4.9 Strangulation of China and Japan (1)

The officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 531st Regiment of the 301st Brigade of the 99th Division not only had a detailed map of downtown Shanghai, but also had a sharp knife squad that had conducted many field reconnaissance in Shanghai to guide the way, so they did not take the wrong road at all. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

These are all early investments by Huang Haoran.

Now it's getting a good payoff!

Luck in war always patronizes the better side of preparation!

Battalion Commander Xu Liang Xu and his soldiers heard the gunfire in the building as soon as they entered Zhizhi University, and they knew that it was the personnel lurking in Shanghai who were fighting with the little devils, because they had to pass through a large open field close to several buildings in the battle, so Battalion Commander Xu planned to let the troops pass through in batches of small units, hoping to take these buildings with relatively small losses.

Battalion Commander Chen, who has been in the 99th Division for several years, is no longer the reckless man he used to be.

Just as Battalion Commander Xu was about to give the order to attack, several college students from Zhizhi University found them and told Battalion Commander Xu that there was an underground passage to enter the teaching building, which was an air-raid shelter dug by the teachers and students of Zhizhi University, which was originally used to avoid the bombing of Japanese planes, and now it came in handy for other purposes.

Fighting on their own soil, the geographical advantage is naturally in the hands of the Chinese army!

The officers and soldiers of the 4th Company of the 1st Battalion entered the underground passage through a hidden hole at the far end of the playground, and 2 students from Zhizhi University volunteered to lead the way to the 4th Company, and along the way they also told the soldiers a more important information---- There is a very hidden fire ladder on the platform on the second floor of the bishop's building that can go up to the third and fourth floors, and the platform is at both ends of the building, so it will not be discovered by devils.

The officers and men of the 4th Company quickly took advantage of this fast passage to occupy a favorable attack position, and when they found that the Japanese troops in the school building were focused on their own people on the roof, they immediately launched a surprise attack.

Thomson spat tongues of fire in the narrow corridors, and the devils in yellow uniforms fell one by one like stakes.

Chinese soldiers kept coming in on both sides of the corridor, more and more weapons were joining the strafing fire, dense bullets were pouring out, and the corpses of Japanese soldiers were piled up on a hill in the middle of the corridor, and such a one-sided confrontation was nothing short of a massacre.

Shigeru Ito's first reaction when he heard the gunfire was not good, and he hurriedly retreated to the stairwell with the soldiers around him, and now it was his turn to take advantage of the small space here to start defending.

It was only a few tens of seconds before the offensive and defensive postures of the warring China and Japan were exchanged.

The officers and men of the 99th Division obviously showed more experience in the face of the Japanese army's retrenched defense, and each of them had received at least three months of training in urban warfare.

The squad gunners immediately took up a vantage point to suppress the Japanese fire, and the grenadiers with short guns took advantage of the cover in the corner of the wall to drop smoke grenades and grenades into the stairwell.

The fierce explosion and rising smoke screen caused Ito Shigeru and the remnants of his soldiers to panic, and Guan Yongbo dropped his last grenade from it at the right time.

The front and rear flanking made these Japanese soldiers even more confused, and at this time, a Chinese soldier holding a steel shield suddenly rushed out of the smoke screen, and the submachine gunner behind the shield fired fiercely from the shooting hole of the shield!

The end of the officers and men of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Marine Corps is already obvious!

Shigeru Ito was shot and killed in the crowd, and several submachine gun bullets that hit him at close range blurred the flesh and blood in his chest, and Ito Shigeru's eyes were wide open, as if he didn't dare to understand why he used the same defensive strategy as the people of China to get such a different result!

When Camp Commander Xu Liang saw Shigeru Ito's corpse, he spat at the dead devil's face!

"Send this dead body to the rear, the reporters in Nanjing like this kind of material! ......”

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the battalions of the 531st Regiment successfully occupied the important positions of Yuedong Middle School, Patriotic Girls' School, Zhizhi University, Wuzhou Cemetery and Hujiang University, and killed more than 700 Japanese marines and soldiers in the countryside in the crossfire to seize the target, and the 99th Division wedged several nails between the northern and central defense lines of the Japanese army!

The remnants of the Japanese army on the northern defense line have also become a delicious meal on the plate of the 99th Division, you can eat it if you want, and you don't need to say hello!

The third brigade was besieged and the defensive line was broken through, so that the Japanese army's pre-war immediate front was facing a comprehensive shake!

At the beginning of the battle, the strength of the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai under Major General Okawa Uchiden 7 was only about 5,000 special marines and 3,600 soldiers in the township, which was suitable for fighting.

As for the 3,000-strong volunteers composed of Japanese overseas Chinese in Shanghai, they could only do some logistical work, and Major General Okawa would not fill them up on the defensive line unless they had to.

