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"boom!!!"
"boom!!!"
"boom!!!"
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The eight mountain cannons fired almost at the same time, and eight shells fell on the Japanese position at the same time, sending out a series of explosions. The explosions were accompanied by shock waves. Suddenly, a thick smoke rose from the Japanese position, which was extremely shocking.
This was the most proud moment for Zhang Tianhai since he arrived in the Republic of China. He had been bombarded by Japanese artillery fire before, but he had never seen the Japanese army being bombarded like this.
"Brothers, charge!" Zhang Tianhai fired a shot into the sky and rushed out without hesitation.
At this time, the Japanese army may not have recovered from the bombardment, so it would be a good time to launch a charge.
Another battle started.
Obviously, the Japanese army was not used to bombarding the Chinese army, and they were immediately confused: they were the only ones who bombarded the Chinese army, how could there be any theory that the Chinese army bombarded them? And it’s still bombardment!
Yes, it's shelling, not bombardment!
The war launched in Shanghai was not only rushed by the Chinese army, but also by the Japanese army. You can tell by looking at their equipment-except for some emergency helmets issued by the Army, most of them were not issued helmets.
Due to the narrow place, dense battle lines, and high troop density, this round of shelling caused considerable losses to the Japanese troops in Shajing Port.
For Lieutenant Shinichi Terauchi, this battle was the toughest battle he had fought since coming to China. He came from the beautiful Yokohama, which is the second largest city in Japan and the largest city after Tokyo.
Many foreign embassies are established in Yokohama. From a political, economic and diplomatic perspective, Yokohama can be said to be the second largest city in Japan.
Therefore, as a Yokohama elite who graduated from the Japanese Naval War School, he has his pride.
But at this moment, this pride didn't seem to have any effect. All he could do was "break it into pieces".
"Mother, please forgive me for not being able to return alive to fulfill my filial piety. I...will be loyal to the Emperor." Lieutenant Shinichi Terauchi murmured to himself, the tinnitus left by the explosion of the shell still ringing in his ears. But this does not affect his longing for the past.
Scenes from the past are like a movie replayed in front of Shinichi Terauchi's eyes, including the experience of growing up and the shyness of the first love.
The melody of the cherry blossom ballad sounded in his ears, and a beautiful young woman in kimono flashed before his eyes. It was the scene of them meeting in the cherry blossom forest at the foot of Mount Fuji. A drop of hot tears fell from his eyes. He murmured: "Yumiko, it's all because of this damn war that Shinichi can't go back to accompany you. You don't have to wait for me anymore. Find someone to marry!"
They have been trapped in layers of siege by the Chinese army and have no chance of breaking out. Besides, the enemy has artillery!
A hint of determination flashed through Terauchi Shin's eyes. He stood up and drew out the command sword from his waist, shouting loudly: "Ha Youku! Be loyal to the emperor, warriors, charge forward!!!"
Before Shinichi Terauchi could rush out a few steps, a bullet penetrated his heart.
Temple Shinichi fell heavily to the ground, his black eyes looked up at the sky blankly, and murmured: "Yumiko, let's meet again in the next life... I hope there will be no more wars by then..."
Soon, Shinichi Terauchi's severely injured heart stopped beating. This elite who graduated from the Naval War School, one of the three most prestigious schools of the Japanese army, finally died in Shanghai. But I don't know if he regretted signing up for it before he died. The special marines stationed in Shanghai?
The failure of one side will always lead to the victory of the other side. Just like the death of Lieutenant Shinichi Terauchi, the top commander of the Japanese army in Shajing Port, at this time, it marked that the resistance in Shajing Port had completely collapsed.
The Japanese soldiers with bayonets on their guns rushed out and wanted to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the officers and soldiers of the 36th Division. However, the Chinese soldiers did not buy it. Zhang Tianhai strictly ordered his men not to fight hand-to-hand and to shoot the Japanese soldiers in front of them.
The gunshots kept ringing out and gradually became denser, both from the National Army and the Japanese Army.
After the Japanese army discovered that the cunning enemy would not engage in hand-to-hand combat with them, the remaining Japanese troops decisively loaded their bullets and started fighting with the Chinese army.
In the end, the national army relied on its superior strength to annihilate all the Japanese troops entrenched at the pier of Shajing Port.
Under the leadership of Zhang Tianhai, although the Chinese army won, the casualties of the first battalion were not small. The Japanese army fought with them after experiencing artillery fire. Although the artillery fire caused great damage and caused great casualties, they still Under such circumstances, the national army had an absolute advantage and still suffered nearly fifty casualties.
Zhang Tianhai stood in front of Shinichi's body in the temple, picked up the command knife that the latter had dropped on the ground, and said softly: "The quality of the sabers in this little Japan is quite good."
"Report to the battalion commander, in the battle at Shajing Port, our army annihilated a total of 178 Japanese troops, and our battalion suffered 152 casualties." Li Sancai ran to Zhang Tianhai and reported the situation.
After hearing this result, Zhang Tianhai frowned slightly: This result was already beyond his expectations. With the assistance of the artillery battalion, they actually paid such heavy casualties. It can be said that the Japanese army was annihilated. Among these one hundred and seventy-eight people, at least thirty or forty were killed directly by the artillery battalion's fire. Some Japanese soldiers were probably stunned by the shock wave of the artillery shells, which allowed them to take advantage.
If it weren't for the assistance of the artillery battalion, it would not be easy for them to capture Shajing Port.
"Hey, our army's equipment is not as good as that of the Japanese army after all..." Zhang Tianhai sighed, then turned to Li Sancai and asked: "How is the capture situation of our army?"
"Our army seized a total of two Japanese heavy machine guns with more than 1,200 rounds of bullets; seven light machine guns, two of which had been damaged by artillery shells and could not be used; excluding those that were damaged and could not be used, a total of 38 guns were seized. About a hundred and thirty, and some bullets." Li Sancai reported. I have to say that he is really very careful in his work. If he were not illiterate, he would be a good material as a staff officer.
"Okay, let's keep these. Except for our own use, leave the rest to the regiment headquarters! Let the regiment commander handle it." Zhang Tianhai said. He knew very well that these soldiers under his command were in the national army. It is an excellent one, but apart from the Central Teaching Corps, there are only three of them.
Although in China, the equipment of the 36th Division is sophisticated enough, in Zhang Tianhai's view, it is far from enough. The ratio of light to heavy machine guns can barely reach the standard of one gun per man.
Note that it is forced, not all soldiers have one gun.
Therefore, Zhang Tianhai had to make careful calculations. Even if the leader scolded him for being stingy, he would accept it.
"Understood." Li Sancai responded.
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ps: An update is coming, there will be another chapter soon.
