The thick underground pipe network extends from the four main roads in Songjiang City's east, west, north, and south to the four city gates, but the underground pipe network is definitely more than just the main roads.
The designers and constructors really did what Hei Dahan said, they completely used the Centennial Project as a template for the construction. Every three hundred meters, the underground pipe network was designed to have an entrance and exit, all in the alleys backing the streets.
, From the drawing, it looks like a tree, with the main road as the trunk and the back streets and alleys as the branches and leaves, just extending out.
In the two years since it was built, Songjiang City has never experienced any waterlogging. No matter how hard it rains, the thick underground pipe network will drain the water into the moat along with the Huangpu River. It is absolutely an excellent place for the people.
Welfare. However, the people at this time did not quite understand the relationship between this kind of benefit project and the heavy rain in the sky.
In fact, it will not be until the future, when heavy rains occur frequently in various places and cities are immersed in terrible waterlogging, that people will discover the huge role of a complete underground pipe network for the entire city. Everyone regrets their short-sightedness, including those who
City builders. However, that is a kind of pain that must be experienced in the urbanization process of the Republic. You must know that for thousands of years, China has always been a large agricultural country, and 80 to 90% of its residents live in rural areas.
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However, what surprised the generals who were exploring the underground pipe network with flashlights was not this advanced project to benefit the people, but the role of this pipe network that almost covered the city in the upcoming street battles.
Through the underground pipe network, the defenders can not only mobilize their troops freely, but also attack and retreat when they want. As for the enemy, they originally thought they caught a rabbit, but unexpectedly the rabbit can turn into a tiger in an instant.
The most painful thing was that they couldn't predict how many enemies there would be in the building they were about to attack.
The more the generals watched, the better they felt. With this underground pipe network and the endless stacks of houses on the ground, if the Japanese wanted to occupy this city, they would have to kill all the 43 officers and soldiers on the ground and underground.
, they will be attacked by bullets at all times.
If the Lieutenant General of the Army had previously been unsure of holding out for three days and nights when he prepared to fight the Japanese invaders in street battles with all the strength of his army, now he is confident of fighting the Japanese invaders here for more than a week.
After realizing the huge role of the underground pipeline network in the military, the Army Lieutenant General was very decisive and immediately notified the chief officers of the two brigades and four regiments to take the chief officers of each battalion and company down to the underground pipe networks in their respective defense areas to familiarize themselves with the underground and
The conditions of each exit on the ground, and then camouflage the ground according to their respective needs.
The Japanese are not fools, and they will discover the secret of the underground pipe network sooner or later. Then, protecting the safety of the underground pipe network and exits is what each battalion and regiment has to do. As for whether the Japanese will also go down to the underground pipe network.
Come on, the generals are not afraid at all. The intricate underground pipe network system is like a spider web. If the Japanese come in without blueprints, they will be looking for death.
In the thick underground pipeline, a group of cheerful officers held an emergency military meeting to readjust the defense deployment of Songjiang City. Two-thirds of the defense troops originally on the ground would be left underground. That way
, which can not only continuously increase troops to attack the Japanese army, but also prevent being bombarded by the Japanese army.
Yes, the entire Battle of Songhu brought huge casualties to the Chinese army, not the bayonets of the Japanese's fearless charge, nor the heavy machine guns, but the artillery that far exceeded the Chinese firepower, from 75mm mountain cannons to 105mm howitzers
Then the larger-caliber naval guns plowed through the not-so-deep trenches dug by the Chinese in the Jiangnan water towns over and over again.
When the war was intense, the casualties approaching an infantry division every day were almost all caused by the Japanese artillery fire. Leaving the troops in unsettled civilian residences was actually a drumbeat in the minds of the commanders of each regiment, as the Japanese entered the city.
Before, their troops didn't know how many casualties they would suffer first. With the underground pipe network, this hidden danger is gone.
All soldiers can stay underground first, wait for notification from the observation post, and then arrive at their fighting positions through various exits. Unless the Japanese are brave enough to bury their soldiers together in Songjiang City with artillery fire, there is no need to worry too much about the Japanese
artillery problem.
The lieutenant general of the army chose it from the beginning. The two warring parties were fighting each other in the city. Street fighting was the best tactic to restrain the enemy's artillery fire.
He left the work of familiarizing himself with the underground pipeline network in their respective defense areas to his subordinates, but the Army Lieutenant General, with his two deputies, two brigade commanders, and Yu Xiancheng and others, continued to investigate along the main road of the pipeline network.
A qualified commander needs to be able to effectively mobilize all resources at hand to serve the war. The lieutenant general's intuition told him that this underground pipeline could bring him more surprises.
Zhongshan Road is indeed a ten-mile long street, extending through the city gate and across the moat. Both sides of the main road are full of private houses, just like the future urban-rural fringe. Although the houses are a little dilapidated, the scale of the entire city will be expanded.
Two-thirds of the time. Under Zhongshan Road, the underground pipe network even passed through the city moat and stubbornly extended outward until it ended four miles away from the city gate.
From the exit at the end of the pipe network to the ground, it was already dawn. It had been two hours since we received the news that the Japanese troops had begun to land on Jinshan Guard at 5 a.m.. But the two lieutenant generals and three who had reached the ground
The major general was extremely surprised to find that he seemed to have returned to the city again.
