Chapter 153: The Final Victory of the Battle of Shanghai (II)

There was a mistake in the previous chapters. The 36th Brigade under the command of Niujima Mitsuka, two corpses under the command of the 23rd Corps are Colonel Fujita, and the 45th Corps is Kawashima. The Japanese names are hard to remember. I have some chapters that have been confused. I hope you can forgive me.

Just when the 20th Independent Brigade surrounded and annihilated the enemy in the south of the city, the position on the 108th Division of the 67th Army was already in danger. With Tokutaro Sakai's desperate request for help, Tanisuo asked Ushimashima to quickly defeat the 67th Army in front of him, and the telegrams to rescue the besieged Tokutaro Sakai were one after another, and the words became increasingly strong.

Matsushima was also anxious. Since the attack on Matsue was divided into two groups from the beginning, the two commanders of Matsushima Man, except for the 23rd Regiment belonging to his 36th Brigade, the other was the 47th Regiment of the Sakai Brigade. The two regiments commanded by Tokutaro Sakai were Kawashima United of the Niushima Brigade.

Now he is surrounded by his Kawashima Regiment. The 47th Regiment of the Sakai Brigade, whom he is in charge, is also eager to break through the Li Tahui defense line and rescue the surrounded brigade commander. The two regiments under Niushima Man also fought desperately to attack the Li Tahui position, and had also broken through the opponent's frontier position three times, but were taken back by the suicide-style charge of the 108th Division of the 67th Army.

Just when Niujima was at a loss, he was looking forward to the moon. The 35th Brigade of the 18th Division, which was reinforced, finally arrived. The brigade commander of the 35th Brigade, Major General Tezuka San, and Niujima, were all classmates of the 20th Division of the Japanese Non-Commissioners School.

"Niudaojun, your unit continues to maintain pressure on the Chinese army in the Litahui position, and our unit goes back to their flanks to launch an attack." After landing from Hangzhou Bay, the 35th Brigade of Tezuka Temple III, as the vanguard of the 18th Division, advanced rapidly and conquered Yaqian, Shinkura and Fengjing one after another. The morale was strong. Faced with the unfavorable attack of old classmates, there was a domineering momentum in his words.

Although Manuka Niushima had always been disgusted with this old classmate who had average academic performance and good official career, he could only swallow his anger and bow deeply to Tezuka Shizumi and said gratefully: "Tezuka, please."

Zhang Wenqing's 108th Division had already suffered more than half of the casualties in the face of the two regiments of Niudaoman. The entire division had 9,000 people now less than 5,000 left. When he heard that the Neon Army reinforcements had already been surrounded from the flanks, he asked for help from the commander Wu Keren, while sending the last reserve team, two battalions of the 644th Regiment of the 324th Brigade, to block the attack of the Neon Army reinforcements.

The two battalions, which were not comparable to the Neon Army, blocked the attack of a fully-organized brigade. The result was conceivable. In less than two hours, the two battalions suffered heavy casualties, and the Tezuka Brigade directly broke through Li Tahui's flank defense line.

"Brothers, we must take back the lost position." Wang Xirui, the Northeastern man, the commander of the 644th Regiment, had a deep hatred towards the Japanese. When he retreated from the Northeast, time was rushed, and his family stayed in the Northeast as a slave to the country, and his father and brother were killed by Japanese soldiers.

After the troops were defeated, he reorganized the remaining troops of the two battalions and prepared to regain the position that had been occupied by the Neon Army. But this was undoubtedly a mantis arm to chariot. Under the superior forces and powerful firepower of the Neon Army, the chargers fell down one by one. Seeing the Neon Army breaking through the position and detouring towards the rear wing of the position, Wang Xirui knew that all this could not be saved. In despair, he chose to draw his gun and commit suicide.

Just as the 108th Division was about to be surrounded, Wu Keren led the 321st Brigade of the 107th Division to arrive in time and temporarily blocked the attack of the Tezuka Brigade. However, the situation was still quite unoptimistic. The frontier position on the front of the 108th Division had been broken by the Fujita United team, and the commander of the 324th Brigade Liu Wenqi was killed. Zhang Wenqing led the last more than 3,000 people on the second line, and the third line position desperately resisted.

"Military throne, if you continue to fight, the troops will be all over. We don't have to work hard for Chiang Kai-shek anymore. Let's break through and leave some seeds for our 67th Army." Zhang Wenqing cried loudly to the commander Wu Keren who was personally visiting the frontier command post.

