The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 298 Shanghai Changes Hands 1

What kind of conspiracy will the Chinese people have?At this time, Si Neicheng felt that his brain was not enough.When I came in just now, I didn't take a good look at the surrounding environment. If that person came in from somewhere, it's really hard to say whether the nearly a hundred people around Zi Yi can block it.

Just when Si Neicheng felt that he might have overlooked something and felt a little panicked, "Boom boom boom—" a series of explosions sounded downstairs.

"Baga! Come on, fight back!" Si Neicheng knew what the Chinese were doing when he heard the explosion downstairs.Because he suddenly remembered that there was a smaller building not far from the side of the residential building. If the Chinese occupied that building, grenades, machine guns, rifles, etc. could directly pose a threat to his command post.

It's just that Si Neicheng came to his senses a little later.With the fire and smoke of the grenade explosion, the soldiers of the 3rd company have already launched a charge!

In fact, the distance from where Zhou Qilonglian attacked to the residential building was less than 200 meters, and seven to eighty meters of it belonged to an open area, so it was difficult to cross this open area without cover.And as long as the Japanese army's firepower can stop for more than ten seconds, once the National Defense Army soldiers cross this open area, then Zhou Qilong's soldiers can use the small terrain near the residential buildings to fight back against the Japanese army at multiple points.

When the front and rear yards of the Minmin building sounded like fried beans and thunderous explosions, Si Neicheng knew that he had underestimated the attacker's combat power, and the time left for him would never wait for the reinforcements to arrive. .

The resistance of the Japanese army was also very crazy. The ground floor was captured by the National Defense Forces, and the Japanese army retreated to the second floor.The two sides fought again at the stairway. Because the Japanese army occupied a favorable terrain, the attack of the National Defense Forces was difficult to be effective for a while.

"Fire attack!" Zhou Qilong ordered after taking a look at the furniture and some old clothes all over the yard.Houses in this era, even with three or four floors, are mostly wooden structures, which are easy to burn.

"Yes. Company Commander, let's have a plate of roast suckling pig!" Several soldiers immediately chopped the furniture, piled up the clothes, and lit the fire with a lighter.

"Stand back, watch out for the Japanese counterattack!" Zhou Qilong was not overwhelmed by the temporary advantage.

"Company commander, here is a bucket of kerosene!" A soldier took out an iron bucket from another room.

"Okay, quickly, pour it on! Then, retreat—" With kerosene, and the machine guns and submachine guns of the Wehrmacht outside watching, it would be difficult for the Japanese army to put out the fire.

"Quick, let's go down to the second floor, and then break out!" Si Neicheng was quite experienced, if he stayed on the fourth floor at this time, he would really only become a roast suckling pig.

The Wehrmacht, which has more automatic weapons, is not worried about the Japanese army wanting to break out.A few minutes later, the Japanese army occupied several windows on the east side of the second floor, pouring bullets out crazily, and then Japanese soldiers jumped downstairs one by one, but the ending was not very happy. , Whether it was the cover on the window or the jump downstairs, none of them escaped this metal storm directed by the National Defense Forces.

Perhaps, Si Neicheng would feel aggrieved by his death, but this is exactly the end of the invaders.

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When the two "wartime reconnaissance regiments" of the 023 Division and the 062 Division went deep into the urban area of ​​Shanghai and triggered a wave of Japanese offensives, Liao Zhenqi, the wartime reconnaissance regiment of the 021 Division and Peng Chenggui, the wartime reconnaissance regiment of the 025 Division, were active in the suburbs and closest to the city. , 063 Division Wartime Reconnaissance Reconnaissance Regiment, Ma Chongru, crossed the Suzhou Creek from Caojiadu, Luwan, and Jade Buddha Temple respectively, broke into the core urban area of ​​Shanghai, and started street fighting against the Japanese army in Shanghai!

The three "wartime reconnaissance groups" formed three arrows and attacked all the way to the north, which immediately put the Japanese army in Shanghai into a panic.

The total number of Japanese troops in Shanghai was only about 5, and these 5 had many places to guard. Therefore, the only force that could be used for maneuver was about 2.5 in a division stationed in Hongkou.Although a division of the Japanese army wants to deal with the five wartime reconnaissance regiments that broke into the city, although it has a slight advantage in strength, it is tantamount to nonsense to say that it can drive the National Defense Forces out of the urban area or even destroy them.

"What? What did you say? Five wartime reconnaissance regiments have invaded the north of the Suzhou Creek?" At the headquarters of the East Field Division in Deqing, Jiang Baili, the chief of staff in charge of the night shift, received a call from Zhang Binxian of the Second Army. A cold sweat broke out in shock.

"Quickly, wake up Commander Xia and Deputy Commander Yu and invite them to come here." Jiang Baili felt that the matter was of great importance and he had to come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible.If these five regiments were to encounter an accident in the urban area of ​​Shanghai, no one in the Yesi Command could take on such a heavy responsibility.

"Brother Baili, what's the matter?" A few minutes later, Xia Zhongqing and Yu Hanmou arrived at the command center at the same time.

"There are five reconnaissance battalion commanders who are so bold that they led their respective wartime reconnaissance teams into the core area of ​​Shanghai on the north bank of the Suzhou River, and they are fighting fiercely with the Japanese marines!" Jiang Baili made a long story short.

