The battle suddenly broke out without anyone expecting it. The hidden tanks on the position suddenly rushed toward the front of the two armies like crazy.

The infantrymen who followed continued to follow up, using heavy firepower to try to block the Japanese troops who were also rushing towards the plane.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...boom, boom, boom..." All the artillery of the Second Army has been assigned to the command of the Sixth Army, which has secured the third line of positions. After receiving the order, the artillery division headed directly towards the predetermined coordinates without hesitation.

There was a sudden bang.

A wall of artillery fire immediately cut the oncoming Japanese troops into two pieces, while the tanks of the National Defense Forces directly ran over the Japanese troops in an attempt to disperse them.

"Thud, tug, tug..." The machine gunner on the tank fired the 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun and fired wildly at the exposed Japanese troops.

In this position that had been bombarded into scorched earth, there were basically no bunkers that could block bullets of such a caliber. One can imagine the consequences of those Japanese troops who rushed forward.

Under heavy machine gun fire, the Japanese troops were beaten into pieces and piles of meat.

"Red deer! Knock out the Chinese tanks! Hurry!!" The Japanese captain who led the team was also angry. He immediately had people drag the artillery out of the fortifications of the position, and fired a burst of fierce bombardment at the tanks of the National Defense Forces.

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Under the roar of artillery, the tanks of the National Defense Forces stalled. Most of the artillery deployed by the Japanese army in front of the position were 105mm. In order to deal with the tanks of the National Defense Forces, the Japanese army tried their best.

"Assault!!" A shrill cry rang out from the Japanese army's position, and countless Japanese soldiers rushed towards the plane that was constantly blazing fire.

The tank regiment could not bear to show weakness. It rushed forward despite the artillery fire.

"Boom...boom!!" At this time, the tank didn't care about aiming, it was just a random bombardment. The machine gunner on the vehicle was shaken around by the bumps, but he still held the trigger tightly and kept trying to shoot at the Japanese soldiers.

The machine gunners on several tanks were hit by stray bullets or shrapnel from Japanese artillery shells. They fell into the vehicle covered in blood. But then someone rushed out and took over the machine gunner's position.

The Japanese artillery fire also greatly damaged the troops of the Sixth Army that followed, but the Sixth Army's counterattack was extremely fierce! The Japanese artillery position was reported back by the Sixth Army as soon as the Japanese artillery position emerged.

Just over ten minutes later, the artillery unit of the Sixth Army began to fight back against the Japanese artillery.

Guns and artillery fired from both sides, and everyone from tanks to infantry continued to fight. The battlefield was filled with shouts and fighting, and countless blood was thrown on the battlefield.

The battle was going on on the ground, and the battle in the sky did not stop. The support of the war eagles of the National Defense Force finally arrived. Countless tiger sharks rushed towards the Japanese Zero and Type 97 carrier-based aircraft like eagles.

At this time, the Japanese army finally had the slightest intention to retreat. Under the desperate counterattack of dozens of carrier-based aircraft that took off and landed, the National Defense Forces lost more than twenty fighter planes.

The Japanese army also felt uncomfortable. At first, the two sides were equally powerful. The Japanese army had a numerical advantage and could still show its prestige for a while. But when the support of the National Defense Force arrived, the Japanese army fell into a situation of being passively beaten. The fighter planes prepared on the aircraft carrier had to choose to take off to fight.

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"Boom boom...boom!!" The 20mm cannon of the National Defense Force was not a vegetarian. It blew up the Japanese aircraft in a few clicks. The National Defense Force fighters, which continued to dive and bombard, took advantage of their climbing and speed advantages to start attacking the Japanese fighter planes.

Kill.

The Japanese fighter planes took advantage of their flexibility and numbers to continuously counterattack and evade.

The fighting from the ground to the air lasted until the evening. Due to the desperate efforts of the Japanese army, the National Defense Forces could only rescue the seriously injured pilot. The Tiger Shark fighter plane could only be blown up and then retreated.

The Japanese army seized the wreckage of the two planes. But the price paid was not small. Two entire regiments, more than 40 heavy machine guns and more than 20 artillery pieces were destroyed in this sudden battle.

Looking at the wreckage of the tiger shark that was dragged back, Shunroku Hata was still very satisfied. He knew that this victory could offset many of his failures. The Japanese army had always wanted to obtain information about the IDF fighter planes.

But what is helpless is that the fighters of the National Defense Forces have always had the advantage. Secondly, if the war goes unfavorably, these fighters will choose to withdraw. Being able to capture even the wreckage will be of great help to the Japanese army in studying the air power of the National Defense Forces.

"Great! Now we can crack the secret of the National Defense Force!" Shimada looked at the broken Tiger Shark fighter plane with excitement on his face. Undoubtedly, this achievement has his merits.

