Age of Rebirth

Chapter 440 The Ending

On August 27, the Japanese army, which had been respite for a day, under the unified command of Matsui, launched a three-dimensional attack by land, sea and air. The intention is obvious, tearing apart the defense line of the Chinese defenders with steel.

In a battle of land, sea and air, the Japanese aircraft and warships did not please at the Wusongkou Fortress, and the Third Fleet could not provide fire support for the landing troops. The main channel is closed.

The Air Defense Regiment of the Central Army suffered heavy losses, and the Japanese aircraft did not take advantage of it. The defensive position was blown up with smoke and dust. Matsui put all the remaining troops into the attack, and the soldiers of the Central Army came out of the ground. Gritting his teeth, he shot desperately.

After repelling the Japanese attack for three days in a row, the fear of the Japanese soldiers guarding the front has completely disappeared. The little devil is not invulnerable. Stop, the number of people coming today is much less than every day, it's the fucking devil plane messing up the situation. [

The soldiers encouraged each other. All the soldiers who survived the fierce and cruel battle for a few days were those with rich combat experience and flexible brains. They found that the bombs dropped by the Devil plane They seldom landed repeatedly in one place, and found the trick. These veterans of the Central Army used the pits to roll forward, shot eye-to-eye with the Japanese soldiers, and threw grenades like they didn’t want money. rushed back.

I have to thank Matsui for giving the Chinese defenders a precious day and replenishing a lot of medicine and supplies. The Battle of Songhu touched the hearts of the Chinese people. What the frontline wants, what the government tries to provide, backed by the big Shanghai, there is nothing missing However, the situation in history where soldiers had to fight hand-to-hand with the Japanese army due to the lack of guns did not appear at all.

The anti-aircraft gunfire pinned down the Japanese planes, forcing them to raise their throwing heights, which greatly reduced their accuracy. Some of them were blown up and even dropped into the Japanese formation. Come to support, this time, the number of Japanese aircraft losses rose sharply.

The battle ended at two o'clock in the afternoon, and the Japanese naval air force stopped in shock. They had lost 35 bombers and [-] fighter jets in the fierce battle for half a day, and the ground troops who landed did not even touch the edge of the trenches of the Chinese defenders. , but was beaten to the ground with corpses and had to defend on the spot.

The Japanese pilots couldn't figure it out. The maneuvering of the plane could completely get rid of the anti-aircraft fire on the ground, but they just watched their companion's plane, followed by a rooster soaked in gasoline, exploding in the air with smoke and fire. , The accuracy of the Chinese army's anti-aircraft artillery fire is even more unbelievable. Most of the aircraft were shot down in the final stage.

Without the aid of the planes, the navy suffered another loss. Matsui had no choice but to order the attack to stop. The defenders would not let them go, and a cannon shot drove the Japanese army to the surface of the sea.

On August 28, Matsui made a comeback, and it was still a three-dimensional attack by sea, land and air. The results encountered were the same as yesterday. The Chinese air defense force, having learned from experience, suddenly used the tactics of concentrated fire when the Japanese aircraft just flew over the position. Nine Japanese bombers were killed in one fell swoop, and the subsequent air combat was very methodical.

For the next few days, Matsui used the same tactics to storm the beachhead and the fortress of Wusongkou Fortress every day. The Chinese and Japanese came to kill each other. The entire northern part of Shanghai was shrouded in billowing gunpowder smoke. Wei'er, the citizens of Shanghai, listened anxiously to the almost non-stop sound of guns and the strange sounds of Japanese aircraft, secretly guessing the outcome of the war.

Because the Japanese forces in the urban area of ​​Shanghai have been wiped out, the citizens have no special panic, and various support work is carried out in an orderly manner. There are also many wealthy families who transfer gold and silver to other places every day through various channels. Inquire about the news, once the periphery of Shanghai is lost and the city is broken, it will be the day for the whole family to escape from Greater Shanghai.

During the war until September [-]th, the Japanese Navy and the Naval Air Force quit. After a few days, on the palm-sized northern beach of Shanghai, the Navy Air Force lost more than half of its fighter planes, and the Third Fleet lost as many as six large and small warships. Thousands of Japanese sailors were buried in the sea. This is not considered serious injury to the four warships that were dragged back to the Japanese base for maintenance. Such a loss is unacceptable to the navy.

Matsui Iwane also tried his best to fight again. The troops in his hands were only more than 5 people with incomplete organizational systems. He couldn't come up with a complete division to launch a decent attack. From August 23rd to September 14th On the [-]st, two weeks of fierce fighting, a total of more than [-] Japanese soldiers were buried in the outskirts of Shanghai in Eastern China.

The Japanese dispatched army in Shanghai has been disabled, and several divisions were forced to cancel their designations. The [-]-day fierce battle drained the last drop of Matsui Iwane's blood on the outskirts of Shanghai. force.

