"Aichi-kun, you are also a military graduate. I want to hear your views on the Shanghai battlefield." Ogisu Tatehe turned to ask Aichi Shinichi next to him.
"Your Excellency, the Division Commander, you are a humble man with little knowledge in your humble position, and you dare not try your best in front of the Division Commander." There was no hesitation on Aichi Shin's face, and he didn't look like he was lying.
Ogisu Tatehei smiled, and the square beard under his nose looked a bit ferocious, and said: "Aichi-kun, you are serious. Others don't know your talent, but you may not be able to hide it from me, the division commander." Isn’t that too modest?”
"I'm sorry, division commander. It's my fault, so I'll give you my humble opinion on this. If there's anything I'm wrong about, please enlighten me, division commander." Aichi Nobu nodded and said, then he strode forward to get it. A baton was raised.
I saw Aichi Shinichi pointing his baton at the "Dacha" land on the map, and then said: "Our goal before was to defeat the Chinese Army in Jiangwan Town, and then echo our army on the Hongkou front line, and defeat it in one fell swoop. The main force of the Chinese army in the urban area of Shanghai was lost. But it is different now. Times have changed. The Chinese army has sent a large number of reinforcements from the rear to fight forward. The main force of the Chinese army in Shanghai is probably no less than 300,000 people. It will be eaten in one fell swoop. I’m afraid it won’t be easy to get rid of them.”
"Then according to Aichi-kun, our army is unable to absorb this batch of Chinese troops?" Ogisu Tatehei looked at Aichi Shinichi with bright eyes.
Aizhixin nodded and said: "Yes, it is unrealistic for our army to eat hundreds of thousands of that army, but it is still possible to break through their defenses and win the Shanghai battle. Division commander, please read the big picture The position of the field, which is located on the north bank of the Suzhou River, has developed transportation routes, and is close to Nanxiang, Jiading. It must be a transit point for the Chinese army. If our army can capture this position, it will be equivalent to cutting off the retreat route of the Chinese army southeast of the field. "
"But, Aichi-kun, we haven't even broken through Jiangwan Town yet, how can we reach the big field?" Ogisu Rihei is not the kind of person who can't listen to the opinions of the people below. On the contrary, he belongs to that group. A person who is good at listening to other people's opinions.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the 22nd Brigade, the main force of the 11th Division, has been attacking Jiangwan Town for more than a month. As far as I know, the 22nd Brigade is extremely powerful. Its brigade commander Hei Yan Yoshikatsu is also a person who is good at attacking, so I believe that the enemy's casualties will only be greater than ours, and maybe they will be at the end of their attack." Aichi Shinichi said with a serious look on his face.
"Souga, after our division took over the main offensive mission of the 11th Division last week, we have launched high-intensity attacks on the China Army many times. I have to say that this China Army is extremely powerful. Compared with Japan The Russians during the Russo-Russian War were much stronger." Ogisu Tatehe sighed softly.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I suggest that we immediately launch an all-out attack on the China Army and strive to defeat the enemy in front of us in one fell swoop!" Aichi Shinichi stood at attention and lowered his head, his manner was very serious.
Ogisu Libing thought for a while and finally made a decision: "Order, the 58th Regiment must assemble, and at all costs, we must break through Jiangwan Town before dark. In addition, I will also deploy the artillery brigade directly under the division. Give it to them, and also order each regiment to pull out their artillery and temporarily strengthen the 58th Regiment. You tell Ono that if he cannot break through Jiangwan Town before dark, then let Captain Ono commit suicide to thank the Emperor. ! Aichi-kun, you will personally deliver this order!"
"Hai!" Aichi Shinichi responded. He already knew the division commander's determination. The division commander was determined to launch a general offensive.
The Thirteenth Division is not the previous standing division. The Sendai Division, which was known as the most powerful fighting force among the previous standing divisions (the previous Thirteenth Division was established in Sendai, so it is also called the Sendai Division) was already in 192 It was laid off five years ago. At this time, the Thirteenth Division was composed of the left-behind Second Division stationed in Sendai as the main body after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, and then the 58th Regiment stationed in Takata and the 65th Regiment stationed in Aizuwakamatsu. , the 104th Regiment stationed in Sendai and the 116th Regiment stationed in Shinbada.
Although the combat effectiveness is definitely not weak in terms of composition, after all, it is composed of left-behind divisions rather than standing divisions with strong combat effectiveness. In terms of equipment and training, it is definitely inferior to the standing divisions.
Precisely because the Thirteenth Division was temporarily newly rebuilt, and because it was originally a left-behind division, there were not many troops directly under the division, and only one artillery brigade could handle it.
The artillery brigade seems to be very majestic and impressive, but there is one thing that needs to be noted: the standing divisions are all from the artillery regiment... Otherwise, if you don't know the goods, you will be afraid of comparing goods...
The fact that Ogisu Rippei was able to overpower the 58th Regiment with its only artillery brigade shows that Ogisu Rippei attached great importance to this attack. If it hadn't been for the recent reconstruction and the military headquarters had only given one brigade of artillery for the time being, otherwise Ogisu Rihei would most likely have invested all its ace units such as tank squadrons and artillery regiments.
I have to say that Ogisu Rihei is a very courageous person. He does not trust those who employ him and does not trust those who doubt him. He has applied this old Chinese saying to the extreme.
After Ogisu Rihei's order was issued, the Japanese 58th Regiment, which had not been on the battlefield since landing in Shanghai, began to assemble, including the artillery brigade that was rarely used in peacetime.
"Order the artillery to let go of the fire. There is no need to save artillery shells this time." A stern look flashed in Ogisu Tatebing's cold eyes.
"Hai!" the signal soldier responded.
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Under the strict orders of Ogisu Rihei, the 58th Regiment finally went into battle. This was definitely the most violent attack Zhang Tianhai had encountered since this week, and its intensity was no less fierce than any previous one!
Poor Comrade Zhang Tianhai had just arrived at the headquarters of the 2nd Battalion of the 212th Regiment when he was trapped here by this overwhelming artillery fire.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
The overwhelming artillery fire covered the main position of Fudan University. This piece of land that had been ravaged by Japanese artillery fire countless times was now filled with dust, and the broken walls and ruins seemed to be crumbling.
"Oops, the Japs may be launching a general attack this time!" Zhang Tian gritted his teeth and said to Cao Ming beside him.
Cao Ming is the second battalion commander of the 212th Regiment. Like Zhang Tianhai, he was urgently promoted from the front line of fire.
A look of ferocity flashed across Cao Ming's somewhat honest face, and he said with a hint of bitterness: "These little devils really know how to pick the time, damn, in two hours, they can station here directly. ! It’s hateful, we don’t know how many brothers are going to die here!”
As he spoke, Cao Ming punched the wall next to him. It was obvious that Battalion Commander Cao's temper was not very good.
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PS: Second update sent.
