On the morning of August 13, the Japanese troops huddled in various military strongholds began to send out troops, attempting to occupy traffic arteries and military key points, occupy urban buildings outside military strongholds, establish temporary strongholds based on solid urban buildings, and guard all traffic routes from a high position.

The main road is to establish combat buffer zones for various military strongholds, in order to delay the national army's ground attack on major military strongholds such as the Marine Corps Headquarters, Gongda Cotton Mill, Huishan Wharf, and the Japanese Concession.

At 9:15 a.m., 70 or 80 Japanese soldiers wearing dark blue Japanese Marine Corps uniforms set out from the Japanese Elementary School on Sichuan North Road, attempted to rush out of the Hengbang Bridge at the Qiujiang intersection, and fired at the national troops with light machine guns, Shanghai

The security team was forced to fight back and

The Japanese army was repulsed. In the morning, the Japanese army also set out from the headquarters to seize military key points such as the Guangdong Middle School and the Patriotic Girls' School. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, they attacked the Bazi Bridge and joined the 88th Division that had just arrived.

The enemy encountered the enemy, and the National Army of the Eighty-Eighth Division was passive

The enemy opened fire and blocked the Japanese army in the area south of the Bazi Bridge. In the afternoon, the Japanese army also sent troops to attack Qingyun Bridge, Hengbang Bridge, Jiangwan Road, and Yinxiang Township. On the 13th, the Japanese army attacked from various military strongholds.

Expanded externally and occupied some important roads.

And relied on housing buildings and streets to build fortifications. To this end, the first "stop offensive" order allowed the Japanese army to occupy favorable terrain and buildings in advance, and calmly established a military buffer zone outside the core military strongholds, which cost the national army a huge amount of effort.

cost.

On the morning of the 14th, Chinese military aircraft bombed the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters in Shanghai, the Gongda Cotton Mill, Huishan Wharf, and Japanese warships on the Huangpu River. The Japanese headquarters building was very solid, and it was not hit by aerial bombs.

What damage? Huishan Pier and the Open University Cotton Mill were hit, and there was a huge fire, but the result was

It is still unclear. Because of the bombing, the Japanese warships on the Huangpu River fled toward the Yangtze River Estuary, using movement to escape the air strikes of the National Army Air Force. At 3 pm on the 14th, the National Army launched a full-scale attack, but because the Japanese army occupied military key points, relying on

Strong buildings and barricades, coupled with urban street fighting, the national army lacked artillery support to destroy the Japanese army.

Due to the strong fortifications of the army, it was difficult to take advantage of the strength advantage, and the casualties were huge. The attack did not achieve the expected results. Because of the huge casualties, Shangfeng issued an order to stop the attack for the second time. On the 15th and 16th, the national army was ordered to attack

preparation, and did not carry out a full-line attack. The military operation only occupied the Wuzhou Cemetery, which was patriotic.

Women's School, Guangdong Middle School, Chizhi University, Hujiang University, Bazi Bridge, Baoshan Bridge and other peripheral military points, the 7th Company and the 8th Company of the 59th Brigade of the 87th Division broke into the enemy's positions and occupied Japan

The battle at the Naval Officers Club south of the Marine Corps Headquarters was extremely fierce, and the company commanders of the two companies died one after another.

After talking for a while, Lin Xiaocheng picked up the tea cup in his hand and drank several sips of tea, either thinking about how to continue talking, or wanting to use this tea to calm his mood just now, or maybe using this tea to relieve the fatigue of several days.

Listening to Lin Xiaocheng's story, Yang An fell into deep thought. When the Chinese army stopped attacking, the Japanese army launched a counterattack on some streets and alleys. He experienced the battle of the Chinese army's defense, and the intensity was far beyond his previous imagination. He

I can't imagine how the Chinese army could break through the Japanese fortifications and barricades with their flesh and blood without the support of artillery fire.

Yang An saw the newspaper that Zhao Yiqing had brought up on the table. He picked up the newspaper and browsed it quickly. In the "Declaration" on August 16, he saw the report of the battle that Lin Xiaocheng had just talked about. The battle report:

"...After the bloody battle the day before yesterday, our army has surrounded the Japanese headquarters of the Gongda Cotton Factory. The right wing advanced to Jiangwan Road and North Sichuan Road to surround the Japanese Navy Special Marine Corps headquarters. At the same time, the air force dispatched bombings. At 9 o'clock yesterday

At 30 minutes, under the cover of artillery fire, we attacked Baole (Rong) Road in the north of Sichuan Road and occupied the Shanghai Japanese Naval Club... Our army was under the heavy rain of bullets.