"Oh, what's the situation?" Yu Hanmou's eyes flashed, and he suddenly thought of a plot in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"At about 11 o'clock in the evening, Xu Shangqian's unit of the 023 Division and Ma Changling's unit of the 062 Division broke into the urban area. The two sides joined forces near Putuo, and then the two captured a Japanese army's luggage warehouse, changed into Japanese military uniforms, and marched to Hongkou swaggeringly. And lured and wiped out the Japanese patrol team, then the squadron, and the squadron. Now, it is fighting fiercely with a regiment of the Japanese Marine Corps! The Liao Zhenqi Division of the 021 Division, the Peng Chenggui Division of the 025 Division, and the Ma Chongru Division of the 063 Division are at 3 o'clock in the morning They crossed the Suzhou Creek in about 30 minutes and joined the ranks of the melee in Shanghai." Jiang Baili said while pointing on the map.

"Now, among the main forces, which one is the closest to Shanghai?" Xia Zhongqing listened to the introduction while thinking about various possibilities. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he was tightly grasped by the word "blossom in the center" up.

"The nearest troops? There are only the 024th and 025th Divisions of the Second Army. They are in the Xuhui area, preparing to attack the enemy at Hongqiao Airport after dawn!" Jiang Baili said.

"In my opinion, I ordered the 024th Division and the 025th Division to set off from Xuhui immediately. Among them, the 025th Division contained the enemy's 38th Division on the south bank of the Suzhou River; the 024th Division crossed the Suzhou River and joined the battle for Shanghai!" Xia Zhongqing felt that although such a The strength of the entire front is a bit tight, but compared with the huge victory of capturing Shanghai, it is worthwhile for everyone to work hard.

"Battle for Shanghai?" Yu Hanmou and Jiang Baili asked at the same time.This is something beyond the battle plan!

"Yes, the battle for Shanghai! As long as Shanghai is won, this battle should be over." Xia Zhongqing continued.

"Then... how about the reaction of the big powers?" The two felt that the commander was a little "bold".

"Hehe, no matter how the big powers react, as long as Shanghai is in the hands of the National Defense Forces, we will have the initiative." Under the influence of Wu Aihua, Xia Zhongqing no longer has the fear of being "strong".

"Okay!" The two replied in unison.In particular, Jiang Baili is a rare strategist in this era. He didn't think of it before, or felt that it was inappropriate to capture Shanghai, mainly because the era he lived in limited his thinking.

"Also, let Li Yangjing of the Sixth Army immediately dispatch the two divisions closest to Hongqiao Airport to join the Second Army to attack the enemy at Hongqiao Airport!"

The enemy at Hongqiao Airport is mainly garrisoned by the 11th Brigade of the 32nd Division of the 64th Army of the Japanese Army. Annihilating", the combat effectiveness of the newly established 11nd Division must be very poor, but in the overall situation of the National Defense Forces campaign, taking Hongqiao Airport will be conducive to the air force stationing, and will "deter" the Japanese 32th Army Kenji Doihara in Jiangbei. The second is to cut off the connection between the Tani Hisao Division of the Japanese 4th Army stationed in Qingpu and Suzhou and the urban area of ​​Shanghai.

Hongqiao Airport was the hub for the total annihilation of the Japanese 10th and 11th armies.

"I think it is possible to leave one division of the Fourth Army to attack the enemy's 23rd Division in Wujiang, and the other divisions can be built by engineering troops to build roads and bridges, and immediately cross Wujiang to attack the 6th Division of the enemy in Suzhou. Perhaps, When the 6th Division started by Hisao Tani was attacked by our army, the 12th Division of the enemy stationed in Changshu might go south to rescue the 6th Division, so that we can fight a big battle in Suzhou!" Naturally, Yu Hanmou could See what the future holds for this battle.

"Okay, staff, write the combat order according to the discussion just now!" Xia Zhongqing made the final decision.

"Commander, should I ask the Commander-in-Chief?" Yu Hanmou added.

"No need. Mr. Wu told us: When we have a certain idea, we don't need to ask him for instructions." Xia Zhongqing said.

At 1938:3 a.m. on March 5, 4, when the Commander Terauchi of the Marine Corps issued an order for all to go to the second floor to prepare for a breakout, the Chen Guisheng Division of the 50 Division of the Chinese National Defense Forces and the Liu Fagui Division of the 024 Division were dispatched by their respective tank regiments. In front of them, like two sharp arrows, they shot towards the enemy's 025th Division and the north bank of Suzhou River.

During World War II in history, when the number of Japanese troops stationed in China was the largest, there was no more than the number of parallel time and space at this time. However, in history, the Japanese army insisted on controlling the vast areas of East China, North China, and South China from the east to the north of Hunan.Was the Japanese army very powerful in history?Obviously not, the Japanese army in history was not as strong as it was at this time!

The crux of the problem was that the anti-Japanese forces at that time were very weak, and the national army trained and commanded by Chiang Kai-shek was unbearable.A Japanese brigade ran after a division of the national army. Sakagaki Seishiro used half of the 5th Division to fight all over Shanxi. A Japanese squad or even three Japanese soldiers could capture a city with tens of thousands of residents. of Chinese counties.For the Japanese army, this is an extremely brilliant "war exploit", but for the Chinese, it is a century-old shame or even a ten-thousand-year shame!

Because of the "boldness" of Xu Shangqian and Ma Changling, the entire East China Field Army adjusted the campaign plan for them; in order to rescue them, the three armies of the National Defense Forces mobilized collectively before dawn.