Zhang Huabin Railway Station, 3rd Division Headquarters.

Tengdajin was walking back and forth in the war room with a sabre in his expression of anxiety. Although this old devil was short, he had an extraordinary background. The notorious Okamura Yasuji, Doihara Kenji and Sakagaki Seishiro were all his classmates of the same time. Moreover, this old devil had also studied in France and had in-depth contact with Western military ideas.

But now, Tengtianjin is just trying to make a fuss because his offensive is blocked.

The landing operation in Zhang Huabin in the early morning of yesterday was undoubtedly successful. The 3rd Division first condemned the troops and occupied the Zhang Huabin Railway Station with great strategic value without bloodshed. However, the subsequent offensive against Wusong Town and Yinxing Town was very unsuccessful. The fierce battle has not yet made any progress in both the north and south directions.

The customs terminal has not been able to open up yet.

Shanghai's commander of the condemnation army, Matsui Ishigen, called several times to ask when the 3rd Division could occupy Wusong and Jiangwan. His tone was getting tougher every time. Obviously, because the 3rd Division was unable to open up the situation, Matsui Ishigen's patience was gradually losing, and this old dwarf might turn the focus of the battle to Luodian at any time.

Once the Shanghai condemnation army turned its focus to Luodian, the 3rd Division would immediately become a supporter from the main attack, which was absolutely intolerable to Tengtianjin. He did not want to lose to the Shanshi Zongwu (the commander of the 11th Division).

Now, Tengtianjin's only hope is that the Dadao Brigade can open the gap from Dingjia Lane as soon as possible. As long as the Dadao Brigade captures Dingjia Lane, the Sijing defense line of the National Army will collapse. No matter how bad it is, it will force the National Army, which guards the Sijing Railway Bridge to retreat and occupy the Sijing Railway Bridge. Yinxing Town and even Jiangwan Town will open the door.

Tengdajin raised his wrist and saw that the hour hand was already pointing in the afternoon. He couldn't help but ask Chief of Staff Rio Tajiri, "Tajiri, it's been four hours since Tajiri, why hasn't there any news about that idiot Oshima?"

Tajiri Tajiri could only smile bitterly and shake her head, but she felt a vague premonition in her heart.

Sure enough, a communications officer soon came in to report to Tengtianjin: "The division commander, the Oshima Brigade suffered a decisive defeat in Dingjiaxiang, and the Oshima Major was also broken!"

"Nani?!" Tengtianjin's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it.

Tajiri Tajiri was also a little unbelievable. According to the exact information, the guards of Dingjiaxiang was just a company of the Shanghai Security Corps. It is not impossible to temporarily block the attack of the Oshima Brigade with favorable terrain. However, this Chinese security company was able to seriously damage the Oshima Brigade, which was simply incredible.

Tengtian rushed into the communication room with air in and roared loudly: "Catch me the Dadao Brigade!"

The phone was quickly answered. After receiving the exact answer from the phone from Shiro Xiao's intestine, Tengtian was furious and immediately knocked the microphone to the ground. He then called Colonel Kura Echonji, the captain of the 6th Infantry Regiment, to the front and ordered loudly: "Kura Echonsan, take Dingjia Lane for me at all costs!"

"Hayi!" Kura Ekiji suddenly lowered his head and took the order.

Tajiri Tajiri suddenly became anxious and stepped forward to persuade: "Secretary Commander, please be calm!"

Tengdajin was angry, but Tajiri Tajiri did not retreat and exhorted loudly: "Our army's position is insufficient. It is easy to be destroyed by the Chinese army's anti-aircraft guns or anti-aircraft machine guns if they cannot be launched. If the detection balloon cannot be launched, it will not be able to guide the naval gun group and the heavy artillery group to shell the Chinese army's deep positions."

"So what?" Tengtian said, "Naval Aviation can provide fire support."

"The naval aviation is busy bombing Nanjing and Amaranth Airport, how can we care about us?" Tajiri Tajiri shook his head disdainfully and said, "It is undoubtedly extremely unwise to send heavy troops to attack the Chinese army without the support of heavy artillery. This will greatly increase the unnecessary casualties of the Imperial Army!"

Tengtian Jin said: "As long as you can win the final victory, it will be worth the cost."

Tajiri Tajiri said tit-for-tat: "If you can win, you should do whatever it takes, but the problem is that without the support of heavy artillery fire, even if you invest heavily in the attack, you may not achieve the expected results. Division commander, you should know that the Chinese army had already replaced German ordnances several years ago."

"Tajiri San!" Tengdajin said angrily, "How to fight, it's not your turn to teach me!"

"The division commander is so serious. I just do my best to do my job well." Tajiri Tatsuo's tone was humble, but the meaning in his words was not polite. In fact, since the group of staff officers of Sakagaki Seishiro and Ishihara Kanr made up the Riotaka Lake Incident, the staff officers in the Japanese Army have formed the following abnormal traditions.

The so-called "lower" refers to a group of young and strong officers, most of whom are assistant officers. They often formulate combat plans behind the division commander's back and act without authorization until they have a certain impact, forcing the entire division's officers and soldiers to revolve around the plan they have formulated in steps. The Liutiao Lake Incident is a classic case.

"Haga!" Tengtajin shook his hand and slapped Tajiri Rio.

"Hai." Tajiri Tajiro suddenly lowered his legs and woke him up with this slap. After all, it was not the sixth year of Showa (1931). Ishihara Kanir, who created glory as a staff officer, and Seishiro Sakagaki, have also reached a high position. The golden age of the staff officer is gone forever.

