Two hours later, Cang Yongchenzhi's corps rushed to the other side of Sijing and launched a fierce attack on Liu Mantian's regiment.

However, because Dingjiaxiang is too far from the Huangpu River, under the premise of lack of guidance, the Japanese Navy's naval artillery group and the heavy artillery group of field artillery were unable to effectively strike the national military positions in Dingjiaxiang. Although the 192 infantry artillery can provide sudden support, it cannot destroy the defensive fortifications reinforced by the national military steel plates.

The fierce battle was in the evening, and the Kuranaga United made no progress.

After nightfall, Liu Mantian's regiment even organized a night attack, killing the Japanese position on the south bank of Sijing.

By dawn the next day, the Japanese army on the north bank were even more surprised to find that more than a dozen heavy machine gun nests with steel and concrete structures emerged on the south bank of Sijing overnight. Faced with the strict machine gun blockade of the Kuomintang army, let alone capturing Dingjia Lane, even rebuilding a floating bridge on Sijing became a problem.

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Outside Wusong, the USS Kaga aircraft carrier.

Matsui Ishione was already reflecting on his previous combat plan to open the gap from Zhang Huabin and then go straight to Jiangwan. Although this old dwarf is mediocre, he is not stupid. Otherwise, he would not have graduated from Japan's Mainland University with excellent grades of the best in each discipline, and he would not have been able to climb to the high position of Army General.

"Iinumanuma, we made a mistake." After studying the map for a long time, Matsui Ishien finally discovered that Nanxiang's strategic value is actually much greater than that of Jiangwan. Although the Jiangwan Racecourse can be quickly converted into a military airport, the national army gathered around Jiangwan, so how easy it is to quickly open up the situation?

Luodian and Nanxiang are the real life gates of the national army!

Iinuma Mori said: "What the general means is that you shouldn't choose the main attack direction in Ewan?"

Matsui Ishigen said: "It is a fact that Jiangwan Racecourse can be converted into a military airport soon, but its status is not irreplaceable. Yangshupu's naval playground can also be converted into an airport. Luodian and Nanxiang are the strategic support points for Shanghai to connect Nanjing. Once cut off by the Imperial Army, Shanghai's Chinese army will inevitably fall into a passive position."

Iinuma Masato said: "However, is it a bit late to adjust the main attack direction now? According to the information provided by the secret service, at least two divisions of the Chinese army have entered Luodian, Baoshan is fortified on the front line, and more Chinese army are coming from the rear. The Chinese army is in Luodian, and the defense on the front line of Baoshan has been greatly strengthened."

Matsui Ishigen smiled and continued, "There is an old saying in China that "Saiweng lost his horse, no wonder he was lucky. We failed to seize Luodian before the Chinese army reacted, and gave the Shanghai Chinese army a decisive blow. Although it was a pity, it also gave the imperial army an excellent opportunity to wipe out the main force of the Chinese government army in one fell swoop."

"Your Excellency General means..." Iimuma Moto was moved in a panic.

Iimuma Matsui already understood what Matsui Ishione meant. If the Japanese army had used Luodian as the main attack direction from the beginning, then most of the national army in Shanghai would have been defeated now. The Chinese government knew that there was no hope of recapturing Shanghai, and would probably re-deploy more troops to Shanghai.

However, due to Matsui Ishien's mistake, he unexpectedly gave the national army hope to defend Shanghai. In this case, the Chinese government is likely to continue to increase troops to Shanghai, which gives the Japanese army the opportunity to wipe out the main force of the Chinese army in one fell swoop. Obviously, it is much easier to encircle and annihilate the main force of the national army in Shanghai Xiao District than on the rear national defense line!

The original strategic mistake was a trick, but by chance, and it has to be said that the war is really full of drama.

Matsui Ishigen walked to the map, then pointed to the map and explained: "Look at Sandang Iinuma, from Liuhe, Luodian to Liuxing, and then east to Wusong and Baoshan County. Although this area has a crisscrossing rivers, it is more than 20 kilometers deep. If there is a cover from aviation, it will be more than enough to deploy five divisions."

"A decisive battle with the Chinese army near Luodian? This is a good idea." Iinuma Mori said happily, "From Luodian to Liuxing to Wusong Town, they are all Xiao District. There are no concessions here, and there are no companies from the United States and Britain, so they will not attract Western interference. The Imperial Army does not have to shrink its hands and feet like when fighting in the city."

Matsui Ishione said proudly: "Iinuma San, don't you think this is an excellent fighter?"

Iimuma Mori said with some concern: "But General, what if the Chinese government does not invest heavily in Luodian?"

"No, this is absolutely impossible." Matsui Ishigen waved his hand and said confidently, "Shanghai is not only a place for the financial resources of the Chinese government, but also the old nest of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols. If Shanghai is lost, the financial resources of the Chinese government will be exhausted soon, so the Chinese government will definitely mobilize heavy troops to protect Shanghai."

Speaking of this, Matsui Ishigen paused for a moment, then tapped the map with his fingers, and said enthusiastically: "And Luodian is the key to defending Shanghai."

