A long neighing sound sounded in front of the platform, and a locomotive pulled a dozen long carriages and stopped in front of the platform. Passengers in front of the train station were surprised to find that this train was dragging many long flat carriages.
, I don’t know what’s covered with a tarpaulin, but it’s just a huge thing.
"Whoosh, whoosh"
The doors of each car, known as the tank car, were opened, and thousands of soldiers poured out of it. Well, this is not surprising, there are enough troops coming to Shanghai these days, what about the Central Army?
, Jinsui Army, Guangxi Clan, Sichuan Army, there are too many to count, but they have never been dressed so strangely as these troops.
Other people's military uniforms were either blue, khaki, or gray, but this was the first time I saw people who dyed their clothes in colorful colors. Moreover, many of these soldiers wore very strange hats.
The hat is neither a steel helmet nor a hat made of ordinary cloth, but a leather hat without a brim, and there are two round earmuffs on the outside, which can make Shanghai people who claim to be well-informed
Become curious.
A few brave young students even ran up to the soldiers and asked, "Sir, which team are you from and what kind of hats are you wearing?"
The young soldier smiled, "Don't call me sir. I just graduated from high school last year, and I am still a top soldier. We came from Chahar, and we are the troops of Commander Su of the Seventh Theater.
The hat is called a tank hat, and it is a hat specially worn by tank soldiers like us."
"You are tank soldiers." Inexplicable surprise appeared on the faces of the students.
"Of course. Look, our brothers are preparing to drive down the tank." The soldier pointed to the flatbed car next to him.
At this moment, under the orders of the officers, the soldiers climbed on top of the flatbed truck and untied the tarpaulin. Suddenly, the mighty Siberian Tiger tanks suddenly appeared in front of people's eyes.
"Wow, it's so majestic."
"It's really a tank."
The men, women, and children on the platform were all amazed by the majesty of the Siberian tiger on the train.
"Defend Greater Shanghai, Defend China." I don't know who took the lead and started shouting slogans on the platform, and the station suddenly became noisy.
"Rumble"
The tanks on the train started to start up and slowly drove off the flatbed car. At this time, several more trains came one after another on the platform. After stopping on the platform, countless dark figures came down from the platform. It turned out to be the third train.
The leading troops of the 102nd Infantry Division arrived.
Hu Lian arrived with the first group of vanguard troops. As soon as he got off the bus, he saw Lieutenant General Zhang Zhi, commander of the Ninth Group Army, waiting in front of the platform.
Standing on the platform, Zhang Zhizhong saw Hu Lian who had just got off the train at the first sight. He laughed and extended his hand to Hu Lian, "Boyu, I have been waiting for you like a long drought. I finally give you to you."
Looking forward to it."
After saluting, Hu Lian also smiled and shook hands with General Zhang Zhi. General Zhang Zhi was of medium build, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and his elegant appearance looked more like a scholar than a general.
"Boyu, I feel more relieved that you are here this time. But you don't know that in order to get you, I have offended a lot of people. The battlefield is urgent now. I hope Boyu can be our first choice."
The Ninth Army Group is honored." Zhang Zhizhong's surname really doesn't match his appearance, he looks very bold and generous.
Hu Lian replied sternly: "Before Beizhi came here, Commander Su had told Beizhi that this trip must not disgrace the Chahar folks. We must add glory to the country and the military flag. I would never dare to say this."
Or forget”
Zhang Zhizhong nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "It seems that I did the right thing this time by offending so many people and grabbing Boyu."
Zhang Zhizhong didn't lie. This time, the Chairman assigned Hu Lian's 102nd Division to Zhang Zhizhong's Ninth Army. Zhang Zhizhong didn't know how many people slapped the table and became red-faced. Although everyone knew that the Chairman had
Chahar and Su Tong are very taboo, but even the people who hate them the most, including the Japanese, cannot deny the combat effectiveness of the troops in the seventh theater.
In the end, the Chairman made the decision and assigned him to the Ninth Army. The Ninth Army was established in the Shanghai area in mid-August 1937. The first commander-in-chief of the Army was Zhang Zhizhong, which was under the jurisdiction of the 36th Division.
The 87th Division and the 88th Division were both elite divisions of the former Civil Affairs Guard Corps, trained by German consultants. They were the first troops to be deployed on the Songhu battlefield, and were under the command of the Third Theater Command.
Zhang Zhizhong commanded this most elite unit of the National Government and was responsible for the most arduous combat mission. On August 13, the first general Huang Meixing to die in the Songhu battlefield was the 264th Brigade of the 88th Division.
brigadier.
Zhang Zhizhong led Hu Lian to the headquarters of the Ninth Army in Shanghai. After sitting down, Zhang Zhizhong smiled: "Boyu, I won't hide it from you now. The situation of our army is very bad now, and the Japanese are in trouble again."
The Ninth, 101st, and 14th Divisions were transferred from China to reinforce Shanghai. So far, the Japanese army in Shanghai has five divisions with a strength of 120,000, and judging from the situation, it is still
Increasing.”
