The Republic of Heroes

At dawn, Wu Xiaoliang led the 57th Division as a forward force to the suburbs of Shanghai. The fighting has entered a fierce stage. The No. 60 Fourth Division guarding Shanghai retreated steadily, retreating along Beisichuan Road and Qiujiang Road. The Songhu Railway organized a line of defense to support the battle.However, with the increase of Japanese troops, the 64th Division is facing the danger of collapse across the board.

The red sun dyed half the sky red, and also dyed the streets and alleys of Shanghai red. The 57th Division quickly moved along the Songhu Railway to Zhenru, where Wu Xiaoliang's headquarters was located.The plane roared overhead, the rumble of artillery in the distance, and the flames intertwined with thick smoke piercing the sky.

"Don't you see, the army at the end of the Han Dynasty, the weak crowned captives invite long tassels. Don't you see, Ban Dingyuan, Jueyu Qingqi urges Zhanyun.

A man should be in serious danger, how can he let Confucianism miss his life.The situation is that the country's prestige is like a pile of eggs, and the feathers fight without stopping.

Abandon my old pen, keep my wartime pride.Call out comrades at one hundred thousand, sing battle songs and join the army.

Qi joins the army, cleanses the beard dust, vows to wipe out the Japanese slaves regardless of himself..."

The passionate and majestic singing wafted through the streets and alleys of the northern suburbs of Shanghai. The infantry marched forward in double columns, and wherever they passed, the ground was trampled.Shanghai citizens are full of curiosity about such an army marching into Shanghai with high morale and singing songs.

Then there was the sound of roaring motors, and the citizens lay on the crack of the door watching in amazement, the tall and thick tanks ran over, and the two ruts were left behind as if they were carved on the road.Although the Armored Brigade did not rush to the battlefield with the 57th Division, Wu Xiaoliang felt that tanks could still be of great use in street fighting. In this era, there are almost no decent anti-tank weapons, let alone the Japanese army that has never paid attention to equipment.Therefore, while the tank has great survivability, it can play an irreplaceable role in the tough battle.

After the 57th Division arrived at Zhenru as quickly as possible, they began to build the first line of defense for the headquarters. The reason why Wu Xiaoliang set up the headquarters here without hesitation was deeply influenced by the January [-]th Incident in his previous life. The [-]th Route Army, which was beaten by Kou, set up its headquarters here.

After the preparations are ready, the urgent task is to contact the No.60 Fourth Division, which is fighting hard, and take it over for repairs. The first brigade of the 57th Division was ordered to continue moving forward. When it entered Tiantong'an Station, the garrison guarding the station collapsed. , The first brigade arrived at the right time, rushed into battle and attacked the Japanese army by surprise.

Wu Xiaoliang was afraid for a while after receiving the report on the encounter with Tiantong Temple. If Tiantong Temple Station fell, and the 57th Division's defense lines at the North and East Stations were not ready, then the Japanese army would take the line along the Songhu Railway. If the victory hits the truth, the headquarters will be in jeopardy.

Fortunately, Qian Lunti, the commander of the 64th Division, came to see Wu Xiaoliang with only a few guards, and he burst into tears as soon as they met.

"Finally, Commissioner Wu, you're here. If you delay for another day, the 64th Division may have no bones left."

Obviously, despite the fierce fighting on the front line, Qian Lunti still learned that Wu Xiaoliang had been elected by the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang as the last member of the nine members of the Military Committee.He detailed the fierce battle between the 64th Division and the Japanese army in the past few days, in which soldiers and officers were killed and injured countless times, and he choked up several times during the process.

Wu Xiaoliang saw the iron-clad man crying like a child, he couldn't help being moved, he quickly helped Qian Lunti sit down, and said solemnly: "Mr. Qian fought against the Japanese invaders for the country, and he was brave and not afraid of death. Xiaoliang admired him." Immediately The conversation changed: "Now our two families join forces and vow to drive the Japanese invaders into the sea."

The Japanese commander who commanded the Shanghai raid was Koichi Kanzawa, the commander of the fleet stationed in Shanghai. On the night of the 28th, he ordered more than 00 marines under his command to raid the Chinese defenders along the North Sichuan Road.Unexpectedly, they encountered fierce resistance from the Chinese army at Tiantongan Station, and they did not make any progress for several days. Fortunately, the No. 20 Fourth Brigade and Ninth Division that had gone south from North Korea arrived in Shanghai in time.

The 24th Brigade is worthy of being an elite unit in the army. It only took a few hits to tear apart the defense line of the Chinese defenders. As long as they are defeated in one go, they will be able to chase down and wipe out the defeated Chinese soldiers. Shanghai is at your fingertips. The army's sword is pointed at the capital of China, and this weak behemoth will collapse before them.But the good luck didn't stop there. The damned Chinese sent reinforcements out of nowhere, and their combat effectiveness was extremely fierce. After several tug-of-wars, the 24th Brigade was forced back.

The commander, Jian Ze Xingyi, was unwilling to be trapped in front of this small station by the Chinese, and forced the Marine Corps and the 24th Brigade to attack the Chinese defenders.At the same time, the civilian buildings in the urban area of ​​Shanghai were no longer estimated, and the naval fleet artillery was fired to bombard the positions of the Chinese army.

Suddenly, the entire Chinese community in Shanghai was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, and then turned into ruins.The reconnaissance plane flew over the Chabei District, and saw ruins and raging fires that had not yet been burnt out, and there was no shadow of half of the Chinese defenders.Kanzawa Koichi finally relaxed his brows that had been frowned for several days, and proudly said to himself: "The Chinese people are overwhelmed. Only the artillery of the Imperial Navy can wake them up." When the Huajie collapsed and collapsed, it was difficult to organize an effective counterattack.

But when the No.20 Fourth Brigade charged excitedly on the rubble, countless Chinese soldiers seemed to emerge from the ground, and with their powerful firepower, they were once again unable to move.

The Rear Admiral Jianzawa Koichi felt that he had made a mistake, but the embarrassment for him was still to come. Japan has always placed more emphasis on the navy than the army, so the conflict between the navy and the army has always been extremely deep.The Army headed by the 24th Brigade and the Ninth Division first expressed extreme dissatisfaction with him, the combat commander who was born in the navy, and sent a domestic request to replace the army general with higher tactical literacy.

Soon, the Japanese Notoro seaplane carrier stationed in Wusong Port released three seaplanes loaded with bombs, roaring and flew over Zhabei District, bombing key targets several times.

Just like the front-line headquarters, Wu Xiaoliang was helpless against the attacks of Japanese naval guns and seaplanes. He once communicated with the commander of Wusong Fortress, hoping that the fortress could bombard the Japanese fleet stationed in Wusong Port with artillery, but he was rejected.He could only watch helplessly as the Huajie was turned into ruins little by little under the ravages of Japanese artillery fire.

There was a combat staff officer who just came back from the outside, wearing a pair of black round glasses, muttering in a low voice, but he couldn't escape Wu Xiaoliang's ears.

"I just heard that the Commercial Press on Baoshan Road was blown up, and hundreds of thousands of rare books and ancient books were all destroyed. Alas..."

The words are extremely regrettable, presumably they are scholars who have thrown their pens into the army to serve the country, Wu Xiaoconscience sighs with emotion.