Chapter 896 The Battle of Shanghai (Part 2)
Amid the rumbling sound of cannons, more than half of the Japanese bunkers on the front line were uprooted. The Japanese soldiers lurking in the bunkers were even screamed and were killed by these large-caliber artillery.
Some bunkers were not hit directly, but seemed shaky in the huge bombardment.
The first wave of shelling ended on time after half an hour, and all artillery were pushed back into pre-digged holes to prevent being killed by Japanese counterattack artillery.
Sure enough, the Japanese army opposite had already reacted and began to carry out retaliatory shelling just after these artillery were pushed back.
"Why didn't the General Affairs Department hear any news that the National Defense Forces launched an attack?! What's that idiot, Kyuki, was doing?! Why is there no news at all?!" Hata Shunruo got angry in his command center, and was standing by.
No one dared to come forward to dissuade him.
After cursing for a while, Kyuki Kyuyoshi arrived in a hurry. Before he could explain, Hata Shunruo scolded him from head to toe, and Kyuki Kyuyoshi did not dare to say anything. He could only let Hata Shunruoshi
Come and scold.
"Commander, the loss of the front position has probably come out." At this time, the adjutant hurried in with a telegram. In order to facilitate contact with Shinji Hata, he let all the troops on the five lines of defense equipped the Suijun radio station. This is for convenience.
He controls all the situations on the fronts.
"Remember!" After learning that the telegram was sent from the front position, Hata Shunruo didn't bother to scold Qingyin. He turned around and said to the adjutant.
"At around 4:30 am, the Chinese army opposite me suddenly launched an attack on my front line. According to the power of the explosion, most of the artillery used by the enemy this time were heavy artillery of 105mm caliber, and a few should be larger than 130mm caliber..."
"Because the attack of the Chinese army was extremely sudden, it also caused certain casualties in our position. At 5 a.m., the enemy's shelling stopped. The ministry conducted casualties on the position. According to rough estimates, the shelling caused casualties of about 400 imperial warriors to be killed or killed by the shelling.
More than 40% of the castles were destroyed, twelve traffic trenches collapsed, and about 20% of the bunker groups were bombarded by heavy artillery…”
Listening to the report, Hata Shunruo's face looked extremely ugly. He did not expect that his fortification group with great confidence would have damaged so many in the first wave of artillery bombardment of the National Defense Force.
Although this is just the first line of defense, it also shows that these fortification groups with great confidence are not as reliable as I imagined.
But this is normal. France's Maginot defense line was built in 1929 until recently. Shanghai's defense line is not as long as the Maginot defense line, and the investment is not that large.
But the Japanese army had limited time, and it was impossible to complete such a huge project in just three or two months. The most important thing is that the Maginot Line uses a large number of reinforced concrete structures, and although the Japanese used cement, they did not.
So many steel bars.
The strength and solidity of its defense lines are completely incomparable to that of Maginot. When the Defense Forces obtain coordinates, it is normal for these defense lines to be destroyed.
"...Our unit is facing a raid from the Chinese troops. Due to the defensive castle, traffic trench and serial bunker groups, the ministry and some positions were lost..."
"The Chinese troops took the chariot as the pioneer and broke into the position of the vocational department. The situation was not favorable to the vocational department. Therefore, they begged the command center to provide tactical assistance..."
Hata Shunji's face was so gloomy that it was terrifying. As soon as the front line of the war started, he asked for support. What would it be great if he continued to fight like this?!
According to Hata Shunji's previous estimate, the front-line position can block the National Defense Force for at least two days. Then he uses artillery directly under the dispatched army to support it. If it were not allowed to easily break through the front-line position.
Now it's better. The war has started calling for support less than two hours.
"Order the artillery to adjust the elements. The goal is to reach 500 to 600 meters in front of the front line position." Hata Shunroku knew that nothing was useful now, so he could only send troops from the second line position to support him.
"Let Guan Guizhi lead his 34th Division to support the front-line positions immediately, no mistakes!" Hata Shunroku took a deep breath and continued: "The 40th Division, the 131st Division entered the second-line positions."
, prepare for battle!”
"Hayi!!"
In addition to some of the reorganized Chinese dispatched troops, a number of new recruits were also added to the battlefields of Southeast Asia.
The current Chinese dispatched troops include: the Sixth Front Army, the First Army, the Sixth Army, the Twelfth Army, the Thirteenth Army, the Twenty-Three Army and the Forty-Three Army.
In addition to the establishment of the front army and military system, there are six infantry divisions and one flight division directly under the dispatched army. The 40th and 131st Divisions are two infantry divisions directly under the dispatched army headquarters.
"Harukisan, I hope to know that this war is related to the fate of the Empire and our Chinese dispatched troops!" After the order was announced, he watched the adjutant walk out and turned to Haruki Kiyoshi and Shen.
