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- Chapter 438: Matsui from afar
The front of Chang Feng's troops' defense is the Wusong area, which is the most suitable area for landing. The beach here is flat and the sand is hard. Even when retreating, the infantry can wade through waist-deep sea water and attack a distance of more than a thousand meters to land. On land, if you catch the tide, the assault boat can reach the coast, making it a difficult-to-defend and easy-to-attack place.
General Zhang Zhizhong led a large group of staff officers to inspect the defensive positions. They happened to come to the defensive area of ??the 10th Army and saw many soldiers busy on the flat beach. General Zhang had been thinking about Tang Qiuli's troops. Being curious, his troops are not only capable of fighting, but also have many unexpected innovations, and they are all at key points.
His curiosity aroused, and he went over to see what was going on. The soldiers were busy burying pieces of nail boards in the sand. They seemed sparse, but they were well-proportioned. This was no ordinary nail board. The nails were extremely thin, but the steel quality was very good. , extremely sharp, shining with a cold light. Once you step on it, no matter how hard the sole is, it can be pierced. It is kept and comes out through the instep, and the nail tips are still shining with a faint blue light.
In the gaps between the nail board formations, there are barbed wire fences. However, this barbed wire fence is not very good. It is too short. A soldier with a normal body can easily cross it with a leap. The nail boards are buried behind. Landmines, this mines are different from the Central Army's standard landmines. Not only are they smaller in size, but the surface of the mines is also inlaid with steel balls as big as soybeans.
The soldiers laid mines in a special way, disorderly and sloppy. Some mines were topped with several grenades, and some were hung with several grenades below. General Zhang became more and more confused as he looked at them. He called Chang Feng over. After asking what happened, Chang Feng, who was covered in water and was laying mines with the soldiers, realized that General Zhang had visited his position and hurriedly ran over.
Looking at General Zhang Zhizhong's doubtful eyes, he explained that this was a custom-made short barbed wire fence specially ordered by our division commander to deal with the Japanese troops who landed, so that the Japanese troops could jump up and land on the nail board. The tip is smeared with a highly toxic drug. As long as it pricks a little skin, the entire leg will rot.
These mines were specially developed by our ** Division Arsenal. They are called jump-fire anti-infantry mines. Not only can the broken mine body kill Japanese troops, but the steel balls outside can increase the killing radius. Moreover, after the mine is triggered, it will be specially The device bounces into the air about two meters and explodes in mid-air. The killing radius of each mine is about six meters. If the Japanese army steps on it, it will leave a big trap without losing their lives. Also, the method of laying mines is called booby traps. , step on it, and the mine behind will explode.
General Zhang sighed greatly. Vice Chairman Tang was really resourceful and resourceful, and even the weapons he used were unbelievable. No wonder this Chief of Staff dared to defend two divisions of the Central Army with two brigades. It seems that he is confident that he can defend a front that is more than ten kilometers wide. If coupled with powerful artillery fire, this place will be a treasure without any worries.
General Zhang left, sighing as he walked, and then sent his chief of staff to Chang Feng to discuss whether the special anti-infantry mines specially made by the ** division could be used to support the surrounding friendly forces, and to ask for troops to assist in laying mines. , the implication is, if you have good things, don¡¯t keep them to yourself, take them out and let everyone take advantage of them.
Of course Chang Feng would not object. As long as he could drive the Japanese army back to the sea and give up his family wealth, he was willing to do so. After all, everyone was on the same front. If the Japanese army broke through on the left and right wings, he could only retreat, and everyone would suffer, so he Take out all the landmines in stock and send troops to help lay them according to different locations.
On the evening of August 22, the Chinese defenders stationed at the mouth of the Chuansha River, Shizilin, and Wusong, where the Japanese troops were preparing to land, had completed their defense deployment and various fortifications and facilities were basically completed. However, because they were temporary fortifications, they were solid. The level is much worse, which is enough. Compared with the Central Army troops in history who rushed into battle in a hurry and faced a large number of Japanese landing troops before they were fully assembled, they were already many times luckier.
The Wusongkou Fort and the defending air defense brigade regiment next to it received an order from Chief of Staff Chang Feng to never allow Japanese ships to approach the landing site, so that they would not be able to provide strong fire support for the Japanese landing troops. Chang Feng's The intention was to allow the Japanese troops coming from the sea to attack the beachhead with pure infantry without artillery backing. In order to ensure that the Wusongkou Fort was not captured by the Japanese, he arranged for a reinforced regiment to serve as a flank guard for the fort.
On August 23, the sun rose as usual, and a mist like smoke enveloped the tranquil sea of ??Hangzhou Bay. Everything was so peaceful, and the chirping of seabirds woke up the morning. Behind the tranquility, there is a bloody murderous intention. Two hundred thousand beasts armed to the teeth are rushing towards them with murderous intent, violently shattering the peaceful morning in Hangzhou Bay.
The fleet transporting Japan¡¯s Shanghai Expeditionary Force has sailed near the estuary of the Yangtze River. Changshan Island and Chongming Island shrouded in mist have been vaguely visible. Matsui Iwane looked around at hundreds of large and small ships and warships, which were approachingRiding the wind and breaking through the l¨¤ng as if there was no one in the middle of nowhere, a sense of pride arose spontaneously, and I was deeply proud of the powerful force of the Japanese Emperor.
