Anti-Japanese War: Unlimited evolution of arms, becoming the king of the northwest

The 67th Army of the Northeast Army can definitely be regarded as a powerful anti-Japanese force.

From the Great Wall War of Resistance to today's Songhu battlefield, the Sixty-seventh Army and the Japs fought more than ten times. The two sides can be said to be old rivals.

The Sixty-seventh Army has always fought very tenaciously against the Japs.

Although the Sixty-seventh Army has been generally short of weapons and equipment, and its military pay has been in arrears for who knows how long.

But as long as they were fighting against the Japs, no one in the Sixty-seventh Army was hesitant.

This group of men from the Northeast always wanted to kill the Japs, fight back to their hometown, and rescue the folks in their hometown from the Japs.

This is a group of real men who they call wandering in a foreign land. Their highest ideal is not to get promoted and make a fortune, but to return home.

After receiving the order from the frontline commander Chen Cheng, the 67th Army did not hesitate at all and sent troops to Songjiang three days ago.

You must know that the 67th Army had just come from the Central Plains battlefield before this. The troops lacked supplies and did not even have time to rest.

He arrived in Jinling a week ago and was transferred to the Songhu front line three days later. The troops originally received combat missions.

As a result, he was temporarily transferred to Zhang Fakui of the Right Route Army, and then he was temporarily ordered to garrison Songjiang by Zhang Fakui.

At the same time, the Supreme Staff also sent a special envoy of President Chiang to personally bring President Chiang's order.

The Sixty-seventh Army was required to defend Songjiang for at least three days. Violators were severely punished under military law.

The 67th Army, which had just arrived in Songjiang, immediately devoted itself to building defensive positions.

Army Commander Wu Keren also divided the army into two main forces.

One is garrisoned based on the Songjiang City Wall, mainly defending the ferries inside and outside Songjiang City and important ports.

The other unit is stationed on the north bank of the Huangpu River north of Songjiang. Once Songjiang fails, the Japs will not be able to cross the Huangpu River immediately and penetrate directly into the rear of the Songhu battlefield.

When receiving the order, Army Commander Wu Keren and all the officers and soldiers of the Sixty-seventh Army had already known that the opponents faced by the Sixty-seventh Army this time were three Japanese divisions.

The Sixth Division, the Eighteenth Division, and the 114th Division.

Among them, the 6th Division is the closest, while the 18th Division and the 114th Division are rushing over from the west.

Facing the three Jaap divisions, the 67th Army, who were well aware of the Japs' combat effectiveness, knew very well that if they wanted to defend Songjiang for three days, they would have to fight tooth and nail.

Although the Sixty-seventh Army was a military-level unit, the national army in this period generally consisted of one corps, with two divisions below it, two brigades below one division, and two to three regiments per brigade.

The Sixty-seventh Army has been fighting all year round and cannot get much reinforcement. In fact, its strength is running low.

That's more than 20,000 people.

Facing the menacing tens of thousands of enemies, the little devils who surpassed him in both firepower and combat effectiveness.

No one in the 67th Army retreated cowardly.

However, just when the soldiers of the 67th Army were prepared to fight to the death with the little Japanese.

But I found that the little devil wouldn't come if I waited, and he wouldn't come if I waited right.

After finally waiting for the Japs to arrive, the Sixth Division was divided into three main directions and launched an artillery attack on Songjiang.

However, the artillery fire of the Sixth Division was surprisingly weak.

The Sixth Division of the Little Japanese Army fired dry artillery fire for a day, but no Japanese attack was seen.

This made the 67th Army, which had been defending here for three days, all confused.

According to the orders of the Supreme Staff, the Sixty-seventh Army could even retreat at dawn.

However, when Army Commander Wu Keren was wondering whether to retreat to Songjiang, he was still awake and suddenly heard the roar of artillery.

When he hurried to the command post in front of him, he saw that it was actually the Jaap's position, and he found intensive shelling.

This made Wu Keren and the soldiers of the 67th Army a little puzzled.

Is there still artillery on our side in this area?

Even at first, the soldiers of the 67th Army doubted whether the Japs' artillery had hit the wrong target.

Although the probability of accidental injuries on the battlefield is low, it is not unheard of.

Especially for artillery, it is not too outrageous to hit one's own people on top of their heads.

On the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly, and the artillerymen far behind the battlefield sometimes have difficulty in grasping timely information, so they can hit their own people with artillery shells. Although it is rare, it is not surprising.

However, the soldiers of the 67th Army soon put aside this idea.

The little devil is not a pig. If the attack is wrong, the little devil will naturally send a message to inform the artillery behind.

Such continuous bombardment could not possibly be due to fear of being attacked.

Although Wu Keren was a little confused at first, he soon came to his senses.

For three days, the Japs didn't come over. Wu Keren also learned that someone from Jinshan Guard to Songjiang had been keeping the Japs in check.

For this reason, Chen Cheng, the frontline headquarters, also sent him a message, asking him to ensure Liu Yu's safety once he met Liu Yu.

It's just that Wu Keren didn't tell the people below about this matter.

After all, the Central Army is quite unpopular in front of the local army.

"Summon all division and brigade commanders to the military headquarters for a meeting."

Wu Keren, sensing that the situation was a bit unusual, immediately issued an order, asking the senior officers below to come over immediately.

When the Sixth Division came over, Wu Keren had already discovered that the strength of the Sixth Division was not at all what a division should be. It has a certain scale.

Not only that, the Sixth Division should have a field heavy artillery unit. Those dozens of 150mm howitzers have always been the focus of Wu Keren's worries, but he still hasn't seen it.

The entire Sixth Division regiment, and only the Type 92 infantry artillery was left, which really didn’t look like the Sixth Division.

If it hadn’t been repeatedly confirmed that this was the Little Devil’s Sixth Division, and there was the Sixth Cavalry Regiment lingering nearby, Wu Keren It was really hard to believe that this little devil who looked a little embarrassed was actually the elite Sixth Division known as the elite.

At this moment, Wu Keren seemed to have found the answer all of a sudden.

The shelling that appeared in the early morning, and the The fire that burned the sky red already explained a lot of problems.

He was not fighting alone.