Facing the Japanese's massive attack, the government also showed unusual strength and sent almost all its air forces to bomb the landing fleet. The two sides launched a desperate struggle for air supremacy in the northern airspace;
Facing the Japanese Air Force, which had an absolute numerical advantage, the Chinese Air Force showed unyielding bravery. Planes were shot down one after another, and both sides paid a heavy price.
After losing nearly half of its aircraft, the Chinese Air Force chose to withdraw from the battlefield. The Japanese gained air superiority on the northern battlefield, and the time was ripe for landing.
Zhang Huabin, Shanghai defense regiment position
Due to the slow response of the main force, there was only a second-line garrison regiment on the front line of Zhanghua Riverside defense, with only a few hundred troops. When faced with the mighty Japanese landing fleet coming from the seaside, the garrison regiment took out the weapons that were sworn to defend the homeland. Courage and tragic choice to fight the enemy decisively.
"Brothers, we are here!"
The head of the garrison roared, and there was a flood of responses...
In the sky, dense enemy planes buzzed over the defenders' positions, and strings of aerial bombs roared from the sky and smashed into the defenders' positions. The entire position suddenly became a sea of fire;
The soldiers of the garrison could only huddle in the simple fortifications, silently enduring the ravages of the Japanese artillery fire from the sea and the air. Countless soldiers were buried in the soil, and their blood stained the position red...
"Commander, withdraw. The enemy's firepower was too fierce. All the brothers were killed and wounded without even seeing the shadow of the enemy. Damn, it's so painful to die——"
The regiment leader also just crawled out of the floating soil, vigorously spit out the floating soil in his mouth, then stared at the battalion commander with blood-red eyes and roared:
"Zhao Mazi, what do you want to do? You've given up now! Are the eggs still on your body?"
Battalion Commander Zhao almost cried and begged:
"Captain, brothers are not afraid of death! But this... leave some seeds for the garrison!"
The group leader steeled his heart and shouted:
"What seeds are left behind? The country is about to be destroyed and all species are destroyed, so what seeds are left behind!"
Zhao Mazi, listen to me. If you still have eggs, support me. You will be in position. "
Battalion Commander Zhao's eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to be greatly insulted. He used his big bloody hands to tear off the military cap on his head, his eyes widened angrily, and he shouted loudly:
"This whole battalion is full of fucking pure men. They all have eggs. Just watch!"
After Battalion Commander Zhao finished his roar, he crouched and rushed towards the position...
"boom!"
A heavy artillery shell fell and exploded ten meters to the side of Battalion Commander Zhao. The huge shock wave almost tore his body into pieces, leaving only a piece of blood-red military uniform flying in the air.
The always hard-hearted regiment commander's eyes instantly became moist. Their garrison regiment belonged to a local army, and the recruitment sites were all in the same place. Battalion Commander Zhao and him had been playmates since childhood;
Seeing his playmate being torn to pieces by the Japanese heavy artillery, I couldn't describe the sadness in my heart. I just said softly:
"Zhao Mazi, wait for me. When the time comes, I'll be my companion on the road to hell. When we get to the underworld, we brothers will fight the Japanese together!"
The order given to them by Shangfeng was to resist the Japanese at all costs and wait for reinforcements to arrive;
He told the entire regiment the same thing, but he knew in his heart that there could be no reinforcements, and even if there were, they would not be able to wait for reinforcements.
Just a few hundred of them are not enough to fill the teeth of tens of thousands of Japs, not to mention the overwhelming artillery fire. When the Japs land, there will probably not be a few people left...
The Japanese did not know how many defenders there were in the landing area. They only saw a red flag flying in the wind with a blue sky and a white sun.
The flag is still there, and the Chinese defenders are there!
The bombers finally finished dropping their bombs, but the Japanese fire preparations were not over yet. The next fire preparations were all replaced by cheaper naval guns, and they bombarded for another two hours before the firepower began to extend;
The flag was blown down several times and raised several times. Although it was riddled with holes, it was still flying tenaciously!
The Japanese finally lost patience and began to send infantry to land on the beach. The first to be sent was a regiment of the Japanese, which rushed towards the river beach in hundreds of large and small landing ships, which was densely covered with the river beach.
Taro Abe is from Nagoya and is a commander of the 6th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division. He was stationed in Manchuria for two years with the army;
The Third Division was originally going to send troops to North China, but due to the fighting between the two sides in Shencheng, the Shencheng Expedition Force was established at the base camp, consisting of the Third, Ninth, and Eleventh Divisions.
