Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 437: Curved Recruitment

Zhang Zhizhong's face softened. Of course he was very happy that the troops of the Tenth Army had captured Hongkou. This also meant that they had found a way to conquer the Japanese fortifications, which could solve the current predicament of the Ninth Army.

Chang Feng was very smart. He described his initiative to provide support as an order from the group army commander Tang Qiusheng. This equalized his identity and made Zhang Zhizhong feel at ease. Originally, the two armies were working together to support each other.

, it is reasonable to give each other a hand, which is the friendship of brothers.

Perhaps Chang Feng was overly worried. General Zhang Zhizhong was an extremely decent person. The so-called "gentleman's frankness" was unnatural at that moment. It was also a normal psychological reaction and did not damage his personality or character at all.

General Zhang Zhizhong and three Central Army division commanders followed Chang Feng to the attack position of the anti-tank gun unit. They saw a dense array of artillery pieces, and the number and caliber of the artillery far exceeded their own troops. They couldn't help but feel...

I sighed, this Vice Chairman Tang is really rich and powerful, and his equipment is much better than that of the Central Army.

What surprised them even more was that more than forty strange-looking guns were mounted on temporary bunkers, with long barrels pointed at the Japanese fortifications. The soldiers were pressing strange bullets as thick as small hammers into the gun chambers. They were all

I was stunned for a moment, what is this? Is it a new weapon of the Japanese Army? Can it be effective against fortifications that cannot be exploded by Japanese artillery shells?

The Japanese army's fire became more violent. Perhaps it was because they saw the reinforcements, so many artillery pieces, or perhaps because they learned that their companions in Hongkou had been honored to accept the call of Amaterasu. They were all shattered, and they were filled with madness.

Despair, only the continuous pouring of bullets can suppress the fear from the bottom of the heart.

However, their fear will soon be completely relieved. A lifeless corpse does not know what fear is. Following the commander's order, the armor-piercing bullets fired by the anti-tank guns were filled with flesh and blood.

The brilliant tail flames visible to the eye nimbly got into the gun holes of the Japanese army's firepower point. With a dull explosion, the Japanese heavy machine guns became mute.

Zhang Zhizhong and the others saw clearly that the bullet fired by this strange gun was no less powerful than an artillery shell, and it was specialized in one point. It exploded inside the bunker. The Japanese army's solid bunker was quickly opened.

Then, the artillery of the artillery brigade roared, and in the same pattern, a wide charging channel was quickly opened, and the troops of the Central Army roared into Yangshupu.

General Zhang Zhizhong and the three divisions breathed a long sigh of relief. They understood the tactics of the ** division, but it was useless. The troops of the Central Army had no need to be equipped with such strange guns that could shoot directly and with great power.

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In the Japanese stronghold of Yangshupu, the sound of short firings, the clash of iron tools, the roars of soldiers, and the screams of the dying people all rang out. Soon it all subsided. Even if more than 50,000 people stepped on it, they could kill eight

More than a thousand Japanese troops were trampled to pieces,

Another cancer entrenched in Greater Shanghai was eradicated. The two strongholds that the Japanese army relied on for stubborn resistance in urban Shanghai were suddenly gone when dawn was approaching on August 19, 1937. They were completely destroyed.

disappeared, and Shanghai's internal troubles were eliminated.

The fighting in the urban area has completely ended. Chang Feng handed the telegram that Tang Qiuli sent to General Zhang Zhizhong in the name of Si, and put it in his hands. Tang Qiuli provided an important information. The Japanese base camp has established a Shanghai dispatch.

The army was commanded by Army General Matsui Iwane, who was known as an expert in critical warfare. Its main task was to unite the Japanese Marine Corps entrenched in Shanghai, attack from inside and outside, occupy Shanghai, and then capture Nanjing, Wuhan and other important cities along the Yangtze River.

The dispatched army has jurisdiction over the 3rd, 4th, 9th, 11th Divisions, 5th Tank Regiment, 6th and 7th Field Artillery Brigades and other units. It is a cutting-edge force of the Japanese army with strong combat effectiveness and extremely fighting will.

Strong, a huge force totaling more than 188,000 people has now left the Japanese mainland and reached the East China Sea. The Chuansha River Estuary in the north of Shanghai, Shizilin, and Wusong areas are most likely to be its landing sites.

I hope General Zhang will take precautions early. I have ordered some troops of the 10th Group Army to rush to the area to deploy defenses. However, judging from the current strength comparison, our defenders are far weaker than the Japanese army. Please ask General Zhang to prepare the second phase of the Songhu Battle.

The main combat objectives and combat forms were presented to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in a personal name, requesting an increase in the strength of the Shanghai garrison as soon as possible, especially the artillery and air defense forces.

Zhang Zhizhong smiled knowingly after reading Tang Qiuli's telegram. This young Vice-Chairman Tang was extremely sophisticated and impeccable in his dealings. He was afraid of arousing Chairman Chiang's suspicion, so he stretched his hand too far and might be in danger.

The fighting in the direction of Songhu in North China caused unnecessary trouble.

However, he attached great importance to Tang Qiuli's intelligence. Vice Chairman Tang was almost a god. The development direction and progress of the Songhu Battle were almost exactly what he had expected before the war. His judgments were

Everything is accurate and has been verified by facts. Then, the Shanghai defenders will face huge pressure from the superior strength of the Japanese army.

He believed Tang Qiuli's judgment and was by no means an alarmist. He immediately sent a telegram to Chairman Chiang, requesting that at least three infantry divisions, four artillery regiments, and two air defense regiments be added to the direction of Shanghai, and it must be within three days.

