Chapter 141: The Battle of Songjiang Defense of the Battle of Shanghai (VI)

"Bastard, stupid pig." Kawashima cursed and slapped Yamamoto Kazuki hard.

A small team was completely broken in five minutes. This was something that had never happened in the history of the Sixth Division. It actually happened in the 23rd Regiment, and it was the first battle after landing. These were enough to make Kawashima furious and vent all his anger on the unlucky Yamamoto Ichiki.

"Okay." Niushima frowned and stopped Kawashima from venting. The sound of cannons came from the direction of Yoshidu. Although it was the sound of his own 92 infantry cannons, it also showed that the division commander's force to rush to fujimoto was not going well.

Since the attack was not smooth, I needed to quickly open the gap along the way. Niudao felt very grateful that the Chinese army did not blow up the No. 30 Bridge, but it wiped out a small team in just five minutes. Although it was due to the fact that the officers and soldiers under their command underestimated the enemy, the firepower of the Chinese army defending the bridgehead position on the other side should not be underestimated. This shocked Niudao, who had been leading his troops on the front line of Rehe, and the 29th Army of Song Zheyuan, who had been confronting Song Zheyuan, who had been in the Rehe line, was shocked in his heart.

"Kun Kawashima, pull the artillery up. In any case, we will take the No. 30 Bridge within two hours." According to the plan formulated before departure, the 23rd Regiment led by Niushima Man must arrive at Songjiang Xiguan and launch an attack before 2 pm. It is now ten o'clock in the morning, Niushima Man must hurry up.

"Hay." Colonel Kawashima responded quickly.

"Brig Team Leader, Regiment Leader, Himeji requested another chance to give Himeji." Yamamoto Ichiki, who had been beaten by Kawashima at this time, took a step forward and said with his chest straight.

While Yamamoto was grateful to the brigade commander, his heart was filled with grief and humiliation. At that time, the Chinese army was so hidden that he could not find out when he stood on the other side. Moreover, he was relatively careful in his actions, but he would not have been able to face such a devastating blow from the Chinese army. While Yamamoto was regretting his bad luck, he had to wash away his shame, otherwise he would not be able to gain a foothold in the Sixth Division.

"Yoxi, Captain Yamamoto, I hope you can use your actual actions to cleanse your shame. I will order the artillery to support your attack." Kamishima nodded with satisfaction and said. In his opinion, only shame can lead to courage. Captain Yamamoto in front of him is still very courageous.

"Hay. Thank you, the brigade commander, as long as you live, you will definitely be able to stand on the Chinese army's position." Yamamoto said thankfully.

The shells continued to fall on the bridgehead position on the west bank of Bridge No. 30. Although the defensive position of Bridge No. 30 was superior, it was far from the Mishidu position that was also under the Japanese artillery bombardment at this time.

"Ph, poh." The first battalion commander lying in the command bunker spit out the soil in his mouth that had accidentally eaten, and shouted to Zhang Zhengjie, who was also lying on the ground to avoid the Japanese artillery fire: "Captain, let's say, let's blow up the bridge. Let's see how the Japanese cross the river. Anyway, the brigade commanded us to guard for one day, and the reinforcements were coming soon."

Zhang Zhengjie, who was covering his head, worried that the soil on the bunker would fall, took his time and stretched out his hand and slapped the battalion commander in the head, cursing: "You guy is stupid. You don't look at our terrain. Luodian will not be able to compare with this place. This is a good place to block. Don't look at their blows now, they will have to rush onto the bridge later. Then I will ask them to look good. Besides, the command of the brigade is to let us explode the bridge again if we have to. I said, "You guy has been with me for so long, why haven't you made any progress."

"Hehe, regiment commander, haven't you seen you lie on the ground like this? Okay, I will do whatever the regiment says." The first battalion commander touched the place where Zhang Zhengjie had just beaten and said with a smile. He is Zhang Zhengjie's old subordinate, and he is also the old man who came from the 19th Route Army with Zhang Zhengjie back then.

This artillery bombardment lasted for nearly twenty minutes. Although the first battalion had an advantage in terrain, it still caused dozens of brothers No. 1 to suffer casualties and the fortifications were also severely damaged.

Yamamoto, who was in the lead, also made a sacrifice this time. Under the cover of his first brigade, he organized a team of more than 100 people to serve as the first wave of offensive forces. Under the cover of twelve ninety-two machine guns and more than a dozen grenade launchers, he rushed towards the bridge.