Now, less than half a day after the start of the war, Major General Okawa has lost more than 10% of his troops, and such a rapid loss rate is simply worse for the Japanese army with tight forces.

What's even worse is that Yuedong Middle School, Patriotic Girls' School, Zhizhi University, Wuzhou Cemetery and Hujiang University, these important defense points are all occupied by the Chinese army, and the remaining strength of the third brigade in the direction of the Bazi Bridge will face the annihilation of the Chinese army at any time, and Rear Admiral Okawa's special marine corps has only five brigades in total, and he really does not dare to throw away the third brigade so casually.

The repeated occupation of defensive positions by the Chinese army also greatly reduced the defensive space of the Japanese army, and the strength of the troops became dense.

You must know that Zhang Zhizhong's troops have a large number of artillery, and in the face of powerful artillery fire, dense troop deployment will bring unexpected casualties.

Moreover, it takes time and space to wait for reinforcements from Tokyo......

Major General Okawa decided to counterattack the Chinese troops occupying the area around Yuedong Middle School, Patriotic Girls' School, Zhizhi University, Wuzhou Cemetery and Hujiang University!

The two squadrons of the 6th and 1st Battalions of the Special Marine Corps were improvised and cobbled together, together with all the light tanks and machine-gun armored vehicles of the Marine Corps, and Major General Okawa intended to teach the Chinese army a profound lesson!

The strength of this mixed unit was more than 1,000 men, and about 800 soldiers in the countryside accompanied the departure, plus volunteer artillery and armored troops, which was almost equivalent to the strength of a wing.

The commander was Daisa Aida.

Blocking the way of their assault was the 99th Regiment of the 301st Brigade of the 531st Division, the regiment commander Qian Guoliang.

After receiving the news that the troops had succeeded in attacking Yuedong Middle School, the Patriotic Girls' School, Zhizhi University, Wuzhou Cemetery, and Hujiang University, Commander Qian ordered the troops to immediately dig trenches and fortifications on the spot.

Shen Lao Er with the 533 regiment and artillery soon rushed to Zhizhi University, Commander Qian saw his brigade commander, hurriedly stepped forward to report the battle situation, Brigade Commander Shen waved his hand and told Qian Guoliang, the division and Chief of Staff Fan analyzed that the Japanese army will definitely counterattack soon, and the strength will be great, the 301 Brigade immediately cooperated with the 2nd Artillery Battalion to set up a defensive position, ready to meet the Japanese attack.

Brigade Commander Shen brought 6 37 anti-aircraft guns, and Regiment Commander Qian was very happy, and immediately said that with the cooperation of artillery, unless the devil could drive the warship to the shore, he would not think about the idea of attacking their 531st regiment position.

When the 531st Regiment was preparing for defense, the 537th Regiment of the 302nd Brigade was ready to launch an attack on the Japanese position that was broken in two in the direction of the Bazi Bridge, Huang Haoran personally rushed to the regimental headquarters of the 537th Regiment, and Wang Shankui and Xie Wendong, the two main and deputy brigade commanders, quickly ran over after getting the news.

The divisions are all on the front line, if the two brigade commanders are still staying in the brigade headquarters, do you think this is still like words?

The simultaneous presence of the top boss and the big boss made Li Yuhe, the commander of the 537th Regiment, a little nervous, he was not worried that his troops would not be able to take the remnants of the Third Brigade of the Japanese Army opposite, after all, there were less than 200 devils left on the opposite side, and the rest were lost in Zhizhi University and Yuedong Middle School.

And the devil's fortifications were also destroyed by the 301 Brigade, and if you want to win, it's a sure thing!

Since the division is here in person, it is not enough to win the battle, our 537 regiment has to fight brilliantly! Otherwise, Brigade Commander Shen's 301st Brigade will always press our 302nd Brigade.

Captain Li, who was willing to perform, arranged his tactics more carefully, for fear that if he didn't grasp the details well, he would ruin the opportunity for this performance.

Wang Shankui kept encouraging with his eyes next to him!

He also wants his troops to give themselves a long face!

Wang Shankui believed in Li Yuhe's subordinates, otherwise he would not always praise Li Yuhe's 537 regiment in front of the division.

No, this time the 99th Division went into battle for the first time, and the 531st and 537th regiments that were pushed to the front line were the most outstanding units in peacetime.

In the words of Huang Haoran, "Good steel must be used on the blade!" ”

Wang Shankui believed in his subordinates, and Huang Haoran also believed in Wang Shankui, neither of them intervened to change Captain Li's plan, but Xie Wendong looked a little anxious on the side.

It's easy to have a chance to fight a little devil, but it's a pity that he, Xie Wendong, is only a deputy brigade commander, how Deputy Brigade Commander Xie wants to change positions with Commander Li now!

Even if it's a fucking battalion commander! You can also settle accounts with little devils, right?

