Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 440 Crazy Matsui

The staff officers and adjutants looked at General Zhang dumbfounded. It was the first time that the usually calm general cheered like a child. Zhang Zhizhong calmed down and ordered the adjutant: "Send a telegram to Commander Tang of the Tenth Army.

, let’s just say that the general’s troops are truly brave. The Japanese army lay dead in the fields, stained the beaches with blood, and killed tens of thousands of soldiers. Please accept the highest respect for you and your men from all the officers and men of the Ninth Group Army.”

After Zhang Zhizhong finished dictating, he felt that he still had more to say, and ordered to send a telegram to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing: "Xunjian, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing, in the early morning of August 23, the Japanese army came to reinforce the troops, with a division of troops as the vanguard.

, forced a landing on the beach near Wusong, the 10th Army used two brigades to fight against one Japanese division. The battle lasted for several hours, and more than 38,000 Japanese troops from the division commander Yoshizumi Yoshisuke on down were all wiped out."

"This battle was carried out by the 10th Army alone. The powerful combat effectiveness it displayed, with only hundreds of casualties, achieved such a result, which surprised Wen Bai and became a model for our Shanghai garrison. I hope Chairman

The general order commends the units of the Tenth Group Army to boost the morale of our army. With the troops of the Tenth Group Army, as the backbone of Shanghai's defense, Wenbai can ensure that Shanghai is not lost."

When the Japanese second landing echelon was heading towards Wusong, a landing craft that had a chance to escape, carrying two Japanese soldiers, came towards them in despair. The commander of the third division, Susumu Fujita, felt a "thump" in his heart, and landed.

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When the sound of gunfire stopped, he felt something was wrong. It stands to reason that Yoshizumi Ryosuke landed successfully and successfully established a solid foothold on the beach. Now it is also the stage of attacking in depth, so why can't he hear the gunfire?

Voice?

Unless the Chinese defenders were completely defeated, there should be sporadic gunfire and the silent battlefield, making the soldiers even more unsure. After the leader asked about the situation, Fujita sat down on a chair, his face turned pale, and he remained silent for a long time.

, the Yoshizumi division is more solid than our own division

It was much more powerful. In just a few hours, the whole army was wiped out. Who was the Chinese army guarding the beach? It had such fierce fighting power that it could eat more than 38,000 Yoshizumi divisions in one bite.

Can I still take advantage if I go up there myself?

Fujita was confused, and the task Matsui gave him was to expand the landing site of the Yoshizumi Division, and then expand it to the two wings to provide security for the landing of follow-up troops and occupy the Wusongkou fort. But now, let alone occupying the fort, even

He did not dare to land. He thought for a long time and ordered the troops to temporarily stop advancing. Then, he turned the ship around. He wanted to report the encounter of the Yoshizumi Division to Commander Matsui. Before leaving, he did not forget to take the two soulless men with him.

Son's soldiers.

Matsui was on the flagship, playing Go leisurely with the chief of staff. The warm sunshine was shining on his body. He was surrounded by the blue water and several seabirds were flying freely. Matsui was in a great mood. The combat order had been issued.

How to fight is a matter for the division commanders. As long as he gets the result, according to his prediction, tonight, the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters will be able to work in Shanghai, which is ten miles away.

The sound of a motor came from far away, and a landing craft bumped towards the flagship. It should be Ryosuke Yoshizumi of the vanguard, who sent someone to report the battle situation. When he saw that it was Susumu Fujita, Matsui's face darkened, and he was in a good mood.

Everything has been destroyed by this guy. If he doesn't command the troops to complete their combat missions, why are they here? He must be stressing that the difficulties are coming. No wonder the division he leads is the weakest among all the units of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army.

Susumu Fujita hurriedly boarded the gangway. Seeing his panicked look, Matsui despised him even more. How could such a person achieve the position of division commander? Those people in the Army Ministry were blind. The soldiers of the empire, especially

As a general, he should be calm in every situation. Fujita's behavior really embarrasses the Army. How can he set an example for his subordinates?

Although this old guy looked down on Fujita in his heart and slandered him secretly, he had an indifferent smile on his face and the demeanor of a general. In front of Fujita's panicked motivation, Matsui Iwane, he even forgot to report and salute.

Matsui felt extremely unhappy, but before he could ask, Fujita reported hurriedly: "Your Excellency, Commander, I have received a report that the Yoshizumi Division was ambushed by the Chinese army during the landing at Wusong, and all of them have been killed."

The army was destroyed, and the commander of the Yoshizumi Division and all the soldiers were crushed to pieces, having served His Majesty the Emperor with all their loyalty."

Matsui stood up suddenly, and the chessboard was knocked over. A black Go piece bounced a few times on the deck and fell into the rippling sea without even a splash, just like a piece from the leading division of the Japanese army.

Fate and fate.

Matsui couldn't believe it, and he couldn't believe it. The Yoshizumi Division, which was so strong and powerful, was wiped out like this. This was an outcome that he could never have expected. However, he couldn't help but believe that Fujita Susumu's words might be false, but these two

This soldier is a living testimony. They looked so devastated that they must have witnessed an unbelievable and extremely horrific scene.

Matsui's eyes were straight, and he stared blankly at the blue sky. The sun expanded infinitely in front of his eyes, and came towards him like a ball of fire. His vision went dark, his throat became hot, and a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out, and his skinny body shook.