"Bombardment, then the grenade launcher and heavy machine gun cover and charge, how could the Japanese have these three axes?" Seeing a group of Japanese with menstrual belts tied to their heads rushing up to the bridge like crazy, Zhang Zhengjie curled his lips and ordered: "Order the cannon to fire, and then quickly transfer the position after three consecutive shots. How much can be destroyed? The Japanese rushed to the center of the bridge, and fired at each point."

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong." The dull sound of the mortar's shells coming out of the bore immediately sounded, landing accurately on the positions of the heavy machine guns and grenade launchers on the other side. The first round of two shells lifted off two heavy machine guns.

"Hua mortars, destroy them." The captain of the artillery brigade belonging to the 23rd Regiment was worried that he could not find the artillery position of the Chinese army. When he saw them firing, he hurriedly ordered loudly as if he had caught a treasure.

But they adjusted the muzzle and calculated the elements. Then the second round of shells fell down again, knocking off a heavy machine gun and a grenade launcher again.

"Start up and destroy them." The captain kept urging loudly. Fortunately, the artillery soldiers were very well trained, and after the opponent's three rounds of artillery fired, they quickly locked the target. As the commander's small flag waved, twelve 72mm high-explosive bombs accurately headed towards the mortar position set up in a green cornfield.

After a burst of explosion, the Japanese artillery captain did not hear the sound of the destroyed ammunition on the other side's position being exploded.

At this time, the Yamamoto brigade's forward team howled in the center of the No. 30 Iron Bridge that had already rushed to. The heavy machine gunners hiding in the bunker fire point had long been looking forward to the opportunity to open fire. They were all veterans who had experienced the battle, and they all seemed very calm. They stared at the Japanese on the bridge and pulled the guns. There were five pillars on the bridge. When the first sergeant waving the commanding knife rushed over the fourth pillar, six Maxim opened fire at the same time.

The forward teams of more than 100 Japanese soldiers had already rushed to the iron bridge at this time. The entire bridge deck was only five meters wide and the total length was only about one hundred meters. More than 100 Japanese soldiers were concentrated on the empty bridge deck about 250 square meters, facing the strafing of six Maxim heavy machine guns, and the cross-fire power, the consequences are conceivable.

The two fire nets that were roaring towards the forward team not only made the entire iron bridge and sparks splatter, but these forward players also went to the end like Domilo's dominoes. The bullets with powerful kinetic energy shot from heavy machine guns often penetrated several corpses with one shot.

"Suppress, firepower suppress." Yamamoto saw his forward team falling down one by one by one, and shouted to develop the heavy machine gun firepower that suddenly appeared in the Chinese army. The Chinese were too cunning. When they attacked for the first time, their heavy machine gun firepower points were not exposed.

However, before the heavy machine gun that had started to suppress again had fired a few shots, the grenade launcher only fired a test-fire grenade, and two more rounds of mortar shells flew from the cornfield on the other side, destroying a Type 92 and two grenade launchers again.

Now it was the turn of the artillery captain who left wildly and immediately ordered the enemy's artillery positions and surrounding areas to destroy the opponent's two damn mortars.

However, the mortar platoons at various locations on the east coast had already set up shooting elements, and multiple positions were preset in this vast cornfield. By the time the Neon Army Artillery Brigade adjusted its target to fire, the two easy-to-carry mortars had already been transferred to the next preset position.

However, the Japanese heavy machine guns and grenade launchers still suppressed several firepower points. Nearly twenty forwards finally rushed across the bridge in the rain of bullets. However, when they had just stepped onto the land on the west coast, raindrop-like grenades fell one after another. After a burst of violent explosions, there was no living creature at the bridge.

At this time, the artillery battle between the two mortars and the twelve 92 infantry artillery of the Japanese were still in progress. The two mortars that moved quickly with the entire artillery brigade of the Japanese artillery brigade actually took time to hit the shells directly near the artillery brigade's position, which scared the Japanese artillery brigade's artillery brigade and became even more furious and commanded the artillery to continuously fire shells into the cornfield.

"Idiot, idiot, fire at the Chinese army's position." Just as the artillery captain kept waving the small flag in his hand to order the fire, suddenly the corps leader Kawashima appeared in front of him, slapped the head and howled loudly.

The fierce guns and cannons at Bridge No. 30 also reached the ears of Tani Shoufu, who was waiting for good news on the north bank of the Huangpu River. Listening to the continuous sound of cannons, Tani Shoufu couldn't help frowning. It seemed that the 23rd Regiment led by Niujimaman also encountered the tenacious obstacles of the Chinese army.