Xie Wendong is also the first person who came over from the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, and now there are devils in front of him but he can't do it, how uncomfortable you say he is!

Xie Wendong is now longing for the taste of gunsmoke all the time!

General Zhang did not expect Huang Haoran's 99th Division to be so daring to fight, and snatched the Yuedong Middle School, the Patriotic Girls' School, Zhizhi University, Wuzhou Cemetery and Hujiang University in the mouths of the Japanese, and also eliminated more than 700 devils in the battle, killing Ito Shigeru Shaosa.

I can't help but say that Huang Haoran gave General Zhang a surprise!

Such a record should be credited to the 99th Division......

But General Zhang is a little reluctant in his heart now, as the supreme commander of the Battle of Songhu, General Zhang really likes the 99th Division, which can fight, but for Huang Haoran, the division commander who dares to openly disobey orders, General Zhang has some ideas!

Soldiers, or should obey orders as their duty!

Your Huang Haoran's 99th Division can fight! But you dare to act recklessly, once your rash actions shake the entire attack plan of the headquarters, is this responsibility borne by you, Huang Haoran?

Don't look at you as a celebrity in front of the highest authorities now, if it is because of you Huang Haoran who lost Shanghai, the Pearl of the Orient, the highest authorities will not spare you!

The Battle of Songhu was the first battle fought after the highest authorities expressed their high-profile statement of resistance against Japan! It is also a "political battle" in front of the Western world! The highest authorities cannot afford to lose in any case!

General Zhang held the battle report sent by the 99th Division in his left hand, and the fingers of his right hand tapped rhythmically on the table, which attracted the attention of Ji Zhangjian, the head of the Shanghai Security Corps on the side.

Ji Zhangjian knew that General Zhang was hesitating about not reporting Nanjing to this war report, and he felt that he should say two words:

"General! Master Huang did make mistakes first, but his starting point was also to resist Japan, and this spirit of not fearing war is worth encouraging! Now the 99th Division has won the first battle, killing nearly 1,000 enemies, and killing the Japanese soldier Shao Ito Shigeru, which is a remarkable record! Since the '77 Incident', our army has not had such a victory, and the deeds of the 99th Division can inspire the Chinese people. ”

Ji Zhangjian and Zhang Zhizhong have worked together for a long time, and they know General Zhang's temper, if they just say that Huang Haoran is a popular person in front of the highest authorities, and use the highest authorities to suppress General Zhang, this matter is basically yellow.

Now use the excuse of inspiring the national spirit to speak for Huang Haoran, and the effect will be much better!

Sure enough, General Zhang thought for a moment and called the confidential secretary:

"Send the war report to Nanjing! Please take credit for Commander Huang and the 99th Division! ”

The confidential secretary took the battle report, saluted, and left......

Ji Zhangjian thought in his heart: "Huang Haoran, Huang Haoran, I have said a lot of good things to you!" In the future, you will be developed in front of the highest authorities, but don't forget my ......"

Division Commander Huang on the front line of the Bazi Bridge suddenly sneezed fiercely! He rubbed his nose and said:

"Which mother-in-law is thinking about Lao Tzu behind her back? What a time! ......”

Japanese commando captain Daisa Aida stood on the turret of a "bean chariot", holding in both hands his precious white high-powered binoculars, a gift from Vice Admiral Hagatani, commander of the 3rd Fleet.

Daisa Aida is very proud of his position in the hearts of the generals!

Navy guns and planes bombarded the positions of the Chinese troops in the direction of Yuedong Girls' School and Zhizhi University, and the smoke of gunpowder rose to cover half of the sky, and also blocked the view of Aida Daisa, who slapped the steel plate of the turret with his palm and said loudly: "Quick! Inform the artillerymen! In the area directly ahead of our upcoming attack, a few more shells! The hit rate of artillery fire is not high! I saw at least 2 Chinese defense guns that were not destroyed! ”

"Yes! Your Excellency! I immediately conveyed your order to the artillery squadron there! The herald inside the tank replied loudly!

"Your Excellency! Major General Okawa lets you attack quickly! The third brigade in the direction of the Bazi Bridge is now in danger! ”

When Aida heard the herald's report, he arrogantly said, "Ichiki-kun, you tell His Excellency the General!" The artillery is doing very badly today! They are deliberately leaving the artillery positions of the Chinese army so that our tanks can become live targets! I can't move forward until the artillery fire has not cleared the artillery of the Chinese army! ”

"Yes, Dazuo! I'll relay it right away! ”

Aida Daisa narrowed his little eyes, the sunlight was now a little dazzling, reflecting on the steel plate of the tank and emitting a dazzling circle of light, Aida Daisa was not really afraid of the artillery of the Chinese army, but he had other plans in his heart!

The northern defense line had been cut into two sections two hours earlier, and there had been no gunfire in the direction of Zhizhi University for a long time!