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Wusong Town, 61st Division.

Zhong Song looked at Zhu Xia very seriously and asked, "Shang Yi, tell me honestly, have Communists infiltrated in the 19th Brigade?"

"No." Zhu Xia said decisively, "Absolutely no."

Zhong Song did not believe Zhu Xia's words easily and frowned and said, "But why did I hear that the reason why the 19th Brigade was able to defend Dingjia Lane was because several radicals mobilized the people of Yinhang Town? These people not only donated a large amount of supplies such as foreign ash, steel bars, and also fought with the Japanese army in Dingjia Lane?"

"This is a fact." Zhu Xia nodded honestly and said, "But the teacher, things are not what you think..."

"What am I thinking, what are you talking about? Brother, cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is a matter of necessity. The Communist Party has always been a major concern of the Party and the country, and it will be solved sooner or later. You'd better not get involved with them." Zhong Song paused and said, "There are still the 19th Brigade, and the 61st Division can't tolerate them anymore. Let them go back and forth."

"Ah, this..." Zhu Xia was speechless, but he could understand Zhong Song's concerns. Although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party began their second cooperation, it was impossible to become as close as they did when they first cooperated. For Huangpu officers, the Communist Party is even more of a taboo topic, and it is not enough to get involved at all.

What made Zhu Xia even more sad was that the 19th Brigade fought well with Dingjia Lane at the customs wharf, especially Dingjia Lane. The 19th Brigade completely exerted the Chinese's blood. However, Zhong Song had this attitude. It was completely impossible to ask for credit for the 19th Brigade. I don't know how to tell Ajiu when I look back.

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On the night of August 25, the 19th Brigade of Dingjiaxiang was located.

The 19th Brigade 1 Company has been withdrawn from the customs terminal.

Although the 1st Company fought fiercely with the Japanese army at the customs terminal for two days and nights, due to proper tactics, it set up its defensive positions in the warehouse building of the US-British Tobacco Company, forcing the Japanese army to dare not use heavy artillery or join the naval aviation force for bombing. Therefore, there were few casualties, more than 100 people went up and more than 100 people were down.

Seeing Xu Shijiu returning to the team, the veterans of the 1st Company were very excited.

However, when they learned that Scar had been killed, the new recruits company was even more dead, and the three men of Ergua and Shu Tongwen, the veterans were inevitably sad. The old brothers who came to Shanghai from Fujian with Xu Shijiu were getting more and more withered. Maybe it was their turn next.

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After nightfall, the Japanese army stopped attacking. Apart from the occasional gunfire sounded on the outposts, only strong lights in the direction of Baoshan County in the distance were occasionally broken through the dark night.

The snoring sounded in the trenches, and the veterans were already asleep.

But Shu Tongwen couldn't sleep at all. He didn't feel anything when fighting during the day, but when he calmed down at night, he would think of the sea of ​​blood in the Nanyuan Military Camp, or the tragic phenomenon of corpses everywhere during the day. When he thought of these bloody scenes, he felt scared from the depths of his soul. He suddenly realized that he was actually very afraid of death.

"Wenwazi, can't you sleep?" A gentle voice suddenly sounded. When Shu Tongwen looked back, he didn't know when his uncle had already sat behind him, and his mouth was still smoking a dry cigarette.

Shu Tongwen nodded vigorously and instinctively approached his uncle.

Under the night, my uncle's copper smoke pot flashed with a faint red light, which made Shu Tongwen feel a little better when he was still alive in this world.

The old uncle asked, "Wenwazi, do you know what veterans are most afraid of?"

"Machine gun." Shu Tongwen said without hesitation, "You said that new recruits are afraid of artillery, and veterans are afraid of machine guns."

"Haha, that's on the battlefield." The old uncle smiled and continued, "Besides machine guns, there is something more scaring for veterans, that is the quiet night."

Shu Tongwen looked at the silent battlefield and felt a sense of horror.

The uncle sighed and continued, "This man will think randomly when he calms down. When he thinks randomly, he will be afraid in his heart. If he is afraid in his heart, he will be deserters. Many veterans are not afraid of death at all when fighting, but when they are injured and are admitted to the hospital, they become deserters one by one, because of this."

Shu Tongwen blushed, and just now, he also had the idea of ​​becoming a deserter.

Shu Tongwen asked in a daze: "Uncle, is there any way to prevent yourself from being afraid?"

"No, as long as it is a human, you will be afraid, and your captain will be afraid too." The uncle shook his head and said quietly, "It is impossible to not be afraid, but it is okay to not think about it. This person can fall asleep as long as he gets tired of the ground, and he will not think about it all the time when he falls asleep."

Looking at the veterans who were watching the sound of their eyes, Shu Tongwen suddenly understood that after nightfall, the Japanese army had obviously stopped attacking, but the veterans still had to work hard to strengthen the fortifications. They were preparing for tomorrow's war, and also exhausting all their energy so that they could fall asleep happily.

After figuring this out, Shu Tongwen swung the engineer's shovel and sat up.
Chapter completed!