"Little Bastard! You dare to hit my son?! I tell you! My Zhao San is helping the imperial army now! Let him know that your little bastard actually touched his son, and see if he can kill you!"

In a small village on the outskirts of Shanghai, a woman in her thirties had her hands on her waist and scolded a mother and her son fiercely.

The clothes of the mother and son were very shabby and had many patches. The mother held a young child in her arms and whispered: "Aunt Zhao, the child is not sensible..."

"I know all the bastards born in your family are uneducated bastards! Look at this little bastard, he dares to snatch things from my child! I turned against him!" The Zhao family's aunt glared at the thin child fiercely and said harshly.

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"It was Zhao who came to steal my things! I didn't steal his things!!" The thin child shouted unconvinced in his mother's arms: "I am not a bastard! You are not allowed to scold my mother!"

But he saw Aunt Zhao suddenly lunging forward with her teeth and claws open, and slapped the child whose cheeks were sunken with a fierce "Pah!"!

"You little bastard! How dare you talk back?! How dare you talk back?!" But the mother, who was wearing patches, saw her son being beaten and quickly protected the child, while Aunt Zhao punched her hard without mercy.

Behind this mother's back.

"Aunt Zhao...the child is ignorant..."

"I don't think you're sensible! I'm telling you, don't just let me have it! When my Zhao San comes back, I'll see if I can't skin you two country bumpkins!"

After fighting for a long time, the Zhao family's aunt seemed to be tired and out of breath and said fiercely to the mother: "I tell you! The imperial army has now occupied Guangdong and Jiangsu and Zhejiang! Shanghai is being fought! My Zhao San is helping.

, there will be an official position indispensable in the future! See if I will let my Zhao San kill you when the time comes!"

And next to Aunt Zhao, a fat boy about seven or eight years old wearing a homespun shirt holding a sweet potato also said viciously: "That's right! My father is helping the imperial army! When the time comes, I will get guns with him and beat them to pieces.

Your bastard! Especially you! Zhou Qi! You will be the first to be killed!"

The two mother and son cursed, turned and left, leaving behind the helpless mother and son...

"Boom! Boom! Boom..." The battle in Shanghai is still continuing. The 36th Division has arrived in Nanxiang and immediately entered the fierce battle!

On the 18th, the 36th Division arrived at night and reached the Wujiazhai area in the northern suburbs of Shanghai, whereupon a fierce encounter broke out with the Japanese army!

"Rumble..." Under the cover of tanks, the Japanese army launched a frantic attack on the 36th Division's position! Amidst the artillery fire, countless masonry and dust were kicked up!

Amidst the roar of machine guns, the battlefield was filled with shouts and fighting! Blood had stained the position, and countless pale corpses were exposed on the ground.

Several men whose stomachs were punctured and whose intestines were leaking screamed, holding bundles of grenades, and rushed towards the Japanese tanks! But they were immediately knocked to the ground by the machine guns on the Japanese tanks.

There was a loud "Boom!". Although the tank was saved from being blown into fireworks, the tracks were still broken. The gears kept making a "dang-dang-dang..." sound...

On the other side, the 106th Brigade of the 36th Division continued to attack southward and reached Shajing Port, Yuezhou Road, and Kunming Road at dawn. Its left wing had established contact with the 87th Division.

Afterwards, Zhang Zhizhong personally visited the headquarters of the 87th Division in Jiangwan to command the operation, and formulated a favorable situation in which the 87th Division and the 36th Division would be the main force to break into the Yangshupu Concession and reach Yuezhou Road. Then his main force would assault the Huishan Wharf to achieve a central breakthrough and cut off the Japanese army.

Connect the left and right wings, and then roll towards the two wings.

To this end, he assigned six British-made Vickers 6-ton light tanks from the 1st and 2nd companies of the Armored Regiment Tank Battalion that had just arrived from Nanjing to the 36th Division of the New Force to equip them with German-made 37mm combat anti-cannons.

The teaching battalion is assigned to the 87th Division to further strengthen its assault power.

Xingang, 36th Division Headquarters.

Division Commander Song Xilian said in a deep voice to Chief of Staff Xiang Xianju beside him: "How is the situation now?!"

"It's very bad..." Xiang Xianju said in a deep voice to his division commander: "Master, basically all of our people are here. The assigned tank troops are also here. But the Japanese army on the opposite side..."

