Occupying a geographical advantage, the Chinese soldiers who were determined from officers to soldiers suffered extremely heavy casualties, not to mention the Sixth Division.
From Ushijima Mitsuru to Sakai Tokutaro to the Sixth Division Commander Hisao Tani, their eyes turned red when they looked at the battle reports reported from all levels.
This may be the saddest day for the Sixth Division since its establishment.
Although the losses outside the west city of Songjiang were heavy before, the fighting was only in one direction, but this time it was the three cities in the east, west and south. The Sixth Division invested a total of three of the four infantry regiments in the three directions, totaling
There were up to 9 infantry brigades, 5 infantry brigades in the main attack direction of the west gate, 2 at the east gate, and 2 at the south gate. The total strength of the 9 infantry brigades that took turns entering the city to attack was as high as 8,000 people. As a result, more than 1,700 people were killed and 1,000 were seriously injured.
There are countless others with minor injuries.
In other words, almost one infantry regiment can withdraw from the combat sequence, and this is the result of the replenishment of more than 2,000 second-line soldiers from the baggage regiment. If the losses in the previous two days are added, it is a total of Hisao Tani.
Horrible numbers that are impossible to look directly at.
Not only Hisao Tani and his two major general brigade commanders almost cried together in pain, but even Heisuke Yanagawa, commander of the Tenth Army, who came to the headquarters of the Sixth Division to observe the Imperial Japanese Army's first large-scale street battle.
Three Japanese army lieutenant generals, including Ushijima Sadao, commander of the 18th Division, and Shigeharu Suematsu, commander of the 114th Division, all showed dumbfounded facial expressions.
"Damn it, the Sixth Division's fight was really shit."
Shit is so bad that even Shigeharu Suematsu, who suffered more than 5,000 casualties in the battle of Kanayama Guards Landing, dared to shout shit in his heart. You can imagine how much the Sixth Division suffered in the battle of Matsue.
More importantly, this battle is far from over. The tenacious Chinese are still defending the city, and the Sixth Division has only just invaded the edge of the city, and is still far away from completely occupying the entire city.
It was like the moment when the eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty waved goodbye to His Majesty the King of Tang at the top of Chang'an City and went to the Western Regions to collect the scriptures.
However, even Suematsu Shigeharu, who was most unhappy with Hisao Tani, did not dare to say anything to tease "Short-legged Tani", whose eyes were red and red like a bull in heat. Looking at his appearance, he was completely ready to bite whoever he caught.
, if you are bitten, there is no rabies vaccine here.
The battle situation was rotten. This word can almost be used to describe the Sixth Division's battle in Songjiang.
Songjiang could not be captured quickly, and the consequences were obvious. The large amount of heavy equipment and baggage of the Tenth Army was obviously unable to quickly cross Songjiang City by road towards the expected Suzhou area to outflank the hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops who were retreating frantically.
Without these heavy equipment, even if the Tenth Army landed from Jinshanwei like "magic soldiers descending from the sky" and looked like "I am the best in the world and am here to block the retreat of hundreds of thousands of you", the two of them were really shocked.
An infantry division detoured towards the Suzhou area with light equipment, and the three Japanese army lieutenant generals instantly became "very timid".
The hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers who are eager to escape are not vegetarians. Just tens of thousands of them holding 38 big guns and a few infantry cannons and hundreds of thousands of people with guns and cannons to fight hard? Don't say that.
Suematsu Shigeharu would not be so stupid, and even Yanagawa Heisuke, who had been emboldened by the dream of making a great contribution, would not force him to do this.
There is almost no need to put it on the table. Yanagawa Heisuke's plan to outflank Yanagawa in the direction of Suzhou when he was in Jinshan Guards was completely ruined in the 6th Division's desperate battle at Songjiang. Who can take advantage of it at this time?
To put it into perspective, this combat plan, which several Japanese army lieutenant generals had placed great hopes on, pointed at the monk and scolded the bald man. It was not enough to slap Hisao Tani on the face. He also had to take off his pants and spank him, including several Japanese.
Including the commander of the military division.
Of course, Yanagawa Heisuke, as the nominal commander-in-chief of the 100,000-strong army, can naturally give the furious Hisao Tani a lesson to strengthen his control over the three divisions, two heavy artillery brigades and supplementary brigades under his command, but
He obviously still gave a lot of face to this colleague who hoped to make a difference in this war.
"Mr. Gu, the war in Songjiang has not made much progress for the time being due to the stubborn resistance of the Chinese Army. However, just like "water has no fixed pattern," the vagaries of the war have never been imagined by you and me. This is a crime other than war. Songjiang retreated for the Chinese Army.
The most important town on the route will be conquered by our army. I believe that the men of the Sixth Division will live up to His Majesty’s expectations and will be able to completely annihilate the enemy forces in the city." Yanagawa Heisuke first patiently encouraged the Sixth Division.
"But the Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters has called twice. Since the China Army is escaping like crazy, the call orders us to quickly capture Minhang in accordance with the base camp's battle plan and block the China Army's retreat. The war is urgent and there is no need to delay. We
In order to lead the 18th Division and the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade with Ushijima-kun to capture Minhang in accordance with the telegram from the Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters, the 128th Infantry Brigade of the 114th Division will be left as a reserve for your army to prevent the China Army from being informed.
For the purpose of reinforcements. At the same time, one part of the replenishment brigade will be used to supplement the infantry of the battle-damaged units of the Sixth Division."
By encouraging first and then discussing, Yanagawa Heisuke definitely gave the always arrogant Tani Hisao enough face. However, it still expressed his dissatisfaction with the Battle of Matsue as the commander of the Tenth Army. What he meant by this was actually
, Songjiang must be fought, but you fight slowly, but the brothers can't waste time here with you, we are going to make contributions.
