light and heavy machine guns and mortars than the central army. The training standards and the quality of soldiers are incomparable to the central army?You can't even say that this is like showing off yourself and belittling others. I don't do any good for myself, and it makes other teachers feel uncomfortable. Is it worth it?

Therefore, Chang Feng said sincerely: "Commander Zhang, all teachers, looking at today's battle, the heavy artillery of the Japanese army poses the greatest threat to us. I have an idea, please consider it if you speak up, and distribute the heavy artillery of my artillery brigade equally. Go to three directions, namely Chuansha River Estuary, Shizilin, and Wusong area. Our troops will defend the front, leaving only six heavy artillery. The heavy artillery will set up positions overnight. I will give the little devil an unexpected gift tomorrow! I don’t know what Commander Zhang and the commanders think. How about next?"

Chang Feng's voice fell, and there was a quiet voice in the headquarters. General Zhang Zhizhong wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded heavily. You can feel their emotions from their shining eyes.

All of you here are professional soldiers who understand the role of even a heavy artillery in battle. The Tenth Army would rather reduce its own firepower than support its allies. This is not a word of gratitude that can represent their feelings. They all know Chang Feng's family background Son, and I envied it secretly, which means that there are at least 45 heavy artillery behind the defensive position, and this battle will be much easier to fight.

At the end of the meeting, these division commanders didn't say anything when they left. They just held Chang Feng's hand tightly and patted him on the shoulder. A sincere friendship.

Not only that, but in the division commander's information, he also mentioned a tank regiment of the Japanese army. It is time to show up in the past few days. He sent the anti-tank gun squad to the other two directions, leaving only ten here. The Japanese army lacked direct firepower. Facing the Japanese tanks, they had to blow up the tanks at the cost of the lives of the soldiers.

When these anti-tank gunners arrived at the defensive position of the Central Army, they explained the meaning of the chief of staff. These division commanders were overjoyed, and the sharp weapon to deal with the little devil's iron turtle also came. They have all seen the power of this strange gun. The anti-tank gunners were closely guarded like babies.

In the dark night, the Japanese warships on the sea outside Shanghai flashed lights like ghost eyes, and the searchlights cast beams of light on the dark sea from time to time. On the beach, heavy artillery pieces quietly left their original positions and were deployed in new directions. , ready to give the Japanese a sudden blow.

Looking at the much empty artillery positions, Chang Feng laughed loudly. He knew in his heart that during the day, the Japanese army’s heavy artillery had suffered a loss, and he would not make any more misfortunes. He concluded that the Japanese army’s key attack direction tomorrow must be at the mouth of the Chuansha River and the lions. In the forest area, where the Japanese army took advantage of it, they also found the weakness of the Central Army. But here, tomorrow is likely to be a war. Not crazy enough to bang his head on the iron plate.

In the early morning of August 25th, before the mist had completely dissipated, Matsui used 12 troops to storm the Chuansha River Estuary and Shizilin defensive positions, while in the direction of Wusong, there were less than [-] Japanese troops, who were not working hard. judgment is absolutely correct. [

This is already all the troops that Matsui can mobilize. After two days of fierce fighting, he has already lost two divisions. He rejected the chief of staff's proposal to keep a division as a reserve team. The reason is that all troops must be suppressed. Yesterday's attack showed that the combat effectiveness and firepower of the Chinese army in the Chuansha River Estuary and Shizilin area was significantly weaker than that in the direction of Wusong. I just used all my troops to attack the weak link of the Chinese army.

The Chuansha River Estuary and Shizilin were captured, and Wusong was surrounded by us. I want to see with my own eyes the place where the Chinese army that caused heavy losses to our imperial soldiers died. When Matsui said this, his eyes widened. Under the cold green light, the chief of staff felt goosebumps all over his body, the commander is crazy, the chief of staff muttered in a low voice, then looked at Matsui worriedly, and swallowed the words that came to his lips.

The battle became intense from the very beginning. The heavy artillery of the Japanese army concentrated their firepower and violently bombarded the beachhead of the Central Army. However, today they were not unilaterally exerting power as they wished. With the screaming sound of flying piercing the air, the faces of the experienced Japanese artillerymen turned pale all of a sudden, my God Amaterasu, that is a cannon with a larger caliber than ours!

The Japanese artillery commander shouted in a good voice: "Hayagu, hurry up, move your position and evacuate!" Said lightly, where to evacuate?Surrounded by the surging sea, it is extremely easy to transfer positions, as long as the landing craft turns in the same direction, but these damn navy sailors turned off the engine, hid in the cabin and smoked to enjoy.

But the Japanese artillery was pissed off, and the emperor was not the emperor of our army family. Why did we fight with our lives, but you acted like nothing happened?Yelling, finally alarmed these sailors, before these reluctant Japanese sailors boarded the plane, it was too late, and the guns fell on the formation of Japanese landing craft like a hailstorm.

A huge water column rushed into the sky like a white dragon, and the landing craft shook violently. Some Japanese artillerymen fell into the sea with their feet unsteady. The landing craft that was directly hit by the artillery jumped suddenly, ignited a fire, and then sank to the bottom of the sea. , The Japanese artillery fired back, in a panic, coupled with the shaky gun positions, there is no accuracy.

Finally, the artillery fire was not as dense as in Wusong yesterday. The surviving landing craft finally started their engines and hurriedly turned around to avoid the deadly artillery. In the panic, many landing craft collided with each other, and the huge impact force knocked off the heavy artillery on the boat. In the sea, the Japanese artillery fell into the rolling sea like dumplings. Then, the landing craft emitted black smoke, spun around, turned upside down, and turned upside down.

(To be continued)