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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 442 Matsui loses the bet

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    Chapter 442 Matsui lost the bet

    In the duel between the sea and the land, the heavy artillery brigade of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army, which had no foothold, suffered heavy losses. More than half of its artillery was lost. The remaining Japanese artillery finally found a way to avoid being beaten. The landing craft adopted maneuvering methods.  , fire a few shots and then move the machine to another place. Not to mention, this trick is so effective. The number of landing craft hit by the heavy artillery of the Chinese defenders has been greatly reduced. However, in this way, there will be less artillery support for the landing troops.  It was pitiful and posed no threat to the defenders at all.

    Iwane Matsui, who was on the flagship, was listening to the faint sound of solidified gunfire coming from the direction of Shanghai. He sat expressionlessly on his chair. The staff and staff around him did not dare to express their anger. Your Excellency, Commander, started yesterday.  , barely spoke. The amiable elder Matsui Iwane of the past was gone, replaced by Matsui with a lustful face, occasionally rolling his eyelids, and a cold light in his eyes.

    Matsui used all the troops at hand, which he called a full blow. The intelligence department men finally figured out that the one who killed Yoshizumi Ryofu's regiment was the so-called China Devil Tang Qiuli's unit, and its current designation was the Tenth  This man was the group army. On the day of the North China Incident, Xiangyue Qingji lost nearly 140,000 people. The empire's next plan was forced to terminate. He was a terrible opponent.

    Why is his shadow everywhere on the battlefield?  Tang Qiuli was in North China, but he reached out to the Songhu battlefield and saw the fighting style of the 10th Army. He learned Tang Qiuli's true style. Therefore, Matsui set the main attack direction at the mouth of the Chuansha River and the Lion Forest area in order to avoid  Launch the 10th Army, which has super powerful combat effectiveness and firepower.

    With Tang Qiuli's troops taking part in the Songhu War, the battle was difficult to fight. Matsui felt a little worried about whether he could capture Shanghai and Nanjing and sweep across the south of the Yangtze River as planned this time, and his confidence was greatly reduced.

    After receiving the news that the heavy artillery brigade had suffered heavy losses, Matsui didn't even raise his eyelids. This was not surprising. He was facing Zhang Zhizhong, who was also quite famous in the Chinese army. If it weren't for him, the army would have  The fight on the second day will not be so strenuous. He can't even adjust his firepower. He is not worthy of being my opponent, Matsui Iwane.

    "Order the tank regiment to attack and concentrate the attack in the direction of Lion Forest. The troops in the other two directions will increase the intensity of the attack. Do not let the Chinese defenders divide their forces to reinforce Lion Forest. After the tank regiment breaks through the Lion Forest defense line, it will go straight to Shanghai.  "District" Matsui gave the order calmly.

    This is his last trump card. When the battle between the Chinese defenders and the landing force is in full swing, the sudden addition of a large-scale armored assault force will cause great pressure and panic on the defenders. As a result, the entire line will collapse, which is also extremely likely to happen.  Perhaps, Matsui was very experienced in commanding battles, and at the critical moment, he resorted to his ultimate move, which was also his last desperate blow.

    The Japanese tank regiment suddenly joined the Lion Forest battlefield, and the effect was very obvious. The morale of the Japanese soldiers was greatly boosted. The frontline anti-tank troops had no direct fire weapons to deal with the tanks. Facing the steel monsters that breathed smoke and fire, heavy machine gun bullets were fired at them.  , the soldiers fearlessly used cluster grenades to launch a suicide attack on the Japanese tanks without any harm.

    The Japanese troops were very skilled in infantry-tank coordination tactics. The tanks assaulted in front, and the infantry followed closely behind, providing fire cover. The soldiers were hit by Japanese firepower before they even got close to the tanks. They fell on the way to the tanks with cluster grenades on their bodies.  When detonated, the soldier's body turned into a rain of blood.

    The first line of defense of the Lion Forest Defense Position was broken through by the Japanese army. A large number of Japanese troops rushed up along the breach like a flood that burst a dike. The front-line defenders tried their best to block it, but were overwhelmed by the flow of Japanese soldiers. From time to time, there were central  The soldiers fired grenades and died together with the Japanese army, but they could not change the status quo.

    When the Japanese tanks rushed to the second line of defense, they encountered their opponents. The anti-tank gun unit of the Tenth Army gave the Japanese tanks a head-on blow. Sixteen anti-tank guns caused fifteen Japanese tanks to smoke and burst into flames.  One car's tracks were broken and it spun in circles.

    The number of Japanese tanks far exceeded that of anti-tank guns. The loss of sixteen tanks did not affect the speed of the Japanese attack. Faced with the Japanese tanks approaching at high speed, and the Japanese soldiers behind them who could not see the tail like a mad dog, the guards were  The commander of the 276th Brigade of the 87th Division on this line of defense was so frightened that he took off his major general uniform, put on the clothes of a soldier, and fled with his guard platoon towards Shanghai. He gave up his position and became a soldier.  A shameful deserter.

    The brigade commander escaped, which shook the determination of the soldiers of the 87th Division along the entire defense line. Soldiers sneaked away quietly in twos and threes, eventually causing the soldiers to flee as a whole. The second line of defense at the Lion Forest Beachhead was easily broken through by the Japanese.  The water-like Japanese troops roared towards the third and last line of defense of the Lion Forest position.

    The anti-tank gun unit was completely exposed in front of the Japanese army. The troops of the Japanese division had no habit of escaping. The soldiers fired all the bullets in their guns and blew up their beloved guns., launched a bloody battle with the Japanese army, the scene was extremely tragic, at the cost of the death of all thirty-three soldiers, forty-six Japanese tanks were destroyed, and the Japanese army was not allowed to obtain a complete anti-tank gun.