The Ninth Army of the Chinese garrison also paid the price of more than 23 casualties. Chang Feng's troops had more than [-] casualties, and most of the brigade lost their combat effectiveness. The air defense brigade lost [-] anti-aircraft guns and more than [-] anti-aircraft machine guns.

A total of 23 soldiers from China and Japan fell on the line from Wusong, Chuansha River Estuary to Shizilin. The Japanese army suffered even more serious losses. The water outside the Yangtze River estuary was reddish, and it attracted a large number of sharks, scrambling to devour the Japanese army. Corpses of soldiers.

With the Japanese army fighting again, the second phase of the anti-landing campaign of the Songhu Campaign was suspended, and the remaining Japanese troops retreated to the sea outside Shanghai, hovering on the sea like ghosts.

Matsui no longer knows the pain, his heart is already numb, the three-dimensional attack by sea, land and air has failed, proclaiming his fate, investing nearly 20 troops, the Navy's third fleet, and a large number of fighters, but this is the ending, talk about occupation Shanghai and Nanjing didn't even have a chance to stand on land, and every time they lost troops, they were driven back to the sea.

Matsui is very clear that his military career is over. All the honors and achievements are crushed by love in Shanghai, which he wants to conquer. The proud years of the past, like a thin smoke, passed through his mind and finally dissipated. The telegram from the headquarters , his tone was as cold as the bleak cold wind, and he no longer had that kind of respect and reverence.

Matsui asked the base camp to allow the Shanghai dispatched army to retreat to the mainland to rest. He himself will personally plead guilty to His Majesty the Emperor. There is also an action plan.

As for the content of this plan, Matsui knew that the base camp planned to tell the defeated general. Matsui was silent when he received the telegram, and continued to attack with more than 4 remnants who had been defeated by the Chinese army. It doesn't matter whether he misunderstood the situation or whether the base camp deliberately embarrassed him. [

His own troops were used by the base camp as a bait that could be sacrificed at any time. The military department was planning another large-scale operation. What could he do? Matsui's heart was in severe pain like a tear. He hated the land in front of him, hated this All the people on this piece of land made him lose the honor and pride of a soldier, tasted the first time in his life, and it was a disastrous defeat of the chance to turn around.

A mouthful of blood was sprayed on the bulkhead, and Matsui's old and thin body fell heavily on the ground, and he couldn't get sick. This was the second mouthful of blood he vomited outside Shanghai, which was enough to kill him. Dispatch the remnants of the army and hand them over to the chief of staff to command. Not to mention maintaining an offensive posture, they dare not even approach the Yangtze River estuary, for fear of being shot by the fortress of the Wusongkou Fortress and ruining the remaining troops. Just like this, unable to advance or retreat, floating on the sea in embarrassment.

Later, Matsui was transferred back to China. During the sea voyage, he was always depressed and his condition worsened. Afterwards, Emperor Hirohito personally announced the letter of surrender. He was not sent to the Tokyo International Military Tribunal for the trial of war criminals, and he was not put on the gallows. For this warlike and bloodthirsty old guy, it was Amaterasu's special blessing to him to die well. .

The Battle of Songhu, which touched the hearts of the Chinese people, came to an end with the victory of the Chinese defenders and the disastrous defeat of the Japanese dispatched troops in Shanghai. The smoke cleared, and the fresh sea breeze blew into this oriental metropolis again. The news spread, and the whole country was jubilant. Shanghai citizens flocked to the streets, telling each other that firecrackers, which are only set off on festival days, are competing to bloom in the night sky of Shanghai. The old goods of the firecracker shop are sold out the next year, so that these small bosses made a windfall.

The name of Zhang Zhizhong and the Ninth Army were talked about by the citizens. Various groups donated and raised funds one after another. A large number of condolences were sent to the barracks. The wounded soldiers were admitted to the hospital with the best conditions and received the best care. Soldiers, walking on the street, were asked whether they were soldiers of the Ninth Army, and they were immediately surrounded by crowds, flocking into restaurants, rich dishes, and free entertainment.

For a time, the prestige of Zhang Zhizhong and the Ninth Army was at the height of the sky, and there was a faint tendency to overshadow Tang Qiuli. North China was too far away, and Shanghai was where their vital interests were. The pillar of the entire Songhu Campaign, the name of the Tenth Army, instead is rarely mentioned.

In Nanjing, Chairman Jiang walked up and down in front of Soong Meiling excitedly, touching his bald head from time to time, nodding repeatedly, not knowing what to do for a while, seeing Chairman Jiang's excitement, Mrs. Jiang reminded: In the name of the Military Commission, I would like to express my condolences to the Shanghai defenders and commend the meritorious soldiers."

Generalissimo Jiang woke up like a dream, and he was so happy that he won the Battle of Songhu so much that he couldn't believe it. Wenbai has made a contribution, and the Ninth Army has made a contribution!According to Wen Bai, that Tang Qiuli's subordinate named Chang Feng also fought very well. The Japanese army was hit hard by this, do they still have the ability and courage to spy on us in Shanghai?

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