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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 441 Crazy and Crazy Again

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    Chapter 441 Crazy and Crazy Again

    General Zhang Zhizhong saw the Japanese troops in the headquarters frantically attacking the defenders' positions. He knew very well

    Matsui was crazy and used all his strength to attack. What he wanted was to break through the beachhead in one go. The Japanese soldiers also went crazy, regardless of casualties, and charged forward one after another to the death.

    Under the crazy attack of the Japanese army, the various defensive units of the Central Army gritted their teeth and persisted. Often one battalion was exhausted and new units were immediately put in. The reserve units on hand of each division commander were constantly sent to empty  The position was often a bloody battle, with the Japanese troops fighting hand to hand. With the advantage of the new force, the Japanese troops were forced out. The newly arrived battalion also suffered one-third casualties. However, the position was still defended by the Chinese.  In the hands of the army.

    In the evening, the Japanese army finally stopped attacking and returned to the sea. The beach, which had been fighting like a tsunami all day, became quiet. The smoke had not yet dissipated. The corpses of the Japanese army and the defenders were scattered all over the beach. The bodies of the Japanese soldiers were swollen.  Brought into the depths of the sea by the rushing water.

    The afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the blood-soaked beach indifferently. Wisps of black smoke drifted in the sky, like an ominous black veil wrapped around the setting sun. Observation posts high up and many pairs of vigilant eyes were still watching.  Looking at the sea, those crazy beasts are still unwilling to be reconciled, staring at Shanghai with eager eyes.

    The headquarters of the Ninth Army is holding a meeting of division commanders to summarize and review the day's battle. Because Chang Feng's troops cooperated with the Ninth Army to defend, they also attended the meeting. He was the only participant with a calm face.

    General Zhang Zhizhong's face was grim. The bloody battle on this day gave him a great shock. According to statistics, all divisions suffered heavy casualties, with the number of casualties reaching 32,000. At the cost of this, he killed the Japanese landing  There were nearly 40,000 troops, and the casualty ratio between the enemy and ourselves was 0.9:1. It can be said that this was a tragic victory.

    Only the Changfeng Department of the Tenth Group Army killed more than 10,000 Japanese troops with less than 800 casualties. The battle was the first to end. This was the only unit that achieved significant results with extremely light casualties. If it were not  Counting these more than 10,000 Japanese troops, the casualties of each division of the Central Army exceeded that of the Japanese troops. Therefore, General Zhang was not satisfied.

    There are many reasons. The Central Army's troops lacked large-caliber heavy artillery and were unable to suppress the Japanese heavy artillery fire. However, the defenders were exposed to the Japanese artillery fire. Most of the casualties were caused by the Japanese heavy artillery, and  , the troops of the Central Army are not equipped with a large number of individual automatic weapons, that is, Somi submachine guns, and the number of light and heavy machine guns, like the troops of the ** Division, is less than a quarter of the troops of the ** Division and cannot be provided to the group  The charging Japanese troops caused a large number of casualties.

    The most important thing is that these Central Army units were engaged in the large-scale and extremely crazy Japanese army's encirclement and annihilation battle at Yangshupu for the first time. Strictly speaking, it was not a positional battle in the true sense, and they had a huge advantage in strength, so they were  Without understanding the combat characteristics of the Japanese army, it is impossible to take highly targeted defensive measures.

    All these caused huge casualties to the troops. However, the bravery of the Central Army soldiers also left a deep impression on Chang Feng. He admired those hot-blooded men, especially those soldiers who fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese army. Despite the battle, Chang Feng  So fierce, he still allocated part of his energy to pay attention to the safety of neighboring troops. When necessary, he would devote his reserve team to support. This is a relationship of mutual dependence. If that point is broken, it will lead to an overall defeat.  Tragedy.

    General Zhang Zhizhong summarized the day's battle and commended the brave troops. He sternly pointed out the shortcomings of several division commanders who did not pay attention to tactics and fought hard, and took the Changfeng troops as an example to encourage everyone to  We must learn from the fact that General Zhang Zhizhong once served as the director of education of the Central Military Academy. Some of the division commanders here are his students. This is a person who is qualified to criticize others.

    Finally, General Zhang asked Chang Feng to introduce his experience, so that he can fight again tomorrow. He knew very well that judging from today's situation, Matsui Iwane is already a mad dog with red eyes. Tomorrow's battle will be more intense, and the Japanese army will still be able to fight again.  There were more than 100,000 people, and no muscles or bones were broken.

    What can Chang Feng say?  Are you talking about the artillery and submachine guns of your own army, or are there several times more light and heavy machine guns and mortars than those of the Central Army? Are you saying that the training standards of the army and the quality of the soldiers are incomparable to those of the Central Army?  You can't even say that this is akin to showing off yourself and belittling others. It doesn't benefit you at all, and it also causes trouble for other teachers. Is it okay to do this?

    Therefore, Chang Feng said sincerely: "Commander Zhang, fellow division commanders, looking at today's battle, the Japanese heavy artillery poses the greatest threat to us. I have an idea. Please consider it and distribute the heavy artillery of our artillery brigade evenly.  In three directions, that is, the Chuansha River mouth, Shizilin, and Wusong areas, our troops will defend the front and only leave six meters of heavy artillery. The heavy artillery will set up positions overnight and will be used by the small Japanese tomorrow.What do Commander Zhang and the division commanders think of this unexpected gift?  "

    After Chang Feng's words fell, there was silence in the headquarters. General Zhang Zhizhong wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded heavily. The eyes of the division commanders looking at Chang Feng were not only as simple as gratitude, but also contained  The complex emotions can be felt from their shining eyes.