Zhang Wenqing is Zhang Hanqing's iron-killed subordinate. Since Zhang Hanqing was under house arrest, he has always been dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek. Moreover, since the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly suppressed and reduced the main force of the Northeast Army out of guarding against the Northeast Army. The 67th Army was reduced from five divisions and one artillery brigade at its peak to two B divisions today. If the troops were completely exhausted, the 67th Army would be in danger of being disbanded. Out of his stupid loyalty to Zhang Hanqing, Zhang Wenqing tried his best to persuade Wu Keren to retreat.

"Fuck. You think you are still fighting a civil war now, and now you are fighting the Japanese. We retreated from the Northeast without firing a single shot, which was embarrassing enough. Now the 20th Independent Brigade is encircling the more than 6,000 neon troops surrounded. We must defend the western front. Retreat without authorization is not only difficult to tolerate military laws, but also the country's sinners. Zhang Wenqing, if you want to retreat, are you worthy of these brothers who died in battle?" Wu Keren roared at Zhang Wenqing with his eyes.

Although Zhang Wenqing was not convinced, he could only bow his head and say nothing in the face of the roar of the army commander.

Although Wu Keren organized the troops to resist desperately, he still could not withstand the two-sided attack of the Neon Army. Soon, the second line of defense of Li Tahui's defensive position was lost. Under Wu Keren's strict order, Zhang Wenqing led the direct team of the division headquarters to block the Fujita United's attack on the last line of defense. The 321 Brigade of the 107th Division, which was responsible for the flanking position, also retreated step by step under the attack of the Tezuka Brigade. Wu Keren personally led the guard battalion that retreated from the Mishidu position to reinforce the 321 Brigade.

"The military throne is coming." When Wu Keren personally appeared on the 321 Brigade's position with a bayonet, the soldiers of the 321 Brigade, who had already shown their defeat, were greatly motivated, and he repelled the attack of the Tezuka Brigade and temporarily stabilized the flanking position.

Tezuka Shizumi did not expect the resistance of the Chinese army on the opposite side to be so tenacious. No wonder Niujima was blocked here for three days and three nights. When he learned that Niujima had broken through two lines of defense in the front, Tezuka Shizumi, who was very proud, concentrated two artillery brigades of the two regiments in order to take the lead in capturing Li Tahui in front of Niujima, and twenty-four 92 infantry artillery fired violently at the flanking positions.

The flank positions were temporarily built after the 108th Division and the 42nd Regiment of the 20th Independent Brigade were replaced, with no anti-aircraft holes and two straight trenches. The 321st Brigade suffered huge losses from the Japanese artillery bombardment. At this time, news came that the 108th Division's front position was broken. Wu Keren and Chief of Staff Wu Tonggang personally led a battalion of the 321st Brigade of the Guard Battalion to reinforce the 108th Division. However, the 108th Division's retreat was too fast. Wu Keren and Wu Tonggang led two incomplete battalions to lead the troops for less than half an hour and were wiped out. Wu Keren was seriously injured and Chief of Staff Wu Tonggang was killed. Only the 321st Brigade was left in the entire Litahui position, and the Fujita United rushed directly to Songjiangxi Pass after breaking through the front defense.

In the south city of Songjiang, during the attack on both sides of the 20th Independent Brigade, there were less than 500 Japanese who were struggling to death. In a house where more than 100 Japanese soldiers were escorting their lives, Tokutaro Sakai desperately held a telegram from the division leader Sesuko Sei. The content of the telegram told him that Niushima Man had broken through the Litahui position and was approaching the Xiguan of Songjiang; the pontoon bridge on the Huangpu River had also been built, the division heavy artillery corps, the division direct troops, and two other infantry brigades with more than half of the losses were crossing the river and were about to launch a fierce attack on Songjiang. He must hold on for another hour, and then attack on both sides, the center blossomed, and completely eliminated the mysterious Huazhong Army that appeared in Songjiang County.

If you hold on for another hour? I'm afraid that if you hold on for another ten minutes, even Tokutaro Sakai could not hold on. And according to the news sent back by various troops, the number of the troops besieged him outside was the Independent 20th Brigade of the Central Army of China. From the beginning, neither he nor the division commander Sesuko did pay attention to this unit, and both focused on the Sixty-Seventh Army. But until now, Tokutaro Sakai knew that this Independent 20th Brigade actually had four regiments, and was well-equipped and had no strength than the Huade Armored Division, which the Imperial Intelligence Agency was paying great attention to before the war.