Before departure, Commander Matsui Naone put aside his wild words and planned to occupy Shanghai within a month!
The captain of the Sixth Regiment believed that it would take less than a month and a half to resolve the battle. Abe Tataro even made a private bet with his friends that the entire city of Shenzhou would be captured within ten days, leaving the Chinese vulnerable...
Abe Tataro squatted on the side string of a landing ship. The huge waves shook his stomach, and he wished he could board the river beach immediately, and then go up to give the Chinese people a last-ditch blow.
Next to him was his friend Captain Aso Jiro, and they both enlisted in the army together, but Aso played a major role in the battle to suppress the resistance in Manchuria, so he was promoted to a non-commissioned officer before him, which made him very envious. He also longed for meritorious service on the battlefield.
Now, he finally got the chance to join the war, a holy war to conquer China. This made his blood boil. He jumped in impatiently before the landing ship even reached the river beach.
His squadron was among the first to land, which meant endless opportunities, first come, first served!
The river beach was filled with gunpowder smoke, and not a single Chinese person was seen. The Japanese who were a little cautious at first have completely relaxed. In their eyes, this is no different from an outdoor outing in Kyoto.
Abe Tataro was holding a 38-type rifle and wearing "Shogo-type" military boots, and he marched forward in a swagger. The Japanese's intensive artillery fire blasted the river beach into craters, just like his face. It was exactly what he thought. , the Chinese people were all blown to pieces;
"Aso-kun, the Chinese people will not be bombed and their bodies will be gone, right? It will be hard to count this military achievement by then."
This is what Aso Jiro is worried about. As they go deeper and deeper, the smell of blood on the position becomes stronger and stronger. Sometimes when they step down, blood will appear on the beach. Not only does it stain their beautiful fur shoes, but also makes them Hopes of great achievements were dashed, and armed outings were not meritorious.
Thinking of this, Captain Aso said angrily:
"Abe-kun, this is a battlefield. It's better to shut up your bad mouth. Good things don't work and bad things don't work. Don't bring your bad luck to me."
After Aso became the corps commander, his temper became much louder, and he was not so polite when talking to Abe. He was now a noncommissioned officer, and he could be promoted to sergeant if he made some meritorious deeds. He was far away from Abe, who was just an ordinary soldier. There is a big gap. When he is unhappy, he slaps him twice and he still has to say thank you for taking care of him.
After being scolded for a while, Abe finally realized that he was no longer on the same level as Aso, and some jokes could no longer be made. After understanding this, he wisely closed his mouth and stared at Aso with his rifle. Small eyes search for surviving Chinese people;
Anyone who can still breathe can count as killing an enemy with one more blow. He seemed to see the attractive military merit waving to him.
A few dozen meters away, a Chinese soldier dangled the Hanyang-made rifle on Captain Aso's big head. He couldn't shake it, mainly because his hands were not in control and were shaking violently.
The Japanese were all rushing towards him, but the superiors had not yet given the order to fire, so he could only wait patiently;
It was the first time for Private Gao Yang to go to the battlefield. The weapons used by his regiment were all antiques that had been eliminated by the main force. Some of them had smooth rifling. Even if their hands didn't shake, they might not be able to shoot accurately.
The commander was worried about this, so he kept the Japanese very close. Captain Zhao had already gone to the front line to take command personally;
One of the two battalion commanders was killed and one was injured. Only two of the four company commanders were still breathing, not to mention the squad and platoon commanders. We had just seen what the Japanese looked like, and already most of the regiment had been killed or injured. , barely cobbled together a reinforced company, and he, the regiment leader, directly became the company commander.
Commander Zhao could already see the Japanese's ferocious face clearly, and then he pulled the trigger of the box gun, and a hail of bullets went straight towards the Japanese...
The sound of his gunshot was an order, and all the soldiers in the regiment who could still pull the trigger pulled the trigger on the Japanese;
Gao Yang slowed down for a moment. Aso was startled when he heard the gunshot. He was about to lie down when a missed bullet hit his big head. His sinful body fell to the ground, red and white. It went crazy!
"Haha, I hit, I hit the Japanese."
Gao Yang danced and shouted, excitement written all over his face, and then a bullet hit his chest...
Abe kid's face showed joy, then he pulled the bolt and pushed the bullet to load.
