In the early morning of August 7, the Chinese army's attack on Shanghai began. This time, unlike later generations, they did not first use local provocations and then find excuses to expand the war, but directly attacked directly by surprise.

The Songhu area is located in Huangpu, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, at the confluence of the Wu and Song rivers, and strangles the gateway to the Yangtze River. Due to the restrictions of the "Songhu Armistice Agreement" after the "February 28th" Incident in 1932, the Nanzhijing Army could not

Garrisoned in and around Shanghai, there are only Shanghai Police Corps and Jiangsu Security Forces under the jurisdiction of Songhu Garrison Commander Yang Hu.

Two regiments of the army served as garrison, and the strength was weak. However, after the "28th Incident", the country stationed heavy troops in the Hongkou and Yangshupu areas of Shanghai, and set up the Marine Corps Headquarters of the country stationed in Shanghai.

, there are more than 3,000 Marines stationed in Shanghai, and a large number of Chinese warships patrol along the Yangtze River and Huangpu River all year round.

In 1933, the Chinese invaders created friction in Weifang and attacked Shandong. As the battle progressed relatively smoothly, the Chinese army divided into three lines to attack from east to west. Although there was little progress on the Jinan battlefield on the northern front, the center line

Battle of Xuzhou

The battlefield was not captured, but after defeating the southern defensive troops, it advanced to the north bank of the Yangtze River to suppress Nanzhijing. The strategic plan of the military headquarters of the Qing Dynasty this time was to attempt to capture Shanghai, and then form a north-south pincer attack on Nanzhijing.

Before dawn in the early morning, more than a thousand officers and soldiers of the Shanghai Marine Corps suddenly appeared at the Hongqiao Airport and forcibly occupied the Hongqiao Airport. The security forces stationed in Nanzhijing were quickly defeated. At the same time, the Marine Corps of the Shanghai Army

Relying on the preset positions in Hongkou District, we will move towards the Songhu Railway

The Minamikyo defenders from Tiantongan Station to Yokohama Road made a surprise attack and advanced under the cover of tanks, quickly defeating the unsuspecting Minamikyo defenders. In Baoshan District, the Yi army achieved results through sneak attacks and then took advantage of the victory to expand their results.

, which allowed the Yi army on the Yangtze River to land smoothly, and the subsequent army continued to increase.

Since Nan Zhijing's army was stationed on the periphery of Shanghai and was attacked without warning, the small army quickly collapsed. In just one morning, all the Chinese troops occupied Shanghai. In the afternoon, the troops who landed in Shanghai

The former troops of the Ai Army have arrived in the area of ​​Jinyue Pu Town to set up security positions to cover the follow-up troops landing from the Yangtze River.

On August 10, in view of the bad situation in Shanghai, the Nanzhijing Military Commission reorganized the Beijing-Shanghai garrison into the Fifth Army, with Zhang Zhizhong as commander-in-chief, with jurisdiction over three divisions and one brigade, as well as the Shanghai Police Corps, Jiangsu Security Corps and other departments.

Responsible for the task of counterattacking the weak army and regaining Shanghai; the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Border Region troops were reorganized into the Sixth Army, with Zhang Fakui as commander-in-chief, to guard the north bank of Hangzhou Bay and mop up the enemies in Pudong.

On August 11, the Imperial Army, with General Matsui Iwane as its commander, was under the jurisdiction of the 3rd, 9th and 11th Divisions that landed in Shanghai, as well as the Navy and other departments. They continued to expand their results around Shanghai and successively occupied

Important areas in Shanghai and its northern areas.

On August 12, the Nanzhijing government issued a war mobilization order and established the Shanghai-Hangzhou Theater. Feng Yuxiang was appointed commander-in-chief, Gu Zhutong was appointed deputy commander-in-chief, and Chen Cheng was appointed commander-in-chief of the former enemy in the theater. It was also decided to dispatch the Nanzhijing part.

The main force was concentrated in East China to quickly sweep away the invading enemies in Songhu and stop the advancing momentum of the Qian country's army.

On August 15, Nanzhijing's army launched a counterattack against the invading army of the Qing Dynasty in Shanghai. The 27th Division once broke through the Qing army's defense line and repelled many enemy counterattacks. Finally, it had to retreat due to insufficient follow-up army support.

The 28th Division also repeatedly fought with the enemy in Yuepu Town and other places.

The battle was fierce. On August 17, the Nanzhijing Army launched another offensive. The 28th Division and the 27th Division together fought fiercely day and night, breaking through the entire depth of the Ai army's position and attacking Yuepu Town.

The Wei army relied on strong fortifications to resist and waited for reinforcements, and the Nanzhijing army had difficulty making progress.

During this period, the Nanzhijing Army Air Force also launched a fierce battle with the Air Force of the Chinese Air Force, and actively attacked the invading land forces and ships of the Chinese Air Force, shooting down twenty-seven Chinese aircraft and sinking a Chinese cruiser. However, due to the number of combat aircraft,

Limited, it has always been at a disadvantage. Although the air force fought bravely, its excessive consumption allowed the weak army to always control the air.

The current Nanzhijing government is in a quarrel, arguing over whether to send more troops to Shanghai. The focus of the debate always revolves around whether to concentrate on defending Nanzhijing or to increase the number of troops on the battlefield in Shanghai. The entire Nanzhijing

The government has about 500,000 troops. Zhang Xueliang's troops numbered 112,000, but now they have been destroyed. Song Zheyuan had 600,000 to 70,000 troops at the time, but I'm afraid they are not that many now. They are still far behind even if they were.

On the Jinan battlefield, Li Zongren’s army also

Just a little over 100,000. The Xuzhou battlefield is still going on now. I am separated from the Xuzhou battlefield and cannot return. At present, there are only more than 150,000 main troops at home. The problem is that the troops from the north of Nanzhijing are pressing down on the border, and the capital can still be defended.

The Nanzhijing government in this life

Unlike later generations, the current territory is too small, and it is already very difficult to support an army of 500,000. After all, the finances are limited. Even so, most of the financial resources are tilted towards the direct troops of Nanzhijing, and other army supplies

Too few.

The officials of the Nanzhijing government kept arguing. Both sides had their own opinions and no one could convince the other. However, the situation on the front line was already very dangerous without waiting for anyone. Once the weak country's army broke through the current army's defense, it would be over in a few days.

The army was about to approach the southern capital. In the end, it was Mr. Jieshi who persuaded him

Others, Nanzhijing will send another 50,000 troops to the Shanghai battlefield, and use 100,000 troops to fight against the 50,000 troops of the Qi country. Two against one can resist the Japanese attack. Nanzhijing leaves 100,000 troops to guard it. Fortunately, Nanzhijing

Beijing has the natural barrier of the Yangtze River as a barrier, and the Japanese will not be able to attack it for a while.

On August 17, the reinforcements from Nanzhijing arrived at the front line and joined the previous combat troops, a total of hundreds of thousands. They launched a strong attack around the periphery of Shanghai. The battle was quite fierce. The troops fought bloody battles and repeatedly competed with the enemy for positions. Positions

In ancient times, the enemy and we often fought hand-to-hand, and the intensity of the war continued to escalate. However, because the army of the country basically controlled

Air supremacy, the air power of the Qi State posed a great threat to Nanzhijing's army, causing great casualties to the frontline troops. Although Nanzhijing's army had a numerical advantage, the situation on the entire battlefield was not the same as that of Nanzhijing's army.

Without an advantage, the number of casualties increased sharply. The battle on the Songhu battlefield was very difficult. The entire battlefield relied on the heroic fighting of the soldiers and their strong perseverance to fight against the invaders of the weak country.
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