In a few moments, if the chief of staff at his side had not caught him with his quick hands and eyes, this old guy Matsui Iwane could have plunged into the vast expanse of blue East China Sea to feed the sharks, saving him the rest of his sinful years.

Matsui woke up leisurely, looked at the staff around him with dull eyes, sighed longly, and closed his eyes again. His old face looked more like a dying man, and there was a deathly silence in the cabin. Those Japanese soldiers

The senior officers looked at Matsui, who was lying on the bed like a corpse. They looked at each other and muttered in their hearts, is the Commander really dead? Why can't he see his breathing?

Suddenly, Matsui sat up like a corpse, startling the Japanese officers who were surrounding him. This old guy should be mentally prepared, but they found that the commander had changed.

He had a cold look on his face, his face was ashen, and there were murderous auras all over his body, he looked like a mature, thousand-year-old demon.

Matsui Chuáng, his demeanor has returned to normal. All the officers secretly admired that the veteran, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, returned to normal so quickly. He asked himself that he couldn't do it, but he was a warrior of more than 30,000 empires? In fact, the pain in his heart,

Matsui knew that the outstretched fist was smashed to pieces by the Chinese army. He did not think that the Chinese people had strong combat effectiveness and superior firepower.

When will the Chinese people be able to fight? The two soldiers who were lucky enough to survive were exaggerating. As for Fujita, he was so frightened that he ran back without seeing the battle scene. He only complained that he was too careless.

Troops, only one was sent

Division, if three divisions are deployed at once, the Yoshizumi Division will not be fighting alone. Now, he should stand on the beach in Shanghai, adjust his deployment, and one blow will be effective. He must use the blood of the Chinese people to

Pay homage to the heroic spirits of the imperial warriors.

At this time, Matsui Iwane's inner bloodthirsty and violent mentality had already controlled his thinking. The entire Yoshizumi division was wiped out, which made his bloodthirsty desire uncontrollable. He massacred the city and turned Shanghai into a mountain of corpses and blood.

To let the corpses of the Chinese people float all over the Huangpu River, Matsui had only one idea: to break into Shanghai, kill or kill

"Fujita's division has temporarily stopped attacking and summoned all division commanders to the flagship for a meeting to discuss the next battle plan. Let's go." Matsui gave the order in a calm tone. Only the chief of staff who was familiar with him smelled the smell of blood on him.

On the morning of August 24, Matsui mobilized 130,000 troops from four divisions to attack the Chinese defenders' beachhead positions in multiple directions. From the mouth of Chuansha River, Shizilin to Wusong, the entire line fell into fierce fighting, especially Changfeng.

On the defense front of the army, Matsui mobilized one and a half divisions to focus on the attack. Matsui was cruel to the troops that had eaten up one of his divisions and must kill them all.

The Japanese heavy artillery brigade mounted large-caliber artillery on large landing craft, desperately fired at the Chinese defenders' positions, and provided fire support for the swarming Japanese landing troops. In addition to the troops of the ** division, the Chinese defenders in other directions

The army suffered a loss. The range of their artillery could not reach the Japanese heavy artillery on the sea. They were suppressed by the fierce Japanese artillery fire. The simple fortifications were destroyed. The bodies of the soldiers were thrown into the air by the exploding shells, and the casualties increased sharply.

On the defensive front of Changfeng, the Japanese heavy artillery did not take advantage. When he annihilated the Yoshizumi Division, he deliberately concealed his strength and did not use the large-caliber heavy artillery. Therefore, the Japanese heavy artillery mounted on the landing craft was

When they sailed beyond the range of the Chinese defenders' light artillery, they began shelling.

When the Japanese heavy artillery bombardment just started, the artillery brigade began to fight back. The Japanese army suffered a great loss. The heavy artillery mounted on the landing craft swayed back and forth with the waves, making it impossible to fire accurately.

, already well-trained, the sky-high water column hit the Japanese landing craft

The surrounding landing craft was directly hit, and the debris and the artillery were thrown up high, and then fell heavily into the sea. The Second Artillery Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps suffered a loss of six meters of large-caliber artillery and more than 70 soldier casualties.

, killing 28 Japanese landing craft and the Japanese heavy artillery on the boats.

The threat of the Japanese heavy artillery was lifted, the pressure on the troops was suddenly reduced, and the power of light weapons was exerted. Facing a wave of Japanese troops like water, the cheers of light and heavy machine guns and Somi submachine guns never stopped, and the Japanese troops were repulsed.

, after breathing for a while, he rushed forward again.

The soldiers fought furiously. After repelling an attack, they suddenly launched a counterattack with a brigade of troops, chasing the retreating Japanese troops. There was a burst of fire, and the supporting heavy artillery poured hail-like shells on the Japanese troops.

On their heads, the explosion caused the Japanese soldiers to fly bloody. The soldiers pushed the Japanese soldiers back to the sea, and then returned to their positions angrily.

Matsui mobilized one and a half divisions, but failed to attack Changfeng's position. Instead, he lost more than 10,000 people and never launched the next attack.

Chang Feng's troops fought well and the gunfire on this side subsided. However, other troops of the Chinese garrison were locked in a bitter battle and the situation was critical.

To be continued

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