The base camp will definitely reward those who can obtain the wreckage of the Wehrmacht fighter planes, not to mention that the fighters taking off this time are all under his unit.

"I'm asking the base camp to dispatch more planes now. These wrecks need to be sent back to the mainland immediately for research." Shimada knows what it means to have long nights and dreams, and it is only right to send these wrecks back as soon as possible.

"General Shimada. I think we should strengthen our air power." Shunroku Hata thought more than Shimada, but he saw him saying to Shimada: "There is no doubt that the National Defense Force will try their best to take back these wreckage or destroy them.

If we do not have enough air power to ensure that they cannot fly out of Shanghai, then there is no way to ensure that these wreckage can be successfully transported back to the mainland."

Shimada calmed down after hearing this. At this time, he also thought about this problem. He could see the madness of the National Defense Forces in snatching these wreckage on the position.

If it were not for the darkness and the heavy losses, they would definitely fight on with all their might. In other words, the National Defense Forces might even attack the Japanese army tonight to try to recapture the wreckage. This cannot but make Shimada vigilant.

"General Hata Shunroku, we jointly sent a report to the base camp requesting tactical assistance from the base camp." Shimada did not hesitate and said to Hata Shunroku: "As for the air force issue, I will first communicate with other colleagues and try to mobilize a part of the navy to help.

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Hearing Shimada's words, Shunroku Hata knew that the navy general was also anxious. The relationship between the Japanese army and navy has always been one of water and fire.

Even though the army was having such difficulty fighting in Shanghai this time, the navy did not come to support. Instead, they mostly looked at it as a joke. If it hadn't been for the conditions set by Hanyin Gong Zairen, perhaps these navy would not have come to Shanghai at all.

But after the Army obtained the wreckage of the IDF fighter plane, the Navy wanted to get a share of the pie. Thinking of this, Shunroku Hata couldn't help but sigh.

Who said that the army was not as well funded as the navy in the early days?! As a result, the development in many aspects was not as good as that of the navy. The steady retreat on the battlefield also caused the army's military expenditure to be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, the navy. Although there were certain losses in the Yellow Sea, the result was that the navy of the National Defense Force has not been able to dispatch until now. And the next Pearl Harbor was even more generous, directly beating the US Pacific Fleet to the point where it is now unable to move.

Although the army subsequently achieved a series of victories in Southeast Asia, the glory of these victories seemed to be overshadowed by the glory of the navy. The navy used its Pearl Harbor record and its achievements in supporting the army to conquer Southeast Asia to create its own glory.

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Under these lights, the Navy has confidently won most of the military expenditures. According to the news, the Navy's super battleship "Yamato", which had been stagnant, is almost ready to be launched with the injection of powerful resources and funds.

On the Army's side, even new fighter planes and new tanks have not been released. The Navy's successive victories have brought about Hirohito's intentional or unintentional bias.

Even though the current Prime Minister is Hideki Tojo, who was born in the Army. Even though the highest position in the headquarters is Kanin Miyazahito of the Army Ministry, the Navy still takes the lead in many matters.

In fact, it is not surprising that Shimada was so excited when he saw these wreckage. The Japanese army suffered a lot of losses in the Battle of the Yellow Sea at that time because of the aircraft of the National Defense Force.

Until now, Germany is unwilling to provide any fighter planes to Japan. In this regard, Hitler is quite conscientious, and perhaps he does not want to sour the relationship with Tu Menghu.

Therefore, even when the Japanese army expressed their willingness to pay a higher price in exchange for fighter planes and blueprints, Hitler remained unmoved. He even declared war, but did not declare war on China.

The weird war situation in Asia made Hitler choose to be cautious. Since he couldn't get a complete fighter plane, it would be good to get some wreckage. At least he could study the advanced features of the Wehrmacht fighter planes.

According to the descriptions of Japanese pilots, the fighter planes of the National Defense Force seem to possess a rapid-fire, long-range, and large-caliber weapon. This weapon is extremely lethal to Japanese fighter planes. Almost every time, the Japanese military encounters them outside the attack range.

The attack by Wehrmacht fighter planes caused huge losses.

"Then, let's send the report now!" Shunroku Hata nodded and said: "The sooner our support arrives, the sooner we feel relieved..."

Shimada didn't say much, and quickly took Shunroku Hata to the telecommunications room to send the telegram to the base camp.

When they learned that the troops in Shanghai had obtained the wreckage of a National Defense Force fighter plane, the entire base camp immediately became extremely excited. The Navy and the Army were highly coordinated, and both sides decided to first take a piece of the wreckage for research.

After the research was completed, the wreckage was exchanged to continue the research. After deciding on the strategy, the Navy hurriedly began to arrange ships to go to Shanghai to assist to see if it could get more wreckage of the National Defense Force fighter planes.

At the same time, several Type 97 heavy bombardment aircraft were sent to Shanghai to dismantle the wreckage and transport it back to Japan for research.