Arrive in Shanghai.

After receiving a telegram from Zhang Zhizhong asking for help, Generalissimo Chiang was full of doubts. Weren't the more than 40,000 Japanese troops in Shanghai completely wiped out by the troops of the Ninth Army and the Tenth Army? And the fight went smoothly, and the surrounding areas were wiped out.

The remnant enemy, there are no more Japanese troops in the city, and more troops need to be added. What does Wen Bai want to do?

The old man had extremely strict control over the army. Zhang Zhizhong asked for so many troops at once, so he couldn't help but think twice. However, Zhang Zhizhong was a person he trusted and understood very much. Otherwise, he would not have handed over the huge Shanghai into his hands.

He was puzzled, at

Looking over the map of Shanghai, there was one problem that he never understood. After the battle was over, more troops still needed to be added. As for the large number of Japanese troops on their way to Shanghai, that was just Wenbai's inference. There was no

There are signs that the Japanese are sending troops to Shanghai again.

At this moment, Dai Li knocked on the door with a solemn expression and handed him a piece of top-secret information, which was sent by the Japanese lurking team of the military command. After reading the information, Chairman Chiang's face suddenly turned pale. The Japanese

They were ruthless enough, and sent another 200,000 people at once. They were determined to capture Shanghai. The war had reached this level and they had already seen success. No one could stop it. Shanghai must not be lost.

Immediately increase troops to Wenbai, no, increase the strength of four divisions, six artillery regiments, and two air defense regiments. They must arrive in Shanghai within two days and be incorporated into the Ninth Group Army on the spot. If the division commander delays the fighter plane, he will carry the

When the head came to see me, Chairman Chiang hurriedly dictated orders to the confidential secretary.

Then, as if he had exhausted all his strength, he slumped down on the chair, feeling frightened for a moment. These 200,000 tiger and wolf Japanese troops rushed towards Shanghai, and the consequences were unimaginable. Wen Bai had the foresight to save Chiang Kai-shek's great Shanghai.

, protected half of the rivers and mountains south of the Yangtze River, Yu Gong and Si, Wen Bai lived up to my high expectations, he is a handsome man.

Dai Li also made a great contribution. Without his information, he would have wasted the opportunity by still hesitating. By the time the Japanese troops landed ashore, it would have been too late and he would have made a big mistake before mobilizing troops.

After resting for a while, he said to Dai Li kindly: "Yu Nong, the military commander has made great contributions to the party and the country this time. I will keep it in mind and work hard." Dai Li burst into tears. This was the first time that the old man spoke to him like this.

Unfortunately, in the past, no matter what important information the old man heard, he would always look expressionless, which made him feel guilty, and he didn't know whether it was in line with the old man's appetite.

Dai Li resigned. Chairman Chiang, who was completely distracted by the coming 200,000 Japanese troops, did not consider this aspect. How did Zhang Zhizhong get the information about the impending Japanese invasion? It was so detailed that he even knew the time of the Japanese troops' arrival.

, the landing location was also predicted so clearly.

How did he know that Tang Qiuli, a time-travelling freak, knew all the Japanese actions in Shanghai in 1937? Looking at the map of Shanghai, Tang Qiuli had no idea what Qiu Sheng's 160,000 yuan was.

There seem to be a lot of people, but they can be deployed in the huge Hangzhou Bay area and can barely maintain a defensive position.

In the Hangzhou Bay area, the Japanese army had many landing sites to choose from. The Sulu Mobile Corps had to be deployed in three directions: Chuansha River Estuary in the north of Shanghai, Shizilin, Wusong area, Caojing Town near Jinshanwei in Hangzhou Bay, and Quangong Pavilion.

, the Jinsi Niang Bridge area, and the Baimaokou area in Taicang, Jiangsu Province, are all historical landing sites for Japanese troops.

In the direction of Wusong, including Zhang Zhizhong's Ninth Army and Chang Feng's troops, there are only more than 90,000 troops, a fraction of the Japanese army. They also have to guard the urban area of ​​Shanghai. The number of anti-landing troops will not exceed 70,000.*

The troops of the * division are brave and adept at fighting again

, it cannot offset the numerical disadvantage, and will suffer heavy casualties, and the entire army may be annihilated. This is a result that Tang Qiuli does not want to see. Shanghai is lost, and Brother Qiu Sheng's Sulu Mobile Corps is taken out of the way.

It is impossible to go back.

Therefore, Tang Qiuli could only adopt a curved approach to increase troops, and give this huge credit to Zhang Zhizhong, so that the old man could increase troops to Shanghai. It didn't matter who gave the credit. He couldn't afford to lose on the southern front, so he behaved well.

There are so many unexpected things, so why not be invisible?

On August 22, the reinforcements of the Central Army arrived in Shanghai under the strict orders of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, and were immediately deployed by Zhang Zhizhong in the Chuanshahe Estuary, Shizilin, and Wusong areas in the north to intensify the construction of fortifications and set up anti-landing obstacles.

Lay mines on a large beach and make adequate preparations

In this way, in the landing zone chosen by the Japanese army, there were seven infantry divisions, six artillery regiments, two air defense replacement regiments of the Central Army, two infantry brigades, one artillery brigade, and two air defense regiments of the Changfeng Department of the Sulu Mobile Corps.

The troops, totaling about 200,000 troops, were well prepared and slightly exceeded the strength of the Japanese army.

Tang Qiuli sent a telegram to help the Chinese defenders set up defenses in the Wusong area. He won three precious golden days. It was a great achievement. What awaited the Japanese army was a head-on attack.

To be continued

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