As a general who served as a senior general in both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Zhang Zhizhong had achieved brilliant results in the "128 Songhu Anti-Japanese War" by annihilating 3,000 Japanese troops in one fell swoop, and in other battles including 1937.
In the Sino-Japanese Songhu War that broke out, their performance was lackluster.
Even the first Prime Minister of the New Republic could only describe him as a "patriotic general".
But on this night, Zhang Zhizhong not only showed a sense of responsibility that ordinary people cannot match because of the sacrifice of a mere 20-member National Army squad, but also showed his military command talent that is unknown to the world.
Shine in China and blind the whole world.
Zhang Zhizhong boldly gave up on the retreating Japanese troops on both wings, and used his entire 24,000 troops in the Miaohang area. He had no reserves and no rear. Even the guard regiment directly under the headquarters was dispatched by Zhang Zhizhong.
This battle lasted from early morning to noon of the next day.
After daybreak, Lieutenant General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander-in-chief of the "Shanghai Incident" of the Japanese army, who could no longer send ground reinforcements, could only send fighter jets to support the still resisting Japanese army. Unfortunately, the planes flying over the battlefield loaded with bombs could only
Hovering in the air, the only thing he could do was stare.
The entire battlefield has been turned into a pot of porridge, with khaki and azure colors completely mixed together. Not to mention that the remaining Japanese troops in the encirclement can't find their generals, and they can't find their soldiers. Even the national army has basically lost their troops.
In order to unify the command, they organized company-level and battalion-level units to attack every Japanese position they saw at all costs.
It is true that an aerial bomb can kill a dozen Chinese people, but there will definitely be no fewer compatriots buried with it. Not to mention the pilots who dare not take the risk of massacring their compatriots, even the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army in Shanghai, Kenkichi Ueda, does not dare
If you open your mouth like this, being killed by the enemy and being blown up by your own plane are both deaths, but they are completely different concepts. No matter what the outcome, anyone who dares to give this order or dare to do this will definitely stand in a military court after the war.
of the dock.
Even after receiving "broken jade" telegrams from the three captains of the 7th Regiment one after another, Ueda Kenkichi could only stare in silence at the large map of Shanghai on the wall in a daze.
Ueda Kenkichi is not a mere commander now. In addition to the 11th and 14th divisions that are still rushing towards Shanghai at full speed on the sea, he still has 20,000 troops under his command. However, the 30,000 Chinese soldiers on the opposite defense line who are also eyeing him with eagerness make him afraid.
At the slightest carelessness, after nearly a month of war, the weak Chinese army was far more tenacious than imagined. A single move could affect the entire army, and any movement at any point could lead to the collapse of the entire army.
As the supreme commander of the Empire's Shanghai Expeditionary Force, all Ueda Kenkichi can do now is to watch the most powerful regiment under his command being eaten up bit by bit without daring to mobilize a single soldier.
So, under the watchful eyes of planes filled with bombs and shells that were circling in the sky, 24,000 national troops flooded the unique khaki color of the Japanese army like a tide.
The Japanese pilots who witnessed the annihilation of their own friendly forces angrily swooped down and shook their wings like a fat duck laying eggs, dropping 500 kilograms of aerial bombs.
However, the Japanese army, which had won the final victory and occupied the position, was not a fool. They had already found a place to hide. Except for a few tunnels that were blown up and dozens of people were buried, the eight Japanese bombers did not achieve much results. Moreover,
The four twin Swedish Oerlikon cannons that had been hidden as treasures by the 88th Division suddenly opened fire and killed one.
Relatively speaking, the Japanese Air Force did not lose their temper and suffered a big loss.
When the even more depressing Japanese plane flew away, the hidden Chinese soldiers came out of their bunkers one after another, jumping, laughing, and cheering.
Yes, they are the defenders of the country and the nation. They are the victors. They have gained the right to laugh with their blood and sacrifice. Even their generals, like them, cheered and threw away their military caps with the emblem of the blue sky and white sun.
into the air.
This battle went a step further than the previous great victory in which more than 3,000 Japanese troops were killed and wounded in time and space. It directly sent the 7th Regiment to the pillar of shame in history. Not only was the entire army wiped out, but even their regiment flag was different from theirs.
Supreme Commander Lin Daba became the ashes of the fertile Chinese land and became the first regiment in the history of the Japanese army that would never be rebuilt.
In this battle, a total of 5,432 Japanese soldiers were killed. The surviving Japanese prisoners did not even make up a platoon, only more than 20 people.
In this battle, the national army suffered a total of 1,638 casualties. No more than 20% were able to recover from their injuries and return to the army after the war. The names of nearly 1,200 people were forever written on the death list.
After issuing the new defense order, Zhang Zhizhong immediately went to the field hospital to visit the wounded soldiers. The first stop was Liu Lang and others who were brought back by Chen Zhenxin's battalion.
What makes Zhang Zhizhong extremely happy is that, except for him and Ji Yanxue, the remaining soldiers led by Liu Lang have a total of 6 survivors and a 28-man assault team. Although the death rate is as high as 70%, compared to what they achieved
In terms of performance, it would be a huge miracle if the entire army was not wiped out.
Except for Ji Yanxue, who was unscathed, all the wounded, including Liu Lang, were asleep after receiving proper treatment. The energy drained from the fierce battle for a whole day was not the main reason, but the large amount of blood loss.
The biggest culprit.
"I have never seen a wounded man survive with so many wounds on his body, including gunshot wounds, knife wounds, and lacerations from shell shrapnel. It stands to reason that even if there is not excessive blood loss, the pain will hurt him.
"Dead. What's strange is that when we saw him, he was still alive, and his blood pressure and heartbeat were normal." Vice President Fang of the field hospital pointed to the fat Major who was bandaged like a rice dumpling on the hospital bed.
A group of generals led by Zhang Zhizhong described Liu Lang's injury.
Unexpectedly, the top commander of the war zone had just arrived at the hospital to see this fat man whose wounds had been stitched up by three doctors for half a night. Dean Fang just spent 30 seconds to make up for the condition of the fat major and looked at the patient.
To help the serious-looking generals, the colonel and dean felt uneasy.
This damn fat man couldn't be the son of the big boss in the central government. Otherwise, how could a group of generals who had just come down from the front line come to see him when they had nothing to do?
However, no one, including Dean Fang, will worry about the critical issue of Fatty's life and death anymore.
The fat man who has been bandaged up will probably live longer than anyone else just from sleeping. He is sleeping soundly now, snoring so much that it almost makes people think that there is a mortar attack here.
This is a talent. Anyone who has seen the eighteen stab wounds, two bullet penetration wounds, and a shrapnel laceration written on the fat man's medical record will probably have such a feeling.
Not to mention anything else, just seeing how he can still snore so vigorously despite suffering so many injuries, he is a very durable talent.
"Haha, Commander Mao, congratulations on having such a fierce general under your command!" Yu Jishi, commander of the 88th Division, congratulated Mao Weishou, who was standing aside in a daze.
"There, there." Looking at Liu Lang's familiar fat face, the expression on the face of Major General Mao Weishou, the commander of the 61st Division, was particularly wonderful.
He knew that face very well, it was a big golden face! Just to join the 61st Division, he had contributed 10,000 oceans of military expenses, and to obtain the rank of major, he had contributed another 20,000 oceans.
However, almost a year later, why didn't I realize that this fat man was so obsessed with money besides money? While Mao Weishou got the surprise, he was still a little melancholy at the moment.