He said: "If this battle fails, I will repay His Majesty the Emperor's loving kindness with my life. But the soldiers of my Chinese dispatched army can only face life-long shame..."
Qingqi Qingyin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and kept saying, "I know! General, I know what to do! Please rest assured, Qingqi will definitely live up to the general's entrusted..."
Ding Mole's face was filled with complex expressions as he listened to the explosion outside the city. As complicated as his face, there were also No. 76 middle-level leaders Su Chengde, Yang Jie and others.
"Director, we have not received a response from the National Defense Forces, so we concealed this information. Will it be... "Su Chengde said to Ding Mole Estate with some concern, but the latter shook his head and said, "The current situation is not enough yet.
Do you understand?! The National Defense Forces have already obtained the general trend. The troops dispatched in Shanghai are two legions, a total of 400,000 people. There are also a large number of tanks, aircraft and heavy artillery!"
As he said that, Ding Molei sighed in annoyance: "This is a lion eagle pounced on the rabbit, do your best! I can't see how much Japanese can struggle..."
"At this time, if we don't show some sincerity, we may not accept us." Ding Mo's words made everyone present feel sad. No. 76 has not dealt with the National Defense Forces.
But they didn't know that what they were dealing with was the person who had now been upgraded to the Second Division of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces. The General Staff of the National Defense Forces has also undergone a comprehensive reorganization, and the second division of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces is now responsible for domestic military information.
The person responsible for external affairs is the Fourth Department of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces. Of course, outsiders are not very clear about the changes. Even some people who understand the situation in the National Defense Forces think that the intelligence comes from the original everywhere. However, they do not know that the intelligence portal of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces has been completely different.
The reorganization has been made.
"Those defense maps are the foundation for our survival, and we cannot hand over them. But in order to show sincerity, we have concealed some information as an explanation." Ding Mocun paused and said to everyone: "This is also leaving us a piece of information." The way out..."
Qingqi Qingyin had already guessed that there was a problem with the No. 76 he was responsible for, and there was no doubt that someone had concealed some of the information. Otherwise, he would not have known completely about such a big move by the National Defense Force.
But when he rushed into No. 76 angrily, he saw Ding Mo Village and a group of middle-level cadres waiting for him in the hall with deep pain.
"Mr. Qingqi... I just received the news that our intelligence agencies outside Shanghai were surrounded by the National Defense Forces. More than 30 brothers were buried at the gun of the National Defense Forces..." Ding Mo Village and those middle-level intelligence personnel's acting skills It must be done with high spirits, but he even scared Qingqi Qingyin for a moment.
"Mr. Qingqi, I believe we were betrayed! Those information about the launch of the National Defense Forces were discovered before the information was reported to us! Someone must have betrayed us!"
As he said that, Ding Mocun waved his hand and saw a man tied with bandages being carried out. Qingqi Qingyin recognized this person, his name was Cen Hao, and he was the person in charge of Shanghai suburban intelligence.
"Sir! You want to avenge us... My more than 30 brothers were killed by the National Defense Forces! Wooh..." Cen Hao cried miserably, Qingqi Qingyin turned the gloomy face and turned it on. The sheet covering him.
The sheets were covered with bandages and blood. Judging from the blood, the wound was indeed a gunshot wound. There were also explosive shrapnel wounds. Qingqi Qingyin sighed and comforted Cen Hao, "Don't worry, Cen Jun's loyal and brave empire I will never forget it. Ding Sang, give Cen Sang a hundred dollars to help them recover from their injuries..."
"Hayi! Thank you, Mr. Qingqi!" Ding Mocun responded and bowed slightly.
Qingqi, Qingyin turned around and said to the people on No. 76: "Don't be discouraged, our great Japanese Empire has defeated the Americans and the British in Southeast Asia and Pearl Harbor. Now we just have all the troops It was put in Southeast Asia, and when we withdraw all our troops, it will be the death of the National Wehrmacht!”
Qingqi Qingyin shouted to these people: "They can still be rampant for a while now, but unfortunately this is their last madness. As long as we keep Shanghai, the empire will be able to launch another general offensive against China from Myitkyina region at most half a year. !When we attack from north to south, these national defense forces will be completely eliminated!”
"Hay! The Great Japanese Empire is on board!!" Under the leadership of Ding Mo Village, the staff of No. 76 shouted loudly. However, Ding Mo Village and others silently remembered in their hearts that Qingyin was a fool.
They don’t think Japan can beat the United States, especially Ding Mo Village. The people below can’t see clearly that they can understand that Americans are not that easy to fight. Besides, who dares to say that they can do it for half a year when they hold Shanghai.
Judging from the Japanese's experience of being beaten by the National Defense Forces, Ding Mocun does not think that Shanghai and Zhejiang can really hold on for half a year.
Chapter completed!