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Wusong Town, 61st Division.

The Japanese army was not feeling well, and the national army was actually more difficult.

Zhong Song, the 61st Division Lieutenant General, was yelling at the microphone: "What did you say? I can't hold it anymore? Li Zhong, I tell you, you must hold it even if you can't hold it. I don't care how many people there are left in your 361st Regiment, as long as there is one person, as long as this person has a breath, you have to nail it to the position tightly, and the person is in the position!"

Putting down the microphone here, Zhong Song yelled at the microphone there again: "Ji Weipei, there are no reinforcements, but there is a soldier named Zhong Song. If your 365th Regiment needs it, I will add him to your regiment... Then what are you going to waste? In short, if the Yizaobin Bridge is lost, I will shoot you!"

Deng Zhongmei, the commander of the 183rd Brigade, walked up with a bitter face and said, "Teacher, the 365th Regiment is the old foundation of the Independent Brigade, so you can't get it all out. Why not use the 364th Regiment to replace the 365th Regiment and leave some seeds for the old Independent Brigade?"

Zhong Song didn't say anything and asked the deputy commander Liu Anqi, "Brother Shouru, is there any news from Shangyi?"

Compared with the Yizaobin Bridge and the Sijing Railway Bridge, Zhong Song is actually more worried that Dingjia Lane. Once Dingjia Lane is lost, not only will the entire Sijing defense line collapse, but the Japanese position depth will also be greatly expanded. In this way, the Japanese army can calmly raise observation balloons and guide naval guns and field artillery to cover the deep positions of the 61st Division.

Once this happens, the 61st Division will immediately fall into a desperate situation. At that time, there is no other choice except retreating along the direction of the Baoshan County, and once the 61st Division retreats, the entire left wing of the 9th Army will be completely exposed to the guns of the Japanese army, and the entire Battle of Shanghai will also take a sharp turn.

It is no exaggeration to say that the small Dingjiaxiang directly determines the direction of the entire Battle of Shanghai!

However, at such an important node, there was only a new recruit company in the 19th Brigade. It has been four hours since the Japanese army set up a floating bridge to launch an attack on Dingjiaxiang. I don’t know what the battle situation there is. However, Zhong Song didn’t dare to be optimistic in his heart. How long can a single new recruit company last?

Liu Anqi shook his head. The telephone line between Wu Song and Yin Xing had been blown up and had not recovered yet.

Zhong Song frowned and said, "Send another telegram to Jiangwan and ask the 87th Division to immediately dispatch troops to reinforce Dingjiaxiang!"

Liu Anqi smiled bitterly again and replied: "The division seat has sent six telegrams. If there are troops to adjust, the reinforcements of the 87th Division should have set out long ago. If there are no troops to adjust, it would be in vain to send the news..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a second lieutenant stood up and reported: "The communication has been restored by the division seat!"

Zhong Song grabbed the phone and shouted at the microphone: "Shang Yi, how are you doing there?"

After a moment, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on Zhong Song's face, as if he had heard some good news. After putting down the phone, Deputy Commander Liu Anqi and two brigade commanders quickly surrounded him.

Zhong Songxi said happily: "Dingjiaxiang has been guarded and six or seven hundred Japanese devils have been killed!"

"What, this is impossible!" Liu Anqi shouted, "It seems that the one guarding Dingjia Lane is the new recruit company of the 19th Brigade? There are only more than one hundred people in total, most of whom are new recruits. Can they kill six or seven hundred Japanese? "

"Yes, Master, have you made a mistake?" Deng Zhongmei didn't believe it either.

Yang Wenye, the major general of the 181st Brigade, also said: "It's simply unbelievable!"

Zhong Song said: "This matter is not wrong. It is said that the 19th Brigade mobilized the people of Yinhang Town and the Air Force to participate in the war. The specific matter was not clear on the phone. Let's ask when Shang Yi comes back."

Liu Anqi and the two brigade commanders could only put their questions back into their stomachs.

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Dingjiaxiang, the national army has stabilized its defense line.

Liu Mantian walked into the temporary command center reinforced with steel plates and said to Xu Shijiu, who was sitting on the ground eating meat buns, "Everyone said that you would go around when you see the bullet. I didn't believe it very much, but today I believed it. You can break through such a dangerous pass without any damage. There is also Fortress Mountain. You are really lucky."

After eating the buns, Xu Shijiu wiped his mouth and smiled and said, "What can you do if the King of Hell don't accept it?"

"But there is something I have to remind you." Liu Mantian turned his head and looked at Shu Tongwen who was squatting in the trenches outside the command center to brush guns. His face suddenly became serious, and he said, "This kid is probably from there. Although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party have cooperated again, it is better to contact him less."

Xu Shijiu frowned and said, "He is not a Communist Party in Tongwen."

"Is it the Communist Party? Can he tell you the truth?" Liu Mantian said, "Look at the tone of his speaking and his way of doing things, aren't it the same as the Communist Party? Without the Communist Party participating, the people of Yinxing Town can spontaneously organize and fight with the Japanese? It is obviously impossible."

Xu Shijiu didn't want to continue this topic. To be honest, since the Fujian Rebellion, he has lacked good feelings for the Kuomintang and has no dislike for the Communist Party. Therefore, he doesn't care whether Shu Tongwen is a Communist Party or not. He now changes the topic: "Brother Mantian, little Japanese suffers a big loss and will definitely take revenge. You have to prepare early."
Chapter completed!