"His brigade commander, the captain of Takagi has been killed. Please order the brigade commander to burn the brigade flag." A capable neon army lieutenant reported to Tokutaro Sakai with a desperate look on his face.

Takashima was killed in a row, Kawashima was missing, and the troops around him were surrounded by less than 500. When the last moment was coming, Tokutaro Sakai nodded to the flag guard captain of the Takashima United with a pale face.

The brigade flag of the Kumamoto United, which was given by the Emperor, was lit. Sakai ordered the division commander Sesuko to send a last telegram to the division commander Sesuko to report the true situation of the Songe defenders and the entire army to pieces, and slowly pulled out his sharp general sword.

"The command knife that has never drunk human blood, the first time I drank blood was actually my own blood." In the final wail, Tokutaro Sakai slowly untied his military uniform.

"The commander of the Sakai Brigade has been loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

With the loud howling of a Neon Army Major, the Neon Army that was supporting him finally began to collapse. Some shouted: "Be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor." They picked up the bayonets and launched a suicide attack on the Hua national team. Of course, before they rushed to the front, they had already been hit by dense bullets. More Japanese soldiers were at a loss when facing the people of the Hua nationals rushing up, and some did not dodge at all when facing the bullets and the stabbing bayonets.

Hiding behind a pile of ruins, Kawashima raised the Southern Fourteenth Pistol in his hand several times in despair, but none of them had the courage to eventually throw away the weapons in his hand. Under his influence, one, two, and three more Japanese knelt on their companions' bodies and begged for surrender.

These Neon Army officers and soldiers who tried to survive never expected that they would be the bloody bayonets in the hands of soldiers who had already been red-eyed.

"Puff, puff, puff" With a sound of bayonet entering the body, Kawashima and dozens of other officers and soldiers who put down their weapons took their last breath unwillingly.

Seeing that he could not escape death when he put down his weapons, the remaining Japanese resisted frantically, causing considerable casualties to the Chinese soldiers rushing to the west.

This scene made Chen Xiuwen, who was following behind, leaping on his feet and said, "Idiots, they are all a group of idiots."

"Host, haven't you always ordered not to have a prisoner?" Chen Yi asked in surprise.

"Idiot, Chen Yi, you are also a fool. You won't wait until all the Japanese put down their weapons and kill them together. Look at how many unnecessary casualties have been caused now." Chen Xiuwen couldn't help but curse.

Chen Yi looked at the second young master who had been with him for more than ten years and grabbed his head, muttering in his heart: "It seems that the second young master's temper has not changed, and his shamelessness is even greater than that in the past."

After the last standing Japanese was stabbed and fell down by five or six bayonets at the same time, the battle finally ended. The entire Songjiang South City was covered with ruins, and the bodies of Japanese and Chinese soldiers were lying everywhere.

"It's so fucking." Cheng Dean, who was covered in blood, held a bloody command knife, ran to Chen Xiuwen with a smile, and handed the bloody command knife in his hand forward: "Brigate, this is the brigade commander of Tokutaro Sakai, the commander of the 11th Brigade of the 6th Division of the Japanese. The old Japanese killed himself by separatist."

Chen Xiuwen frowned, and did not take over the bloody sword without scabbards. Instead, he shouted at the heads of various departments who were gathering towards him: "Cleaning the battlefield immediately and counting the results and casualties. The Sergeant Battalion, the North Gate of the Special Battalion, the South Gate of the 38th Regiment, and the Forty Regiment quickly assembled the team to enter Xiguan."

After all, the battle is not over yet, and the sparse gunfire on the Western Front gives Chen Xiuwen an ominous premonition. There are two brigades of the Japanese on the Western Front attacking the Sixty-Seventh Army, and the Japanese on the other side of Mishidu may cross the river at any time. Now is not the time to be happy.

After hearing the order, the expressions on the faces suddenly shook, and they hurriedly dispersed and executed the orders. When Cheng Dean was about to turn around, he was stopped by Chen Xiuwen.

"Wash the knife, then find the scabbard and send it to the command center later."

Cheng Dean was stunned for a moment, looked at the bloody command knife in his hand, and quickly stood at attention and said, "Yes."

When Chen Xiuwen returned to the command center of the county middle school, he saw Huang Qixiang sitting, quickly tidied up his military uniform, ran up to salute and reported loudly: "Report to Chief Huang, the Neon Army that attacked the south of the city has been completely wiped out, and the commander of the 11th Brigade of the enemy's 6th Division, Tokutaro Sakai, the specific results and casualties are still under statistics."
Chapter completed!