Shanghai, in the forward headquarters of the Sixth Army. Yan Chenghan, commander of the Second Army, pointed at the nose of Ren Wenbin, commander of the Sixth Army, and yelled: "What a promising man! A man from an army and a tank from a regiment are being beaten back!"

When did the planes of our National Defense Forces get lost on the front line?! They were fucking lost in the hands of your Sixth Army! They are promising! They are promising!!"

Ren Wenbin was scolded so much that he almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. What a shame! This was really embarrassing to the whole family. Not long after he took the third-line position and showed his face, now he was embarrassed to his grandma's house.

As Yan Chenghan said, the Tiger Sharks of the National Defense Force have never fallen into the hands of the Japanese. This record was broken in the hands of the Sixth Army, and two of them were lost at one time.

Yan Chenghan could no longer maintain his dignity, and an accusation telegram from the National Defense Forces General Headquarters was immediately transmitted. The entire Second Army Corps was scolded bloody, from the commander Yan Chenghan to the chief of staff.

"Tell me, tell me how you fought this battle?! The armored regiments I gave you were all bastard boxes used to hold dirt?!" Yan Chenghan's finger was about to touch Ren Wenbin's nose.

"Did you raise your tail as soon as you hit a broken position?! Do you think you are the strongest army in the world?! You gotta fight!!"

Yan Chenghan's roar spread throughout the entire position, and the men of the Sixth Army on those positions were so ashamed that they were about to crawl into the ground on the spot. It wasn't that the Sixth Army didn't want to rob it, but that it was simply impossible to rob it.

The Japanese were frantic and refused to retreat no matter how hard they fought. Several companies of soldiers rushed forward and encountered Japanese artillery fire. Although the National Defense Forces had tanks to support them, they could only barely hold on.

In order to grab the wreckage, the Japanese army frantically used all the artillery in the forward and rear positions. The artillery in the rear did not stop at all even when it encountered counterattacks from the National Defense Forces.

The same was true for the forward positions. Even though a large number of Japanese troops were automatically mowed down by heavy machine guns into piles of minced meat, people kept rushing up. After the Japanese artillery was hit, new artillery fire was immediately added to continue the attack on the National Defense Forces.

In this case, the Sixth Army lost more than one regiment and was unable to drag the wreckage back. If the battle continued like this, even if it destroyed an entire division, it would be difficult to transport the wreckage.

After struggling for a long time, Ren Wenbin ordered the tank regiment to snatch the people out, blow up the wreckage, and remove them.

Subsequently, in order to ensure that the wreckage would not be used by the Japanese army, artillery bombarded the location and surroundings of the wreckage for half an hour. But these could not conceal the fact that the wreckage fell into the hands of the Japanese.

"The commander-in-chief has already said it. We must capture Shanghai the day after tomorrow at the latest." Yan Chenghan seemed tired of scolding. He sat on a chair, picked up the teapot and took a sip of water, and said: "I will give you one more chance. You sixth

The army will be the vanguard! Let me fight in!"

Ren Wenbin couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he was filled with doubts. After staying in the position for so many days, it was impossible for him not to know what the Japanese army's position was like.

If we fight hard and defeat it, no one can guarantee how many people will be left in the entire Sixth Army or even the Second Army. The Japanese army's fortifications are very well constructed and complete.

Even the heavy artillery of the National Defense Forces was often unable to damage the Japanese fortifications. The Second Army once tried to bombard them with 155mm caliber heavy artillery. But those damn Japanese bunker groups still did not completely collapse. The collapsed parts of the Japanese army

It was quickly repaired and put into battle here.

Under such circumstances, Ren Wenbin could not think of any way to destroy the Japanese fortifications.

Of course, Ren Wenbin absolutely believed that Tu Menghu would not choose to let the soldiers of the National Defense Force die when he was not sure. Since the commander-in-chief decided to take over the entire Shanghai the day after tomorrow, he must have his own confidence. In this regard, Ren Wenbin

Wenbin never doubted.

"Don't think about it, the commander-in-chief won't let us and the soldiers die in vain!" Yan Chenghan said with a smile: "Mr. Jia of the institute must have come up with something weird again. Let's wait and see."

"yes!"

At this time, dozens of Tiger Moths took off from the Imperial Capital and flew towards Shanghai. Each of these aircraft carried two huge long barrel-shaped weapons. Under the wings, there were external fuel tanks.

Dozens of Steller Moths formed a huge formation and flew towards Kunshan on the outskirts of Shanghai.

At the airport, Jia Xiaohou looked dissatisfied at his slightly ashamed apprentice, turned to Tu Menghu, the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Force, and said: "To be honest, although we have produced this thing, the effect has not been rigorously tested.

.Our research institute cannot guarantee what kind of results can be produced on the battlefield."
To be continued...