You must know that when he was at Jinshan Guard, this man had always advocated "subjugating the superior", ignoring the battle plan of the headquarters staff headquarters, and encircling hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops with a large roundabout. But now he can only
According to the battle plan of the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters, they moved in the direction of Minhang.
In fact, in the past time and space, the 67th Army, the Songjiang Security Group and the remnants of the 43rd Army fought bloody battles in Songjiang for three days and nights, and the Tenth Army's large-scale outflanking plan was also aborted. If it were not for the four defense lines
Being abandoned for one reason or another, even if they lost a lot of heavy equipment, the defeated troops of the National Army would definitely give a good look to the Japanese army lieutenant generals of the Tenth Army who dared to go deep alone.
That's why Yanagawa Heisuke wanted to transfer the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade. Matsue was a street fight and the heavy artillery had lost its effect. However, this was enough to embarrass the always arrogant Hisao Tani.
Of course, Yanagawa Heisuke also gave enough compensation. Not only did he use one of the two supplementary brigades to replenish the Sixth Division, he also left an infantry brigade of the 114th Division to stay on the Huangpu River as a reserve to guard against the Chinese army.
of reinforcements.
If Hisao Tani had won the battle and was messed up by Yanagawa Heisuke, he could have expressed his displeasure by using the majesty of the commander of the "strongest division on the surface", but now he is so arrogant that he is stupid.
He could only nod his head and agreed to Yanagawa Heisuke's revised battle plan, and silently accepted the suggestion of additional troops.
Yanagawa Heisuke was decisive enough. After announcing the revised battle plan, he broke out of camp and left overnight. This was extremely rare for the Japanese army, which rarely marched at night. It also shows that this Japanese Army Lieutenant General had great influence on the Sixth Army.
The division was very dissatisfied with the fighting in Songjiang.
This wretched place delayed the Tenth Army for three days. If they didn't run faster, they wouldn't be able to get anything hot to eat, let alone a big detour or outflank.
Of course, it cannot be said that Yanagawa Heisuke, Hisao Tani and others did not pay enough attention to the independent regiment reinforcements led by "Colonel Beast" shown in the intelligence.
However, the 67th Army that came here from Jiading was just their defeat in the North China Station. No matter how powerful the Liu Lang Independent Regiment was, it was only an infantry regiment. Although the Sixth Division suffered a lot of losses,
After replenishment of troops, the combat strength can be restored to 80%. With the addition of an infantry brigade from the 114th Division, one and a half divisions of nearly 30,000 infantrymen are enough to defeat the 100,000-strong Chinese army head-on. Almost these Japanese commanders
A mindset in my mind.
Not to mention there are two light destroyers on the Huangpu River! There are also bombers that the navy can dispatch at any time! Although the navy's grandsons are also very scumbag now, only half a squadron is dispatched at a time, but that is better than pure
Isn’t the Chinese infantry strong?
Obviously, they have selectively forgotten the fact that only 10,000 Chinese soldiers in Songjiang City defeated the 25,000-strong Sixth Division. They also forgot that the Liu Lang Independent Regiment defeated the 20th Division at Niangziguan in Shanxi.
The regiment achieved a record of total annihilation. Although that time it was assisted by the 129th Division, the 17th Division and the 3rd Army, but this time the independent regiment, which also has the 67th Army and the 43rd Army, will explode.
Combat power?
Perhaps the proud Japanese generals of the Tenth Army did not think deeply at all. Even though they encountered stubborn resistance in Jinshanwei and Songjiang, it was just resistance. In fact, they still did not take Songjiang too seriously.
In his eyes, he focused on the entire Songhu battlefield.
If you have short legs, you have to walk in an orderly manner. Once you take a long step, you will easily pull your balls. This should be the deepest feeling of the Japanese generals of the Tenth Army in the future.
It seems that Lang Danzao is more focused on reality and does not consider the Japanese Central China Expedition Army or the Tenth Army. From the beginning, he has been aiming for the Sixth Division and Hisao Tani, the "short-legged valley".
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The city is pitch dark, with no lights on either side. The moonlight and starlight in the sky can barely make you see objects a few meters away. The long streets and alleys where no one is walking appear cold and quiet under the cold moonlight.
There is a description of "rain lane" in Dai Wangshu's poem, "a long, long, lonely rain lane".
The Jiangnan water town at night has an indescribable charm! However, everyone in this city knows one thing very well. The tranquility at this time is neither beauty nor loneliness, but the waiting that hides a sting.
No matter which neighborhood it is, no street or room here is safe. People walking here, let alone holding umbrellas, even if they are sitting in a tank, have a high chance of turning into a roasted pig.
Whether it is a Type 94 tank or a Type 89 tank, the Japanese rarely drive into the city to fight without the cover of an infantry squad. If the infantry cover is lost, the Type 89 tank with its fierce 57mm tank gun will
Like an old lady holding a mace to hit a bee, if she can't hit the bee, she will be shot with blood all over her face.
The terrifying Molotov cocktail is definitely a nightmare that cannot be avoided by Japanese tanks. Once it is smashed into the engine position, the steel beast that can destroy a house and is not afraid of swords and guns instantly turns into a little daughter-in-law. The driver inside is a little bit.
If you hesitate, it will be roasted together with the tank until it becomes sizzling with oil.
In the underground pipes, for the sake of safety, there were not many lights. Only a candle was lit from a distance of more than ten meters, and the weak and dim light shone on the tired face of the soldier.
Some of the soldiers were fast asleep, while more were sitting silently leaning on each other or half-lying and smoking.
Although we know that sadness is the most useless emotion on the battlefield, humans are emotional creatures, and they will still express their nostalgia with silent memories.
I miss those comrades who can no longer set up the Longmen Formation with me.