The fire above Luodian, accompanied by the thick smoke rising into the sky, and the absence of the remains of the 12th Regiment of the Japanese Army shocked the entire Shanghai beach.
The citizens of Shanghai happily celebrated the recapture of Luodian and the fact that our army had wiped out another Japanese regiment.
I always heard how powerful Chahar's army was before, but after all, it was just what I heard. Now I have seen it with my own eyes. If you don't believe that the fire in Luodian Town has not been extinguished yet, go ahead if you have the guts.
Take a look
The Luodian was leased by Western countries, and this time the Western powers saw the excitement. The news spread to the Japanese base camp, and even Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, was severely reprimanded.
The fire in Luodian burned for a full night, and the temperature did not drop until the next morning. When Zheng Xiaoyou and his brothers from the battalion carefully stepped into the land where the smoke was still emitting heat and entered Luodian.
When I went to the store, I was surprised to find a layer of shiny things emerging on the ground. It turned out that the fire had burned the quartz stones on the ground into semi-finished glass.
This is not a small town. It is simply a purgatory that has been burned by fire. Seeing the situation in front of him, Zheng Xiaoyou knew that nothing could be left inside.
"Okay, let's go back. There is nothing left inside. It's not safe to stay here." Zheng Xiaoyou put Suomi on his back and left the town with his brothers.
Not long after Zheng Xiaoyou and the others left the town, more than a dozen Japanese Type 92 fighter planes flew in from the direction of the Huangpu River.
After hovering at low altitude in Luodian for a while, they couldn't find any targets. They retaliated by throwing several 50-kilogram bombs before flying away angrily.
In the conference room on the heavy cruiser Kako, Matsui Iwane specially held this morning the first general military meeting since the establishment of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force.
Most of the senior officers in the conference room had extremely unnatural expressions. Some looked angry, while others looked gloomy. Of course, some showed gloating eyes, and these people were the navy generals.
Those army generals who were responsible for opening up territories externally and defending the local territory internally were mostly blushing with complex emotions of anger, sadness and shame. Lieutenant General Sotake Yamamuro, the commander of the 11th Division,
He simply closed his eyes, but sweat kept coming out of his forehead, and his breathing became faster and faster. Everyone could see the worry and anger between his eyebrows.
Yamamuro Munebu couldn't help but be angry and worried. Chahar's plane easily burned down his 12th Regiment. Such a defeat made him unable to hold his head high in front of his colleagues.
"Everyone"
After a long time, Matsui Iwane finally spoke: "What do you think about the China plane bombing Luodian this time?"
"What else can we do? There is a saying among the Chinese people: blood debt must be paid with blood. We must let the Chinese people have a taste of aircraft bombing. I suggest that starting from today, we will also dispatch a large number of aircraft to bomb the Chinese people's homes."
Position, we must blast them into powder."
The speaker was Lieutenant General Yamamuro Sotake, and here he had the strongest desire for revenge.
"Don't forget about the bombing, Mr. Yamamuro. Our navy is bombing every day, and we are not lazy. But the result is that you can't even defeat a small shop. What else do you want us to do?"
A naval admiral laughed.
"Baga, you still have the nerve to say that if it weren't for the incompetence of your navy, how could the Chinese dare to bombard our positions so brazenly, and how could all my 12th regiment be shattered?" After hearing this, Somu Yamamuro was furious and stood up immediately.
He stood up and cursed loudly.
"You yourself are incompetent, so don't blame the navy." Then another navy general immediately stood up and counterattacked.
"Oh, Amaterasu, they are here again"
Matsui Iwane covered his forehead with his hands, feeling helpless in his heart. The generals of the army and navy started to strangle each other again. He often encountered this kind of situation when he attended the imperial meeting held by Emperor Hirohito at the base camp. Now he is presiding over it.
The meeting also saw such a situation, which made Matsui Iwane finally understand the mood of Emperor Hirohito.
"That's enough. Now is not the time to hold people accountable. We are discussing how to fight back against the Chinese." Matsui Iwane got angry.
There was a brief silence at the venue. After a while, Yamamuro Munetake's voice rang out again: "Your Excellency, Commander, I suggest that Luodian be immediately targeted as a key attack target. Let the naval aviation aircraft continue to attack Luodian."
There will be a warning in the sky, and the army's artillery fire will continue to bomb Luodian. I will destroy Luodian."
After listening to Yamamuro Munetake's words, Matsui Iwane was silent for a while. The fire in Luodian had already made Westerners in all the concessions in Shanghai watch the excitement. If there was no counterattack, how would the empire's majesty be reflected? I'm afraid the base camp would also have consequences for itself.
Let’s have an opinion. As for the destruction of the 12th Regiment, come on, it’s just a few thousand soldiers. Just recruit people from the local area.