"I don't care what happens to the Japanese army!" Song Xilian said harshly: "This time, I will take command personally! Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed!!"

"Telegram! I personally attack the enemy on the west bank of Shajing Port with Gu Baoyu of the 212th Regiment. Liu Ying of the 215th Regiment and Hu Jiaji of the 216th Regiment cooperate with the 1st Company of Tanks to attack southward along Dengtuo Road and Zhaofeng Road! Li Zhipeng of the 213th Regiment will attack along Zhoushan Road

Advance the attack and cover the flanks in the direction of the main attack. All units must perform their duties strictly. There must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!!" Chief of Staff Xiang Xianju responded loudly!

At 24:00 that night, the 36th Division began its main attack!

The tank "rumbling..." is the 1st company of tanks transferred from Nanjing as the vanguard! Although it is the first time to go into battle, everyone is not afraid at all! On the contrary, they are extremely excited!

"Thud, tug, tug..." The Japanese army did not expect that the 36th Division's troops would actually have tanks. They were caught off guard and could only use heavy machine guns to shoot at the tanks continuously.

Unfortunately, its effectiveness is limited. The tank group is equipped with British Vickers 6-ton light tanks. Although it only has 13mm of armor protection, the Japanese heavy machine guns cannot penetrate it!

"Boom...Boom!!" Suddenly, the artillery on the tank exploded! The Japanese army's position was filled with screams, and the parts of the heavy machine gun were blown out along with the broken corpses! The Japanese army's supporting firepower point was suddenly lost.

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"Quick! Everyone follow up!! Don't give the Japanese a chance to breathe!" Song Xilian, who was commanding on the position, roared loudly, while the soldiers of the 212th Regiment of the 36th Division who followed the tank roared and charged toward the Japanese position.

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The Japanese army was not prepared for this kind of action of the 36th Division, and the defense line was suddenly breached! Seeing that it was effective, the soldiers of the 36th Division were excited! Following the tanks, they rushed directly towards the Japanese position!

"Red Deer! Order the troops to change their firepower points and cut off the connection between infantry and tanks! Then let grenades and mortars destroy these damn tanks! Also, let our tank convoy come up immediately!" the Japanese captain who directed the operation

Roaring, and after all, the Japanese army has more experience in dealing with tanks than the 36th Division.

They immediately decided on a response method, and after receiving the order, the Japanese army did not hesitate to change the positions of their light and heavy machine gun firepower! They also deployed grenade launchers and mortar units and rushed to the position.

"Da da da..." Under the cover of the Vickers 6-ton light tanks, the troops of the 36th Division calmly arranged their firepower points and swept the Japanese troops on the position!

Those heavy machine gun firepower had already been blasted into parts all over the sky by the 47mm cannon of the Vickers 6-ton light tank. Therefore, the soldiers of the 36th Division fought more calmly.

"Hey! With the Iron Bastard here, the battle will be exciting!" The shooter who kept firing light machine guns on the position said with a smile. Unfortunately, he and their troops did not know that the Japanese army had been killed because of them.

Changed tactics!

The 36th Division, which knew nothing about this, still followed its own tactical plan and headed towards the main Japanese position! When it successfully broke through the Japanese third line of defense, the mutation finally broke out!

"Boom...boom!!" Following his habit, the Vicker tank destroyed a firepower point, and then rushed forward! Preparing to occupy the position. The troops behind also followed, but at this time, powerful fire suddenly erupted from both sides of the position.

firepower!

"Thud, tut, tut, dat, dat, dat..." The continuous explosions of light and heavy machine guns caused the following infantry to be mopped down one after another! They did not expect that the Japanese army would set up positions on both sides here, and they were caught off guard.

Big loss!

It was this time that the strafing completely isolated the entire infantry unit from the tanks! The hidden Japanese troops on the position seized this opportunity, and fired more than a dozen grenades and two mortars at the Vickers 6-ton light

The tank went "boom, boom, boom..." and fired randomly!

"Boom! Boom! Boom..." The Vicker tank, which was more difficult to turn around than the infantry, was blown up on the spot. Black smoke rose up, and its tracks "Kerala..." were broken. Another tank was directly lifted.

When the turret was opened, black smoke was emitting from the position miserably!

The last remaining Vicker tank was trying to fight back when it saw a steel monster rushing out of the smoke-filled alley - a Japanese Type 97 modified tank!

"Boom...Boom!!" How could the Vickers light tank with only 13mm of armor withstand the Japanese 57mm artillery?! It exploded on the spot!