    After receiving the news that the tank regiment had broken through the two lines of defense of the Chinese defenders in the direction of Lion Forest and was attacking the third line of defense, Matsui Iwane's face turned red again, and his eyes became lively and confident.  In the excited voice of the captain's report, Matsui could imagine the progress of the battle, which could only be described as smooth.

    The surrounding staff and staff looked at the Commander with admiration. Jiang was still very cool and calm. When the two sides were fighting at a critical juncture, he suddenly committed a tank unit with extremely strong assault and maneuverability. As expected, he achieved unexpected results.  The effect, if I had used the tank regiment on the first day, I would still be able to retain it until now.

    Liao Lei, commander of the 87th Division, was so anxious that his eyes almost popped out of his head. The commander of the 276th Brigade gave up his position and ran away, which was completely beyond his expectation. This brigade commander usually got along well with him and had a good way of leading troops. It was him  The confidants did not expect that at the critical moment, they would step in and do such a thing.

    He no longer had the energy to think about how to deal with the brigade commander. The only third line of defense, withstanding the fierce Japanese attack, was like a thin wall in the stormy sea. It was in danger of collapse at any time. If the lion  If the Lin defense line was breached here, the entire Songhu battle might be lost, and he would have no choice but to go to a military court to talk about Zhang Zhizhong, and the old man couldn't spare him, because the stakes were too high.

    Liao Lei urgently mobilized the 279th Reserve Brigade and personally led the team to reinforce the third line of defense. Finally, it arrived in time and was able to block the momentum of the Japanese attack. The shaky third line of defense was barely able to hold on, but it had already been touched.  Unable to give up when they had reached the ring of victory, the Japanese army launched fierce attacks one after another. The Japanese captains, waving command swords, rushed in front personally. The morale and ferocity of the Japanese army were unleashed like a wild l¨¤ng.  They rushed towards the third line of defense.

    Under the fierce attack by Japanese tanks and infantry, the defenders' casualties doubled. The weak third line of defense was crumbling. The situation was very critical. I really didn't know how long it could hold out.

    Liao Lei personally fought on the front line. His left arm was hit by a stray bullet, and blood flowed down his sleeve. He angrily pushed away the health soldier, picked up a light machine gun, and fired hard at the Japanese army. He felt a huge sense of shame.  , has given the Central Army Lieutenant General and Division Commander the idea of ??coexisting with the position.

    Chang Feng soon learned about the situation in Lion Forest. The supporting heavy artillery regiment was fighting with the Japanese heavy artillery unit. He reported the situation to him. His heart sank. Matsui's attack tactics were somewhat beyond him.  Unexpectedly, all the armor power is used in one direction to attack one point and shake the overall situation. This old guy Matsui does have a way.

    He immediately ordered the heavy artillery regiment to change the attack target and bombard the front of the third line of defense, especially the Japanese armored units. He knew very well that the anti-tank gun unit he sent to Shizilin was probably in danger. Doing so would harm the heavy artillery regiment.  It is equally dangerous, which means that before they can kill the Japanese armored forces, they have to withstand the bombardment of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade and have no remaining strength to fight back.

    Chang Feng also understands this. Without the Japanese heavy artillery that suppresses firepower, what a threat it will be to his artillery force. However, Chang Feng can only do this. In the direction of Lion Forest, the only one who can kill the Japanese tanks is his own heavy artillery regiment.  Even if he suffers serious losses, he must do this. If he loses the Lion Forest position, he may have to retreat across the entire front. The anti-landing operation in Shanghai will be over. It is impossible to predict how far the situation will develop.

    The Japanese heavy artillerymen on the landing craft suddenly found that there were no more shells falling on their heads. They cheered and the Chinese troops fired all their shells. The evil fire that had been suppressed in their hearts for two days suddenly burst out, blasting the dense shells fiercely.  Smashed towards the position of the 10th Army Heavy Artillery Regiment.

    There was no pressure on the Japanese heavy artillery, and the Japanese tanks suffered. Large-caliber heavy artillery shells suddenly fell into the attacking formation of the Japanese tanks. For the Japanese tanks in service, this was a catastrophic blow. They were blown up and burned everywhere.  The thin armor was torn apart by the direct hits of the shells, and the car body was twisted and deformed by the explosion.

    Some Japanese tanks were overturned by the impact of the explosion, and some had their tracks blown off and became living targets. Some were even more unlucky. The shells seemed to have eyes and penetrated directly into the tank cockpit, blowing up the iron turtle.  It was torn apart, and the front line was a sea of ??fire. The Japanese infantry who followed the tank charge screamed and were reduced to pieces in the rain of bullets.

    It was really life-saving artillery fire. The Japanese tank regiment was completely annihilated on the forward position of the 87th Division's third line of defense. The nearest Japanese tank was no more than 300 meters away from the fortifications and was still belching billowing black smoke and darkness.  The red flames were surrounded by the bodies of several Central Army soldiers. It was they who used their lives to blow up the Japanese tanks that could not be destroyed by heavy artillery.

    &nbspWithout the assault of Japanese tanks, the pressure of the Eighty-seventh Division dropped sharply, but it could not repel the Japanese troops who had gained a foothold. Behind the position, there was a sudden roar of killing like a mountain roar and a tsunami. Liao Lei, who was already a little exhausted,  Turning around with difficulty, countless soldiers rushed over. He smiled, his vision went dark, and he passed out.

    To be continued

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