The smell of gunpowder smoke is still condensed in the mist-filled air, and the recent autumn rain has not been able to dispel the smell of gunpowder in the air.

The heavy rain only extinguished the burning open fire, and the screams sounded again, and the scorching high-temperature shells cut through the air, leaving shining trails in the dark sky, and then fiercely

It hit the position on the south bank of the Suzhou River hard and broke into pieces.

The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment, who had long been accustomed to Japanese artillery bombardments, quickly hid in bunkers to avoid the artillery fire.

To be honest, the current situation of the 216th Regiment is not good. Replenishment from the rear is getting slower and slower. Many troops were defeated before they had time to replenish themselves. Fortunately, the old foundation of the 36th Division has not been completely destroyed.

No, so I can barely hold on.

As for the first battalion of the 216th Regiment, the full strength of the battalion was more than 600 people, but now there are still more than 400 people left, and they still have to fight in the rear.

Yes, that's right, it's a rear-end battle. The main force of the Thirty-sixth Division is ready to retreat, and the division headquarters has also begun to withdraw from the front line. If the Japanese army is aware of the dilemma on the other side, it will definitely launch a fierce attack with all its strength.

That day was November 5, 1937. The Japanese 10th Army, which had been integrated into the Central China Front, successfully landed in Hangzhou Bay under the command of Commander-in-Chief Yanagawa Heisuke. A total of 140,000 Japanese troops circled forward as if they were entering uninhabited territory.

After advancing, the hundreds of thousands of Nationalist troops in Shanghai were immediately in danger of having their retreat route taken. In view of this situation, the Shanghai High Command of the Nationalist Army ordered the nearby 55th Army and other units to fight.

It was not until November 9 that the Third Theater Command finally issued the order to retreat, and thus the scene described above occurred.

The difference from the past is that before, the Thirty-sixth Division was replenishing while fighting, but this time it couldn't even replenish it, and it was about to run away after fighting this battle!

"Damn, these little devils want us to feel uneasy even when we leave!" Li Chunfei, the company commander, cursed fiercely.

Zhang Tianhai next to him had a gloomy expression. The massacre was coming soon, but he could do nothing... The Japanese 10th Army landed in Hangzhou Bay, and 140,000 Japanese troops came in and attacked the Songhu National Army.

The rear area is roundabout, what else can the national army do if they don’t withdraw? If they don’t withdraw, hundreds of thousands of the most elite troops will all be buried in Shanghai!

A heavy feeling of powerlessness swept over Zhang Tianhai. He felt very heavy. He couldn't laugh. As a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, he couldn't laugh. In the past three months, he had been through life and death countless times and had to fight to the death.

Killing one more enemy is to weaken the Japanese army that will massacre the Chinese people in Nanjing in the future. But is it useful? The power of an individual cannot shake the rolling wheel of history...

Bullets were fired rapidly from above the position, and the "whoosh" sound split the air was endless. Zhang Tianhai gritted his teeth, brushed away the dust on his body, stood up slowly, picked up the machine gun in the hands of his fallen comrades, and

He pulled the trigger and yelled viciously: "Let me fight, no one is allowed to retreat until this fight hurts the stupid little devil!!!"

Seeing that the officers were so desperate for their lives, the soldiers below were also aroused with anger in their hearts. They picked up their guns and started fighting the Japanese troops who were charging on the opposite side.

There is hatred between the country and the family. In the Thirty-sixth Division, which fought against the Japanese invaders in Shanghai for three full months, which officer and soldier did not have a bloody feud with the Japanese invaders on the opposite side? Who did not work hard when fighting against the Japanese invaders? It can be said that

The good thing is that the truly bloody Chinese sons and daughters are never afraid of the enemy's guns and death!

For these Chinese soldiers who risk their lives, life is precious, but there are things more important than life, and that is family and country: behind us is my family, behind us is the motherland, we are the motherland

The last line of defense, we have no way to retreat, we can only throw our heads, shed blood, and fight to the end!

The Japanese attack is as fierce as ever, but this time the attack seems to be stronger than before. For the Japanese 16th Division, if it has not broken through the defense line within these two days, then all the credit goes to the 10th Army

Those guys belong to them, so they have to break through the defense!

"Baga, these Chinese soldiers still seem so desperate when fighting. If the 10th Army hadn't made smooth progress, I'm afraid it would have taken us a while to completely capture Shanghai..." Standing behind a safe bunker,

Nakajima Jingao curled his long mouth, and his long horse face looked unhappy. At this time, he was also holding a pair of binoculars.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I don't like hearing what you are saying. It is clearly our 16th Division that holds the absolute main force of the Chinese army on the battlefield east of Shanghai, so it is possible for our colleagues in the 10th Army to move from there so smoothly.

Landing at Hangzhou Bay, according to my humble opinion, the 10th Army's military exploits should be greater than those of our 16th Division." A arrogant and arrogant voice sounded next to Nakajima Imago, he was a member of the 16th Division.

The chief of staff of the regiment is Zai Renxin.

"Your Excellency, the young prince, is indeed a man of my faith and is absolutely loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. The strength of our 16th Division is not in vain. This battle now is just to test the strength of the resistance of the Chinese army. The next wave will be exhausted.

I'm trying my best...Haha." Nakajima Kongo touched his bald beard with satisfaction. Yes, like other chiefs of staff, Zai Renxin also came from a royal family.

Different from the staff of the Chinese army, the senior officials of the Japanese army's staff at this time were basically composed of the Japanese royal family. For example, the chief of the army staff of the Japanese army was Prince Kanin Giyazaihito. This was a kind of control by the Japanese emperor over the Japanese army.

Means or channels, and it is not an exaggeration to say that these people are the emperor's cronies, they can be classified as a faction within the Japanese Communist Party, the Imperial Way Sect.

Well, without further ado, the camera cut back to the south bank of the Suzhou River. A fierce battle raged for nearly an hour. Unsurprisingly, the Japanese attack ended in failure.

"Li Chunfei, by the way, do you feel that there is something wrong with attacking the Japs this time?" Zhang Tianhai frowned and asked Li Chunfei. According to regulations, they can evacuate in twenty minutes.

"No, sir." Li Chunfei scratched his head and said.

Hearing this, Zhang Tianhai slapped Li Chunfei's helmet a little crookedly, and said angrily: "How many times have I taught you this? Read more, compare more, pay more attention to details! You are under my control.

It’s been more than two months since I became the company commander, right? How come you haven’t made any progress after teaching you for so long?”

"Yes, battalion commander." Li Chunfei did not dare to refute, but just nodded.

Zhang Tianhai shook his head and said: "No, the intensity of this kid's attack is wrong. If it were in the past, how could it end so quickly? The next wave of attacks will definitely be a desperate fight. The kid must know the news about the loss of Hangzhou Bay. Forget it.

Forget it, let’s retreat according to the planned plan in twenty minutes!”

Zhang Tianhai is not afraid of death, but he will never want to take the initiative to die...

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Chapter completed!