Hu Lian said in a deep voice to Zhang Zhizhong: "Sir Zhang, please rest assured that our 102nd Division is never afraid of any difficulties. Even if all of us die in battle, we will never lose the face of our Chinese soldiers."
"Okay." Zhang Zhizhong showed admiration. "Let's do this. Boyu, you will deploy your troops on the front line of the North Station. There has not been any major fighting there yet. How about you make adjustments after you are familiar with the environment?"
Hu Lian nodded, and then said goodbye to Zhang Zhizhong and went back to the army.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the trains transporting the 102nd Division arrived in Shanghai. By now, more than 18,000 men of the 102nd Division had arrived. Hu Lian ordered the officers and soldiers of the entire division to immediately go to the North Station to set up defenses.
When the 102nd Division passed through Shanghai, the citizens of Shanghai were alarmed. They flocked to the streets to see this legendary army.
Three infantry regiments, a tank regiment and various directly affiliated units of the 102nd Division passed through downtown Shanghai one after another, causing thousands of people to desert the streets. Their solemn military appearance, sophisticated equipment, and high morale all aroused the excitement of Shanghai citizens.
Waves of cheers.
Wang Changqing and Zheng Xiaoyou led the Sixth Regiment to the forefront of the team. Looking at the cheering people nearby, Wang Changqing smiled and said to Zheng Xiaoyou: "Little friends, come and sing a song to cheer everyone up."
"yes"
"Sing if the motherland is invaded"
Under the leadership of Zheng Xiaoyou, the soldiers of the Sixth Regiment began to sing loudly.
"If the motherland is invaded, a hot-blooded man should strengthen himself and drink up this bowl of wine from his hometown. Once the strong man is gone, the Yellow River will flow forever. The Yangtze River will give me life. Give me strength. Let the blood dyed into the most beautiful flowers bloom on my chest. The military flag is flying.
The trumpet sounds and the sword is unsheathed. Thunder and lightning flash. We meet on a narrow road. The brave one wins."
First, the Sixth Regiment sang first, and the singing became louder and louder. In the end, the entire 102nd Division was roaring. The Shanghai citizens on the side also murmured and learned to sing in a low voice at the beginning, but in the end the voices became louder, and they gathered into
A torrent spread throughout Shanghai.
By the time Zhou Zhen's armored regiment appeared, the atmosphere at the scene was so high that it aroused people's national pride.
"Long live the 102nd Division"
"The Japanese get out of China"
Slogans resounded throughout the sky
Not long after all the 102nd Division arrived at the train station, in the new flagship of the Japanese Third Fleet, the Kako, Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, was sitting in his office watching the intelligence just sent by the agents stationed in Shanghai, secretly
I was stunned. The information written in the intelligence was very simple. The Chinese Army had come to reinforce the army. According to reports, it was the Chahar 102nd Infantry Division, with approximately 17,800 troops and more than 60 tanks. The number of artillery pieces was unknown.
What made Matsui Iwane frown was not that the defenders on the opposite side had reinforcements, but the word Chahar inside. This place had even become a taboo for the Japanese military.
So far, there have been about 100,000 imperial army casualties in their hands, and many generals have either been demoted, or even transferred directly back to the mainland. This made Matsui Iwane have to be cautious.
"Send me the information on Chahar's 102nd Division," Matsui Iwane said to the section chief stationed at Haite High Tech next to him.
"Hi"
The chief of the Special High-tech Section immediately took out another piece of information from his wallet and handed it to Matsui Iwane respectfully.
"Yoshi" Matsui Iwane looked at the shrewd special high-tech section chief with admiration before reading this information.
It's okay not to look at it. The more Matsui Iwane looked at it, the more he frowned. Judging from the data, the 102nd Division has fought from Chahar to Siberia in two years since its establishment in 1935.
, and then fought from Siberia to Jehol, serving as Su Tong's vanguard every time.
Last month, this division and two other Chahar troops worked together to defeat the 40,000 Chengde garrison led by Lieutenant General Kusaba Tatsumi, giving the empire a solid slap in the face.
After reading this information, Matsui Iwane had to admit that the combat effectiveness of this unit was the best among the Chahar troops, and could even rival the empire's permanent divisions.
But Matsui Iwane then thought that if he could destroy this division in Shanghai, then who else in the Japanese military would dare to underestimate him. He could also give a good look to those who opposed his appointment as the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force.
At first glance, I, Matsui Iwane, am capable of taking this position.
After thinking of this, Matsui Iwane immediately said to the special high-tech section chief beside him: "Immediately order the agents to keep an eye on the situation of this China Division, and report to me immediately if there is any trouble."
"Hi", the special high-tech section chief bowed and went out immediately.
Matsui Iwane turned around and looked at the schematic diagram of the Battle of Shanghai hanging on the wall, and a surge of heat surged in his heart: "Yoshi, let me use the blood of this ace army of China to make our military flag more vivid."