The news that all the Japanese troops had landed at Jinshanwei was quickly passed down by the commanders of each regiment. The forward troops who landed alone were as high as an infantry division, and there were more than 90 large landing ships on the entire sea. Regarding the imminent landing of the Japanese troops,
All the luck in the military strength was completely thrown into the Huangpu River.
After a short rest for two hours, the officers and soldiers began to receive ammunition and food that could last for three days under the distribution of troops by commanders at all levels and entered their respective positions. This time the positions were not the trenches they were familiar with before, but they had to fight with the Japanese invaders.
When engaging in street fighting, they not only have to take good care of all the weapons in their hands to avoid damage and jamming during the battle, but more importantly, they have to be familiar with the area around them that is at least several thousand or even ten thousand meters in radius.
Soldiers had to know where to avoid bullets and where to get into another house without being discovered by people outside. Even if it was a dog hole, as long as they could enter the house first, they would undoubtedly have one more chance to avoid bullets.
Almost all the combat squad leaders took advantage of this rare gap before the Japanese troops arrived and led their soldiers to run around in the streets and alleys. They had to memorize this lesson that they did not originally have during this free time.
The unfamiliar Jiangnan town included various streets and houses where they were about to fight, as well as locations where they could quickly hide to avoid shelling.
Everyone knew that the Japanese army would carry out indiscriminate bombardment of the city upon arrival.
In this era, the structure of houses in small towns in the south of the Yangtze River was very Jiangnan style. Both the big and small houses had blue bricks, white walls and wooden roof beam structures. Especially the big houses had carved beams and painted beams, which were very beautiful. But under the bombardment of heavy artillery, these houses
Houses are like paper and cannot be used as a hiding place.
The only one that can really compete with the heavy artillery of the Japanese army is the headquarters of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Branch of the Huashang Group on Zhongshan Avenue. Although their building is dusty and looks a bit unusual, it is definitely strong enough. As long as the one-meter-thick reinforced concrete walls are not hit by 500 pounds of
If an aerial bomb hits the building head-on, it can withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery. Unless the Japanese artillery fire is accurate enough and can hit the building continuously, it will be difficult to destroy the building.
However, although Songjiang is small, as the nearest material transshipment place next to the newly emerging economic center Shanghai, it is economically and strategically important. Several major banks have branches here. In this era, as long as there are
A bank must have a vault, and in order to prevent thieves, the bank vault must be built strong enough. Compared with the gold bars and cash in the vault, banks have never been stingy in investing in security.
Or maybe it's because they are enemies. China's four major banks, the Central Bank, the Bank of China, the Bank of Communications and the Agricultural Bank of China, set up their respective branches in the four directions of the city. When the four infantry commanders saw that they were right, they used
Four bank vaults that have been evacuated serve as their headquarters, not to mention that they can defend against big guys like aerial bombs! If you throw in one or two 150-meter heavy artillery, you can still resist it, but if you encounter everyone with a caliber of more than 200,
Man, what else can I say, it can only be bad luck, we all will go to heaven together!
In comparison, the hiding places arranged for the soldiers are better, and most of them are in the underground pipe network. Facing possible Japanese artillery fire, Chinese commanders who lack sufficient firepower to counterattack almost all use the same method.
That is to place observation posts on the ground, hide the main troops first, and wait for the Japanese artillery fire to stop and the infantry to start taking action, then everyone will get out and fight to the death.
Of course, this simple but effective tactic was useless on the Songhu battlefield, because no matter where you were hiding, it was just a trench dug in the south of the Yangtze River. Water would come out when you dug it. If you hide in a trench like that, you want to survive under the gunfire.
Survival depends not on whether the trenches are strong or not, but more on luck. If the cannonball is far away from you, and it doesn't kill you or shock you to death, you are lucky. No matter how unlucky it is, the cannonball will fall directly into the trench, no matter where you are.
Whether you are lying down or squatting, the violent air waves will make you fly a kite.
The 26th Division had been in reserve because it arrived a little late and did not go to the front line to receive artillery shells. However, they watched with their own eyes as one infantry division after another marched to the front line with great vigor, and then withdrew with the loss of more than half in just two days.
Seventy percent of the casualties were caused by Japanese artillery, which had a huge psychological impact on them.
How to dodge artillery and then quickly enter the battlefield has become a key drill item for the commanders of each regiment, battalion, and company. The Sichuan soldiers, who always have to smoke a few puffs of cigarettes to stay energetic, rarely practice hard, just like they repair fortifications.
People are cheating and slipping, and no one complains about being tired. If you don’t know how to evacuate quickly and how to enter the position as quickly and safely as possible, the chance of death will greatly increase. From then on, your wife will be slept with, your child will be beaten, and your pension will be
Being flowered.
What the battalion commander of a certain Sichuan Army said jokingly seemed very heartbreaking, but it makes sense no matter how you think about it. Moreover, the military department had already distributed the Dayang rewards that Reporter Liu mentioned on the radio to everyone last night. Touch it.
The 10 pieces of white silver in the arms are lying in the arms. Those who have wives are thinking about how to get them back to their wives, and those without wives are thinking about how to use the money to marry a more beautiful woman, so they are reluctant to die!
The soldiers in Songjiang City are working hard to familiarize themselves with the battlefield, and the 152nd Regiment outside the city is also working hard to set up the battlefield. They are the main group of the 26th Division. Although the military pay is the same for the whole division, the equipment and food are higher than other regiments.