"Report, according to reconnaissance aircraft, it was found that Chinese troops were reinforcing from Qingpu to Songjiang, with a scale of no less than one division." A staff officer hurried over with a telegram and reported.

Tansufu immediately took a breath of air conditioning. Once the reinforcements of no less than one division reached Songjiang, it would inevitably increase the difficulty of capturing Songjiang. Moreover, he was currently blocked by the Huangpu River.

Tani Shouo no longer hesitated and gritted his teeth and ordered: "Order all troops that have landed today to quickly move closer to Songjiang, and order Major General Niujimaman and the 23rd Regiment to arrive at Songjiang Xiguan before 2 pm. At the same time, he asked the military headquarters for tactical guidance from HNA and dispatched aircraft to bomb China's reinforcements, delaying their reinforcements to Songjiang."

The 40th Regiment and the 42nd Regiment temporarily blocked the 6th Division's attack from the south and west with favorable terrain. However, Shen Xiuwen was most concerned about when the reinforcements would arrive. According to the latest information, from Jinshanwei to Dongsi City, Pinghu Baishawan, the Neon Army was still landing continuously, and there was another Neon Army after conquering Yaqian and Xincang yesterday, today's army was aiming directly at Jiashan and Fengjing.

Jiashan is the hub connecting the two national defense lines of Zhajia and Sujia, and Fengjing is not only the gateway of Jiashan, but also the western gate of Songjiang. Once the Sixth Division attacks Songjiang unfavorably, if the Neon Army attacks the southern line successfully conquered Fengjing, facing the solid national defense line and Songjiang's important strategic position in the entire Songhu battlefield, this Neon Army is very likely to advance east along the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and cooperate with the Sixth Division to attack Songjiang at the same time.

Huang Qixiang, deputy commander-in-chief of the Right-wing Corps who was in charge of military affairs in Songjiang, set up his command center in Shen Xiuwen's brigade headquarters. Just as Huang Qixiang, Guo Rudong, commander of the 43rd Army, and Chen Xiuwen, who had just come from the Mishidu front, analyzed the severe situation that Songjiang was about to face, and was anxiously waiting for news about the reinforcements of the 67th Army. Chen Xintong, director of the confidential office of the 20th Independent Brigade, hurried in with a message he had just received: "Report to Chief Huang, the commander of the 67th Army, the vanguard of the 107th Division under the 67th Army was continuously bombed by Neon Army aircraft on the way and could not move forward. He was originally scheduled to arrive this evening and refuse until early tomorrow morning."

When the three of them were shocked when they heard this news, Huang Qixiang quickly took the telegram from Chen Xintong and browsed it quickly, and said with a serious expression: "It seems that the Neon Army has already noticed the intention of the Sixty-Seventh Army to reinforce Songjiang, and wants to use the Air Force to delay the reinforcement force. Before our reinforcement force arrives, we will concentrate our forces to capture Songjiang."

"The Japanese's planes were buzzing all over the sky. Our troops could not hide the actions of them at all. Today they bombed the reinforcements of the 107th Division, and tomorrow the bomb should land on our heads." Guo Rudong sighed and said. On the battlefield of Songhu, his troops were bombed by Neon Army planes a lot.

"Luan Restoration, before the arrival of the Sixty-Seventh Army, your troops must defend the outer positions of Mishidu and the Western Front. Otherwise, the Neon Army will be at the city tomorrow, and their reinforcements will continue to spread. Even if the Sixty-Seventh Army arrives, it will not be able to unfold." Huang Qixiang said to Chen Xiuwen with a worried look on his face.

Before the 67th Army arrived, they could only rely on the independent support of the 20th Independent Brigade. Chen Xiuwen smiled bitterly. When he was in Luodian, he had taken this medicine, saying that reinforcements arrived before 12 noon, but they were six hours late, so that the two regiments almost killed them and almost lost their lives. What's more, the 67th Army was the Northeast Army that had just been transferred from northern Henan. Facing the planes of the Japanese in the sky, they were not as hard as the 14th and 67th Divisions that reinforced Luodian.

"The Mishidu position should be fine tomorrow. The 1st Battalion of the 42nd Regiment on the Western Front is currently blocking the Neon Army on the east side of the No. 30 Bridge of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway. If it really doesn't work, the troops will blow up the bridge and retreat to the Litahui defense line. But can Chief Huang's reinforcements really arrive in the early morning tomorrow?" Chen Xiuwen shook his head and said with a wry smile.
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