Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 441 Crazy and Crazy Again

General Zhang Zhizhong saw the Japanese troops in the headquarters frantically attacking the defenders' positions, and he knew very well

Matsui went crazy and used all his strength to attack the beachhead. 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 with all their might.

Under this crazy attack by the Japanese army, the various defensive units of the Central Army gritted their teeth and persisted. Often a battalion was destroyed and new units were immediately put in. The reserve units on hand of each division commander were constantly dispatched to empty areas.

The positions were often bloody battles, with the Japanese troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat. 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 their attack 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.

A meeting of division commanders was being held at the headquarters of the Ninth Army to summarize and review the day's battles. Chang Feng's troops were coordinating defense with the Ninth Army and were also attending 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, the Japanese troops were killed.

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 the more than 10,000 Japanese troops, the number of casualties of the Central Army divisions was higher than 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 like the troops of the ** Division, that is, the number of Somi submachine guns and light and heavy machine guns 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 troops were the first large-scale and extremely crazy Japanese army to engage in the Yangshupu siege and annihilation battle. 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 was impossible to take highly targeted defensive measures.

All these caused huge casualties to the troops. However, the brave spirit of the Central Army soldiers also left a very 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 an interdependent relationship. If that point is broken, it will lead to an overall defeat.

Tragedy.

General Zhang Zhizhong summarized the day's battle, commended the troops who fought bravely, and severely pointed out the shortcomings of several division commanders who did not pay attention to tactics and fought hard. He also 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 could fight again tomorrow. He knew very well that judging from today's situation, Matsui Iwane was already a mad dog with red eyes. Tomorrow's battle would be more intense, and the Japanese army would 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? That his troops have artillery and submachine guns, or that they have several times more light and heavy machine guns and mortars than those of the Central Army. That the training standards of the troops and the quality of the soldiers are incomparable to those of the Central Army?

It cannot be said that this is akin to showing off oneself and belittling others. It does not benefit oneself, and it also causes trouble for other teachers. Is it okay to do so?

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 sharing it evenly among the heavy artillery of our artillery brigade.

to three directions,

That is to say, in 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. I will give the little devils an unexpected gift tomorrow. I wonder what Commander Zhang and the division commanders want?"

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 at the rear of his defensive position, there were at least forty-five men of heavy artillery pressing down on him. This battle would be 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 due 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 with lights like ghost eyes. The searchlights cast their beams of light on 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 Japanese army's key attack direction tomorrow must be at the mouth of the Chuansha River and

Where did the Japanese army occupy the Lion Forest area?

He took advantage and found the weakness of the Central Army. There is probably no fighting here tomorrow. Even if there is fighting, it will be a feint attack by the Japanese army in order to prevent them from dividing their troops to support other directions. Matsui is not crazy enough to kill him with his head.

Hit the iron plate.

In the early morning of August 25, before the mist had completely dissipated, Matsui used 120,000 troops to storm the defensive positions at the mouth of the Chuansha River and Shizilin. 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 Chuanshahekou and Shizilin areas were significantly weaker than those in the Wusong direction. I used 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 with my own eyes that they died without a burial place. When Matsui said this,

The cold green light in his eyes made the Chief of Staff's skin crawl all over. His Excellency, the Commander, is 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 became intense 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 screams of flying pierced the air. The faces of the experienced Japanese artillerymen suddenly turned pale. My Amaterasu, those are artillery shells that are larger than the caliber of our artillery.

Didn't the Japanese artillery commander shout in a nice voice: "Hayagu, move the position, evacuate." That's easy to say, where to evacuate? There is a roaring sea all around, and it is extremely easy to move the position, as long as the landing craft turns in another direction, but these damn navy

Sailors, shut down the engines, hide in the cabin and puff out the mist to enjoy.

But the Japanese artillerymen were so angry that the emperor was not the emperor of our army. Why are we fighting with our lives, but you act like nothing is wrong? You yelled and finally alerted these sailors. Before these reluctant soldiers could

The Japanese sailors boarded the plane, but everything was too late. The shells fell like a 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, the artillery fire was not as intensive as in Wusong yesterday. The remaining landing craft finally started their engines and hurriedly turned around to avoid the deadly shells. In the panic, many landing crafts collided with each other. The huge impact force lifted the heavy guns on the boats.

Falling into the sea, the Japanese artillery dropped dumplings into the rolling sea. Then, the landing craft emitted black smoke, spun around, flipped over, and turned upside down.

To be continued

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