"You're such an old bastard!" Song Xilian, who was a commander on the front line, scolded her on the spot!

"Don't retreat! Fight me all! Fight me!!" The regiment leader Gu Baoyu knelt down to Song Xilian on the spot, crying loudly: "Sir! You can't fight! You are risking the lives of your brothers.

Fight hard..."

"What time is it now?! What are we going to do if we don't fight?! Fight now! If you don't fight me, I will kill you!"

Gu Baoyu was kicked to the ground by Song Xilian. He was stunned for a moment, wiped the corners of his eyes fiercely, took out a gun, and rushed out of the headquarters with the guards.

"Thud, tug, tug..." On the tall buildings on both sides of the road, the Japanese light and heavy machine guns kept roaring! Without tank support, the follow-up infantry still rushed forward under the command of their regiment leader Gu Baoyu!

The Japanese army formed a dense cross-fire network from a high position. Although Gu Baoyu supervised the charge, they could not carry out the attack in the narrow space! Moreover, the subsequent Japanese tanks and armored vehicles had also caught up, using them as the vanguard to cover the Japanese infantry detachment to carry out the counterattack.

The positions they had just occupied were being taken back bit by bit by the Japanese army...

On the other hand, the troops of the 36th Division attacking at the Huade intersection of Zhoushan Road did not feel well. As soon as they attacked, they were intercepted by intensive Japanese firepower. However, within a short time, the entire regiment suffered heavy casualties.

"Kill the enemy! Charge!!" Chen Ruihe, commander of the 106th Brigade, roared, pointing his shell gun at the Japanese position and shooting "bang bang bang..."! This may have attracted the attention of the Japanese army, "boom boom..."

Several grenades thrown from the grenade came over!

"Boom! Boom..." A loud noise was heard. Chen Ruihe fell into a pool of blood...

"Brigadier! Brigadier!!" the guard screamed sternly. He grabbed a few people and carried Chen Ruihe, who was still alive and dead in a pool of blood, down to the line of fire. The 106 brigade commander's morale was temporarily taken away...

The attack of the 215th Regiment was also difficult to advance. Li Zeng, the commander of the 2nd Battalion who was commanding the front line just after the battle started, was hit by a Japanese grenade and died on the spot!

"Order the troops to take a detour to the alley and climb up the windows from the back of the high-rise building! Don't fight to the death with the Japanese army!" Liu Ying, the leader of the 215th Regiment, was calm. Seeing that the frontal attack was ineffective, the troops ordered a change of approach.

This was originally a good method, but would the Japanese army be so stupid?!

As soon as the soldiers of the 215th Regiment climbed up the high-rise building, the tanks suddenly burst out with a "rumbling..."! Then the 57mm artillery fire immediately "bang bang..." collapsed the wall and blocked the alley!

"No!!" But at this time, the Japanese army fired several rounds of ammunition, and the alley suddenly burst into flames! Liu Ying was so burned that his liver and gallbladder were split apart! This was an incendiary bomb!!

"Ah~~" Amidst the endless screams, more than 300 officers and soldiers were killed in the sea of ​​​​fire...

On the other side, the 216th Regiment had a smooth start. Although there were some losses, the troops rushed forward and rushed across Broadway Road in a short time, all the way to the gate of Huishan Pier!

But they forgot one important thing: the gate of the pier is a very large and heavy iron gate! The surrounding structures are like bunkers, and the fortifications built by the Japanese army made the place even more impregnable! Unfortunately, they did not have any

The artillery can attack the fortress!

"Chu, chu, chu..." a burst of light and heavy machine guns roared, and bullets rained down from the Japanese troops around the high wall. The charging 216 regiment suddenly burst into screams!

Countless soldiers were beaten into balls of flesh and blood, while the Japanese army laughed loudly on the high wall!

"Fuck you little Japanese ancestor!!" Hu Jiaji, the leader of the 216th regiment, roared with red eyes, then rushed out and was the first to rush to the iron gate and climb up the iron gate!

The regiment leader is already on board, why are you afraid of a ball?! The soldiers of the 216th regiment roared towards the iron gate with the regiment leader, and started climbing crazily in the eyes of the Japanese army with horror and confusion.

Finally, Hu Jiaji led his death squad to invade the dock! But was that over? No, they were immediately suppressed by fierce side fire from the Japanese army after they broke in!
To be continued...