Previously, Matsui was enjoying his retirement life leisurely in his manor under Mount Fuji. He fought for the empire for half his life and won numerous honors. His military rank had reached the rank of Army General. That's it. At the end of the day, there was no one above his rank in the Japanese military. , it is quite satisfying to return to my hometown with glory and be a wandering cloud and wild crane.
One day, the military department summoned him back to the army and put on the long-lost military uniform. Matsui Iwane was deeply moved. He thought he would spend the rest of his life peacefully and never have the chance to fight for the Japanese Empire. God favored him, and at the end of his twilight years, he In the year, he put on his military uniform again.
His housekeeper is very strange. The master's current state does not look like that of an old man in his fifties. His face is red, his eyes are bright, and his energy is unusually high. The woman who slept last night complained this morning that the old guy was so troubled last night. Her breasts were red and swollen all night, and her lower body was in unbearable tearing pain. She almost swallowed her. Mr. Matsui wasn't usually so rough, was he? And within five minutes of supporting, he was defeated, leaving himself feeling empty.
In fact, Matsui is a cruel and bloodthirsty guy at heart. As early as the end of the last century, Japan and Russia fought for control of the Liaodong Peninsula in Lushun, Northeast China, on Chinese soil. At that time, Matsui Iwane , he is just a trainee second lieutenant, and his ferocious nature has been exposed.
He ordered the soldiers to tie the hundreds of captured Russian prisoners together, then pour gasoline on them and set them on fire. Watching the Russians howling in pain in the flames, he held down the captured Russian female soldiers and held them in front of the soldiers. The louder the scream of the burned Russian prisoner, the stronger his passion.
The captured Russian female soldiers had an even worse fate. They were killed by hundreds of Japanese soldiers every day. The two blond beauties were presented to their superiors by Matsui. His military rank was promoted more than a year earlier than the others, and he rose to prominence. , Matsui, a murderous, cruel and fierce man, repeatedly made military exploits, and finally reached the top of the military, and then retired honorably.
Standing on the bridge of the flagship ship, Matsui looked at the calm Hangzhou Bay. Against Hasegawa Kiyoshi's Third Fleet, Wusongkou was defeated. The Kogetsu Kiyoshi Division in North China suffered a loss of 300,000 troops and was puzzled. As for Itagaki Seishiro's presence, In his eyes, he is just a reckless junior. China, a clay-footed giant that has been weak for centuries, will fall to the ground with just a slight push. From the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War to the present, Japan's requirements for China have been met. This time ,No exception.
He said to Army Minister Bin Sanyuan at the base camp: "Give me five divisions, and I can capture Nanjing, Wuhan, and half of the rivers and mountains south of the Yangtze River in China." Now, the base camp gave him far more troops than five divisions, and even more It gave him full confidence to fight in China and gallop around in this life, and to be glorious again in the rest of his life.
Therefore, when he said goodbye to the emperor, he quoted a poem by Cao Cao, "The old man is in trouble, and his ambition is thousands of miles." In order to express his intention to Emperor Hirohito, it was his wish to fight for the emperor in China.
The captain came to report that Wusongkou was ahead, and there was a long-range fire attack from the Chinese army's coastal defense batteries. The escorting warships could not get close to the landing site. The water channel outside the Yangtze River estuary, the draft of large warships was too deep to pass, and it was impossible to prepare for the landing. The army landed to provide fire support. Please forgive me, Commander. Matsui smiled slightly. He had expected this situation.
Moreover, his landing force was not planning to use the waters around Changxing Island and Waigaoqiao. It was to send the landing craft under the guns of the Chinese army. How could Matsui, a cunning old man, do such a stupid thing? His landing The troops walked through the waters between Changxing Island and Chongming Island and bypassed the fort at Wusongkou, which disabled the large-caliber coastal defense artillery of the China defenders. It could also achieve an unexpected effect, like magic soldiers descending from the sky to defeat the China defenders. Caught off guard.
The Japanese fleet stopped, and countless landing craft were dropped on the sea like dumplings. Japanese soldiers boarded the boats one after another. The vanguard, a division of more than 38,000 people, set off first and headed for Wusong along the outer channel. The landing site was galloping, and the follow-up troops continued to wait for the boats.
Matsui was so conceited and arrogant that the troops of one of the first divisions preparing for the landing did not carry a single heavy artillery, nor did they have support firepower to follow the landing. Mortars and heavy machine guns turned out to be the main support and suppression firepower. , in his view, the infantry landing was a formal attack. The Chinese defenders who won the first battle in Shanghai would not have expected that a large number of Japanese troops would suddenly land here.
He knew the senior officers of the China Army very well. After a small victory, they got carried away with themselves and were busy asking for credit and rewards. They abandoned their troops and went away drinking and drinking. It was reasonable for them to be lax on guard, not to mention the combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment of the China Army. , there is no way to match the Japanese army, and the fighting will of the soldiers is even worse.
Seeing the sudden arrival, bayonets flashing, and the Imperial Japanese Army troops all over the beachTurning around and running is an inevitable reaction. It is estimated that there are only a few people who can shoot. The next task of the Shanghai dispatched troops is to pursue the defeated Chinese troops, accept the city, establish a new order, and spread the Sun Flag all along the Yangtze River.
To be continued
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