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It's a pity that Matsui Iwane's plan is difficult to realize - he completely underestimated the determination of the Chinese army to resist!
The Third Division that landed in the north encountered strong resistance in Luodian.
That was Chen Cheng's starting army - the 11th Division, commander Peng Shan.
Susumu Fujita, the commander of the Japanese Third Division, never expected that this Chinese army would arrive so quickly, just one step ahead of them.
How can you see it?
This can be seen from the fortifications of this group of Chinese troops who have just settled in Luodian: there are no bunkers or anything like that, and even the soil on the position has just been dug, and it is all new soil.
What Susumu Fujita couldn't figure out was how could these Chinese soldiers arrive so quickly? You must know that the reinforcements coming this time are not just their two divisions, but also an aircraft carrier battle group!
Since six o'clock in the morning, the fighter jets on the aircraft carrier have taken off, and the focus is still on covering the main force of the third division that is trying to land on the beach!
In other words, this group of Chinese soldiers braved the bombing and advanced. Who gave them the courage? Liang Jingru? Ahem... I went astray...
Anyway, according to Susumu Fujita, either these Chinese soldiers are not afraid of death, or the naval aviation is not strong enough to stop even a group of "beggars" with extremely poor equipment.
That's right, in Fujita Susumu's opinion, except for the few German weapon masters in China, the equipment of other troops is undoubtedly the same as that of beggars.
Indeed, Fujita Susumu has this capital. His Third Division is the trump card of the seventeen standing divisions of the Japanese army, and it is not comparable to the Osaka businessmen of the Fourth Division.
However, the reality is not as Susumu Fujita imagined-the naval aviation is not effective in combat.
Time goes back to two hours ago.
At this time, the genius had just dawned, and a ray of sunshine emerged from the clouds. Planes with roaring engines took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier and jumped into the clouds.
This is the Type 96 carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese Navy!
I saw that the wings of these Type 96 carrier-based aircraft were covered with aerial bombs on both sides. They were aerial bombs used for bombing!
In addition to bombing the positions of the 56th Division of the 39th Army of the Kuomintang Army, the enemy in front of the Third Division, some of these naval carrier-based aircraft flew to areas near Shizilin and Sichuan Shakou to support the reinforcements of the Kuomintang troops. The army bombed.
The 11th Division of the 18th Army, which rushed to Luodian for reinforcements, became a key bombing target.
For a time, the officers and soldiers of the 11th Division were reduced to ashes. Even the division commander Peng Shan personally called Zhang Zhizhong's headquarters and said that Japanese fighter planes were rampant and were conducting concentrated bombing on our division. It was inconvenient for the troops to move and requested to postpone reinforcements. .
When Zhang Zhizhong heard this, he immediately got angry and roared at Peng Shan: "Peng Chuheng (Peng Shan's cousin), I tell you, if the Luo store is lost, I will be the first to kill you!"
Although Peng Shan was a first-year student at Huangpu, he also served as an instructor at the Central Military Academy (Huangpu Military Academy), so he knew the temper of Zhang Zhizhong, an old superior.
Therefore, Peng Shan could only bite the bullet and issue the order to "advance under artillery fire".
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Zhang Tianhai had no complaints about the order to change defense zones. After all, this was a battlefield, and it was the duty of soldiers to obey orders.
As for disobedience, that does not exist. He is not the commander of this war, has no command authority, and has no first-hand combat information.
Blindly trying to highlight his own importance is what a fool does. He is not the kind of person who desperately wants to be in the limelight. He just wants to contribute his due share to this nation.
The change of defense zones went smoothly. After all, we are all brothers in the same brigade. We can see each other when we look down, so there is no such thing as a barrier.
I don’t know whether it was arranged by the regiment commander or the brigade commander. Their first battalion’s position was closest to the 212th Regiment.
Zhang Tianhai must be happy to know that his position is immediately behind the 212th Regiment. Isn't the leader of the 212th Regiment his old superior Xiong Xinmin?
They say that when a fellow villager meets a fellow villager, tears well up in his eyes. Isn’t this the kind of intimacy they are talking about? Isn’t it the same with old superiors and old comrades?
Again, the only drawback is that it is too close to the front line. I can’t sleep well at night, because the Japanese may break through the 212th Regiment’s defense line at any time and hit the 216th Regiment...
You know, in order to delay the attack of the 36th Division, the Japanese troops in Yangshupu held the Navy Pier until reinforcements arrived.
Jiangwan Town, the 1st Battalion Headquarters of the 216th Regiment.
Jiangwan Town is a large town in the suburbs of Shanghai. Fudan University and the Patriotic Girls' School are both located in this town. They were not considered strategic locations before, so the National Army did not have a garrison here.
It was not until the war in Songhu started that the 212th Regiment was stationed and a garrison was established.
Now, together with the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment, four battalions of troops are stationed here.
Zhang Tianhai's battalion headquarters was set up in a private house in the middle of the defense area, and the surrounding area was solemn.
After arriving at Jiangwan, Zhang Tianhai immediately ordered the troops to dig positions on the spot, build fortifications, and prepare to fight at any time.
After this order was issued, Zhang Tianhai asked Sun Hong to be the supervisor, and then he leisurely went to work in the name of inspecting the position.
Sun Hong naturally saw through Zhang Tianhai's "evil intentions" and knew that this guy wanted to be lazy. He laughed and scolded Zhang Tianhai for treating him as a coal-mining coolie and trying to squeeze out all his value. He was the black-hearted Zhou Bapi.
Zhang Tianhai chuckled and said: "I am the battalion commander and you are the deputy. I am your superior leader. You must obey the command, otherwise I will kill you...hehe..."
At the end of the sentence, Zhang Tianhai bared his teeth and smiled sinisterly.
Of course, this is just a joke, and it can't really be shot.
"You, you, Zhang Yulin, I have seen through you, you are an out-and-out Zhang Papi..." Sun Hong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only agree to Zhang Tianhai.
"Wei He, come with me!" Zhang Tianhai called to the guard beside him.
This Wei He is tall and thick-looking, with muscles all over his body. To describe it in modern terms, this guy is a muscular man. It's a pity that he looks a bit too honest, otherwise he would wear a suit and fight. With his tie on, he looks like a gangster thug...
Zhang Tianhai was very satisfied with Wei He, a burly loser. After all, the greatest use of this loser was to save face, and then to do things.
Isn't it also an affirmation for the boss that the Ma Chai around him can beat him?
"Batalion Commander, where are we going?" Wei He asked Zhang Tianhai after leaving the battalion headquarters.
Zhang Tianhai didn't even look back: "Go to the 212th Regiment Headquarters."
"Oh." Wei He responded blankly, and then asked with a blank look on his face: "What about Deputy Battalion Commander Sun..."
Before Wei He could finish speaking, Zhang Tianhai turned around with his eyes widened and asked, "Am I Zhang Yulin the battalion commander or is he Sun Hong the battalion commander?!"
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ps: Update sent! There will be another update later!