    Everyone here is a professional soldier. They understand the role of even one heavy artillery in battle. The Tenth Army would rather reduce its own firepower and support friendly forces. This is not something that can express the mood with just one sentence. They all know Chang Feng's  He had a lot of money, and was secretly envious of it. This meant that there were at least forty-five men of heavy artillery behind his defensive position, making this battle much easier to fight.

    At the end of the meeting, when these division commanders left, they didn't say anything. They just held Chang Feng's hand tightly and patted his shoulder heavily. The words of soldiers are often included in silent movements. Chang Feng felt that  A true friendship.

    Not only that, the division commander's intelligence also mentioned that a Japanese tank regiment was about to show up in the next few days. He sent anti-tank gun detachments to the other two directions, leaving only ten of them here.  The Central Army lacked direct firepower. Facing Japanese tanks, they had no choice but to blow up the tanks at the cost of soldiers' lives.

    These anti-tank gunners arrived at the defensive position of the Central Army, which made the chief of staff and division commanders even more happy. They also had a sharp weapon to deal with the Japanese Iron Turtle. They had all seen the power of this strange gun, and the anti-tank gunners were  They were protected like treasures.

    In the dark night, the Japanese warships offshore Shanghai were flashing lights like ghost eyes. The searchlights cast their beams of light into the dark sea from time to time, while the heavy artillery on the beach quietly left their original positions and deployed in new directions, preparing to attack.  Give the Japanese army a sudden blow.

    Looking at the many empty artillery positions, Chang Feng smiled silently. He knew in his heart that the Japanese heavy artillery had suffered losses during the day and would not cause trouble again. He concluded that the key direction of the Japanese attack tomorrow would be at the mouth of the Chuansha River and the  In the Lion Forest area, the Japanese army took advantage and found the weakness of the Central Army. And here, there is probably no fighting tomorrow. Even if there is fighting, it is a feint attack by the Japanese army in order to prevent them from dividing their troops to support other directions.  Matsui was not crazy enough to hit his head on the iron plate.

    In the early morning of August 25th, before the mist had completely dissipated, Matsui used 120,000 troops to storm the defensive positions at the mouth of the Chuansha River and the Lion Forest. In the direction of Wusong, there were less than 10,000 Japanese troops who were conducting a weak attack.  , Chang Feng¡¯s judgment is completely correct.

    This was all the troops Matsui could call upon. In two days of fighting, he had already lost two divisions. He rejected the chief of staff's proposal to keep one division as a reserve on the grounds that all the troops must be pressed forward.  , Yesterday's attack showed that the combat effectiveness and firepower of the Chinese army in the Chuansha River mouth and Shizilin area were significantly weaker than those in the Wusong direction. I will use all my forces to attack the weak link of the Chinese army.

    Chuanshahekou and Shizilin were captured, and the direction of Wusong was surrounded by us. The Chinese troops that caused heavy losses to our imperial soldiers, I want to see them die without a burial place. When Matsui said this, the two  The cold green light in his eyes made the Chief of Staff's skin crawl all over. The Commander was crazy. The Chief of Staff muttered in a small voice, looked at Matsui worriedly, and swallowed the words that came to his lips.

    The battle entered a fever pitch at the beginning. The Japanese army's heavy artillery concentrated its firepower and violently bombarded the Central Army's beachhead. However, today they were not unilaterally exerting force according to their wishes. As soon as the first artillery shell was fired, high-speed metal projectiles were heard in the air.  The experienced Japanese artillerymen's faces suddenly turned pale as they flew through the air with a scream. My Amaterasu, those are artillery shells that are larger than the caliber of our artillery.

    The Japanese artillery commander shouted in a nice voice: "Hayagu, move the position and evacuate." That's easy to say. Where to evacuate?  Surrounded by the roaring sea, it is extremely easy to move the position, as long as the landing craft turns in another direction, but these damn navy sailors turned off the engine, hid in the cabin and puffed out clouds to enjoy.

    "But the Japanese artillerymen are so angry. The emperor is not the emperor of our army. Why are we fighting with our lives, but you act like nothing is wrong?"  The shouting finally alerted these sailors. Before these reluctant Japanese sailors could board the aircraft, it was too late. The shells fell like hail among the Japanese landing craft.

    Huge water columns rushed into the sky like white dragons, and the landing craft shook violently. Some Japanese artillerymen lost their footing and fell into the sea. The landing craft that was directly hit by the shells jumped suddenly, ignited a fire, and then sank to the bottom of the sea.  , the Japanese artillery fired back. In the panic, coupled with the shaky artillery positions, there was no precision.

    Finally there was no artillery fireWhere Wusong was densely packed that day, the remaining landing craft finally started their engines and hurriedly turned around to avoid the deadly shells. In the panic, many landing craft collided with each other, and the huge impact force knocked down the heavy guns on the boats.  In the sea, Japanese artillerymen dropped dumplings into the rolling sea. Then, the landing craft emitted black smoke, spun around, flipped upside down, and turned upside down.

    To be continued

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