The Third Brigade and Ito Shigeru are stupid now, I'm afraid they will have turned into cold corpses long ago!

Judging from the performance of the Chinese army on the opposite side from the start of the war to the present, this is definitely a well-equipped and strong army, let him take more than 1,000 soldiers to the heavy encirclement of the Chinese army to save some people who are almost impossible to live, Aida Daisa thinks this is a very inhumane order!

Could it be that his personal relationship with General Hase was discovered by Major General Okawa? For fear that he would threaten his position, Major General Okawa gave himself such a difficult errand?

"Your Excellency! Major General Okawa calls you on the radio! ”

Aida Osa took the microphone and headphones handed over from under the turret, and there was a crazy voice shouting inside, and it sounded like Major General Okawa was very anxious now!

"Daisa Aida! So, what are you waiting for? Do you have to wait until all the warriors of the Third Brigade have turned into spirits before you attack? You're war-fearing! You should be seppuku! ”

Not again! It's seppuku again! Osa Aida has some contempt for Major General Okawa's frenzied emotions!

"Your Excellency, General! It's not that I don't attack, it's just that the performance of the artillery is terrible! You must know that the Chinese army on the opposite side is very likely to be the Central Teaching Corps in Nanjing! They have a lot of artillery! Flat-firing guns, in particular, are a great threat to our tanks! I beg the naval guns to continue shelling for another half hour! ”

Half an hour!?

In another half an hour, the Chinese will have taken root in the defense zone of the Marine Corps! What's the use of asking you to fight back!

Rear Admiral Okawa knew that Aida's family was very powerful in Tokyo, and even Admiral Hase, who was of the Third Fleet, was very polite to Aida.

If it weren't for the fact that there was really no officer suitable to command this operation, Major General Okawa would not have wanted to send this bastard Aida out anyway!

"This proud bastard! He's the scum of the empire! ”

Major General Okawa gnashes his teeth at his command! But he couldn't rush to the front line to command the attack, so he had to agree to Aida's request!

"Daisa, I'll ask Vice Admiral Hase's naval guns for support! But only fifteen minutes! You're ready to attack! For His Majesty the Emperor! ”

Knowing that he had won, Osa Aida happily threw the microphone and headset to herald Kazuki, humming a hometown tune in his mouth.

Soon, the naval guns began to exert their strength violently, and shells with a caliber of more than 300 mm kept flying through the sky, and when they fell to the ground, it was a big crater!

"Under such artillery fire, there shouldn't be any life to survive! ......”

Aida Daisa continued to enjoy the beautiful picture in front of him with his hand on his cheek, and sighed in his heart.

Due to the fear of accidentally injuring the third brigade in the encirclement, more of the Japanese shells and bombs fell on the front line of the Zhizhi University and the Patriotic Girls' School at the forefront of the 99th Division, as well as the deep area behind the 99th Division.

Most of the deep areas of the 99th Division were in the urban area of Shanghai, and the houses on both sides of the streets suffered great losses in the bombing, and the roads in the urban area were also seriously damaged, which brought trouble to the follow-up troops of the 99th Division!

Fortunately, a certain number of fortifications were also built in the urban area of Shanghai before the war, so the casualties were acceptable!

Division Commander Huang was more worried about the Japanese army's counterattack, although his troops were well-equipped, but after all, it was the first time to face the modern Japanese army, and Division Commander Huang was still a little uneasy in his heart!

The attack of the 537th Regiment was stopped by Division Commander Huang, and Huang Haoran felt that the more than 100 remaining Japanese troops really had no value in attacking, and it was better to stay there as a human shield, which also limited the Japanese aircraft and naval guns.

The fate of the destruction of the Third Brigade was artificially postponed by Division Commander Huang, and the position of the 537th Regiment was premised by Huang Haoran, preparing to continue to attack the Japanese army in depth!

The potholed urban roads bombed by the Japanese army are no longer suitable for cars, and the Japanese planes in the sky all the time also like to choose valuable targets such as vehicles for dive strafing, so Division Commander Huang threw away his black car and instead went to the forward defense line around Zhizhi University on foot with a bunch of staff officers.

When Huang Haoran passed by a shopping mall, he suddenly remembered something, he took Wang Huanzhi to smash open the closed door of the store and took out a batch of bicycles from it.

Division Commander Huang and Deputy Division Commander Wang rode their bicycles crookedly on the road......

Huang Haoran asked the flight attendants to inform the troops to make full use of bicycles in the urban area to increase the speed of communication.

Soon, in the streets and alleys of Shanghai, you could see the 99th Division heralds riding bicycles, and the wheels under their feet were stepping fast.......

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Qingming Festival, while remembering the ancestors, don't forget those warriors who fell on the battlefield of national independence and freedom!

Kudos to them!

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