, march forward bravely... The division company commander took the lead, was shot and injured, and the soldiers tried to threaten him and retreated. The company commander was extremely loyal and courageous, and regardless of his own safety, he still struggled to advance forward. His morale was even more boosted, and he rushed forward in a bloody battle. At 9:30 a.m.

We divided the area and occupied the Japanese Navy Club, and the more than 300 enemy troops defending the place were completely annihilated. In the afternoon, the enemy launched a fierce attack on us south of the Navy Club."

Later, Yang An saw a report titled "I Occupied the Club Three Times" in "Declaration" on August 18. From these reports and Lin Xiaocheng's narration, Yang An knew that the enemy and we were determined to fight for every inch of territory, and that the Japanese Navy

The Special Marine Corps Headquarters, Huishan Wharf, Public University Cotton Mill and other major Japanese strongholds were known to

The northern area of ​​the public concession north of the Suzhou River is dominated by Japanese people. The Japanese rely on the concession, docks and warship artillery fire, and aircraft on aircraft carriers to support the Japanese Navy Special Marine Corps Command and the Open University Textile Factory from land, sea and air.

Waiting for the battle in the same direction. Today he also knew more unfamiliar place names, although

However, he didn't know whether the Chinese army had much room for progress in the past few days. Even if the Chinese army formed an overall encirclement of the enemy from north to south, he felt that more local battles were repeated tug-of-wars with the Japanese army, because some place names

He has heard and read it in newspapers many times in the past few days. Yang An remembered that his master once said

, the efficiency and strength of the force projection of the Japanese naval ships can transport thousands or even tens of thousands of people at a time. The Japanese fleet can also provide powerful air support and artillery support for land battles, and suppress the national army with artillery fire. Think of it.

Here, Yang An's mood is getting heavier and heavier, and he even feels a little suffocated.

Lin Xiaohe noticed that Yang An was staring blankly at the newspaper in his hand, and his face became extremely ugly. He quickly grabbed Yang An's hand and shouted: "Chisel, Chisel, what's wrong with you?" Everyone at the table saw Yang An's abnormality.

Looking at Yang An with concern.

Yang An came back to his senses, took a deep breath and replied: "Oh, it's nothing." He looked at the people on the table again, saw everyone's concerned eyes, and then said: "I am just a warrior for the Anti-Japanese War.

They are just worried. Although the newspapers did not report the number of casualties of the Chinese army, the situation seen from the hospital shows that the number of casualties is indeed quite large. There are also reports that the Japanese navy officers

From the club's defensive and offensive casualties, it can be inferred that the casualties of the Chinese army will at least be no less than that of the Japanese army. From these local battles, we can also get a glimpse of the whole leopard, and we can also know that the casualties of the Chinese army are huge. I am just worried that if this continues, German Style 87

Division, how long can the Eighty-eighth Division continue its attack on the Japanese army with such huge casualties and huge consumption of troops?"

Lin Xiaocheng said with a serious face: "You don't have to worry about this. The Nationalist Army is still marching towards Shanghai in a steady stream. I heard that the 98th Division of the 79th Army arrived at Shanghai Nanxiang Railway Station at dawn on the 15th.

, the Eighty-seventh Division has been strengthened to attack the Japanese army in the direction of Gongda Cotton Mill. The German Thirty-sixth Division arrived in Shanghai on the 16th and advanced

Stationed in Jiangwan and Qiujiang Pier areas, they began to prepare for battle without rest and recuperation. They were responsible for breaking into the south from the junction of the Eighty-seventh and Eighty-eighth Divisions, trying to cut off the Japanese area of ​​the public concession and the wharf.

In the area, the Japanese Marine Corps Command and the enemy in the Gongda Cotton Factory provided mutual support. They started from the early morning of the 17th.

Participated in the interspersed assault operations against the Japanese army. This interspersed assault operation focused on two German divisions, the 87th Division and the 88th Division. Each of them sent a commando team of 400 to 500 people, equipped with a 37-gun.

For artillery defense, they carried dry food and water for two days. Each soldier carried two hundred rounds of ammunition, as well as grenades and explosives. They had many of them when they encountered a wall.

They tear down walls and cross silently from one street to another. Some climb into houses and build simple bridges on the roofs to cross silently from one roof to another. This is very unusual.

The conventional combat methods prevented the Japanese army from knowing the whereabouts of the national army. This unexpected attack made the Japanese army panic and dumbfounded."
Chapter completed!