Matsui Iwane, who had made a decision in his heart, raised his head and looked around with sharp eyes. The generals around him knew that the commander had made a decision, and they all puffed up their chests and looked at Matsui Iwane, waiting for the commander's answer.
Order.
"Now I command"
"Wow!" The generals raised their heads and looked at the commander.
"The 11th and 14th divisions will immediately launch a full-scale attack on Baoshan County with Luodian as the center. The artillery wing will also provide full support. In addition," Matsui Iwane turned to look at the commander of the Third Fleet, Nomoto, who was next to him.
Lieutenant General Yoshizaburo said slowly: "Nomoto-kun, can your navy's aircraft and naval guns fully support the army's attack?"
Nomoto Yoshizaburo said proudly: "No problem, the navy's aircraft will teach those Chinese people a lesson and let them know that the war cannot be won by one or two sneak attacks."
"Yoshi" Matsui Iwane nodded, "Then I'll leave the rest to you."
"Hi"
Everyone bowed their heads and saluted the commander
The fighting was in full swing outside Shanghai, but in the Shanghai Concession there was still singing and dancing. Americans, British, and French people all drank red wine and opened champagne and watched the two countries in the East fighting to the death.
U.S. Secretary of State Hull was at the leader's official residence in Nanjing to discuss peace talks with Chairman Chiang Kai-shek between China and Japan.
"Dear Mr. Chairman, first of all I want to congratulate your army for their victory in Luodian, Shanghai yesterday, annihilating a Japanese regiment. You have a first-class air force." Qing Heer sat on the sofa.
Shang smiled and said to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
"Mr. Qing Huer, you are praising me, but our air force is really good. They fought very well." Speaking of yesterday's results, the Chairman's spirits rose. The 102nd Division was indeed good.
, they annihilated two Japanese regiments in just four days. This greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese soldiers and people.
Alas, it's a pity that it's not our own army.
Next, Qing Heer began to deliver his speech again, "But please forgive me, although your country has won one or two battles, it does not help the overall situation. The strength of the Japanese land, sea and air force is far superior to your country. We
Both myself and the U.S. government agree that it is better for China and Japan to negotiate peace, even if it means temporarily giving up some benefits."
The chairman shook his head, "Mr. Herr, the Japanese want to invade our territory now, and they are still killing our people. They have no sincerity in negotiating, and we can only fight them resolutely."
Qing Hel sighed. He knew that the Chairman of the Generalissimo, who had just won two battles, would not easily agree to make concessions, and the Japanese would not easily swallow this breath. However, the expansion of the war between China and Japan would
It is not in the interest of the United States. That’s why Qing Huer’s trip to Nanjing was made.
But now it seems that the task of getting the two countries to sit down for peace talks still has a long way to go.
On September 5, the 26th year of the Republic of China, the Third Fleet of the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force mobilized more than 30 bombers, under the cover of more than 20 carrier-based fighter jets, and began a new round of bombing against Luodian. For a while,
, Luodian, which was originally burned to black, once again faced the ravages of artillery fire.
"Boom boom"
Seeing the scene of Luodian two miles away with flying sand and rocks and thick smoke billowing under the bombing of Japanese planes, Zheng Xiaoyou couldn't help but stick out his tongue and said: "Fortunately, Master didn't let us garrison in Luodian, otherwise it would be enough for us to drink a pot."
of."
"Just wait, our plane is not a vegetarian and there will be something good to see soon." Wang Changqing said calmly after putting down the telescope.
Wang Changqing's words were very effective. After the Japanese bombing for a while, planes from the 15th Flying Regiment of the 4th Air Division also arrived. The two sides started another fight in the sky above Luodian.
This time, more than 30 P47s came from Chahar, and they were surrounded by more than 20 Type 92 fighters and more than 30 bombers of the Japanese army. Nearly a hundred fighters from both sides chased and rolled over Luodian.
Strands of bright light continued to streak across the sky, and balls of fire exploded in mid-air. From time to time, fighter jets rushed to the ground with thick smoke.
At this time, both the citizens of Shanghai and the foreigners in the concession craned their necks to watch this fierce aerial battle. The air battle lasted for more than twenty minutes, and the Japanese army lost nearly twenty bombers and more than ten 92s.
The fighter jets could no longer hold their strength and, under the orders of the air commander, slowly retreated to the east of the Yangtze River.
The pilots of the 15th Flying Group stopped working when they saw this. You numb little devils, you come and go as you please. What do you think of this place as your vegetable garden? There is nothing to say, chase.
In the air battle just now, although the 15th Regiment also lost four fighters, and another three were injured and had to return to the base with injuries, but overall the losses were not large compared to the Japanese army. Therefore, it is not polite.
He chased after him, but at this moment, another fleet of aircraft flew from the distant sea and rushed towards the 15th Flying Group. Seeing that another air battle was about to break out.