In addition to some houses, it seems to be surrounded by a city wall.
"Hey! Why is there still a city?" The Army Lieutenant General frowned slightly. Could it be that the backbone of the underground pipe network is circular?
"Hey, Commander Guo, this is not Songjiang City, but it can still be regarded as Songjiang City." Daxiong, who has lived here for more than two years, explained with a smile.
It turns out that although this is not the main city of Songjiang, it is also part of Songjiang City. To be precise, this small city located in the west of Songjiang Ancient City is called Cangcheng. In the Ming Dynasty, Songjiang rice was paid tribute to the capital, and the water transport fleet set out from here. Although in modern times
Since then, due to the emergence of roads and railways, the term water transportation has become a thing of the past, but this small city built 400 years ago has still remained.
And because the city walls around it are well preserved and surrounded by water, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Branch of Huashang Group also regards it as a distribution center for its own company's goods. Basically, all goods sent to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are sent from here.
"This is also a city?" The Army Lieutenant General walked through the alley and led people to the mottled city walls thoughtfully. "Are all the city walls well preserved?"
"That's right, my brothers and I are responsible for all the security work of our Jiangsu and Zhejiang branches. We have measured the city wall of Cangcheng on the spot. It is about 1,000 meters long, 6 meters high and 3 meters wide. The four gates in the east, west, north and south are also well preserved.
, surrounded by water on both sides, is convenient for transportation and security. There were originally 233 original residents in Cangcheng. Our company purchased properties in Songjiang City with a lot of money and moved them out. However, many of the houses were left over from the Qing Dynasty.
, our company has never been dismantled." When it comes to his work, Daxiong is very familiar with it.
"How far is this place from the main city?" the Army Lieutenant General asked as he climbed up the city wall and looked at the main city of Songjiang not far away.
"That hasn't been measured specifically, but it's about 4 miles."
"Very good, let's use this city as an important position." The Army Lieutenant General nodded and made up his mind. "We can't completely hide in the city and wait for the little Japs to come in. This Cangcheng is where our Songjiang main position will be.
A firepower point extending from the outside, relying on Cangcheng and the residential areas in this area, I will make the little devils leave all their blood before they enter the city from here."
"The military seat is a good idea. If we don't capture this firepower point, if the Japs want to enter the city from the west, they will have to be attacked by our army from both sides. At the same time, it can also leave a retreat for our 43rd Army." Deputy Commander Liu Yuqing agreed.
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"Retreat?" The Army Lieutenant General glanced at his deputy, shook his head and said: "Retreating is impossible. If the three-day and night battle is over, if you are the commander of the Japanese invaders, can you let us escape? What if?
Without reinforcements, we will have no choice but to die in Songjiang City this time."
Although his tone was calm, everyone could hear his seriousness. This time, he planned to fight the Japanese army to the death in Songjiang City.
Of course, the reason stated by the Lieutenant General of the Army is correct. If there is three days of street fighting in the city and the 43rd Army suffers heavy casualties, then the Japanese will definitely not be much better. With the arrogance of the Japanese army, how can they suffer
After getting this, he must surround the city and try to annihilate all the enemy troops in order to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Of course, there are exceptions. No one present knows that in the future, the Japanese will still be arrogant, but after 47 days and nights of hard fighting in a famous street battle in a city in Hunan Province, they will no longer completely annihilate the enemy troops who are still in the ruins and fight bloody battles with them.
His thoughts were almost knocked to his knees. It not only shocked the Japanese government and opposition parties, but also directly prompted the Tojo Hideki cabinet to step down. A hundred thousand troops besieged the Chinese side with less than 20,000 people, but their own casualties exceeded 20,000. The Japanese commander almost a day
A request letter asked the Chinese commander in the ruins to lead the remaining soldiers to surrender, and promised to ensure the safety of the surviving officers and soldiers and let them rest; to take in and treat the wounded and solemnly bury the fallen officers and soldiers; and to ensure that the defending officers and soldiers would never leave Hengyang City.
That battle illustrates the fact that for the island nation, all arrogance means not being severely beaten. When you beat him to tears, he will become honest.
"Here, I asked Xie Guji to send an infantry battalion to defend this place. Tell him that if he feels that the strength is insufficient, I will strengthen him with another infantry company, but I must guarantee that I will defend this place. As long as I don't die, this place will be safe."
Don't throw it away." The Army Lieutenant General said to his subordinates.
The brigade commander of the 76th Brigade, Major General Zhu Zaitang, the commander directly under the 152nd Regiment, frowned. According to the previous plan, the four infantry regiments of the 42nd Army were each responsible for the defense of the east, west, north, and south sides of Songjiang City. The military headquarters led the guards directly under the military headquarters.
The battalion, mountain artillery battalion and special agent battalion are located in the city and deploy troops to all aspects of the city based on the war situation.
Although Xie Guji of the 152nd Regiment is brave and good at fighting, he suddenly has an additional Cangcheng position and residential buildings outside the city to defend. Even if the military department first assigns him an additional infantry company, this force will still be insufficient, unless
He wanted to send the last reserve team in his brigade headquarters' hands to them in advance, but in that case, he would have no reserve team in hand.