On the other hand, it takes a thousand days to raise troops but only a short time to use them. Since they are the main force, they should be the first to fight against the Japanese invaders on the Huangpu River. Regarding this, the 152nd Regiment has no complaints.
What's more, the whole regiment is not allowed to fight to the death here. The main purpose is to delay the Japanese invaders' advance. If the casualties are too large, the regiment leader Xie Guji has the right to ask the entire regiment to retreat, and even the retreat trenches have been prepared for them.
Already.
Moreover, the 152nd Regiment is even stronger this time than in its heyday. Not only does the mobile artillery position in the city promise to give them sufficient fire support, but the infantry company of the Zhongshan Independent Regiment that reinforces them also brings 6 mortars.
and four twin-mounted machine guns and 6 heavy machine guns. Except for the 4 twin-mounted machine guns, which are operated by them personally, all other heavy weapons are assigned to the regiment.
Although many people don't know, it was the result of their army commander shamefully exploiting Yi Yi first. Otherwise, the heavy weapons brought by the Lei Xiong Infantry Company alone would be enough to arm a German Arms Division Infantry Regiment. But it is still theirs
Colonel Niucha, the commander of the regiment, not only retained a lot of money by playing tricks, but also finally got back 2 mortars and 2 twin-mounted machine guns from the Army Lieutenant General.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that anyone who acts recklessly can get equipment from Shangguan. If you want a horse to run and not eat grass, even an army lieutenant general can’t do it. First of all, you have to have the courage to fight with him.
The enemy's desperate courage.
Ordinary officers and soldiers don't understand the reason. They only know that their firepower is stronger than before. Good guy, that is nearly doubled from the original heavy firepower configuration of the 152nd Regiment. The 152nd Heavy Machine Gun Regiment has it. Each
There are 6 infantry battalions, but there is a severe shortage of mortars, not to mention the twin-mounted machine guns that I have never seen. Those things can be swept by a bullet board, let alone a wooden ship, it is estimated to weigh a hundred tons.
All the gunboats had to be beaten to their knees.
What they have to do now is not only to carefully construct various firepower points, but more importantly, to disguise themselves first. They cannot say that they will be blown up by the Japanese planes before the little Japs come!
The water town in the south of the Yangtze River has abundant water, and there are enough plants along the river bank. In addition, most of the trenches are dug in cotton fields. After the whole group mobilized to cover up, if you don't get closer than 100 meters, you will never find these hidden trenches.
of.
Of course, this is from the ground. If a Japanese reconnaissance plane looks down from the air, it can still be found that two clear long trenches are spreading in the field. Or, the Japanese army habitually raises their balloons on the other side and takes
If you look here with a telescope, you can also find clues on the other side of the river bank. But that is beyond the officers and soldiers of the 152nd Regiment. They can only try their best to do their best, but they cannot always count on the Japanese to make mistakes.
Lei Xiong also accepted the latest appointment given to him by Yu Xiancheng, the chief of staff of the independent regiment, on behalf of the independent regiment headquarters in the trenches of the Huangpu River defense line. Captain Lei Xiong was promoted to major and served as deputy battalion commander of the police reconnaissance battalion. He also served as commander of the second company. His infantry
The first company will be replenished in three days and officially become the 2nd Infantry Company of the Police Reconnaissance Battalion, and the ranks of its officers and soldiers will be promoted one level on the original basis.
At the same time, Lei Xiong himself and his three platoon leaders were awarded a "Fearless" medal unique to the independent regiment as a reward for their heroic resistance in the Sihang Warehouse. Because Yu Xiancheng did not carry the military rank and medal, the military rank was provided by the 43rd Army Logistics Department
Provided, the medal will be awarded after the arrival of the Independent Regiment. Fortunately, the Independent Regiment originally belonged to the Sichuan Army, and the standards for these military ranks are similar. Except for the slightly different colors of the military uniforms, there is not much difference with the Independence Regiment.
All of Lei Xiong's troops, who thought they would have nothing to do with the regular army after losing their military ranks, happily wore their military ranks again, and the second-class soldiers were transformed into first-class soldiers, sergeants were promoted to sergeants, and second lieutenants were promoted to lieutenants. Naturally, their morale was greatly boosted.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., more than 1,500 people from the 152nd Regiment plus Lei Xiong's second infantry company made a fuss around their positions, camouflaging their positions more tightly and digging holes near each firepower point.
Xie Guji knew that the river bank was not a deadly battle. It only needed to delay the Japanese invaders' attack time and kill a large number of Japanese invaders. He personally ordered that all firepower points should not be used until it was absolutely necessary.
The Japanese invaders fought to the death.
This clear-minded army colonel knew that if all his heavy firepower was wiped out in this battle, what would he use to fight the Japanese army in street fighting?
While waiting a little anxiously and uneasily, around 2 p.m., the Japanese forward troops finally arrived in a mighty force.
The Huangpu River in Songjiang is not wide, just over 400 meters. In addition, the main trench position of the 152nd Regiment is still 250 meters away from the river. The weather is not very good, and there is also a light mist on the river. The distance of more than one mile is difficult.
The officers and soldiers could not see clearly how many Japanese troops there were. They could only look at the large, dark convoy on the opposite side due to the higher terrain on the shore.
Only regimental and battalion-level commanders who are qualified to hold telescopes can barely see clearly the strength of the Japanese forward troops with the 4x telescope in their hands, but they can't see clearly clearly. They estimate the Japanese troops who are lining up after getting out of the car.
After all, it has the strength of two infantry brigades.
Almost all the commanders' faces tensed up immediately. The little devil's strength as a forward was enough for them to drink a pot.